The participants who were enveloped by the ten golden screens were teleported to a brand new space-time cruise ship. The other participants could go back and wait for further news.
Once the ranking matches were over, everything would be settled. At the beginning of November, all the universities would officially start their classes.
What everyone was looking forward to the most at the moment was the annual ranking matches. As a compulsory event after the final trial, it was not only a time to witness the rise of new stars, but also a holiday for the public.
In order to better arouse the enthusiasm of the commoners, as well as to let them see the strength of prospective players and inspire their confidence in nurturing their children, the final ranking competition every year was held as a grand ceremony.
The military departments in all regions would mobilize their forces. The places that could afford it would be funded to broadcast the final ranking matches live so that the public could watch and guess.
Even though it was only a "small year", the popularity of the final ranking matches did not diminish. On the contrary, the number of participants this year made the final ranking matches even more popular.
On a space-time cruise ship.
Ten participants from District 1 of the Subcontinent were sitting around an exquisite round table made of mahogany. On the table, there were sumptuous dishes and a spherical mechanical device. A clear electronic screen was projected from the device. Several eye-catching words were floating in the air —
[The 176th Final Ranking Match]
Mu Fan was sitting next to Li Xiang. He felt as if he was sitting on a bed of needles. The moment he saw Li Xiang, he remembered the time when he and Bai Haiting tried to kill Li Xiang but were killed instead.
Apart from Baimiya and Ji Yanqing, the other six were all proud sons and daughters from rich families or famous players. They were also in awe of Li Xiang, the God of Killing.
They knew very well that if it weren't for the fact that Li Xiang had killed so many people, at least half of the six of them wouldn't have been able to sit there.
Felios, who was sitting at the head of the table, looked at the group of young boys and girls. His eyes lingered on Li Xiang's face for a while before he smiled. "Everyone, please relax. The final ranking competition will officially begin ten days later on the 20th of October. You will be resting on this space-time cruise ship for the next ten days. You will also have the opportunity to cultivate in special acceleration cabins. This is a great opportunity provided by the senior players of District 1 of the Subcontinent. "
"Special acceleration cabin?!" Mu Fan knew more about the acceleration pod than anyone else present. Three years ago, General Mu Li had purchased an acceleration pod from Wessex at a sky-high price. Because of that, he had trained for three years longer than the others, which was why he was able to achieve his current results.
The acceleration chamber was a top-notch mechanical device. The flow of time inside was faster, and it was very helpful for cultivation. However, after using it, the effect would not be as great when used again.
The special acceleration cabins were the best of the best and were much more expensive than the ordinary acceleration cabins that General Mu Li had purchased.
The biggest difference was that ordinary acceleration cabins only sped up the passage of time, but their physical senses remained unchanged. Cultivating in them would constantly accumulate a sense of emptiness, which would be unbearable after a long time. Therefore, they would have to come out after five years at most. Otherwise, they would completely lose their minds.
Not only did the special acceleration chamber accelerate the flow of time, but it also changed one's physical senses. In other words, when one cultivated inside, the time one experienced was still the same as outside, but in fact, it had been accelerated, and one's efficiency would be greatly increased.
One had to know that cultivation was not the accumulation of time, but the continuous accumulation of experience in a suitable environment to break through one's shackles. Therefore, creating a comfortable environment was the most important.
Simply put, everyone would occasionally experience a "perfect cultivation state" during cultivation. This state could only be encountered by chance, but not sought. However, the special acceleration cabins could allow one to enter this state instantly and maintain it. However, the time limit was ten days, and it would not have any effect after that.
As the special acceleration cabins were very limited and only existed in the headquarters of Wessex, most people would not have the chance to enjoy it. Even someone with Mu Fan's background would not be able to enjoy it once. Therefore, General Mu Li had chosen to purchase an ordinary acceleration cabin.
Judging from the results, Mu Fan had suffered a great loss.
Felios also explained the special acceleration cabins. Li Xiang logged into his communication device. There were many messages on it, mostly from the Serpent Mechanical Department and a few other friends. All of them were congratulatory words. Zhang Xixi even sent an exaggerated and sexy selfie, saying that she would like to ask for his help in the future.
Some people he didn't know had even sent messages to congratulate him in the Polar night group. It was evident that the second place was quite valuable.
Lu Li checked the details of the special acceleration cabins. After he understood, he looked at Mu Fan with sympathy.
It was a great opportunity for cultivation, but Mu Fan didn't get much out of it.
The others were excited. After Felios' introduction and the fact that their families had already had the special acceleration cabins, they immediately understood what a great opportunity it was.
Originally, only the core heirs of the five Thrones had the right to use the special acceleration cabins!
This time, the leaders of the first district of the Subcontinent District had put in a lot of effort.
Since they didn't do anything, they had to bear a heavy burden.
The first district of the Subcontinent District was in a "small year" for the trial, but it didn't mean that the other districts were in the same situation. Even if Felios didn't mention it, they were aware that there was a gap between them and the other districts.
In the past, the Bai family was the one supporting the first district of the Subcontinent District. However, this year, Baimiya was the only one supporting the first district. According to the Bai family, the next "big year" would be held in two years. That would be Bai Xintong's batch. However, the Bai family couldn't embarrass themselves in the final ranking matches for two years in a row. That was why they were given such special treatment. The Bai family was implying that they hoped the other families would try their best.
That didn't have much to do with Li Xiang. The pride of the first district of the Subcontinent District had nothing to do with him. He was eager to see the Bai family lose face. Therefore, he didn't listen to Felios' explanation. He was busy scrolling through the messages.
Wang Bo was the first one to congratulate Lu Li. He also mentioned that his business network at the Military University of China in City 0682 had been established. In the future, he would be able to provide Li Xiang and Ming Xu with ten million Blue Astral coins each. That was not a small sum.
He still felt guilty towards Wang Chongyue. Li Xiang was prepared to invite Wang Bo and some of his friends who were not bad in his circle into a group when the final ranking competition ended.
Wang Bo's business empire was also related to Li Xiang. Li Xiang would help as much as he could.
At the same time, he still had 150 firearms books to look for, so he left them all to Wang Bo to deal with. He also told Wang Bo about his idea of creating a group, so they could help each other out.
Of course, Wang Bo was happy to agree. What happened to his sister did make him sad, but at least she was still alive. After all, it was because she didn't want to come back. He couldn't blame Li Xiang.
He also realized that giving up on the Kuang Tie and investing in Li Xiang was the smartest decision he had ever made in his life. When Li Xiang's second-place result was announced, Wang Haisheng even took the initiative to call him and ask him to build a good relationship with Li Xiang.
Lu Li was a student of the Chronometer Tower Consortium University.
He had a high chance of becoming a player in the future.
Wang Haisheng, who was still stuck at the threshold of a level-3 magician, understood the importance of a player more than anyone else.
Everyone below the level of a player was like an ant.
Befriending a player could make an upper-class family instantly enter the ranks of the aristocratic families.
Li Xiang browsed through the messages casually. He ignored some of the congratulatory messages from people like Wei Linlin.
He didn't know why, but his steam writing seemed to have been completely exposed. There were a lot of new contacts in his contact list, but he didn't bother to delete them since he might have to deal with them again in the future.
The ten people present were very excited. After all, this was a glorious start. It wasn't just him. Everyone else was probably drowning in all kinds of messages.
"According to the usual practice, the final ranking matches will be held directly in the one-on-one arena. You don't have to care about the guessing games or the pleas or threats of any forces. Just focus on preparing for the match. Starting from the 20th of October, 240 participants from 24 regions of the seven continents will compete in one-on-one battles. They will draw lots to match their opponents. The top 15 will be determined. The second day will be a ranking match for the last two hundred and twenty-five. The third day will be a ranking match for the top 15. One of you will be matched up against the first place of the ranking match. "
Li Xiang understood. This was quite reasonable. 240 people would draw lots to fight four times. Fifteen people would be selected. The rest of the losers would enter the revival match. The first place would join the fifteen people. These sixteen people would fight in the final battle.
Strength and luck, neither could be missing.
But the most attractive thing was the follow-up reward.
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