Arriving in an outer region city for the first time, Zhao Fu looked around with interest. This time, Zhao Fu teleported here alone, without bringing anyone else, because if he brought soldiers with him, he would immediately be blacklisted by the system's main city.
Fighting City, the main city of the system, is relatively rough. The buildings are generally built directly with large stones without much renovation. Most of the residents also wear very rough clothes, but they reveal a wildness.
Zhao Fu casually asked someone and understood why this system's main city was called Fighting City. Generally, system main cities prohibit private fights and provide arenas to resolve personal grudges. The city lord of Fighting City expanded the arena several times over and encouraged duels.
Here, you can earn city merits not only through quests, but also through arena matches. The city lord also oversees betting, offering odds based on the strength of the two competitors, and everyone can place bets.
Therefore, the gladiatorial arenas in Fighting City were not just one place, but many, and spectator seating was specially built for everyone to watch.
No wonder the people here are so fierce; the gladiatorial arena is indeed a major feature of this place. Zhao Fu was also somewhat interested and walked into one of the arenas to take a look.
The arena was a circular building, surrounded by rows of wooden chairs made of Ironwood, with a cage a hundred meters wide in the center, where two people were fighting.
There were many people here, and it was very noisy. They were all focused on the fight between the two people in the arena, shouting excitedly.
At this moment, one of the two fighting in the arena brandished a knife and slashed open the other's stomach, exposing his intestines. The scene was extremely bloody.
Seeing the bloody scene, the surrounding audience shouted even more excitedly. At this moment, another person in the arena had already killed the man who had been slashed in the stomach, cut off his head, and shouted joyfully to the surrounding audience.
Then, a person who looks like a referee walks into the arena and announces his victory. Next comes the matter of collecting the reward. Those who bet on the winner can go directly to the side to collect their reward, where there are also people who can exchange the coins for you.
Winners of duels not only gain merit but also receive substantial coin rewards, attracting many players to the arena for fierce battles. The types of combatants in the arena are quite diverse, including natives versus natives, players versus players, other races, and even battles between humans and beasts.
After a quick glance and a moment of contemplation, Zhao Fu left the arena to get down to business. He went to the real estate office, used his status to purchase twenty properties, and began preparations to open a restaurant.
After spending two hours finishing these tasks, Zhao Fu went to the other three system cities and repeated the work here. Then he looked at the various specialties of Little Abyss Valley. Zhao Fu was busy until nightfall before returning to Great Qin Village.
After returning to Great Qin Village, Zhao Fu discussed with several generals the possibility of establishing a new department, the Ministry of Commerce, to manage commerce.
Previously, commerce was not considered part of internal affairs, and Zhao Fu mostly employed players and natives, with only a few people in charge. However, now that the roads have been opened, it is necessary to have a dedicated department to handle it.
For example, managing restaurants, purchasing local specialties, reselling local specialties, and other commodity trading all require a lot of manpower. No department can be poorly managed. Zhao Fu assigned this task to Ba Qing.
After discussing this matter, the others left one after another, leaving only Zhao Fu and Ge Nie. Zhao Fu kept Ge Nie behind because he had something to tell him. Zhao Fu wanted to train Ge Nie to become an unparalleled swordsman, the kind of person who had reached the ultimate understanding of the way of the sword, and could instantly kill a large number of sword saints with a flick of his finger.
Today, Zhao Fu saw Gai Nie in the arena. That cruel, bloody, and cold place seemed quite suitable for Ge Nie. Through constant duels and battles, he could master the ultimate swordsmanship amidst life and death.
If it weren't for Zhao Fu's special status and the many things he needed to deal with, he would have liked to go there to hone his skills; such a harsh place could help one grow quickly.
Zhao Fu also told Ge Nie what he had seen that day, to see what his opinion was on the matter.
After listening to Zhao Fu's words, Ge Nie didn't hesitate for long before bowing and saying, "Your Highness! I feel that place is indeed very suitable for honing my swordsmanship, and I am willing to go!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fu warned again, "It's extremely dangerous in there; it's either life or death. You need to be prepared!"
Ge Nie nodded seriously, indicating that he understood.
Seeing this, Zhao Fu took out a top-quality silver sword from the King's Ring and handed it to Ge Nie, saying, "This sword is for you. I'll prepare some advanced skills for you later!"
Upon hearing Zhao Fu's words, Ge Nie unexpectedly apologized, "Thank you for the reward, Your Highness, but I would like to choose a sword myself, and Your Highness need not prepare too many or too advanced skills for me, a few basic ones will suffice."
Zhao Fu was somewhat surprised by Ge Nie's words, but he could understand them. To pursue the essence of swordsmanship, one should not be too influenced by external things.
Zhao Fu agreed to Ge Nie's request and then took Ge Nie to the Great Qin's armory. Here, there were not only various weapons obtained from the Bone Space, but also various equipment made of bronze, as well as a large amount of equipment brought back by troops that had been fighting abroad.
Ge Nie arrived at the armory and saw countless weapons before him. He exhaled softly, closed his eyes, and began to walk step by step past the weapons placed beside him. After a while, Ge Nie still did not stop.
Seeing this, Zhao Fu frowned, thinking to himself, "Could it be that none of these weapons belong to Ge Nie?"
Ge Nie continued walking, and just as he was about to reach the end, he suddenly opened his eyes, reached out and picked up a sword from the side that was stained with a little blood, but seemed not to have been wiped clean.
Picking up the sword, Ge Nie gently stroked the blade with his sword fingers, feeling the slight chill emanating from it, and revealed a satisfied smile.
This smile surprised Zhao Fu a little, because for so long, Ge Nie had been like a block of Frost, always with a cold face. This was the first time Zhao Fu had ever seen him smile, so he was surprised.
After selecting the sword, Ge Nie returned to Zhao Fu's side and respectfully bowed, saying, "Your Highness! I have made my choice."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fu looked at Ge Nie's sword with some curiosity, thinking that he had chosen a good sword. However, upon closer inspection, he found that the sword was only of white quality, obtained from attacking a village at some point, and had nothing special about it.
However, there must be something special about someone who could be chosen by Ge Nie. Later, Zhao Fu arrived in the City of Holy Light, intending to help Ge Nie prepare some basic skills, only to receive shocking news. "The City Lord is seriously injured!"