Dye Qi, who hadn't slept all night, quietly left the room early in the morning, and the place was like hell for him. Either they were kicked and beaten as sandbags by the two, or they were tossed like toys.

What kind of dreams do you have to have to be active to be active in this way, Dye Qi really doesn't understand, or maybe the two of them are not sleeping very well.

"Ah, there's a bench. ”

Dye Qi found a bench in the Manor of the Marval family, and the location was relatively remote. If you sleep here, you won't seem to be noticed.

"Just take a nap. ”

Staying up all night made the ten-year-old really tired.

The sound of the wheels spinning reached Dye Qi's ears, and there was billowing yellow sand and smoke outside. He slowly got up, but he didn't know where he was.

The others in the carriage seemed to lose sight of him, and bowed their heads in silence, as if they were dead. Only the horses pulling the cart made the sound of running.

The loud noise behind him alarmed Dye Qi, and he looked back to see a huge explosion and smoke coming towards them, the black smoke mixed with flames and heat, and its heat could be felt even from a distance.

In the darkness, a creature that had never seen before flew out, with sharp fangs, huge black wings, and gray-black scales, but with a terrifying scarlet in its eyes.

The cause of the explosion is probably that guy.

The creature flew swiftly over their heads, the powerful currents of the carriage nearly overturning it, and the horses pulling the cart instinctively feared the behemoth, and let out a snort from time to time.

The monsters in the sky let out a shuddering roar, and everyone in the carriage was like beasts in the deep cold, and they could only survive by holding each other.

"It's bad luck. ”

Someone in the carriage spoke.

"Actually encountered this kind of thing, it seems that Nanye is not a place to live. ”

"Yes, I didn't expect to meet a dragon here, this business is a waste. ”

It seems that the name of this large creature is dragon. Dye Qi knew something from their conversation.

The dragon flew over their heads again, but then vanished into the gray clouds. The high-pitched dragon roar seemed to represent its victory.

Dye Qi hurriedly poked his head out, but the scenery completely changed.

Surrounded by carefully planted flowers, emerald green meadows and a magnificent castle come into view. Only then did Dye Qi realize that he had returned to the Manor of the Marval family.

"Was it a dream..."

Dye Qi recalled the dream he had just had, but he didn't know why he had dreamed about it. Looking at the sky again, it is still not completely bright. But at this time, he seemed to have no intention of sleeping.

"Good morning, Mr. Ranqi. ”

A woman's voice came from his ear, it was the maid watering the flowers. As a rare guest in the family, Dye Qi is naturally well-known by the maids and housekeepers.

"Hello. ”

He quickly got up from the bench and made way for the maid. The maid nodded respectfully, and then quickly watered all the flowers around him.

"Excuse me. ”

After the maid finished watering the flowers, she walked away quickly.

"Then I'll move too. ”

As he spoke, he picked up his sword and left Mavar's house.

This year's Youth Sword Fighting Conference is about a few months later than the previous one, but it does not affect the enthusiasm of the people in the west for this event. Dye Qi has looked at the schedule of the match, and it seems that there are more participants this year than last year.

I came to the gladiatorial arena, and it was just dawn at this time. Dye Qi showed the identity of the contestants and entered the waiting area of the competition, although it is still a long time before the start of the competition, but there is no rule that the contestants cannot enter early.

In the waiting area, there are many dummies, which are used for practice and warm-up for players who have not yet played. That's exactly why Dye Qi came here in advance.

After all, this year, the Mavar family did not agree to him using the family's kendo field.

Pulling out the long sword at his waist, Dye Qi began to practice swordsmanship against the dummy.

When he stopped to take a break, he realized that he was surrounded by competitors and their family and friends.

"Looks like we're going somewhere else. ”

Dye Qi twisted his right shoulder, and the long swing of the sword made his arm a little sore.

"Really, it's here. ”

A hand slapped heavily on his shoulder, and Dye Qi looked back to see that the person who came was actually Ailan.

"Playing missing early in the morning, it's really yours. ”

She said dissatisfied.

"I don't want to experience last night's hell again... Speaking of which, what about Yoro?"

She went to get ready. ”

"It looks like we'll only have to meet in the arena when the time comes. ”

Dye Qi knew that the game was about to start.

"Play, be careful. ”

After speaking, Ailan turned around and left briskly.

"Understood. ”

Dye Qi also turned around and walked towards the entrance of the venue. This year, he will have to see how far he can go.

All the contestants were present, and at a cursory glance, the number of people this year may be about 600, which is 100 more than last year.

On the familiar high platform, the witness and the event organizer began their opening speeches as always, but what made Dye Qi feel unfamiliar was the several black-robed mages standing next to the witness.

In the Empire, mages are the most mainstream profession, and anyone who is willing to serve as an apprentice in the academy for a year can get a free chance to awaken.

Apprentices who join the Mage Academy are divided into three levels: high, medium and low according to the level of the entrance exam. Senior apprentices will be admitted to the academy after one year, two years at the intermediate level and three years or more at the junior level.

After becoming a true mage, the academy will rank each mage according to their achievements, contributions to the academy, and many other factors.

From lowest to highest, they are: gray, blue, black, red, and white.

"There are actually three black-robed mages dispatched, what are they going to do in a while. ”

Dye Qi didn't know why he would invite these mages if it was just a simple one-hit battle.

"This year, due to the increase in the number of participants, the conference will use a melee elimination system. The first game will end when there are only 32 people left on the field. ”

At this time, the representative of the organizer said.

"What?"

"Scuffle?"

"I've never heard of it!"

There were a lot of doubts and dissatisfaction from the contestants.

"Silence. ”

The Witnesses spoke out and quelled all doubts and confusion. Even the skepticism in the audience was much quieter.

But Dye Qi can still guess some eyebrows. The son of a wealthy merchant can hire someone to protect him when he participates in the competition, and if the format of the competition is changed to a melee system, the benefits can be maximized.

At the very least, he can send his son to the top 32.

"What should I do, do you want to form a team?"

At this time, the player next to Dye Qi asked.

"Huh. ”

He hadn't reacted yet.

"You see, it wouldn't be good if you were targeted, and if you form a team, you can take care of it. ”

"That's right!"

The girl's voice preempted Dye Qi's answer, and the two found out that it was Yuro who spoke.

"Yoro..."

"So, I'll take him away!"

Without saying anything, she pulled Dye Qi away.

"Hey, I said..."

He broke free from Yoro's grasp, but he was a little out of breath.

"You heard that, it's not a good situation right now. ”

"It's not your father's blessing!"

"So, I think it's necessary to form a team. Even if you know high-level swordsmanship, it's hard to beat four hands with two fists, isn't it? ”

Yoro said.

Dye Qi fell into thought, and he was deeply touched by the idea that two fists are invincible to four hands. In the battle a year ago, it was also because of the number of people that a large number of sacrifices were caused.

"Okay. ”

Dye Qi could only agree.

But more than 600 people were in the venue at the same time, making it crowded. In other words, at the beginning of the battle, everyone can only attack the people around them indiscriminately.

"Game on!"

The Witness's words broke the situation again, and just as it began, more than fifty people were attacked because they didn't react.

The black-robed mages intervened and sent the disqualified players into the protective barrier, preventing excessive attacks on the one hand, and malicious retaliation on the other.

After smashing the weapons of his attackers, Dye Qi immediately jumped back to Yuro's side, and the latter knocked several people out of the game in an instant.

"It's grown well. ”

Dye Qi sighed sincerely.

"Don't underestimate me. I'm the heir of the Marvals. ”

Yoro said complacently.

The cooperation between the two can be said to have no loopholes, after all, the swordsmanship that Yuro learned is also one of the [St. Molit Stream], which is the same as Manroe's swordsmanship.

I have been practicing with Manro for nearly a year, and the tacit understanding is obvious to all.

Just as they eliminated the other players, the number of people on the battlefield suddenly decreased, and there were only a hundred or so people left.

On one side of the field, four teenagers blocked a man behind him, and it was obvious that the one hiding behind was the child of a wealthy merchant.

But Ran Qi didn't deliberately embarrass him, and he also understood that if the rich merchant's child was defeated by himself here, he would not be happy.

The battle continues, but those who remain on the field are not idle. Among them, there are no less than five people who can use high-level swordsmanship and martial arts.

"The quality of the participants this year is good. ”

Dye Qi sighed.

"Think about yourself first!"

At this time, a purple light flashed, which was a light effect only available to high-level martial arts, but from the perspective of spiritual energy, this move did not use spiritual energy well.

The attacker was a boy of the same age as him, but the weapon was a rare blunt weapon, a war hammer.

But this slow attack was nothing to him at all. With another sword strike, he used the blade of his sword to knock the man flying.

Although strength is not Dyeqi's strong point, this basic training is still done every day when practicing high-level swordsmanship.

"Although it's a high-level martial art, I haven't been able to use it well. ”

He said as if he were commenting.

At this time, there were less than fifty people left in the field. All the players are wary not to be eliminated now. But there are also people who want to eliminate a few more people at this time.

The battle broke out again, but strangely, there was no one to attack Dye Qi and Yuro at this time. Probably because he saw what happened to the person before, he was a little afraid to do it.

Because of this, the two easily entered the top 32 without doing anything. They were joined by two people who could use high-level martial arts, as well as the child of the rich merchant.

"Money can make ghosts grind. ”

Dye Qi looked at the boy who hadn't done anything, and there was some disdain on his face.

"Who told him that his father was rich?"

Yuro patted him on the shoulder, as if to comfort him.

In just one morning, the first stage of the sword competition was over. The afternoon will start with the round of 32.

During the lunch break, a boy found Dye Qi. Dye Qi knows this boy, and everyone in the rest area should be no stranger, after all, there are not many people who can be protected by four.

"Can you please throw in the towel?"

The boy directly took out a bag of gold coins and threw it to Dye Qi.

"What do you mean?"

"Literally, can you think about it. ”

The boy seemed to think that the money was not enough, so he took out another small bag of gold coins.

"I'm sorry, I can't. ”

Dye Qi guessed it, this guy's next opponent is probably himself, although he can admit defeat with money, but Dye Qi doesn't like that person's attitude.

"Even if you win me with money, what will you get?"

He asked the boy rhetorically.

"Get honored!"

"Honor, it's really fake. ”

After sneering for a while, Dye Qi pushed all the money back.

"Your honor is worthless!"