Chapter 400: Bowls and Plates Overflowing

Naturally, Zhang Mu paid the bill, while eager Hachikuju whistled to call Red Blood, mounted him, and headed straight for Ordos City.

By the time Zhang Mu realized what was happening, Hachikuju had already ridden Red Blood more than ten kilometers away.

Seeing the unmistakable joy that Hachikuju couldn’t hide upon his return, Zhang Mu knew that the plan had succeeded, waiting for Hachikuju to show off.

Looking at Zhang Mu staring at herself quietly, Hachikuju couldn’t contain her excitement and said, “Zhang Mu, your skills are amazing! At first, Gesar hesitated, but after listening to you, she agreed immediately.”

Zhang Mu sighed in relief secretly. He was just talking nonsense, but it turned out to be right.

He had his own plan in mind. Having an additional second-rank Plant Evolver might bring them unexpected benefits in certain special situations.

“Let’s wait until tomorrow.”

“Yes, let’s wait until tomorrow.”

The next morning, Hachikuju led eight other people, including Zhang Mu, and unleashed the full power of the Red Flame Wolf Rider as they left the boundaries of Ejin Horo Banner Sub-city.

Even before they set off, a large number of city residents had already followed in the direction the Red Flame Wolf Rider was heading, toward the capital city.

There were ordinary people as well as first-rank Evolvers. This was a grand event for the entire Inner Mongolia main city, and those who considered themselves capable wanted to join in the fun. After all, the cost of witnessing this grand event was just a few elemental crystals.

Some people were also concerned because the elite forces in the city, including the Red Flame Wolf Rider, had been moved out. They were afraid of a zombie horde or a Beast Tide attack, so they joined the large group for safety.

But these people are generally single men who stay in the city, leaving behind the elderly, weak, women, and children, or men who are worried about their families, or the lowest-class city residents who want to save money for viewing.

Even though the lowest ticket price is only one elemental crystal, the expenses on the road today in Ordos City are particularly lively. However, faintly, one can sense the tension in the air. Even ordinary people can feel it, being suppressed tightly, not daring to make a sound, silently bowing their heads and moving forward.

Different wolf riders belonging to the four battle cavalry groups are slowly advancing on the streets of Ordos City, moving towards their destination from different directions. The rhythmic sound of horse hooves has become the only sound in the entire city.

Wielding giant axes, riding on red warhorses, they are Hachikuju’s Red Flame Wolf Riders!

Holding a large shield in the right hand, paired with a long sword in the left hand, they are Qizilbash’s Shield Wolf Riders!

And coming from another direction, with a quiver and a standard longbow on their back, gripping the reins of a blue warhorse, they are Su Rui’s Grey Wolf Riders!

Next to the Grey Wolf Riders is a black torrent, Huang Yan’s Army Breaking Wolf Riders, each holding a long spear, their back as straight as a spear, their eyes sharp as spear tips, exuding a domineering aura!

The two groups of wolf riders are moving side by side, clearly divided, the two major factions confronting each other head-on.

Everyone’s destination is straight ahead of them, towards a huge building at the end of the street.

The building used to be a giant abandoned football field and open-air sports arena, now it can hold tens of thousands of people. The grass in the middle was removed to make space for seating all around and a huge central projection screen.

When the four squads of warriors entered the football field, the guarded gates started allowing regular people and some spectators unrelated to the event, who needed to buy tickets to enter.

Currently, only the locals and visitors who had been waiting in Ordos City have rushed in, but the actual number will reach up to several hundred thousand. The Red Flame Wolf Rider group has surpassed this army, but due to setting off early, they arrived one after another, looking tired but excited.

It takes about an hour for the cavalry to travel from Ejin Horo Banner Sub-city to Ordos City, while walking might take twenty-four hours or even longer. Most of them set off early in the morning the day before, luckily the road had been cleared multiple times and had no large mutated beast groups. These grouped ordinary evolvers looked formidable due to their numbers and managed to reach the city without being attacked by any mutated beasts.

Despite their willingness, since the apocalypse began, ordinary city folks had almost no entertainment and lacked the ability to join forces to eliminate mutated beasts and zombie hordes, so they lived their lives feeling numb and unaware.

The Capital City Lord election awakened them because this time, special evolvers were helping them, allowing them to follow closely alongside the warriors they could only look up to and fight together.

The venue was constructed by the leaders of four warrior squads together. The operators were very clever, selling tickets in the same way as concerts and football matches from the past. With a population of four hundred thousand in the four satellite cities and the capital city alone, at least half of them came to this venue, making a lot of money.

The cheapest seats are in the seating area, with around a hundred and fifty thousand spots, each requiring just one elemental crystal.

Next is the outer area of the main field, with forty thousand spots where the quality increases significantly. Each spot here costs five elemental crystals, but thankfully, the prices are regulated, and nobody dares to resell them at higher prices.

As for the seats closer to the front, they have mostly been reserved by second-rankers, first-rankers, and wealthy ordinary people, with prices ranging from a few dozen elemental crystals to thousands of elemental crystals for front row seats.

Thousands of elemental crystals could provide a common family with enough food and drink for about ten years. However, using them to buy a seat may sound crazy, but it is a reality and demand exceeds supply.

Being able to buy a seat is also a symbol of power.

After all the tickets were sold out, the highest profit did not come from the majority of seats in the stands and outer rings but from the remaining ten thousand seats, which brought in a profit of six hundred and fifty thousand elemental crystals!

In total, one million elemental crystals!

This one million elemental crystals will be distributed as bonuses to the four War Riders leaders based on the results of the competition: the first-place leader will receive four hundred thousand crystals, the second-place leader twenty-five thousand, the third-place leader twenty thousand, and the fourth-place leader fifteen thousand.

The first-place leader will also become the City Master of Ordos City and naturally receive the largest portion. This has been acknowledged by all four War Riders leaders.

Despite being observed by tens of thousands of people, the four thousand War Riders remain composed and their warhorses are calm as they await their riders’ commands.

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