The appearance of the Transparent Person caused both women, who had been silently staring at each other, to look away.
The battle was over.
Honestly, at this point, neither of them knew what they were still fighting for; they just knew they didn't want to lose to the other.
If Lan Qingyou hadn't dug a hole at the end and waited for Alisa to jump in...
...given their current states, they could have continued their dogfight in the sky for another three to five hours without a problem.
This was exactly what the Transparent Person—a beast of burden who only thought about clocking out—had been worried about.
Fortunately, it was over. Even though it hadn't ended through combat, it was over nonetheless, and that was enough.
Thus, upon seeing someone surrender, the fellow who had been resting in the referee area threw away his food and milk tea and quickly appeared on the stage.
Appearing alongside the Transparent Person was Ursula, who had been waiting in the resting area.
【Ahem...】
【Due to the death of Xin Tianle in the previous match, the Witch of Fresh Blood, Ursula, has secured third place. Let us congratulate her with a round of applause!】
The Transparent Person pointed at Ursula, who was dressed entirely in black, and shouted with an excited, high-pitched tone.
However, the scene remained dead silent, making his performance look like that of a clown.
But as the saying goes:
As long as I'm not embarrassed, the embarrassment belongs to others.
Seeing that no one was paying him any mind—not even the sharp-tongued Lan Qingyou bothered to mock him—the Transparent Person withdrew his hand and continued.
【Uh... well, although there is no audience or applause, we must still congratulate her.】
【For placing third, the Witch of Fresh Blood has earned a reward for her race, the Witch race: all existing knowledge levels are increased by one. Let us congratulate her once more!】
After finishing his sentence, the Transparent Person held the microphone and gave a small, light round of applause, considering it a celebration for Ursula.
However, the three people on the stage and every single viewer watching the live stream froze in place.
Yes, even Lan Qingyou, who considered herself someone who had seen it all, was no exception.
All existing knowledge levels +1!!?
This reward... how should one put it... it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was tailor-made for the Witch race.
Lan Qingyou didn't know about other races, but which witch in the Witch race didn't have a few intellectual hobbies?
Setting aside someone like Lan Qingyou, who had studied nearly twenty subjects, even a physical-type witch would have learned the basics of Potion-making, Herbalism, and Alchemy.
Raising all levels by one in an instant was essentially the same as drastically shortening the time required to study that knowledge.
One had to realize that learning wasn't something everyone could just 'do.'
For some things, if you didn't get it, you just didn't get it.
This boost was equivalent to giving every witch the ability to brew potions independently.
Even those physical-type witches who hated studying could now dabble in it.
This was why she and Alisa were so shocked.
Naturally, those watching the sky-screen were just as stunned.
Knowledge.
On Blue Star, that was a word people usually tossed to the back of their minds once they left school, but in this world, it had become the legitimate stepping stone to power.
One only had to look at the leaderboards—whether it was the previous points leaderboard or the current level leaderboard, the top ten were mostly dominated by those with specialized skills.
Not to mention alchemists like Lan Qingyou, who could manipulate the public opinion and hearts of the entire Kalim continent.
However, that wasn't all.
After announcing Ursula's reward, the Transparent Person turned toward Alisa.
【Congratulations to the Witch of the Workshop, Alisa, for securing second place in this competition.】
【As the second-place winner, the Witch of the Workshop has earned a reward for her race, the Witch race: the talent level of all members is increased by one. Let us congratulate her once more!】
...
If the previous reward was merely enough to cause a bit of envy without many people truly coveting it...
...then this 'second-place reward' was enough to drive everyone on the continent into a frenzy.
No... they were already frenzied.
At least, that was the case on the world channel.
“You didn't say there were rewards like this!”
“Talents... a reward for talent levels! Why the hell didn't you say there were rewards like this earlier?!”
“You bastards! If I had known the rewards were like this, I would have participated even if it meant dying on the stage!”
“Listen to yourself. It's not like you would have placed even if you went up there.”
“I know, I know. But what if? What if I got lucky? Even in gambling where people manipulate the odds behind the scenes, someone wins occasionally. What if I was that lucky one? Wouldn't I have just skyrocketed?!”
“I get it now. You're just a betting addict.”
“Waaaah... why did I surrender back then? If I hadn't surrendered, maybe I could have at least reached the semi-finals.”
Countless people were agonizing over the rewards.
But most of these people were evolved beings. For the Transmigrators who had yet to evolve, they couldn't even relate to these people's perspectives, so they just treated it as a show on the world channel.
And honestly...
Seeing those evolved beings—who were usually so high-and-mighty and arrogant—jumping up and down like monkeys was quite entertaining.
Many Transmigrators were even tempted to mock them on the world channel.
But then they remembered that the regional barriers were gone, and they quickly gave up on the idea.
“The witches were already powerful enough, and now they're getting buffed again!”
“Tsk tsk. At this rate, the Kalim continent is going to be renamed the Witch Continent.”
“Tell me about it. There's a witch near me who's already starting to look down her nose at everyone.”
Amidst the envy, there were naturally those who came out to pour cold water on the situation.
Compared to those who were envious, these people were mostly just jealous.
But these voices were gone in an instant, pushed into obscure corners by the emergence of a new topic.
“If the second-place reward is already like this, what will the first-place reward be?”
“Hmm!?”
“Oh, right! What is the reward for first place?”
“I'm curious!”
Since the second-place reward made every evolved being envious, the first-place reward had to be incredibly good; that was common sense.
So, everyone was waiting with bated breath.
While the outsiders were filled with curiosity, Lan Qingyou and Alisa both raised their hands in unison to check their personal profiles.
Lan Qingyou discovered that her B-grade Drift talent had indeed become the A-grade Levitation.
She couldn't help but marvel.
One had to realize that she hadn't felt anything when the talent level rose; it was as if the Transparent Person's words alone had caused the upgrade.
It was a very mystical experience.
The effect was the same as before, directly increasing tenfold.
From being able to manipulate objects weighing sixty to seventy tons, she could now manipulate six to seven hundred tons—a true qualitative leap.
【Alright, now that we've covered second place, let's get to the main event of the day!】
【Let us congratulate the Witch of the High Tower, Lan Qingyou, for taking first place in this competition and becoming the champion! She is now the undisputed number one of Kalim!】
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