Chapter 1516: I hate this damn matchmaking mechanism!

"The surface is a land of deadly poison."

"Countless super dangerous species."

"Endless darkness, thin air, and cold that ordinary people can hardly survive in."

"So, this is how the humanoids of the underground world describe the surface?"

When I said I came from the surface just now, Poppy and Heimerdinger were only shocked and didn't ask too much.

Li Yao closed an ancient book titled "Words of the Forbidden Land"

and shook his head gently.

They probably don't believe such claims either, right?

Li Yao searched for a while longer,

wanting to see if there were any books recording the hundred-plus countries.

He found books,

but didn't find the content he was looking for.

The Insect Race—

it seems they aren't in this part of the underground,

or

do they have other names in the underground world?

Li Yao stopped thinking about it.

The time for the 【Promotion Battle】 was almost here.

He left Heimerdinger's laboratory and walked toward the central square of Bandle City.

A banquet had been held there yesterday.

Following his memory, he crossed several streets and soon arrived.

At this moment, the Yordles gathered here were no fewer than last night.

Although the 【Promotion Battle】 was held every day,

for the Yordles living in the underground world,

they had no entertainment facilities.

They were plagued by war all year round, and even more so, the Black Dragon Gods were like sharp blades hanging over their necks.

The 【Promotion Battle】 was already one of their rare 'entertainment activities' to watch.

As soon as Li Yao arrived,

many Yordles recognized him.

At yesterday's banquet, their City Lord had led everyone to toast this guest.

Seeing Li Yao arrive and knowing he was the protagonist of today's 【Promotion Battle】, they opened a path one after another to let Li Yao inside.

"..."

"..."

Without Lingxin by his side, he really couldn't understand their language.

Li Yao could only smile and nod to respond to their enthusiasm.

In the center of the many Yordles, there was no platform, just an open space about the size of a soccer field.

In the center stood an elderly Yordle wearing a white windbreaker.

Li Yao's height was very obvious among the group of Yordles.

This Apostle who managed the 【Promotion Battle】 saw Li Yao immediately and nodded at him in a friendly manner.

"Li Yao!" Tana's voice rang out from the side.

Although they didn't share a language,

the simplest names were easy to learn.

Li Yao turned his head.

Tristana came running over, carrying her wooden cannon.

Miss Jiutiao Meise and the others were all behind her.

They had returned from the Gloom Labyrinth.

Two members of the Abyss Team were participating in the 【Promotion Battle】,

so of course they had to come back to watch.

After another while,

the designated time for the 【Promotion Battle】 arrived.

The Apostle raised a string of wolf-tooth necklaces in his hand and said loudly, "..."

Poppy was a very competent translator:

"The Apostle is thanking the warriors for their gifts."

"The teeth of the Moor Wolf leaders are actually daily materials needed to maintain the city-defending array."

"They can be bought, or you can go hunting in the labyrinth; as long as you have them, you can sign up for the Promotion Battle."

"Every day, thousands of Yordles submit teeth,"

"but actually only a few dozen can be promoted to the Upper City."

Mu Xiaoxiao wrinkled her nose. "Looking at it this way, this old guy is a bit of a hypocrite!"

Shang Yana smiled gently. "The Apostle is also doing it for the city-defending array!"

"What are the specific rules of the Promotion Battle?" Miss Jiutiao Meise asked.

Compared to Li Yao,

she actually took this Promotion Battle very seriously.

These Yordles who had obtained titles

looked harmless,

but in reality, their strength was not weak at all!

They were all at the strength of Fifth Advancement Lord-tier monsters.

She had just been promoted to the Fourth Advancement,

and wanting to snatch a spot among such a group of powerhouses, where less than one in ten succeeded, was actually quite difficult!

You have to know,

when she first came to the Dragon Nation,

in the 【Feeding Nest】, a Lord-tier monster of the same level had forced her to choose to leave the dungeon immediately.

She had grown a lot compared to back then,

but her current opponents were those who had crossed the First Advancement to challenge Lords.

When the Abyss Team went to the labyrinth for exploration, Poppy and Tristana had followed the whole way.

Poppy knew very well the pressure this young girl was facing right now

and explained earnestly:

"Because the Promotion Battle is held every day, there aren't actually such strict rules."

"You are randomly assigned opponents, and if you get ten wins in fifteen battles, you can obtain the promotion qualification."

"However, Meise-san, your profession is 'High Priest', so you only need to get five wins."

"Five wins out of fifteen?" Miss Jiutiao Meise felt a bit more confident.

Mishaluo suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Benefactor Poppy, may I ask if one can challenge five opponents at the same time?"

He remembered that Benefactor Meise had an incredibly terrifying trump card. ===== CHAPTER 1518 =====