Chapter 423: A Challenge That Captivated the Crowd
"The Ragna Empire's First Prince is about to challenge the top candidate in the royal consort selection."
News like that quickly spread, rousing everyone in the royal capital. They immediately headed toward the royal palace in unspoken agreement.
Even the nobles from various countries who had originally wanted to challenge Shien and improve their own evaluations rushed to the palace without a second word after hearing the news.
"Someone has finally challenged that Shien Poztut."
"This is a good opportunity."
"Let's hurry over."
Those nobles could not possibly give up such a perfect opportunity.
After all, this was an excellent chance to observe the strength of the so-called top candidate.
Many people had long wanted to see what the top candidate favored by the Kingdom's Treasure was capable of, and whether they themselves had what it took to challenge him and knock him from his position.
Thus, whether they were young noble heirs, noble heads of household, or even commoners, everyone surged toward the royal palace, crowding the bridge leading to the island in the middle of the lake where the palace stood.
Normally, the bridge leading to the palace island only opened at noon. Nobles could come and go freely, while commoners were not allowed inside at all.
But because of the royal consort selection, the bridge entrance was open without restriction during the day for this period, only being sealed again after nightfall. This allowed many commoners to watch the displays and competition of dignitaries from all over the world gathered around the martial stage built for the selection.
It could be said that, at this moment, the liveliest place in the royal capital was undoubtedly the enormous martial stage in front of the royal palace.
The same was true