Not only would its outcome determine the ranking of the major escort agencies, but it would also affect the future power structure of the Southern Continent's sea region. In the coming year, which sea region was safer and which sea region was more dangerous would depend on the direction of this grand event.
At this moment, people from all walks of life had already gathered in the vast Magic Cold Plaza. At a glance, it looked majestic, and there were all kinds of factions present. Many of them were invited to attend the ceremony, and many of them had come to watch the excitement. However, the most conspicuous group of people present were the escorts from the escort agencies.
As Lin Yi looked at the dazzling array of escort agency flags and listened to Qi Wenhan's explanation, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Although the Southern Continent's escort agency grand event was hosted by the five major escort agencies, there were actually 32 agencies participating!
In other words, almost all the escort agencies in the Southern Continent's sea region were present. The Southern Continent's escort agency grand event truly lived up to its name.
There was only one final objective of this grand meeting, and that was to decide on the five strongest escort agencies. There were thirty-two escort agencies present here, yet they had to compete for a mere five spots. The difficulty of this was obvious.
Previously, Lin Yi had only been thinking about Wu Bao Liang and hadn't paid much attention to the Southern Continent's escort agency grand event. However, it seemed that it wouldn't be easy for the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency to maintain its position in the top five.
In the middle of the plaza, a temporary stage had been set up. It wasn't big, and there were only five seats on it. However, the people in each seat sat upright. Although they didn't make a sound, the aura of these five people was enough to suppress the entire crowd. The demeanor of experts was unmistakable.
Among them, Qi Wenhan's father, Qi Mingyuan, was impressively present. Needless to say, this was the judging panel formed by the five major escort agencies.
"Thank you, everyone, for your support. I am the Four Seas Escort Agency's Head Escort, Boundless Sea, representing the five major escort agencies. I pay my respects to all the heroes and warriors present here! " The burly man sitting in the middle of the five suddenly stood up and cupped his hands. His voice was like a great bell and rumbled like thunder. It actually drowned out the clamor of the crowd, and the plaza quieted down.
Everyone's gazes were involuntarily focused on the Chief Escort of the Four Seas Escort Agency. Meanwhile, the escorts from the thirty-two escort agencies began to rub their palms together in eagerness as they waited for the official duel to begin.
This was the best stage for them to show off. The South Continent's Escort Agency Grand Gathering was not only for the competition between the five major escort agencies, but also the highest stage for the competition between the escorts. To them, the importance of this grand gathering was akin to the ancient imperial examinations for scholars. It was directly related to their future.
If he could perform outstandingly in this conference, even if he was unknown before, his value would definitely skyrocket. It was even possible for him to become the center of attention and enter the upper echelons of the escort agency.
"On behalf of the five major escort agencies, I announce the 37th South Continent Escort Agency Grand Assembly. Begin! " Boundless Sea was clearly someone who disdained wasting words. He didn't bother with any pleasantries. He got straight to the point without saying anything. Let's get to the point.
The crowd erupted into thunderous cheers. They admired Boundless Sea's direct and efficient style. To put it bluntly, Boundless Sea's style was very straightforward. Aside from the escorts from the thirty-two escort agencies, the rest of the crowd had gathered here purely to watch the escorts from the major escort agencies fight to the death. They wanted to see the intense scene where blood was shed with every strike, not the nonsense of those so-called big shots.
If Boundless Sea had come up to give his report for an hour, then the majority of the crowd would probably have left. Even the escorts from the escort agencies would have started to doze off.
"The South Continent Escort Agency Grand Assembly has been held for so many years. The purpose of holding it is very clear. I believe everyone here knows this as well. It's to take advantage of this rare opportunity to conduct an examination together and improve the escorting skills of the escort agencies!" Boundless Sea paused, then turned to the group of escorts and said in a low voice, "Escorting escorts is your main job. It's also the foundation for your survival. If you can't even do this well, what face do you have to be an escort agency? What right do you have to establish yourselves in the South Continent's seas? So in this Grand Assembly, all the competitions will revolve around escorting escorts. I believe no one has any objections to this, right? "
The escorts from the thirty-two escort agencies below the stage nodded in agreement. This was a grand event for South Continent's escort agencies. As escorts, they naturally had to compete in escorting goods. Otherwise, they couldn't possibly be asked to compete in image, temperament, or embroidery, right? It wasn't like they were competing for Invincible East …
"Very good. Next, Head Escort Zhao Bufan of the Divine Wind Escort Agency will announce the rules for the first round of the competition." Boundless Sea nodded slightly to the middle-aged man sitting to his right and then sat back down.
"Everyone, the judges have decided that the content of the first round of the South Continent Escort Agency Grand Assembly will be a simulation of escorting escorts that is closely related to everyone's daily life. Escort Robbery!" Zhao Bufan continued Boundless Sea's words.
Everyone's spirits rose when they heard this. Escort Robbery. Just from the name alone, they could guess that even though it was the first round of the competition, it definitely wouldn't be easy.
However, they were already mentally prepared. After all, in the past South Continent Escort Agency Grand Assembly, the competition was extremely bloody and cruel. There had never been a lack of deaths. This was also the usual style of the South Continent Sea.
Otherwise, if such a highly anticipated Escort Agency Grand Assembly turned out to be a small scuffle without bloodshed, such a greenhouse competition that couldn't withstand the test, so what if they ended up as the top five escort agencies? Could they scare those vicious pirates?
In the Southern Continent Sea, there were only two things that could truly obtain the right to speak. One was strength, and the other was fresh blood. Without either one of them, it would be impossible to suppress those lawless pirates, and they would only be reduced to a complete joke.
"The rules are very simple. Every escort agency will come out according to the order in which they drew lots. They will send out four Golden Core escorts to escort the escorts. The agency that drew the corresponding lot will also send out four Golden Core escorts to escort the escorts," Zhao Bufan announced.
To put it plainly, it was a 4v4 team battle. However, what made Lin Yi curious was, why was it limited to Golden Core experts?
"This rule is actually very normal. Even the most powerful Four Seas Escort Agency has most of its escorts at the Golden Core stage. It's not that they can't afford to invite Nascent Soul experts, it's just that if they have to trouble Nascent Soul experts to escort normal escorts, there won't be much profit for the agency. There's also no need for it," Qi Wenhan explained.
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