Shadows of the Deep Space-Chapter 146: The Pattern (Two more)

Begfin immediately raised his hand, signaling for all the students in the audience to quiet down.

The originally noisy auditorium fell silent in an instant, with everyone’s gaze focused on the trio of Begfin.

Begfin raised his right hand to his chest and elegantly bowed to all the students, then immediately began to speak.

"Hello everyone, I am the Student Council President, Begfin, and these are my partners, Irelia and Oliver. We are honored to have been invited by the school to be in charge of this inter-academy competition! This competition is of extraordinary significance, as well as a provocation; Imperial Court Academy has stood atop the Federation for thousands of years, always recognized as the number one academy. Now someone is challenging us—do you think we can accept this?"

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

...

Numerous students at the scene suddenly shouted in excited agreement.

Su Ming watched this unfold and couldn’t help but silently praise, the level of this speech was truly unmatched; it was a bit of a shame this guy didn’t choose to be a commander.

"Very well, I believe everyone here is definitely more outstanding than they are; it’s impossible for them to be our match. But things won’t be that simple! This competition is clearly aimed at us, meaning we’re not just facing the virtual enemies in the matches, but also the alliance attack from Bikong Academy and Amensk College. In short, our enemies are not one, but three; we need to fight one against three!"

Begfin then illuminated the stakes involved.

Upon hearing this, the students at the scene became agitated, and some with hotter tempers began cursing right then and there.

"Damn it, if that’s the case, that’s really going too far."

"Yeah, how is this a competition? It’s clearly a provocation."

"How is this fair? All the weapons we use in the virtual world are the same."

...

The entire auditorium was on the verge of exploding.

Su Ming frowned tightly, realizing why Imperial Court Academy was so anxious and attentive; put plainly, this competition was a trap.

Those two academies might indeed stoop to such actions.

After all, the Imperial Court Academy was like a mountain pressing down on them, and this was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity; they would definitely go to any lengths necessary.

"Su Ming, what do you think we should do in this situation?"

Chuyu asked with a slight sigh.

"I’m not sure, but we don’t need to worry too much. Since Begfin and the others dare to state it so plainly, they must have a strategy to counter this."

Su Ming pondered and then replied.

"I hope that is the case."

Chuyu expressed her genuine hope.

At this point, Begfin raised his hand, signaling for everyone to quiet down again.

However, this time it took a full minute for the noise of the auditorium to subside, showing that the students were thoroughly provoked.

"I know the current situation is not in our favor, and I am fully aware that we will be facing an enemy with a numerical advantage, but so what? We are students of Imperial Court Academy, the most outstanding academy in the world, and no one is better than us! We fear nothing, and we will be the victors of this competition. Moreover, our goal is not just to win; we aim to complete the competition tasks, defeat Bikong Academy and Amensk College, and achieve a clean sweep! We will prove to the world that Imperial Court Academy is the only elite academy in the world, and crush any provocateurs who dare challenge us."

Clap, clap~

Upon hearing Begfin’s speech, every person in the audience applauded fervently.

"Well spoken!"

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At that moment, Irelia stepped forward as Begfin smoothly stepped back.

Irelia raised her hand, signaling for silence. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Gradually, the commotion subsided, and Irelia slightly bowed to the crowd before speaking.

"Hello everyone, I’m Commander Irelia, and in the upcoming competition, I will be in command. I hope that you will all cooperate unconditionally and carry out orders! I hereby solemnly promise that, should we win, I will share my prize money equally with every person present."

Upon hearing this, all the students were shocked; the first-place prize money was a total of three billion Federation credits.

Usually, in such large-scale team competitions, if you win, the main credit tends to go to the commander.

Unless the commander leads poorly and someone turns the tide to secure victory, the credit may not belong to the commander.

Then Oliver stepped forward, speaking with a solemn voice.

"I, Oliver, also solemnly promise that should we win this competition, I will share my prize money equally with all of you."

"And of course, not to exclude myself; I will do the same!"

Begfin said with a smile in response.

Hearing this, all the students on the scene immediately erupted into excited applause.

"Thank you, senior sister and senior brothers!"

"Truly befitting of our seniors, so generous."

....

Su Ming responded sincerely upon hearing this.

"Truly exceptional, so magnanimous."

"Indeed, such generous prize money, not everyone would be willing to give it up."

Chuyu agreed in her reply.

"Well then, this meeting will end here. Please, everyone, go back and rest well, bring your condition to its peak; we look forward to fighting alongside you."

Begfin again bowed to the crowd, officially declaring the meeting over.

Clap, clap~

A thunderous applause echoed once more throughout the venue.

Begfin, Irelia, and Oliver then proceeded to walk off the platform and left through a side door.

As they walked out of the auditorium, Irelia spoke to Begfin.

"I want complete background information on all 10,000 participating students, as well as a rough battle assessment report."

"No problem, I’ll send it to you before tomorrow morning."

Begfin replied crisply and clearly.

"I don’t really understand. With the limited time, you probably won’t even be able to finish reading the normal battle assessment reports. Why do you want the background information?"

Oliver asked in a deep voice.

"A precaution against risks. Actually, Begfin, you have overlooked something."

Irelia stated simply.

"Oh? What did I overlook?"

Begfin asked, intrigued.

"Some of our own students are problematic. You have to realize that many students from our school were admitted from those two cities. Normal backgrounds are okay, but I’m worried about those from powerful families and conglomerates who might fight half-heartedly or leak information."

Irelia explained calmly.

Hearing Irelia’s words, Begfin couldn’t help but show a wry smile.

"I feel like coming back was a mistake. I should have pretended not to see that message."

"You wouldn’t have done that."

"So what is your plan to cope with this?"

"I have my considerations, but rest assured, the final victory will be ours."

Irelia replied with certainty.

Begfin and Oliver exchanged looks and nodded slightly.

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