Chapter 631: The First Costume Show Contest in the Sanctuary, and Karin's True Appearance
While waiting for all the allies to arrive at the resort.
Everything in Crescent Moon City, the capital of the Moon Kingdom, is proceeding as normal.
But today we have a special program.
The first costume contest of the Moon Kingdom.
"You're here quite early." Rand said to Marcus.
"I've already been traumatized by the plague, and you told me that the plague discovered this time was suspected to be the work of God, so I rushed here in a hurry." Marcus rubbed his beard.
"But now it seems that other important people have not arrived yet?" Marcus asked.
"Yes, so now do you want to enjoy the special show?" Rand asked.
"Costume contest? I've heard of that, but I don't know much about costumes, and..." Marcus looked at Rand suspiciously.
"Your fashion competition, it won't require the sacrifice of judges like the cooking competition, right?" Marcus knew very well what the cooking competition in the Sanctuary was like.
At that time, the sanctuary was still called the hideout?
"Of course not. The fashion contest is very safe and does not require much ability to appreciate clothing." Rand smiled.
"Because this is not a costume contest, it's a costume display contest."
"Does it make any difference?" Marcus asked.
Marcus is actually quite interested in all the strange activities held by Rand.
For example, in the previous cooking competition, although the early stages looked very dangerous, by the final stage, the food prepared by truly talented chefs did bring a lot of freshness to Marcus.
Other relatively normal events, such as trade fairs, can also yield many very interesting and rare items.
Now Marcus has some understanding of Rand's governing philosophy.
Rand likes to make some changes in life. Before the cooking competition, it was food, and now it is obviously clothing.
These are naturally luxurious events that only the great nobles can spend a lot of money to host.
Rand is the king now, so holding this kind of event is not considered a luxury. What's more, the amazing thing is that Rand doesn't seem to lose much money by holding this kind of event.
"Of course there is a difference." Rand smiled, "The costume contest only has clothes, while the fashion display contest has people."
Marcus quickly understood what Rand meant: "So that's how it is. Someone will come out to show off their clothes?"
"Yes, that's right. Just like you have to taste food to know whether it is delicious or not, how can you know whether clothes look good or not if you don't wear them on people?" Rand smiled.
Marcus was looking forward to it now.
The fashion show competition will begin soon.
The field was already packed with people.
Of course, there is a fee for admission to this costume contest.
Of course, this payment is just a symbolic fee and its purpose is not to block some people.
Rand also didn't want this kind of event to become an aristocratic event because some people couldn't afford the tickets.
The admission fee was just Rand's way of setting a tone and emphasizing the careful preparation of this fashion show.
Soon, the activity began.
Scribe Olenna made a cup of tea for Rand and Marcus.
Rand motioned for Olenna to sit down and watch with him.
Olenna was always used to taking care of Rand, such as making tea for Rand or helping Rand sort his clothes.
Even if Rand arranged a maid to do odd jobs, he couldn't stop Olenna from doing these things.
This habit of taking care of people should have been developed when she was taking care of young Ellie, and now she is taking care of Rand, the adult, more.
The first items on display were casual lifestyle clothes. A man and a woman walked out from the backstage of the event wearing cyan blue shirts and casual cropped pants.
Of course, the models are carefully selected and have suitable looks and manners.
The good-looking models walking around the stage wearing the latest and well-designed clothes are indeed very eye-catching.
"How's it going?" Rand asked.
"You are a genius," Marcus commented.
Rand was also very satisfied with this scene, and soon, a second costume combination appeared on the platform.
This time the style is more practical, which is wear-resistant work wear. It looks less beautiful than casual clothes, but this kind of practical clothing with a little more beauty will also be in demand by the right people.
Then, there is the new adventurer suit. This suit’s design comes from Queen Ellie. It is both beautiful and practical, and has become the most commonly worn suit by adventurers today.
Next are some particularly creative styles, such as the color-changing dragon skin colorful suit, or the close-to-nature weed weaving suit.
These are purely eye-catching styles and are not practical, but the bright colors and exotic styles still attracted cheers from the audience.
Finally, there are some aristocratic costumes, which are suitable for wealthy aristocrats to purchase and use, such as upgrading some of today's aristocratic ceremonial costumes or combat costumes.
After the fashion show, it is time for scoring.
Since the First Competition does not have a fixed style limit and there are no experienced judges, the scoring is more based on personal taste rather than strict standards.
"You are also a judge, can you give a score?" Rand said with a smile.
“Then I’d give full marks to casual wear,” Marcus said with a smile.
While the judges were giving their scores, Rand went to look at the photo crystal.
This fashion show competition is naturally for Rand's commercial considerations. Nowadays, nobles often come to dine in the restaurant area of the resort. In this era when most commoners are not qualified to move between territories, nobles and adventurers are the main customers of the resort's tourism industry.
If the fashion show contest wants to maximize commercial results, it would be best to invite nearby nobles who are interested in purchasing new clothing to watch the competition.
But in the current period, Rand intends to devote more energy to fighting the plague in the South.
Therefore, the trouble of summoning a large number of nobles to visit was not considered.
Now the system is to record a video and distribute it to the churches in the nearby noble territories for playback.
This is not bad, at least it can help spread the fashion contest more widely, and then maybe the clothing sales business of the Holy Domain will be developed from then on?
The scoring results will be out soon.
Surprisingly, the Adventurer's Suit modification scored the highest.
It looks like Queen Ellie’s designs are as tasteful as ever.
"So can we start selling the clothes now?" Marcus seemed very interested in the casual clothes.
"Of course, Your Majesty Marcus."
"Then order a few sets and I'll try them on when I get back." Marcus had already planned to try out these clothes which were completely different from the aristocratic clothing styles of the past.
…
Just a few days after the fashion design competition came to an end.
Rand's allies who came to attend the meeting arrived one after another.
Rand took everyone to the small conference room in the upper sanctuary. Unlike the central conference rooms in other kingdoms, this one had a simple style.
But it cannot be said to be simple or shabby. It has just changed from the classical and exquisite style to a simple, fast and efficient business style.
This is of course Rand's bad taste. Rand doesn't hate those classical-style conference rooms, but this specially modified business-style conference room can make Rand recall some of his past life.
When Rand was in college in his previous life, he used this style of conference room for student club meetings.
"I have shown you the information. My opinion is that from now on, we should strictly govern the region in accordance with the health canon of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health, and start preparing for war and prepare to fight the army of death that is bound to appear." Rand said.
"We are not doubting your judgment, nor are we underestimating the seriousness of the matter, but if we really make such a decision, we will all have to pay a huge price, so we want to confirm some details again." The bearded pirate wearing a horned helmet from the Ice Sea Kingdom said seriously.
It was very rare for such a barbaric pirate to be willing to sit down and talk. Coming here was already a great honor to Rand. And he was right. If a country wanted to make such a serious war preparedness policy, it would definitely need more details to confirm.
"We actually captured some infected people and brought them to the sanctuary. Would you mind moving over to watch? Of course, we will also take protective measures for you."
Everyone nodded.
Rand then led the allies to a closed area.
This place is strictly isolated from the outside world.
And here are the infected people.
It is not a very humane behavior to capture the infected and observe them, but fortunately, these captured infected people have been confirmed to be extremely vicious criminals, so there is no need to show any mercy to these people.
Everyone has taken protective measures according to the Holy Code of Health and has also accepted the blessings of the Torch Church.
"After being infected with this plague, the infected person will have an incubation period of 1 to 7 days, and then symptoms will begin to appear, mostly manifested as chills, high fever, severe headache, and bleeding. When the disease becomes serious, black spots will also appear on the epidermis. It is difficult to cure, and the mortality rate is very high." Rand introduced it personally.
"This plague can be carried by humans, rats, and werewolves. I estimate that intelligent creatures such as elves, dwarves, and gnomes will also be affected, but there are no cases so far. I currently predict that the transmission route is droplets and fleas."
Allies who were invited to watch could only see the tragic plight of the infected, but directly watching it did deepen their understanding of the severity of the situation.
"We also used the image crystals to record images of areas with serious situations." Rand started playing the images.
"This is the southern barony. This barony has already..." Rand didn't say anything else because the picture said it all.
Humans were coughing up blood because of the plague, and countless rats with sores all over their bodies swarmed in.
Under the influence of the power of death, creatures that died from plague, being eaten by rats, or some other reason fell down and then stood up again with burning green flames.
This scene is even more terrifying than the one in the Scourge's City of the Dead in the past.
Because compared to that period when the undead had to destroy humanity through war, today's invisible plague is more difficult to resist.
Moreover, such a plague is obviously more difficult to deal with than the poison of the dead in the later stage of the City of the Dead.
After watching the video, the important figures from various countries who came here were silent.
They had already learned about the seriousness of the problem from the information, but looking at the images captured in these crystals, it was clear that the seriousness was beyond their imagination.
These important figures from Rand's allies discussed with each other for a while, and soon gave Rand a unanimous opinion: "We will take action immediately, but... the Southern Kingdom doesn't seem to be making any major moves right now."
What they mean is that Rand didn't give this information to the people of the Southern Kingdom?
How come faced with such a serious epidemic problem, these countries are unwilling to take immediate action?
Can't they see the danger behind it?
"The Lionheart Kingdom has taken action." Rand looked at the envoys from the Champs Elysees Kingdom and the Rensa Kingdom. These were the two southern kingdoms that were willing to come to the meeting. The other southern kingdoms did not send anyone.
"I'm sure that the Kingdom of Champs-Elysées and the Kingdom of Lunsa will take action immediately." Rand sighed, "But."
"The other countries in the Southern Kingdom are unwilling to believe my words. As you all know, to deal with such a dangerous plague requires the whole country's strength, and mobilizing the whole country's strength is very difficult, and it requires determination and price."
"In the early stages when things are not particularly serious, these countries will have a fluke mentality." Rand continued to explain, "It's like telling an ordinary person that he needs to spend his life savings to treat a disease that can only be regarded as a toothache at present, and telling this ordinary person that this toothache will kill him in the future."
Rand spread his hands and said, "Obviously, most people won't make up their minds under such circumstances. I'm only willing to take action immediately if the countries behind you are willing to believe in me."
The envoys or heads of state present quickly understood what Rand meant.
Even Rand's allies, who had already made up their minds to take action, were hoping to resolve the crisis with less effort.
Not to mention those countries that don't believe Rand's words, making a decision that requires such a huge cost when the whole country is not a one-man show is really...
"But." Rand changed the subject.
Everyone looked at Rand.
"It's not that we have no way of convincing more people of the urgency of the situation," Rand said slowly.
"What method?" everyone asked.
Rand stepped aside, and a beautiful woman with blonde hair and red eyes appeared in front of everyone.
Everyone was impressed by this beauty.
She was the saint of the Torch Church before it split, the Crimson King, the controller of flames, and the incarnation of the sun.
Karin Eldridge.
"I believe you have all recognized her. She is the Saint of the Torch Church. She will try to gather the power of the New Holy City and the Old Holy City, and then go to the south to persuade the Southern Kingdom to make up its mind to fight against the plague and evil."
This was beyond everyone's expectations, as everyone thought that the Crimson King was dead.
(End of this chapter)
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