Once he paid the entrance fees and entered the arena, he was greeted by the sight of people training with facilities and equipments that are designed to enhance physical strength, endurance etc. Everyone justtrained with no care for what was happening beside them. Occasionally, two people would walk into the fighting ring and display their combat abilities for all to see...
Xuanyuan casually walked up to one of the exercising equipments and began exercising to gear himself in preparation for some real training.
He'd exercised for barely 3 mins when a young lady about his age, dressed in tight fitting black training pants and a loose singlet walked up to him.
"Leave!" She muttered with a command tone. "I want to exercise"
"I just began exercising minutes ago" Xuanyuan replied politely. "Wait for a few minutes and I'll be done with my exercise"
"I should wait?" The lady said with a furious tone. "Who the hell are you?"
"I don't know you either" Xuanyuan replied flatly.
"I give you 5 seconds to disappear from this place!" She said. "I'll break your legs if you dare to linger!" She threatened.
"You're a fierce one!" Xuanyuan exclaimed then continued his exercise as if he didn't hear what she said.
"You!" She was infuriated. "Fine! Since you want to do this the hard way, I'll play your game!"
"I challenge you to a duel" She said word for word.
"I don't fight ladies" Xuanyuan replied.
"You don't fight ladies uh?" She sneered. "You'd be able to fight Mark wouldn't you" She said and a fierce looking man appeared behind her. The ma called Mark was her bodyguard and he appeared to be in his late twenties.
"I don't want to cause trouble!" Xuanyuan said jokingly. "You know someone still has to escort you back home"
"Are you implying that you can defeat Mark?" She chuckled. "I'll allow you to keep training here if you win against him!"
"That's no fun!" Xuanyuan said
"Then what do you want to bet with?" She asked.
"Grade C Nutrient fluids" Xuanyuan replied "Five of them"
Nutrient fluids were a special type of fluids that are used in training. This fluids are efficient in restoring energy, repairing internal injuries and even strengthen the body. Meanwhile, this fluids came in different Grades ranging from Grade D to C, B, A and S grade. Grade D, C and B are available on the market. But for Grade A, you could still find them if you had money. But for Grade S, only a limited quantity is produces each year and even the average Chairman of a large corporation won't get to buy one. They are so rare that even if you were willing to offer double it's price, no one would be willing to sell them.
Xuanyuan requested for Grade C Nutrient fluids for a reason. He'd always possessed a weak body constitution and if he wanted to improve his strength. It was necessary to consume some nutrient fluids. This will repair internal injuries he'd sustained and also strengthen his body. If he chose to consume high grade fluids with his weak body, he might not be able to properly absorb the excess energy contained in the fluids.
"Grade C Nutrient fluids?" The Young lady asked.
"Yeah" Xuanyuan replied. "Can't afford them?" He sneered.
"Five Grade C fluids? Even if you want a hundred, I can give you but what do I get in return?" She asked.
"I can't say yet, because you won't be getting anything anyway" Xuanyuan said sarcastically.
"You're all talk then" The lady said.
"How about a level 70 Gold rank equipment set of your class?" Xuanyuan asked.
"Gold rank equipment set?" Even the spectators were astonished.
"What do you have to back up your claim" She asked with quickened breath. "You could be lying you know"
Gold rank items might not be that rare but they are still not constant commodity on the market. The only reliable ways to get one is by completing high ranking quests or slaying strong Bosses.
Meanwhile, Gold rank equipment set is even rarer. Only a handful of players own one and they are legends in the Gaming circle. Now, a random individual she met in the training arena was willing to put that as stake for just Five Grade C Nutrient fluids. That was too good to be true!
"The duel was not my suggestion anyway. It's your choice if you believe it or not" Xuanyuan replied.
"I'll do it" the young lady said after contemplating for a bit.
Grade C Nutrient fluids were not that important to her. She even wondered why Xuanyuan considered them so important. And if Xuanyuan was lying about the Gold rank equipment set, she would make sure life became a living hell for him.
Xuanyuan then stopped his exercise and went directly to the fighting ring with Mark.
"Don't let me down, Mark" The young lady said.
"Yes, young lady" Mark promised...
On the ring, both stood opposite each other patiently waiting for the duel to start. Many who had overhead the discussion between Xuanyuan and the young lady also gathered to watch the duel. But none of them held Xuanyuan in high regard. This was because the Young lady named Wang Xinyi was the young lady of the Wang family. She was known to be willful and always tries to find her way with things. They all look at Xuanyuan with pitiful eyes like that of someone looking at an unlucky fellow.
Just then the bell rang to signify the beginning of the duel.
Mark bellowed softly and lunged at Xuanyuan at a fast speed. To the eyes of ordinary people, it appeared as if Mark was sprinting at a very high speed but to Xuanyuan his movements appeared vivid and he could even count how many footstep the former had taken to reach him...