Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

She found it absurd that a giant beast was holding an event, and a particularly outrageous trouble was brewing.

"You should know about the Knights' Tournament in Kazimierz. The event I want to hold is similar to the Knights' Tournament, a one-on-one battle."

"By the way, it will be conducted in groups."

If you put Kaido and Kyojuro Rengoku together, the one-sided battle would be completely unwatchable.

The teams are grouped according to their skill level, and the top ten in each group receive a reward.

“Knightly competition…” Swire’s expression turned grim as she spoke. In knightly competitions, dirty tricks were allowed before the match, such as poisoning the food…

If it's a competition hosted by a behemoth, some people will be even more outrageous, after all, the rewards are there for everyone.

Since the other party dared to say that, they must have been prepared.

Seeing the changes in their expressions, Fang Rui nodded slightly. "It seems you know about the Knights' Arena, so I don't need to explain it. Now tell me, what is your answer?"

"What's the difference between participating and not participating?" Hoshiguma asked.

"If you choose to participate, I will release all the officers who are frozen. If you refuse to participate, you will need to rescue the frozen officers yourselves..."

"By the way, although people frozen in ice are not in mortal danger, they will definitely catch a cold if they are frozen for a long time."

"Being frozen solid would only result in catching a cold..." Hoshiguma slowly shook her head; that was quite an exaggeration.

“Indeed,” Swire agreed.

"You mean..." Chen Wenyan was stunned. She had thought that all her colleagues who were frozen in ice had been sacrificed.

“Since I’m prepared to negotiate with you, I’ll naturally offer you appropriate treatment. How could I possibly kill your companion?” Fang Rui said.

"You know?" Chen looked at Swire and Hoshiguma.

"I don't know." Swire slowly shook her head, but I could sense something was off. After all, she was a chaebol heiress, so she was quite familiar with certain routines.

"The Guardian has information about the Ice Man, but they don't have a habit of freezing people, let alone capturing them..." Hoshiguma explained, "Therefore, I suspect there's a problem."

Chen: "...No, you all guessed a little bit, which makes me seem stupid."

"That shows you care about your colleagues; you're a good person," Fang Rui added.

“That’s right, he’s a good person,” Nian chimed in. “I like making friends with kind-hearted people…”

"If your heart is cold, then there's a problem," Fang Rui retorted.

Xi didn't say anything, or rather, having not spoken to anyone for a long time, she didn't know how to join the conversation, so she just quietly observed.

"Are you guys performing a comedy routine?" Hoshiguma couldn't help but make a comment after listening to their conversation.

As a city-state belonging to the Yan Kingdom, Longmen has many elements of the Yan Kingdom, such as tea and crosstalk.

Although Hoshiguma wasn't particularly interested in stand-up comedy, he had seen it a few times by chance...

"No, just chatting~" Fang Rui said, gesturing to the others, "Come, sit down!"

Let's chat casually~

As he spoke, several icicles gradually expanded, forming the shape of an ice chair.

The three exchanged glances and then took their seats.

"Judging from your accent, you're from the Shu region of Yan Kingdom?" Chen asked directly without any attempt to conceal his true intentions.

"It's Sichuan." Fang Rui nodded slightly, answering Chen's question.

For some reason, Hoshiguma sensed something unusual in Fang Rui's answer, feeling that the other party wasn't telling the truth.

'There are so many giant beasts in Yan Kingdom…' Chen thought to herself. Some time ago, after giant beasts ravaged Longmen, Wei Yanwu told her about some knowledge about giant beasts, including the giant beast battlefield in Yan Kingdom…

The chaotic battle among a bunch of giant beasts was a completely different situation compared to other areas.

"Getting back to the main topic, let's talk about whether you'll participate?"

“I’ll participate,” Hoshiguma said. “I’m better at fighting.”

"But I have a question: is the Oripathy treatment you mentioned real or fake?"

As she spoke, Hoshiguma clenched her fists tightly. Almost all of her former subordinates were Oripathy patients, and if there were a cure, she would definitely take the risk.

“Of course it’s true,” Fang Rui answered her question. “For giant beasts, eating source stones like rice is no problem.”

“The question I asked and the answer you gave are not the same,” Hoshiguma said.

How can you lump giant beasts together with ordinary people...?

"I have no way of giving you a bottle of medicine to prove that it is effective."

Fang Rui said, "Or you have something that can move me and make me willing to give you the potion."

The two looked at each other for a moment, then stopped talking about it.

In the awkward atmosphere, Nian broke the silence, "Have you thought about where to hold the event? The Kazimierz Arena?"

"No, it will be held in Lungmen."

Fang Rui's initial idea was to hold the event in Riad, but after arriving in Terra, he had a new idea. Anyway, when he invited others, he didn't say where the event would be held, he only said that the registration would be at the arena in Riad.

"I have not received any relevant application," Chen said quite seriously.

Upon hearing this, Fang Rui turned his head to look at her, quite surprised, "Are you serious?"

A behemoth needs to fill out an application form at the Guard Bureau?!

"If you dare to apply, I dare to approve it!" Chen said seriously.

Fang Rui tilted his head, "Why do I feel like you're just arguing for the sake of arguing?!"

“You guessed right, she’s just being argumentative.” Swire knew Chen well and could guess what Chen was thinking from some details.

"Hmph~" Fang Rui leaned back slightly upon hearing this, and said with great interest, "May I ask, Officer Chen, why do you dare to argue with me? Is it because I look very kind?"

"It's probably because you give off the vibe of the boy next door, the kind who likes to tease people..."

"You mean..." Fang Rui tilted his head, his smile friendly, "I look like a bad guy?"

Nian said seriously, "No, what I mean is that you have a 'bad older brother' vibe."

"Do you think I have a good attitude?" Fang Rui's smile gradually twisted, and the oppressive aura of a behemoth reappeared.

Everyone suddenly felt a tightness in their chests, as if they were carrying a heavy weight.

“No, no, no, we just think you’re kind and approachable.” Nian quickly waved her hand and added, “It’s just that you have a certain charm that makes people feel comfortable and naturally overlook the difference in status.”

"Is that so?" Fang Rui said nothing upon hearing this and withdrew his oppressive aura.

It was probably added by him personally, in order to quickly become familiar with certain people and obtain information.

"...So you think Chen dared to confront me because of me?"

"That's what I think," Nian said confidently.

"Looks like it's my fault, since you were also criticizing me." Fang Rui nodded slightly, tossing a lemon into his mouth as if tossing it into his mouth.

Nian reflexively bit down, then froze, drool dripping down the corner of her mouth.

"I'll give you a lemon to teach you a lesson." Fang Rui said, looking at Chen. "As for you, let me think of a way to punish you, to punish you..."

As he spoke, Fang Rui turned his gaze to Swire, "How about wearing pretty clothes?"

"What kind of punishment is this?" Swire tilted her head and flicked her tail a few times.

"...I can't even imagine what Chen Chuan would look like!" Hoshiguma slowly shook her head, indicating that she couldn't imagine it.

"You..." Chen seemed to want to say something, but before she could speak, Fang Rui stopped her.

A golden "X" was pressed against her lips, stopping her from saying anything more.

"Your identity is somewhat special, and you're of some use, so I'll let you go this time..."

"By the way, there are many people who dare to curse giant beasts, but I've never seen anyone as reckless as you."

After saying that, Fang Rui ignored her and picked up his chopsticks to continue eating.

“In my opinion, you have a really good temper,” Nian said quite seriously.

“I have seen some fragments of giant beasts. They have terrible tempers and will kill anyone who offends them.”

As she recounted her past experiences, she mentioned that the giant beasts that had once been attacked by the Yan Kingdom and the Sui Kingdom had never given up their revenge. In fact, these fragments of the giant beasts had been causing trouble in the Yan Kingdom all along, which was why she had seen the fragments of the giant beasts before.

Upon hearing this, Hoshiguma and Swire nodded slightly in agreement. To be fair, even ordinary people, such as a gang leader, would punish the offender if they were offended in order to maintain their status and authority, regardless of the giant beasts.

"Is it really that good?" Fang Rui asked back. "I wouldn't possibly take such trivial matters to heart."

"Besides, arrogant people never have a good ending!"

"Some of the giant beasts have terrible tempers. Treating other giant beasts the way you treat me is tantamount to courting death!"

"Therefore, although it may seem that I did not punish her, I have actually punished her."

Chen: "…………" How insidious!

"What you said makes some sense, but..." Nian was a little speechless, "You've already said it~"

"Besides, what you described is not so easy to achieve. Not all giant beasts will restrain their pressure. When ordinary people encounter the pressure of fragments of giant beasts, they cannot even utter a complete sentence, let alone the pressure of giant beasts."

"Is that so?" Fang Rui didn't care about the matter and said with a smile, "Some people are more likely to resist the more they are oppressed."

"Simply put, he's stubborn! Like a mule..."

“Indeed, there are such people.” Nian agreed wholeheartedly.

"The two of them...their conversation was really messy." Hoshiguma said to Swire after picking up a piece of beef with his chopsticks and putting it in his mouth.

"Indeed, just like ordinary casual conversation, the topic of conversation shifts from one thing to another..."

Swire agreed, picked up a slice of potato, put it in his mouth and chewed, "How strange! Why do I feel..."

As she spoke, her gaze fell upon the plates of vegetables. "These vegetables are delicious?"

"...I'm a young lady from a respectable family, I've eaten all sorts of delicacies, how could I possibly think some vegetables are delicious?!"

"Could it be... that there's something wrong with my sense of taste?"

“There’s nothing wrong with your sense of taste; it must be the food,” Hoshiguma said.

"These vegetables and meats are something else. Not only do they taste amazing, but they also have special energy. Every time I eat a little bit, I can feel my body cheering!"

"Hmm? Why don't I feel anything?" Swire asked.