Chapter 240 Nevergiveup.
Additional updates for the reward from the starting point boss [Bi Luo Qing Hairpin]!
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Even though the meeting just concluded was just about finalizing a new prize, the intrigue and intrigue in it really opened up Raven's eyes.
Marquis Anthony seems to have made some mistakes and omissions, but that is because he is a powerful dragon who has crossed the river and bears the authority of His Majesty the King. He can offend others, but he must offend others to maintain his absolute strength. posture.
What's more, there is Earl Tyrone cooperating with him.
During the two discussions about the athletic conference, Marquis Anthony seemed to be frustrated at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that all his goals were achieved.
The competition meeting was successfully held, and the supplementary registration was successfully implemented, allowing the province of Nord to remember this great nobleman who came from the air.
What really frightened Raven was not Anthony, but Thomas.
This red archbishop, who is not a public figure, actually has a huge influence on these two meetings. It is not an exaggeration to say that he quietly controls the direction of the meetings.
Faced with Anthony's pressure, they united with Montreal and maintained the situation to a level acceptable to both parties.
The combination of both sides is the same, one person attacks and the other makes up for the leak.
But the difference is that Marquis Anthony attacks strongly and is also the leader of the topic; while the Montreal side is more like a chess piece of Archbishop Thomas, charging into the battle for Thomas!
Moreover, Thomas not only further wooed the Fox family, but also showed favor to himself, and he did not offend Anthony and the Slater family. It can be said that he took advantage of everything.
This kind of figure and this kind of wrist are really breathtaking!
Lei Wen sighed: "It's really scary. If you don't think more about being with this group of people, I'm afraid I won't even know how I died!"
The next step is to make a decision after the registration is open. New rewards.
This time, Raven did not act as a hands-off shopkeeper, but called Old Gordon and Engla over to discuss together.
I was busy from noon to afternoon. That night, the new plan was released at the Arena and Skyhawk Platform at the same time.
For first place, the gold coin reward will be increased to 4,000, and you will also receive a 1-year tithe exemption.
For second place, the gold coin reward is increased to 2000, and you can also get "Hate of Hyperion".
For third place, the gold coin reward will be increased to 1,000, and you will also receive "Life Essence".
The fourth place, which originally had no unique reward, will be rewarded with 500 gold coins, and will also receive the "Fire Soul Potion".
In addition, other ranking bonuses have also been significantly updated.
The top 10 people can each get 500 gold coins; the top 30 people can each get 200 gold coins; the top 100 people can each get 100 gold coins; the top 200 people can each get 50 gold coins.
Compared with before, the total prize pool increased by 17,500 gold coins, and these parts were shared equally among Raven, Anthony, Montreal and Tyrone.
Everyone is happy with the results of the new plan. Those who signed up previously expected a significant increase in rewards, and new signups also got their wish.
On the Tianying platform, the discussion about bonuses reached a new high.
Eagle Town is even more lively.
In the Crystal Palace, Parade Hall, the Wallace Hotel, the Pride of the Lion King, and even in the Arena, wherever there were nobles, this topic began to be discussed.
The top 200 will get a bonus of 50 gold coins, the top 100 will get 100 gold coins, and the top 50 will get 200 gold coins!
This is simply money falling from the sky!
Many people are debating whether the "Hate of the Nibelungs" or the tithe reduction is more valuable.
However, most people still focused on the third-place Life Essence, and some even secretly asked if Raven still had it in stock.
People who are close to each other gather together and exchange fighting experiences with each other. Some people even exchange combat skills and buy equipment with people who will never meet them after the schedule is determined.
In order to cope with the sudden increase in the number of registrations, the original 15 games per day were increased to 20 games.
Even so, it took another 11 days, the 28th day after the competition started, and the 37th day after Raven's wedding, before the first round of competition was completed.
After this period of fermentation, the competitive conference began to be given more meaning.
It is not only a fight for money, but also a fight for honor.
Knights and nobles, whether they are promoted or defeated, many of them are connected together in counties, exchanging experiences and information, and even beginning to compete with each other in an organized way, in order to let them compete with each other. Those who are still on the field have gone further.
If a noble from his own county can win this competition, it will be an event that will be celebrated in the province of Nord for decades or hundreds of years!
Of course, there are significant differences in the aristocratic groups between different counties; some counties, such as the counties of Hodges, Mansa, and Alag, which were washed away and then filled, have no historical grudges. So the group is very compact.
Especially in Mansa County, where Viscount John is located, Raven was impressed by the professionalism of its preparations. They were simply facing this competition with a combat mentality. Not only would there be internal competitions, but also invitations Knights from other counties came to exchange battles and even formulated rules for the redistribution of bonuses.
So much so that it became the best performing county.
After a short 3-day break, the second round of competition began.
As the preparations for competitions between knights in each county became more professional, the intensity of battles increased steadily. The mortality rate in battles between nobles was originally less than 1%, but increased to 3%.
The athletic competition was no longer a purely entertainment activity. Real friction began to arise between the nobles of various counties, and the atmosphere began to become tense.
The originally harmonious Tianying Platform also had disharmonious noises. The nobles from each county gathered together to praise the contestants from their own county and belittle the people from other counties.
It can also be regarded as the regional black and map cannon of this era.
The fierceness of the words and the intensive exchange of fire made people look at him, so that every time Raven opened the Skyhawk Platform, he had the illusion of returning to his previous life.
If the match hadn't been going on, Raven has no doubt that this diatribe would have turned into a brawl.
As the competition progressed, Raven gradually realized the seriousness of the problem.
Most of his Transcendents were at the first level, and they started to lose in the second round.
The 8 extraordinary ones, except for Simon who got a good start, Bobby, Vader, Boris, Otto, and Volaf lost one after another. Although Eric maintained a strong posture, Link failed. Unexpectedly, he lost the game.
Although it was during Raven's wedding, the public opinion had begun to become fanatical, but regardless of this, some rumors began to appear in the market, and spread widely, and they were quite popular.
Some people are lamenting that although Baron Raven is rich, the background of the Griffith family is too shallow after all!
Some people are arrogant, saying that even though Raven has a lot of ingenuity and has come up with something like the Skyhawk Platform, his hard power is still too poor. This time, he is destined to become famous for others.
Some people directly expressed their gloating attitude, saying that Lei Wen didn't know the heights of the world and clearly lacked the foundation, but he still wanted to make the competition such a big deal.
Now, there was a competition held to celebrate my wedding, but none of my knights could get a good enough spot.
Not to mention the top 3, even the top 64 may not be able to make it!
This is unprecedented, and it will be difficult for others to come after him. He has simply nailed himself to the pillar of shame!
Faced with these public opinions, even the always steady old Gordon repeatedly expressed concern, and even vaguely suggested that Raven forcefully close the Skyhawk platform to suppress this wave of public opinion.
But Raven refused.
Closing the Skyhawk Platform just for the sake of public opinion is destroying the foundation of the Skyhawk Platform's existence, and is also making fun of the reputation of the Griffith family.
“But Lord Baron, we have to do something, right?” Old Gordon was worried: “As the old proverb says, a lie can come true even if it is told three times. The impression that the Griffith family is rich but weak is really too risky!”
"Don't worry, I know." Lei Wen acted very calmly: "It's just a small setback. They only see our weakness now, but they will realize our strength later."
Having said that, Lei Wen Wen was not completely sure that the development of things to this point was completely beyond his control.
He even doubted himself whether he should have agreed to the supplementary registration in the first place, so that the situation developed to this extent.
However, as a lord, he must not show any wavering in front of his men.
The fierce public opinion also reached Nancy's ears. She found Raven and poured the contents of the ring onto the table.
There are indeed a lot of things, including several secret combat skills passed down by the Fox family, a piece of second-level enchanted equipment, and even a bottle of fire soul potion.
She pouted and frowned. Even after her wedding, she still looked like a girl: "Obviously we paid for the competition, but in the end these people mocked us. It's really annoying!"
“Take all these things and throw them at the people you trust, let them know that we are not easy to mess with!”
Leaven was both amused and grateful, and gently took her into his arms: "No one among us participating in the competition has flame fighting spirit anymore. These things are no longer needed now."
Nancy twisted her body and said, "Then I'll play in person. Are knights great? I promise to send them to meet their ancestors with just one spell!"
"Okay, stop screwing." Raven changed his position to make his second brother more comfortable: "If I could go there in person, I would have gone there - our wedding has to be performed in person, what a big deal ?"
"...Humph. Qian was still angry: "They better pray that we get good grades, otherwise, I will let them know why I am called 'Fire Rose'!"
Raven's attention was attracted by her fiery The lips are attractive, and the more you look at them, the more fascinated you become.
That afternoon, Raven did not leave the study.
As the second round of the competition comes to an end, it is basically certain that there are less than 10 first-level extraordinary people left to advance to the third round, and there is only one Ai from the Griffith family on the field. Rick is at the second level, and Simon is still at the first level.
The Fox family was also aware of Raven's predicament.
Guldan found Raven and privately said that the Fox family knights who are still participating in the competition can be transferred to the name of the Griffith family.
Although it is suspected of covering one's ears and stealing the bell, it can have some effect.
This time, Gul'dan really came with the greatest sincerity. After all, in his opinion, both families are now prospering and losing.
Leaven accepted the offer, but refused.
Gul'dan didn't understand to some extent. This was not the time to pretend to be noble, and Raven didn't look like the kind of noble man who followed the rules.
But after all, Raven is the head of the Griffith family, and Gul'dan can't persuade him too much. The second round ended perfectly 17 days after it started, and the Griffith family was hit by a new wave of public opinion.
In the 11th battle of the day, Vesdon, a mortal who was missing a right arm, defeated a first-order extraordinary in an infantry battle.
Although there is no evidence, it is widely suspected that Vesdon's opponents took bribes and deliberately faked the match to allow Vestoun to win.
For a time, all kinds of comments were rampant, openly and secretly belittling the Griffith family.
Some people even ridiculed that the Griffith family had the wrong surname and should be called the "Dinar" family.
Dinar is the empire’s name for silver coins.
To put it bluntly, the Griffith family is so poor that all they have left is money.
On this night, Raven was dealing with documents in the study. Vesdon came over to him, his face was indescribably ugly: "Brother..."
Raven raised his head and said with a smile: "What's wrong?"
Veston sat on the chair opposite Raven, biting his lip, and tears flowed out before he could speak.
In the final analysis, he is just a 17-year-old young man. He only participates in the competition to show off his heroism and gain fame, hoping to gain the attention and admiration of others.
Originally, before the competition, he considered whether to give up the competition, but as long as he passed this round, even if he entered the top 200, he would not only get 100 gold coins, but also gain everyone's recognition.
But when he won today, the boos from the audience broke his illusions, and the tide of malice was too much for him to bear.
He was really scared! I regret it too!
"I'm sorry, brother!"
"It's all because of my selfishness that the family has suffered so much humiliation..."
"I, I think , quit the next game!”
Pa——
A loud slap rang out in the room. Raven glared at Vesdon, rubbed his numb palms, and said with hatred: "Coward!"
"But, but..." Wei Sidong's facial features kept twisting: "But they are all scolding me, they are all scolding me! They say I am a disgrace to the nobility, and that I rely on gold coins to win."
"Enough!" Raven Stand up and walk to him.
“They are all scolding me~ They are all scolding me!” He imitated Vesdon’s tone, and then amplified his voice:
“Are you the woman in the Crystal Palace? Ah ? ! Or am I the woman from Crystal Palace? ”
"You act like this because you want me to sympathize with you, hold you in my arms, and comfort you that Vesdon is a good baby?"
"You are a man!"
Weisidong murmured: "Brother, it is precisely because I am a man that I have to take responsibility and choose Choose to withdraw from the game."
"If I continue to stand on the field..."
"Wes Dong!" Raven emphasized, shaking his head: "When will you be clear? Do you realize that you have never been the one chosen by heaven? ”
"The world will not run the way you expected."
"Does it mean that if you withdraw from the competition, you can recover the damage caused to the family's reputation and the damage caused to your personal reputation?"
Veston froze, Raven's words were like a bolt of lightning striking into his brain - he had never thought about these issues.
Indeed, as my elder brother said, his choice was not to take responsibility, but to escape.
He calmed down and hissed: "Brother, what should I do?"
Seeing Vesdon's expression, Raven picked up a hand-rolled cigarette of his own, lit it, took a deep breath, exhaled a long smoke, and softened his tone: "Man...
Only live a lifetime. One thing.”
After a slight pause, Raven said Then he said: "That is to persist, persist, and persist forever!"
"This is the path you choose."
"No matter how many people insult you, belittle you, Even if I fight you, I can’t give up!”
"NeverNevergiveup!"
After saying this, Raven patted Vesdon's chubby face, "Do you understand?"
Vesdon's breathing began to change. Feeling calm, he wiped away the tears on his face, his expression became extremely... Determined: "I understand, I will take my responsibility."
"I will stand on the field openly and face the enemy with my true strength. Even if I lose, I must be an upright person." Fez!"
After that, he turned around and left the room.
"Wait a minute." Raven's voice came: "You have forgotten something."
Veston turned around and saw uncontrollable surprise in his eyes.
Raven is holding a bottle of potion in his hand, which is the god-given potion that haunts Weiss Dong!
“Go, don’t leave any regrets to yourself.”
Taking the bottle of god-given potion, Vesdon nodded heavily: “I won’t let you down...
Father! ”
After Vesdon went out, he turned right and left without noticing that Denise was standing there to the left of the main entrance.
She looked at Vesdon’s back and wiped it dry. With eyes wide open, she walked slowly into the study.
Originally, Denise came here because of Vesdon’s affairs, but she didn’t expect to witness such a shocking scene.
She began. Understand why Vesdon admires Raven so much
Raven was still sitting behind the desk, with his head lowered, as if he didn't notice her arrival.
He is only 23 years old, only 6 years older than Vesdon.
Denise realized this clearly again, but her mind became more and more confused.
Hearing the conversation just now, hearing Raven's hatred of steel, Raven's teachings, and Raven's patience, she felt from the bottom of her heart that Raven was Vesdon's father. .
Denise thought back to her two marriages and sighed in her heart.
It would be great if she could be more than ten years younger and meet Raven earlier; if Raven was really Vesdon's father...
Gathering her thoughts, Denise walked to In front of Raven: "...Thank you."
Leaven raised his head in surprise. He thought it was Vesdon who had left and returned, but he didn't expect that it was Denise who came.
Today, Denise wears her hair in a simple bun, without heavy makeup, and has a pair of slightly rosy peach blossom eyes under her black glasses.
She was wearing a light gray Atara brand office skirt, which was tight and conservative. The black stockings on her legs made the white high heels even more charming.
Raven's breathing quickened.
During this time, he has accumulated too much pressure.
Standing up and walking to Denise, Raven gently put his hand on her shoulder: "Maybe you can thank me in another way."
Dan Nisi pushed his palm away.
"Hey, do you think I'm too busy lately?" Raven's tone was frivolous, and his finger moved towards her chin.
But before she could succeed, she was opened again, and her tone couldn't help but become more serious: "What are you doing?"
Denise took a deep breath and looked at him steadily: "Before, there was indeed a relationship between us. …Something happened.”
“But that’s it. Wrong, it won't happen again."
Raven frowned: "But this..."
"Listen to me!" Denise interrupted Raven. Words: "You just got married, you should focus on your family."
"...and don't forget, I am your aunt!"
Denise turned and left, stopped when she reached the door, turned around and said: "Thank you for Vesdon's business..."< br>
Looking at her back, Lei Wen sighed.
On June 28, the third round of the competition officially began.
The arena was extremely lively.
Because Vesdon's game is today.
Many people want to see how embarrassing the Griffith family will be.
……
(End of this chapter)