Feng Yi didn't want to dwell too much on the previous serious topic. While chatting, his stomach growled incessantly, so he decided to treat himself to a meal first. Therefore, Feng Yi decided to stay in the Federal Competition Zone for a while and take the opportunity to watch some exciting battles.

As the countdown to the main competition drew nearer, the global interest in Revenge Shadow Rider had reached an unprecedented level. The debate grew fiercer by the day and with only three days left, people wondered if he would still show up.

The next morning, the Saudi early news show announced a piece of news, a message regarding the participation of Revenge Shadow Rider. This was the first official response from the Saudi authorities on whether Revenge Shadow Rider would compete.

Some people were awoken from their sleep by friends calling, while others saw the news in the hot topics section on their phones after they got up.

My God, Revenge Shadow Rider truly lived up to expectations. He actually chose to participate? In fact, it was a question everyone knew about, but guessing was one thing, and getting a result was another. With accurate information in hand, what were they waiting for? Hurry up and go.

Damn, there are just over two days left until the competition starts, and it's unknown if they could even make it to Revenge Shadow Rider's first battle. Many people didn't even wash their faces after getting out of bed before they rushed out to find transportation to the spaceport, some even packing their families and luggage.

Meals could be skipped, but witnessing Revenge Shadow Rider in person was an opportunity they absolutely couldn't miss. Suddenly, the Federation—no, the entire world plunged into an unprecedented booking frenzy…

It had to be said, Saudi experts still underestimated the influence of Revenge Shadow Rider, especially within the Federation. The moment the news broke, it took only a few minutes for all the Federation's space flight tickets to be swept clean, and the international shuttle tickets were snatched up just as quickly.

Thinking of snagging a ticket? Don't even dream of it. Didn't they see what the scalpers do? These people worked overtime day and night with their phones at the ready just waiting for the news of Revenge Shadow Rider's participation.

In the streets, you could see all sorts of people rushing to the spaceport. Some gentlemen even went out direct in just their trousers and wallet, not even taking the time to put on a jacket, only to find at the spaceport that they had forgotten their ID card, or calling friends to group up in twos and threes.

From morning to noon, the taxi drivers never had a moment's rest. Although they made quick money, it was honestly a matter of life and death, slamming the gas pedal hard, even scaring themselves, while the anxious passengers urged them to go even faster.

With swarms of people flooding in, the Federation's major spaceports did not have enough flights. Suddenly countless flights to the Hell's Gate No. 17 space station were added. In fact, not only the Federation but mecha enthusiasts from all over the world couldn't care less in their rush. Being able to witness Revenge Shadow Rider themselves meant they could brag about it to their friends with much more confidence.

True, Saudi underestimated Revenge Shadow Rider's influence, as well as people's enthusiasm for Mechas. Initially, the expected audience fluctuation in the Federation was around 50%, and globally it was supposed to linger between 10-30%. Instead, global ticket bookings soared above a 30-percentage-point increase, and Revenge Shadow Rider's appearance in the Federation triggered a wave of ticket-buying frenzy. There were also those who couldn't get tickets and tried to find loopholes to slip in.

Hans, a consistent supporter of Shadow Rider, appeared rather calm. He didn't go to Dragon Gate No. 17. To him, all these superficial things were illusions. A true follower of Revenge Shadow Rider didn't care where he was or what he was doing. On the contrary, he believed that Revenge Shadow Rider would definitely show up, but the truly supportive crowd would never engage in superficial acts. Instead, they would do more meaningful things like building schools, selling more goods to fund mountainous areas, or repairing a road—those were the real ways to support Revenge Shadow Rider.

As for Charlotte, Little Wu, and the Hot-blooded Racing Team, their qualifications were far from sufficient, having not received an official invitation from Saudi. However, because of Revenge Shadow Rider, the authorities still contacted them the night before the news was released. Even though these people might not participate in the commentary, in a certain sense, they still needed to be invited.

After all, it was necessary to consider the feelings of the public. In fact, these people had all arrived earlier, but they didn't expect to suddenly receive an official invitation from Saudi authorities. In principle, their appearances were meant only for specific events and commentaries at the start of the competition and some interactions. During the main competition, they could only serve as inconspicuous guests or participate in activities in certain racing areas.

As a high-ranking authority, General Greedy Wolf was invited to be the guest of honor for the opening battle of Revenge Shadow Rider. In fact, aside from Revenge Shadow Rider, no one else really had that kind of prestige. Of course, this also suited the status of Shadow Rider. If it were someone else, having Greedy Wolf appear would actually seem somewhat beneath him.

Although Dragon Gate on the 17th was extremely lively, the local scenes in various countries were also explosively popular. On the last day before the main competition, the flow of people gathering in the central squares of each country never ceased, with some holding the best spots from dawn to dusk without leaving.

If one were to say which industry benefited the most from this grand occasion, it would naturally be the liquor and gourmet food industry. Some people were drinking in bars, others in squares, while homebodies had prepared all kinds of fine wines and dishes at home. Gamblers in underground betting rings were incessantly placing bets on the competitors they supported.

Revenge Shadow Rider was undoubtedly the one with the highest odds, reaching as high as 1000 to 1. This might involve some speculation, but in reality, Revenge Shadow Rider indeed had that level of strength.

Next, within the Federation, the most bets were placed on Desert Storm, Sky Shadow, Grand, and Angelina Hugo, among others. The Haier Brothers unfortunately missed the rankings—due to the constraints of the rules, this pair of unfortunate brothers could not display their strength that exceeded the sum of their parts.

Although the above rankings were only unofficial, the rankings by the Federal Government were more or less the same. Revenge Shadow Rider was destined to top the list, followed by Sky Shadow and Desert Storm in a tie, which was also intended to boost the influence of Sky Shadow. The third spot went to the female pilot, Angelina, followed by Dovir, Hugo, Ophelia, and others, with the Haier Brothers unfortunately falling to the fourth spot.

Unexpectedly, the Saudi rankings didn't place Revenge Shadow Rider at the top. Their rankings differed slightly from the world rankings, with Kexiao in the top spot, Revenge Shadow Rider second, and Jiu Ling third. As seasoned veterans, Xia Mu, Black Edge Ghost No.3, and others, unfortunately, fell into the fourth group.

This made Xia Mu feel like cursing out loud. After all, he too had once enjoyed a time of glory, but now found himself at the bottom. Of course, the so-called rankings only mattered for those with significant influence. For example, within the Federation, Apophis indeed had strength within this level of fluctuation but was not listed. This was because most people did not recognize them.

It couldn't be said that there were no experts below the fourth rank—there's a saying that true masters are always among the common folk, which does have some basis. A dark horse might spring forth from some small or medium-sized power at any time.

Due to the previous unpleasantness between Zana and Hell's Gate, and the fact that there were few high-level experts to begin with, Zana, not wanting to completely lose face, did not showcase more star-level fighters aside from Raymond. Instead, their military produced countless numbers of aces...

In fact, the officials had intended to invite Mengdie to fight, but in response to this invitation, Jade Clear Sect stated they could only help so much. Mengdie was not a warrior; originally, to find Revenge Shadow Rider, it had been necessary to force Mengdie to learn mecha operation for a while. Managing to pilot was entirely dependent on her quick reflexes and strong learning ability. One should know that she almost had a mishap during the combat against Heinsilio, and Heinsilio was still at the Red Cloak stage then, let alone in such a star-studded environment? Wu Tian wouldn't dare to put Mengdie in such danger.

This battle simply couldn't be fought. The real environment was unlike the Star Internet War Net, with uncontrollable factors as numerous as hairs on an ox. And as for Mengdie's piloting level, at most, she was barely at the threshold of Red Cloak, not even truly a Red Cloak. Wasn't this just sending her to her doom?

Mingfei was very upset upon hearing this news. How could Butterfly be allowed to participate in such a perilous battle? The opponents she faced were not just Red Cloak Heinsilio, but Kexiao, Soaring Sword Dragon, the Heavenly Kings of Hell's Gate, Blue Lightning Rain, Revenge Shadow Rider—right, Feng Yi might show some mercy, but what about the others? How deep would the water be? That wasn't battle; it was downright sacrificing her, simply pushing Butterfly into a pit of fire, wasn't it?

Munching on strawberries, Mengdie, the person in question, showed no reaction to Mingfei's complaints, her pretty face as calm as the surface of a lakeshore…

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