Chapter 2971: New Event: Maze Treasure Hunt

The elderly Moon Elf Mage, reaching the exciting part, grabbed the wine bottle on the table and gulped down a mouthful, though his frivolous demeanor drew dissatisfaction from his companions at the table:

"Hey, hey, hey, watch your image in public, don't lose face for our society! Besides, don't we already know your usual level? If it weren't for the Computing Power Pool bonus, you'd probably be as bewildered as that child over there!"

"Alright, alright, don't expose my shortcomings, it was my rashness. I'll treat you to Dream Blue later; the next match is about to start, let's watch the game first."

Dream Blue is a specialty of Shaerwen and has always been rarely exported abroad, but the Evergreen Association has channels to obtain it, though the price is enough to scare away a large number of Mages.

Hearing the name Dream Blue, the companions at the table immediately stopped heckling, though the fact that the next match was about to begin was also one of the reasons.

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Besides the Evergreen Association, Evereska has two other broadcast points for the Snow Melting Competition: one at the Tartat Academy of Swordsmanship in the south of the city, and one in a plaza in the center of the city, catering to the upper and lower classes of Evereska respectively.

The Evergreen Association is roughly between the two and is one of the Mage associations most frequently visited by the various societies in Evereska, and quite a few Nobles have been there as well.

But regardless of the broadcast point, the areas around the projection are crowded with Elves and a few Dwarves; the Mages are mostly attracted by the Arcane Competition itself, while the non-Mages are mostly there to watch the spectacle.

The attribute of watching a spectacle is never unique to humans; it should be said that as long as it is a sentient being, it lacks the attribute of being quiet.

Thus, Xia Shao and Niya also fell silent, quietly waiting for the duel to begin.

In fact, that event has always been considered a rehearsal for group combat during wartime in the Elf World, which is why it is so popular; Xia Shao personally participated in the Green Field Plane War and personally experienced the coordination of the Elves.

Xia Shao speculated that even if that event is retained in next year's Rier Competition, it will likely be used to allocate the profits of the Grey Peak Mountains; if that method is truly used, whoever loses will feel unconvinced.

Naise Rongxue achieved seventh place, but considering that the Seventon Bureau was originally born in Naise Rongxue and had received training from Xia Shao in chess skills (the first time it appeared), not taking first place was somewhat disappointing.

As for Grand Illusion, it showcases the grandeur of illusions, but what is called "grand" has no clear standard, and it is entirely up to the on-site judges and the audience.

And Maze Treasure Hunt was proposed by Yierlan and finally approved when other countries in the Alliance were widely invited to join after the Northland Alliance was established.

After the number of users connected to the Computing Power Pool Main Network increased to a certain level and stabilized, Xia Shao was entrusted by the Arcane Maze Council to inspect the three broadcast points in Evereska.

Broadly speaking, the process of Maze Treasure Hunt is mainly divided into three stages—first gather companions, then assign tasks to explore the maze, and finally set off for the center of the maze.

Moreover, the latter two events were both proposed by Elf countries and then joined the competition after the Naise Rongxue side agreed; the inclusion of Grand Illusion happened at the same time as the Seventon Bureau, when Yierlan invited Keman to join, turning the Rier Competition from a duel between two countries into a three-way melee.

Just as Xia Shao and Niya were chatting idly, a new duel began; this match was Naise Rongxue versus Evereska, with Netherese Mages participating and the opponent not being too weak, so it was still worth watching.

Looking at the number of people in a single match, the first two events can actually be classified as individual competitions, while the latter two are naturally team competitions.

On the Evereska side, with Xia Shao's avatar present, he took advantage of being free to come over and check; this inspection really made him discover a problem: the broadcast equipment was "aging."

After all, it was the first time hosting a broadcast, and the Council had no experience, but one would think that such problems would not appear again next year.

Unlike the other three events, where winning and losing have very clear standards, it is not difficult for any person with normal thinking to make a judgment.

The so-called "Maze Treasure Hunt" is to randomly drop the two opposing sides into a maze; as long as anyone from one side gets the "treasure" in the center of the maze, that side wins.

Even with the Spirit Thought Network assisting in cheating, in reality, not all Netherese Mages can accept this, and now, even Elves can use the Spirit Thought Network, so their coordination is even more tacit.

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Today is the second day of the Rier Competition, and during this period, Xia Shao's main body has returned to the Territory several times, but most of the time he has been watching the matches here with Niya.

These all charged for tickets, and even the broadcast point in the plaza was no exception, it's just that the ticket price was cheaper than the other two.

Therefore, experience and coordination are very important; unfortunately, humans are far inferior to Elves in this regard.

Under such circumstances, it is of course impossible to repair on-site; they can only be replaced with new ones.

The Rier Competition currently has four events; besides the Seventon Bureau and Spell Duel, the remaining two are Grand Illusion and Maze Treasure Hunt.

Although it is the second day, the competition has only progressed to the second event, which is the most orthodox Spell Duel; the Seventon Bureau was the first event and has already concluded.

It is possible to encounter opponents at any of the three stages.

It is called random, but in fact, no matter how they are dropped, it is impossible to drop the contestants directly into the center of the maze; the purpose is to ensure there is a "snatching" process, which is also the main highlight of this event.

Fortunately, although the equipment in Evereska is aging, it has not reached the point of deterioration; holding out until today is not a problem, and using new equipment tomorrow will be fine.

Arcane Maze.

This actually caters to the judges and the audience, making it difficult to directly reflect the illusion level of both sides; external factors account for too much.

As for Spell Duel, this has always been a strong event for Elves in the past, but Naise Rongxue is not bad in this regard either, catching up very quickly; in recent years, they have never fallen out of the top three in this event.

Currently, in this new event, the performance of Netherese Mages is not very ideal; after all, this is also a traditional event of the Elves, and it is not something humans can catch up with in just a few sessions.

Or to put it another way, the Mithril Components in the broadcast equipment underwent an Elemental Transmutation reaction due to long-term use, causing the energy conduction efficiency of the components to decrease, thereby reducing the actual service life of the equipment.

In this regard, humans are indeed inferior to Elves.

Besides time factors, the fact that Netherese Mages are more "solitary" is also a major reason why their performance is not ideal.

As for Grand Illusion, on the surface, this is indeed a team event, but in essence, it is just an exhibition match; contestants from various countries will perform rehearsals and practices before the competition, and the final scoring is mixed with too many subjective factors.

Since money has been collected, the broadcast cannot be allowed to have problems halfway; in this regard, the Evereska Council actually has dedicated personnel responsible for it here, but broadcast failures have already occurred in other cities, and although they were resolved quickly, it inevitably had some negative impact.