Chapter 707 The second round ended in a blink of an eye
"Because the Red Lotus Princess qualified, the game in area b will be skipped. The first game in area c will be held next. Please be prepared!"
Following the host's announcement, the next group of opponents appeared on the big screen.
"Originally, there should be sixteen players left today, and they should be able to play at least eight games."
Kagami Kusakabe explained: "But because the competition in area B ended early and a large number of people abstained, the number of games today has dropped sharply."
"In this way, not only the audience will not buy it, but the TV station will not buy it even more!"
"TV station?"
"Well, to put it simply, they are investors!"
The Seven-Star Sword Dance Festival itself is a large-scale event, just like the Olympic Games, and costs a lot of money.
In order to obtain sufficient funds, the committee must solicit investment before the game.
The main source of investment lies in the live broadcast rights of the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.
The live broadcast rights of the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival can be sold for one billion every year!
The popularity this year is even more unusual, so it is rare that it sold for 2 billion!
In other words, by selling live broadcast rights to television stations, the committee can obtain funds to host the conference.
But in this way, the committee will inevitably be subject to the TV station as an investor.
The goal of the TV station is of course ratings and traffic. Sufficient traffic is necessary to ensure that this investment does not lose money.
Therefore, investors cannot tolerate a significant reduction in the number of games.
And today, by coincidence, is the second round match that gets the least attention.
If we don't increase the number of games, today's ratings will definitely plummet.
In addition, the alliance happened to be building momentum for the Sword God, and the two sides combined their efforts to put pressure on the committee. Of course, the committee had no choice but to obey the order and merge the second round and the third round together.
"It's all trouble."
"Who says it's not?"
Kagami Kusakabe was also quite unhappy.
"It's obviously a competition for student knights, so don't let adults' reasons get involved!"
Worthy of being a reporter.
He actually said such philosophical words.
All in all, some subtle coincidences between Jiang Li and Stella led to the current situation.
Ignoring other people for now, but for Kurogane Ikki, it is obviously a huge test.
"It's my turn."
The game on the field ended in just half a minute.
Todou Touka stood up and walked to the preparation room with the cheers of Usagi Maru and others.
"Daohua should be able to win this battle easily."
"The opponent was only the top eight last year, so it was very easy!"
Ten minutes later, Dongtang Daohua walked into the battle circle.
As the cheerleaders said, her opponents in the second round were only the top eight from last year. Although there was some improvement, they were still no match for her.
Two minutes later, Todo Touka easily won the victory.
"The game in area c is over! The next game in area d begins!"
"I've kept everyone waiting! The first game in Area D is the appearance of the extremely popular player that we have been eyeing so much, sweeping the country like the wind. Although he was called the Aurora Swordsman before, he now has a brand new title! Invite me
He appears!"
"Here it comes! I saw this just to wait for this moment!"
"(Sword God)! (Sword God)!"
Countless young people cheered and cheered in the stands.
The fanatical expression seemed to have found faith.
Some people even deployed their magic power and tried to rush towards the battle circle. The swordsmen in the audience quickly stopped the actions of these idiotic fans.
Under the spotlight, Jiang Li stepped onto the stage.
In an instant, all the media focused their cameras on him.
At this moment, his existence was known to people around the world.
Jiang Li ignored those trivial matters and stared at the gate opposite with cold eyes.
"Junior brother!"
After a while, a figure walked out from there.
She waved her hand and trotted into the battle circle with a look of surprise on her face.
"?"
Jiang Li raised his eyebrows.
"Which one?"
"That's too much!"
The girl was so shocked that her ponytail pulled down.
"And his opponent is the third runner-up in last year's Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival, Asagi Asagi from Wuqu Academy! As disciples of the God of War, I believe the two of them will have a friendly sparring match!"
The host's voice sounded very timely.
"oh……"
Jiang Li looked stunned.
Did he turn out to be the old man’s disciple again?
"Do you remember?"
Asakusa showed a cheerful smile.
"No, I've never heard of you at all."
Jiang Li looked calm.
To be honest, the old man has quite a few disciples.
As a senior in the world of swordsmen, he especially likes to give guidance to his juniors. In the past few years, he also served as a special advisor at Wuqu Academy, so it is normal for him to accept disciples.
But he only knew Dongdang Daohua and Xijing Ningyin, and had never heard of the others.
"when--!"
These words were like a sledgehammer, slamming down the shallow wooden tree.
"It's almost time to start."
Jiang Li looked at Shinguji Kurono next to him.
"Both sides are ready, the game begins!"
After giving the order, Shinguji Kurono withdrew from the competition.
Asagi's mouth puffed out, revealing a spiritual outfit. The sword-shaped spiritual outfit was wrapped with red flames.
"——"
Immediately afterwards, her eyes suddenly blurred.
Interruption of consciousness.
I couldn't react at all.
"..."
For a moment, the auditorium was enveloped in silence.
Many people showed confused expressions.
“Are flash sales popular now?”
"Aren't they from the same sect?"
In the racing circle.
Shinguji Kurono's steps back suddenly stopped.
"...The game is over, the winner is Jiang Li, Nanxiang, Military Academy!"
She was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses and stepped forward to make the announcement.
"I am honored to inform everyone that according to the camera judgment, this competition took 0.5 seconds, and the conference's defeat record has been refreshed..."
The host looked confused.
That moment of confrontation was played repeatedly on the big screen.
Jiang Li rushed out within 0.1 seconds of the start of the game and killed Asagi with a single blow.
Then Asakusa took 0.4 seconds to fall.
The committee made repeated confirmations several times before finally coming to the conclusion that "Jiang Li did not win by relying on his ability to go faster than the referee."
"too fast!"
"Is this the strength of (Sword God)?"
It wasn't until Jiang Li left the stage that there was heated discussion in the audience.
Although most people are looking forward to the sword god showing off his powerful swordsmanship and engaging in exciting battles with his opponents, if you think about it carefully, it is actually a normal development for the sword god to kill his opponent instantly.
I believe that only someone like the Gale Sword Emperor can fight with him for so long.
From this point of view, only in the finals, when the Sword God meets the Red Lotus Princess, can they see an exciting match comparable to yesterday's match!