I materialized a sci-fi fortress in a magical world.

As the "Pleasure" segment began, the other people in the private room also came to the balcony one after another. Many of them looked nervous, afraid of being the first to be drawn, or being drawn for a task they were not good at.

Only Royo remained relatively calm, looking at Lemir next door and asking:

"What do you think of this place, senior?"

"That's great, it's perfect for cultivation. If I work hard for the next three days, I might be able to prepare for the fourth level."

As Lemir spoke, he made a gesture that Royo particularly liked, raising his hand to brush a strand of hair behind his ear, and then asked:

"Junior, did you take any potions? Those that can speed up your cultivation."

"Ahem~ I forgot..."

He had truly forgotten; he had long since become accustomed to not taking medication and developing liver hardening...

"Remember to take your medicine. If you need more, I have some here."

Her preparations for this "banquet" were not very thorough. She only had two bags in total, and she hadn't even thought that she would be able to come in. The few things she had to share with two people made her look even more stingy.

But her first thought was still to save the best things for Luo Yue...

"Don't worry about me, senior. I have plenty of potions here. I'll explain later."

Before Luo Yue could explain the "murder and robbery" incident, the turntable on the stage started spinning, drawing everyone's attention.

The turntable spun at high speed for ten seconds until the large tweezers gently touched it, at which point the speed gradually decreased, and the pointer began to move across the squares one by one.

This was the most tense moment; almost everyone held their breath, staring intently at the pointer.

As the pointer slowed down, the outermost number quickly reached 25, almost stopping.

The next two circles point to [Offering Gifts] and [Ritual Implements], respectively.

This instantly relieved the guest on the 25th, who then showed a confident smile.

The value of a ritual implement is obviously higher than that of any antique, jewelry, or handicraft. He had made ample preparations for this, commissioning a master craftsman to create a high-end ritual implement that was not only powerful and exquisitely crafted but also magnificent and beautiful in appearance. It was intended for this purpose.

Even if you don't get the [Fountain of Magic], you can still get other gifts in return.

The host here is known for his generosity, and the value of the return gifts often exceeds that of the gifts themselves. So, if you can choose the [ritual artifact], you're basically set.

"Yay! I won!"

Guest number 25, watching the pointer almost come to a standstill, smiled even more smugly and couldn't help but boast to his 'neighbors' on either side:

"Looks like I've won this time. As long as my magical artifact is valuable enough, I can exchange it for the [Source of Magic], hahaha~ I never thought I'd actually defeat the elites of the three major schools!"

However, before he could even enjoy his moment of joy, the large tweezers hand suddenly turned the turntable again.

The spinning wheel, which had almost stopped, slowly turned a few more notches and finally pointed to number 29, which was held by Luo Yue.

The following items have also been changed to [Combat] + [Endless].

Guest number 25's eyes widened instantly, almost popping out of their sockets, completely unprepared for this turn of events.

Numbers 24 and 26 on either side burst out laughing.

"Hehe~ It seems you haven't won yet."

"Looks like you haven't heard the adage—don't rush to pop the champagne until you're a real winner."

Provoked by the two, Number 25 almost jumped up on the spot, questioning why the tweezers-wielding hand had touched it.

This wasn't mentioned in the guide at all!

But just as he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered the first and third rules here...

Disrespecting the owners here will also result in expulsion!

So he quickly swallowed back the swear words he was about to utter and instead glared angrily in the direction of Royo.

At this moment, Luo Yue was a little confused.

"How did I become the first one? And this project looks pretty dangerous?"

As he was speaking, the ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed, revealing a section of stairs leading to an impenetrable darkness.

In a matter of seconds, the banquet hall on the stage transformed into a gladiatorial arena. The turntable disappeared, and tiny tweezers appeared in the surrounding stands, cheering in a way that humans could understand, seemingly eagerly anticipating the performance to come.

Even the large hand with the tweezers gestured a "please" towards Luo Yue, causing a line of golden text to appear before his eyes:

You have 5 minutes to prepare, then please walk up the stairs to the stage.

【4: 59】

"Junior, don't push yourself. You can surrender once the battle starts, and then you'll be sent back."

Lemir, who was standing nearby, quickly reminded him, her beautiful face full of worry, afraid that her junior brother might get hurt in the slightest.

"Yes, I know what I'm doing."

Luo Yue nodded, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

He did consider surrendering, but as the saying goes, since we're already here, why not give it a try?

Isn't all the effort I put into my daily practice and cultivation precisely for this kind of moment?

So he quickly returned to the private room and started putting on his equipment.

Didn't someone just send me the whole set?

He first changed into the fine-quality robe from bag number 22, which could slightly increase the power of wind-attribute spells;

Then there's the ritual dagger from Serishina and the pocket watch from Don Quixote, both of which have been enhanced to perfect quality with [Spirituality], increasing casting speed and mana shield effects respectively.

Next was the most important belt, on which hung more than a dozen bottles of potions and five scrolls;

Then there are some auxiliary rings, gloves, and necklaces that can increase spell power and reduce mana consumption;

After putting on these clothes, Luo Yue chug down two bottles of potions in advance to gain a continuous magic recovery effect and a mental enhancement effect, and also put a few scrolls he had carved himself into his pocket;

That's about all the preparations we can make. This count's son isn't particularly well-equipped, but it's better than going out naked.

Finally, Luo Yue looked at his greatest trump card and fell into thought.

He was a little worried that if he brought a hammerhead shark plush toy up there, it would be considered "not respectable"...

"Never mind, I'll just keep it in my mind space for now, and take it out when I need it."

He glanced at the countdown timer; there was only one minute left. He quickly headed towards the staircase leading to the balcony.

After walking only a few steps, their vision blurred, and they were instantly in the arena.

It looks small from the balcony, but once you get inside, it's as big as three football fields. The tiny tweezers figures that looked small before have grown into tweezers figures that are about the same size as humans.

They could now understand their strange, garbled language and were commenting on themselves:

"Second tier! Second tier! So weak! So weak!"

"He'll die! He'll die a horrible death!"

"Let me do it! I can tear him to shreds with a flick of my wrist!"

These weirdos aren't very friendly, are they?