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章 389: Chris Tiu's Rise (III)

"The race takes place in one of the newly discovered Star Systems, on planet Rocbach. Participants will use old-style vehicles to go through artificially created obstacle courses," explained Cruz.

"It's a sport that relies purely on driving skill. I remember when we were young, you were quite the driver. After a few months of training, you have a chance of winning."

When he was young, Chris was into street racing in the Philippines and was quite good, garnering a decent reputation. However, after an accident where he almost killed somebody, he quit that lifestyle and decided to improve his life.

"That was a long time ago."

"I know you have the talent. All you need is the proper training to win this race."

"Is it dangerous?"

"For ordinary people, yes. But as long as you have the minimal amount of aura, it's fine."

Chris pondered, deciding what choice to make.

"Is this thing even legal?"

"You don't have to worry about that. You said you needed merit, right? The winner will receive 1000 merit."

"Don't change the subject and answer me directly."

Cruz looked around, checking to see if anyone was near.

"The event is legal and illegal."

"What does that mean?"

"The government is aware of this black market sport. However, some powerful Arcanist is behind the entire thing. So, as long as things proceed smoothly and do not cause trouble, the Empire will close one eye."

Chris analyzed these kinds of black market businesses involved some level of corruption in the government. After all, there is nothing perfect in this world.

Furthermore, other forms of politics are also involved. The Empire cannot put too many restrictions on some powerful Arcanists, forcing them to revolt or fester negative feelings. So, closing one eye on certain things is one way to give them more freedom and placate them.

'1000 merit is a lot. With it, I can buy the potion in only 30 years with the discounts and 48 years without it.'

Chris mulled the situation over, thinking about what to choose. He did not want to get involved with illegal activities. Although Cruz made it sound like things were not that bad, he was smart and had enough wisdom to understand that illegal was illegal, no matter how beautifully it was painted.

At the same time, he could not resist the temptation of the 1000 Merit.

"Why don't you come to watch one show before you decide?" convinced Cruz, and after pondering for a second, he agreed. The next game was this Saturday, so they decided on a meeting spot before leaving, not even ordering coffee or tea. The waitress secretly cursed them for that.

During the remaining week, Chris was on edge, constantly feeling guilty about breaking the law. He often wanted to call and cancel, but his greed for the 1000 merit always stopped him.

When Saturday arrived, he was not in the best shape. After all, he could not sleep a wink even with the Virtual Gaming Cabin. He headed to the location agreed with Cruz, where he saw the latter waiting for him.

The two then headed to an alleyway where a man was wearing a hooded for them. Chris immediately became suspicious, but it was too late at this point.

"Relax," said Cruz before talking to the hooded figure. "He is my referral."

The hooded man looked up and down at Chris before taking out an instrument. Without hesitation, Cruz placed his hand on it, "Your turn."

"What is it? What does it do?"

"Asking too many questions, aren't we?" rebutted the hooded figure.

"Is there a problem with that?" refuted Chris.

"Don't worry. The thing only temporarily blocked the tracking method of your ID Watch."

Most citizens do not like the idea of planting chips inside their bodies. So, the ID Watch served as an alternative. The watch is a computer, a phone, and even serves as Identification for almost everything. Each of them is unique to its owner, and it takes a lot of time and effort to replace them.

After hearing the watch's purpose, Chris became hesitant.

"Don't waste my time," said the hooded figure. "Big Brother Arcane has so many ways to surveil you that this watch is the least of your problem."

In the end, Chris could not resist; he felt he was already in too deep. He placed his hand in the device, and after a few seconds, the hooded figure asked him to remove it; he felt nothing else during the process.

Cruz then led him to a room hidden by mirage magic. More than a dozen people were waiting inside, and they had to wait for others. In total, more than 30 people came.

Finally, the hooded figure also entered with a staff in his hand. He activated a spell, and everyone disappeared, teleporting to an unknown location.

Chris found himself in an ample space with nothing in sight besides a spaceship.

"Is this our transportation?"

"Yes," replied Cruz.

"I thought we would teleport there."

"The Empire's space is strictly controlled and surveilled. Anyone who has a private Warp Portal has to be monitored. And owning an unauthorize one is grounds for imprisonment.

"The world has changed without you knowing. Have you noticed that things like Floo Network, Portkeys, and Vanishing Cabinets which were common in the early days, are now extremely regulated?"

"Now that you mention it, that's true."

The two had to wait online for almost an hour for everyone to board the ship. Subsequently, the ship entered a Conceal State before flying to its destination, Planet Rocbach.

The voyage took longer than he anticipated, as he only arrived more than 2 hours later. The moment he exited the spaceships, he heard loud cheering coming from the distance.

He gazed in its direction, seeing a massive stadium with people entering; he could hear the cacophony of cheers even though he was more than 30 meters away.

"Let's go. I have some decent seats."

Cruz led them to their seats, and Chris immediately knew why the crowd was cheering loudly. In the middle of the stadium was an enormous floating screen displaying highlights of the previous races.

And things were exciting, to say the less. For the next ten minutes, he gathered a basic understanding of this illegal race–including the danger and excitement.

"The person who organized this race must be wealthy."

"The truly rich one is the Empire," replied Cruz.

"Oh, what makes you say that?"

"According to Law, no individual or corporation can own their own planet. However, they can pay to borrow it."

"Borrow? I guess that makes sense if they want to own property or do shady business like this one."

"No, the main use of this method is to mine rare resources. Doing it like this is cheaper than directly buying them from the government. However, the amount of money saved is not even that much after paying taxes."

"It seems the Empire has a tight leash on private enterprises or corporations."

"Indeed, which is a shame."

"Not really," argued Chris. "Unregulated capitalism is a recipe for disaster."

"And so is authoritarianism."

"True. But it has proven to be much better than the previous system."

Chris decided to no longer focus on this conversation. He could tell his friend had changed from what he remembered. Not to mention, he seems to know many things that civilians should not be privy to.

Luckily, the latter appeared not to want to continue this topic, and the host of the next race appeared in the stadium.


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章 390: Chris Tiu's Rise (IV)

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen," said a man with a purple tuxedo and blue bow tie, holding a microphone. "It is I, your beloved host, Kramer." The crowd cheered for his presence.

"Calm down, calm down. I know you're not really here to see my pretty face." The crowd laughed, causing a storm of laughter.

"We will begin the race immediately," commented Kramer. "But beforehand, I have some good news. A crowd favorite is here, and it is an old face." He paused for dramatic suspense.

"Let's welcome the old champion, Nom Tulleto. After only three years of retirement, he is back in the game."

A black and yellow car came from an opening underneath the stadium. Most of the spectators were fans of old-era sports cars, so they quickly identified it was Veilside Mazda RX-7 Fortune. And after the fans saw the no-hair driver with a sleeveless shirt, they screamed even louder.

"You may not know this," continued Kramer after calming the crowd. "But this match has some fascinating history behind it. Our next competitor was once married to Nom's sister; he was a part of his family. But he betrayed them and became champion in this track last year.

"So, welcome, Lian O'Connor."

Suddenly, the crowd became divided: half cheered for O'Connor while the rest booed him. O'Connor drove a Dodge 'Ice Charger' and parked it next to Nom.

"Did our family mean nothing to you? Did all the time we spent together mean nothing?" asked Nom.

"No, it did not. I only became close to your family to learn all your drive skills and become a champion. Now, all that remains is to show the world I'm better than you," replied O'Connor.

"What about my sister?"

Lian paused for a moment, his mind momentarily distracted as he remembered her beautiful smile.

"She also meant nothing to me."

"Is that so? Do you know she's carrying your child?"

Lian's hand trembled slightly on the steering wheel. However, he quickly regained control of himself. "You're lying to affect my mind. I won't believe a word out of your mouth."

Nom looked out at his old friend, his old brother, and shook his head. He could tell he was no longer the man he knew. The person before him was a man driven by the desire for success, and he would do anything to achieve it.

"Now, let me introduce the remaining ten contestants," announced Kraven. However, he and the fans were not as enthusiastic about the others. Meanwhile, Chris observed everything through the large screen showing above the stadium.

"These champions are very popular."

"Indeed. There is one every year, and they have to win several matches before taking the spot," explained Cruz.

"What about this match? Is this some kind of special event?"

"Basically," replied Cruz.

"Why don't they participate in official sports? From the highlights I saw, many of them have the talent for it," Chris asked, something he's been wondering for some time.

"There are many reasons. They do not like the strict rules of official sports. And more importantly, they are delusion by the state of sports in this age."

Chris understood. With [Aura] and [Magic], sports in the Empire had to evolve and adapt. Firstly, they had to be classified based on Arcanist Tiers. After all, a Tier 2 Aura Master was faster, stronger, and had overall better stats than Tier 1–let alone an average human.

The existence of Aura Master has made sports more interesting for many people. After all, it is normal to watch a sport like American Football, where the quarterback throws a ball at Mach 5 before the receiver catches it.

Furthermore, there are leagues where magic is integrated into sports like basketball, baseball, and cricket. The rules were changed to accommodate magic. However, although many enjoy these sports, many people also feel they are no longer the sports from the old era despite the name.

They complained about it and refused to watch or acknowledge the existence of these new-era sports, as they called them.

Kramer finished introducing the other participants before proceeding to the race itself. A countdown appeared on the scream as a beautiful woman holding two black and white flags with checked patterns.

On the count of zero, she waved the flags down, signaling the start of the race. All the participants rushed forward, their engines making beautiful and powerful starts.

Immediately from the start, Nom rapidly drove his car and took the first position. Meanwhile, O'Connor appeared as if he was in a hurry. He approached another car and remained a certain distance in front of it.

The first obstacle was the Loop Track, where the cars had to drive upward before going down, traversing in a circular motion by defying gravity; the entire thing looked like one of the tracks for the hot wheels.

Nom rushed into the loop track. An enchantment on the floor would boost the car's speed at the entrance. However, this did not mean he could pass the track. He had to maintain the car's speed at about 830 Km/h. Below that, he will not make it to the next enchantment and fall down the track,

And if he goes higher than that? A driver needs superb skills to even achieve 830 Km/h, let alone surpass it and maintain the car's balance. No one could reach this speed if it were not for these people's Aura.

While Nom was rushing from one Acceleration Enchantment to the other, O'Connor took a different approach. His method was more ruthless, targeting the other competitors.

He drove before another car. After the first acceleration, his vehicle reached 830 km/h speed. Then, he began to interfere with the car behind him, preventing the latter from reaching the speed requirement.

With his superb skills, O'Connor maintained his vehicle's speed by allowing the car's behind him to bump into him and give him a slight boost. He calculated the exact increase to be about 3 km/h, so he drove his car to precisely 827 km/h.

Meanwhile, the participant began to slow down because of the constant bump. Without achieving the required speed, he did not reach the second enchantment, resulting in the car falling hundreds of meters from the sky.

Bang!

The car fell, and the crown cheered with excitement. A few seconds later, the slightly injured driver punched a hole out of his vehicle.

The race continued until the drivers reached halfway up the track, where they could form a perfect vertical line with the ground. Many people failed to maintain their composure while driving upside down. The fear affected their skills and prevented them from reaching the next enchantment.

The result is that they fell from the sky, resulting in more severe injuries than the guy O'Connor played with. However, with these people's [Aura], these injuries could not kill them. Not to mention, the organization prepared medical aid for this event.

A total of four contestants failed in the first obstacle: the Loop Track. Then, the participants drove to the next obstacle: the Drifting Mountain. The spectators cheered as they watched from the enormous screams, showing their fever for this adrenaline-fuel sport.

And despite its danger, Chris felt excited and a sense of excitement that his original dull never had.

'Maybe, this was a chance for a change.'

Chris had pursued the dream of being an Arcanist for so many years. And so far, there has been little to no suspect. However, he could see his life as a driving champion, adored by countless fans.

Maybe, the path of Arcane was not for him.


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