Chapter 92
The camera swept over each contestant one by one. The audience in the stands was very supportive, giving the contestants immense confidence.
At nine o’clock sharp, the awards ceremony officially began.
In fact, this awards ceremony was just to present trophies and redeem prizes agreed upon before the competition.
Two hundred thousand!
Shen Shuyu had no thoughts about that mecha, but the thought of getting the two hundred thousand bonus was nice. After deducting what he promised Wen Jiafei, he would still have plenty left.
After some lengthy speeches, it was finally time for the most exciting moment: the awards!
Shen Shuyu instantly sobered up a bit.
“The third place of this survival battle comes from our distant Vilfire Planet. Please welcome the contestants from Vilfire Planet to the stage to accept the award.”
Vilfire Planet was hot all year round, so the prizes prepared by the organizers were also tailored to their planet’s needs.
Shen Shuyu looked and whispered, “I thought the runners-up wouldn’t get prizes.”
Wen Jiafei replied, “In previous years, there weren’t any.”
In previous years’ survival battles, only the first place got prizes. The others only got some honorary certificates, at most some medals or trophies. Having prizes for the top three was also a first.
Shen Shuyu understood. Amor was considered a major planet among all planets. Doing this showed the style of a major planet.
In other words, for the sake of face, they started “involution” (intense competition).
With this precedent set, future hosting planets would probably have to offer something too.
“But this is quite good,” Lin Xuyi leaned over and said upon hearing their conversation. “Contestants worked themselves to death for seven days. Having to go through the awkward situation of going on stage empty-handed on the last day… In previous years, few people were willing to go on stage.”
The prizes for the second and third place were naturally not as rich as the first place, but it was better than nothing, less awkward.
Shen Shuyu nodded.
Soon the third-place award presentation ended, and the name of the second-place planet came from the broadcast.
“Next, welcome the second place, from Puce Planet!”
“Yan Qing! Yan Qing! Yan Qing! Ahhhh Yan Qing!!! Top me!!!!”
“Ye Yang! Bai Wei! Destined CP!”
“Ahhhh Yan Qing look at me! Yan Qing look at me!!!”
“Qing-Bai CP locked tight!!!”
“Bai-Yang CP strongest in the universe!!!!”
“Qing-Ye parents’ love!! Super invincible universe match third place!!!!”
Shen Shuyu looked at the enthusiastic audience. Good heavens, he hadn’t heard it just now, but there were actually CP fans?!
Indeed, the essence of humanity is shipping CPs!
But Yan Qing and Ye Yang only ranked third? Now he was a bit curious about how shippable the first and second CPs were.
“So fierce,” Lin Xuyi lamented. “This treatment is almost like interstellar superstars.”
Shen Shuyu nodded.
Puce Planet’s award presentation ended.
The host stood in the middle of the stage with a microphone, his words seeming a bit more excited: “Finally, it’s the first place of our survival battle. Since everyone already knows, let’s shout the name of the first-place planet together—Amor!”
“Amor! Amor! Amor! Amor!”
The name of Amor was shouted very neatly in the arena. Chi Yanxun stood up first. He had been sitting silently on the edge. He tilted his head slightly to glance at his team members, his gaze finally landing on Shen Shuyu in the very center. He withdrew his gaze a second later: “Let’s go, accept the award.”
The others stood up as well.
The audience seats were a mix of various names. Amor’s popularity had always been high, and this year there was an Omega addition. Although the organizers and the academy initially thought they definitely wouldn’t get first place this year, they didn’t expect the Shen family’s Omega to be so formidable!
They also began to reflect: Was our view of Omegas too one-sided usually?
In their impression, Omegas had always been delicate, flowers that should be pampered in the palm of one’s hand. But Shen Shuyu gave them another perspective.
Omegas were no different from Alphas and Betas. In the survival station, he even lasted longer than many Alphas.
The boss of the organizers stood with the academy principal, looking at Shen Shuyu walking in the center of the Amor team. The organizer boss patted the principal and said, “Our thinking has really regressed.”
The principal smiled too. “You’re right. Young people nowadays are more capable than us.”
Shen Shuyu didn’t care about them. He was nervous and excited right now, but his face couldn’t help becoming serious.
Shen Xili stood on his left. Noticing this, he couldn’t help chuckling softly. Hearing it, Shen Shuyu turned his head, eyes full of confusion: “What are you laughing at?”
Shen Xili raised his hand and patted his back. “Don’t be nervous. We just need to accept the award.”
Speeches and such could be left to Chi Yanxun.
Shen Shuyu gave an “En.”
Unexpectedly, this scene was caught by the camera, and the audience boiled over.
Someone roared: “Shen Xili Shen Shuyu you two are super invincible universe number one match!! So compatible, so compatible!! For our sake, get married right there!!!”
Shen Shuyu’s footsteps froze for a moment. Wh-what??
What the heck?
He couldn’t help looking toward the source of the sound, but unexpectedly, everyone got even more excited.
“Fei-Yu is the universe invincible number one match!!! Li-Yu CP fans get out!!!”
“Fei-Yu Fei-Yu Fei-Yu!”
“Li-Yu Li-Yu Li-Yu Li-Yu Li-Yu!!!”
The scene started to get chaotic. Shen Shuyu’s heart was about to collapse. What is this stuff?
Why were there CP fans for him and the Protagonist Shou, and him and the big villain?
Shouldn’t it be Chi Yanxun and Shen Xili’s love sprouts being discovered by their sharp eyes, and then shipped to death?
What did it have to do with him!
In the audience seats, Shen Yisi’s expression was a bit ugly. Yue Cheng held back his schadenfreude, patting Shen Yisi’s shoulder: “Calm down, calm down, just playing around, just playing around.”
He reached out a hand to lift Shen Yisi’s camera, laughing: “Quick, take photos, take photos. After you’re done, I’ll make an album for our brother and put it in the department to flip through every day.”
Shen Yisi took a deep breath. Yue Cheng gleefully covered his ears: “Come, buddy covers them for you. If you don’t hear it, it didn’t happen.”
Quite the act of burying one’s head in the sand.
Shen Yisi said coldly and ruthlessly, “Get lost.”
Yue Cheng withdrew his hands briskly. “Alrighty, brother!”
Enduring the carnival of a bunch of CP fans, Shen Shuyu stood on the stage. The award presenter this time was the principal. The principal stood in front of Shen Shuyu holding the trophy. Shen Shuyu coughed lightly, feeling a bit embarrassed now; after all, due to the plot, he had indeed violated some rules.
But the principal cheerfully gave him the trophy and hung the medal on him. Seeming to see his nervousness, he patted his shoulder: “Good child.”
Shen Shuyu nodded and smiled shyly. It seemed the principal wasn’t angry anymore.
The first place had a speech. Chi Yanxun had prepared the speech long ago. He was used to such scenes. After steadily finishing the speech, he received a round of applause.
Chi Yanxun took a step back and bowed to everyone. The five people behind him also bowed holding their trophies.
Just as they were preparing to leave the stage, the host stopped them.
The host was also a male Omega. With his professionalism and high EQ, he was an evergreen tree in the hosting world, often seen in formal and large occasions.
Smiling, he walked up to Shen Shuyu with the microphone and said, “Backstage, we received many private messages about Shen Shuyu. Everyone really wants to ask you: as an Omega, what kind of mindset did you have entering the survival battle?”
The microphone was held to Shen Shuyu’s lips. The large screen behind him captured his expression clearly.
Why was there a segment for him to speak?
Shen Shuyu was a bit bewildered. The host encouraged in a low voice, “Don’t be nervous, speak slowly.”
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips. After thinking it over, he opened his mouth: “Everyone representing their planet has only one thought, and that is first place. I had the same thought; I just wanted to win.”
The host smiled. “Still a bit nervous, speaking quite officially. Any other thoughts?”
Shen Shuyu licked his lips, which were dry from nervousness. His gaze swept over the audience. Shen Yisi and Yue Cheng were looking at him very seriously. The others in the audience also quieted down, waiting for him to speak.
Shen Shuyu took a deep breath. He spoke slowly again: “Everyone thinks that as an Omega, one should learn flower arrangement, learn how to manage one’s family, and be pampered by an Alpha for a lifetime. That this is an Omega’s mission.”
“But I learned the same curriculum as Alphas, the same knowledge. I discovered that Alphas, Omegas, and Betas are no different. Everyone just learns different knowledge and acquires different abilities.”
“In the survival battle, I made it to the last level. This is the best proof.”
No gender should be trapped in a tiny square of the world.
Whether Alpha, Omega, or Beta.
What differentiates is only gender, not a life with infinite possibilities.
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