"This is it?"

Empress Ekanna stepped down from the Magister's Station and in front of the Hearthstone Tavern.

The queen didn't dislike taverns, and there were taverns in the Iron Country, but taverns were also hierarchical.

The most luxurious tavern in the Iron Nation was no less than the manor built by the nobles, so she was also a little excited about what the tavern built by the great creator of the magic net would be like.

In the end, reality gave the queen an answer, that is, it was no different from the taverns that could be found everywhere in the streets.

From time to time, a few dwarves wrapped in mineral ash pushed the door and walked into the tavern, which made Queen Ekana feel a kind of physical resistance.

"Hearthstone Tavern, I know you're having a hard time accepting it, but this is where the duel takes place."

General Fred was not as pretentious as Empress Ekana, he pushed open the door and walked inside.

Without saying a word, the queen followed General Fred into the tavern.

The view in the tavern was much better than she expected, at least not as cluttered as she expected, just as noisy as ever.

"Welcome to the Hearthstone Tavern, Mr. Kaos."

"Your acquaintance?"

Empress Ekanna glanced at the 'waitress' in the tavern, and always felt that 'her' was very familiar in appearance, the warm blue eyes of this 'lady' were as peaceful as a lake, but after staring at it for a long time, there was an inexplicable urge to let people possess it.

This strange temperament made Empress Yekana sure that this 'girl' dressed up well was enough to impress many men.

"It's... Target. ”

Prince Kaos was hovering before the guillotine at this time, and of course he did not dare to tell a lie to the executioner.

"My name is Ino... I'm a student at the Rulsk Elementary School of Magic, and Mr. Kaos has helped me a lot before. ”

Even after all these years in the tavern, the young succubus Ino still hasn't learned the skill of 'seeing people'.

Ino didn't notice Kaos's embarrassed expression at all, and just received the guests with the courtesy that an attendant should have.

"You're a demon?"

Empress Ekana looked at Eno again, and instantly recognized the fact that the 'girl' was not human.

"That's... That one... This lady... I ......"

At this moment, Ino entered a state of alertness, this succubus still cared very much about his race... This made Ino speak a little incoherently.

"Welcome to the contestants."

As Ino tried to defend himself, Ino was tapped on the shoulder, and when the succubus turned his head, Joxiu was already standing beside him.

"Ino, the guests over there need to refill their glasses."

Josiu gave an order to Ino, and the succubus obediently left with the tray.

"You're the owner of the tavern?" Empress Ekanna stared at Qiao Xiu.

Qiao Xiu could feel powerful magic fluctuations in this woman, and it was the purple-clothed person who brought Qiao Xiu this feeling last time.

"That's right, I'm the owner of this tavern, the creator of the magic web, and the youngest recipient of the Skerona Award, alright... I've got all the titles I can praise, so let's get straight to the point. ”

Qiao Xiu didn't intend to waste his time on this kind of aristocratic communication.

"The venue for the game is here, please come with me."

Qiao Xiu led General Fred and his party towards the depths of the tavern.

Empress Yekana slowly followed behind Qiao Xiu, she admitted that after entering the tavern, her impression of this tavern was still very bad, but it was indeed changing.

Here's what's changed... It feels like a 'secret underground society'.

Because the guests in the tavern were not simple guys, even the dwarf sitting next to him and shouting seemed to be a powerful warrior, not to mention that Queen Ekanna faintly felt the magic aura here that was no less than her own.

All this made the queen a little expectant, and Qiao Xiu was preparing to play there.

Could it be that there is a secret door under the tavern that leads to a hidden gladiatorial arena?

It's normal for this kind of tavern to secretly do some shady things.

But the truth is cruel.

"Uh... The venue for the game is here, and the spectator area is here... Right? ”

Joshua led General Fred and his party to the corner of the Hearthstone Tavern.

Everything here speaks to Empress Ekana's meaning of the word 'shabby'.

"These two wooden tables are the arena for the game?"

Empress Ekanna finally couldn't take it anymore, and she watched the two somewhat shabby wooden tables in front of her put together temporarily, and there seemed to be some dust on them.

"One to be exact, for the sake of efficiency, each team shares a wooden table, I found it yesterday in the warehouse behind the tavern, please don't mind if there is some dust......"

After Qiao Xiu finished introducing the playing area, he walked to the other side.

"These are vacated chairs, I suggest that you better find one to sit down, otherwise there will be more onlookers and you will probably not be able to grab it."

Not long after Qiao Xiu finished introducing the location of the audience area, Empress Yekana's face had already shown an iron-blue expression.

As for the reason why she showed such an expression, Qiao Xiu could also understand.

Gladiatorial tournaments are very popular in the Iron Country, and they are also the fastest shortcut for a civilian to win glory, and the venues where the games are held are probably the kind of venues that cover an area close to a football field and have enough seats for more than 10,000 people......

Now Empress Ekana's situation is almost like watching the duel between the two knights in the back garden, and today she will come to the mud pit to watch the two reckless men fight.

"It's really like General Fred said, it's... Small game. ”

Empress Yekana was not overly pretentious like the other noble women, and although her attendant had moved one of the best chairs in the room, the queen did not sit down, but stared at Qiao Xiu with her eyes.

"Mr. Josieu Arnorod, if we win, we can get the World Tree Crystallization from you, right?"

"It's a terrible sense of perception."

Qiao Xiu directly took out the crystallization of the World Tree.

"This is the winner's reward, ma'am... If you want to get this crystal, you must first defeat the challengers of other countries. ”

"What about the other challengers?"

Empress Ekanna has no patience to stay here to continue this farce, and she still has a lot of things to deal with, such as Prince Kaos's future development plans.

"Some of them haven't arrived yet, and some of them are there." Qiao Xiu pointed to the other side of the Hearthstone Tavern.

Empress Ekana's gaze followed the direction Qiao Xiu was pointing, and after seeing the competitors of other countries clearly, she admitted... She was amused by Qiao Xiu.

"Those civilians who don't even have magical powers?" Empress Ekanna did not skimp on her sarcasm at all.

Humans in this world have the ability to use magic, but not all of them can be called spellcasters.

Even though several of the contestants from other countries had passed the caster's test, in the eyes of the terrifying caster of Queen Ekana, they were no different from a fledgling that had just broken out of its shell.

On the other hand, General Fred's choice of candidates seems to be much more reliable, at least it seems to be very capable of fighting.

"Joshee Arnorod, can you just give me an accurate chip." Empress Yekana wanted to buy the crystals in Qiao Xiu's hands directly.

But before Qiao Xiu could speak, her proposal was interrupted by the voice of another person.

"Your Highness Yekana, the rules of this game have been set, and even you may not be able to stop it."

"Lontean Karshilov, do you remember who gave you kindness to see me alive here?"

The queen's expression did not change at all, but under her words, the man who was like a fox only bowed slightly.

"Please also calm your anger at the fiasco of Prince Kaos yesterday, after all, we may also be defeated today."

Although he bowed very respectfully, he still did not show any mercy when he spoke.

The queen was unexpectedly restrained, and Qiao Xiu believed that if he faced such a provocation that poked the pain in his heart, he might directly pick up the chair and throw it on the opposite head.

Instead, their men had begun to put their hands on their staffs and swords.

"Sofina..."

Prince Kaos saw the chief disciple of the yellow-clothed man in the ranks of the Frost Nation for the first time.

"Anyway... If you have any grievances and hatreds, let's settle them in the game. Qiao Xiu intervened between the two sides before it developed into a real-life brawl, "Because it is the first time, the venue is a little shabby, so I will make do with the ...... first"