Free Web NovelChapter 838: Chapter 97: Radiant Competition Festival’s Massive Gains (3)
Although Titus was indeed corrupted by the Blood God Khorne, his strength simply didn’t qualify to receive the Blood God’s blessing. It was merely his personal mutation, unable to withstand Su Li’s near champion-level power when she erupted.
Amid the fierce battle, Su Li brutally smashed his body with the warhammer, the hammer point piercing through his battle armor, and countless snow-white lines sprayed out from the wound.
The glory of executing the demon stirred the entire venue! All human eyes in the Lion Ring turned to this spot, with fervent cheers and applause.
The spirit of the Empire’s citizens was truly resilient. Even with such a terrifying mutation occurring, it didn’t stop them from excitedly watching the match and continuing with their lives.
The entire festival wasn’t much affected either, continuing to proceed in an orderly manner.
Instead, it made Su Li’s name rise to fame, becoming one of the most popular knights in the first day’s competition and earning the honorable nickname "Gold-Burning Hammer Unfeeling One!"
The three words "Gold-Burning Hammer" perfectly fit his characteristics.
Firstly, the word "Burning" symbolizes his bloodline ability and the aura of the Blazing Blood Tyrant.
"Gold" represents his wealth, with two battles down, opponents had no way to probe anything of his real or feigned strength. He could entirely rely on powerful equipment and wealth to keep himself at the peak of his form.
Especially in the second round against Yurik’s knight, the opponent was nearly in tears. Knights from Yurik’s cold lands were relatively poor. After one battle, the opponent was badly wounded, with scarcely any potions for recovery, and even the Blazing Blood ability was almost exhausted.
Yet Su Li easily replenished his state, fighting him again at full health and mana. This made him shout profanities at the Sun Goddess Knight’s shamelessness.
But it drew laughter in the arena, with people thinking that was entirely a word of praise.
Because followers of the Sun Goddess like to have an overwhelming strategic advantage before the battle starts to ensure victory.
Under this style of play, Su Li truly was "[Burning Gold]," effortlessly crushing opponents with the consumption of massive resources.
His warhammer shone with the brightest light from beginning to end, justifying the name "Gold-Burner."
The first day’s competition of the Radiant Competition Festival undoubtedly left spectators with an extremely exciting and thrilling experience. There were not only splendid knight battles and exhilarating skills that made one’s scalp tingle, but also unexpected victories against demons, fully satisfying everyone, enough for them to boast for a long time.
As the first day of competition ended, the top 24 of the 32 strongest were quickly decided, while the remaining 8 slots would be contested in the losers’ bracket the next day. This ensured that no potential knight would be regretfully eliminated early due to grouping.
After the competition, the victors were lifted up amidst countless cheering followers, paraded and celebrated through the city, and then they entered taverns, freely drinking and boasting.
Every tavern continually emitted the crisp sound of copper bells, a special setup of taverns to celebrate and announce the shout of a gambler who won a huge bet, inviting everyone to drink freely.
As knights and spectators and gamblers drank in the taverns, Su Li, with a smile on her face, began counting in the Bauhinia Palace.
Dean Oliver, Governor of the Provincial Affairs Council, excitedly reported today’s achievements to him!
At the outset, this Prime Minister who was always known for his steadiness and iron hand couldn’t suppress his excitement.
"Lord, we struck it rich today, the sound of rolling gold coins fills every vault in the Vault Area of the territory!"
"Just from the casino’s revenue alone, we gained 17,577 Golden Crowns!"
"How much?" Su Li stood up directly from the chair, placing her hands on the conference table, looking excitedly at Dean Oliver who was reporting to him.
17,577 Golden Crowns?
This is just the first day! Even if a downhill trend follows in the next eight days, the territory can still make a fortune of 100,000 Golden Crowns through this Fiery Sun Goddess’s festival.
That income is equivalent to winning a brutal and extraordinary Green Dragon War!
But in fact, it certainly won’t diminish linearly every day; it may decrease midway due to wealth transfer, but when it comes to the quarter-finals or even the finals, the scale of the stakes will undoubtedly increase!
Vandar confirmed without error: "The income from the casino combined with our territory’s tax revenue reached 17,577 Golden Crowns! According to estimates, at least over 50,000 Golden Crowns were involved in gambling among these tens of thousands of participants. Many of our guests and the chambers of commerce also took part in this feast, such as the Dwarf King’s envoy who invested over 3,000 Golden Crowns before and after."
"This is definitely a carnival that will leave a deep impression on everyone, winning the bet brings sudden fortune independence, while the losers can still follow to enjoy the festive food and drinks. Thousands of knights and adventurers all returned home satisfied today."
The Empire’s citizens all love thrilling lives and lively festivals, so today’s carnival and excitement are definitely enough for them to savor and even linger for a long time.
After reporting this, Vandar continued to report: "Additionally, we gained 2,756 Golden Crowns from the ransom. The reason this figure looks relatively small is that many knights signed loan agreements, and just today we loaned out 5,728 Golden Crowns."
"And many knights are directly eliminated, without qualification to continue competing. Hence, we gained 27 elite knights, 49 official knights, and 46 apprentice knights."
