Chapter 545: Martial Arts Competition for a Marriage
The next day, the news of the king's selection of a son-in-law spread throughout the streets and alleys of Fishman Island.
But there were not as many applicants as expected.
It's not that Elena is not beautiful enough. In terms of appearance, only Alice can compare with her in the entire Fishman Island.
It's just that most people don't have the courage and confidence.
To give a simple example, a white, rich and beautiful woman is looking for a marriage partner online. Everyone likes her, but not many people dare to pursue her, because people with poor conditions will feel inferior and have no courage to pursue her.
To put it simply, they know what kind of stuff they are and dare not pursue her.
Only those characters who really have certain strength dare to participate.
There were less than 200 applicants in total.
Since Noah's time is running out,
the time of the competition was set on the second day of the announcement.
Ye Xing found Elena and wanted to express his congratulations to her, but found that she was not in a good state. Her eyes were red and swollen, and those words could not be said.
Lin Yueer, who is also a woman, saw that she had a problem at first glance and asked tentatively: "Nana, you don't like to find a partner this way, right?"
Elena shook her head and then nodded: "I think it's good. After all, only the strongest person can match a princess of noble status like me."
After that, she turned back to her room to put on makeup.
Because she had to get engaged that night after the results of the competition came out, she had to dress up in advance.
Ye Xing scratched his head: "Why do I feel that she is not happy?"
Lin Yue'er rolled her eyes at him: "Why should I feel that? She must be worried. Nana is so beautiful. What if the most powerful guy is an ugly one? How about we help her?"
Ye Xing: "How? Take her to elope?"
Lin Yue'er: "It's not impossible."
"Don't worry about it. I have asked her many times, and she said it was voluntary. Since it was voluntary, why bother to ruin someone's marriage?" Ye Xing said to the camera, "Brother Meng, am I right?"
[Foolish Princess: You big-headed ghost, what era is it, and you still have this kind of matchmaking with martial arts competitions, I am speechless! ]
[A bunch of little red flowers: The way Nana looked at you just now, it's obvious that the person she likes is you. After all, you have the filter of heroes saving beauties. You like one person but have to marry another person. Oh my God, it's so pitiful! ]
[Enthusiastic netizens: I feel that there is some conspiracy behind this! 】
【East Star Crow: Maybe her father threatened to kill himself? 】
Ye Xing was helpless. He was already annoying here. If he made any more noise, it would only bring trouble to himself.
And Elena didn't mean to ask him for help. How could he know her true thoughts?
He could only wait and see.
The Demon God Tower was an important forbidden area. No outsiders were allowed to approach.
Ye Xing was going to ask Elena for permission to enter today.
But seeing the situation, he had no chance to speak.
He could only wait until the game was over.
Before that,
he just had to be a spectator.
It was different from the Death God promotion match held by Pirate Island before.
Here it was all 1V1 mode.
That is, fighting alone.
Because the theme was to recruit a bride, it was not allowed to kill someone. Otherwise, not only would the qualification be cancelled, but there would also be certain penalties.
The venue for the competition was the royal arena.
There were already crowds of people outside.
A temporary viewing stand was built with bubbles, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
The rest of the people could watch the show on the big screen through the broadcast.
Ye Xing soon discovered some clues.
Half of the contestants were mermaids led by Johnser.
The other half were fishmen led by Buck.
On the surface, it looked like a battle between two hundred people.
In fact, it was a battle between two people, or a battle between two races.
It was said that the opponents were randomly selected, but every time it happened to be mermaids vs. fishmen, and there was no confrontation between the same races.
It was obvious that this game was manipulated behind the scenes.
The game went very quickly, without any fancy tricks. Both sides used their unique skills at the beginning, and the winner was determined in a very short time.
"After watching a few games, I found that the attack and defense capabilities of the fishmen are indeed good. Mermen of the same level can only rely on speed and intelligence to win."
"The players on the field are the elites of the two tribes."
"I can see that the king wants to support Johnther as his son-in-law."
"Because of the rules of the Fishman Island, he did this."
"My friends, let me say something unpleasant. Yesterday I saw the king's forehead was black and lifeless. I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left."
"He may be worried that after he passes away, there will be no leader, and the fishmen will take the opportunity to make trouble, so he wants to push Johnther to the stage."
"In this way, he can continue to hold real power legitimately."
"By then, whoever dares to make trouble will be labeled as a rebel and will become the enemy of the entire country!"
Ye Xing said half-guessing and half-speculating.
[I understand, but I don't fully understand. ]
[But what if Johnther's side loses? Is it really necessary to let the princess marry the ugly fishman? 】
【Since they dare to do this, the possibility of losing should be small, right? 】
"At present, Johnther's side has the advantage."
"Because they can decide who fights with whom, putting Johnther and the weaker fishman together for PK can save him a lot of energy."
"The same logic applies. Send some mermaids with good fighting power to consume Buck's energy. This way, when the two of them face John, they will have a greater chance of winning."
"Oh, no, why is the list messed up?!"
When the list for the second round came out, Ye Xing found that the mermaid's strong men were arranged to face the mermaid's strong men.
Isn't this equivalent to one's own people fighting against one's own people?
The contestants were also confused. The script was wrong.
Johnser immediately sent someone to check. It turned out that the person behind the scenes was bribed by Buck and set them up.
But there was no way to make temporary changes under the watchful eyes of the public.
As a result, some of the mermaids' powerful fighting power was wasted in vain.
By the third round, there were only 50 contestants left on the field.
Among them, 38 were masters of the fishmen.
12 were masters of the mermaids.
The ratio of the number of people on both sides was seriously unbalanced.
Just then,
The mermaid bribed by Buck took the initiative to stand up and say that Johnther cheated by using the rules. It was really a vicious dog biting the first person.
Johnther would not admit it of course.
Buck did not care. His real purpose was to make everyone feel that they were treated unfairly.
So he put forward his own request.
"For the sake of fairness, I want to apply to change the combat mode. Instead of randomly assigning opponents, I want to directly defend the ring to determine the winner. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Buck's tone was not respectful at all, but full of aggressiveness.
The fishmen in the audience started to make a fuss and demanded a change in the rules.
Being accused by "one's own people" is like a dumb person eating bitter herbs and having no way to say it.
King Noah had no choice but to agree to change to a defending battle.
What does this mean?
It's like 38 people fighting 12 people.
The chances of the mermaids winning are getting slimmer and slimmer...
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