The Cockroach-like Girl Is My Beast-Chapter 459 - 421: Setting Out

Looking at the figure in a white coat before him, clearly filled with concern and worry yet remaining silent, Lin Guang’s eyes glowed with the light of the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence, complemented by the keen senses granted by the Heart of Terra with its four Dao Marks.

A vision, like a phantom, flashed through his mind.

Black hair seemed to turn white.

Silver turned into dark green.

"..."

But now that Lin Guang understood more and more, many things had become unspeakable, and answers unattainable.

Perhaps if he survives the journey back from Li Hai City, he can investigate further.

Lin Guang instinctively prepared to say something comforting.

Yet in the next moment, Kaiwen stepped forward, her high heels clinking clearly on the metal platform.

She spoke softly, her voice low but carrying an indescribable resolve.

"For this state tournament, I will go with you all."

"!"

Lin Guang paused slightly in the act of dressing.

Kaiwen’s voice remained as low and cool as ever, but the emotion flowing in her emerald green eyes, though complex and difficult to discern, was unmistakably vivid and real.

"There’s no other Miracle Master or Researcher in this world who understands the Ore Disease more deeply than I do."

"If anything happens, I can handle it anytime."

"..."

Lin Guang and Kaiwen exchanged a glance and he nodded, "Then I’ll trouble you, Teacher."

...

Time flew by, and soon the day of departure arrived.

June 2nd.

Today was the day the school teams from the four schools of Zhen Sheng City set off for Li Hai City, to participate in the Fenghai Province High School Spirit Master League.

The departure ceremony was held at the largest sports center in Zhen Sheng City, in Mingguang District, the Mingguang Sports Center, with the departure time set at ten o’clock.

The so-called departure ceremony was actually a prelude and blessing event for the state tournament proper, organized in collaboration with the Zhen Sheng City official and the Great Xia Spirit Master Association.

Wishing the departing teams good placements in the state tournament, they watched them leave the venue, heading towards this tournament’s destination, Li Hai City.

Initially, it was estimated that entry to this segment was tied to the upcoming state tournament broadcast held in the sports center—anyone who pre-purchased the exclusive broadcast tickets for the Fenghai Province state tournament could use the ticket to enjoy a glimpse of the departure scene.

You must know, in this world, the distance between cities is really too far, making Ether network connections very difficult for ordinary people. Each city is essentially a massive local area network, apart from the high-cost special channel connections.

Therefore, the scenes of the state tournament, aside from the basic version available on television, could only be best experienced in a few fixed venues.

After all, the perspectives, details, and commentary seen in such a large venue are not the same concept as what is shown on television.

Naturally, such experience tickets were expensive.

The departure ceremony, in contrast, was more of a bonus, akin to a perk.

Plus, since the event date was a weekday, the contestants wouldn’t be taking action in this segment, and there wouldn’t be much off-the-field interaction, the whole process wouldn’t last long, ending by ten o’clock.

So, in the original estimate by the organizers, this departure ceremony wasn’t expected to be too popular, at most being a perk for the pricey ticket, and filling four to five-tenths of the seats would be considered a lot.

But... they were clearly mistaken.

Not only were the upcoming viewing tickets snatched up instantly.

The seats for the ticket-reserved departure ceremony were also booked up in an instant—even scalpers attempted to resell their qualifications and were directly arrested.

On the morning of the 2nd, as the day was just breaking, rings of people crowded outside the sports center, even the soldiers of the Eleventh Army responsible for maintaining order couldn’t help but show surprise in their eyes.

Heat.

Unparalleled heat.

The surging crowd gathered at the venue, their eyes shimmering with anticipation and fervor.

Even though the official bans "overnight waiting," passionate citizens always found ways to bypass this restriction. Plus, with Spirit Masters having generally strong physiques, the officials tried to stop them a few times with little effect and eventually gave up.

Outside the official queueing channels, those without entry qualifications also gathered tightly. Holding homemade support signs, they wished to bless the young men and women departing, even if only from a distance.

The atmosphere could almost be described as fanaticism.

The Demon Race was originally humanity’s mortal enemy, and the brutal Demon Invasion eleven years ago etched the desire for powerful Spirit Masters into the bones of Zhen Sheng City’s people, making this city yearn for mighty protectors more than anywhere else.

Added to the fact that last year’s Fenghai Province state tournament champion hailed from Zhen Sheng City.

Although the captain was Huai Shoucheng from the Huai Family, one of the three great families, which might not seem too friendly to Zhen Sheng City’s common folk.

But still, compared to outsiders, they were Zhen Sheng City’s own.

Last year’s champion!

Moreover, recently, whether it be in Zhen Sheng City’s intercity network or on television, various expert analyses kept bringing a particular point to the public’s attention.

This year, Zhen Sheng City’s lineup is even stronger than last year’s... And much stronger!

Though experts and True Men also mentioned that teams from other cities were also stronger, after all, Fenghai Province is vast—tens of thousands of miles, hundreds of thousands of miles, or even farther—people rarely visit more than a few times in their lifetime, naturally leaving little impression.

To the public, who don’t understand what the Golden Era entails, their hearts are primarily filled with two thoughts.