Chapter 2426 (`) Scorching Sun Competition (1)
Under the respectful guidance of several knights wearing full body armor, Anne finally arrived at the highest point of the Neverwinter City Arena, where she could not only directly overlook the entire huge arena, but also
In the super VIP room, which uses magic to monitor the live game, it has successfully gained the curiosity and enthusiasm of the lords, wealthy businessmen and nobles from Neverwinter, Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep and other areas who have been here for a long time.
A slightly flattering look.
After all, a person who is so generous that they are jealous of him, even a little girl of unknown origin, is enough to keep them respectful or flattering.
"Wow!"
"Look, who is here?"
The moment Annie entered, Fudge opened his arms and hurriedly greeted her with a smile.
"welcome!"
"Welcome Her Majesty the Queen from the Land of Fire!"
Obviously, he had also heard in advance about Annie's big deal at the gambling spot, so while he was surprised, smiled mockingly and pretended to welcome her, he couldn't help but keep scanning Annie's body with suspicious eyes.
However, when he saw the strange giant bear sitting under Annie's seat, he stopped wisely and did not dare to actually get in front of her and do some actions that he thought were intimate and affectionate.
To be honest, if someone randomly claimed to be the queen without any subordinates, followers or guards, Fuchi obviously didn't believe it. However, given that the other party seemed to have some kind of
Miraculous ability, given that the other party has a magical puppet, especially given the huge piece of gold that the other party took out at the betting point, of course he will not question the other party's identity anymore.
In fact, let alone a queen, even if the other party claims to be a goddess, just for the sake of the big piece of gold, Fuch will never raise any objection!
"Welcome to our Scorching Sun Competition in Neverwinter City!"
"I am City Lord Fuch."
"Of course, you just need to treat me as an ordinary elder?"
Then, Fuch naturally smiled heartily and introduced himself.
He had just sent his confidants to check on the situation of the piece of gold. If the situation was basically true, then he had to do something, but he couldn't just let that large piece of gold stay here in Neverwinter City.
.
Although, in principle, that piece of gold does not belong to him yet, it is just a bargaining chip that the other party participated in gambling and deposited in Neverwinter City. However, for some reasons, he can't control so much.
The one he likes is his.
"correct!"
"Would you like some food?"
With that said, Fudge snapped his fingers.
Immediately afterwards, two of the waiters who came and went in this VIP room to serve the nobles and lords came over and thoughtfully brought a glass of juice and a plate of beautifully arranged fruit and vegetable pastries.
platter.
"Huh?"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"There's actually something to eat?"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
"Very good!"
(`)
He subconsciously cheered and took the drink. At the same time, Tibbs took the platter from the hands of the timid waiter who was trembling with fear.
After that, Annie responded with a smile:
"Her name is Annie!"
(▽｀)
"As you just said, she really is the queen from the land of fire!"
(^o^)
Actually, Anne has known this guy named Fudge for a long time!
Because, according to what Uncle Edkin and the others said, this guy once went with them to steal the 'Harper's' treasure house. As a result, after the other party escaped, he not only failed to fulfill his promise, but also monopolized their share and occupied the E
The daughter of Uncle Dejin, and then colluded with the red-robed witch to become the lord of Neverwinter City?
Ever since, Uncle Edkin and the others formed a team and prepared to steal each other's treasures and then subvert each other's rule. A series of plans and adventures.
However, judging from the fact that Uncle Edkin and the others have now become the sixth team in the Scorching Sun Competition, and two of them have been put on magic-forbidden bracelets, it seems that their 'Plan A' and 'Plan B' are
None of them succeeded?
"..."
(ω)
So, Anne began to think that maybe, in the end, they would have to rely on her, Queen Anne, who was smart, clever, well-behaved, cute and omnipotent, to turn the tide, save them and at the same time bring down the one in front of them.
You know that City Lord Fuch is not a good person?
"Fireland?"
"Well……"
"I guess that must be quite far, right?"
"Because I've never heard of it!"
After pondering for a while, and then looking at the nobles and lords who were whispering around him, and realizing that they seemed to have never listened, Fuchs smiled awkwardly and awkwardly.
"but!"
"You are a guest. Since you are here, just watch the game here in Neverwinter City!"
"Come this way, please!"
"Please sit down?"
But no matter where Annie came from, Fucci didn't want to care so much. He just flattered her and led her to a perfect position near the guardrail overlooking the arena, and then motioned for Annie to take a seat.
"Uh-huh!"
()Okay
"Thank you!"
()
With food, drinks and the best seats to watch the game, Anne certainly wouldn't refuse.
So, she jumped down from Tibbs' shoulders with cheers, and then sat directly in the best seat in front of the guardrail. While sipping the juice, she reached out to grab the platter held by Tibbs, feeling in her heart.
The next moment I just felt happy.
"..."
Seeing that Annie was so easy to coax, Fudge felt a lot more relaxed.
Then, standing behind, he began to look carefully at Annie and the weird puppet bear again, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"!!"
"how was it?"
Soon, as a trusted general wearing armor came to the VIP room, Fucci stopped sizing up and secretly observing Anne, and hurriedly walked aside with him and asked.
"It's gold indeed!"
"Look!"
"This is a piece cut off by my subordinate!"
As he said that, the general stretched out his hand and handed a piece of gold that seemed to have been chopped off directly with an ax using brute force. It looked a little twisted but heavy, and handed it to Fudge.
"..."
Just by looking at it, Fuchs was sure it was the real thing.
Then he looked again at Little Anne, who was still lying on the guardrail to watch the game, and the surrounding lords and nobles, and then asked carefully:
"That……"
"Can it be transported?"
It's obviously not Fauci's style to leave such a large piece of gold in his own territory, not to mention that at this critical moment, he can't control it so much.
"no!"
"It would take at least several days to cut it all into small pieces that can be transported!"
"and……"
"Sir, it is really too heavy. Now you only have one ship, which can barely transport your own treasures. If you want to transport it, you will probably need at least three ships!"
You know, it was two meters square of gold. Although the general didn't know how much it weighed, he only made a rough estimate and knew what prerequisites were needed to cut and transport it.
"Three ships?"
"How many days?"
"Well……"
"It's too late, but there is a spare one at the dock. Go and transfer it too."
"Then, cut as much as you can, and move everything to another ship!"
"remember!"
"Cut as much as you can, don't forget, there is a part of you in it, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, go for it!"
"Good job!"
After speaking, he patted the other party on the shoulder and watched the other party leave in a hurry. Only then did Fudge look at the little girl with a mysterious origin with some regret.
It is indeed a pity.
In Foch's view, it would be much easier if the other party could come a day or two earlier. He promised that the ship, cutting and transportation could be arranged properly, but it was too late to say that now, since there was no time
In a tight situation, he could only take as much as he could.
"Ahem!"
"Your Majesty Queen Anne, it seems that you are very interested in the Scorching Sun Competition?"
Seeing that there seemed to be still some time, and that Sofina hadn't arrived yet, Fuch thought for a while, then walked towards the mysterious little girl again and stood beside her and asked with emotion:
"and……"
"Have you made a big bet?"
“I feel really honored for this!”
It's indeed a great honor.
After all, such a large amount of gold is more than enough to buy Neverwinter City, and it would be even better if he could be given more time and ships.
"Uh-huh!"
(￣～￣)Chew!
"They just came here to see the excitement!"
()
That’s right!
Anne said that originally she was going to see how Uncle Edkin and the others stole the treasures and brought down the bad guy next to them, and that she was just watching the game by the way.
But in the end, even she didn't expect that those idiots were so incompetent. The main show was lost, but the incidental things turned into the main thing?
(…)
(●￣￣●)
“It’s great to watch the excitement!”
"It will become more lively soon. You will be impressed?"
Fudge smiled, and then said these two sentences with a meaning and a smile along with Anne's words.
"You don't know, do you?"
"The Burning Sun Competition is one of my favorite competitions!"
"Otherwise I wouldn't insist on restarting it."
Walking to the guardrail and looking at the huge arena and the bustling spectators, Fuchs was not only a little proud.
But soon, a hint of indifference flashed across his eyes.
"correct!"
"I saw your bet slip..."
"Dear Her Majesty the Queen, you seem to have your own unique views on this game?"
Immediately afterwards, Fu Qi, who thought of something, turned around and asked tentatively.
At this moment, he had hidden all the indifference and ferocity in his eyes. He just looked at Anne with curiosity and inquiry like an ordinary and kind elder, and stared at Anne closely.
Looking at that face that is even more delicate than that of his adopted daughter, it seems that he is unwilling to let go of any subtle expression?
"Unique idea?"
(゜-゜)
"No!"
(^▽^)
"People are simply very optimistic about the Rogues."
(゜▽＾*)
When she heard the other party ask about the betting slip, Anne, who knew what the other party was referring to, turned her head and looked at the other party curiously, and then continued to answer with a smile.
"Optimistic?"
"That is to say..."
"Do you think they can win the Scorching Sun Competition?"
Although it didn't matter whether he won or not, and there would definitely be no result in the game, Fudge still frowned slightly and continued to ask.
At this point, if Edkin and his gang don't die, his heart will never be at peace for the rest of his life!
Therefore, he couldn't understand why the strange little girl queen in front of him who claimed to be from the "Land of Fire" saw that group of people like that.
After all, those four people were just caught by him and thrown into the competition like gangsters. He even imprisoned the two most powerful spellcasters among them. In that case, he couldn't understand it at all.
What are their chances of winning and is it worth placing such a big bet on this little guy in front of me?
"No!"
(▽)
"People just think it's fun and then deliberately bet on theirs!"
(ˊ)
"While it certainly looked like they couldn't win..."
(ω)
"But it doesn't matter, I don't mind anyway!"
()hey-hey!
Yes, Anne didn't really think highly of Uncle Edkin and the others, she just knew them, and then felt that it was not good to bet on other strangers, so she politely placed a bet and bet on those four guys to win.
"oh?"
"Is that so?"
For such a huge sum of gold, the ten years of tax revenue from Neverwinter, Baldur's Gate and Waterdeep combined wouldn't be that much, but the other party said he didn't mind. Fudge couldn't help but feel more curious, and he didn't know.
Is the little girl in front of me because she is too young or because she really doesn't mind.
"That……"
"Where is your place of fire?"
"How come you have so much gold?"
Therefore, after he won for a while, it was natural that he was making malicious inquiries again.
Although he now owns a boatload of treasure and another boatload of gold, if he knows the origin of the other party and the specific location of the Fire Land, maybe he will go and see it in the future?
"??"
()
"Why are people telling you?"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
Finally, Anne, who was a little impatient, glanced at the other party strangely, and then turned away unhappily, saying that she no longer wanted to talk to the other party.
"this……"
"All right!"
Unexpectedly, the other party actually woke up at the critical moment, which surprised Fuchs, but he didn't mind too much. After all, after today, the two sides would probably never see each other again.
"The game is about to start."
"You don't mind if I announce your story to everyone?"
Then, after seeing that Anne really didn't want to talk to him, Fuch knew that it was useless to continue testing. When he saw that Sofina finally arrived in the VIP room, his expression suddenly changed, and then he pretended
After asking Annie, he quickly walked to a place in front of the guardrail, grabbed a magic loudspeaker, and began to make his last speech before the game:
"ladies and gentlemen!"
"Dear citizens of Neverwinter!"
"The game is about to start. Here, I want to announce another big news!"
"I'll definitely scare you if I tell you!"
"Queen Anne from the Land of Fire also came to watch the battle, and she actually placed a heavy bet of 16 million gold coins on our 'Rogue' team!?"
"Oh my God!"
"Yes, you must have never seen so much money, including me, I have never seen it either!"
"How much tax did our Neverwinter City receive last year?"
"I remember it was less than 100,000 gold coins, right?"
"so……"
"There is no doubt that if she wins, according to the terrible odds, Neverwinter City will definitely not be able to afford the compensation. Maybe then I will have to compensate her as the city lord?"
"Ha ha!"
"But fortunately, I don't think she will win. You think so too, right?"
"very good!"
"very good!"
"So……"
"I hereby announce the Neverwinter City Scorching Sun Competition..."
"Officially begin!"
With Fauci's impassioned speech, and with the atmosphere of the surprised or confused audience being completely aroused by his few words, finally, with the two huge gongs hanging under the VIP room,
With a "dang" and "dang" sound that shocked the whole audience, the game finally officially started.
At this time, when the magic maze began to rise and form rapidly on the arena, and when the audience roared with thunderous shouts and raised their arms, preparing to look forward to the next performance of the six teams, Edkin of the 'Rogue' team,
Simon, Doric and Holgay all quarreled because of Fuch's speech just now:
"what did he say?"
"Did you just hear that?"
"Anne, what kind of queen is she?"
"Oh my God!"
"She is so rich, she even bet us 16 million gold coins, betting that we can win?"
"It can't be fake, right?"
"it is true!"
"I heard it too."
"Look, up there, in the VIP room, the one lying on the guardrail, drinking something and waving to us, isn't it her?"
"!!"
"It really is!"
"this……"
"What the hell is she doing?"
"have no idea……"
"Perhaps you want to win the game and then make Fauci unable to afford the compensation and directly cause his collapse?"
"ah?"
"That's what she thinks? That's not a good idea!"
"What the hell!"
"If I had known she had so much money, we could have bought Neverwinter directly. Why would we need to think about any plans?"
"Say it again!"
"That's a conspiracy!"
"Fudge can't lose, and she can't win!"
"Why?"
"Didn't Doric just say that? Fudge is loading the treasure onto the ship. The vaults in Neverwinter are all empty. Obviously, Fudge is going to escape, and now!"
"We must find a way to notify Annie, then warn her, and let her try to stop that Fudge."
"!!"
"Everyone!"
"I think……"
"We'd better worry about ourselves!"
"You see?"
Soon, before Edkin, Simon, Holgay and Doric could continue to discuss the matter of Annie and Fudge, suddenly, as another gong sounded throughout the audience, the first round of
The game has begun.
Then, as the walls of the maze in front of each team shrank down and an entrance appeared, a terrifying monster appeared behind them almost simultaneously.
That's a snake leopard, the apex predator!
It has the body of a leopard with two snake-like tentacles on its back. Not only does it have sharp eyes, sharp teeth, sharp claws, strength and speed, it can also project realistic holographic images to confuse its prey.
"?!"
"Quick, run!"
"quick!"
"Go into the maze!!"
then!
Before the snake and leopard's cage could be opened, Edkin, Simon, Holgay and Doric all got excited. Then, without thinking so much, they flew straight towards the huge magic maze.
ran inside.
because……
Without weapons, Simon and Doric were bound by magic bracelets, and if they didn't run away, they would really be dead!
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Chapter completed!