Chapter 449 : Rules Of The Tournament

"Welcome, everyone, to this year's Apprentice Blacksmith contest for Black Rock Province held by the Blacksmith guild of Black Rock City."

A white-bearded who could fit a character in the Bible stood on the stage at the centre of the hall as he announced the start of the tournament. He wore a navy blue gown with gold embroideries and 3 black stars. Just by standing there, the sharp mages amongst the player noticed that the flow of mana in the hall imperceptibly moved towards him.

Sato and the other player blacksmiths, as well as the NPC participants, sat at one side of the hall. The hall could fit about 900 people but the stage alone could only hold less than a hundred. Hence, the 300 or so participants had to sit at the stands but were a lot closer to the stage than the spectators, so, they were able to feel the eerie man flow even better than the others.

'He's probably the guild leader or some high-level figure.' Sato thought.