Chapter 235 Unveiling Ceremony, Unveiling Battle
Generally speaking, the busiest time in the arena is at night.
But today, the ninth day after Raven's wedding, although it is still daytime, the arena is already full of people.
In the front, viscounts, barons, knights and their families occupied quite a few seats. Behind them, there were businessmen, mercenaries, and adventurers from all over the place who came here to admire the reputation.
The opening ceremony of the Duel Conference is today.
Although the mercenaries and adventurers who came were not qualified to sign up, which somewhat disappointed them, but they could see the intensive knight duel, so it was not a worthwhile trip.
You know, so far, 537 people have signed up!
Usually, they work for the nobles, but now it is the nobles who perform for them. This is a good thing that no amount of money can buy, not to mention that the ticket only costs 5 copper coins?
As the host of this conference, Raven of course had to be present in person. After a brief speech, he returned to the box.
At the beginning of the construction of the arena, I never thought that one day we would be able to gather two counts, a marquis and an archbishop. There were only three high-end private rooms, and no matter how they were divided, they would not be suitable.
So Raven simply gathered everyone in his box.
Before the official start of the game, there is a warm-up performance.
After nearly two years of development, especially after the Dark Side of the Moon Circus moved in, the performance content of the Arena has become much richer. There is a dance troupe unique to the Arena, with a total of about 40 people. People around.
These young and beautiful dancers poured into the center of the arena and began to dance to the rhythmic rhythm.
This is already a classic show in the arena, and Raven didn't pay much attention to it, but as the dance progressed, he began to feel that something was wrong.
Why are the people around me breathing heavier and heavier?
He glanced to the side and saw that Earl Tyrone had arched his body and put his hands on the table in front of him; Montreal spread his legs wide and leaned in his chair; Marquis Anthony frowned and raised his mouth. Press down; even Archbishop Thomas had shock in his eyes.
But without exception, their eyes were firmly attracted to the dancers below.
Leaven's mind is full of questions - is this so powerful?
He also cast his gaze down.
These dancers were wearing "hunting attire" that was common for aristocratic women of this era when they went out, usually consisting of a wide-brimmed leather hat, a jacket, a shirt, leather pants, and leather shoes.
But Raven made some minor changes to it, such as changing the leather jacket into a sail hat, canceling the shirt to make the jacket tighter, and replacing the leather pants with a leather skirt with a lining underneath. White stockings with suspenders, and her feet were replaced by black high heels.
Because Lei Wen participated in the design of these dances, they adopt the style of the previous Smecta Dance Company, which is the most eye-catching.
And considering how conservative this world is, the exaggeration of the movements is only about 1/3 of the main body.
I didn’t expect that this little trick would open the eyes of these nobles!
Ninety-nine percent of the men present were so captivated by this dance that they couldn't bear to look away.
Not everyone is focused on dancing.
Viscount John is the exception.
He was too old and did not have such a strong desire for physical desire, so he took the lead in withdrawing his spirit.
To him, such attractive gimmicks and ingenuity were nothing. What really shocked him was the arena itself.
It's just too grand.
The duel venue below alone can accommodate two legions if arranged in a dense formation!
The spectator seats next to it are enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
I am afraid that there will never be another such a carefully constructed venue in the entire Nord province!
Viscount John knew that this gladiatorial arena had been built for two years. Counting the time, Raven was probably planning its construction before he left for the Bloody Highlands.
At that time, Raven only had Eagle Town and Goldsmith Town, and had not taken back Thousand Needles Jungle and Eagle Beak Mountain at all, let alone exchanged territories with him.
If all the money is lost after the arena is built, it will probably drag the Griffith family's finances into bankruptcy!
Did he anticipate and be confident, or was he crazy with courage?
Also feeling emotional was Hyde.
Although he was qualified to go to the box, he always felt stuffy, so he chose to watch in the crowd.
Because of this, he was able to immerse himself in it and truly feel the enthusiasm bursting out from the crowd.
The desire shown in the eyes of the men made even the women crazy about it, making the atmosphere in the venue more and more heated, with screams and shouts endlessly heard.
Even Hyde, who always considers himself to be gentle, couldn't help but unbutton the top button of his collar and let out a cheer!
Where are the dignified and respectable nobles?
When he came back to his senses, the dance was over, as if he had experienced a dream.
The light reflected from the handkerchiefs, rings and earrings thrown in the venue told him that everything just happened was real.
“No wonder this arena is so famous!” Hyde murmured in a low voice: “Anyone here can’t help but be immersed in it.”
“Vulgar, It’s too vulgar!” In the box, Marquis Anthony’s throat trembled and his face turned pale: “Baron Raven, How can such a rude performance appear in such a solemn competition? "
"This is simply a blasphemy to a pure soul, corrupting the morals and morals!"
Lei Wen was quite speechless and thought to himself, didn’t you enjoy watching it just now?
However, this is not suitable to be said directly. Even if Anthony is not considered, one has to consider other people's perceptions.
Archbishop Thomas has even excused himself from the show!
"Ahem." After clearing his throat, Raven whispered: "Then I will arrange to cancel this kind of performance from the next show?"
Anthony was stunned. : "What, there's more?"
"Yes, basically there are several every day. As a way to relax between competitions, there is more than just this kind of dance." Raven said easily: "But since The Marquis doesn't like it..."
But before Raven could finish speaking, Marquis Anthony suddenly said: "Look, the competitive meeting has begun!"
The opening of a game is extremely important. It must be gorgeous and lively enough, but not overwhelm the guest and take the lead. All the highlights are suppressed.
So the first game is scheduled to be a duel between second-order knights.
Also for the sake of perception, the duel was not fought on horseback, but on foot.
Engla’s voice echoed throughout the audience:
"Ladiesandgentlemen."
"Welcome to the Great Arena of Eagle Town. Today is the first competition of the Athletic Conference."
"In order to commend the warriors in the first battle, this battle The winner will receive The reward of 100 gold coins will be distributed on the spot!"
"The second-level Yellow Sand Knight Zhannings from Xuefeng County and Kejia Ling will face-"
"From Xuefeng County Jia Peng, the second-level flame knight led by Jun and Xie Cha!”
Intense drumbeats sounded, fences on both sides of the field rose, and two strong figures walked out of them.
Zhannings in the east is tall and strong, not much shorter than an ordinary war horse. He is wearing bright yellow enchanted armor. He holds a heavy square-headed hammer in both hands. The hammer head is dragged on the ground. On the hard field There was a scratch on it.
Jia Peng in the west is considered strong among ordinary people, but he looks a little thin in front of Zhannings. He is wearing a dark enchanted plate armor, holding a shield in his left hand and a gun in his right hand. There was a smoldering fire on it, like a piece of charcoal that was burning quietly.
As an indispensable etiquette before a duel, both parties slowly walked to the middle of the field, clashed their weapons with each other, and then retreated to a distance of about twenty meters. "Duel—begin!!"
Before he finished speaking, Zhannings shouted wildly, and bright yellow fighting spirit swept up, solidifying a layer of armor made of flowing yellow sand around him. This armor rotated around his body, causing a terrifying impact force to erupt under his feet. Holding the war hammer high with both hands, he jumped out in an instant!
“Knight Jennings took the lead in launching the attack. As we all know, as a variant of earth grudge, Huangsha grudge can also exert sufficient home field advantage wherever there is land!”
"And our Cavalier Japon - he actually chose to defend!?"
Engla expressed the voice of the audience.
The flames of fighting spirit are good at attacking but not at defending, and Jennings uses a highly aggressive hammer. Under the circumstances, the defense is simply seeking a dead end!
With the blessing of fighting spirit, even though he was wearing heavy armor and holding a war hammer, Zhan Nings still only took three steps and jumped over Jia Peng!
His war hammer is wrapped with a sandstorm-like fighting spirit and will strike down at any time!
"Appeared! This is the signature second-level combat skill of Knight Jennings, the Crazy Sand Exploding Hammer! It is said that even the Bear of the Earth cannot take this blow. Let's take a look at Knight Jennings. How to deal with it? "
" is the second level. Combat skills, dancing in the air!"
Just when Zhannings was about to fall, with Jia Peng as the center, surging fire swept across, rolling up the ground into a circle of fiery red lava-like scorch marks. , after expanding to two meters in diameter, a pillar of fire shot into the sky!
"This is the second-level extraordinary battle, the martial arts of the second-level knights, yellow sand versus fierce fire, even if the crazy sand blasting hammer is dyed red and burned into glass, its momentum remains unabated!"
"Fierce Dance" After all, the power of the empty ring is somewhat dispersed, and it can’t hold on any longer!”
“However. Fortunately, Knight Jia Peng retreated in time."
"What a wonderful confrontation!"
With Engla's explanation, Jia Peng had retreated, and Jennings had a heavy hammer in his hand. Without losing momentum, it crashed onto the ground, sending out a rain of fire on the already soft ground!
Zhan Ningsi snorted coldly, jumped up again and rushed out.
“Oops, Knight Jennings was fooled!”
While the audience was puzzled by this sentence, the spear in Jia Peng’s hand burst out with blazing white flames!
He stood up suddenly with his legs bent and knees, his left hand lowered, and his right hand raised the spear high, then pressed it to the back of his body, his whole body tensed up like a spring, and then he threw it suddenly!
“It’s the Blood-Boiling Spear! This kind of combat skill inherited from the orc clan, can anyone still master it!?”
The color of the blazing white flames in mid-air became darker and darker, really like blood, almost igniting the air, as if a knight covered in blood rode a war horse and launched a charge with his last life essence!
At this time, Zhan Nings had just landed. It was when the old strength had disappeared and the new strength had not yet emerged, and there was no way to avoid it!
There were exclamations and screams around the arena - could it be that the first battle at the beginning was going to end in blood and life! ?
At this critical moment, Zhan Nings shouted, suddenly raised the heavy hammer, and blocked the path that the Blood-Boiling Spear must pass!
Click——
The sound of sharp metal collision exploded, and the fire filled the air, almost enveloping Zhan Nings's entire body, while the boiling yellow sand fighting spirit struggled to resist the blazing flame.
The spear tip pierced the hammer head, and then broke through the armor made of yellow sand fighting spirit. Finally, it exhausted its power and stopped.
"Defended! Knight Jennings's judgment and accuracy in grasping fighting spirit are truly astonishing. He deserves to be a veteran second-tier player!"
"But Knight Jia Peng also started to attack. After holding back for so long, is it finally time for Flame Dou Qi to take the initiative?"
Zhannings dropped the broken weapon in his hand, pursed his lips, and then shouted loudly, charging towards Jia. Peng launched a counterattack!
During the process, Jia Peng's body also ignited flames, and he built a fighting spirit armor around his body.
The two collided together like two shooting stars!
Bang——
Zhannings’ fist fell on the shield, and the fighting energy collided and exploded with fire. Jia Peng hammered his left hand holding the shield with his right hand, and died. Death pressed on Jennings!
Both of them have been lingering in the second level for a long time, and both have ten-star strength. There is no distinction between high and low. At this time, whoever holds the weapon will have a greater advantage!
"Knight Jennings is retreating steadily! This is the great advantage that belongs to Knight Jia Peng!"
"Knight Jia Peng suddenly stopped moving!"
"No, it's not that it's not moving. It was his foot that got caught in the quicksand - Knight Jennings actually used his fighting spirit to create a piece of quicksand while retreating!"
Just as Engla said, Jia Peng's right foot has been caught in the quicksand at this moment! Wrapped tightly, unable to move.
If it were just ordinary quicksand, he would be able to melt it with just a push of fighting spirit and get out on his own, but this quicksand is maintained by Zhannings with fighting spirit!
Zhan Ningsi stepped back a few steps, distanced himself, then bent down and dug out a piece of soil with his hands on the ground. Then he used his fighting spirit to smash it into pieces and condensed it into a ball of yellow sand that was constantly dancing in the palm of his hand.
Then, it was ejected!
Then it turned into a tornado of sand and dust, covering Jia Peng.
“This is the first-level combat skill 'Dust Rolling', which is usually not enough to cause damage to second-level knights. However, Knight Jia Peng cannot move at the moment. Once the protective fighting spirit is worn away, he is likely to be swallowed by the quicksand. ! "
"Exquisite tactics, it seems, we want to congratulate-wait, what is that, another blood-boiling spear!"
A burst of fire broke through the dust tornado, burning the dust into sparks and flying towards Jennings.
This speed is much slower than the previous Boiling Blood Spear. Zhannings should have been able to avoid it, but now he not only maintains the quicksand, but also maintains the dust, so his movements are inevitably a step slower.
And he really didn't expect that Jia Peng actually had the means to fight back.
In a moment of hesitation, the fire broke through his fighting spirit armor, knocking out a huge dent in his shoulder armor, and he himself was knocked away by the huge impact, spitting out a Blood cannot be revived.
The dust and sand dissipated, revealing the figure of the knight Jia Peng. The armor on his body had been worn out and the shield was still there, but the gauntlet on his right hand had disappeared, and the whole palm was dripping with blood.
"Burn the blood with flames, and create glory with blood!"
"Knight Jia Peng actually used his hand armor as a weapon and used the boiling blood spear."
"Let us congratulate you. Knight Jia Peng won the opening match of this competition, and he will also receive a bounty of 100 gold coins!”
Cheers and screams were heard, and people shouted Jia Peng’s name.
The happiest person is Viscount Broca, because Jia Peng is his knight; in comparison, Wessaxin's expression is much uglier, and Jennings is his man.
Since all knights were required to report their combat skills when registering, Wessassin even suspected that Raven had used his position to reveal the details of Jennings to Broca.
But doubts were just doubts after all, so he had no choice but to work up his energy and prepare for his own competition.
This opening battle was a success. Although the following battles were less exciting, the atmosphere was already heated, and the nobles began to place bets spontaneously.
This also brought a new source of wealth to Raven.
Nobles are always very rich, and the amount of bets they make is much higher than that of commoners and businessmen.
With 537 people signing up, there will be 168 games in the preliminary round, 15 games a day, which will take 12 days.
As time goes by and the games pass, the competitive conference becomes more and more popular, and some knights who perform well even have their own titles and supporters.
For example, Jia Peng is known as the "blood-burning hand".
Rai Wen was originally very happy about this. After all, the more excitement there is, the greater the profits. He has already begun to arrange advertising spaces around the venue to seek rent.
But on the fifth day after the unveiling ceremony, Raven was startled by a piece of news as soon as he opened the Skyhawk platform.
At the same time, Old Gordon also knocked on the door of the study:
"Lord Baron, there is an important matter that requires your personal decision!"
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(End of this chapter)