Become the strongest in the world of gods through game experience

Based on past games I've played, the top three finishers always receive substantial rewards.

As a princess of royalty, the elf princess certainly wouldn't be stingy.

"The competition will be conducted in the same way as before, but this time we will not provide weapons. You will have to rely entirely on your own strength," Sheryl reminded everyone.

"Hehe, that's even better, it will be more difficult for them to break through my shell."

Wu Xiao grinned. His armor had been shattered earlier because of the amplification of his opponent's weapon, which had exceeded the armor's tolerance.

However, when his gaze fell on Zhang Xiaoyuan, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

'This guy could smash Wolf Sky's head with one punch; my carapace probably won't withstand many attacks either. To achieve final victory, I must find a way to make him lose to someone else.'

As for how to make Zhang Xiaoyuan lose, Wu Xiao planned to tell Zhang Xiaoyuan's fighting skills to her opponent after arriving at the competition venue, thereby exposing Zhang Xiaoyuan's weaknesses and causing her to lose the match.

Zhang Xiaoyuan was unaware of Wu Xiao's thoughts, and even if she did, she wouldn't care.

Although these alien races were at the same level as him, his true strength was comparable to that of an ordinary alien race at level 50, far surpassing that of Wu Xiao and other alien races.

Unless the other twelve towns have powerful alien races with special bloodlines, and their level is 30 or above.

Buzz!

Just as he closed his eyes to rest, a strange noise suddenly came from his data backpack.

Upon opening it, I discovered that the unusual movement was actually caused by a tuft of calico cat fur.

'I actually found what that cat needed here.'

Zhang Xiaoyuan murmured to herself and looked out the car window, following the direction she sensed from the cat's fur.

There was a foreign boar hawking its wares, holding a white bone knife and slicing the meat slices with a "swish, swish, swish" sound.

"It's that bone knife."

Zhang Xiaoyuan opened the data panel for analysis, and the information about the bone knife immediately appeared.

This cleaver, forged from the teeth of the once-dominant demigod shark, regained a trace of its power after years of cutting through the flesh of magical beasts and absorbing a drop of their blood essence. High-grade material.

"It's actually a tooth from a demigod shark."

Zhang Xiaoyuan exclaimed in surprise; this was the first time he had ever identified a material belonging to a demigod.

Despite being a high-grade material without any accompanying skills or special effects, the material's intrinsic value is already quite remarkable.

"We must get our hands on it."

Zhang Xiaoyuan immediately stopped the moving carriage.

"What's wrong?" Sheryl asked, puzzled.

"I'm going downstairs to buy something."

Zhang Xiaoyuan didn't explain further; this kind of material couldn't be known to Xuelu, an elf.

If the other party also wants to buy it, then he definitely won't be able to compete with them.

Whether it's financial resources or influence.

Zhang Xiaoyuan jumped off the beast-drawn carriage. To avoid arousing Xue Lu's suspicion, he first went to the shop next to the bristly boar alien and bought some food.

Then they went to the shop selling bristly pigs and asked for a bowl of meat noodles.

"Boss, don't shortchange me just because I'm human," Zhang Xiaoyuan joked.

"Haha, don't worry, on this street, the things I, Old Zhu, sell are the most affordable, and customers all say they're good."

The bristly pig laughed heartily, and with a few swift movements, the noodles were cut into neat, uniform pieces, as if they had been copied and pasted.

"Hey boss, your knife skills are really good!" Zhang Xiaoyuan praised with a smile.

"Of course, I, Old Zhu, have been working in the shop with my dad since I can remember. Later, after I became able to use my hands, I did odd jobs in the shop. My skills are top-notch."

"I'm so confident," the bald pig said, patting its chest.

"With such excellent knife skills, it must be related to the knife itself. I've recently become quite interested in cooking, so why don't you sell me this knife?"

Zhang Xiaoyuan finally revealed her purpose.

"That won't do. This kitchen knife is an heirloom from my family, the prized possession of my Zhu family. It cannot be sold under any circumstances."

The briar pig shook its head, its attitude firm.

"Ten silver coins."

"Not for sale."

"Ten silver coins."

"I'm not selling."

"Ten silver coins."

“You should know this is my family heirloom, passed down for many years. How can I just sell it like that?”

"..."

"Ten silver coins."

"This price is still a bit low," the bristly pig said, its pupils shrinking.

"Ten silver coins."

"Hey, you human, why is the price going down instead of up? 100 coins, that's it, I'll sell them!"

When the bristly pig saw that Zhang Xiaoyuan had lowered the price, it panicked and quickly shoved the bone knife into Zhang Xiaoyuan's hand, urging her to pay.

"Hehe, too late. 100 silver coins was the price just now. Now it's 80. Do you want it? If not, I'll keep lowering the price."

Zhang Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "I've played in so many game auction houses for so long, how could I not handle a shop owner?"

"Okay, okay, 80 coins it is, hurry up and pay me."

The bristly pig slapped his forehead in regret. He should have known better than to hesitate. He had lost 20 silver coins for nothing, which was equivalent to half a month's net profit.

After paying, Zhang Xiaoyuan ignored the shouts from the pig behind her, put away the old track, and returned to the carriage.

"Hey, you haven't even eaten your beast meat noodles yet! What's wrong with these humans?!"

……

"Zhang Xiaoyuan, what did you go downstairs to do?" Ci Nianyun asked curiously.

She had been peering through the car window and noticed that after buying some food, Zhang Xiaoyuan also bought a kitchen knife, which seemed to have cost a considerable amount of silver coins, leaving her very puzzled.

"I bought Ishida a kitchen knife. He had been longing to use a kitchen knife, so I bought it for him from the shop owner as a keepsake. Besides, a good kitchen knife will make the food taste better."

After Zhang Xiaoyuan finished explaining, Ci Nianyun had no doubts, because she knew that Hou Mu had agreed to enter the same college as Zhang Xiaoyuan and help her cook.

The beast-drawn carriage continued its journey, and Zhang Xiaoyuan took the opportunity to activate the illustration of the Tooth Demon Shark Bone Knife.

He has now collected 3 types of advanced materials, but has not yet received a reward. Presumably, he will receive one when he reaches 10 types.

After all, high-level materials are extremely rare, so the reward threshold is unlikely to be too high.

After a while, Zhang Xiaoyuan felt the beast-drawn carriage slow down until it came to a complete stop.

Why did it stop?

Zhang Xiaoyuan frowned, just about to ask a question, when she noticed Xue Lu standing up and getting off the beast-drawn carriage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please come down here. We need to conduct a routine check to enter the royal palace because Her Highness is holding an event. This is to prevent wanted criminals from taking the opportunity to enter and cause trouble."

"However, you are all competitors, so a symbolic check will suffice."

Sheryl explained with a smile, and then walked first into a magic circle in front of the guard to be inspected by the guard.

The magic circle quickly turned green, and Xuelu passed through safely.

Not only Sheryl, but there were other magic arrays nearby, checking the alien races that had entered the capital.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoyuan didn't say anything more and stepped into the magic array.

He felt something strange sweep over his body, as if he had been seen naked, which made him very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the time was short. Once the magic circle turned green, Zhang Xiaoyuan quickly stepped out.

"Alright, let's set off. Once we cross this gate, we'll be in the Elf Capital."

Sheree smiled and led the group forward, leaving the beast-drawn carriage behind, which was taken by the guards to a designated storage area.

In the capital, only the Elven royal family is allowed to ride in beast-drawn carriages; other races are not permitted to do so, otherwise they would be violating royal law and would be punished.

'The Elf Capital.'

Zhang Xiaoyuan murmured to herself as she looked at the hundred-meter-tall giant gate made of jade that radiated a dazzling light.

The surface was engraved with intricate patterns, presumably spells of the Elven race, because Zhang Xiaoyuan sensed a dangerous aura.

boo~

As Zhang Xiaoyuan stepped through the giant gate, a completely different world appeared before him.

I had imagined that the capital of the Elven race would be filled with luxurious palaces, a bustling metropolis.

Unexpectedly, the buildings inside were actually small wooden cabins made of grass and wood.

The cottages are built against the trees, and each cottage is surrounded by flowers and plants, making it feel like living in a sea of ​​flowers.

Looking into the distance, Zhang Xiaoyuan still couldn't see the towering palace, which made an idea sprout in his mind:

"Does the elven royal family also live in such an environment?"

"How about it? Doesn't it seem strange?"

At that moment, Xue Lu's voice rang out.

"It's a little strange."

Zhang Xiaoyuan nodded; this was different from her previous understanding of royalty.

"Our race is inherently close to nature. The life rules mastered by our ancestors were also close to nature. Furthermore, our race's combat power is greatly enhanced in a natural environment, and living in a natural environment is also more beneficial to our race."

Sheryl explained from the side, and bent down to touch the wildflowers on the ground.

As if it were alive, the wildflower sensed the scent of the snow dew, bent its body slightly, and gently rested against the snow dew's palm, responding to the snow dew.

Kun Cai and Wu Xiao, two alien races, were also entering the Elf Capital for the first time, and were looking around curiously.

As Xue Lu took a step forward, the flowers and grass on the ground suddenly parted to make way for her.

"Let's go. Be careful not to step on the flowers and plants by the roadside, or they will get angry and attack you. Then I won't be able to save you."

Xue Lu saw Kun Cai reach out to grab a wildflower and coldly reminded her.

"Ah, sorry." Kun Cai awkwardly withdrew her hand.

Zhang Xiaoyuan and the others followed Xue Lu through the sea of ​​flowers. Every time they passed a house, Xue Lu would greet the owner, and the owner would respond with a smile, as if they were very familiar with each other.

"Since this place is full of flowers, plants and trees, will the competition take place here? Our attacks are so violent, they will definitely damage these plants."

After walking for a while, seeing that the sea of ​​flowers was still a continuous expanse, Wu Xiao asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, the competition venue has already been prepared," Xue Lu said calmly.

After walking for a while, Zhang Xiaoyuan noticed that the surrounding sea of ​​flowers had subtly changed.

The flowers have become more vibrant, and according to the data panel, they are mostly low-level materials, with a significant number even being mid-level materials, whereas the previous flower sea was primarily composed of low-level materials.

Furthermore, the houses have become more exquisite, occupy more space, and possess a historical and ancient feel.

"It seems this is where the royal family truly resides."