Championship Favorites

Liang's Father began preparing to recruit agents, and Liang Xing let him handle it.

Physical stores across the country were not just for selling GD Racers, but more importantly for the other toys that would be developed later.

After all, GD Racers had to be run alongside them, which invisibly discouraged more than half of potential customers.

Of course, some people treated it as a way to lose weight, which was another matter entirely.

Unfortunately, they really did not have enough capital right now. Recruiting agents could even bring in money, making it quite convenient.

Just as the Signal Tower was installed, Baishi Mountain's preparations were considered complete.

Liang Xing also finally had time to prepare the assembly production equipment.

Of course, he first had to release the tournament's final promotional video. This time, it would mainly showcase the prizes and officially announce the competition dates.

On-site tickets would probably not sell well, so he would sell broadcasting rights directly.

The Preliminary Round, semifinals, and finals were all priced at twenty million per match, non-negotiable, with no exclusive broadcasting rights.

Douyin, 2233 Barrage Network, Flying Pigeon Video Network, and two other websites immediately bought them.

News of the first GD Racing Tournament had already spread like wildfire online.

Even many people who had never played GD Racers were somewhat curious as long as they had seen the track.

Not to mention the drivers who were rubbing their hands together, eager to give it a try.

But it was only the first tournament after all, so Liang Xing's asking price was relatively conservative. The five video sites that bought the broadcasting rights were all mainstream video platforms in the Parallel World.

It had buzz, and the price was not outrageous. They had to secure it!

Otherwise, they would be handing viewers over to their competitors. Who knew whether those viewers would ever come back?

In any case, Liang Xing had achieved half of his goal in holding the tournament.

With this influx of funds, he could begin researching new products.

Not non-sale items like the Flying Broomstick, but toys that could genuinely be promoted.

While waiting to procure materials, Liang Xing shut himself away to build GD Racer-related production equipment, preparing for agent franchises.

As the competition day drew closer, some drivers also began building hype.

Some were purely trying to ride the wave of popularity, showing off their GD Racers under the banner of boosting morale.

They belonged to a racing team and worked together seamlessly, advancing and retreating in perfect coordination. Their videos turned out fairly well and did attract a wave of attention.

But drivers who had truly experienced the physical store tracks knew that GD Racer competitions currently placed greater emphasis on individual strength.

A well-coordinated team was indeed a visual treat, but viewers who watched GD Racers often knew that such teams probably could not even make it through the Preliminary Round.

The common GD Racers on the market were currently divided into two main categories. One pursued speed, with lighter models, quick starts, and fierce acceleration; the other emphasized power, with heavier models, stronger bursts, and greater stability.

Very few racers had truly developed special moves like Liang Xing's War God's Leaping Bomb. Or rather, even if they had, they kept them hidden after news of the racing tournament was announced.

Naturally, special moves had to be shown at critical moments. That was common sense.

As the GD Racing Tournament approached, the Good Conscience Community app also found its way onto drivers' phones.

Checking the GD Racers section every day for recent private races and modification tips gradually became part of the drivers' routine.

Many people had even quit gaming, spending every evening after work wondering where they could run a few laps.

This was especially apparent in Baisha City, where drivers carrying racer toolboxes could be seen everywhere.

Even roads with lighter traffic had clearly gained many more teenagers running or rollerblading along the roadside.

They cleaned out the drainage ditches beside the roads and used them as tracks for races.

The results were certainly nowhere near as good as those of proper tracks.

But the long distances, along with the occasional forgotten pebbles, allowed the GD Racers to learn how to respond.

The tournament's official tracks even had Sand Tracks. Running those would definitely be harder than drainage ditches.

Drivers aspiring to compete for a spot in the top eight tried every kind of track they could think of, all to provide more data for their GD Racers' adaptive functions.

Some ambitious people also began challenging the formidable opponents they had in mind, and Qi Tian was the high wall standing in everyone's path.

Kids did not understand how to hold back. He gave it his all every time, and apart from the rare occasions when he flew off the track during a turn, he had won every race.

In the few races he lost, the champions were not the same person, but every one of them was regarded by fellow racers as a championship favorite.

There was A Lie's Charge Horn, the only racer that could barely keep up with Qi Tian on a straight track.

There were those who took an unconventional route by following behind Qi Tian and borrowing the wind from the racer ahead to firmly secure second place.

There were those who refused to stay on the track and instead ran along the walls.

There were also many drivers who actively invited Qi Tian to race. Though they had never taken first place, they made no mistakes on either straightaways or turns, clearly placing more emphasis on the stability of their racers.

Private challenges were not about momentary wins or losses, but about understanding opponents and improving oneself.

During that time, the members of the Good Conscience Community felt like it was New Year's every day, and they had a blast watching.

Compared with running alongside the racers themselves, watching others compete was sometimes more enjoyable.

Many people did not play GD Racers themselves, but they watched with great enthusiasm.

After all, truly dedicated modifications were genuinely expensive.

This was especially true for those who joined late. Without the fifty percent discount, the 998 price tag for the basic model was enough to scare off many people.

Playing in the cloud was a way to play too. As long as they were happy, that was enough.

So far, the most outrageous GD Racer they had seen was Qi Tian's Wind God, which was also the name of his new racer.

Wind God had already begun to make use of the wind. Drivers who had raced alongside it experienced firsthand that not only could they not get close from the side, but they could only watch helplessly as it ran faster and faster!

This was also one of the reasons Liang Xing considered Qi Tian a championship favorite.

The little guy truly had talent in this area. The blue-and-white Wind God had long since become famous in GD Racer circles.

A Lie had raced the little guy several times and lost more often than he won.

Although the livestream viewers all knew that the little guy's racer was indeed powerful, that did not stop them from mocking the streamer.

Too weak!

You can't even outrun an elementary school student. How are you supposed to win the championship?

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As the birthplace of GD Racers, Baisha City gradually developed a new profession.

--GD Racer Modders.

Many people loved GD Racers simply because they looked cool.

But when asked to modify them themselves, many people were completely at a loss.

Some people's modified GD Racers could not even outrun the basic model, and GD Racer Modders emerged as the times required.

Most of them loved GD Racers and had their own understanding of the parts.

They believed that the parts sold at Liang Xing Toys Factory's physical stores were clearly general-purpose parts, meaning they suited all models.

But being ordinary often meant having no standout characteristics.

The job of GD Racer Modders was to modify racers for drivers who did not understand modifications, while also providing targeted modified parts for drivers who did their own work, such as the most common racer shells.

After ending his stream, A Lie also found a modder. He needed a racer shell with less wind resistance.

In Liang Xing's original vision, racers should have completed part modifications themselves.

But considering modifications like shell molding, ordinary households truly did not have the means for it.

The appearance of modders filled this gap for Liang Xing and made things easier for many drivers.

Everyone was working hard, waiting only for the competition to officially begin.

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