The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

: The Banquet of the Three Kings

In order to prevent Syndra from finding out, Lothar and Miss Fortune went back to the VIP room one after another.

Syndra looked at Lothar suspiciously, and whispered, “You guys won’t do anything without telling me, right?”

“How come I have nothing to talk to her about, it’s just to take advantage of each other.”

“This way…well then…”

Miss Fortune put the wedding aside for the time being, she wanted to devote herself to the next auction. Every item in this auction was very precious, and the first stage alone attracted all the competition. The lady is naturally looking forward to the second stage.

Lothar didn’t pay much attention to this auction at the beginning, but as he saw Olaf and the pure white hunting bow one after another, he also began to wonder what would come next.

“Ladies and gentlemen! I hope you enjoy your lunch! Our gluttonous market has always been strict with our own taste!” Lao Hei said, holding his beard, “The next thing to do is the second stage of this auction! The starting price of each item is no less than one thousand gold sea monsters! In order to save everyone’s precious time! Please increase the price by more than one hundred gold sea monsters every time you bid!”

There was commotion in the audience. A thousand gold siren is a huge sum of money that is well deserved. This is only the reserve price, and the transaction price is at least several thousand gold siren. It is unknown whether ordinary people in Bilgewater can earn dozens of gold sirens in a lifetime. Thousands of gold sirens are not a number that can be easily given to some gang or chamber of commerce bosses, especially for those at the bottom of the venue. As far as humans are concerned, even taking it out will hurt muscles and bones.

The second stage is the main battlefield of VIP seats and sub-VIP seats.

“Let’s invite out the first product!”

This time, it was not a dancer who took out the goods, but a big man with the appearance of a blacksmith.

“I believe that many of you here already know him, but I’d like to introduce you!” Lao Hei stretched out his hand to introduce the big man beside him, “This is Duer, a mechanical master from Zaan, who is famous for making firearms. Many of you should have ordered muskets from him.”

Lothar watched the audience’s reaction. This gun master seemed to be well-known.

“Dur came from the western city of Zaun.” Miss Fortune explained, “He only takes orders for exquisite firearms, usually tailor-made for big shots.”

Lothar didn’t know anything about firearms at all. Seeing that Syndra and Nami didn’t seem too interested, Lothar could only ask Miss Fortune a little bit: “Is your gun also made by him? It seems that you attach great importance to it.” look.”

“He’s not, it was made by another gunsmith.”

“Who”

“You don’t know even if you tell me.” Miss Fortune didn’t answer.

Old Hei lifted the red cloth on the pallet held by the gunsmith Dole, and a pair of exquisite large-caliber brass muskets appeared in front of everyone. They were Miss Fortune’s guns.

Nami let out two strange “poofs”sound.

“What’s wrong?” Lothar asked in a low voice.

That strange sound seemed to be a merman’s voice to express embarrassment, and Nami said in a mosquito-like voice: “I’m sorry… If I hadn’t given the gun to the auction, I wouldn’t have to bother to buy it back… ”

“It’s okay, I have to thank you to be honest.” Lothar comforted, “If it weren’t for you, I might not have come here, nor would I have found my long-lost friends and things.”

“Really?” Nami’s big eyes under the hood blinked a few times, “Mr. Lothar isn’t lying to me?”

“Of course it’s true. I’ll introduce you to my old friend later.”

“Next! Master Dole, please introduce this pair of muskets to everyone!” the old gangster said.

Duer’s face looked fierce, and he didn’t say a word of nonsense, and went directly to the topic: “This is a perfect work for the musket. I have been making guns for so many years. I have never seen such a simple design. It can be adapted to various sizes. The bullets will not get damp even if soaked in water. This pair of guns is so reliable that it may be used for a hundred years without failure. Give it to those who need it, don’t bury it, that’s all.”

As soon as Duer said this, the enthusiasm of the audience was immediately ignited. Duer is one of the most prestigious gunsmiths in Bilgewater. He can give such an evaluation, which shows that this pair of muskets is definitely rare. Excellent at first sight.

All the beggars in Bilgewater are doing bloody business. The value of a good weapon is not lower than that of a boat, especially gangsters, who are always thinking about how to ensure their own safety.

“Damn it.” Miss Fortune cursed inwardly. The gluttonous market really has a vicious vision, so she directly invited Doer to appraise it and do publicity. Now the price of her gun will not be low.

Lothar had a smirk on his face. Anyway, the money from the sale of this gun will go to Nami. He naturally hopes that the higher the better, anyway, the deal with Miss Fortune did not say that he would give her the money from the sale of the gun. .

“But her gun doesn’t seem to be simple… It seems that she is also a person with a story…” Losardo glanced at Miss Fortune.

Lothar also noticed that the [King of Pirates], who hadn’t participated in the bidding, actually looked at the muskets off the field for more than a minute, but he finally lowered his head, as if he still didn’t intend to buy it.

The auction started. As the first lot in the second stage, the starting price of Miss Fortune’s musket was only 1,000 gold sirens, but the competition was fierce, and it reached 1,500 gold sirens in no time.

In the end, Miss Fortune bought her gun back with 2,300 gold sirens.

“I have to share the money earned by the gun.” Miss Fortune was very heartbroken, so much money was enough for her to do many things, so she simply proposed to share Lothar’s money.

“No.” Lothar directly refused.

“Cut…” Miss Fortune didn’t insist. Anyway, she has a lot of money now, but she just hates Lothar even more.

The second phase of the auction is continuing in full swing, and each lot is of very high value, such as a large steam-powered ship from Piltover, which can carry hundreds of people on the sea without oars and sails; Ounia’s extremely rare white snake grass, it is said that even a broken limb can grow back after a bite; there is even a mage with good strength that was put up for auction, he seems to have owed a lot of debts, so he had to come to the auction as a last resort Sell ​​your bond.

In the second phase of the auction, there are many pieces that even Lothar is a little bit excited, but these things were photographed by nearly ten thousand gold sea monsters. Paying so much money, even she herself has no intention of participating.

The second stage passed so smoothly, and still not a single item was unsold.

But what bothered Lothar and Miss Fortune was that the [Pirate King] did not participate in any auction until the end of the second stage.

“It’s impossible for him to come here just to watch a play. Could it be that he came here specially for the third phase of the lot?” Miss Fortune pondered in her heart.

“Everyone!” Lao Hei’s voice was a little hoarse after hosting for a day, but he still enthusiastically said, “Next is the highlight of this auction! The long-awaited third stage! This stage is called [Three King’s Banquet]!”

“[The Banquet of the Three Kings]” The audience fell silent, waiting for Old Hei’s explanation.

And the 【King of Pirates】, who hadn’t participated in the auction, finally stopped his casual look, and his eyes began to stare at the stage.

“Sure enough…” Both Lothar and Miss Fortune noticed the [Pirate King]’s movements, “He came for the third-stage stuff…but what exactly is the third-stage stuff?”

Old Hei clapped his hands, and the eight tentacles of the octopus auctioneer behind him supported the ground, lifting his body off the ground, and everyone was able to see clearly what was hidden under the octopus.

Those are three statues carved out of rock.

The first statue is a pair of huge armor, as tall as two people, and the face under the helmet cannot be seen, but the giant mace he holds in his hand is still chilling.

The second statue looks like a woman, she looks very slender, but her whole body is also covered under the battle armor, and she is also invisible, holding a strangely shaped cross blade in her hand.

The third statue is a tall and thin man, still unable to see his face, only a crown on his head can be noticed. He also held a weapon in his hand, a long sword.

The sculptor’s craftsmanship is very good. Although none of the three statues showed their faces, every detail was polished to perfection.It even gives people the illusion that these three statues are living creatures, and they can appreciate the unique temperament of each statue.

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The first statue is majestic and brutal.

The second one is noble and beautiful.

The third one is gloomy and sinking.

As soon as the three statues came out, the audience fell silent.

“I don’t know if there are any of you who like history. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it. I will tell you the story of the king in the past.”

Old Hei began to explain: “Now the most powerful country in Valoran is Noxus, do you have any objections? Noxus’ Iron Blood Legion and Black Powder Troops have almost captured the western city-states. .I don’t know if you have ever been to the imperial capital of Noxus. There is an immortal fortress where the Noxus emperor lived. It is a huge fortress larger than the entire Bilgewater. If you If you can go to the imperial capital of Noxus, you will definitely be shocked by its hugeness at first glance.”

Lothar frowned. Of course he knew about the Immortal Fortress of Noxus, and he probably guessed the identity of the first statue.

“But do you know? The Immortal Fortress was not built by Noxus, but existed before the founding of Noxus. It was built by a tyrant known as [Iron Armor Wraith].” Lao Hei pointed to the first statue, “He is the [Iron Armored Wraith], the legendary emperor who was killed but resurrected.”

“Sure enough…” Lothar knows [Iron Armor Wraith], or no one in the whole of Noxus does not know, even children know the name of that ancient tyrant, and there are often children in the streets and alleys pretending to be him. play games.

“[Iron Armored Wraith] established a huge empire, but his tyranny was finally ended by the Noxian tribe, which is the predecessor of the current Noxus, and the immortal fortress he built became owned by Noxus.”

Someone in the audience began to get impatient: “I’m not here to listen to stories! Don’t be fooled…”

“You can go out if you don’t want to hear it. Anyway, you shouldn’t be able to afford the third-stage lot.” Old Hei said with a smile.

“Hey!” The man was annoyed, and he was about to start a fuss as soon as he slapped the table.

boom!

A loud gunshot rang out.

Before the man could yell and curse, his head exploded.

Everyone looked in horror at the place where the gun was shot. It was the [Pirate King] sitting in the VIP seat. He held up the gun in his hand, and the muzzle was still smoking.

“Huh…” Plank blew on the muzzle of his gun, and said cursingly, “I’m most annoyed by people who don’t know how to interrupt my story.”

The whole audience was silent, and no one dared to raise any opinions on Planck’s sudden murder.

Nami’s whole body’s fins stood up, and she looked at this scene incomprehensibly: “How could he kill like this…”

Lothar looked at Plank thoughtfully: “It seems that the title of [Pirate King] is not false.”

“Dear [Pirate King].” Hei didn’t have any surprised expression on his face. He saluted Planck, “I’m sorry, but I still hope that this auction can be conducted in a peaceful manner.”

“Hahaha, my fault!” Planck withdrew his musket, although he apologized, but there was no apology on his face, “I just can’t stand someone interrupting such a good atmosphere, your story is good. ”

“Thank you for your compliment.” Old Hei motioned to several waiters to drag the corpse down, and several toad-like vastayas came over with their big tongues and licked up the blood on the ground, “I’m sorry everyone, just a small episode, let me Let’s go on, where were we talking?”

Old Hei remembered: “By the way, [Iron Armor Wraith], he is the first king of this [Three Kings Banquet], let me introduce the second king, [Ascension Queen] from Shurima. ”

Syndra’s eyes lit up all of a sudden, she stood up from the sofa abruptly, leaned against the guardrail and listened carefully.

Lothar looked at Syndra suspiciously: “What’s wrong with her?”

“[Queen Ascension] is the ruler of the ancient Shurima Empire.” Lao Hei pointed to the second statue of a woman, “Although those who have been to Shurima should know that there is now a desert where birds don’t shit, But the ancient Shurima was not as desolate as it is now. The Shurima Empire at that time was even stronger than the current Noxus Empire. The secret is the [Ascended], the strongest fighter in Shurima, who is said to be powerful It can move mountains and fill seas, like a god, and its lifespan is endless, except for being killed, it is almost impossible to die. [Queen Ascension] is the most powerful [Ascension One]. ”

Lao Hei then pointed to the third statue, the tall and thin man with a sword: “The last king, [The Ruined King], his name and the name of his country are no longer known, but there is indeed such a legend in the legend.” The existence of a king who set the whole kingdom on fire in pursuit of the mystery of immortality. He is a tragic king. The [Shadow Isles] that you are familiar with is also created by him.”

As soon as Lao Hei mentioned [Shadow Island], the atmosphere of the entire venue suddenly became dignified.

“Where is Shadow Island?” Lothar recalled the map Swain drew for him, which did not mark this place.

Lothar looked at Miss Fortune. Her complexion was not very good. She should know what the Shadow Isles represent.

“Just ask her tonight.” Lothar thought to himself.

“[Iron Armor Wraith]! [Queen Ascension]! [King of Ruin]! The above are the three ancient kings.” Lao Hei bowed to the audience again, “Each of them is a millionaireThey exist above human beings, but none of them can escape the fate of life and death. Although they are all looking for ways to fight death, they all died without exception. But their exploration was not in vain, they did each master some huge secrets about life and death, and what will be auctioned in the last stage of this auction [The Banquet of the Three Kings] is exactly what these three kings held during their lifetime! The key to the secret of immortality! ”

There was an exclamation from the audience.

Lao Hei looked excited, and said loudly: “The auction method of the last three items is different! Because they are too expensive, we will not show what these three items are! And we don’t accept the payment method of the Golden Siren It can only be bartered! Later, our waiter will distribute paper stamps to everyone! Please write down the things you are willing to exchange on the paper! The things with the highest value in the audience will be exchanged to the three emperors. Supreme treasure! This is it! 【The Banquet of the Three Kings】!”

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The so-called emperor is someone who has everything, including wealth, fame, spouse, and power.

But maybe it’s because the emperor has too many things, so the more successful the emperor, the harder it is for Qian Jue to take everything away from them.

They will try their best to resist death, pay any price, and do any ugly things.

——Excerpt from “The Emperor” by Jericho Swain