Volume 1: This is a world that speaks with weapons Chapter 25 Opening Ceremony
The Daxia Weaponry Professional League Rookie Grand Prix, commonly known as the Rookie Tournament, is a branch event of the "Professional League", the top event in the Daxia Weaponry circle, and is also the most exciting event among all the branch events.
This is a competition that can only be participated by "pure newcomers" who have not yet obtained professional qualifications. After several years of preparation, it has gradually become a platform for major martial arts clubs to showcase their new talents.
The wild new strong players who have not signed with any club also pin their hopes of becoming famous on this event, hoping to use this competition to show their strength and sign with a good club.
What the audience loves to watch most is often not the showdown between old powerhouses, but rather the emergence of new geniuses, who impact the old forces and defeat their predecessors one by one.
Today, in mid-July 2032, the annual Rookie Game has once again kicked off.
As the buses from various clubs arrived one after another, together with hundreds of independent free agents participating in the competition, a total of more than 500 new players were all in place and went to the waiting passage of the stadium in advance to wait.
Led by Zhang Zizai, Qi Ji's team from the Zangfeng Club was at the front of all the waiting teams.
This is the foundation of the "semi-official team". As the semi-official club with the strongest background, the strongest strength and the largest scale in Daxia, Zangfeng always has the priority to appear as the top team in most of Daxia's military competitions.
As the team's trump cards in this competition, Qi Ji and Yan Qing were the first players in the two-row team, following closely behind the two team coaches.
Zhang Zizai and Du Xishan talked quietly for a while, then Zhang Zizai turned around and said to Qi Ji and Yan Qing in a relaxed manner: "The competition committee has communicated with us in advance. It is now around 8:20 in the morning. We will have to wait here for about half an hour. At 9 o'clock, when nearly 50,000 spectators have entered the venue, the opening ceremony will officially begin."
Qi Ji took the initiative to ask: "What should we do at the opening ceremony?"
Zhang Zizai smiled and said, "You don't have to do anything. This is not the Olympics. Just carry your weapons and follow the team into the venue. The opening ceremony will last about an hour, including half an hour for the players to enter the venue and about half an hour for the committee leaders to introduce the competition system and rules. Then we will directly enter the official competition time."
Du Xishan added, "During the competition, the competition schedules of all the players in our club will be distributed to me and Lao Zhang by the committee, and then each player will have his own coach to coordinate the competition. If any problems arise, report to Lao Zhang and me immediately and do not handle them privately!"
Then comes the long wait.
Qi Ji dared to bet that although he didn't feel nervous, this was the longest forty minutes .
Nearing nine o'clock, a man who looked like a staff member suddenly ran over quickly and found Zang Feng's team, reminding them to go to the exit channel and prepare to go out!
Seeing that the notice had finally arrived, not only Qi Ji and his group, but all the more than 500 people present who were lined up in a long row became agitated. Under the leadership of Zhang Zizai and Du Xishan, the entire team quickly came to the exit of the passage.
As soon as he approached the exit of the passage, he heard the faint sound of noisy voices. Qi Ji could not help but look back and saw many flushed and excited young faces. He looked at Yan Qing beside him, and the little guy also looked back at him at the same time, with extreme excitement and yearning in his eyes.
"Is the expression on my face this excited and thrilled right now?"
Qi Ji thought silently and looked down at his hands. They seemed to be trembling slightly.
At this time, a voice that seemed to be amplified by a loudspeaker came from outside the passage: "Now... please... the team... are... allowed to... come out!"
The committee staff standing by immediately waved their hands and called out anxiously, "Hurry up, contestants, come out in order!"
Qi Ji immediately straightened his body subconsciously, and then hurriedly followed Zhang Zizai out.
The entrance of the passage was like a light gate, connecting the bright and sunny world outside with the dim passage. Everyone walked forward quickly in silence, and soon they passed through the light gate and officially entered their own stage.
"Boom!" The explosive roar of the audience rang in Qi Ji's ears, echoing back and forth in the hot stadium in July.
Qi Ji looked up in surprise, and then he saw tens of thousands of spectators that almost filled the entire venue. The densely packed heads were surging and shouting, with shouts and cheers coming one after another. Various colorful flags and giant banners were waving in the crowd, all welcoming the arrival of their Cangfeng Club and the wonderful sword fight that the Bingji masters were about to present to them.
“Are they cheering for me?”
At this moment, Qi Ji felt a surge of hot blood rushing from his whole body to his head, and his face suddenly turned red. He mechanically followed the footsteps of the coach in front of him and walked slowly on the outer circle track. His eyes inadvertently saw Yan Qing beside him. This kid's performance was even worse than his. His eyes were about to circle on his red face, and he even started to walk with his hands and feet trembling.
Seeing the funny look of his companion, Qi Ji seemed to feel less nervous. He quickly exerted the composure that an adult should have, adjusted his mentality, forced himself to calm down, and regained control of his facial expression, revealing a calm smile.
But his right hand held the bag of the weapon backpack tightly.
The team moved forward slowly, and the radio started playing the introduction of the Zangfeng Club at the right time.
"Now coming towards us is our old friend - the Zangfeng Club!"
"The Cangfeng Club is a long-established club in Daxia. It is the top martial arts club in Daxia with the most branches, the most students, and the most professional players!"
"Let's take a look at the information of the new players representing the Cangfeng Club Headquarters in this competition—"
"The first one is the talented newcomer who has already gained fame even before his debut - Yan Qing! A super genius at only 16 years old!"
As the introduction continued, several large screens above the stadium simultaneously showed the image of Yan Qing walking stiffly on the track. At the same time, the right side of the screen also displayed Yan Qing's immature profile picture and basic information.
[Player: Yan Qing, Gender: Male, Age: 16, Height 169cm, Weight 63kg]
[Affiliation: Daxia Cangfeng Bingji Club, Major: Daxia Swordsmanship, Rank: Unrated]
"So young!" "Wow! So cute!" "Yanbao! Mommy loves you!"...
Yan Qing has been a talented swordsman who has attracted attention in the martial arts circle over the past year. When he was introduced as the first contestant today, he immediately excited the entire audience. The audience vented their excitement wantonly, and the noisy voices mixed together, making it difficult to hear what each other was saying.
It seemed as if some time was intentionally left for the audience to discuss the opening contestant. After a pause, the broadcast sounded again, and this time, the camera was focused on Qi Ji.
"Next is the player who is on par with Yan Qing - Qi Ji! This player has an unknown background, but he is ranked on the left side of Yan Qing by the Zang Feng Club. Obviously, Zang Feng believes that his strength is not weaker than Yan Qing!"
Likewise, in sync with the broadcast, Qi Ji's walking image and his seemingly cold and handsome face appeared on the screen.
[Player: Qi Ji, Gender: Male, Age: 25, Height 187cm, Weight 85kg]
[Affiliation: Daxia Cangfeng Weapon Fighting Club, Major: Daxia Swordsmanship, Rank: Unrated]
The audience looked at each other in bewilderment, and then began to talk about it. Zang Feng actually introduced a mysterious newcomer without making any announcement, and he could even compete with the popular seeded player Yan Qing?
A mysterious newcomer, handsome in appearance, expected to be very capable...
With the help of a few gimmicks, Qi Ji immediately attracted the attention of many viewers.
