Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 328 New Competition System
"Uh...Didn't I say before that I played with her from childhood to adulthood...It was only 14 years old at that time, and it was mainly out of curiosity..."

"Okay, stop, stop talking, this book will be gone." Ke Lan quickly interrupted Ye Yan's memory, "Then what are you going to do now? You can't stay here forever, can you?"

"I'll hide for a few days to avoid the limelight, and wait for her to calm down..." Ye Yan said, but suddenly changed the topic, "Why don't we join your hunting group? With the reason of the mission, She ran out of the ark for a month or so, and when she came back, she should have almost forgotten about it."

"No, no, no." Ke Lan shook his head like a rattle, "Exploring the ruins is a life-and-death job. If you have any troubles outside, the Ye family must not let our entire hunting group go."

"I know, I know... What I mean is that I joined your hunting group on the surface, but in fact it is counted as me hiring you as guards. Let's find a few low-level ruins that have been explored at random, and treat them as I went on a trip...Brother Ke Lan, I have seen your strength at the reception before, and these teammates must be masters compared to yours. With you here, nothing will happen."

"It still doesn't work." Ke Lan flatly refused, "You may not believe it if you tell me, any ruins we went to, no matter how safe they were before, will become a dangerous place where there is no life after we go in... like a hound Even the old birds dare not guarantee that they can escape alive, so how can they bring you with them?"

"Are you lying to me? If this is the case, there will be no big problems in the knockout round..."

"A big problem in the knockout round? What do you mean?" Ke Lan asked with some doubts, but in his heart, there was a sudden feeling that something was wrong.

"Part of the reason I came here this time is to reveal this to you." Ye Yan lowered his voice, "In order to make the game more enjoyable and have higher ratings, the entire knockout stage competition system is It has been modified... Now the venue outside is just the venue for the group stage."

"Modify the competition system, change the venue...wait a minute! According to what you mean, is it possible that the venue for the knockout round will be moved to a certain ruin?!" Ke Lan reacted instantly.

"Yes, the venue for the knockout round is set at a C-level ruins 460 kilometers away from here... I remember the name of this ruins should be 'Sandstone Abandoned City'..."

"C-039 'Sandstone Abandoned City', the ruins of the Alpha civilization discovered in the early days of the Ark landing, the danger level is very low, and after years of exploration, more than 300% of the area of ​​the ruins has been ascertained... The only characteristic of this ruin is that It is large enough, and the terrain is very complicated. A rift valley with a depth of more than [-] meters runs through the city. The whole city is also divided into two main building groups: the upper city on the surface and the lower city at the bottom of the canyon. Between the urban area and the lower urban area, there are still some remaining suspended structures..." Ke Lan read silently while looking at the information found on his mobile phone.

"That damn place...why, is the knockout round going to play hide-and-seek?" The hound couldn't help but complain.

"There is a battle royale online game commonly known as 'Chicken Eater', have you heard of it?" Ye Yan asked.

"Not only have I heard of it, but I have also played a lot of chicken-eating games... Just two days ago, I also logged in to 'apex jail simulator', which is a sci-fi style chicken-eating game. It's funny, but there are a lot of orphans who are cheating. It seems that the organizers of the tournament are planning to make the knockout match a chicken-eating mode? Driving a mecha to eat chicken... This is quite new."

"Wait... eat chicken? What chicken? Roast chicken or fried chicken? Ke Lan, please explain to me what the rules of this game are all about." The hound, who has little contact with games on weekdays, asked repeatedly. road.

"'Eating chicken' is just a common name among players, because there used to be a game called 'PUBG Mobile', and after getting No.1, it would display 'Good luck, eat chicken tonight', so there is this saying. To be accurate In other words, this type of game should be called a "Battle Royale" game, which is to put several players into a narrowing and limited area, let the players fight each other, and the last player or team of players who survived is counted as A winner's game."

"Tsk... It sounds like raising Gu, so we just have to hide and hide our heads until the other people kill each other, and finally come out to reap the benefits." The hunting dog said.

"This is indeed a tactic, but generally the designers of battle royale games will find ways to force players to fight... For example, the concept of a safe zone, as the game progresses, the area available for player activities will become more and more The smaller the size, the more players per unit area, and the tactics of blindly shrinking will not work at this time." Ke Lan explained.

"In addition to the safety zone, there is also the issue of supplies—" Ye Yan interjected, "According to the new rules of the knockout round, your mechs are not allowed to bring any weapons or additional equipment into the arena except for a standard fighting knife. The maintenance points limit is also kept very low, so low that everyone is almost a blank skeleton at the beginning... Whether it is firearms, ammunition, shields... or even things like outer armor, propulsion and replacement parts , all have to be obtained by exploring in the competition area. At the same time, the energy crystals you carry at the beginning are also limited. That is to say, if you are unlucky and do not find the crystals in the ruins, the mecha will not go far Paralyzed by energy depletion..."

"Although the organizers of the event will put a certain amount of supplies in every corner of the arena, these supply points are very scattered, and the amount in each place is not very large..." Ye Yan continued.

"That is to say, it is better to rob other contestants to avoid combat development... Otherwise, when it comes to the finals, a mecha with a blank board and no fights and a fully armed mecha that came in all the way, the combat power There will be a huge gap in the field... But if you choose to fight, you have to pay attention to the consumption of ammunition and crystals, as well as the risk of being persuaded by other teams... There are really many factors to consider." Ke Lan frowned and said, " By the way, what is the specific competition system? It is impossible to squeeze all the qualified teams into one competition, right?"

Ye Yan replied: "Of course not. There will be a total of 64 teams that will qualify from the group stage. These 64 teams will be divided into four divisions. If each team has three players, the number of people in a game is 48." People... For the competitions in these four competition areas, as long as the participating teams enter the top quarter, they will be able to advance, and the remaining three quarters will be eliminated. Then the teams in the top quarter of the four competition areas will be brought together , to the final finals."

"Oh, by the way," Ye Yan seemed to be thinking about something, and then said to Ke Lan, "Is there a mechanic among your contestants? The maintenance mechanic on the personnel list is not allowed to enter the arena with the players. Replacing equipment, adding accessories, and repairing the body all have to be done by the players themselves, if there is no mechanic among the three, it will be quite a hassle.”

"Mechanic... This is not a problem. The mechas in our team are basically modified by Layton and Chi Hanfeng... It's just that it's a little difficult for me to choose this candidate." Ke Lan pondered Dao——In theory, his ability should be able to play a key role in this game, but the problem is that his driving skills are very average. Before getting enough weapons and ammunition, he is basically a drag bottle with no combat effectiveness. Not only can he not provide any help to his teammates, but he will become their burden...

(End of this chapter)