Next to her, Remyu held a lollipop in her mouth, her fingers swiftly striking a special keyboard that hovered in the air.

In front of her, on the virtual screen projected by a Spiritual Artifact, various data scrolled rapidly downwards, forming all kinds of Spirit Pattern structures and analyses. She nodded vigorously: "Wow, this performance..."

Vishdair couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing here again?"

The red-haired girl tilted her head: "My major is [Spirit Rune Array Programming and Architecture], I've been learning this since I was a kid."

"So all those explosion and ballistics classes we took together are electives for you?" Vishdair showed a doubtful expression, "And you still manage to leave school with us every day?"

——This guy's professional courses aren't even accounting for a third of her electives, huh?

"Ah, haha..."

She laughed twice, but her voice seemed a bit guilty: "I'm a model student, you know. Besides, I self-study in the dorms and do my homework!"

"In any case, my master wants to make the most of the resources the boss provided, and also live up to the boss's expectations, so everything needs to be fine-tuned to the best!"

Liko got up from the ground, took out her phone from her work clothes and checked it: "But, it's almost time... Master should stop now."

"Almost time for what?"

Liko replied matter-of-factly: "It's time to watch the show."

"Of course, it's the weekly preview of the Mechanical Spirit Cup, not an official program, but it's quite popular."

...

A huge projection screen descended onto the ceiling of the factory.

Seven people sat in front of the screen, right next to the massive frame and maintenance platform of the Angry Iron Plate.

"...Alright, everyone! Today we have a special guest to deeply analyze the latest intelligence for this competition!"

A voice came from nearby speakers that, despite their rugged appearance, had surprisingly high-quality audio.

"First, let's repeat the rules and location of this competition for viewers who haven't watched previous episodes!"

On the projection screen, as the host narrated, a miniature 3D model of the Sky Arena appeared first.

The towering thin tower's virtual image rapidly enlarged, with the view rising all the way up until it focused on the very top.

The top floor of the Sky Arena.

Inside the one-thousandth floor.

A portion of its interior formed a super-detailed miniature terrain model that included all kinds of landscapes.

It contained a snow mountain, rainforest, desert, and an abandoned city among various complex terrains.

Chelina was slightly stunned: "The one-thousandth floor?"

This is quite grandiose?

Lisa tilted her head: "I remember the Yue Shui Province championship was held here, right."

"Indeed, it does have some connection to the provincial championship, and historically, the Mechanical Spirit Cup rarely takes place on the one-thousandth floor, maybe only once or twice."

Remyu explained: "It's said that this year the Yue Shui Province championship was held on the Sky Arena's one-thousandth floor, so the venue was already set up, and the organizers slightly modified it for reuse as this Mechanical Spirit Cup's venue, which also lowers costs a bit."

"Moreover, hosting it on the one-thousandth floor means the competition will be held under the watchful eye of the System, making it more ceremonious."

Liko added, "In short, it suggests that this edition's specifications are higher than previous years, and a lot of experts from the Federation Country might be watching."

"After all, mechanical Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters are more mainstream over there."

"Speaking of the Yue Shui Province championship..."

Lin Guang thought of the video he specifically went to watch before.

Compared to the Fenghai Province's finals, the Yue Shui Province's final ended without much excitement.

Because it was a one-against-three sweep.

Rather than a battle, it was more like an elegant mockery.

Qing Cheng—the newly-trained Spirit Master who was beaten by Lin Guang at the opening ceremony—led a team where no one could even touch the opponent, and they were defeated in what seemed like child's play under his hands.

Lu Xingzhou.

Champion of the Yue Shui Province championship.

After winning, he gained the attention of both the Thunder and Fire departments, and was accepted into one of the Eight Great Schools, the All-Beast University, with a Talent Sequence of 87's [Thirty-Three Cave Heavens], showing extraordinary spatial control abilities with his Contracted Spirit Beasts [Void Cicada] and [Sky Roaming Silverfish].

People speculated after the competition whether he had gathered True Intent or could deploy a Domain.

Because his performance in the provincial championship was so effortless that it was uncertain if he even exerted half or even three-tenths of his power, let alone going all out, there remained the possibility he had already eschatologically gathered True Intent on his own.

In other provinces too, more than half were in such cases, with very few confirmed Domain holders.

To put it improperly...

Not every Yin Long can encounter a Lin Guang belonging to them.

And not every noble family goes mad like the Jiang Family, exhausting their heritage just to bring their ancestors back to life.

Normally, as long as one has True Intent, even without deploying the Domain, they can crush someone of the Same Tier.

But after all, the ones ascending in the Golden Era to win championships are peerless geniuses, each extraordinary in their own way, naturally possessing endless possibilities that can't be underestimated.

On the screen, the host's voiceover resonated again:

"This is the final venue for this Mechanical Spirit Cup—[Lost Continent], the competition will be a battle royale with a scale of one hundred participants."

"In short, at the beginning, a large area will be designated, and the one hundred qualifying participants and their machines will be deployed into it."

"The organizers will release a toxic zone called 'Fog of Oblivion' on the outer edge of the venue, and all participants must promptly enter the safe zones to evade it." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"As the toxic zone gradually shrinks, the survival space will be increasingly compressed."

"In other words, combat will be unavoidable and more intense!"