Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 17 Knight Arena

While Frederick was in shock, Su Li led his team straight to the Knight Arena in Bauhinia Town.

Human nations love to watch games, and the Empire, a nation founded by knights, is especially fond of these. The knights also love to show off their prowess and martial prowess in the arena. Therefore, every town must have an arena, and the level of the arena varies slightly depending on the town's prosperity and population.

But in any case, this is an indispensable building in towns and villages, just like taverns, inns, livery houses and brothels.

Bauhinia Town has a large population of over 8,000 people, and the knight arena here is also quite large. Since it was built on the basis of Bauhinia Castle, there are more than 30 apprentice knights stationed in the arena. There are small competition performances every day, and a competition conference every month.

Tomorrow is the day the competition begins, so the arena is very lively today. There are chivalrous knights who have traveled here and are signing up to participate, and there are also farmers and craftsmen from nearby villages who are actively placing bets.

The arena sent a large number of personnel to be responsible for registration. When they saw Su Li and his group coming in, the arena immediately realized that a big deal was coming.

An arena manager, draped in a fur coat and sporting a meticulously trimmed beard, approached with a slightly exaggerated tone, "Dear Knights, welcome to our most luxurious arena in Bauhinia Town, home to the largest tournaments and gambling venues nearby. I'm the manager, Barbossa, and I'm confident our excellent service will satisfy all your needs. Would you like to participate? Or perhaps place a bet?"

Su Li said with interest: "Are you sure you can meet all our needs? Okay, let's place the bet first. Show me your roster and odds for tomorrow's game."

Barbossa immediately led Su Li to a wooden board nearby and pointed at the names on it. He said, "Here is the list of all the registered gambling events for tomorrow. There will be an appetizer before the competition. There will be a gladiator and lion-tiger duel performance to liven up the fun."

"Then comes the highlight: the knights' competition. If you don't have a knight you're following, I can recommend two. Blood Axe Leonard. He's been on fire lately, winning three consecutive battles, and he's also the one with the most bets on winning the championship. Silver Wolf Fernando. While his absolute strength isn't as formidable as Sledgehammer Leonard, who can crush his opponents with ease, he's as cunning as a wolf, always able to seize opportunities and turn defeat into victory. Therefore, many believe he's most likely to create a miracle, and his odds are the highest."

Su Li glanced at the betting board and quickly found the name he was expecting in the corner, Hand of Judgment Serian, his first time participating in the competition, with odds of 10:47.

Su Li threw down 10 gold coins and said, "I believe in young people. I will choose this young knight, Serian, who is participating in the competition for the first time."

Barbossa asked in surprise, "Do you know this knight? Ten gold coins is the upper limit of our arena betting."

Su Li smiled calmly and didn't reply. Behind him, Xilude took out the only gold coin from his chest, with a confident smile on his face: "Hello, I'll also bet a gold coin on this Celian to win the championship."

Leif also took out her purse, which contained her entire fortune: 75 silver coins and 15 copper coins. She gritted her teeth, took out 25 silver coins and all the copper coins, and bet them on Celian. This way, if she won, her fortune would double! Adding the gold coin Hildreth gave her back, she would have a net worth of two gold coins. Even if she lost, Hildreth would give her 1 silver coins, so she wouldn't lose anything.

Su Li glanced at her. He hadn't expected this busty girl to be so clever. Combined with her heroic spirit, perhaps she could be cultivated in the future. The others in the group had all staked a few gold coins, with Schwarz placing the biggest bet of five. Frederick placed the smallest bet, just one gold coin, a small one for fun.

Including the bets from several armed servants, their total bets were close to 21 gold coins. This meant that if Celian won, he could win nearly gold coins from the arena in one go. This was already equivalent to one-third of the funds Count Suna had donated to Su Li.

Of course, Barbossa, the arena manager, was also very happy. Casinos loved these generous customers who didn't study the details and just bet randomly. This meant that these 20 gold coins were almost given to the casino for free.

After registering, he asked cheerfully, "You are Young Master Su Li, right? I see you and your attendants have the crest of the Bauhinia family on your armor. You are the most famous young knight who has been spending lavishly lately. How can I help you?"

Su Li nodded and said, "There is indeed something that only you can help me with. I want to buy a few lionesses, and you are the only one in Zijing Town who might have them."

"A lioness?" Barbossa paused for a moment, then said, "In the arena, lions and tigers are usually kept as appetizers for the competition. We've also prepared a pride of lions, including one male and four female lions. It would be fine to sell them to you at other times, but tomorrow is the competition. I'm afraid the lack of a lioness will affect the excitement of tomorrow's event."

Su Li frowned impatiently and said, "I am discussing the deal with you calmly now because I respect you. If you try to hold back, I will think that you are challenging the patience of me and the Bauhinia Family!"

Schwartz, who was guarding behind Su Li, immediately took a step forward and stomped his heel. The aura of the elite knight burst out, and the entire wooden room of the arena shook violently.

"Rune Vibranium Armor!" Seeing the fiery red battle pattern on Schwartz's armor light up instantly, everyone in the arena took a deep breath. The noisy atmosphere instantly fell silent, and everyone stared here with wide eyes in shock.

Barbossa's face paled as he bowed repeatedly in apology. "Respected Master Su Li, please forgive my stupidity. Inspired by your words, I suddenly realized something. Perhaps tomorrow we could try a different appetizer and have the female slaves strip naked and fight in battle. That would be equally exciting. We'll give you all the lionesses right now."

"No need to give it to me." Su Li threw him a gold coin and said, "I'm a reasonable person and I believe in fair trade. Pick me the healthiest and sexiest lion in the pride, and it has to be in estrus."

Barbossa took the gold coin and immediately said, "No problem. The lioness Sera lost her cubs just a few days ago. According to lion habits, a lioness will go into heat after losing her cubs. Shall I put her in a cage for you?"

"No, put on the chain. I'll take it for a walk outside the city."

(End of this chapter)