Chapter 26

"Du Ge, did you cause the chaos last night?" As soon as he woke up, the fat face appeared first. Though he asked a question, his expression clearly showed that he had already made up his mind. Li Wenfu was slightly excited, and it was unclear what he was thinking, but his face looked like he was asking for a beating.

"What?" Du Nan was still unclear about the situation.

At this moment, the four-eyed Lu Sheng, Yinyin, and Ye Binghua, who were hiding in the corner of the door, all came over.

"Last night, an account was promoted from a White Iron Private to a White Iron Ninth-Class Private in less than an hour, without any recorded video. You didn't do this, right?" Li Wenfu was certain it was Du Nan and insisted on hearing him admit it.

At this point, Du Nan was puzzled: "Fatso, isn't the Magic Network confidential?"

"Ah? Confidential?"

Li Wenfu, hearing Du Nan's irrelevant response, realized what was going on and opened the Azure Region Network: "Forget it, just look at the White Iron Ninth-Class Private rankings yourself."

Du Nan glanced at it and felt relieved. Most of the accounts, over 60%, had names that were 'a series of numbers,' and these numbers were constantly changing. The remaining 40% were account names, such as Snowy Night Man and Flame Demon Empress, who were at the top of the White Iron list. Looking further, some names would jump from White Iron Sixth-Class Private to Seventh-Class Private.

More often, the numbers in the series would change as the accounts upgraded.

"I'm here." Li Wenfu flipped to the Fifth-Class Private page and pointed to 'Shield Dragon.' Then he flipped to the First-Class Private page and pointed to Lu Sheng: "Four-eyes is here, a string of numbers. His Black Mountain Cat account once had a recorded video, but no one paid attention. He's not sure if he should reveal his name publicly, so he's just a string of numbers on the list. Look at this, Sister Yinyin's Flame Demon Empress is self-revealed. Sister Hua's name has parentheses, which is a note from the Azure Region Network, not a true reveal."

"Oh." Du Nan finally understood.

The Magic Network was indeed confidential.

But... you could choose to leak it yourself, or like Ye Binghua, have someone find your information and add a note to confirm your identity. As one of the top ten snipers in the Azure Network, and playing with the flashy 'Flame Demon Empress,' it wasn't surprising that her account could be recognized from a single video. In reality, probably few people knew that Ye Binghua was 'Snowy Night Man.'

As long as it didn't leak, it was fine.

Du Nan was relieved. He didn't mind if someone found out about the 'Traveler' account, but he was afraid that 'Thunder Magic' could be identified. Now, it was good. The Magic Network provided no information, and the government could only see a string of numbers. The distance between the account name and his real identity was like several universes apart... it would be strange if they could find out.

After being so careful for so long, he could finally truly 'use' the Thunder Magic. Du Nan smiled and said, "It was me, what's the problem?"

The Magic Network was absolutely safe, so he wasn't afraid to admit it.

"No problem."

"Are you worried the authorities will cause trouble?" Du Nan deliberately acted scared.

Yinyin sneered: "You're a Magic Warrior, who would dare to touch you? My sister said that Lord Luo personally registered you. On this Blue Sea Planet, no one except the three elders and Longtu would dare to challenge Lord Luo. The government officials are smart. If they scare you and you run to another federation, they'll just be causing trouble for themselves."

"Right, Du Ge, it's fine. They'll look for your information, but they won't dare to bother you." Lu Sheng also came to comfort him, very aware of the status of Magic Warriors.

"Hmph, let them find the information first."

Li Wenfu was very arrogant, indicating that the authorities were not even in his sights.

"Freedom... Freedom Match..." In the corner of the door, Ye Binghua mumbled softly, reminding everyone to focus on the main topic. Her shy demeanor was completely different from her icy cannon's authority. It was unclear how such a personality formed.

Hearing Ye Binghua's words, Yinyin reacted, taking on a big sister attitude: "Du Nan, you want to participate in the Freedom Match, right? I agree. On behalf of the Silver Leaf Team, I officially announce that we will participate in the team Freedom Match, and we will wreak havoc until we reach the Bronze Zone."

When did I say I wanted to participate... facing such a leader, Du Nan felt immense pressure.

This girl already had a 'I've decided' attitude. As a leader, she never thought to ask for others' opinions.

"Four-eyes, you have ten days to reach Third-Class Private. Fatso, you're one level away, and five stars aren't enough. You're embarrassing me. In ten days, we'll all advance together and slaughter the Freedom Match Zone." Yinyin was full of spirit, not giving anyone a chance to speak. It was as if advancing in rank was as easy as saying it.

Four-eyes and Fatso were on the verge of tears, thinking: Big sister, big sister, do you think everyone is as crazy as Du Ge, reaching the top in an hour?

We've been beaten for half a day and haven't even won two consecutive matches.

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"You're very strong, can you leave your name and make a friend?"

The Freedom Match was almost identical to the Rank Match. The difference was that this was a match between people. The fighting wasn't as intense as imagined, and the difficulty was lower. Unlike the simulated enemy aircraft, which fought to the bitter end, the person in front of him immediately conceded after losing his battle sword. This wasn't a trick; he had already submitted to the system, admitting defeat.

Du Nan, following Li Wenfu's advice, left the scene quickly, ignoring those boring people.

As long as he didn't reveal his name, even if the opponent recorded the final battle, he would still be a series of rolling numbers. Li Wenfu had once said: The Freedom Match, not hard but not easy. When facing warriors like him and Lu Sheng, it was a breeze. When facing people like Yinyin and Ye Binghua, it was a matter of survival. The White Iron Zone Freedom Match had no fixed ranking matches. A Ninth-Class Private could fight a First-Class Private, which often happened.

The former liked to bully the weak.

The latter wanted to cling to the strong.

"Filter out all names below White Iron Ninth-Class Private." Du Nan had fought five or six matches, all against Third or Fourth-Class Privates, and was getting a bit annoyed. One Third-Class Private took half an hour to choose a weapon and didn't dare to start the battle. Du Nan canceled the match. Seeing the opponent's relieved expression, he couldn't help but think: With your mentality, becoming strong is a dream for another lifetime.

In the Azure Star Alliance, there were over 1.2 million Magic Warriors, but only about 20,000 were Four-Star or higher.

The White Iron, Bronze, and Red Steel zones had a terrifying number of people.

In the White Iron Zone, where he was, the majority were First-Class Privates who had awakened but not fused. There were also a significant number of Ninth-Class Privates. Du Nan now knew that in each star zone, the First-Class and Ninth-Class Privates were the most numerous. First-Class Privates were lucky newbies who had fused, while Ninth-Class Privates were experienced veterans who couldn't fuse. These two groups were like those who had already boarded the bus and those waiting for it, with fewer people in between.

Mechanical voice: "Flame Demon Empress, match is public, spectators welcome."

Du Nan glanced over and saw that Yinyin was fighting a Bronze Fourth-Class Private, which piqued his interest. In a blink, his view adjusted to a 'snowy and windy' environment. Yinyin, in a red jade-like mech, stood firmly in the center. Her opponent... was nowhere to be seen. The entire icy landscape had no other human figures.

"Is the Ghost Bee using the Stealth Stinger configuration?"

"Such a coward!"

"A Bronze Third-Class Private, afraid of a White Iron Ninth-Class Private, what a coward."

"You're all idiots. The opponent is Flame Demon Empress, the only fire-type mech on Blue Sea Planet. In the entire Azure Region Network, there are only five such fire mechs, and there's not much information. Without knowing the enemy, not being cautious is suicide, you fools."

Buzz!

As the spectators discussed, the snow suddenly exploded with a loud noise. A mech shadow rushed out from the left, attacking Yinyin.

"Got it?"

"Go, Ghost Bee, defeat the White Iron soldier, take down the savage woman."

In an instant, Yinyin reacted incredibly fast. Her twin swords spun, ignoring the left and stabbing to the right... a screeching sound, and the twin swords pierced through electric sparks, revealing a hidden mech. The Ghost Bee, with his chest pierced by the twin swords, asked in a mumble before exploding: "Impossible, how did you know my real position?"

Yinyin didn't answer.

She laughed and left the arena.

The spectators were confused, unable to understand how Flame Demon Empress could accurately find the Ghost Bee's position... it didn't make sense. A White Iron mech identifying a Bronze mech's Stealth Stinger, how was that possible?

It was the temperature difference!

Du Nan saw it. Yinyin emitted a slight heat, creating a small regional space. The Ghost Bee's mech successfully simulated the snowy environment, even the cold temperature. Unfortunately, this 'perfect disguise' was a form of exposure. Yinyin had slightly increased the temperature around her.

The opponent's slight carelessness turned the stealth attack into a suicide mission.

At this moment, Du Nan had another realization.

In a match between Bronze and White Iron mechs, without mechs, the latter almost had no chance of winning. Once equipped with mechs, the shield, cannon, and exploration types had low offensive power, but the White Iron soldiers with swords and sniper cannons, even if one star level lower, could still deal a fatal blow. For example, a sniper like Ye Binghua could take down a Three-Star Red Steel warrior with a single shot if they were careless.

Mechs were the tools that narrowed the gap in power between Magic Warriors.