my age of magic

Chapter 413 209. Underground Black Boxing Competition
The underground black boxing match is considered to be the most secretive boxing match in El City, not one of them.This kind of black boxing match that integrates gambling and entertainment has become popular in El City, and once made the slave market in El City prosperous and prosperous. This is also a place for some nobles to entertain, and it is not open to the public. , every guest here must be introduced by a senior guest to be eligible to participate in this occasional party.

If Benjamin hadn't brought me here to learn more, I'd never have known that the venue for the underground black boxing match was actually the underground of the El City Opera House.

The majestic El City Grand Opera House is located on the edge of the central street in the southeast area of ​​the city. This is the edge of the downtown area of ​​El City. The El City Grand Opera House itself is also the best place for countless dignitaries to spend their evenings. It is said that the aristocrats of El City are the group of people who like opera the most. They like this ancient art method very much. With all kinds of dazzling auras.

But when I sat in Benjamin's carriage and listened to him talking about the Opera House with his two friends, I realized that the most iconic building in El City was far from being as beautiful as it was rumored to be. It is not known how many nobles enjoyed those jerky and difficult songs, but it was usually during the days when underground black boxing matches were held that the square and stables where the caravans were parked behind the opera house would be overcrowded.

The magic caravan pulled by four horses drove into the stables at the back of the Grand Opera House. There were already many gorgeous carriages parked here neatly. We jumped off the carriage at the gate of the Opera House. Benjamin waved his hand and signaled the driver to take the carriage away. Stopped at the stables and asked him to wait for us at the gate of the opera house, then sorted out his clothes, and walked straight into the opera house with his two friends and me.

This is a huge square building. There are two giant sea monster sculptures more than 30 meters high standing on both sides of the gate. The tall statue is the image of a human mermaid Naga sea monster. The upper body of the statue on the left is a man's. Image, he holds a steel harpoon nearly 30 meters high in one hand, and his strong upper body is covered with some blue scales, which are made lifelike by those sculpture masters. His face is very hideous and ugly, and that big face is actually With three eyes, it glared down at the Opera Square.The statue on the right is a female Naga Sea tribe. She has a beautiful and enchanting body. Although she is also half-fish and half-human, the softness above the waist surpasses any human woman. The slender The waist is set off by the toned SU chest, and the swan-like long neck is a perfect face that is almost like an angel. She pinches her waist with one hand and holds a conch in the other hand. Elegant and natural, it is like dancing. According to legend, every Naga Sea tribe is a singer with a beautiful voice. What they like to do most is to lie on the reef full of morning mist and sing their soul-stirring and charming songs. , to lure those ships sailing alone on the sea.

The two statues hold up the entire huge rain-proof platform in front of the walls on both sides of the main entrance of the Opera House. Looking behind the statues, there is a row of 30-meter-high huge stone pillars lined up on both sides behind them, from high to low. It sounds like a harp.

I was overwhelmed by the two giant sculptures at the gate of the opera house. I looked up like a countryman with my mouth open and my eyes unblinking, ignoring whether the road under my feet was smooth or not.If it wasn't for Benjamin pulling me by the side, I'm afraid I would have stumbled on the stone steps in front of me.

Benjamin said to me in a low voice: "Wait until there is no one else, you can look here as you like, now you'd better look away, you are recommended by me, even if you are a bumpkin, don't be so obvious."

His reminder made me sober up a lot, and I forced myself to shift my gaze to another place, only then did I realize that on the fan-shaped stone steps of the opera house, there are many nobles in gorgeous clothes, pouring into the opera house one after another In the hall, it is not what I thought, it is a paradise for men to entertain.I found that many nobles accompanied some richly dressed female companions.

I took a deep breath to calm down my excited mood, tidied up the wrinkled magic robe I had just sat in the carriage, and followed Benjamin up the stone steps.At this time, the two friends of Benjamin followed up and walked side by side with us. We saw that they were also wearing a dress on such a hot summer evening, just like two proud peacocks. The two exquisite sabers inlaid with various precious stones are more like exquisite decorations.

They are very familiar with me now, and they were overwhelmed by the magic of the 'flame tongue weapon' that I revealed on the carriage.It was even more so when Benjamin said that I would go to the Ziqing Mountains with the team to explore with him during the summer vacation, and he said to me with surprise: So you are also one of the members hunting the two-headed snake lizard!Then he turned his head and asked Benjamin suspiciously: "Boss Ben, didn't you promise to invite a magic apprentice who knows ice magic to help out?"Benjamin was also a little dazed in the carriage at the time, and didn't know how to answer for a while, but I immediately condensed a small ice crystal in the palm of my hand, and the temperature in the entire magic caravan dropped rapidly, just like the beginning of winter, Benjamin Only then did the two friends show a sudden look.

Therefore, a magic apprentice like me with dual-line magic naturally became the object of friendship for young masters from noble families like them.

A newly promoted magic noble like me can be regarded as someone who has stepped into the noble circle with one foot, but apart from my identity, I am completely out of touch with this circle, and I don't even know anything about the nobles. Etiquette, I have never attended their ball, I am still living a civilian life, but the magic badge on my chest tells everyone that I am also a nobleman.

We walked up the steps with the crowd entering the opera house, and I was still guessing in my heart that what Benjamin introduced to me in the magic caravan, the venue of the underground black boxing match is a huge underground square.But why did he take us all to the upstairs of the opera house?
The flow of people finally diverted at the stairway on the second floor of the opera house. There were two corridors on the left and right sides of the stairway on the second floor. In one corridor, at the entrance of the stairs stood several people wearing scale armor, holding spears and round shields. The guards, and several gorgeously dressed waiters stood there, checking the invitation letter of each guest. Only the guests with the invitation letter were allowed to enter, and the guests without the invitation letter were persuaded to enter from another corridor. pass.

I followed the flow of people and walked over there, but Benjamin pulled me back. He winked at me and said, "Jia, our room is over there!"

I didn't know the purpose of Benjamin's invitation to the two friends until I got to the side of the waiters. All three of them took out something similar to an invitation letter from their pockets and showed it to the waiter for inspection. After that, a waiter took out a beautiful card from his pocket and handed it to me. After I took the card, the four of us were let into the corridor covered with scarlet carpet.

At this time, Benjamin explained to me: It turned out that three members with full membership qualifications were required to be recommended by Benjamin to bring me into the underground black boxing arena.

And the card in my hand with the magnificent roses and the sword of honor printed on it is not a passport or something like that, but a card with one-third membership, as long as I get all three like this card, I will become an official member here.In other words, if I come here to watch an underground boxing match, I need to be brought in twice by a friend, and I will automatically have the qualification of a member here.

Following the crowd in two or three corridors, I walked into this corridor with Benjamin who was familiar with the road. The oil paintings on the walls on both sides of the corridor are some idyllic scenery, showing the rich beauty of the outskirts of El City. After turning two turns along the corridor, I suddenly found that all the people walking in front of us disappeared in front of the corridor. Yes, after passing a corner, the corridor in front was empty without a single person.

The moonstone inlaid on the wall made the whole corridor brightly lit. I was about to continue walking, but Benjamin held my shoulders and suddenly wanted to walk behind the corner of the wall. That corner is very hidden. Everyone in the corridor Going straight forward, it is behind the lampstand on the left side of the corridor, just in the blind corner of sight, if Benjamin hadn't pulled me to turn around and walk towards this corner, I would not know that there is such a hidden corner here.

At this time, I vaguely saw a stone step extending downwards that was not too spacious in front of me, and the figure of the pedestrian in front just disappeared at the entrance of the stone step.

Benjamin and his two friends also led me into this hidden stairway. With a dismissive smile on his face, Benjamin whispered mockingly: "It's really some boring settings. What kind of prudence does the owner of this underground black boxing match have to make the entrance here look like a maze!"

I found that the stone steps here lead to the underground. When I passed a section of stone steps in the early stage, I could even hear the faint opera sound outside the stone wall. The stone steps seem to be very long. Every five meters on the stone wall, there will be a wall lamp with a moonstone as the wick. After walking down for a long time, I finally hear the long-lost noise, the noise of people and the women. The unscrupulous and unrestrained laughter gradually became clear in the ears.

Finally, after we accepted the guard's interrogation again, we entered a hall with nearly [-] square meters of wood. There were already some gorgeously dressed nobles standing here, holding silver wine glasses in their hands, gathering in twos and threes. We talked about some topics together, the air here is not so good, there is smog everywhere, and the air is filled with an exciting smell of smoke and special essence after burning snake gallbladder.

I used to smell this smell when I was around the old Kuru. Many shamans of the orc tribes like to carry tobacco rolled with snake gall grass. Although it is a bit bitter to smoke, the smoke has analgesic and refreshing Exciting effects, this kind of magical herb is rare even on the Pai Plateau, and there are only a few places where this kind of herb can be grown, and Gludin Town happens to be one of these places.

Not long after entering the hall, Benjamin and his two friends became very excited. The three of them took me around in this underground black boxing ring. In the crowd, it is not so noticeable, so we are not very restricted in the black boxing arena.

In the center of the entire hall is a huge iron cage with a very rough style, and this huge circular iron cage occupies more than half of the entire hall. Now there are several fighters in the iron cage wearing simple triangular leather shorts, fighting with their bare hands. In the melee inside, the means used here are the real fighting techniques, there are almost no fancy moves, as long as someone shows a slight flaw in No. [-], then there will be a stormy attack.The extremely simple fists and kicks form the most powerful killing technique, which often arouses applause. The spectators upstairs will often pass through the gaps in the iron cage and throw a shiny silver coin into it. Extremely enthusiastic.

Curiously, I turned my head and asked Benjamin beside me: "Senior, has this already started?"

"Not yet, this is just an appetizer. This kind of scuffle before the game is just some newcomers who have just bought from the slave market. The owners of the field want them to adapt to the cruel life here as soon as possible. They don’t even have weapons, and those nobles who came here to watch the game will not buy it.” Benjamin squeezed to my side, and at some point there were two more wine glasses in his hand, and he handed them to me while talking. I have a cup.

I didn't want to get drunk here, so I quickly shook my head and refused.

Benjamin smiled knowingly, handed the wine glass to the slightly fat friend beside him, and then said to me: "You can call me whatever you want here, just don't call me senior, it looks ugly!"

The friend on the side laughed exaggeratedly. I didn't think there was anything wrong with calling him a senior, but since he said so, I obediently nodded in agreement.

I got to the front of the iron cage and wanted to look inside. The entire iron cage is made of steel rods as thick as an adult's thigh. It extends from the ground up to a height of nearly 20 meters. The whole stand is divided into two floors. Watching the battle in the iron cage from the upper stands is obviously more intuitive visually. The entire second floor forms a complete circle, and all the stands are already crowded with people. Some powerful nobles are sitting on the edge of the stands Tasting wine and chatting slowly, the stands with the best viewing angles have been occupied in advance, and you only need to turn your head slightly to see the situation inside the iron cage.The spectator area downstairs is not so good. When standing on one side, you can only see the fighting scenes in the adjacent area. The places a little further away are not so clear, and you have to go around Just look at it from one side.However, there is only an iron cage between the viewing area of ​​the lobby on the first floor and the arena. Often the slave owners who bring their slaves to participate in the competition will gather at the edge of the iron cage downstairs, so that they can watch the fighting conditions of their fighters up close.

A huge chandelier is hung on the 50-meter-high sky dome, covered with arm-thick white candles. The flames of those candles dance above the head, and those hot wax oils will fall from the sky like tears from time to time, falling into the sky. Enter the arena formed by the huge iron cage in the center of the hall.

A fighter bravely raised his feet and kicked the attacker behind him, then flew back and rode on the attacker, and strangled the attacker's neck with his hands, trying to suffocate him to death. The wax oil just dripped down and landed on his body, causing him to scream, the sneak attacker under him took the opportunity to punch him in the heart, and the brave fighter fell on his back...

(End of this chapter)