On the ninth day of the game instance, before heading to the Gladiator Tower, Wen Xiangjie first went to Commercial Street and visited Dorothea’s Card Pack Sales Store to open a few blind box gashapons.
She felt it would be safer if she could get a few more legendary cards before going to the Gladiator Tower.
However, without exception, all the cards opened from these blind box gashapons were epic cards.
Wen Xiangjie hadn't expected that even with her current luck value of 16, she couldn't get a legendary card from the blind box gashapons.
If Dorothea hadn't confirmed that there was indeed a chance to get a legendary card from the blind box gashapons, she would have suspected it was false advertising.
Since that was the case, Wen Xiangjie could only complete more scholar tasks, increase her luck value, and then come back to open blind box gashapons.
After bidding farewell to Dorothea, Wen Xiangjie opened her map and for the first time teleported to the Gladiator Tower.
The scenery suddenly changed, from the wide and bright Commercial Street to the Gladiator Tower, where the sky was gray and seemed to be mixed with a hint of blood, the contrast was quite significant.
As soon as she teleported over, Wen Xiangjie heard a sharp scream from not far away.
“Give me back my epic card! That’s the only relic my grandpa left me before he died! I didn’t want to fight you, why did you force a battle on me? Give me back my card, ah—!!!”
Wen Xiangjie looked towards the source of the sound, a young man was crying hysterically, hugging another man’s thigh, and the man whose thigh was being held impatiently kicked him aside.
He sneered at the young man, who had been heavily kicked and slammed against the wall, saying, “Welcome to the Gladiator Tower, rookie! This is a paradise for fighters! If you dare to step in here, you must be prepared for forced battles. I’m kindly giving you a lesson, teaching you the rules of the Gladiator Tower. This epic card is your tuition fee, no need to thank me!”
The man laughed wildly and left, and passersby were already accustomed to this scene.
Such scenes occurred countless times every day in the Gladiator Tower, and those who were forced into battles couldn’t blame others; stepping into the Gladiator Tower area meant they should have been prepared for forced battles.
This was a paradise for the strong and a hell for the weak.
Besides enjoying battles, didn’t people come here to snatch cards from others?
If their strength didn't match their ambition, they would cry and make a scene after losing, begging others to return their cards; no one would pity such people.
Seeing the young man sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, a fierce-looking man spat in disdain as he walked past.
“Bah, coward!”
Wen Xiangjie watched this brief farce with an unperturbed expression, then turned her head to look at a towering giant tower located in the southeast.
This should be the core of the Gladiator Tower area, the Gladiator Tower.
Wen Xiangjie walked directly towards the Gladiator Tower, completely disregarding the malicious gazes of the surrounding people.
Perhaps because Wen Xiangjie looked too young and presumably had no valuable cards on her, she was observed by many people along the way but was not forced into any battles.
Seeing that Wen Xiangjie’s destination was the Gladiator Tower, many people followed behind her with expressions of anticipation.
The Gladiator Tower was not a place where one could come and go as they pleased; students as naive as Wen Xiangjie looking for excitement had come to the wrong place.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Wen Xiangjie arrived in front of the Gladiator Tower.
Two young men at the entrance were idly chatting; seeing Wen Xiangjie approach, one of them frowned impatiently: “Damn, another student. Why don’t students stay in school and study? Why come to the Gladiator Tower looking for excitement? They must be crazy!”
“Hey, what’s with your tone?” The other young man elbowed him with a mischievous grin, “Could it be that you were defeated by the student who came earlier, and you’re in a bad mood, so you find all students irritating?”
“I underestimated him!” The young man glared angrily at his companion: “Who would have thought a student could have an epic battle card? As if you could beat him!”
His companion shrugged and wisely said nothing more.
The difference in card levels was significant; it was almost impossible for someone without an epic card to defeat someone with one.
If he also had an epic card, how could he still be guarding the gate here? He would have long become a powerful duelist in the upper levels of the tower, living a life of luxury and enjoyment, wouldn't he?
Hearing their conversation, Wen Xiangjie’s heart stirred.
Someone had already come to this Gladiator Tower before her, and there was no doubt that the person who came was a new student from the First Military Academy, from the same batch as her who entered the game instance.
She just didn’t know which one it was, but they were quite brave.
“Hello, I would like to participate in the Gladiator Tower. Are there any rules or requirements?” Wen Xiangjie asked politely.
“There’s only one rule: don’t cry and run back to your mom if you lose,” his companion said with a playful grin, scanning Wen Xiangjie.
He lazily pulled out a small booklet from his pocket and tossed it to Wen Xiangjie.
“Here, the rules are on this. Read them carefully. I advise you to go back to school and study honestly after reading the rules. If you want excitement, go challenge those dojos or something. Our Gladiator Tower is not a place to humor kids like you.”
Wen Xiangjie hadn't expected a place like the Gladiator Tower to distribute rule booklets to visitors, like some tourist attractions.
It was quite novel.
She opened the booklet, and the introduction inside was also quite concise and clear.
The Gladiator Tower has a total of 30 floors; floors 1-20 belong to the ordinary gladiatorial arena, floors 21-29 belong to the advanced gladiatorial arena, and floor 30 is the exclusive territory of the Tower Master.
Everyone entering the Gladiator Tower must start battling from the ordinary gladiatorial arena. In each battle, based on the strength of the opponent and the excitement of the match, the winner can earn a certain amount of points, while the loser will have points deducted. At the same time, the winner can also take one card from the loser’s deck.
After accumulating 1000 points, duelists can choose to challenge one of the 100 advanced duelists in the tower, excluding the Tower Master. These 100 advanced duelists are numbered 1-100, with smaller numbers indicating greater strength.
If the battle is won, the challenger can take over the advanced duelist’s number. If the battle is lost, all points are cleared, and three highest-grade cards from the challenger’s deck must be forcibly surrendered as the opponent’s spoils of war.
The advanced duelist with number 1 can get one chance to challenge the Tower Master, and the winner becomes the new Tower Master of the Gladiator Tower.
The young man standing next to Wen Xiangjie saw her gaze fall on the line about challenging the Tower Master and couldn’t help but mock her.
“You’re not thinking of challenging our Tower Master, are you?”