Xu Muchizhi pinched his chin, feeling somewhat uneasy.
The Beast Tamer is a profession that establishes a tacit understanding by nurturing wild beasts or magical creatures from an early age. They command battle pets not through contracts but through the deep-rooted emotions cultivated over time.
On the other hand, while a knight's mount may seem similar, a skilled knight often forms a contractual bond with their mount. This allows for a harmonious connection of minds and enables better utilization of knight skills to protect the mount from harm.
"Acceptable."
Lord Lei, the imperial official, suddenly spoke up.
"The rules do not explicitly prohibit it, and I indeed sense the power of a mount contract on them."
Xu Muchizhi nodded appreciatively, his expression becoming composed.
"Protest denied; the match continues as usual!"
The audience was astonished upon hearing Xu Muchizhi's decision.
Can this really happen?
Even a fool knows how fierce that crocodile is; it's practically a non-flying dragon! It came up once, and now again?
Who can withstand this onslaught?
However, since it was the notary's judgment, although the audience felt resentment, they didn't dare to voice their disapproval loudly. Instead, they directed their anger towards the man standing in the arena.
"Lord Liao Hai, use your best skills to defeat this cheating knight!"
"A knight relying on a mount has no shame! Fight the crocodile one-on-one if you dare!"
"If it's Lord Liao Hai, even if the opponent is a knight, it's not a problem!"
"Stab him! Stab him! Stab him!"
Bede nudged Night Triple-More in the waist.
"Hey, how about I release some charm and enchantment in the audience later? I guarantee it'll turn into a grand spectacle for a thousand people!"
Night Triple-More's body suddenly shook, and he warned Bede with his eyes:
"Don't!"
"Do you see those three notary lords over there? Not to mention the people from Tian Shi City, but if you dare to do that, you'll be torn apart by them in less than three seconds!"
"Alright, fine. It's really disappointing!"
Rejected by Bede, she pursed her lips and sat on a table, swinging her legs in boredom.
"San Geng, do you think Sha Wen Cheng can win? He was sent flying by me with just one move last time," Weng Ling suddenly interjected.
Night Triple-More raised an eyebrow.
Big sister, your strength is probably enough to knock down a ten-meter-long, three-ton steel tooth. Is that how you look down on Old Sha?
However, without revealing his thoughts, Night Triple-More still nodded.
"Well, although Old Sha is sometimes arrogant, he shouldn't let us down when it matters. Let's watch and see."
"But this Liao Hai is a dangerous person; he's a bronze-level assassin! Can Sha Wen Cheng really handle him?"
Since the matches in the Tian Wei Empire do not emphasize the suppression of realms, the information about the participants' realms is collected when registering, but it is not announced on the spot.
After all, with so many spectators, the match is not a game of comparing realm sizes. Otherwise, if you announce a gold level, and the opponent says black iron, wouldn't the black iron feel embarrassed and slink away?
But not mentioning it doesn't mean that the realm suppression doesn't exist. This Liao Hai is one of the few assassins that even Weng Ling knows about.
Moreover, the gap created by the difference in realms is sometimes an obstacle that is truly difficult to overcome.
For example, the lowest-level apprentice has an energy reserve of about 1 to 9, an intern is 10 to 99, black iron is 100-999, and bronze is 1000-9999.
It is clear that even within the same realm, the energy gap can reach more than ten times. Crossing realms can even reach up to a hundred times!
Although the conditions for casting skills are unrelated to realms, some advanced skills require a massive amount of energy to cast. Just like a black iron with a maximum energy limit of 999 will never learn a skill like True Word Fortress with a minimum energy requirement of 1000. A slight difference is not allowed!
Not to mention that more energy means more casting and more enduring combat capability.
Adding Liao Hai's profession...
Although assassins are generally supposed to be countered by knights, Liao Hai's situation is a bit different.
He belongs to the branch of combo assassins within the assassin category, rather than the type of assassin who gambles everything on a single fatal blow.
Just like Bede has magic power, elementalists have magical energy, warriors have stamina, and the undead have soul power, some professions also have their unique energy systems.
The energy system of combo assassins is quite special:
Combo points.
An energy system that starts at 0, but can continuously accumulate during battle. Once it reaches the current realm's peak, it can unleash damage equivalent to a realm higher than other professions!
This makes it the profession most likely to achieve victory across realms.
And now, Liao Hai has already reached the bronze level, which means he has the strength to defeat opponents in the gold realm!
What realm counters, in his continuous attacks, probably doesn't count for much!
Moreover, Sha Wen Cheng is still a black iron...
Yes, like Night Triple-More and the others, Sha Wen Cheng is also a black iron little brother.
Of course, this is due to the special nature of the knight's energy system.
It considers magic power, the understanding with the mount, and also requires stamina, just like warriors. In the end, it is averaged out.
Never having received any guidance, relying solely on self-study, leading to a magic power of 1, only being able to cast a death entanglement, Sha Wen Cheng has been averaged into a black iron...
In Weng Ling's eyes, this is definitely a rhythm of impossible survival. That's why she is so worried.
"In the third match, let me go, alright?" Weng Ling looked at Night Triple-More with a serious face.
"Wait for Old Sha to lose first," Night Triple-More pointed to the arena, not directly answering.
"Both sides confirmed, so the third match begins now!"
With a command, Liao Hai drew his twin daggers, cautiously bending down, while Sha Wen Cheng rode on Steel Tooth, raised his sword-spear, and charged.
"Hmph! Fool!"
A contemptuous glint flashed in Liao Hai's eyes, but his expression did not relax.
That guy who came up before, constantly arguing about hitting the target, looked so embarrassing; he won't be as careless as him!
"Roar!"
Steel Tooth's speed was fast, rumbling towards Liao Hai. Its large mouth opened, ready to bite, but Liao Hai easily dodged its gaping jaws with a small sideways jump.
But it wasn't over yet. The knight's attack doesn't solely rely on the mount. Sha Wen Cheng raised his sword-spear and fiercely stabbed towards Liao Hai. Under Steel Tooth's high-speed charge, the spear seemed to stir up a whirlwind, approaching with tremendous force!
"Good spear!"
Seeing Sha Wen Cheng, leveraging the force from Steel Tooth under his crotch, twisting his waist and shoulders to thrust out the spear, Lord Lei squinted his
eyes, praising him in his mind.
Amateurs may not see it, but he understood. This is the correct way for knights to charge invincibly. The kind of fancy moves that rely solely on their own strength without using the mount's trampling force cannot be considered knightly!
If this spear is solid, even he would have to step back a few steps!
"He's a promising one!"