Noon, the next day.
Jiang Hao had arrived at the venue early that morning.
The Fatui had already taken over the venue. Two to three hundred Clones, along with Master's Bro moving between the exhibition areas, kept everything under control.
Ning Tian wore light jade armor. As the Little Princess of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, she personally oversaw security for the expo.
Light sword in hand, she strode toward Jiang Hao and the others.
The green scales of her armor scraped together with a metallic clang.
She glanced at Owl Bro first, then turned her gaze to Jiang Hao, Yan Shaozhe, and the others.
"This is a pretty good turnout today." She watched the merchants wandering about, many of them showing interest in the Fatui's Soul Tools.
Her voice was calm, though it carried a hint of anticipation.
"By the way, yesterday you said you wanted to hold Soul Tool trials and Soul Engineer battles. When will they start?"
Owl Bro discussed it carefully with Jiang Hao, and they settled on holding the first match at noon that day.
"We've already started spreading the word. Anyone interested can register at the Adventurers' Guild.
The matches start at noon today. There'll be three a day."
Jiang Hao explained with keen interest, "Our weapons need to prove themselves in battle. How else are we supposed to catch those merchants' attention?
How else will we catch the Star Luo Imperial Family's attention?"
After returning to Nine Treasures City yesterday, Xu Jiujiu had converted all five million Gold Soul Coins she carried into Credit Points—a full 2.5 million.
That put her firmly in second place among the factions holding Credit Points, but first place remained firmly in the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's grasp.
After all, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect