73 Tournament 4 (2/2)

”Alright now that we have determined the final ten of this newcomer tournament it is time to announce the prices for the winners.”, the referee announced something unexpected. Ivan had already been wondering why there were no information on the prices for the winners of the tournament, but he had never expected that they would only be announced after the final ten had been determined. He had thought that there simple were none, besides the fame.

”For everyone that has entered the first 20 there is a one gold reward.”, some of the ones that had made the top 20 cheered, while others barley reacted. For them one gold wasn't much, because their parents were rich and powerful.

”For the top ten we have an additional reward of five Evolution Pills. For those of you who aren't aware of the effects of the pills, I will shortly explain it. The Evolution Pill can be fed to your pet and there is then a chance that your pet will evolve. Since these are only D grade pills they can at most increase the grade of your pet to D grade.”

This time the cheering was much louder, while the ones who failed to get into the top ten stared at the ones who did with eyes filled with envy. While gold wasn't much to many, these pills weren't easy to find. Only a few people knew how to refine them and it was nearly impossible to get them, except as rewards for missions issued by the Slavers Alliance. As such they were much more enticing than the reward before.

”For the top five we have one Rebirth Pill, which can be used to initiate a rebirth of your pet. For those of you that don't know what a rebirth of a pet means, I will shortly explain it.

A rebirth for a pet doesn't increase the grade of a pet, but it can purify the bloodline, which makes further evolution much easier.”

When Ivan heard the word bloodline his interest was aroused. He had heard about it in the quest at the Herb Garden, but when he checked he hadn't found anything. Of course he had only looked for information concerning mankind and not pets, which now seemed like a mistake.

*If this pill can purify bloodlines, then I wonder if it can purify my bloodline too?*, he wondered. Sadly it didn't seem like he would be able to test it anytime soon, since he had no hope of winning his next fight and entering the top five.

Meanwhile the referee ignored the reactions of the crowd and continued on.

”The top three get the rights to use an F grade training room for two hours a day.”, once again envious looks were cast, while others looked full of eagerness to earn the price.

To Ivan this reward seemed to be much worse than the one before. After all he had used a training room all the time. Now it seemed like his mentor had given him quite some favor, when he allowed him to use it whenever he wanted.

Of course for someone like Miss. Tang this reward too wouldn't be anything special.