Chapter 40: Land[VIP]
The distribution of the newspaper went very smoothly.
According to the editor-in-chief's request the day before, the employees started selling at the entrance of the opera house in advance. The photo of Luke took up more space than the entire article combined, and due to its popularity, it was sold out in a short while.
The demon who successfully bought the newspaper started reading it immediately.
"'Spring Breaks Out of the Cocoon'."
The name, which exudes a literary and artistic atmosphere, really does not arouse much interest in them.
"I thought it was related to the movie." Damn newspaper employees, they actually misled them.
After reading the beginning of "Windfall", I wanted to sneer even more.
Is Eliade finally worried that the public will have opinions about the movie and that this will affect the vote to return to hunting? So I wrote an article specifically about nouveau riche to appease them?
Oh, it's too late.
A demon angrily pulled out the weeds that grew out of the cracks in the wall.
Cheaper than grass.
The wind blowing in the autumn was mixed with a hint of chill. After reading the whole article, most of the demons left without taking it seriously for the time being.
But there were still some people standing still, and goose bumps gradually appeared on their skin in the wind.
They far surpassed Grover in the speed at which characters in the articles became real people.
Those academy students who were assigned to learn inscriptions and forced to watch the movie. This is a good age for reading comprehension!
"Something is wrong." After reading it, I always have a very twisted feeling.
A professor's favorite student read it three times and his face became solemn.
Oh my god, he seems to have discovered something extraordinary!
After watching The True and False Young Master several times, I can fully understand the metaphor in the article when I read it again.
He looked around, and in each other's flashing eyes, he said: "Is it what I think?"
The classmates nodded heavily.
"Did you notice? The day the protagonist went to look for his grandmother was April 14th. In the history of the demon tribe, the Resurrection Festival was held on this day."
"No, no, no, you missed the most important sentence: [The lilies of the valley are quietly blooming between the ridges of the fields]."
My grandmother died in early spring, which was around February. Lily of the valley usually blooms in May. How could it be possible for it to bloom at that time? And it blooms among the barren ridges of the fields.
"I understand!" Another student suddenly realized: "The flower language of lily of the valley is to start over again!"
“That’s right!”
In context, the author compares grandma to lily of the valley, who has a second life in a flowering season that does not belong to her.
The discussion attracted many viewers to stop and watch.
More and more demons gathered together and began to translate word by word. For a moment, even a large stone outside the door was given new meaning by them.
…
After breakfast, Luke sneaked out to check the feedback on his article and was standing on the street corner with a question mark on his face.
What? !
He just wrote casually, how come even the stone could be interpreted in so many different ways?
And lily of the valley.
"Does the lily of the valley bloom in May?"
Although he had read a lot of books in the demon clan, he had never seen any introductions to herbal plants, and Luka himself lacked common sense in this area.
They doubted so many things, but they never doubted the author's cultural level.
The quill next to him sneered, "Your self-righteous analysis is ridiculous. You only laid a foreshadowing about the potion, but so many things were read out of it."
Luke twisted his neck stiffly: "Magic... potion?"
Quill Pen talked freely: "On the first day my granddaughter returned home, she felt sleepy after dinner. I'm afraid that grandma had already given her a magic potion at that time. Otherwise, how could a person feel sleepy after dinner?"
Luke, who often feels sleepy after meals: "..."
What a humiliation.
"This is science!" He gritted his teeth and defended himself on the matter of principle.
The reason why you feel sleepy after eating is that most of the blood is concentrated in the gastrointestinal tract, which can easily cause insufficient blood supply to other parts of the body. Besides, who wouldn’t feel sleepy after a day of traveling?
If this is the case with a feather pen, what about other imagination kings?
The Lord of Hongrong City read this article early in the morning and exclaimed that it was a sin.
He had no time and no way for the guards to stop him, so the editor-in-chief made a desperate move and had the article published simultaneously in surrounding areas.
A variety of interpretations began to radiate outward from several major central cities, spreading much faster than ordinary rumors.
In the perception of the demons, only killing and blood can be associated with the word horror. Now, after watching "Spring Breaks the Cocoon", the feeling of needles stuffing into my pores is really uncomfortable.
Even the guards stationed in remote areas couldn't help but talk about it when they changed shifts.
"Grandma said she won't let anyone bully her granddaughter anymore."
"Haha, she's already possessed, so of course she won't let herself be bullied, so she's fulfilled her promise."
Since the fate observation, the royal family who had been paying attention to Lujia's movements in Hongrong City received the news early.
The one who reacted the most was naturally Alicia.
She had just returned from a fierce battle in the duel arena, and now only killing could bring her some peace.
The beautiful face was slightly distorted, but soon returned to normal. Alicia followed her daily training plan and worked hard until the evening. When she was about to finish, she suddenly looked at the shadow protecting her in the dark:
"Grandpa Harry, do you think that story is true?"
An old man walked out of the shadows. He used to be a loyal servant of Alicia's father, and now he follows and protects Alicia.
"Miss, don't worry." The old man analyzed in a deep voice: "It is obvious that Iliad is deliberately trying to sow discord and take revenge on the teleportation array."
"Of course I do."
Alicia lowered her eyes and said, "But don't forget... the day after the teleportation array had problems, Iliad published this work."
How could this story be made up without any evidence in such a short time?
He is not a god?
Thinking back carefully to the years I have spent with Princess Mary, many things do seem suspicious. Especially since the other party was willing to cooperate with him and risked offending the dragon clan by arranging for the teleportation array to be attacked.
Alicia asked about the situation on Princess Mary's side.
The old man replied truthfully: "I heard that he was furious and has ordered a ban on the article, and is putting pressure on the newspaper."
Alicia murmured: "If you don't have something to hide, why ban it?"
Old man: “…”
She's not the only one who thinks this way.
If it's just a rumor, why ban it?
When Princess Mary heard these remarks, she became even more furious and immediately severely punished several of the people who spread them.
The original intention was to make an example of someone, but who would have thought that the popularity would increase instead of decrease, and for the first time in the black market a bizarre incident of speculation on the price of out-of-print newspapers occurred.
This secret involving royal internal strife was reported to the superiors by the spies lying in ambush from various tribes as soon as possible.
Above every superior there is a superior, and at the top of the pyramid there are leaders and special commissioners.
The same sentence, with different individual understandings, successfully underwent a qualitative change after being passed on to three people.
From speculation at the beginning, it has later become a shocking royal scandal!
Grandma's story is spreading at the speed of a virus and producing a series of butterfly effects.
Luke, who was the first to gently flap his wings, was now working day and night to write a new book.
During the break, he smiled and said to the quill: "Once the suspicion arises, the crime is established."
Since there was insufficient evidence to prove the teleportation array had been tampered with, he simply decided not to talk about the evidence.
"From this perspective, we are both in the same boat, both have our own difficulties," Luke pretended to wipe away tears, "Princess Mary and I are connected in spirit."
A loving family forever.
His vengeful look was extremely pleasing to the eye of Quill.
Before Luke could come up with a new limerick, the quill reminded him, "Now is a good time."
Luke thought about it, then he realized what was happening and clapped his hands, saying, “That’s right.”
Originally, they still needed to rely on the dragon clan for help in communication, but fortunately, the movie was released in other realms. Now, as long as the news related to the content of the movie and the royal secrets is spread, the release will not be a problem.
After all, to a certain extent, each race will "demonize" other races, and they will not miss the opportunity to magnify the scandal of the demon race.
The demons have always been proud of their bad reputation; the deterrent effect of being ruthless is much stronger than a friendly image.
The result was a happy ending for everyone.
Action speaks louder than words, so Luke quickly finished the story and took the movie box to find Berlani and the others.
He wanted to ask the dragon clan to help him deliver the things to Karen, and the latter naturally knew how to do it.
After the meeting, Lu Jia directly explained his purpose: "It won't be long before the Huishou election ends. With my current momentum, as long as I am not inferior to other crown princes in making money, I will have a chance to win."
Central cities pay attention to the results of divination, and the votes will be heavily tilted towards themselves.
In terms of making money, the income from movies and novels is enough to cover the cost.
Grover interrupted and asked, "Is there really no clear answer to that story?"
Luke was startled.
It's been several days, why haven't you gotten over it yet?
He smiled awkwardly and changed the subject: "I have already written the outline for the second part of Three and a Half Years Old. I will concentrate on writing it for a few days after the hunting trip and it should be ready for release. Once the vote is successful, the previous dividends will be paid as promised..."
Grover's eyes became even darker: "Did grandma occupy her granddaughter's body?"
Luke: “…”
The green crystal dragon and the one-horned blue dragon were also looking at him quietly.
Luke Hamlet took over and coughed lightly: "There are a thousand grandmothers in the hearts of a thousand readers."
Confirming that he really couldn't get an answer, Grover glanced at the source of all evil with a slightly resentful look.
He took out a scroll and said, "The Demon King has already compensated for the teleportation array."
Princess Mary could be cleared of all charges, but the fact that the dragon clan used the central city teleportation array and were assassinated could not be concealed.
When Lujia opened it, he saw a miniature map of the Demon Realm, with twenty-two cities marked in red.
"This is?"
"The fiefdom that the Demon King gave you." Grover's gentle tone concealed a hint of coldness: "He has a good plan."
Twenty-two cities were granted at one time, which sounds very grand, but in reality they are all places with tricky geographical locations and are difficult to develop.
All the value added together may not be as big as a dark city.
Lujia was already used to different treatments. The Demon's Mouth and the land area were real. He studied them with great interest on the spot:
"…Moko City. I have an impression of this place. It seems to be surrounded by desert, and some terrifying visions often appear at night."
"Well, we'll develop it into a tourist city from now on."
As soon as he said this, everyone was looking at him.
What do you want to develop in a remote place with only loess pits around?
Grover reminded that "the renovation of the entire city is also a considerable amount of money."
Lujia shook his head and said, "Just keep it as it is, focus on cultural hype, and dig up some local horror stories and spread them around."
He counted on his fingers and gave examples: "The surrounding landforms were renamed the Devil's Desert, and a palace was built near the ancient ruins, named the Ghost Palace. In the future, the propaganda will be based on the slogan 'Whoever lives here will encounter bad news.'"
As soon as the words fell, the room fell silent.
After confirming that they had heard correctly, everyone looked at them in even more strange ways.
Currently, the most famous tourist destination in the Holy Demon Continent is on an island in the southern region. In order to maintain its good reputation, a large amount of money is invested every year.
How can there be intentional self-destruction?
Luke asked back, "If you had to choose one of these two places to travel, where would you go?"
Grover paused before answering. When he spoke again, he seemed to understand something and smiled, "Of course it's the Ghost Palace."
Blaney nodded and gave the same answer.
The Green Crystal Dragon was even more direct: "If it were me, I would probably make a special trip to see it when I passed by."
The one-horned blue dragon agreed.
Whoever lives here will encounter bad news. He wanted to see if there was any dirty creature that dared to come after him!
At the door, Quill, who came to look for someone, blinked because Luke had been out for too long.
This is definitely a black sesame rice dumpling, one bad idea after another.
He subconsciously put himself in his shoes. If it were him, he would probably sneer at the bullshit rumor, then pay the fee with a sneer and check in.
The more confident a person is in his strength, the less he can stand this kind of covert provocation.
Inside the house, Luke gave some more ideas: "The target customers are not only strong people, but also some horror-loving curiosity seekers."
There is no shortage of such groups in any era.
"I want us to develop it together. By then, I will only keep 60% of the income for the development of the people of Moko City, and the remaining 40% will go to the Dragon Clan."
He now has ideas and money, but he is too busy to handle everything. There are too many things to do and he simply cannot take care of them all.
With the deterrent power of the dragon clan, at least we can ensure that as the number of passengers increases, there will be no violent incidents that are intended to attract attention.
A hand suddenly pressed gently on the head, and the long black hair was ruffled.
"I don't want the dividend this time."
Luke was surprised. "Let's put things in perspective. I..."
The Green Crystal Dragon interrupted directly: "Just listen to Grover. We almost let you get into trouble right under our noses this time. It was really embarrassing. Just consider this as compensation."
He hasn't forgotten another important thing: "By the way, keep working on the second part."
He almost tore the first book apart.
The surrounding areas of the blind boxes you buy can fill up a small mine.
Lujia was silent for a moment, and finally stopped arguing about the intersection of interests. He nodded and said, "Sure."
He is used to making clear distinctions, and sometimes excessive distinctions can make things seem strange.
Berlani was very satisfied that Luke could figure this out. It seemed that yesterday's education lesson was not in vain.
"There is one more thing you need to pay attention to," Berlani's tone suddenly became serious, "Devil."
Luke listened carefully.
Berlani: "The Demon King cannot interfere with the hunting, but for him at that level, it is not difficult to do something similar to what Princess Mary did. Until now, he has never interfered once."
Luke also found this strange.
This kind of disregard was almost allowing him to become the winner of the hunt.
"There must be some calculation behind this." Lujia frowned: "But it won't affect me from going my own way."
As long as you continue along this path and become stronger, no amount of calculations will be of any use.
Berlani admired his determination: "Good boy."
Then ask: “What are you going to do next?”
Luke: "I keep writing books to criticize the Demon King, fanning the flames and planning the dog-eat-dog situation in my grandmother's family, and forming alliances with other crown princes to get rid of one or two brothers and sisters. The Holy Court suddenly targeted me, and my mother seems to be planning some evil tricks. After winning the hunting victory, I will see if there is a chance to fight against her."
The devil only needs to calculate himself, he has a lot of things to consider, he wants to get rid of the whole family.
Berlani was at a loss for words, and finally managed to say: "Pay attention to your work and rest schedule."
"Okay." Luke started walking back without caring about anyone.
As soon as I went out, I saw Quill standing outside and bumped into him head-on.
Luke: "Why not avoid it?"
Feather pen: “…”
The two parties walked back together, and Luke yawned.
As for the plan to launch the whole family bucket, he was just talking about it.
Plans cannot keep up with changes, and the future is full of variables.
"Developing a tourist city can at least give the people of Moko City hope, and this hope will spread to several other barren areas."
The Dragon Clan is in personal control of the situation and has a high credibility. Just like the Klin Watchtower, it is not a problem for them to find a good entry point and win votes.
He no longer has to tour other regions, he just needs to get his wealth into the top three.
"Finally I can relax a little."
Just as he finished speaking, he found that the Lord of Hongrong City was waiting for him at the door of the room.
Luke's eyelids twitched, and he felt that something bad was going to happen.
The Lord of Hongrong City did not disappoint him and brought bad news.
"A team responsible for verifying and counting the Crown Prince's wealth outside the Demon Realm will return in three days."
Luke frowned: "What?"
"Recently, the demons of our race have caused a lot of trouble. The human race is clearing them out and repatriating them. Many places explicitly prohibit the demons from entering."
The feather pen sneered mercilessly: "This is such a coincidental timing to stir up trouble."
The Lord of Hongrong City nodded: "The work of the eldest prince."
Luke: "Doesn't Alec have a lot of assets among the human race?"
The Lord of Red Banyan City smiled and said, "This is his brilliance. As the hunting expedition is drawing to a close, he can persuade the other crown princes to transfer some of their wealth."
Huishou does not prohibit fighting and trading between crown princes, as long as you have the ability to do so.
For some people who know they have no hope of winning, it would be better to exchange their money for other tangible benefits.
Luke lowered his eyes and thought.
If a person fails to make it into the top three in the wealth ranking, he or she will be disqualified directly, and no matter how many votes he or she gets, it will be in vain.
The Lord of Red Banyan City reminded: "Alec can make deals with other crown princes, and so can you."
Luke shook his head.
He never suffers a loss in business, and if he trades now, he will only be ripped off.
Luke thought for a moment and asked, “Is this wealth statistics real-time?”
"Of course, and very accurately." The Lord of Hongrong City said, "Not to mention investigating the Crown Prince, they also have ways to know the wealth of any mainland celebrity, even some of the high-ranking officials in the Holy City."
Is this an enhanced version of the Forbes list in another world?
Luke narrowed his eyes, his tone revealing a hint of confusion: "Looks like we have to act quickly."
The Lord of Hongrong City was shocked.
It seems that he wants to earn at least half of the crown prince's accumulated wealth in less than three days.
Luke made up his mind, raised his head and said, "Contact the newspaper first."
The Lord of Hongrong City subconsciously guessed: "Are you going to write another "Grandfather"? "
Your grandfather is dead.
Let him go.
“…”
The author has something to say:
Excerpt from Luke's diary:
I took some time today to write another short story, and quietly placed it on the feather pen pillow in the middle of the night [a casual thing].
The story tells that the protagonist's family was destroyed, but he successfully took revenge at the beginning and died together. Then the protagonist is reborn, when his enemies are still alive and his family members do not believe him.
But the protagonist believes that this life will have a different outcome.
End of story.
I had a weird nightmare with a feather pen all night, and when I woke up I saw a short story on my pillow: ...
What was the protagonist's previous revenge? Was it just revenge for loneliness?
Fifty small red envelopes randomly dropped from Teacher Yu, but why is there still only one □□ brush: Because now half of my wealth belongs to him.
Luke【peeks out】【doubt】【Is this how the account is calculated】
PPS: It’s free to speak.
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