Chapter 583

But he was very interested in the maid outfit the female shop assistant was wearing.

It wasn't aimed at her specifically—Zhao Chi now had a strong interest in women's fashion in general.

"Is the outfit you're wearing fashion? Does it have stats?"

The shop assistant looked left and right, then leaned in and said: "Of course it's not fashion, just ordinary clothes, so if you want the original flavor, it's very cheap too—the set I'm wearing is only 3 silver coins."

Zhao Chi hurriedly waved his hand: "That's not what I meant, I was… forget it."

"Selling the stockings separately is fine too, 1 silver coin for you."

The maid shop assistant stuck out her foot slightly.

Zhao Chi didn't know what to say.

This kind of thing, he could have as much as he wanted.

Almost all the women in the entire territory had already replaced their stockings with new ones, so there were plenty of old stockings.

Moreover, the women in the territory took baths several times a day, and their looks were all top-notch—one could say clean and good-looking.

Zhao Chi waved his hand: "No need, I'll go look somewhere else."

Switch to Battlefield 2.

Very deserted.

The entire battlefield only had a few dozen people.

Two people were speaking quietly, but Zhao Chi could hear them perfectly clearly.

Continue switching.

After going around, all 9 battlefields had been seen; the number of spectators should be around ten thousand or so.

Zhao Chi hadn't expected there would be so many people at all.

This was the preliminary round, so each match was being held in a different battlefield.

But when it got to the later matches, wouldn't all the spectators have to be concentrated in one battlefield?

A competition among 5 villages could have this much influence?

Zhao Chi asked Zhao Huai.

Zhao Huai smiled and said: "It looks like a competition among 5 villages, but in reality it's a competition among 2 towns, and looking further out, it's our Binghe County's competition. And it's once a year, everyone treats it as an entertainment event, so of course there are a lot of people."

"But a 5 silver coin ticket is still a bit expensive, isn't it?"

5 silver coins is equivalent to 500 yuan.

If Zhao Chi were an ordinary person, he probably wouldn't spend that much money to watch a lord's competition.

If he were a lord, he would indeed spend money to observe others' competitions.

Zhao Huai said: "There are also cheaper tickets, only 1 silver coin, but the 1 silver coin ticket doesn't allow you to freely move your viewpoint—you can only follow the official viewpoint."

1 silver coin was acceptable.

If you can't freely move your field of vision, then just treat it like watching a TV broadcast.

And the official viewpoint might even be more professional.

"Alright, it's about to start." Zhao Jiao lifted her chin slightly.

The battlefield below changed.

There were no longer so many complex terrains as before, but instead two types of terrain.

On the left was an endless green grassland.

On the right was a large stretch of forest.

Where the two terrains met, the transition was very natural.

Someone was standing in the center of the battlefield.

It was a middle-aged man wearing a black uniform—the host.

The host smiled slightly:

"Dear friends.

"Welcome to the 'Hegu Town Virtual Training Ground', to watch the 'Rookie Tournament' hosted by Beiliu Village and Binhu Village.

"At the same time, thanks to Nangu Village, Jin Sha Village, and Xiliu Village for co-hosting.

"This edition of our tournament follows the traditional rules with no changes; our first match will begin in 1 minute.

"Friends who wish to place bets, please hurry—once the battle begins, no more bets can be placed.

"If you wait until the next match to bet, the odds will be lower, so seize the opportunity.

"Next, let me introduce both sides' contestants.

"On the right, from Nangu Village, is Liu Neng, of the ethereal and graceful elven race.

"On the left, from Xiliu Village, is Lu Hong, using the unremarkable but extremely promising human race.

"Then, the match—begin now!"

At the command.

Zhao Chi suddenly saw several coordinates.

The coordinates marked both sides' positions, allowing for better tracking and viewing.

Currently there were 7 coordinates in total.

They respectively marked both lords' positions, both sides' main army positions, both sides' territory stones' positions, and the official viewpoint.

There were three conditions for victory in battle.

Meeting any one of them sufficed.

First, the enemy lord's death.

Second, the enemy territory stone's shattering.

Third, if the battle ends in a draw, the side with the higher score wins.

This is easy to understand.

The lord is the most important — once the lord is dead, the rest of the battle is meaningless.

So as long as you can kill the enemy lord, you win.

If you fail to kill the enemy lord but destroy the enemy's Territory Stone, that also counts as a victory.

It simulates the territory being occupied.

If you neither kill the enemy lord nor break the enemy's Territory Stone, and the battle drags on until time runs out,

then the winner is decided by the scores on both sides.

Soldiers from both sides appear on the battlefield.

The battle between Lu Hong and Liu Neng has already begun.

Both sides have fifty soldiers.

All of Liu Neng's elves are up in the trees, waiting for Lu Hong's human army to enter.

Lu Hong doesn't rush in either — instead he deliberately takes a detour, circling far around into the forest, trying to flank and attack the enemy's Territory Stone.

Liu Neng waits for a long time, realizes something is wrong, and quickly rushes back.

The two sides meet in the forest and immediately clash.

Skills fly everywhere.

All kinds of buffs appear.

Elves are slightly weaker in constitution and strength — they don't have the advantage in close combat against humans.

But if they don't fight up close, Lu Hong will quickly lead his humans charging straight at his Territory Stone, completely abandoning the elves' ranged fire from behind, healing on the move while running.

Liu Neng's army fires for a long time, killing only eight humans.

But Lu Hong has already reached the vicinity of the Territory Stone.

"Damn it, follow me, block them! The rest of you, spread to both sides and shoot!"

Liu Neng leads his men charging up to intercept.

But unexpectedly, Lu Hong also counter-charges back, directly surrounding Liu Neng.

Both sides immediately hack at each other in a melee.

The elves on both sides can no longer shoot — it's too easy to cause friendly casualties.

But they can't just stand by and do nothing either.

After all, lord Liu Neng is entangled and can't break free.

The elves on both sides have no choice but to charge in for close combat.

And so a close-quarters melee begins.