Chapter 252: Three major families enter
The north wind was howling fiercely, and heavy snow like goose feathers was swirling in the air, and the earth was covered in silver.
Throughout the year, Windfury rarely experiences weather as bad as today.
The hunting ground in the center of the city was now heavily armed. Not only were there the Empire's Knight Magic Corps stationed there, but there were also armed forces from the three major tribal families.
The people were blocked outside the hunting ground, waiting in the heavy snow, as if waiting for something to appear.
Only a few roars of wild beasts were heard in the distance, and in the blink of an eye, a line of sleds pulled by eight polar bears appeared and slowly came into people's sight.
"The Ma tribe's team has arrived!"
"The three major families are indeed magnificent. These eight bears must be at least lord-level monsters!"
"That's right. Although Mars ranked last in the last ranking, they still have some foundation. This time they must have invested a lot to support the new generation of imperial competition!"
"..."
The convoy of the Ma tribe gradually approached the hunting ground, and the oncoming momentum made the onlookers stunned.
Only when more than twenty sleds entered the hunting ground did people stop watching, leaving only endless discussions to predict the rankings of the three major tribal families this year.
Then, the roar of wild beasts was heard again in the distance.
Dozens of silver wolves with a body length of up to 3 meters appeared in people's field of vision, pulling a dark green sled. The convoy with a clear Orlando family totem was the second to appear.
"Have you heard that the patriarch of the Orlando family has successfully advanced to the legendary magician level!"
"Is that Karenina?"
"It's her. I heard that in the past month, she has used lightning-fast methods to eliminate the hidden dangers of the entire family and killed several members of the family who had ulterior motives! She also reorganized all of the Orlando family's businesses throughout the Windfury Empire."
"Does the Orlando family also want to get first place? I always thought they didn't care about this ranking."
"Who would give up such a big piece of cake? It depends on whether they can beat the Lopez family."
"..."
As the Orlando family's dark green convoy entered the hunting ground, people slowly withdrew their gaze.
Two of the three major tribal families have already arrived, and the remaining one is the Lopez family, which has been ranked first among the three major families for the past ten years.
However, before the Lopez family arrived, the crowd was already in an uproar.
Because over the past month, rumors about the Lopez family have been spreading, especially some negative content, which has been constantly prying open the mouths of gossipers.
"Many people from the Lopez family died. Is this true or false?"
"It should be true. I have a friend who happens to work for the Lopez family. He said that the Lopez family got into big trouble in the ruins of the gods, and several of Griffin Lopez's children died."
"That's a heavy blow to the Lopez family. I don't know if they can defend their honor this time."
"Their generation is getting worse than the previous one. It is said that there are holy magicians among the new generations of Mars and Orlando. The Lopez family doesn't have anyone who can take the lead."
"The Lopez family's attributes are too single. They only develop magicians and don't have any swordsmen..."
"Look, the Lopez family's convoy is coming!"
The constant chatter gradually died down as a silver-white unicorn appeared in the distance.
A sleigh engraved with the Lopez family emblem moved forward amidst the falling snow.
The wind was so strong that it was impossible to open one's eyes, but the unicorns marched forward against the wind with steady steps, and the convoy was moving very steadily.
All those who participated in the royal competition sat in the official sleds, as did the convoys of the two major families that had entered the hunting grounds before. However, in the Lopez family's convoy, there was a person sitting on the back of the unicorn in front, riding with his head held high.
"Who is that?"
"He looks quite burly. Aren't all members of the Lopez family magicians? Why is he dressed as a swordsman?"
"I seem to have heard that the Lopez family founded a knight order. Could it be that this guy is a member of the knight order?"
"It's going to be a good show. It seems that the Lopez family has also felt the pressure from the other two families!"
People were talking and looking at the strong man sitting on the unicorn until the last sled entered the hunting ground, and then everyone turned their eyes away.
The public cannot enter the hunting grounds to watch the ceremony, but the ranking after the competition will be immediately fed back to all the people of the Windfury Empire.
The ranking of the three major families is closely related to the lives of every citizen of the Windfury Empire, and naturally they are more valued by the people.
At this moment, the highest point of the hunting ground.
Stormrage Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, watched the last sled enter the hunting ground, then looked away.
"That boy is Gotha from the Lopez family?"
Stormrage Emperor smiled and turned to ask Vivian who was standing obediently behind him.
"It was him. He was quite pushy and made His Majesty laugh at him."
A solemn look flashed across Vivian's eyes. She didn't expect Gotha to be so high-profile today.
A month ago, after leaving the Lopez family territory, Vivian remained in close contact with Griffin Lopez, while also keeping an eye on Gotha's movements.
The death of Godzilla Lopez did not have much impact on Gotha. The day after the funeral, Gotha focused on building the family knights.
This brought him to the imperial tournament, and it was the first time Vivian had seen Gotha in a month.
Judging from Goda's mental state, it seems that the incident with Godzilla has been put to rest, and the imperial competition in the next few days is what the other party is really concerned about.
"This kid seems to be quite pleasing to the eye, but the competition isn't over yet, and I can't meet any of them privately to avoid unfairness." said the Stormrage Emperor.
"Your Majesty is wise. This competition is also a chance to polish the younger generation. Gold will always shine, and rotten wood will be buried in the dust." Vivian said.
At this moment, Emperor Fengwu's face suddenly turned extremely pale, and he held his chest with a trace of pain.
"What's wrong with your majesty?" Vivian quickly stepped forward and patted the Emperor of Stormrage on the back. "Did the assassin who appeared that day injure you?"
“It’s alright…” The Windfury Emperor waved his hand. “You must not let anyone know that I was injured. Even your family members cannot be told.”
"Your Majesty, is it possible that even the best doctors are helpless against this injury? Half a month has passed. How about I go to the Magic Tower for help?"
"No, I won't die. It won't be too late to go after the competition is over. If Xingyue and Caesar knew I was injured, they would definitely make trouble. It would not be a good thing for the Windfury Empire. Do you remember this?"
"remember."
Vivian bowed to Stormrage Emperor, but the moment Stormrage Emperor turned around, a sinister look flashed in her eyes.
The snow fell even harder, soon covering the traces of the wheel tracks outside the hunting ground.
The three major families headed by Toan Mars, Karenina Orlando, and Gotatu Lopez were lined up neatly waiting for the arrival of Emperor Stormrage.