After Conan had lifted the stone the entire village seems to be in an uproar, the news of this incident even reached the chieftain. Since he was the one conducting this tournament.
" I will be going to meet that person, make the preparation." He told one of his advisors. " I can't believe the competition was won by a human instead of a Barbarian."
" My lord this might be a great opportunity we can use these humans." Luca who was standing silent thinking about the situation finally spoke.
" How so?"
" We shall first meet the human and judge him to be trustworthy. We can use him to negotiate with humans." Luca replied.
" I understand, make preparations."
Luca has left the hall and was about to get out of the chieftains' mansion. However, he soon saw someone coming toward him.
" Luca, is it true that someone was able to lift the weight?" It was the daughter of the chieftain, she was as tall as Luca and had a feminine charm to her. Luca and other Barbarians can never hide their amazement whenever they saw the beauty in front of them.
" Yes!"
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Conan was lying while Ben and Yelena were fanning him, he had used too much of his basic strength and was not even able to move.
" Hey, do we need a doctor?" Ben asked.
" Isn't that obvious? This dumbo is a big show-off." Yelena yelled while taking care of Conan. " Use your Aura dammit!"
" I am trying, my muscles are damaged severely. I need a potion or a little more than a day to recover." Conan said.
Steel who was keeping an eye on him tried to approach them. ' I think now's my chance to start a conversation.'
" Excuse me, Do you need a recovery potion?" Steel asked as he approached them.
" Huh? A Recovery potion, Yes we want it." Ben said.
" Another human? I thought we were the only oddballs here." Yelena said as he looked at the hooded figure. She could only see a white beard and the full upper body with several scars.
" Wait a minute, Is this a genuine potion?" Ben asked.
" I think it is, the colour is the same," Yelena said. " It's not like he would die because of something poisonous since he can control the energy and Aura to strengthen his resistance."
" Just give it to me Ben, don't worry," Conan said, Ben poured the liquid into his mouth and in just a matter of seconds Conan stood up.
" Thank you whoever you are," Conan said extending his hand.
" It's no big deal, may I ask your name? I was quite amazed by your strength." Steel asked.
" Conan Alarick, Just a big bad wolf." Conan smiled, " I didn't expect a fellow wolf to meet here, one who seems to have been exiled."
Conan didn't realise but from the moment he had said his name, Steel's whole body was shaking. He had confirmed the last doubt in his mind. He heard the words that Conan said after saying his name but that wasn't important to him at all.
" My lord, it's my greatest honour to be in your presence. I am yours to command." Steel's action put everyone around Conan off guard. They didn't expect someone to behave in such a way.
" What does he mean by Lord?" Ben asked.
" It seems we will finally get to know more about our friend." Yelena chuckled.
" Let's talk after I get the reward. So what is the reward anyway?"
" It's the right to choose a bride for yourself."
" What does that mean? They said the big thing." Conan's face sored after hearing that.
" I think they mean it, and they would be furious if you don't select a bride." Steel didn't know that the first conversation he will have with someone was looking for his entire life would be like this.
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" Hey, I think we should run away," Conan whispered
" What are you saying? It's a great opportunity dude, I mean for you." Ben replied with a teasing wide grin.
" You should have confirmed what the big thing was, turns out these muscle brains were talking about woman's breasts." Yelena clicked her tongue.
" I have a solution, Why don't my lord select you?" Steel suggested, " It doesn't say that the bride can not be someone from outside the village."
" No!" The three said together, for Ben it was no way a solution that he desired and for the other two it was something they don't even want to dream about.
However, it was already too late as they could see several females of different sizes enter the arena and also the other important members of the village.
" The Chieftain has personally come to reward the victor."