The competition venue was on a small island. No players had ever set foot on this island before, and it couldn't be found on the map either. As such, they could only teleport to the island.
Everyone had to pay 20 gold coins to participate in the competition, and 2 gold coins to watch the competition.
The current exchange rate was around 25, which meant that they had to pay around 500 dollars to participate in the competition and 50 dollars to watch the competition. It was almost the same as watching a movie. Lu Li didn't doubt that the game officials were using this opportunity to make money.
Although it was a free game, there weren't any currency items. However, as long as there were more players, there was no need to worry about money.
From the earliest virtual reality game, 'Otherworld', to 'New World', which unified the virtual reality game market, to 'Dawnlight', which was another milestone in the gaming industry. The gaming industry had been developing by leaps and bounds for more than 200 years. Whenever people thought that the gaming industry had reached its peak, there would always be a popular game that subverted people's imagination.
Including the other major regions abroad, the entire Dawnlight had around a million people participating in the competition. Hundreds of millions of people bought tickets to watch the competition, and in one day, the profit would be close to 10 billion.
Ruling Sword earning tens of millions from a single Stronghold battle wasn't a big deal. That was the income of three Strongholds. There would only be one Stronghold battle every week or two, and it was said that the interval between Stronghold battles would be lengthened. It was very likely that they would go from weekly to monthly.
Earning tens of millions of dollars a month was very impressive for ordinary people, but Lu Li would die of poverty because the money he earned from running a club wasn't enough.
After paying the registration fee, they were teleported to the competition venue. The System had already automatically assigned the tracks. According to the numbers, Lu Li and Water Fairy were on track 1457.
Tens of thousands of tracks were set off at the same time. It was truly a spectacular scene. Only in the game could a race of this scale be completed.
There were three stops in total, and each stop had a five-minute break. Points were calculated according to the time taken to reach the finish line.
At the end, the one with the highest points would be the champion.
"How about I control the horse?" Lu Li volunteered. Although he had never participated in a horse race in his previous life, he had seen a pig run. He knew the mechanics of the race.
"Why do you want to control the horse? I can do it too." Water Fairy was not destined to be a weak and helpless woman. She was very competitive. Yes, she was really strong. Not to mention women, even among men, there were not many who were stronger than her.
"How about this? Aren't there three routes? I'll be the starter, and you'll be the second. Let's have a competition. Whoever takes the shortest time will be responsible for the third route. What do you think?" Lu Li had no choice but to say so.
"All right. I hope you won't fall too far behind the others. Otherwise, I won't be able to turn things around," Water Fairy said reluctantly.
"…" Lu Li was speechless.
He really wanted to hit someone, but he couldn't bring himself to do so. Moreover, he didn't even know if he could win.
Water Fairy sat in front and Lu Li sat in the back. Lu Li held Water Fairy's waist with one hand and held the reins with the other to control the horse. The moment the referee fired the starting gun, Cupid's Love Pegasus rushed out.
Whether it was a flying mount or a ground mount, they could only run on the ground today. Therefore, the normal speed was 100%, and there were few exceptions.
Everyone's mounts came in all sorts of strange shapes and sizes.
Lu Li didn't even dare to imagine why there were so many two-person mounts now. It was not until later that he found out that a Valentine's Day gift box could open a two-person mount item — Twin Flight. It was a type of saddle that could be placed on an ordinary mount and could be ridden by two people.
He and Water Fairy had made a lot of Red Strings of Love, which could be used to exchange for gift boxes, but they had never done so.
In his previous life, Lu Li was a single dog, so he had never come into contact with such things at all.
Lu Li was very good at controlling the horse, so although they weren't too far ahead, they weren't too far behind either.
"Aiya, we've been overtaken again. Hurry up." Water Fairy wasn't being honest. Or rather, she had to divert her attention so that she could forget the fact that she was almost in Lu Li's arms.
"Horses have stamina too. If we go at full speed, we'll get tired very quickly." Lu Li glanced at Cupid's Love Pegasus and could see that its stamina was slowly decreasing.
It was similar to the sheep racing at Brewfest. During horse racing, there was a constant speed, which didn't consume much stamina, and the speed was almost 100%. There was also a sprint, where the speed would be increased to 120%, but the stamina consumption would increase. There was also a low speed. When stamina was not enough, they could only run at a low speed. However, running at a low speed would restore a certain amount of stamina.
"So many people have passed us."
"Don't move, your hair is blinding my eyes."
"On the left, there's a ball on the left. Hurry up and eat it."
"That's a yellow ball. It slows down. Did you read the instructions before the race? Yellow slows, red accelerates, green recovers some energy, and you have to avoid the white ball. It will cause a one-second stun. Although a one-second stun isn't much, the speed will be reduced to zero, and it will waste more time to raise the speed again."
"Hey, do you even know how to ride a horse? There are bends and turns. You have to slow down in advance, at a constant speed …"
The two of them were arguing. Lu Li didn't have his usual steadiness and depth, and Water Fairy didn't have her usual cold demeanor. Fortunately, they were both masked and wearing different clothes. Otherwise, they would have been recognized long ago. After all, both of them were public figures.
The audience in the game watched the race from God's perspective.
They could look down from a high altitude and see the ant-like mounts running on the densely packed track. They could also pay attention to a certain combination, see their facial expressions, hear their voices, and see their movements.
Of course, if there was a male rider who was being naughty and the audience happened to see that moment, they would also scream.
Lu Li and his team were all masked, looking like they couldn't be seen. It seemed like they were hiding it well, but it attracted a lot of attention. Many people had already locked their eyes on them, and naturally, they could hear their conversation.
This dog food was so sweet.
Lu Li and his team were the 700th to arrive at the first resting area. They had to stay there for five minutes before continuing.
"How can we win like this? Let me try." Water Fairy strongly requested for her to control the horse. She said confidently, "Don't you know that I'm a senior member of the Huaxia Horse Club? I learned how to ride a horse when I was nine, and I ride at least 200 kilometers every year."
"Uh, then I'll let you try. I didn't say you couldn't try. I said I'd let you ride for a while from the beginning," Lu Li mumbled.
"Then why don't you have confidence in me? You're already behind by more than 700 places," Water Fairy said angrily.
"Ahem, although it's 700, there are tens of thousands of people competing. If I continue to ride, I'll definitely surpass them in the next section," Lu Li said stubbornly. He was like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.
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