Chapter 215: Blood Sand Arena |
The lights of level-ups rose and fell one after another.
When the lights faded, the ground of the training ground was paved with a layer of hard granite, and the surrounding walls had also become taller and more imposing.
The biggest change was the arena located on the north side. The foundation area of the arena had expanded to nearly four times its original size. If the previous arena was only suitable for single combat and felt a bit cramped for multiple people, now it was very suitable.
Then, Qin Ziwen took out the new building, the Blood Sand Gladiator Arena.
He had held onto this card for some time. It had been temporarily unused due to area constraints and priority reasons.
Now, with the Sand Expansion Card, the 80*80 meter area required by the Blood Sand Gladiator Arena was finally sufficient.
He used this card in the Home space, placing it right at the edge of the newly expanded sandy area.
When the card was used,
A vast expanse of light, continuous and unbroken, shot skyward, illuminating the night of the Home.
He then saw that at the easternmost end of the Military Arsenal, a vast, continuous expanse of broad sandy land had appeared at some unknown time.
On the sandy land stood a square, four-sided building that looked like a small-scale city gate tower.
The outer walls of the gate tower were covered in dense spikes, and the tower itself was stained with blood. Inside the wide city gate were several massive steel portcullises.
At a single glance, Li Tieshan felt a heavy sense of oppression.
"Is this a new building summoned by the Master?" Li Tieshan stood on tiptoe and spotted the Master's silhouette in the distance.
In front of the Blood Sand Gladiator Arena, Qin Ziwen was checking the properties of the newly summoned building via the card.
[Level 1 Blood Sand Gladiator Arena: Level 1 Blood Valor, Level 1 Inspiration, Level 2 Stamina Recovery] (Gladiatorial Combat: By embedding Challenge Cards or Summoning Cards, wild beasts can be anchored and fixed within the Gladiator Arena. Anchored beasts will not die and will not feel hunger. They retain their memories and combat experience from their lifetime. Furthermore, after a battle ends within the arena, both parties who died will be resurrected.)
So Challenge Cards and Summoning Cards could be used this way.
Transforming from one-time sparring partners into permanent sparring partners, the kind that never die.
He and others could enter the Gladiator Arena, use various tactics, and fight against different types of beasts to hone their skills.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Ziwen took out the Tarbosaurus Challenge Card and chose to embed it into the Blood Sand Gladiator Arena.
The Challenge Card transformed into a beam of light and merged into the arena.
"Roar~"
A deafening roar echoed over the Home.
Through the gaps in the steel portcullises of the arena, Qin Ziwen and the Tarbosaurus in the center of the grounds locked eyes.
The Tarbosaurus lowered its head and slowly walked towards Qin Ziwen, its massive head facing him from the other side of the portcullis.
It suddenly sniffed the air, as if it had smelled something.
"Yah..."
The Tarbosaurus's voice suddenly became low, carrying a slight tremble and confusion.
Qin Ziwen guessed what was happening.
"You wait a moment."
He turned back, went to the field, and found Little Black One next to a pumpkin larger than its own body.
It was hugging a big pumpkin, fast asleep.
"Kids sure sleep a lot, asleep again."
He picked it up and brought it to the entrance of the Blood Sand Gladiator Arena. As he approached, the mother Tarbosaurus grew increasingly agitated, pacing back and forth at the entrance.
Finally, it lowered its head, its huge pupils fixed on Little Black One.
Its intense breath passed through the gaps, blowing onto Little Black One.
Little Black One rolled over, awakened by the hot breath.
It lifted its eyelids, saw the mother Tarbosaurus at first glance, and got a fright!
It quickly shrank into Qin Ziwen's arms.
"Roar." The mother Tarbosaurus called out.
It had recognized the scent on Little Black One, and its voice became gentle.
Little Black One was first confused, then curious.
"I will raise it. You can usually teach it some hunting techniques," Qin Ziwen said to the mother Tarbosaurus.
He was not a Tarbosaurus. In this regard, a Tarbosaurus would be the best teacher.
Qin Ziwen walked into the Blood Sand Gladiator Arena through the portcullis. Seeing this human intruder, a flash of ferocity appeared in the mother Tarbosaurus's eyes, and it was about to attack.
Qin Ziwen raised his hand, and the mother Tarbosaurus instantly transformed into a beam of rainbow light, solidifying into a card on the spot.
He walked forward, picked up the card. "If you don't obey, you'll just turn back into a card. If you obey, you get to see it every day. As long as you work properly in the arena, it might be another form of companionship."
After saying this, Qin Ziwen threw out the card. The card spun and merged with the arena mid-air, transforming back into the mother Tarbosaurus.
The mother Tarbosaurus stood on the ground with both feet, seeming not to have regained its bearings.
After reappearing, the mother Tarbosaurus charged fiercely towards Qin Ziwen.
Qin Ziwen shook his head slightly. He didn't indulge it either. With a wave of his hand, he turned the mother Tarbosaurus back into a card and stored it away.
"You'd better be quiet for a while."
In the future, when combat was needed, he would embed it. When combat wasn't needed, he would recall it.
One couldn't underestimate the wild nature of beasts.
Although Little Black One was its offspring, thinking he could "hold the emperor hostage to command the nobles" was a bit naive. Its essence was still a wild beast; it wouldn't submit so easily.
But it didn't matter. The Gladiator Arena only needed beasts to fight. The angrier it was, the more realistic its performance in battle would be.
After leaving the arena, early the next morning, Qin Ziwen went to the Student Council and found Teacher Luo.
Qin Ziwen said, "Right now, we have completed the two Level 2 hunting tasks and the seven Level 1 hunting tasks of the Hunting Ladder. We only need to complete one more task to end the hunting challenge."
Luo Gang sighed with emotion, "Your speed is even faster than I imagined."
Qin Ziwen said, "It's all thanks to everyone's good cooperation. The last task isn't difficult; we can complete it anytime. But I'm struggling with a problem because I can't be sure right now whether completing all the tasks will immediately end this current map and start the countdown for our third transmigration right away.
Judging by the difficulty, the later we go, the more complex the tasks we might need to face after transmigrating could be. So, faster isn't necessarily better.
Also, based on the matching mechanism, if we complete things faster, wouldn't the opponents we compete against be of the same caliber?"
Luo Gang understood Qin Ziwen's meaning. "So, you hope our progress can be slower, so that if we really face off against other residential complexes in the next stage, the opponents might be weaker too."
"It's just using the rules reasonably. Besides, we've finally gained a firm foothold in the Gobi Desert. It would be too wasteful not to retrieve more things from the oasis first."
"I agree with your idea," Luo Gang expressed his agreement. "I'll tell the others, have everyone try to hold off on completing tasks for now."
"I won't go to Jianghe's side. Teacher Luo, please help me convey the message."
Hearing this, Luo Gang seemed thoughtful. Had Qin Ziwen had a conflict with Zou Jianghe? But he didn't ask further. "Alright, I'll go."