Terra Calendar 1591.1.23.

09:25A

Island City Malmö.

The small town of Malmö is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Millennium. Although its geographical location is only one step away from the bustling island city, it is famous for its unique deep water area and rich aquatic ecology.

Malmö is undoubtedly an ideal place for fishing enthusiasts who are keen to challenge large warreys and northern pike.

On this day, the atmosphere in Malmö is particularly lively, because the island city regional government is cooperating with several emerging financial consortiums to organize a large-scale local capsule beast competition.

This competition not only provides a grand gathering opportunity for the local area, but also attracts many contestants from across state borders. It is not only adults who participate, but also teenagers and children. The competition is high for every age group.

Extremely intense.

The prize pool of the event is huge enough to make every participant excited.

In addition, Malmö’s winter fishing competition also starts at this time, making the town extremely busy.

At the event registration office in Malmö, a blond young man wearing a blue winter coat was waiting in line with the children in the junior group to register.

The young man's blond hair seemed to be coated with a layer of luster in the winter sunshine, and there was a gentle temperament between his brows. He carried a fishing rod bag in the same color as his clothes on his shoulders. The design of the bag was simple and practical.

In harmony with his overall outfit.

Most of the children participating in the junior group are between eleven and two years old. Usually, adults are rarely seen participating in competitions of this age, so Xia Xiu's appearance aroused their curiosity and whispers.

The children's eyes quickly focused on the young wind shadow cat in Xia Xiu's arms.

Feng Ying Cat swayed slightly with Xia Xiu's movements, and instantly understood that this was a beast master who had just opened an account. The blond young man noticed the children's eyes, smiled slightly, and gently stroked Feng Ying Cat's forehead with his hand.

The top of the head, letting it curl up more safely in the arms.

"Abraham, they are all looking at you."

Sitting on Xia Xiu's shoulders, Hope, which had been smeared with [weakened sense of presence], shook its legs and muttered:

"Do you think the extraordinary personnel in Island City will recognize your identity as the sword-wielding swordsman from Heaven?"

While queuing up, Xia Xiu used spiritual transmission and said:

"It's almost impossible. Although my portrait and fake photos have been widely circulated by newspapers outside, led by the wand man, the [factors] of the spread of myself as the source are [weakened sense of presence] and [Gestalt collapse], as long as

I have not lifted the restriction. The middle- and lower-class thaumaturges cannot remember any memory points about me through portraits. However, the skilled thaumaturges who can remember portraits can recognize me in front of me if they want to.

Not coming out."

"This is only at the technical level, but at the social identity level, don't forget who we are working with now."

Xia Xiu's spiritual message said in an absolutely confident tone:

"We are currently cooperating with the Edici federal government. For this census incident, Hanks has shared the command of the FBI's Defense Section with us. Through the FBI's internal genealogy network control, I can almost

Create a well-documented and vivid federal immigration identity within the [financial genealogy] - an identity recognized by [Financial Street] that even the Mayflower Foundation, one of the three giants of the New Alliance, cannot falsify."

When Hope heard this, he immediately thought of Xia Xiu's various tricks in the Alice game, especially the fake identity trick, which tricked two Alices to death - once as an idol, and the other time as a man disguised as a woman.

Both times, the enemy was directly beaten to the point where his Taoist heart collapsed. This time...

"What is your immigration status this time?" Hope asked curiously.

"A rich and generous adventurer from an overseas colony who loves dueling."

Xia Xiu had already arrived at the registration gate of the registration office while chatting with Hope. He submitted a booklet representing his identity and a series of paper materials.

There is a copy of [Hamilton Aaron Burr's] ID card stamped.

Boom——

The sound of the seal echoed across the registration desk.

"Hamilton, this is your competition schedule." said the registrar. He was a chubby man with a round face and oily eyes. "As a newly opened animal master, you are allowed to participate in the junior group as an exception. Although you beat your opponent

You won’t get points, but you will get competitive subsidies and promotion opportunities.”

He narrowed his eyes with a hint of sympathy in his eyes: "But I have to remind you that the beast-control competition is not just as simple as competing against beasts."

"I know, this is just like life." Xia Xiu responded with a smile.

"What?"

The registrar was stunned for a moment. His reminder was just a piece of advice usually given to first-time contestants. He didn't expect it to be understood in this way. What does this have to do with life?

Before the registrar could react, Xia Xiu had already picked up the competition form and registration booklet, turned around and looked at the children behind him.

Some of the children's eyes were bright, some were dim, some were smiling, and some showed hostility - their expressions were complex, like frost hidden under the warm sun.

"The son of a politician will become a politician, and the son of a bank president will become a bank president."

The blond young man said.

His voice was calm and deep, as if telling an unchanging truth, "As soon as a person is born, many things seem to be destined. Just like the golden beast will choose his master, he has been chosen at birth.

The Federation cultivates the servility of beast masters just to better serve their masters."

Even the seemingly fair beast-control system is just a distorted product based on the [Financial Street].

The new young people in the Federation are motivated and full of longing for the future.

He thought that by opening an account and becoming a beastmaster, he would become a trendsetter in the Federation and the protagonist of the era.

They were grateful for the federation's seemingly fair beast control system, but they ignored the bottomless cruelty of this system.

And the jokes of those scoffers who hold golden keys and create rules.

They always stare at you and smile at you.

However, there is always naked hatred towards another class in their smiles.

It's like frost, hidden in the smile.

Hearing the words of the blond young man, the fat registrar's hands moved involuntarily.

This staff member who sits at the registration desk for a long time handles formal documents day after day, and rarely has the opportunity to look up and observe the background of these small customers.

However, Xia Xiu's words seemed to touch a corner of him that he had not noticed, and for the first time, he really observed those children carefully.

These children in front of me are not only little beast masters, but also the future heirs of several big families in Dao City: there are the sons of famous conglomerate bosses in Dao City, the grandsons of the president of the People's Bank of Dao City, and those who control the politics of Dao City.

Descendants of politicians who are the lifeblood of the ruling faction...

The registrar's gaze lingered on the faces of these children. Some of them were confident, while others were wary of their surroundings. Each child was like a little adult, shouldering the roles and responsibilities assigned by the family in advance.

At this moment, the registrar could not help but feel a chill in his heart. He seemed to see an endless ouroboros connected end to end.

Generation after generation, there is no end in sight for ever-expanding wealth and power.

This structure is deeply rooted in the island city...and even every corner of the federation, affecting everyone who lives here, whether adults or children.

The registrar turned around and wanted to say something to the blond young man, but when he turned back, the young man carrying the fishing rod bag was no longer there.

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10:00A

Island City Royal Beast Arena.

This modern arena was jointly funded and built by the famous Burton and Moore families in Island City.

Xia Xiu, who was carrying a fishing rod bag, wearing goggles, holding a kitten in his hand, and holding a mini Hope on his shoulder, stood on the arena and looked around curiously.

Of course, he was in the children's group.

The arena uses high-tech building materials and has a modern and futuristic appearance. The interior is divided into multiple functional areas, including training areas, lounges, media centers and VIP audience areas.

The center of the hall is the information desk, which provides services such as schedule, player information, and introduction to beasts.

Looking inward from the lobby, you can see the corridors leading to each arena. LED screens are hung on both sides of the corridors to display the game situation and scores in real time.

The arena itself is an oval structure, with seats arranged in a ring surrounding a central competition area.

The arena floor is made of color-changing, highly elastic synthetic materials, and the colors and patterns can be adjusted according to the game content and teams.

The center of the venue is a sunken plate made of special materials, surrounded by transparent protective barriers to prevent beast-control attacks during the game from affecting the safety of the audience.

The red and blue divided arena clearly divides the areas for both sides of the competition. The red side and the blue side each have their own entrance and preparation area.

These preparation areas are equipped with advanced medical and recovery facilities to ensure that the beasts receive the best care before and after competition.

The lighting system of the entire arena is also extremely advanced. The intensity and color of the light can be adjusted according to the needs of the game, creating various dramatic effects and enhancing the viewing experience of the game.

In the Arena in Island City, although most of the contestants lined up with other children in the public hall area, Ella Grant enjoyed the privilege of relaxing in a luxurious VIP room with his friends.

The Grant family, whose main business is financial investment and banking, is the controller of the Island City People's Bank.

At this moment, the young master was holding a glass of freshly squeezed juice, savoring the sweetness and glancing at his feet from time to time.

His [Gold Coin Hound] is busy eating gold coins placed in an exquisite dog bowl. Although this scene is uncommon, it fits the Ella family's pursuit of luxury.

Ella's facial expression was full of disdain and contempt. He looked around with obvious malice in his eyes.

"These bumpkins are disgusting to look at. Those who didn't choose the golden beast are always drooling and looking at us with their fingers in their mouths."

He makes no secret of his disdain for other competitors. This attitude stems from a recent public speech at school, in which he was forthright about his ambitions:
To be continued...