With a click, the heavy mahogany door was pushed open a small crack.
Su Tu and his group of more than a dozen people quickly passed through the crack in the door and rushed into the arena without stopping.
Since the main gate is an exclusive passage for dignitaries, it is naturally different from those ordinary civilian passages.
The main passage is not only spacious and bright, but there are also many private boxes along the way, which are exclusive stands for nobles.
And these boxes are not mixed, they belong to different powerful families.
The arena will only provide private rooms, and the decoration and maintenance of the private rooms will be the responsibility of the nobles themselves.
Of course, if the nobles find it troublesome, they can also leave it to the arena to take care of it, but they will need to pay a considerable fee.
Although the Royal Arena is large, it is limited in scope and cannot satisfy all nobles.
Getting a box in a big arena requires more than just having money.
The more powerful the nobles were, the larger the private rooms they owned and the better the location.
Among them, the imperial royal family's box is undoubtedly located in the center of the entire arena, and only members of the direct bloodline can use it.
As for the surroundings of the royal box, they belong to Grand Duke Griffin, Imperial Marshal Nimitz, Cardinal Moratti and other great lords with duke titles.
They are the core members of the entire Tianyang Empire and constitute the third layer of the empire pyramid.
First class.
Even the box of Imperial Prime Minister Hippoly, uncle of the third prince Suvi, could not be included in it.
He could only be placed on the second floor, alongside the less powerful lords.
The reason is simple.
Although Hippoly's power is not small, its foundation is too shallow after all.
His power comes from Suborai's appointment, and he lacks forces that are only loyal to himself.
The first two floors of boxes are symbols of power and are allocated by specialized managers.
Usually, after a certain family's power reaches a certain level, the arena will actively donate them, and there is basically no cost.
Similarly, if the power of a family that originally owned the first two floors of boxes declined and could no longer be at the forefront of the empire, their boxes would be taken back by the arena without any reason.
As for the remaining boxes, their ownership is not fixed.
The arena will hold an auction at regular intervals to publicly auction these boxes.
In theory, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can get one of the boxes.
But this is just an ideal situation.
In fact, this kind of auction is also very particular.
Before the auction, the arena will give each bidder a distribution map, which marks who the first two tiers of boxes belong to, allowing bidders to prepare in advance and select the box they want.
For example, if a certain nobleman is following the military path, his first choice is naturally the box next to Marshal Nimitz, which is closer to the military boss.
If a bidder wanted to enter politics, the ideal box location would certainly be around Hippoly.
But if the bidding family is a business family and wants to expand the family business to other provinces, it would be better for them to focus on those big lords.
Maybe they can find an opportunity to interact with that big lord while watching the duel.
Come to an agreement.
To a certain extent, the box layout of the Grand Arena represents the power distribution of the powerful people in the Tianyang Empire and is a microcosm of the entire aristocratic class.
It is no exaggeration to say that if you want to know what level a certain family is in the Tianyang Empire and which force it belongs to, you only need to buy a ticket for the Grand Arena, and it will be clear at a glance.
Sutu was a direct bloodline of the royal family and often came to the arena to watch the battles, but that was all a long time ago.
Since Subolai succeeded to the throne, Sutu had not been to the Colosseum, let alone the royal box.
However, at this moment, Sutu still had no intention of entering the royal box.
His goal was the control room located at the top of the arena.
Since the large arena is a place for duels, it naturally needs some magic shields to block the aftermath of the battle to avoid accidental injuries.
But looking at it from another angle, the protective shield can also trap the people inside.
If the magic shield was opened when Su Tu and others entered the duel field, it would take a lot of effort for them to figure it out.
With Su Tu's cautious character in everything, it was impossible for this kind of thing to happen, so he had to rush to the control room first.
But no one knew that Su Tu had another reason for doing this.
He once swore in his heart that he would never enter the royal box that symbolized the highest power of the empire as a prince in his life.
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As for what identity to use to enter, there is no need to say more.
All the way up, Su Tu and others climbed to the highest level of the arena and walked straight into the magic circle control room.
There are several crystal balls of different colors placed on the stone table in the center of the control room.
They are the control core of magic defense shields with different attributes.
Injecting energy into the crystal balls can activate the magic defense shield in the arena.
Su Tu's magicians quickly got into position, checked the condition of the crystal ball immediately, and nodded to Su Tu.
The demons didn't seem to think that anyone could sneak in here, so they didn't destroy the crystal ball, and the magic defense shield could be opened at any time.
After receiving the news, Su Tu took a deep breath, walked slowly to the window of the control room, and slowly looked down.
Dirty, messy, and miserable.
Although Su Tu had already prepared himself for it, he was still deeply shocked by the situation in front of him.
Hundreds of thousands of people were detained here for several months, and one can only imagine what their conditions would be like.
Su Tu conducted a special investigation before the operation.
When the imperial city was captured by demons, the total number of residents in the city was approximately 600,000 to 700,000.
Although Gyalpo ordered a ban on massacre, with the cruel and murderous nature of the demons, it was impossible for them to commit no crime when they came.
It was impossible to calculate how many people died in that night.
The residents of the city could survive for three days.
Two-thirds is very rare.
In the following months, these surviving residents were imprisoned in a centralized manner, without any assistance except the minimum living supplies.
During this period, a large number of people would definitely die.
Su Tu thought carefully before taking action.
It would be good if he could rescue half of the surviving residents of the city during this trip.
With his ability, it was impossible to take everyone out.
However, after seeing the scene in front of him, Su Tu changed his mind in an instant.
He decided to take everyone away no matter what, and no one could be left behind.
As for the price he would pay for this, it was no longer within Su Tu's consideration.
Hundreds of thousands of ragged and haggard residents crowded into the large arena.
Almost everyone's face had no expression at all, as if they were walking corpses, or skin and bones would be more appropriate to describe them.
After being imprisoned here for several months, the residents experienced various emotions such as panic, fear, luck, hope, despair, etc., and their hearts were already filled with despair.
Now they no longer have any desire to survive.
They are just sitting there waiting for death to come, that's all.
The demons did not lie.
They did deliver food to the imprisoned residents.
However, the food here was not food crops as commonly understood, but the carcasses of livestock that had been bitten to death for a long time and had become severely rotten.
These corpses were dropped from the air indiscriminately, and almost all of them were smashed into a puddle of flesh upon landing.
And these are the only food for the imprisoned residents.
If you don’t eat, you will die.
If you eat these stinky meats at all costs, you may be able to survive, or you may die faster.
The rows of bloody corpses of residents placed on the edge of the arena are the best proof.
This is hell, but it is also heaven, but this is not a paradise for humans, but a paradise for rats, flies, and all kinds of scavenging creatures.
The Grand Arena has a special status.
Large numbers of dignitaries often come and go.
Naturally, there are also a large number of personnel responsible for cleaning.
In normal times, not to mention mice, even flies are rarely seen.
However, at this moment, fat rats can be seen everywhere, scurrying through the flesh and blood, gnawing on corpses without restraint, whether they are livestock or residents.
There are even rats that grow to be larger than cats, directly eating the residents who are dying but still have a breath of life, while others are indifferent.
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It's not that they don't want to help, it's just that they don't have the slightest strength to even drive away the mice.
Moreover, even if they are driven away, it will only live for an extra day or two anyway, and they will eventually become their food.
"Your Highness, I'm ready."
The summoner Tralei, who was responsible for transferring the residents, had just walked to the window and could no longer say a word.
His eyes were fixed on the bottom, and his body was trembling slightly.
Any trace of excitement generated by the impending success disappeared in an instant.
At this moment, whether it was the shadow mage Fenri or the warrior who killed several Nightmare Knights, everyone including Su Tu seemed to have forgotten their purpose in an instant and the need to seize the time.
They just looked down, My mind went blank.
Then, after the shock, waves of complicated guilt came over me.
Although the purpose of the operation is to save people, if you ask yourself, the reason why these people are so active and diligent in venturing into the city is that their ultimate goal is their own interests.
Few participated because they genuinely cared about the residents and simply wanted to save them.
Especially Su Tu, at this time he felt even more ashamed and fell into deep self-blame.
Compared to his elder brother who had no ability to govern and only cared for pleasure, Su Tu had always believed that he was the suitable heir to the throne.
In terms of strength, talent, reputation and influence, Subolai and he were not on the same level at all.
It was just because he was born a few years earlier and he naturally got the entire empire, while he could only be ranked among the princes.
Located in the poor areas of the south.
Regarding his father's arrangement, Su Tu could understand but could not accept it.
He was always angry and resentful.
It was precisely because of this that he had been accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity to come.
Unexpectedly, the opportunity really came.
Subolai was more depraved than he imagined, and actually cooperated with the devil to give away the imperial city.
When Su Tu heard this, he was shocked at first, and then ecstatic.
The shock was naturally due to the drastic change, but the ecstasy was because this was an opportunity given to him by God.
It can be said that in the past few months, in order to regain the imperial city from the hands of the devil, Sutu has been working at full capacity and tried every means.
Although he also wanted to save the residents of the city, Su Tu knew very well that the most important reason why he was so dedicated was because of the throne.
He must be magnanimous and glorious in this battle, and gain unprecedented popularity, so that he can successfully take over the throne, making it impossible for anyone to refute.
Su Tu had even thought about it.
The first thing he would do after getting the throne was to go to the grave of his dead father and let him know that his choice was wrong.
Compared with himself, Subolai is a scumbag.
But at this moment, Su Tu suddenly felt that he was no different from Subolai.
They were both so selfish and shameless.
His reputation that had always aroused pride seemed to be a mockery and ridicule of himself.
In order to gain the greatest reputation, he deliberately concealed his plan and used the great magicians who came to help him as props to gain honor.
No wonder there was always a hint of ridicule in her tone when she asked Feilin for help before.
Su Tu had always thought that it was due to Fe Lin's arrogance, but now he understood that perhaps in Fe Lin's eyes, Su Tu was just a person chasing fame and fortune, and he was the same as Subolai, the instigator of this incident. .
"Act immediately, do your best, and take everyone out for me," Su Tu roared, clenching his fist tightly and letting drops of blood slip from his fingers
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