Chapter 1 Some Excitement

Su Mo watched as the mechs from both sides entered the arena, a hint of excitement stirring in his usually calm heart.

After all, it was a rare opportunity to witness a battle between experts at such close range, in a peaceful setting.

Just then, Wang Hai, controlling the V-generation pure mechanical mech, Divine Guard, and Arhan, piloting the V-generation biological mech, Crimson Demon, stepped forward. The two controlled their mechs, bumping fists before turning and pulling away, assuming combat stances.

"Duel, begin!"

With the mechanical sphere's command, the battle commenced.

In an instant, Arhan, piloting the V-generation biological mech, Crimson Demon, let out a roar, going all out from the start. A large number of polluted bloodstains appeared on the biological mech, its eyes turning blood red, and its biological response skyrocketed!

Then, the Crimson Demon mech stomped heavily on the ground, causing the hardened, thick surface to cave in, as it charged fiercely toward Wang Hai like a tiger.

Due to the 30% damage limit, Arhan went into a full-burst state right away, fighting desperately!

Wang Hai wasn't intimidated by Arhan's momentum; he didn't resort to a head-on collision.

"Lightspeed Flash!"

He vanished like an illusory shadow.

The giant axe in Crimson Demon's hand crashed down, missing its target and slamming into the ground!

*Ka!*

A huge chasm split open in the thick arena platform.

Wang Hai, piloting the Divine Guard mech, appeared behind Arhan in an instant, the long spear in his hand piercing through like a stream of light.

"Light Assault Spear!"

Arhan, controlling his mech, abruptly turned around, raising his shield to block the attack with precision!

*Peng!*

The white spear struck the shield hard, causing the Crimson Demon mech to stumble back a few steps, but it quickly regained its balance.

The moment it stabilized, Arhan roared and swung his blood axe in a wide arc.

"Die!"

Wang Hai manipulated the Divine Guard, using a reverse power output to create distance and evade the attack.

The onlookers erupted in gasps of astonishment!

"So fierce!"

"Too cool."

...

Su Mo, watching the scene, couldn't help but comment on the Divine Guard.

"The instantaneous power output in actual combat is better than expected, capable of suppressing a biological mech of the same level. The mech's balance is also excellent, and the mechanical wings are highly maneuverable..."

Seeing this, Su Mo had a good grasp of the Divine Guard's combat capabilities.

And if nothing unexpected happened, Wang Hai had a very high chance of winning this match.

Thinking this, Su Mo wanted to see other battles, so he reached out and pressed a few times on the armrest next to him.

Instantly, a small virtual screen appeared in front of him.

He could switch to other battle scenes at will.

Su Mo adjusted it, jumping directly to Xi Rui Si's battle screen.

At this moment, Xi Rui Si was piloting the Divine Guard mech against Odens of the Fascist Empire.

He was controlling the Divine Guard to confront Osden’s V-generation biological mech head-on.

The two collided head-on, sending a huge shockwave sweeping out.

The Divine Guard didn't lose any ground, its energy barrier even sturdier than expected.

After the collision, Xi Rui Si controlled the mechanical wings, doing a reverse mid-air flip to create distance. At the same time, he opened the launch port and fired a TDW03 model Bee Sting Nuclear Laser.

*Rumble*

A dazzling sun rose, engulfing Osden.

However, Osden, with an At-field outer garment, rushed out of the explosion's center, assaulting Xi Rui Si in a rage.

...

After watching for a while, Su Mo nodded. Xi Rui Si also had the upper hand.

Since Wang Hai and Xi Rui Si’s battles were constrained by the rules, the equipped nuclear laser models were relatively conservative. However, its power was still exceptional.

But when it was his turn to fight, there was no such concern.

If he remembered correctly, the missile model equipped in his Divine Guard mech was different from the ones Xi Rui Si and the others were currently using.

The Divine Guard mech had a total of twelve missile bays, which were larger than those of conventional mechs.

Su Mo's Divine Guard·Modified mech was equipped with three FWZ-04 model·Falling Star antimatter missiles, and six...

In an instant, Wang Hai, piloting the Divine Guard, appeared on Arhan's right side.

Arhan roared, "Did you think that would be enough to trouble me?"

He forcibly twisted part of his body, swinging the giant axe in his hand toward the Divine Guard.

At that moment, veins bulged on Wang Hai's forehead, and he let out a low roar.

"Flash!"

The Divine Guard mech vanished once again like a phantom!

Arhan's giant axe missed its target, and the onlookers erupted!

"Triple Flash!"

"Awesome!"

...

The next second, Wang Hai, piloting the Divine Guard, appeared behind Arhan, piercing the Crimson Demon mech's back with a single shot, knocking it down!

*Ka!*

Viscous blood splattered out.

"You lost!"

Wang Hai didn't increase the force; instead, he pulled it back.

"Damn it!"

Arhan couldn't help but drop his weapon, slamming a fist hard on the ground.

"Don't be too hard on yourself; your skills are quite good too!"

Wang Hai, controlling the Divine Guard, reached out his hand and said.

Arhan looked at Wang Hai's outstretched hand, paused for a moment, and then raised his hand and said,

"Thanks!"

At this moment, the judging mechanical sphere descended, declaring,

"Wang Hai wins!"

"Yay! He won!"

...

Loud cheers erupted from the viewing platform.

Su Mo smiled faintly at the result. He could tell that Wang Hai's skills had improved greatly over the years.

He knew better than anyone how high the neural requirements were for a triple Lightspeed Flash.

Then Su Mo checked the other battle arenas and found that more than half of the battles were over.

The first round of the 48-to-24 matches would probably end soon.

Su Mo glanced at the advancement list and found that Chrisia and the others had all advanced.

The Immortal Empire was definitely not to be trifled with.

Su Mo stretched and got up from his seat.

"Not going to keep watching?"

The Creator·Devourer asked in a low voice.

"I'm not going to watch for now. I'll check the second-round match list later. I'm going to welcome Wang Hai and the others and congratulate them on their victory."

Su Mo replied simply.

"Okay."

The Creator·Devourer didn't say anything more.

Not long after, Su Mo returned to the arena's support base, the ship depot.

Here, one could see logistics personnel from various countries gathered, waiting to welcome their country's mechs and combat personnel back.

One could clearly see some logistics personnel with smiling faces, while others were downcast.

Those who were downcast were obviously the logistics personnel from the losing teams.

Just then, a transport ship was the first to enter the ship depot.

The boarding exit opened.

Ge Yin walked down with a look of disappointment.

The people from the Mist Country rushed to surround her, but they didn't know what to say and lowered their heads.

"Princess Ge Yin."

Su Mo walked up and greeted her.

Seeing Su Mo, Ge Yin forced herself to cheer up and said, "Lord Su Mo."

"Victory and defeat are normal; don't take it to heart. Just try harder next time."

Su Mo smiled and comforted her.

"Okay, it's fine, actually. I know what Heath's combat level is, so I was prepared to lose."

Ge Yin pretended to be relaxed, squeezing out a smile for Su Mo.

"That's good. It's strange, why haven't I seen Dr. Ora? Didn't she come to cheer you on?"

Su Mo asked curiously. Normally, Ora should be acting as Ge Yin's support personnel.

"It's like this, Lord Ora has been rushing to finish your mechanical wings recently. She wanted to see if she could finish them in time, but unfortunately, it seems like it's too late to help you."

Ge Yin quickly apologized to Su Mo.

"It's okay. By the way, have you seen Wang Hai and the others? When will they be back?"

Su Mo waved his hand and replied, not minding it.

"It's like this, the people who lost the battle can come back first, while the winners need to wait a bit longer in the arena until all the matches are over. All the winners will be assigned on-site for the next round of matches."

Ge Yin explained to Su Mo.

"I see. When does the next round of matches start?"

"If there are no accidents, it will start in the afternoon."

"So soon? Will there be enough time to repair the damaged mechs?"

"We can only try our best to repair them, but everyone has the same amount of time, so it's relatively fair. In fact, even if you had two or three days, if your mech was really badly damaged, it wouldn't be repaired well. Unless it's a pure mechanical mech that can directly replace parts, so pure mechanical mechs aren't without their advantages."

Ge Yin said to Su Mo.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go first."

Su Mo said goodbye to Ge Yin. Since the battle was going to start in the afternoon, he didn't plan to disturb Wang Hai and the others.

Also, it was time for him to start preparing and start betting.

"Okay."

Ge Yin nodded.

Just as Su Mo said goodbye to Ge Yin and walked out not far,

A figure appeared in front of him, blocking his path. Su Mo subconsciously raised his head, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Mr. Enjita, is there something you need?"

He saw Enjita give Su Mo a slight bow, with a kind smile,

"Mr. Su Mo, I wonder if you could do an old man a favor and have lunch together."

Su Mo pondered for a moment and finally replied.

"Okay."

Although he didn't really want to eat with him, the other party had come in person after all. Moreover, this was their territory, so it wouldn't be good to refuse.

"Thank you very much, this way please."

Enjita gave Su Mo a gentlemanly bow.

So Su Mo left with Enjita.

Half an hour later, a high-class aircraft landed in a high-class manor on the west side of Mech骸帝都 (Ji Hai Di Du: I am leaving this as pinyin because it is a place name that is not supposed to be translated according to the prompt)

Enjita and Su Mo got out.

A line of servants all bowed, welcoming in unison.

"Welcome, Lord Su Mo!"

Su Mo couldn't help but praise the scene, Enjita was really paying attention to him.

Enjita led Su Mo to the villa in front.

Soon they entered the villa and came to the splendid restaurant, where a lavish feast was already prepared.

After Su Mo was seated, Enjita personally poured him a glass of red wine.

"Mr. Su Mo, let's have a drink together."

Su Mo raised his glass and clinked it with his.

*Ding*

Then the two drank at the same time.

"How does it taste?"

Enjita asked with a smile.

"It's very good, but Mr. Enjita, I'm very curious as to why you're so insistent on inviting me, you don't think I'll change my mind, do you?"

"It's not that."

"What is it then? Please be frank, there's no point in beating around the bush."

Su Mo stared into Enjita's eyes and asked.

"Mr. Su Mo is indeed a straightforward person, so I'll be direct. The reason I invited you is very simple, to invite you to join the Mech骸 Empire. Don't rush to refuse, if you are willing to join the Mech骸 Empire, whether it's wealth, beauty, power, weapons, etc., you can name anything."

Before Su Mo could refuse, Enjita directly offered extremely generous conditions, which could be said to be full of sincerity.

Su Mo frowned, he was also wondering, why was the other party so sincere?

"Lord Su Mo, please consider it carefully, this is a rare opportunity. Putting aside those conditions, just the fact that it's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree, you should know how to choose correctly."

Hearing this, Su Mo's eyes narrowed, and he asked.

"I'm very curious, why do you value me so much?"

"It's very simple, I was also in the Black White Border Fortress at the time, you just didn't recognize me. I saw everything, and I'm very clear about your potential."

Enjita said very frankly.

"Oh, I see. But, I'm sorry, I still refuse, thank you for your kindness! As the saying goes, there's no place like home, let's end this meal here, thank you very much for your appreciation."

Su Mo bowed to Enjita, and then got up and walked out.

The housekeeper and others who were waiting on the side, their faces suddenly changed, they had never seen anyone disrespect the host like this.

However, Enjita was not annoyed, and he didn't say anything.

...

Not long after, Su Mo left the manor, but after coming out, he couldn't help but sigh to himself.

"This Enjita, he's really not simple!"

For a time, Su Mo's mood was also a little irritable, and he didn't feel like going to the scene to watch the game.

So Su Mo returned to his hotel room.

After returning, Su Mo opened his electronic bracelet and began to check the match table, and found that it was already out.

Xi Rui Si was against Gao Ke Sa of the Shadow Blade Kingdom, and Wang Hai was against Funi of the Rose Kingdom.

Everyone began to bet, Su Mo carefully browsed the betting situation, and the more he looked, the tighter his brows became.

"What's wrong?"

The Creator·Devourer asked in a low voice.

"The odds are not good for the matches I'm sure of, and I don't dare to bet on the matches with good odds, I'm afraid it's a trap."

"Then what do you plan to do?"

"I don't care, bet on Heath, Wang Hai, and Xi Rui Si."

Su Mo then entered the command, betting 1 trillion star coins on Heath, and betting 500 billion star coins each on Wang Hai and Xi Rui Si.

All 2 trillion star coins of his family fortune, all in.

Then Su Mo turned on the TV and watched the live broadcast.

Soon the game started.

Without any accident, Wang Hai and Xi Rui Si relied on the superior performance of the Divine Guard mech to achieve good advantages.

As for Heath, there was no suspense.

In less than half an hour, the three matches that Su Mo bet on ended.

Wang Hai, Xi Rui Si, and Heath all entered the top twelve.

But looking at the income text message, Su Mo rubbed his forehead, his head was a little painful, he only made a profit of 10 billion star coins in total.

"Hey, so little. It's too hard to earn."

"What can you do?"

The Creator·Devourer asked in a low voice.

"What to do? Keep betting."

Su Mo sighed and replied.

...

The next day at noon, Su Mo's third round of matches also ended without suspense.

The final six were decided!

They were Heath, Wang Hai, Xi Rui Si, Chrisia, Leo Te, and Bu Se Lei.

However, Su Mo kept twitching his mouth as he looked at the total income statement.

He now had 2.05 trillion star coins in his account.

The rate of return was ridiculously low, but there was no way, after all, no one was stupid, and no one wanted to lose money.

"This little income is not enough."

The Creator·Devourer said in a deep voice.

"I know, let's not talk about these, let's go to the viewing platform for the finals of the team leader selection competition."

Su Mo replied with a headache.

"Whatever."

The Creator·Devourer didn't care at all, he only cared about the income.

Half an hour later, Su Mo came to the viewing platform again.

Although it was still a long time before the game started, there were already quite a few people waiting on the viewing platform.

Su Mo sat on the seat he bought, and he raised his bracelet to search.

At this time, the last round of the match table had already come out.

Heath was against Leo Te of the Immortal Empire, Xi Rui Si was against Chrisia, and Wang Hai was against Bu Se Lei.

At this time, a huge amount of funds began to bet, because there were fewer games in this round, all the betting funds were obviously much more concentrated.

However, Su Mo frowned as he looked at the odds.

First of all, let's take Heath and Leo Te as an example.

The betting amount on Heath's side reached an astonishing 4 trillion star coins, but the betting on Leo Te's side was only 0.3 trillion star coins.

The odds on both sides were astonishingly different.

"What the hell, what's going on, why are so many people betting on Heath?"

Su Mo said helplessly.

At this time, a young man sitting next to him said with a smile to Su Mo.

"Brother, you look like an amateur."

"Oh, why do you say that?"

Su Mo asked curiously.

"Today is your lucky day, I'll give you a piece of inside information, Heath is bound to win."

The young man in front of him said confidently.

"I know Heath's skills are good, but why are you so sure he will win?"

"That's because Heath has changed to a new mech for this match, a more awesome mech, do you think he will win?"

"I see, thank you."

Su Mo replied awkwardly.

Then Su Mo shook his head helplessly, now Heath couldn't bet anymore, the odds were so bleak, he could only look at the other two games.

Soon Su Mo found the data.

The betting situation for Xi Rui Si and Chrisia was:

2 trillion star coins and 0.6 trillion star coins.

The betting situation for Wang Hai and Bu Se Lei was:

2.5 trillion star coins and 0.7 trillion star coins.

The Creator·Devourer said proudly to Su Mo.

"What are you waiting for? Bet and drain those bonuses."

Hearing the words of the Creator·Devourer, Su Mo helplessly said to him: "Xiao Shi, listen to me, betting is not that simple. No one is stupid, and no one will let you win the money so easily. Moreover, we have to maximize profits while avoiding uncertain factors, and that is not easy. And haven't you noticed one thing? You have been a little impulsive recently, and your hostility is very high, and you want to kill people and drain the bonus pool at every turn. I think your state is not very good, and it is more or less affected by the embedded negative god fragments."

"I'm fine."

The Creator·Devourer was silent for a few seconds, and then replied.

"Okay, okay, I know you are fine, I'm just reminding you."

Su Mo didn't say anything more, and continued to browse the match table.

To be honest, he was also very helpless now, according to the current betting situation, if he put his money in, he probably wouldn't get much income.

Moreover, if he accidentally overturned, it would not be making money, but losing blood.

"What's there to think about? Just bet on Heath, Wang Hai, and Xi Rui Si as usual."

The Creator·Devourer said when he saw that Su Mo hadn't moved for a long time.

"Let me think about it again."

Su Mo replied very tangled.

"What's there to think about, if you think you can't make much money from Heath's game, just bet all in on Wang Hai and Xi Rui Si."

The Creator·Devourer said in a low voice.

Su Mo still did not answer the Creator·Devourer.

He kept watching the six people's avatars over and over again.

Time passed little by little.

Soon the game was about to start, and the betting was about to be closed, but Su Mo had not placed a bet until now.

The Creator·Devourer couldn't help but remind him.

"It's going to be too late, bet quickly."

After hearing this, Su Mo prepared to operate, his finger slowly pointing to Wang Hai's icon.

Just as he was about to press it, he suddenly stopped.

A thought suddenly flashed in Su Mo's mind.

Then Su Mo turned his hand from Wang Hai's icon to Leo Te, he directly bet 1 trillion star coins on Leo Te, and then bet 500 billion star coins each on Chrisia and Bu Se Lei.

Just after Su Mo finished betting, the betting was also closed.

The Creator·Devourer was dumbfounded when he saw this scene, it asked incomprehensibly: "Are you crazy? You bet all in on Leo Te, Chrisia, and Bu Se Lei."

"Yes, that's right!"

Su Mo exhaled a long breath, as if he was relieved.

PS: Sorry, I was delayed by something urgent, please forgive me.