“It shouldn't be a big problem, but speaking of which, Klishia seems to be out of luck. She ran into the strongest expert from the Machine骸 Empire; that's a lieutenant general."

Su Mo looked at the battle schedule and said with amusement.

"What's interesting about that? There's no profit in matches with such a large disparity in strength."

Creator·Devourer replied disdainfully.

"True, never mind that, let's head back."

Su Mo nodded in agreement.

Soon after, Su Mo returned to the spare hangar.

As soon as he entered, Su Mo felt the heavy atmosphere. Whether it was the Empire or the Alliance, their expressions were not good.

They originally thought they could at least make it to the finals with one or two people, but they didn't expect to be completely dominated by the people of the Immortal Empire.

Su Mo walked straight towards his private hangar.

Along the way, he heard a lot of discussion.

"The Immortal Empire has three spots in the selection competition. Do you think they have a chance to win the championship?"

"Probably not. Although the Machine骸 Empire has fewer spots, they're not pushovers."

"True."

...

Just then, Su Mo's wristband vibrated, popping up a notification.

"Esteemed Colonel Su Mo, you have a permission request."

Su Mo subconsciously opened the request and found that it was submitted by Dr. Zhang Wei. Since Wang Hai's battle was over, he now wanted to transfer all the maintenance equipment to Su Mo's private hangar.

"Approve!"

Su Mo tapped the button.

"Authorization granted."

...

Not long after, when Su Mo arrived at his private hangar, he saw Zhang Wei directing his subordinates to move the equipment over.

"Multifunctional circuit adapter, put it over there."

...

"Dr. Zhang Wei."

Su Mo stepped forward to greet him.

Zhang Wei turned to look at Su Mo, revealing a tired smile, and said, "Su Mo, we're really counting on you next. Wang Hai and Shulis have both been defeated."

"Yes, I'll do my best."

Su Mo also felt a lot of pressure.

"But don't put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best. And you can trust the performance of the Shen Wei·Kai (God Guard·Modified). The firepower of a purely mechanical mecha largely depends on the ammunition it carries. The early matches had restrictions, so it was relatively disadvantageous, but there won't be this restriction in the later selection matches."

Zhang Wei thought for a moment and said to Su Mo.

"Okay."

Su Mo nodded.

Just then, Wang Hai and Shulis also walked in.

"Wang Hai, Shulis."

Su Mo saw them immediately and waved to greet them.

The two walked up to Su Mo, took a deep breath, and said with self-reproach,

"Sorry, we still lost. We can only rely on you alone in the later selection matches."

"Yeah! It's a pity that we can't fight alongside you until the end."

"It's okay. I can see that you did your best. Just leave the rest to me."

Su Mo patted them both on the shoulders.

"Okay."

...

At night, Su Mo lay in bed and opened the Star Ring Forum.

He found that his private inbox had received a series of messages.

He was slightly surprised, then opened it!

A series of messages popped up.

Council Speaker Alles: Su Mo, keep going! You're the only one selected now. The future of the Federation depends on you.

Long Ming: Haha, long time no see. I didn't expect you to continue to surprise people as always. When you take the position of the Royal Order's Twelve Knights, we'll celebrate your victory. Keep it up!

Mo Bao Ke: Keep it up, Big Brother, you'll definitely be invincible. I'm secretly telling you that I bet on your victory. Big Brother, you can't bear to let me lose all my money, right?

Lin Yaotian: Just do your best. I believe in you.

Li Ruiqi: Keep it up, we're with you.

Augulas: I'm very optimistic about you. I believe you will create new miracles.

...

Su Mo felt very heart-warming as he read through these private messages.

After a while, Su Mo closed the inbox and began browsing the posts.

He immediately saw a post cheering him on, initiated by the Federation, with tens of millions of messages of support.

Su Mo felt full of fighting spirit. He took a deep breath and continued browsing the forum.

The forum was particularly lively today. Basically, everyone was discussing the league. The Immortal Empire, which had achieved three consecutive victories, had naturally become a hot topic.

"The strength of this Immortal Empire is really strong."

"It's quite strong, but that's about it. I can only say that it's barely better than Heath and the others; it's not that great."

"That makes sense. Actually, I'm more optimistic about the Machine骸 Empire's players."

"Those aren't even in the same league; there's nothing to see. Besides, the opening battle tomorrow is the real highlight: Machine骸 Empire vs. Laurel Kingdom. It's really a case of enemies on a narrow road. And City Lord Icaroya is going to watch in person. In this situation, both sides will fight to the death, even just to save face in front of City Lord Icaroya!"

"That makes sense. I think so too."

...

Seeing this, Su Mo had to agree with the analysis of these bystanders.

He then glanced at the betting situation for Roche vs. Anne.

The data he saw made him gasp.

17.2 trillion star coins vs. 16.8 trillion star coins.

The bets on both sides were almost the same.

"Who are you planning to bet on?"

Creator·Devourer asked in a low voice. This time, it had learned its lesson and didn't offer any suggestions.

Mainly because it had misjudged before. One time could be said to be a mistake, but if it was wrong again this time, it would have no face left.

"Not sure."

Su Mo shook his head, replying with difficulty.

It was really hard to bet on this. If he messed up and lost, it would be terrible.

"Hmm, so you mean you're not betting?"

Creator·Devourer noticed that Su Mo seemed to be backing down.

"Yeah, I won't do things I'm not sure about. Let's watch a match first."

Su Mo made a very rational decision. If he made a mistake in this kind of betting, there would be no chance. He wasn't a gambler; at most, he was a speculator.

If the benefits and risks weren't proportional, there was no need to take action.

"Whatever."

Creator didn't try to persuade him further.

"Never mind that, I'll book a ticket, or there won't be any left later."

Su Mo then proceeded to operate.

As a result, he booked the ticket very smoothly.

...

The next morning.

Su Mo got up very early. He grabbed a piece of bread and bit into it as he left the hotel.

He casually hailed a flyer and rushed to the viewing platform.

Creator·Devourer said to Su Mo,

"What's the hurry?"

"How can I not be in a hurry? There will definitely be a lot of people watching today. It's better to go early and choose a good spot, so it's more comfortable to watch. And it's convenient to observe my opponents. You have to know that from now on, every match is very important. These are all my future opponents."

Su Mo explained to Creator·Devourer.

"Yeah."

After listening, Creator·Devourer didn't say anything more.