The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 1058 Arena
There is no hate for no reason in this world, and of course there is no love for no reason.

If he was in Eastern China, Lin Tianci could understand it quite well. After all, mortals especially like to be around monks to soak up the spirit of immortality. Wherever Lin Tianci showed his identity, from ordinary people to relatives of the emperor, everyone wished to confess him as their ancestor.

But in other places, monks are not very popular.

Lin Tianci is still not clear about whether Isaac is simply acquainted or has another purpose. He really doesn't want to get involved in political struggles, especially after hearing from Sai Li that the emperor is old. , I am about to choose the stall of the heir.

The Yellild Empire also has strict requirements on the age of the emperor. Emperors who are over 60 years old must abdicate. What kind of muddled policy, this is definitely a disaster for the empire with a weak foundation.

Their life is indeed so difficult, there is no fault tolerance rate for them to try.

Therefore, as one of the princes, Isaac came to the door with great enthusiasm, and Lin Tianci was always on guard, for fear of being involved in some troublesome matter.

Even though Isaac has always acted more second-guess, or that he is more familiar with no malice, Lin Tianci still needs to be more cautious.

Just considering the news that he said that there are fragments of extremely blue stars...

After weighing again and again, Lin Tianci still decided to take a look.

If it really turns out that something is wrong, and Isaac wants to use him for some kind of conspiracy, Brother Lin will go home as soon as he escapes from the vulgar talisman.

With this mentality in mind, Lin Tianci followed Isaac away from the golden wine glass after simply washing up, and walked along the bustling street.

"Where are you going to tell me?"

I have been walking along the street for almost 10 minutes, and every time I ask Isaac, I always talk about him.

This time, Isaac pointed to the huge building in the distance and said:
"Go there, arena."

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Perhaps it is really a poor land and a bad place, and the territory of the empire is a veritable backcountry. If you want to cultivate the land, you can't get much food. You rely on various high-quality minerals to trade with other countries for a living.

The Imperials knew from the very beginning that this was by no means a long-term solution, and they were always thinking about how to open up the situation.

In a sense, this is also the success of compulsory education. The common people have a high ability to understand policies. They clearly know where the shortcomings of their country are and where they should make changes.

If you want to open up borders and split the land, you can't just think about it, because every piece of land in this world already has an owner. No matter which direction the empire develops, it is impossible to tell others, and the other party will take a large piece of land. High-quality fertile land is obediently delivered.

Therefore, the people of the empire favored martial arts, and especially worshiped the strong and the army.

Located in the southeast corner of the imperial capital Ishgard, there is a huge open-air building that looks like those large stadiums on Earth.

This is the arena.

Compared with the Colosseum in ancient Rome, the arena is much more civilized, and it does not allow slaves to compete with wild beasts.

Those who are confident in their skills can sign up voluntarily. It is a veritable competition, and the winner can earn some extra money.

There will also be a large number of residents pouring into the arena on the day of the game. In a sense, this is a kind of entertainment, somewhat similar to a large-scale fighting game.

The competition schedule can be roughly divided into two types, one is free competition, this kind of competition pays less, but the advantage lies in flexibility and freedom, as long as you have free time, you can sign up, and usually an opponent will be arranged for you within a day or two.

The other is divided into seasons, usually every three months, and those who can make it to the final championship will get a large bonus.

The common people of the empire are very keen on this kind of competition. Apart from the fact that they are particularly martial, there is really no way around this era with less entertainment.

But think about it carefully, even on Earth, there are still many people watching boxing and wrestling competitions. almost……

Of course, Lin Tianci had absolutely no intention of signing up, he was forced to come by Isaac.

And Isaac himself, after bringing Lin Tianci to the auditorium, didn't talk about the fragmented information at all, and directly said, "I'll have a game later", and then ran away...

Damn, what the hell am I doing here?

After scanning the gradually excited crowd around him, Brother Lin stopped the peddler who was selling drinks and snacks.

Anyway, come here, let's see what medicine is sold in Isaac's gourd.

There are games every day in the arena, and not just one or two games, but from nine in the morning to five in the afternoon. The game schedule is always very full, which shows how enthusiastic the locals are about it.

The shape of the arena is not an oval or a circle like the Colosseum, but a very strange hexagon. The six corners are separated by an iron fence, and there is a doorway behind each iron fence. side out.

It is said that the event of the competition is not only 1V1, sometimes there will be a six-person melee.

Because of the shape of the arena, the field actually used for the competition is actually a hexagon.

At the same time, when it comes to competition, there are still many restrictions, and not everything can be used.

In terms of weapons, you can only use the "blank board" officially provided by the arena, that is, weapons without any enchantments. Of course, you don't need any weapons, and no one will say anything if you squeeze your fists up.

Secondly, there are no long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows among the prepared weapons, and it is not allowed to throw the weapons in hand as long-range weapons. This is mainly for safety reasons, especially the safety of the audience.

After all, if the shot is really hot, the ghost knows where the stray bullet will fly, and it will be bad if someone dies because of watching a game.

Finally, both sides of the game must listen to the instructions of the referee in the field, which is a bit similar to a boxing match. If the referee thinks that one party cannot continue to fight, the other party must not continue to attack.

In order to prevent anyone from killing people with blood, there is always a team of fully armed elite guards waiting by the side of the arena. Once the referee can't stop them, they will go up to fight.

Generally speaking, it is a setting that is as close to actual combat as possible, but without killing people as much as possible.

Lin Tianci bought two baked eggs with local characteristics, and made a cup of freshly squeezed apple juice, and sat in the auditorium distributed in a ladder shape to watch the game below.

To be honest, the expected feeling is not very interesting.

One of the two sides in the battle was holding a fork of the same style as Poseidon, and the other was holding a two-handed warhammer. The two fought back and forth for more than five minutes. The attacks were all misses. It looked like a beautiful It's like a WWE wrestling match. It's not so much wrestling as it is mostly performance.

And in terms of acting skills, these two people also belong to the kind of bad reviews. The audience in the empire watches the game every day, and their appreciation ability is much higher than that of ordinary people who know that they work and farm. Know.

Therefore, the audience around Lin Tianci all booed at the two people who were gesticulating back and forth in the arena, booing for a while.

Those two guys were thick-skinned enough, and they were almost [-] hits in the face of the booing all over the place. The one holding the warhammer was "inadvertently" poked by a fork, and lay down on the ground as if he was seriously injured. Anyway, prepare a blood pack to look like.

If watching monkeys is entertainment...

Okay, this is also a way of pastime.

But obviously, the competitions represented by the arena arrangements will not always be so watery, otherwise they will not be full of spectators every day.

Following the exit of those two guys, newcomers entered from the other two entrances of the hexagonal arena.

"The next match is the key point. One side is a warrior known as a dire wolf, and the other side is a masked prince who has never been defeated. Both of them are active adventurers. Those who want to bet must hurry up!"

Of course, there is a live commentary by the host in the arena. The loud voice amplified by magic echoed in the auditorium, and many spectators rushed to the betting window not far away as soon as they heard it.

Speaking of magic, although the arena allows magicians to enter the arena, the mages really don't have the leisure to compete with a bunch of sweaty rough guys, and because the arena is full of excitement every day, there are constant cheers and applause, Ishgard's mage gathering place, that is, the mage tower, was built on the other side of the city, and the two sides were far apart.

Lin Tianci became somewhat interested when he heard that both parties were active adventurers.

The guy known as the Dire Wolf looked awesome, with a smooth body, a wolf head mask on his face, and two scimitars in his hand.

Those participating in the competition can choose to cover their faces or show their faces directly, which is optional.

And the other so-called Mr. Lao Shizi...

Even though his face was covered with a very Zorro-like black cloth, Lin Tianci could still recognize Isaac from the golden hair with flashing effects.

The prince of a country went off in person and beat the common people bloody, and the audience bet and cheered loudly. I am afraid that this kind of grand occasion can only be seen in the Yellild Empire. In a sense, it is indeed enlightened enough.

Especially after the two entered the arena, Isaac habitually brushed his hair, and coquettishly blew kisses to the audience. The screams of the little girls were almost louder than the applause.

It seems that Isaac is not only as simple as going off to participate, but also a regular visitor, otherwise there would be no such evaluation as undefeated.

Having said that, he is a bard who is good at combining magic and martial arts. Using magic on this occasion feels a bit like cheating, but his melee combat ability alone feels very disadvantaged.

But on the other hand, Isaac dared to participate because he was very confident in his skills, otherwise he came to the arena just to fight.

When the two sides were in their positions, Lin Tianci saw Isaac draw out a one-handed sword.

Because the arena can only use officially prepared weapons, his rapier cannot be used.

As far as this sword posture is concerned...

It feels really unreliable. It may be that the one-handed sword is too heavy for him. Isaac's wrist was trembling when he pointed to the tip of the sword, but in order to leave a good impression on the audience, he didn't show it at all. come out.

To put it bluntly, it is just holding on.

(End of this chapter)