As they spoke, the butler announced the commencement of the competition.
"All the participants of the beast taming ceremony, please come on-stage."
The voice of Lord Edward came from the hall. Immediately, many young warriors in the hall walked up the steps one after another. Shen Fei and Aloy followed suit.
In a short while, there were only a few people left in the hall.
Aloy stared at Shen Fei and said with a serious face, "Shen Fei, you must pay attention to your safety from now on. Don't let yourself get injured."
"I'll be careful."
...
Mayor Edward's voice rang out, "The first round will be a challenge of medicine refinement."
Then, an old man walked up to the stage with a wooden box in his hand. There was a bottle inside the box.
At this point, the butler paused for a second and said, "Next, please follow your numbers and go up the stage in order."
The hall was filled with whispers.
The author has changed to using more generic currency terms (ie: gold / gold coins) rather than the crystal currency from before.