Chapter 416: LI. Rag Head
Chenxi Port Central District.
Imperial Arena.
These circular buildings were the product of Old Aran. During that time, slavery existed, and various Magic Beasts were brought in to entertain the audience by watching slaves or death row inmates battle dangerous creatures. Aside from PvE content, there was of course also PvP, player versus player, but many could only play once.
The Emperor championed the military arts and didn’t destroy these buildings when he came to power. Although in the new laws, death row inmates had their political rights stripped away, they still had human rights, and public cruelty was deemed inappropriate, allowing at most for public execution.
Cruelty and execution are two different concepts.
But people were still encouraged to come to the arena to play.
Dueling was permitted in Aran, and the Emperor himself, as a sovereign of the state, set a rather wild precedent: a blade not sharp, a horse too thin—what will you duel me with? Win the duel, and you can immediately inherit the throne.
But speaking to the common people, it was still recommended to duel in the arena, because judging whether it was a duel elsewhere was troublesome. Even if you won, if you didn’t record it with the notary office and had incomplete documents and lack of witnesses, you could still likely end up jailed in a bitter place.
In the arena, it was very simple: once you stepped onto the stage and into the arena, a duel was the default assumption; life and death were of no concern, and the laws inside and outside the arena were completely different.
Galen didn’t know why Liszt was so anxious.
He left the inn in a hurry, skipping lunch, and headed straight for the local Imperial Arena in Chenxi Port.