Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Husband?!”
Yousi was deep in thought as the stranger continued to explain to Su Chen with great interest.
“King Marl’s already old and only has three children. The first prince has already been sacrificed in a battle, and the second prince is ignorant and incompetent. Therefore, rumors say that the king wants to select a husband for Minida through this warrior selection. At the same time, he’ll be the future king of Marhaz.”
Just as Su Chen was engrossed in the conversation, Yousi suddenly raised his sword and said, “Your Highness, I fell in love with you at first sight. I swear on my sword that I’ll be the winner of this duel.”
As soon as he said this, the noisy environment suddenly quieted down. Everyone turned their eyes to them, even the strangers who were standing at the side. Su Chen patted Yousi on the shoulder, but Yousi just smiled at Su Chen and walked through the crowd toward the princess. He picked up two registration forms and handed one to Su Chen.
“How is it? Is this a good idea? Otherwise, who knows how long we’d have to wait?”
However, before the two of them could write their names, the princess suddenly stood up and walked to Yousi’s side. She first smiled at him, then raised the hem of her skirt and saluted, “Young man, I’m looking forward to your performance. If you really have such confidence, I don’t mind helping you participate in our concentration camp for the duel.”
When the princess said this, the surrounding reactions were very strange. Everyone began to discuss something in low voices. The white wolf at the side also began to howl. The princess saw the white wolf and squatted down to pet it. Then, she wrote an address on a piece of paper and handed it to Yousi.
No one knew what she said to the guard next to her, but the guard proceeded to carry the white wolf, wanting to take it away. Su Chen wanted to go up and stop him, but he found that the people around him were blocking his way, forming a human wall. Only then, the princess said, “You can’t bring pets into the concentration camp. After you win the championship, I’ll return it to you.”
Su Chen poked Yousi with his elbow and said, “Don’t tell me that the princess really likes you? Why did she take the white wolf away?”
Yousi put his hand on his forehead and sighed. “I’ll say, you silly boy. Don’t tell me you’ve never been in a relationship before? Can’t you tell? I’m afraid we’re in an even more difficult situation now. I really didn’t expect the princess to be so stingy…”
Yousi saw that Su Chen still could not understand, so he sighed and continued to explain, “The princess felt that I was disrespectful to her in public, so she deliberately gave us the address of some concentration camp. Looking at the reactions of the people around us, it seems that this isn’t a good place.”
Only then did Su Chen understand. “And she invited us there in public, so we can’t refute her. If we don’t go, not only will we be disrespectful to the royal family, but we might also not be able to participate in the duel. So, this concentration camp, we have to go. If not, she’ll take the white wolf…”
“You’re not too stupid. Looks like we have no way out.”
Yousi scrunched up the note and threw it away. Just as Su Chen was about to pick it up, he heard Yousi say, “I’ve memorized it. Let’s go.”
Following the route on the note, Yousi and Su Chen quickly arrived at a very remote suburb. Although it was a suburb, there was a huge courtyard. The houses in the courtyard were all square, and as expected of a concentration camp, the houses looked like cold containers.
When Su Chen and Yousi got closer, they could hear the screams from inside. The guards at the door saw them and raised their swords to stop them.
“What are you here for?”
After Yousi said Minida’s name, the two guards looked at each other and let them through.
Then, a woman wearing glasses and business attire greeted them with a smile.
“You must be the newcomers that her highness Princess Minida said would be coming. This is the concentration camp for the duel. The lucky ones who are invited here are all able to fully train themselves before the duel. Basically, the warriors who leave our concentration camp are all top-notch. There’s no need to participate in the boring early stages of the competition with those weaklings. Instead, you can immediately participate in the finals. So, congratulations to both of you for being recognized by the princess. Now, I, Madella, will personally escort you to familiarize yourselves with our environment.”
Su Chen did not know why, but after listening to Madella’s words, a lingering fear welled up in his heart.
Sure enough, the first place that Madella brought them to visit was the dormitory. Although it was called the dormitory, it was actually a little simpler than a prison cell with a few railings. The amenities inside were very simple—there were only beds and toilets.
In these rooms that could be looked into from the outside, there were some people lying on the beds. Most of them were hanging on their last breaths.
Next was the canteen. Su Chen and Yousi came at the right time. It was the time for the concentration camp to have their meals. There were many people in the canteen, but there were only a few people eating.
A few people were kneeling on the ground. A fat man who looked like he weighed 200 pounds sat on top of them, eating in big mouthfuls. When Madella saw this scene, she ignored it and continued to introduce the place to Su Chen and Yousi.
Finally, it was the training ground. There was only one platform in the training ground and it was surrounded by people.
On the platform, there were mottled blood stains and dried blood marks. It could be seen that there had been hundreds of battles and thousands of fights. On the back of the platform, there was a ranking list, and only the names of the top 10 were written on it.
At this moment, Madella looked at them and said, “Here, martial strength is the supreme glory. As long as you’re strong enough, you can do whatever you want. On the contrary, if you’re too weak, you might die before the day of the duel. Oh, right, we actually have a place here called the garbage dump. All the eliminated garbage will be thrown there.”
After going through all this, Su Chen’s palms were already sweaty. Although he had participated in some taekwondo classes since he was young and his mother had high expectations for him, he had never been good at it.
He looked at Yousi who was very calm. He could not back down now. The white wolf was still in the hands of the princess, and he had to return home alive. He would definitely be able to smoothly resolve this difficulty.
Just like that, the two of them were brought to the door of their room by Madella without saying a word. Madella’s signature smile was still the same.
“I wish you good luck..”