"You don't know?" Athena said with undisguised anxiety, "I just came back from the outside, and I heard people everywhere in the city say that the human apprentice who performed outstandingly in the Aldas Master Challenge last time, You will represent the Darkmoon City side in tomorrow's air battle in the arena. With your strength, you are going to die!"
Chen Rui only felt that this competitive competition sounded very familiar. Thinking of the scene in the magic shop a few days ago, he suddenly understood that he was being fooled! This kind of poisonous plan is a bit difficult for the brave and foolish Allen, it must have been thought up by Joseph's smiling tiger!
After listening to Chen Rui's experience that day, Athena frowned and said, "Joseph? Isn't it Allen? How did I hear that it was Allen who sent the news."
At this time Alice spoke: "Athena, don't look at Joseph who is usually polite and often gives us gifts, the most real sinister is this guy, Alan is just a fool who is being used. "
Chen Rui nodded secretly. This little loli seems to like to be greedy for cheap and trick people, but she is actually very clear-eyed.
"Then you still want his gifts every time?" Athena glanced at Alice: "I don't like Joseph, so I never accept his gifts."
Alice's big watery eyes sparkled with bright stars: "Athena, the presents are innocent."
That kind of expression, that tone of voice, and that kind of look are really in place. Compared with before, Little Lolita's acting skills have been sublimated this time. Chen Rui suddenly thought of a line that is most common in romantic dramas, The tiger's body shook violently. Sure enough, Athena was no match for such sharp eyes and was finally defeated.
It turns out that little Lolita scolds insidiously and accepts gifts as usual. She is worthy of being the leader of the underworld.
Chen Rui gave the little princess an admiring look, and asked, "What's the matter with this aerial competition?"
"It's a bet between me and Joseph," Alice pursed her lips. "Each party sends one person to drive two flying monsters to fight in the air. Whoever falls to the ground first loses. The rule is that you can't do it yourself. You can only command monsters, and you are at your own risk, this kind of competition is very dangerous, it is also called air death race."
Chen Rui frowned: "How could you have such a bet with him?"
"This is the 'inheritance' left by my deceased father. At the instigation of the Regent, Zhuoqie, the lord of Chiyou, sent people to compete with Dark Moon City every year to fight against the descendants of Emperor Baiye. It's a pitiful prestige."
Alice lazily said: "My father just wants to fight for this, and every time he goes all out to send people to participate. But after my sister took over Dark Moon, it became much more ordinary, but my father's will always be Obey, my sister doesn't have so much energy, so I have no choice but to take over this troublesome bet."
As she said that, Little Lolita showed a resentful look, and looked straight at Chen Rui: "Tell me, why should the next generation bear the grievances of the previous generation?"
Chen Rui was overwhelmed immediately, and Athena interjected in disbelief: "Stop messing around, Alice, every time you bet, you get excited, and I've won you twice. You should think of a way to make it so Let Chen Rui pass this level. If he participates, he will not only die, but it will also be a blow to Dark Moon's morale. Now the news has spread, and even Chiyou Territory has sent a magic message, and will send special personnel to visit, even if it is a long time Even the princess can't give orders to stop it. However, if Chen Rui evades and refuses to participate, he will become the laughing stock of the entire Dark Moon Territory."
"What else can I do? It's better to be treated as a coward than to be killed. It's just pity on my bet." Alice said weakly, "Anyway, I made a lot of money in the last Master Challenge. This time Even if it’s a bankruptcy.”
"Why do you want so much money?" Chen Rui only knew that she had made a lot of money in the Masters last time, and asked dissatisfiedly, "Is it meaningful to be a rich princess in Dark Moon City?"
Darkmoon City's economy is depressed, and there are too few places for consumption. It's like a small country town. It's hard to buy good things even if you have money.
"He's not very rich," Alice said dejectedly, "Every time I have some money, my sister snatches it away, saying that people can't use the money to fool around."
Chen Rui finally had the feeling of taking pleasure in others' misfortunes.
"But Chen Rui, the method of opening a store that you taught me last time seems to be useful." Alice's big eyes flashed, showing a sweet smile, "It seems that human brothers are much better than others, and this competition is not only related to their precious The wealth of the dark moon is also related to the prestige of the dark moon. Can the human brother think of a way to save his own life and the prestige of the dark moon in this competition, and by the way... help others win money?"
The waxy voice of "Human Brother" made Chen Rui's scalp tingle, but he had gradually sorted out the matter in his heart - the victory of the last master challenge made the soldiers and civilians of Darkmoon City excited, this time Nine out of ten competitions are intended to take the opportunity to suppress morale, and it may also be the meaning of the Chiyou territory or even the regent King Hei Yao.
Because of this, Joseph first sent someone to publicize and highlight Chen Rui's performance in the Masters, and praised him high, and then fell down hard. In a sense, Chen Rui was just a tool used by Joseph to slap An Yue. As for Allen who released the news, just as Alice said, he is a fool who was used as a gun!
Chen Rui began to seriously weigh the pros and cons of this competition. Joseph obviously planned it in advance. Rumors of the competition have spread quickly throughout the city, and even Chiyou Territory will come. Cowards are the most looked down upon by the Demon Realm. If they avoid battles, they will have difficulty walking in the dark moon or other places in the future, and it will definitely be more difficult to obtain spiritual energy. Besides, being low-key doesn't mean cowardice. Blindly retreating will only make people press every step of the way. Since Joseph wants to use his life to attack Shia and Dark Moon City, then let this smiling tiger fall into a big fight.
Chen Rui's thoughts changed rapidly, and he asked, "Little princess, is the competition between you and Joseph a match for sure?"
Alice was joking at first, and didn't want him to die. Now that she saw Chen Rui's appearance, she seemed to have really thought of a way, and quickly replied: "No, it's two wins in three rounds. Athena's beast control technique Dark Moon is number one, and she has helped me win for two years in a row, and last year I even lost to her in person by Joseph."
Chen Rui thought to himself, the reason why Athena won consecutively is because she has the father of the number one general in the empire, secondly, the meaning of competitive games in previous years was not as important as it is now, and the third and most important reason is that the Smiling Tiger has been hiding his secrets, deliberately using this to hide his strength.
Chen Rui thought about it for a while, and roughly came up with a plan, and asked, "Little princess, I have an idea, but I can't guarantee winning. It might be a draw. If I'm lucky, I might win. I just don't know how brave you are." ?”
"If you have the courage, you will not lose money, and it is even possible... to win money?"
Alice bit the word "money" very accurately. Seeing Chen Rui nodding firmly, he immediately shook his body and revealed his domineering: "The dictionary of the royal family of Lucifer has never been afraid of these two words, I, Alice. Lu Xifa, fear nothing!"
Little Lolita's powerful aura made Chen Rui shudder, and he quickly expressed his rough plan.
After listening to Chen Rui's plan, Athena frowned slightly, looking a little worried. Alice signaled that it was okay, stood on tiptoe, and patted Chen Rui's shoulder: "I really didn't see the wrong person, you compare The old Gauss next to my sister is even more cunning, so let's work hard with this princess in the future!"
This kind of high evaluation made Chen Rui feel ashamed, suddenly thought of something, and said cooperatively: "This subordinate has a delicious sugar pill, please taste it, my lord."
"It's a princess!" Alice corrected, snatched the sugar pill, ate it, and unceremoniously criticized the taste of the sugar pill as mediocre, far from what she expected.
Athena's eyes lit up, she understood that what Alice had taken was the "antidote", she secretly praised Chen Rui's wit, and said: "There is not much time left now, Chen Rui has never ridden a flying monster, and he needs to master some immediately." Basic driving skills."
"Okay, I'm going to go to the store to have a look. The business has improved a little these two days. It won't be possible without this princess to control the scene," Alice said with a weird smile: "Athena, she gave Chen Rui You, it's the first time for him, remember that time... Be gentle."
"It's just because it's the first time, so I need special training." Athena said in a daze, "What's the use of gentleness? How can you do it without suffering!"
Chen Rui was sweating profusely. Afraid that Alice would lead to other ambiguities, he quickly pulled Athena and said, "Since time is short, let's go!"
After escaping from the clutches of Little Lolita, Athena got a horned winged beast and led him to a clearing outside the city.
The horned winged beast is a relatively common flying beast, with a eagle-headed beast body covered with feathers, and its wings spread out to look huge.
Horned winged beasts are irritable and aggressive, but their endurance is relatively poor, and they can generally be used as a surprise attack force in conventional combat. The trump card of air combat is undoubtedly the Wyvern, which is powerful and poisonous, and can take off and land vertically. It belongs to combat helicopters, and its drivers are honored as dragoons. It's just that the number of wyverns that can be tamed is very small, and it would be good for an empire to have one or two dragon cavalry troops of wyverns.
As for the real overlord dragons in the air—the dragons in the demon world are relatively rare compared to the ground world, but they are more fierce and powerful. Let alone control, almost no one dares to provoke them.
"This kind of monster that has been tamed is not difficult to control. It was the best way to gain its favor, but now it is too late, you just need to let it understand what you mean." Athena gently Patting the horned winged beast's head, a low note came out of its mouth, and the anxious eagle's head bowed down obediently.
Chen Rui asked strangely: "Why don't you use a saddle or a rein?"
Athena shook her head, and asked back: "If you use that, will it still be called an air death competition? And the requirement for the air competition is that you must ascend to an altitude of 100 meters before it can start."
100 meters high! And without any auxiliary tools! Chen Rui was taken aback. This kind of plane is not a bus like a triangular rhinoceros. If he is not careful, it will become a free fall. Even if he has the characteristics of a star, he can't stand it.
It seems that it is still necessary to learn the air force knowledge of the Demon Realm.
"Don't be afraid in the air. The more you are afraid, the more dangerous you are. In fact, as long as you master the rhythm and feeling, you can easily control the monster."
Athena said, sitting on the back of the horned winged beast, patted its neck, and the horned winged beast took a quick run-up, flapping its wings and flying.
Chen Rui looked enviously at Athena flying in the sky on a horned winged beast. In his original world, human beings have always dreamed of flying into the sky, and airplanes were born because of this. When he went out to participate in a certain competition on behalf of the university, he was lucky enough to take a plane once. The feeling of flying above the white clouds and looking down at the earth was very wonderful, and Athena's flight on the back of the monster was obviously even more exciting.
Athena controlled the horned winged beast to maintain a certain height, and even stood up on the horned winged beast's not wide back. This is a movement with such a high degree of difficulty in the high-altitude flight, which is quite terrifying.
Athena looked calm, her purple hair was blown back by the strong wind, the short robe on her body was dancing, her feet were firmly nailed to the back of the monster until the horned winged beast fell to the ground.