"Casius, please wait for my good news."

The silver dragon spread its wings and soared into the sky. Its streamlined body was exceptionally graceful, and its silver wings gleamed in the sunlight.

"Finally, I managed to trick her into becoming lame."

"The next step is to wait for assistance from the good camp. I believe that old man Osedro still has some conscience."

Looking at the silver dragon flying away, Cassius nodded slightly, then looked at the panel that was refreshing the information again.

[The overall strength level of the NPC faction you created, [Burning Empire], has reached: 3]
[Unlock new section: Faction activities]
This was not unexpected to Cassius, as a level 3 force was already ranked high in the continent of Feanso.

You should know that the once powerful Holy Fadlan is only a level 5 force in the system's evaluation.

After a year of development, the empire's politics, economy and even culture have made great progress.

The Matra farm was now fully operational and supplying food to the entire country. The empire's military-industrial system was also initially established and was thriving. The parliamentary system was gradually becoming a routine, and the political system was becoming increasingly perfect.

The improvement of productivity, the enrichment of people's lives, and the influence of players have also brought about a rapid development of social culture, and countless new ideas have emerged.

The spirit of self-confidence and martial spirit spread across the country.

In just a few years, the people living in this remote and barren land of Anzeta Wilderness reached a peak in both material and spiritual development.

Although this prosperous momentum also hides the sweat of countless workers and the blood and tears of the southern people, it is also hidden under the empire's bright and beautiful appearance.

"Faction activities are also coming."

Cassius smiled.

Faction activities can allow it to occupy a place in the player's panel and thoroughly integrate the empire's activities into the player's life.

After the release of version 2.0, faction activities will also attract more players, making the Burning Empire the "main faction" in the minds of more players.

You should know that the next version will open up a lot of ancient teleportation arrays - the so-called "rebirth points".

Now the Burning Empire can still take advantage of its home advantage to win over almost all the players.

But this may not be the case in the next version: the Elf Kingdom in the High Forest, the Free Trade Federation in Silvermoon Bay, the three warring kingdoms of Fadlan, and the Orc Clan in the Rosa Desert will all become extremely attractive spawning points.

Cassius recalled various points in his memory.

"It is now May 1789, 5 in the Third Era. There are still two months until the end of the Northern Storm version and the first server shutdown after the public beta."

"Then let the Burning Empire host the first server-wide official PVP event."

In Cassius's plan in his previous life, the first server-wide pvp event was supposed to appear in the [Clash of Kings] version, jointly organized by dozens of powerful guilds.

And now, this grand event is going to be brought forward.

This was Cassius' plan - to prepare a large-scale pvp event before shutting down the server, and to squeeze the experience and gold out of the players for the last time in the [Northern Storm] version.

At the same time, this can also highlight the status of the "official camp" of the Burning Empire and attract more subsequent players.

Two years ago, Cassius personally proposed the plan of the "Imperial Colosseum" to make this magnificent building appear in Istalia, just for the arrival of this day.

About three months ago, Cassius handed this matter over to Trump to prepare. Now all matters have been prepared, and only the official announcement is waiting to be issued.

"All is ready except for the opportunity."

Cassius summoned the panel again, he exhaled a puff of thin white smoke, and light flashed in his golden vertical pupils.

[Will you announce a large-scale faction event to players?]
[Yes. ]
[Please name this faction activity.]
Cassius thought for a moment, but couldn't think of any nice name, so he could only perfunctorily call it "Empire" - just like he named the Imperial Colosseum.

[Named: [The First Gladiator Contest of the Burning Empire]]
[Faction activities have been released! ]
On May 1789, 5 of the Third Age, nearly 3 players of Erezega received notifications of faction activities at the same time.

The announcement ignited everyone's enthusiasm.

The players are excited!

Suddenly, posts about the "Imperial Gladiator Contest" became popular on the forum, and soon, almost everyone was discussing this upcoming event.

"What the hell?"

"The rewards are so generous! There are titles and costumes!"

"Is the dog official going to be a human?"

“I want to join in too!”

"I wanted to hide my identity and be a Buddhist player, but now I have to reveal my identity as a peerless master!"

"Come on, it's just a toy for the rich and the professional bosses, mortals like us should just watch for fun."

"Is this the last big event of this version?"

The reason is simple. The rewards for this competition are extremely generous and unprecedented.

For example, players who win the individual championship will not only receive generous gold coins and experience rewards, but also receive the special [Dragon Flame Champion] title and costumes.

[Dragon Flame Champion] can turn the player's nickname into golden red and increase a little precious charm.

The costume is even more eye-catching, with a luxurious gold-plated shell, exquisite claw carvings, domineering dragon head shoulder armor, and even two slowly flapping flaming wings on the back.
It can be said that the special effects are full!

I can only say that it completely meets the fantasies of all the wealthy players.

In fact, this was just a piece of equipment that Cassius had casually made with his powerful control over the element of fire, and it could barely reach rare quality.

Cassius can make seven or eight pieces of equipment like this in a day, but in order to ensure its scarcity, he only releases one.

The spiritual robes and armor prepared for the top four and top eight contestants were byproducts of Cassius's elemental experiments and were originally intended to be thrown away as garbage.

The equipment effect is not that strong, but its appearance is indeed very good.

Others also gave revelations, saying that they were mid-level officials of the empire and were also involved in the preparations for this game.

Indeed, this time the competition was not only prepared by the Empire officials, but also by various player guilds and clubs, who even issued a joint statement.

"The first gladiatorial contest of the Burning Empire has officially opened! This is a grand event for players! This is the biggest stage of Erezega!"

"Swords, fists, magic, beasts, you can use dazzling means to fight to your heart's content, bringing the ultimate visual and auditory enjoyment to this event!"

"The leader of the faction [Burning Emperor - Cassius] will personally attend the elimination match. He will witness your performance and bestow rich rewards and supreme glory on the final winner!"

As soon as the statement was issued, the players were excited again.

In the past two years, Cassius has rarely appeared in public and has spent most of his time in the palace.

In the minds of players, compared to ordinary NPCs, the emperor has become more like a "background board" and has become an omnipotent existence in the legendary story.

Many Dragonsworn Paladin players take "Cassius bless" as their catchphrase - because after actual testing by several big guys, it can indeed increase the success rate of the Holy Oath spell.

Every time Cassius appears, old players know that it’s time to start watching the cutscenes. The red dragon is like a plug-in unique to the Burning Empire faction. Every time it appears, it can ruthlessly destroy the enemy.

And being able to gain the emperor's personal appreciation is like "a mythical figure coming into reality."

How can this not be exciting?

The members of special guilds such as the "Dragon Control Club" and the "Majesty Cassius Support Club" were even more excited, and the reasons were self-evident.

I am greedy for your Majesty's body!

The competition system of the [Empire Gladiator Tournament] is relatively simple and easy to understand. Due to time constraints and imminent server closures, they did not hold playoffs or points competitions.

There are three types of competitive atmospheres: individual competition, team competition, and guild competition. Individual competition is a one-on-one duel between two players in a specified venue. If one player surrenders or is killed, it is considered a failure.

The team competition is a classic four-person team fighting together. If one side surrenders or is wiped out, it is considered a failure.

The guild tournament has the largest number of participants, with each guild limited to fifty people. They compete in a designated battlefield, and if one side surrenders or the entire guild is wiped out, it is considered a failure.

Due to the tight schedule of the competition, there are only two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage.

In the group stage, the registered players or teams are divided into different groups to compete against each other. A victory will get 3 points, a draw will get 1 point, and a loss will get 0 points. The individuals or teams with the highest points will be selected into the knockout stage.

In the knockout stage, there will be brutal fighting, from the top 100 to the final showdown, the winner will enter the next round, and the loser will leave sadly - until the final winner is decided.

This is also the last major event before the end of the [Northern Storm] version, and almost all players are coveting the championship throne.

Of course, some professional players and strategy masters also received support from their fans, so various battle posts began to appear on the forum.

The most hotly discussed topic is [Who will be the individual champion?], which has received thousands of replies and is still increasing, with a complex composition of commentators.

"S University must be the champion!"

"That's enough of a dog fan. This is a professional league. He's just an individual player with no resources and average skills. What kind of trouble can he cause?"

"I still favor Tyrant. The Royal Power Guild has a very strong financial foundation."

"Who can compare to the Mechanicus in terms of wealth? Who knows how far their technology tree has climbed? It is said that the big guys there have created power armor. Maybe they will throw a can of food at you and scare you to death!"

"Isn't Charlotte worthy? A well-prepared mage's PVP strength is still quite high."

"But he's so non-conforming."

"My wife, Xia Ye Qiu Yu, is the best in the world!"

"This is a gladiatorial contest, not a looks contest, so those who like looks should just stop watching."

"Everyone, I have something to say. I think the one who has the strongest hard power is the one who has the greatest chance of winning the championship."

"Slut, go to the toilet."

"It's disgusting. The bastard is using his subordinates' accounts to speak again."

"???"

"Putting aside the question of character, just based on the three great families, the unparalleled Rain Castle has a chance to win the championship."

"What about steamed buns? Didn't anyone mention steamed buns?"

"Cooking, just practice more."

"Lao Man should update the video. He is not suitable for participating in this kind of activity."

"Brother Zhan Kuang is invincible! Chop off all the teeth!"

"I don't care about the game. I just want to touch His Majesty Cassius' tail. Hehehe.qwq His Majesty Cassius."

"What unknown creature is upstairs?"

"Need I say this? Those perverts who like to post dragon porn pictures."

"."

"In the original history, the champion of the first PVP event should be the president of the Royal Power Guild. I wonder what will happen now?"

Browsing a hot forum, Cassius deliberately ignored a few abnormal comments and thought so.

"Xin Gou, I will not lose! I will take the title of Dragon Flame Champion!"

"Snapped!"

Inside the tavern, Mantou slammed the table and made a menacing declaration.

The people around him immediately looked at him as if he was a lunatic, causing Mantou to shrink his neck involuntarily.

"Ow—"

The noodles tied to a pillar outside the tavern seemed to sense the owner's movement and let out a howl.

"Oh."

Singo didn't even raise his head, just flipped through the papers in his hand and responded perfunctorily.

Seeing that the other party did not respond to his declaration of war, Mantou felt like he had punched cotton and was extremely aggrieved.

All the heroic spirit in Mantou's heart leaked out like air from a punctured balloon.

He walked up and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Singo continued to look through the pages and casually said, "Study your opponents in advance and be fully prepared, but just look at the stronger players."

Mantou looked over curiously, and saw familiar names written on the papers: Charlotte, Tyrant, Iron Frenzy, Great Dragon, City in the Rain.
Behind those names were detailed information about their various professional abilities, equipment attributes, weakness analysis, etc. It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into compiling them.

"Oh my god, it's so thin, did you make this now?"

"Of course not. I have been collecting information about various players for two months. Didn't you receive any inside information? Oh, by the way, you are not a mid-level official and do not have the authority."

"."

Mantou fell silent suddenly.

After a moment, he asked expectantly, "By the way, what about me?"

"Have you collected my information as well? Show me! Oh, I didn't expect that as a teammate, you would steal my information. It's really..."

Singo then raised his head, gave him a strange look, and said calmly: "I told you, I only collect valuable information."

"Uh"

Mantou smiled awkwardly and turned around: "Brother Zhan Kuang, you should also participate."

The natural warrior touched his bald head and chuckled, "Of course, I'm the best at this kind of activity. Maybe I'll be the one to chop Singo off in the end?"

"I will not show mercy. If you meet me, I will chop you in half."

Mantou looked at the bloodstained axe in the other person's hand, then at the smile on the other person's face, and couldn't help swallowing.

Although he was saying the most brutal words, he had the most honest smile on his face. Perhaps this was the unique charm of Brother Zhan Kuang.

"Sister Qiuyu is still so gentle——"

Mantou looked at the summer night and autumn rain again.

A gentle smile appeared on Xia Yeqiuyu's delicate face.

But then, accompanied by the sound of the air tearing, violent tongues of fire burst out from those beautiful golden eyes, difficult to contain.

"."

There was another moment of silence.

Mantou feels that his road to the competition may become bumpy.

——Seeking monthly ticket——(End of this chapter)