Chapter 128 The Competition Begins
Su Xiaocai will not make a second artificial intelligence with a high degree of autonomy like Chibi Maruko-chan. Even if he does, he will wait a few decades before considering releasing the technology.

"Let's talk about the Black Wing first." Su Xiaocai explained the material and coating of the Black Wing mecha's shell. The students had all heard 03 talk about it.

When they actually use it, they have a different experience.

When listening to it, they felt that it was somewhat difficult to realize, but touching the real thing was not out of reach, they all sighed.

The structure of Black Wing is very suitable for making system machines. As long as the production capacity can keep up, its overall cost is not high.

Moreover, weapons can be changed in many ways, and external weapons and internal weapons can be carried with almost no modification.

The most ingenious design of the Black Wing is its flexibility. With the new mecha cabin, the agility and physical requirements of manual operation are greatly reduced.

However, the mecha pilot's physical skills and body coordination need to be improved.

Military students are experienced professors.

Do one step at a time and look three steps ahead. Not only consider these things, but also consider the impact on the future.

The lowering of the threshold for agility and physique means that more people can become mecha masters, and this profession has become relatively popular. The cost of mechas is here, and as more people play with them, the price will only rise instead of fall.

If you want to engage in a price war, you must start by cutting costs, which means reducing quality.

Whether it is the general public or not, not only the military needs mecha technicians, many industries welcome mecha technicians.

Mecha technicians play an indispensable role in construction, field research, and space operations.

These inventions of Su Xiaocai indirectly solve many problems. As long as the legal control is stronger and the law enforcement is more diligent, the quality will be guaranteed.

Next is the power system. Su Xiaocai also made major modifications to it, increasing its energy utilization by three percent. Although this number is small, it can be considered as the overall energy utilization rate.

The money saved can be used to expand Su Xiaocai’s servers dozens of times.

Su Xiaocai did not present the real data of Blackwing that was used before.

Just showing off the low-end version a little bit was enough to make the military cadets exclaim in amazement.

From the simplest to the most complex, Su Xiaocai's teaching ideas are very clear, and he explains them bit by bit.

The military cadets no longer doubted Su Xiaocai's knowledge.

Sometimes they would ask some extra off-topic questions, and Su Xiaocai could usually answer them unless she had never heard of them.

I haven't heard of it, so I'll wait until they explain in detail what the white stuff is.

She would think for a while, then ask detailed questions, break it down, and then suddenly realize something, and tell them about her understanding and in-depth experiments.

The military cadets were so moved. They could be said to be among the most knowledgeable people in the world, but they couldn't find anyone to ask for advice.

Now, although we don’t know how Su Xiaocai learned it, her knowledge is indeed better than those old guys.

They actually thought it was okay to be surpassed by a young man. After all, Su Xiaocai had a strong learning ability. She only needed to take a closer look at their experimental operations to basically know where they were going wrong.

These professors, who usually care a lot about their reputation, were brainwashed into trusting Su Xiaocai in just half a day.

The younger generation is even more admiring, and passing tea and pinching shoulders are no problem at all.

But this job was done by Xiao Maruko alone, and they were not given any chance to show their abilities.

After the class, Su Xiaocai went to eat and trained the "vegetable farmers" in the afternoon.

The military student chased after her and asked in the cafeteria, "Teacher, I want to ask this, anti-gravity medium..."

Ai Shengping: "There is also the calculation of Shenzhen Airlines' thermal insulation materials..."

"Minor problems occasionally occur in the cross-space computing program..."

The vegetable farmers looked stupid. There was nothing wrong with their IQ, so why couldn't they understand?

Only Feng Wansha and Li Leilei could understand a little, but they had a hard time listening because the knowledge they talked about was beyond their scope of study.

After Su Xiaocai sat down, Xiaowanzi took the initiative to walk over to the students.

He whispered, "Uncle Ai, you should be quiet and don't disturb Cai Cai's meal."

But the chattering questions kept coming.

"All of you are not allowed to talk. Eat your food." Xiaowanzi knocked her chopsticks on the metal plate and said angrily, "I will knock anyone who disturbs Caicai's eating."

The chopsticks were made of steel, and the cylindrical robot was wielding two small sticks, with two pink furry fake ears on its head, and it didn't look threatening at all.

"It might be so cute that it's killing me." This might be the common thought of the people eating at the same long table.

The military cadets suddenly realized that Chibi Maruko-chan might also be an artificial intelligence.

Out of their love for artificial intelligence, the military cadets lowered their heads and ate very obediently.

Occasionally glance over and look at the cute robot.

If Maruko had skin, she would have had goose bumps by now.

"Chibi Maruko is a delicate household robot. Don't try to use it. You won't be able to develop anything with it."

"Used in home economics?" The old professors were pleased and continued to read Chibi Maruko-chan with even more love. The fact that artificial intelligence could be used in home economics first was enough to prove Su Xiaocai's peaceful mentality and his desire to popularize it among the people.

"They can't completely replace domestic workers, they can just be fun little housekeepers."

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The familiarity and affection between the three parties gradually heat up, and the competition finally begins.

The names and order of the much-anticipated contestants have been announced, and more detailed rules and gameplay have also been released.

The team competition is very direct and cruel. The last-place elimination system is implemented every week. Teams must play at least seven games a week, with a maximum of ten games. Participating teams join the competition pool one day in advance, draw matching teams, and then confirm the rosters before the competition the next day.

The more games you win, the higher your ranking will be.

However, the "dead" team members cannot be resurrected in the next battle and need to participate in the next game. Team members must consciously save their lives and also consider controlling the number of participants. Retaining teammates is crucial.

The teams are ranked according to the number of wins and losses, and after a week, more than a quarter of the teams at the bottom of the ranking will be eliminated.

This elimination match will last for four weeks, and will become more intense and brutal as time goes on.

It depends not only on luck, but also on overall quality.

Another individual competition.

Participants will have slightly more opportunities, and can participate in up to five battles a day according to the points calculation. Winning a battle will earn you one point, and losing will not deduct points.

The first ten million people to exceed two hundred points will enter the new competition points calculation.

The rest, eliminated.

Who will play against whom is known one day in advance, and the audience buys tickets based on the situation.

Since the money from renting the New World venue was enough to pay off the loan, the competition fees were not high, even so low that many people could not believe it.

There are four fixed ticket prices, and those who watch the live broadcast outside the venue will pay one yuan for ten shows.

It's the same whether you watch it on the computer or in the simulator.

Buying seats in the simulation cabin: 3 yuan per show

Tickets to change the player's vision at any time: 50 yuan per game, the mecha master needs to open the viewing channel.

At that time, Master A will be able to obtain a certain percentage of the share.

There is also a one-week free viewing mode, which can be recorded and broadcasted, but not reproduced: 100 yuan. The live broadcast of the conversion contestant visual series does not participate in this event.

If the audience likes the contestant, they can give him a popularity ticket. The popularity ticket needs to be purchased separately. Each person can cast a maximum of one vote per game. A VIP who pays 100 yuan a day can cast ten votes.

The platform will charge 40% of the money from popularity tickets. After all, they have to pay taxes. The money earned from rewards is subject to heavy taxes, which are all paid by the platform. It doesn't make sense to deduct money after spending manpower and material resources. By then, Feifan Island will really be unable to make ends meet.

The rest will all go into the players' pockets.

Fans love Feifan Island’s pricing, it’s cheap, really cheap.

"My family sells Chinese cabbage."

"In the past, we had to pay hundreds of yuan to watch live broadcasts. Different platforms had different prices, which was painful. We didn't want to pay at all, and we often couldn't see our favorite characters. Now it's better. We can watch whoever we want."

"In fact, if you calculate it this way, New World may receive more money. It's only one dollar, who wouldn't want to spend it? It's not just one person who can watch the live broadcast. If everyone is willing to spend it, then the money received will definitely be more."

"There are so many people in the Ten Stars. This is an unimaginable amount of money. Feifan Island has made a lot of money, okay? What's the point of selling cabbages?"

"As if you could charge a dollar or more for hosting this game."

"I don't understand how some people think. They don't speak human language. If they can't make money, why do they bid? At least Feifan Island didn't charge according to the bidding price. They didn't do it with the idea of ​​making a profit first. Whether you want to watch it or not, it won't cost you much."

"Other companies will definitely charge a large amount first, and then charge per game. If it's less than three figures, they will be embarrassed to mark the price."

"Don't mention it, the live broadcast software in the new world is really easy to use, and it also has a playback function. Although there is only one visual, it is free to watch. I choose to use it for free first."

"This scene in the New World is worth the money, okay? Three yuan per game, if you buy one less drink, you'll have enough money to watch the game today."

"Everyone in my family plans to pay ten dollars for a week."

"I'm quite generous. I want to see the one with the transformed vision. Hehe, I also want to be a mecha pilot for once. I can experience the real mecha pilot experience for 50 yuan."

"I'll wait until the finals to see which player is better." "Hahahaha, me too. Rich people will probably buy tickets for every game."

"No, no, no, I don't think many people can maintain the vision of a mecha master for long."

"Ordinary people can't do it, but other mecha masters can. It's easy to steal someone's skills."

"Hush, we can see it but don't say it. What if the powerful mecha master doesn't allow us to see it?"

Regardless, the game is about to begin.

Su Xiaocai announced that she would take a day off today and go see how the vegetable farmers were doing.

The military cadets took a breath and also needed to do some summary and digest the knowledge they had learned.

For individual competitions, you must reserve a time slot one day in advance and then be randomly matched.

All ten vegetable farmers participated in the competition.

Xing Miao, Feng Wansha and Li Leilei mainly tested their own strength and did not compete for winning or losing.

For the other seven people, Su Xiaocai set goals for them to enter the final round.

There are more than 300 million people who signed up for the individual competition. They have to enter the top 10 million first.

Only those who participate in the second round of selection and rank in the top 10,000 can participate in the finals.

The final was held at a real venue, which was the third game.

This competition was terrifying. The other seven who failed to make it to the finals would face a nightmare punishment. Su Xiaocai didn't say what the punishment was, but they knew it was not comparable to their current training level.

The "vegetable farmers" set a time for the competition, which will start between 10 and 10:30.

Su Xiaocai directly turned on the live broadcast on the computer and booked a session for ten people.

She also invited Ji Li to come and see.

The two sat on the sofa in the entertainment room, eating chips and drinking tea.

The first person to officially take office was Hu Ping. As soon as he came online, his opponents were already preparing.

Hu Ping also entered a state of preparation. He chose a very common standard mecha. This was not Su Xiaocai's request, but the consensus of the team.

Su Xiaocai has made a star-level mecha for them. Although the mecha cabin is still old-fashioned, it can be replaced with the most advanced mecha cabin at any time.

With such a powerful mecha entering the finals, they absolutely cannot afford to embarrass Su Xiaocai in terms of technology, so in the initial stage, they only choose standard machines to fight.

Hu Ping is counting down the thirty seconds before entering the venue.

His hands were slightly sweaty. Half a year ago, he had already given up hope of participating in the competition.

By chance, I no longer need to go through school to participate in the competition.

Without the school coach controlling the team, Hu Ping had a platform to showcase himself.

He clenched his fists and took a deep breath. He would not let himself regret it.

The countdown to entry is over.

They were welcomed with applause from all directions. Hu Ping looked up at the audience, feeling extremely excited. This was his stage.

The two mechas appeared together. They had no streamlined design and were ordinary and gray.

Hu Ping's mecha is a light one and has not been modified.

However, the mecha of another contestant was modified in some places and some powerful heavy weapons were incorporated into it, turning it into a heavy weapon.

Before the show officially begins, the two can communicate and introduce themselves to the audience.

Hu Ping smiled and said, "Opposite, should I call you Ms. or Mr.?"

"A Ping? Stop talking nonsense and start. I have to rush to the next show." It sounded like a male voice without a voice changer.

Knowing that the other person is a man, you can beat him without restraint.

If it was a woman, Hu Ping would not be a gentleman either. With Su Xiaocai as a precedent, who knows whether the person on the other side is a human or a genius.

At most, I won't make any sneak attacks.

"Alright, alright, let me say the last word." Hu Ping controlled the mecha to blow a kiss to the audience, "Remember today's Ah Ping, come and see me more often, the sequel will be even more exciting, I will definitely win."

opponent:??!
Who is this? He is not famous, but he is so arrogant.

The audience laughed. Another boaster who made a speech similar to Hu Ping was basically defeated.

Hu Ping pressed the start button and the scene changed. The audience disappeared and the surroundings became an open floating island arena in the air.

The huge marble floor stretched for dozens of kilometers, preventing time-consuming chases. Mechas could only fight within the arena.

While the heavy mecha was still starting up, Hu Ping's mecha had already moved and rushed in front of the heavy mecha.

The opponent reacted quickly, fully armed and launched indiscriminate attacks.

The scattered missiles included homing missiles. "Die!"

There are volunteer hosts at the venue who can watch the games for free and serve as commentators for random games.

An excited voice rang out, "It has appeared. An unsolvable skill that many people have studied online has been named an ultra-standard, high-damage move. How should contestant Aping deal with it? Should he turn around and run to deal with these annoying missiles first, or…"

Hu Ping pulled away a little and charged again. Shells were flying everywhere, but he kept pushing forward at full speed, turning on the anti-gravity device and wind control system of the mecha at full power. The moment he came into contact with the shell, he passed by it like a light leaf without triggering an explosion.

Having dodged the attack from weapons within branch line range, there were still five tracing bullets hanging over his head.

Hu Ping threw out a powerful jammer. The moment the jammer was ejected, the tracking missile turned a corner and chased the jammer.

The host clapped his hands and said, "Awesome! This is the most exciting scene I've hosted today. Ah Ping did it. This scene can be included in the textbooks. The mecha is indeed at the forefront of technology. The mecha master gave it a soul."

The enemy heavy mecha continued the same type of operation for the second time.

Hu Ping rose into the air behind him, smoothly entering the heavy mecha's attack lock blind spot.

He started grabbing and easily knocked off a weapon from the left arm of the heavy armor. These externally suspended weapons were different from the Black Wing, which had an unprofessional suspension and could be removed in one go.

With lightning speed, he rushed forward again.

A sudden push for gravity conversion, turning anti-gravity into a supersonic fall.

The heavy armored mecha master could only hear the explosions he fired, accompanied by the ubiquitous roars and bleeding from his ears and nose.

Then a sharp weapon pierced through the left arm of the mecha. I don't know how Hu Ping did it, but he just took it off.

The heavy mecha master was angry and anxious and wanted to escape, but he forgot that his mecha was a heavy mecha and was full of burdens.

Running in front of a light mecha is like crawling at a snail's pace.

Hu Ping teased, "Don't run, don't run. If you have any tricks, use them quickly. If you don't, I will kill you."

"Crazy." The opponent directly pressed the surrender button and shouted that he admitted defeat.

The game ended without any suspense.

Many people are not optimistic about this A Ping, so the odds are very high.

The host blurted out, "I made a fortune. I am extremely honored to host this game. It was very exciting. Although it was only a little over a minute, Aping provided us with extremely impressive driving skills. Congratulations to Aping for winning."

The audience also clapped along with the host. In the early stages of the competition, the shorter the competition, the more it could reflect the essence of the mecha pilot's driving skills.

The evenly matched competition is definitely coming up, and it will be a contest at the extreme level of human strength.

Hu Ping chuckled and followed up with the second show.

The ten "vegetable farmers" all finished five games within an hour.

They were all lucky and did not encounter strong opponents, so their performance was remarkable.

Five points was successfully obtained.

The audience was unprecedentedly satisfied with the "vegetable farmers" competition.

"Brother Ping's driving angle is so cool, I love it, which one is his personal account? I want to be his die-hard fan."

"The most ordinary name, the most amazing driving skills."

"Ji Er must be Ji Heng, right? Why does such a cool little brother need such a weird name?"

"So handsome, so handsome, and some of the girls are so cool too."

"I don't know which school they are from, or where they came from, and they didn't even leave their personal accounts."

"It feels like their piloting skills are way behind those of regular mecha pilots."

“I look very professional.”

"My brother is a soldier on leave. He watched dozens of the most popular battles. To sum it up in one word, it's unique. He said that this generation of young people has many creative ideas."

“I didn’t see the event you mentioned, and I don’t know when I can watch the replay.”