Chapter 242: Pumping
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"The winner - Vesdon Griffith!"
Engla's voice echoed in the arena, spitting out all the tension and Uneasy, but also with an unconcealable pride.
After a brief period of confusion, the audience began to shout in unison:
"Vesdon, Vesdon, Vesdon——"
Vesdon's first two games were both. "Win".
But this time, his name was chanted without any derogatory meaning.
This feels...so good.
It's great to be able to persevere... ! !
With a breath of relief, there was a clang, the sword fell to the ground, and then Vesdon fell to the ground.
Someone rushed up immediately, carried Vesdon onto a stretcher, removed his armor, and gave him a can of Beacon.
When the cool and sweet fruit entered his mouth, Vesdon's strength recovered a little. He opened his eyes and saw Raven who was smiling.
"Brother!" Vesdon struggled to sit up, then lay down with a cry of pain due to the wound on his shoulder, grinning: "I didn't let you down, did I?"
Raven patted the back of his hand: "Good job."
"You kid, why are you working so hard?" Denise touched Vesdon's cheek, her eyes were still red and swollen: "What if you There was an accident, I..."
"Mom, I'm fine." Wei Dong shrank his head and tried to hide away. Denise's touch made him, who thought he had become an adult, somewhat embarrassed: "And look, didn't I win!"
Normally, Denise would definitely blame Wes. Touichi Ichiban, but this time she just glanced at him slightly angrily, and then let him be carried off the field to rest.
Fortunately, he ended early, otherwise the impression left by Vesdon on the outside world would have been greatly reduced.
Because as he regained consciousness, the ice on Vesdon's shoulders melted, and the feeling of numbness, itching, and swelling after deep frostbite came, along with the severe pain of the wound caused by the spear.
It screamed like a pig being killed!
Visidong's upset victory had such a huge impact on the outside world that until the end of the game that day, it was still the most lively topic in the entire Eagles.
Most people are unwilling to accept this result.
Not many people have any prejudice against the Griffith family. What really bothers them is money!
Based on Vesdon's previous performance, many people do not think that Vesdon can win, so the pre-match betting part is basically to beat Vesdon to fail and Batum to win completely, and some even bet on Vesdon on the spot. Giving up, Vesdon abandoning the game, Vesdon being beaten to tears, etc.
In the end, everything was lost!
Baron Vesassin is one of them. He pressed for 150 gold coins, and the pressure was divided into three parts. The content was that Vesdon failed, Vesdon surrendered, and Vesdon was defeated. Beat and cry.
What he was thinking at the time was that Vesdon was beaten so hard by Batum that he couldn't take care of himself, and then he cried and surrendered.
Even if you don’t hit all of them, it’s still fun!
In the end, Wei Dong was fine, but he himself felt so painful that he wanted to cry.
150 gold coins! In previous years, this was 1/6 of his territory's income.
I lost two months of profits in one go!
It’s just a matter of losing money. What makes Vesassin most uncomfortable is that because so many people failed to beat Vesdon in this game, it was the arena that acted as the biggest bet on Vesdon’s victory. Injector.
In other words, most of the money he lost went into Raven's pocket!
When he thought of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but tighten.
But not everyone is as unhappy as Viscount Wessassin.
This does not refer to Judra. Although his position is biased towards Raven this time, he does not think that Vesdon will win.
Viscount John, out of moral support, took advantage of Vesdon when the odds were the highest before the game, reaching 7.5 to 1, and earned 55.25 gold coins with a principal of 10 gold coins.
The real big winner is Viscount Broca. Ever since Vesdon won, the smile on his face has never disappeared.
Not only because he won 276.25 gold coins, he was happy for Vesdon's victory from the bottom of his heart.
Broca is a nobleman without much ambition. Because of this, he is happy to see Xuefeng County have a strong leader like Raven, who can unify his voice and lead everyone to make money together.
After all, facts have proven that any noble who has a good relationship with Raven will develop well.
At least Viscount Broca’s income this year can be at least double that of previous years.
With this round of solid victory, the previous rumors about the Weiss winter vacation can only be speculation no matter how true they are; and starting from the next round, there will be very few first-level players, so even if Weiss winter gives up, Race, and no one can say anything.
A public opinion storm was eliminated, and it even boosted the reputation of the Griffith family.
The outside world generally speculates that Vesdon's outstanding performance on the field is related to his following Raven's expedition to the Bloody Highlands.
It is reasonable for a knight who has fought in a real battlefield to defeat a knight who has never experienced a real battle.
On the other hand, Vesdon has just become extraordinary and can defeat the senior first-order knight.
Having become a third-level magician so early, how terrifying will Raven’s strength be?
However, although in face-to-face communication, there are many people who approve of Vesdon, on the Tianying platform, there are still many people who are jealous and hold the opposite view.
Some people say that Vesdon's equipment is simply too good. Without the foggy iron armor worth 18,000 gold coins, he would have lost long ago!
Some people say that Weston won because his style of play was unreasonable. It was simply a street gang fight with no technical content at all, so it could not be considered a win.
Some people say that in this game, Knight Batum played like a worldly person and lost to Vesdon on purpose in order to leave a good impression on Baron Raven.
When it comes to business, Viscount Broca may not be good at it; but when it comes to quarreling with others, Viscount Broca will not admit defeat, so he responded to these remarks one by one... Oh no, he refuted them.
"The difference between humans and animals is that they can use tools. You said that Vesdon's armor is good, but Batum didn't play naked? Just go and make more money!"
"Are you bragging? Vesdon is still scolding Batum? Doesn't it make Vesdon more powerful when he is defeated by a random beating? Your rhetoric must have been taught by the chef at home, but you don't even curse. Yes."
"Batum is so smart that he can play with the world to such an extent. You can tell that you are smarter than Batum, so why don't you show your kindness to Baron Raven? Ah? Don’t you want to? Or are you not qualified to see Baron Raven?”
After his impassioned speech, Broca felt even more refreshed.
This Sky Eagle platform is really good. It can not only vent your emotions, but also maintain the dignity of being a viscount!
Also lamenting the benefits of the Skyhawk Platform are Mark and Doug, who are trapped in the dungeon. They have not seen the light of day all year round and can only understand the situation in the outside world through the Skyhawk Platform.
These two "brothers in prison" have been living a good life recently. Due to Raven's wedding, their food standards have also been increased. After all, there are too many people and the kitchen has no time to prepare separate prison meals for them.
So not only can they eat meat and soft white bread, but they can also taste the leftover angel tears from the guests.
It made these two former nobles feel like they were living in paradise!
But of course the Book of Magic cannot be sent to them. The reason why they can understand the contents on the Skyhawk Platform is because of their new roommates, the vampire William and the witch Margaret.
These two people have special identities. This wedding has a lot of people coming and going, including priests from the Holy See. If someone accidentally reveals their identity, or simply bumps into Archbishop Thomas and is "purified", it will be very unfair. How wronged. So Raven was stuffed into the dungeon to avoid the limelight.
Because he was really bored, William often read some news from the Skyhawk platform to Mark and Doug, which was considered a communication.
"Is there any new news?" Doug followed the local customs and rubbed mud balls on his neck skillfully: "For example... the Order of the Hand of Death or something?"
Beside him was a person. Mark, who was scratching the lice, snorted: "It's starting again. Are you still dreaming about someone being able to fish you out? There are four fifth-level ones in the Eagle Territory now. Unless your Pope comes here in person, no one can It’s for free!”
This sentence made Doug choke up: "But you have to think about it a little. Is it really possible to be locked up here for the rest of your life?"
"What's wrong with being locked up here for the rest of your life?" Margaret swayed. He walked out from the curtain next to him, put his fair lotus-rooted arms around William's shoulders, and put his head Leaning close to William's face, slender fingers hooked on his chin: "Okay, we are tired enough. Let's go and rest for a while."
Of course William would not refuse such a request, and held Ma's hand Gretel's arm returned to the room isolated by gauze curtains.
The sound of the creaking bed and the shaking of the bed began to echo in the room, accompanied by the deep voices of various men and women.
Doug has been imprisoned for a year, and Mark has been in prison for more than two years. Both of them have not touched a woman for a long time. Now hearing this voice, their mouths are a little dry.
Inadvertently, their eyes met, and at the same time they turned away with a chill.
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Veston could win, and Raven also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although we have made plans and disposal methods after Vesdon's failure, it is of course best if we don't use it.
He was sitting in his study room, leisurely humming a ditty that only he could understand, flipping through the stacks of thick documents on the table, and unconsciously smiled at the corner of his mouth.
What a double blessing today!
In addition to Vesdon's victory, Old Gordon finally led a group of clerks. Starting from May 8th and ending on June 25th, that is, within nearly 2 months after the start of the competitive meeting, The various incomes of Eagle Town were calculated.
The quantity is quite large, enough to satisfy Raven.
The majority of the profits come from the rake of the arena bets.
Every game in the competitive conference, there will be people betting.
The rake of the Arena varies between 15% and 40% depending on the betting method.
Generally speaking, for an ordinary duel, the gold coins in the gambling pool are about 200-600. There are 15 games a day, and the total amount is about 3000-9000; if there are 20 games, that is 4000 -12,000 or so.
The two rounds of competition lasted a total of 41 days, so according to Raven's estimation, the income from this aspect should be approximately 60,000 gold coins.
The statistical data surprised Lei Wen.
The initial income from the competition was similar to his estimate, but as the schedule progressed, the total amount of the betting pool became higher and higher.
Starting from the second round, the stakes in almost every duel will not be less than 500 gold coins.
And in some eye-catching games, such as those involving Gul'dan, Akori, and Kangqi, the amount of bets can sometimes even reach over 3,000 gold coins.
So just from the rake from the arena bets, the total income was as high as 93,357 gold coins, which was almost more than half of Raven's estimate.
This alone is enough to cover the cost of entertaining guests at Raven's wedding, and even make back all the winnings!
Outside the arena, the income of other shops has also increased significantly.
The Crystal Palace and Parade were overcrowded, and the Wallace Hotel was always full whenever it opened. It was impossible to get a seat without making a reservation, so much so that a takeaway business was launched, and the number of drinks and meals sold in takeaways was even more than the dine-in itself!
Taking it all together, in less than two months since the start of the competition, Raven's income alone was enough to amount to 135,779 gold coins.
Including other revenue in the past few months, the gold coins in Raven's small vault have now risen to 570,000.
Moreover, this competitive tournament also brought about many changes that cannot be counted at present, but are visible to the naked eye and can be checked personally.
The most typical one is tourism, which grew almost from scratch.
The idle nobles were not willing to just have fun in Eagle Town, and they traveled almost all over Raven's territory.
Various industries to serve them were also born.
The hunter who lived on the edge of the mountains and forests since childhood and made a living by hunting and gathering changed his job and became a guide; the unemployed young man who wandered in the towns became a broker; the hunter who only knew how to make one or two special snacks The old farmer was pushed to the front desk and won the title of "Country Food Master".
So much so that during this period of time, the nobles had already mentioned seven or eight "special delicacies" and "unique scenery" that even Raven himself had never heard of.
There is even a saying of the "Three Eagle Scenes", namely Yingzui Mountain, Gray Mountain Mine and Thousand Needles Jungle.
As a local, Old Gordon said he didn't understand. What was so interesting about those hills, piles of slag and those broken forests?
But Old Gordon kept these words in his stomach, because the nobles were indeed spending a lot of money.
Since Eagle Town itself is a venue for weddings and athletic conferences, the 445% increase in commercial tax in the first quarter cannot explain the problem, but Gold Flash Town and Xuefeng Town are typical enough.
According to Feili's report, Gold Flash Town's commercial tax revenue in the first quarter of this year increased by 314% compared to the same period last year, reaching 530.66 gold coins.
From Kuman’s report, we can learn that the commercial tax revenue of Xuefeng Town in the first quarter not only increased by 284% compared with the same period last year, but also the new floating population was more than in previous years!
Looking at these data, Lei Wen said with emotion: "I used to wonder why every country in the previous life was rushing to host the Olympic Games. Now I understand."
A large number of immigrants, especially those with money, The free foreign population has a great stimulating effect on the economy.
Of course, once the competition is over and the nobles leave one after another, the above data will fall back, but the industry has been formed, and it has both word-of-mouth and the Tianying platform as a guarantee. Lei Wen believes in this industry chain It can be maintained forever.
However, some things did not go so smoothly, such as the construction of the new castle.
According to the plan, the new castle should have been built long ago.
However, in order to prepare for the wedding, a considerable part of the labor force had to be allocated to build houses and auditoriums, which delayed a lot of time. Now that it is the rainy season, large-scale construction cannot be carried out, so the completion time has been delayed. According to the current progress, I am afraid it will take Just wait until the end of the year.
In fact, during the construction of the new castle, Raven had visited it several times to inspect it. Every time he went there, he felt more and more that the current Eagle Castle was too cramped.
“Tsk, I really want to live in a new castle soon...”
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(End of this chapter)