It took Rui'an a total of half a month to make the chain armor. Of course, Rui'an used his free time after blacksmithing to make it. Otherwise, with Moya's somewhat stingy character, how could he let Rui'an go?
The chain armor was eventually shaped into the shape of a sleeveless long-collared shirt by Ryan, with the long collar able to wrap around Ryan's neck.
The most difficult part of making chain armor is not making the iron rings, but how to string it into the shape of a shirt. In particular, chain armor is not elastic and cannot be worn like clothes. Finally, Ryan thought of a way, which is
A large opening is opened on the side of the chain armor like a piece of clothing. After the chain armor is put on the body, the large opening is sealed with a rope. In this way, the entire chain armor can be worn snugly on Ryan's body.
The chain armor weighs more than ten kilograms, which is much lighter than some iron armors weighing twenty or thirty kilograms. When Ruian wears it, the weight is almost negligible. The chain armor is very flexible and has no impact on Ruian's movements.
Obstruction. Of course, the protective ability of chain armor is also good, comparable to that of iron armor, and if it is damaged by someone, it is easy to repair, as long as the broken iron ring is replaced.
After building the chain armor, it was less than ten days before the start of the mercenary competition. Ruian also finished arming himself, but he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.
After careful consideration, Ruian discovered the problem. In the past, Ruian used to hold a huge shield and huddle under the protection of the shield during fights. Now that he no longer uses a shield, he naturally subconsciously feels that he is not safe enough.
"Shield? Now that I'm playing with a stick with both hands, where can I still hold a shield? This Ruian is really a coward, he's too scared to death." Ruian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"By the way, you can make two small shields and put them on your arms, just like the shield of the purple dragon in the cartoon "Saint Seiya" that you watched when you were a child." Ryan suddenly had an idea and had an idea.
Ryan immediately picked up the smallest shield in the blacksmith shop and tied it to his arm with a rope. Then he picked up the iron rod with both hands and played with it twice. He found that the shield was a bit big and affected the movements of his hands.
"Well, this shield should be smaller, about one foot wide. It should not be round, but should be made into an oval shape. It should be put on the arm like an arm guard. This should not affect the movement of the hands."
Next, Ruian spent another three days building two shields. The shields were not difficult to build because Ruian did not pursue beauty at all and put practicality first.
Everything is ready, and there are only a few days until the start of the race.
During this period, Ruian reduced a lot of exercise time in order to build equipment. But with only one or two hours of sleep, the exercise time was still enough.
But in the remaining few days, Ryan did not intend to relax. He decided to spend more time getting familiar with the new equipment, especially the vaginal stick and the iron toe.
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The days fly by so fast, and the mercenary competition is about to begin in the blink of an eye.
During this time, there are more and more people in Kata City, which can be described as a huge crowd. In addition to many tourists who come specifically to watch the game, there are also countless businessmen of all kinds who flock to Kata City, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to make a lot of money.
More people will naturally bring huge profits to the mercenary association, and also bring huge profits to other industries. Over the years, except for the first few mercenary competitions that have just started, the subsequent competitions have also brought huge profits to the mercenary association.
It became more and more lively and grand, and finally reached the scale it is now. It can be said that the mercenary competition is not just a competition, it can be regarded as a grand event.
As the competition was about to be held, Ruian stopped blacksmithing on the pretext of preparing to participate in the competition. Fortunately, the peak time for buying weapons had passed, and those who were going to participate in the competition had already bought their own weapons, leaving only a few scattered items.
The mercenaries came to buy. Father Moya agreed to Ryan's request. Besides, he himself wanted to rest after being tired for so many days.
Early in the morning, Ruian stepped out of the blacksmith shop. According to the process he learned when registering, he would draw lots in the Mercenary Association's arena today, and then start the competition tomorrow.
Ruian was walking on the street and found that there were several times more people on the street than usual, and the shouts of various hawkers were even louder. Ruian was not in a hurry to draw lots, he walked slowly on the street,
He kept looking at the pedestrians around him.
"We need to learn more about this world and gain more knowledge." Ruian muttered in his heart.
Soon, Ruian came to the Mercenary Association and found that there were more people here. But now they were all mercenaries. At a glance, there were probably thousands of them. These mercenaries should have come to participate in the lottery just like Ruian.
People spoke loudly, especially the mercenaries, who were impatient and liked to speak loudly, so the entire arena seemed noisy and unbearable.
Fortunately, the people in the Mercenary Association are very experienced in dealing with such scenes. No need to say anything, just set up a big box and just line up to draw lots.
The rules of the mercenary competition are relatively simple and are divided into preliminary rounds and finals.
In the preliminary round, thousands of mercenaries who signed up for the competition competed in a knockout round until the remaining 100 were determined. In addition to the 28 seeded players, a total of 128 players entered the finals.
The final is also a knockout round until the final winner is determined.
Ruian took out the competition card he got when he registered. There was a number on the small competition card: 1074. This is Ruian's player number. You know, Ruian had already registered more than a month in advance, and his number had already been ranked 1074.
It can be seen that there are very many people participating in the competition.
Ryan silently lined up at the back of the line, waiting for the draw.
Ruian ignored the noisy mercenaries around him, did not look for anyone to talk to, or even looked at others, but just lined up silently.
Ruian's mood suddenly became a little heavy. He felt that he was a little out of tune with the mercenaries around him, and even a little out of tune with the world. Although it had been more than half a year since he came to this world, Ruian still felt that he was far from integrating into this world.
In this world, Ryan can only be regarded as a bystander and a passer-by, even if he is now participating in the mercenary competition.
Time flew by and soon it was Ruian's turn to draw lots.
After Ruian handed the competition card to the staff, and following the staff's instructions, Ruian reached into the huge lottery box and pulled out a piece of paper. When Ruian opened it, it read: Group 913.
Ryan handed the paper to the staff, and the staff member shouted loudly: "No. 1074 was drawn to group 913."
Immediately, there was another staff member in the distance who found the 913 group on a large piece of white paper posted on the wall, which was more than ten meters long and more than one meter wide, and filled in the number 1074.
The staff in charge of the lottery returned the entry card to Ryan, indicating that Ryan could leave.
The simple lottery method made Ruian feel a little incredible, "It's that simple. It can't be faked."
Then Ruian came to the big white paper recording the lottery results, and stuck his head in from the crowd of onlookers to see his opponent. It turned out that in the 913 group, the other number filled in was 2055. In addition to this,
There is no information outside.
Ryan couldn't help but shook his head: "It seems that you won't know who your opponent is until you take the stage on the day of the competition."
Ryan did not leave immediately. He also wanted to look at the rules of the game and other precautions.
Ruian read the competition rules formulated by the Mercenary Association and found that there was nothing special about it. It was almost the same as the competition rules he imagined. It was simply that the competition advocated fairness and justice, and it was strictly forbidden to hurt people's lives. Otherwise, in addition to being disqualified from the competition, he would also be held accountable.
Responsibility of the person who injures others.
As for injuring the opponent, that is within the reasonable range and there is no problem. In addition, a good thing is that if there is an injury during the game, the Mercenary Association will treat the injured free of charge.
Other rules are that the competition time is about half an hour. During this period, if the player is kicked out of the ring, or falls to the ground, or voluntarily admits defeat, he will be judged as a loser. If the winner cannot be determined within half an hour, the contestant will be judged as a loser.
The referee established during the game determines who is the winner.
Ruian wandered around for a long time. He confirmed the time of his competition and learned that it would not be held until two or three days before the start of the competition at the earliest. After that, he left the Mercenary Association and slowly walked back to Father Moya's blacksmith shop.