章 543: Chapter 543

On the 5th floor of the huge Russell Palace there was a relatively small arena, designed for a thousand spectators. Approximately half of the seats were occupied by people. All of them had an extremely high position in the empire: patriarchs, elders, their children, leaders of entire industries, and even some generals. They will act as witnesses to the upcoming tournament, in which the winner will receive the title of direct disciple of the empress.