It took Ryan a total of half a month to build the chain armor. Of course, Ryan used his free time after striking iron to build, otherwise, with Moya's somewhat stingy character, how could he let Ryan go?

The chain mail was eventually fashioned by Ryan into the shape of a sleeveless collared shirt with a long collar that would have wrapped around Ryan's neck.

The most difficult part of creating a chain mail is not to create an iron ring, but how to string it into the shape of a shirt. In particular, chain armor is not elastic, so it is impossible to wear it as if you were wearing clothes. In the end, Ryan came up with a method, which was to open a large hole on the side of the chain armor like a garment, and seal the large mouth with a rope after the chain armor was put on his body. In this way, the entire chain armor can be worn snugly on Ryan's body.

The chain armor weighs more than ten catties, which is much lighter than some iron armor weighing twenty or thirty catties. Ryan wears it on his body, and the weight is almost negligible. The chain armor is very flexible and has nothing to hinder Ryan's movements. Of course, the protection ability of the chain armor is also good, comparable to the iron armor, and it is also very convenient to repair if it is broken, as long as the broken iron ring is replaced.

After the chain armor was created, it was less than ten days before the start of the Mercenary Tournament. Ryan also finished arming himself, but he still felt a little unsteady in his heart.

After some thought, Ryan realized the problem. In the past, Ryan used to take a huge shield, and he used to shrink into the protection of the shield during the fight. Now that the shield is not used, the natural subconscious will feel that it is not safe enough.

"Shields? Now I play with sticks with both hands, where can I still hold a shield with my hands? This Ryan is so scared to death. Ryan couldn't laugh or cry.

"By the way, you can make two small shields and put them on your arms, just like the shield of the purple dragon in the cartoon "Saint Seiya" that I watched when I was a child." Ryan suddenly had an idea.

Ryan immediately picked up the smallest shield in the blacksmith's shop, tied it to his arm with a rope, and then picked up the iron rod with both hands and played it twice, only to find that the shield was a bit large, affecting the movement of his hands.

"Well, this shield is a little smaller, about a foot wide is enough, and it should not be round, make it oval, and put it on the arm like an arm guard, so that it should not affect the movement of both hands."

Next, Ryan spent three more days building two shields, and the building of the shields was not too difficult, because Ryan did not pursue beauty at all, and practicality came first.

Everything was ready and there were only a few days to go.

During this time, Ryan reduced a lot of time to exercise in order to build equipment. But with only an hour or two of sleep, it's still enough time to exercise.

However, Ryan didn't plan to relax for the remaining few days, and he decided to spend more time getting acquainted with the new gear, especially the stick and iron toe.

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The days flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the mercenary competition was about to begin.

During this time, there are more and more people in Kata City, which can be described as a sea of people. In addition to the many tourists who came to watch the game, there were also countless merchants of all kinds who flocked to Kata City to make a fortune.

If there are more people, it will naturally bring huge profits to the mercenary association, and incidentally, it will also bring great profits to other industries. Over the years, except for the first few editions of the Mercenary Tournament that had just begun, the following sessions became more and more lively and grand, and finally reached the current scale. It can be said that the Mercenary Tournament is no longer just a competition, it can be regarded as a grand event.

With the tournament just around the corner, Ryan excused himself to prepare for the tournament and didn't strike any more. Fortunately, the peak time for buying weapons has passed, and the people who are going to participate in the competition have already bought their weapons, leaving only a few scattered mercenaries to come to buy them. Daddy Moya agreed to Ryan's request, besides, after being tired for so many days, he himself wanted to rest.

Early in the morning, Ryan stepped out of the blacksmith shop, and according to the process he learned when he signed up, the draw was held in the arena of the Mercenary Guild today, and then the competition began tomorrow.

Ryan walked down the street and found that there were several times more pedestrians on the street than usual, and all kinds of shouting were even more incessant. Ryan wasn't in a hurry to draw lots, he walked slowly down the street, constantly looking at the pedestrians around him.

"I want to understand the world again and see it for a long time." Ryan muttered to himself.

Soon, Ryan arrives at the Mercenary Guild and discovers that there are more people here. But now it's all mercenaries, and at a glance, it's estimated that there are thousands of people, and these mercenaries should be like Ryan, who came to participate in the lottery.

People talk very loudly, especially the mercenaries are some of the more impatient and loud guys, so the whole arena seems to be noisy and unbearable.

Fortunately, the people in the Mercenary Association are very experienced in dealing with such scenes, so they don't need to say anything, just set up a big box and just line up to draw lots.

The rules of the Mercenary Tournament are relatively simple, divided into preliminary and final rounds.

The preliminary round is a knockout round of thousands of mercenaries who have signed up for the competition until the remaining 100 players are decided, plus the 28 players who are seeded players, a total of 128 players, and they will enter the final together.

The final round is also a knockout round until the winner is determined.

Ryan pulled out the entry card he got when he signed up, and the small entry card had a number on it: 1074. This is Ryan's player number, you know, Ryan has signed up more than a month in advance, and his number has been ranked to 1074. It can be seen that the number of participants in the competition is very high.

Ryan silently lined up at the back of the line, waiting for the draw.

Ryan ignored the mercenaries who were messing around, didn't talk to anyone, didn't even look at others, just silently lined up.

Ryan's mood suddenly became a little heavy, and he felt that he was a little out of place with the mercenaries around him, and even a little out of place with the world. Although it has been more than half a year since he came to this world, Ryan still feels that he is far from being integrated into this world. The current Ryan can only be regarded as a bystander, a passerby, even if he is now participating in the mercenary competition.

Time flies, and soon it is Ryan's turn to draw lots.

After Ryan handed the entry card to the staff, as instructed by the staff, Ryan reached into the huge lottery box and pulled out a piece of paper from it. Ryan opened it and it read: Group 913.

Ryan handed the paper to the staff member, only to hear the staff member shout, "No. 1074 draws group 913." ”

Immediately, another staff member in the distance found Group 913 on a large white paper posted on the wall, more than ten meters long and more than one meter wide, and filled in the number 1074.

The staff member in charge of the lottery returned the entry card to Ryan and motioned for Ryan to leave.

The simple lottery method made Ryan feel a little incredible, "It's as simple as that, it's not something that can be impersonated." ”

Ryan then walked to the big white paper recording the results of the draw, and stuck his head in from the crowd of onlookers to look at his opponent. It turned out that in the 913 group, another number was 2055, and there was no other information.

Ryan couldn't help but shake his head: "It seems that you won't know who your opponent is until you take the stage on the day of the game." ”

Ryan didn't leave right away, he still had to look at the rules of the game and other precautions.

Ryan read the rules of the competition formulated by the Mercenary Association and found that there was nothing special about it, it was similar to the rules of the competition he imagined. It is nothing more than that the competition advocates righteousness and brightness, and it is strictly forbidden to hurt people's lives, otherwise in addition to disqualifying the competition, the responsibility of the injured person will also be investigated.

As for injuring the opponent, that's within a reasonable range, and there's nothing wrong with that. In addition, there is a good point that if you get injured during the match, the Mercenary Association will treat the injured for free.

The other rule is that the game lasts about half an hour, during which time a player is voted a loser if he is knocked out of the ring, or falls to the ground, or voluntarily concedes. If the winner cannot be decided within half an hour, the winner will be determined by the referee set up in the match.

Ryan wandered around for a long time, he confirmed his time for the game, and learned that it would not be played until two or three days after the start of the tournament at the earliest, and then left the Mercenary Association and slowly walked back to Daddy Moya's blacksmith shop.