Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

Amidst Friedrich's surprise and doubt, Su Li led his team directly to the Knight's Arena in Bauhinia Town.

The human kingdoms are fond of watching competitions, and the Empire, as a nation established by knights, is even more so. Knights also love to show off their martial prowess in the arena. Therefore, every town has an arena, with slight variations in level depending on the town's prosperity and population.

But in any case, it is as indispensable a building in towns and villages as taverns, inns, carriage and horse shops, and brothels.

Bauhinia Town has a significant population of over eight thousand people, and its Knight's Arena is quite large. Since it is built near Bauhinia Fortress, the arena has over thirty resident trainee knights, with small-scale competitive performances every day and a major tournament every month.

Tomorrow is the start of the tournament, so the arena is very lively today. Wandering chivalrous knights are signing up to participate, and farmers and craftsmen from nearby villages are eagerly placing bets.

The arena has dispatched a large number of staff to handle registrations. Seeing Su Li and his group enter, the arena immediately realized that a big deal was coming.

An arena manager wearing a fur coat and with a carefully groomed beard came up to them, his tone slightly exaggerated: "Respected knights, welcome to the most luxurious arena in Bauhinia Town. We have the largest events and betting opportunities in the vicinity. I am Barbossa, the manager here, and I believe our excellent service can meet all your needs. Are you here to participate or to place bets?"

Su Li said with interest, "Are you sure you can meet all our needs? Then let's start with betting. Show me the list of tomorrow's matches and the odds."

Barbossa immediately led Su Li to a wooden board, pointing to the names on it and saying, "Here is the list of all the betting events for tomorrow that have already been registered. Before the competition, there will be a warm-up, a duel between gladiators and lions and tigers, to excite everyone with bloodshed."

"Then comes the main event, the knightly competition. If you don't have any knights you usually follow, I can recommend two. Leonard the Bloodaxe, he's been on a hot streak lately, winning three consecutive days of battles, and he has the most bets on him to win the championship. Then there's Fernand the Silver Wolf, although his absolute strength isn't as great as Leonard's, able to crush his opponents. But his mind is as cunning as a wolf, and he always seizes opportunities to turn defeat into victory. So many people think he's the most likely to create a miracle. His odds are also the highest."

Su Li's eyes swept over the betting board, and he quickly found the name he was looking for in the corner: Cillian the Hand of Judgment, first time participating, odds 10:47.

Su Li directly dropped 10 gold coins, saying, "I believe in young people, I'll choose this young knight participating for the first time, Cillian."

Barbossa asked in surprise, "Do you know this knight? 10 gold coins is the betting limit in our arena."

Su Li smiled indifferently, without replying. Behind him, Hildegard took out her only gold coin from her chest, her face filled with confidence: "Hello, I'll also bet one gold coin, betting on this Cillian to win the championship."

Leif also took out her purse, which contained all her savings, a total of 75 silver coins and 15 copper coins. She gritted her teeth and took out 25 silver coins and all the copper coins, betting them on Cillian. This way, if she wins, her wealth will double! Plus the 1 gold coin Hildegard gave her, she will have two gold coins. Even if she loses, Hildegard will give her 30 silver coins, so she won't lose anything.

Su Li glanced at her, not expecting this busty girl to be quite clever. Combined with her heroic spirit, perhaps she could be cultivated in the future.

The others accompanying him bet a few gold coins more or less. Schwartz bet the most, he invested 5 gold coins. Friedrich bet the least, only 1 gold coin, just a small gamble for fun.

Including the bets from several armed servants, their side had bet nearly 21 gold coins in total. This meant that if Cillian won the championship, they could win nearly a hundred gold coins from the arena in one go. This was equivalent to one-third of the funding that Earl Sunna sponsored Su Li.

Of course, arena manager Barbossa was also overjoyed. Casinos love these generous customers who don't study the details and bet randomly, which means that these 20 gold coins are almost a free gift to the casino.

After registering, he asked excitedly, "You are Young Master Su Li, right? I saw the Bauhinia family crest on your and your retinue's armor. The most famous young knight who has been spending money like water recently is you. Is there anything else I can do for you?"

Su Li nodded and said, "There is indeed one thing that only you can help me with. I want to buy a few lionesses. Only you here in Bauhinia Town are likely to have them."

"Lionesses?" Barbossa pondered slightly, saying, "Arenas usually keep lions and tigers as warm-up acts for the matches. We also have a pride of lions, including one male lion and four lionesses. It would be fine to sell them to you normally, but tomorrow is the tournament. Losing a lioness would probably affect the excitement of tomorrow."

Su Li frowned impatiently, saying, "I am now discussing a transaction with you calmly, which is giving you respect. If you prevaricate, I will think you are challenging my and the Bauhinia family's patience!"

Schwartz, guarding behind Su Li, immediately stepped forward, his heel stomping, and the aura of an elite knight erupted, causing the entire wooden room of the arena to shake violently.

"Rune Adamantine Armor!" Seeing the blazing red battle patterns on Schwartz's armor light up instantly, everyone in the arena gasped, the noisy atmosphere instantly fell silent, and everyone stared wide-eyed, shocked, at this scene.

Barbossa's face also turned pale, and he repeatedly bowed in apology: "Respected Young Master Su Li, please forgive my stupidity. Inspired by you, I suddenly had an epiphany. Perhaps tomorrow we can change the warm-up act and have female slaves strip naked and fight, which would be just as exciting. We will send all the lionesses to you immediately."

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"No need to give them away." Su Li threw him a gold coin, saying, "I am a very reasonable person, a fair trade. Pick me the healthiest and sexiest one in the pride, one that is in heat."

Barbossa took the gold coin and immediately said, "No problem. The lioness Serra lost her cubs just a few days ago. According to lion habits, lionesses will go into heat as soon as they lose their cubs. Should I put her in a cage for you?"

"No need, just put on chains. I'll take her for a walk outside the city."