Blanc on the second floor looked at the dim [77] above his head and suddenly frowned.
He moved closer to Levy's ear and lowered his voice, with a hint of resentment in his tone:
"Levy? Didn't we agree that the initial allocation will be done in secret, I will take the first place, you will take the second place, and the others will be random? What's going on with the numbers now? Are you really doing it purely randomly for me?"
Levy avoided Blanc's gaze with erratic eyes. "If I really do what you say, then wouldn't it be clear to everyone that we are cheating... Well, keep a low profile, we have to keep a low profile."
Blanc looked at her with the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his mobile phone. "As the organizer, isn't it obvious that we are conducting secret operations?"
"Hey hey~"
Levy stuck out her tongue and planned to pretend to be cute and get away with it. She couldn't say it directly. She felt that doing so was a bit too conspicuous and she deserved a beating. She didn't want to become the target of public criticism along with Blanc.
Blanc curled his lips, this little secret operation will be gone if it is gone. Anyway, the early ranking is just a gimmick to attract attention.
He walked back to the railing, snapped his fingers in the air, and a huge projection instantly appeared in mid-air. The scene in the picture was exactly the scene from the outside world.
I saw a huge light curtain appearing in the sky above Magnolia.
A row of large characters at the top of the light curtain are gleaming:
[Harvest Festival blockbuster event--Fairy Tail Ranking Battle! Currently remaining contestants: 1xx people]
The bottom of the light curtain was divided into two. With the snap of Blanc's fingers on the left, the originally dark screen instantly lit up, broadcasting the chaos within the guild in real time.
The right side is accurately divided into 16 ranking columns, and the position size decreases in descending order.
Among them, the most conspicuous one, occupying nearly one-third of the page, is shining with dazzling stars.
The prefix is extremely arrogant: [Fairy Tail The Strongest Person].
Then there is a huge close-up photo of a single person.
In the picture, the blond Girl has a hearty smile, his right hand is clenched at his side, and his left index finger is pointing directly at the sky.
Under the photo, there are two large characters exuding light: Lucy!
Seeing himself hanging in the air like a conspicuous bag, Lucy was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out, and his voice stuttered, "The most, most, strongest person, me?"
Suddenly, Lucy felt a tingle on her back. She turned her head tremblingly and saw everyone in the guild looking at her with wolf-like eyes.
Lucy was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly, almost bursting into tears. "Everyone, please don't look at me like this!"
Then she suddenly raised her head and yelled at Blanc on the second floor, "Blanc, what the hell are you doing!? Stop bringing hatred to me, I can't bear it!!"
Further down, are the next-level top four seats.
The second-placed Erza crossed his arms and said, "It seems that my practice is far from enough. I am actually being overpowered by Lucy..."
The third person, Juvia, was extremely surprised. "Eh? What's going on with this ranking? Juvia is obviously just a newcomer, how can he be ranked third? Well... can you transfer the ranking of Juvia to Mr. Gray?"
Gray, who was ranked fourth, rubbed his chin, thoughtfully. "Looking at the title, I guess this should be a ranking of strength, but this ranking... doesn't look right no matter how you look at it?"
Further down are the top eight and top sixteen grids, which are getting smaller and smaller. As for the remaining more than 100 people, they are not even qualified to be on the list.
The fifth-placed Natsu was furious on the spot, pointing at the screen and shouting, "Ah? Why is Gray with droopy eyes ranked higher than me?"
Gray sneered and glanced at him provocatively, "Heh, I think this order is quite reasonable."
"Ahem!"
On the second floor, Blanc cleared his throat, and his clear voice spread throughout the audience. "As you can see, the residents of the whole town are now watching this battle in real time!"
"As for the initial ranking, you don't need to pay too much attention to it. It is completely randomly generated and is just for display. The ranking will change in real time as the game progresses!"
"So don't worry, everyone in the competition has a chance to get one! Only when the competition is completely over, the ranking will be finally fixed."
Blanc had a slight smile on his face:
"Then let's announce the rules of the competition."
He put his hands together with a snap, and thin vines grew out from around everyone. Before everyone could react, they wrapped around their wrists, tightened them, and finally turned into a Vines bracelet embedded with small leaves.
"Huh!? What is this?"
Everyone looked at the bracelet that was suddenly put on in surprise. Some people pulled hard or even bit it, but it had no effect on the bracelet.
Blanc's voice spread again. "This bracelet is the entry certificate. It is responsible for two things-detection and treatment."
"During the competition, everyone can fight freely without any scruples. Once someone loses the ability to fight, loses consciousness, or suffers damage beyond the limit, the bracelet will immediately start treatment. In terms of safety, you can rest assured."
Having said this, he raised a finger and added with a smile:
"However, once the bracelet is triggered, it will be immediately judged as defeat."
"Of course, giving up on your own initiative is also considered a defeat."
"Admit defeat?" Elfman's eyes were filled with fighting spirit, "These two words do not exist in the dictionary of manhood!"
Cana turned the bracelet on his wrist casually and raised the corner of his mouth. "Can you let go and fight... It sounds good."
Not far behind her, Gray and Natsu had clenched their fists in unison.
Blanc snapped his fingers again, and next to the ranking column on the right side of the light screen, lines of clear small words appeared, and they lit up one by one following his voice:
"The following are the ranking replacement rules: when two people compete, the ranking of the winning party will automatically change to the higher of the two."
"The loser will be eliminated, and the ranking will automatically drop behind all active players. The active players who were originally ranked behind the vacant ranking will automatically move up one spot."
"As for the final settlement ranking of the eliminated ones, it will be decided based on the number of people defeated and the survival time."
A buzzing noise suddenly sounded in the guild hall.
Natsu scratched his head, feeling like his CPU was about to burn out. "Huh? It's so complicated... It's better to continue the game Laxus just played, that one is simple and easy to understand."
"That is to say," Happy raised a paw and translated with bright eyes, "As long as you defeat someone with a higher ranking than yourself, you can take over the other person's ranking!"
Natsu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he glanced directly at Lucy, suddenly realizing:
"Oh! In other words - as long as I beat Lucy, I will be number one!!"