Chapter 589: The only way to relieve worries is to fry fish to show off
Some accidents occurred in today’s competition, but the official organizing committee of the Sun and Moon Empire reacted very quickly. Even after a few minutes of delay, there was still no impact. Next game.
Even, in order to eliminate the influence of Mingjiang, the Sun Moon Empire refunded the ticket money for today's competition.
Prince Xu Tianran gave another passionate and generous speech, which immediately washed away all these negative influences.
Of course, even if these negative effects are washed away, it is impossible for Ming Jiang to be a referee in competitions again.
In the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, a figure walked out of the Mingde Hall. He was tall and powerful, but he looked very bleak and lonely. He was holding two bottles of colorful drinks in his hands, looking very depressed.
"Mingjiang, what are you..."
A soul master who was about to enter Mingde Hall looked at Mingjiang like this, came over and asked with a frown.
He has never seen Mingjiang like this.
You must know that as the youngest ninth-level soul master in Mingdetang and even in the entire history of the Sun and Moon Empire, Mingjiang was so high-spirited and arrogant before. The earth inspired the young soul masters in Mingde Hall.
"Old Zhang, haha, I'm fine, drink some, drink some, just stroll around. If you want to go in, go in quickly and don't worry about me."
When the soul master named Zhang heard this, The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Who can rest assured in this state!
"I'm not in a hurry to go in. Come and sit here."
Lao Zhang took Ming Jiang to a pavilion in the college.
Looking at Ming Jiang with the word "depressed" written on his face, Lao Zhang sighed softly.
Although the accident that occurred in the competition was quickly suppressed, they were still able to learn about it.
"Isn't it because your referee has been removed? You won't be so depressed, right?"
Old Zhang said in a deep voice.
Ming Jiang sneered and said: "Ha! I don't care about the referee or anything! But why, why do I work so hard, I work so hard! I am already a ninth-level soul master! Do I still have to live in his shadow?”
The louder he spoke, the whole person's emotions seemed to explode all of a sudden. He looked up to the sky and roared: "He used to laugh at me, but now his disciples also come to laugh at me?! Why? What!
Me! A twenty-five-year-old Contra, I have become a ninth-level soul master by myself! Why should I be looked down upon by others!
Or by a student of Shrek Academy, a student with the talent of Soul Emperor!
Haha.
Shrek Academy is amazing! It's amazing that that bastard broke through the Title Douluo before me! "
As he spoke, Ming Jiang's voice suddenly contained a hint of unbelievable crying.
"I am also a Contra, and I am also a ninth-level soul master. Ah, I, I am also a genius, and I am not a waste either! "
After saying that, Ming Jiang swung his arm violently, and poured the two bottles of wine in his hand towards his mouth, as if he wanted to use the wine to extinguish all the anger and unwillingness in his body.
But what he didn't know was that the flame would only burn more vigorously when it was contaminated with wine.
Red and blue wine flowed down the corner of his mouth, moistening the clothes at the collar, but the expression on Ming Jiang's face became more and more painful.
Lao Zhang just watched Ming Jiang vent quietly. He quietly acted as a listener and did not try to persuade.
If you feel depressed in your heart, the best way is not to use persuasion to keep the depression back, but to release it as much as possible.
Besides, to be honest, Lao Zhang didn’t know how to persuade him.
In the shadows in the distance, Jing Hongchen, the leader of Mingde Hall, calmly looked at Mingjiang to vent his anger.
When it comes to paying more attention to Ming Jiang, he may be more important than Prince Xu Tianran.
After all, he planned to betroth his granddaughters to Ming Jiang, but he planned to make Ming Jiang the master of Mingde Hall!
Of course he will pay a lot of attention to Ming Jiang.
Ming Jiang lost control of his emotions during today's game. To be honest, he was a little disappointed.
The inability to control his emotions well means that he is immature, which is an obstacle to Ming Jiang becoming the master of Mingde Hall.
But now seeing Ming Jiang venting like this, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
“After all, you are still too young.”
He has always seen Mingjiang’s talent, and seen Mingjiang’s terrifying talent as a soul mentor and soul master, and Rapidly improving strength.
But he did overlook one thing.
Ming Jiang is only twenty-five years old!
Twenty-five years old. Now think about it, when he was twenty-five years old, he was a seventh-level soul engineer.
At that time, he was extremely proud.
After all, the twenty-five-year-old seventh-level soul engineer was an absolute genius among his peers at the time.
At that time, he couldn't control his emotions and was so arrogant.
It was only after he was thirty or even forty that he slowly settled down and became an eighth-level and ninth-level soul mentor. Then various opportunities and the support of his family and some noble people allowed him to He took the position of the leader of Mingde Hall.
Ming Jiang now.
“That Jiang Ming really deserves to die!”
Jing Hongchen said through gritted teeth.
From what Ming Jiang just said, we can tell what kind of situation Ming Jiang was suppressed into when he was in Shrek Academy and in front of Jiang Ming.
Ming Jiang, a twenty-five-year-old eight-ringed soul douluo and a ninth-level soul master, would actually be associated with the word waste. It is simply outrageous!
Even if Ming Jiang's strength is not yet Jiang Ming's opponent, if we say it is a waste, then the entire Mingde Hall, including him as the leader, is also a waste.
In the pavilion, Ming Jiang drank up both bottles of wine in one breath.
“Alas, this wine is boring and not intoxicating.”
He shook his head in disappointment, threw the bottle into the trash can nearby, and looked at Lao Zhang.
“Old Zhang, thank you for listening to me nagging you so much!”
After saying that, he waved his hand and looked up at the sky full of stars, with an expression on his face that he didn't know whether he was laughing or crying.
"Shrek, Jiang Ming. Sooner or later, I will prove that I am the strongest one!"
As if speaking harsh words to the sky, after saying that, He turned and left the pavilion.
"Old Zhang, I'm going to go out for a walk. If you want to go to the hall, hurry up."
Old Zhang is still a little worried about Ming Jiang, and is about to follow him, but the corner of his eye Guang saw the hall leader Jing Hongchen gradually walking out of the shadows, and immediately felt relieved.
Sure enough, the person who cares most about Mingjiang is the hall master!
The sky has completely darkened. Perhaps because the competition during the day has consumed too much energy from the people, the night sky seems a bit deserted. There were not too many people on the street, and most people had already fallen asleep.
A figure walked out of the gate of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and wandered aimlessly on the streets of Mingdu.
As if deliberately killing time, I walked around on the left side of Mingjiang River and looked on the right side. The heroic temperament on the competition stage during the day seemed to be covered by something, even the straight posture His back seemed to be bent.
Jing Hongchen has been following him.
It's not that he is afraid that he will encounter any danger. After all, Mingjiang himself is an Eight-ring Soul Douluo. In terms of strength, even if Mingjiang's strength is not as good as his own, it won't be much worse.
Jing Hongchen was mainly worried that Ming Jiang would become dizzy, be dominated by his emotions, and run to fight with Jiang Ming.
If it were before, he wouldn't have worried about anything unexpected happening if Mingjiang went to fight with Jiang Ming. Contra plus a ninth-level soul mentor, even a super Douluo could run away.
But after the Holy Spirit Cult incident happened, he was really worried.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo was a ninety-sixth level super Douluo. He disappeared without a trace overnight. The Holy Spirit Cult could not even find his body!
If Ming Jiang disappeared without a trace tonight, he wouldn't even know where to cry!
I don’t know how long it took, but under Jing Hongchen’s gaze, Mingjiang wandered around and came to a high-end hotel and stopped.
Seeing this, Jing Hongchen frowned slightly.
Why did Mingjiang stop here?
"Audu Hotel." Ming Jiang looked at the sign of the luxurious-looking hotel in front of him and frowned slightly.
"Before, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce seemed to have invited me to be the chief referee of the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition?"
He muttered softly, and then seemed to think of something. , showing a rare hint of joy on his face.
“Hey, if you don’t want to be the general referee, I’ll be a player!”
Before, because he had to serve as a referee in the Continental Young Senior Soul Master Elite Competition, although this Mingdu Soul Master Elite The competition was held at night, but after all, his energy was limited, so he refused.
However, now it is impossible to serve as a referee for the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. Although I have declined the invitation from the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition, that is a refusal to be a referee!
Is it okay to be a contestant?
Of course!
After all, the age limit for participating in this Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition is thirty years old!
He totally fits the bill!
"However, if I go to the competition, those people should all know me. Well, wear a mask!"
As he said that, Mingjiang took out a dark gold mask from his storage soul guide. Wearing it on the face, it completely covered up the very recognizable handsome face.
Then he walked towards the entrance of the Aldo Hotel.
Jing Hongchen, who had been following Ming Jiang, quietly took off the radio soul guide placed on his ear when he saw Ming Jiang approaching the Aodu Hotel.
In order to hear clearly what Ming Jiang said, his ears were almost deafened by the noise coming in from the radio soul guide.
However, it was precisely because he heard what Ming Jiang was saying that Jing Hongchen could guess what Ming Jiang wanted to do.
Of course he, the leader of Mingde Hall, knew about the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition.
It’s just that this competition was organized by the underground forces in Mingdu, mainly to allocate the share of Mingdu’s underground resources and take the opportunity to open some gambling markets.
As the leader of Mingde Hall, he would naturally not get involved in this kind of competition, but he knew some of the rules of this competition.
The competition system is not too rigorous. The first thing is the qualifying competition, and all soul masters under the age of thirty can participate.
The requirement of the qualifying round is that by making a level four soul guide, you can enter the next round and have real qualifications for the competition.
You can bet on this qualifying round. The method of betting is very simple. Just bet on how many people can pass the qualifying round.
You can bet on specific numbers, or you can bet on odd or even numbers, or on multiples. The odds vary for each method.
According to the progress, the qualifying rounds should be underway now.
Because the production of soul guides does not end in a short time like a combat competition, this first round of competition gave the soul guides three days. The subsequent competitions are also knockout rounds, but the topics of the competitions will be different.
As far as Jing Hongchen knew, this competition also specially invited a member of the Sun and Moon Empire's royal family, a powerful ninth-level soul engineer, to serve as the chief referee.
A referee committee consists of twelve soul engineers of level seven or above to ensure the fairness of competitions and gambling.
What the underground forces have to do is very simple, which is to use the popularity of this competition to attract civilians, nobles, and wealthy people who want to bet but cannot bet directly on the competition, and make huge profits from it.
Facts have proved that they are very successful. At present, more than 100,000 people have participated in gambling on this underground black market competition, and the amount of bets can be imagined.
In order to attract enough outstanding soul mentors to participate, the rewards of the competition are all rare metals.
Starting from the first round, as long as you pass a round, there will be rewards. Even the qualifying rounds are the same. With each round, the rewards will increase significantly.
The soul master may not care about money, but he will never care about rare metals. They can make money by making soul guides, but rare metals cannot be bought with money. Especially in this competition, there are some extremely rare rare metals as rewards.
Underground forces are also competing with each other, so the competition is divided into three divisions.
In the end, the champions of each division will compete again, and the bets at that time will also be rare metals.
In the underground world of Mingdu, there are three main forces, namely the largest Xishui League, the Ordinary League and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.
Among them, Pingfanmeng, the most common-sounding name, controls the entire Mingdu pornography industry and is considered the most superficial underground force.
The Aodu Chamber of Commerce controls the killer guild, the thieves guild and some evil forces, specializing in collecting protection fees, assassination, theft and other dark jobs to make a living.
Xishui League is much more high-end than them. It is engaged in the most profitable business of drugs and arms in the underground world, and also works part-time in human trafficking.
The Ordinary League and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce have a very close relationship, and there is a vague intention of joining forces to fight against the Xishui League.
It’s just that their backstage is obviously not as strong as that of the Xishui Alliance, and there are not many places where they come into contact with each other. Only with the compromise of the big shots behind each other, they have been able to maintain peace and harmony.
The three major underground forces are all involved in the reselling of rare metals. After all, this thing can be said to be a huge profit. As long as it can penetrate the mining channels, the cost is extremely low, but it is much more profitable than anything else.
To give a simple example, among rare metals, there is a kind of soul-forged silver that has a very high affinity for the soul power. It can be fused into any metal to enhance its affinity for the soul power of the soul master. , while enhancing the toughness and hardness of metal, which is a must for almost all high-level soul tools.
Soul-forged silver, a rare metal, is only produced in the Sun and Moon Empire. The output is medium. The mining cost is about 500 gold soul coins per kilogram, but the price of this thing on the market is as high as 100. One gram of gold soul coins. Two hundred times the profit! How can we not make people crazy? Even if you are exploited in various ways during the process, you can still make huge profits.
Among many rare metals, the profit of soul-forged silver can only be considered moderate. The prices for some rarer metals are unbelievable.
The huge profits are tempting. The influence of the three underground forces in Mingdu is almost all over the country, so they naturally want a piece of the pie. This area brings them huge profits every year. This is even when the state has a monopoly on this industry and treats rare metals as strategic materials and does not allow exports.
Did Mingjiang come here because he wanted rare metals?
Jing Hongchen thinks it’s impossible.
It's very simple. With him as the leader of the Mingde Hall, and even the support of the Royal Enshrinement Hall Kong Deming, and even the Imperial Prince Xu Tianran, there is absolutely no shortage of rare metals as long as Mingjiang needs it.
Then what is Mingjiang’s purpose in participating in this competition?
Very simple, show off!
It may be difficult to understand at first glance, but combined with what Ming Jiang just said, it is actually easy to understand.
What is the reason why Mingjiang loses control of his emotions?
Being called a waste!
What is the way to prove that you are not a waste?
This is such a wide-ranging and prestigious competition!
Mingjiang himself didn't participate in the last continent-wide competition. This time he became the referee, and he died because he couldn't control it.
So, Jing Hongchen guessed that Ming Jiang wanted to use this Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition to soothe his mood.
At least prove that you are not a waste!
Of course, even if Mingjiang doesn't do this, the entire Mingdetang and the entire Sun Moon Empire will not think that Mingjiang is a waste.
As for him, a ninth-level soul engineer, there is actually no suspense in this kind of competition.
But this kind of behavior of hiding identity and frying fish is shocking. It’s still a bit satisfying!
Relying on this method to soothe the body and mind seems to be a good way.
Jing Hongchen thought so in his heart.
At this time, Mingjiang had already arrived in front of the Aodu Hotel.
Before he even got close, a strong man in black came up to him and blocked his way with a raised hand.
"The hotel is closed to the public today, please leave."
Wearing a mask, Ming Jiang raised his head slightly and said, "I am here to participate in the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition."
Black-clad The strong man was stunned for a moment, and the expression on his face obviously softened a bit. The status of soul masters in the Sun and Moon Empire is much higher than that of other countries. Offending a soul master, even if the other party is not high in level, is never a wise choice.
"Sorry, Mr. Soul Master, the preliminaries have begun and will end soon. You are late."
The strong man in black said with regret, but his expression A little more respectful.
Mingjiang said in a deep voice: "It's almost over, but it's not over yet. Just inform me and say that I was recommended by Lord Mingjiang."
Hearing this, the strong man in black was shocked. !
If Mingjiang’s reputation before the start of the competition was only passed among the senior soul masters in Mingdu, then after the start of the competition, especially when Xu Tianran signaled the host to deliberately show off, everyone Everyone knows that there is a twenty-five-year-old eighth-ringed Soul Douluo and ninth-level soul master in Mingdu!
Don’t dare to neglect someone recommended by such a big shot!
“Please wait a moment.”
The expression of the big man in black became more respectful. He gave a simple salute to Ming Jiang and then walked quickly to the door of Odu Hotel. After exchanging a few words with his companion at the door, he quickly entered the hotel.
While waiting, Ming Jiang raised his head slightly and looked at the sky.
Using his own name to act like a tiger, this is probably the first time he has done something weird.
(End of this chapter)