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Chapter 100 You Have a Problem!
Twenty-seven nobles returned to their seats to prepare for battle.

A strong aura of magic suddenly emanated from the center of the magic arena.

A dense magical energy formed a green barrier.

Within the barrier, a giant tree rose from the ground, grew rapidly, and soared into the sky.

Thick vines and large leaves grew around the giant tree, forming a staircase leading to the clouds.

This is a small secret realm created by Serusia.

She can manipulate everything in the secret realm at will, similar to the principle behind the elven ring given to Loren.

The task of the Secret Realm Challenge is to climb the green leaf staircase and harvest the "elf seed" at the top of the giant tree.

There were a total of twenty-seven nobles nominated as candidates.

Each noble can send a maximum of ten people to participate in the challenge.

The competition for the "Pokémon Seed" lasted for 34 rounds.

In other words, about 7 to 8 people participate in each round of the challenge.

Lord and Loren negotiated amicably, with Lord saying, "Loren, let's try to avoid each other when we go into battle to increase our chances of getting the seed."

Loren nodded.

Liz, Xuefu, Lolis, Lilia, Baixi.

He can only send out a maximum of 5 challengers.

Each challenger can only participate in the challenge once, so it's wise to avoid Lord.

First, the first round.

Most of the earl candidates were conservative and did not rush to send anyone into the race.

Loren thought about it and realized that now might be the best opportunity to snag a bargain.

He roughly knew Lord's fighting strength.

Eight Earth Knights, including Lolina and Loran, and two High Knights.

Two of them were from Ironforge, and the rest were Lorton's men.

If all the candidates are of this caliber, Liz and Shirley will have a very difficult time winning.

Lord did not field any players in the first round.

Seeing this, Loren sent Liz.

"Liz, you go first, just do your best."

"Yes."

As a high-ranking knight, Liz is already considered one of the best among the many knights.

However, compared to the elite knights selected by countless candidates, they are still slightly inferior.

The participants in the first round were mostly high-ranking knights.

Upon seeing this, the nobles immediately dispatched their Earth Knights.

The countdown to entry has ended; the challenge in the secret realm has begun.

Ten people participated in the first round of the challenge.

Among them were seven high-ranking knights and three earth knights.

The knights climbed toward the top of the giant tree almost simultaneously.

The vines and leaves underfoot are both sturdy and soft.

Liz found that the higher she went, the more she could feel the invisible pressure.

Even without any rivals, reaching the top of the giant tree is not an easy task.

The climb was too strenuous, so the challengers had to turn their attention to other people.

Their mission is to obtain the spirit seeds, so naturally they won't be polite to anyone.

After a fierce and chaotic battle, the three Earth Knights maintained the upper hand throughout.

The difference in strength between high-ranking knights and earth knights is too great.

Faced with the immense pressure of the Elf Realm and the fierce attacks of her opponents, Liz's aura gradually began to rise.

She actually began to advance to Earth Knight at this very moment!
"We can't let her get promoted!"

The three Earth Knights had almost the same thought.

Originally, it was a three-way standoff, with each side wary of the other.

Any one of the three of them could potentially obtain a spirit seed.

Once Liz successfully advances, their chances of obtaining seeds will be even lower!
The three Earth Knights launched an attack on Liz in perfect unison.

Advancement to a higher rank as a knight takes a certain amount of time.

If attacked at this time, not only is it easy to fail to get promoted, but it may also leave lasting health problems.

Loren frowned, his face full of worry.

Why did Liz have to be promoted at this particular time?
He just wanted Liz to try her luck.

If the Earth Knights are all severely injured, she might be able to reap the benefits.

But now, Loren hopes for Liz's safe return more than for the fairy seed.

The Earth Knight's attack came, and Liz had no way to dodge.

Just then, a huge leaf blocked the attack of the three knights and bounced them away.

The challenge is held in a secret realm to ensure the safety of the participants.

For the Elf Kingdom, every knight is a valuable asset, and they should not die in such a place.

But accordingly.

Receiving the protection of the Elf Queen means failing the challenge.

Liz successfully rose to the rank of Earth Knight, and was then expelled.

As expected, the one who won the spirit seed was an Earth Knight.

The others who failed the challenge also lost the right to try again.

"I'm sorry, my lord..."

Loren waved his hand, in a good mood, "It's alright. You were able to advance to Earth Knight through this challenge, which is a considerable gain."

Liz's promotion was a natural progression.

Since she was promoted to a high-ranking knight last year, she has been using the Demon Flame Stone to cultivate.

After nearly a year of training, Liz's fire aura has become extremely refined.

It's only natural that he's now promoted to Earth Knight.

The only pity is that her promotion came a little too late.

There's nothing we can do about it; a knight's promotion requires the right opportunity.

It was the secret realm created by the Elf Queen, coupled with the pressure from powerful enemies, that enabled Liz to successfully break through.

Although we didn't get the Pokémon Seed, Sandstone Town is still happy to have a new Earth Knight.

Lorina exclaimed, "Little brother, I didn't expect Liz to have already been promoted to Earth Knight. You have a good eye for talent."

The fact that Liz Knight was promoted to Earth Knight proves that she already had good talent.

Of course, the large amount of magic flame stones that Loren provided for her was also crucial.

"I've discovered that Liz also cultivates fire-based battle aura. Loris, just how many Demon Flame Stones did you give to Loren?"

Loran and Lolina each took one hundred Demon Flame Stones.

They used a portion for themselves, and distributed the rest to their knights.

However, they have yet to cultivate an Earth Knight.

In contrast, Loren not only advanced to a higher rank himself, but his knights also achieved breakthroughs.

How many magic flame stones would it take to do that?

Didn't Loris only have 400 Magic Flame Stones left?
She can't possibly sell them all to Loren.

These magic flame stones have no chance of nurturing an earth knight!

"Loren, are you and Loris hiding something from your sister?" Lorina finally realized something was wrong.

Loren's face was serious. "Sister, have you already found out?"

"I knew it! You'd better confess right now!"

Loren sighed. "Sigh, this has nothing to do with me. It's Loris who insists on marrying me. I've told her many times, but she just won't listen..."

Lolina found it increasingly strange as she listened.

Loris's expression changed drastically. "You bastard! Are you looking for death?"

Just as things were about to start, Loren quickly changed the subject, "Look, the second round of the challenge has begun."

Lolina's eyes flickered. "Sigh, I really envy your relationship."

Lord and Loran are only a few years apart in age and often played together when they were children.

Loren and Loris were of similar age, and since their territories were close, they had a lot in common.

Lolina, however, is different.

She often played alone when she was a child, and she didn't have many friends when she grew up.

The bond between siblings was nowhere near as close as that between Loren and Loris.

Loris felt disgusted. "Sister, you've probably misunderstood. My relationship with this bitch is just a simple business partnership. If I could, I'd much rather you were the lord of Sandstone Town."

"Sister, listen to how rude this girl is. She has never respected me as her brother."

Loris sneered, "Don't you know why I treat you this way?"

Loren was too lazy to argue with her.

In the second round, Lord sent out an Earth Knight, but Loren didn't intend to join in.

Unfortunately, Lord's knights failed to win.

After two more rounds, Xuefu volunteered to go on stage.

Whether she succeeds or not, she has to give it a try.

Seeing Xuefu stand up, Lorina was a little surprised, "Miss Xuefu is planning to go on stage herself?"

"Ah."

Lolina looked at Loren, "Sherlock is only a mid-level knight, right? If you really need someone, you can tell me. Putting aside other things, you can at least give me a high-level knight."

"Sister, you may not know, but Xuefu is very strong, although she is slightly weaker than the Earth Knight."

There are seven challengers in total, including two Earth Knights.

Xuefu chose to come on stage at this time, presumably because she felt it was the best opportunity.

The challenges ahead are likely to be epic battles, and it will be very difficult for a level 3 apprentice wizard like her to win.

Taking advantage of the fact that there aren't many experts right now, there just happens to be only two.

There might still be a chance to snag a bargain.

Xuefu's advantage is that no one knows her true strength.

Even the Earth Knights couldn't possibly discern her wizard identity.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, Xuefu was just a weak mid-level knight.

The atmosphere in the entire Magic Arena brightened considerably upon the arrival of a mid-level knight.

The originally fiercely competitive dungeon challenge seemed much more cheerful now.

"Even if it's just a formality, is it really necessary to send out a mid-level knight?"

"Even without any opponents interfering, it would be difficult for a mid-level knight to reach the top, right?"

The knights who participated in the challenge all shared similar thoughts.

They completely ignored Xuefu's existence.

The high-ranking knights were wary of each other, while keeping an eye on the movements of the two Earth Knights.

Once they get the chance, they will show absolutely no mercy.

The two Earth Knights kept a close eye on each other, neither daring to make a move easily.

Only Xuefu was there, silently climbing slowly at the very bottom.

Climbing up through these vines and leaves is indeed not that easy.

Before long, Xuefu had already left the others far behind.

Based on previous experience, the challengers will start a melee when they are halfway up the climb.

The two Earth Knights prioritized shooting down nearby high-ranking knights.

After several rounds of challenges, not a single high-ranking knight obtained an elf seed.

Because no one will give them the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

As several high-ranking knights were eliminated one after another, the two Earth Knights finally began to fight.

They hadn't forgotten that there was a mid-level knight below them.

However, the mid-level knights are too weak to be taken seriously at all.

Now we just need to take down the other Earth Knight to win!
The two sides exchanged blows repeatedly.

Despite being Earth Knights, there are still differences between them.

Kofi's Frost Aura was purer than his opponent's Gale Aura, and his swordsmanship was also more skillful.

But he always felt something was off.

Why do his opponents always manage to dodge his attacks inexplicably?

Charlie also found it strange; Coffey's swordplay always seemed off-target, as if he was holding back...

(End of this chapter)