Wang Zhong's train of thought was extremely clear. If they were to fall to such a degree, Tianjing might as well pack up and go home. What's more, there's an old saying that one shouldn't be afraid of a godlike opponent, but one should be afraid of pig-like teammates! Regardless of the rules of the elimination rounds, bringing along a large group of pig-like teammates who were wary of one another and scheming against one another would only be a hindrance to Tianjing.
Be it Scarlet, Grai, or even Ma Dong, all of them were rather in agreement with this point. As for the occasional sarcastic comments from the group of people in the hotel, they could just treat them as though they hadn't heard them. In any case, everyone would walk their own path, and they wouldn't give a damn about one another.
Days passed by, before the start of the month finally arrived. The opening ceremony of the CHF had officially begun.
In the modern Federation, the entertainment programs were definitely unable to be compared to the peaceful era. The CHF that was held once every four years was undoubtedly the grandest program in the entire Federation. Not only did it have a slightly competitive nature, it also increased the glory of protecting the Federation, allowing the CHF to become the focus of attention for the entire nation. As long as one was able to produce outstanding performances, they would be able to obtain rewards from the cities they were in, and could even change the fate of their families. Take Barran as an example. Due to him obtaining the qualifications to participate in the CHF, his parents had obtained better treatment as citizens.
This was especially so for this year. Not only would the entire Federation continue to broadcast it live, even the 3 great empires would choose to broadcast it live. It was said that the Tutankhamun Empire, Kaiser Empire and the other empires had been paying more and more attention to the grand festival of the Federation's CHF over the past few years. The citizens of the empires also needed entertainment, especially the entertainment of fighting and killing. Recently, the Federation and the Federation had already started to have discussions on this topic. One could imagine that in the near future, the 3 great empires might even send a squadron to participate in the CHF, turning the CHF into a true festival for the citizens of the entire world.
It was precisely due to the popularity of the CHF that the current CHF was becoming more and more grand. Not only was it the 100th anniversary of the CHF, it was also the first time the CHF was officially broadcasted to the various empires of the world. Ignoring other political and military factors, this was also the best opportunity for the Federation to promote the might of the Federation, as well as the various peaceful, fertile, and heaven-like beauty to the citizens of the various empires. This was a form of spiritual and cultural brainwashing that was beneficial to the Federation's rule and international status. Be it the Federation or the host of this year's Stuart Empire, they of this event, of great importance to it.
At this moment, the attention of seemingly the entire world had converged onto this flourishing city. The entire city had entered a state of a carnival that never sleeps since last night. The large screen advertisements for the CHF had already been rolling non-stop for the past 24 hours. The city streets were filled with colourful lights, while various kinds of balloons with the logo of the various great squadrons or the CHF had been released into the air. If anyone was able to look down at Stuart City from the sky, they would basically see the entire city being engulfed in a sea of balloons and lights.
Wang Zhong and the others had also woken up early in the morning. Under the arrangements of the host, they boarded a city train together with the other squadrons in the hotel, heading towards the Freedom Square in Stuart City. That was the location where the opening ceremony would be held.
Despite it being early in the morning, they were already able to see the already ignited passion of the entire city through the windows of the train.
There were people everywhere!
Other than a few heavy factories, military factories and special departments, the entire city seemed to be on holiday. People had already rushed out into the streets early in the morning, causing the entire city to be packed with people. Other than the local residents, there were also a large number of tourists from the Federation and even the empires. For the past few days, it had caused Stuart City's developed transportation system to be on the brink of collapse. Hotels were extremely hard to find, and even though they had already made preparations to expand their security forces, they were still severely lacking. Many of the local residents wore the uniform armbands issued by the Stuart Family, and walked out onto the streets on their own accord. Using their identities as volunteers, they maintained the traffic and normal operations of the city. In this city, the Stuart Family still possessed absolute rallying power and dominance.
Upon arriving at the Freedom Square, the first thing that came into view was the famous Statue of Liberty in Stuart City, holding a torch high in the air. The Stuart Family originated from the ancient North America. Unlike the Rothschild Family that had chosen to stay behind in North America during the dimensional calamity, the Stuart Family had brought along seemingly all of the cutting-edge technology, talents, wealth and resources from North America. Naturally, they had also brought along this belief that symbolized freedom. Finally, they had become the number one aristocratic family in the Federation. Furthermore, this gigantic statue possessed the highest altitude in Stuart City. Gazing at Stuart City, which was surrounded by mountains, it appeared as though it was guarding this place.
As Wang Zhong and the others walked down from the train tracks, they could see that there were already many people present in the plaza. The vast open-air dome plaza was already filled with a sea of people. Just the over 400 squadrons that were participating in this competition alone amounted to a total of 4 to 5 thousand people. There were also at least a thousand people present from various places that had come to observe the competition. This group of people were all people with relatively high statuses, with a large number of people seated at the main podium facing the participating squadrons. Ordinary commoners definitely did not have the qualifications to squeeze into those seats.
There was also a large number of media and reporters. Other than the few mainstream media that were mainly responsible for the global broadcast, the other major cities that had their own teams participating in the competition would have at least one reporter team in each city. Some of them were from the local media, while others were from the local media and the academy's own reporters and commentators. Regardless of whether a C rank or D rank team was participating in the competition, being able to participate in such a grand event was an honor for the city. The number of people in this group was even greater, even more than the number of participating teams. All of them had their reporter passes on them and were densely packed together in this square. There were at least six to seven thousand of them. Finally, there were a large number of ordinary commoners who had managed to buy tickets to the outer perimeter. There were at least a hundred thousand people present, filling up every single seat in the circular plaza. As for those commoners outside the plaza who were unable to buy tickets, they had spontaneously gathered in the vicinity.
There was a hubbub of voices everywhere. Many reporters who were broadcasting to the cameras had to put on fully enclosed headphones and shout hysterically into the microphone in front of the camera. Only then would they be able to make a little bit of a recognizable voice in the midst of the hubbub of voices.
This was too explosive! Without talking about the Tianjing squadron, none of the other squadrons present in the plaza, including the so-called strongest squadrons like Stuart, had ever seen such a spectacle before.
When the large group of people walked out of the train, they felt slightly dizzy from the vibrations, as it was easy to get lost in the sea of people. Fortunately, everyone's Skylink was able to use their numbers to guide them. After much difficulty, Wang Zhong and the large group of people finally managed to find the seat that belonged to the Tianjing squadron. It was located on the eastern side of the plaza, which was slightly closer to the side. It wasn't hard to imagine that just like staying in a hotel, the distribution of the various squadrons in the plaza would also be based on the strength of the various academies. The first two rows would definitely be occupied by the ten great S ranked seedling squadrons, followed by the A ranked squadrons, and so on. The front row was nearer to the presidium, where the upper echelons of the Federation Parliament and the military were located.
"Hi!"
Sitting beside Tianjing was coincidentally the Giant God Peak Academy, who were also staying in the same hotel. The bespectacled male, Dicaprio, had a pretty good character. Both of them belonged to a C ranked squadron, and did not participate in the so-called alliance organised by the Lightning Dragon Academy.
With a smile, he turned his screen towards Wang Zhong and the rest, who had just sat down. While speaking out, he shook his head. "Look, the live broadcast has already started on the Skylink. The cameras of the mainstream media are either at the rostrum, or at the S and A ranked academies in the front row. They haven't even entered the arena yet, yet they're not filming the huge amount of people at the back. Instead, they're filming some empty seats. There'll definitely be a day where I'll be sitting there."
Wang Zhong replied with a smile. "Captain Dicaprio, there's actually no need to care about this." Truthfully speaking, although Wang Zhong valued honour and victory, he wasn't aiming for that butt.
"You can just call me Bobo. In fact, I'm very strong, and my squadron is even stronger. Really, if we're grouped together, I'll take care of you guys." said Dicaprio in a serious tone. "You guys are very genuine, and not as hateful as this group of fellows."
Wang Zhong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He truly didn't know what to say. He didn't know if the Giant God Peak squadron was truly strong, or if they were just talking big.
As he spoke, Hymin, who had just sat down, appeared to have discovered a new continent. Pointing towards another direction, an unfriendly expression appeared on her face as she said, "Look, our acquaintances are actually here."
Truthfully speaking, there weren't many acquaintances from Tianjing Academy. Everyone had assumed that it was a friend that they had met during the Copperfield group training. However, who would have guessed that they would gawk upon seeing who it was.
Following the direction of Hymin's finger, they unexpectedly saw … Reeves!
Due to the malicious attack on the Prodigy Society's four-man squadron during Grace's group training, Lu Zhan Tian had pointed out that Reeves was the mastermind behind it. Although no concrete evidence was found to convict him, he had still automatically left the squadron and disappeared.
At that time, everyone had assumed that they would most likely not have the chance to meet him again in their entire lives. However, they never imagined that they would actually bump into him here. Furthermore, from the looks of it, that fellow's seat was clearly at the front. The squadron that he had joined seemed to be very strong.
Scarlet more or less knew about Reeves's situation. "Stowe Luge Academy. Reeves's family is over there. They're considered to be a very strong squadron in the western region. If placed in the previous batches, they would absolutely have the strength to fight for the top 3 spots in the western region. Their evaluation is A-."
"They're even willing to accept trash like Reeves. This Stowe Luge Academy is probably just so-so." Hymin had never concealed her disgust towards Reeves.
Reeves seemed to have sensed the gazes coming from the Tianjing Academy. When he turned around, the first thing he saw was Wang Zhong and the others. He had also been looking for this group of people from Tianjing.
A faint smile appeared on Reeves's face. His smile contained a bone-chilling coldness and humiliation, as well as some ridicule. One only needed to look at the seating arrangement to know the disparity in strength between the two squadrons. Leaving Tianjing with his tail between his legs was the greatest humiliation in his life. However, it was a blessing in disguise. The matter he had committed in the past had been settled. He had rejoined the Stowe Luge Squadron and become their vice-captain. During this period of time, he had been extremely hardworking, especially after hearing about Tianjing's successive victories.
He nodded his head towards everyone in the Tianjing squadron. Hopefully, they wouldn't give him the opportunity to do so. If not, he would definitely make them suffer a fate worse than death!
At this moment, Ruo Zhi's and Chen Yu 'er's voices rang out from the Skylink. Their recent commentating on All Mouthy King's matches had caused the two of them to become extremely popular. Coupled with their own fame, they had been invited as one of the main guest commentators for this Skylink live broadcast. "The atmosphere is rather fiery. Other than the important figures of the Federation, there are also heavyweight VIPs from other empires. This CHF is also a show promoted by the Federation. I hope that every single soldier here will bring out their best."
"That's right. From my position, I can clearly see Prince Faern of the Tutankhamun Empire sitting in the first row of the VIP podium. Beside him, there's also someone from the Kaiser Empire …" Such a grand spectacle was a challenge for Chen Yu 'er. Nevertheless, she had clearly made sufficient preparations in various aspects, allowing her to handle the situation with ease.
With a smile, Ruo Zhi said, "That's right. Such a spectacle is something that would be extremely hard to imagine a dozen years ago. The Federation's development is changing with each passing day. The oceans, which were once viewed as forbidden zones for mankind, are now no longer an absolute obstacle to mankind's communication and communication. Not only is the CHF internationalized, such an unprecedentedly grand spectacle has made me feel as though I've seen the hope and future of mankind. The day when we humans unite together and truly fight against the outside world might be the day when we can truly seize back control of Earth!"
"Haha. Brother Ruo Zhi is looking forward to the future again. Naturally, if such a future really exists, I feel that it's the common wish of every single human." While speaking, Chen Yu 'er's eyes suddenly lit up. "There's still a dozen minutes before the official start of the opening ceremony. We can see the last batch of academies entering the stadium under the accompaniment of the staff members. Walking at the very front is the Stuart Academy. Her highness Carolyn's aura is still as strong as ever. Although she's only wearing the most ordinary of academy uniforms, even I, who's sitting a few hundred metres away from her, am able to feel the elegant demeanor she exudes, causing everyone to pale in comparison."
As the voices of the two casters rang out, seemingly all of the S ranked squadrons, as well as a large number of A ranked squadrons, started to enter the stadium in a single file. Everyone present here were superstars. Not only the audience, even quite a few squadrons that had already taken their seats had started to cast their gazes towards the stadium.
Every time an expert entered the stadium, especially those that were ranked on the Mo Family's Mo's List and possessed considerable fame and reputation, various kinds of discussions, as well as cheers and gasps of surprise from the live broadcast, would rise and fall in succession. After all, to the ordinary participants, experts of such a level would only appear in videos or the OP.
Carolyn, Divian, Gui Hao, Eddie and the rest had already become the centre of attention in the stadium. In fact, they had even attracted the gazes of many people on the VIP podium, who were whispering into each other's ears. From time to time, shouts would ring out from the gigantic stadium. Every time they responded, they would wave their hands, causing waves of cheers and shouts to rise from the audience.
Ma Dong was worried about Wang Zhong. Ever since Carolyn, Divian and the rest had entered the stadium, he had in fact been sneaking glances at Wang Zhong's reactions.
From the start to the end, Wang Zhong's gaze had remained exceedingly calm, with no intention of avoiding his gaze.
Indeed, he's an amazing person! His mental fortitude and ability to adjust his emotions! If Ma Dong was in Ma Dong's shoes, he might not be able to recover without 2 to 3 months. However, Ma Dong wasn't some saint. He hoped that Wang Zhong would give them a fierce slap in the face in this CHF. What's so amazing about Stuart!
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