Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

Giovanni walked up to the three men and smiled:

"Wild, you even brought two handsome men and beautiful women with you! Haha... Welcome to my arena!"

"If I'm not mistaken, you two are Ms. Yan Huan and Miss March 7th, right?"

"Wait a minute," Yan said, raising his hand.

"You two really can't tell my gender?"

"How dare we presume your gender?" Giovanni pondered.

"At least... that's how it's shown in the company's documents."

"Let's get back to the main topic."

Giovanni looked at March 7th and Yan Huan quite naturally:

"Could it be that you two have also heard about the Interstellar Showdown Celebration, and that's why you want to come and show off your skills?"

"I don't think so," Yan said helplessly.

"We just wanted to play a game, we never thought about getting involved in any competition."

"Exactly, exactly." March 7th, hands on hips:

"We're newbies, we don't want to get wrecked by those veterans!"

"Oh? So conservative?" Giovanni nodded slightly.

"I originally thought... you guys would be more passionate."

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, haha... How embarrassing."

"My name is Giovanni di Giorgio da Epsilon—a small-time private merchant from Epsilon, and the full sponsor of this year's Interstellar Victory Celebration...!"

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"I'll knock!" March 7 exclaimed in surprise.

"You're the big boss here?!"

Chapter 398 The color scheme of your mask looks familiar.

"You sound like an important person, what are you doing here?" March 7 asked in surprise.

Yan stared at the color scheme of Giovanni's mask, and couldn't help but think of a certain lunatic:

"Your mask is quite unique. Can you take it off and let me see it?"

"Haha, you are indeed very humorous!" Giovanni remarked fluently.

"But unfortunately, this mask is a matter of my life—let's give each other some privacy, okay?"

"Now, let me answer Miss March's question."

"As you can see, the Interstellar Victory Celebration is about to be held on this beautiful icy planet..."

"As the full sponsor of this event, it is only natural for me to come to the venue to check on the operation."

Giovanni laughed:

"Furthermore, I'd also like to get to know the players from the tournament, including the two of you~"

"In this vast universe, you can never have too many friends when doing business."

"If you two would still be so kind as to call me a friend, that would be a great honor for me!"

Seeing how eloquent Giovanni was, March 7th whispered to Yan Huan:

"Hmm...this guy, despite wearing a mask and looking rather strange, is actually a big shot..."

"But he didn't seem to have any ill intentions; he was quite approachable. What do you think?"

Yan immediately replied to Giovanni:

"Please be sure to pay my friend's fee every month."

"Hahahaha." Giovanni laughed. "Madam, you really know how to joke. I'll take this as your acceptance of my unreasonable request, how about it?"

March 7th also laughed and said:

"Then please take care of me, Mr. Giovanni!"

Giovanni nodded and continued:

"Now that Wilder has explained the game Etherfront to you, I'm sure he has."

"Now, let me answer your questions about the Interstellar Victory Celebration!"

In response, Wilder, who had been listening silently to this, quickly said:

“Mr. Giovanni, this is my job, please let me do it…”

“It’s alright, Wilder.” Giovanni smiled slightly.

"It's rare to make friends like this, how can it not let me introduce them? You go ahead and do your other things, I'll be your guide from now on."

Upon hearing this, Wilder took his leave.

"Thank you, Mr. Giovanni. I'll take my leave now!"

Watching Wilder leave, Giovanni said to Yan Huan and March 7th:

"Please feel free to ask me any questions. What would you like to know about the tournament venue and the interstellar victory celebration?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Yan asked curiously:

"I find this really strange. We just wanted to play a game, but it turned into something like a pyramid scheme!"

"Oh?" Giovanni smiled slightly.

"This shows that we value your visit very much. Isn't that a good thing?"

"To be honest, we put in a lot of effort to choose this location for the Interstellar Victory Celebration."

Giovanni sighed helplessly:

"During the restoration process, we discovered many long-forgotten automated machine production lines."

"Hundreds of years ago, the Beloborg people tested the performance of their mechs on this very ground."

"As for now, with my sponsorship, the company and the Etherfront Arena have transformed this place into the competition venue for the tournament. In other words, this is now 'my' arena~"

"So, as your friend, I naturally have to give you both a proper welcome, don't I?"

Mr. Yan then asked:

Is this project compliant with regulations?

“Of course it’s compliant!” Giovanni said proudly. “This project has been personally approved by the president of the Belleberg Architectural Guild and the Minister of Culture!”

"Whether they received the approval of the Great Guardian... that's not something I can inquire about."

Giovanni laughed:

"I heard that not long ago, the city carried out a large-scale purge, and many officials have changed a lot."

How much does Ms. Yan Huan know about this?

Yan Huan shook her head and put her hands in her pockets:

"I don't know, I'm just an unknown passerby."

"So... how exactly can we play this game together?"

In response to Yan's urging, Giovanni replied calmly:

"It's very simple! First, you need to register your account on the terminal in this celebration service hall."

"As far as I know, you don't have your own game accounts yet, right?"

"After that, I will give you a detailed introduction to the contents of this year's celebration... As for now, let's leave that as a mystery."

"..."

Staring at the familiar color scheme of the mask on Giovanni's face, Yan had a premonition.

This guy... doesn't seem like a decent person.

"Seriously, you guys aren't plotting anything, are you?" Yan asked directly.

"Haha, being too suspicious isn't good for your health!" Giovanni laughed.

"Don't worry, I'm just passionate about enjoying the game and I want to see players compete with each other and work together."

"I have no other thoughts besides that!"

Giovanni made a swearing gesture:

“I can assure you, I swear on my honor and on this mask.”

"Stop talking, stop talking!" March 7th said impatiently, raising his hand.

"You've talked so much with that Wilder, can't you let us experience the game firsthand?"

"Just listening to your explanation, I'm still a little confused!"

"You know what, I'm actually getting more and more eager to play now!"

“Of course, no problem!” Giovanni quickly agreed.

"In that case, I will make an exception and lend you my own etheric spirit so that you can fully experience the joy of the duel!"

"..."

"Ok?"

Suddenly, a commotion arose from below the steps.

Giovanni turned and looked over there:

"Why is there such a commotion over there... What happened?"