After the drawing of lots, China’s team was the fifth while Country D was the 15th.
After that, Carus even said to Professor Dou with an extremely disappointed tone, “It’s really a pity that we aren’t able to face each other in the first match. Otherwise, we would be able to witness the so-called most powerful robot of your team.”
Having said that, he left while a few other representatives were laughing out loud.
Shortly afterwards, there was a wave of voices that were as soft as a whisper, but Professor Dou could still hear their conversation.
“Did Carus do that on purpose?”
“Isn’t that obvious? Based on how China dealt with Country D’s BE robot club the previous time, who would be happy with how they acted? In particular, Country D is a country that boasts about its cutting-edge robots. How could they possibly swallow this anger? Just wait, China’s team will end up miserably today.”
“After the robot exhibition in the previous round, I researched Zi Yi’s robot and it’s really well made. I feel there might not really be a side that would end up in a disadvantageous situation.”
“You’re wrong about that. No matter how well-made Zi Yi’s robots are, do you think they can compare with Country D’s most cutting-edge robot? Since the national team is participating in this robot exhibition, Country D would not allow them to continue maintaining their arrogance, in order to stabilize their position at the top worldwide.”
“So based on what you’re saying, there will be a good show to watch soon?”
“Yes. Country D has its ace weapon, Zeus and Hades. I heard that these two robots are already so human-like that even the most sophisticated machines can’t detect that they are robots. Moreover, their abilities have reached S-level.”
“Their robots are so powerful? However, I doubt they will bring out these two robots. I feel that China has yet to reach the level of them bringing their ace weapon out.”
“I think so too.”
…
Professor Dou took the number he drew and went out.
The moment he came out, the team from China went up to him
“Professor Dou, what number are we?”
“The fifth.”
Professor Dou showed them the number.
“Whew, great. The first match is an arena match between five teams. One of the teams would compete for one match less and directly advance. In this case, we won’t be facing Country D’s team in the first match.”
Even though they were confident in their robot, they were still happy that they could avoid having a confrontation with Country D’s team in the first match.
Right now, Country D’s team were basically the gods in everyone’s mind. The team from Country K said, “I feel that there’s no need to compete for first place in this competition. They can directly crown Country D as the winner.”
One member from Country D’s team laughed wildly. “Even though we already know the results, we still have to compete in the matches. Otherwise, it won’t be fun if some people are dissatisfied.”
Another team member with an indifferent expression said, “We are still planning to see how powerful the robot made by Zi Yi from China is.”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Someone from Country G said, “We should let them know who is the real king of robots. Otherwise, they will think that the broken robot of theirs is really that amazing.”
Everyone agreed in unison and bursts of laughter sounded from time to time.
Those teams who did not join them were all looking at China’s team. There were even some individuals who came over to chat with Professor Dou.
“Professor Dou, I heard that Zi Yi participated in the production of the robot you guys brought along this time. I am looking forward to seeing the robot stunning the audience.”
Even though his words sounded encouraging, it sounded like someone who was waiting to watch a drama unfold.
The engineers were all feeling unhappy and even the expressions of the two leaders were not too good.
Only Professor Dou maintained a calm expression and nodded his head in response. “Our team will try our best in this competition.”
The person did not expect Professor Dou to answer so tactfully. His original plans of wanting to see how Professor Dou would embarrass himself fell through and he could only end up leaving in embarrassment.
The teams did not stay in the lounge for a long time when the excited voice of the announcer sounded through the speakers.
“Ladies and gentlemen, good morning! All the 26 participating teams have drawn lots and due to the fact that each match is a competition between five teams, one of the teams among the 26 would be selected by the computer to directly advance. Let’s see who would be the lucky team!”
The names of the 26 teams started rolling on the screen.
The rolling speed was very fast and sometime later, the countdown of 10 seconds appeared.
Everyone held their breaths and many people subconsciously wished that their team could directly advance. After all, this was a good thing and everyone would wish for this opportunity to befall them.
“Zi Yi, which team do you think would advance directly?” Qin Ze asked all of a sudden.
Zi Yi tilted her head and glanced at him. She asked instead of answering. “Do you think that just because I think whichever country will advance, they would really end up advancing?”
Qin Ze choked and suddenly thought of how skilled she was with computers. He then grinned and whispered, “Isn’t this something as easy as moving your finger?”
“Even though you’re right, I don’t feel like moving my finger.”
“…” Alright then. Qin Ze felt that Zi Yi was not someone like that either, but he still refused to give up. “Then make a guess which team would be the lucky ones?”
“Country D.”
“How can you be so sure?”
“Because this is their home ground.”
As long as they wanted to cheat, it would be easy for them to do.
Even though Qin Ze felt that what she said made sense, he still had some slight disagreements. “Country D has always been arrogant and would they be willing to have one less chance to overpower another team’s robots?”
As soon as Qin Ze finished explaining his point, the scrolling number on the screen came to a stop.
At the same time, an exclamation sounded from the side. “Ah! Why is it Country D?”
Qin Ze touched his nose. “Alright then. Perhaps they can’t be bothered to join the first match as they think that it’s not challenging at all.”
The announcer’s voice sounded from the speakers at this moment. “The lucky ones for the first match have surfaced, and it’s Country D’s team. Even though our Country D’s team feels that there isn’t a need for them to have this opportunity, we should still have the team members return to take a rest.”
“Following this, let’s have the first to the fifth team’s robots step onto the stage.”
The robots participating this time round were all AI-powered. The first match was to test the robot’s response time and adaptability. Two teams would advance out of five teams.
Once the competition started, the audience at the venue and netizens exploded.
“China’s team is the fifth one. But everyone, quick, come and take a look. The fifth robot is wearing clothes from Country R.”
“The person who said that they are wearing Country R’s clothes, are you blind? That’s clearly China’s traditional clothing. Do you even know the meaning and history behind China’s traditional clothes?”
“The internet is surely a good place to mingle around with anonymity and all. Some people shouldn’t go too overboard even when you’re trying to be a lap dog. The traditional clothes of China have an extensive and profound history and so how can Country R’s clothes compare?”
“The adaptability and response performance of China’s robot is rather surprising.”
“This must be a super AI.”
“It’s because Country D isn’t here. If they were to join in, they would definitely instantly overpower all the other teams.”
“Wow! China’s robots are too awesome. They won first place so quickly.”
…
Many audiences were surprised at Moonlight’s abilities. Moonlight had easily won the first match.
“When did the robot technology in China develop so quickly?”
“I heard that it’s because of Zi Yi.”
“Zi Yi? That little girl who has an extremely outstanding appearance?”
“That’s right.”
“Are you kidding me? She’s just an image ambassador the country deliberately raised. Do you really think a little girl would have such an ability?”