Luke was also puzzled by Yomington's obviously tendentious speech, but it was more appropriate for him to say these words than for himself. It would be best if the Cross would be willing to spit out some monopoly industries. Although the chance is not high, it is still possible.

A fight for something.

When the ball was kicked to Gabriel's feet, he naturally wanted to continue to fight for the interests of the Cross.

Then the arduous and long negotiations began, and when the excitement was high, both parties couldn't help but bang the table and engage in constructive communication.

But no matter how much the quarrel between the two sides continues, the general direction of the expansion of Raging Wave City has not changed. What they are fighting for is just how much of the big cake the Cross Society and the Innovation Society can get.

After a round of negotiations, the expansion of Nutao City has entered the official agenda of the cabinet. Recently, Gabriel's chief minister formally submitted the Nutao City economic circle plan at the imperial cabinet meeting.

Negotiations over dividing the cake will continue.

Holding a knife, Luke not only had to negotiate with the Cross, but also with all forces in the empire. He was destined to be even busier than before.

It also made everyone in the imperial capital, from the royal family and dignitaries to the traffickers and lackeys, pay attention to the expansion plan of Raging Wave City. Some people with spare money are thinking about how to find ways to take advantage of this upcoming opportunity to fly into the sky.

With the blessing of continuous reports from major newspapers in the imperial capital, the wealth of Raging Wave City has confused people's eyes, so that there is a piece of news that has not received widespread attention.

The Crusader project moved from clandestine development to commercialization.

Miss Clear Sky was hired by the Crusader Project and owned an occult laboratory led by her.

Luke is very clear that the future development direction of the power system is the fusion of technology, and the fusion of magic, alchemy, occult, machinery, and extraordinary is not a simple stacking of technologies. Putting the same things in different frameworks, someone might build a row of bungalows.

, and someone can build a skyscraper.

Secret Technique is a power system that flourishes in the hands of players. Its inclusiveness can perfectly nest other power systems in a framework dominated by Secret Technique.

This is also the reason why secret art became a power that surpassed other powers in the later period.

The information recorded on Luke's mobile phone allows him to possess a secret technology tree that has been tempered by countless players. What currently limits him from unleashing the potential of the secret technology tree is precisely the lagging development of other power systems at this stage.

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As the secret arts resources become increasingly abundant, how to adapt other power systems to the secret arts has become a problem that Luke now needs to solve.

Although Luke has taken over the Urban Alchemy Association of Raging Waves City, some of the traditional authority of the power system is in the City of Saint-Lun.

In the Anno game, the character Qingkong's strength is at a high level among players. All high-difficulty dungeons can be easily cleared with full stars by virtue of technology. However, those top players and super kryptonians who pursue the ultimate regard advanced dungeons as racing games.

is how many seconds faster the customs clearance time is.

Therefore, there is actually a lot of room for improvement in clear skies.

After laying the foundation of persistence, the ontology also needs to integrate other power systems to achieve multiplicative strength improvement.

Participating in the Crusader Project is an opportunity to enter the research system of Saint-Lun City.

Negotiations with Gabriel were difficult, but fortunately, some results were achieved every time. With public opinion adding fuel to the flames and support from all parties, the expansion plan for Raging Waves City was advanced very quickly at the imperial cabinet meeting.

The annexation of the six towns to Raging Waves City was already a certainty, and all it took was Emperor Augustine the Great to sign the final order. However, Emperor Augustine deliberately delayed it, saying that he would wait until the Princess Dai Er's coming-of-age ceremony and dance was over before signing the order.

Princess Dai'er's birthday is getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere of the celebration in the imperial capital is getting more and more intense.

Luke gradually left the unimportant negotiations to Yeomington, while he took the time to receive Agatha's instruction in court etiquette.

Especially court dance, it really cannot be mastered by just taking a few classes.

Although Luke doesn't care about these etiquettes, always stepping on the feet of his female partner when dancing is definitely not just a disrespectful thing.

Turn around, move, turn around, change positions...

Women should have a light body, while men should walk steadily. There is a summoned goblin in the middle who pulls the magic rainbow strips and sprinkles fluorescent powder. The noble ladies are accompanied by goblins holding gauze scarves or skirts.

If you want to avoid making a fool of yourself at the ball, you must first learn the art of court fencing.

Court dance evolved from court fencing. From the beginning, court swordsmen performed fencing performances at banquets, and gradually turned into court dance after removing the sword.

Agatha was wearing fencing uniform, holding a long sword in her right hand and a short sword in her left hand. Opposite her, Luke was wearing the same outfit.

Agatha took a step forward and put her swords together.

"Note that when the swords touch each other, it means holding hands. The weaker side of the two is the lady. Take a half step back, slide, turn, step sideways, slide, turn, step forward, step back sideways, slide.

These are the most basic steps, which are enough for you to deal with ordinary situations. The steps required for fighting dance are much more complicated, and you don't need to know them yet.

Now let’s start practicing and follow my rhythm.”

After this period of practice, Luke is already familiar with the dance steps, but he has never mastered the rhythm well. Fortunately, Agatha is a professional court dance master. Under her guidance, Luke successfully completed the dance.

A dance practice.

Next, you need to increase the movement of your arms and upper body.

Since it is a dance evolved from fencing, of course there are attacks and dodges. However, after improvements in dance, these movements have been given a sense of beauty. After being performed by male and female dancers, they present a sense of both strength and softness.

At the same time, the airflow and explosion effects produced by the collision of sword skills and energy are replaced by shuttle goblins, making the whole dance more beautiful and gorgeous.

Agatha led Luke to perform in-depth dance exercises while holding swords in both hands, while talking to distract him and let the dance steps become his muscle reaction.

"Your first dance partner must be Dai'er. She is very kind, and you have saved her. She will not embarrass you when dancing. If someone else invites you to dance, you need to pay attention.

An impromptu court dance is a real sword duel. Depending on your current proficiency in court fencing, any little noble girl can embarrass you."

The swords were separated, the sword blades were touching each other, and the two of them exchanged positions.

Luke said: "After the dance, I will find a place to sit and drink. Your Majesty will definitely send someone to contact me first, and the dance will have nothing to do with me."

The two took a step forward again, their swords colliding together. Luke moved forward, while Agatha took a step back, their eyes facing each other.

"There is news in the palace that some guest rooms have been cleaned out. My father may arrange for some young people he admires to stay overnight, giving Dai'er a chance to get to know them better.

You must be mentally prepared, Father’s evaluation of you this time will take some time.”

This was unexpected news for Luke.

"Your Majesty is very serious about Princess Dai'er's coming-of-age ceremony, and he seems to have really put his heart into choosing a suitable husband for her."

Agatha lamented: "It's hard to guess his thoughts. In the past, the coming-of-age ceremonies for royal princes and princesses had never been so grand, and their marriages were all designated by their father.

My father is very controlling.

But since Dai'er returned to the palace, some of his behaviors have changed a lot, and we have never received the kind of care and love for Dai'er."

Luke felt Agatha's loss and said, "Are you jealous of Dale?"

Agatha's expression quickly recovered: "You stepped on my foot."

"I'm sorry!" Luke quickly backed away.

But Agatha used her own sword to hang onto Luke's sword, and pulled him in front of her: "At the dance, step on it, don't mess up your steps.

continue!"

"Yes, Your Highness the Princess."

After a period of time, Luke's court etiquette and court dancing have made great progress after being trained by the eldest princess herself.

The time has also arrived for the celebration of Princess Dai'er's coming-of-age ceremony.

Countless carriages gathered from all directions towards the main entrance of the palace, and noble children in gorgeous dresses entered the palace through the long corridor guarded by palace guards.

Luke rode directly into the palace in a royal carriage.

The space wall passed through unknowingly, and what was just like a picture palace suddenly became vivid.

A majestic palace is surrounded by the towering city walls, with the flag of the Golden Shield Empire flying at the tip of the tower.

Heavily armed soldiers stood on guard posts, and from time to time, magic bullets would fly into the air and disperse into rain and dew with magical energy, forming a colorful rainbow.

The burly trumpeters puffed out their cheeks and blew the several-meter-long trombones. The long and ancient sound of the trumpets seemed to be able to feel the profound heritage passed down by the empire.

People who came to attend Princess Del's coming-of-age ceremony gathered in the palace hall, and as a seed contestant, Luke was invited to stand at the forefront.

The people standing next to him were all sons of high-ranking officials and prominent families. They all had their eyes raised above their heads and looked unruly. And they all looked at Luke intentionally or unintentionally, with eyes full of hostility.

As a peer of the same age, Meteor sits in Raging Wave City and is much better than these dudes. He is a strong competitor that everyone must face.

Of course, the aristocratic girls who came to the celebration looked at Luke with a different look.

For them.

If Princess Del had not chosen the meteor, she would have had the opportunity to have a romantic encounter with him here. Use her gentleness and beauty to heal his wounded heart, and then she would have become the governor's wife, the richest woman in the world.

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Another completely different gaze focused on Luke, making him the center of attention in the hall before Princess Del appeared.

Luke, on the other hand, doesn't care what others around him think of him.

Dai'er was not his target at all. He came...to have a potential confrontation with Emperor Augustine.

I am coming.

Do you dare to attack me?

After a while, as the music started playing, the hall fell into silence. Then a stunning woman in unusually gorgeous clothes walked up to the podium surrounded by female officials.

People in the hall saluted the woman together and said in unison: "Good day, Her Royal Highness the Queen!"

This time, it was Queen Christina of the Golden Shield Empire who presided over the coming-of-age ceremony for Princess Del. Presumably it was because Emperor Augustine’s health did not allow him to attend such a ceremony.

Christina is very young, similar in age to Agatha. She is the princess of the Kingdom of Lucien, a tributary of the Golden Shield Empire. She married Emperor Augustine three years ago and became the empress of the empire.
To be continued...