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"Welcome challengers to the castle of sovereign.

" A voice rang out.

nIt spread out as such that, one couldn't tell the exact source of it. Though I am interested in it; I am more interested in bronze doors

nThe doors are expected, but not the bronze ones. They should be red iron instead of bronze.

"You all are the holders of keys and thus get the privilege of skipping the six challenges. It is a great privilege, but it will not help you with the challenges or their difficulty.

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"So, those who have even slightest doubt, I implore you to give up, as the challenges are difficult, nor safe. You might all lose your lives if you do not have the will, knowledge, and strength to pass them,

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nThe voice stopped again, and the people looked around, but not a single one opened their mouth to give up.

nIt is not surprising; they have not come here to give up.

nSome might not have a complete idea of what is happening, but they know. If they complete it, there will be something great.

nI am one of those people.

nEvery word of coming out of the castle is confusing me further.

nFirst the hall, then the bronze doors, and now the number of challenges. There should be only three of them, but it is instead six.

nEvery three years; there is only a single challenge. Every three hundred years, it is three challenges.

nI think I might know what is happening.

nHowever, I can't be completely sure of it unless I get the confirmation.

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"Since nobody wants to give up. I will begin the challenges,

" said the voice, and immediately the translucent screens appeared in front of us.

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"First is the challenge of the soul. It's worth one hundred points. The first one to complete will hundred points, the next ten will receive ninety points, the ten after that eighty...

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nIt begins to explain the point distribution.

nThe challenges here are classic rewards in the end challenges, but with slight difference. Unlike every other challenge I had faced, here, the last challenge didn't matter.

nOr should I say, it matters only as much as every other challenge.

nEvery challenge will have a hundred points and the one with the most points will get a first chance at rewards.

nMeans. If I receive fewer points for each challenge and score highest at last. It wouldn't be enough to get me the best prize.

nI would have to perform the best at each challenge to get the highest points; that will give me the best reward.

nIt is kind of sick and what made it even sicker and hundred that people in this hall won't be the only ones who will be competing.

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"Now that you know points. Let the first challenge begin,

" said the choice and immediately, the bronze door lit up.

nThe clock also appeared, showing we had a minute to enter the doors.

nPeople begin to enter through the bronze doors.

nMost just walk into the doors; they are aware that we are going to enter the same place, no matter which door we go through.

nThis challenge isn't new; it has appeared a few times. In challenges of every three centuries.

nI let the people walk toward the doors, while I walked toward the man with bright purple horns.

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"It seemed like, this is a millennia challenge?

" I asked. The man didn't say anything except to smile, before walking away.

nWhich is enough for me to confirm my suspicion.

nThe castle opens every three years. There is a special challenge every three hundred years. So,

nit shouldn't be a stretch to say, that there will be an even bigger challenge every three thousand years.

nIf the information is right, then the entrance of the realm had opened nearly three thousand years ago.

nIf I am right, it should be right after the last millennium challenge. It is why, we were not aware of it, but some did and kept it secret.

nIt made me very excited. If the reward for the three-hundred-year challenge is so great, then what would be the reward of the three millennia challenge?

nI pushed those thoughts away and focused and walked toward the door.

nIt didn't matter to me what the reward was.

nTo me, it is like any other mission. I will do my best to get the best score to get the thing, I had been asked to get.

nThere might be something more precious than it, but I don't want it. I have given my word to Prime Volsnorth, and I will get it for him.

nThough it won't be easy; there are pretty powerful people here. Not just from the Golden Prime organizations, but also from Silver Primes and other organizations and independent.

nI have also seen people here, who were not present in the town.

nThey seemed to have been waiting outside and only came when the door opened.

nIt made me excited. The greater the challenge, the more exciting it will be, I hope. They will

nbe powerful enough to make me push myself.

nI reached next to the bronze door before stepping inside.

nStep!

nI entered the dark space and remained there for a moment, before stepping onto the other

nside.

nI appeared on a vast open ground, with a huge translucent sea in front of me. Around me are thousands of people. Everyone who had entered the castle was there.

nThe voice said we would only do six challenges. That didn't mean it will be the last six

nchallenges.

nNo, it will be six challenges that others will also be part of. Though we still have an advantage compared to them. They will need to finish twelve challenges, we only need to face six.

nThis means they will be more tired than us and, most importantly. They will be doing this challenge for half of the points than us.

nIt is why, 90% of the time, those with the keys win the biggest prize.

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