After leaving Tang Xian's manor, the crowd dispersed.
However, Fang Duan walked in front of Su Xin and Tie Wuqing and said, "Brother Su, Brother Tie, the Luoyang Arena will begin in a few days. Why don't we go for a drink first?"
He was more than twice the age of Su Xin and Tie Wuqing. To think that he could address them as Brother Su and Brother Tie.
However, Su Xin and Tie Wuqing wanted to see what he was up to, so they agreed right away.
After arriving at the restaurant, Fang Duan said, "The two of you should know the purpose of the Luoyang Arena. The purpose of the Luoyang Arena this time is to recruit talents for the imperial court.
However, it's one thing to recruit, but it's not certain whose family will end up in the end.
In the past, it was always the people from the military who competed with our Six Doors. To be honest, our Six Doors can't compete with the people from the military. After all, what they do is risking their lives, and the danger level is higher than our Six Doors.
However, this time, it's the two princes, Ji Yancheng and Ji Yanyu, who are competing with us. They're only competing with us to expand their own forces. We have the right to compete with them.
Eunuch Tang's status is high, so he won't care about this kind of thing. So, when the Luoyang Arena arrives, why don't we put aside our prejudices and work together to compete with the two princes? What do the two of you think? "
Tie Wuqing smiled faintly and said, "So, Brother Fang didn't treat us as your own people in the past?"
Fang Duan smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother Tie and Brother Su, you're both understanding people, so I won't hide it. Your Tie family will have priority in the people we choose this time. I'll bring the rest back to join my big brother. What do you think?"
Tie Wuqing chuckled and said, "Since Brother Fang has said so, then we naturally won't refuse. When the Luoyang Arena begins, we'll just wait for the right opportunity."
Fang Duan also cupped his hands and smiled. "Alright, then it's decided."
After feigning civility and sincerity for a while, Fang Duan left. Tie Wuqing asked with a half smile, "Do you believe what he said?"
Su Xin sneered, "Only an idiot would believe that. In the past, the Six Fan School has always been judged by the Tie family. This time, they seized the opportunity when Lord Tie Ao was injured and in seclusion to snatch a spot as a judge. In the end, they want to follow behind us and eat the leftovers. That Fang Jiuyuan, or should I say Fang Duan, is a little too stupid."
Tie Wuqing chuckled and said, "There are quite a lot of villains in the Luoyang Arena this time. When the time comes, let's see what tricks he has up his sleeves."
Su Xin nodded and followed Tie Wuqing back to his residence. Three days later, the Luoyang Arena officially began.
The Luoyang Arena had always been held by Ling Zhen's Six Fan School of Henan Province, so he was quite familiar with it.
At the center of the Luoyang Prefecture was the Imperial City of the State of Jin. However, it had been demolished, leaving only an empty space.
This was where the Luoyang Arena would be held. The surrounding arenas were lined up side by side.
The Luoyang Arena was different from the Jiangnan Group. The Jiangnan Group had rankings, and only the top few in the Jiangnan Group had the right to be recruited into the Xiao family.
Although the Luoyang Arena also had rankings, as long as one performed outstandingly in the Luoyang Arena, the imperial court would definitely recruit them. As for the rankings in the Luoyang Arena, it would only allow one to receive enough attention and more rewards.
The Jiangnan Group was only held by the Xiao family, so the Xiao family did not dare to go overboard. They could only choose a group of the most outstanding people to recruit.
The Luoyang Arena was held by the imperial court, so there were no taboos. As long as they met the requirements, the imperial court was prepared to recruit them.
At this moment, many warriors from all over the Central Plains had gathered below the arena of the Luoyang Arena.
To them, although joining the imperial court would mean carrying the title of the imperial court's lackey, compared to the treatment given by the martial arts aristocratic families, the imperial court would still be more generous.
Moreover, most of these warriors who decided to join the imperial court were those who had offended the martial arts sects or done something evil and were being hunted down by the martial arts world. They had no choice but to join the imperial court to seek refuge.
There were quite a number of such people in the Zhou Kingdom. For example, Liu Fengwu had joined the Six Doors because he had been hunted down by the Taihang Mountain Stronghold.
Su Xin and the other five were seated at the back of the high platform in front of the arena. Tang Xian was the strongest, so he naturally sat in the middle.
As the host, Ling Zhen coughed and said, "Heroes of the pugilistic world have come to participate in my Luoyang Arena. Although everyone should know the rules, I still have to say it again.
"Once you're in the arena, both sides will begin the competition. As long as you can display your strength, you'll have a chance to be chosen by the lord above and join the imperial court.
"However, the longer you can stand in the arena, the more rewards you'll receive.
"Those who can last three rounds of the arena will receive a third-tier reward. Those who can last five rounds of the arena will receive a second-tier reward.
"Those who can last ten rounds of the arena will receive a first-tier reward. Those who can last ten rounds of the arena will receive a special-tier reward prepared by the imperial court according to the number of rounds they've gone through."
Ling Zhen had put several types of rewards on the table. It was evident how extravagant Zhou Kingdom was with his money.
In particular, the special-tier reward was an Earth-tier weapon and precious spiritual medicine resources. It was enough to tempt warriors in the Divine Transformation Realm.
Of course, the special-tier reward was not that easy to obtain. The Luoyang Arena was actually a battle of attrition. If you stood in the arena, anyone could go up and challenge you to see how many rounds you could last.
If you defeated someone else, you would also be the champion of the arena. Then, you would begin to calculate how many rounds you could last.
Generally, those who could last five rounds of attrition were considered experts. Very few could last more than ten rounds.
Of course, warriors in the Divine Transformation Realm were an exception. However, if a Divine Transformation Realm expert were to participate in the Luoyang Arena, there would be no need to compete at all. Tang Xian would directly come out and recruit them into the palace. No one else would be able to compete with the old eunuch.
After the arena began, more than ten Innate Stage warriors immediately jumped into the arena. The others went up to the arena in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the constables from Six Fan School in Henan Province.
Since it was a battle of attrition, those who went up first did not have any other advantages. Therefore, many warriors were not in a hurry. Instead, they were thinking about how they could impress the judges in the arena so that they could be recruited into the imperial court.
Naturally, there was no need to worry about Divinity Stage warriors. As long as their strength was not too weak, they could almost be recruited into the imperial court.
As for Qi Hai Stage and Spirit Aperture Stage warriors, they would need some skills to deal with them.
The imperial court was not a sect. It needed a lot of talents. Even if one's martial arts were not good, it would be fine as long as one could showcase one's strengths in other areas.
For example, if one's Qinggong was good and one was good at holding one's breath, one could fight with others in the arena and showcase one's agility. Even if one lost, the Six Fan School would still recruit them. The secret agents of the Bureau of Investigation needed talents like you the most.
Moreover, as long as one had one specialty, Six Fan School would recruit a warrior who was good at other areas, such as using poison, traps, hidden weapons, or even astrology.
The Luoyang Arena had been established for a long time, so they had long been clear about these rules and minor details.
As for the Divinity Stage warriors, they did not consider who would pick them. Instead, they considered which organization in the Zhou Kingdom they would choose to join.
Among the many organizations in the Zhou Kingdom, the Six Fan School was considered safe. Apart from the secret agents of the Bureau of Investigation and the Wind-Chasing Patrolmen who were more likely to be injured or killed, the local Six Fan School would be fine as long as no accidents happened.
The secret agents of the Bureau of Investigation and the Wind-Chasing Patrolmen were also easier to be promoted in the Six Fan School, and they were treated better.
Apart from the Six Fan School, many warriors would also participate in the recruitment of warriors by the military in the past.
Although the Zhou Kingdom was considered peaceful at the moment, the Golden Horde Kingdom of the northern grasslands, the 36 countries of the Western Region, the foreign tribes of the northwest, and the Eastern Jin Kingdom rarely fought, but it was common for them to have conflicts with each other.
To the military, there would be a way for them to be promoted if they fought in battles. Therefore, there were many people who joined the military in the past.
However, the Luoyang Arena this year was a little different. The military did not send anyone, but the two princes of the Zhou Kingdom had come. That made people feel conflicted.
Therefore, some of the Divinity Stage warriors who did not participate in the arena were discussing among themselves. After all, they were destined to be recruited into the Zhou Kingdom, and they were not competitors. Therefore, they could share some information with each other without worries.
Someone said in a low voice, "Initially, I wanted to join the military and ask for a position under one of the military chiefs. However, looking at the current situation, do I have to rely on those two princes if I don't join the Six Fan School?"
Someone shook his head and sighed. "Since ancient times, the fight for the throne has always been extremely cruel. It'll be fine if we join the right people. It'll be a credit to the throne, and we'll definitely have a place among the nobles and dignitaries of the Zhou Kingdom in the future.
However, if we lose, we'll die without a burial place. We won't even have the chance to surrender.
How many princes in the Zhou Kingdom are qualified to inherit the throne now? There are always five or six of them.
Moreover, I heard that the princes who have been conferred titles, such as the King of Shu, Ji Yanxiu, haven't been very stable lately. In that case, the probability of each prince being qualified to inherit the throne is less than 20%. That's too close. "
What he said made some people want to back out, but more people's eyes lit up.
As the saying went, "Fortune comes with risk. It was difficult to be promoted slowly in the Six Fan School or the military. If they relied on one of the princes, the credit to the throne would be enough for them to enjoy for the rest of their lives.
Another warrior said, "If it doesn't work out, we can all rely on the Six Fan School. On the arena are the chief of detectives of Jiangnan Province, Su Xin, and the chief of detectives of Bashu Province, Tie Wuqing.
The remaining chief of detectives, Fang Duan, is also the younger brother of one of the four Super Arresters, Fang Jiuyuan. It won't be a loss to follow them.
Especially Su Xin, Lord Su. He's young, promising, and powerful. Although I heard that he treats his subordinates harshly, he gives them a lot of benefits. Several Divinity Stage martial artists from Jiangnan Province have been promoted to deputy chief of detectives after following him for less than a year. "
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