Hu Die Lan

Chapter 304 Rookie Challenge

The audience's emotions had already been stirred by the opening show, and the fireworks, the commentator's shouts, and the wonderful shots of the past year on the big screen seemed pale and weak in comparison. The audience was still not satisfied, and they would find a replay of the opening show more exciting than these mediocre programs.

Beautiful! Gorgeous!

This was the audience's impression of the opening show, but for professionals like Ye Xiu, the shock of the opening show was more than that. What he wanted to know now was whether the actions of those characters were pre-programmed or performed live by someone.

If it was the latter, then this opening show would probably have epoch-making significance. Using holographic projection technology to realize Glory live was something that the Glory game developers and the professional alliance had been working hard on for years. If this idea was finally realized, then the Glory competition scene and the TV broadcast would be two completely different concepts.

At the scene, the audience would be able to see a holographic projection of the map, as well as real and vivid characters. The scene of the competition would be so realistically presented to the audience. At that time, not to mention the audience in front of the TV, even the players facing the computer would not have such a real sensory experience.

Live! This was the real live!

While other viewers were still savoring these things, Ye Xiu had already been thinking about them. This change was more of a commercial advancement. However, commercial development would inevitably attract more attention, and it would also attract more people to participate in Glory's e-sports, which would indirectly promote the improvement of competitive level.

The mature use of this technology would definitely be an important milestone in Glory's history. Although Ye Xiu was not sure now, he felt that using this attention-grabbing opening show at the All-Star Game was already a signal. This might be the alliance's attempt to put this technology into practice. The All-Star Game was not a formal competition, but it would attract a lot of attention, making it an ideal place for practice.

Would this technology be used in subsequent events? This was what Ye Xiu was eager to know. He was also very familiar with the All-Star Game process. After the opening ceremony on the first day, the first thing to be held should be the Rookie Challenge.

The Rookie Challenge did not require selection, and any player who had been a professional player for less than two years was eligible to sign up. Then, in the Rookie Challenge, they could freely designate a non-rookie player to conduct a 1v1 battle. The two sides generally did not use the player's own account, but the organizer provided two characters with balanced strength for the two to battle. This was obviously to take care of the rookies. After all, if they used their own accounts, most rookies' characters would not be as good as the old players' characters, so balancing the characters would narrow the gap between the two sides.

Since the rookies signed up voluntarily, they would not be announced in advance, so guessing which rookies would sign up for the Rookie Challenge was also a major pleasure for the audience during the All-Star Weekend every year. The rookies were certainly not as famous as the gods, but for Glory fans, as long as they were members of their home team, any member would attract their high attention, not to mention that there were some very famous people among the rookies.

For example, this year's Rookie Challenge had some rookies that fans were quite looking forward to, and everyone was full of interest in the Rookie Challenge.

At this time, the host, who had only been heard but not seen, finally announced the first rookie to participate in the challenge: Dai Yanqi from the Thunder team.

The applause at the scene was not very enthusiastic, but it was not too cold either, when this name was announced. Dai Yanqi was not considered an outstanding player among the rookies. If there was anything special about her, it was probably her identity as a female player. Fans always had a different kind of expectation and care for female players, so they usually received more attention than their relative level deserved.

Rookies were usually not too old, and Dai Yanqi was only a 17-year-old girl, but she was generous and not stage-frightened at all. After walking into the arena and becoming the focus of attention, she waved to the audience around her, and then loudly announced the opponent she wanted to challenge: Chu Yunxiu.

"Sister Chu is our heroine, and I have always admired her. I would like to take this opportunity to challenge Sister Chu, and I hope to get her guidance." The challenge reason stated by Dai Yanqi was full of respect. It was obvious that this challenge was just a tribute from a rookie to a respected senior. No matter who won or lost, it would not have any special significance. The audience was obviously not enthusiastic about such a challenge, and only gave a polite applause. Chu Yunxiu had already walked into the arena from her seat at this time.

The selected players could not refuse the challenge, even if they were selected continuously. And the most tragic person in history who was selected was Ye Xiu. At the first All-Star Game, he became the object of respect and attempted defeat by the rookies. That year, all seven rookies who signed up for the Rookie Challenge named Ye Qiu. In the end, there was no reason to say, so they simply said "the reason is the same". Ye Xiu also created a record for "being named the most times in the Rookie Challenge", whether in a single session or in total, he was the champion…

Chu Yunxiu had also seen big scenes. After taking the stage, she naturally gave the younger generation a few gentle words of encouragement. Then the two chose their professions and took the character account cards given by the organizer before walking to the competition stage.

The two walked in opposite directions, getting farther and farther away. The audience then noticed that the competition stage for this All-Star Game was not set in the center of the venue. The two were gradually moving towards the two ends of the arena.

While everyone was wondering, Ye Xiu vaguely realized something.

As the two sat on the competition stage, the electronic display screen began to show the interface for establishing the competition. The light in the entire venue suddenly dimmed. With the confirmation of the competition, patches of light began to flash in the empty arena. Before long, with the audience's surprised exclamations, the map selected by Dai Yanqi was clearly presented to everyone in a panoramic view.

Then the game began, and the two characters also appeared at the two ends of the map. The audience exclaimed again, and they finally realized what was going to happen.

It was obviously impossible to incorporate the map completely into the competition field at a 1:1 ratio, but it was scaled down according to a certain ratio. The two characters were also the same, and their size was much smaller than during the opening show.

As a result, some details were not very clear, but the electronic display screens that surrounded the arena also broadcasted the game as usual. However, at this time, the audience's attention was more willing to focus on the somewhat unclear holographic projection.

"This, this... is too amazing!!" Chen Guo said dumbfounded. Her reaction was the same as every audience member at the scene.

Ye Xiu's thoughts had been confirmed at this time, and he was more aware that this would be a new era for Glory. However, it seemed that scaling was a big problem. At this time, the ratio seemed a bit too small to see clearly, and it seemed impossible to completely replace the electronic display screen. However, there would definitely be specialized technicians to study and solve this problem.

While the audience was still surprised, Chu Yunxiu and Dai Yanqi's characters had met. Neither of them chose any tactical movement. They met in the center of the map in the simplest and fastest way. Then, they greeted each other very kindly in the chat box and started fighting.

The audience observed through both the electronic screen and the holographic projection, and found that the holographic projection was indeed completely synchronized. At this time, no one cared about the performance and outcome of this game. Everyone was completely immersed in this new way of exhibiting the game. Watching the two characters come and go in the arena, their names had been forgotten by everyone.

In the end, this game without much passion or suspense ended. Chu Yunxiu defeated Dai Yanqi very normally. The two greeted each other very friendly again, officially ending the game.

The subsequent applause was quite misplaced compared to the quality of this game. However, both Chu Yunxiu and Dai Yanqi were very clear that most of the applause was not for them, but because this new technology allowed the audience to see many different things.

The holographic projection was turned off, and the lights in the venue were turned on again. The players continued to discuss this new form, while the host was already announcing the second rookie to challenge: Gao Yingjie from the Tiny Herb team.

Thunderous applause!

This time the applause was genuine. Gao Yingjie's reputation as a genius had spread throughout the circle, regardless of whether Tiny Herb was promoting it or not. This designated successor to Wang Bu Liu Xing had not yet appeared in a formal competition. What did a genius look like? Glory fans had long been very curious, and this time, they finally had the opportunity to see it for themselves.

Gao Yingjie also had to walk around the arena and say a few words. As a result, he was even worse than that girl Dai Yanqi. He lowered his head and walked onto the stage stiffly. He almost quickly raised his head and then waved his hand around. A sentence, "Hello everyone, I am Gao Yingjie," the tone went from high to low, and the last three words of his name were so small that even he couldn't hear them clearly.

The Tiny Herb members in the professional player seats shook their heads secretly. If Gao Yingjie really followed his own personality, he would definitely not sign up for this competition. He would participate entirely because Wang Jiexi signed him up on his behalf. This child really needed some training.

"The player I want to challenge is, our Tiny Herb's captain, Wang Jiexi." Gao Yingjie's voice was still very low, but at least he said the three words Wang Jiexi, and the reason for the challenge was even lower, like a mosquito buzzing. The director repeatedly reminded him to speak louder through the headset, but it was useless at all.

Helpless, before the child could finish speaking, Wang Jiexi on the seat had come to the rescue. The god-level player naturally held the stage very well. After a few simple sentences, the two also stepped onto the competition stages on both sides in the applause of the audience.

The lights dimmed, and the holographic scene was generated in the arena after the map was selected. Two Magicians then appeared at the two ends of the map.