"You people just do as I say. Stop shouting and making a fuss here. Whatever these common folk want to eat, arrange it for them. Also, make sure to prepare plenty of red envelopes. I want to hand them out as gifts."
Saint Lord Taichu's actions left all his disciples stunned. They thought that if they could shed their status as disciples and become ordinary contestants instead, that would be nice.
But they had no choice. Once they became subjects of Wolf Country, everything that followed would be under their control.
Saint Lord Taichu told all the contestants that they could eat these things freely in the days ahead, but they absolutely must not waste them. Things like chicken, duck, fish, beef, and mutton were provided for free.
Yet many people, after regularly getting their fill, began to take food for granted. They would take two or three bites from a duck leg and immediately toss it onto the ground, without any thought of picking it back up.
Therefore, Saint Lord Taichu believed that giving people too many benefits was not necessarily a good thing. They needed to go hungry once in a while, so they would understand that food did not come easily. Only then would they—
On the day of the second match, the venue was packed with people. Almost everyone wore the clothes Saint Lord Taichu had distributed. Once dressed in those black outfits, they looked much like assassins. Saint Lord Taichu glanced over the sea of people at the scene.
Many children had come as well, for no other reason than to witness the grandeur of the Hero Ranking.
Some of them merely had a slight interest in martial arts and possessed no actual experience. Some were even fans of Saint Lord Taichu.
At the time,