Chapter 181 Star-Making Plan
(Additional update for the generous boss [Sun Liansheng])
Whether Vesassin’s painter recorded this scene is unknown to others, but the nobles present There were many, but Vesassin was not the only one to bring a painter.
Not long after the Griffith family's coat of arms was raised, many nobles rushed to visit Raven and gave the line drawings sketched by their respective painters to Raven for reference. Show goodwill.
I have to say that the painters who can be favored by the nobles are very good. If they go to the Academy of Fine Arts, they probably won't start World War II.
After selecting a few line drawings that looked good, Raven kept them. As for the ones he didn't keep, Raven also spoke kindly to them, ensuring that no one could find any flaws and wouldn't offend anyone.
“I just heard from the retainers of the Kovoga family that Vesassin has reached the third level!” After the nobles left, Engla said excitedly: “Lord Baron, you really should let Yin The bard recorded this incident and sang the legend you created!"
"Legends are too much." Raven chuckled: "Okay, there are other important things tonight, I will go first. Take a rest, and you can take care of yourself too Be energetic so that you don't have any energy at night."
Engla nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, Lord Baron, I will definitely make the scene explode!"
Engla is a member of the Munn City Chamber of Commerce. , the son of Hu En, one of the wealthy merchants in Meng En City. Hu En runs the entertainment industry, which mainly includes theaters and taverns. Ingra is very familiar with it and has a clear understanding of its operations. He is also a quite qualified host.
Putting it here can be regarded as realizing its own value.
There was Raven's exclusive box in the arena. Back in the box, Raven simply ate something, then lay on the bed and had a good sleep without taking off his clothes.
The battle just now was full of dangers. Running the Eye of Truth at full speed consumed a lot of energy and energy.
When I woke up, it was completely dark, but the arena did not fall into darkness. Customized magic lamps were hung on the top of the arena wall, emitting psychedelic colorful light, illuminating the entire venue. Like day.
Different from the slightly deserted scene during the day, the current arena is really a place where everyone can participate. The stone steps on the outside are full of people. People close to the arena are generally well-dressed and look younger. Wealthy, most of these people are wealthy businessmen and nobles.
Further back are the civilians and serfs, who are the largest in number and have the strongest voices.
At this time, the railings in the arena have been removed, and two teams of gladiators are fighting hard.
According to the regulations of the gladiatorial arena, the weight of the equipment carried by each person is limited, so the equipment of these gladiators is as simple as possible. Basically, they wear straw sandals and wear a protective goggle on their chest. , wearing a horned helmet.
Some were holding two-handed giant swords and heavy axes, some were holding swords and shields, swords and shields, and the rest were basically naked except for a piece of animal skin tied around their waists, and there were still traces on their skin. Coated with grease to prevent the opponent from catching.
The gladiators have a complicated origin. Some are free people who are unwilling to be lonely, some are mercenaries who are ready to make extra money, and some are horse thieves who have given up their work.
So the people fighting here are not all men, there are also women. They only have one more bra wrap than men, and they are the most eye-catching.
The equipment of the gladiators is similar. What distinguishes them is the cloth strips on their arms. One side is blue and the other is red. Each person's cloak is also marked with a number. They are killing each other like crazy!
Raven opened the window and heard Engla's enthusiastic commentary: "There are two female contestants in the red team. It is difficult to dominate in terms of individual strength, and the tactics they chose are also very smart!"
“Three male warriors from the red side restrained the four from the blue side, and two women from the red side, No. 3 and No. 5, surrounded and killed the No. 4 player from the blue side!”
"Hit!!"
As the words rang out, Raven looked closely and saw the player No. 4 on the blue side dodge and then grabbed the flaw, slashing the shoulder of No. 3 on the red side with a fierce sword, and blood flew up!
This scene immediately attracted enthusiastic shouts from the spectators.
“Good job! Work harder, pull off her belt, fuck her, fuck her!!!”
“Fuck! What do you red parties do for food, two against one? You all got hurt!"
"Kill her!"
Blood is always the best thrill, especially when you don't have to fight in person.
But just that, it will not mobilize their enthusiasm to such an extent. Only if it is closely related to their own interests, will they be so excited!
That's right, Raven not only arranged the gladiator fights, but also opened handicap, so that every audience can participate and bet on the players and teams they are optimistic about.
And there are many specific projects that you can participate in.
You can bet on the simplest outcome, you can bet on the number of injured and reduced players on both sides, you can bet on the end time, you can bet on the record of a certain player in the team, and you can even bet on the long-term trend of a team.
Of course, there is also the "head lottery" they mentioned, betting on how many people will die in the arena in a day or within a period of time.
As a banker, the Arena will of course not place bets. It will only adjust the odds based on the capital ratio and take a 15% cut from the bets.
This is a hard-core crop that guarantees harvest despite droughts and floods!
At this moment, the situation on the battlefield changed again.
Engla's mouth was like a barrage of words: "The third player on the red side did not intend to give up. She rushed towards the fourth player on the blue side. Wait, she is already injured. Is this going to kill her? ?”
"Where are your teammates? Player No. 5 on the red team is lagging behind. Why is this? Is it a tactic or is it because you are scared out of your wits!?"
"Oh, my God, what did I see? Red Contestant Fang No. 3 ripped off his——"
“This piece of cloth is covering the face of Blue Player No. 4, that’s not good!”
“What a fast knife!”
“Blue Player No. 4 fell down Earth, we can’t fight anymore, the blue side is in danger!”
The red side was able to defeat three enemies and four. Now that two fresh troops joined in, they immediately had the upper hand. It didn't take long for the entire army to be destroyed. However, most of them were seriously injured and no lives were lost.
When a battle ends, some people are happy and some are disappointed.
"Wow - Red Team No. 3, awesome!! Let's see again!!"
"Blue Team, you bunch of animals who can only think with their lower bodies, you didn't Have you ever seen a woman? ” ”
Those who win money rejoice, while those who lose money sigh.
But even if they win money, few people can take it away.
In such a lively occasion, people will naturally come to sell some products, which are nothing more than wine, meat or some snacks. The unit price does not seem expensive, basically a dozen copper coins, or one or two more expensive ones. silver.
People who win money always spend a lot of money. Not only do they eat and drink for themselves, but they also "reward" it to the people around them after hearing a few good words. The money spent on buying food and drink naturally flows into Raven's pocket.
The atmosphere in the stadium was already heated, and naturally it could not cool down. The staff simply cleaned up the stadium, and Engla spoke again: "Ladies and gentlemen, the highlight of today is next!"
"He is a beast from the wild."
"He is a silent warrior."
"He is a bloodthirsty and cruel killer!"
"He is the holder of the record of consecutive wins in the arena so far. He has won eight games without losing a single one -"
Ingra prolonged his voice, and then the entire audience in the arena stood in unison. Chanting:
"King of Goblins, Chi Chi Chi Hun Ke!!!"
This voice echoed in the arena, and then, accompanied by the sound of the iron chain churning, the iron door rose, and Chi Chi Chi Hok's figure appeared. In the arena.
His bare feet were on the ground, and around his waist was a rusty skirt that seemed to be stained with blood. His upper body was naked, showing yellow-green skin, and he held two fists of shining blood in his hands. , a saw-toothed machete, which makes people feel inexplicably vicious at just one glance.
The second-level Goblin Fifty Pairs raised his swords, exposed his fangs, and let out a ferocious roar!
The audience immediately became more enthusiastic, and even the women began to scream! !
Engla lowered his voice: "And today, the challenger he will face is not a human race, not a goblin, nor an ordinary beast."
"Seventeen people died in order to capture it A capable mercenary! One of them is the same as Qiqi Gaga. Strong!"
"It is..."
As Ingra's voice lengthened, dense drum music sounded, affecting the emotions of the audience, and then, strange The fence gate opposite Qi Xunke opened, and a blood-eyed war horse ran out!
This scene immediately aroused dissatisfaction, and some people were already shouting for a refund!
However, the next moment, boom, boom, boom...heavy footsteps sounded, and then a small mountain-like figure rushed out with broken chains hanging on it. It opened its bloody mouth and slammed the bloody eye into the air. The war horse bit it in its mouth!
The blood-eyed war horse didn't even have time to scream, and it had already spilled a large amount of blood, which became the ration of the monster.
The arena fell silent, and the only sound that could be heard was the monster chewing bones.
This monster is shaped like a crocodile, but it is fatter than any crocodile. It is nearly eight meters long and is about three meters tall when lying on the ground. Its whole body is covered with gray scales, its claws are like blades, and its elbows are There are dense and sharp gray bone spurs growing on the chest and back. They are not only sharp, but also obviously highly poisonous.
The most surprising thing is its head, which is four meters long and takes up nearly half of the body. The bathtub-like mouth is covered with sharp teeth as densely packed as mountains of swords. The body of the blood-eyed war horse is almost not bitten. Not broken, but ground to pieces!
Engla's voice trembled with excitement: "The tyrant among the second-order monsters, the swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast!!!"
"It is Qiqi Xunke's opponent today. ! ”
“Will Qiqi’ke be able to defend his throne, or will this swollen-headed ancient crocodile become the new king of this arena?”
“Let’s wait and see! ! ”
"The duel begins!!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiqiyunke had already taken the lead in launching the charge!
As a magical creature, Goblin naturally possesses racial magic. As a special individual who has awakened the fighting spirit of the earth, Qiqiyunke's innate magic is also inseparable from the earth.
The ground under his feet seemed to have elasticity, and every time he stepped on it, power would be fed back to him, allowing him to stride farther and jump higher! !
When Qiqiyunke was about twenty meters away from the swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast, he stepped into the ground with his feet level, and with the help of the recoil force, he jumped up high and paddled After passing an arc, the two knives in his hands were wrapped with brown earth fighting energy, and they fell down like meteors!
"It's appeared. It's the signature martial art of Qiqiyunke, Earth Meteor Explosion!"
The swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast on the ground also noticed the power of this blow. Its body curled up slightly, and its throat gushed. Moving, the bloody mouth suddenly opened, and the muscles squirmed wildly, squeezing out the fine teeth in the mouth, turning into a storm of sharp teeth and sweeping towards Qiqiyunke!
The blade wrapped Qiqi Xunke with a fishy smell. Even though some of it was shattered by the collision with the two swords, it still shredded Qi Qi Xunke's body-protecting fighting spirit and opened strips on his body. Amidst the ravines and blood, Qiqi Xunke was seriously injured and flew back, causing a large amount of dust on the ground!
In the audience, someone suddenly shouted:
"Hurry! Where is the bookkeeper? I will pay twenty silver coins to buy the swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast! Hurry!"
This sentence immediately awakened many people.
“And me, I will pay three silver coins to buy the Crocodile-headed Crocodile!”
“I will pay fifty, no, fifty-two copper coins! Crocodile-headed Crocodile! Beast! ”
“Seventeen coppers! ”
You can continue to bet as long as there is no winner. It’s not just 15%, but it’s going to rise to 40%!
However, after all, more people bet on Qiqi Xunke, and they all shouted:
"Qiqi Xunke will not lose, stand up!!!"
"Stand up, Stand up!"
It seems to be heard. Hearing the shouts of the audience, Qiqiyunke stood up with his swords on the ground, but at this time, the swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast was also chasing after it. It dug its limbs on the ground, raising large swaths of smoke and dust, and spread its wings as it ran. Open the mouth wide and you can see a cluster of new teeth growing out of it.
The swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast opened its mouth to bite. Qiqiyunke managed to raise his arms and struck from bottom to top. The double swords wrapped in the earth's fighting spirit slashed hard at the swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast's chest. On the chin, the giant beast was hit so hard that it floated slightly and its head turned sideways.
"Wonderful counterattack! What will be the next step, his signature furious slashing, or, oh no -"
While Engla was explaining, the swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast swung its long tail and slashed Qiqiyunke was slapped and flew out again!
The scene was suddenly silent, and the audience who were still on Qiqiyunke's side began to rebel, shouting that they wanted to bet on the bloated-headed ancient crocodile beast!
Originally, the odds of Qiqiyunke were extremely low, basically around 1:13, but now the odds have skyrocketed, reaching 1:3!
At this moment, before the audience could shout, Qiqiyunke stood up again. With a bloodthirsty light in his eyes, he let out a crazy howl and charged towards the swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast again. go!
It was just that the previous attack had injured his right leg, and he was limping when he ran. Although his speed was not very slow, it felt like he was rushing towards death!
Screams, roars, and curses continued to ring out in the audience. Some female guests had already covered their faces, not daring to watch the bloody scene that followed.
The swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast had a humane sneer at the corner of its mouth. Its back arched, and the bone spurs on its back began to tremble. Then it shook them off like a porcupine and shot at Qiqiyunke!
But at this moment, Qiqiyunke showed agility that was not consistent with the degree of injury. Although there were new injuries on his body, although he was not hit in any vital parts, a trail of blood was drawn on the ground and approached the swollen body. An ancient crocodile!
"What a heroic scene, how brave and fearless, but this charge is destined to be in vain. Qiqiyunke has exhausted all his means, and the bloated-headed ancient crocodile beast has not been injured! What he did is simply It’s to die!”
"Is this the end of the warriors!?"
Not only Engla said this, everyone thought so, including the bloated-headed ancient crocodile itself, which looked at the charging little one and opened its big mouth , prepare to repeat the same trick.
However, at this moment, Qiqiyunke suddenly raised his left foot and slammed it on the ground!
Crack——
There was a vibration, and the earth cracked. The crack extended all the way to the feet of the swollen-headed ancient crocodile. It tried hard to stand firm, but with a loud crack, There was a sound, and the ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed, and a deep pit with a diameter of more than ten meters appeared.
This is Qiqiyunke's innate magic - the fatal trap.
The swollen-headed ancient crocodile fell down in the pit, its limbs writhing, trying to crawl out. However, as soon as its claws touched the edge of the pit, Qiqi Xunke came out with both knives and chopped off two pieces. A finger as thick as a beam!
The sudden reversal of the battle situation shocked the audience. Some were excited and some were furious!
As Raven closed the window, these sounds were isolated from the outside.
For Raven, there was no suspense in this battle from the very beginning.
The bloated-headed ancient crocodile is very strong, and Qiqiyunke's battle is also very difficult. These are all facts, but they are also facts planned by Raven.
Because this swollen-headed ancient crocodile beast was not in its prime state at all. It was in a weak period after giving birth when it was captured. It was not as strenuous as Engla boasted.
After I got it, I had been hungry for half a month, and my physical strength had declined to the limit. I had strong explosive power, but I couldn't fight for a long time at all.
Why do this?
For the gimmick of course!
The arena was newly built and located in a remote area, so the local residents alone could not make much money.
This reflects the importance of Qiqi Xunke.
He is a Goblin, which is extremely rare on the mainland, not to mention the title "Goblin King" attached to it. After that, Raven began to create an undefeated person for him. Design, manually create a legend.
This is exactly the same as the way capital used to praise stars before time travel, not to mention that the star Lei Wen praised can really fight.
The combination of strange creatures and undefeated reputation will naturally attract people to challenge and watch.
In this era when entertainment is so scarce that you can watch a dogfight for half a day, who can resist exciting and legendary battles?
About half an hour passed, and there was a knock on the door. After getting permission, Engla walked in: "Lord Baron, you are simply the incarnation of the God of Commerce and the messenger of Hermes!"
Lei Wen smiled faintly: "I heard you say that, the harvest is good?"
"Well!" Engla said with an irrepressible smile: "Today's Qiqiyunke game alone, the betting turnover alone was as high as 3,226 gold coins! We can do that Pump 907 gold coins!”
Nine hundred and seven gold coins are nothing in themselves, but it’s just one day!
Engla can imagine that next, as the name of the nine-game winning streak spreads, Qiqiyunke will become a real star, so it is not impossible to increase the bet several times or more than ten times in the future!
And this popularity will inevitably extend to other events.
This is not a gladiatorial arena, it is simply an inexhaustible gold mine!
"Lord Baron, I can understand everything else." Engla asked sincerely: "But, how did you make Qiqiyunke so obedient and cooperative with you?"
Lei Wen shook his head: "I don't need Qiqiyunke to cooperate with me, as long as his opponent cooperates with me."
"Next, in a short period of time, don't let Qiqiyunke appear again. Keep him mysterious and fresh."
"The short period I am talking about is at least within a month. , Do you understand?"
Engla said: "Understood, Lord Baron"
As he said, he swallowed: "Those spectators who won thought they were. With luck, it turns out that all of this is in your hands, Lord Baron, and no one thinks it's inappropriate. I think even if I were sitting down there, I would still be led by your nose!"
" Alas -" Hearing this, Raven sighed: "This is not something worth boasting about. I started the game and made a bet. Of course they are not my opponents."
"But...actually, they also have a way to defeat me."
Engla was stunned, frowning and thinking: "Lord Baron...is there really such a way?"
Leaven smiled slightly A smile:
“Don’t gamble, win!”
……
(End of this chapter)