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Chapter 1949 Turning a Blind Eye
Why are you laughing?

"Have it?"

"And his smile was particularly despicable."

Greenland rubbed his face hard, but he couldn't suppress the sly smile on his face. He couldn't help it; the thought of sneaking a win against Blazer made him unable to hide his mischievous grin.

Winning fair and square is certainly better, but since Blazer is a good kid who stubbornly sticks to certain principles, she has no choice but to tie her own hands and compete against Blazer under fair rules.

Of course, as a former professional player who can afford to lose, she also admits that if she were to fight Blaze in a real battle, her chances of winning are slim. But choosing a battlefield she is good at is also a symbol of her strength.

Therefore, it is imperative to get Asgard into the top 32, ideally in multiple tournaments, and to let her win a few more times.

"First, we must ensure that Asgard meets the eligibility criteria for the Olympia competition."

"Starting from here!?"

Blazer was taken aback; he had thought it would start with the eight unfinished lord cities.

"You don't actually think Asgard meets the requirements, do you?"

Greenland's expression was strange, but understandable. Blaze was practically clueless in this area, only knowing the basics.

She explained the relevant basic information to Blazer in detail.

The larger the population, the higher the level of the settlement. This is the transformation of villages into cities. Conversely, the larger the city, the greater the requirement for a large population.

This is a hidden consideration for whether a settlement is qualified, and it is usually met, so it is hidden. However, since the Olympiad is held with the smallest participating unit being a village, in order to prevent some forces from taking advantage of the situation and cutting corners, each participating unit will be subject to strict qualification assessment. This hidden consideration is naturally brought into the open.

To use a simple analogy, a settlement is a container, and the population is the water inside. Only a container with 80% clean water can pass the test of the Olympiad.

Not only must the population size meet the standard, but the population itself must also be assessed, making it a very strict process.

There was no way around it; for this first Olympiad, all the kingdoms, financial alliances, and Hermes's Traveling Hat had offered genuine benefits. If any village could win all the way to the championship, it would be equivalent to all the influential forces helping that village develop. The temptation was too great, and it was inevitable that some people would have ulterior motives.

But this would be a disadvantage for Blaze. Asgard is enormous in terms of size, but its population...

It is estimated that only a group of people brought from Takamagahara meet the requirements, which is less than 5% compared to the entire vast and luxurious Asgard.

As for the heroic warriors, those who only drink, eat meat, and loot can't be considered part of the population. A true population is one that can create value from the territory. Simply put, it's about obtaining food through labor and creating an economy through trade. The heroic warriors are at best bandits.

"The Olympiad will probably turn a blind eye to Asgard, but the other lord cities will probably... you know."

"Couldn't they just turn a blind eye?! It's only eight lord cities!" Blaze covered his face, uttering something that made him feel ashamed for the first time.

“It’s not impossible.” Greenland stroked his chin.

"Oh! You've got something on the Olympia Competition Committee?" Blazer's eyes lit up.

"You learn bad habits so fast, and you're so savvy!" Green's lips twitched. Many people on the forum were debating whether Blazer was naturally cunning or truly scheming. In her opinion, Blazer was probably closer to the latter.

She looks somewhat natural, but she's actually quite dark-skinned. "Of course not!"

Greenland raised her voice and said irritably, "It's about Heroic Spirits. Not all Heroic Spirits are warriors, right?"

"Ah."

Because Odin, in a moment of madness, decreed that those who died in battle were superior beings and could enter Valhalla, the ancient age of gods saw most people as war fanatics. However, not everyone was; the normal functioning of society required more ordinary people.

Generally speaking, these law-abiding ordinary people are unlikely to ever enter Valhalla in their lifetime, but there are always ordinary people who will muster the greatest courage of their lives to fight.

Although they died, their courage was recognized, and they were "promoted" into Valhalla.

This is ironic, because what awaits these ordinary people is not boundless glory, but the slaughter by the heroic spirits who were war fanatics in life and berserkers in death.

Before Marika reformed Valhalla, ordinary people who rose to become Heroic Spirits could only lie on the ground. After Marika's forceful reforms and the overthrow of Baldr, these ordinary Heroic Spirits were finally freed from endless battles and were able to live normal lives.

This normal life, of course, includes cultivating fields, trading grain, and so on; not everyone can eat roasted meat and fine wine every day like the heroic warriors.

If these ordinary heroic spirits are included in the population, then the population demand will be met instantly. In the Hall of Heroes, there are more than 200,000 ordinary heroic spirits. Even if they are distributed among the eight lord cities, the population requirement will still be met.

The issue is……

"It seems that getting the Olympia Tournament committee to recognize the difference between ordinary Heroic Spirits and Heroic Spirit Warriors would require..." Greenland shrugged.

This gesture has multiple meanings; it could mean "there's no other way," or it could mean "just as you thought."

Blazer leans towards the latter.

"So you have something on them?"

"Can't you learn something good? All you do all day is think about these crooked ways." Greenland poked Blazer's forehead hard with exasperation, then said matter-of-factly.

"Why don't you just go up to them and ask them to turn a blind eye?"

"This...sounds like a threat?"

"Is that a threat? You walk up to them, state your demands, and they tremble and agree—does that count as a threat?" Greenland blatantly lied, without considering whether Blazer's darkness was learned from her, and continued spouting her shameless words.

"Besides, they were already planning to turn a blind eye to you anyway, so why don't they just turn a blind eye to ordinary Heroic Spirits as well?"

"Anyway, judging from the results, they only turned a blind eye once and didn't ask them to do too much."

"Hiss—" Blaze gasped, as if suddenly enlightened.

"It seems so."

(End of this chapter)