1132 Special Opportunity n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Now hold on just for one moment!"
Just as the man named Scho'doxa was about to proceed with his explanation, a boorish voice erupted from the field all of a sudden, causing the man to frown as his gaze shifted towards the person that spoke.
Unsurprisingly, everyone on the field also shifted their gazes towards the person that spoke, with Valyr's perception allowing him to find out that the person that spoke was a stocky man that stood over seven feet tall.
Giving Scho'doxa a defiant gaze as he glared at him, the boorish man asked him a question amidst everyone's stares, his words faintly resonating with everyone on the field. "What is this tournament you're speaking of?"
"Also, from your tone, it seems like everyone here has no choice but to participate in it?"
Looking as if he was trying to suppress the annoyance he felt, Scho'doxa took in a deep breath before letting out a faint sigh in response. "I suppose I do owe everyone here at least a short explanation of what's going on."
"Before I begin, I presume everyone here has already read through the notifications they've received?" Indirectly telling the boorish man with his gaze to become silent for a bit, the man swept his gaze over everyone with a raised eyebrow.
After a while, everyone on the large field nodded in response to his question, prompting Scho'doxa to nod back. "Alright."
"As mentioned in those notifications, there are only 15 days remaining before a new version begins," said the man. "I'm sure some of you don't know what a new version entails, but keep in mind that it more or less means that something massive is about to arrive."
"As for what that something massive is, that'll be something I'll explain in greater detail later." Seeing as everyone was intently listening to his words, Scho'doxa faintly nodded before continuing. "In any case, these final 15 days shall be allocated towards the tournament I've mentioned before, the Rise to Prominence."
"During this time, almost everyone throughout the universe has been transported to a field similar to what you're standing on at the moment for the sake of a certain purpose."
"That purpose has already been mentioned in the notifications, which is to find certain individuals that would pave the path in the new version."
At this point, almost everyone looked at Scho'doxa with various levels of surprise and shock, not expecting that the phenomenon they were experiencing right now was happening all throughout the universe.
Naturally, even Valyr was left at a loss for words after hearing it, only now realizing that there was more to the tournament than meets the eye.
"To answer your question from before..." Shifting his gaze towards the boorish man from before, Scho'doxa nodded at him. "Yes, you are correct. Everyone on the field at this moment has to participate in the tournament no matter what."
"By elimination, that means I'll be sending you back to your home planet of Veldanyr," continued the man, allaying the worries that arose in some people from his earlier words.
"As for the second to fifth round, that's the actual tournament part of the entire thing, allowing us to find the certain individuals that would pave the path for the upcoming version."
"At this point, I'm sure everyone is wondering why there's so many rounds if the first round is merely acting as a filter." As these words left Scho'doxa's mouth, a considerable portion of the people nodded in agreement to his question.
"That is because, aside from finding certain individuals, the Rise to Prominence tournament also serves as a way for the system itself to figure out your placement in the upcoming version."
"This placement comes in the form of a title, which could be improved through certain means," said Scho'doxa to everyone. "I'll talk more about it once the first round is done."
"Aside from that, those that excel in this tournament shall be given a special opportunity that even beings like I would be envious to obtain." With these words, Scho'doxa had attracted the interest of everyone on the field.
Being one of those interested in the special opportunity, Valyr perked up his ears to find out what the man was talking about, only to be left at a loss for words once he heard what Scho'doxa said next.
"Now, you might ask yourself. What exactly is that special opportunity?"
"Well, that would be to become one of the very lucky few among everyone here to visit an extraterrestrial planet that has just been discovered recently."
"According to its natives, that extraterrestrial planet is named Earth."
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