Arad's Sword

Chapter 438 Conditions of a Fighter

It was not far from the great arena, where the bonfires were gathered, to Menzoberranzan.

However, this distance was enough for Midi to understand the conditions for becoming a Menzoberranzanian warrior.

The total number of fighters in a city is naturally fixed, and among them, there are two types.

One is the fixed quota of the four major families that the city council belongs to. From the number one ranked Death Scorpion to the fourth ranked family, each has a different number of fighter quotas according to its own ranking.

These fighters recommended by the family can directly enter the next stage without participating in any selection.

At this Black Dragon Conference, this means that fighters recommended by the family can directly enter the Crystal Dragon Castle to find inheritance and improve their strength.

The other type of fighters are those who compete for the remaining places in addition to the fixed places of the four major families.

In other words, those who won the selection of Menzoberranzan fighters.

Of course, there are certain conditions for participating in this selection, and not everyone can sign up. This is also the reason for the bonfire gathering—the surrounding tribes must use this bonfire gathering to gain the recognition of the various families in Menzoberranzan. And then through these families, to enter the selection.

As for the competition system, Midi has experienced it twice, and it is still the group stage plus the final, without any change.

Originally, in Midi's view, he was determined to participate in the selection of Menzoberranzan fighters.

After all, the conditions for recommending places are too harsh.

How many necessary conditions are required to be recommended by a big family that has been passed down for at least a hundred years?

Although Midi doesn't think that he will lose to those family elites in terms of actual combat strength, strength is obviously not the only consideration factor in order to get such a recommendation, there must be loyalty to the family and future potential.

Even the purity of the "blood".

You must know that in the Underdark Region, the size of a tribe is very small, hundreds or thousands of people is the upper limit, because a cave can only accommodate so many people.

In this case, if you just rely on the metabolism of this population, you don't know how long it will take until a talented genius appears.

Therefore, for the tribe, the only way is to open themselves up and absorb as many outside powerhouses as possible.

It is for this reason that outsiders such as Alex and Midi have the opportunity to rise to the top in such a short period of time, and then successfully become the core of the tribe.

But the family is different, occupying a lot of resources in the city, and having an impregnable magic circle defense, a family can exist for at least 200 years.

Rich knowledge and inheritance make the probability of geniuses in the family much higher than that in the tribe.

The superposition of these two factors enables a family with real heritage to maintain its strength and even generate growth even in a closed situation.

Therefore, families in the Underdark will not simply seek and recruit strong men, but will pay more attention to the inheritance of "blood".

In this way, even if strong people are recruited from the outside world, it will be extremely difficult for these strong people to get to the top.

After all, strength can be demonstrated, contribution can be provided, and loyalty can be proved, but bloodline cannot be changed.

Because of this, Midi didn't even expect to be able to compete with the children of the family for any recommended places at the beginning.

He is not just an outsider, but relative to the entire Underdark, he is an uninvited guest, a human from the surface.

After entering the Death Scorpion, will he be excluded and made things difficult? Are there any recommendations?
However, during the conversation, Hawke's introduction made Midi keenly realize that the recommendation and selection of Menzoberranzan fighters is not as simple as he imagined.

"Midi, with your current strength, although it is unlikely that you will be recommended by the high-level family, it should not be difficult to stand out from the selection of Menzoberranzan fighters." Hawke said earnestly, "So, My suggestion is that in the next period of time, instead of improving your level and combat effectiveness, you should learn more about adventure and relic exploration, especially alchemy-related knowledge."

"Oh? Why did Mr. Hawke say that?" Midi's eyes flashed with surprise.

There is only about a month left until the selection of Menzoberranzan fighters.At this time, it was unexpected that Hawke would propose to let him give up the promotion.

But Midi is also very clear, this should not be some kind of trap, the martial arts master of the Death Scorpion family wants to deal with him, why bother so much?
"Because selection is just selection after all." Hawke gave Midi a meaningful look, "No matter how strong the combat power is, at most it is just the champion who has been selected. It may be a moment of glory, but so what? Don't mention the legend Let’s talk about the Dark Dragon City in China, let’s talk about the Crystal Dragon Castle, the relic of our Menzoberranzan city, do you think that to survive in such a dangerous relic, all you need is combat power?”

As the so-called authorities are obsessed, bystanders are clear.

Hawke's words immediately woke up Midi.

As the martial art master said, the selection is just the beginning, there will be no big difference between getting No.1 and getting the last place, as long as they are within that range.

Just like this bonfire gathering, after receiving the invitation from the Death Scorpion family, Midi immediately lost interest in No.1, and instead took the initiative to give up the victory in order to pave the way for the subsequent battle.

And the selection of Menzoberranzan fighters, and even the selection of Black Dragon fighters, in the final analysis, is the same reason.

In the end, these selections are all for obtaining the qualifications to enter Crystal Dragon Castle, and even Dark Dragon City.

After entering the inheritance of these relics, that is the real beginning!
At that time, what is needed is not pure combat power.

After all, the selection on a flat arena and the exploration in the extremely complex ruins are completely different things.

The latter requires more skills, and it's not just positive combat power, but also a lot of adventure-related knowledge.

And Hawke's special emphasis on alchemy.

The alchemy here does not mean refining potions, but a broader concept, including dispelling various traps, and even breaking magic circles and illusion mechanisms.

At the beginning, a few years ago, when exploring the ruins of the Elven King's Court, Midi would never forget how much the famous Master Norton played in it and how many hidden dangers he eliminated.

Without Norton, the team would not be able to move an inch, at least the progress would be much lower, but the loss would be much higher.

And now, in this dark region, a master alchemist with the same ability will undoubtedly receive unprecedented attention!
Midi fought all the way up from the lowest slave status, and faced all kinds of selection of warriors and fighters all day long, so she fell into a fixed mindset for a while.

But now, he finally woke up.

In the final analysis, what he has to face in the end is not a head-on competition, but an unknown inheritance adventure!

Obviously, the big families who have experienced countless Black Dragon Conferences are very clear about this kind of understanding. When people like Midi are still having a headache for a qualification, what they consider is that after entering the ruins, the team can get income.

Therefore, if you have enough alchemy skills, maybe Midi can get one of the recommended spots that she didn't even dare to think about!
Thinking of this, even Midi, who was always calm, felt slightly agitated at the moment.

Although the trials under the blood oath are very fair, in the final analysis, for a lone ranger like Midi, the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.

After all, this is a battle under the watchful eyes of everyone, and every win is tantamount to making a potential enemy.

That's not to mention, every hole card played in the battle will be completely exposed in front of everyone.

Even if they resist fighting without using their hole cards, the players' usual combat methods, habits, etc. will also become the objects of research.

If it is a child of a big family or a warrior with a background, it is good to say that while they are being studied, they can also study other people in turn.

But for Midi, this is tantamount to exposing her own strength little by little, without any compensation.

Originally, Midi could only accept such a long selection path.

But now, after being reminded by Hawke, he suddenly discovered that perhaps, he is not completely without opportunities.

Although he is only dabbling in pharmacy in alchemy now, as long as he has the guidance of the eighth apostle Lotes, coupled with the further improvement of the "environmental sensing" of psychic powers, it is not necessary to draw inferences about other cases from one instance. difficulty.

As for the experience of exploring the ruins, that's even less of a problem.

Who is Midi?He is a veteran adventurer who has been reborn for 20 years!
In the previous life, Midi spent most of her time scrambling in the ruins to obtain more resources.

And in this life, Midi didn't just rely on the experience of the previous life. He successfully completed the strategy of the top-level ruins like the Mind Labyrinth.

It can be said that in this respect, Midi has absolute certainty.

But now, what Midi has to do is to find a way to show the value of alchemy and adventure to the Death Scorpion family, so that he can obtain the status of a warrior in Menzoberranzan in a better way.

The decision was made, and Midi's star-black eyes suddenly ignited a high-spirited fighting spirit.

At the same time, the majestic and exquisite city of Menzoberranzan, located in the huge cave, also appeared before his eyes again.

This time, he no longer came here as a passer-by to take a break.

Instead, as a participant, take the real first step from this city towards the Dark Dragon City!
(End of this chapter)