Technology: Breaking the Global Monopoly

Chapter 2461 Closing
Gamblers and those drunk stock investors are the same kind of people. When they win, they don’t think about the days when they lose.

And this time, hundreds of billions of funds were poured into the betting pool. As many people became rich, as many people collapsed. Only those bookmakers who drew money from the turnover made a profit and laughed until the end of the game.

When Xu Xiu and Zhou Long recovered and walked to the podium of the Tianqiong Battle Center, Xia Tian, ​​the third place winner who got third in the semi-finals, and the other 503 contestants also appeared on the scene.

The sharing mechanism of billions of cash has made even the worst-performing contestant a millionaire.

The speeches of the top ten contestants also gave many people a special feeling, because except for contestant Xu Xiu, the other nine contestants were veterans who had retired from the Daxia military.

Their speeches were brief but powerful.

Even when Xu Xiu was giving her speech, the young contestant forgot the prepared speech and said subconsciously: "Life never ends. Next time, I will be the first! Champion!"

When Zhou Long began to give his speech, this madman who had been on the edge of danger countless times seemed to be more talkative than before.

Standing at the highest point of the podium, the helmet visor reflected the flying ribbons, and Zhou Long tasted the rusty air through the breathing mask.

He knew that this was the aftereffect of the bleeding in his body being barely stopped, and it would take some time for it to disappear.

Then, he subconsciously looked at the Dragon Spine mecha and said with emotion: "Every scar on it tells a story. In my opinion, it is not only a combination of steel and circuits. When the Yang Pulse Cannon penetrated my body, it was its emergency disconnection system that saved my life.

In the final decisive moment, it was its overloaded neural links that allowed me to react beyond human limits.

This machine contains the hard work of twenty-five engineers, and also my soul.

I am not the champion, it is the champion."

Steel cannot speak, but the AI ​​assistant of the Dragon Spine Mecha made a crackling sound of electricity that had no specific meaning.

The roar from the stands was enough to nearly blow the dome off. Amid the holographic ribbons that filled the sky, two scarred champion mechas bumped fists in accordance with the most ancient gladiator etiquette. The sound of steel colliding resounded throughout the venue.

Afterwards, the closing ceremony performance began at the Sky Dome Battle Center.

One hundred thousand seats suddenly lit up with fluorescent light, and the Mechanical Phoenix and the Chinese Dragon, made up of holographic projections from drones, hovered above the dome of the Sky Dome Battle Center.

The symphony orchestra had unknowingly played the first note of "Mecha Rhapsody". When the music reached its climax, the Phoenix and the Dragon suddenly disintegrated into countless points of light, covering the center of the sky battle field like a meteor shower.

The ground began to shake, and more than 300 mechas from previous competitions lined up and drove out from the underground passage.

Their broken parts were repaired by holographic projections, and the old "Iron Monger I" stood side by side with "Twin" and "Skyrim".

When these mechas, which had once attracted the attention of countless people, simultaneously raised their right arms in salute, the audience erupted in prolonged applause.

"Although it's been a few years, I'm still shocked when I see Iron Overlord again. When Mr. Gu introduced them at the press conference of Jiuzhou Entertainment, I didn't expect that they would really develop to the current scale." "These mechas are probably just less than the number held by our Daxia military. If they are placed in other countries and regions, they can easily crush them. The only problem is that the logistics pressure is a bit greater. If the logistics are not a problem, it will be a real steel torrent."

"Fuck, today's competition is over. When I get home from get off work tonight, I will start sprinting for the qualifying round! Next time, I must be in the top 5,000 in the world!!!"

"I bet a hundred dollars, and after playing one game after another, I actually made more than ten thousand dollars. Turtle."

"Barbie, can we live in Daxia in the future? There are many mechas there, and you can even see mechas working on the streets."

……

In the holographic projection of the Sky Dome Battle Center, each player’s personal training battle video is displayed. From the simulation cabin to the podium, countless days and nights are condensed into points of light.

When the champion Zhou Long raised the crystal torch that symbolized inheritance, the lights in the entire venue suddenly went out, leaving only the red light spots on the mecha's eyes flashing.

Afterwards, a projection drone that recorded the video data of each mecha's last battle played these videos under the dome.

Following the command from the main control AI "System enters sleep mode", the eye lights of all mechas dimmed at the same time. At the same time, the closed dome of the sky began to slowly open.

One hundred thousand miniature white crane drones flew out from the corner of the audience seats and, under the guidance of the background program, automatically flew to the center of the field, forming a huge word "Peace".

When the last note dissipated into the air, the eye lights of all the mechas went out completely, as if they were slowly closing their eyes.

Xu Xiu, Zhou Long and others left the award ceremony, but were soon surrounded by the media who had been waiting for a long time. At the critical moment, it was the elites of Jiuzhou Security Company who persuaded these restless media reporters to return to the press seats.

"Please maintain order. The audience is leaving in an orderly manner. You have 10 minutes for the interview..."

"Zhou Long, as the champion of the first Global Mech Challenge, you will receive over 10 billion in cash and the right to design a champion mech. You already have a champion mech. What do you think about the design of the next champion mech? And how do you feel about becoming a billionaire?"

The first question asked almost everything the reporters wanted to ask.

However, Zhou Long was not nervous.

He responded with a smile: "In fact, when my own savings reached 100 million, I didn't have too many ideas about how much money it was. Later, I would donate 1 million to the two projects of environmental governance and infant health.

As for the mecha design ideas, I have a lot of ideas in my mind, which require careful communication with engineers to maximize the effect. After all, in the next competition, I may only be able to choose a main mecha and a No. 2 mecha, and I will not be able to fight with two champion mechas at the same time. "

As soon as Zhou Long finished his answer, the group of reporters immediately raised their arms and pressed the application button.

"Contestant Zhou Long, may I ask about your current relationship status... If you have children in the future, will you train them to be mecha technicians? Will you continue to focus on gaming mecha battles, or choose other fields?"