I put on my hood and wandered around aimlessly in the crowd. I looked at the people celebrating in front of me and casually took a sip of wine. I seemed to be infected by the celebratory atmosphere, and my mood became better without me even realizing it.
Aivla had already left. It was rare for me to be in such a good mood today, so I didn't intend to waste my energy on an outsider. Angels were all inflexible, and it would be impossible to communicate with them right now. I would first go to Nanxiang for a few months before talking to them.
I had already entered the Wood City District. This was also the most prosperous business district in Diffindor. At this moment, there were all sorts of small shops on the roadside. Some sold snacks, some sold jewelry, and there were even quite a few war memorials.
The moment I entered the market, a cute golden-haired little girl suddenly appeared beside me. She madly ran to the roadside stalls and started looking for a new snack stall.
Her long blonde hair almost reached the ground. Heloise, who was becoming more and more gluttonous, had a barbeque skewer in one hand and smoked fish in the other. She even had a chicken drumstick dangling from her mouth. Soon, the cute and noble princess' clothes had become a greasy rag, and her red face had become a tabby cat.
Ever since Heloise had regained her appetite and sense of taste, she had evolved like a super glutton. Fortunately, most of the time, she only tasted food. Although her little mouth was constantly moving, she didn't eat much. That was the only way she wouldn't let the silly cat on my head get fatter and fatter.
"Hmph, no matter how much I eat, I won't get fat. At most, I'll just share my nutrition with my children and let them get fat. I'll forever be a single-digit beautiful witch … Ah, Roland, look over there! What's that!"
While making sarcastic remarks that would infuriate all women, she laughed as she jumped and pointed at the street in front of her. The slowly moving flower parade seemed to have completed its first round of parade.
In human countries, flower parade was a tradition. However, unlike the rich countries in the central plains, which used flowers, beauties, gold, and artwork to decorate their flower parade, the flower parade in the Northlands usually didn't have any flowers. However, the Northlands had the highest ice sculpting technology.
Myths, epics, heroes, and even real people could be turned into vivid ice sculptures. A few colorful lights were lit in between the ice sculptures, and the colorless ice sculptures came alive in the flowing lights. The distortion of light and the reflection of magic made those lively characters seem to come alive.
Of course, if that was all there was to it, it would be a little boring. After all, every type of float had their own characteristics and functions.
For example, the largest bakery chain in the city, Asa Bakery, used ice sculptures to make all kinds of fancy desserts, which were vivid and attractive. There was even a shopkeeper who was distributing bread discount rolls. It seemed that the advertisements were scattered along the road.
"Dessert, dessert, banana boat, strawberry sundae, orange custard, fancy pink rolls …"
Alright, looking at this Banshee Queen who snatched a bunch of coupons, I could only smile helplessly. Looks like there will be a lot more bread crumbs in my house in the near future.
The Phillip Carriage Company's flower parade was made into a pumpkin carriage from a fairy tale. The horses that pulled the carriage were dressed as mice. However, the carvings on the pumpkin's shell and the decorations on the carriage were even more exquisite and beautiful than a real carriage. The gigantic carriage didn't shake at all, fully displaying the astonishing craftsmanship of the craftsmen.
The Golden Peak Tailor Shop's flower parade became a stage for the models to show off their new clothes. It was a pitiful world of ice and snow. All the young girls' faces were pale from the cold, but they were still doing their best to show off their dresses and casual clothes that didn't have much material.
In the past, even if it was New Year's, this place would always be cold and empty. But as Donglan became more and more prosperous, more and more people chose to return here. Many major merchants also invested in this place. These three merchants weren't originally Donglan's local merchants, so they took advantage of this opportunity to promote themselves.
Even the newly established Town Security didn't give up on such an important opportunity to promote themselves. Momo was still showing off their new uniforms on the flower parade. The sound of whips filled the air, and the snow eagle that represented the sinners was whipped into pieces, causing snow to fly everywhere. It was quite a painful sight to see … but it seemed that this also attracted quite a few strange followers.
And with so many flower parade cars, there were naturally some special ones as well. For example, there was a certain Alliance with a lot of energy, especially those goblin engineers who were full of firepower …
"One, two, three! Learn how to use an excavator, come to the West Town Mechanical Engineering School! "
It was a heavy goblin harvester, and it was currently showing off its new product — the "Safety" excavator.
* Boom! *
Alright, it was probably showing off the Safety brand of gunpowder. No matter if it was the audience or the workers themselves, they were already used to it. They stood up and sent the unlucky burnt person to a priest, while the others started looking for usable parts and started assembling the excavator on the spot.
Soon, a handsome jet-powered motorcycle appeared on top of the flower parade in a pile of oil stains and broken parts. The excavator driver from earlier rode the motorcycle and demonstrated all sorts of tricks. He then started showing off his skilled driving skills and the motorcycle's super horsepower … as expected, once you learned how to drive an excavator, you could drive anything.
"One, two, three! Come to the West City Mechanical Engineering School to learn all the tricks and tricks on a jet-powered motorcycle! "
Alright then, there were actually people applauding. This was much better than any magic trick or performance.
From a certain standpoint, if they didn't have the habit of viewing explosions as a daily occurrence, and most importantly, if they didn't have the vitality of a cockroach, it would be impossible for them to have such high achievements in the field of goblin engineering. In that case, for their persistence and shamelessness, I should give them thirty-two likes … I'll inform the Town Security to come and arrest them later. At the very least, their perseverance was quite admirable.
"You actually dare to come so close? Didn't you hear? Their first performance was a combination of five construction machines. When combined, they're even taller than the city walls. Now, all that's left from the explosion is the excavator with the right hand, and you actually dare to come so close? "
* Boom! *
The sound of explosions and flames behind them served as the best evidence for this warm-hearted person. In an instant, everyone retreated in unison, clearing the area around the flower parade car.
However, the miraculous scene from earlier replayed itself once again. Even though the excavator had been reduced to dust, the goblin engineers still didn't give up. Amidst the sound of oil and wrenches, a gnome electric saw with clacking gears was the first to be assembled.
The gnome driver stood up again and immediately used that clacking saw to cut off a piece of wood. And so, I heard those familiar shouts in unison again.
"Three, two, one! Learn how to cut wood! Come to the West City Mechanical Engineering School! "
"… From a gigantic robot to an excavator, then to a motorcycle, and finally to a chainsaw. It's like dismembering a corpse. First, it's the human, then the right hand, then the index finger, and finally the fingernail … Please let that chainsaw go; he's the only child left in his family. How pitiful!"
Alright then, for the sake of that pitiful survivor, I immediately called for help.
"Hey, hey, hey, Eliza, help me contact the Town Security. Tell them that there's a flower parade car in the Safety Sign …"
I didn't need to say anything else. Soon, two Dark Elf Knight's team appeared at the corner of the street. Without saying anything else, the gnomes picked up the broken pieces and fled.
And so, the first empty flower parade car appeared. However, the strange thing was that many people threw snow-white stones onto it.
"What's this?"
"Everyone can receive three votes for the Best Flower Parade. If you like that flower parade car, you can vote for whoever has the most stones on that flower parade car. The prizes are quite generous."
Eliza's familiar voice came from behind me. Before I knew it, she had already arrived. I looked around and saw that there were already quite a few small white stones beside the flower parade cars.
"So it's sympathy votes. Right, who's in the lead now?"
"… The Gentlemen Alliance's other flower parade car is in the top three. Look, it's that one. "
Alright then, I only needed one glance to understand what was going on. That flower parade car was quite simple. There was only a large sign hanging on it. "If you have a grudge, take revenge. If you don't have a grudge against me, you can also take it out if you don't like it."
There were a few unlucky fellows tied to the sign.
"Crazy Clothes-Shredding Demon!"
"Streaking Eagle King!"
"Fake Medicine Dealer!"
"Explosion Maniac!"
"Professional Freeloader …"
These unlucky fellows had obviously been sold out by their peers. They had ridiculously high "popularity" and enjoyed the citizens' warm greetings. However, considering that they were either Legends or top-level Gold rank, the stones thrown by ordinary people were actually quite ineffective against them. Their pitiful screams were probably just to entice the attackers to throw more votes.
One was willing to fight, and the attacker was happy. The other was willing to be beaten, and the attacker was also happy … Yep, let's just assume that they were willing. The speed at which they collected the stones was already quite astonishing.
* Crack! *
"Hahaha, look, Eliza, that unlucky fellow. Who's so wicked as to smash an ink bottle on Yingou's head?"
Originally, the Absolute Gentlemen Alliance was going to participate in the parade as well. However, considering their neutral status as mercenaries, as well as their future expansion plans, it wasn't suitable for them to be too heavily affiliated with the government. That was why I asked them to avoid suspicion. I didn't expect them to be so playful.
"Whose idea was that? How sarcastic. "
After I finished laughing, I casually asked.
"Nobody. I heard that during the discussion, Casio said, 'It's fine as long as Brother Beifeng is here. He can just go up and walk around. With his popularity, he'll be able to win.' Then, they estimated that if Beifeng was here, with his current reputation, as long as he didn't get beaten to death, he really would be able to win. Then, they thought that since quality wasn't enough, they should make up for it with quantity. And so, those unlucky fellows went up, and I never expected that the results would be so good. "
However, my attention was no longer on the parade. Not far away, someone had actually made a float with a statue of the twin stars on it. Many passersby silently placed their stones on the float. Judging by how the stones were piled up into a small mountain, it seemed that the results were even better than the float with a target.
"This is a float made by the royal family. I heard that Princess Renée personally made this statue."
I couldn't help but fall into deep thought as I looked at the twin star statues that were becoming more and more familiar. It was rare for Heloise to show concern for her other self.
"… Oh, today is your birthday, but is it also that person's birthday? But if you're always so tense, you'll break sooner or later. Let go of your messy thoughts and have fun today. "
I couldn't help but laugh when I heard this.
"You're overthinking things. I just feel that if we brothers are compared, I'm indeed more handsome … But why is it that we're so far apart in terms of popularity with women?"
Yep, of course I wouldn't say the second half of what I said, which was rather embarrassing. But it seemed that just the first half was enough to make Harloys and Harloys look down on me, so I immediately changed the topic.
"Right, since that float is in third place, the royal family's float should be in the top three as well. What's the other float that's in front of it?"
Eliza's expression suddenly became rather subtle when she heard this.
"Take a look for yourself. The one in the southwest — yes, that's where the Xiluo Empire is. Their death float. From a certain standpoint, it's the same type of float as the Gentlemen Alliance. "
"Love, courage, and hope!"
“love and peace！”
With just a glance, I was almost blinded by the oily and shiny muscles. Omar's aerobics were becoming more and more explosive. But at the very least, he should wear more clothes. You guys aren't Eaglestorm's worshippers, are you?
And when I discovered that Gria's abnormally scary and penetrating voice was accompanying Omar's dance, I didn't say anything else and immediately left.
"For the sake of everyone's lives, let's give first place to them!"
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