Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 22: God of War's Favor
Cohen went to the staff to collect his prize money, but found that Raymond, the head of the Florence Extraordinary Arena, was already waiting for him.

At this moment, Raymond did not look like a legendary master at all. He was wearing a well-tailored suit, with a perfect smile on his lips, and his eyes were sharp and shrewd, as if every blink of his eyes was calculating, just like a shrewd and cunning businessman.

Seeing Cohen, Raymond said in a light tone:
"Look, our big star is here!"

He clapped his hands softly, and someone brought him a bag of gold coins and a badge.

"This is the prize money you won today, sir. Congratulations! It's been a long time since we've had a player achieve ten consecutive wins in the Florence branch of the Super Arena, and he's a newcomer!"

Cohen accepted the prize money and a badge engraved with a red moon, representing ten victories, with a calm expression.

"Master Raymond, do you have something to ask me?"

Raymond had a warm smile on his face:
"Sir, do you know the purpose of the God of War establishing the Extraordinary Arena?"

Cohen was stunned for a moment. He really didn't know much about this.

In his previous life, he was an "academic" person and seldom dealt with the extraordinary arena. In his opinion, this was just a place for fighting.

Raymond said quickly:

"The Supernatural Arena not only provides a fair place for the supernaturals on the continent to fight, but also serves as a trial site for the Lord God of War to select his personal guards. All the supernaturals who participate in the fights here have the opportunity to become the personal guards of the Lord God of War!"

"Every ten years, the God of War will select a total of 100 extraordinary people from the extraordinary arenas across the continent to be trained as reserve personal guards. This is the [Divine Guard Reserve Camp]. As long as the last five people in the reserve camp remain, they will become the personal guards of the God of War, that is, the personal guards of God!"

Cohen had a blank expression on his face and was indifferent to Raymond's words. If he wanted to, he could just wait to hug the queen's long black legs. Wouldn't it be nice to be the husband of God?

What are God's personal guards? To put it bluntly, aren't they just serving as other people's minions?
Cohen's silence made Raymond realize that he couldn't be persuaded by conventional means.

After a pause, he said:
"Of course, in addition to the status of a Divine Guard, there is also a chance to obtain another reward - the favor of the God of War."

Hearing these words, Cohen's face showed interest.

God’s favor!
This thing is very rare.

Even as powerful as Cohen was in his previous life, he never received any divine favor.

The so-called divine favor is a privilege granted by the gods to those who are favored within the scope of their own divine duties. In layman's terms, it is a back door that the gods open for their own people!
For example, obtaining the favor of the [God of Agriculture] can help agricultural development and increase grain production.

Obtaining the favor of the [Magic Goddess] allows one to quickly comprehend high-level spells and enhance their affinity with magical elements.

Those who obtain the favor of the [God of Forging] can easily create high-level magic weapons and improve casting efficiency.

However, there are also people who are born to be favored by God, such as Yadel, who is naturally highly compatible with the ice element. Cohen suspects that she is a person favored by God.

As for the favored ones of the God of War...Ares Fenghuo has two priestly duties, namely combat and war.

If one could obtain the privileges related to the war priesthood, that would be a great attraction.

After the first expansion pack [Rise of the Extraordinary], [Clash of Nations] comes immediately. By that time, wars are raging all over the continent.

No king would refuse the favor of the war priesthood.

Cohen's face, hidden by the mask, curled his lips slightly:

"I wonder what I can bring to Lord Raymond if I join the Divine Guards Preparatory Camp?"

Raymond's mouth twitched slightly, wondering if there was a thousand-year-old fox face under this silver mask. He said reluctantly:
"Yes, it is indeed beneficial to me. As long as my arena can produce a divine guard, I can be promoted to a kingdom-level capital to take charge of the arena. In addition, I can also obtain resources to impact the Saint rank."

No wonder a legendary person is willing to negotiate with a first-level transcendent. The interests involved are so huge.

Cohen pondered for a moment and said quietly:

"100 out of 5! Mr. Raymond has so much confidence in me, and I'm only at the first level now!"

Raymond spread his hands and said, "You won't stay at the first level forever. There are still two years until the next [Divine Guard Preparatory Camp].

What's more, the reserve camp has restrictions. Those under 20 are generally at the Bronze level.

Mr. Shadow Lord, there's no need to be modest. I believe in your strength!"

Cohen remained noncommittal:

"That reserve camp, there should be some selection criteria!"

Raymond smiled and said:
"That's exactly why I came to you: Under 20 years old, with 30 wins and a win rate of at least 80%.

So I hope that you can continue to come to my Florence Arena to participate in the competition and maintain a high winning rate as much as possible.

In return..."

Raymond snapped his fingers lightly, and someone handed him a 5000 gold voucher:

"This is the deposit. Once you achieve 80 wins with a win rate of at least 30%, there will be even more generous rewards!"

Cohen raised his eyes slightly. The deposit alone was five thousand gold coins. He was really rich!

Don't miss it, the 3,000 orc slaves will be here soon. They will be fed by humans and horses, and the subsequent expenses will be very high.

He put away the gold voucher and took out a bag of gold coins, saying calmly:

"Deal. Also, here's the registration fee for tomorrow's matches, for ten more."

……

Soon, the news spread that the "Lord of Shadows" would continue to fight tomorrow, and there would still be ten matches!
Undoubtedly, this news caused another uproar.

Because everyone is very clear about the rules of the Extraordinary Arena - after ten consecutive wins, you will be matched with opponents of a higher level.

Could it be that this mysterious young man actually has the confidence to fight against opponents of higher levels?

It's not impossible. After all, he can fight against seven people of the same level at the same time, and it seems that he wins easily!

Suddenly, tickets for tomorrow's Super Arena became hard to come by!
Cohen looked at the tickets being sold at exorbitant prices in the market with a bit of helplessness.

Raymond is indeed a businessman at heart and never misses any opportunity to make money.

He shook his head, walked into the dimly lit tavern, sat at an old wooden table, and played with a stoneware wine glass.

Soon, a fragrant breeze blew over. Cohen sniffed the fragrance and said softly:
"Quite on time, Miss Nephthys."

Cohen raised his eyes slightly and saw an elegant and mysterious girl in a black dress sitting opposite him.

Nephthys deliberately lowered her voice, but one could still hear the excitement in her tone:
"Sir, do you really know the whereabouts of the [Black Rose Key]?"

Cohen chuckled, called for paper and pen, and began to draw something on it. Soon, a mysterious and complex pattern appeared on the paper.

He pushed the pattern to the other party and said softly:

"Familiar?"

Nephthys saw the pattern and spoke in a much more hurried tone:
"This... this is the rune engraved on the [Black Rose Key]. You... you have seen it!"

Cohen took a sip of wine, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Nephthys like a hunter staring at his prey... She took the bait!

(End of this chapter)