Annihilated Lilith

Chapter 70 70. Nebbiolo Festival (6)

After a while of busy work by the servants, the arena, which had been destroyed by fierce fighting before, was restored to cleanliness.

Four huge flags were erected in the center of the field, which indicated that players from the four major colleges should enter the field.

After following in the footsteps of the team leader and senior sister, Emma entered and stood in an orderly manner, and finally Emma was able to quietly confirm what kind of opponents were going to "meet each other" later.

Under the sea dragon banner in the huge waves, the apprentices of Vowados College were all tanned, and their teeth looked frighteningly white when they laughed.It seems that the rumors of long-term exercise at sea are true, and the sun has left enough marks on them.

The appearance of the apprentices of Yard College is very different from the roaring manticore on the college flag. Both men and women are very quiet, and everyone looks like a good student.Speaking of which, Ms. Pang, the management teacher of the library, graduated from this college. I didn't expect that she is not an outlier of the college, but a perfect fit for the temperament of the college.

Campbell College is famous for cultivating paladins. Although it is not a boys' school, the ratio of male to female apprentices is also seriously unbalanced.As soon as their team leader entered the field, he cast Taoism on the flag, making the snake wrapped around the holy sword active and cruising up and down.This is probably some kind of tradition in their college.

The king, King Ireia, spoke behind the curtain. This is already an unknown number of generations of Ireia kings. At the beginning, the second and third kings were added, and later they simply inherited the name of their ancestors.

He briefly said a few words, which can be regarded as the magic pillar of the country's future.Then he ordered the host, the Duke of Gervais, to separate the apprentices into groups and prepare to lead them to the official arena.

"Not here?"

Emma was a little surprised, which meant that she was going to compete with Hayward completely separately, and there were only two acquaintances, the unreliable Katarina and Huazheng, which made her feel a little sudden panic.

"It doesn't seem to be... No wonder, I heard that the Duke of Gervais started recruiting workers more than a year in advance, and started building a competition venue. This performance venue obviously doesn't take much man-hours."

Katarina leaned over and said that she was still good at finding out information.In fact, her family opened hotels everywhere, not just to make money. Once the ability to collect intelligence is valued, it is also a shortcut to climb up.

That's because you didn't count the construction of beaches and other fortifications... Emma secretly slandered.

"see you later……"

Hayward didn't want to be separated from her friends even more, she was the only one in the lower grades to participate in the martial arts competition.Fortunately, the seniors who participated together are also Mr. Milton's senior apprentices, and they are already quite familiar with elective courses.

"Come on, we must survive the first round!"

Emma sincerely blessed that this has represented the expectations of the entire academy for Hayward. Turin Academy, which "emphasizes literature over martial arts", has always been able to make its mark only in magic competitions.

……

Unexpectedly, a horse-drawn carriage was needed to go to the competition venue.This made Emma even more uneasy.

The roads on the island were obviously paved in a hurry, and the only smooth section was from the "port" to the castle.The road to the arena was obviously perfunctory and bumpy.

"It's so far away, how do those noble masters watch the battle?"

"Official games usually have a more complicated competition system, and they are watched through a special magic mirror." Catalina explained, "They will also set up bets to bet on their favorite players. Using the magic mirror can always lock part of the game, and also Why not enjoy refreshments comfortably at the performance arena."

Gambling is not prohibited on the mainland of Duma, but private casinos are not allowed, and the king authorizes unified management.Of course, the illegal existence of underground casinos is still not uncommon.

The Nebbiolo Festival held every four years, no need to think about it, the nobles must take the opportunity to gamble.People who usually can't afford to go to the casino will also spend their private money for fun.

This year's gambling market has been opened three months ago, and a large number of "seed players" information has been released, so that the nobles can understand and place bets in advance.

There are very few popular players below the fourth grade. After all, except for a few rare geniuses in history, all the lower graders just come to accompany them for a run.

This can be seen from the fact that Emma and the others only received the notice in advance.The contestants who really hope to win the championship will not decide to participate so late, because it is not convenient to collect and compile detailed information in the first place.

A special case like Ms. Alesia must have made a lot of money for the banker of that year, the king at the time.

"Oh my god...look!"

Although Katarina tried her best to control her emotions, she couldn't stop her voice from trembling.

A city appeared in front of my eyes, a complete city of medium to upper scale.It can be seen from a distance, from the city wall to the buildings in the city.

This is really costly!The financial resources of the Duke of Gervais's family are indeed as strong as rumored.No wonder some people joked that their toilets are made of pure gold and diamonds.

The examiner in charge of the first competition was already standing at the gate of the city.He looked frail and thin, much shorter than Emma, ​​but his elegant demeanor made him look not to be underestimated.His wavy hair is dotted with a little gray, but it makes him look quite outstanding.

"Hi everyone, I'm the examiner Bach. You should have heard a lot of nonsense today, and then you just need to remember that this city is your examination room."

Dare to evaluate the words of the royal relatives as nonsense, it seems that Mr. Bach should have a considerable status.

"The city is a circle. From this city wall to the inside, there are three inner city walls, which separate out four areas. Each area corresponds to the four trials that the players will face."

It turned out to be a checkpoint... This is easy, each floor can eliminate a certain number of players, and the final core area is the battlefield of the finals.

I don't know how the martial arts competition in Hayward is regulated, isn't it also a city?
"The first round I'm in charge of is relatively gentle. What you need to do is very simple, that is, 'find out a way to enter the second round of examination room'. If you enter first, you will pass, and the quota is limited to the top fifty."

fifty?There were 32 people participating in the magic competition from Turin Academy alone, and most of the other academies exceeded this number. After all, four magic academies participated in the competition.Even in Campbell Academy, which trains paladins, the "civil and martial arts players" are at most half and half.

The elimination rate is quite high.However, the pressure was concentrated on the senior seniors. Emma, ​​Katarina and Huazheng looked at each other, shrugged and said they would do their best.

"Excuse me, shall we spread out and go in?"

Aware of the unfairness of this competition system, a male apprentice from Yade Academy raised his hand to ask a question.

That's right, if it's "puzzle solving", it's much more beneficial to colleges with many contestants, as long as they group together to conduct a carpet search.

But in front of them, it was obvious that the number of people in the Volvados Academy was clearly the majority, and those dark-skinned players were so conspicuous, and each of them looked innocent at this moment.

Mr. Bach smiled and said: "Don't worry, the moment you enter the door, the contestants will be randomly teleported to somewhere in the city. Moreover, the venue for the first round is the largest. It is difficult to find each other while carefully solving the puzzle."

Judging by his smug face, the puzzles hidden in the examination room must be his ingenuity.

"Are you ready? If there is no other problem, start to go in one by one. After entering, rest in place, and then start to act together after hearing the order."

(End of this chapter)