Every year, the duration of the Lunar New Year Tournament was not fixed. The duration of the tournament was "one month" because it included the celebrations before and after the tournament.
As for how long the competition would last, it would depend on how many female Mutants were captured within a year. In good years, they could capture a few hundred Posthumans, but in bad years, they could only capture forty to fifty Posthumans.
For example, this year, they captured a hundred Posthumans. After two tournaments a day, around nine to ten Posthumans would be used up. Based on this calculation, the tournament could last for more than ten days.
Amid the celebratory atmosphere, before the tournament even started, the merchandise surrounding the tournament had already started selling like hotcakes in Garden of Eden.
Some of the most popular Posthumans had their images made into posters or pendants. They were popular among many young people. The analysis of the Posthumans and their opponents was compiled into a data brochure. Every resident could purchase the brochure with a click on their screen. Based on the data brochure and the analysis of the experts on TV, the residents of Garden of Eden could place their bets on the Posthumans.
As for these products that were created for the pre-match, they were all small items that were not considered much. The real big items would still have to wait until after the match.
For example, Hui Chuyan, who was the most popular Posthuman on the Popularity Chart, her specimen had already been reserved by the rich. According to the customer's request, no matter how the person died, the corpse could be restored to its original state. After dissecting the corpse, removing the internal organs, eroding the soft tissues, and drying the skin, with the help of modeling technology, every Posthuman could be said to be lifelike. With this, a lot of specimen production companies could survive.
Those who couldn't afford to pay for the specimens could collect the weapons used to kill the female Mutants, their torn clothes, and the recordings of the matches … In short, the Lunar New Year Tournament was the most popular and long-lasting entertainment industry in the Garden of Eden.
"As the most outstanding Children of God, we have become humans who stand at the top of the world. Because of this, we can create the greatest spiritual feast in the world … "
Lin Sanjiu stood in the capsule and listened quietly to the end of the commentary and introduction of the Lunar New Year Tournament by a male voice on the TV outside.
She stood in the capsule, which was less than one square meter in size. She could neither walk nor lie down. There was a board protruding from the wall of the capsule. When she was tired, she could only stand and lean against the board. By her side. There were also countless identical capsules, each containing a female contestant with her hands tied behind her back.
Turning the rope on her wrist into a card was something that could be done in a matter of minutes. After removing the rope, she only needed to place her hand on the capsule, and she would immediately regain her freedom. As long as it was something that she could touch and weighed no more than a ton, there was nothing in the world that could trap her.
However, Lin Sanjiu did not move.
The security at the arena was extremely tight, which was one of the reasons why she had not acted rashly. Hundreds of armed soldiers, armed with weapons, stood upright in every corner of the arena. Countless black cannons hung from the ceiling, all aimed at the capsule area and the arena. She could imagine that if the posthuman made a move, these armed forces would not hesitate for even a second.
There were a hundred capsules in total. They were all placed behind a huge oval arena, separated by alloy railings in the middle. On the other side of the arena, there were rows upon rows of audience seats that rose like stairs. Looking from afar, it could hold at least ten thousand people.
Today was the first day of the competition, and it was the female contestants who received the least attention. Therefore, the tickets sold the least. There were only three to five people sitting in the long row of spectator seats. In the entire stadium, less than half of the seats had been sold.
Not only today, but the tickets for the first few days were always unsold. Some of them were bought by the company as a bonus during the New Year, while others were used as a less expensive gift. After the third day, the price of the ticket would soar exponentially. In the last two days, the price of the ticket would increase exponentially. Even if they spent a lot of money, it was still very difficult to get a ticket.
Lin Sanjiu expected that there would be very few people. However, what puzzled her was that all the audience members were wearing a hooded robe. They were completely covered from head to toe, not even their faces could be seen. Everyone was wearing a pair of transparent glasses.
"Why?"
Lin Sanjiu was puzzled for a short while.
Coincidentally, the male host's voice rang out, "Dear audience members. I wish everyone a happy new year! Welcome to the first round of our Lunar New Year Tournament. We sincerely hope that everyone will return home satisfied after watching this round of the tournament! Now, we will invite the contestants from both sides to enter the arena. Before they enter the arena, please check your anti-radiation suits to see if they are fully equipped … "
Lin Sanjiu immediately rushed to the side of the capsule and stared at the audience in the arena. She lowered her head and adjusted her clothes.
That's right. Basically, all the contestants were captured from the outside world, so there were still traces of radiation on their bodies. The residents here cherished their lives a lot …
The five capsules slid slowly toward the arena. Lin Sanjiu was taken aback. She took a closer look and realized that the 100 capsules were arranged on a sliding track. The capsules would automatically bring the contestants into the arena.
With a snap, the doors of the capsules opened at the same time. After some time, some people poked their heads out to take a look. One by one, a few pale female contestants walked out of the capsules. However, they were no longer tied up.
Even if there were people who were unwilling to come out of the capsules, Garden of Eden had a way to deal with them. After a round of electric shocks, one of the contestants collapsed into a ball and fell out of the capsule while trembling. The electric shock was probably very strong because she couldn't get up for a long time. Her face was pale and she actually stopped moving.
This scene was obviously done for the other 95 women to see. They wanted to kill one to warn the others.
Regardless of whether the five contestants were dead or alive, the capsules slid off the arena immediately after they landed.
"The female contestants have entered the arena! I wonder what kind of opponents they will face today? "The host's enthusiastic tone was followed by a few cheers from the audience.
A few close-ups of the female contestants flashed on the big screen in the distance. When Lin Sanjiu saw the expressions on each of their faces, she didn't dare to look at them anymore. She immediately lowered her eyes.
In front of the female contestant, a black prison van slowly drove over.
The entire prison van was made of thick and heavy steel. It was so dense that there were no gaps. It seemed to weigh at least five to six tons. However, the upper part of the heavy armored prison van was trembling slightly. It was as if something inside was knocking against it, causing it to sway back and forth.
When the female contestants saw this, their faces turned pale.
Seeing that the prison van had stopped, the host, who was nowhere to be seen, spoke. His voice was loud and cheerful, "Alright, let's welcome the contestants!"
Lin Sanjiu held her breath as she stared at the door of the prison van without blinking. It had been almost a week since she arrived in the apocalyptic world, the Garden of Eden. Too many things had happened in the past week. Lin Sanjiu didn't even have time to think about why there weren't any duoluozhongs in the Garden of Eden.
Even if the first batch of duoluozhongs had died, there should be more people like Lin Sanjiu who couldn't resist the radiation. There shouldn't be no duoluozhongs in the Garden of Eden...
From behind the door, a pale … body stretched out.
Lin Sanjiu didn't see them in the "content playback", but now, one by one — this was the only word Lin Sanjiu could think of — these hairless, distorted human bodies were wobbling out of the prison van.
To say that they were human bodies required some imagination. At least, Lin Sanjiu had never seen such a deformed "human" before. Each duoluozhong had a different part of their deformed body. There was one whose head was two-thirds occupied by a pair of blood-red compound eyes. There was another whose entire body was twisted and covered with sarcomas. Lin Sanjiu couldn't find a part of its face.
The only thing they had in common was their eyes that stared fixedly at the female contestants and their nostrils that kept twitching — that is, if anyone could tell where their eyes and noses were.
The crooked duoluozhongs walked out of the prison van one by one. Their numbers increased. Eight, nine, ten … but there were still more. As the female contestants' faces darkened, a total of thirty duoluozhongs walked out of the prison van.
"As we all know, the female Aberrations have already been sprayed with a seductive agent …" The host's incessant voice echoed throughout the arena. Lin Sanjiu could hear every single word clearly and soundlessly. "We have also done a thorough check and confiscated all the props they had on them … Just like in the past, you will be witnessing a fair and exciting match …"
"Our Lunar New Year Tournament combines the essence of sports known as' football 'and' basketball 'from a hundred years ago. It can be said that the tournament has been greatly improved upon these sports … Oh! I didn't expect that contestant No. 7's first reaction was to run away! "
"Looks like her ability doesn't have any practical value … Haha, she is quite fast. Come on, catch her! Let's take a look at the situation of the others. Two of the mutated humans have been heavily surrounded. It's almost impossible to see their shadows. My friends in front of the TV, can you see them? "
"Oh, this is really exciting. No. 32 can actually regrow his broken limbs like a gecko? Oh, but the duoluozhongs immediately chased after him … Spine! A large piece of the spine was torn off from his back! The spine is still intact. Oh, it's still moving! The audience cheered enthusiastically. As expected of a mutant that has been enhanced by our laboratory! "
"Contestant No. 26 actually rushed toward the audience and was knocked out by the electric fence … Arena maintenance personnel, please prepare to clean up the remains of the flesh and blood …"
Seeing that there were only two contestants left out of the five contestants, the host leaned back in his chair and took a sip of tea. Then, he smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.
"There are no sponsors for the first few matches. It's really boring."
PS:
Thank you for the red packet from Lady Jiu. Thank you for the pink packet from Stingy Pureblood!
I rushed to finish today's update. There's no hope for tomorrow's update … I'm leaving!
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