Once again, Meng Chao's black hair and eyes shone with a dark light, and the rat soldiers felt an unreasonable sense of trust.
Leaf gulped and could not help but ask, "Harvester, do you think we can really win against a noble from the Iron Skin Family and his servant squad?"
"Well …"
Meng Chao looked hesitant.
Even though he did not know his opponent's strength …
Based on the memories from his previous life, he had a general idea of the strength of the Turan civilization's servant soldiers.
When he came into contact with the Turan people in his previous life, the war in the Other World was already raging like wildfire. Even the shrimp soldiers and crab generals were veterans who had survived hundreds of battles.
The war in the Other World had just begun, and the servant soldiers who had yet to be trained in real battles could not surpass the average standard in his previous life, even if they had served the nobles for generations.
Meng Chao closed his eyes and compared and made deductions carefully. Then, he shook his head slowly and said with a solemn expression, "It'll be difficult."
"I knew it!"
Even the mysterious harvester said so. Leaf, Spider, and the wild rat servant soldiers who had been normal citizens half a month ago felt their hearts turn cold.
"I originally wanted to get rid of my opponent perfectly without any injuries."
Meng Chao frowned and said the second half of his sentence. "I didn't expect that my opponent would change. If that's the case, it'll be very difficult for me to win without any injuries!"
Leaf was speechless.
Spider was speechless.
The other rat soldiers were speechless.
'Looks like I'll have to find a chance to test the enemy's strength before I come up with a strategy to target him.'
Meng Chao thought about it for a while before he turned around and looked for Hailstorm.
Hailstorm was still red in the face, but he could not do anything and was furious.
This made Meng Chao curious about the identity of this ace gladiator again.
It had to be known that the military nobles of the Turan civilization received warrior education since they were young. It did not just include training in their martial arts and the ability to control their totem armor. It also included the art of war.
The noble families of the five major clans all raised thousands of 'house rats' so that the descendants of the noble families could learn the art of commanding troops and commanding troops since they were young. They learned how to treat the lives of living people as chess pieces and cannon fodder and consume them mercilessly in the most valuable way.
If Hailstorm was really from the Golden Clan's Snow Leopard Clan …
They were considered a prestigious family in the Tulan Civilization.
How could it be? He had a body full of unparalleled combat strength, but he didn't know how to command a battle team of more than a hundred people. He even lacked the most basic ability to command subordinates.
"She clearly lacks commanding abilities, and judging from her performance in the past few days, she is not interested in training or commanding at all. Yet, she refuses to give up her dream of taking charge on her own and join the Bloody Hoof family, which has a very promising future, through the 'Blood Blessing Ritual'. What is on this female leopard's mind exactly?"
Meng Chao thought about it and stood in front of the ice storm. With a calm and sincere expression, he said, "Mister Ice Storm, I think that you should file a protest to the adjudicators. You should protest against the fact that they changed their opponent at the last minute. It's such an unfair act."
Hailstorm was stunned.
Although she was very angry at Casava's little tricks, was there any use in protesting?
A gladiator, especially an invincible ace gladiator, must have the courage to face all challenges.
Otherwise, how could he be considered a trump card?
Such a protest would not be accepted at all.
She would also be laughed at for no reason. They would laugh at her, the Ice Empress, for being afraid of a nobody who had just gone through his coming of age ceremony.
"No, the goal of protesting isn't to cancel the fight or to change your opponent back. I know that it's impossible, but you should still protest. And it'll be best if you can do it in front of the challenger so that he can hear your complaints," Meng Chao said confidently.
"The benefits of doing this are: First, it will make your opponent underestimate you and think that you're really leading a bunch of nobodies. You'll be really afraid of fighting against his well-trained servant army of rats.
"There's no harm in showing weakness to the enemy.
"Secondly, even though it's impossible to cancel the fight or change the opponent, your protest might help us fight for more favorable conditions. For example, give us a few more javelins and a few more sets of armor so that we can eat more before the battle begins. When life and death are at stake, even if it's just one more javelin or one more Devil's Snare Fruit, it's still very important.
"Third, there's a possibility that you might anger the challenger from the Iron Skin Clan, and he might set up an additional bet for the outcome of this fight."
"Wait, what?"
Hailstorm understood the first two benefits.
But the third benefit left her a little confused.
The female Snow Leopard Warrior stared at the annoying smile on Meng Chao's face and asked hesitantly, "An additional bet?"
"That's right. Even though the winner of the group fight will get a great reward, after you win this time, you will need to command one hundred servant soldiers in the next fight. If you want to feed these servant soldiers, the reward from this victory will not be enough."
Meng Chao shrugged and said, "The boar-people are known for being hot-tempered in the Blood Hoof Clan and not being able to withstand any provocation.
"Our opponent is from the strongest Iron Skin Clan among the boar-people, and he has just gone through the Coming of Age Ceremony. He's a young and hot-tempered new member of the clan. I believe that he will definitely be even more rash and easily angered. As long as you provoke him a little, he will be willing to bet his life and fight you in the coliseum, right?
"Of course, there's no need for you to really bet everything you have. With the Iron Skin Clan's great strength, they should be able to bring out hundreds of Golden Fruits and thousands of kilograms of totem beast meat without batting an eyelid, right?"
'That way, I can get the resources I need to heal my injuries earlier and recover my fighting strength above Heaven Realm!'
Meng Chao thought.
"Y-You already know who our opponent is, and you still think that we'll definitely win?"
Ice Storm was stunned for a long time. She felt awkward and angry. Her face turned red, and she said, "But I can't bet that much!"
She might have been the ace of Blood Skull Coliseum and sounded like she had a lot of fame.
But regardless of whether she was in Dragon City or Turanze, cultivation was something that burned money.
If she trained alone, the daily expenditure was already astronomical.
During the first three fights, Ice Storm had to bear the expenses of hundreds or even more than one thousand servant soldiers.
Even though the coliseum would be responsible for the basic expenses of the servant soldiers, such as Mandala Fruits, the most basic weapons, and armor,
If the coliseum wanted to win, it was impossible for the gladiators to not throw in their own money.
The three losses had caused Ice Storm to completely spend all the money she had saved up to become a "ace".
But she did not want to completely rely on the Blood Hoof Family.
As an outsider who came alone, how could she get extra resources?
If it were not for the fact that she had no other choice, she would not have tried everything and placed all her hopes on Meng Chao, the black-haired, black-eyed person of unknown origins.
"I know. That's why you can't bet on yourself winning in the official Blood Skull Coliseum, because you don't have enough money, and even if you win, you won't be able to win much."
Without batting an eyelid, Meng Chao mentioned Ice Storm's dire financial situation and continued, "But it's different if you make a private bet with this new member of the Iron Skin Family, who has a hot-tempered personality.
"You can offer as much as you want and use … yourself as your capital. Say that if you lose, you'll be willing to join the Iron Skin Family. I believe that he will definitely agree to it, right?"
"Join the Iron Skin Family?"
Ice Storm scowled. She was about to curse, but Meng Chao interrupted her anger.
Meng Chao interrupted her anger. He shrugged and said nonchalantly, "In any case, if you lose this round, you will have no other choice but to join the Bloodhoof Family. Is there any difference between the Iron Skin Family and the Bloodhoof Family in Lord Ice Storm's eyes?"
Ice Storm's anger was stuck in her throat.
Indeed, the reason why she had ignored Casava's overly passionate invitation was not because she looked down on the Blood Hoof Family.
Instead, she had a reason why she absolutely could not carry out the Blood Bestowal Ceremony.
In this regard, the Iron Skin Family and the Blood Hoof Family were the same.
If she lost, she would have to face the worst consequences.
Then, it would not matter what she bet, right?
"You …"
Ice Storm sucked in a deep breath and suppressed the urge to reach out her claws to scratch Meng Chao. She asked doubtfully and expectantly, "Can you really help me win?"
"As long as you believe in me," Meng Chao said calmly.
Meng Chao said calmly, "It's not just a victory.
"But how many?" Ice Storm actually believed him a little.
"All of them," Meng Chao said.
"All of them."
Ice Storm really listened to him and went to the adjudicators and challengers to protest.
Meng Chao called Leaf over.
"Ye 'zi, are our opponents in Glory Hall as well?" Meng Chao asked with a malicious expression.
"They should be."
The young rat man nodded. "There are a few more rounds, and it will be our turn. Right now, all the gladiators and servant soldier squads will rest, warm up, and choose their weapons in Glory Hall. Then, they will go to the arena on the higher level through the tunnels around Glory Hall."
"Very good. Then, bring our soldiers and find the house rat soldiers from the Iron Skin Family. If Lady Ice Storm has no problem, the master of the house rat soldiers should have been called away by the adjudicators," Meng Chao said in a low voice.
"Listen carefully. I want you to find a reason to get into conflict with them. It's best if you can lure them to attack you. Remember, they must attack first!"
Leaf's eyes lit up. She rubbed her palms together and said, "I understand. Lady Harvester, are you going to show off your might and beat them up in Glory Hall?"
"Who said that? How could I possibly do something that goes against martial ethics?"
Meng Chao said. "You're not allowed to attack either. Pretend to be weak and cowardly. Pretend to be as timid as a mouse. If you're not afraid that your acting will be too exaggerated, you can even cry and run away. In any case, lure them into chasing you and make them run all over Glory Hall. Then, you'll have completed your mission!"
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