Above the Galaxy
Chapter 301 - 196, Destruction!_3

Chapter 301: Chapter 196, Destruction!_3

The extent of the damage meant repair was impossible.

The only option was to completely start afresh...

Thus, it was as if the "death" of the Hellhound had been proclaimed.

"The fourth match, Golden Armored Kirin wins."

The verdict from the electronic judge resounded through the system.

Whooossshhh...

The audience erupted in applause like thunder.

Whether they knew Tang Fei or not, whether they liked him or not, the students of the Phoenix Empire were genuinely delighted with this victory.

After all, losing another match would have left the Phoenix Empire in a very precarious position.

"Tang Fei, awesome!" Chen Tianqi shouted from atop his chair towards Tang Fei.

"Go Phoenix Empire!"

"We will win."

"One more victory... take down the Aus Empire..."

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Phoenix’s heart was pounding with excitement, but she maintained just the right amount of joy on her face.

She turned to Si Yinchuan and said, "Dean Si, I didn’t expect Tang Fei to really win, and to win so splendidly..."

"Yes. Didn’t I tell you? If the dean says Tang Fei can win, then I believe Tang Fei can win."

"The dean has a keen eye for talent."

"Indeed. If he hadn’t suddenly stepped forward to join the Mecha competition, I wouldn’t have even known he had this in him... Though he double majored in Ancient Martial Mecha at the Imperial First Military Academy, he has only been at New Star for a few days, right? What could he possibly learn in such a short time?"

"I was wondering the same thing. How could he improve so much in such little time? With your vision, Dean Si, what level of Mechanic do you think he is?"

"I’m not a Mechanics specialist, so I wouldn’t know how to grade him. But judging by the Golden Armored Kirin he produced... I think an Advanced Mechanic wouldn’t be able to pull it off."

"Ah? He’s an Advanced Mechanic already?" exclaimed Phoenix.

Zhong Tianque frowned slightly, finding the conversation between the two quite jarring.

He felt deeply conflicted. Without a victory from Tang Fei, he was worried.

After all, the Aus Empire had won two consecutive matches. If they lost this one as well, that would be three straight wins.

As the person in charge of this Tiandao exchange event, it would reflect poorly on him as a Prince of the Phoenix Empire if their side performed badly.

Yet, he couldn’t be happy about Tang Fei’s victory.

Why did it have to be him who won?

The incessant praise of Tang Fei by two fans nearby was making him extremely uncomfortable.

"An Advanced Mechanic could not make a Mechanical Beast as intricate as this," Si Yinchuan shook his head and said, "Look at every gold plate on its body, seamless, flawless... and it also has incredible agility and combat ability... that’s not something an Advanced Mechanic could create."

"What kind of gold plates are those?" Tian Que asked, "They aren’t ordinary metal materials, are they? Otherwise, how could they withstand such highly corrosive chemical poisons?"

"I have no idea," Dean Si shook his head and replied, "We would have to ask Tang Fei himself."

"I heard he’s classmates with that young lady from the Lu Family; could it be something he got from her?" Phoenix interjected, offering an explanation.

This was also a matter of concern for her. Tang Fei’s Golden Armored Kirin had shined in this competition, but the durability and corrosion resistance of the materials used would undoubtedly draw attention.

Many individuals present had military backgrounds, and her elder brother had also experienced life in the military.

They couldn’t possibly overlook the emergence of such new materials.

"What a move by the Lu Family... developing such great materials not for the nation’s use, but for a student’s toy..."

"Brother, Tang Fei is also fighting for our country’s glory," Phoenix said.

"Can’t they distinguish what’s more important?"

"I believe if our elder brother intervenes personally, the Lu Family will be willing to offer their latest research achievements," proposed Phoenix.

The eldest brother had always been hostile to and belittling Tang Fei, which also angered her and she couldn’t help but make a sarcastic remark.

"..." Zhong Tianque.

He knew his sister was mocking him; their father stepped in to approach the Lu Family, which might agree to hand over their latest research results.

But if he went to them himself, the Lu Family might not really give him, the Eldest Prince, any face.

They only need to say it’s a prototype, or that the product isn’t fully developed yet. What could he do then?

When will it be fully developed? Wouldn’t that be up to the Lu Family to decide?

Why? Because they are the ones who set and adjudicate the standards for mechanics.

Could anyone be more professional than they?

This girl was throwing her support elsewhere; how could the Royal Family raise such a love-struck fool?

"Hehe..."

Si Yinchuan’s laugh, which was out of place at the time, made Zhong Tianque even more uncomfortable.

Every single person present was no good person.

Prince Philip was feeling pretty much the same as Zhong Tianque; seeing Tang Fei’s Golden Armored Qilin stealing the show, he was deeply upset.

Just a couple of days ago, they had a conflict in the bar, and he was still proudly claiming he wanted to have a good exchange with Tang Fei at the Tian Que Exchange Meeting...

This result was quite a slap in the face.

Unfortunately, it was unclear if he would participate in tomorrow’s Martial Arts Exchange.

If he did participate, then he would be able to make him experience true despair.

Of course, his primary opponent was still Shen Xinglan.

He searched all over for a trace of Shen Xinglan and found that he hadn’t shown up at all.

"This guy is as arrogant as ever."

Seeing Adolf’s utterly devastated appearance, Tang Fei couldn’t bear it and stepped forward to pat his shoulder, comforting him, "Don’t be sad. Your dog was crushed by my Qilin; that’s an honor for it... If it were dismantled by that little squirrel, wouldn’t you be even more upset?"

"..."

Indeed, after hearing Tang Fei’s words, Adolf was on the verge of exploding with rage.

Tang Fei gestured to the people around him and then waited for the start of the fifth match.

The fifth match was between the Phoenix Empire’s octopus and the Aus Empire’s hydra: eight tentacles against nine heads, it looked like a dozen people brawling.

Both sides fought fiercely, and in the end, the hydra bit off the tentacles of the octopus one by one...

The Aus Empire won again.

Thus, in the first round of the mechanics competition, the Aus Empire took the lead with three wins and two losses.

The competition took a break, the guests and student spectators rested for a while.

Tang Fei and the other contestants who had advanced to the second round continued to draw lots. Since there were five contestants in the second round—two from the Phoenix Empire and three from the Aus Empire—one contestant from the Aus Empire would receive a bye.

In the end, the hydra contestant drew the bye, and Tang Fei’s next opponent would be that sharp-tongued and surprisingly fast little squirrel.

Half an hour later, the second round of matches began.

First to take the stage was the Phoenix Empire’s Giant Panda against the Aus Empire’s Drilling Mountain Armor; the Giant Panda was bravely overwhelming, repeatedly throwing the Drilling Mountain Armor that tried to tunnel through its belly.

Finally, finding a breach, the Giant Panda smashed the Drilling Mountain Armor’s head with a punch.

Then he held the head in one hand, the tail in the other, and with both mechanical arms, he exerted force simultaneously.

"Crack"!

He tore the Drilling Mountain Armor’s body in two.

Because of the Giant Panda’s victory, the Phoenix Empire secured the first win of the series.

Next up was the match between Tang Fei’s Golden Armored Qilin and the voracious little squirrel.