The two men were stunned for a moment, their smiles freezing on their faces. Clearly, neither of them had expected His King to arrive so early. They felt embarrassed and quickly bowed respectfully to Sun Fei. Then, they put on a show of concern for the old man Arjen, who was lying on his sickbed. They apologized profusely, saying that they shouldn't have treated the Old Man coldly when they first met him in the camp yesterday.
Sun Fei listened for a while and finally understood.
It turned out that Robben had spent the entire night in Inzaghi's tent serving the thin, dark-skinned boy. In the morning, Inzaghi finally woke up from his exhaustion. The quick-witted man's sincerity and actions had finally moved the two scoundrels and Inzaghi. The four of them immediately turned hostility into friendship and had a long talk, finding themselves getting along better and better.
Especially after Pierce, Drogba, and others heard about Robben's previous wandering and his experiences in the Guluo Kingdom, they felt great sympathy for him. They were all straightforward and outspoken men, the same kind of people, with similar fates and downfalls, and soon became close friends who could talk about anything.
Robben was the strongest of the four. Having wandered the empire for many years, he had seen the culture and geography of countless places and was quite knowledgeable. After a brief exchange of sparring, they soon became so close that they started calling each other brothers.
Sun Fei was originally thinking about how to create an opportunity for Robben, this "outsider" who had a slight grudge against his men because of Inzaghi, to quickly integrate into Chambord City. Who knew that the problem would be completely resolved so quickly? Now even Inzaghi, Owen, Cavani and other Hot Springs Pass get along well with Robben. In addition, with Pierce and Drogba, the two most popular men in Chambord City, it seems that Robben will soon gain the recognition of everyone in Chambord City.
Sun Fei jokingly scolded and encouraged the Heng and Ha Generals, and just as he stepped out of the tent, a beautiful scene unfolded before his eyes.
Then came Princess Angela, the future queen, who arrived gracefully like a goddess walking on clouds, dressed in a long, dark blue fur coat. Behind her were two maids carrying two newly sewn leather armors to visit Robben and his son. The two exquisitely crafted and perfectly designed leather armors were gifts that the queen herself had sewn for them.
Robben and his son were clearly surprised to receive such treatment from the beautiful and elegant princess, who was like Goddess in the clouds, and were filled with gratitude once again.
Stepping out of the tent, a biting wind blew and the air was frigid.
His King and His Highness the Queen walked hand in hand to the riverbank at the edge of the camp.
The rushing river roared, its surface unfrozen, churning up white sprays. Angela was in high spirits, chatting and laughing as she described to Sun Fei the amusing events of the evening's banquet at the Princess's residence. Sun Fei listened quietly with a smile to this pure and innocent girl's detailed account. Golden sunlight shone on the couple, creating the most beautiful scene in the world.
Sun Fei held Angela's soft little hand tightly, his heart filled with an unprecedented tenderness.
Although he was unaware that the innocent girl before him had witnessed him holding Elena's hand on the Number One Sword-Testing Platform yesterday, he understood that he had to tell Angela about what happened between him and Elena. From beginning to end, Sun Fei didn't want to hide anything from Angela. However, he had been working long hours lately, under immense pressure ever since the assassination attempt by that mysterious and extraordinary assassin. He had devoted all his time to martial arts training and hadn't had a good opportunity to explain until now.
Before me flowed a mighty river, splashing up countless white waves.
Sun Fei told the future princess Elena's story, but hesitated repeatedly before speaking, unsure how to begin. Just as he was about to muster his courage, he suddenly heard the thunderous sound of hooves in the distance. Dozens of fast horses galloped down from the Moro Mountains Pass, raising a long trail of dust, a truly magnificent sight.
"Great news! Great news!! A resounding victory at the front!!!"
Dozens of fast horses, like dozens of Sharp Sword, swiftly traversed the twenty-mile camp. The shouts of the riders, like thunderclaps from a clear sky, reached everyone's ears clearly, instantly causing a huge wave to surge up like a boulder thrown into a still pond.
After the Imperial [ God of War ] Arshavin led reinforcements to the southern front, many people were on tenterhooks. Now, just one day later, the [ God of War ]'s victory report arrived swiftly, which was both expected by many and brought immense joy to countless people.
In this chaotic situation, it acted like a magical remedy, instantly calming anxious hearts.
In that instant, everyone in the twenty-mile-long state-owned district stopped what they were doing, looked up and watched as the dozen or so horses galloped through the district and entered the distant south gate of the capital.
"The news of victory has arrived so quickly, but I wonder what kind of great victory it is? Could it be that [ the God of War ] Arshavin actually defeated the invaders of the Spartak Empire in just one day?"
Sun Fei thought about it, shook his head and smiled, "That's unlikely."
The so-called good news should be an initial victory. After all, the Spartak Empire came with great force, and the number of invaders exceeded seventy or eighty thousand. This was different from the previous small skirmishes, but a terrible large-scale war. Even if the young Crown Prince Arshavin was a natural-born commander, he could never defeat the Spartak overnight.
Disturbed like this, Sun Fei had no time to say anything more to the innocent girl beside him, because at this moment, a deep and vast horn sounded from the center of the camp in the distance, and the second day of the Empire Ranking Competition officially began.
Sun Fei glanced at the beautiful and gentle woman beside him, knowing that the matter couldn't be explained in a short time, so he stopped talking and returned to the King's tent to arrange the competition for the experts from Chambord. This matter was temporarily put to rest.
The second round of the Empire Ranking Competition quickly began in full swing.
On the Number Eight Sword-Testing Platform, Sun Fei encountered an opponent who was a Five-Star Class Initial Stage Earth-Element Dou Qi artist. He was powerful and cunning, a nobleman from a first-class vassal state of the Eastern War Zone. He was arrogant and treacherous, and Materazzi's pamphlet did not speak highly of him. Sun Fei disliked him and did not pursue the matter further. With a single, light punch, he sent his opponent flying off the platform, rendering him unable to fight.
With just one move, King of Chambord won easily.
Some spectators watching from the edge of the testing platform had barely blinked when the match was over, their mouths agape. They hadn't even had a chance to see what was happening on stage before their jaws dropped. They could only stare in disbelief, frantically asking those around them how King of Chambord had managed to defeat his opponent...
The remaining matches are still in full swing.
His battle record among the other masters of Chambord City is quite formidable.
[ One Finger Shatters Heaven ] Čech, [ Goddess of the Bow ] Elena, and [ Son of the Wind ] Torres are clearly superior in strength. They faced opponents who were only Four-Star Class level, and quickly defeated them, thus advancing smoothly to the third round of the knockout stage.
However, the [ Heng and Ha Generals ] were slightly weaker than the previous three, and they also encountered formidable opponents. After a hard-fought battle, they suffered considerable injuries and even Summon their Constellation Cloth. Only by relying on the protective power of their Cloth and the ultimate techniques of the Saint were they able to barely defeat their opponents and advance to the next round.
The harshness and cruelty of the Empire Ranking Competition began to gradually become apparent at this time.
Of course, the unluckiest one wasn't the Heng and Ha Generals, but the Bootlicker prison guard Oleg.
Perhaps due to his frequent dealings with torture and corpses, and the accumulation of bad luck, this fat man unexpectedly encountered Hulk, one of the " Wind and Fire Dual Supreme Staff "Blazing Flame Staff of the barbarian tribe of the Kingdom of Gudong in the Eastern War Zone. After less than ten moves of fighting, he was struck in the waist by this barbarian expert and sent flying off the testing platform, losing his qualification to advance to the next round of elimination.
"Such incredible control over force."
Upon hearing the news, Sun Fei rushed over and carefully examined Oleg's injuries. He knew that his opponent had shown mercy, because the blow had just managed to send the mountain of flesh flying off the sword-testing platform without damaging his internal organs or breaking a single bone.
Of course, this also explains why the fat man's body of fat was transformed into human armor, which negated most of the power of the Flame Staff, and he only fainted after falling off the stage.
Having figured out the situation, Sun Fei chuckled, kicked the fat man's buttocks twice, and then ordered a dozen or so Urban Management to carry the heavy man back.
After six brutal, Bloody, and suspenseful hours, the day's elimination rounds finally came to an end, and the Empire Ranking Competition finally determined the top thirteen masters.
In the second round of the competition, one of the participating samurai had incredibly good luck.
This is a Prince named Andrei Shevchenko from a second-class vassal state in the Southern Theater. He drew a very favorable draw, receiving a bye in this round of the 25-person competition and directly advancing to the top 13. Although many people do not recognize the strength of this young Prince, they have to admit that sometimes, luck is also a part of strength.
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