BXBX NOVEL Chapter 257 - Joining The Queue
The week passed rather quickly. Tiana was in Qadville City. It appeared to be a very peaceful city on the surface.
In reality, Qadville City was ruled over by a tyrannical lord. The governor basically did whatever he wanted.
No matter how much the people complained, the authorities of the Glerian Kingdom won't act against him.
Only later did the people figure out that the Governor had connections within a few top sects. The man had two sons and three daughters.
His two sons were the underlings of some great talents in the top sects, while two of his three daughters were concubines of the descendants of the elders from the Origin Sect and the Night Mountain Sect.
His third daughter, the youngest out of the three, was a disciple of a respected elder of the Black Lake Sect.
The Governor's strength was at the peak of the 4 Star Rank. It couldn't be considered much in the eyes of the sect, but to the people, this man was an invincible demon.
The governor overtaxed his subjects to gain more wealth. Those who couldn't pay that excessive tax had their property seized and then killed secretly.
Even after receiving several complaints about this governor, the King did nothing. It was because the governor usually offered the Glerian Kingdom a large portion of the tax money.
The King was satisfied as long as he received the tax money and this governor didn't go against his rule.
The city was having a rare period of tranquility at the time.
This was due to the Eclipse Battleground's Tournament.
Many tourists would be arriving in this city. These tourists would be paying money to watch this entire tournament.
As a result, the sects couldn't have this governor scare the visitors away.
If the visitors ran away, the reputation and the money they earned would be significantly less.
The sects would demonstrate the supremacy of their pedagogical skills over one another using the Eclipse battleground's Tournament.
Moreover, this would also be an opportunity for a sect's genius to gain prestige. Most of the disciples who achieved a good ranking in this tournament were considered the future pillars of the sect.
Normally, this tournament occurs every 10 years. However, this time the situation was slightly different as this tournament was occurring just 3 years after the previous one.
The reason for this change was David Valliadis!
Two years ago, David Valliadis had slain nearly all the renowned geniuses who had gained tremendous fame from this event.
All the sects of the Glerian Kingdom had been absolutely humiliated! To recover their prestige, they decided to create a new batch of elites. One that would be even stronger than before.
And now, after 2 years, they had created a tournament where the rewards were even more extravagant than before.
Tiana looked around the city and soon walked towards a citizen who had just walked out of a shop with a bag in her hand.
"Where should I go to register for the Eclipse Battlefield's Tournament?" She asked with a respectful tone.
The woman tilted her head in Tiana's direction. There was an emotionless look on her face as she gauged Tiana's identity.
She remained silent for a couple of seconds which confused Tiana.
"Do you know or not?" Tiana asked a little impatiently.
"It would be slightly troublesome for me to inform you about it. If only you could help me out a bit…" The woman spoke, showing a glint of greediness in her eyes.
Tiana immediately understood what this woman meant. She was asking for a tip in return.
Tiana pulled out a couple of gold coins from her Mystical Spiritual Connection Ring and handed them to this woman.
The woman immediately held those gold coins and placed them in her purse. She was so fast that Tiana barely saw her movements.
Instead of that emotionless look, there was now a bright smile on that woman's face.
"Go straight down this road, take a right. You will see a long line for people registering for Eclipse Battleground's Tournament. Join that line and register yourself." The woman replied happily.
Soon, she lowered her voice and whispered, "A tip for a kind lady like you. Stay careful about the molesters. The men try to use this opportunity to grab some benefits."
Tiana understood what this woman was trying to say and nodded, "Alright."
Tiana followed the instructions provided to her and reached the spot where she saw a long line.
There were nearly hundreds of warriors in the line.
Tiana frowned slightly as she thought 'So many warriors are going to participate in this tournament?! They number in hundreds or probably even more than that!'
In reality, Tiana was underestimating the number severely. There were more than a thousand participants after including all the disciples from the different sects.
There were no restrictions regarding the number of disciples who could participate from a single sect. The restriction was focused on their cultivation base. They had to be stronger than the 2 Star Rank, and their age had to be less than 25 years.
Each sect would use this opportunity to find precious talents within their sect and find disciples who were worth grooming.
It was a very precious opportunity for the disciples possessing low cultivation.
However, Tiana also didn't know that the 4 Star Ranked Warriors didn't need to get in the line like other people. They could skip this lengthy queue and directly inform the officials that she possessed the 4 Star Rank Cultivation.
The officials would first test her cultivation before focusing on the other participants.
However, since Tiana was unaware of this rule, she joined the queue like a normal participant.
Many men gasped in shock when they looked in her direction. Tiana seemed to be a perfect ice-cold beauty…
The white clothes she wore made her appear similar to a fairy to these men's eyes.
There were even a few men who approached her and spoke, "Would you like to join ahead of me? I am ready to give you my position in the queue."
Tiana cast a peek at these 'gentlemen.' Even a blind man would see that these men were simply doing their hardest to create a positive impression on Tiana.
Tiana didn't want to owe them any favors, so she rejected these offers.
The guys were dissatisfied, but in their hearts, they were relieved that they wouldn't have to swap places with Tiana in the queue.
It wasn't fun to wait for so long.
The men returned to their positions while Tiana waited for her turn. She sensed that there was not a single 4 Star Warrior in this queue.
'Are the disciples fighting in this tournament so weak? Won't I win easily then?' She was slightly excited as she thought of this.
In reality, the 4 Star Warriors of the different sects were living and enjoying themselves in the Inns of Qadville City.
They didn't need to personally come and line up in this queue. Such menial tasks were to be handled by their junior brothers.
Unfortunately, Tiana had come alone and couldn't assign her tasks to someone else.
Within this queue, some troublemakers were excited to see a beauty like Tiana here. They tried to move towards her position and molest her.
Unfortunately for them, Tiana sensed their actions and unconsciously released an Ice Aura that froze their hands.
The troublemakers were startled as their hands suddenly froze and shouted, "Ahhh... AHHHH.."
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