The early spring noon sun was warm, and Arthur and Joan moved two chaise longues and lay side by side in the palace garden to bask in the sun.

Arthur stayed at Joan's mansion these days, but he was always on the lookout for the knights, always fearing that the knights would break into the palace and arrest people. However, since Frum's retreat, there has been no movement from the Inquisition.

Arthur naturally didn't know that this was the result of Streich's words to the emperor, and in this sensitive period, neither the emperor nor the Pope wanted to cause unnecessary turmoil in the imperial capital because of such an inconsequential little person as Arthur.

"We've been doing penance all day, and you two guys are comfortable. With a silvery sound sounding, Golly and Nini walked into the garden.

Arthur rolled over and sat up, "Why did you two come here all of a sudden?"

"The Elite Academy Tournament starts tomorrow, and the draw results have come out this morning, so I'm here to inform you of tomorrow's match and opponent information. ”

Joan had already been suffocated by accompanying Arthur in the palace these days, and now her eyes immediately lit up, "Who is our opponent tomorrow?"

Golly said bluntly, "Alantis Nolan Academy." ”

Joan snorted, "It's not a good sign, it's a difficult opponent." ”

"You know Nolan Academy?" asked Golly.

"It's the best aristocratic academy in the empire like our Blood Yao, the only thing that is a little different from Blood Yao is that the entry threshold is not that high. The children of the nobles and wealthy families of the empire are proud to study at Nolan Academy, and if I hadn't gone to Isaac, I would have gone to Nolan Academy. ”

"How does their student strength compare to ours?"

"The strength of the two families is about the same, we have a high entry threshold, and because of their large student base, there are also a lot of genius martial artists and magicians. Isn't there a ranking of elite academies' combat power? The ranking of that list is still relatively objective. ”

Golie thought for a moment and said, "I know you're right on that list, Nolan Academy is fifth, and our blood is sixth, I thought it was that boring organization and people messing around?"

"What's the Elite Academy Combat Power Rankings?" Arthur suddenly became interested. Before, he didn't care too much about the information of tomorrow's opponent, because only his own strength is the basis for victory.

"The elite academy combat power ranking is a list jointly made by the three major casinos in the imperial capital, and it is an important reference for the odds of each game. Because of the huge financial support of the casino behind it, the intelligence collection of the participating students of each academy is very complete. Maybe you don't believe it, but the levels, combat methods, and main skills of several of you are now in other people's intelligence, and then there are professional people who analyze and summarize each student's combat power and team combination, so as to get the overall combat power ranking of an academy. Joan patiently explained.

"Is that an exaggeration?" said Gori.

Joan nodded seriously, "As long as there is a huge interest that drives any intelligence to be collected, from the day we signed up for the competition, there is a professional team that secretly starts to collect our intelligence through our classmates, comrades-in-arms and even opponents who have been in contact with us before. Because of the abundance and accuracy of the information, many participating colleges even spend a lot of money to buy the specific information of the opponent from the casino. ”

"Is it okay to bet on this kind of game?" Arthur focused on another point.

"Of course, because the various academies represent the interests of the kingdom behind them, almost no one dares to cheat in the competition. The Empire Elite Academy Tournament, held every five years, is an opportunity for major casinos to make a lot of money, and all casinos will introduce handicaps, not only to bet on winning or losing, but also to bet on the final of the academy and the final champion. How's it going? Interested?" Joan knows Arthur very well, and this guy is very sensitive to the smell of making money.

Arthur smiled, "Then what are the odds of Nolan Vs Blood Yao tomorrow?"

"I don't know about this, this kind of thing must be found in McGinn, I'll have someone find him now. ”

While the group was waiting for McGinn, Joan had already begun to arrange a banquet, just in time for Gori and Nini to have dinner in the palace.

During the small talk of several people, Goli was very interested in the elite academy combat power ranking, so she continued to pester Joan and asked, "We are only ranked sixth in Xueyao, what kind of guys are in the top few?"

"At the top of the list is the Death Academy of the Holo Kingdom, which is an almost legendary existence. The site of the Holo Academy was built on the Necro Highlands on the border of the kingdom, which borders both the Loki Mountains and the Dwarven Territory of the Orc Azure Eagle Clan, and the students of the Death Academy have been engaged in actual combat from the moment they enrolled. After five years of life and death battles, the elimination rate of the Death Academy is more than 70%, and every student who survives and graduates successfully is an extremely strong and perverted existence. ”

Nini grabbed Golly's hand in shock, it seems that the elimination method of the Blood Glory Academy is simply too gentle compared to the Death Academy.

"In second place is the Gloomy Forest Academy in the Kingdom of Kildan, an academy rich in magicians and marksmen. Because of the border with the elven territory, the students of the academy have also grown up from the grinding of war, and the strange thing is that their graduation exam task is to catch a live elf from the elven territory. ”

"I remember that in third place is the Norman Kingdom Raging Waves Academy, right?" Golly chimed in.

"Unlike the Death Academy and the Gloom Forest Academy, whose overall strength has always been stable in the top two, the strength of each session of the Angry Waves Academy fluctuates very much. ”

"Why is that?" Arthur couldn't help but ask.

"The site of Nutao Academy is built on Nutao Island in the East China Sea, because the academy is very mysterious because of its perennial isolation from the outside world, and there are often some guys with strange abilities among their students. If there were a few students with extremely strong strength in the league that year, then Nu Tao's grades would be very high. ”

While a few people were chatting, the banquet was already on the table. And the banquet had just begun, and McGinn rushed over in a hurry.

McGinn didn't need Joan to say hello, he pulled a chair directly to the table, poured himself a glass of wine, and then couldn't wait to ask Joan: "Why are you suddenly interested in gambling?"

Joan nodded at Arthur, "Is he interested and concerned about the odds of Bloodshine Vs Nolan tomorrow?"

McGinn laughed and said: "You are the right person to ask me, Nolan is 1.28 to 1, Xueyao is 1 to 1.66, and the dealer is more optimistic that Nolan Academy will win tomorrow." ”

Arthur muttered a little puzzled: "I don't understand it, isn't our strength similar to Nolan Academy?"

"Do you understand the advantages of the host? When the time comes, the audience on the field will basically support Nolan College one-sidedly, and the students of the academy will naturally play a bloody battle far beyond the usual combat power, so Nolan has a greater chance of winning. Because there are many people who buy Nolan Academy to win, the casino will prevent itself from losing money by constantly increasing the odds of Blood Yao to attract gamblers to bet on Blood Yao. ”

Golly and Nini were disappointed.

McGinn smiled and comforted, "But I believe in your strength more, I have pressed 1,000 gold coins on your blood Yao." ”

"Why don't you play a little bigger and bet 100,000 gold coins?" Arthur looked at McGinn with a smile.