Unlike the Reims Continent, humans occupy nearly eighty percent of the land in the Chino Continent, and all of them are good lands with fertile soil and beautiful scenery. If humans are the main race in the Reims Continent, then in the Chino Continent, humans are the masters of this land.

Humanity has made up two immensely large imperial powers in this land, that is, the Stoke Empire and the Hawk Empire. But a hundred years ago, there was only one empire on the continent of Chino, and that was the Stoke Empire. That is, what people now call the Southern Empire, which is an incomparably large imperial power almost the same size as a continent.

The Stoke Empire has been founded for thousands of years, and the capital of the empire was originally called Thorne, but with the passage of time, this name has gradually faded into oblivion. Because the Stoke people gave their capital a more resounding name - the thousand-year-old capital.

The thousand-year-old capital is located in the southeast of the Chino continent, and its geographical location has led to the southerners of the Chino continent becoming the majority of the ruling class. And on the continent of Chino, there is a great cultural difference between the north and the south.

It may be influenced by the highland barbarians in the extreme north, the humans in the north of the Chino continent are very respectful of martial arts and strength, although they have not yet reached the point of practicing martial arts at home, but in the north, the status of a warrior with fighting spirit is not much worse than that of a noble mage.

But the southerners did not think that the strength built up by muscles was a low thing in their eyes. What they yearn for is the mysterious but incomparably powerful magical power. As for the warrior, it is a profession that only idiots with no brains and no talent do.

Therefore, they despised not only the warriors, but also the power-worshipping northerners. So the northerners in the eyes of the southerners are like the warriors in the eyes of the mages: rude, savage, brainless, weak, useless.

Under the influence of cultural differences and the oppression of the Stoke ruling class, the contradictions between northerners and southerners have intensified, and riots and disputes have continued for hundreds of years. It wasn't until a dozen years ago that a northern duke rose up and officially declared his independence from the rule of the Stoke Empire.

His name, Héctor Hawke, was the father of the current King, Ralvin Hawke, and the founding emperor of the Hawke Empire. He led the northerners to repel the Stoke Empire's forces that had come to suppress the rebellion, and then declared the establishment of the empire, with the capital of Melindell, named after the Hawke family, and the coat of arms inherited from the Hawke family's coat of arms, a golden eagle with flapping wings.

After the death of Héctor five years after the founding of the Hawke Empire, Héctor's only son, twenty-six-year-old Ralvin Hawke, inherited his father's shrewd and resolute character. He quickly stabilized the chaos in the Hawke Empire due to the death of the king, and then responded to Stoker's temptation with a very tough attitude.

It took Ralvin nearly two years to completely stabilize the situation at home, and after firmly controlling the military power, the Hawke Empire officially fell into Ralvin's control.

In the next few years, the Hawk Empire controlled by Ralvin did not expand externally, but instead took a very friendly attitude towards the surrounding barbarians and the Lance Continent on the other side. Because the chubby middle-aged man knew very well how fragile the nascent empire was, he must now create a relatively comfortable environment for the empire to recuperate.

Therefore, it can almost be said that Ralvin the Great has not done anything big in the ten years since he took office, but with the development of the economy, the residents of the Hawke Empire have clearly felt that their life is getting better and better. Therefore, they are also quite fond of themselves, the fat king.

However, seeing that the national strength of the Hawke Empire is getting stronger and stronger, the Stockers in the south can't sit still, and they have created friction on the border between the two countries many times in recent years, trying to suppress the development of the Hawke Empire, and the final result is the outbreak of the war between the two empires.

"I see...... Vera nodded thoughtfully after listening to Regner's story.

After the three of them agreed, they came together the next day to sign up. Although it was expected that there might be a lot of people in this competition under the temptation of rich rewards, when the three of them saw the huge long queue from the registration office directly from the indoor to the outside, they still opened their mouths in surprise.

Fortunately, it is now the beginning of autumn, and Melindel, which is close to the north, is not hot at this time, otherwise Kordak, who is afraid of heat, will inevitably retreat at this time.

The three of them stood in line and chatted, so Vera asked Regner to talk about the basics of the two empires on the continent of Chino. Regner, on the other hand, had nothing to do when he told her what he knew.

These things are basically told to him by the old man when he was bored, although Regner was small at that time, but because of the problems of the living environment, his mind was much more mature than his peers, so the old man chattered, and he listened to it a lot.

And unexpectedly, Kordak actually knows a lot about the history of the Chino continent. Ragner said in fits and starts, and Cordak casually added a few words during his pause that he would correct his mistake.

"Boss, have you been here before?" asked Regner, curiously.

Kordaq just smiled and said, "Okay, it's time for us to sign up." ”

Regner turned his head and saw that the person in charge of signing up was a sweet-looking girl. Although she has been working for a long time, she still has her trademark warm smile on her face, and she begins to greet the next applicant in a concise and capable tone.

"Hello, lad. The girl smiled slightly, for some reason, Regna didn't want to show his true colors in front of the public. So when he signed up this time, he still did a disguise.

This time, he only made one adjustment to his appearance, and his overall age has not changed much. He is still a teenager, but this face is a little more masculine and a little less delicate.

"Hello, beautiful young lady. Regner said with a smile.

"Name?" the girl didn't say much, and after a brief greeting, she began her work.

"Ray. Regner said lightly, since he doesn't want to show his face, then the name naturally needs to be hidden.

"Age?" the girl asked, looking at Regner.

"Eighteen years old. Regner replied that he was too lazy to lie about it.

"Oh, you look a little more mature than you really are. The girl smiled and said, she estimated that the boy in front of her had lied about her age.

But it doesn't matter much, after all, the age limit is not an absolute hard and fast rule, and if a person really exceeds the standard by one or two years, can't he really come to participate in this competition? That would be too much nonsense. Of course, you can't really let a bad old man with gray hair come to the low-level competition, that would blind the eyes of all the spectators.

Therefore, as long as there is no problem with the general appearance of age, the registration receptionist will not interrogate him too much, but if there is really such a brazen one, they will also ask the mage to make a specific assessment of his age.

"I'm a little old. Regner smiled.

"So, participate in the competition of the lower group?" the girl receptionist asked casually and was about to fill it in. She also has some strength herself, so she can clearly feel that the aura of the young man in front of her is not very strong, about seven or eight levels, so the girl guesses that his strength is about the peak of the seventh level, and it cannot be the eighth level.

Because although anyone from level eight to fourteen can participate in the intermediate competition, no idiot will really be stupid to participate in the competition at level eight. Please, although level 8 is also considered an intermediate category, you can play well in the game. After all, level eight is only level eight, once you encounter an enemy of level fourteen, it is a gap of six levels, and this absolute gap in strength is not something that skills can make up at all. It's like no rabbit can bite a thin lion, no matter how big or vicious it is.

Therefore, the atmosphere of the people who signed up for the competition this time is basically divided into two obvious levels. One level is weaker, they are basically all around the fifth or seventh level, and those who participate in the low-level group competitions. The other level will be very strong, and those who are all strong from level eleven to fourteen will naturally come to participate in the intermediate group competition.

And when the girl looked at Regner, she felt that he belonged to the former. But even if she is sure, she has to ask a question, what if she encounters a strange thing?

So, this happened in case.

"No, Intermediate Group. Regner said lightly.

"Huh?" the girl was stunned, thinking she had misheard.

"Yes, the intermediate group. Regner repeated.

"But......" The girl hesitated for a moment and then said, "Please forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, the intermediate group needs a level of fighting spirit above level eight, but you ......"

"You can get someone to identify it. Regner said that he didn't want to show anything here, after all, it was still a bit sensational to say such a thing as cultivating to the fourteenth level at the age of eighteen, and he didn't want to be too conspicuous at first. So Regner deliberately restrained his breath and suppressed himself to the eighth or ninth level.

"Eighth-level fighting spirit! A middle-aged man behind him replied angrily that he was in charge of the identification. There is a kind of person who, although his strength is average, has a strong ability to sense the strength of his fighting spirit. Obviously, the middle-aged person belongs to this type.

"Are you sure you want to participate?" the girl asked again.

"Thank you for your concern. Regner smiled, "I'm sure." ”

"Okay. Since the applicants themselves have been confirmed, she will naturally not be nosy as a receptionist, so she asked Regner about other situations, and then quickly filled out the form, and then said to Regner: "Please pay the registration fee." ”

Regner took a gold coin from his pocket and handed it to the girl. He knows the amount of the registration fee, because if the competition is completely free, it is inevitable that some weak people will come over and make a fool of themselves, so in order to prevent this from happening. They will receive 10 silver coins for the lower tier and 1 gold coin for the intermediate category.

This money is not too much to say but too little, just to shield those who try to fish in troubled waters.

"Thank you very much, the first game will be played in eleven days, so please be ready for these days. The girl nodded, signaling that the job was done.

"Okay, thanks. Regner nodded, then quit the group and waited for the other two companions to sign up.

Vera and Kordaq didn't have any problems either, although they did look a little younger for their age. But compared to Regner's strange age, the two of them are still a lot more normal.

It is worth mentioning that Kordak claimed to be twenty-four years old when he signed up, which made the girl who saw Kordak's face very suspicious. In the end, under the insistence of Kordak's blushing face and thick neck, the girl could only write thirty helplessly.

"Hey, you're writing me six years older!" said Kordak, who almost jumped.

"I beg your pardon, sir, I think I have written you ten years younger. The girl replied with a smile.

Eventually, Kordak muttered curses and left the registration office under the persuasion of Vera and Regner, who were holding back their laughter.