Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1673: Chapter 23: Just Missing a One-Armed Hero Riding a Big Sculpture Passing By

Ke Duojin’s {Flywheel}, compared to ordinary contestants’ {Flywheel}, is indeed like the contrast between a lion and a rabbit. The armor armed to the teeth, especially the metal steel teeth at the front like that of a giant beast, already makes it difficult to explain its aggressiveness.

The {Flywheel} tournament does not prohibit mutual attacks… The frenzy on the field is exactly where the audience’s enthusiasm lies.

But Lei Yaz also has some confidence in the {Flywheel} he assembled with his elder sister yesterday… When tuning it yesterday afternoon, he was quite clear about the new {Flywheel}’s data. Even though he was shocked by Ke Duojin’s {Flywheel}, he did not fear it.

“Ke Duojin, you’re too quick to reveal your {Flywheel}.” Lei Yaz was not provoked by Ke Duojin’s nearly taunting behavior, “What’s wrong with you today? You’re usually not this ostentatious.”

This classmate Ke Duojin, not only was his competition {Flywheel} shining with gold, but even his clothes were dressed for the occasion—from head to toe, revealing an air of wealth, even his shoes were inlaid with numerous gemstones.

Even his eyes seemed to reflect the shine of gemstones.

“No, no, no, Lei Yaz, this is the real me. You simply don’t understand the gap between us. My {Golden Beast} is not comparable to the trash made with cheap materials like yours!”

Ke Duojin flashed his teeth, under the light even his teeth reflected a shining gloss, “Give up on this competition, Lei Yaz, come and help me! I’ve left you the best supporter position, as long as you nod, whatever components or materials you want, I can fulfill them for you! Your dream is to become an excellent {Flywheel} repair and modification master, isn’t it?”

“No, Ke Duojin.” Lei Yaz shook his head, “The things I want, I’ll get them through my own effort.”

“You reject me again!” Ke Duojin snorted coldly, then directly poked Lei Yaz’s forehead coldly, “Later, during the competition, I will crush your {Flywheel} outright! I will let you know what the power of wealth is. Only when you come to my side can you utilize all your talents!”

“Then, let’s decide the victory or defeat on the competition field.” Lei Yaz lightly clenched his fist, full of fighting spirit.

Ke Duojin snorted coldly, waved his hand, and had his enormous flywheel {Golden Beast} pushed away.

The crowd gradually dispersed.

Lei Yaz somewhat apologetically returned to Boss Luo and the maid’s side, “Well… Ke Duojin didn’t mean any harm, he’s normally not like this.”

“Are you very good friends?” Boss Luo smiled and asked.

Lei Yaz instinctively replied, “We grew up together, have known each other since kindergarten; we’ve always been classmates… Recently, I’ve been taking leave and haven’t returned to school. Initially, Ke Duojin hoped I could join his team.”

Boss Luo said, “I think this team of Ke Duojin’s is probably quite strong. If you join his team, perhaps you could achieve a better ranking… Don’t you want to earn more contribution points?”

Lei Yaz shook his head, “It’s not the same, if you don’t participate as a contestant, you can’t get special contribution points… I want my father and mother to meet, I can only use special contribution points. Ordinary contribution points and special contribution points are very difficult to exchange. And…”

“And what?”

Lei Yaz said softly, “And I don’t want Ke Duojin to give up his lead contestant position for me; his dream is to become a professional {Flywheel} contestant.”

“He will help you?”

Lei Yaz nodded, “He really isn’t usually like this.”

Boss Luo indifferently said, “Today’s Undersea City might also not be its usual self.”

Lei Yaz puzzled looked at Boss Luo… not the usual self? What kind of self is that? Lei Yaz instinctively looked around—indeed, it wasn’t the usual self, it was quite a lively day.

“It’s time for us to enter.” The maid suddenly said, “Lei Yaz, fight hard in the competition.”

“Oh… Okay.”

Lei Yaz instinctively nodded, but for some reason suddenly felt a chill down his spine… Why does this elder sister’s smile always feel terrifying?

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Outside the imperial palace, in a luxurious hotel under the name of the Royal Family.

Here there are guards appointed by the Kingdom Government—an aspect of the Undersea City Kingdom’s interaction with the world above; Captain Justin and his group are not suitable for exposure to the public.

The role of the guards is merely to prevent some idlers from unintentionally discovering Captain Justin and his group—as for monitoring, it’s debatable.

No matter what, at this moment, the guards from the Kingdom Government have already fallen to the ground.

The door to the innermost room of the hotel was slowly opened, Captain Justin walked out expressionlessly, and outside the door, two more guards from the Kingdom Government were also lying there.

“Lord Justin, the guards here have been dealt with, they won’t wake up in less than half a day.” Several subordinates quickly returned.

“Let’s set off then.” Captain Justin nodded, “The Undersea City Emperor should already be at the competition venue.”

“Okay!” The subordinate quickly said, “Captain, the {Sapphire} is also ready, it can support us at any time.”

“Head out!” Captain Justin ordered directly in a deep voice.

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On the street, pedestrians were cheering everywhere for the upcoming {Flywheel} tournament… like a grand carnival gathering, people would wear their favorite clothes… eccentric garments.

In such an environment, wearing a black robe, hooded, Longgang did not particularly stand out—nor did the woman Kaia beside him.

“I heard your child is participating in this {Flywheel} tournament?” Longgang suddenly asked in a low voice.

The woman was silent, just suddenly looking up at the dazzling screen on the road—broadcasting the situation at the venue… She seemed to be searching for something but evidently did not find it.

Or, the current timing was not enough for her to linger excessively.

“Don’t get exposed during this operation.” Longgang suddenly said in a low voice, “We can’t let anyone know the target of this operation is Mr. Yoa Xiu. Once you’re exposed, your child will also be in danger.”

“I know.” The woman responded quickly, “Only when absolutely necessary will I be quiet.”

Longgang said nothing, just silently nodded, then clenched his fist, held it lightly to his chest, then crouched and disappeared into the crowd.

The woman did likewise.

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“Quiet—!”

Representing the prevailing law, the Gendarme Team from the Kingdom Government now entered in formation, quickly dividing into two rows… Through the passageway, Emperor Louis XXXIX of the Undersea City slowly approached.

Behind the Emperor was a silver-robed Girl Liuge, along with another serene-faced woman in white.

At the end of the road was a special stand in the {Flywheel} tournament venue—the Emperor’s designated seating.

It was like a bridgehead, enough to overlook the entire venue.

In a short while, the Emperor, Girl Liuge, and Miss Qin had already entered the exclusive seating area— the Gendarme Team did not enter, they only stood guard at the door or below the stands.

Inside the room, maids were already waiting early, chairs had been arranged, and Louis XXXIX directly sat on the middle chair while Girl Liuge and Miss Qin sat on either side.

“How do you feel?” The Emperor looked at Miss Qin, smiled and said, “This is the grandest event in the Undersea City, the entire populace of the Undersea City will indulge in revelry starting today.”

“Is this considered charity?” Miss Qin said indifferently, “It’s like prisoners who’ve been confined in prison for long, getting an opportunity to breathe fresh air outside.”

The Emperor just smiled and let it go… Girl Liuge beside him showed no expression.

Suddenly, the communication device on Girl Liuge’s ear stirred… She nodded, then leaned close to the Emperor, whispering something.

“Just arrest them,” the Emperor instructed casually, “Don’t disturb the side here.”

Girl Liuge nodded and left her seat, exiting the room.

Watching this, Miss Qin suddenly remarked coldly, “Your maid actually feels it’s safe to leave me here alone with you.”

But Louis XXXIX showed a confident smile on his face, “She feels secure because I am the strongest Magic Energy Warrior in the Undersea City.”

“You are conceited,” Miss Qin said.

“I’m just confident,” Louis XXXIX shook his head and said, “If I wasn’t confident, I wouldn’t have managed to become the Emperor of the Undersea City. I am now the Emperor of the Undersea City, if even I am not confident, then I wouldn’t have a foothold. An Emperor who is timid and cowardly is unnecessary.”

Miss Qin, however, did not want to argue these matters with the Emperor. She suddenly raised her hand, pointing outside, “What is that sphere?”

She referred to a gigantic sphere floating above the competition venue… shadows enveloped it, giving her an ominous feeling.

“It’s a kind of purification device,” Louis XXXIX said slowly at this time, “We use it to purify some undesirable things in the bodies of the Undersea City residents… as well as some other purposes.”

“What purposes?” Miss Qin frowned.

The Emperor smiled and said, “When you become my Empress, I will share this secret with you… I eagerly look forward to the moment you give birth to an outstanding heir for me.”

“I am curious,” Miss Qin said instead, “Why did your previous two Empresses pass away… theoretically, the medical technology here should have eradicated terminal illnesses.”

The Emperor said, “Rest assured, they weren’t murdered… why they left me, I will also tell you.”

After you become the Empress.

This has always been Louis XXXIX’s rhetoric to Miss Qin—as if she would directly own half of the Undersea City once she became Empress.

“This seat is not good,” Miss Qin suddenly stood up, “I want to go to a seat below.”

The Emperor looked in the direction Miss Qin pointed and found it was a torch stand. He shook his head and said, “This view is the best, you will see very clearly.”

The Emperor then waved his hand.

A large number of dazzling screens appeared, projecting the entire venue inside and outside with a complete 360-degree view without any blind spots.

At the same time, Miss Qin’s seat suddenly ejected handcuffs, directly fixing her onto the seat… Louis XXXIX at this time left his seat, walked to the front of Miss Qin, and suddenly knelt on one knee.

“As long as you are here, you will harvest everything…” Saying so, the Emperor dropped his head and lightly kissed the back of Miss Qin’s hand, “My future Empress.”

Miss Qin closed her eyes without speaking.

The Emperor slightly smiled, stood up, flicked his cape, and walked out of the stands, appearing in front of everyone… The Emperor’s voice spread across the entire venue inside and out through sound amplification technology.

“Citizens of the Undersea City! My citizens! Can you not contain the passion in your hearts at this moment—!”

“Emperor—!!”

A wave of calls ensued, instantly drowning out all extraneous sounds.

Behind the Emperor, Miss Qin slowly opened her eyes, a trace of concern flashing in her eyes… Her spiritual sense did not become sharper despite leaving the imperial palace, and her sensing of the Green Lotus Sword Song became increasingly blurred.

As if something was suppressing her spiritual sensing… the enormous black sphere hovering above the venue.

It seemed to rotate slowly, then a crack split in the center, now appearing like a giant eye!

Miss Qin did not want the opportunity of going out today to have no harvest… Her gaze swiftly scanned the magnificent screens before her, searching for some inspirations as an Angel Envoy.

Suddenly, Miss Qin’s gaze froze on one of the screens… then her pupils began to exhibit some fluctuations.

“How… could he be here?”

At this moment, as if sensing Miss Qin’s gaze— the person on the screen suddenly looked up, as if through this screen, he pierced through!

It’s him!

The shop’s owner!

Miss Qin… Qin Chuyu’s state of mind, which had always been calm without much ripple, couldn’t resist swaying at this moment… Perhaps, there was no need to search for the Green Lotus Sword Song, the opportunity to escape had quietly arrived.

Qin Chuyu lightly opened her lips… But the person on the glamorous screen suddenly turned around, as if discovering nothing.

Qin Chuyu couldn’t help but open her mouth.

So infuriating—!

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“I didn’t participate in the ranking matches before, so the competition later has to be placed at the end.”

Lei Yaz returned somewhat regretfully at this point, still holding a piece of information he had just retrieved from the venue… His expression did not look optimistic.

But Boss Luo and the Maid seemed not to care too much and were discussing something.

“Suddenly feels like the world is very small.” Boss Luo’s words.

“This Miss Qin doesn’t seem to be in a good situation…” the Maid said indifferently, “Such an interesting encounter.”

A Female Cultivator from the Divine Land, trapped in the Undersea City, and chosen as a bride by the Undersea City Emperor or something… The plot suddenly becomes like Ruthless Valley.