Unknown Knight

The next morning, Aix was awakened by bursts of shouting. He lived in the best room on the third floor of the hotel. He opened the window and looked out, only to see Bestur next door leaning on the window and looking at the source of the shouting with a monocular telescope.

Axe looked in the direction he was looking and found the source of the shouting.

There was an arena not far away, and it was filled with spectators, at least several thousand people. It was estimated that all the people in the city who could afford to watch the game were here.

A fierce fight was going on in the arena. No wonder his house was the most expensive. The window of the room faced the very center of the arena, which was the best viewing angle for watching the game for free in the whole city.

Seeing that Axelrod had woken up, Bestur came directly from the next room, went to the window, handed him the monocular telescope, and motioned for him to look through the telescope.

Aix took the telescope and saw an agile female gladiator who used the shield in her hand to hit her opponent, causing him to stagger. Before the opponent could stand firm, the female gladiator drew out the sword hidden in the shield and stabbed her opponent's throat with the sword.

After the blood splattered, there was a few seconds of silence, followed by thunderous cheers from the audience.

A sound of fist bones cracking was heard, and Aix moved the monocular telescope away, and found that Bestur was looking at him with eager eyes. The meaning was obvious, the steppe eagle was already eager to try.

Aix wanted to find an excuse to persuade him. After all, this was someone else's territory, so it was better to keep a low profile. They were being hunted by a large group of desert bandits. However, Bestur took the initiative to speak:

"Sir, you don't know me, my hands are really itchy! And doesn't Nana have the ability to heal injuries? The gladiators here are all masters, I will just go down to have fun, it won't affect everyone's actions."

Aix wanted to refuse, but then he thought that his cheap brother-in-law was a fighter who was keen on martial arts, and this might be his only interest and hobby. He couldn't bear to reject him directly.

Besides, with his extraordinary skills, he might not be able to escape unscathed, but he would be able to save his life and property. As long as he could stay alive, a few injuries would not be a big deal in front of Nana, so she nodded and said to him:

"My dear Anda, Bestur, we are now in a foreign country and being hunted by desert bandits. The local lord, Chief Atis, is my mortal enemy. We should keep a low profile. It's not impossible for you to practice your skills, but don't make too much noise."

Bestur was extremely excited after receiving Aix's promise. He patted his chest and assured Aix:

"Don't worry, sir. I'll just practice a little bit. It won't take up too much time."

Now that everyone is in the city, the desert bandits should not be bold enough to enter the city to arrest people. Since Bestur insisted on going, Aix decided to let everyone take a day off. Everyone can just go to the arena to watch the game and treat it as a vacation.

Hearing that Bestur was going to the arena to participate in the competition, everyone became interested. Zhenzhen wanted to persuade her husband, but she also knew Bestur's character. Plus, with Nana as a support, she let him go. But on the way to the arena, she kept reminding him to be careful.

The group arrived at the arena. Bestul signed up as an individual contestant, while Axe and others bought tickets for the noble seats on the high platform. Although these tickets were more expensive, they had independent compartments to choose from and provided a better view of the game.

Axe asked for a cubicle that could accommodate several people, mainly to avoid disclosing his own privacy and to allow everyone to watch the game without being disturbed and rest in peace.

There are two forms of competition in this kind of arena. One is martial arts fighting. Everyone uses special wooden weapons and wears protective gear. The competition is only about winning or losing. Unless there are unexpected events, it is generally not about life or death. There are many participants and the composition is relatively complex. There are nobles, civilians, mercenaries, wanderers who can't survive, etc. There are even professional gladiators who make a living from this.

The other is a life-and-death fight. Although the contestants also wear protective gear, the weapons they use are real swords and guns. The purpose of this competition is to kill people. It is to decide life and death. There are relatively few participants. Most of them are gladiators who have no control over life and death raised by slave owners, people who think they are very powerful and want to make some quick money, and vicious people who are willing to gamble their lives for money.

There is only one mechanism for the competition, which is the cumulative win system. No matter how many participants there are, they will fight for five rounds to determine the top 16, top 8, top 4, top 2, and the final champion.

The prize money for each competition is also different, with martial arts fights usually starting with ten to fifty copper coins, and life and death fights usually starting with one to five silver coins, which then multiply.

In order to motivate contestants to carry on with the competition to the end, the arena also stipulates that if a contestant withdraws midway, he or she can only get half of the current prize money.

What was going on today was obviously a life-and-death fight. According to the ticket seller at the arena, this rare life-and-death fight was held to celebrate the 45th birthday of the local city lord, Chief Atis. For this purpose, Chief Atis had set a high jackpot, with the starting jackpot being ten silver coins. This attracted many big slave owners on the continent to come with their fighting slaves to participate.

After Aix and his party took their seats, the game was already halfway through and they were competing for the final spot of the top eight.

Bestur's match was scheduled for the next one. Axe and others didn't care much about the game on the field. He even called the waiter and asked him to serve some local specialties such as nuts, cantaloupe and barbecue.

Although there was blood and flesh flying everywhere on the field, which would affect most people's appetite, everyone had seen blood in fights and did not take it seriously. They still ate and drank with relish, especially Axel. In the past, he might not even dare to watch the game, let alone eat and drink at the same time.

With a burst of cheers, the winner was decided. The winner was a blonde female gladiator who was 1.7 meters tall. The waiter introduced that this female gladiator named Mathilde had won two games in a row and was the consecutive champion. He asked Axe and others if they were interested in joining the bet. The odds for this female gladiator were three to one.

Although Bestur did not participate in this game, Axe and others were not very concerned about the game off the field, but Axe, who had quite a lot of experience in martial arts, still paid a little attention to the game.

The winning eight teams were now receiving cheers from the audience. They were all excited, sweating profusely, and some were even panting.

Only the consecutive champion named Mathilde remained calm. Although she was the last to finish the game, her face was not red and she was not out of breath. Apart from a few minor scratches on her body, she had no other serious injuries. It was obvious that she won very easily.

"I'll bet three hundred silver coins on this female gladiator to win the championship."

Axe said to the waiter.