Strike!cowardly [interstellar]

"Good morning, audiences at the scene and the audience in front of the star network! Welcome to watch the annual and much-anticipated soul contract dog selection contest on time! I am the commentator of the competition—Roger Hutz." The red-haired boy enthusiastically The overflowing face appeared on the screen, and the few freckles on his cheeks made him look very pleasing, and his emotions were aroused unconsciously.

There was a burst of cheers from the audience at the scene.

"Thank you everyone! First of all, let's take a look at the big names that everyone is looking forward to come to watch the game this year!"

As soon as the camera turned, the wrinkled face of Director Ai Weiluo appeared in front of the window of the VIP room, with a protruding aquiline nose, like an ancient and serious eagle.

The pattering applause made Rogge comprehend, and he quickly switched the camera to the next one. Sauron's enchanting handsome face was very impactful, and he smiled very flamboyantly. Seeing the camera coming, his attitude was loose and rushed wave.

This time the cheers were much louder, and his supporters stood up and held up sign banners——

[Soron Sauron, dragons roaming the world! 】

【"Squeeze" my heart!Love you love you love you forever! (Followed by a Q-version portrait of Sauron)]

"Marshal Sauron! Marshal Sauron, look this way! Ahhhh..."

The robot reporter on the scene happened to fly in front of a little girl, and her screams were heard, and the magic sound pierced her ears——

Chief Aveiro wrinkled his face and picked out his ears.

Zoro on the side was also stunned for a moment, but his face remained unchanged, his smile became more profligate, and he even ran to the screen to blow a kiss.

"Ahhhh-!!!"

The overwhelming screams at the scene made him lean back on the sofa contentedly, tapping the armrest leisurely with his slender fingertips.

Director Ai Weiluo leaned into his ear, "Your Excellency, I don't know if Marshal Lance will come to participate in the competition..."

"Yes." Zoro said resolutely, with a cold and playful arc on his lips, "That person, even if he loses in the competition, will never stop coming."

"What if Marshal Lance sees that the puppy can't hold on and asks to abstain?"

"Are you kidding me? Have you forgotten whose family he is?" Sauron laughed and said word by word, "Lu-de-Wei-xi...Think about the old marshal, think about his good-for-nothing brother, if you want to If you want to save your life and give up halfway, you won't end up with no bones left. This is the education Lance has received since he was a child. For the sake of honor, he can die on the battlefield, and naturally he will not care whether his soul contract dog is dead or alive. "

"That pet dog is also unlucky. With an owner like Lance, I guess this life will be accounted for here..." Ai Weiruo sighed, straightened his collar uneasily, and wanted to say something, but was caught Sauron reached out his hand to block it in annoyance.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, save your energy and wait for a while to watch the show."

"……Yes."

Rogge excitedly introduced Sauron's achievements just now, and then turned the camera over several other important officials and generals of the empire.

In addition to these well-known figures, many nobles in the empire would also book private rooms early with their families.There are two competitions for soul dogs in the empire. One is the soul dog fighting competition, which is held every three years. It is an internal competition event in the army. It was Molly's dog, Lily, who bit Sauron's Satan by the throat at the last moment.And another one is today's soul contract dog selection competition. Compared with the soul contract dog fighting competition, this competition is gentler. It has always been a very popular event for the whole people, especially the teenagers who own or will soon own soul contract dogs. Everyone is counting the days and looking forward to the arrival of the game!

"Okay, everyone has seen so many Your Excellencies come to watch the soul contract dog selection contest, which is enough to prove that the empire attaches great importance to the selection of soul contract dogs! I believe that the strong dogs participating this year will definitely bring us more exciting— —”

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the VIP platform, Rogge paused, and the excited voice of the director came from the headset, "Quick! Your Majesty is here in person! Where's the camera?!"

The cameraman hastily locked the auto-tracking lens to the VIP channel.The dignitaries who were chatting leisurely just now were notified, they all fell silent, stood up solemnly and waited on both sides of the gate.

Sauron and Avro also stood up, Sauron raised his eyebrows, "Your Majesty is coming? Why didn't you inform me?"

Ai Weiluo wiped off his sweat, and said in a hoarse voice: "I, I don't know about it either! Marshal, please forgive me for the time being..."

"Go, go." Sauron waved his hands lazily, cast his gaze lazily at the door, and made a "tsk", stretching his muscles and bones.

It wasn't until His Majesty the Emperor, who was young and weak against the complicated royal travel attire, walked into the VIP hall under the guard of honor, that Sauron put away his carelessness, stood up straight, and saluted a standard military salute.

The young man's face was pale, but he deliberately pretended to be mature and smiled casually, nodding slightly to salute everyone, until his eyes moved to Sauron, his eyes relaxed slightly.

"Your Majesty, please sit inside!" Ai Weiluo accompanied him and personally welcomed him in.

"Today I also came here on a whim, but I'm disturbing you all." The young His Majesty said lightly, "Sit down."

"Your Majesty is serious. We are all very pleasantly surprised that you can come." Ai Weiluo said respectfully.The others echoed and did not dare to sit back in their seats until His Majesty walked inside, but the ensuing conversation was so quiet that it was almost inaudible.

Ai Weiluo led His Majesty to Sauron, and he took his seat after the guard checked.

Bazel Heine took off his top hat, revealing a head of short wine red hair that was carved out of the same mold as Molly. It seemed to be caught by the brim of the hat, and two clumps of dull hair stood up from behind.

Zoro stretched out his hand and gave him a huh casually.

Bazel's face turned red "suddenly" into an apple, his body froze, and Sauron's low and muffled laughter came from above his head.

He wrinkled his nose and lowered his voice, "Don't move my head."

"No one saw it," Sauron lazily said, his eyes squinting, "Why did His Majesty come here today?"

"I heard that Marshal Lance and his soul contract dog have also signed up. I'm here...to take a look."

Under Sauron's meaningful gaze, the little emperor's voice gradually weakened, and finally lowered his head.After a few seconds, as if mustering up his courage again, he raised his face and stared at the man, and said righteously: "There have never been underage puppies participating in the soul contract dog trials. If Lord Sauron breaks the rules next time, I will Just...just..."

"Pfft." Sauron couldn't help himself, seeing the little emperor's red face staring at him, let out a laugh, and smiled, "Rules? Is there a rule in the empire that does not allow underage puppies to compete? If His Majesty makes it now , I will definitely abide by it." As he spoke, he raised his hand and swore to him.

"I..." Bazel bit his lips, looking a little annoyed, as if he was helpless, and felt like he was about to cry, "I...I..."

"Hahahaha!" Sauron burst out into a maniacal laugh, until his legs were drooping and his feet stomped, and the others turned to look at him in horror.

Bazel lowered his head hastily to hide the tears in his eyes, his fingertips clenched tightly into his flesh, and his posture suppressed his composure.

Until Sauron stopped laughing, he didn't know if other people looked at them again. His head felt warm, and his big hand patted it lightly. The mature man beside him laughed but said in a gentle voice, "Follow you Just kidding, don't cry, no one is watching."

Bazel woke up his nose vigorously, raised his face, his eyes were red, but no tears fell.

Sauron bent his lips, leaned close to his ear, and said viciously: "Who am I doing this for? Making Lance make a fool of himself is not exactly what you want to see...Little guy, come here all the way, and make sarcastic remarks about me."

Bazel straightened his body and stopped talking, but slowly, the corners of his mouth widened.

The ordinary facial features also showed a bit of pride.

Ahead, Rogge has already reported to the audience the explosive news that His Majesty will be there in person.When he was allowed to take a close-up shot of the young emperor, Bazel had returned to his usual demeanor, probably to deliberately create a steady momentum. He always didn't like to smile in public, and stood up with a solemn face, polite and solemn He waved his hand at the camera.

The audience at the scene stood up one after another, applauding or bowing down to salute, expressing respect to their emperor.

Rogge finished praising His Majesty the Emperor briefly and articulately, and was praised by the director. He became more confident and complacent, struck while the iron was hot, and dropped the news that he had prepared long ago that would definitely cause a climax——

"Ahem, everyone! Your Majesty will be present in person. This year's soul contract dog selection contest... Will there be any unexpected contestants?" Rogge could keep a secret, watching the crowd curiously whispering speculations through the screen with relish. expression.

It wasn't until the director's signal came from the headset that he sat up straight and stared at the camera with burning eyes until he locked the entrance gate for the players in the outfield, and said with a trembling voice, "Look! Another aircraft It’s landed! Does it look familiar? That’s right—let’s greet the contestants—Marshal Lance and his dog Apollo with the warmest applause and the loudest cheers!!”

wow——

The whole audience was shocked, and their eyes were wide open when they were frightened by this news!

"What? What did the commentator say just now?! Who wants to come?!"

"Lance! It's Marshal Lance and his new puppy! My God...are they going to compete??"

"But I remember that puppy is only a few months old?? Is it coming to participate in the selection of soul contract dogs! It is indeed the dog of Marshal Lance..."

"Could it be that I misjudged it? So there is a violent soul living in the heart of this little angel-like cub? Well... I am looking forward to its performance in the final duel!!"

"I don't! I'm crying in a storm!! I'm afraid that Zaizai will be bullied..."

……

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and the voice overwhelmed the limelight of Sauron and His Majesty's appearance.Netizens who watched the live broadcast on the star network also swiped their screens——

Someone picked up the video of the first meeting between Apollo and Heizi shared by Gbadden on the homepage, and there were many voices of disapproval:

"What does Marshal Lance want to do? It's too hasty to come to the competition so early? No matter how good Apollo's physique is, how can he beat those adult fierce dogs who have been trained for more than a year in just two months?"

"Pet dogs and fierce dogs have different personalities. Samoyed dogs are famous for their friendly relatives in the mother star era. They are rarely seen among working dogs, which shows that Samoyed dogs are not suitable at all. Serve as a soul contract dog!"

"Yes! I have never seen such a cruel master! Poor Apollo!"

"Hey, I used to be Marshal Lance's fan, but later I became Apollo's fan. Now if I have to choose...I choose Apollo!! Such a weak cub, why does the Marshal have to choose?" Bring it to such a cruel place??!"

All of this gradually quieted down as the aircraft landed on the parking lot——

All eyes were on the hatch.

"The door is open!! It's Marshal Lance! It's really Marshal Lance!" Rogge stood up, his face almost pressed against the glass, and roared, "Oh, look at what he's holding in his arms, it's the contestant. The youngest——Apollo, right?!"

"Let's review Apollo's information together. Two months ago, Marshal Lance was ordered to go to Hanluo Star to accept the surrender of the defeated army. Major Haimon Frey presented him with a purebred Samoyed cub just full moon. Dog, it is worth mentioning that the physical fitness of this puppy has reached the rare S rank!"

Rogge said, "S-class is not uncommon! For example, Marshal Ludwig's pet dog David, Marshal Sauron's soul contract dog Satan, and Miss Molly's lady Lily... They are all A top-notch and excellent fierce dog, but Apollo is the only pet dog in the history of the empire that has also reached the S rank!!"

"Pet dogs, endangered pet dogs! Could it be that today we are about to witness history and watch a Jedi counterattack of pet dogs?! Let us wait and see——Apollo, can he justify the name of pet dogs! Pets Will the dog-like dogs come back to life again and enter a new era!——" Kekekekekekekekekekekekekeke, until the last sound was out of tune, Roger coughed a few times while clutching his throat, and poured out "gurg gurg" Half a bottle of water finally moistened my hoarse throat.

The director eagerly said: "Rogge! I will focus on introducing Marshal Lance's pet dog's opponent later, and introduce him in detail. The more vicious the opponent, the better, understand?!"

Rogge put down his cup, turned off the speaker, and said repeatedly into the headset: "Understood, I have already collected all the boss's information!"

"Good job, if you explain the game well this time, I will guarantee that you will get soft hands with extra bonus!!"

Rogge was almost choked again, his face turned into a flower with a smile, and his freckles piled up together, "Thank you boss! I'll take care of things, so don't worry!!"

With his eyes, he found that Marshal Lance had already started to enter the arena, and hurriedly turned on the broadcaster to continue his explanation.

"We can now see that Marshal Lance has walked into the competition venue, uh...he refused the medical examination for Apollo! Keke, well, he took out another medical report, let's take a closer look -"

"The date is this morning! The doctor is... oh, it's the private veterinarian of the Ludwig family, the inspector nodded! It seems that he has great trust in that veterinarian... Let's take a look at Apollo's current situation According to various statistics, its age is...three, three months, um...really, very young! What about physical fitness? It is still S-level, congratulations...mental quality, C-level...it seems that these days , it doesn't seem to be making any progress?"

Before Rogge could finish his sentence, many people immediately scolded him.

"Is the narrator out of his mind?? What does it mean that there is no improvement? Apollo's physical fitness is already at the S level! How do you think it can improve?"

"The narrator's brain has been identified! Does he have common sense? I don't know that basically all underage dogs have only C-level mental power? There is only a single exception. The former Marshal Ludwig's soul contract dog David It broke through to B-level in six months, and it was the first to use a communication device!"

Roger also quickly realized his slip of the tongue. Before the director scolded people, he hurriedly changed the subject, "Well... well, we saw that Marshal Lance and Apollo have passed the medical examination and are walking towards the auditorium! Behind him They were following Colonel Gbadton and his soul dog Heizi, and Lieutenant Colonel Molly and her lady Lily! They... parted ways! Oh, of course... because Marshal Lance and Apollo are going to the competition seats Waiting, while Colonel Gbarton and Lieutenant Colonel Molly went to the auditorium to cheer for them!"

"...Rogge! Keep your spirits up!" The director's exasperated voice came from the headset, which made the boy shiver. The more nervous he was, the less he knew what he was talking about. Every move of Si and Bai Tuanzi in his arms.

"Marshal Lance found the staff responsible for the order of the competition seats. Did he say something...? The sound insulation there is too good, we can only wait for the results for the time being. The staff seemed surprised? He rushed to Lance The marshal nodded, and then ran out, the direction is... the VIP seat? Hey, are you looking for Mr. Ai Weiruo?"

"Marshal Lance, what request did you make?"