Volume 2: Empire Chapter 189 Pool Party
The man with the ulcer-face smiled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and shook the gold coupon in his hand and said to Luke: "My lord, I don't understand such national affairs, but I know that whoever has money is powerful.
The Tedegar Hills are definitely not as rich as the Empire, and the Northern Legion is not as rich as the City of Raging Waves. I heard that the barbarian Fekechik did business in the City of Raging Waves, and in just two years he became the second richest man in the entire Holy Mountain. "
Luke couldn't help but laugh and took out another gold ticket: "You have a unique vision. I will come again tomorrow. If you get valuable information, hang a black money scorpion outside the door."
The man with the scabby face snatched the gold ticket from Luke's hand and said repeatedly, "I understand, sir, just wait for my news."
Luke left the dark potion workshop of the man with the pimple face and soon turned into a market. He randomly walked through several alleys, and after making sure that no one was following him, he found a secret place to change his clothes.
He burned the stolen clothes, then bought some canned wine and carried it back to Fechik's house.
Seeing that Mrs. Fecochik and Coco were chatting happily, Luke gave them the wine he bought as a gift and returned to his room.
I opened the window and looked at what was happening outside.
The servants of the Fekich family were preparing for the pool party in the evening. I don't know where Mrs. Fekich heard that this social way was very popular in the world. There were four rows of barbecue grills around the pool, and the freshly slaughtered fat beef was skinned and hung up, and the barbecue chef made barbecue on the spot.
A lot of wine was prepared. At the four corners of the swimming pool, there was a wine barrel taller than the barbarians, and the tables around the barrels were filled with large oak wine glasses.
Even though Mrs. Fecochek's pool party hadn't started yet, Luke could already imagine what the evening would be like.
Looking further outside, the entire holy mountain appears to be very popular.
The Northern Army stopped its attack and had several secret contacts with the Duke of Celtic. The war was suspended, and people from the surrounding villages and towns flocked to the Holy Mountain to exchange supplies, making the place look prosperous.
After admiring the scenery of the Holy Mountain for a while, the information that suddenly came from his spiritual universe prompted Luke to immediately sink his consciousness into the spiritual universe and then into the spiritual starry sky.
Under the starry sky is the projection of the World Tree.
Luke floated above the starry sky and looked down at the World Tree.
The newly born World Tree has grown to a height of a thousand meters, and its huge crown is as majestic as a mountain. The essence of the starry sky converges on the moon, forming a silver moonlight that shines on the World Tree, as if watering it.
"The World Tree is really favored by the moon." Qingkong appeared beside Luke at some point. She stood in the starry sky and looked at the thriving World Tree, just like looking at her own child.
Luke said: "The previous generation of the World Tree was destroyed, and it was able to survive and be resurrected, thanks to the protection of the moon. The new World Tree is also under the care of the moon throughout the whole process. I think it will grow into a greater existence than the previous generation of the World Tree."
Qingkong looked at Luke and said, "Since you already have the World Tree, why are you still so obsessed with the Abyss? Even if the missing artifact is left in the Abyss, the danger there is not worth your risk."
"What if the World Tree is lost in the abyss?"
In response to Luke's question, Qingkong found that he had indeed ignored this question: "Are you worried that if the World Tree is promoted to a divine artifact, it will be lost in the abyss like other divine artifacts?"
Luke replied: "At the end of the ancient war, why the artifacts of the five ancient civilizations were lost is still an unsolved mystery. If the abyss swallowed the artifacts, the World Tree will also face the danger of being swallowed if it is promoted to an artifact.
Today, an Abyss Mage said to me: Fear comes from the unknown. We know that the power of the Abyss is very terrifying, but we don’t know what its power is. Even the artifacts are obscured by it. "
Qingkong suddenly floated in front of Luke, and said with tears in his eyes, "I am so moved! If the World Tree is swallowed by the Abyss, I will probably disappear with it. You took such a big risk to investigate the Abyss, and it was for me...
How can I repay you? "
Luke knew that Qingkong was going to lose his mind again, so he said coldly, "Tell me all your little secrets. "
"Alas... it's a real letdown to ask for this kind of thing at this time." Qingkong floated away: "The beauty you met in Tedejia Hills is here to see you, you should just deal with her."
There was a knock on the door.
Luke was shocked. He regained consciousness and found that it was already night outside the window. The sky was clear and cloudless, and the stars in the sky were twinkling like eyes. A crescent moon hung in the sky.
Clear Sky said, "I will watch you through the stars."
Could it be true?
There was another knock on the door. Luke didn't think any more and went to open it.
It is indeed coconut.
Luke called out a gust of wind to close the open window, then asked Coconut, "What's going on?"
"The pool party has started. Madam Fikechik asked me to call you." Coconut said embarrassedly, "I have never attended such a party before. Madam Fikechik said that this is the most popular party in Raging Wave City now. You must teach me, otherwise I will make a fool of myself at the party."
Luke replied: "Of course you need to wear swimsuits at a pool party, so everyone can swim and chat together."
Coconut was curious and asked, "What is a swimsuit?"
Luke heard that the pool was very lively, so he said to Coconut, "Swimsuits are clothes you wear when swimming, but the pool party hosted by Mrs. Fekich is different from what I know. Let's go and see what the people attending the party are doing."
"Okay, all right."
Coco was obviously a little afraid of this kind of "upper-class gathering" and followed Luke closely.
When he arrived at the swimming pool, Luke found that it was just as he had imagined.
Apparently, the pool party Mrs. Fekich was talking about was a drinking and eating party with the swimming pool as the backdrop.
The charcoal fire in the barbecue grill is burning brightly, and the large skewers of beef on it are sizzling with the tempting aroma of fat.
The guests who arrived held barbecue in one hand and glasses filled with liquor in the other, and sipped the liquor while eating the meat. When they were in high spirits, they sang and danced loudly by the swimming pool.
But the arrival of Luke and Coco made the lively atmosphere suddenly quiet down.
It was only then that Luke noticed that all the guests at this party were barbarians.
Luke is a human, and Coco is a human with barbarian blood.
Feeling the hostility, Luke immediately thought of the information about the Fecochik family.
Fekochik belonged to a large barbarian family in the Holy Mountain... the Stone Family . The Stone Family had a very ancient history and was a local tyrant among local tyrants in the Holy Mountain. It could be said that when the Stone Family settled in the Holy Mountain, there were few humans in the entire Tedega Hills.
As an old family settled in the Holy Mountain, the Stone Family witnessed the arrival and prosperity of humans. They also suffered many losses from the cunning humans when dealing with them .
Therefore, most of these ancient and large barbarian families are very hostile to humans. Humans are generally rich, while barbarians are generally poor, which further deepens the contradiction.
"Mrs. Fechik, are these two humans your newly purchased servants?" a savage who looked very distinguished asked Mrs. Fechik.
“No, no, no…” Mrs. Fekechik, who was wearing heavy makeup and expensive fur, put down the meat in her hand, wiped the grease on her clothes, and then took Luke to introduce him to the guests: “This is Mr. Luke, the adventurer from the City of Raging Waves. He brought me a letter from Fekechik.
Your brother Fekochik has made some money recently. He plans to invest in a shipping company and buy three new cargo ships, each with a carrying capacity of 10,000 tons.
The total investment will be about 600 million Reichsmarks..."
Mrs. Fekechik was very satisfied with the expressions of the brothers at this time, and of course she did not forget to continue introducing them: "Mr. Luke is a B-level adventurer, and the cost of inviting him to complete the task is very high. But your brother Fekechik spent a lot of money to hire Mr. Luke to come to the Holy Mountain so that the letter he wrote to me and the check he sent to me could be delivered safely.
Mr. Luke did not disappoint you, Brother Fekechik, and delivered the letter and check to me. Today I bought four stores in one go, and I am one step closer to becoming the person with the most stores in the Holy Mountain.
That’s why I held the popular pool party in Raging Waves. I hope Mr. Luke can feel like he’s back in Raging Waves.”
Luke didn't know whether Mrs. Fecochek was introducing herself or taking the opportunity to show off her wealth, but the effect was pretty good.
Eating Fecochik's meat, drinking Fecochik's wine, experiencing Fecochik's world fashion, and Fecochik's family invited two humans to the pool party, what else can you say?
Of course, the barbarians did not treat Luke well. They pretended not to see him and continued to eat, drink and have fun.
Mrs. Fekechik certainly knew the character of the Stone Family. She said to Luke, "They are a bunch of guys who have never seen the world. They will never understand how the Fekechiks make so much money.
I'm really sorry, I don't have many human friends. I invited a few, but when they heard that these guys were coming, they all said they wouldn't come.
If they give you any trouble, please let me know immediately."
Luke said, "It's okay... I didn't expect to see such a pool party with the characteristics of Raging Waves City in the Holy Mountain. It really feels like home."
After receiving the compliment, Mrs. Fekich immediately said happily, "This is fashion! Have fun at the pool party and just treat this place as your home in Raging Waves."
Luke laughed.
I guess Fekochik didn't dare to tell his wife in the letter what a pool party is. Beauties, swimsuits, raging hormones... are all taboos for a stable family. It probably means a group of people drinking and eating by the pool.
As a result... it became like this when I arrived at the Holy Mountain.
Looking at the group of wild people singing and dancing around the swimming pool, Luke thought this kind of party was quite interesting.
"Would you like a drink?" Coconut brought two large glasses of wine from the servant and handed one to Luke: "Mrs. Fecochik is a good person. She said she would issue a commission to my adventure group. The lady has so many stores, she must need a lot of goods. I'm going to be rich!"
Luke took the wine glass. The moon in the sky was reflected in the middle of the large-mouthed glass.
He drank in big gulps, and the alcohol was very strong.
"Congratulations! Fekochik is a very powerful barbarian businessman. If you learn from him, you can really make a fortune."
Coconut clinked his glasses with Luke and said, “Thank you, too. Without you, I would never have met Mrs. Fecochek.
Next we have to prepare seriously for the strongman competition. I heard that because of the truce, many barbarians from far away are also coming to participate. The strength of the strongman contestants this time is very strong..."
"Did I hear you wrong?" A passing barbarian exclaimed loudly, "A human being wants to participate in the strongman competition? I can break your thin arms with just one finger."
The barbarian's taunting caused the other barbarians to laugh.
They had long been dissatisfied with the two humans who came to the barbarian party, and this time they finally found an opportunity.
An obviously drunken barbarian staggered towards Coconut. He looked at Coconut's body and said disdainfully: "Although you have some barbarian blood, you are tall by human female standards, but you are not strong enough."
Coconut replied: "I'm sorry, it's not me who is participating in the strongman competition, it's Mr. Luke."
"What a human being, a purebred human! Hahahahahahahaha... This is the funniest joke I have heard tonight. The strongman competition is a contest between barbarians. It is better for weak humans to stay away from it."
Luke put down his glass and held out his hand to the drunken barbarian: "We'll know who's the joke of the night after a comparison."
The barbarian looked at Luke's hand with disdain on his face. He stretched out his own hand, which was broad, with thick fingers and thick calluses on the surface, like an iron rake used by farmers.
Compared with the barbarian's hands, Luke's hands were extremely white, like those of a craftsman who made precision devices. It seemed that if the barbarian grabbed them casually, they would break like porcelain.
Hearing that the human dared to challenge them to a fight, the other barbarians all gathered around. They seemed to have heard the human's screams like pigs being slaughtered.
The drunken savage did not even put down the glass in his other hand. He reached out and grasped Luke's hand, then casually increased the force.
But he found himself as if he was holding a block of iron.
"You used magic ..." the barbarian questioned. He looked down and found that there was no sign of magic on the human's hand.
Was it because I was drunk that I didn’t perform well?
The barbarian increased his strength, but the feeling in his palm did not change at all.
How could a human hand be so hard?
Keep adding strength.
Luke looked at the barbarian's red face and said with a smile, "Is that all the strength you have? I don't think you are a barbarian. Last time a goblin shook hands with me, I felt he was stronger than you."
"You, you, you wait..."
The barbarian put down the wine glass and used all his strength. His face swelled up and turned purple, and he even farted, but the other party still did not react.
"Magic, you must have used magic!"
