Chapter 44: The Law of Survival (I)
"To introduce myself, I'm Samantha, the twenty-ninth goalkeeper of Doomsday Arena. The woman in black looked back and said.
Siegfried withdrew his sword and snorted, "Do you want to fight the two of us like that black knight outside the city?"
"Each gatekeeper has its own duties, and testing your strength is the task of the Black Knight, and this task has been accomplished. ”
Samantha said lightly, "And my role is to act as a guide for every trialist and help them through the adaptation stage when they first enter the arena. ”
"Is that what the guy just said about the newbie protection period?" Roland asked.
Samantha nodded, "Yes, you have a total of five days of adaptation, during which no trialist is allowed to challenge you until you fully understand the rules of the Doomsday Arena and fit in. ”
For the next hour was a very quiet hour, and Samantha led the two men along the street, explaining to them carefully.
Along the way, Roland listened to Samantha's narration with great interest while surveying the public facilities in the arena.
From the outside, the arena looks more like an ancient city, with parks, libraries, bazaars, sacrificial temples and temples, medieval-style corridors and fortresses, and dilapidated amphitheaters.
Roland, who is familiar with the history of the mainland, even captures the atmosphere left by some of the famous masters of various ethnic groups in the Middle Ages.
Overall, it's a journey well above the passing mark.
There were very few pedestrians on the street, sometimes there were only one or two pedestrians on a huge long street, and most of them were wandering inside and outside the holy area, and from time to time they would glance in the direction of Roland and the others, but after seeing Samantha, they consciously looked away.
Roland keenly discovered that the clothing and weapon styles of some of these Terran Sanctuary powerhouses were obviously very different from the Icadia continent, and seemed to come from different civilizations.
As if noticing his confusion, Samantha, who was walking in front, looked back, "I know what you're curious about, in fact, the trialists who enter the arena are not all from the plane you are in. ”
"The powerhouses of other planes can also come here through other ways?" Roland said in surprise.
"Yes, so, the Doomsday Arena is completely open. Samantha bowed, "This has to do with the location of the City of Daybreak in time and space, the City of Daybreak is located in the overlapping realm of the dimensional universe, which is difficult for ordinary people to understand, and only the mages of the Crown of Mysteries or the Tower of Stars can understand the structure in it. ”
Hearing this term, Roland was confused, magic was not his specialty.
If Constantine or Euler were here, they might have understood.
Thinking of Constantine's whereabouts, Roland now has no clue, and can only take one step at a time.
But he believed that with Constantine's abilities, it was only a matter of time before he came to the Arena of Doom.
Siegfried was not as comfortable as Roland, who was at ease with what he encountered, and the young man held the sword in his arms, his face was calm, as if he was thinking about something.
He tried to recall the battle that had just happened outside the city, and when he was about to cut the magic sword in his hand, his heart suddenly throbbed, as if in the dark, some unknown being noticed his existence.
The golden-colored pupils hung in Siegfried's heart, lingering.
Who is it?
Just as the Dragon-Veiners were distraught, Samantha led them to a relatively low house.
"This is your living quarters. ”
"The Arena of Doom is divided into two urban districts, the inner city and the outer city, and the Trialist's living quarters are located in the outer city, where the Trialist can enter the gladiatorial arena and challenge each other. ”
She continued, "The outcome of each battle will redistribute the battle points in the crystal, and the winner will be able to take ten points from the loser, and your current initial points are one hundred and fifty. ”
The rule was not complicated, and Roland and Siegfried quickly understood.
The delicate Roland asked, "What if the points are deducted?"
"From past experience, once the points are cleared, the trialist can only choose to leave the arena and wait for the next opportunity to take the test, with an interval of one month. ”
"So we're only allowed to fail ten times in total. Siegfried, who was bowing his head to the side, suddenly raised his head, raised his eyebrows, and his sharp gaze swept across Samantha's cheeks.
Samantha smiled a slightly grim smile, "Unfortunately, young trialists, in reality, your margin for error is even lower than that. ”
"Because in this arena, all the food, water, weapons, intelligence, and everything else you need to serve have to be exchanged for battle points. ”
Samantha said, "If you don't win, your points will be depleted quickly, and your life is all about fighting against each other." ”
"So, here, strength, or to put it simply, victory is the capital of everything, only by constantly getting stronger can you ensure that you stay, and any strong person who does not want to make progress in the plane will be eliminated. ”
The woman in black's gaze revealed a certain fatalistic majesty. "The strong stand and the weak exit, this is the core rule of the Doomsday Arena. ”
Roland was thoughtful.
The corners of Siegfei's mouth rose slightly, "Very good, I like this kind of rule, and I can't even wait a little, tell me, Niu'er, where is the duel?"
Seeing his impatient look, the woman in black frowned, there were many trialists she had led, but it was rare for such a combatant guy to be so warlike.
"Your battles will be unified within the Tower of Trials. ”
Samantha pointed to a row of tall black stone towers not far from the living quarters, and said succinctly, "Before the duel, just report your code name, and the gatekeeper in the tower will assign you opponents. ”
"Codename?" Roland and Siegfried were stunned at the same time.
"Each Trialist who enters the Doomsday Arena must give himself a code name, which will be recorded in your Points Crystals and entered into the Arena Archives. ”
"Remember, each person's code name is unique, and as an identifier for each trialist, it is even more important than your name. Samantha said in a very serious tone.
Samantha's gaze fell on Roland and Ziegfried, "And one of my tasks is to enter your code name into the points crystal, if you have a name in mind, you can tell me now." ”
Siegfried pursed his lips, "Can you come up with any code name?"
"If you're willing to give yourself a code name like 'a lump of,' that's your freedom. ”
Samantha gave an eerie and slightly stiff smile, perfectly interpreting the phrase "Skinny doesn't smile, "However, if your code name appears on the Dawnbreak Monument one day in the future, and is seen by the entire City of Dawn, I hope you don't regret it." ”