The GCG Finale - 2

Manaus, the most populated city of Brazil, located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest was a city of complete isolation. Cut-off from the hustle and bustle of the mainland, the place had flourished and had preserved its flora and fauna along with its local tribal culture.

Ranked as one of the dangerous cities across the world, it still attracted millions for its beauty and tranquility.

The finale was supposed to be held at the confluence of The Solim?es and Negro rivers which meet at the east of Manaus and join to form the mighty Amazon River.

After reaching the spot, all the seriousness and tension that the contestants had regarding the competition, just vanished away seeing the majestic beauty of that place.

"May I have your attention please".

A sudden voice echoed.

It was the voice of Richard Taylor, the biggest name in the gaming industry who had revolutionized the concept of Virtual Reality application into the games.

Huge applause reverberated in the entire area as the participants and the crew members joined hands in welcoming him.

"A beautiful and relaxing day it is. Isn't it?"

"And Our GCG members have decided to ruin it by conducting the finale in this gorgeous place".

Everyone chuckled with his witty remark.

"Well, I have been paid and invited here to tell you the rules and to judge you as well. So I better do that, else they will definitely cause my cheques to bounce".

"So first of all, as you know each team will have three members,

[A Rider] - Who will navigate the drones which will be given to you.

[A Commander] - Who will tweak the code and provide control on run time basis.

[A Hawk-Eye] - The bridge between the two who will scan the entire area for getting a snatch.

The team which completes the first five snatches will be winning the trophy. But But But..."

"This BUT isn't a good sign", Simon squeaked.

"You have to attain the snatches at geographically and topographically different locations. I hope these have been incorporated in your game", Richard said and gave a wink.

Raymond took a deep breath because he was expecting some weird bending of the rules again. But so far it sounded all ok.

"So you have thirty minutes to take a look around this place and position your targets for the Snatch. The maximum you can move around will be within a one-mile radius of this area and we urge you not to stray too far. Hope you know that the Amazons are unforgiving".

Mike looked at Raymond after hearing Richard's statement.

He gently tapped on his shoulder and said,

"It's going to be ok".

Then Richard continued.

"So please set-up your systems and collect your walkie-talkies and portable wireless systems as you know that this place has zero connectivity."

As he finished his statement the spocks from GCG started providing the walkie talkies and portable wireless systems to all the participants.

Simon configured the systems but before he could test, Raymond asked him,

"What sort of battery is in it. Check that first".

"A basic AA battery", Simon replied.

"Why what happened?"

"Nothing", said Raymond and opened his back-pack and gave two AA batteries each to Simon and Mike and said,

"Just in case you get lost in the forest. These batteries might die out".

"Is there anything that you don't account for Raymond?", Mike asked.

He was impressed with the sort of clarity that this man had about his game and his strategy.

Once the distribution was done, the voice of Richard was heard again,

"So get ready to connect with nature and bring out the best of the creativity inside you".

"Your thirty minutes to scan, begins now".