A few days later, the results of the second round of the regional finals were announced. Dynasty steadily defeated Long Sky, while Jiangcheng narrowly eliminated Rainstorm. Dynasty and Jiangcheng will meet in the final round to compete for the championship.
Frenzied Saber's good luck didn't continue; the gap in raw strength was too great, and he couldn't lead Jiangcheng to victory, ultimately taking the runner-up title. Dynasty won the division championship for the second time.
Kings and Generals had boldly declared their ambition to achieve a grand slam by winning both the regional and international championships. Now, they have already accomplished one of those goals, and the Dynasty's popularity continues to rise. Countless players are filled with anticipation, hoping that the Dynasty can truly fulfill its promise.
For Frenzied Saber, he was quite satisfied with achieving the runner-up position in his division in his first time leading the team. The team still has room for improvement and coordination. Jiangcheng is definitely the dark horse of this season and has also gained a lot of new fans.
Long Sky ultimately defeated Rainstorm to win the third place in the division. If they hadn't encountered Dynasty in the second round, Hao Tian's team could have won the second place in the division.
Champions were determined in all nine competition zones, marking the end of the regional competitions. The schedule includes a break of more than ten days before the international regular season begins.
With no more matches in any of the regions and international tournaments unavailable for live viewing, players could only watch the forum broadcasts. As a result, players stopped lingering on the tournament planet and dispersed, going about their own business while keeping an eye on the forums.
Due to the regional competition, countless players did not complete tasks during this period, which wasted a lot of time. Only more than 100,000 mercenaries and a small number of players in the Black Star Army continued to operate. However, although business was delayed, Han Xiao not only did not lose money, but also made a fortune from this opportunity.
Eighty to ninety percent of the Ability Potion in the warehouse at https://www. hetushu. com were sold, and the business of selling machinery and repairing equipment also brought in a considerable sum. Han Xiao earned tens of millions of Enas, nearly doubling his savings and emptying the wallets that many players had been hoarding.
With this money, you can purchase more fleets and recruit a large number of free mercenaries. During version updates, without the help of millions of players, you will have to rely on the funds earned from them to develop yourself. Ten years is not a short time, so the more funds you have, the better.
After the players left, Han Xiao returned to Number One Base and spread the word, recruiting manpower from across the entire star cluster. He began preparing for the Secret War that was about to break out between Krent and Amethyst. His current focus was on building goodwill with the faction and acquiring cutting-edge knowledge. Before obtaining cutting-edge knowledge from the Amethyst Civilization, he did not plan to personally undertake any other mercenary missions.
However, Han Xiao received a job offer that he couldn't refuse; it was a message from the Sky Ring Alliance.
A mercenary squad from Sky Ring encountered an insurmountable danger while on a mission in the Feven Star System. The original mission was to deal with a common planetary-level rebellion. According to the employer, the enemy was at most Grade B. However, an enemy of Calamity Grade appeared. The nearest ally was the Black Star Army, so the squad had no choice but to request emergency support from Black Star.
Black Star has long been among the top mercenary groups, maintaining cooperative relationships with large mercenary groups like Sky Ring. With its extensive network and good reputation, Han Xiao would have readily helped, it would have been a simple favor. However, he didn't want to make the trip himself this time, so he called Lagi over.
Since joining the Black Star Army, the unused magic research lab has become Lagi's territory. He stays home every day doing research, or as he puts it, "Doing something meaningless to make time pass faster while I'm waiting to rot and grow old."
Despite his dejected state, Lagi possessed exceptional professional skills, elevating the Black Star Army's magical abilities. At least, the enchantment enhancements of Grade A mage far surpassed those of Grade B mage. Han Xiao had already instructed Lagi to re-enchant his mecha and weapons, resulting in a significant increase in attributes and numerous additional special effects.
Han Xiao planned to send Lagi on this mission. After all, he was the only Calamity Grade cadre. Since he had taken his money, he had to share the burden of being the commander.
With Lagi, the Black Star Army no longer needs to rely on itself to handle Calamity Grade mission objectives; he no longer needs to do everything personally.
Sylvia led Lagi to Han Xiao's room, Han Xiao got straight to the point. "I have a task for you."
"I knew it; bad premonitions often come true," Lagi sighed.
Han Xiao ignored him and explained, "A squad from Sky Ring has requested our assistance. The enemy is a Calamity Grade superhuman. Currently, within the legion, besides me, only you can handle Calamity Grade. As the leader, it's not appropriate for me to personally handle such a low-level incident. You will go and support them. This is your first mission, and I believe in your abilities. You can choose any ship in the hangar... just don't use mine. I've sent you the target information and coordinates."
I have a question.
"Explain."
Can I not go?
"Guess."
Lagi tentatively asked, "If they've all been killed by the time I get there, will my mission be pointless?"
Han Xiao squinted, "Are you deliberately trying to take a detour to delay us?"
"... I've been seen through." Lagi's face fell.
Is this guy reliable or not...? Han Xiao's forehead veins bulged as he said helplessly, "You'd better hurry up and set off. I don't want to see your first time end in failure."
Lagi looked dejected, let out a long sigh, and looked up at the ceiling of the room at a 45-degree angle.
"Alas, I fear I will be killed by the enemy, sacrificing myself in my first mission. I never imagined this would be the end of my life. I want to write my last words before I set off..."
"Hurry! Quickly! Let's go!"
Lagi sighed, shook his head, and left. Sylvia, standing to the side, was trying so hard not to laugh that tears were streaming down her face. She covered her mouth, puffed out her cheeks, and forced out a series of suppressed laughs.
"Teacher, where did you find such a gem?"
Han Xiao glared at him, "He's just a little pessimistic at most, but at least he's useful. He's much better than you. How dare you laugh? I had Reynold supervise you, did you even bother to ask him for advice? Have you finished the homework I assigned you?"
"I finished writing it a long time ago!" Sylvia's expression immediately fell, she snorted unhappily, flicked her ponytail, leaving Han Xiao with only the back of her head, and ran away angrily.
Han Xiao curled his lip.
Currently, the Black Star Army has many cadres. In Han Xiao's eyes, the only companions with Grade A potential are Melos, Aroshia, Fording, Sylvia, Harmon, and Reynold. Including Hila and Aurora who are training with Ames, Reynold currently the closest to Grade A, while Sylvia is the furthest away from Grade A.
Sylvia was able to reach Grade A in her previous life, so she was a promising talent. Han Xiao always held her to high standards and strict requirements.
During the off-season, the teams that qualified from each country are posting updates on their training every day.
Although the Temple failed to qualify, Li Ge was very shrewd. He volunteered and took the initiative to be a sparring partner for the top four teams in the division, helping them find their form. This boosted their visibility and improved their public image. Other strong teams that failed to qualify followed suit.
Coincidentally, this situation gave the audience the impression that "the Huaxia team is united, has a strong sense of collective honor, helps their opponents without holding grudges, and strives to bring back the world championship trophy," which further fueled the enthusiasm of Huaxia players.
Before the international tournament began, reporters interviewed all the strong teams that had qualified from various countries. The strong teams from the United States, Sweden, Japan, and South Korea all declared their intention to win the championship. Due to the outstanding performance of the Dynasty in the All-Star game, the reporters specifically mentioned the Dynasty and regarded them as candidates for the championship, asking them if they were confident in defeating the Dynasty. All four countries expressed that they would definitely defeat the Dynasty and were very confident.
The United States and Sweden were alright, but Huaxia viewers reacted most strongly to the Japanese and Korean teams, launching a massive mockery campaign. They said they could lose to anyone else, but not to the Japanese and Korean teams!
The off-season passed quickly, and the international regular season, eagerly awaited by audiences from all over the world, finally arrived.
All 36 teams from the nine competition zones entered the arena, which was an even larger arena than the previous one. The first Amaterasu, was the opening ceremony with a draw for group assignments.
The competition remains divided into three groups: A, B, and C. Players compete in a round-robin format within their respective groups, and the top eight teams based on their points advance to the international finals.
Long Sky was placed in Group A, Dynasty and Jiangcheng were placed in Group B, and Rainstorm was placed in Group C. The average strength of the three groups was not much different, unlike the previous year when the strength between the groups was very different. This time there were no weak groups or groups of death, which means that there was almost no element of luck. They could only rely on their actual ability to enter the finals.
In his previous life, Huaxia only managed to reach the semi-finals in the second season. This time, both Dynasty and Long Sky have the potential to win the championship. Han Xiao is quite curious about what kind of results Huaxia can achieve under his influence.
The international regular season has officially begun, with spectators from various countries cheering enthusiastically for their teams, creating an unprecedented spectacle.
As the competition progressed to the middle, the situation gradually became clearer, and the audience gained a general understanding of which teams were stronger and which were weaker.
The Dynasty maintained its strong momentum, firmly holding the first place, while the Swedish Battle Axe ranked second, even ahead of the United States Devil World.
Long Sky is in fifth place. Hao Tian kept a low profile in the regional competition, as if they were conserving their strength. It was only in the international competition that they unleashed their full power, and their results continued to improve, showing the fighting power of a seeded team.
Both Rainstorm and Jiangcheng are in the top half of the rankings and remain competitive. The average strength of the Huaxia team is very strong, which surprises and excites the Huaxia audience.
For Huaxia players, the situation in the international tournament looks very promising. Both Dynasty and Long Sky have the ability to advance, and Jiangcheng and Rainstorm seem to have a chance to break into the top eight if they put up a fight.
However, in the second half of the competition, some controversial and unpleasant things happened.
In the survival competition where four strong teams were battling it out, Dynasty repeatedly encountered the predicament of other teams banding together, and was often the first to be eliminated, unable to gain any points from the survival competition. As a result, their originally stable first place position gradually became shaky, and there was a trend of being overtaken by Swedish Battle Axe and the United States ' Devil.
Dynasty had already secured first place in the regular season, but now it seemed like the cooked duck was about to fly away. This caused an uproar among Huaxia viewers, with countless viewers spontaneously taking to various forum sections to angrily denounce the team for forming a group, allowing players from all countries to fully appreciate the ferocious fighting power of the world's number one army of trolls.
Insulting others is a basic skill for Huaxia players. The Chinese language is profound and has a history of five thousand years. Every player has experienced countless fierce arguments and insults. Under the influence of this environment, it's not that Huaxia players are being modest, but when it comes to insulting others, all other countries are no match.
The forum became another battleground, with fans of other teams trying to defend their teams, arguing that since the survival competition was a free-for-all, teaming up was a reasonable strategy.
However, reasoning with Huaxia players is as pointless as farting, especially since they are the ones who have suffered losses. Their barrage of insults routed the enemy, leaving them in disarray and retreating in defeat. It was as if the fans of various teams had become an Eight-Nation Alliance, all of whom were driven back by them. Their patriotism was on full display, and the comrades couldn't help but feel a sense of camaraderie.
This farce amused Han Xiao. He loved watching his compatriots insult each other; it was a real treat and always brought him a whole day of joy.
Actually, it's understandable that other teams teamed up during the survival matches. They weren't targeting Dynasty's performance, but rather because Dynasty was too strong. If they hadn't teamed up, Dynasty would most likely have won the final victory.
The Dynasty team isn't worried about qualifying, but other teams are vying for qualification and desperately need points. So eliminating the Dynasty first is indeed a sound tactic.
This public opinion storm affected the organizers, prompting the Dynasty to speak out and quell the situation. However, the responses from the Kings and Generals not only failed to extinguish the players' enthusiasm but also added fuel to the fire.
"It's alright. Only mediocre people aren't envied. Let them attack me all they want; it's just a matter of which place I qualify for. Once we get to the finals, I'll teach them a lesson one by one!"
The Kings and Generals mocked the players, Huaxia players immediately went wild with excitement, wishing they could be in the final rounds right now to watch the Dynasty crush all their opponents.
Han Xiao Han stood on end.
They dare to make such an obvious promise? The Dynasty is truly fearless!
But... it does sound pretty exciting.