Chapter 5: Skill Points? The Woman the Bloody Emperor Hates Most

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

【Ability Table】

Innate Talent: 【Player】

Overall Level: 1lv

Experience Bar: 0/100

Profession:

Basic Profession: Genius 1lv

Skill Points: 3

Passive Skill: Item Box

Active Skill: None

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

Besides that, he had gained 3 skill points.

This caused a jolt in Tang Zheng's heart.

As expected, his innate talent "Player" was still somewhat different from the players in "Yggdrasil".

In the game, players could choose three skills from the relevant profession's skill table every time they leveled up; after reaching level 100, normal players would possess around 300 skills.

Of course.

Monsters like Ainz, who mastered 718 skills, were rare even in the game, and this was due to the existence of the special skill "Dark Wisdom".

Theoretically, Ainz could continuously learn new magic.

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

"In other words, the way to acquire skills must be through other means."

Tang Zheng’s expression remained unchanged, while he thought silently to himself.

The path forward was now much clearer!

*Snap!*

Tang Zheng’s teeth made a crisp sound as they made contact with the surface of the rye bread, and he began to eat in large 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 stuff quickly really made it easy to choke.

Tang Zheng picked up the black waterskin that Enri had just given him, tilted his head back to take a large gulp, let out a soft breath, and a look of comfort appeared on his face.

If this waterskin had been a gift from anyone else, Tang Zheng would not have drunk the water inside.

He stood up!

Tang Zheng hung the black waterskin at his waist, stood up, and walked into the street, following the flow of the crowd toward the center of the royal capital.

With so many eyes around now, it wasn't appropriate for him to store the waterskin in his Item Box.

"Since I’ve run into it, I might as well watch this peak showdown."

Tang Zheng revealed a look of slight anticipation.

The Great Tomb still had over four years before it descended; the remaining time was a bit tight, but not so much that he couldn't spare this little bit.

Sharpening the axe will not delay the work of cutting wood.

Although the strength of those two wasn't as powerful as it would be in four years, they should be at the level of at least level 20 right now.

This could be considered the threshold for human powerhouses in this world. By watching their match, he could also incidentally gather some intelligence.

If it were before he obtained the "Genius" profession, Tang Zheng truly wouldn't have been in the mood, but now, he already had some ideas regarding his future professional build.

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

Gazef and Brain were already famous, genius-like figures long before this match.

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

Within the crowd.

All sorts of discussions about this match were constantly coming from all around.

Most were speculations about who would ultimately emerge victorious in this contest!

Such intense discussion and excitement.

Made Tang Zheng’s eyes light up suddenly.

Others might not know who the final winner of this battle would be, but he did. Tang Zheng felt that for a match capable of attracting the entire kingdom's populace, there must be a betting pool.

If he placed a bet on Gazef in advance, even if the odds were lower, he should be able to earn some money; he was currently quite poor, and he needed money for both food and lodging.

Thinking of this.

Tang Zheng looked at a young man walking past him, dressed in 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 in a straightforward manner.

As a bit of experience from his past life.

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

The leather-armored youth, suddenly addressed, turned his head to look at Tang Zheng with some surprise.

He first looked him up and down.

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

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Tang Zheng’s current attire—gray-black clothing, a short sword hanging at his left waist, and a waterskin at his right—looked no different from the locals.

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

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

Tang Zheng did not show any dissatisfaction at this somewhat condescending reply and continued to speak softly.

"Heh, just as I thought."

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

"None?" Tang Zheng was a bit 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 guaranteed profit for the bookmaker behind it.

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

"That is, of course, due to Princess Renner's foresight."

Seeing the surprised look on Tang Zheng’s face, the leather-armored youth spoke with a hint of showing off, his tone carrying undisguised admiration:

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

"When the royal tournament began, Princess Renner proposed to His Majesty the King that any gambling on a match representing the image of the kingdom be prohibited."

"It would be an insult to the kingdom's prestige and, even more, a disrespect to the powerhouses participating in this match."

The leather-armored youth’s voice became somewhat agitated as he said this, his arms crossed over his chest: "Although this proposal met with some opposition from the nobles, it was ultimately accepted by His Majesty the King."

"Princess Renner is both farsighted, and her personality is gentle and benevolent..."

Seeing the leather-armored youth lost in his own agitation, Tang Zheng stepped back expressionlessly, then walked away quickly with the flow of the crowd.

He generally understood what was going on.

"Princess Renner, is it?"

Tang Zheng thought of the 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 betting pools?

Tang Zheng believed that while this proposal might have passed on the surface, it was impossible to stop it in the shadows; there were bound to be nobles who would open them anyway.

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

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

"Gentle and benevolent? To use that to describe this Golden Princess, it really is..." Tang Zheng shook his head slightly.

On the surface, Princess Renner appeared not only gentle in personality but also kind and innocent, considering the country and the people in every aspect, possessing a golden personality.

In reality, she was a monster that ordinary people could not comprehend at all, whom even Albedo evaluated as a "mental heteromorph."

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

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

(End of chapter)