Today is the third day of the "Imperial Royal Academy" rookie competition, and the first day of the knockout round. In the knockout rounds, each game is played separately and there will be no other game at the same time.

The first game in the morning was played by the veteran powerhouse "Mecha Maintenance Department" VS the "Ancient Ruins Investigation Department". The game will start at 8 o'clock sharp.

Su San came to the venue with Scarlett early. Along the way, the two felt the gaze of many people around them. It's no wonder that in yesterday's game, Su San became famous in one fight. This superstar has been hailed by many as the king of newcomers. Its limelight even surpassed that of Princess Avril, who had not yet been in battle, and several other powerhouses.

"Come on, Su San! I and all the students of our 'Star Field Adventure Department' support you unconditionally! An honest-looking classmate shouted.

On the other side, there was also a sweet-looking female classmate who waved her hand to Su San and said, "Su San, our students from the Ancient Martial Arts Research Department will also cheer for you!" ”

For these enthusiastic students, Su San could only respond with a gentle smile.

"I'm a little jealous of you when I see you so popular. A day ago, I was walking on the campus road, but everyone came to say hello to me. I didn't expect that a day later, the situation would be reversed. Scarlett said with a smile.

Su San spread his hands helplessly, indicating that he was innocent. "Hey, Senior Sister Scarlett, Su San, you came so early!" Suddenly, a woman's voice came from behind him.

Su San and Scarlett looked back, and it turned out to be Gu Qing, the captain of the "Ancient Martial Arts Research Department", who had brought her team members to watch the game. The signs they drew were good, not to mention the strength of the opponents, and the game started late, not until tomorrow afternoon. It can be seen that Gu Qing is very confident in winning the opponent and getting a place in the top eight.

Seeing this girl who was close to him, Su San smiled with some joy and said, "Hello, classmate Gu Qing." Come early to grab a good spot. Aren't you the same? ”

"Gu Qing, your game will only start tomorrow, today you should take a look at the strength of the opponents you may encounter in the top eight in the future, right?" Scarlett asked with a smile.

"Speaking of which, thank you Su San for giving in, otherwise it will be difficult for our 'Ancient Martial Arts Research Department' to even get out." Gu Qing didn't have any scruples, what did he say.

With the end of the contest with the "fighting system", the misunderstanding of twin sisters Qin Shuang and Qin Xue towards Su San was also eliminated. The second daughter greeted Su San coquettishly, and seemed to be a little embarrassed by her random speculation.

Su San, who was confused, could only nod and smile at the two and listen to their conversation.

"Su San, are you also a person with ancient Chinese blood?" Qin Shuang asked with some curiosity.

After receiving Su San's affirmative reply, Qin Shuang and Qin Xue said with some regret: "Hey, if only Su San could join our 'Ancient Martial Arts Research Department', the seven of us are all people with ancient Chinese blood." ”

Su San said with a smile: "That's not necessarily, although the blood is close, but I am an old human being, you are a new human being, and there may be a lot of differences in the direction of everyone's study." ”

Qin Xue said unconvinced: "It doesn't matter if it's an old human, our 'Ancient Martial Arts Research Department' also has a lot of powerful seniors and seniors who are old humans. ”

Su San shook his head with a smile, no longer dwelling on this topic. Gu Qing on the side glanced at Scarlett and said, "Senior Sister Scarlett, don't mind if we watch the game with you and Su San." ”

Although Scarlett was reluctant in her heart, she couldn't say it, so she could only nod her head and agree. A group of nine people found a good place and sat down, discussing in a low voice the upcoming knockout round.

"Su San, Senior Sister Scarlett, I don't know if you have a prediction for the upcoming round of 16?" Gu Qing sat on Su San's left side, looked at Su San's face and said.

Scarlett frowned slightly and shook her head. She actually has her own judgment on the top 16 matches, but because of her status as the team leader, it is really inconvenient to say it directly in public, so she can only keep silent.

Compared with Scarlett, Su San had no worries, and he directly stated his opinion: "In the top 16 match, in fact, the strength and weakness are still very clear. With seven of the eight group winners from the previous seed, their odds of winning are naturally enormous. This also includes your 'Ancient Martial Arts Research Department'. ”

Gu Qing nodded, agreeing with Su San's judgment, she thought for a while and asked, "So, Su San, you still have more confidence in being the first in the eight groups." It's just that you feel the same way about the fight between you 'Martial Arts' yourself and the No. 5 seed 'Agility'? ”

Regarding Gu Qing's question, Su San pondered for a moment before replying: "Well, if you only look at it from the perspective of strength on paper, it is true. As the No. 5 seed, 'Agile' is quite strong. In their lineup, there are two star-level players, and the other five are also strong players at the sixth and seventh levels of moonlight, which is very difficult. But ~~~"

Su San paused and continued: "Under the special competition system of the newcomer competition, the level of personal strength is not the decisive factor in the outcome of the game. As long as your team has enough cohesion, cooperation, and a little luck, it is entirely possible to defeat the strong with the weak. Just like what you 'Ancient Martial Arts Studies' and our 'Martial Arts Department' did. ”

"What Su San said is really good!" Gu Qing couldn't help clapping his palms and said, "Just like you said, if you only judge the outcome of the game based on the level of strength on paper, it will be too one-sided." ”

"There's something I want to warn you about, though." Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "Su San, you may not know that the 'Agile Department' did not send all of its main forces in the group stage this time. What I know is that they are likely to have more than two star-level players. ”

Hearing Gu Qing's words, before Su San could react, Scarlett, who was one seat apart, had already spoken, and she frowned and asked, "Classmate Gu Qing, is your news accurate?" How much credibility is there? ”

Gu Qing didn't care about Scarlett's questioning tone, she said seriously: "This matter was discovered by accident...... If you have credibility, it shouldn't be low. ”

It turned out that the dormitory No. 46 in Area C, where Gu Qing was located, was only a few dozen meters away from many dormitories for the freshmen of the "Agile Department". On her way back to the dormitory yesterday, she overheard the conversation between two suspected "agile" rookie players.

From the conversation between the two, Gu Qing suddenly found that the other party had been hiding clumsily in the group, and he had hidden the number one master among the newcomers. Since there are already two star-level players in the "Agility Department" on the surface, this first master must obviously be star-level.

After inadvertently discovering this secret, Gu Qing deliberately found this opportunity today and told Su San what he said he knew. It's kind of a reciprocation.

After listening to Gu Qing's complete narration, Scarlett nodded and said, "Okay, I understand." This time, I really want to thank Gu Qing. If it weren't for your discovery, we'd probably suffer a big loss. ”

Su San also smiled at Gu Qing and expressed his gratitude. Although in his opinion, there is not much difference between three star-level masters and two star-level masters, but the other party's mysterious star-level master is likely to have the strength of the second level of the stars, which is very tricky.

However, now that the early warning has been obtained, the situation has not finally gotten worse to the worst, Su San thought secretly in his heart.

As the bigwigs on the rostrum sat down one by one, in the center of the venue, the host Miss Hathaway also officially announced that the first round of 16 was about to start.

The "Mecha Maintenance Department" has always been considered a vassal of the "Mecha Specialized Department". Although the difference between "maintenance" and "specialization" is only one word, the status of the two departments in the entire "Imperial Royal Academy" is very different.

The "Mecha Specialized Department" occupies almost one-fifth of the resources of the entire school, and the students under its command are regarded as the pride of the sky wherever they go, enjoying the best courtesy. And the students of the "Mecha Maintenance Department" are called repairmen in the school. In class, only the remaining rags used by the students of the "Mecha Specialized Department" can be used as props.

The huge gap in treatment has made the "mecha maintenance department" hold back the fire up and down. I don't know when the students of the "Mecha Maintenance Department" began to hate the people of the "Mecha Specialized Department", and as long as they had the opportunity, they would launch provocations against each other.

The strong obsession made the students of the "Mecha Maintenance Department" a little paranoid. However, this also boosted their fighting spirit in disguise, so that every student in the "Mecha Maintenance Department" has extremely strong willpower.

This time the newcomer Dabi, the "mecha maintenance department" was listed as the seventh seed. They have one player with a first-level strength of the stars, and six players with a seventh-level strength of the Yueguan. Although on paper, such strength is not top-notch. However, the unique fighting will of the students of the "Mecha Maintenance Department" made the opponent not want to encounter them too soon.

In contrast, the "Department of Ancient Ruins Investigation" is less interesting. This department has always been known for its wealth, and its combat effectiveness is really not very strong.

Actually, this is not difficult to understand. According to the rules of the "Imperial Royal Academy", students of any department, who earn extra money through their own ability, only need to hand over 10% to the school, and then pay 10% to their own department, and the rest is at their own disposal.

Over the years, the teachers and students of the "Department of Ancient Ruins Investigation" have personally participated, and there are not a few relics excavated. Among them, there are also some large ruins that are very valuable. The excavation of each relic means that a large amount of interstellar coins will be obtained.

Because of this, the students of the "Ancient Ruins Investigation Department" all have a lot of net worth. They are also the objects of students from other faculties. If you have a good relationship with these God of Wealth and get a place for a ruins investigation, it will be much more cost-effective than working for a year.

"Mecha Maintenance Department" and "Ancient Ruins Investigation Department" are put together, just like "short, poor and ugly" meets "rich and handsome", and the two form a great contrast. Before the game began, the audience in the venue was already hotly discussed.