From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

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Chapter 360: Run, Margaret (Part )

"Although this isn't a fight, could you please be more serious, uncle? I, I want to see how far the gap between us is."

When Myrna was pushed to the starting line, Margaret, who was originally in the mood to play with her sister, became more serious.

"Hey... I just got my dry cleaning..."

Looking at his neat suit and then at the wild makeshift runway in front of him, Mainna sighed, but still untied his tie and handed his troublesome shirt to the "synth" beside him.

"…It's good to have fighting spirit, but Margaret, sometimes you need to learn to restrain yourself. Let me see how much you've grown over these days."

The Kuranta are a race that is good at running, so a speed contest is not something to be embarrassed about. In order to assess the growth of her niece, Mainna got ready in front of the starting line.

"Okay then. The temporary track is a circular track consisting of two 7-kilometer straight sections and two 1-kilometer curves, for a total of 16 kilometers. The first person to complete the entire course and return to the starting point wins. Um... if you don't want the prize money, you can exchange it for paid vacation time."

After releasing a wave of drones to act as eyes, Si Ye stood at the side of the starting line ready to act as a referee and read out the details and rules of this impromptu race.

After hearing about the paid leave, Roy and Monica, who originally didn't want to participate, became eager to try. Unfortunately, when they realized that the price of this paid leave was to compete with Margaret and Mainna, the two old hands silently moved back to their original positions.

"The competition system is to remove restrictions. You are allowed to use Originium skills, but you cannot directly attack other players, you cannot damage the venue, and the Originium skills you release cannot interfere with other players. Any questions~"

Seeing that all the contestants were ready at the starting line, Si Ye rubbed his fingers together, and a flash of light, which was unclear whether it was fire or lightning, flashed by.

"Then, set! Go!"

boom!

Si Ye blew a loud thunder out of thin air as a starting gun. The next moment, the grass and soil flew everywhere, and the contestants all burst out at an astonishing speed, starting to leave everyone behind on the track.

Due to the constraints of the rules, the release of Originium skills cannot affect other contestants, so Mainna and Margaret were thinking and adjusting the output level of the Originium skills. In the moment when the two were calculating, Sona's body burst out with unimaginable red flames and afterimages, and her speed suddenly increased, and she actually rushed to the first place.

"Ohhhhhh!"

With Sona's early success, the others also began to use their Originium skills to enhance themselves. Three beams of dazzling light, each giving a completely different feeling, descended on the track.

Apart from Margaret and Mainna, Maria's Originium skills, although sparse and crude, still had a hint of Lin Guang's flavor, which made Zofia, who followed Maria with ease based on her physical fitness, show a look of satisfaction.

"Sona, come on!"

Although Sona briefly occupied the first place with her explosive power, the gap between the two sides was shrinking as several Pegasus began to exert their strength. This made Huimao and others who were watching the drone live broadcast at the edge of the field start to cheer her on loudly.

However, Flametail's Originium skill was not a continuous or permanent bonus, but an explosive one. So even with the encouragement of her companions, and even though Sona had already stepped with all her might, the residual image of the flames on her body was still dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her speed was also rapidly decreasing.

"It seems I still need some practice."

When the effect of the Originium skill completely ended, Sona, who was originally in the leading position, had fallen back to the second tier position of Zofia, Huihao and others. In front of her was Maria, who was gritting her teeth to catch up with her sister and uncle.

"It seems that racial advantage still plays a large role... However, Sona's lack of strength is also a factor. The competition rules may need to be refined."

Looking at Margaret and Mainna who were running neck and neck, Si Ye couldn't help but sigh once again that the kings, princes and generals of the Terra continent were really brave. The advantages brought by the bloodline of the gods often required ordinary races to make several times the effort to barely catch up.

"Actually, Xinteleya, you should give it a try. That way, at least the suspense of the game will be greater."

"I?"

Looking at the live broadcast of Lin Guang and the other person breaking the sound barrier and rolling the grass, Xinteleya pointed at herself in confusion.

Although she also has some obvious Pegasus bloodline and can break the sound barrier or even run faster when running at full speed, she is still far behind the Pegasus of the Linguang family who are under the Zhengtian flag. What's more, Xinteleya's Originium skills are not well adapted, and she cannot perform outrageous operations like Margaret and Mainna who use Originium skills to boost their performance.

"If it were you in the past, maybe it wouldn't work, but now, it's hard to say."

Psychic power is a very versatile power. Although Si Ye couldn't use this very versatile power to correct the "regret" on Xiao Tianma and Shu's chest due to some unknown mistake, as the two came into close contact, Xintelaiya was still infected by some of Si Ye's scattered psychic power.

The spiritual energy that is transmitted will greatly enhance Xintela's physical fitness. Combined with the little Pegasus's already impressive strength, this exponential power will show a pure numerical beauty, which may allow Xintela to compete with Margaret and Mainna on the same stage.

“…Forget it. Running around looks tiring.”

Following Si Ye, Xinteleya automatically fell into a state of fatigue and laziness. As a worker who could approve her own leave, her desire for paid leave was no longer as strong as before.

On the field, thanks to the strong physical fitness of the Terra people, the 16-kilometer race has already passed the halfway point, and the contestants have been divided into two distinct groups: Margaret and Mainna, who are running side by side in the front, and Maria and Sona, who are far behind and competing with each other.

"Without others, there's no question of Originium's influence on my skills. Margaret, let me see if managing Casimir these days has caused you to neglect your talents."

Seeing that he had created a safe distance between himself and the others, Mainna suddenly lowered his center of gravity. The mist-like golden light turned into a silk-like substance, covering him with a golden cloak, and fine golden powder scattered in the air.

"it is good!"

The golden silhouette of Pegasus appeared behind Margaret, and its glowing Pegasus wings spread out from behind her. Her entire body was enveloped in the golden light, as if she had completely transformed into a ray of light.

boom!

Boom boom boom!

Continuous sonic booms resounded over the grassland. The sudden acceleration of Mainna and Margaret attracted everyone's attention and cheers.

Looking at the two people whose Originium skills had the aftermath powerful enough to overturn the grass, Roy and Monica felt fortunate for their own wit. If it was a life-and-death fight, they, as assassins of the No Helmet Alliance, might be able to fight to the death with long-range means.

But this kind of race that purely tests numbers and abilities should be left to monsters to compete with each other. It’s better not to get involved with people like them with skinny arms and legs.

If there is no fighting involved, just based on physical fitness, Margaret, who is about to reach the peak, will undoubtedly catch up with Mainna. In addition, Margaret's Originium skills seem to be more in line with Tianma's charge. The two of them crossed the finish line almost in no particular order.

Boom!

With their excellent physical fitness and special skills, Margaret and Mainna released the huge impact force brought by the sprint into the ground. With a dull thud, the soil at the finish line was shoveled up several meters high.

"...the playing surface must also be made of special materials that can dissipate and absorb force."

Si Ye raised a psychic shield to block the overwhelming amount of mud and grass from the spectators, and looked expressionlessly at the two Pegasus who were physically and mentally refreshed from running at full speed.

The result of the race was no longer important, because the high-speed camera used to confirm the finishing line had been blown into the sky by the vibration and shock wave caused by the two Pegasus crossing the finish line, and then buried by the upturned soil.

"Although it was my fault for choosing the venue, your behavior undoubtedly affected the other contestants. So... foul, the winner of this experimental Shining Excelsior competition is—Flametail Sona!"

Although Sona's Originium skills lasted for a short time, she recovered quickly. Relying on the intermittent switching of Originium skills, she narrowly defeated Maria at the last moment and rushed to the third place... rushing through the big pit that used to be the finish line. With Margaret and Mainna being judged to have fouled, she became the winner.

"Ah? Is this okay?"

After frequently using Originium skills, Sona, the Zarak, was already feeling a little out of breath. If her companions had not come up to support her, she would have almost fallen into the pile of dirt.

"Well, I lost. It seems that there is still a big gap between me and my sister and uncle."

Maria wiped the sweat from her head. Although her tone was a little depressed, her eyes were still full of fighting spirit.

"Then work hard,"

Zofia touched the non-existent sweat on her forehead and went forward to comfort Maria.

With her physical fitness in her prime and abundant combat experience, this aunt from the Linguang family is actually a strong contender for the third place.

However, Sofia had no desire to win or lose in this kind of competition. She came here just to create an atmosphere for Si Ye's sake. Maintaining a delicate ranking and not being the last one to embarrass the Linguang family was enough for her.

"Even an old woman like me can't help but feel a surge of emotion when I see Margaret and Marne charging. This kind of competition can really stir up emotions just like a knight's competition."

Russell, an experienced man, immediately saw the benefits of this kind of competition in mobilizing public sentiment. Although there were some risks similar to gambling, the reorganized government that now had full control over Casimir was capable of nipping such risks in the bud.

"That's right. It seems that besides Casimir being the only place where such a competition can be held, I can also recruit talented people from all over the world to hold a sports meeting that would be held by all the members of the Council, no... even the entire Terra continent. Casimir's vast grasslands with its pleasant climate are the perfect venue."

Si Ye said so, and Margaret and Russell's eyes lit up. This was undoubtedly the same as the joint trade route of Ursus. It was an opportunity that could serve as a signboard for Casimir and allow the new Casimir to develop rapidly.

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Chapter 361 Frontier Scientific Research Station

"The snowstorm's coming back...and the fuel's being consumed at an increasing rate."

Standing in front of the small observation window of the scientific research station, Liberi, who has short brown hair with silver highlights, is holding a cup and sighing that the wind and snow outside the window have become a little stronger.

"When will the rescue team arrive? Luckily, this research station is newly built, so the heating equipment won't have any problems. Otherwise, Magellan, I would have really reverted to being a penguin."

"What are you mumbling about? Come and eat."

Mariam Marie, director of the Rhine Life Science Expedition Department and leader of the scientific expedition team, is also Magellan's academic mentor.

The seven members of the scientific expedition team were trapped in this new frontier scientific research station which serves as a direct link between Colombia and the Sami Ice Field. A blizzard was raging outside the station, so they naturally couldn't go out to explore. Apart from the necessary work of maintaining the equipment in the station, the only thing they had left was eating and drinking.

Although this would cause the material reserves to be consumed faster, in order to alleviate the panic of the scientific expedition team members caused by witnessing unspeakable things, Mary had no choice but to resort to this last resort to divert everyone's attention.

"Ms. Mary, when do you think the company's rescue team will arrive?"

The scientific expedition team had also heard the news of Rhine Life's change of ownership, and they were even in a state of panic because of this. After all, people were living in such a deserted place, and their ability to maintain their scientific research work and survival depended entirely on the supplies regularly delivered by Rhine Life. If the company had any delays due to the change of owners, they would all starve to death on the ice field.

However, this panic was soon dispelled, and the supplies were still delivered as usual. The total amount of supplies even increased a lot, which gave the scientific expedition team the courage to continue to devote themselves to the work of uncovering the mysterious and lonely veil of the Sami Ice Field.

Thanks to the increase in the total amount of supplies, they can now stay in the scientific research station and enjoy the warmth, instead of becoming meaningless ice sculptures on the ice field.

"...Even professionals wouldn't dare venture into a blizzard of this magnitude. I know Ferdinand, and he wouldn't allow any action without absolute certainty. So the rescue team will probably have to wait until the blizzard abates or even stops."

Facing her students, Mary's tone revealed a hint of melancholy, but she still forced herself to cheer up. After all, she was the backbone of the entire scientific expedition team. In order to stabilize the emotions of everyone in the expedition team, she must not show any weakness.

"I hope this blizzard blows over soon. Sigh... I don't know what's going on with the company. It's okay that the general manager was suddenly replaced, but Miu Miu is gone too."

Magellan thought of her good friend who had suddenly disappeared several months ago, and her expression changed again and again.

Fortunately, Magellan's psychological quality must be up to par to be able to join the scientific expedition team. In addition, she is a girl with a lot of energy, so any little bit of trouble was quickly suppressed in her heart and no longer mentioned.

"Magellan, here, do you want the canned scales produced by the 'Star Empire' company, or the ordinary canned beans and meat stew?"

As Colombia and Casimir began to cooperate in all aspects, the shops opened by Si Ye in Casimir also began to distribute some high-quality and low-priced food to Colombia, which received rave reviews from the Colombian pioneer team, quickly occupied the market, and even a part of the supplies for the scientific expedition team was included in the shops.

Magellan quite liked the canned meat from this restaurant with a simple label of just "Star Empire". When she heard that there was something for this meal, she immediately jumped over with her eyes shining.

"Well, when I get back to Columbia, I must ask for time off to go to Casimir and see this cannery. It smells so good."

The canned fish seemed to have activated Magellan's racial genes, and a large can of small fish quickly disappeared in her mouth.

"It's just that the appearance of this little scale is a bit strange. It feels like a new species."

Magellan was still not satisfied. Although Mary decided to have a snack to relieve the tension, everyone still had a fixed amount of food supply. If they wanted to have a midnight snack, they could not eat as much as they wanted now.

"This fin shape is truly unique. Magellan, take one with you when you go to Casimir. Maybe we'll discover a new species!"

The member of the scientific expedition team responsible for biological research came over and studied the few small fish remaining in the Magellan can, with an expression that showed that the performance of the second half of the year depended entirely on it.

The sources of fish and meat in the Star Sea Empire are varied. For example, the canned food used by Si Ye to start a price war is most likely a by-product of deep-sea fishing on a certain ocean planet.

These by-products are usually subjected to very thorough inactivation and feature elimination treatments. Given the current technological level of civilization on the Terra continent, there is no way they can research anything useful from this fish.

"Okay, okay, when we get back..."