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Chapter 1952 Cheating
As Blazer's expression began to change, Herbie acted decisively, her hands, which were propping up her face and acting cute, clamped onto Blazer's knees like chains.

"Promise me! Promise me! Promise me!"

"I'll give you special treatment!"

Greenland's expression turned strange. She was now quite sensitive to the term "backdoor," but she was also curious why a "coming-of-age ceremony" required Herbie to be so clingy and ingratiating.

Is the coming-of-age ceremony a particularly important ritual?

"Could it be!?" Greenland thought of a possibility, covering her mouth and widening her eyes. "To become an adult through a coming-of-age ceremony! Is it that badass?!"

"Isn't it normal to become an adult at a coming-of-age ceremony?" Blazer's expression turned strange. He felt that Greenland's words had a hidden meaning and were implied.

But considering that everyone in a foreign land behaves this way, it's not surprising. It's probably a misunderstanding, and it can be resolved by explaining it clearly.

As Blazer tried to pry Herbie apart, he explained, "It's a custom in the Kingdom of Giants. When someone turns 18, a coming-of-age ceremony is held to acknowledge adulthood and all the rights of an adult."

"Oh~"

For some reason, Greenland drooped its ears in disappointment after receiving this very ordinary answer.

Although he was almost losing interest, Greenland still politely pointed to Herbie, who was starting to act spoiled.

"Then why is Herbie so insistent on going? Let her go, it's not a big deal anyway."

"Because in our area, the coming-of-age ceremony is only attended by neighbors and is a simple ceremony. If it is a large family, it is more formal and there will be tests. Only after passing them will they be given a surname and officially become a member of the family."

“To be honest, your desire to attend a coming-of-age ceremony is like trying to sneak into someone’s family dinner.” Blazer nudged Herbie’s head. “I know you’re shameless and have the nerve to ask, but the problem is I’m the one who’s embarrassed.”

"It's alright! I can handle it!" Herbie persisted shamelessly. When it came to something as trivial as politeness, she could only resort to such shamelessness.

Because she really valued Blaise's coming-of-age ceremony.

I really, really value it.

Moreover, only by setting this precedent and breaking this rule can others rightfully use it as an excuse to enter.

There's no particular meaning behind this, but Blaise's coming-of-age ceremony can be conducted in a low-key manner, while those involved certainly cannot afford to be discreet.

Although Blaze has long been on the world stage, most people still know Blaze as the Black Beast Knight.

The person involved doesn't seem to realize this, but it still needs to be corrected, at least in front of those important figures.

Especially the next Queen of Giants, Farasha, that silly girl is still posting missing person notices for Blazee.

If she said that, Blazer might agree. Blazer always kept public and private matters separate, but the problem was that Herbie had her own selfish motives, and they were motives she couldn't admit, so she could only resort to shamelessness.

Herbie was being so shameless, clearly determined to get what he wanted, and he even locked her knees, so Blazer had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Great!" Herbie immediately stood up and cheered. "Really, this time you really abused the power of the Olympiad Committee for your own selfish desires."

"You're clearly a beneficiary too, and you came here specifically to get me to pull strings for you, so why do you have the nerve to lecture me?"

Herbie snorted and crossed his arms.

"How about this, let's go back in time a little. I promise I won't make any deals with you, and then I'll shamelessly ask to attend your coming-of-age ceremony like I did before. How about that? It won't affect me anyway."

"Coming or not?"

Herbie spread his arms wide, looking as if he would pounce on Blazer the moment he nodded.

"No, no, I was wrong." Blaze hurriedly waved his hand, realizing he was just asking for trouble.

Although Herbie locks up without any burden, being soft, it doesn't have a good effect.

"You should have done this earlier." Herbie lowered her arm regretfully. She still quite liked the feeling of begging Blazer for things by acting cute and demanding, and Blazer always gave her what she wanted.

However, only by restraining oneself and doing this less often can one avoid annoying or bothering others the next time, and instead appear to be simply playful banter between good friends.

Once the fun was over, it was time to get down to business. Herbie was a woman focused on her career. The Olympiad was a major event with a large investment and potentially large returns, but how large those returns would be depended on how well the organizers managed it.

"To be serious, I can only turn a blind eye to you once. If we count ordinary heroic spirits as part of the population, then I won't be lenient at all when it comes to the assessment of your remaining eight unfinished lord cities."

"City size, population size, pedestrian traffic, economic income, and so on." Herbie rattled off a whole bunch of things, finally summarizing them into a list.

Herbie's expression turned slightly serious when he handed it to Blaise.

"To be honest, there are many things that Asgard has not met. If you don't meet the requirements before the official opening of the Olympia Games, it may very well result in Asgard as a whole being being unable to participate in the Olympia Games."

"I know you value the Olympiad very much, have you thought this through?"

"Hmm, I've thought it through." Blazer took a deep breath and solemnly accepted the document from Herbie. The requirements inside weren't actually that demanding; it only required that the city participating be a normally functioning city.

This was actually an assessment requirement he put forward, with the aim of preventing some forces from building an empty village and then cashing out the competition rewards, ensuring that the promised rewards would definitely be delivered to those who participated with enthusiasm and hope.

Counting ordinary Servants as part of the population is the limit that Blaze can accept, because ordinary Servants do indeed live. But if he were to go any further and make any demands, wouldn't he be stealing from his own people and becoming the very people he originally wanted to guard against?

He needs to find a solution to this problem himself.

"Completing eight lord cities before the Olympiad will establish a clear and well-defined economic structure, while simultaneously recruiting enough outsiders to become participants." Blazer gripped the list in his hand, an excited expression on his face.

"This is much more exciting than fighting Badr. My Olympia tournament warm-up has begun."

(End of this chapter)