After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 605: She Broke the Rules

Chapter 605: Chapter 605: She Broke the Rules

"Senior, do you know what Shi Yaoguang’s entry for the competition is?"

A student sitting seven or eight seats away from Shi Yaoguang glanced around and asked the person next to them.

The person referred to as "senior" shook their head, "I don’t know either."

"You don’t know either, Senior?" the student asked in surprise, "Aren’t the list of contestants and the details of their entries supposed to be announced beforehand? How come you also don’t know what her entry is..."

The senior replied, "On the list, there’s only Shi Yaoguang’s name, and the section for the entry details is blank."

"What?"

...

Even though the two of them lowered their voices, Ling Qingxue in front could still hear them.

Ling Qingxue immediately began to mock, "Still saying there’s no special backing, isn’t this blatant?"

Shi Yaoguang glanced at her, "Who says one must have a special backing to get special treatment?"

Ling Qingxue rolled her eyes, "Without special backing, who would keep your secret? You couldn’t possibly think your entry is so sensitive that it needs to be kept secret, could you?"

Shi Yaoguang smiled wryly, "You guessed right."

"Hmph," Ling Qingxue rolled her eyes again, "You think I’d believe you?"

"Whether you believe it or not doesn’t matter to me in the slightest."

Shi Yaoguang calmly faced her challenge, "The truth will be seen based on the results of the competition."

...

The tension between the two was palpable even from a distance.

The host on stage, when getting to their introduction, subconsciously softened their voice, as if afraid of disturbing the two.

"Um..."

The host cleared their throat and said, "Coming up next is the highlight of our PK competition, which is the long-anticipated robot exhibition and contest!"

"The robots participating in this event include Zhang Yang’s robot ADS, Liu Lulu’s robot Koala..."

The host listed thirteen names in succession before coming to Ling Qingxue, "And also Ling Qingxue’s robot, Xuese."

After introducing Ling Qingxue, the host looked over the card in their hand once again before announcing, "Finally, making a grand entrance is our own Shi Yaoguang’s combat robot, Shi Guang!"

The introductions for the dozen or so people before were all done by the book.

Only when it came to Shi Yaoguang was there a special treatment.

To claim the host had no particular preference, no one would believe it.

Or perhaps...

The host was paid off.

Ling Qingxue snorted derisively, "How much of a bribe did they take to lose all their professional ethics?"

Naturally, the host heard her comment, but they didn’t argue with Ling Qingxue.

Instead, they simply proceeded to the presentation of the robots.

"Next, it’s time for everyone to showcase their robots. The competition rules are..."

After finishing the last sentence, the host quickly left the stage.

If you looked closely, you’d notice that the spot they stood in was deliberately away from Shi Yaoguang’s robot "Shi Guang".

But at that moment, everyone was speculating that the host had been paid, so naturally they didn’t pay attention to this detail.

Even if they noticed, they wouldn’t take it to heart.

At most, they’d consider it a sign of the host’s guilt.

...

To better showcase their robots, a large space was cleared at the venue.

Ling Qingxue’s robot took on a pink appearance.

The robot was about her height and slender in build.

It was such that if a photo of Xuese, the robot, was posted online, it would evoke the melancholic wailing of a lonely king, "I’ve been single for so long, even a robot looks graceful and handsome" to that extent.

Ling Qingxue clearly took pride in her Xuese, confidently introducing its capabilities.

"Xuese is a robot I developed personally; she can do a lot of things, like household chores, cleaning, boiling water, cooking, fetching deliveries—whatever you can think of, just command Xuese, and she can do it."

Someone asked, "Is Xuese’s role that of a domestic robot?"

Ling Qingxue smiled mysteriously, "Xuese is more than just a domestic robot; she has a trump card."

"What trump card?"

"Xuese isn’t an ordinary domestic robot; her greatest function is to transform into an expert in an instant when danger looms, firmly protecting her owner."

"That sounds quite impressive."

"I think it’s awesome! A robot that can cook and fight, everyone must have one!"

"Can you demonstrate it for us here?"

Some people in the audience, flush with cash, were already getting restless.

Ling Qingxue heard the request and nodded modestly, "Of course, I can."

As Ling Qingxue spoke, she looked towards the other contestants present.

"Would anyone like to test their skills against my Xuese?"

Upon her words, those present exchanged glances until a contestant stood out.

His robot was precisely the strength-based type.

And in some way, it shared a similar mechanism with Xuese protecting its owner.

Therefore, he was quite confident in his own robot.

He believed his robot wouldn’t be much inferior to Xuese.

Seeing that he had sent out his robot, Ling Qingxue gave Xuese a command.

"Xuese, activate level one attack."

His opponent likewise directed his own robot to go on the offensive.

The robots from both sides quickly engaged in combat.

The battle didn’t last long before Xuese’s mechanical arm punctured the opponent’s chest.

"Hiss—"

A plume of smoke emanated from the chest of the damaged robot.

The opposing robot was scrapped.

Ling Qingxue appeared as though she hadn’t anticipated this outcome, with a look of surprise on her face, "How did this happen?"

In her astonishment, she mumbled, "I... I thought everyone’s robots were more or less the same, I didn’t expect..."

Her demeanor, suggesting she hadn’t expected the competitor to be that weak and for her to be that strong, really infuriated the people watching.

The other contestants’ glares towards her took on a hint of reproach.

The owner of the damaged robot spoke with a voice filled with resentment, "We all agree to stop when it’s enough during competitions, why didn’t you stop Xuese from wrecking my robot?"

"I... I had no idea your robot would be so fragile," Ling Qingxue apologized insincerely. "I just commanded Xuese to initiate a level one attack, which is the lowest level there is. If I had known your robot could not withstand it, I would not have chosen to spar with you."

"What... what are we supposed to do now?" With a helpless expression, Ling Qingxue seemed to elicit sympathy from the Flower Guardian in the audience.

Right away, someone in the audience shouted with cupped hands, "What’s with the mumbling, are you even a man?"

The owner of the damaged robot refused to back down, "I just want justice for my robot, is that too much to ask?"

Although the competition rules did not explicitly state that one should not go too far as to cause the opponent’s robot to be scrapped,

this unwritten rule had been an unspoken agreement since the Imperial University PK Competition started including robot battles.

Yet this rule was broken by Ling Qingxue.

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