The Royal Academy's arena was already packed with people, and today's tickets were hard to come by. Yes, tickets were required because the Royal Academy needed to maintain order and it was reasonable to collect fees.
Most importantly, who would miss the opportunity to earn money in this way!
Among the people who came today, there were individuals from all walks of life, from commoners to nobles, royalty, and even the Emperor. And there were people from different occupations such as farmers, merchants, workers, officials, and so on.
But all these different people had a common goal – to support Ye Lang!
Where was Ye Lang? Was he like those people, preferring to show up at the last moment, just like Zhen Xiaoyan's last match, appearing at the very end?
No, Ye Lang had arrived early, even earlier than other people. In his own words, "I'm a responsible person, of course I can't let others wait for me."
At this moment, Ye Lang was in the arena, walking around, seemingly observing his surroundings, very carefully as if scrutinizing every inch of the land...
"Thirteenth Master, we believe in you..." The people in the arena made a collective sound, showing their support for Ye Lang!
"Thank you for your support, I will treat you to a meal later!" Ye Lang smiled and returned the gesture.
"Thirteenth Young Master, there are so many of us, are you really going to treat everyone?" someone joked, not really expecting Ye Lang to actually treat them, considering there were tens of thousands of people present.
However, Ye Lang was a spendthrift, so he was more than willing to have this opportunity to splurge—
"Well, I'll treat all of you to a meal, wherever you want to go, just make a note and come to me for reimbursement!"
"Thirteenth Young Master, that's great! I love it!!"
"We'll have dinner at the Supreme Restaurant later..."
"I want two bowls of soy milk and two sticks of fried dough sticks, eat one, discard one..."
"Boss, bring a bowl of fish thorns to rinse my mouth..."
"..."
The entire scene instantly became lively, entering a climax even before the battle had begun, with voices supporting Ye Lang growing louder and louder!
With this momentum, even Li Danteng seemed a bit taken aback, although of course, this was just the opinion of some people...
"This little brat really doesn't care about money. It'll cost a fortune to treat tens of thousands of people!" Long Anqi, watching from the stands, grumbled unhappily.
"Treating tens of thousands of people to a meal is a grand gesture, absolutely unprecedented!" the Emperor sighed, seeming to imply that even as an emperor, he had never done something like this.
Only a super spendthrift like Ye Lang would do something like this. Others, even if they were spendthrifts, wouldn't have the courage or the stomach for it!
And this incident did indeed become an unprecedented grand gesture, a tale that would be passed down through the ages by future generations!
When Li Danteng and his family arrived, the duel was about to begin. When he spotted Ye Lang already in the arena, he was momentarily stunned.
It seemed that in their impression, Ye Lang was supposed to be the last to arrive!
As a result, they were suspicious of Ye Lang's motives...
"Thirteenth Young Master, you arrived early. Did you tamper with the field?" Li Danteng asked Ye Lang coldly, with no hint of a smile.
"No, I am a gentleman!" Ye Lang shook his head and replied.
"..."
The underlying meaning of this statement was that Li Danteng was not behaving like a gentleman, showing a lack of trust in others.
"Danteng, today Master Edward and the others are here. If Ye Lang had tampered with anything, they would have known," the First Sword Saint said calmly.
Though his tone was calm, those who understood knew that the First Sword Saint wanted Edward and others to testify that Ye Lang hadn't tampered with anything!
The reason for having Edward and the others come was to observe Ye Lang. They wanted to see how he, as an alchemist, defeated others, and perhaps witness him using the skills from Ban!
Everyone knew that Ban was an alchemy master in combat, and they also knew that Ye Lang was the one who possessed Ban's notes, so he should have learned some combat techniques.
However, what the people didn't know was that Ban's notes were currently under Ye Lang's desk...
"Don't worry, Thirteenth Young Master is just here to observe. There is no alchemical array on the ground, nor any other tricks!" Master Edward huffed coldly, not sounding particularly friendly.
This was because, like other royal alchemists, Master Edward had absolute admiration for Ye Lang. It was Ye Lang who had brought them Ban's notes and propelled their alchemy to new heights in recent years.
In short, the royal alchemists were a group of people who supported Ye Lang!
"Yeah, normally, as an alchemist, it's best to set up an alchemical array before a duel to bring out the best chances of winning. However, you would probably accuse me of cheating, so I made the decision for him. Anyway, with his abilities, he doesn't need to prepare in advance!" Ye Lang spoke honestly, with every word being true.
However, to others, his words and his casual tone seemed to carry a sense of contempt!
"Go ahead, intimidate someone else. But I advise you to find a doctor to be on standby," Li Danteng sneered, disdain evident in his tone.
At this point, any ordinary person would understand that the phrase "find a doctor to be on standby" was a derogatory term, so many people became angry, even wanting to rush out and beat him up directly.
However, Ye Lang replied blankly, "I've already found a doctor, the best doctor. As long as you don't die, I can save you, but there might be some complications!"
"..."
Was this guy pretending to be foolish? How could he be so astute, twisting his words and leaving no loopholes?
"Alright, since you're here, let's start. Just be careful, don't be too careless, because I am very strong," Ye Lang waved his hand, spreading his five fingers outward toward Li Danteng.
"..."
You? Scaring who? It's strange that you're strong!
Almost everyone had the same thought, feeling that Ye Lang's words were baseless, a bluff with no factual basis!
"Who are you trying to scare? I'll let you attack first!" Li Danteng said disdainfully.