Chapter 184 "Imperial Power"
(Added update for the boss of the full order [Kanda Cangyu].)
Lax still felt her face was hot until she ran back to the church.
Although she has always had a good impression of Raven, she never expected that she would reach this point, and it would come so quickly and suddenly.
She put on the priest's robe, knelt in front of the statue of the Lord of Light, and recited prayers.
In the past, no matter what happened, this method could always calm her down quickly, but now this tried-and-true method was completely ineffective.
"The great Lord of Light, our beloved Raven..." Lux frowned, confessed in a low voice, and stopped praying.
This method didn't work. She was going to take a nap. Maybe when she woke up the next day, everything would be over.
Not long after she fell asleep, she was awakened by a "nightmare".
In the dream, she prayed to the Lord of Light in the morning as usual, but when she looked up, the statue of the Lord of Light had turned into Raven's face.
She couldn't fall asleep at this time, so she walked to the desk and sat down, spread out a piece of parchment, thought for a while, and wrote down her confusion on it: "My respected and beloved teacher, my godfather, Priest Crouch personally initiated it."
"Recently, I encountered a strange thing. I doubt whether I can still serve the light. The qualifications of the Lord of Ming."
"I hope you can answer my doubts and point out the way out for me."
"The thing is like this..."
That's it. While Lux was still struggling, Raven was also thinking about this matter, but he was not in the castle at this time, but still came to the box in the troupe's tent.
He did not take the initiative to reveal his identity, but the bard Rocco, who was also the host, recognized Raven at a glance, so he immediately hinted to the group leader to invite Raven into the box.
The drinks provided here are not high-end, but Raven is not picky. At this time, no matter what kind of wine it is, it is not as intoxicating as Lux.
This time it was a bit over the line, but Raven didn’t regret it. Instead, he was a little moved and felt that he should have done it long ago.
At this moment, a burst of cheers brought Raven back to his senses, and his eyes fell on the big tent.
This large tent is cylindrical in shape as a whole, and its layout is very similar to that of the Arena, except that because the area is smaller, the ceiling can be covered.
Because it was a temporary platform, the sound insulation of the box was not good, so the cheers could be heard inside.
At this moment, more than a dozen actresses wearing very revealing clothes were walking out. No wonder the scene was so explosive.
Looking carefully, Raven suddenly became happy.
Those actresses were not dressed in revealing clothes. Although the clothes that could be seen clearly were the sexy bikini swimsuits of later generations, their limbs and even their chests were actually wrapped in tight-fitting flesh-colored silk shirts.
It’s just that the traveling troupe can’t afford magic lamps, and the lights in the big tent are very dim. In this environment, the white main body clothes are also dotted with sequins, which attracts people’s attention. Coupled with their tight and bumpy figures after long-term exercise, they naturally look cool in their clothes.
The actresses from these troupes walked around the stage hand in hand for a few times, showing off their figures, and then began the formal acrobatic performance.
There is even a plot.
At the beginning, a group of women gathered together, talking nonsense, accusing one of the youngest and most beautiful girls, saying that she was a witch.
The girl accused of being a witch huddled up, as if she was innocent. Just when she successfully aroused people's sympathy, the music suddenly changed.
Her limbs began to twitch abnormally, her waist arched backwards, showing amazing flexibility, her head stretched out from between her legs, her eyes widened, and her limbs moved on the ground , it looks really scary.
The women were panicking and wanted to run away. At this moment, the actor playing the witch suddenly raised his hand, and a running woman screamed, and her whole figure seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and flew towards the witch.
“You really have skills.” Raven praised.
He could see that there was no element of extraordinary power in this jump. It was purely the running woman relying on her core strength to leap backwards, creating a feeling of being pulled forward.
This made Raven even more interested.
The plot continued. After several women were "absorbed" by the witch, they seemed to be connected into one body. Everyone made the same posture as the witch, and their movements were coordinated.
This is not new to Raven, who has seen many acrobatics, but to these territorial residents who have rarely left a radius of dozens of miles, it has a huge impact and attraction. For a while, there were constant screams and applause. Copper coins were thrown onto the stage.
After they performed for a while, several actresses rushed out from the backstage. Their clothes still looked very revealing, but they had pure white wings on their backs, which obviously represented the status of "angels" .
There are strips of cloth hanging from the ceiling, and these "angels" have one arm wrapped around their heads, leaping high one after another. As the movements become more and more violent, they fly faster and higher, which makes people Dizzying.
They kept throwing golden debris in the air, and these debris sprinkled on the witch. The witch's body twisted even more violently, and finally collapsed like mud, as if she had no bones at all.
At the same time, the angels also landed on both sides of the tent through the hanging ribbons and disappeared.
Women in warrior costumes came next. They lifted the witch and put it into a coffin. Then they showed off their swords. In order to test the sharpness, they even performed a show of cutting an apple in the air with one hand, and then followed the coffin's curves. The gap penetrated.
The exclamations in the field became louder.
This scene was also beyond Raven's expectation: "I didn't expect there to be magic elements."
Unsurprisingly, after the warriors retreated, she played the role of a witch. The actress emerged from the coffin. This time she did not bend down to show off her flexible body, but turned her back to the audience, twisted her neck 180 degrees, and showed an evil smile.
It looks like there is a second act.
The actors left the stage, long-lasting applause broke out, and more coins were thrown onto the stage.
The troupe's performances never end in silence, and the next project is about to begin, but Raven has no interest in continuing to watch.
He left the box, asked someone to ask, and then came to the actors' backstage.
At this time, the girls had just finished a performance and were all covered in sweat. They were changing clothes backstage, showing off their different figures. Maybe they were used to traveling around, so they didn't have a particularly violent reaction.
Lei Wen’s purpose was not here, and he went directly to the leader’s lounge.
The leader of the Dark Side of the Moon troupe is a bald man in his fifties, with a somewhat chubby figure. He puts a red hat on the table, wears a somewhat shabby red suit, and has a brown mustache that looks particularly happy. .
When he saw Raven arriving, the leader frowned and was about to scold him. Rocco, who was leaning on a chair and reading a book, slapped the book on the table, stood up and saluted: " Baron Raven! "
The leader was surprised, but he was glad that he didn't say anything evil and quickly saluted.
"Sit down." Raven pulled a chair and sat under him. Although his posture was casual, neither the group leader nor Rocco dared to look down upon him, let alone sit down.
Lei Wen didn't force anything, and asked straight to the point: "How much income do you earn every month?"
The leader didn't understand what Lei Wen meant, but he didn't dare to lie, and whispered: "It depends on the market and the local economic level. For example, if you are here, after ten days of performances, including various projects, it will probably We can earn more than 40 gold coins. "
"But like when we were in the mountains before, we only earned less than 16 gold coins in the same ten days. "
"Generally speaking, we can only perform one show a month, and it is rare that we can perform one more show."
Lei Wen said: "In that case, I will give you fifty gold coins every month, and you will do things for me.”
The reason why Raven still stayed here after Lux left was to test the level of this troupe.
The Arena is currently in full swing, but if there are no new things, the novelty will soon wear off.
At this time, letting the traveling troupe join in and perform some inter-field performances, such as cheerleading, will not only enrich the arena's projects, but also boost revenue and reduce the decay of the gladiators' freshness. . Engla's family background should be able to come up with some new plots.
Rocco has good eloquence and can be paired with Engla. It is always easier for two hosts to create sparks than one person.
This is indeed good news. The leader swallowed his saliva: "Lord Baron, we should not refuse your kindness, but..."
"The reason why those of us choose to wander is certainly to make a living, but we also have some unavoidable reasons."
"If you stay for a long time, it may cause you a lot of trouble. "
Raven waved his hands nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, as long as you stay safe in my territory, no one can do anything to you. "
"If you do a good job, I can also issue him a free citizen's identity certificate."
This sentence suddenly made the group leader and Roko's eyes well up with joy. In fact, many of the people in their troupe were serfs who had escaped from various villages and towns. They did not dare to stop because they were afraid of being recognized. Now that they had Raven's strong guarantee, they couldn't help but look happy.
Raven knew this, and he could also be sure that there would be no vicious thieves in this troupe, or guys with too low morals, because a troupe that had been operating for a long time would definitely pick out these bad apples.
In view of the good reputation that Raven had created before, after receiving Raven's assurance, the group leader immediately nodded: "Since you, Lord Baron, like our little trick, we will definitely serve you wholeheartedly!"
“ Well, you can finish the performance as planned." Raven thought for a while and said, "Then when you have time, report to Ingra at the Arena immediately, and he will arrange your next performance."
The leader naturally agreed in a hurry.
Raven stood up and was about to leave when his eyes fell on the book on Rocco's desk. When he looked carefully, he saw "Empire Kingship" written on the cover.
"Is this...?"
Rocco handed the book over: "Are you also interested in this? This book, King of the Empire, although it is just a novel, is now selling like crazy!"
Leaven's interest aroused, he took the book and looked over it: "The texture of the parchment paper is not very good, but if it is so thick, it will cost at least thirty silver coins. Right?”
“More than that, this book costs ninety-eight silver coins.” Luo Ke and Yourong Yan said: “And this is only the first volume. There are six more volumes. I’m ready. I’ll save enough money and buy one next time I go to Men’en City.”
Lei Wen weighed the book and opened two pages and looked at it: “Is this book really popular? ”
"Really!" Rocco said: "Actually, it's not just me who likes to read it, the entire Meng En City citizens also like to read it. It has been published twice before, and each time it is published, it will be sold out in a short time!"
"Then let me borrow this book first?" Raven asked.
Rocco's fingers trembled and his heart was bleeding, but he could not refuse: "Take it if you like it, no matter whether you want to borrow it or not!"
Picked up the book and Lei Wenliu After taking a bag of fifty gold coins, I returned to the castle, but instead of going to bed in a hurry, I came to the secret room.
Whether it is the popularity of the Arena or the success of the Dark Side of the Moon Troupe, they directly illustrate the lack of today's entertainment industry, and there is great potential to be tapped.
He just took a quick glance at the "Empire Kingship".
Although this book has good writing, top-notch plot, exciting story, and vivid characters...
But there is still a slight gap between it and the master-level online books that Lei Wen has read.
Such stories can sell like hot cakes in Men’en City. If I bring over those great masters’ online articles, why can’t I just take off from the same place?
Now, what limits the spread of this story is its carrier-the parchment book.
The cost is second, and the most important thing is its production capacity.
Even if Raven invented printing, it would be difficult to supply parchment in large quantities. After all, these things are produced from sheep.
As for inventing papermaking, Raven believed that it could be done with the wisdom of gray dwarf craftsmen and the knowledge in his own brain, but at the same time, there was a huge problem.
Why are nobles noble?
Not only the wealth passed down from generation to generation, but also the monopoly on knowledge.
It was precisely because of the high cost of books that free people and serfs were limited in their access to knowledge and remained in a relatively ignorant state.
This may not be what the nobles did deliberately, but they must be happy to maintain the status quo.
If Raven invents papermaking and makes knowledge worthless, he will definitely be frantically targeted and suppressed by the noble group.
A half step ahead is a sage, a step ahead is a madman.
What’s more, this is an invention that digs out the roots of one’s own class.
Raven has no intention of betraying his class, at least not yet, so he needs to choose another way.
So, he opened the dark blue platform.
After a brief pause, Raven thought of the relevant information he had seen before, and quickly found the product he wanted.
From the appearance point of view, this is a spherical metal body the size of a watermelon. The surface is engraved with profound and mysterious magic array patterns, with seven-color brilliance pulsing through it.
Sixth level magic guide, knowledge magic network.
This is also the core of the Deep Blue platform. Because of it, Deep Blue can ignore the gap in time and space and contact magicians all over the continent at the same time.
And its price is also extremely astonishing, with 32 followed by five zeros.
Three, two million gold coins!
The so-called magic device is a magical creation that can operate for a long time as long as sufficient energy is provided and does not even require maintenance by a magician once it is set up, and it usually works on a large scale.
Including temperature control arrays, magic lamps and magic elevators, they all fall into the category of magic devices.
The reason why Deep Blue dares to sell this kind of magic weapon on the platform is because of its first-mover advantage. The market for transactions between magicians has long been monopolized by Deep Blue, and no new platform can compete with it.
Actually, it is not that no magicians have tried, but in the end they all ended miserably.
"That's because I haven't come yet." Lei Wen said with a confident smile: "If you do a certain treasure, I can do a certain thing!"
Build a platform of your own , use the novel to promote it, expand the audience to every literate family, and then use it to open up a broader market and earn more profits!
“Isn’t it just 3.2 million gold coins? Sooner or later, I will buy it in my hands!”
Having said this, Raven closed the dark blue platform, took out a pen and paper and started writing.
After all, there must be manuscripts for serialization, otherwise people will lose their hair if there are more updates.
There are four big characters on it -
"The Lord of Mysteries"!
The first sentence below is: It hurts! It hurts so much!
"Eh? Is that how it starts?" Raven scratched his head:
"Forget it, they haven't read the original work anyway, it's just about the same!"
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(End of this chapter)