Chapter 561: Fourth Player (1/2)

Along with the Resort, the ships also hit the market, the first customer is surprisingly the smuggler. When he came previous time, he saw the semi-finished ships and felt like they are good. So, after he finished his business in Mov Empire, he once again came back to take a look, right before the opening day.

He stayed there for the demonstration of the ships and he bought five ships of different sizes.

One of them is a decent Ocean-Liner and the others are all smaller ones that could fit inside a spatial ring.

After that, there are some orders from the local fishers. They took a liking to the smaller speed boats that could be used for one or two people, and a bit larger fishing boats that could be used for five to ten people.

At the moment, there is no large order, but the smaller orders are accumulating decently. After setting the business on the track, Sam went back to the Imperial Capital, where the final rounds of the competition are happening.

There are barely two weeks left before the Palace of inheritance.

He went to spectate the competition. Arkiv and Arman are also staying in the Capital.

But when Sam came here, he was stunned to see one more person in the competition. It is a woman. The woman disguised herself as a man in the Herb Garden. One of the twelve Players.

She is still disguised as a man, but this time, she changed the disguise and her skin tone changed to the point that no one would suspect that she is not from this country. He recognized her mostly because of the familiar aura of the plants and the attacks he suffered in her hands. She used similar attacks in the tournament.

Sam doesn't know how she managed to maintain her skin tone, she must have escaped a lot of trouble because of that. But at this moment, he was conflicted. He was thinking if he should say that she is also a Player or not to the emperor.

After all, he did make a deal with the emperor and it is not appropriate for him to let the emperor suffer a loss like that.

After contemplating a bit, he decided to go with it but he also decided to give her a heads-up to her.

He didn't disguise himself anymore. It would be nonsensical to hide his identity after the waves he caused in this nation. Even Arkiv was able to get to know his details and come here, it is safe to assume that the rest of the candidates also learned of this.

So, he decided to meet that woman that very evening, and he did.

He asked Yodha about her residence and went there.

Thankfully, the lady is training in the yard.

Sam walked to her calmly and watched as he manipulated the grass in the yard. All of a sudden, he jumped from the spot with golden flames surrounding him, and the spot he was in and the new spot he landed both become devoid of any vegetation burned to crisp.

”It is not polite to attack a guest,” Sam said calmly as he looked at her.

”It is not polite to come uninvited either.”

”I must apologize, but I had to come.”

”Why are you here?”

”Well, I am here to say that you don't need to participate in the tournament anymore.”

The lady frowned and looked at him coldly.

”Can we sit and talk?”

Sam moved to a nearby table and sat on the chair. The lady also sat opposite him and said.

”Why should I listen to you and stop participating? Do you want to get all the treasures yourself? Is it your patron's turn next?”

Sam chuckled at that. He didn't expect her to call the Gods her Patrons.

”Nope, actually you don't have to participate to enter the Palace.”

”And who will grant the entrance?”

”The Emperor himself. I made a deal with the Emperor regarding the Palace. He wants to gain as much advantage as possible with the Palace and wants to use the three spots for his own people, so he wanted me to inform the other players who came here and he would grant entrance directly.”

”How can I believe him? How can I even believe you?”

”Well, at least I don't have anything against you. I didn't reveal who you truly until now. Doesn't that account for something?”