After greeting the audience, Shuo Jin smiled and said:
"Some of you may find it strange to see me standing in this arena, believing that I am two-faced and that I bowed before money and profit to become a traitor to the Xianzhou."
"But I want to tell you all that things are absolutely not as you imagine!"
He looked at the mech behind him, brimming with confidence.
"When the company first approached me and asked me to endorse this mech, I refused!"
"The Xianzhou ancient martial arts that I, Shuo Jin, have painstakingly trained in are genuine intangible cultural heritage! Their body-strengthening effects surpass those of mechs a hundredfold. They are a rare treasure of cosmic civilization!"
At that moment, someone in the audience shouted:
"Then why the hell are you standing up there?"
"If you've been kidnapped, blink twice, Mr. Shuo Jin!"
Caught off guard by the question, Shuo Jin looked somewhat awkward.
"Ahem."
"Perhaps you have not heard that our branch of martial arts actually has a long and deep history with the Interastral Peace Corporation's mechs..."
"Then someone might ask, how could Xianzhou martial arts possibly have anything to do with the Interastral Peace Corporation?"
"To explain that, we must go back more than two hundred years."
"According to historical records, The Academy of Scholarly Pursuits was once invited to assist the Xianzhou during the war against the Abundance creatures..."
Shuo Jin explained with vivid flair.
"At that time, sages from The Academy of Scholarly Pursuits imitated the Xianzhou's automatons and created thirteen sets of powered armor. They also carefully improved the automaton combat techniques to aid the Xianzhou—"
"This is the origin of the ancient martial arts I practice."
He lowered his head and sighed regretfully.
"Alas, as the years passed, this fine tale of