Chapter 6

"Ro-Lente" Wang Cheng.

Located in the deepest part of the entire royal capital, it was a royal city built on a hill; one could see from afar that there were walls connected by more than twenty giant circular towers.

It isolated the people of the royal capital from the royal city, and coupled with the height of the hill, it gave the entire royal city the significance of being above everyone else.

On the west side below the hill where the royal city was located, there was a huge arena, and the "Imperial Tournament" of previous years had all begun in this arena.

Such a match was not only a grand event but also a way for the Re-Estize Kingdom to show off its own military force to outsiders.

*Clatter! *

*Clatter! *

Along with the noisy, clamorous crowd.

Tang Zheng came to the arena with some heartache and sat down in the outermost seat.

His gaze looked toward the huge ring located in the center of the arena. From his position, he could only see the figures on the ring.

Just for this position, it cost him a full 5 silver coins!

"It really is a money-making business."

Tang Zheng scanned the dense crowd of heads in the surrounding seats and sighed internally.

As a witness to a historical event, it could indeed satisfy a part of his curiosity.

But!

If he had known the price was so expensive, he wouldn't have come; after all, he already knew the result.

Tang Zheng thought somewhat helplessly.

The Warrior Captain and the Nail Clipper hadn't appeared yet; there were several figures on the ring below, seemingly doing inspection work.

And located at the north side of the ring was the only viewing platform in the entire arena that was a large chunk higher than the other positions, like a circular tower.

He didn't need to guess to know.

That place should be a viewing platform specifically provided for the nobles and royals of the kingdom.

Compared to the near-lively atmosphere of other areas, the location of this circular tower viewing platform was quiet to an excessive degree.

To the point that this situation gradually affected other areas, as if pouring a basin of cold water over this fiery atmosphere.

Even the surrounding discussion sounds gradually became much quieter.

Tang Zheng reached out and tugged at the collar of his rough hemp clothes, shrugged his shoulders somewhat boredly, and watched this scene with a calm gaze.

Others might not know the reason for this slightly eerie atmosphere, but he knew some of it.

This level of match was on the surface to find powerful warriors for the country and promote the strength of the nation.

But in reality!

From the very beginning, the "Imperial Tournament" was a stage for major nobles to show off their subordinates and display their own military force.

All the commoner participants were just stepping stones for these noble lords.

This involved the noble system of the kingdom itself!

Besides the eldest son, the other sons of major nobles couldn't inherit titles. This extended to another title in the noble system: "Knight"!

This title had no fiefdom and was limited to the noble generation of the person themselves, yet it was still a goal that the younger sons of nobles scrambled to obtain.

This wasn't just for the status of a noble, but because once the "Knight" title was obtained, the royal family would pay a high salary, and one basically didn't need to worry about life.

Of course.

This was also the strategy of the royal family, letting these noble descendants form a new generation of the "Pro-Royal Faction"!

The "Imperial Tournament" existed because of this, counting as a fair and square strategy. Therefore, outstanding noble descendants who stood out in the match would be granted the title of "Knight."

It was just that starting a few years ago, the noble members or their subordinates who participated were gradually defeated by some commoner adventurers, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the nobles.

And now!

The appearance of Gazef and Brain had directly brought them here with a momentum of crushing everything along the way.

Making the "Imperial Tournament" a stage for a showdown between two commoners!

"Heh."

A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face; he could now fully imagine that the faces of those noble lords definitely wouldn't look good right now.

After Gazef won the victory, he actually should have obtained the "Knight" title, and the result was that a "Warrior Captain" position was re-drafted, which appeared under this background.

The reason this showdown was known as the "legendary battle" among commoners was that after this match, the "Imperial Tournament" was canceled.

Clearly, no noble hoped for a second Warrior Captain to appear.

However, this had nothing to do with Tang Zheng; these things were ultimately just small troubles compared to the future Great Tomb.

No matter how dissatisfied the nobles were, this match could neither be blocked nor terminated!

About 10 minutes passed.

Tang Zheng's expression became serious, his gaze became earnest, and he looked at the future Warrior Captain and Nail Clipper walking toward the ring at the same time.

After the two boarded the ring, they shook hands with each other and seemed to say something.

It was just that.

From the audience seat Tang Zheng was sitting in, he could only see the figures of the two, and naturally couldn't hear the conversation between the two sides.

Soon!

The two separated again, turned to pull a distance from each other, and then stood face to face.

At this very moment!

All the noisy sounds in the audience seats disappeared, and one gaze after another looked tightly at the two on the ring, fearing to disturb this showdown between them.

=9+Book_Bar

*Whoosh! Whoosh! *

Almost the next instant.

Gazef and Brain moved at the same time; clearly, there was a distance of about twenty meters between the two sides, but with just a brief charge, the two had already collided together.

*Clang! *

*Clang! *

*Clang! *

The two sword-shaped weapons collided instantly, sparking intense sparks.

"So fast."

Tang Zheng's eyes were filled with astonishment, and his gaze could only barely capture the figures of the two. Especially the swords being wielded in their hands; he couldn't see them clearly at all.

He could only see the sparks appearing one after another around the two.

Tang Zheng tilted his neck back.

They simply weren't the same species as ordinary people!

The kind of toughness displayed when the two sides collided was something that couldn't be felt at all when watching the anime.

Seeing this level of showdown with his own eyes, Tang Zheng truly realized the chasm between ordinary people and these powerhouses that couldn't be crossed!

This was only at the level of around 20?

Vaguely, Tang Zheng suddenly felt the kind of despair the Nail Clipper felt when facing Shalltear back then.

The title "Nail Clipper" wasn't any derogatory term!

*Whoosh—*

On the ring, a pale blue light suddenly flashed across Brain's body.

The next moment!

Brain appeared behind Gazef as if teleporting.

However!

Gazef seemed to have anticipated this, and his body rolled, pulling the distance back open.

"Is this Martial Arts?" Tang Zheng's eyes widened a bit.

"Martial Arts" was a technique that didn't exist in the game "Yggdrasil" and was unique to the other world; it could be understood as a warrior's magic.

Using it required consuming something called "Concentration," which simply put was the focus of the mind; the more Martial Arts used, the more the brain's fatigue would increase.

It was a value that didn't exist in the game, but it was closer to reality.

Whether in the anime or in the light novel, the power embodied by "Martial Arts" actually wasn't weak.

It was just that the level limit of humans made Martial Arts look not that strong.

Suddenly—

*Hum! *

Tang Zheng's attribute panel appeared.

*Discovered skill "Flow Acceleration," requires basic warrior-type class, current conditions not met... *

*"Genius" class activated, conversion successful, learning conditions met. Do you wish to consume 1 skill point to learn? *

Tang Zheng saw the information appearing on the attribute panel, a look of surprise and realization appeared in his eyes, and he muttered to himself: "So that's how skill points are used!"

(End of chapter)