The Aftereffects of the Arena Matches

In a society like Dragon City, where the people were fierce by nature and martial strength reigned supreme.

Whenever ownership of a resource or opportunity was unclear.

Having individuals engage in fair, rule-bound contests instead of letting two major factions descend into an anything-goes brawl was undoubtedly the most suitable solution.

For decades, "arena matches" had been all the rage in Dragon City.

Commercial competition between the Nine Super Enterprises, academic disputes between Dragon City University and the Five School Alliance, debates over whether Rune Machinery or Biochemical Modulation Technology was superior... From powerful aristocratic families that could blot out the sky with one hand to common folk quarreling over petty matters, everyone liked using arena matches to settle disagreements and grudges.

Back then, Meng Chao and his high school class monitor, Zuo Haoran, had used this very method in the little woods behind their school to determine who was stronger.

Of course, times had changed.

Meng Chao had rendered outstanding service in the campaign to conquer the Mist Hidden Forbidden Zone, preventing countless streams of hot blood from being spilled in vain.

He had good relationships with both the Crimson Dragon Army and the Nine Super Enterprises.

In a Dragon City where winds and clouds shifted and undercurrents surged, his family's Superstar Resources was an ally every faction wanted to win over.

He also shared some kind of... mysterious and ineffable tacit understanding with the "microbrain," allowing him to glimpse more of the secrets buried deep within it than many God Realm Experts.

Dragon City's major factions would have loved to carry him into Relic Number Two in an eight-man sedan chair, so that he could unearth even more technologies, information, and resources valuable to Dragon City Civilization.

How could they possibly deprive him of opportunities and resources for