bioinnovel Chapter 93: Are contestants allowed to be late for the tournament?
Chapter 93: Are contestants allowed to be late for the tournament?
As soon as the Witch of the Underworld Flower, Manluo, finished speaking, the live stream chat exploded. A dense flood of comments surged up, almost submerging the entire screen.
Immediately afterwards, a group of fans, jokingly referred to by netizens as "filial daughters of a flower," emerged and began to try their best to defend their idol.
[Perhaps it's because Lady Manluo has grown a year older, and her reaction time has become a bit longer~]
Actually, the current 30 seconds is equivalent to last year's 3 seconds, which is completely the same!
Lady Manluo has changed. We must learn to adapt to the latest version of Lady Manluo; that's called keeping up with the times!
[Perhaps Lady Manluo has something on her mind today. Otherwise, no matter how strong that Xue Youyou is, she couldn't possibly keep Lady Manluo thinking for so long, right?]
【…】
Bao Xiaoxing quickly glanced at the comments. Although she knew that Hua Xiaonu was trying to make amends for Manluo, she also thought that what they said made sense, and she immediately had the idea of verifying it.
She hesitated for a moment, then made an exception and asked Manluo another question: "So, what would you like to say to your opponent in last year's finals, the lightning princess Lei Ying, with whom you fought to a standstill, before this year's competition?"
Princess Lei Ying, who was standing coolly to the side, heard this and although her body did not move, her ears involuntarily perked up.
In fact, if she hadn't known in advance that Manluo would be attending the lottery ceremony, she wouldn't have bothered making this trip at all.
Unexpectedly, Manluo only thought for less than three seconds before answering decisively, "Lei Ying is a very strong opponent, but I am also very confident in myself."
As soon as he finished speaking, the barrage exploded once again, but this time the situation took a complete 180-degree turn, and it became the home turf for "Snowy Filial Daughter".
[This is hilarious! You filial daughters, are you still washing your masters' clothes? Doesn't your face hurt?]
[My reaction time seems even faster than last year! What happened to the saying that it slows down as you grow up?]
[Didn't you say you had something on your mind? Why did you answer so quickly? Has your worry disappeared?]
【…】
Despite the heated arguments and fierce online battles currently taking place, this is merely the tip of the iceberg regarding the current state of the online environment.
Bao Xiaoxing was already used to this.
She asked the question not only to satisfy her own curiosity but also to add fuel to the fire. After all, that's what a host does—they have to have that "if I don't lead the way, who will?" spirit.
Although he hasn't been in this industry for long, Bao Xiaoxing has already mastered it and can even be said to have quite a bit of experience.
After stirring up some buzz, Bao Xiaoxing smiled sweetly and said to the camera, "Thank you for your answer, Manluo!"
"Next, let's interview last year's runner-up, Lei Ying!"
Following that, Bao Xiaoxing interviewed the ten Heavenly Kings present in the order of last year's final ranking.
The second seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, Lei Mingyuan, Princess Lei Ying.
The third seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, Starlight Academy, Star Singer Gu Xingling.
The fourth seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, the Beast Academy, the Heavenly Fiend Tiger Jiang Ye.
The fifth seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, from the Burning Heaven Academy, is Lin Feiyan, the Flame Princess of Burning Heaven.
The sixth seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, Aomoriin, the Dream Fairy Zhu Yanluo.
The seventh seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, Canglan Academy, the Sea Turtle Shen Jingyuan.
The eighth seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, Iwakari-in, Zhenyue Ant - Hokushin-mine.
The ninth seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, Frost Crystal Court, Frost Feather Cries · White Snow.
The last seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings, Fenglan Courtyard, is the messenger of the wind, Lu Yin.
After interviewing the Ten Kings, Bao Xiaoxing then interviewed four representatives from the newly qualified teams in the main competition.
Illusionary Spirit Academy, Qi Mo Ran.
Flower Cinema, Lin Xichi.
Lingyin Academy, Lu Weixi.
Lin Yueyao, Team Two, Lanzhiyuan.
After Bao Xiaoxing had finished interviewing all fourteen people on site, there were only two minutes left before the lottery ceremony officially began.
However, Xue Youyou from Lanzhi Courtyard and Muyue from Yueyao Courtyard, who were on the roster, never showed up.
Bao Xiaoxing couldn't help but feel a dark line appear on his forehead.
It's important to know that it's an unprecedented and egregious incident for a contestant to be late for the draw ceremony.
This is a live broadcast being watched by billions of eyes simultaneously. Even the slightest imperfection could be enough to drown someone in a sea of criticism.
Not to mention being late, which is tantamount to blatantly wasting everyone's time. Even if you go back 36 generations, let alone 18 generations of ancestors, it wouldn't be enough to give them a chance to criticize.
"Hehe, it seems that Xue Youyou and Muyue haven't arrived yet. Everyone, please wait a little longer~"
As soon as these words were spoken, the live chat exploded like a chaotic dance of demons.
【Received! We're willing to wait, no matter how long it takes!】
[If you don't want to come, just say so. Why bother with this perfunctory response?]
[As expected, the fans are exactly like their masters—it's a perfect match!]
[The first contestant in history to be awarded the title ahead of schedule (and also the first to arrive late), amazing!]
【…】
Not to mention the viewers in the live chat, even among the fourteen contestants on site, quite a few felt dissatisfied.
Who isn't a pampered darling in their own academy?
So you're the one getting special treatment, huh?!
How dare you leave so many of their Ten Heavenly Kings standing here waiting? Who do you think you are?!
Soon, some people couldn't hold back any longer.
Jiang, the notoriously hot-tempered "Tiger of Calamity," frowned, took a step forward, and was the first to question, "Host, doesn't the league have any corresponding penalties for this kind of lateness?"
Upon hearing this, Bao Xiaoxing was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected a contestant to launch an attack at this critical juncture, and he certainly hadn't expected that this person would be a representative of the host city, Wan Shou Cheng.
She quickly came to her senses and explained, "Yes, they are, but strictly speaking, neither of them is officially late yet, as there is still one and a half minutes left."
Jiang Ye, however, showed no sign of giving up and continued to press, "Could you first explain the specific rules for punishing lateness?"
"Well……"
Bao Xiaoxing was stumped by the question.
She had no idea what the specific punishment rules were.
She was just temporarily coming to experience hosting and take the opportunity to meet her idol.
Alright, I'm not pretending anymore, I'll lay it all out—she's actually the real deal, a tough and filial daughter!
However, Jiang directly challenged Xue Youyou in front of billions of viewers. Even if Bao Xiaoxing was extremely unhappy, he dared not openly protect her.
Bao Xiaoxing quickly flipped through the host's manual in his hand and finally turned to the page on the punishment rules. He read it aloud: "If any contestant drawn by lot is late, then last year's top four teams can forcibly designate them as their opponent in the first round of the round of sixteen to eight."
"However, it has to be done in order. If Xue Youyou is really late, and you want to choose Lanzhi Academy as your opponent, you have to wait until the three academies that ranked ahead of Wanshou Academy last year—Yougui Academy, Leiming Academy, and Xingguang Academy—all give up their designated opponents."
Jiang crossed his arms and nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.
Bao Xiaoxing glanced down at the time, a hint of tension in her voice: "Thirty seconds left!"
"..."
"Twenty seconds left!"
"..."
"Ten seconds left!"
"..."
"Seven, six, five..."
"..."
"Three, two, one..."
"zero!"
At the very moment Bao Xiaoxing counted down to zero, Xue Youyou and Muyue still hadn't appeared.
Just as Bao Xiaoxing took a deep breath, preparing to formally announce that the two were late and that their respective schools would be punished—
"Tap tap—"
The sound of crisp, clear footsteps echoed down the corridor.
Immediately afterwards, under the unanimous gaze of everyone, Xue Youyou and Muyue gracefully emerged from the shadows of the corridor one after the other.
Not only that, Xue Youyou deliberately walked past Jiang Ye, her gaze defiant as she said, "Negative one!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong sense of tension immediately filled the room.
Xue Youyou's meaning to Jiang Ye was very clear: so what if she's late? Not only that, she's only a second late. If you've got the guts, I'll fuck her later.
Before Jiang Ye, whose face was flushed red, could respond, Mu Yue, who was following behind Xue Youyou, glared fiercely at Jiang Ye and said defiantly, "Negative two!!"
Jiang Ye: "?"
Which one are you?