Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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The battle on the platform hadn't even started yet, so the vendors were happy to chat with Luo Xiu a bit more:

“Every year, the Adventurers’ Academy in Kanriel holds a competition to rank and reward the students who participate.”

“The top three contestants in each year’s competition will be selected as seeded players and will be eligible to enter the Rovanpu Golden Apple Orchard, which is opened once every five years.”

"You know about the Luowangpu Golden Apple Orchard, right?"

Seeing Luo Xiu shake his head again, the vendor looked speechless.

"That's a grand event held every five years, gathering the kingdom's youngest talents."

"The Golden Apple Garden is a mysterious apple orchard floating on the surface of the Rovanpu Sea. Once it is opened, you will have the opportunity to pick the legendary golden apples inside."

"I've heard that the golden apple, if you take a bite, will keep you young forever!"

That's incredible!

Luo Xiu blinked as the vendor spoke with such conviction.

[Inspection] Upon opening, sure enough, the vendor's emotional state indicated that he was exaggerating to some extent.

But this golden apple must indeed have a great function, otherwise it wouldn't have attracted so many people to fight over it.

"It's a pity that the fairies in the Golden Apple Garden only allow talented young people under the age of 30 to enter the apple garden, otherwise I would also like to see what the legendary fairies look like."

The vendor sighed, looking as if time was slipping away and waiting for no one.

After speaking, he looked at Luo Xiu:

"You don't even know this? You're a country bumpkin, aren't you?"

Luo Xiu nodded:

“I come from a town in Bandanda.”

"Bantanda? That makes sense. It used to be a good place, but it's fallen into disrepair."

The vendor began by saying:

"But I heard they won a great victory there last month, have you heard about it?"

Just as Luo Xiu was about to speak, the vendor suddenly turned his head to look at the stage.

The fight finally began on stage.

Without bothering to argue with Luo Xiu any further, the vendor unfolded the package on his back and held it high above his head, under Luo Xiu's questioning gaze.

What is this for?

Luo Xiu looked around and realized that not only the person he was talking to, but all the vendors around him were doing the same thing.

In an instant, the all-encompassing bundle unfolded, forming a curtain that shielded the people below the stands.

Luo Xiu felt his vision suddenly darken, and it became very difficult to even see the duel between the people on the stage.

Only through the gaps in a few packages could one see the figures of a man and a woman clashing in the air, their weapons constantly colliding, sparks flying everywhere.

The woman was a swordswoman, holding a Western-style light sword with intricate carvings.

The man must be an assassin, holding a dagger in one hand and several dart-like weapons in the other.

He was significantly faster than the woman, and using his agility, he quickly distanced himself after each collision, using darts to launch long-range attacks in mid-air.

Although women have an advantage in strength and physique, the profession of swordsman requires more understanding and mastery of swordsmanship.

The woman's swordsmanship was clearly lacking. After several rounds, she was gradually pushed to the edge of the platform and was on the verge of defeat.

Just when Luo Xiu thought the woman was about to lose, he heard someone shout from below the stage:

"I have a Tier 1 Slowing Potion!! It will slow him down! Only 4 silver coins!"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The vendors, holding up their packages, began to tell everyone that they were selling things that could restrict movement speed.

There are second-tier slowing potions, equipment that provides control, and potions that increase speed...

Is this okay? ?

Luo Xiu's eyes widened.

Selling them during the duel instantly multiplied the price of a single Tier 1 potion several times over.

"See? This is a profitable business. These students are willing to do anything for a better ranking."

Beside him, the merchant who had just explained the Luowangpu Golden Apple Orchard to Luo Xiu spoke again.

He didn't have any items that could slow down movement speed, so he couldn't sell them for the time being. Now that he had some free time, he started chatting with Luo Xiu again:

"Don't think that the college competition is hasty. It is permitted by explicit regulations and tests students' ability to adapt to the situation, utilize conditions, and make judgments during the competition."

"Think about it. There are so many people in the audience right now, seemingly selling you props. But how do you know that none of them are acting on your partner's orders, deliberately setting a trap for you?"

"How do you know that the alchemical potion you bought on the spot is the one you want? What if it's filled with last night's foot bath water?"

"The real showdown is about accurately weeding out traps and pitfalls amidst all the temptations, finding what you truly need, and then turning defeat into victory!"

Luo Xiu was completely stunned by the vendor's theory.

The situation on the field has now changed again.

The woman, who had just been driven to the brink of despair, ultimately chose a second-tier paralysis potion that could create a paralysis effect over a large area.

She quickly pulled a handful of silver coins from her pocket and threw them down, while the vendors below the stage also threw down paralyzing drugs from their own packages.

The woman took the paralyzing drug, immediately threw it on the ground, and it exploded violently.

A cloud of silvery-white medicinal mist swept across the entire area.

A set of light, silver-white armor appeared on the woman's body, with a halo of light shining on it, blocking the silver-white medicinal mist from her.

It seems she happened to have an item that could block the medicinal mist, which is why she chose the paralysis potion.

Upon seeing this, the vendors below the stage immediately began shouting at the top of their lungs again:

"I have a cure for paralysis!"

"I have equipment to withstand the medicinal mist!!"

"I have a one-time use item that can cause a storm!!"

The vendors were all seasoned veterans, calling out their calls quickly and accurately, seizing the moment when the man was about to fall into a disadvantageous position.

The vendor next to Luo Xiu joined in the shouting; he possessed an herb that could alleviate the paralysis effect.

But as the man's figure emerged from the medicinal mist on the stage, it immediately caused a chorus of wails from the audience.

The man was wearing a black mask, which seemed to filter out the medicinal mist.

It appears that it has not been affected by the paralyzing agent in the slightest.

Luo Xiu raised an eyebrow.

This man was really lucky; he happened to have equipment on him that could counteract the paralysis drug.

But what happened next made Luo Xiu realize that this man's good luck might not be the only reason.

Because every time the woman picked out a prop from the audience, the man could always pull out the corresponding equipment or prop.

In the end, the man approached the woman in a very short time, held the blade to her neck, and won the contest.

"Damn it, what bad luck! It's happening again!"

The vendor next to Luo Xiu spat on the ground; the battle ended too quickly, and he hadn't sold much.

Luo Xiu asked in confusion:

"Does this happen often?"

He was referring to the fact that men happen to possess items that can restrain women from making choices.

"It'll happen in the next few days."

The emaciated vendor spoke:

"I don't know what's going on, but lately there seem to be people carrying items that can counter their opponents."

"Every battle ends so quickly, how can we make any money? We might as well go sell ourselves on Rum Street!"

Rum Street is a famous red-light district in Canril.

Although Luo Xiu didn't know many things, he did know this one thing.

Haha, I told him that during a chat.

"Damn it, someone's definitely up to something! Don't let me catch them!"

As Luo Xiu listened to the vendors cursing and swearing, a strange feeling welled up inside him.

His thoughts were the same as the vendor's; he felt there must be something fishy about it, and it couldn't be such a coincidence every time.

He felt like he had seen this scene somewhere before.

No, to be precise, I haven't seen it.

I've seen it in my mind, but not in reality.

How to describe it? It's like he's never seen the scene in front of him, but he's imagined it in his mind.

Where is it...?

Luo Xiu pondered carefully.

Finally, he had an idea.

Yes, he had seen it, in the books that old White had given him!

The prophetic skills described in those books have this effect.

It can predict the opponent's next move every time.

But the man on stage is clearly an assassin, which means that behind him is someone with prophetic abilities...

Luo Xiu immediately thought of the Great Prophet.

Of course, this man is unlikely to be directly associated with the Great Prophet, but he is very likely someone connected to the Great Prophet.

Earl Larry...