"Bang! Bang! Bang! — "
As the paintballs produced by the goblins rose into the air, the guest mages on the floating island above Alinx cast exquisite spells at the same time, condensing a huge image in the air to help King Victor read out his blessing to the whole of Alinx.
Victor's words opened the curtain of the Glorious Festival, and then the current Pope of the Radiant Church, Jesolini XXIII, cast divine spells. Loud hymns rang through the sky of Alinx, showing all the believers who came to Irus the miracle of the Radiant Church.
The pope was bathed in the holy light that fell from the sky. His huge wings of light almost covered half of the sky. The divine feathers that fell from the sky had the power to warm people's hearts, as if they could purify people from the outside to the inside. Many evil believers who were hiding in the corners and trying to disrupt the ceremony were blown to pieces in the midst of painful screams. Under the illumination of the holy light, evil had nowhere to hide.
Victor was the first to receive the news.
"It's like this every year. Can't they learn their lesson?"
Victor sneered. Every year, there would be some crazy evil believers who would try to cause trouble at the Glorious Festival, but the Pope's wings of light made it impossible for them to hide, so their plans would always fail before they even started.
"Make the arrangements. Coordinate with the Radiant Church's activities. Pay attention to guiding outsiders and diverting the crowds during peak hours to avoid stampedes."
"From now on, the First Street is closed to carriages to make room for the festive parade."
"In the seven days of the festival, the poor in the slums can receive a piece of bread and a bowl of soup for free every day. The expenses will be charged to the royal family's account."
"At the same time, carry out charity fundraising activities …"
The instructions were passed down in an orderly manner. Victor, who had many experiences, was no longer an ignorant fool. He also knew how to use the festival to achieve some political means that were usually inconvenient.
For example, he carried out fundraising activities to ask the rich to fund the reconstruction of the slums.
During these seven days, in the Square of Holy Light in front of the Cathedral of Holy Light, the priests of the Radiant Church would treat all the kind-hearted people for free. It was because of such activities that the Radiant Church's reputation among the people had always been high.
Then … the Datang Chamber of Commerce, which was located next to the Square of Holy Light, took advantage of it.
From morning till noon, the flow of people had never stopped.
Coupled with the deliberate publicity of the Tang Daily yesterday, many people gathered here and stared at the big stage, full of curiosity.
"It's almost time. Looks like the Daily Tang Daily's publicity effect."
Hilton glanced at the gnome's clock and said, "From what I remember, this should be the peak of the festival. But this year, the number of people here is obviously several times higher than the previous years."
"In that case, let's begin.
Tang En smiled. "Are you all ready?"
Because Alinx was the main event, not only Fiona and Brian came, but also Elsa, Elijah, and Tina, who had never participated in a large-scale festival in Alinx, also came to join in the fun. It was worth mentioning that as the important guests of today's event, Dante, Clover, Alice, and Grandia also came, but the four of them were upstairs at the moment.
"Of course, we have done so much preparation for today's event. Everyone in the warehouse is already in place."
Fiona's face was full of confidence. She was in high spirits, and she was not as tired as she was a few days ago.
After eating the Fruit of Wisdom, her mental strength and mana pool had greatly increased, allowing her to successfully break through the bottleneck and smoothly master tier-1 spells. She could be considered as a real bronze mage. Another benefit of the increase in mental strength was that she did not feel tired so easily.
"Let's begin."
Tang En waved his hand lightly, and the Mage's Hand lifted the cloth covering, revealing a mobile exhibition platform that occupied an area of nearly a hundred square meters. On the exhibition platform was a huge lifelike canvas. It was a soaring golden Megalosaurus that Clover had meticulously drawn according to Tang En's description. Although she had never seen it before, it perfectly restored the essence of the Megalosaurus.
The onlookers below the stage felt suffocated as soon as they saw the golden Megalosaurus. At that moment, they almost thought that they were facing a real "magical beast".
On the side of the Megalosaurus were a few big words — Ellington Datang Chamber of Commerce Celebrates the Glorious Ceremony!
Then, there was a row of small words below — Envy the lives of the nobles? Want a magic air conditioner? Want a magic refrigerator? Want to become rich overnight? Now, there's no need to envy! Come and participate in the event! Everyone has a chance! As long as you win in the end, you will receive the reward of your dreams!
Event? Reward?
The passersby were puzzled.
However, their doubts did not last long, because the hosts that Tang En had carefully selected, and also the handsome guy who loved to be in the limelight the most in the whole of Ellington, the narcissist Carl Bolet, and Ellington's first radio host, Marlene, were already on stage.
"Hello, hello, hello … Audition, audition … This is the Datang Chamber of Commerce … Datang Chamber of Commerce …"
After hearing the loud and clear voice, Carl nodded with satisfaction. He stood on the stage and shouted, "Okay! Now, friends, please look over here — Yes, it's here! From the Datang Chamber of Commerce in Ellington! Today! In order to celebrate the Glorious Ceremony, we have specially organized a Thanksgiving Gift Sale! "
Thanksgiving Gift Sale? What the hell was that?
The people below were confused.
"Everyone, do you see the things on the stage to our right?"
The crowd looked over and saw several iconic products of the Datang Chamber of Commerce on the right side of Karl and Marlene.
"I believe that those who know about the Datang Chamber of Commerce already understand. That's right, magic air conditioners, magic refrigerators, magic washing machines, and so on, these are all products produced by the Datang Chamber of Commerce."
"As for the price of these products, I'm sure everyone is aware of it. In many people's eyes, these magical furniture are good stuff that only the nobles can enjoy. But … But … But today, as long as you participate in our event, you can easily win the grand prize!" Marlene's voice was rhythmic, and she easily stirred the audience's emotions. "But … But today, as long as you join our event, you can easily win the grand prize!"
Karl: "The special prize for participating in the event is a dual-use magic air conditioner worth 1,998 gold coins!"
Marlene: "The first prize is an ordinary magic air conditioner worth 998 gold coins!"
Karl: "The second prize is a magic refrigerator worth 500 gold coins!"
Marlene: "The third prize is a magic washing machine worth 100 gold coins!"
Karl: "Of course, in order to repay everyone's active participation, we have specially set up a participation prize. It is the newest product of the Datang Chamber of Commerce, a bicycle worth 10 gold coins. As long as you participate in the event, you can win it. Once lost, it will not come again …"
Before Karl finished speaking, the audience was already in an uproar.
"Oh my god! Is this for real?! "
"As long as you participate in the event and win, you can win a magic air conditioner?!"
"I don't dare to think about winning, but as long as you participate in the event, you can win the participation prize, right?"
They had never heard of this Thanksgiving Gift Sale before, but to win such a valuable magic air conditioner, it was obviously not something simple. Therefore, there were smart people who directly set their sights on the participation prize.
"It's just as you expected."
Fiona, Elsa, and the others looked at Tang En with admiration. Before the event started, Tang En told them that most of the people would definitely target the bicycle, which could be "easily obtained".
And this was also Tang En's real goal.
If he wanted to quickly promote a transportation tool that had never existed before in Prandal, of course, giving it away for free was the fastest way. After all, there was a cost to learn how to use a bicycle. If they bought it for a fee and still had to learn how to use it, it would be easy for people to feel frustrated. But if they got it for free, they would want to take the initiative to learn how to use it. And once they mastered it, it would be a disguised way to promote the convenience of the bicycle in front of others.
In short, Tang En intended to use this Glory Ceremony to give away a portion of the bicycles for free so that they could advertise themselves for free.
"But I still feel that giving it away for free is too stupid."
Brian muttered, "It makes me feel like all my efforts have been in vain."
"That's because you're too stupid."
Nokia mercilessly mocked Brian's IQ. "Free things will make people more active. This is a brilliant plan!"
"Tsk, you speak as if you know."
Brian curled his lips in disdain. "Big brother clearly explained it to you before."
Nokia was speechless.
Tang En smiled and said, "Don't mind it too much. What we give away today will bring us ten times or even a hundred times the profit tomorrow. Besides, the bicycles we give away are the most ordinary ones. If they like such ugly bicycles, then the beautiful bicycles designed by Ellie and the others will definitely conquer them."
"That's for sure!"
Fiona was full of confidence. When she saw the bicycle that combined Tang En's design concept with the aesthetics of the elves, she was instantly conquered. The first female version of the bicycle was in her bag. After that, Tang En asked Clairat, Elsa and the others to test it out. The effect was outstanding.
The male version of the bicycle that was full of lines was also full of charm. There was no doubt that it would become one of the best-selling products in the future.
Of course, the layout of the bicycle was only to let the people of Alinx get used to new things and accept this mode of transportation. At the same time, it was also to train their sense of balance and prepare them for the next step of the electric bicycle … uh, magical bicycle.
"Now, the first 'I'm the Big Winner' event sponsored exclusively by the Datang Chamber of Commerce officially begins!"
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