Chapter 207: First target (1/2)

After exiting the estate, Jack and Philip boarded their new pets while Sam and Watt opted to their boards as usual.

The capital is very large and many people here use their pets for travelling. The people who walk are not many.

They went to the Artisan tower and Sam used the same way he used in the southern star, contacted a rank 5 Architecture Artisan and asked for help in finding a house.

Just like southern star the Imperial capital is also divided into various zones.

The central zone is for nobles and the imperial family and not anyone can enter that place. Other than the nobility the officials and the big shots of the four professional towers also stay there.

The guards wouldn't let anyone enter that place easily. The person has to have an extremely high status or should possess an invitation from the people that reside inside.

Outside that zone, the rich people who are not nobles stay there, this is the inner zone.

The zone outside that is the business zone and the final one is the normal zone.

Sam bought a house in the inner zone, this is not a mansion, rather it is only a duplex house, with a small yard but it still cost fifty million for him.

After buying the house, the four of them went to a nearby restaurant to have a meal, while eating they started discussing about the competition.

Sam, first organized the data he knew.

There is a team from every dukedom and from the imperial capital there are two teams.

Each team has ten members each.

Now, that the competition started the teams are divided and there should be only considered as one hundred participants.

During the assembly, Sam observed the remaining teams, particularly the two teams from the capital.

One of those two teams is completely made up of offspring from the nobility and officials. The second team is made of commoners. The leaders of the nine teams seemed to be people of fame and wealth, as he can observe the pride and arrogance.

These people might be the scions of the Dukes or Generals from their respective Dukedoms.

As for the leader of the first imperial teams, he is called Nathan the Prince and the elder brother of the princess. He is the second most favoured prince after the crown prince, because both of them are from same mother and so is the princess.

The leader of the second team though, is a bit interesting as that person wore an outfit which made it hard to describe if it is a man or an woman and even his face was covered with mask which seemed to be inscribed to make sure that their face is concealed.

Even the second ranker of the second team wore the same outfit except the second ranker's was maroon, while the first rankers was Black.

From what he observed the highest cultivation is of Middle-stage Great realm stage in Level 4 or 5. The lowest is a Peak stage Novice.

These are all the things they saw, heard or known from the assembly.

”So, how should we proceed further in the competition, should we target one person at a time the teams?” Philip asked as he bit a huge piece of meat.

”Well, from what I see, it doesn't matter what we do, because there would be very few people who will not be forming a team. There is a high chance that the first rankers will be left alone, because they are the major targets for any team.

And the teams wouldn't be too big as there would be high chance of being betrayed as it would be hard to watch out for every person. So, it wouldn't be much difference if we target the solo players of the team players.”

Sam replied.

”Doesn't that mean, you are the biggest target of all?” Philip exclaimed.

Sam looked at him as if he was an idiot, why would be asking such an obvious question? The worst part is that Sam couldn't even guess if this guy is really asking or just being dramatic.

”Why, you want to target me too, or what?”

”I don't need a beating so badly.” He immediately lowered his voice.

Sam didn't bother with him and said.

”I think the best course of action for us is to wait. Because, even if we don't go and find out our targets, there would definitely be some people who would come looking for me, to hit a Jack pot.

From what I could tell, the remaining first rankers are all below Nicholas in battle prowess as every dukedom's young scion was battered by him, so I highly doubt anyone would cross twenty- five thousand points even with the additive bonus of the ranking.

So, I am the largest target.

Which means, the clever ones will come to me to fond trouble in the last week, the cunning ones will stay on the side as we fight and try to get all of it for themselves and the simple-minded guys will want to find me from the beginning.

That's why, I suggest we don't seek them proactively, instead, let us finish the missions and find the hidden cards, while we just take care of the people who come after us and we only go after other people in the last week.

By that time, the most cunning and scheming batch would also come out and the most capable and straightforward people will already be having a boat load of points ready for us to take.”

Philip and Jack started to ponder on what Sam said. It is indeed true that the people who have most points since the beginning will be targeted the most.