Chapter 35 Destiny [VIP]
The speech lasted for a total of twenty minutes. Luke became the second person after the ancestor of the demon clan to successfully give a speech at the Klin Watchtower.
The difference is that he was not assassinated after the speech.
Everyone is busy lining up to get the cuckoo eggs. Anyone who uses magic to shatter tens of thousands of eggs at this time is seeking death.
"It went quite smoothly." Luke's nerves, which had been tense for a long time, relaxed, and he walked down the stands from the right side.
Just as I walked down the stairs, a voice came from the front: "The Klin Watchtower has a large number of demons. No matter which crown prince promises a little benefit, everyone will vote for him."
A man with an unusually tall build and hair as fluffy as a lion appeared nearby at some point.
Lujia recognized the other party from their attire as being directly affiliated with the Demon Guard. The black cloak represented that their status was far higher than that of an ordinary soldier.
"But do you know why most crown princes would give up the votes in this area?" Lai Mo asked.
Due to the height difference, Luke took two steps back to make sure he was still on the stairs.
He first considered Blanchett's suggestion.
There is no fake milk in the Holy Demon Continent. The original body was extremely lacking in nutrition in the early stage. Drinking more can promote height.
Then he showed off his sentimental online literature and said:
"Because a promise made is a debt owed."
"Who broke the promise? Probably because they were afraid of repeating the same mistake."
Guard Captain: “…”
For some reason, he got goose bumps all over his body.
Lu Feizhuji stood like a pine tree, trying to look up, "Am I right?"
The captain of the guard was speechless for a moment, and when he spoke again, his tone was slightly threatening: "You should know what it means to fail to do what is said in the speech."
He will always face the wrath of the entire city, especially in a place known for assassinations.
Luke smiled instead: "Can I understand that you are willing to vote for me?"
The captain of the guard stared at him, and the pair of eyes opposite him remained bright and did not dodge at all.
After a moment, the captain of the guard finally nodded.
Luke's smile widened: "Don't worry, I always keep my word."
With the support of most of the local demons, Luke moved his residence from a shabby hut to a watchtower.
Despite this, the hygiene and accommodation conditions here are far behind.
At noon, a reporter who came from the Dark City with the newspaper team met Luke on the pretext of an interview.
The paper he handed over did not contain any questions, but a statistical table.
His Highness Alec: Twenty-nine, three hundred thousand gold coins.
Second Prince Eve: Eighteen million gold coins.
Third Prince Klein: 17.3 million gold coins.
…
The above statistics show the money earned by the crown princes since the return of the hunting expedition.
Wealth is also included in the final assessment. No matter how high the final vote is, if you don’t make it into the top three, you will be disqualified.
There is usually a special team to verify the numbers.
Luke is currently at the bottom, after all, the best sales of the book were before the Return of the Hunt began, and the movie is currently only released in the Dark City. The rest of the peripherals plus movie tickets, minus Karen’s commission, made a total of more than six million gold coins.
There is a turtle drawn at the bottom of the table.
"It's Lillian," he looked at the reporter, "Are you Lillian's man?"
Luke still remembered the turtle tablet that Lillian had given him.
The reporter corrected: "I am Miss Lillian's demon."
"…Sorry." The object made a mistake.
"Ms. Lillian asked me to tell her that she is very grateful for the writing you sent her about suona a few days ago. I helped her complete a special report, and the response was good."
Luke put away the form and said, "Thank Lillian for me, too."
Fearing that staying too long would arouse suspicion, the reporter did not stay long and left after leaving the report.
Before leaving, he heard another voice. Turning back, he saw a young man with short silver hair talking to Luke in the room.
The reporter was shocked. Why didn’t he notice that there was another person in the room before?
The next second, the door was blown shut by a gust of wind, blocking the view.
Luke sighed, "When it comes to making money, Alec is really ahead by a huge margin."
Quill: "You've done very well."
As early as a few months ago, the other party was still worrying about one or two gold coins, but now any small target is worth hundreds of millions.
There was a strange flash in Luke's eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Luka shook his head: "Nothing, it's the first time I've been praised for doing a good job, I'm still a little uncomfortable."
When he was a trainee, he was Pua'd every day, picking on his faults here and there, and then being told that fortunately he had a good face. Later, he switched to being a paparazzi, but he can't expect celebrities to say good things about the big news he dug up.
Quill was silent for a moment.
If you write too much in a diary, you will inevitably become irritable, so he has never said nice things since he was young.
After hearing this, he decided to be a little more generous in the future and give more praise.
On the other hand, Lujia is very ambitious: "It's time to make money, and profits start from writing."
The quill scolded: "Is this how you repay kindness with enmity?"
“……”Where does the favor come from?
After lunch, Luke immediately started writing.
The second part of "The Three and a Half Years Old Group Pet" is easier to write. He only needs to prepare the key framework and character settings, and then slowly fill in the story.
The most urgent task is to take advantage of the popularity of the True and False Young Master and write "My Demon Father" as soon as possible.
In fact, outside the Demon Realm, this wave of popularity is not even necessary.
Luke could imagine how popular this book would be. Who could resist gossip about a super boss? And it’s also in the emotional realm.
Best suited for short-term money raising!
He took out the small notebook from which he had collected materials from the Lord of Boulder City last time.
The original body didn't have much impression of the resentful couple's parents, and only had some memories of the saint's mother-in-law, the first female warrior of the demon clan.
Of course, the story of the prince and princess after their marriage cannot be put at the beginning.
After looking through it, I found that there were three pieces of information I could use about the first encounter in the notebook:
First, the first time the Saint left the Holy Court was during a diplomatic meeting between the demons and humans.
She did not meet the Demon King at this time. Because he was dissatisfied with the truce with the human race due to selfish reasons, the Demon King found an excuse not to attend the banquet in person.
Secondly, the saint was very curious about the outside world at that time, and she sneaked out of the team after the banquet. The Lord of Boulder City was ordered to find her, and finally found the saint on the cliff in the back mountain, and the young demon king happened to be there.
Thirdly, the devil was disgusted by being disturbed by humans and was going to kill them. However, due to the temporary diplomatic relations, he only smashed the saint's protective jade pendant as a warning.
A boring first encounter.
Luke begins to add:
Highlight one: the banquet was filled with various delicacies. The saint was sad, thinking that rabbits were so cute, how could she eat them?
Quill: "...you heard it while lying under her desk?"
Luke pretended not to hear.
You can't keep filling it randomly. If you want to use the feather pen, what else can you do?
Half an hour later, he took a breath.
[The figure standing on the cliff is lonely and cold, as if there is no warmth at all.
Behind him, a woman in a white robe rushed over and grabbed the man's arm: "You..."
The man turned slightly, his face was cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his bloodshot eyes.
The woman didn't realize that her jade pendant, which held a powerful spell, shattered in an instant. Seeing that the person had been caught, she breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of rebuke in her tone: "Life is so precious, what are you thinking that you have to commit suicide?"
"Suicide?" The murderous intent in the cold man's eyes turned into a hint of surprise.
"Anyway, I'm holding you." The woman smiled like a flower.
……】
The familiar feeling of physical discomfort came, and the quill pen asked: "What the hell are you writing?"
Luke: “Some artistic adaptations based on reality.”
Quill: ...Don't mistake magic for art.
Lu Jia asked calmly, "In novels, the protagonist needs to speak lines, right?"
Quill gave me a look that said you are talking nonsense.
"Besides the lines, look beyond the phenomenon to the essence. Is what I wrote completely in line with the facts? The first encounter in the back mountain, the devil's murderous intent, the shattering of the jade pendant, all the key points are there."
There was a long silence, and then Quill finally said, "All your speeches will be successful."
The concepts are almost switched to another dimension.
Luke clenched his fist: "Exploiting my parents starts with me."
It’s time to pay the child support for the past decade or so.
As he was speaking, he suddenly felt something strange.
The only memory of the original body is that the childhood module is a little vague.
But he vaguely remembered that because the Demon King did not provide any protection, the entire Demon Realm was very hostile to his original body.
How did he survive in that environment?
The more I think about it, the more my head hurts.
"Forget it. There's no point in thinking too much." Just focus on the present.
Before the three-and-a-half-year-old came out, love stories had always been the mainstream of the market, and almost all operas and songs revolved around this theme.
Luke had read many scripts of various types before.
The routines of old online novels alone are enough to keep them popular in mainland China for a long time.
"It's a pity that the jade pendant is broken, otherwise I could write more."
He picked up two twigs and without warning began to tap the table and chant:
"The saintly lady, wearing a mask, met the devil for the first time and ran away in panic. The female supporting character accidentally picked up the jade pendant and pretended to be the devil to meet him.
The devil doted on her and later abused the saint because of her! It was a bloody farce, with constant collisions, bleeding and tears, and she almost had a miscarriage.
Once the truth was finally revealed, the couple returned home... returned home! ”
“…”
"Luke."
"Um?"
Quill took out the remaining money he earned from betting: "I'll buy you to shut up."
“□□.”
Luke was not idle in the afternoon either. He started working on his three and a half year old son, and in the evening he needed to continue writing his speech.
There will naturally be different breakthrough points for different tour cities.
I was working at my desk until the evening when there was a brief, forceful knock on the door.
Luke was somewhat surprised by the visitor, as it turned out to be the captain of the guards.
"What's up?"
The captain of the guards saw the quill pen that had been laid on the bed early because he didn't want to see the content of the article anymore.
He put away the surprise in his eyes and said: "We are not so poor here. We still have extra rooms."
Apparently he treated the quill as a bodyguard hired by Luke.
It would not sound good if word got out that Klin Watchtower was so poor that the guards had to sleep in the same bed with their employers.
Quill's expression remained unchanged.
The temperature in the house seemed to have dropped a little. The captain of the guards looked at the windows and thought that they were in disrepair after a long period of time. He would have to ask his men to clean them up tomorrow.
After a while, he got back to the point and said, "It's a letter sent by someone from the main city."
A small golden note with only the time and place marked on it.
"What is it used for?" Luka studied it through the light and confirmed that there was no concealing spell.
The captain of the guard was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted: "Your Highness has always lived a semi-closed life in the past, so it's normal that he doesn't know."
Formally addressing someone as "Your Highness" in person at least means temporarily acknowledging the other person's identity.
People like Alec have always been educated as standard heirs and are already familiar with all the details of hunting.
The original body only knows the most basic procedures.
The captain of the guard explained: "Some areas will make their stance clear at the beginning of the hunt, such as the Dark City and Blood Valley River."
He read out dozens of places in one breath. "The remaining hundred or so cities are wavering in their positions, and they are also the places where the Crown Prince will focus on fighting."
"But there are exceptions in the top ten central cities. If you can win over the Demon Realm voters in these places, you can offset a large part of their inherent deficiencies."
The other crown princes all have their own jurisdictions. For example, most of the people in the Dark City will definitely choose Alec.
So Luke was at an absolute disadvantage from the beginning.
Luke knew it in his heart, but he didn't understand what it had to do with the little golden note.
"These ten central cities don't care about the crown prince's performance in the hunt, but are more concerned about the trajectory of his fate."
Luke looked confused.
"They usually invite powerful astrologers to observe the fate of the crown princes and choose the ones with good fortune."
“???” What the hell.
the captain of the guards repeated calmly.
Luke: "What if the astrologer is bribed?"
The captain of the guards looked serious and said, "Absolutely not."
Just like Huishou, the Demon King and the Prince cannot interfere too much. This is the rule set by the ancestor of the demon clan. After the death of the ancestor, his will turned into the rules of heaven and earth that shrouded the demon realm, and no one dared to disobey.
"The same is true of the astrologers."
"And this time, not only are there astrologers from the Northern Realm, they have also invited witches from the Southern Realm."
It has now evolved into a highly anticipated battle between the North and the South.
The captain of the guard looked at Luke with great sympathy.
"Princess Mary will be there too."
Princess Mary is the biological mother of the current Demon King, and Luke's grandmother.
She was once the daughter of a prince, and her relationship with the old demon king was purely through marriage. In the demon realm, she firmly demanded that other people must still respectfully address her as a princess.
In the battle for the crown prince, Princess Mary bet on the fifth princess Alicia, and this trip should also be for Alicia.
Thinking of this, the captain of the guards shook his head repeatedly.
My grandmother likes the daughter of a prince of the same bloodline as me, my father is more optimistic about Alec, and my mother has ignored him for so many years.
He has been unpopular since birth. Although he has successfully made several big moves recently, behind each action, he is actually secretly risking his life.
It’s already like this, it would be a miracle if my life is good.
Lujia seemed to know what was going on. He picked up the twig angrily and said, "My fate is in my own hands. Feudal superstition kills people. It kills people!"
“…”
The guard's feather pen, who had been staring at it sinisterly, suddenly felt relieved. Finally, he was no longer the only one to bear the torture of doggerel.
Trying hard to ignore the devilish remarks, the captain of the guard said, "Your Highness can spread the word that he was assassinated in the Klin Watchtower and directly give up the judgment of fate."
At least it's better than getting slapped in the face on the spot.
Before he finished speaking, Lu Jia stared at the date on the invitation letter in confusion: "The date written on it is tomorrow. It will take at least three or four days to get to the central city from here."
The captain of the guard was surprised: "You want to go?"
Luke nodded: "It's better to lose the battle than the fight."
Are you sure you're not just trying to be rich?
The captain of the guard couldn't help but tell the truth.
Luke thought for a moment and said, "That reminds me. I need to bring my limericks to the battle."
He has even thought of the headlines for the news.
"Iliad challenged the astrologer in public and once again made the arrogant declaration that fate is not in the hands of God."
We must always seize every opportunity to build momentum. If the news of escaping without a fight or being seriously injured in an attack gets out, it will be very detrimental to the subsequent vote-gathering.
The captain of the guards twitched his mouth. Did he go there just to cause trouble?
His throat moved: "There is a teleportation array in the tower."
Luke nodded: "Okay, wait for my good news in the newspaper."
“…”
It's only been less than two days and we have to move again.
Luke first went to find Berlani and the Green Crystal Dragon to explain the situation.
The cold light of kerosene floated in the room. Seeing that Berlani was still reading the first part of Three and a Half Years Old, Luca decided to work hard to release the second part as soon as possible.
"Astrologer?" Berlani pondered for a moment after hearing this. "The conflict between the North and the South has existed since ancient times. The astrologer who came this time should be quite powerful."
Thinking of something, he changed the subject: "The greatest astrologer of our time has lived in the Holy City for a long time. Apart from his words, you don't need to pay too much attention to the results of other astrologers."
Luke knew that this was to comfort himself, and he patted his chest to show that he was very open-minded.
Berlani didn't want him to dwell on this issue too much, and the Green Crystal Dragon just happened to interrupt and said, "Let's set off at dawn."
This place is too barren, it is more accustomed to living on mountains of gold and silver.
"I'll send a message to Grover and the others, and we'll meet up then."
Luke was touched, knowing that this was a show of support for him.
The green crystal dragon on the opposite side swam up to him and said, "Leo told me about your bombing in the Holy City. I have to say it was a great job!"
"…Don't think too much. No matter how much the astrologer talks, he will be quiet after a punch."
Luke nodded confidently.
At dawn, when everyone gathered in front of the teleportation array, Quill Pen still looked arrogant before setting off, but his words also hinted that divination was unreliable.
Luka quickly stopped thinking about it, the feeling of jumping through space was as uncomfortable as ever.
The light of an incandescent lamp a thousand times brighter flashed by, and the magical patterns of the teleportation array of the Klin sentry tower seemed to have fallen into disrepair over the years, so the teleportation time was exceptionally long.
When the dizziness wore off, Luke swayed heavily before he could stand firmly.
The smell in the air changed from a spicy, lung-scratching sensation to a slightly sweet, intoxicating taste. He opened his eyes and felt as if he had not been teleported, but had traveled through time.
Every brick and stone around exudes a strong artistic flavor, and the streets and houses are neat and bright.
Completely different from the dullness of Klin Watchtower, blood-red trees grow in every corner, and some of their roots grow directly out of the ground. If passers-by do not emit an aura that is strong enough to scare them, these trees may suddenly attack.
This is the docking and teleportation point of the Klin Watchtower, and also one of the central cities where the Destiny Observation will be held: Hongrong City.
The entire city is famous for its carnivorous red banyan trees.
There are heavy troops on duty next to the teleportation array, and they come over to verify identities as soon as possible.
In fact, there is no need to check too much, because Luke's true appearance has been published in the newspaper, and no one dares to impersonate the dragon following him.
After symbolically going through the process, the soldier said, "Please keep the nameplates. Everyone, please follow me."
Everything Luke saw along the way was new to him.
With Quill and Berlani around, Red Banyan Tree wouldn't dare to attack randomly even if he didn't release his pressure intentionally.
"My fate was bad before and after the time travel, maybe negatives will turn into positives!"
Everyone has sweet dreams, Luke thought to himself with amusement.
Hongrong City is not big, but it is home to nearly 30 million demons, and this is just the number of demons with registered residence.
Due to the importance of the upcoming divination meeting, a part of the demons were temporarily transferred to nearby small towns, and the main urban area was only open to the royal families and high-level demons from other central cities.
Despite this, there are still dense waves of demons everywhere.
"Teacher, that gentleman is so strange." In the distance, there stood a row of cloaked people wearing robes with star maps.
The youngest boy in the team looked at the nameplate on Lujia's waist that proved his identity and said, "He is obviously a royal family member, but he seems to have never left his home. He is even more exaggerated than me."
Looking around all the way.
The cloaked man called teacher is the leader of this group of astrologers. He exudes the vicissitudes of life, and people will subconsciously make way for him on the crowded streets.
Hearing this, he glanced over, but for the next few seconds, he was reluctant to look away.
"Teacher, what's wrong?" the boy asked cautiously.
"That young man's fate is a bit strange."
weird?
It was the first time he heard the teacher describe it like this, but when the boy looked over again, only a fleeting figure was left.
"Let's go."
The leader of the astrologers did not say anything too in-depth. He closed his eyes and calmed his mind, preparing for the divination that night.
The author has something to say:
Excerpt from Luke's diary:
Come to Hongrong happily on the weekend, the streets and alleys are full of demons, visitors from afar are smiling, and they sit and watch their destinies compare. Than~high~low!
Alex: ...Be normal, this is a diary, not a no-man's land.
Luke:? ? ?
It’s neither a bee nor a dog. There is a lot of content later, and I haven’t finished writing it yet. Tomorrow I will directly end the entire Destiny Observation with one chapter with rich words, and start the next level at a fast pace.
Randomly drop one hundred red envelopes from the orator Meilu~
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