After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply-Chapter 471 - : 358, The grand finale, Lin Da’s low blood pressure was cured_2
Chapter 471: 358, The grand finale, Lin Da’s low blood pressure was cured_2
“But his approach is to have my daughter killed?”
“Viscount, sir, I think you’re going a bit too far,” fury flickered in Velen’s eyes.
It seems that these nobles are not looking for excellent adventurers but for dogs loyal to them.
Moreover, based on what Velen knew about Lin Da, he would never say something like “beating Milis to death.” Most likely, it was Milis who exaggerated the story to blacken Lin Da’s name deliberately.
“Miwen, we’re here to invest, no need to get upset with these low-class people,” said a fat man dressed in a tailcoat, his face piled with fat, chuckling:
“Children say the darndest things. I’ve heard my daughter say that Lin Da only pushed them aside and did not talk about killing anyone.”
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“These adventurers from small cities haven’t received high-class education; it’s understandable that they have low quality. At most, we don’t invest a single Gold Coin and just leave,” he said.
“Viscount Ponke makes a good point. President Velen, you might as well keep quiet. We’ll see for ourselves the quality of White Dove City’s adventurers,” said a slim, hooked-nose, golden-haired middle-aged man.
These three were viscounts from Gold Pool City.
Gold Pool City is known as the Cornucopia of Cangqing Province, home to the largest auction, businesses, and pleasure quarters in the province.
In the annual summary of Adventurer’s Weekly, the city ranked third. Although there weren’t many impressive local adventure teams, under the power of Gold Coins, many other geniuses from other cities defected to Gold Pool City to serve its nobility.
In front of Miwen, Ponke, and Rus, the viscounts, Velen felt like an old horse overloaded with bags, utterly unable to raise his head.
If it had been the younger days of Velen, he would have already flipped the table and ordered these three to leave. But once an adventurer retires and ages, their temper tends to mellow. Or rather, under the weight of harsh reality, they are forced to develop a “good temper.”
For the sake of this exhibition match, White Dove City had already spent millions of Gold Coins in marketing, and Velen could not let this investment go up in smoke.
Some of it came from imperial grants, but most of it came from local adventurers.
Registration fees, property tax, transaction tax, business proceeds, booth taxes from Secret Realm Square… These Gold Coins were the blood and sweat of the adventurers of White Dove City.
Velen took a deep breath and, when he raised his head again, he had put on a smile: “The three viscounts are right; we really should improve the quality of our adventurers from White Dove City.”
Viscount Miwen hummed in satisfaction: “That’s more like it. A mere adventure team from a small city dares to confront my daughter, absolutely preposterous.”
“Exactly, exactly,” Velen laughed dryly.
After a while, the sun rose from the east, and morning light spilled across the land.
The adventurers were ushered to their seats in sequence, under the guidance of the staff.
The entire Secret Realm Square was packed, teeming with people.
At a rough estimate, there were more than ten thousand.
The spectator area was divided into three zones; those in the back rows had to stand on their toes to see the large screen floating above the Arena, while those in the front were much more comfortable. Not only were the seats beige single-person sofas, but there was also a bucket of popcorn and two cans of the day’s fresh Wheat Beer.
Accordingly, the ticket price was a staggering ten thousand Gold Coins.
Essentially, only merchants or seasoned Rock-level and Iron-level squads could afford to buy them.
“Moon rank adventurers, [Red Heart Thief] Alajie, Rocher from South Rock City, Bear Ji… Quite a number of people have come,” said a male Elf with short golden hair, pushing up his silver-framed glasses, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
His name was Fry, captain of the [Yuefeng Adventure Team] from Red Heart City.
It was Fry who organized the Iron-level teams to prepare for the siege against Lin Da when he invaded the resources area of Red Heart City.
Hearing that Lin Da had come back alive from the sealed Great Mystery Continent, Fry was scared out of his wits, even dreaming at night of his resource area being stripped bare.
As soon as the news of the exhibition match was released, Fry, along with a few familiar captains, came to scout out the enemy.
“With tickets worth ten thousand Gold Coins, I could’ve had so many great hairdos,” said a Black woman with brown explosive hair, known by the title [Flower Messenger] Celina, her face showing reluctance.
The other two Iron-level team captains were [Coyote] Wol and [Swift Shadow] Timo.
“Although White Dove City’s phantoms and the Solid Rock Adventure Group have left, the newly prominent teams like Phoenix Tail Flower should not be underestimated!”
Wol’s wolf eyes flashed with a cold gleam, “The resource area of Red Heart City must not be invaded a second time.”
Timo, a short raccoon, rested his head on his arm and said lazily, “As long as they don’t invade our ‘Thunder and Lightning Adventure Team,’ it’s all good.”
During their conversation, a sudden uproar erupted from behind them.
The enthusiastic shouts were so loud that they hurt their ears.
“What is going on…”
Fry covered his ears, looking annoyed.
But on the arena, a young girl appeared with a brown ponytail and freckles on her face. Holding a magic conduction tube, her lively voice emerged, drowning out all the noise in the venue:
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to White Dove City! Today’s host is none other than the editor-in-chief of the White Dove Press, the famous Miss Kami!
Without further ado, please welcome the following four adventure team captains with your applause.
They are bound to kick off the competition with a battle that is nothing short of spectacular!
First to enter is—the elf of ice and snow, the elegantly precise swordsman, the captain of the Ice Flower Adventure Team, level 33 Star-ranked adventurer, [Frost Swordsman] Isa!”
In the pathway behind the red curtains, a silver light twinkled.
Most people could hardly see what was happening; in the blink of an eye, a silver-haired girl with a slender sword at her waist and a graceful posture appeared on the arena.
The Ice Fighting Spirit emitted a white fog, setting the girl apart like an elf in the snow.
Isa’s face held an impeccably polite smile, her right hand resting over her chest as she bowed slightly, greeting the crowd.
Isa’s entrance immediately set off a wave of screaming in the square.
The fans of the Ice Flower Adventure Team were numerous, and some fervent fans even wrapped white cloth around their heads with the words “Ice Flower” written on it, frantically waving their glow sticks to cheer.
In the pathway for the contestants, however, there was a different scene.
Lin Da paced anxiously like an ant on a hot pan. Seeing Oru run in sweating profusely, he quickly asked, “Did you find that girl Lia?”
“I went to all the usual cake shops and pubs, but no,” Oru said puzzledly. “I haven’t seen Captain Lia since this morning.”
Damn it.
She wouldn’t be holding a grudge, would she? Because I hit her a couple of times?
If Lin Da had low blood pressure, Lia could have cured him on the spot.
Over there, the host Kami was already calling out:
“The second player, the warrior who steps out of the flames, with fiery red long hair and fierce attacks, aspiring to be the strongest Fire Swordmaster… the captain of the Snow Goose Adventure Team, Lia!”
Whoosh!
Just as Lin Da was holding his forehead, thinking everything was about to go downhill, a red shadow shot out from the audience’s side.
The figure turned three somersaults in the air and landed gracefully on the platform.
This person, about one meter and fifty centimeters tall, was dressed in a tight adventurer’s battle suit, with black pants paired with brown tactical boots, and carried a Phoenix Feather Sword nearly as tall as herself on her back.
The girl crossed her arms, her fiery red hair fluttering in the wind, and her face was beaming with excitement.
It was indeed Lia herself!
Seeing this, Lin Da tilted his head back, nearly fainting from a brain hemorrhage out of anger.
He was certain, ten out of ten, even eleven out of ten, that Lia had intentionally hidden in the crowd and only appeared at the last second.
It was to get back at him!
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“The third contestant… the embodiment of wisdom and courage, acclaimed adventurer who, aside from often throwing wild silver parties with the ladies, has almost no flaws, the captain of the Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team, the ‘Eye of True Knowledge,’ Lin Da!”
Under Kami’s messy introduction, Lin Da emerged with a sullen face, leaping from the contestant pathway onto the arena.
He stood between the two women, looked straight ahead, smiled and waved to the enthusiastic crowd below. Meanwhile, he whispered to Lia beside him, “On such an important day, can you stop being capricious?”
