For the citizens of the imperial capital, after the carnival of the Fengfeng Festival, the excitement did not end. The "tournament" held by the Knights Association has already become the focus of public opinion on the streets.
The nearby streets near the headquarters of the Knights Association have been overcrowded for the past two days. Therefore, the Imperial City Public Security Bureau had to increase its manpower several times to maintain order there.
Looking at the warriors of all kinds, holding weapons, they lined up on the long street in front of the Knights Association, non-stop from morning till night.
For Deron, he was almost exhausted. Although Du Wei later asked Zach to send him a lot of people, and opened a lot of registration points in front of the gate of the Knights Association... But this kind of excitement lasted for two full days!
In just the first two days, more than a thousand people signed up!
According to the feedback received, apart from many unsatisfied low-level samurai who signed up for the competition, there are also many guards from wealthy and noble families—everyone hopes to stand out! If you can stand out in the martial arts tournament, it's better than being bodyguards for those rich people for a lifetime!
On the second day after registration, that is, the day after the Qingfeng Festival, a big news quickly spread in the imperial capital!
The "Holy Knights" are well-known in the mainland and have always been known as the number one knights in the mainland. This powerful armed group defending the church actually participated in the competition!
The current two knight commanders of the knight order. Two eighth-level knights, Stegel and Randall. In addition, four seventh-level knights and more than a dozen sixth-level knights have signed up for this competition!
In the streets and alleys of the imperial capital, people were discussing this interesting news before and after tea and dinner. Many people also discussed: When the powerful holy knights and the proud guards of the nobles fight, who will win and who will lose?
But ordinary people, more or less always have some curiosity psychology. Especially with such a great excitement, it is still a major game! Naturally, many people like to speculate and discuss future wins and losses.
The Holy Knights sent a group of strong players to participate, and undoubtedly poured a bucket of oil into the fire! Therefore, whether it is a teahouse hotel or a car shop and a horse shop in the imperial capital. The topic of discussion in people's mouth is always "that tourney", "holy knight" and so on...
This is the second day.
And on the third day, an even bigger blockbuster news aroused even bigger and stronger repercussions in the imperial capital!
Currently the most popular first minister in the imperial capital, the youngest genius grand duke in the empire. The famous Grand Duke of Tulip, the youngest general in the empire who had 100,000 troops at the age of 18 and occupied a province, rejected the grasslands in the west, and wiped out the warlords in the east. Lord Duvi Rudolph. He even signed up for the competition! !
Du Wei is one of the most popular celebrities in the empire in recent years! You don't need to know the name of the regent, you don't need to know who the head of the Holy Knights is, you don't even need to know the age of Pope Paul XVI... But as a person of the Roland Empire. If you don't know Du Wei's words, then you will be regarded as an idiot!
Even because of Du Wei's youth and promise, he became famous as a teenager, and he was also a top aristocrat. Young and handsome, he has long become a well-known idol in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital. I don't know how many noble girls dream of marrying the most popular young idol in the empire. I don't even know how many aristocratic teenagers regard Du Wei as their lifelong goal in their hearts.
this time. Such a radiant person actually announced his participation in this tournament!
After everyone was shocked, they immediately set off another climax in this storm of public opinion!
Will Lord Tulip become the final victor
Isn't the Duke of Tulip just a magician
It seems that you haven't heard that Lord Tulip is good at martial arts, right
When questions were thrown out one after another, some people who admired Du Wei quickly and spontaneously formed the Tulip Guards, and started a war of words with those who questioned
Everyone knows how powerful Lord Tulip is! He is a famous strong man in the mainland!
What? He is a magician? snort. Whoever stipulates that magicians cannot learn martial arts! With Lord Tulip Duke's genius, he can't learn anything!
snort. He doesn't know martial arts? Don't forget. My lord, he is not just a civil servant! He is the youngest general in the empire! As a general of the empire, how could he not know martial arts
subsequently. Du Wei led his troops to destroy the prairie cavalry in Jiliat City, and wiped out the rebellious Northwest Army in the Northwest War, which was revealed time and time again.
Of course, Du Wei, who was the person involved, did not expect such an effect, and in this wave of upsurge, Du Wei's reputation was raised to a very high level once again!
In addition to the high-profile participation of the Duke of Tulip, another piece of news is that Mr. Zach, the business manager of the Tulip family in the imperial capital, once again tinkered with a profitable thing: gambling!
Gambling has existed since ancient times. Meanwhile, several industries in the imperial capital controlled by Little Zach announced that they would accept betting on the outcome of this tournament!
This is a naked gambling behavior. Although the imperial decree does not prohibit gambling, this kind of public gambling is still immoral.
However, it was something made by the Tulip family. Who would dare to report on Du Wei? —Of course, Du Wei is not without political enemies, but even if he sues, there will definitely be no results! Because this gambling behavior obviously has a certain official color!
Behind the scenes, Du Wei has promised that part of the proceeds will be used to subsidize the imperial finances that are overwhelmed by military expenditures!
The empire originally had some underground casinos controlled by wealthy families, but when it comes to gambling, who can be as proficient as Du Wei! He came from a previous life, and he was already extremely proficient in the various gambling routines he saw in his previous life—the gambling he made in the Roland Plain back then was just a small warm-up.
Obviously, the Tulip family will make a fortune again this time!
There are more people with money and leisure in the imperial capital! Hundreds of years of peaceful times have fattened up a large number of rich and noble families in the imperial capital. These aristocrats who love leisure and hate work, and like to have fun when they are full, have enough gold coins in their pockets to squander. Therefore, there are naturally many people who are willing to participate in such a lively event.
Du Wei's "sinful gambling syndicate" obviously has the color of government-business collusion...even the sponsor was dragged into the water by him!
The imperial government headed by Prince Chen became the umbrella of this gambling group. Even during the busiest days of betting, the Imperial Capital Police Department was ordered to send additional staff to maintain order near Duwei's property!
And the Knights Association also participated in it... Deron was tempted by this plan to make a fortune, and he was responsible for providing the information of all the applicants to the professionals responsible for calculations under Zack.
Those people carefully cleaned up the age, identity, and origin of all applicants. After various materials such as apprenticeship, samurai level, etc., some players who are considered to be promising are selected, and they are announced as betting objects.
And this result. It also caused a very subtle thing: before the start of the World's No. 1 Martial Arts Tournament, many contestants had already become famous by becoming the object of betting! !
And after the calculation of the professionals under Zack, the latest odds will be announced on the bulletin boards at the entrances of several industries every day, attracting all kinds of gamblers to bet. Moreover, the odds will be revised at any time according to some unexpected situations.
For example, a certain player was still popular one day ago, but the next day it was reported that he fell while riding a horse. His odds plummeted immediately.
And some unpopular contestants suddenly got into fights because of a dispute with other contestants in the hotel at night. After showing their impressive strength, they immediately became popular the next day!
Moreover, the betting projects that Du Wei and Zach came up with are all kinds of strange: it is not limited to betting on who is the champion! Instead, they used the top 50 to bet!
And it's not just betting on who wins and who loses, in addition to winning or losing, you can also bet on life and death! Bet on whether the winner is slightly injured, seriously injured, or how long he can last in the game...etc. All kinds of strange betting methods are really amazing their imagination!
Except for gambling. Another new thing that comes with gambling. It soon became a hot commodity in the imperial capital! This kind of thing was named "Sai Jing" by Du Wei!
And the "horse classics" of horse racing in previous lives. The "ball scripture" of gambling is the same as the "colorful scripture" of the lottery industry. This "game scripture" is designed by Du Wei, and a new version is released every seven days! The above details all the information on the most popular recent samurai contestants, while listing their strengths and weaknesses. In addition, some potential characters who may exist will be listed for your reference...
This kind of thing quickly swept the entire imperial capital! After 1,000 copies of the first issue of "The Sutra" were printed and put out, they were all sold out in less than a day!
After receiving this news, Knight Delong, who was in charge of printing the "Competition Book" (because all the contestants' materials were provided by the Knights' Association), immediately made two decisions: to print 3,000 more copies! At the same time, the price of each volume will be tripled!
Later, under Du Wei's instruction, Delong tinkered with a new gadget, that is, the hardcover version of the "VIP Competition Book" was more beautifully printed, and some artists were even invited to draw portraits of some popular contestants! There are also some latest internal information... Of course, the price is also more expensive, such a booklet can be sold for a gold coin! Of course, the sales group for this kind of thing is not ordinary gamblers, but nobles and rich people who like to spend a lot of money betting.
Deron's face was almost full of smiles these days. He kept running between the printing workshop and the Knights' Association, devoting all his energy to printing the "Competition Book".
He got hundreds of gold coins from the sale of the first issue of the competition... Although the money is not much, it is a pie from the sky after all! Delong, who has always been poor, couldn't even close his mouth.
And after the second issue of the game book was launched, the hardcover version of the game book was favored by the nobles of the imperial capital. After all, as a nobleman, he always likes to pay attention to his noble status. Those mud leg guys use the same thing! Therefore, although the price of this hardcover booklet has reached one gold coin, which is equivalent to the cost of an ordinary family for a few days, the supply is still in short supply.
In the second round of competition, Delong got a windfall of more than 1,000 gold coins!
Du Wei couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that this kind of competition was so popular. Originally, he just thought about it randomly. Based on the idea that "mosquito legs are small, they are still meat", he came up with an idea to let Delong make a little noise. Money, I didn't expect this thing to become so popular. Since the third issue of the competition, the sales volume has exceeded 10,000 copies! !
And I heard that they have been sold to the towns around the imperial capital! Even expired ones have become very popular!
"Uh... Then, can I consider making some "newspapers"?" Du Wei couldn't help but feel a little itchy in his heart.
Don't think that Du Wei made less money by making this kind of competition. This kind of thing is mainly a way to control public opinion! For example, now, as long as Du Wei is willing, he can use this kind of competition to win a big hit at any time! Then people bet wildly on the favorite...
The results of it? Hmph, naturally Du Wei's gambling group is going to make a lot of money!
"There are so many rich people in the imperial capital!" Looking at the latest betting settlement data sent up, Du Wei was also taken aback!