"Ro Lente," Royal Capital.
Located in the deepest part of the entire Royal Capital, the Royal Castle was built on a hill, visible from afar with its walls connected by more than twenty circular giant towers.
Isolating the Royal Capital's citizens from the Royal Castle, coupled with the hill's height, gave the entire Royal Castle a sense of superiority over everyone else.
At the base of the hill where the Royal Castle was built, to the west, stood a massive arena, where the annual Royal Tournament took place.
Such a competition was not only a grand event but also a way for the Re-Estize Kingdom to showcase its military strength to outsiders.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Amidst the noisy clamor of the crowd.
Tang Zheng arrived at the arena with some heartache, taking a seat in the outermost section.
His gaze turned towards the massive arena in the center. From his position, he could only see the silhouettes of the people on the stage.
Even such a position cost him a full five silver coins!
"What a profitable business."
Tang Zheng glanced at the dense crowd in the surrounding seats, sighing inwardly.
Witnessing a historical event could indeed satisfy a part of one's curiosity.
But! Had he known the price was so high, he wouldn't have come, especially since he already knew the outcome.
Tang Zheng thought with some helplessness.
The Warrior Captain and 'Nail Clipper' had not yet appeared, but there were several figures on the stage below, seemingly doing inspection work.
And directly north of the stage was the only viewing platform in the entire arena that was significantly higher than the other areas, a circular tower-like structure.
No need to guess.
That should be the viewing platform specifically provided for the kingdom's nobles and royalty.
Compared to the almost lively atmosphere in other areas, the location of this circular tower viewing platform was eerily quiet.
To the extent that this situation gradually affected other areas, like pouring a bucket of cold water over the fiery atmosphere.
Even the surrounding voices of discussion gradually became much quieter.
Tang Zheng reached out and tugged at the collar of his coarse linen clothes, shrugging his shoulders somewhat boredly, his gaze calmly watching this scene.
Others might not be clear about the reason for this slightly strange atmosphere, but he knew a thing or two.
This level of competition, on the surface, was to find powerful warriors for the country and promote its strength.
But in reality!
From the beginning, the Royal Tournament was a stage for the major nobles to show off their subordinates and display their own martial prowess.
All the commoner participants were merely stepping stones for these noble lords.
This involved the kingdom's own noble system! Apart from the eldest sons, the other sons of the major nobles could not inherit the title. This led to the extension of another title in the noble system, the Knight! This title did not come with a fiefdom and was limited to the individual's generation of the noble class, but it was still a goal that the nobles' younger sons eagerly sought.
This was not only for the identity of a noble, but also because once the Knight title was obtained, the royal family would pay a high salary, basically eliminating the need to worry about life.
Of course.
This was also the royal family's strategy, to allow these nobles' descendants to form a new generation of "pro-king" faction! The Royal Tournament existed for this reason, as a kind of aboveboard strategy. Therefore, outstanding noble descendants who distinguished themselves in the competition would be granted the title of Knight.
However, starting several years ago, the noble members or their subordinates who participated were gradually defeated by some commoner adventurers, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the nobles.
And now! The appearance of Gazef and Brain had directly brought them here with an unstoppable momentum.
Turning the Royal Tournament into a stage for two commoners to duel! "Heh."
A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face. He could now fully imagine that the faces of those noble lords must be quite unsightly at this moment.
After Gazef achieved victory, he should have been granted the Knight title, but the result was the re-establishment of the position of Warrior Captain, which emerged under this background.
The reason why this duel was known as the Legendary Battle among the commoners was because the Royal Tournament was canceled after this competition.
Obviously, no noble wanted a second Warrior Captain to appear.
However.
This had nothing to do with Tang Zheng. Compared to the future Great Tomb of Nazarick, these things were just minor squabbles.
No matter how dissatisfied the nobles were, this competition could neither be stopped nor terminated! About ten minutes passed.
Tang Zheng's expression turned serious, his gaze becoming earnest as he looked at the future Warrior Captain and Brain, who were simultaneously heading towards the arena.
After the two ascended the arena, they shook hands with each other, seemingly saying something.
However!
From Tang Zheng's current seat in the audience, he could only clearly see the figures of the two. Naturally, he couldn't hear the conversation between them.
Soon!
The two separated again, turning around to create some distance before standing face to face.
At this moment!
The clamorous sounds of the entire audience vanished, and gazes were fixed on the two in the arena, afraid of disturbing their duel.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Almost in the next instant.
Gazef and Brain moved simultaneously. Even though there was a distance of about twenty meters between them, they collided in just a brief charge.
Clang! Clang! Clang! The two sword-shaped weapons collided instantly, erupting in intense sparks.
"So fast."
Tang Zheng's eyes revealed astonishment, his gaze only barely able to capture the figures of the two. Especially the swords wielded in their hands, he couldn't see them clearly at all.
He could only see the continuous sparks appearing around them.
Tang Zheng leaned his neck back slightly.
They were simply not the same species as ordinary people! The power displayed during their collision was something that couldn't be fully felt when watching anime.
Seeing this level of battle with his own eyes, Tang Zheng truly realized the insurmountable gap between ordinary people and these powerhouses! And this was only around level 20?
For some reason, Tang Zheng suddenly somewhat understood the sense of despair Brain had felt when facing Shalltear.
The title "Brain" was not derogatory! Whoosh—
On the arena, a light blue glow suddenly flashed across Brain's body.
In the next moment! Brain appeared behind Gazef as if he had teleported.
However!
Gazef seemed to have anticipated this, and with a roll, he re-established his distance.
"So this is Martial Arts." Tang Zheng's eyes widened slightly.
Martial Arts was a unique technique in this world that didn't exist in the YGGDRASIL game, and could be understood as a warrior's magic.
Its use required the consumption of something called Concentration, which was simply the degree of mental focus. The more Martial Arts used, the more the brain's fatigue would increase.
It was a value that didn't exist in the game, but it was closer to reality.
Whether in the anime or in the light novel, the power manifested by Martial Arts was actually not weak.
However, it was the level limit of humans that made Martial Arts seem not so strong.
Suddenly—
Buzz! The stat panel in front of Tang Zheng appeared.
『Skill "Flow Acceleration" discovered, requires basic warrior class, current conditions not met…』
『"Genius" class activated, conversion successful, learning conditions met, consume 1 skill point to learn?』
Seeing the information that appeared on the stat panel, Tang Zheng's eyes revealed surprise and a dawning realization, and he muttered to himself, "So that's how skill points are used!"
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