142: First game

The staff in the competition area had no choice either; the top ten cosplayers for each character selected globally seemed like a lot.

But once divided among several competition areas, it wasn't actually that many, and not every cosplayer would come to watch the matches every day.

Their superiors had also given them orders: if any cosplayers came to the venue, they had to try their best to keep them there.

This was so they could interact with the audience.

So after Tong Ye and the others arrived, they not only got small gifts when they left, but their meals were also covered, and if they had no place to stay, accommodation was provided as well.

Soon, the audience began to enter the venue one after another.

For this offline arena tournament, Ye Bai had set the ticket price at 50 per person, and that was for a full day.

It was basically like giving them away for free.

As for the ticket prices later on, they would naturally get higher and higher.

Ye Bai also took some time to go to the venue; he sat in the front row with Vilan and the others, waiting for the match to begin.

"You've really put together a decent tournament," Li Ce whispered in his ear.

"It's just a pity my wife is too famous to come and watch in person, sigh."

"Stop showing off," Pink Hair complained. "Why aren't you watching online with your wife then?"

Li Ce clicked his tongue. "What do you know? This is my brother's first offline tournament; of course I have to come and support him."

Saying that, he took out his phone and took a panoramic shot of the area behind them, then immediately started texting Zhong Yan.

"Wife, look at all the audience members here! (Image) (Image)"

"Wife, just wait, I'll definitely choose our team members carefully!"

That's right, they had also come to prepare for forming a team.

They definitely had to strike first to gain the upper hand.

Soon, accompanied by intense instrumental music, a countdown appeared on the screen.

The team players had also long since taken their designated seats.

The camera panned over them one by one, but they all seemed a bit nervous, just staring down at their phones.

So the camera switched to the cosplayers below the stage; there were quite a few cosplayers in this competition area.

There were about twenty in total, ten or so were of honor of kings heroes, while the rest were from Romance of the Three Kingdoms and journey to the west.

The audience below looked at the cosplayers appearing on the big screen and excitedly shouted the names of the characters.

Not long after.

The camera focused on the host standing in the center. "Good morning, friends! I am the host for the Central Continent's First Competition Area, and my name is Duchuan."

"Welcome everyone to the Honor of Kings Official Tournament venue. Today is the first round of the offline qualifiers for our first honor of kings Autumn KPL Tournament."

"First, let me explain today's schedule to our audience. Today is the first round of the Winner's Bracket, with a total of five matches that will determine five of the eight teams in the Winner's Bracket and five of the eight teams in the Loser's Bracket."

"Tomorrow's matches will determine the remaining three teams for the first round of the Winner's Bracket and the remaining three teams for the Loser's Bracket. After that, the second round of the Winner's Bracket will begin, which will determine..."

The host began to introduce the rules.

As Ye Bai listened, he felt the tournament schedule was quite tight, but there was no helping it.

After all, it was the first time organizing a tournament, so the timing was somewhat poorly arranged.

However, this also met his requirements, which was that as long as the audience opened the honor of kings tournament live stream, they could watch the matches.

This was a huge help for the promotion of honor of kings.

Of course, Ye Bai wasn't a devil; these matches were all scheduled at very normal times, from 8 AM to 9 PM, with a two-hour lunch break in between.

As for the final day, it was considered to have plenty of time, with only one match the entire day.

Which was the grand final of the regional competition area.

The host on stage babbled through a lot of introductions, and then the camera switched to today's Commentators.

"Hello everyone, I'm today's Commentator, Yueliang."

"I'm Dafeng."

"It's an honor to be the Commentators for this KPL offline arena tournament. First, we would like to thank Singularity Mobile for their strong support of this tournament..."

Commentator Dafeng read quickly, his speed even making the audience let out a gasp of surprise.

And this was also an item that Ye Bai had specifically added to the Commentator assessment.

As for Singularity Mobile and other sponsorships, they were generously provided by Vilan and the others.

"Alright, let's take a look at the two teams for the first match," Yueliang said after Dafeng finished reading. "The first match is between Team Jueqi, ranked 49th in the online qualifiers, and Team Have You Eaten Today, ranked 144th in the online qualifiers!"

"Let's welcome them with a round of applause!"

Soon, accompanied by the audience's applause, the director cut the camera to the two teams on stage.

"Now, the match begins. Let's see the hero picks from both sides. The Blue Side has chosen to take Miyamoto Musashi first. This hero is very strong; it seems Team Jueqi has their own ideas."

Ye Bai listened to the commentary while watching the players pick heroes on the big screen.

Since there were only forty heroes in total, although the match was a BO3, they didn't use the hero ban mode.

Otherwise, there were only five marksmen in total; if one marksman was picked, only four would be left, and if more were banned, marksmen would have to play heroes from other lanes.

Soon, the match began.

The audience watching online stared intently at the screen. Unlike previous viewings, this time there were Commentators present.

With the voices of the Commentators, they became even more immersed.

"Miyamoto Musashi directly led his teammates to invade the Red Buff. This is a bold attempt. Oh? But the Red Side shouldn't be underestimated either; Monkey King and the duo from the bottom lane have also come to the opponent's Red Buff area."

"This is a jungle swap!"

"The Blue Side's marksman spotted it, but unfortunately, there were too many people, so he could only choose to give it up."

Hang Dong watched the match and whispered to her brother, "Who do you think will win this round?"

"Why do I feel like this team ranked over 100th actually has some good ideas?"

Hang Liang nodded. "True, hard to say, we'll have to keep watching."

They didn't know either of these teams. If you were to talk about team compositions... right now, what kind of thing was a 'composition'? Everyone just played whoever was strong.

"I have to say, the Wandering God is really impressive. I heard he's still a college student, yet he's organized such a large-scale tournament," Hang Dong muttered. "And it looks surprisingly good."

"I can't wait to find out who will win the championship."

Hang Liang nodded.

Recently, he had finally gone online to learn about the world.

He only then realized that so many things had happened while he was sick.

First was the sudden emergence of honor of kings, which had now developed into a game played by almost everyone.

And this tournament had indeed attracted a lot of people's attention.

One could only say that the Wandering God was truly amazing.

If it were him, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this at all.

Speaking of which, he really did find honor of kings quite fun, much better than horror echo.

"Twenty-three minutes in! The Red Side has destroyed the crystal! Let's congratulate Team Have You Eaten Today for successfully taking the first match!"

"Wow, it seems rankings don't determine winning or losing; opponents are improving every moment," Yueliang said excitedly. "I wonder if Team Jueqi was too nervous today?"

"Hopefully, the players of Team Jueqi can adjust their mindset, and at the same time, we hope Team Have You Eaten Today can play steadily and continue to take the next match!"

The first match was so dramatic; everyone loves to see the underdog beat the favorite.

It could be said to have directly ignited the entire venue.

Listening to the shouts of the audience, for a few moments, Ye Bai felt as if he had returned to his previous life.

"This is truly great..."