Chapter 5

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Tang Zheng looked at the ability panel in the attribute panel:

【Ability Table】

Talent: 【Player】

Overall Level: 1lv

Experience Bar: 0/100

Class:

Basic Class: Genius 1lv

Skill Points: 3

Passive Skill: Item Box

Active Skill: None

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Having taken the "Genius" class, his overall level had already increased from the original 0 to level 1.

Besides this, he had 3 more skill points.

This made Tang Zheng's heart jump.

Sure enough, his Talent "Player" was still somewhat different from the players in "Yggdrasil."

In the game, every time a player leveled up, they could choose three skills from the skill table of the relevant class; after reaching level 100, normal players all possessed around 300 skills.

Of course.

A monster like Ainz, who mastered 718 skills, was a rare existence even in the game, and because of the existence of the special skill "Dark Wisdom."

Theoretically, Ainz could constantly learn new magic.

"Only obtaining skill points without a skill list? That counts as bad news."

"In other words, wanting to obtain skills should be through other means."

Tang Zheng's expression didn't change, and he thought silently in his heart.

The subsequent train of thought was much clearer!

*Snap! *

Tang Zheng's teeth made a crisp sound upon contact with the surface of the rye bread, and he ate it in big mouthfuls; in less than half a minute, he finished the large piece of hard bread in one go.

"Cough!"

His throat was a bit dry.

Eating this thing fast was indeed easy to choke on.

Tang Zheng picked up the black waterskin Nfirea had just given him, tilted his head back, took a big gulp, let out a light breath, and a comfortable expression appeared on his face.

If this waterskin had been given by someone else, Tang Zheng wouldn't have drunk the water inside.

Standing up!

Tang Zheng hung the black waterskin at his waist, got up, walked into the street, and followed the direction of the crowd toward the center of the royal capital.

With so many people and eyes around now, it wasn't suitable for him to put the waterskin into the Item Box.

"Since I've encountered it, let's watch this peak showdown."

Tang Zheng showed a look of some anticipation.

There were still over four years until the Great Tomb descended; the remaining time was a bit tight, but not so tight that he didn't even have this little bit of time.

Sharpening the knife wouldn't delay the woodcutting.

Although the strength of those two wasn't as powerful as it would be four years later, they should have reached level 20 or above by now.

This could be considered the threshold for human powerhouses in this world. Through the two people's match, he could also incidentally obtain some intelligence.

If it were before obtaining the "Genius" class, Tang Zheng indeed wouldn't have had the mood, but now, Tang Zheng already had some ideas in his heart regarding future class construction.

This showdown between the Warrior Captain and the Nail Clipper was something that even in the future would be talked about with relish by many powerhouses of various countries, and this match didn't just attract the attention of the people of the "Re-Estize" Kingdom itself.

Gazef and Brain had long been famous genius-like figures before this match.

If Tang Zheng remembered correctly, Brain also possessed the talent of "Warrior (Genius)."

In the crowd.

Various discussions about this match constantly came from all around.

Most were speculations about who would finally win this match!

Such intense discussion and excitement.

Made Tang Zheng's eyes light up suddenly.

Others didn't know who the final winner of this showdown was, but he did. Tang Zheng felt that for such a match that could attract the people of the entire kingdom, there must be a betting pool.

If he bet on Gazef in advance, even if the odds were lower, he should be able to earn some money; he was very poor right now, and whether it was eating or lodging, it all required money.

Thinking of this.

Tang Zheng looked at a young man who was walking past him, wearing light leather armor and looking like an adventurer.

"Hello, could I ask where the nearest betting pool is?" Tang Zheng kept his voice calm and asked somewhat directly.

As a bit of experience from his previous life.

Tang Zheng knew that in such a lively atmosphere, asking directly between strangers was actually better; polite, dawdling methods would instead make people impatient.

The leather-armored youth who was suddenly spoken to turned his head in surprise and looked at Tang Zheng upon hearing such an inquiry.

First, he looked him up and down.

A flash of contempt appeared in the leather-armored youth's eyes: "Outsider?"

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Tang Zheng's current attire—gray-black clothes, a short sword hanging on his left waist, and a waterskin on his right waist—didn't look much different from the locals.

But his facial features and black short hair were clearly not the mainstream look of the kingdom!

"That's right, I just arrived here yesterday."

Tang Zheng didn't show any dissatisfaction on his face at this somewhat superior answer and continued to speak softly.

"Heh, sure enough."

"There's no betting pool at all." The leather-armored youth waved his hand and spoke with his head held high.

"None?" Tang Zheng was somewhat surprised.

For such a grand event, with so many people flooding into the royal capital, as long as a betting pool was opened, it would definitely be a steady, profit-making business for the bookmaker behind it.

Not to mention, for those nobles who were always greedy.

"That's naturally because of Princess Renner's foresight."

Seeing the surprised expression on Tang Zheng's face, the leather-armored youth spoke somewhat boastfully, his tone carrying undisguised admiration:

"Even as an outsider, you should have heard of Princess Renner, right? That is the lord known as the Pearl of the Kingdom, possessing the 'Radiance of a Gem'."

"When the Imperial Tournament began, Princess Renner proposed to His Majesty the King to prohibit gambling on such a match that represented the image of the country."

"This insults the prestige of the kingdom and is even more disrespectful to the powerhouses participating in this match."

The leather-armored youth's voice became somewhat excited as he said this, crossing his arms over his chest: "Although this proposal was countered by some nobles, it was ultimately accepted by His Majesty the King."

"Princess Renner has both foresight and a gentle and benevolent personality..."

Tang Zheng saw the leather-armored youth who had fallen into excitement, stepped back expressionlessly, and then walked away quickly following the crowd.

He roughly understood what was going on.

"Princess Renner?"

Tang Zheng thought of the leather-armored youth's obsessed state and was somewhat speechless.

It seemed this Golden Princess had quite a high reputation among the commoners.

Prohibit the opening of a betting pool?

Tang Zheng believed that this proposal might have been passed on the surface, but it couldn't be prohibited in secret; there must be nobles who opened them regardless.

It was just that it was impossible for ordinary people to participate.

So, the get-rich-quick plan was shattered!

"Gentle and benevolent? Using this to describe this Golden Princess is really..." Tang Zheng shook his head slightly.

On the surface, Princess Renner appeared not only gentle in personality but also kind and innocent, and she considered the country and the people everywhere, possessing a golden personality.

In reality, she was a monster that ordinary people couldn't understand at all; even Albedo evaluated her as a "heteromorph in spirit."

She could be said to be the woman the Bloody Emperor hated the most in his heart!

Even that Queen of the Dragon Kingdom, the Dragon Queen who had lived for hundreds of years but liked to pretend to be a little girl, only ranked second in the Bloody Emperor's heart in terms of how much he hated her.

(End of chapter)