Xu Chunniang glanced at the person who handed over the immortal crystal with a half-smile, "Isn't it a bad idea for me to take your immortal crystal for no reason?"
"How could that be? This is a gift from me to the fairy. As long as the fairy doesn't think it's too little, it's fine. I hope that if I meet a fairy in the fighting field in the future, I will ask you to show mercy to me."
Xu Chunniang smiled with satisfaction, took the small bag of immortal crystals and weighed it in her hand, "Since it is your filial gift, I will accept it. I will remember you. If we really meet in the arena in the future, I will not let you lose too badly."
Seeing this, the other people were angry at the man who gave the fairy crystal for being so servile, but they were more afraid of being hated by Xu Chunniang because of this.
The few of them quickly made a decision. They took out fairy crystals from their pockets and forced them on Xu Chunniang in the name of filial piety.
"The fairy is quite powerful, and will surely shine in the arena in the future. I was blind and said the wrong thing before. I hope the fairy will not treat us the same way."
"This is a small apology. I hope the fairy will forgive me for the past."
Xu Chunniang raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that after she made a slight move and dealt with the giant who showed up, she would get such an unexpected gain.
If she guessed correctly, these people originally wanted to give her a warning and then extort some fairy crystals from her.
As a result, seeing that things were not going well, not only did he give up the idea of robbing her, he also took the initiative to offer her a sum of fairy crystals, hoping that she would not pursue their previous offense.
Since these people were so sensible and offered the fairy crystals on their own initiative, she was too lazy to bother them anymore.
After putting the immortal crystal in her pocket, Xu Chunniang looked at the four people in front of her, "I'm new here and don't even have a place to stay. Do you know of a secluded yard somewhere?"
"There are quite a few empty courtyards in the north. Not many people live there. It's quite secluded and should meet the fairy's requirements."
Another person quickly retorted, "The north is too far from the inner court, and those courtyards have been uninhabited for years and have long been dilapidated. How can we let the fairy live in such a filthy place
I do know of an empty yard that is not only secluded but also very close to the inner court, but the yard is a bit small."
But soon, someone else refuted it.
"No, no, I know the yard you mentioned. It's not just a little small, there's nowhere to step. How about this, I'll clean up the yard and give it to the fairy, and I'll choose another place to live."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other three glared at the person who spoke.
This person is too much of a bootlicker! He actually said that he would give up his yard!
What made them even more angry was that they had never thought of such a good idea and he had gotten there first.
Xu Chunniang glanced at the person who was speaking, smiled and shook her head, "I appreciate your kindness, but there are many vacant yards here, so there is no need for you to vacate space.
How about this, I'll go check out the places you recommended first, and then I'll see if I can't find a suitable one."
"Okay, we have nothing to do anyway, why don't we lead the way for the fairy?"
Seeing that the few people insisted, Xu Chunniang did not refuse. These people were obviously veterans who had been in the fighting arena for quite some time and were very familiar with the rules of the fighting arena.
She chatted with several people as she walked.
"How long have you been here at the fighting arena?"
"I have been here the longest, and have been in the arena for seven months. Monkey has been here the shortest, and has been here for nearly four months."
The monkey he was talking about was a monkey-headed man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks. He was also the one who threatened to give up his own yard and was the first to "present" the fairy crystal.
Hearing this, Xu Chunniang looked at Monkey and asked, "You've been here for almost four months. How many games have you fought in total?"
The monkey smiled sheepishly, "Not many, just thirty-seven games, and if you win or lose, it's half and half. I'm average in strength, so I'm just a little faster."
Xu Chunniang nodded and said, "When I signed the contract before, I saw a rule in the contract that if you feel that you are not strong enough during the fight, you can just admit defeat.
If you admit defeat when you meet an opponent you can't beat, you shouldn't die. Why do they say that many new fighters can't survive the first three rounds?"
The monkey answered quickly, "Fairy, you only know one side of the story. Although the rules written in the contract are real, they hide many hidden rules that only exist in the arena."
"Yes, you can admit defeat in the arena, but after you admit defeat, you will inevitably face a fight to the death. The so-called fight to the death is to place two people who have admitted defeat in the same arena and let them decide the winner by life and death."
The monkey continued, "So even if we know we can't win, we will still try our best to participate in the fight, because the immortals who watch the fight have paid money. If the fight is not exciting enough, naturally no one will be willing to pay for it."
"I see."
Xu Chunniang understood that everything in the fighting arena was naturally based on interests, and the lives of the fighters were not within their consideration.
"Then those fights you lost must have caused you serious injuries, right?"
"Is it more than just a serious injury?"
The man who had been there the longest smiled bitterly and said, "During the times when I was injured the most, I completely lost consciousness and passed out in the arena.
I was lucky. I didn't meet those people who like to kill their opponents in the arena. I was lucky enough to save my life. I used the immortal crystals I saved from my previous victories to buy medicine to heal my wounds."
From several people, Xu Chunniang learned that they had been in the arena for some time and their strength was just barely acceptable, but they had not saved up many immortal crystals.
Because when fighting in the arena, no matter whether you win or lose, you will inevitably get injured, and the cost of buying medicine alone takes up most of the immortal crystals they won.
After listening to what several people said, Xu Chunniang fell silent.
These people, like her, came to the arena to risk their lives with the intention of earning immortal crystals.
But in fact, they signed a contract with the arena, lost some of their freedom, and constantly fought with others for their lives, but did not save much immortal crystals.
They were all quite strong. After several months of ups and downs in the fighting arena, although they did not earn much immortal crystals, at least they saved their lives.
But what about more people? Not only did they fail to earn immortal crystals, but they also lost their lives in vain.
They were all immortals who had attained enlightenment. In the lower world, they could have intimidated others. However, they died silently in this small arena.
Several people thought that Xu Chunniang was worried about the upcoming fight, and they all tried to comfort her.
"Don't worry, fairy. Your strength is not even on the same level as ours. I've seen the fights between those Class C fighters, and I feel that your skills are even more powerful than theirs."
"For us D-level fighters, except for a few who are above the D-level, most of us are doing mediocre. But the treatment for those C-level fighters is much better. They can earn at least 500 immortal crystals by winning a fight!"