Attention: All interested warriors
[MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT]
Description: The Kingdom of Re-Estize, in conjunction with the Sorcerous Kingdom, will be hosting a martial arts tournament. The purpose of the tournament is to determine who the strongest warrior amongst the three nations and to foster trade and diplomatic relations between the Re-Estize Kingdom and the newly recognized Sorcerous Kingdom, as well as celebrate the upcoming integration of the Baharuth Empire.
Method: Contestants will be screened and the top 48 challengers will be divided into 4 groups to compete in a 12-man battle royale, and the two remaining challengers in each group will proceed to a standard 8-man elimination tournament.
Rules: The tournament is open to all contestants who are residents of the Baharuth Empire, the Sorcerous Kingdom, and the Re-Estize Kingdom. As this is a martial arts tournament, there will be no magic allowed during the fights. Any magical preparatory work must be done before the match, but magical items are allowed. There is no entry fee.
Rewards:
1st place: The victor will receive the title of Warrior-Captain and will be awarded land and a title of nobility from both the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Sorcerous Kingdom. There will also be monetary compensation and the estimated total value of gold and land will be equivalent to 50,000 gold pieces.
2nd place: 15,000 gold pieces
3-4th place: 10,000 gold pieces
4-8th place: 5000 gold pieces
Consolation prize to the top 50 contestants: 100 gold
Undead beings will not be allowed to participate in this tournament.
The tournament will take place in two months' time in E-Rantel.
Any interested applicants are advised to apply at any embassy in the Sorcerous Kingdom, the Baharuth Empire, and the Re-Estize Kingdom.
Merchants are recommended to contact the embassy as well to reserve locations and to obtain permits. Taxes will be collected as per the Sorcerous Kingdom's policy.
Gaius stared at the poster.
Once again, he frowned and furrowed his eye brows.
There was one glaring problem.
He could not read it.
With a big scowl, he walked away.
After all, he was just a simple farm-hand.
The literacy rate for commoners in the kingdom was about 20% at best.
On his way back, Gauis brushed past two people standing in the center.
"Sorry!"
They ignored him, and continued to stare intently at the signboard. One of them was a massively built man similar to Gaius. The other was a lithe young woman who radiated a dangerous aura. Both of them wore heavy cloaks which hid their faces. However, in that brief moment, Gaius caught sight of a pair of silver adventurer tags hanging from their necks.
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