Grand Occasion

Meanwhile.

In the monitoring room of Cabin 12.

"Boss Lin, has the issue of Li Yi not having the 'Thought Steel Imprint' been resolved?"

"Not yet. We need to wait for the final results of Li Yi's second round."

Lin Guotao shook his head and continued, "It all depends on whether Li Yi is outstanding enough for the Inspection Department to overlook certain issues."

"Boss Lin, I don't quite understand."

Lou Cheng asked, "Didn't you originally say that barely making it into the top ten was your planned script?"

"The situation has changed. His performance has caught the attention not only of the Fleet Captain but also of the Ship Captain."

Lin Guotao said, "So, if the Inspection Department discovers Li Yi's problem, just tell them the truth. At the very least, I'll protect your Level 1 authority, understand?"

Lou Cheng pondered, "You mean, I'll take the blame, but you'll take care of my aftermath?"

"Don't worry, the wind is shifting more and more obviously. Better days are ahead."

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

During this time, the two spots for the revival match were also decided.

As everyone expected, they were Lin Qin and Liang Xing.

It's worth mentioning that Lin Qin chose the Gravity God Heavy Core Mech this time and failed.

Liang Xing chose the Thunder God Sequence: Falling Eagle Mech.

In the end, the finals remained a battlefield of ten participants.

At this moment.

"I hope you all become evolvers as soon as possible, and then reach the conditions for a mech change, so you can come here and pick a Divine Mech that's more suitable for evolvers," the Crimson Gourd AI said with a smile as they said goodbye before the elevator.

"I'll have your exclusive Divine Mechs delivered directly to your fighting arenas from the reserve depot later. Work hard and strive to get a good auxiliary module!"

Everyone thanked the Crimson Gourd AI one after another.

It had to be said that in the past two days of getting acquainted with the Divine Mechs, the Crimson Gourd AI's guidance had saved them a lot of time.

They had also basically managed to release their respective fighting skills and inherited skills through the Divine Mechs, and were deemed basically qualified.

The group entered the elevator and fell silent.

A few minutes later, the elevator doors opened, and everyone filed out.

The venue was still in the pre-match preparation phase, with only a few lights on, making it appear somewhat dim and eerie.

"Welcome back."

The Evergreen Fairy AI projected itself and floated gently to the ground.

"There are still 20 minutes before the official start. You can find a quiet place to sit and rest."

The group understood and dispersed.

Li Yi walked to a bench by a passage and sat down directly.

At this moment, Zhong Xiufa walked over, looking a bit reserved as always, "Brother Yi, can I sit next to you?"

"You can."

"Thank you, Brother Yi."

Zhong Xiufa breathed a sigh of relief and sat down cautiously.

"Go ahead, what's on your mind?"

Zhong Xiufa had intended to gather her thoughts, but seeing Li Yi get straight to the point, she also lowered her voice and asked directly, "Brother Yi, why have you been sleeping more than training these past two days? Is it too much of a burden to pilot a D-class Divine Mech?"

Li Yi said, "Uh... I didn't expect you to pay so much attention to me. Yes, that's what happened."

He had been wondering how to explain, but Zhong Xiufa had already come up with a reason herself.

"Actually, everyone is paying attention to you. They all say that even though Brother Yi probably won't make it to the end, he'll prioritize speed and victory in the early stages. So, some people have already agreed to stall for more time in their respective matches to eliminate you, a formidable opponent, in advance."

"Haha, that's not necessarily true."

Li Yi rubbed his chin, smiling enigmatically.

In the past two days, he had been frantically capturing fragments of memories from parallel worlds. Although many were irrelevant, the memories involving the Pluto Mech were generally more numerous.

This had also extended the overall activity time to nearly an hour and a half.

This rate of progress would definitely shock a lot of people if it were revealed.

But for the finals...

It still wasn't safe enough.

If those people deliberately delayed the time and lengthened the total match duration, he wouldn't be able to intervene.

Moreover, although the startup speed had improved slightly, it didn't benefit the overall situation.

One startup still took an hour.

So, for the early real machine duels, he planned to extend the time, using practical operations to speed up the absorption efficiency of memory fragments.

This way, he could fight to sustain himself. Even if the total duration of the finals was prolonged, he would have a chance to last until the end.

"Alright, no matter what Yi Ge decides, I'll try my best to shorten the time for my matches."

"Okay, thank you then."

"Then Yi Ge, I'm going to warm up. Also, if Yi Ge fights me, please don't hold back. I don't mind."

With that, Zhong Xiufa, with a slightly flushed face, bowed slightly to Li Yi and quickly left as if fleeing.

The match order was out.

In the ten-person elimination tournament, the draw for the first round was Lei Lan against Lin Hua, Li Yi against Pang Haoren, Zhong Xiufa against Liang Shaocong, Liang Xing against Xie Zhenye, and Long Guanshan against Chen Changxiu.

The second round would have another draw. Since only five people remained, there would be one bye.

The person with the bye would be challenged by a loser from the previous round. If the bye recipient lost, the advancement spot would be taken by the challenger.

The third round would be a final three-person round-robin.

Li Yi's draw wasn't too good, but it wasn't too bad either.

The reason it wasn't bad was that if his match was the first one, his startup speed would be too slow, and he would be destined to be unable to participate in the actual combat, leading to direct elimination.

The second match would be just enough time to start the Pluto Mech for an hour.

Because after the draw results were released.

The officials had already given them a thirty-minute startup buffer time.

Coupled with the time between each match.

And his own buffer time before the start.

It was barely enough.

The reason it was unlucky was that if he needed to keep the mech active from the second match onwards, it would be almost the same as keeping it active throughout the entire tournament until the final.

This would put more pressure on him, and the outcome would be even more unpredictable.

Furthermore, the Righteous Clan's Divine Mechs were of the same type as the Inherited Skill.

The combat power boost they could unleash wouldn't be too bad.

"Good things come to those who wait."

Li Yi sighed and entered the insertion pod that did not use Ling Essence.

Ling Essence was exceptionally expensive and was only used for the first startup of a Divine Mech.

With a click.

The insertion pod docked into the connection port at the back of the Pluto Mech's head.

In the giant fighting arena.

Two Divine Mechs, about thirty meters tall, kept colliding with each other.

Suddenly, one mech, entirely deep red with dark patterns, unleashed a powerful punch, directly knocking its opponent out of the arena. It slammed into the wall, causing the insertion pod to fall to the ground.

"Holy crap, Lin Hua is also very strong. She finished her opponent after about ten rounds of collision."

The next match is Li Yi. Now we can finally enjoy Li Yi's performance and see if he can replicate his crushing victory from the points match.

In the stands in the distance, many professionals other than mech pilots had also come to watch.

The real machine combat of Divine Mechs was definitely the most spectacular event in the Deep Space Fleet.

Therefore, even people who had never seen virtual reality before were gradually arriving.

Many people even came because the strongest rookie, who had achieved the highest score in the history of the points match, had emerged from this batch of newcomers.

At this moment, the scene was unprecedented.

On the side of the audience, Zhong Xiufa was a little worried:

"Lin Hua definitely finished the match quickly on purpose. This would extremely compress the startup time for Yi Ge. I wonder if he's managed it yet?"