Chapter 61: Tower of combat
The duo returned to the dock after debating whether to change ships as Tral had originally wanted to gift it to Elysia but felt that they could simply claim to have gotten a job offer they couldn't refuse which reward them this yacht of a quality the employer enjoyed.
Once returning to the dock it was getting close to dawn so Tral had to cover up again in his full armor. The city never truly stopped moving and the same fat bureaucrat who seems to work the night shift came to meet them quite surprised at the quality of the vessel that was looking to tie off at his port and even more shocked when he recognized Darick from earlier.
Tral spoke over his speaker "It would seem we have received the favor of a much more lucrative employer who enjoys the finer things so much that we got the use of such a fine vessel yet we seem to has parted ways from our young assistant who was supposed to meet us here. I would be much appreciative if you could show us to him or show him to us as we have become quite fond of him."
He plays with a gold plate flipping it between his fingers as he says this which momentarily memorizes the bureaucrat before he wakes from his reverie.
"I might have seen him but the boy ran off a little while ago with some distinguished individuals that don't come around these parts not long ago… It would seem my memory isn't too good with faces anymore as I can't say I recall who they work for." The fat man claims ignorance while suddenly studying the lines on his hand.
Tral quickly jumps off the ship to stand in front of rotund greedy man to slap the plate into that hand but help it for a moment to say "I expect this to jog your memory and more will come to forget all this again but I warn you that if it isn't remembered right or forgotten properly all the riches in this world will be made to hold no value to you."
There was temporary silence as the man breathed heavily with sweat trickling down his forehead before he agreed "The ones who came were enforcers for the I-Game-Shiny organization who deal in the entertainment industry from sports to video games. I won't tell anyone I told you and hope you do the same but they wanted him to join their tower of combat saying he was a cultivator and wouldn't take no for an answer."
After saying this the man takes the plate and quickly scurries off in his waddling way to get as far away from this situation.
The pair look at eachother for a bit before deciding to find a nicer dock close to this tower of combat. They can leave the golden galleon till they make sure their little friend is safe.
The tower is a quite famous building owned by the I-Game-Shiny company who broadcasts the fights across the world. Each floor is graded from top to bottom to express the quality of the competitors with the lowest being cheap to enter with small prizes for the winner as well as the chance to move up in the tower to gain greater benefits based on the number of wins.
The first hundred floors provide only triple the reward for a victory compared to the entry fee with the fee very slowly increasing as they progress. These fights were strictly no weapons or armor allowed.
The benefits only extend to healing after each fight from the companies advanced magitech facilities while it typically takes five wins to advance to the next floor while it also stands at five losses to be knocked down a level.
Someone can be promoted higher if they are sponsored by either an official of I-Game-Shiny or another fighter who is past the hundredth floor but this is limited to bellow the hundredth floor as even the owners have declared that only those worthy of winning ten rounds on that floor can proceed beyond that point.
The battle for passing the hundredth floor is fierce as the benefits beyond include living quarters, food and training facilities as well as a substantial increase in rewards for victory.
At that point one must issue or accept a challenge from another on the same floor once a week with very few excuses for delay and it takes ten victories or defeats to move floors.
The problem that Tral and Darick faces was not one of money to pay the cover charge but of fame for having their faces and powers on wanted boards across the world by the church so showing up as they were or using Tral's power was no going to go over well for them. Darick's power was an easy one to cover as many had excessive durability and strength especially as cultivators which they both were now even if of a extremely low level.
The Tower didn't even seem to mind vampires or other monsters as long as they didn't spread their infection or feed off their opponents in battle not to say that death didn't happen but sometimes resulted in a ban or worse in the first hundred floors as it was widely frowned upon.
Tral decided that it would be great training to not use his power at all in the tower while making them both artificial skin tight faces to mask their Identities which would work perfectly as long as they weren't damaged too much thus ripping off as they were impossible to remove intact.
They both even went so far as to apply long lasting stained tattoos of matching dragons on their bodies which would be a real pain to remove.
Armed with their new look and fake IDs claiming them Lary Arave and Kirk X (Tral Salvara and Darick Cross respectively) they made there way to the first floor auditions which actually had free first entry with sign up.
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