Arknights is too real, right?

Xia Feng clenched his fists tightly. He could not mistake the woman on the ring who knocked her opponent away with a sword. She was Skadi!

His brain went into chaos at this moment. Miss Orca also signed up. Because there were too many contestants and the stages were too far apart, he didn't even notice for two days.

Countless questions flooded into Xia Feng's thoughts.

Why did Skadi come to Victoria's sword competition?

How did she sign up?

What is her purpose?

Could it be that she wants to be a noble?

Or is it just for the bonus?

In fact, if you calm down and think about it, all of the above possibilities may exist. Skadi is a bounty hunter. As a bounty hunter, of course he can do it for money. This is reasonable.

But Xia Feng knew that Skadi did not become a bounty hunter just to make money.

She left the deep sea and came to land, which may have other deeper and more complex meanings.

The most important thing is that just a few months ago, he met Skadi in Sami's natural disaster area, and she saved his life from the [Deep Code] cult.

Their targets at that time were undoubtedly ghost sharks.

Staring closely at Skadi on the distant ring, Xia Feng immediately took steps.

Seeing him leaving without saying a word, Aguang immediately shouted.

"Brother Feng? Why are you going?"

"I have something to do, I'll be right back."

After passing through the crowd, Xia Feng rushed towards Skadi's arena with a solemn expression. He needed to confirm something with her in person.

Skadi's match ended neatly. Her opponent was thrown dozens of meters away by the sword, fell to the ground and fell unconscious.

The medical staff immediately carried the injured away, and the referee immediately announced Skadi's victory. Then, she turned around and jumped off the ring.

When Xia Feng arrived in a hurry, Skadi had already disappeared into the crowd.

Unable to find Skadi himself, Xia Feng grabbed the referee.

"Where was that person just now?"

"Which one?"

"It's the female player with the giant sword who knocks people away."

"gone."

"Leaving? Does she have a game today?"

The referee looked at the small book in his hand.

"No thanks, she has won consecutively. Except for her, almost everyone in this group has lost. If nothing else, she has been directly promoted."

Skadi may advance directly, which means she may not even participate in the group stage tomorrow and will directly enter the top 32.

evening.

After dinner, Xia Feng found Maren Laig alone.

Standing in the corridor of the competition's logistics area, Legg kept looking at his watch.

"Xia Feng, what's the matter with you? I'm very busy."

Xia Feng's expression was very serious.

"Mr. Legg, I'm looking for someone."

"who?"

"A contestant, I want to know where she lives."

Laige's expression suddenly changed and he said warily.

"Looking for players? What do you want to do? If you can't beat me on the field, you still want to play black, right?"

Xia Feng waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. That person is my friend. I want to chat with her."

Mullenleg hugged his shoulders.

"You are really a friend and you don't have contact information? I'm warning you, this is a competition that the royal family focuses on. Don't play tricks on me. I won't be able to protect you if you cause trouble."

The accommodations arranged for the players are kept extremely confidential, and there is no way around it. Mullen Legg is one of the people in charge of this competition, but in terms of authority, he can no longer cover the sky with one hand.

Xia Feng sighed.

"Forget it, Mr. Legg, excuse me."

"Okay, you go back and rest early."

Before leaving, Xia Feng seemed to suddenly think of something.

"Mr. Legg, I have something to ask."

Mullenleg pushed up his glasses.

"What else do you have to do? Hurry up, I'm really busy."

Xia Feng narrowed his eyes and stared at Laige's expression carefully.

"Among the contestants in this competition, are there those who did not pass the formal registration and were secretly arranged by the senior management?"

Legge frowned.

"What do you mean? The competition is supervised by the royal family. No matter how high-ranking an official or noble, no one can use the back door."

Xia Feng lowered his voice.

"Then if the royal family operates it in person, will they secretly arrange for people who do not meet the regulations to come in?"

After hearing Xia Feng's words, the corners of Malenleg's eyes twitched imperceptibly.

"Xia Feng."

"kindness?"

"Are you questioning the authority of the royal family?"

Xia Feng smiled easily, breaking the solemn atmosphere.

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, I just asked casually, the Victoria royal family is the best in the world, long live long live, long live long live, that, I'm leaving first, bye."

After that, Xia Feng slipped away.

On the way back, Xia Feng was not as relaxed as he seemed just now. Marenleg's reaction told him that there seemed to be something fishy going on.

There are a lot of contestants signing up for this swordsmanship competition, and at the same time, their identities are also very confusing.

He didn't say it himself. In addition to him, there was also the swordsman next to Kahn who was suspected to be from the Eastern Kingdom. In addition, there was Skadi whom he met today. Of course, there may be more than just players with special status.

This time the champion will receive a title of nobility, which is a status with far greater meaning than value.

Nobles can enter the Yuan Council, learn about important national decisions in advance, and intervene in decisions. If the person who wins the championship has a special status, it is almost equivalent to handing the keys to his own backyard into the hands of outsiders.

Would the Victorian royal family really be so generous, or would they really make such a stupid mistake?

Granting a title of nobility requires a reasonable reason and the permission of the Yuan Council. In other words, the royal family cannot just point a finger on the road and say that you will be a noble from tomorrow.

And this swordsmanship competition, in a sense, is like a deliberately created reason.

The wedding dress has been knitted and is just waiting for the person the royal family wants to see wear it.

The third day.

Winter mornings are cold, but the sun gradually rising into the sky quickly brings warmth to people.

Today is the last day of the group stage of the Swordsmanship Competition. After today's competition is over, all the top 32 people who have advanced will be born.

Before the start of the competition, Xia Feng patrolled the eight arenas like a paparazzi. As expected, he did not find Skadi. It seemed that the official had notified her of promotion.

But it doesn't matter, he is not too worried, as long as the game is not over, he will always meet him in the subsequent schedule.

"Boom!"

With the sound of the gong, Xia Feng's final day of competition has begun.

After a few days, he has fully understood the strength of his group, and there is no doubt that he will advance smoothly.

What he needs to care about now is whether Franka and others will advance as smoothly as him, because the more of his people who enter the subsequent competition, the greater the chance of winning.

Subjectively, Xia Feng believed in everyone's strength, but objectively, he couldn't help but be a little worried.

His intuition told him that this sword competition might not be as simple as it seemed.