Nan Zhi walked over first, followed by Xu Yinian. What came into view was a huge square with obsidian as the base. A large number of golden lines spread from the center of the square to all directions. The undulating runes like mountains and rivers formed a huge traction formation, and monsters holding spell beads would enter the free port from here.
The gust of wind swept in behind him, Xu Yinian turned his head, just in time to see the giant bird with its bone wings stretched flying by. The monsters passing by didn't pay attention to the shadowy figure, and continued chatting without any surprise.
"I bought a pair of dragon horns from the flea market yesterday. I heard that the pair of dragon horns originally belonged to a red dragon that does all kinds of evil."
"If it's genuine, then you've made money. Dragon horns are very rare materials."
"Brother, you are too big-hearted. How can you buy a complete dragon horn in the flea market? When Freeport can crack down on these fake goods, I will be the first to thank Boss Yu."
"Come on, people don't bother to care about these trivial matters at all." The monster said, pointing to the white cliff in the distance, and the castle at the highest point of the cliff is like a palace on the moon, "I wonder if there is any place in that place?" people live... ”
"Young Master Xu," Nan Zhi's voice rang in Xu Yinian's ears, "There is a time difference between Freeport and the outside world, do you want to rest now?"
Suddenly switching from the speed of life and death to sightseeing tour, Xu Yinian was a little out of shape, and Nan Zhi called him twice before recovering. Everyone else's reaction was similar to his.
"No rest," Xu Yinian stared at the yawning mermaid in the fountain pool of the square, "It's rare to come here, we must go to the arena to see."
Xia Ziheng saw that he seemed to be going on a free port sightseeing tour soon, and couldn't help admiring him: "It's half past eleven, Brother Xu, the mermaids are sleepy, but you are not."
Chen Ran couldn't stand it anymore: "Let me say first, I want to rest."
Ye Qiao didn't speak, but she also yawned along with the sleepy mermaid.
"Then I'll take you to the castle." After she finished speaking, she said to Xu Yinian alone, "If you have anything to do, please contact me."
After Nan Zhi and the others left, Xu Yinian took a map like a monster next to him.
He just opened the map, and an elf with transparent wings popped out from it. Xu Yinian looked at the palm-sized creature without blinking, and the elf also stared straight at him, looking at each other. He held his face happily.
"Oh, I'm so lucky. I haven't met such an eye-catching tourist for a long time. I'm map number 10001 of Freeport. May I ask where you want to go?"
"Arena." To prevent finding the wrong place, Xu Yinian added, "The biggest and most famous one."
"Oak Mountain Arena? Then my suggestion is to put on thicker clothes and prepare enough money to go." She said as she flew forward, "Follow me, there is a direct bus through the city car."
"Wait a minute." A female voice came in, and Nan Zhi hurriedly ran up to Xu Yinian, holding two brand new shopping bags in her hands, "I almost forgot to tell you that different areas of Freeport correspond to different seasons , the place you want to go may be in winter."
"!" Seeing Nan Zhi, the elf immediately straightened her back, and she even flew a little higher, trying her best to show that she was working hard.
"Do you think this size is suitable? If you don't like the style of clothes, I will accompany you to see other clothes."
"It's suitable, the style is pretty." Xu Yinian glanced at the clothes in his bag, a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry to trouble you."
"You are a guest invited by the boss. These are all things I should consider. You are welcome." Nan Zhi smiled, "Then I wish you a good time."
As a well-known monster city, there is another very important reason why Freeport is highly respected: places where a large number of monsters gather are usually prone to troubles. One of the most widely circulated city regulations in Freeport is the prohibition of the use of force, so this place Also known as the safe zone.
In order to balance the constraints brought by the city regulations, there are large and small arenas in the city. Among them, the Oak Mountain Arena is the most famous, and its magnificent scale ranks first in the two circles.
The entire arena is built within the trunk of a thousand-year-old oak tree. This inconceivably huge oak tree has another name of Oak Mountain. Consistent with what the map wizard said, it has entered winter here, and there is a lot of falling snow on the treetops. Contrary to the cold and cold natural landscape, the atmosphere in the venue is full of enthusiasm. As soon as Xu Yinian entered the door, a waitress came forward holding the roster.
In order to cover up his appearance, Xu Yinian bought a mask that half-covered his face before he came in. Many monsters who came and went covered their faces like him, and some even wore black cloaks from head to toe. Seeing him coming in, the waitress was full of enthusiasm: "Is this the first time you come to Oak Mountain, want to play something? Would you like to try our sap beer? If you want to bet, you can bet on Huang Ling on Channel 3, That player is an old customer here, and I heard that he is also a friend of the boss."
"Yu Huai's friend?"
The waitress nodded again and again, and she lowered her voice: "We are playing a group battle tonight. In each round, the players on platforms 1 to 10 will be rearranged until the final winner emerges. If you can bet on the final For the winning player, the bet money will be multiplied!"
As she spoke, other waiters passed by with trays: "Sap beer, a specialty of Oak Hill."
“Best Alcoholic Beverages in Freeport! Only in Oak Mountain!”
"Who else wants to place a bet? A new round of competition is about to start!" The banshee holding the sign was enchanting. She was wearing a slim suspender skirt and stiletto shoes. When she saw Xu Yinian, the banshee asked casually, " Little handsome boy, do you want to try your luck?"
The waitress immediately glared at her: "This is my guest!"
"Okay, okay, I won't compete with you." The banshee holding the sign smiled coquettishly, and Shi Shiran left.
Xu Yinian's gaze fell on the pool not far away. The huge translucent pool was inlaid at the bottom of the tree trunk, as if a thick layer of ice had condensed on the roots of the tree. There were more than a dozen mermaids with skin as white as snow sitting in the pool, and a group of monsters with missing arms and legs gathered beside the pool, making miserable howls from time to time.
"There is a healing point over there, and injured players will go there for treatment." The waitress introduced to him, "There is a film on the mermaid's skin, touching this film can heal wounds, especially their tears, which are the most effective in the world. One of the best cures."
"I've heard of it, but it's the first time I've seen it." Xu Yinian was rather curious.
The mermaid in the pool was treating the wounded while chatting with his companions: "My old lady is working hard here to earn extra money. He basks in the sun in the fountain in Obsidian Square. There are not many female contestants! I have never seen such an unreliable man—hey! Where do you put your hands
"Miss sister, let's be reasonable," the monster with half of his body mutilated with blood and flesh groaned, "Your tail is flicking around, and I can't blame me if I accidentally touched your waist."
The mermaid reluctantly stretched out her hand, motioning for him to hold her arm.
Xu Yinian's eyes flickered, and he saw the charging standard on the notice board.
—A 100,000 arm, 150,000 thighs and 150,000 calves, a 500,000 paralyzed job, a head dropped out and a left turn, no charge in the cemetery.
He murmured in his heart: "Is this really legal?"
Suddenly, passionate shouts came from all directions.
Two contestants reappeared on the third platform mentioned by the waitress earlier. One of the imperial spirits is tall, with golden demon patterns on half of his cheeks. He coquettishly waved and blew kisses to the audience in the stands, and the banshees who met his eyes screamed. The scene is more like a fan meeting.
Monsters like Huangling are hybrids that were only born in the past hundred years, and there is no record of them in the illustrated book of monsters from a hundred years ago. Almost all the imperial spirits come from the boneyard, and the monsters that can survive in that ghostly place are all aliens in the monster race. Naturally, each emperor spirit has extraordinary strength.
Xu Yinian saw Huang Ling move his fingers twice, and there was a crisp sound when the bones of his hand moved. His opponent was a strong Tanlang, probably dissatisfied with the commotion caused by the Emperor Ling, so Tanlang spat and rushed out first.
Facing the angry opponent, Huang Ling ticked his little finger with a smile on his face.
The gesture of teasing the ants caused the audience to burst into shouts of excitement. Xu Yinian stared at the arena intently. He could feel that the imperial spirit was very strong. Tanlang must not be his opponent, but how long would it take for them to fight? ten minutes? No, it could be faster, maybe three minutes—
When Tan Lang rushed in front of Huang Ling, there was a moment of silence in the arena.
See clearly what happened, all kinds of screams almost toppled the ceiling of the arena.
"Kill him! Kill him!"
"Twist! Just go on like this - wring his neck off!"
"Good job! Good job! I won this round again! The final winner tonight must be Xie Qihan!"
"Thank you Qihan! Thank you Qihan!"
Xie Qihan lifted the helpless Tanlang with one hand. Compared with most of the audience who couldn't understand the way, Xu Yinian could clearly see how Xie Qihan blocked Tanlang's attack. How to cover it with a layer of golden lines in a few seconds, and smash it hard on Tanlang's abdomen. If you guessed right, at that moment Huang Ling's arm muscles were hard enough to rival steel.
Xu Yinian licked the tips of his teeth, and his blood gradually boiled with the screams in the arena. Perhaps it was due to nature, or perhaps it was the influence of fate, he suddenly wanted to have a good fight.
Most of the memories of him when he was around ten years old were very unpleasant. At that time, his fortune was spread among the big families. Friends of the same age followed the hints of their parents and gradually alienated him. The elders of relatives looked at his every move with a critical eye. As soon as he moved, before he realized the seriousness of the matter, he once thought that all this would pass.
As long as you don't make mistakes, over time, everyone will understand that fate is completely nonsense.
He had thought so until that day.
Xu Yinian almost forgot all the details of that day. He only remembered that he happened to learn how to draw the lightning talisman. He returned home happily and wanted to show his parents what he had learned.
As usual, he deftly walked into the living room from the corridor, and suddenly found that there were two more staff members from the Demon Elimination Bureau at home. Leaning against the corner, he heard them ask Xu's father and Xu's mother:
"Has any of your children behaved abnormally?"
"Did he show violent tendencies? Did he inadvertently hurt you?"
"Compared with ordinary children, does he lose his temper more easily?"
It turned out that the staff of the Demon Elimination Bureau were already very kind in front of him, at least they never asked him such hurtful questions.
Numerous negative emotions poured down on the head and face, wrapped in anger, and finally turned into powerless loss.
Leaning his back against the cold wall, he finally curled up into a ball slowly. He wept silently while thinking.
The reality is really unfair.
Even if he tried his best to blend in, in the eyes of others, he would always be a strange person with an unknown burden.
…
After that day, he hated the rules and regulations brought about by fortune more and more, and only felt that he was bound in invisible shackles. It wasn't until he got acquainted with Yu Huai that he gradually changed his mind.
In order to cope with the marriage urging, Yu Huai asked him to pretend to be a couple. Facing this senior whom he had only known for a short time, Xu Yinian didn't even want to refuse straight away: "My fate is very strange, you should find a normal person."
"Are you referring to the fierce and vicious fateful face?"
Xu Yinian said in his heart that good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles away. Even the monster race knows about my broken life.
He nodded.
"Is it strange?" Yu Huai looked at him with a sincere smile in his eyes, "I think you are very special."
All right.
Xu Yinian felt his heartbeat suddenly quicken, and the shackles that had been restraining him jingled restlessly.
With this sentence, I will help you.
Tanlang, who had lost the power to fight back, was carried to the treatment point. Amid the deafening shouts from the audience, Xu Yinian felt that what the staff said back then was not wrong, and that he might be a bit dangerous.
At this moment, he was indeed excited because of the atmosphere in the arena.
Xu Yinian turned around and asked the waitress, "Can I still compete now?"
"Of course, the registration counter is over there." The waitress looked at his thin and fair arms and legs, and immediately denied the possibility of him participating in the competition, "Do you want to help a friend sign up? It's better to let him personally Come here, I need to fill in some information... "
"I will report to myself."
The waitress was startled: "Single game?"
"No," the boy's eyes reflected the light above the arena, "the total arena."