Chapter 009: Registration
Autumn in Kata City is approaching, and the weather is getting cooler with the occasional breeze blowing, but there is still a little summer heat left in the air.
Ryan didn't strike iron today, he asked Daddy Moya for half a day's leave. He's going to the Mercenary Guild to sign up for the Mercenary Tournament.
Daddy Mo Ya readily agreed to Ryan's leave, after all, although the business is much better now, and there is a lot more iron to be beaten, but Mo Ya's father's blacksmith shop is too small, and the business is not so good that he needs to keep striking iron and have no vacation.
Ryan walked out of the blacksmith shop and found that the streets were full of people than before, and it was estimated that by the time the mercenary competition was held, there would be more people in Kata City.
Ryan walked down the street and occasionally noticed some young girls staring at him with an admiring gaze. This makes Ryan inevitably feel a little proud of his current figure.
Ryan has now grown his hair long, and he tied it on his head with a thin cloth strap, and pulled up the long hair that passed through the ears, which is very different in this world, and naturally attracts the attention of young girls.
In addition, after more than half a year of exercise, Ryan's face, which originally had a lot of fat, is now completely thinned and has become sharp and eye-catching. In addition, Ryan no longer wears his ridiculous turtleshell-like leather armor, but wears a sleeveless vest-style tight shirt that highlights the muscles on his body.
These well-designed dresses were not intended to be like this at the beginning, until one day Ryan found that his body was really similar to the macho man in the movie in his previous life, so he dressed himself up like this, in order to fulfill his long-cherished wish of a weak body in his previous life.
The Mercenary Guild is in the heart of Kata City, where a large area is enclosed by a high wall. At the entrance is a tall torii. Below the torii are three gates that are large in the middle and small on both sides, and the middle gate is large enough for two carriages to enter side by side. Although the Mercenary Guild is surrounded by a wall, its entrance is not restricted to people.
The inside of the enclosure is very wide, and there are several large palace-like buildings and countless houses of various sizes. Among them, the most eye-catching buildings are naturally the quest hall and arena.
The entrance of the mission hall is facing the entrance of the Mercenary Association, which is the place where the most people come, most of the people who come into the Mercenary Association are basically coming to the mission hall, of course, there are also a small number of people who come to level appraisal and deal with other affairs.
The arena is on the right side of the mission hall, a large circular building. This is a place specially built by the Mercenary Association for mercenary tournaments, and it is usually a very deserted place, except for a few people who want to borrow it for duels. But during the annual Mercenary Tournament, it's the center of the entire city of Kata, and even the heart of the Duchy of Pooles.
When Ryan saw the arena, the first thought in his mind was, "Why did the Colosseum in the previous life come here?" "Yes, the Mercenary Guild's arena is a bit similar to the feeling of the Colosseum that Ryan remembered in his previous life, especially the round faΓ§ade.
Ryan looked at a registration booth at the entrance of the arena and found that there were not many people who had signed up, only a dozen people, waiting in line to sign up.
You know, the competition won't start until more than a month later, and now that so many people have come to sign up, you can imagine how many mercenaries will come to participate in the competition.
Ryan took out a long-lost level 1 mercenary badge from his pocket, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's incredible that I forgot this thing a long time ago, and it's still there." β
Ryan pulled out 5 more silver coins and silently lined up at the back of the line, waiting to sign up.
A moment later, just as Ryan was feeling bored, there was a loud voice in the distance behind him.
Ryan looked back, and suddenly a wave of anger swelled up in his heart. In an instant, Ryan felt his whole mind full of anger, his eyes widened as if they were about to burst into flames, and his face turned red from the rush of blood.
Ryan hurriedly flipped through his previous memories, and only then did he know that the person who had bullied Ryan before had arrived.
Greeted by a group of 5 people who were walking and laughing loudly, how unsightly they looked, and how arrogant they spoke. The mercenaries in front of Ryan looked back at them frequently, obviously dissatisfied with the arrogance of this group, but they didn't pay attention to this group, or they didn't care about it.
The leader of this group is called Gehr, and he is a level 2 swordsman. Gehr doesn't have much of a job, and is best at and likes to bully people who are weaker than him, such as Ryan.
Every time he met Ryan in the past, Gehr would keep insulting Ryan, which made the simple-minded Ryan angry, and when Ryan was so angry that he couldn't control his anger and rushed over to beat someone, Gehr would knock Ryan to the ground with two or three blows, and then laugh at him fiercely.
So it's no wonder that when Ryan saw Gehr just now, he had such a big reaction and so much anger.
But now Gell can't recognize Ryan, obviously after more than half a year of physical exercise, Ryan has completely changed his appearance, not only his body has lost weight, but also his clothes have completely changed.
Although Gehr's group was loud, they didn't dare to be too arrogant in the mercenary association, they still lined up according to the rules, and Gehr was behind Ryan.
Ryan turned his back to Gehr, who kept trying to suppress his anger, constantly admonishing himself: "Calm down, calm down, they are too numerous to beat them now." β
"The old Ryan is dead, and now it's the new Ryan."
"When the strength is stronger in the future, I will take revenge."
Slowly, Ryan's mood calmed down, and his anger slowly dissipated.
Gehr's group of people is indeed very annoying, especially in the public, ignoring the feelings of others, and still laughing loudly.
The others were a little better, with some disgust at best, but Ryan was different, not only did he have to try to suppress his anger, but he also had to endure the chirping of the group of people he hated the most behind his back, which was simply challenging Ryan's nerves.
"There are so many people, so Lao Tzu has to wait in line for so long."
"A lot of garbage also came to sign up, but it's okay, let me win a few more."
"At the level of my level 2 swordsman, I don't think I can win when I meet a level 3 swordsman, but it is not a problem to defeat a dozen garbage and make a profit."
"The happiest time of the year is this time, not only do you have money to take, but you can also bully and bully those garbage, it's really cool."
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The gushing words entered Ryan's ears word for word, making Ryan's anger grow stronger and stronger. But Ryan's sanity still prevailed, and he kept saying to himself, "It's just a dog barking and barking ...... behind."
Time suddenly flew by, and soon it was Ryan's turn to sign up.
Just as Ryan took out the Level 1 mercenary badge and handed it to the registration staff, an extremely annoying voice came from behind him: "Is there a mistake?" Level 1 mercenaries also dare to sign up for the competition, because they have a lot of money, so they just give me it, so as not to defeat me in the competition and be embarrassed. Haha......"
Ryan held back his anger as if he hadn't heard.
But then when Ryan told the staff his name, there were even more annoying words behind him: "Why do all those stupid big guys like to call Ryan?" There used to be a stupid big guy named Ryan, who was particularly fun to bully, but unfortunately now I don't know where to go. β
This time, Ryan finally couldn't help it.
Ryan turned around, stared at Gehr with eyes that were about to erupt into flames, and yelled, "Shut up." β
Gehr was taken aback by surprise, but he immediately sneered, "How is it?" Hunk and want to fight? β
Geer's partners behind him also immediately hugged Ryan and surrounded Ryan, looking like they would not hesitate to beat Ryan.
The staff in charge of registration saw that the atmosphere in front of him was not right, and immediately stopped: "Quiet, quiet, all of them will line up for me, and whoever dares to make trouble will cancel their registration qualifications." β
As soon as the staff was interrupted, Ryan's mind immediately cleared up. He felt a little unbelievable, and he would get angry and cause trouble. You must know that Ryan in his previous life was already accustomed to being submissive in the environment of his previous life, and no matter how unfair he was, he could only pinch his nose and admit it. This kind of kung fu of swallowing his anger, not only Ruian, but also countless ordinary people in his previous life have already practiced it to the fullest. So Ryan was a little surprised that he couldn't hold back his anger now.
The staff's stop made Geer's group relent, and they slowly retreated, no longer surrounding Ryan, but still staring at Ryan, and Gehr continued to provoke Ryan with mocking eyes.
Ryan calmed down, he turned around, and silently went through the registration process.
This kind of weakness made Geer and his gang laugh.
After completing the formalities, Ryan lowered his head and silently walked out the door to leave.