Old John dragged his tired body out of the dock warehouse.
He looked at the pool of scarlet blood on his chest with great annoyance, and cursed himself: "You are so damn unlucky, why did you fall!"
Obviously I could easily carry two bags of goods before, but just now I was carrying one bag and my legs were weak and I fell.
Then he vomited a mouthful of blood, which happened to be seen by the foreman again.
Although he tried his best to defend himself, Old John still lost his job as a porter, which he regarded as his life.
I pinched my trouser pocket and found a pile of old banknotes of different denominations inside.
Eight hundred and seventy-six liso, this is his salary for this little half month.
He had just started working and he didn't know where to go since he had no work to do.
If I go back now, my family will definitely be more worried.
The whole family is counting on his job to make ends meet. What if they really want to lose it?
Old John sat on the roadside smoking cigarettes with despair in his eyes, looking as if he had aged ten years suddenly.
He was fifty-three years old. He had managed to save money a few years ago to marry a widow who was a tailor, and he had two half-grown children.
Although life is a bit tough, there is still some hope.
I thought that as my two children grew older, I would be able to get a stable job by relying on my decades of working in the docks.
But now, all hope is gone.
"It's all this damn weird disease."
Old John sighed.
His eyes were empty and lifeless, looking at the dock in the distance where he had been working all his life, and smoking cigarettes one after another.
At this moment, the gun salute sounded like "bang", "bang", "bang" over in Beicheng.
Only then did Old John's pupils regain a little focus.
I heard from the co-workers that today is the wedding of a princess and a prince.
Oh, it seems like the bedtime stories my mother told me when I was a kid.
Old John looked at the flowers blooming in the sky and thought of his mother who had been dead for many years.
At this moment, there was no light in his eyes.
How despairing it is to have no future.
Who can save this sinking world?
In a trance, he seemed to see a god descending
The golden carriage started all the way from Frederick's Palace to the Alchemy Temple of Zosimos, two blocks away.
This is a Baroque classical building, a solemn holy place for alchemists.
When the two got off the car, salutes were fired. This was the venue for the ceremony, and relatives and friends had been waiting here for a long time.
Su Lun felt quite uncomfortable when he saw thousands of strangers on the lawn looking over at them.
Yekaterina always had a smile on her face. She held Su Lun's arm and walked over with a pure and confident smile.
At this moment, the outside of the Alchemy Temple was surrounded by a sea of flowers, with all kinds of festive flowers vying for beauty.
And just as Su Lun and the two walked across the lawn, the lawn seemed to be enchanted, and more flowers bloomed under the scorching sun. Every time they took a step, more flowers bloomed at their feet.
Red, pink, golden, purple
In addition to those precious flowers that symbolize wealth and happiness, there are also small white chrysanthemums in the field of vision.
It should be a small wild flower on the hillside, but it is everywhere in the green grass.
They open brightly, facing the scorching sun.
Just the embellishment of these elegant wild chrysanthemums, the rich color layering in the eyes immediately becomes rich, colorful and gorgeous.
The breeze blows, and a faint floral fragrance enters the nose.
It is so beautiful that it feels like stepping into a wedding hall in poetry and fairy tales.
Su Lun's eyes also lit up and he couldn't help but praise: "It's beautifully arranged."
Upon hearing the praise, Ekaterina next to her showed a bright smile and said intimately: "Because I designed it myself."
She smiled with her eyebrows arched, and said happily: "This is a wedding that only happens once in a lifetime. Of course I hope it will be the most beautiful thing in my life's memory."
Su Lun smiled slightly when he heard this.
In front of outsiders, she is really an innocent princess.
He also adjusted his suit and walked over with his head held high.
Not long after, in the Alchemy Temple of Zosimos.
"Groom, are you willing"
"I do."
"Bride, are you willing"
"I do."
"You may kiss your bride."
""
The process of the ceremony is very simple.
Probably because the Lu Ying nobles had no concept of loyalty, and there was no lifelong commitment in the wedding speech, so they simply asked a few questions.
Under the alchemical relief of "Ouroboros and Scales", Fick and Catherine completed the wedding ceremony on behalf of the two families.
After throwing the bouquet, Anna grabbed it.
After the wedding ceremony is completed, the next step is the banquet.
After the two newcomers finished the process, it seemed like nothing happened to them.
The highlight of a luxurious wedding banquet is actually the process by which the elders of the family discuss various cooperation matters.
After all, in the eyes of almost everyone, it was just a marriage between the second son of the Raigadi family and the fourth daughter of the Lance family. This couple, who had no inheritance rights, was not worthy of attention.
After the ceremony was completed, Su Lun seemed to have completed half of the task and breathed a sigh of relief.
The elders of both families left the scene, and Su Lun and Ekaterina began to greet their friends and take photos.
"Fike" used to be a concubine prince in Raiga Land. He was a little transparent who had not even awakened his talent. He had never even come to Lingdun to go to school. Su Lun didn't know anyone, and he didn't have many friends to greet.
On the other hand, Ekaterina has too many friends.
Family and friends, classmates at the Royal Academy, friends of the aristocratic class, people who have connections
The most numerous are all kinds of suitors.
When Su Lun was kissing the bride during the ceremony, he felt at least dozens of jealous eyes poking at him repeatedly like sharp spears.
If looks could kill, he would probably be riddled with holes right now.
Su Lun also found it quite interesting to see those handsome young nobles looking in despair.
The former "most beautiful woman in the Royal Academy" is getting married. I am the groom?
Probably because they got acquainted with each other a lot after getting acquainted with each other at the manor. Taking advantage of the gap between one group of people taking photos and another group of people coming over, Su Lun joked: "Miss Ekaterina, what are you pursuing?"
There are so many. If I hadn’t just appeared today, I would have received invitations to duels every day.”
Yekaterina smiled and said, "Yes."
She hugged Su Lun's arm very intimately, as if whispering, and asked in a naughty and joking tone: "Will Mr. Su Lun duel for me?"
In front of outsiders, there is no hint of depth on her face.
Su Lun raised his eyebrows, smiled, and said decisively: "No."
Ekaterina didn't sound angry, and pretended to be depressed for a moment, "Oh, what a sad answer."
A flash of thought flashed through her crystal eyes, and she asked again: "What if it's Katyusha?"
Su Lun shrugged and said, "Katyusha doesn't have that many suitors looking for someone to fight with."
The topic suddenly became interesting.
Yekaterina blinked and said: "Ah, you mean Katyusha is not beautiful enough?"
Suellen corrected: "On the contrary."
Yekaterina didn't know what she was thinking of, and smiled without saying a word.
Anyway, they are all praising themselves.
This pleasant chat did not last long. Soon, Su Lun saw an old man in a tuxedo walking over and said, "Master Fike, the master and his wife asked me to inform you to go there."
When Su Lun heard this, he couldn't escape.
What others don't know is that he is the "God of Death", but the members of the Raigadi family know it.
Although he didn't know why those guys wanted to see him, it was nothing more than something related to interests.
Su Lun is not interested, but what can a group of conspirators talk about? There is no telling what those guys are going to do. Out of sight is out of mind.
But desecrating the crown?
Why don't you go and see if it really has the legendary effect?
In an instant, many thoughts came to his mind.
On the side, Yekaterina looked at Su Lun with a different expression, turned her eyes, and said calmly: "I will go with you."
Marriage is an agreement between two people, and she has an obligation to do something.
Su Lun raised his eyebrows and said, "That's fine."
The banquet hall was full of nobles in costumes mingling in twos and threes.
The marriage between two families is actually a carnival for a group of gainers.
Su Lun and Ekaterina walked over. Even without getting closer, he could hear various talking topics.
The most talked about thing, apart from today’s wedding, is the [Scarlet Potion].
"Baron Potter, what are you so happy about?"
"Haha, just now, I exchanged the mine shares of Baiyun Mountain from Count Gunter for a share of [Scarlet Potion]! Oh, this is definitely the wisest decision in my life!"
"Ah, the high-quality iron ore in your Potter family's Baiyun Mine has been producing stably for hundreds of years, right? Are you willing to exchange for some shares in the pharmaceutical?"
"But you don't know that buying a share of the potion now is a sure-profit deal! In a few days [Scarlet Potion] will be put on the market in large quantities, and I will be able to earn hundreds of millions in no time! And let me tell you a top-secret news,
I have inquired from the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and virus experts have unanimously admitted that no other specific medicine for the Red Death will be developed for at least the next few years, or even decades. In other words, the [Scarlet Potion] will continue to be used for many years to come.
Make profits and create at least trillions of wealth.”
"Oh my God! I've heard about the Red Death too. It's said that millions of civilians in Nancheng were infected. Oh, there are more than 28 million civilians in Rington! And the entire empire, that's a lot of people.
One billion! Oh, I can’t imagine how much more money this potion will make.”
"Damn it, I already like the 'Red Death'. It should come more violently, and it's better to make those civilians infected."
"Haha, it is definitely indispensable! And I can guarantee that the Ministry of Health will never interfere, because Minister Landers also has a large share of pharmaceuticals."
"It's a pity that [Scarlet Potion] can only be produced by Bachchi Biopharmaceutical Company now. And as far as I know, Congressman Lance and Congressman Raphael are very tight on the product. It seems that there is no sale at all in a short period of time."
Meaning. Anyone who asks, there is no one for sale. I guess they will not ship until the current market price doubles again."
"What these congressmen did in this matter was not very kind. They previously publicized in newspapers that there was something wrong with the potion and told others not to touch it, and we responded positively. Now, the Rodriguez family has lost
Congressman Lance has become the major shareholder of most of the controlling shares of Bachchi Company.”
""
Su Lun felt sad and funny at the same time.
A group of greedy guys are still thinking about making profits, but they don't think that disaster is about to happen.
He glanced at Ekaterina next to him again, and she also had a helpless smile on her face.
Being criticized for being "unkind", I have been blamed for this, and I still can't explain it.
The Lance family had indeed made a lot of efforts to prevent [Scarlet Potion] from being put into the market on a large scale.
They are releasing counterfeit medicines to disrupt the market, and they are also being attacked by public opinion.
But it didn't take long to discover that there was nothing that could be done to stop it. Instead, the huge profits attracted more speculators and spread the potion through various channels.
Later, the Lance family personally took action, teamed up with several other senior congressmen, and directly monopolized the vast majority of the medicines, deliberately raising the prices of medicines so high that the sick civilians could not afford them.
Also let those who have potions in their hands continue to wait and see.
This caused the number of pharmaceuticals flowing into the market to plummet.
The spread of momentum is blocked.
To people who don't know the inside story, this method seems a bit "underhanded".
It's completely like a vicious competition method, first releasing bad news to slander competitors, and then buying the bottom yourself.
The problem is that so far, no one has found anything wrong with the [Scarlet Potion]!
This is also the basis for this capital carnival.
Yekaterina initially believed this information because of her trust in Su Lun and her judgment of the future situation.
Others don't know that much.
Even the bad blood between the "Hermitage of Giants" and the Bona royal family is just a tacit political game played by the top nobles.
The little nobles have no right to know.
After walking a few steps, I heard many people talking about potions.
At this time, Ekaterina also said: "The price of medicine is already very high. In a few days, a group of medicine merchants with stockpiles will join forces to ship the goods. The quantity will not be small."
This sentence will not be small, which means that many people will die.
"oh."
Su Lun frowned slightly as he listened.
Apart from raising prices, I can't think of any better solution.
The Queen didn't speak, and no one in the huge Luying Empire could stop the spread of the medicine.
Su Lun and Ekaterina walked all the way and came to a small hall.
When they arrived, there was already a group of old-fashioned looking guys sitting here.
The arrangement of these guys' seats makes it easy to distinguish their status. In the middle is a dignified-looking middle-aged man. His iconic inverted mustache made Su Lun immediately recognize this guy as "Legardi".
The Eleventh Life” Kelsen Regadi.
And the woman in the red dress who still retains her charm next to him is Mrs. Portia.
There were also several old men with white beards, all of whom seemed to be elders of the Raigadi family.
The information Sabina had collected before included photos of almost all of these people, and Su Lun recognized them all one by one.
However, he had no interest in saying hello to these people. Instead, he glanced at Young Master William in the corner, whose eyes were burning with jealousy.
This guy didn't even attend the ceremony before, probably because he didn't want to see his beloved girl marry someone else.
Su Lunke had no interest in gaining this guy's jealousy. His eyes looked at the black halo crown on William's head.
This is a three-pointed black light crown. Its material is not any metal, but a black light that exudes a strong mysterious atmosphere.
【blasphemous crown】
Description: Mortals want to dominate everything? This is blasphemy against the gods.
Curse characteristics: Wearing the crown can obtain a passive 'Domination Halo', which increases the target's favorability within the range. The words can frighten, convince, and instigate the target, and have a very strong psychological suggestion; after wearing it, you can gain 'control', which can increase the power of alchemy.
Able to actively release spells that are higher than the current understanding of laws; gain the passive ability of 'insight', and increase the affinity of the whole system of laws. You will more easily understand the laws, fields, and understand the secrets behind the appearance of the world; cognition is heavy, and wisdom is
It will definitely be damaged. Using the crown to bless knowledge that should not belong to you will continue to reduce your lifespan and cause mental distortion;
Detailed explanation: A magic crown condensed with the power of multiple laws, a symbol of supreme imperial power; King Raigadi I discovered this unfinished crown in an ancient dwarf ruins, and he forged it into a sacred artifact for his family's bloodline inheritance; wear it
With it, you are the king who dominates everything. It can be used as an advanced material for professionals. For fusion, you need to understand the 'overlord type of domineering' or 'dominating type of domineering', understand the four elements of earth, wind, water, and fire, and have an S rating, and understand more than sixteen laws of A+.
Evaluation, blessing field after fusion, comprehending [King Power], [Domination] ability;
Su Lun looked over and immediately averted his eyes.
Because I already knew some information before, seeing this black light crown was not too surprising.
He also murmured in his heart: "It really has the effect of blessing the field of perception. Lei Jiadi, a down-and-out royal family, really has some good things."
The identification was similar to what I heard from Yekaterina before.
The crown, the intimidating halo, etc. are all expected.
When I went to the palace before, Queen Charlotte's crown had a similar effect and was suitable for PUA subjects.
The most important thing is that the legendary effect of assisting in the field of perception is true!
Although it is not clear how strong the effect is, generally the effects of life-consuming cursed objects are not bad.
And there's something else.
For example, this crown can be used as an advanced material.
"Tsk, tsk, the fusion conditions are really harsh."
Su Lun took a look and saw that the two hard conditions for rare domineering power directly blocked most people.
There are also the evaluations of A+ and above for the sixteen kinds of law understanding. It can be said that almost no one can satisfy it.
Even the top professionals specialize in their respective fields, and few people seek the best of everything.
Su Lun looked at himself, and he was still a little behind his boss. Even though he had been harvesting fragments of various elemental insights, water and fire were rated S, while earth and wind were rated A+, and the others could not even make up to sixteen categories.
A+ elemental understanding.
If you really want to get it, it will take a long time to digest it.
Huh
Why do I want to get the problem anymore?
This crown is still worn on the head of the first in line of succession.
Oh, I just discovered that after not seeing each other for a few days, this Young Master William has become stronger again?
Su Lun sensed something and guessed that this guy probably turned his grief and anger into strength, and even if it cost his life, he would advance to the seventh level.