industrial lord

Chapter 271 Bragging before the game
"It's so hot, master, you have air conditioners in every house, right? I heard that when you turn it on at noon, the whole house cools down."

Olive tidied up the cutlery on the table, asking this and that as usual.

Frederick replied casually: "An air conditioner is not cheap, it costs several gold coins."

"It's not cheap!" Olive shouted loudly, "I heard that the city lord bought a lot of them, and one cost [-] gold coins!"

"I heard that there are four or five gold coins a year for pedicures and foot massages in Wessen State. If you eat less and save for a few years, you can buy one."

Frederick just smiled, stood up and said, "Okay, I'm going to participate in the warrior contest."

Therma also stood up and said, "I'll do the dishes, and Olive will go with you."

Frederick nodded. Therma's father had been stationed here before and had many acquaintances, but now his status is different from the past, and he showed up as little as possible.

Today's martial arts competition is very lively outside, from dignitaries riding in luxury carriages to ordinary citizens wearing homespun clothes, they all come here to watch the competition regardless of the scorching sun.

There is also a gamble between the city lord and the various nobles and chambers of commerce. In principle, contestants are not allowed to participate in the gamble, but it is no problem for Frederick to let him buy olives to win.

The organizer divided the contestants into grades when they registered for the test. There were 256 contestants in the final competition. The contestants with the highest voices for the championship were the highest six-star contestants, and they were likely to enter the top 4 contestants. It is five-star, the top 8 is four-star, the top 16 is three-star, the top 32 is two-star, the top 64 is one-star, and the symbol behind it is half a star.

腓特烈现在的夺冠赔率是1:10，第一场获胜赔率是1:1.15，止步于16强和32强的赔率都是1:2，说明了庄家认为他的实力水平在二星到三星之间。

He will not let go of this money. Last night, he took out 20 gold coins from the inner layer of his underwear, and today he asked olives to buy himself to win.

10 times the profit is enough for him to use "a certain magic railgun".

This is a samurai competition, not a magician competition. Competitors are prohibited from using magic wands, as well as magic weapons and armor. If he really wants to use this magic without a wand, no one can stop him.

Each player can bring a servant to pour tea and water to get things, and Frederick brought olives into the player waiting room.

The structure of this arena is similar to that of the Colosseum in ancient Rome. The diameter of the circular arena inside is almost 90 meters, which is enough for magicians to fight against each other.

The so-called player waiting room is actually a small room surrounded by wooden boards in the space under the stands. It is only a space for a double bed. There are chairs, kettles and cups. To drink water, you have to go to the water room to fetch water.

When Olive went to fetch water, a staff member came to confirm the staff, who happened to be the instructor that day.

"name?"

"Charles Smith."

"Number?"

"250."

"Do you still want to take off your pants and let me confirm your gender?"

"male."

The instructor smiled and said to him: "In the first round, eight games will be played at the same time, and the time will be 10 minutes. The bell will ring once every minute for the first 5 minutes, and twice for the next 1 minutes."

"You can bring your own weapons, but let me check if it is a magic weapon, and you can wait for the armory to pick out in the arsenal."

"The outcome is judged by falling to the ground and admitting defeat. If there is no draw, the referee will judge. It is okay to kill people, but it is better not to kill people, no problem?"

After hearing this, Frederick replied: "No problem, I already know this."

After speaking, he handed over his sword, and said to the instructor: "The scabbard is also a weapon, and it can be used for defense."

After receiving it, the instructor said in surprise: "Oh, it's so heavy! The scabbard is actually made of steel, no wonder. But you can't wrap the scabbard with cloth during the competition, you have to take it off."

Frederick agreed, the instructor untied the sackcloth, drew out the long sword, and took a deep breath.

This sword is a single-edged sword with a pitch-black body, 1.3 meters long, with a palm width at the end, and slightly narrows towards the tip. The back of the sword is straight and one finger thick. knife.

The scabbard is dark red, and the end is open to reveal the back of the sword at the position of the sword guard. This position can be used as a handle to hold it like a sword.

"Hiss...it's actually all elemental steel!" The instructor knew what to do.

Frederick nodded. The sword body of this sword is made of spring steel. After a series of heat treatments, it takes into account the properties of low magic resistance, corrosion resistance, hardness and toughness.The scabbard has enhanced hardness, high temperature resistance and high magic resistance, and can even shoot off rough magic attacks.

"Without a magic circle, it's not considered a magic weapon." The instructor's face twitched, there was no magic circle on it, even if it was made of elemental steel, it was still an ordinary weapon.

He asked Frederick, "How much is this sword? I'll ask someone to go to Wessen to buy one too."

Frederick replied with a smile: "This is the Wessen military-style sword. Only those who have served in the army have it. There is a number on it. The ones sold in the market are all fake."

"Besides, the user's samurai level is different, and the quality and performance of the swords issued are also different."

"If you want to join the Wesson Army and the armed police, or if you have won an award for outstanding contributions such as bravery, you can apply to buy one."

The instructor was dumbfounded, shook his head and said, "Oh... I just came back because I had a young child at home and didn't want to fight. It seems that there is no other way."

"By the way, what do you mean by the samurai level you just mentioned?"

Frederick replied: "What you are talking about is the level of professional skills in our place. There are levels from carpenters and blacksmiths to warriors and magicians. It depends on the level of skill."

"Mr. Juggernaut Richard Nall, whose warrior level is legendary, and the magician level of His Excellency Becher, the magician of the Rhine Alliance Royal Mage Group, is also legendary. This is the domain of the sword master and the magician."

"Those warriors who can beat three or five ordinary strong men with rough fists and feet and those who can only release magic of the same level as boiling water and fireballs are rough. They can beat ten rough warriors and use some magic that can penetrate brick walls. Ordinary level, warriors and magicians who can kill ordinary monsters alone without injury can be rated as excellent level, the requirements for elite level like mine are even higher, the lower limit is equivalent to killing ordinary professional infantry centurions alone on the battlefield, If you want to become a higher epic level, you need to see the threshold of the legendary level."

During the talk, many players gathered around to watch the excitement, and after listening to it, there were many discussions.

A man with a short beard asked Frederick: "What's the use of commenting?"

Frederick smiled and replied: "Use it when you are working. If you go to be a bodyguard for someone else, the boss will see that you are an excellent warrior, and the wages you will definitely pay are higher than ordinary warriors."

"Some bosses clearly state what level they want when recruiting guards, so that they can avoid wasting time with those smelly salty fish and rotten cucumbers."

"Also, in the army, if you want to be an officer, you have to be of a high rank."

Some people think this approach is good, just like participating in a samurai contest, and the effect of ranking is the same as this level.

"Huh?" This is someone who discovered a new question, "Just now you called Master Juggernaut Richard Nall a teacher?"

The onlookers immediately remembered that there was such a thing, and their gazes at Frederick instantly became complicated.

Most people's martial arts teachers are only at the ordinary level, and the advantages and disadvantages are all handed over to the students. It depends on the talent and opportunity to go to the end.

If you can have a good teacher, you can save a lot of wrongdoing, and you won't even die so early.

Frederick said a little proudly: "Mr. Richard Nall is the chief coach of the Wesson Army. Of course not everyone can get his advice. Usually it is his students who teach. Talented people can get personal advice."

"Of course, we are all inferior to Duke Wesson. He is the direct disciple of Mr. Richard Nall. Not long ago, he killed a Dharma God under the pseudo-emperor Phocas by himself. He is extremely powerful."

"Mr. Richard Nall is even more powerful. You should have heard about Hakan. He didn't dare to fight with the teacher at all, and finally ran away."

The onlookers were amazed when they heard that Duke Wesson had single-handedly killed the Dharma God. Many people thought it was a bragging. Now that Richard Nar can scare His Excellency Hakan away, then what happened to his apprentice should be true.

The preparations for the race started, everyone dispersed, and many people began to pray to the Vulcan not to let themselves touch this "250".

The instructor immediately reported the matter, and Frederick's player level was immediately raised to six stars, the odds of winning the championship were changed to 1:1.8, and the odds of winning the first game were changed to 1:1.02.

Frederick just smiled when he heard about it. It is normal for the odds to change. Anyway, he bought the odds at the odds before the change, and then he will pay according to the odds on the list.

(End of this chapter)