Chapter 529 - Chapter 529: Chapter 293: Huh? Boss Xu?!_2 (1/2)
Chapter 529: Chapter 293: Huh? Boss Xu?!_2
“Boss Xu? Which Boss Xu?” his companion’s face still showed a hint of sluggishness in his reaction.
“Who else could it be, the one from Starfire Foster Care Shop! You just recommended their Washing and Protection services to me the day before yesterday!” Seeing the blank expression on his friend’s face, he pointed towards the direction of the contestant registration area, speechless, “Look, he’s gone in!”
“Really, Boss Xu?!” His companion finally snapped back to reality, and following his friend’s gesture, he saw Xu Ran’s figure, his expression gradually turning to astonishment, “Is he here to provide Washing and Protection services for some contestant?”
“…Are you dumb?” The person who had spotted Xu Ran was at a loss for words for a moment, “He went in with a Certificate Stone! He’s here to compete!”
“Compete? Boss Xu?!” His companion couldn’t help but gasp in surprise, “This is the Battle of Ten Thousand Tribes at the General level!”
“Enough with the chit-chat, let’s hurry up and grab good seats to watch the battle!” The excitement in the eyes of the man who had found Xu Ran was palpable, “I have a feeling that today’s Battle of Ten Thousand Tribes is going to be interesting!”
Similar conversations were happening in many places around them.
Watching Xu Ran successfully enter the contestants’ passage with the Certificate Stone and truly head towards the direction of the Sky-reaching Pillar, a flurry of discussions quickly arose around them.
Boss Xu was no stranger to them.
However, in the eyes of most people, Boss Xu was just the owner of a foster shop known for excellent technical services but somewhat listless. Since his shop had employed staff, he rarely managed the shopfront personally.
They had never considered that such a foster shop owner could also be a General Level Beast Master capable of participating in the Battle of Ten Thousand Tribes.
And just as surprised were the other human Beast Masters participating in the competition.
“Boss Xu?! Am I seeing things?”
A General Level Beast Master who had arrived early to prepare for battle under the Sky-reaching Pillar couldn’t help but widen his eyes when he saw Xu Ran standing next to him.
“It’s Mr. Zhao Tuo.” Xu Ran recognized the man who had visited his shop several times to purchase hundreds of hours of training time for his three Pet Beasts, smiling a bit more on his face, “It’s been a while.”
“Yes, it’s been some time… No, that’s not right! That’s not important!” Zhao Tuo abruptly shook his head, quickly snapping back from Xu Ran’s playful banter to the initial crucial point, “Boss Xu, you’re actually participating in the Battle of Ten Thousand Tribes?”
As a General Level Beast Master himself, Zhao Tuo was not completely oblivious to Xu Ran’s abilities. However, because the power of the three little ones was concealed, in Zhao Tuo’s view, Xu Ran could only be considered a below-average strength contender among General Level Beast Masters.
And the Battle of Ten Thousand Tribes was the peak battle of all equivalence in strength across the entire Monster Wooden Domain. Such a battle was not something someone of Xu Ran’s strength should be participating in.
“It’s about being involved.” Xu Ran chuckled, speaking casually.
The man before him, Zhao Tuo, had made a strong impression because he personally received and devised the training plans for the other’s four Pet Beasts.
Zhao Tuo’s four Pet Beasts all had reached the completion stage of the General Level, and their Skill Proficiency was even close to the full Halo Level. Among the General Level, he was indeed not weak.
And from the look in the other’s eyes, Xu Ran could roughly guess what he was thinking.
“It’s about being involved…” Zhao Tuo’s expression turned a bit peculiar, but since Xu Ran had put it that way, naturally he didn’t feel it was right to say much else, “Can you disclose which Leaf Arena you’re aiming for, Boss Xu?”
“Number Three.” Xu Ran replied, nonchalantly and openly.
“Number Three, huh…” Zhao Tuo let out a slight sigh of relief.
The Leaf Arena he had his eyes on offered two rewards at Number Fifteen, and there was no competition between the two of them, nor a need to confront each other. This meant he didn’t need to worry about facing Xu Ran in battle and how to go easy on him… Wait a moment!
Number Three?!
Zhao Tuo couldn’t help but bulge his eyes.
In the Battle of Ten Thousand Tribes, every ten levels marked a tier, and the rewards for the same tier were of equivalent value, differing only in Attribute.
Everyone would choose the Leaf Arena within the same tier that best suited their needs, so the rankings of the Battle of Ten Thousand Tribes did not entirely correspond to the rankings of strength.
But without doubt, the higher-tier Leaf Arenas would see fiercer competition.
Leaf Arenas Number One to Ten were outright Shura Fields; even Zhao Tuo, who had considerable confidence in his abilities, had decided after careful consideration to painfully opt out of those challenges, settling for the Number Fifteen Leaf Arena instead.
Unexpectedly, Boss Xu had directly chosen Number Three Leaf Arena…