In fact, An Yan was not the only one who was worried about this issue. Almost all the contestants were considering it.
In addition, many of the contestants had not carefully considered the hints given in the competition rules. They had directly taken the Spirit Recovery Potion as the only effective potion for this round.
So to them, their only worry was whether three Spiritual Recovery Potions would be enough to last them until the end of the competition.
However, even though they were worried, they could only give it their best shot and pray that they would be lucky enough not to meet a very strong opponent. That way, they could gather 5 points quickly and sneak through to the end.
Of course, apart from these regular situations, there were also some special cases, such as Cheng Yang and Gu Qing, who are now lying in the preparation pod.
Cheng Yangās face turned into a frown when he heard that the focus of the competition was on pharmacists: "Isnāt this an elimination round? Isnāt the competition supposed to be about the individual strength of the mech warriors? This is too pitiful! "
Gu Qing said with a calm face, "The rules of the Academy Mecha Competition have always been like this. It is not unusual to have an unexpected situation."
If it werenāt for that, the diversity of the competition rules wouldnāt be such a big deal to everyone.
"Thatās true, butā¦ā¦" Cheng Yang said hesitantly, with a frown on his face, "But my level of potion making is too low. It will definitely drag you down, ah. "
Cheng Yang was still worried, even though he had already told Gu Qing about his situation in detail before forming the team.
Especially since it was only the second round of the competition. It would be too humiliating to be eliminated in this round!
Gu Qing smiled lightly and said, "Itās okay, Yang Yang just has to do his best."
But this made Cheng Yang even more anxious.
While the participants in the competition were looking forward to the upcoming round, the viewers in the live broadcast room on the virtual net were also enthusiastically discussing the rules of this competition.
Although the live stream was temporarily closed until the round started, there were already countless viewers waiting.
Viewer 1: Rubbing my hands and squatting here for the competition to start! Iāve already decided on whom I want to watch live!
Viewer 2: Iām now particularly sympathetic to this yearās contestants after reading these rules. I guess no one could have expected the tournament organizers to put the role of pharmacist in a key position so early on, right?
Viewer 3: So it seems that the mech warriors who are not teamed up with a pharmacist will have an advantage in this round, right? After all, they have prepared the potions they might use beforehand, and there must be many high quality potions among them.
Viewer 4: So the key to this round is to see who is better at making spiritual recovery potions.
Viewer 5: Thereās no rule that you have to make a Spiritual Recovery Potion, is there? Maybe there are other options?
Viewer 6: I think itās quite difficult. Iāve analyzed the rules of this round, and although the officials didnāt say that you can only bring Spiritual Recovery Potions, it looks like they are the only useful ones.
Other types of spiritual power potions would just be like chicken ribs. So bringing them will take up a spot and affect the game.
Viewer 7: I think so. Itās better to make only spiritual recovery potions.
Viewer 8: Thatās true. I donāt believe anyone can make a spiritual defense potion that could be used on a mecha and it functions properly.
Viewer 9: Thatās too absolute. Although this is an academy level competition, havenāt many excellent pharmacists emerged from past competitions? I think itās still worth waiting for.
Lemon eater: Donāt be silly upstairs. It would be foolish to make any potion other than a spiritual recovery potion!
Viewer 11: What if they did? What if they brought such a potion and still managed to qualify?
Lemon eater : Then Iāll eat 10 lemons live! All at once!
Viewer 12: 666! Iāll watch you if you dare to eat 10 lemons!
Viewer 13: I also thought that everyone should prepare three spiritual recovery potions for this round. But I've decided to bet on a handful of other kinds of potions in order to see someone eat lemons live.
Viewer 14: I just want to know what a personās facial expression would look like after eating 10 lemons in a row.
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Just as the live stream was buzzing with discussion over the 10 lemons, ten minutes had crept by and the second round of the competition officially began.
The contestants did not enter the competition map directly, but were first transported into separate small white spaces where they needed to finish making their potions.
Most of the contestants had already thought about what potions they were going to make, so they started immediately after they were brought in.
But An Yan was obviously not among them, as he was still thinking about what potion he was going to make.
So the viewers who flooded into the live feed were a bit confused as to what An Yan was thinking about and why he hadnāt started making his potions yet.
Viewer 1: What is An Yan doing? Why hasnāt he made a potion yet?
Viewer 2: Maybe he thinks he has enough time, so heās not in a hurry.
Viewer 3: I donāt think so. The big boss is obviously distressed about something. But what is he thinking about?
Viewer 4: Why doesnāt Cheng Yi urge him? I feel so anxious!
Viewer 5: Didnāt you notice the look in Cheng Yiās eyes? Itās an obvious doting look. I donāt think Cheng Yi would remind An Yan even if he stood there until the end of the game.
Viewer 6: I canāt believe I canāt refute this. It seems that I have to eat this bowl of dog food.
Viewer 7: Iāll eat the dog food, but the game still has to continue.
Viewer 8: Am I the only one wondering what issue is more important than the game?
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The viewers were anxious, but none of them said anything out of the ordinary. A few minutes later, the live room suddenly flooded with a wave of sunspots.
Sunspot 1: Yo, only you people with bad eyes would hail such a piece of shit as a big boss. What a joke! Itās true that thereās a trash fan for every kind of trash!
Sunspot 2: For such a guy to even team up with Cheng Yi, I can see that Cheng Yi is blinded by love. Of course, it could also be that this manās skills are so good that he has charmed Cheng Yi to the point that he doesnāt even pay attention to such an important competition.
Sunspot 3: Cheng Yi should hurry up and take this one home, save him from embarrassing himself here, right?
Sunspot 4: A genius who can change the pharmaceutical industry? Haha, I think heās just a kid who doesnāt know anything. How can anyone like such a person?
Sunspot 5: I have to admit that this one must have some excellent skills if he could hook up with Cheng Yi. But this skill may not be manifested in potion production.
Sunspot 6: How can such trash participate in the Academy Mecha Competition?
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These black comments came out of nowhere in unison, and it took a moment for the normal audience to react and start fighting back.
Viewer 1: What is wrong with these sunspots? Theyāre so obvious. Arenāt they afraid of being poked on the spot?
Viewer 2: I canāt believe someone said that we promoted An Yan as a big boss.
Viewer 3: And they say that An Yan hooked up with Cheng Yi. Heh, let me show you a screenshot to see who actually took the initiative to hook up with whom [Image.jpg].
Can you see clearly? It was Cheng Yi who took the initiative to pursue An Yan. Youāre here mindlessly hacking without knowing anything. This business of yours is quite cheap, right?
Viewer 4: Saying that Big Boss An Yan is incompetent in making potions? Have you forgotten that he has dominated everyone with data 93 and 108 effectiveness?
Viewer 5: Get lost, sunspots! Donāt interfere with everyone watching the live stream, OK?
Viewer 6: Have you had enough? If you think youāve had enough, letās report it!
Viewer 7: Letās report it right away!
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Two minutes later, the sunspots completely disappeared, and at this time, An Yanās frown finally slowly relaxed.
Cheng Yi, who had been keeping an eye on the little one, immediately spoke up, "Yan Yan, have you finished thinking it over?"
An Yan nodded. "I plan to make a Spiritual Recovery Potion, a Spiritual Defense Potion, and a Spiritual Sensitivity Potion."
Aside from these three types of potions, the spiritual straightening potion would have the least effect in the competition.
Cheng Yi said without any objection, "Okay."
An Yanās mood became much lighter, and he then started to act.
However, the live stream instantly exploded because of An Yanās decision.
Viewer 1: Wait, wait, wait! Did I just hallucinate? Big boss An Yan isnāt going to make three Spiritual Recovery Potions?
Viewer 2: You didnāt have auditory hallucinations. The big boss is not making three spiritual recovery portions, nor two, but one!
Viewer 3: Wake up, Big Boss! Think about it again! What do you want to do with Spiritual Defence and Spiritual Sensitivity Potions? They wonāt help you!
Viewer 4: So is that why he was so hesitant and tangled?
Viewer 5: I feel a bit dreamy now. On the one hand, I think Big Bossā choice is too strange and the result will definitely be bad, but on the other hand, Iām looking forward to it because itās a choice that Big Boss An Yan made and Big Boss Cheng Yi agreed to. Am I sick?
Viewer 6: Youāre not sick. Thatās what Iām thinking now.
Viewer 7: +1 for anticipation. I think there is a good reason for the big boss to make such a choice.
Viewer 8: But Iām still worried. If the two big bosses get eliminated in the second round, that would be too... embarrassing, right?
Viewer 9: I hope they donāt let us down!
Viewer 10: Actually, Iām all for whatever choice the big boss makes, but Iām particularly worried that this whole thing will attract some attack from sunspots.
Viewer 11: Donāt worry, weāre here. How can we let sunspots hurt the two big bosses!
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Although An Yanās choice was a big surprise to almost everyone, fans or passersby, were at best surprised and had anticipation, but didnāt make any extreme remarks.
But the situation was completely different when it spread outside of the live stream and reached the ears of those sunspots who had their accounts banned.
They had stopped because they had been banned for inappropriate comments, but that didnāt mean they had really realized their mistake.
And they were even angrier about being blocked from the live stream.
So when the news came out, they immediately grouped up and shifted their attacks to the virtual net discussion forum. #
#Shock! The newly promoted "big boss" made such a stupid choice in the competition! Is this a revelation of his true level or a deliberate attempt at self-sabotage?#
#Shock!! self-sabotage, scatterbrained and a drag to others; how can such a scum be hailed as a genius in the field? #
#I canāt figure out why Boss Cheng Yi would team up with such trash. Iām dying of anger!#
#What kind of strange combination is a Spiritual Recovery Potion, a Spiritual Defense Potion, and a Spiritual Sensitivity Potion?#
#Itās amazing that such a lousy level can compete in the Academy Mecha Competition. I have a reasonable suspicion that thereās some sort of inside job going on. #
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In a matter of minutes, a dozen posts related to this surfaced on the front page of the discussion forum on the virtual net, and every single one of them was deliberately blackening An Yan.
This was understandable, after all, both fans and onlookers were still crouching in the live room waiting for the follow-up. They donāt have the time to post at this time.
Because of these endless posts, many people have started to pay attention to this matter, and the manifestation of their concern was reflected in the comments.