Chapter 582: Rookie Tournament (1)

"Supervisors?"

That word caught Zhao Chi's attention.

Zhao Huai nodded: "Right, just in case the other side uses some trick to cheat."

"They can still cheat?"

"Of course they can, it is a virtual battlefield after all."

How can there even be such a thing?

Zhao Chi asked: "Then can you spot it in time?"

Zhao Huai laughed: "Don't worry, we are your guarantors, so we both have monitoring authority and can see fluctuations in the virtual data. The two of us are fine."

Zhao Jiao said: "If they really could cheat well enough that we couldn't spot it, then it would be beyond what we could handle, but a master like that wouldn't bother cheating."

Zhao Huai said: "Let's go, find ourselves a spot to sit."

Today's virtual battlefield was different from the model room he'd seen last time.

It looked more like an arena here.

Or rather, a colosseum.

The center was still that enormous battlefield, but around it were many tiers of seats.

Layer upon layer of seats formed the outer wall of the battlefield.

Although there were some people around, the venue was simply too large, so it still felt very empty.

Most of the people were gathered near the entrance.

In the distance, every seat was empty.

Zhao Chi sighed: "How many people can this virtual battlefield hold? Our thousand-plus sitting here couldn't even fill 1% of the entire spectator seating."

More than 1% — even one ten-thousandth probably wasn't filled.

Zhao Huai said: "Theoretically, there's no upper limit on the number of people, but we have way more than just a thousand-plus. We're only at the third battlefield here; there are people at the other battlefields too."

Zhao Jiao said: "Lu Hong's match starts earlier, let's go to the fourth battlefield. Select transfer in the system."

As she spoke, Zhao Jiao's figure flashed and vanished.

No wonder he'd just seen some people beside him disappear and others appear.

Zhao Chi had assumed they were exiting the virtual battlefield and entering the virtual battlefield.

Turns out they were switching battlefields.

Zhao Huai said: "Can you switch? I'll wait for you here."

Lu Hong nodded: "No problem."

Zhao Chi hurriedly opened the system.

【Current Location: Battlefield 3】

Click to switch battlefield.

【Please select a battlefield】

Divided into Battlefields 1–9.

Zhao Chi selected Battlefield 4, but didn't click confirm yet.

"Alright, I found it too, let's go."

In an instant, all three switched.

Zhao Jiao was already waiting beside them.

Battlefield 4 was no different from Battlefield 3, only the spectators had changed.

There were only about 300 people nearby.

Far fewer than at the previous battlefield.

If that's the case, the previous battlefield had roughly 1,000 people, this one 300, and there are still 7 other battlefields.

It seems the spectator count isn't just over a thousand.

Probably over 5,000.

If that's the case, the ticket revenue would be 250 gold coins.

That makes a bit more sense.

Zhao Chi was looking around, and Zhao Jiao noticed his confusion.

"Lu Hong and his opponent Liu Neng aren't famous, so not many people are watching. Right now Jiang Die and Yuan Zhao's side probably has a lot of viewers."

Lu Hong laughed: "The fewer the viewers the better. More people and I'd get nervous."

Zhao Huai said: "Don't worry, Liu Neng's odds are higher than yours, so you'll definitely win the first match. Go for it."

Zhao Jiao said: "It's almost time. Go back to your territory and get ready, there's only 20 minutes until it starts."

Lu Hong nodded: "Alright, I'll head back then."

As he spoke, he nodded to Zhao Chi and the others, then his figure vanished.

You can teleport directly to your territory from here?

No restrictions?

But seeing Zhao Huai and Zhao Jiao's expressions unchanged, it was clearly common knowledge.

Zhao Chi hadn't wanted to ask.

But talking is the cheapest thing there is.

If one sentence can confirm a piece of information, of course you ask.

"Um… you can teleport directly back to your territory from here, right? No restrictions?"

Zhao Huai waved his hand: "Of course, how else would you get back? You'd have to teleport home first?"

Zhao Chi said, "I thought we'd just start directly based on the lineup we set earlier."

Zhao Jiao said, "It seems your common sense still isn't fully stocked."

Zhao Chi sighed, "How would I ever stock up on these trivial details? I'll go check out the other battlefields and be back in a bit."

Zhao Huai: "Mm, go ahead. Watching the other competitors' matches is good too — getting a feel for your opponents in advance is always a good thing."

Switch to the first battlefield.

There were a lot of people.

Estimated at three thousand.

The entire entrance area was packed with people, plenty on both sides.

After all, watching a match is livelier with more people.

Everyone also consciously sat clustered together.

However, it seemed they used the two sides of the corridor as a dividing line, each side supporting one person.

Only one couple sat far off to one side, cuddling and embracing.

"Mr., would you like to buy something to eat? It's very cheap."

A saleswoman in a maid outfit stood beside him and asked with a smile.

"There's food here too? Is this real or virtual?"

The maid saleswoman smiled and said, "Of course it's virtual, so it's very cheap. You can buy a set for 20 copper coins — ten different snacks, enough to keep you eating from start to finish."

As she spoke, light flashed in her hand, and a flat wooden tray appeared in her palm.

On it were all snacks.

French fries, orange juice, meat skewers, spicy strips, fried shrimp, grilled sausage, donuts…

Zhao Chi nearly lost his composure.

It felt like being back in his original world.

But of course this world had these things too.

"Mr., this food is virtual, so you don't need to worry about gaining weight. Feel free to eat to your heart's content and satisfy your taste buds — ten items for just 20 copper coins, really not expensive."

20 copper coins — indeed not expensive.

But Zhao Chi declined.

He still had a battle soon.