Chapter 267: Dark Demon’s Fans |
The Saint Marian open-air dueling hall was roughly the same structure as the Colosseum in Rome.
But under the grand appearance, there was a mystery inside.
The huge spectator stand that could accommodate tens of thousands of people did not actually exist in the academy, but was distributed throughout the kingdom through a special mechanism.
In the age of lack of entertainment, dueling competitions were very popular, and various new industries were also derived from it.
And Saint Marian's duel contest was not the most authoritative, but it was the most popular!
Every weekend, thousands of spectators enter auditoriums all over the place to watch the students duel in a near-real magic projection.
At this moment, in the Saint Marian’s branch stadium in the capital of the kingdom, one carriage after another stopped at the entrance of the hall.
After a busy week, going to the duel hall to watch a wonderful duel could be considered a reward for oneself.
But the atmosphere seemed a little different this time.
He was forty-six this year, and he was still a bachelor, but the fact that he could survive in this era was already a blessing.
And he had recently found a way to make a fortune. If he could make a fortune through this method, maybe he could really get rid of the bachelor title.
He glanced at the entrance of the hall.
The rise of the competitive industry has always been accompanied by a variety of gambling.
But he did not participate in gambling, he was just a small book seller - a small book that recorded player information.
At this time of the year, new people would join, so he came on time and collected information in order to make a new book.
But today's atmosphere...
John pulled back around the corner, terrified.
The family crests on those carriages were so scary!
Not only the family crest of the great nobles, but also the royal emblems!
"Oh my god, what's going on?" Old John's legs went weak with fright.
"Could it be that there are members of the royal family among the newcomers today?" He shivered uncontrollably and hurriedly left.
He didn't dare to look any longer. If it was noticed by the royal guards, even if he had no malice, he would still be in trouble.
But because of those carriages, he decided to wait half an hour before entering the venue.
...
In one of the royal carriages. [Sage of Beasts] Claire Kate stroking the back of the fat cat named "Galileo" with her eyes closed, as if recalling a certain touch.
By her side, [Valkyrie] Alvette Saint Demon was chatting with the eldest princess Eliza.
Since the eldest princess attended Saint Marian's Halloween party, Alvette always looked for her to have a chat from time to time, and after Claire returned, she did the same thing to Claire as well.
She was always worried that her son would be bullied in the academy, and whether he was eating well or dressed warmly?
Would he feel lonely without her by his side?
Even though Eliza and Claire had told her that she didn't need to worry at all, she still couldn't let herself go.
"It's been almost half a year since I saw my baby, I don't know if he's lost any weight?" Alvette looked outside the carriage, full of worries.
The eldest princess Eliza comforted: "Duchess Alvette, you will see him soon."
Alvette: "But did my baby really pass the dueling club's exam in the first year?"
"He was the winner of the Crimson Star." Eliza's tone was helpless.
Alvette: "Really?"
Eliza couldn't help leaning back in the chair and looked up at the sky.
How could such a smart person become like this?
After a few minutes.
They got off the carriage.
Almost at the same time, the eldest prince Charles also stepped down from another royal carriage, and beside him was the archbishop of the holy church - a withered old man.
The two sides glanced at each other from a distance, the eldest prince snorted coldly, and led the archbishop into the venue from the other side.
They came to see "the Brave One".
...
Saint Marian.
Dark walked into the open-air dueling hall with the crowd and observed the facilities with great interest.
This was the first time he entered here. The dueling arena of the open-air dueling hall was obviously larger than the indoor arena. Each arena covered 120 by 80 meters.
And the size of the arena was bound to lead to changes in techniques and tactics.
In short, the players' rhythm would slow down on the surface.
But the battle would only intensify.
He turned to look at the spectator stand.
Before eight o'clock, the connection between the spectator stand and the dueling hall was not opened.
At this time, it seemed that there was no one in the spectator stand, and the entire venue seemed quite deserted.
And students who wanted to watch the game needed to use the special spectator stand reserved for the academy.
It was an annular zone between the spectator stand and the dueling arena, and would not be projected to the branch stadiums across the kingdom together with the duel arenas.
"Then I'll go first." Rose waved the [Panda and Cat] sign and then walked to the annular zone.
Dark and Dianna showed the player cards to the staff, and then entered the internal player area.
"What game are you in?" Dark asked.
Dianna shook the sorting card and said while squinting her eyes, "The fourth game."
Dark: "If each game takes ten minutes, your game will start at 8:30. Are you confident in winning?"
Dianna thought for a while: "A little bit."
Dark chuckled: "Then try your best."
Dianna worried: "But what if I still can't win after I tried my best?"
Dark: "Then win it again next time."
Dianna: "You're right!"
She then laughed.
...
Soon, the annular area was full of people.
Not only the first-year students were here, but also a lot of senior students, and some professors were also here.
Although the Rookie League wasn't comparable with the other grand tournaments in terms of splendor, the unique vitality of the rookie could make the competition very interesting.
Professor Jones and Professor Fox sat side by side, this time without secretly competing against each other.
Beside them were Professor Silver and Professor Lily.
But one came to observe as the vice principal, and the other came simply to have fun.
A little further afield, Professor Ryan Hex and Professor Medea Bartholomew were also present.
At exactly eight o'clock, there was a phenomenon similar to space distortion in the spectator stand, and then the audience appeared in the spectator stand one by one - they did not really arrive, but only existed like a projection.
Dark, who was in the player lounge, looked at the annular area through the window, trying to find the figure of Pandora-senpai, and then he accidentally saw Alvette in the spectator stand!
Alvette, who had long blond hair, looked extremely conspicuous, sitting in the front row, with the princess on her left and Claire on her right.
If she just sat there, she was a model of gentleness and demureness.
But at this time, Alvette looked very worried.
Probably because the eight o'clock bell had struck, but she still couldn't see the face of her precious son.