Chapter Seventeen: Love and Hate Conference
"Richar, I'm very happy to see you!" Duke Mensa spoke first. He did not add any respectful titles to Richard's name, but was actually a sarcastic mockery of Richard's identity. To be serious, Richard has not received any title yet and is not considered a noble.
"It turns out to be the Lord Duke!" Richard laughed a few times before saying, "But I was a little happy when I saw you. I always wanted to know when I could drive you out of the floating island!"
The Duke Mensa's face changed. He didn't expect Richard to be so rude and direct, not like a noble at all. He sneered and fought back: "There are many people who think so, and they have been thinking about it for more than a hundred years!"
Richard laughed again and said, "That's because in the past 100 years, people who think so do not include me!"
Not only Duke Mensa, but even the people behind him were angry and pressed the weapon at his waist. Richard was not afraid at all, sneered and glanced at them, and then said, "Why, I want to cause trouble for the Duke again? Well, whoever wants to make the duel stand up. Let's fight here!"
A green air immediately flashed across Duke Mensa's face. At this time, the duel? It would be easy to lose, but what if he wins? Those strong men who were looking forward to Richard's design suits in the hall not far away would immediately add the Mensa family to the hatred.
Besides, His Majesty Philip had warned them through the mouths of his close ministers that if they act outside the rules of the Holy Alliance, such as forcing Richard to accept an unfair duel in the last method, they would be at their own risk.
I guess Richard knew about this, so he sinisterly and despicablely began to provoke.
But when he saw Luo Qi behind Richard, Duke Mensa could no longer suppress his anger and said coldly: "If you want to make a duel, I will definitely arrange someone after today."
"After today? Haha!" Richard laughed flamboyantly, and for a moment, passers-by looked at each other: "Who has the kung fu to pay attention to you after today? Your Excellency Duke, you should worry about the quality of the castle first!"
This sentence is a bit inexplicable, and no one knows what Richard wants to express. However, Richard has already led his followers to leave.
Richard's auction was arranged in the second largest public temple in Ukiyo-e. The number of people present almost filled the entire temple. As a prelude to the auction, Luo Qi's construction press conference enjoyed the same popularity.
Looking at the audience in the audience, Luo Qi's heart beat violently a few times. However, years of strict training from wealthy ladies allowed her to deal with big scenes calmly, and her demeanor and conversation were impeccable.
The construction released by Luo Qi is a three-stage second-level non-standard construction. Although the performance is outstanding, it is incomparable to the glory of Richard's two sets of his own design sets at the first press conference.
However, Luo Qi has a sensitive identity and a famous beauty, which also makes the audience feel that she has wasted this time. However, what people talked about most is not her makeup, but her identity transformation, and the grudge between Mensa and Archmond.
Many of the audiences were customized for Richard's suits. They saw more from Luo Qi than ordinary people. They were able to train Luo Qi, who was originally a little talented and obviously inconspicuous, to become a designer. In such a short period of time, Richard further demonstrated Richard's superb accomplishment in construction. Unintentionally, Richard once again pushed up people's confidence.
On the podium, Loki introduced her composition in a soft and cold voice, while the people below the stage responded differently.
In a corner of the hall, a thick and powerful man was talking loudly with his companions, mocking the stupidity of the Mensa family without any hesitation, and also scolding Schumpeter for being scattered. His words were sharp and his voice was loud enough that many people nodded secretly.
The brighter the light that Luo Qi burst out on the stage, the louder the slap on Mensa and Schumpeter's faces was.
The big man was cursing happily, and suddenly a strong murderous aura burst out from behind him! He turned around and his hand was already pressed on the short sword around his waist.
Behind the man was a man of the same height, wearing the most common gray cape-style jacket for travelers, and his face was covered with a huge hood. He obviously didn't want others to know his identity. He said in a low and hoarse voice: "Schampeter is a wealthy family in the floating island! Are you not afraid of death if you openly insult the Schumpeter family here?"
"Shumpeter? Even this kind of soft-boy family needs to be afraid? Bah!" The man did not hide his position at all, then looked around and said proudly: "If they are unhappy and want to have a fair duel, then come! As for the fact that they want to use their power to suppress others, hehe, is our Geshitu family just bullied?"
The people around were filled with a thunderous look, and the eyes of the man looked at him became more awe.
The Geshitu family is one of the wealthy families of the Holy Tree Dynasty. Its status and strength are only higher than Mensa and Schumpeter. One of the favorite concubines of the current Holy Tree Dynasty emperors is the Geshitu family.
Even in the Ukiyo-Yu Virtue, Schumpeter could not take any of the people who sing poems without justification. Otherwise, it would be a war between the two families, and it might even lead to a war between the two empires.
The man who covered his face was silent for a moment, then snorted heavily, turned around and strode away. Behind him, the man was continuing to mock the Schumpeter family unscrupulously.
It was not until he walked out of the temple and came to a secluded path that he lifted up the cap on his head and showed a gloomy face. This was Duke Schumpeter himself.
Duke Mensa also left the press conference early. As soon as he saw the crowd in the hall, he could know that Luo Qi's press conference must be unprecedentedly successful. Although this was somewhat due to Richard's next auction, who would tell which person was here to participate in Richard's auction and who came specifically for Luo Qi's press conference?
Looking at Luo Qi on the stage, the duke's heart was dripping with blood, and his mood was extremely complicated. Originally, this treasure should belong to the Mensa family.
Even though Reason had been comforting him, Luo Qi would not have achieved such a success without a mentor like Richard. The Holy Alliance did not have its own holy constructor, but this understanding only made him even more painful. So Duke Mensa quickly could not stay there. As for the harsh words of intimidation, he was just looking for face in front of the family members. There were so many people in the hall, at least half of them had backs that were not inferior to the Mensa family.
Among the audience below, there was another person feeling extremely disappointed, that is, Feng Ste, a disciple of the royal architect Luno. His handsome face was full of resentment and ashes of grimness, and his fire-breathing eyes were staring at Luo Qi on the stage.
At this moment, in his heart, I don’t know how many times he used the most vicious method to ravage Loki. However, this fantasy pleasure could not dilute his pain at all, it was the pain of shattering his ideals.
He once had countless halos above his head, including his background as a wealthy family, with a handsome and upright appearance, outstanding talent, and was about to become the next Royal Constructor in the Holy Alliance... and so on. Although it is very difficult to become a Royal Constructor at the level of just reaching the formal Constructor, with Luno's relationship and the help of his family, it is still hopeful to occupy such a position.
At that time, Vonst would be the dream lover of half a mainland girl!
After becoming a royal designer, not only will his status be improved, but his wealth will also come!
But all the dreams were shattered with the appearance of Richard. What was Richard? He was just an illegitimate son of a nouveau riche family. Before he appeared, he didn't know if he had ever been a genealogy. Not only was he too rusty, but he was also a guy who grew up in a ravine! Such a person can also become a designer and hold a press conference?
Vonster stubbornly held this initial idea and was also stubbornly unwilling to face Richard's rise like a comet. He stubbornly focused on the world of his own construction, but cursed him when he heard some news about Richard, such as Richard became a royal architect, Richard made life-defeating, Richard was preparing to hold a design rights auction...
But as Richard surpassed Luno in a despicable manner, the hope in Vonster came back to life. Richard and him were no longer on the same level, and even the gap was more than one level, which made him feel a little reluctant to hate it, and more of a sense of powerlessness.
But who said that the empire that the Holy Alliance is so huge and still expands to the outside world every year can only have two royal constructors? So Vonster is desperately improving his construction level and continuing to pursue his dream of royal constructors.
However, now, Luo Qi's appearance completely shattered the dream.
Luo Qi has become a constructor in the blink of an eye from an ordinary magician. It is meaningless to discuss her glorious or disgraceful past. Her strength has written the most effective guarantee for her genius and potential.
Moreover, all the releases of Luo Qi are non-standard, which may not be as beautiful as Richard's design of Life Punishment and Secret Realm Guide, but it is much better than Vonster. If the Holy Alliance needs a third royal constructor, it will be Luo Qi, not Vonster.
A familiar figure suddenly appeared in Vonster's vision. Although it was just a back and wearing a heavy burqa, Vonster still recognized the man at a glance, Luno.
For some reason, most of Vonster's anger poured on Luno. How could a designer who could not even make a fourth-level construction guide him? Luno's attainment in non-standard construction was mediocre, so Vonster felt that he had only mastered two non-standard constructions so far, so there was a reason to find.
Staring at Luno's back, various thoughts began to surge in Vonster's mind.
Luo Qi's press conference finally ended, followed by Richard's auction.
The auctions went on one after another, but it didn't last long. In the end, a legendary wizard from the southwest of the Holy Tree Dynasty bought the suit with a manual fee of 5 million and eight times the material. The price was converted into gold coins ranging from about 1,000 to 1,200 million, far exceeding the level of ordinary second-level suits. This is also the added value brought by Richard's future holy consortifier's prospects.
PS: If you add updates, it always burns. I can't sleep on such a night.
Chapter completed!