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Chapter 499 "Money Rolling In"
(Today's update is a bit over. First, I apologize to everyone. Nanjing has suddenly cooled down these two days. Today, I have a headache so I'm writing slower.
But don't worry, the three chapters will definitely be updated today. There won't be any less.
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For the citizens of the imperial capital, after the celebration of the Qingfeng Festival, the excitement has yet to end. The Knight's Association's "Martial Arts Tournament" has become the focus of public opinion on the streets.
The streets near the Knight's Association's headquarters have been overcrowded for the past two days. Because of this, the imperial capital police had to increase their manpower by several times to maintain order.
Looking at the warriors of all shapes and sizes, holding their weapons and lining up in a long line in front of the Knight's Association, without stopping from morning till night.
As for Deron, he was already tired to death. Although Du Wei later asked Zuckerberg to send him a lot of manpower and set up a lot of registration points in front of the Knight's Association … but this kind of excitement lasted for a full two days!
In just the first two days, the number of people who signed up exceeded a thousand!
According to the feedback received, the warriors who signed up for the tournament, in addition to the low-level warriors who were not proud of themselves, there were also many guards of the aristocratic families. Everyone wanted to stand out! If they could stand out in the tournament, it would be better than being the bodyguard of those rich people for the rest of their lives!
On the second day of registration, which was also the day after the Qingfeng Festival, a big news quickly spread throughout the imperial capital!
The "Holy Order", which has always been known as the continent's number one Knight's Association, is also participating in the tournament!
The current Knight's Association's two Knight Captains, two Eighth Knights, Stewart and Randall, plus four Seventh Knights and more than ten Sixth Knights, have all signed up for this tournament!
In the streets and alleys of the imperial capital, people were discussing this interesting news after tea and meals. Many people were also discussing: When the powerful god Paladin fought with the proud guards of the nobles, who would win and who would lose?
As long as one was human, there would always be some sort of curiosity in them, especially in such a lively and important match! Naturally, many people liked to speculate and discuss the future outcome.
The Holy Order had sent out a group of powerhouses to participate in the competition. Without a doubt, they had poured a bucket of oil on the fire! Therefore, no matter if it was a teahouse, a hotel, or a carriage shop, the topic of discussion was always "that martial arts competition", "God Paladin", and so on …
This was the second day.
On the third day, an even bigger piece of news caused an even stronger reaction in the Imperial Capital!
Currently, the most popular minister in the Imperial Capital, the youngest genius Grand Duke of the Empire, the famous Grand Duke of the Tulip Family, the 18-year-old General of the Empire who had a hundred thousand soldiers and a province, the Empire's youngest General, Rudolph Du Wei, had also signed up for the competition!
Du Wei was one of the most popular celebrities in the Empire in recent years! You may not know the name of the Regent, you may not know who the leader of the Holy Order was, you may not even know the age of the Pope, Paul XVI … But as a citizen of the Roland Empire, if you don't know Du Wei, then you will definitely be treated as an idiot!
Du Wei was young and promising, and he was a top nobleman. He was young and handsome, and he had long become a well-known idol in the circle of nobles in the imperial capital. Many noble girls dreamed of marrying this most popular young idol of the Empire. Who knows how many noble youngsters have set Du Wei as their lifelong goal.
At this time, such a dazzling person actually announced that he would participate in the tournament!?
After everyone was shocked, the storm of public opinion immediately set off another climax!
Will the Grand Duke of the Tulip Family be the final winner?
Isn't the Grand Duke of the Tulip Family just a magician?
I don't think the Grand Duke of the Tulip Family is good at martial arts?
When one question after another was thrown out, soon, those who idolized Du Wei quickly spontaneously formed the Tulip Family's personal guards and started a war of words with those who questioned.
Everyone knows the strength of the Grand Duke of the Tulip Family! He is a famous expert in the continent!
What? He is a magician? Humph, who said that magicians can't learn martial arts? With the genius of the Grand Duke of the Tulip Family, what can't he learn?
Humph, he doesn't know martial arts? Don't forget, the Grand Duke is not a simple civil official! He is the youngest General of the Empire! As a General of the Empire, how can he not know martial arts?
Subsequently, Du Wei's victory over the grassland cavalry in Anglia City and the annihilation of the Northwest Army in the Northwest War was brought up again and again.
Of course, as the person involved, Du Wei didn't think that it would bring about such an effect. In this wave of popularity, Du Wei's reputation once again rose to an extremely high level!
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In addition to the Grand Duke of the Tulip Family's high-profile participation in the tournament, another piece of news was that the Tulip Family's business manager in the Imperial Capital, Mr. Zuckerberg, once again came up with a new method to make money: gambling!
Gambling has existed since ancient times. At the same time, several businesses in the Imperial Capital under Zuckerberg's control began to accept bets on the outcome of the tournament!
This is a blatant act of gambling. Although the Empire's laws don't prohibit gambling, this kind of public gambling is still immoral.
However, this is the Tulip Family's doing. Who would be blind enough to report Du Wei? Of course, it's not like Du Wei doesn't have any political enemies. But even if they did, there would be no result! Because this time's gambling activity obviously has a certain degree of official color!
Behind the scenes, Du-Wei has already promised to use a portion of the profits to supplement the Empire's finances that are currently under pressure from the military budget!
The Empire originally had some underground casinos controlled by wealthy families. But when it comes to gambling, who can be more proficient than Du Wei? He came from his previous life, so he was already very familiar with all the different kinds of gambling that he had seen in his previous life. The ball gambling in the Roland Plains was just a small warm-up.
It was clear that the Tulip Family was going to make a fortune again!
There are many people in the Imperial Capital who have money and leisure! Hundreds of years of peace had fattened up a large number of rich and powerful nobles in the imperial capital. These nobles, who were fond of leisure and hated work, had enough gold coins in their pockets that they could squander and have fun. Therefore, there are naturally a lot of people who are willing to participate in this kind of lively event.
Du Wei's "Evil Gambling Group" obviously has the color of official business collusion … … Even the organizers were dragged into the water by him!
With Prince Son as the head, the Imperial Capital has become the umbrella for this gambling group. During the busiest days of the gambling season, the Imperial Capital Security Bureau was even ordered to send more people to maintain order around Du Wei's properties!
And the Knight's Association is also involved … … Tempted by this plan to make a fortune, Deron was responsible for providing the information of all the applicants to the professionals under Zuckerberg.
Those people carefully checked the age, identity, background, master, warrior level, and other information of all the applicants. Then, they selected a few contestants who were considered to be promising and announced them as the targets of their bets.
And this kind of result also caused a very strange thing: Before the start of the First Under Heaven Martial Arts Tournament, many participants had already relied on this method to become the betting target to become famous!!
And after the calculations by the professionals under Zuckerberg, the latest odds will be announced on the bulletin boards in front of several properties every day to attract all kinds of gamblers to place their bets. And according to some unexpected situations, the odds will be changed at any time.
For example, if a contestant was popular the day before, but the next day he fell down while riding a horse, his odds will immediately plummet.
And there are also some dark horse contestants who suddenly got into a quarrel with other contestants at the hotel at night. After revealing their strength, they immediately became popular the next day!
And Du Wei and Zuckerberg came up with all kinds of strange bets: It's not just limited to who will be the champion! Instead, they bet on the top 50 contestants!
And it's not just about who will win or lose, they can also bet on life or death! Betting on whether the winner will have minor injuries, serious injuries, or how long they can last in the match … …. All kinds of strange bets, it really makes people marvel at their imagination!
In addition to betting, another new thing that was derived from betting quickly became the hottest item in the Imperial Capital! This thing was named by Du Wei as the "Book of Matches"!
Similar to the "Book of Matches" in his previous life, the "Book of Matches" in the gambling industry, and the "Book of Matches" in the lottery industry, this "Book of Matches" was designed by Du Wei to be released every seven days! It will introduce all the information of the most popular contestants in detail, and at the same time, list their strengths and weaknesses. In addition, there will also be a list of people with potential for everyone to refer to …
This kind of thing quickly became popular in the Imperial Capital! After the first 1,000 copies of the "Book of Matches" were printed and released, they were all sold out in less than a day!
After receiving this news, Delon Knight, who was in charge of printing the "Book of Matches" (because all the contestants' information was provided by the Knight Association), immediately made two decisions: Print an additional 3,000 copies! And at the same time, raise the price of each copy by three times!
Later, at the behest of Du Wei, Delon came up with a new thing, which was the "VIP Book of Matches". This hardcover version of the "Book of Matches" was printed more beautifully, and it even had the portraits of some popular contestants drawn by artists! There was also some latest inside information … … Of course, the price was also more expensive. Such a booklet could be sold for one gold coin! Of course, this kind of thing was not sold to ordinary gamblers, but to nobles and rich people who liked to spend a lot of money to bet.
Delon's face was almost blooming with smiles these days. He kept running back and forth between the printing workshop and the Knight Association, putting all his energy into printing the "Book of Matches".
In the first issue of the "Book of Matches", he received hundreds of gold coins … … Although the money was not much, it was after all a pie in the sky! Delon, who had been poor all this time, could not even close his mouth.
After the second issue of the "Book of Matches" went on the market, the hardcover version of the "Book of Matches" became even more popular among the nobles in the Imperial Capital. After all, as nobles, they always liked to pay attention to their noble status. Noble lords disdained to use the same things as those bumpkins on the streets! Therefore, although the hardcover version of the "Book of Matches" sold for one gold coin, which was equivalent to a few days of an ordinary family's expenses, the demand still could not meet the demand.
The second issue of the "Book of Matches" gave Delon more than one thousand gold coins!
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When Du Wei saw that the "Book of Matches" was so popular, he could not help but be a little surprised. Originally, he just casually came up with an idea to let Delon make a small fortune. He did not expect that the "Book of Matches" would become so popular. Since the third issue of the "Book of Matches", the sales volume had exceeded ten thousand copies!
And it was said that the "Book of Matches" had been sold to the towns around the Imperial Capital! Even the "Book of Matches" that had expired had become very popular!
"Uh … … Then, can I consider making something like a" newspaper "?" Du Wei could not help but feel a little itchy in his heart.
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Don't think that Du Wei's "Book of Matches" would not make a lot of money. This kind of thing was mainly a way to control public opinion! For example, right now, as long as Du Wei was willing, he could use this "Book of Matches" to make a big hit! Then, people would bet crazily on this popular contestant … …
And the result? Hmph, of course, it would be Du Wei's gambling group that would make a lot of money!
"There are so many rich people in the Imperial Capital!" Looking at the latest betting settlement data, Du Wei was shocked!
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