While tragic things abound in the wasteland, where players are active, it's a different story entirely.

The "PVP" arena at Camp 101.

Two "Xiaguang II Experimental" power armors are scuffling together, and dazzling sparks fly between steel!

As the only arena in the alliance that is "both superior and life-and-death", this is a battlefield that only players can set foot in.

Generally speaking, unless you want to compete with your good brothers, real high-level players rarely waste time here.

However, due to the occasional release of experimental equipment in the arena, and there is a bounty and contribution points to be obtained by signing up for the test, whether you win or lose, this facility is quite popular with newcomers below the T3 tier.

The two brothers who are scuffling here at this moment are the best among the newcomers!

The one with the red identification strip is the [Summer Birth] from the Abstract Corps, and the one with the blue identification strip is the [Tiger of Litang] from the Climber Corps!

Since the experimental version of the Type II Kasumi replaces the front armor with terracotta steel, and strengthens the frontal armor at the expense of mobility, neither side can help each other's explosive shells.

After emptying all the bullets in the magazine, the red and blue sides drew their combat knives and hatchets almost simultaneously, and entered the favorite hand-to-hand link in the boiling cheers of the audience.

And the atmosphere of the whole battle was also pushed up with the adrenaline-pumping battle!

"Good summer !!"

"Gan him! Smash him on the head! ”

"Abstract Corps Awesome !!"

"Whoa!"

"! Brother Tiger, you can't do it! ”

"Shall I test you—"

The noise in the spectator area was constant, and the arena was also unstoppable.

The red and blue sides were fighting passionately while shouting in the communication channel.

At first, it was the summer birth that prevailed and unilaterally pressed the tiger of Litang.

However, due to the aggressive pace of the attack, the bulky Xiaguang II lost its balance for a while, and Xia Xian stumbled into the chest of the Litang Tiger, and the latter grabbed the opportunity to smash it with a short axe.

If the axe was a hot-melt cutting axe, the summer eighty percent of the hunched waist hitting Brother Tiger's chest had already become a roast chicken that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the combat knife in his hand could not pierce the front armor made of pottery steel.

However, it is a pity that there are no ifs on the battlefield.

While there is no comparison between the fighting power of the Abstract Corps and the Climber Corps that stood out in the Battle of Paradise, solo fighting and corps combat are also completely different concepts.

Because none of the teammates are reliable, the four high-level members of the Abstract Corps all have a wealth of battlefield survival experience and the ability to adapt to changes.

The window of counter-killing is gone in a flash!

Just when the axe slammed into his back for the second time, he took advantage of the moment when the opponent's center of gravity pressed behind him, his arms suddenly lifted up, and he got up with both feet, and directly uprooted the Litang Tiger that was pressing on him, and swept it behind him!

"I test ——!"

In the exclamation of the audience, Brother Tiger let out an unwilling roar, rolled over from the back of that summer with his head down, and fell heavily on his back.

"Boom!!"

The dust was billowing up, and he was about to roll over and get up, when the combat knife had already reached the gap between his helmet and shoulder armor, and a slap was firmly pressed against his head.

Panting Summer grinned, pressed this guy's helmet tightly, and raised his eyebrows.

"Don't move, be honest!"

“@#%！”

The tiger of Litang was so angry that he couldn't move after struggling a few times, so he could only stop there.

According to the PK rules, if either side loses the ability to resist, the PK is deemed to be over.

The winner receives a bonus bonus.

After the decision has been made, either side continues to fight, it will be considered a violation and will be punished.

This rule is also designed to reduce the wear and tear of equipment.

Although the power armor in the arena is a simple castrated version, such as replacing the ultra-long-lasting nuclear battery with a hydrogen battery that can only sustain one battle, the other parts are still very valuable.

At the moment when the winner was decided, a line of text floated on the big screen.

[The match is over, and Red wins]

[Victor ID: Born in Summer]

The spectator area outside the arena erupted in excited cheers, especially those who had won their bets, and they stood up and shouted excitedly.

Standing in the center of the crowd of onlookers, the extralegal fanatics applauded, smiled like a worldly master, and commented eloquently.

"Yes, yes, I have a third of the style I had when I dominated the arena."

[Sleepy when you wake up] standing next to him rolled his eyes when he heard it.

"Less bragging! And how many levels are you in, is it interesting to compare with newcomers! ”

The outlaw maniac laughed.

"Isn't that how I was at the same time? I wasn't a newcomer when I first dominated the arena! ”

When I woke up, I was sleepy: "I have won a few times in total, so why am I dominant!" ”

Outlaw Maniac: "It doesn't matter! Lao Tzu has a high winning rate! ”

Sleepy when you wake up: "@#%! ”

[I'm responsible for dying first], who stopped applauding, sighed, looked at the two helplessly and said.

“…… If you have this time to argue, you might as well go down and practice. ”

Due to the outrageous actions of some players, the player's viewing area and NPC's viewing area have been split since Beta 0.6.

The former is mainly open to players who have nothing to do and come to see the excitement, while the latter is mainly for researchers, engineers, and students from Camp 101.

Because of this, the NPC's viewing area is much quieter than the player's viewing area. Not only do you need to wear headphones to hear the sound of battle, but the atmosphere of communication is more academic.

"The hardness of the ceramic steel armor is somewhat beyond expectations......"

"Hmm...... 10 rounds of explosive arrows were hit in a row unscathed, and even blocked a portable armor-piercing projectile with a depth of 350 mm. ”

"This guy is like a walking chariot......"

"The failure of the armor-piercing shell to penetrate should be caused by the gap armor, but it is not entirely the credit of Tao Gang."

"Not necessarily, this has to be confirmed by disassembling the armor lining near the bullet point."

"I'm wondering what kind of individual equipment can destroy this thing from the front......"

"Wouldn't it be too early to think about that?"

"It's not too early, the proliferation of technology is a matter of time, and I'm sure the Legion is already thinking about it. We have to anticipate their solutions and think about countermeasures before they find them. ”

Sitting in the corner of the viewing area, Xia Yan, who was wearing headphones, stared at the notebook in his hand with a pensive expression.

As the designer of the whole set of armor, she does not focus on a single module on the armor, but on the whole set of armor.

Having been building equipment for players since before the Alliance was born, she knows better than anyone here how players fight and how to make the most of their specific battlefield environments.

And this is exactly what Chu Guang once told her, "a unique and irreplaceable talent that only she has."

Since she understood this, she has never been confused because she "has no awakened talent" and "can't find the value of her own existence".

From the observation of the battle just now, a new inspiration had already arisen in her mind.

It's just that the vague inspiration is still very abstract in her mind for the time being.

She needed a little time to put it into something concrete and incorporate it into the original design.

“…… Sorry, I still need a little time, can you wait a little longer? Ten minutes...... Well, maybe half an hour, no more than an hour at most! ”

Grabbing the messy fiery red hair, Xia Yan raised her head from the front of the screen and looked apologetically at Alyssa, who was sitting opposite, with a pleading look.

Due to the similarity of majors, Alyssa and Xiaoyu are very close, so they have become good friends with her.

However, Xiaoyu and Pai have been busy with exchange-related projects in Dawning City recently, so the two of them have been going to the cafeteria to eat these days.

Seeing Xia Yan's troubles from the frowning brow, Alyssa smiled and said softly.

"It's okay, I'm not very hungry."

"Thanks!"

hurriedly threw down this sentence, and Xia Yan continued to devote himself to the work of conception.

And Alyssa, who was sitting opposite, did not disturb her thoughts, and quietly sipped the fragrant coffee as before, while flipping through the unfinished book in her hand.

She chose to read here not because she was interested in power armor combat, but simply because the coffee was free and unlimited, and the occasional biscuit and pastry that didn't sell out yesterday in the cafeteria.

Since resigning from the Crisis Committee of Boulder City, she has lived an ordinary life, and her monthly living expenses are only about 1,000 silver coins.

Thanks to scholarships from the Alliance's education department and the local authorities in Boulder City, she was able to learn the knowledge she wanted here without any worries when it was all over.

However, although her life is not poor, because she is not spending her own money, she still adheres to the attitude of saving money, especially when it comes to non-essential expenses.

I believe that the respected Mr. Manager will not mind that a little girl who has no independent financial ability secretly takes advantage of him.

And she won't eat and drink for nothing.

When she succeeds in her studies, she will repay him for his help to her and Boulder City with her profound knowledge.

In the past, she was still very weak, and she only knew a lot of things but didn't know why.

But now it's different.

After a whole year of study, she is no longer the same person she was back then......

“…… Is it Ms. Alyssa? ”

Hearing the voice from the side, Alyssa realized that her fingertips had frozen in the footer of the next page for a full ten minutes without turning the page, and the hundreds of thousands of words that flashed in her mind just now could write a book.

Realizing that she was distracted, she couldn't help but blush, coughed lightly and straightened her appearance, and then looked up at the staff member standing at the table.

"It's me...... Is there anything please? ”

The staff member said with a smile.

"There's a gentleman at the door looking for you, and he claims to be your friend, saying that he has something to do with you."

During equipment testing, non-Camp 101 incumbents or students will not be able to request access to the arena to watch the game, with the exception of authorized Vault residents.

However, Camp 101 itself is very open, and anyone who registers with the guard can enter.

When she heard that it was her friend, the first thing that came to Alyssa's mind was Mr. Joy.

His children are also studying at Camp 101, and occasionally visit her when they come to see them.

"I see."

Alyssa didn't think much about it, closed the spread book, and then looked at Xia Yan, who was sitting opposite.

"Then I'll go out for a while."

Xia Yan, who was busy facing the screen, nodded hurriedly, she didn't even have time to take her eyes off when she was already in the state.

"Uh-huh! Bon voyage! Oh no, remember to come back later! ”

"Don't worry, how could I leave you alone for dinner...... I'll be back soon. ”

Amused by Boss Xia's hurried appearance, Alyssa couldn't help but laugh.

In order not to keep Mr. Joy from waiting, she didn't delay any longer, got up and left her seat and walked out of the door of the arena viewing area.

At the same time, at the entrance of the arena, two men, one tall and one short, were standing in front of each other.

Compared to the tall man standing in front, the shorter one was obviously much younger, and he was not yet an adult.

It is precisely because of this that he lacks experience, whether it is face or self-confidence, is far thinner than the one standing in front.

“…… Mr. Zeid, is it really good for us to do this? The young man glanced nervously in the direction of the door, but finally did not hold back, and said in a low voice.

Zaid had lied to the staff at the door, they weren't friends with Lady Elisa, and they hadn't even met her.

Although Mr. Zeid deceived the young man who was not skilled in the trade by his smooth speech and proper manners, so much so that the latter went in to help them find someone without even asking his name, the lie did not last long.

He was very worried now, and the young lady called the guard here directly after seeing their unfamiliar faces......

Zeid glanced at his breathless attendant and said in a soft voice.

"Take it easy, we're not bad people, just explain it to her and apologize in a moment."

Looking at the guy's nervous appearance, he paused for a moment and said again.

"He who does great things usually does not stick to small things, and with that lady's ability and ambition he will not be as knowledgeable as we are in such small matters. It's you, you look like you're probing your brain, I'm really worried that the guards will throw you out. ”

The young man's name was Vasa, and he was a member of the Snake Clan like him, and he was also the younger brother he had taken in shortly after he arrived in Dawning City.

Hearing Zeid say this, Vasa quickly stopped looking around, but the expression on his face was still that nervous.

"But...... Can't we do it any other way? For example, send a letter to formally ask her to talk about something. ”

"Do you think I haven't tried?"

Asked him rhetorically, Zeid continued calmly.

"And we don't have time to wait any longer, the window of time is getting closer and closer, and under the joint tearing of external forces and internal forces, the empire cannot hold out for long. We have to get the support of the Alliance, and to do that, we have to get in touch with the Alliance's managers. ”

Ever since he heard the idea of a certain Vault resident and changed the Equality Society into a family association, he has really attracted a lot of membership and sponsorship funds.

Especially after hearing that the members of the family association are all family, and that there is no distinction between you and me, many residents of Vault 404 are really happy to uncover their pockets and support their cause without asking for anything in return.

However, even so, they have grown up with the support of these "improvisations", and they are still far from being compared with the federation formed by the residents of Golden Gallen Harbor.

The scale of the two is not at all the same magnitude, the latter not only has the support of the residents of the French Fries Port, but also has the support of the behemoth of Baiyue Company.

Zaid actually wanted to wait patiently, after all, some things were in a hurry, and he even didn't hesitate to serve tea and pour water at the morning stall for a long time in order to see a big man, and naturally he didn't mind pulling ramen for a few months in Dawning City.

However, a series of recent events have made him a little unable to sit still.

On the one hand, Lassi has performed a little more than he expected, and the Survivor Daily Dawning City edition reported the results of Mammoth's recovery for the first time.

On the other hand, the imperial court was stupid enough to surprise him, making almost all the mistakes he could make, and still racing all the way down the wrong path.

It is unlikely that anyone in their intellect will make completely different decisions on a series of issues, and yet the witch camel miraculously achieved this feat.

Generally speaking, it is not easy to write a completely correct test paper, but it is also quite difficult to get it all wrong.

“…… Will that Alyssa be able to contact the Alliance's administrators? Vasa looked at Zaid with a puzzled expression, still with a hint of disbelief on his face.

The latter didn't bother to explain to him, just looked at the door indifferently, and said in a flat tone.

"Whether it works or not, you have to give it a try."

Although he said this, he still had a lot of confidence in his heart that this thing could be done.

Like a certain Mr. Rat who wrote "Red Soil", he also studied the materials of the Great Transformation of Boulder City, and he studied it far more deeply than the former...... At least in his own opinion, there is no doubt about it.

After all, while the former is still focusing on the cultural level, he has already deeply dissected the core of the old and new regimes and the change of power during the entire period of great change in Boulder City!

In the end, it was never the idealists who triumphed, and those who overthrew the nobles of the inner city were actually human spirits who took human nature to the extreme.

Especially the woman named Alyssa, it's not simple at all!

She is not only the daughter of Malvern, the former president of the Bank of Boulder, but also a member of the crisis response committee jointly established by the workers' association and the militia group!

This committee is incredible.

Today, the top of the local authorities in Boulder City have basically inherited from that committee.

Whether it's the town hall or the militia regiment!

Being able to stand alone in the change of power between the old and the new, and save herself and the family behind her, is enough to see this woman's wrist!

And that's not all—

He also learned that during the crisis committee period, this Alyssa also presided over the liquidation of the assets of the nobles of the inner city and the bankruptcy reorganization of the Bank of Boulder!

It's a brilliant move, and it's what he praises the most.

After doing these things, she is equivalent to completely completing the cut with the past! In the future, her political enemies will no longer be able to attack her with her origins!

Even the original stain on her body will become a shining medal!

Whether it is to finish this thing beautifully, or to successfully gain the trust of the other members of the crisis committee, and take this work into her own hands, it is enough to prove the cleverness of her methods and the depth of the city!

On the surface she lost all her possessions, but in reality she got more and closer to the essence -

That's power!

Even if she eventually chooses to fade out of the inner echelons of Boulder City's power when it's all over, it seems to Zeid more like a retreat.

Going to the highest institution of the alliance to further her studies will add a piece of the alliance's imprint to her body, and at the same time, she will have more halo than her colleagues in the crisis committee.

In the future, if she takes a step forward, it will be from the power core of the small pond of Boulder City to the power core of the entire alliance.

And even if she takes a step back, she can easily stand on top of her former colleagues by virtue of the imprint that belongs to the alliance and the merits of the Great Transformation Period of Boulder City!

Not to mention that she still has a strong relationship with the alliance manager!

It was a small piece of gossip that Zayd had heard by chance, and that Alyssa and the Coalition's administrators often exchanged letters.

Although this news is not reliable, it is just a show off when a certain drunkard in the Boulder City Tavern drank too much, but judging from the reaction of others laughing together, it is really such a thing.

And if that's the case...... Then the future of this Lady Alyssa is even more difficult to underestimate!

Zaid did not understand much of the power structure of the Alliance, and could only understand it with reference to the imperial court.

He tried to imagine that if he were the emperor of the empire, he would definitely not refuse such an empress who was powerful in her own right and could bring enough resources to the imperial family.

As long as the lady is not too old, or even the kind that has missed the age of childbearing.

Thinking of this, a smile of victory gradually appeared on Zeid's face.

The only thing he had to figure out now was how to prove to this Alyssa that he was worth her investment.

If he can hug the thigh of the future queen of the alliance, it will not only be of great benefit to his family, but even to the new kingdom that his family will establish in Borneo Province in the future!

Just as Zeid was thinking this, the man he had in mind finally appeared at the door of the arena.

However, the moment he confirmed that the figure was Alyssa, he was dumbfounded, unable to say a word with his mouth open.

That appearance was only fifteen or sixteen years old, completely subverting the scheming and unfathomable queen image in his mind.

This guy ......

Is that Elisa?

Could it be something wrong?!

All assumptions were disrupted, and Zeid looked at her with a bewildered expression until the latter followed the arena staff closer.

Looking at the strange man in front of him and the cowering attendant behind him, Alyssa had a faint displeasure on her face, and her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly.

This kind of pick-up, which starts with deception, has deducted zero points from her first impression of this guy in her heart.

"I don't know you, and I don't remember anyone here with the same name and last name as me."

"I need an explanation."

(End of chapter)