As the sun rises, clusters of magical fireworks rise into the sky.

The drums sounded in unison, and the doors of the imperial city opened one after another.

Dressed in perseverance, a team of royal guards lined up on both sides.

On the first day of the first month of March, one after another, the kings dressed up in gorgeous clothes walked into the Imperial Hall of Light.

In the middle of the main hall, the thirteenth emperor Konstantin wears a purple and gold crown with a bundle of hair, a golden high-necked brocade robe, and a delicate white jade belt around his waist, sitting on the high-backed imperial chair made of dragon bones and animal tendons.

After entering the main hall, the kings of each country first saluted the emperor, and then sat down on the left and right after the emperor returned the salute.

After the kings were seated, the envoys of each country presented the gifts and gift lists to the emperor in turn, and the chief of the inner court took the gift lists and read them out loud in public.

After the dedication, the emperor led the kings of various countries out of the Great Hall of Light, and in the square in front of the hall, they jointly paid tribute to the ancestors and heroic spirits who sacrificed for the rise of the human race.

After a sumptuous eulogy and elaborate memorial ceremonies, it was already noon, and the emperor held a feast to entertain the kings of various countries.

At the luncheon, the common people did not know or be interested in what delicacies the kings of various countries ate and what great things in the world were discussed between the emperors and the monarchs.

The height of the temple is so far away from all living beings that ordinary people are only enthusiastic about the two fireworks displays in the morning and evening on the first day of the alliance, and the parade of floats and lights of various countries in the evening.

In addition, it is the Imperial Elite Academy Tournament that starts at the same time as the Alliance.

The 80,000-capacity Colosseum of the Empire was sold out a month ago. Before the fireworks at the beginning of the alliance, the arena was full, and everyone was looking forward to the competition and duel of the best warriors and magicians of the younger generation of the empire.

The drums of war sounded, and the participating countries and the sixteen college teams from the imperial capital marched in the costumes of each college.

Every time the host of the arena pronounced the name of an academy, the gladiatorial arena erupted with a tsunami of cheers.

Arthur, dressed in a golden and red magic robe, was also in the queue for entry, and as soon as he entered, he was quickly infected by the warm atmosphere in the venue, and his blood boiled, as if he had returned to the wasteland battlefield of the Golden Iron Horse again.

Being in this huge circular gladiatorial arena, under the enthusiastic gaze of tens of thousands of spectators, people quickly ignited the desire to fight.

The entrance ceremony was followed by a large-scale team singing and dancing and martial arts performance. The holding of dozens of consecutive competitions has made the Seven Kingdoms Alliance a festival for the people of the imperial capital.

The official competition does not begin until the afternoon, when the kings of the countries who have attended the Emperor's Luncheon will also be present to watch the games.

The Blood Yao Academy, which has a task to participate today, was arranged to the viewing box on the west side of the first floor as soon as the entrance ceremony ended. No one can leave the field until the end of their afternoon game.

It was still a long time before the start of the game, and watching the lively dance on the field, Arthur became drowsy and couldn't help yawning, "I'll squint for a while, and I'll start calling me soon." ”

Golly turned around and pouted at Arthur, "Where did all the spirits go last night?"

Arthur was going to play a big one this time, using the name of His Highness Eleventh as collateral for the two pieces of excellent-level equipment, the Wolf's Kiss Blue Short Knife and the Blue Water Ring, and borrowed 100,000 gold coins from the underground trading house at high interest through McGinn, all of which were won by the Blood Yao Academy.

Infected by Arthur, Joan and McGinn also took out all their savings and bet 50,000 gold coins to follow, and Gori, Huey, and Nini bet 50,000 gold coins.

Tossed until late at night, 200,000 gold coins were scattered to various casinos through McGin's channels to bet on the Blood Yao Academy to win. The concentration of huge sums of money has even caused casinos to quickly lower the odds of the Blood Academy, and the odds this morning have dropped from 1.66 to 1.42 this morning.

By the time Golly had time to turn around, Arthur had curled up in his chair and fallen asleep. Golly took off her crane cloak and put it on Arthur, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she muttered, "I don't know what crazy I smoked, this girl is going to risk all her private money with you, it seems that this time she is going to be desperate again." ”

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Arthur was awakened by the sound of the drums of war with a thump, a thump.

Opening their sleepy eyes, the two teams from the academy had already walked into the middle of the arena to the beat of drums, first saluting each other, and then saluting the surrounding spectators.

"Let's eat something when you wake up, the organizer has prepared lunch, but the Austin Archmage doesn't allow us to eat what other people have prepared, so let's take a bite of what you have in your bracelet." Goli's voice rang in Arthur's ears just in time.

"The game is on, who is competing against whom in the first game?" Arthur asked.

"According to the usual opening, it was the last year's champion Death Academy's match, and their opponent this year was Merris Academy from the Kingdom of Rouge, and the opponent was only ranked fourteenth, because the difference in strength was too great, and the casino did not even open for this game. ”

While Arthur and Golly were chatting, the game had begun.

Only two young men stood opposite each other in the circular gladiatorial arena with a diameter of 100 meters, and a general-level referee stood in mid-air between the two.

"Let's all take a serious look at it, the Death Academy is likely to be our next opponent. The shirtless man on the field is the strongest warrior of the Death Academy's class, 'Fierce Beast' Uka. Professor Ogu held a booklet in his hand and gave a live explanation to the students.

Uka of the Grim Reaper Academy was bald and shirtless, his body and head were covered with criss-crossing scars, he was barefoot and wore a pair of leather pants, and he held a huge beheading knife in one hand, standing there without a trace of expression on his face.

In Arthur's eyes, Uka on the field is a beast, a beast that treats battle as an instinct.

On the other hand, Wuka's opponent is a man in knightly armor and armed with a long sword. The man holds the sword on his chest, and the standard knight holds the sword salute.

The referee in mid-air "began" to exit, and Ulla jumped out, almost as fast as a shadow, and in a flash, her figure reached the opponent's body, and the beheading knife in her hand slashed at the opponent's chest.

Ulla's opponent hadn't even had time to turn the knight's sword-wielding salute into a sword-drawn stance, and in a hurry, he could only swing his sword sideways.

The swords collided, the long sword came out of his hand, and the knight was slashed away by a sword.

Ula touched the ground at his feet, and his figure chased after him, and the big knife slashed at the chest of the upside-down knight again, slashing him directly to the ground from the upside-down flight.

The cuirass was shattered, blood spurted from the mouth, and the opponent could no longer get up after only two stabs.

Strong, it's too strong!

It doesn't even take ten seconds from the beginning to the end!

The audience on the field did not even react, first fell silent, and then instantly erupted in warm applause and cheers.

"The battle has already begun as soon as you kick into the gladiatorial arena, you must pay a high degree of attention and concentration, although there is a huge difference in strength between the two sides, but the students of Merris Academy will not be defeated so quickly and so badly if they are ready to fight from the beginning. Professor Ogu is also taking advantage of this opportunity to impart practical experience to his students.

Arthur suddenly turned his head and asked Huey behind him, "How are you that Ukabi?"

"I'm no match for him without going into a state of madness, and I'm not as strong as him in strength and speed. Huey's eyes flashed with war intent when he said this.

Arthur smiled slightly: "The gladiatorial stage of the empire is really worth looking forward to!"