“He is! Merlin isn't thirty years old yet. He has broken the record of the youngest four-star writer. Now, the real shocker will be if he breaks Mr. Willows’ record and becomes the youngest five-star writer.” Kash hid it well, but he was jealous.

Merlin was only half his age, yet his star rating was already four, while his, was still two.

The voice of the host then interrupted their conversation.

“Let us warmly welcome the main judges of Star Search!"

The music came on instantly and applauds followed.

The first person to walk to the stage was an old man.

Everyone recognized him immediately. Felix Gomez from the National Writers' Association.

Vivian was both excited and wary of the continuation of this activity. She couldn't believe that she was finally here. The great Felix was going to comment on her “Song of Phoenix"!

Vivian had chosen to display on the screen the best episode of “Song of Phoenix", which was the palace coup.

In this episode, the dethroned crown prince revolted. With his huge rebel army, he was determined to besiege the imperial palace. They imprisoned the emperor and then forced him to step down from the throne.

In an effort to save the emperor and destroy the rebellion, the hero used himself as bait and led only one thousand soldiers to pretend to attack the palace. Falling for the hero's trick, the crown prince sent all the top fighters he had to crush the hero's army.

While this was going on, the heroine was able to steal the Commander Tally which she used to bring other armies into the cause and fight against the dethroned prince.

She successfully persuaded the abbot of Royal Temple and the abbess of Holy Nunnery to help her win the battle.

These two masters killed the leader of the rebellion and the three top warriors of the prince's army.

At the end of this battle, the crown prince was defeated and the hero sat on the throne.

That was where the first half of the “Song of Phoenix" ended.

Despite his advanced aged, Felix still stood straight and Looked sharp as he took over the stage.

As soon as he received the microphone from the host, he briefly introduced himself, "Hello, everyone. I'm Felix Gomez, one of the judges of this program.”

As Felix ended his sentence, there was a burst of thunderous applause trom the audience.

Of course, everyone present knew him very well. Nonetheless, Felix still insisted on introducing himself. His sincere and serious attitude greatly touched the people. No matter how famous he already was, he didn't show any entitlement.

But at this time, everyone suddenly realized something. Shouldn't there be two masters that would act as the judges? Where was the other one? Why was only Felix here?

Knowing what the crowd was thinking, Felix immediately explained, "The chief judge sent by the Writers’ Association of Sheffield is currently not feeling well, so she is resting in the lounge. But she will come join us when she feels a little better. For now, the event can officially start."

Was the other main judge sick?

At first, the people felt a little regretful. But since Felix reassured them that the other master would come after resting, they were at least relieved.