In this team from the capital city, there were majestic knights and well-equipped soldiers. The most eye-catching one was the middle-aged man riding a black demonic horse.
This was a thin lich with an ordinary appearance, but even the two potion masters beside him didn't dare to neglect this man who was just a potion master because he was Sandro, the most outstanding potion master genius in the Fallen Angel Empire for 300 years!
The group was welcomed by Princess Royal Jía at the city gate. Although everyone showed considerable courtesy and respect to the Princess Royal who was related to the crown prince, many people couldn't help but show contempt when they saw the simple and desolate buildings around them on the way to the palace. The so-called sense of superiority from the big city was expressed in their words.
After entering the palace, the host and guests were seated. Jía said, "Everyone came from afar. You must be tired. Let's rest for a day and then discuss the challenge."
Sandro got up and said, "Your Royal Highness, I came here specifically to challenge Master Aldas. I request to start the challenge now. Please understand my eagerness to become a master."
Master Zola and Master Kemp on the side smiled at the same time. Originally, they wanted to make a surprise attack by notifying two days in advance. It was still according to the rules of the Potioneer Alliance. Otherwise, they wouldn't even give one more day. How could they give the opponent a chance to delay now?
"There is nothing to rest in such a poor place." A contemptuous voice came from the guests. It was the young knight who escorted the team, wearing a silver full-body armor.
Jía recognized that this was the new noble of the military, Chelt. His father was one of the three generals of the Obsidian Empire. She frowned slightly and pretended not to hear it. Athena on the opposite couldn't hold it anymore. She got up and shouted, "Chelt, you coward. How dare you despise the majesty of Princess Royal Highness! Pull out your sword and let me see if the loser has improved! "
Chelt was defeated by Athena in the youth swordsmanship competition a few years ago. She exposed the past in public, so he was furious. As he was about to make a move, he was stopped by Master Kemp. At this time, it was important to return to the main topic if they fell into Jía's trap.
Master Zola was also a Dark Elf. He said, "Why don't I see Master Aldas? It is the rule of the Pharmacist Alliance that a master must accept a challenge. There is no need to discuss it. Why don't we go directly to his laboratory? "
When Jía heard Master Zola went straight to the point, she didn't panic. She just said with a little embarrassment, "Actually, Master Aldas had an accident when he was experimenting with a powerful new drug three days ago. Now he is seriously injured and has lost his ability to move. He can't come, so I said we need to discuss."
"Oh?" Master Zola sneered, "Why did something happen to Master Aldas when we just arrived here? Could it be that he's afraid of Sandro's reputation and faked an injury to avoid the challenge? "
Jía's expression remained unchanged and she asked, "Master Aldas had an accident three days ago. At that time, he didn't know that Sandro would challenge him. Based on your journey, it should have taken you at least more than a month to get here from the capital. Why did we only receive a magic message from the Pharmacist Alliance two days ago? "
This rhetorical question hit the nail on the head. It not only clarified Aldas's innocence but also vaguely pointed out that this was a conspiracy. Master Zola was speechless for a moment. Master Kemp, who enslaved the Demons, said, "Princess Jía misunderstood. Originally, we were invited by the Red Spirit Lord, Sir Josh, to visit the Red Spirit City. Sandro had a sudden idea and decided to come to the Dark Moon Estate to challenge Master Aldas first. That was why the magic message was so rushed. If Princess Royal doesn't believe it, you can ask Sir Josh's eldest son, Joseph. I remember he seems to be the financial officer of the Dark Moon City. "
The Red Spirit Estate was adjacent to the Dark Moon Estate. As a confidant of Prince Obsidian, the Red Spirit Lord, Josh, was the "eye" of the capital to monitor the Dark Moon. Since most of the resources and funding of the Dark Moon Estate came from the Red Spirit Estate, Jía had to put Joseph, who came to "serve". Joseph was a member of the Dark Moon City on the surface. If he testified for this matter, then it was even more impossible to refute.
Taking a step back, Sandro's challenge was in line with the procedure. There was no point in arguing on the notification time.
"No need. Why wouldn't I believe Master Kemp?" Jía nodded calmly. "I have just sent Kaguron to ask the injured Master Aldas to see if he has any request to postpone this challenge."
Kemp and Zola looked at each other and quickly exchanged opinions. He could hide for a while, but he couldn't hide forever. If the other party wanted to postpone, then Sandro would stay in the Dark Moon City until Aldas "recovered" to accept the challenge. Anyway, he wouldn't stop until he chased Aldas away.
Soon, the report from the head of the palace guards, Kaguron, surprised the guests from the capital including Sandro. The seriously injured Master Aldas was unwilling to postpone the challenge. He promised to openly accept Sandro's challenge in the center of the Dark Moon City's arena!
Sandro initially thought that the other party wanted to delay, but he didn't expect the other party to accept the challenge directly. However, he was confident that he was brave and said proudly, "It's rare for Master Aldas to accept the challenge with an injury. In order to show my respect to him, I will go to the arena now and start the challenge."
There was no fluctuation on Jía's cold face. She said faintly, "If that's the case, please wait for a moment. I will immediately send someone to the arena to arrange everything."
The Dark Moon Arena was one of the largest buildings in the city. It was quite famous 400 years ago. At that time, the Beelzebub Royal Family, who had disappeared, appeared in the Dark Moon City. They controlled the Dark Moon Estate and attempted to invade the Red Spirit Estate and threaten the capital. The Lord of Midnight Sun heard the news and came. He fought with the Beelzebub Royal Family in this arena. In the end, he severely injured the opponent, and that person disappeared.
Corresponding to the long history of the arena was the shabby furnishings. With the busy work of Kaguron and the other guards, the arena was quickly cleaned up, a high platform was erected, and rows of seats were placed there as the VIP seats. As for the rest of the people, they naturally didn't have such good treatment, but it didn't affect their enthusiasm at all. The originally deserted arena was suddenly overcrowded.
Although everyone was quite afraid of Master Aldas who often screamed, from the bottom of their hearts, they still hoped that he could defeat those outsiders and win glory for the Dark Moon.
In the eyes of the crowd, Sandro's attendants skillfully arranged a series of tools and materials. On the other side, Master Aldas was also carried into the arena on a stretcher, followed by the new apprentice, Chen Rui, which caused a commotion among the audience.
Human? The appearance of Chen Rui made Sandro frown. After listening to Jía's introduction of Chen Rui's origin, he showed a disapproving look. When Zola and Kemp heard that Aldas actually accepted a human captive as an apprentice, they were scornful.
It was the first time that Chen Rui faced such a big scene. Looking at the countless strange Demons' faces around him, he calmed down and bowed to the VIP seats. He said loudly, "I'm Chen Rui, the new apprentice of Master Aldas. As the master was accidentally injured in the experiment, he is temporarily unable to move, so he will be commanding me to accept the challenge. Does Sir Sandro agree?"
Commanding apprentice to accept the challenge? Moreover, it's a newly recruited apprentice! This was the first time in the history of the master's challenge. Although Aldas had the reason of being seriously injured and unable to move, Sandro still clearly felt insulted: Could it be that Aldas knew he was going to fail, so he tried to humiliate his opponent before leaving?
"I agree." Sandro stared at Aldas in the distance, and his eyes flashed with murderous intention, "I request for a life and death battle. I wonder if Master Aldas still has the guts to let the human apprentice replace him?"
Life and death battle! Zola and Kemp were surprised. A life and death battle was where the potioneers directly tested each other's potions instead of substitutes. The one who was poisoned first was judged to have failed. Usually, only two parties with deep hatred would do this. Under this rule, even if Aldas sent an apprentice to fight, as long as the apprentice was poisoned, he himself must accept the death penalty.
The two masters, Zola and Kemp, had absolute confidence in Sandro's strength. Although they were surprised, they quickly recovered their calmness.
Sure enough, Aldas on the opposite side fell into contemplation. He seemed to be thinking about something. The human apprentice showed fear and came to Aldas and whispered. He seemed to be afraid to accept the challenge. The dark elf looked angry. His trembling finger pointed at the human, but he could only lift it a little and fell down powerlessly. The serious injury didn't seem fake.
The surrounding noise was too noisy. Even those with keen hearing couldn't hear the whispers of the two.
Joseph saw it and he couldn't help but frown: According to the intelligence from the insider, Aldas wasn't injured three days ago. Instead, he had been staying in the lab for the past two days. Could it be that he was accidentally injured to deal with Sandro and forcefully brew some difficult potions?
In the end, Aldas made a decision to let the apprentice Chen Rui replace him to accept the life and death battle. It seemed that the dark elf master was planning to use his death to repay Princess Royal's kindness.
After the guards announced the rules of the life and death battle to the ignorant audience, the people of Dark Moon City were in an uproar. They felt more and more excited. They couldn't understand anything about potions, but they should be able to understand life and death!
Sandro showed a cruel smile. He didn't think there was any suspense in this battle. With his newly developed poison, even if Aldas fought personally, he would only die from the poison, let alone the weak human.
Princess Jía announced the start of the battle. The surrounding noise suddenly quieted down. Everyone's eyes fell on the poor human. Some people were already betting. How long would it take for the human to be poisoned to death? One second? Or two seconds?
Sandro quickly began to dispense the potion. His skilled and precise technique made the two masters, Zola and Kemp, as the judges, feel inferior. The genius potioneer really deserved his reputation.
In just two minutes, a bottle of potion was dispensed. On the other side, the apprentice Chen Rui was clumsily following the instructions of Aldas' gestures. He didn't even complete the classification of the raw materials.
According to the rules, if one party dispensed the potion first, then the other party could only stop and dispense the antidote within the specified time to try the poison. The life and death battle was not only about the potion's strength, but it was also a test of the potioneer's own skills and wisdom. If the potion was only fast, then the potion might not be effective enough. If it was too slow, the opponent would take the initiative.
Sandro signaled the judge to let the opponent try the potion. Chen Rui looked very nervous. He first closed his eyes and prayed for a while. Then, he took the bottle of dark green potion with trembling hands. No one knew that he was praying for progress! Progress!
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