Chapter 504 Wedding Arrangements
He ordered the remaining personnel to go around the island several times, which gave the little emperor in Ryan a sense of eye-opening.
The completed exhibition areas were packed with people. I never thought there was such a way to do business in the world.
No direct sales, just display.
Various recorded memory crystals are played around the clock, from raw material processing to post-manufacturing.
Although only some unimportant processing processes were recorded, there were always people shouting slogans loudly in the background, saying things like "real materials will be compensated ten times as much as fake ones" and "dragon scales need to be dried in the sun for a full 180 days to reach the highest efficiency"; there were also displays of finished magic equipment, enchanted armor that could withstand several fireballs, and magic weapons with various effects... making the entire exhibition area as lively as a battlefield.
Such exaggerated but irrefutable advertising slogans, combined with the shocking large-scale processing images, easily make people believe the slogan - the selection of the God of Alchemy must be the best! Once you believe this, you will naturally follow the instructions to enter the backstage and discuss the order with the person in charge of docking. This place does not accept transactions below 100,000 gold coins, and only does high-end business.
After just a quick look around, the little emperor saw millions of orders being completed.
It's really no wonder that Angel Watson spends money like water. This lich is too cruel. It's hard for anyone to resist such temptation.
But what frustrates the little emperor is that he still can't find any information related to those magic patterns.
It's not that there are no relevant records in Ryan's library, but there are only fragments left, and the key parts are missing, either eaten by insects or the handwriting is stained and cannot be seen clearly.
The power of time acted on it, and after finally recovering, I found that I couldn't understand it anymore. A lot of the text above was repetitive and the logic was unclear.
After searching for information for a long time, I finally came to the conclusion that this magic circle originated from an ancient magic civilization. I don't know which one it was or the exact era, but it seems to be a magic circle that gathers huge magic power and can allow the user to gain supernatural powers.
"There is such magic?"
The little emperor frowned.
To be honest, the reason why he dared to use Ryan as his own experimental field and perform all kinds of suicidal operations was not only because the Ryan empire was not his and he could not waste it at will, but also the most important point was the power he possessed.
The power of the Time Dragon is invincible in this mortal world.
Arthur Ryan's victory was very lucky. Not only did the Dragon Tyrant lose his own artifact, but he also didn't even take Arthur Ryan, a "mere human", seriously during the duel, so he lost inexplicably.
If he were given another chance, Arthur Lane's chance of winning would be less than 10%.
According to the lich's habit, since he already knew his identity and had Arthur Ryan by his side, the lich must have understood the effect of the power of time.
Even though he knew this, he still invited himself to the meeting.
That means that the lich has found a way to fight against the time dragon, and this method is most likely a magic circle that covers the entire island.
This speculation was reasonable, and the little emperor felt that he had grasped the key.
When this ancient magic circle is activated, my power of time will be restrained. Is there anything else I can rely on?
Although there is no answer to this question for the time being, he is still very confident.
There were many Ryans left on the island, so it was not difficult to quietly destroy the magic circle. Just leave a few alchemical bombs to be detonated with a delay. Or, you could find the control center of the magic circle and directly seize control of it.
Conspiracies and schemes are most threatening only when they are not discovered. Now that the secret of the magic circle has been guessed by me, there are many ways to deal with it.
"Alas, I really don't want to stand on the opposite side of that lich. With his help, the empire will not have the problem of lack of money in the future. I hope I can convince him to stand on my side before the war. If Arthur Ryan can do it, I can do it too."
The young emperor stopped checking the ancient books and went back to check the accounts to see how much money he could come up with to bribe the lich.
What the young emperor saw and heard on the island made him realize that the Lich was now truly wealthy enough to rival a country, and if he made a random offer, he would be ridiculed by him.
Not just Ryan, everyone is preparing for this meeting.
The busiest people among them were not the Ryan people, nor the host Amberxiu, but the people of the Angry Tide Kingdom.
Because Talos was getting married, right here on this island, on the day of this meeting.
In the eyes of other kingdoms, Talos's marriage was something that only the gods above needed to care about, and mortals only had to watch the ceremony.
Even the revived dragon didn't care much about Talos getting married.
The gods are not allowed to interfere with the mortal world at will. This is the rule of Io, and Talos must abide by it. Even if the Lord of Storms wants to kill Emperor Llane for a reason, he cannot exert his full power, but is restricted to the boundaries of mortals.
Just like Aiolos, who was created by Talos, in the final analysis he is just immortal and his personal power is not that strong.
As long as the gods do not take action, the power of time is the strongest shield and spear, and we are not afraid of anyone.
Therefore, most of the guests felt that it had nothing to do with them. At most, they were just witnesses to see how the gods got married.
But the same cannot be said for the Kingdom of Rage. They believe in Talos, and they are so busy and excited for the wedding of this main god that they have not been able to sleep for several days.
The gods are going to transform into avatars and come down to earth to hold a wedding on earth. What a great honor! ! The Kingdom of Raging Tide has never heard of such a thing since its founding. No, it should be said that they have never heard of such a thing since the records of their faith began.
What if there is no precedent? Who knows what kind of ceremony and process are required for the wedding of gods, and what kind of sacrifices are needed?
The priests of the Kingdom of Wrath read through all the ancient books and argued for days, finally arguing on the field of duels, which resulted in many people being seriously injured, but they still could not reach a final conclusion.
Princess Ariel was helpless. There was no precedent for the marriage of gods. If there was anything wrong with the ceremony, it would be a great sin of blasphemy. In desperation, Ariel could only choose to ask for an oracle.
But Talos's reply left Ariel speechless.
"Leave it all to the lich."
This was Talos's reply.
Ariel was stunned at the time. Who was the devout follower of Talos? Why did he leave everything to that lich?
But the orders of the gods cannot be disobeyed, so Ariel can only quickly find Amber and ask him how to arrange the wedding.
Amber seemed to be well prepared and took out a thick wedding plan and handed it to Ariel.
Looking through the first few pages, it is quite normal. It is some simple and grand rituals extended from the belief in Talos, including storm priests playing hymns to Talos with thunder, ancient war dance performances, etc. The Kingdom of Rage has relevant records of these, so it is not difficult to achieve.
The content later on starts to get a bit bloody, but it is also the tradition of the Kingdom of Rage - duel before the gods.
Talos, with his tyrannical character, likes this form of sacrifice, and warrior duels are an indispensable part of Talos's faith.
"But if you ask people from each kingdom to send warriors to participate in the duel...will they agree?"
Ariel is not the princess who knows nothing. After experiencing a lot, she naturally thinks more than others.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Amber Xiu actually arranged for the guests to participate in the duel. Who could accept this? Amber Xiu said mysteriously: "Don't worry, the gods will give Talos a favor if they agree. At that time, all kingdoms will send their warriors to participate in the duel."
"The gods agree?"
Ariel's eyes widened.
How is this possible? The elven gods have a bad relationship with Talos, and the Lord of Dawn is even Talos' enemy.
No matter how you think about it, it doesn't make sense. Would the Lord of Dawn allow his followers to duel with others at Talos' wedding and risk their lives to cheer Talos up? However, Amber said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Since Talos said that I will be in charge of arranging the wedding, Your Highness, you just need to follow my plan."
Although Ariel was still reluctant to believe it, the oracle was indeed so, and she had no choice but to accept Amber's arrangement.
The duel part was resolved, but when Ariel continued to look through the wedding arrangements, she suddenly found something strange.
"Master Ultraman, it says here that all people attending the wedding must wear a special ring? Does this ring have any special meaning?"
Ariel thought it was something used for some ceremony or etiquette, until Amber put an exquisite ring on her hand and explained, "This is a lie detector ring. At Talos' wedding, no one can lie, otherwise the ring will light up red. It's a wedding of the gods, so we definitely can't say something against our will to blaspheme the gods, right?"
"No one can lie?" Ariel was a little confused, as if something was wrong.
Amber nodded and said with a smile: "I believe Talos will like this sincere wedding very much."
Ariel grabbed Amber's bone claw with her backhand, put the ring on it, and then asked: "Master Ultraman, are you sure you didn't lie to me?"
Amber was stunned for a moment. Why was Ariel going crazy?
"Princess, what do you mean by asking this? It was Talos who asked you to follow my instructions."
Ariel didn't let go. She held onto Amber's hand tightly and said, "It was indeed the gods who asked me to ask for your advice, but your arrangement is really too strange. Is this really for the Storm Lord's wedding? Master Ultraman, you really didn't lie to me?"
Ariel is not stupid. Everyone has secrets. Even the closest people will lie and cheat. If all the guests cannot lie, it will cause a lot of chaos. If not handled properly, the wedding will be ruined.
If any accident really happened, Talos would blame it and the Kingdom of Fury would be doomed.
As the princess of the kingdom, Ariel had to figure out one thing no matter what. She could ignore the details, but she had to find out what the lich wanted to do.
Amber shook his head and said, "Everything I arranged was known and allowed by Talos. If you don't believe it, you can ask your god for confirmation."
Ariel looked at the ring on Amber's hand, and it seemed like there was no movement.
Ariel frowned, and suddenly remembered something. She continued to ask, "Something is wrong. You didn't answer my question directly. I asked if you lied to me, but now you answer that the gods know everything."
Amber was a little embarrassed. When did this stupid girl become so smart? Sure enough, after taking on responsibilities, even IQ will increase.
Seeing Ariel's eyes begin to flash with lightning, Amber Xiu quickly said: "I didn't lie to you..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ring began to glow red.
But before Ariel could get angry, Amber said quickly, "It's impossible to say that I didn't lie to you. In the cooperation with the Kingdom of Rage, I made more money than it said on the surface. I believe you can understand this. After all, I am a businessman. But regarding the wedding, I promise that I didn't lie to you, let alone deceive you."
The red light on the ring finally dimmed, and Ariel let go of Amber's hand.
The princess said proudly: "In fact, I already knew it. It is impossible for the famous Ultraman Master to make so many concessions for the Kingdom of Raging Tide, but I am very satisfied to hear you say it. However, since you admit it, we should be able to discuss the profit sharing ratio, right?"
Ariel's face was all smiles, which surprised Amber.
Her Royal Highness the Princess has really grown a lot.
Fortunately, however, she doesn't know what the real lie is yet.
(End of this chapter)