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Chapter 171 Looking at legs is worse than work!
On the way to the main square, Yuan Zhu walked with the introverted young man, constantly asking him questions about the competition.

The latter had no doubts; so many young men were interested in the event, and these days a constant stream of lecherous men were being drawn in, so he answered every question.

After a brief conversation, Yuan Zhu quickly understood the operation of the "Saintess of Sighs." This talent show, which appeared to be selecting outstanding young female idols from the general public, was actually jointly promoted and sponsored by numerous companies of all sizes.

The competition is divided into 36 zones, and the contestants or idol groups in each zone are like race cars in the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Behind them are their respective sponsors and investors, which can be local companies in Taixi or enterprises from other places. With just a sum of money, they can select beauties with good looks, talents, and temperament from a large number of high-quality idols, singers, and dancers to sponsor.

Ultimately, a vast number of outstanding young women will compete against each other, undergoing rounds of elimination, to select the strongest of the year, who will become the city's calling card and be crowned with the title of "Saintess".

In order to attract more attention and encourage ordinary people to participate spontaneously, the organizers chose a people-friendly "open audition mode". In addition to carefully cultivated seed contestants, they also included some reserve players, trainees, and high-quality idols from the grassroots... and held elimination rounds in various districts.

During the competition, many high-quality amateur idols emerged, and even some good-looking and high-quality ordinary audience members were able to stand out and be signed by other companies (script?), so the enthusiasm of the public to participate was even higher.

Behind this competition lies a real power struggle between various companies.

Each party selects agents and deeply integrates the idol models with their own brand culture. During the advancement process, the products are combined with the performances to continuously showcase and influence the brand, spreading its culture and expanding its influence among the public.

And this, this is the true purpose of the [Saintess of Sighs].

On this top-tier stage in Taixi, we can gather public attention and expand our influence and reach. By consolidating our strength at an extraordinary level, we can further enhance the company's foundation.

Behind this lies the operational model of the "Industrial Divine Kingdom" and the "Commercial Divine Kingdom." In Yuan Zhu's understanding, the "Mao Mao King" is very suitable to participate in this kind of competition.

Let Zhou Chu, the most attractive and best-looking member of the team, perform the irresistible allure of children's clothing, which is both innocent and seductive, and make the name of "luxury children's clothing" a hit.

Unfortunately, [Mao Mao Wang] is an otherworldly clothing company registered in the [Foam Layer] and currently has no intention of getting involved with the Spirit Realm. Zhou Chu, being an 'anti-Mao Mao vanguard,' will most likely refuse to participate, meaning he's destined to miss this beautiful sight.

While companies gain fame and promote their corporate culture by sponsoring contestants, ordinary viewers don't need to think too deeply. They can simply enjoy the performances of their idols, watching them compete and showing off their talents, which is a feast for the eyes and brings them spiritual pleasure and satisfaction.

This is a win-win situation.

As for the contestants themselves, they also gained significant attention, fame, and substantial rewards through the competition, which greatly benefits their future career development. The most outstanding among them can even become spokespeople for various companies.

In fact, this kind of 'showing off' behavior is itself a cultivation method of certain extraordinary systems.

Finally, the annual "Saintess of Taixi" competition has long been a calling card for Taixi, continuously reaping influence on the West Coast and stimulating economic consumption. Every year when the finals are held, a large number of tourists come to watch the competition, the tourism industry continues to boom, and the brands of the sponsored girls are all selling like hotcakes.

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Filled with inexplicable anticipation, Yuan Zhu and the young man beside him arrived at the central square, where they could see a sea of ​​people from afar. In the center of the square was a huge stage, with speakers, lights, and backdrops all set up. People were already performing on stage, and below the stage came enthusiastic shouts, cheers, and screams.

In addition, in other areas of the main plaza, similar to an exhibition hosted by Earth, small booths were set up where companies promoted their products. The idols who hadn't yet performed stayed in their own booths, promoting their products to the audience, signing autographs for fans who came to support them, or performing short shows.

Standing on the outskirts of the square, Yuan Zhu gazed into the distance and, as expected, saw all sorts of long legs, miniskirts, tiny waists, daring figures, airport-like figures… Not only were there vibrant young girls, but also alluring and seductive older sisters. There were even long-eared elves in palace attire, and bunny girls in cartoon costumes… everything imaginable was there, giving it the illusion of a comic convention, but in terms of quality, it was far superior.

At this moment, the young man following Yuan Zhu also changed his reserved and brooding state. His breathing quickened, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes shone. He looked in a certain direction, his body bursting with boundless enthusiasm. He was about to squeeze into the crowd and rush towards the booth he supported.

Yuan Zhu quickly grabbed the other person's collar and asked, "The competition venue looks chaotic, and there don't seem to be any professional judges. How exactly is the selection and elimination process conducted?"

The young man was eager to support his idol, but couldn't resist the strong and capable Yuan Zhu, so he had no choice but to reply helplessly: "See those booths? There are also other food, drink, and souvenir areas. As long as you tip 10 yuan or more in the arena, you can get a vote. Before the deadline, you can vote for the contestant you support, and the votes will be counted to determine who advances. I've said my piece, can you please leave me alone now?"

This really does stimulate consumption: "But what if someone deliberately rigs the votes?"

"Every single vote was bought with real money. Doesn't vote rigging prove the contestant's influence even more? I'm begging you, please let me go! I need to go vote for my goddess right now!"

Yuan Zhu released his hand, smoothed out the wrinkles on the other person's shoulder, and waved goodbye: "Then good luck, and I hope your supporters can advance smoothly."

"Thank you!"

Watching the young man disappear into the crowd, Yuan Zhu continued to peer around. He noticed 24 uniformed, imposing, and over 2.4-meter-tall green-skinned orc security personnel standing with their hands behind their backs in front of rows of railings around the main stage, separating the enthusiastic audience from the stage.

Little Spicy Strip: "They've even used superhumans for security. Those green-skinned people have traces of contamination in their bodies, and they resonate with each other to form a force field. I don't recognize the contamination system, but I've already recorded it."

Yuan Zhu looked at the stage, where a trio of girls dressed in brightly colored outfits were jumping around in front of the microphone, holding musical instruments and singing a fast-paced advertising jingle.

The performers were just ordinary mortals, without any extraordinary aura. However, among the contestants queuing to go on stage below the stage, there were several extraordinary individuals, one of whom was someone he recognized from the [Law Department]. He wondered if he was Zhou Chu's colleague from the Security Bureau?

Spicy Strips: "No way! As far as I know, the [Law System] is known for its 'low threshold + high stability', with a very wide audience and the highest dissemination. Any 'polluted system' that is on the verge of going out of control or when you regret it can be saved by switching to the [Law System]. Even the Holy Temple's [Great Law Heaven (Eight Holy Kings)] is a variant of the [Law System]."

Yuan Zhu had no time to argue with the spicy strips anymore; his attention was gradually drawn to the young ladies passing by.

"Wow... those legs are incredible! The combination of fleshiness, shape, and length is perfect. I give them a 10 out of 10!"

Little Spicy Strip nodded in agreement: "Agreed, legs to admire for years!" Yuan Zhu was taken aback and asked in surprise: "You like this too? You're a female elf, for crying out loud!"
"Clam?"

Little Spicy Strip was taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately explained, "As an 'artificial intelligence' that is less than half a year old, my values, preferences, fetishes... have not been cultivated at all. From the moment I was born, I inherited all your preferences. So, what you like is what I like, we have the same aesthetic! Even my current appearance is based on your fetishes."

"Makes sense!"

Little Spicy Strip suddenly exclaimed, "Wow! Look, Lao Da, that white-haired guy is just as good as me! He even has that world-weary face, ouch—I feel a prickling sensation."

Yuan Zhu followed the arrow marked on his retina with spicy strips and exclaimed in surprise, "You have good taste! This is just a preliminary round, and the quality is already this high?"

Spicy Strip Commentary: "This is Taixi, the most prosperous city on the West Coast. It attracts beauties from the surrounding areas, so it's understandable that the quality is high. Especially since this world is rife with gods and demons, and supernatural powers exist. Even Earth without demons has plastic surgery and beauty enhancements; the supernatural world will only be more outrageous. I remember among the pills we snatched in [Cicada City], there was a youth-preserving pill?"

"Really? I don't recall."

Spicy Strips: "Yes, yes, I have 20 bottles of anti-aging pills in my records."

Soon, Yuan Zhu followed the bustling crowd and gradually blended into the plaza. He didn't go shopping, but bought a bottle of water. Then he had the [Soul Program] start shooting mode, taking pictures of legs, faces, and even... He was dazzled by the sights and sounds. He and Xiao Latiao kept commenting, scoring, and ranking the pictures, their mouths grinning uncontrollably. They had already forgotten the purpose of coming here.

"No problem, no problem, really no problem! As expected of a big city, this trip was worthwhile."

Spicy Strips agreed: "Exactly, exactly. In Running, you simply don't have that kind of luck. Even the ladies from Huangliang Township would just think it's ordinary here, like, 'Wow, there's a super beautiful woman over there, but she's dressed too conservatively.'"

"Compared to those outstanding performers on stage, Zhou Chu is no match."

Along the way, Yuan Zhu has met about thirty or forty contestants of all kinds, including sweet, delicate, aloof, and strikingly beautiful types... It's dazzling.

Especially the real faces seen in person are completely different from the celebrity masks he used in his previous life, which were enhanced by a combination of 'big screen + makeup + special effects'. All kinds of details, vulnerabilities, and flaws are revealed in their true form under his discerning eyes.

Therefore, for him to feel beauty, it must be breathtakingly beautiful. If the ladies on site were divided into a pyramid model, then Zhou Chu, the beauty icon of their "Happy Home," would only be relegated to the second row below the head.

As for Meng Xiyue, that pink-haired girl, even if she's exceptionally talented, she's still just an average backup dancer. As for Senior Chen from [Rain Academy], he can only tearfully label her as 'intellectual'.

"There's a short-haired, green-skinned girl over there. Is she a half-orc, half-human? She has a great figure and stunning looks. How did she come to be like that? I don't understand. It doesn't make sense genetics!"

Yuan Zhu looked over and was equally amazed by the 1.9-meter-tall, short-haired, sporty, green-skinned girl. "Her skin tone is very light, probably 1/4 or 1/8 of her bloodline. To be able to produce this level of beauty, I judge that she can advance! Is she endorsing a sports drink? There are a lot of people queuing up to buy it around here."

"Should we go over and take a look?"

"Wait a minute!" Yuan Zhu suddenly stopped, looking puzzled as he tried to recall what he was doing. "Something seems to be on my mind. What were we doing here again?"

Little Spicy Strip was slow to realize what was happening and was taken aback by the question. If she hadn't been reminded, she would have been engrossed in the pleasure of looking at legs and faces… Now, with Yuan Zhu asking, she felt as if she had missed something important.

"Hey... looking for someone! That's right, we're looking for someone. That cat from Temple Street!"

Yuan Zhu quickly corrected, "It's A Miao from Cat Street. Rai Shen Company said the other party is here. I guess the other party is probably a partner of Rai Shen, either as an agent to select idols for the competition; or... she is a contestant herself?"

Little Spicy Strip: "Is it really that bad? This A-Miao isn't an arms dealer, a smuggler, or a professional receiver of stolen goods, counterfeiters, or money launderers... I guess he must have used some means to control a group of high-quality underground idols in Running, bringing Taixi and [Laser God] together."

Having thoroughly studied Yuan Zhu's memories of the spicy snack, I've already conjured up a series of little stories in my mind.

Yuan Zhu: "Did you find the booth of [LaserGod Company]?"

Spicy Strips: "No, I've compiled a list of all the booths you've visited. There are cosmetics, beverage, food, clothing, cleaning... companies, but no arms company booths."

Yuan Zhu: "How many areas haven't I visited yet?"

“You were so focused on the legs that you overlooked at least two-thirds of the area. I couldn’t find any relevant information in your ‘memory.’ Now, I’ll re-mark the arrows for you. Move towards these areas and scan them, and I’ll filter them according to your field of vision. If there’s no [Laser God] booth, then there’s nothing I can do.”

Yuan Zhu: "Do you support 'keyword search' at the auditory level?"

"It's too noisy, but I can try. If there are sounds like 'arms, weapons, Raijin, Cat Street' in the surrounding noise, I will let you know."

Next, Yuan Zhu and Xiao La Tiao each devoted one-third of their energy to searching for the booth of [Lai Shen] Company and for booths related to 'Run Ning', while enjoying the beautiful scenery, but they found nothing.

It was the sweet smiles of one beautiful older sister or younger sister after another that warmed their wounded hearts.

A thunderous cheer erupted from the audience below the stage once again. Yuan Zhu, who had been looking around, suddenly stopped, saying, "Forget it! We've already made a reservation, we can just go again tomorrow. Let's focus on enjoying the performance!"

Spicy Strips nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I've been waiting for you to say that."

At the same time, a complaint came from behind Yuan Zhu, who was standing on the periphery of the stage: "Hey, you in front, move aside, don't block my view of the girls!"

(End of this chapter)