Chapter 277 So Sour

The next day, early morning.

In the small dining room.

"Yo, what's with the wilted look?" Jiang Xiao slapped Prince Bino on the back, laughing as he looked at the prince's hungover appearance.

Prince Bino rubbed his face, mumbling something unintelligible.

Princess Sophia and Juliet were also dining, but neither of them was in the same state as Prince Bino.

Princess Sophia hadn't even gone to the masquerade ball, and Juliet had gone but didn't seem to have stayed too late, just went for some entertainment. Judging by Prince Bino's state, he not only had a blast at the ball, but the whole night was probably very "happy."

In the small dining room specially equipped for the West Masi royal family, only the four of them were dining, so Jiang Xiao didn't bother to hold back his words.

Jiang Xiao sat down next to Prince Bino and said, "You're still a Star Warrior, how did you get so weak after just one night? What exactly did you do last night..."

Prince Bino quickly covered Jiang Xiao's mouth.

"Pui, pui, pui." Jiang Xiao struggled slightly, leaning back, and raised his hand to cast a Blessing.

Prince Bino: "Ah~"

Across from them, Princess Sophia and Juliet paused slightly in their eating.

A few seconds later, Prince Bino shouted angrily, "Jiang! Xiao! Pi!" (Jiang Xiao is a fart!)

"Fart what fart?" Jiang Xiao glanced at Prince Bino and said, "There's a match today, what's with your state? Playing so crazy, don't you know to find a medical healer to help you recover?"

Prince Bino glared at Jiang Xiao, "My body is incredibly strong, how could I possibly be... Ah~"

Another holy light descended...

"Hehe." Juliet covered her mouth with one hand, unable to help but laugh.

Sophia looked at Bino with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, her eyes flashing with strange emotions.

Bino: "Jiang! Xiao! Pi!"

Jiang Xiao suddenly raised his hand, and Bino was so startled that he jumped up from his seat. He looked like Juliet's Star Pet, the Rainforest Cat, launching himself into the air...

Jiang Xiao's raised hand also reached out, picked up a long, crispy breadstick, dipped it in chocolate sauce, and took a bite: "Crunch... crunch... Who are... our... opponents... today?"

Juliet frowned slightly, looking at Jiang Xiao with displeasure, and signaled to the waiter beside her.

The waiter quickly came over with a wet towel.

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Am I really that childish? What's with Juliet's expression? Why did Jiang Xiao find a shadow of Han Jiangxue in her brows?

Juliet, oh Juliet, you've really gotten comfortable with me! You dare to treat me like a little brother!

As Jiang Xiao ate, he suddenly remembered something and quickly summoned Yingying Bear as well. He still had to rely on Yingying Bear to show its power today; he couldn't mistreat the protagonist.

Bino carefully sat down next to Jiang Xiao, looking at him with a resentful expression.

He didn't dare to curse him, and he couldn't beat him.

Ugh, how uncomfortable...

But after being healed twice, Prince Bino had to admit that he felt much more refreshed and in a much better state.

Jiang Xiao sat Yingying Bear on a chair and smiled at the waiter beside him.

At Sophia's behest, two waiters stood on either side of Yingying Bear, attending to its meal.

Juliet said, "There are relatively few participants, so the draw won't be for a while."

"Alright, let's eat quickly." Jiang Xiao looked at the time and immediately began to wolf down his food.

...

To Jiang Xiao's surprise, Team 6 once again became the first match.

But their opponent team had a problem.

When the host drew Team 6 vs. Team 17, the atmosphere in the arena was very enthusiastic because Team 17 was a royal combination from the United Kingdom, and their Star Beasts were very powerful, promising a fierce battle.

However, a problem arose: Team 17 only had one participant...

The other princess was nowhere to be found.

The atmosphere in the audience became somewhat strange, and the participants wore knowing smiles on their faces as they whispered among themselves.

After the referee questioned Team 17, he cleanly announced Team 6's victory.

People were still more concerned about the princess's whereabouts, but whether out of concern or curiosity, no one asked openly or delved into the matter, and the match passed just like that.

Jiang Xiao walked off the stage with Prince Bino in a daze and sat back at his small table.

Bino hugged his shoulders and nudged Jiang Xiao, looking smug. "How about it? At least I got out of bed!"

Jiang Xiao had a dark expression on his face: "You don't need to be proud of that..."

On the other side, Juliet's blue eyes were filled with a thoughtful expression. Which duke's princess was that participant on Team 17?

Oh, right! The one who came out of the closet! I didn't pay attention at the ball last night. Which family's princess did she run off with?

Prince Bino chuckled and said, "There are other themed parties tonight. Do you think our opponents in tomorrow's match will be absent again?"

Jiang Xiao had a strange look on his face and said, "You guys really don't care about the rewards. Hey, teammate, don't keep me in suspense, what exactly is the champion's reward?"

"This is not something you should be considering, is it?" A not-so-pure English voice suddenly came from the small table beside them.

"Hmm?" Jiang Xiao turned his head and saw the Grimm brothers.

They were two tall, white, twin males from Germany, about 24 or 25 years old, with almost identical appearances and even the same hairstyles.

The older brother, Louis Grimm, had a carefree smile on his face and raised his glass to Jiang Xiao: "What do you think?"

Jiang Xiao looked at Leeman Grimm and said, "What? Are you saying you want the championship?"

The younger brother, Schuzer Grimm, shrugged his shoulders and said, "We're stating a fact. Perhaps you should focus on your next opponent, or focus on us."

Ugh!

How uncomfortable!

Jiang Xiao looked at Prince Bino with a troubled expression and said, "Can you arrange something? Let's fight those two in the next match?"

Prince Bino glanced at the Grimm brothers but didn't say anything.

And the Grimm brothers didn't directly address Bino, let alone Sophia. They were simply talking to Jiang Xiao.

Schuzer Grimm leaned forward slightly and said softly, "I look forward to our encounter in the next match."

If Schuzer Grimm had been speaking specifically to Jiang Xiao before, then now, saying that he looked forward to the two teams meeting included Prince Bino as well.

Sophia suddenly spoke, turning her head and saying softly, "Your anticipation may become reality."

"Your Highness." Schuzer Grimm had a polite smile on his face as he nodded to Sophia, then sat up straight, returned to his seat, and focused on watching the match.

After Sophia spoke, there was no more communication between the two tables.

Jiang Xiao looked at Prince Bino with a troubled expression and whispered, "My little ancestor, when will your time to shine come?"

Prince Bino: ???

"Quiet," Sophia said softly. "Win the next one beautifully."

After those words, she didn't speak again.

Jiang Xiao could be said to have learned his next opponent in advance...

Goodness gracious, this is incredible.

The Second Princess is unhappy.

If the employer is unhappy, that's terrible! Wouldn't the commission be wasted?

Besides, not only is the employer unhappy, but the mercenary is also unhappy!

Logically speaking, the Second Princess is a pretty good employer. At least she stood up for Jiang Xiao after he was provoked. Looking at Prince Bino, Jiang Xiao felt that he needed to be healed, seeing his nonchalant expression!

"Oh! Oh! Oh!"

"Woo~ hoo!" With cheers and applause, Jiang Xiao looked up at the arena.

The second match featured two more incredible people.

Two aristocratic contestants from Shia, and their Star Beasts were also incredible: creatures from Shia's exclusive Other Dimension Space - the Isle of Skysea!

Isle of Skysea!

Jiang Xiao wasn't unfamiliar with this Other Dimension Space. When he was desperately seeking a Star Bead for his eighth Star Slot, Jiang Xiao had come into contact with this Isle of Skysea.

At that time, Jiang Xiao's requirements for the eighth Star Slot were very special: it had to have purification, and it had to have output.

Combining these two Star Techniques in one Star Bead was a tall order.

Generally, creatures with purification Star Techniques leaned towards the support category and rarely had output-type Star Techniques.

But on this Isle of Skysea, there was such a creature: the Centaur Spirit!

A Platinum-quality, God-level Star Beast!

One Star, four Skills: Centaur Spirit Bow, Purifying Spirit Arrow, Hunting Spirit Arrow, Binding Spirit Arrow!

It had weapon manifestation, area purification, area offense, and even control!

This Centaur Spirit was practically Shia's gold medal calling card.

Jiang Xiao gazed at the two huge centaurs from afar.

The more he looked, the more he liked them.

Why are they called Centaur "Spirits"? Because their bodies are in a semi-spiritual state!

Ordinary types of attacks simply cannot harm the Centaur Spirit.

Although the Centaur Spirit doesn't have related types of Star Techniques, its biological characteristics allow it to be immune to all ordinary attacks!

What is racial advantage!?

The two Centaur Spirits stood quietly on the grass, their faces seeming to be written with the words: Weak human race.

They... no, they should be called "he," because these two Centaur Spirits were clearly male and had faces similar to humans.

Their upper bodies were human torsos, with hands and heads, and their lower bodies were horse bodies, with horse torsos and legs, their long horsetails swaying from side to side with full force.

On the upper human torso, their arms were unusually strong, and even in a spiritual state, their eight-pack abs were very clear. Under a head of messy black curly hair was a slightly ugly face.

Their foreheads were relatively prominent, which made their eye sockets even more sunken, and on both sides of their temples grew two long horns, twisted into circles like sheep horns.

"Oh my god..." Jiang Xiao looked at their eight strong abs, and his whole heart melted. In fact, Jiang Xiao had seen these two beasts yesterday, but no matter how many times he saw them, it didn't affect his fanboy state.

He had worked so hard, and he only had six-pack abs. It was said that this thing was innate, with genetic factors involved. Well... Jiang Xiao could only comfort himself like that.

After all, having eight-pack abs meant you were a horse, and only having six meant you were human.

"These are my opponents." A faint voice floated out of the arena.

The Centaur Spirit spoke!

Jiang Xiao was startled. The Centaur Spirit hadn't said a word during yesterday's qualifying match!

Jiang Xiao couldn't understand the Centaur Spirit's words and quickly sought help from those beside him.

Prince Bino said with a troubled expression, "They should be speaking the Shia language. Sophia?"

Sophia said, "It is the Shia language. This creature has a high level of intelligence and can learn human languages."

Such high intelligence!?

Jiang Xiao quickly asked, "What did they say?"

Sophia said softly, "They are questioning the strength of their opponents."

Jiang Xiao excitedly shook Prince Bino's arm and said, "Are there any Centaur Spirit cubs in the rewards for this invitation tournament?"

Prince Bino put his arm around Jiang Xiao's shoulder, brought his lips to Jiang Xiao's ear, and said, "Don't dream. These are Shia's peerless treasures, tightly controlled by the government, and belong to Shia to use for foreign affairs, to establish and consolidate friendly relations, and are Star Beasts that are taken out when giving gifts..."

Jiang Xiao: "..."