Suppressing his inner excitement, Tang Zheng looked at the ability panel within his attribute window:
【Ability List】
Innate Ability: 【Player】
Overall Level: 1Lv
Experience Slot: 0 / 100
Class:
Basic Class: Genius 1Lv
Skill Points: 3
Passive Skills: Item Box
Active Skills: None
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Having taken on the “Genius” class, his overall level had risen from the original 0 to 1.
In addition, he gained 3 skill points.
This made Tang Zheng’s heart skip a beat.
Sure enough, his innate ability “Player” was still somewhat different from the players in “YGGDRASIL”.
In the game, players could choose three skills from the relevant class’s skill list for every level they gained, and after reaching level 100, normal players usually had around 300 skills.
Of course.
Monsters like the Bone King, who mastered 718 skills, were rare even in the game, and this was also due to the special skill “Dark Wisdom”.
Theoretically, the Bone King could continuously learn new magic.
“Only gaining skill points and no skill list, that’s bad news.”
“This means that obtaining skills should be through other methods.”
Tang Zheng’s expression remained unchanged as he thought to himself.
His next line of thought became much clearer!
Crunch!
Tang Zheng’s teeth made a crisp sound as they met the surface of the rye bread, and he ate heartily, finishing most of the hard bread in one go in less than half a minute.
“Cough!”
His throat was a little dry.
Eating this stuff quickly indeed made it easy to choke.
Tang Zheng picked up the black waterskin Enri had just given him, tilted his head back, took a large gulp, and let out a sigh of relief, a comfortable expression on his face.
If this waterskin had been given by anyone else, Tang Zheng would not have drunk the water inside.
He stood up!
Tang Zheng hung the black waterskin at his waist, got up, and walked into the street, following the flow of people towards the center of the Royal Capital.
There were too many people and eyes around now, so it wasn’t suitable for him to put the waterskin into his Item Box.
“Since I’ve stumbled upon it, I might as well watch this peak duel.”
Tang Zheng showed a hint of anticipation.
There were still over four years until the Great Tomb descended, and while the remaining time was a bit tight, it wasn’t so tight that he couldn’t spare this much time.
Sharpening the axe doesn't delay chopping wood.
Although the strength of those two was not as great as it would be four years later, they should still be at least level 20 now.
This was also considered the threshold for human powerhouses in this world. Through their match, he could also gather some information.
Before acquiring the “Genius” class, Tang Zheng indeed wasn’t in the mood, but now, he already had some ideas for his future class build.
This duel between the Warrior Chief and the Nail Clipper was still talked about enthusiastically by many powerhouses from various countries even in the future, and this battle not only attracted the attention of the Re-Estize Kingdom’s own people.
Gazef and Brain were already famous geniuses even before this match.
If Tang Zheng remembered correctly, Brain also possessed a talent like “Warrior (Genius)”.
Amidst the crowd.
All sorts of discussions about the match continuously came from all directions.
Most were speculations about who would ultimately win the match!
Such intense discussions and excitement.
Made Tang Zheng’s eyes suddenly light up.
Others might not know who the final winner of this battle would be, but he did.
Tang Zheng felt that a match of this caliber, which attracted the entire kingdom’s populace, must have betting pools.
If he bet on Gazef in advance, even if the odds were lower, he should still be able to earn some money. He was quite poor now, and both food and lodging required money.
Thinking of this.
Tang Zheng looked at a young man wearing light leather armor, dressed like an adventurer, who was walking past him.
“Hello, could you tell me where the nearest betting house is?” Tang Zheng asked directly, keeping his voice calm.
Based on some experience from his previous life.
Tang Zheng knew that in such a lively atmosphere, a direct question between strangers was often better; being overly polite and hesitant would only make people impatient.
The leather-armored youth, suddenly spoken to, turned his head in surprise to look at Tang Zheng.
He first sized him up and down.
A hint of disdain appeared in the leather-armored youth’s eyes: “An outsider?”
Tang Zheng was currently dressed in dark gray clothing, with a short sword hanging on his left hip and a waterskin on his right, looking not much different from a local.
But his facial features and short black hair clearly weren’t the mainstream appearance of the kingdom!
“That’s right, I only arrived here yesterday.”
Tang Zheng showed no dissatisfaction on his face at this somewhat condescending reply, still speaking softly.
“Heh, just as I thought.”
“There are no betting houses at all.” The leather-armored youth waved his hand, his head slightly tilted up as he spoke.
“None?” Tang Zheng was a little surprised.
For such a grand event, with so many people pouring into the Royal Capital, opening a betting house would undoubtedly be a sure-fire business for the bookmakers behind it.
Not to mention, for those notoriously greedy nobles.
“Of course, it’s because of Princess Renner’s foresight.”
Seeing the surprised look on Tang Zheng’s face, the leather-armored youth spoke with a hint of showing off, his tone filled with undisguised admiration:
“Even as an outsider, you must have heard of Princess Renner, right? She is the one known as the Kingdom’s Pearl, the Lady with the ‘Jewel’s Radiance’.”
“When the Imperial Trial began, Princess Renner proposed to His Majesty the King that such a competition, which represents the nation’s image, should be prohibited from being used for gambling.”
“This would dishonor the Kingdom’s prestige and disrespect the powerhouses participating in the match.”
The leather-armored youth’s voice became somewhat excited as he spoke, crossing his arms over his chest: “Although this proposal was met with some opposition from the nobles, it was ultimately approved by His Majesty the King.”
“Princess Renner is both farsighted, gentle, and benevolent…”
Tang Zheng saw the leather-armored youth, who had fallen into an excited state, expressionlessly took a step back, then quickly left, following the flow of people.
He generally understood what was going on.
“Princess Renner, huh?”
Tang Zheng recalled the leather-armored youth’s infatuated state, feeling a bit speechless.
It seemed this Golden Princess still held quite high prestige among the common people.
Prohibiting betting houses?
Tang Zheng believed that this proposal might have been officially passed, but it couldn’t be truly enforced in secret; some nobles would surely continue to operate them.
It was just that ordinary people wouldn’t be able to participate.
So, the get-rich-quick scheme was ruined!
“Gentle and benevolent? To describe this Golden Princess with those words, it’s truly…” Tang Zheng shook his head slightly.
On the surface, Princess Renner appeared not only gentle, but also kind and innocent, always considering the country and its people, possessing a golden personality.
In reality, she was a monster that ordinary people could not comprehend; even Albedo described her as a “spiritual heteromorphic species.”
She was practically the woman the Blood Emperor disliked the most!
Even the Dragon Queen of the Dragon Kingdom, who lived for hundreds of years but liked to pretend to be a loli, only ranked second in the Blood Emperor’s heart in terms of dislike.