The registration for the Galactic Combat Carnival was different from the Galactic Combat League. The main reason was that the officials had to consider the privacy of the various experts. Thus, the special server for the Galactic Combat Carnival was operated independently. It did not conduct any physical tests on the registrants, nor did it extract any basic information about the registrants. In other words, as long as you were anywhere in the Federal Empire, once you entered the Induction Cabin and connected to the international space network, the system would guide you to a special area.
At this moment, Ding Meng was looking at such a scene. He seemed to be standing on a sky-blue lake. The surface of the lake was as bright as a mirror, and in the distance, there was a fairyland city that looked like a fairytale. Above the city, there were five big words that made people fascinated — "Galactic Combat Carnival".
The gentle and beautiful female voice of the system quickly sounded, "Welcome to the 10th Galactic Combat Carnival. You are visitor number 32398986455. Please create a new ID or import your Galactic Combat League ID."
Ding Meng could not help but be shocked. There was still a month before the carnival began, and there were already more than 30 billion people who had registered. This influence was indeed great.
It was creating an ID again. Ding Meng was mentally prepared this time. Back in the Empire's testing server, it was extremely difficult to come up with a name. In the end, he came up with something like "What should I do?", which made people want to vomit blood. This time, no matter what, he had to come up with a cool name.
"Little Li — Flying Dagger!" Ding Meng said casually.
The system voice said, "Sorry, this nickname has already been registered!"
Thinking about it, it made sense. There were more than 30 billion names before, so this kind of classic name must have already been registered.
Ding Meng said again, "My idol is Border Town — Langzi!"
The system voice said, "Sorry, this nickname has already been registered!"
Damn, even this kind of name has been registered. Border Town Langzi, do you have that many fans?
Ding Meng continued, "Kang Hufu Pen Comes Dead Dog!"
The system voice said, "Sorry, this nickname has already been …"
No way, such a cool and outstanding name has also been taken.
Ding Meng was not satisfied, "Du du du du du du du da da da da da, I'm playing in the mud in the northeast!"
The system voice said, "Sorry, this nickname has already …"
Wow, such a long and awesome name, there are actually people fighting over it. I'm convinced!
Ding Meng said angrily, "Then what should we do?"
The system voice said, "Sorry, that nickname …"
Ding Meng was completely convinced. Even the name had been stolen. What else could he say?
Why don't we just do something simpler? What if it works?
Ding Meng suddenly had an idea. "Crazy Explosion!"
The system voice said, "Congratulations, your nickname Crazy Explosion has been successfully registered!"
Haha, this name actually succeeded. That's fierce. One look and you can tell that it's a good name that will drive the opponent crazy. What a great name! With this move of mine, I'm going to turn the opponent crazy!
The system voice said, "Character creation successful. Please confirm your physical characteristics!"
A shadow of himself immediately appeared in front of his eyes. This time, he could not reveal his true self. Ding Meng thought for a moment and began to remodel his appearance.
First of all, his height had to be adjusted. Secondly, his appearance had to be completely changed. His eyes, nose, hairstyle, and everything else had to be completely changed. Hm?
Gender can be changed?
Then should I make myself look like a woman to play with?
Forget it, I don't want to be a transsexual. If I give myself a heroic name but a woman's face, people will definitely be suspicious.
Under Ding Meng's ferocious control, the image of Crazy Explosion was quickly confirmed. This was a 1.8m tall man with a thin face that carried a hint of coldness. His slanted face made him less conspicuous. This was what Ding Meng wanted — to be low-key!
The system voice said, "Please choose and purchase your clothes. If you don't purchase them, the system will default to the character wearing free clothes."
Why do I have to buy clothes?
Ding Meng was a bit puzzled. "Then let's try the free ones!"
Sure enough, the shadow wore new clothes. Ding Meng wanted to vomit blood. Could these even be called clothes?
Crazy Explosion was only wearing a pair of underpants that seemed to be made of grass leaves. It only covered the important parts, and the rest of his body was completely naked.
"Let's see what the price is!" Ding Meng decisively changed his mind. He had to establish a glorious image.
With a swoosh, countless pictures popped up in front of his eyes. There were so many that it was a dizzying sight.
Upon closer inspection, there were more than a hundred thousand types of clothes to choose from. The most classic was the Steel Legion galactic armor, which cost 300 Star Coins. Next was the standard white training clothes, which cost 50 Star Coins. There were also the more common men's suits, which cost 150 Star Coins.
As he continued looking, Ding Meng's eyes were dazzled. There were really all kinds of strange things. There were suits, armor, shirts, coats, windbreakers, sweaters … These were all considered normal. The most amazing thing was that there were some so-called colorful suits: Xu Wenqiang's classic scarf windbreaker, Yuan Shikai's flashy sword presidential suit, Ning Caichen's scholar suit, Chu Liuxiang's classic folding fan suit, Fahai's cassock and staff combination suit, Genghis Khan's Mongolian archer horse suit …
Each of these suits cost more than a thousand Star Coins. The most expensive one, Zhu Bajie's nine-toothed rake, actually cost 28888 Star Coins. It was even more expensive than clothes in the real world. Furthermore, this was only for men. Who knew how much more expensive it would be for women.
After choosing for a long time, Ding Meng still felt a headache coming on. It was really difficult to choose because he wanted to look flashy and low-key at the same time. After much deliberation, he finally chose the "Raging Flame Revival Ancient Costume". Hmm, the name sounded awesome, but the actual style was just a striped long-sleeved gray shirt and a pair of loose blue pants. Combined with his parted hair, he really shouldn't have named it Crazy Explosion but Sauce Explosion.
However, this outfit was cheap, only 65 Star Coins. Ding Meng didn't have much money in his bag, so he had to be stingy if he could.
But then again, Star Wars Carnival had already earned enough money in this clothing selection segment. With more than 30 billion contestants, even if they bought the cheapest training clothes, it would still be 1.5 billion Star Coins. The prize pool would definitely not be less than this number.
Next was the competition schedule. Since the contestants were counted in the hundreds of millions, the competition schedule was divided into several stages. The first stage was the preliminaries, which were some basic evaluations. The officials had also clearly stated that the minimum requirement to register was to be a war reverent level origin ability user.
This minimum requirement was no doubt prepared for those contestants who wanted to attract attention. Many people had the mentality of becoming an internet celebrity: I might not be the strongest, but as long as I left a deep impression on others and increased the viewership, then I would become famous overnight.
Thus, this preliminaries would definitely eliminate the majority of the contestants. Next would be the Road to Survival, Speedy Advance, Adventure Park, Storm Palace, Summit Showdown, and Battle of the Kings. The Battle of the Kings would be the final Storm Gathering's finals, which would determine who the champion of the carnival would belong to.
After taking a closer look at the rules, Ding Meng understood what was going on. The seven stages of the Storm Gathering were not simply a competition of strength. In fact, it was a test of each expert's ability in all aspects. It required very good strategies and tactics.
In the end, Ding Meng paid the registration fee of 100 Star Coins and logged out of the international space network. He also left the Sensor Cabin.
He was currently on the 19th floor of the Bingyi Building. This floor was equivalent to a private residence, and only the higher-ups could enter. Almost everyone had their own room.
Ding Meng's room was definitely designed by Xin Jie. The living room was palm-sized, the bathroom was small, and there was no training room. This was because he did not need a training room to train. However, the dining room was surprisingly large, and there were five crystal freezers. It was obvious that there was a lot of delicious food inside.
Of course, every time he prepared to eat, he would not be able to have a moment of silence because Ji Chenxue knocked on the door and entered.
Seeing the dazzling array of dishes on the dining room table, Ji Chenxue could not help but laugh. "You should participate in an event like the Foodie Carnival."
Ding Meng immediately called out to her. "Do you want to sit down and eat together?"
Ji Chenxue hurriedly waved her hand. "No, thanks. I just chatted with the two CEOs and familiarized myself with the company. I feel that their thinking is very clear. I'm a little regretful that I only invested 200 billion."
Ding Meng said, "Are you planning to increase your investment?"
Ji Chenxue laughed. "Where would I get that much money? However, I have many friends in the Federation. I can borrow money to invest."
With the Bingyi Group's foundation, they would definitely continue to invest in the hundreds of billions. Even if they invested billions or tens of billions, there would not be a single blip.
"Who will you borrow money from?" Ding Meng was curious.
Ji Chenxue smiled mysteriously. "Of course, that's my business. As long as you make a name for yourself at the Storm Gathering, I guarantee that the investment will be in place."
Ding Meng laughed. "Why don't you just become a consultant in name?"
"Ji Zong is now officially our Bingyi Group's venture capital consultant." Lan Bing's voice came from outside.
Ding Meng said, "Damn, your actions are really fast."
It was already evening. Lan Bing took off her jacket and walked in leisurely. "Little sister Ji Zong received a large batch of rare materials from Beidou and is about to return to Blue Pole Star City. I don't plan to sell this batch of goods. I'll store it and let Ji Zong contact the seller."
Ding Meng's eyelids drooped. "I'm a layman in business. It's more suitable for me to eat peacefully."
Ji Chenxue smiled when she saw Lan Bing arrive. "Alright, I won't disturb you two any longer. I'm going back to my room to rest!"
As soon as she left, Lan Bing immediately sat beside Ding Meng. "You've been busy all day. Aren't you going to give me a massage?"
Ding Meng had no choice but to get up. He placed his hands on Lan Bing's shoulders and released a small amount of Divine Light energy. His Smelting Space was currently filled with the pure green and healthy energy created by Ai Ji's cultivation technique. It had extremely powerful healing and restorative properties.
Lan Bing closed her eyes and had a look of enjoyment on her face. "Your energy is still the purest."
She seemed to think of something and said, "By the way, Miss Dai and Big Sister Lu Qing are about to return. The Storm Gathering is about to begin. You should prepare well!"
Ding Meng obviously misunderstood. In the past, he had thought that having three wives and four concubines was not bad, but now he knew how powerful a group of wives was. He couldn't afford to lose sight of one wife and lose sight of the other. Now, all four of his wives had to be shared equally. Strictly speaking, each wife had to obtain powerful and pure Origin Energy through him.
From Ding Meng's angle, Lady Lan Bing's blouse was opened very low. The spring scenery underneath was really mesmerizing. Ding Meng simply picked Lan Bing up and walked directly to the bedroom.
Lan Bing blushed. "What are you doing?"
Ding Meng coughed dryly. "Ahem, Little Bing, it's getting late. Shouldn't we go to bed early?"
Lan Bing bashfully punched him. "You bad guy, I knew you were up to no good. Let go of me!"