Chapter 1786: Exquisite Performance, Yierlan Crisis

Rather than believing a frost giant had figured out bloodline usage techniques that even Jilan Tower had not mastered simply through constant fighting, Xia Duo was more inclined to believe that the Hero Arena had played a part in it, finding secret arts for him from the south.

Sure enough, the subsequent announcement by the arena host confirmed Xia Duo's guess to a certain extent; the next battle had nothing to do with Kaxiu, but the one after that, which was also the final battle of the day, was Kaxiu's hundred-victory battle.

If he could win in one fell swoop, Kaxiu would be able to obtain the title of "Hundred-Victory Fighter."

From the perspective of the arena, this was undoubtedly of huge commercial interest, and correspondingly, it was likely that the arena side had already known before today that Kunting was no match for Kaxiu.

Looking at it this way, the stalemate, the counterattacks, and so on from just now were likely all a performance; perhaps the rhythm of the battle had been completely controlled by Kaxiu from the very beginning.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo felt some sympathy for the member spectators in the stands next to him; he himself was fine, although he looked forward to the result of the battle between the two, he was not too invested.

On the contrary, for those shouting at the top of their lungs, if they knew that the battle below was merely a performance, one wondered what their mood would be.

Or perhaps, they had known all along, but were still moved by this exquisite performance.

……

The following battle was rather unremarkable; it was a Dwarf warrior challenging a giant ape with silver fur. Although he had only watched two matches, Xia Duo suddenly discovered that it seemed these Dwarves really liked to challenge opponents with huge physiques!

Earlier there was the missed challenge against a demon, just now it was the challenge against a frost giant, and now it was a giant ape; all were much larger than the Dwarves themselves.

There was also the architectural style of the Dwarves, which was not the miniature version Xia Duo had initially assumed, but rather an enlarged version. Except for some daily tools, equipment, and items commensurate with their body size, everything else was, without exception, oversized.

Including the halls, houses, doorways, streets, and so on; Xia Duo, a human, felt somewhat uncomfortable walking here, and he did not know what these Dwarves were thinking.

Perhaps in every Dwarf's heart, there was a giant dream!

……

The giant ape challenge below was only halfway through when Badijiaer and Xierdalanna had already completed the Spell contract. This type of contract pre-set damage Spells, each set by both parties; once someone breached the contract, both punishments would descend simultaneously.

Of course, if it were a marriage, it would generally pre-set blessing Spells; as long as one did not change their heart or cheat, the blessing would always exist.

The marriage contract between Xia Duo and Niya was similar to this, except it was presided over by a Priest and witnessed by the Lord of Radiance; a breach would not cause substantial harm, but one would be blacklisted.

In Netheril, that was equivalent to social death.

After Badijiaer and Xierdalanna completed the contract, although their attitudes did not become obviously closer, there was much less suspicion.

Xierdalanna went a step further and introduced:

"As far as I know, that person is very concerned about duels featuring Kaxiu. Today's Kaxiu hundred-victory battle is something the other party would not miss no matter what, but missing today, there might really be few opportunities in the future. I did not lie to you before.

"He came out this time to go to Siluwende for training. Yes, as you thought, it is because of that Ancient Fortress. The elders in his family arranged for a high-level Mage to guard him closely.

"However, young people are always a bit arrogant, and coupled with the key battle of the gladiator he follows, he snuck out. Although he could not completely escape the sight of that high-level Mage, this gave us an opportunity."

But this explanation from Xierdalanna still could not satisfy Badijiaer, "The contract has already been completed, are you still unwilling to reveal the other party's identity?"

"Sorry, I cannot right now."

Xierdalanna was of course unwilling to say, because the true identity of that person was none other than the most beloved grandson of the Yilisier Mianwang—Prince Saier.

If she revealed the other party's identity in advance, Xierdalanna was worried that Badijiaer would not be willing to take action!

Although seizing the Golden Page did not necessarily require harming the other party's life, what if the other party did not cooperate and brought out some lethal treasures? Then accidents would be unavoidable.

Killing an ordinary Upper Family member and killing the grandson of the Yilisier Mianwang were two completely different concepts.

Even Xierdalanna, who had been plotting all of this, felt a chill down her back at this moment; she could not even be sure if everything now was a trap set by the Yilisier Mianwang after learning of her plan.

Facing a Crown King of a great nation who had been on the throne for a thousand years, even though Xierdalanna was already a high-level Mage, she felt immense pressure.

But the plan had reached this point, and the contract Spell was completed; no matter what, she did not want to give up. No matter how much Netheril earned from this transaction, as long as the following battle started, then Yierlan would not lose.

At present, the situation in the Northland was unpredictable; the Evereska Elder's backstabbing and the mysterious organization's suspected move toward becoming public meant Yierlan was also facing huge challenges.

Especially since Siluwende had discovered the Ancient Fortress, it added a variable to Yierlan's future that could not be ignored; the pain of the Seven Fortresses War a thousand years ago had still not recovered to this day.

Surrounding the newly discovered Ancient Fortress, Xierdalanna could almost predict that it would inevitably be another bloody battle.

If she could make Netheril and Keman fight at this time, it would undoubtedly provide a good external environment for Yierlan to clear out internal troubles.

In front of Siluwende, a vassal state that still did not forget to restore its country even after a thousand years had passed, Xierdalanna considered that her little disagreement with the Crown King was nothing at all.

If Yierlan was finished, then what use was it for the Moonhorn Family to retain more autonomy? The country was dead; were they supposed to return to the old country of Shaerwen?

Thinking about the things done after Yierlan was founded, even if Shaerwen was willing to accept them, the ruling class of Yierlan, including the Moonhorn Family, might not dare to go.

The only possibility that could accept them was Keman, but Yierlan had not fallen yet, and in order to keep Yierlan from falling, one could not be too close to Keman; this was the contradiction.

For the current Yierlan, the best result would be to let the conflict between Netheril and Keman intensify and remain in a stalemate.

This could not only involve the energy of these two countries, making it difficult for them to focus on the struggle for the Ancient Fortress, but such a conflict also highlighted the importance of a third party.

The rest was probably Yierfalang.

Thinking of this, Xierdalanna subconsciously looked to the west; that side was led by the Crown King's side, and she did not know the specifics of how they would do it, so she could only silently hope in her heart that everything would go smoothly.

……

"Kaxiu's hundred-victory battle is about to begin. His opponent this time is not even as good as that Dwarf from just now. Time is pressing, Lord Badijiaer, please make your choice as soon as possible!"