.A tool-making master who is proficient in the three series is a hot talent in any empire and must not be missed.
Now that this person is right in front of him, Catherine the Great, as the most wise person, will naturally not let go of this opportunity.
Reward is just the first step.
After hearing Catherine's reward promise, Chen Rui's first thought was to ask Her Majesty the Queen to "reward" Christina to him, but this request was obviously impossible. Christina, who had already been recognized by the artifact Yin Shadow Cloak, wore
The Demon Emperor, even with Demon Emperor level strength, is definitely the candidate for the next queen.
Even as a master-level weapon maker, Catherine would not agree to use the empire's crown prince as a bargaining chip, so this idea could only be considered.
Chen Rui bowed to Catherine: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, do you have the Fruit of Peace and the Flower of Mist and Shadow?"
Catherine thought for a moment and replied: "If there is no Anhun fruit, I can issue a reward nationwide. There is a flower of fog and shadow, but it has withered and only three seeds are left. I wonder if it is suitable for the master?"
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"Only one seed is enough." Chen Rui hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth secretly, and finally made up his mind and said: "I was entrusted by someone to hand something to the noble lady Christina face to face, as a gift to the noble lady Christina.
This is the third reward your Majesty has requested, please grant it."
Emperor Catherine's eyes flashed slightly behind the veil, and the atmosphere around him suddenly changed. Chen Rui felt two cold eyes fell on him, and a faint coercion enveloped his whole body. Even if he is now
The power of the Dharma Realm gave me a trembling feeling, but this was just a glance from a distance.
Chen Rui had a hunch that Kathleen's strength was far greater than that of the Earth Elemental King, who was also at the Demon Emperor level, and even far greater than Grofen Beelzebub!
After the cold electricity circled around his body, it flew back again, and the pressure gradually dissipated. A light yellow light flew out and floated in front of Chen Rui. Kathleen's ethereal and strange voice continued.
It rang out: "Christina made a mistake because of improper handling of things. She is hiding in the forbidden palace to reflect on her mistakes and is not allowed to meet anyone. However, since it is the master's request, she will make an exception and let her see the master. After three days, the master can take the
Come to the palace with this pass token, and someone will naturally take you to see her."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Rui was secretly happy. He took the token and gave another salute to Queen Catherine. Although there was no news about the Anhun Fruit, the Flower of Mist and Shadow was finally settled. As for the third condition...
..., I was really sweating just now, but as an emperor, Catherine promised three rewards in front of so many people, so she probably won't regret it.
"So, now I sincerely invite the master to join the country's weapon maker alliance. Is the master willing to accept this kindness?" Originally, Kathleen planned to play around and do what she wanted, and slowly win over this three-series proficient master, but she didn't know why.
, suddenly changed his strategy and raised it directly.
It stands to reason that the most suitable person to make this request should be Master Anderson, the president of the alliance.
Chen Rui knew that joining the alliance did not have too many restrictions on his freedom, and he could also enjoy various benefits. Since Kathleen agreed to his meeting with Christina and reached this point in public, if she refused again, she would only
Afraid that both Flower of Mist and Kristina would be ruined, she immediately agreed.
Katherine nodded slightly, and the audience present warmly applauded when they saw that the three-series proficient master agreed to join the country's tool maker alliance.
Masters Anderson, Rummenigge and Xhosa all showed signs of joy. Master Leo smiled a little reluctantly. Among these masters, he was the only one who had a problem with Chen Rui, but his strength and talent
Here, and personally invited by Her Majesty the Queen, he will definitely become the most dazzling star in the tool-making world in the future. If he continues to have bad relations, I am afraid that his life will not be easy in the future.
The finals of the weapon maker came to a perfect conclusion in the eyes of everyone. The deeds of the first master who is proficient in three series in ten thousand years and the legendary equipment "Snap and Fanghua" will quickly spread throughout the demon world starting from the Yin Shadow Empire. This may be
The beginning of a new generation legend.
Chen Rui followed Master Anderson and others to the alliance office and received the robe and micro badge representing the master. The micro badge is a purple double moon symbol and is inlaid with gold edges, which represents special honor.
Chen Rui finally got the Thunder Dragon Fierce Crystal and Star Ice Sand that he wanted most. Since then, the materials for "Thunder Sound" have been completely prepared, except for the spiritual energy. Out of preferential treatment for this three-series proficient master who has just joined the alliance,
Chen Rui also received a series of high-level benefits such as annual "benefits" of materials and black crystal coins, permission to purchase internal materials, discounts, and access to ancient magic towers.
What he has to do is to provide three pieces of quasi-legendary equipment or one piece of legendary equipment to the alliance for external sales every year. The alliance will keep 30% of the sales proceeds, and he will keep 70%.
This kind of borrowed-and-egg system is also the reason why the Artifact Makers Alliance has endured for a long time. Although the price is high, the reputation and integrity of "All products produced by the Alliance must be high-quality" have made the master-class works sold by the Alliance in short supply.
With the resources and connections of the Weapon Maker Alliance, plus the status and treatment Chen Rui has received, as long as he has enough aura, he can continue to gather materials to make "Thunder Sound" or more equipment in the future. This is why he originally considered joining the alliance.
One of the main reasons.
Returning to the Custer family, Chen Rui received the highest courtesy and treatment. Even the current patriarch, Crozier, fell ill and came out to greet him in person. Crozier knew the weight of a three-series tool maker, and he was very grateful to Dio for this time.
I was pleasantly surprised by my vision and encounters.
This master now has a bright future, whether in the Weapon Maker Alliance or in the entire empire or even the entire wish world. The Custer family originally started out as tool makers, so the relationship with this master should naturally not change with the competition.
If it is completed and terminated, the original cooperative relationship must be used to tie the master's interests to the Custer family as much as possible. At the very least, an extraordinary friendship must be maintained.
As the biggest direct beneficiary, Dio, the eldest son of the Custer family and the confirmed heir, is naturally very high-spirited. Of course, as long as Crozier does not hand over the family responsibility to him for a day, Dio will only be an heir, not a real heir.
The head of the family. Moreover, with Chen Rui's current reputation, it is impossible for Dio to fall out, showing an extremely close attitude. The master before him and the master after him were very attentive.
After learning that Master "Arthur" was in the Custer family in the inner city, there was an endless stream of high-ranking officials and dignitaries coming to visit. Crozier was beaming with joy, and quietly revealed the "close" relationship between the Custer family and the master.
Chen Rui seemed to take the trouble to show it off. It seems that being a celebrity is not so easy.
Jia seemed to be avoiding the topic before the final, and did not tell him what she wanted to know. Chen Rui knew that she had been shaken, and it was not good to push too hard for the moment. It was better to boil the frog in warm water and let it cook slowly.
The afternoon before going to the palace to see Christina, an unexpected person approached Chen Rui, the third lady of the Castle family, Celine.
Ji Ya was chatting with Chen Rui when she saw Celine coming. She made an excuse and went to rest in the house. Celine had a sweet smile on her face and seemed not to notice the impact of today's defeat at all.
Chen Rui smiled: "The third lady is here, do you have any advice?"
"I don't have any advice. I'm just a loser. Now I have attracted the attention of my eldest brother and my second brother. I can't hide my strength and bide my time." Celine sighed, "Originally, I thought that with Horford here, I could win in one go.
, I didn’t expect to meet such an extraordinary person like the master, I can only say that I am very unlucky.”
"Where's Master Horford?"
"As a dual-study master, it stands to reason that no matter where he goes, he will be valued by all parties, but now he has been overshadowed by you and feels boring, so he left early in the morning." Celine said with a smile: "I am now regarded as
I come to surrender to the master as a loser, and the master can do whatever he wants..."
Chen Rui glanced at the snow-white plumpness exposed by the open neckline, and said quietly: "Let's get to the point."
"It seems that she is still not as good as Jia." Celine glanced at him with a resentful look. "The first thing I want to do when I come here is to ask Master to admit defeat. The second thing is to ask Master whether his previous promise can still be fulfilled."
efficient?"
"Where is old Gauss?" Chen Rui knew that Celine was referring to her promise to support her in controlling the family and did not answer directly.
"I got news that someone found old Gauss in a house in the southern suburbs. If the master wants to find him, I can lead the way." Celine rolled her eyes: "But I heard that he seems to have eaten something he shouldn't have and has been sleeping.
Wake up, this is probably the reason why he disappeared."
"Really?" Chen Rui didn't reveal anything but followed her tone and asked: "Then when he wakes up, there should be no other problems with his body or the like."
"I think there should be no problem. I have found the old Gauss that the master wanted, which is enough to prove my sincerity. Then the promise made by the master the night before yesterday..."
"You are ambitious and also capable. You are more suitable to control the Custer family than Dio and Faramo." Chen Rui's words made Celine's eyes light up. "However, ambition is a double-edged sword. What I am worried about now is
This sword will hurt me."
Celine definitely deserves the evaluation of "people should not be judged by their appearance". For profit, she will pay all costs, including her own body. But from another perspective, Celine has courage, wisdom, and means, far better than both of them.
This older brother should be the best candidate for heir.
Don't look at Dio's current fawning over Chen Rui, but he also has the intention of burning bridges across rivers.
Chen Rui can now control a person with the puppet mask, which can be used to deal with Celine or Dio, but the puppet mask also has its own small flaws. The puppet made by the puppet mask can live as usual and obey the master absolutely in the heart, but mentally it will
Affected, it is only suitable for a fixed pattern of life. Unless under the control of the master, it cannot engage in things that use the brain flexibly. This is the case with Schnoder in Chiyou territory now.
The puppet is irreversible. Once you become a puppet, you cannot get rid of it unless you die.
The mental shackles of the Leviathan clan do not have the defects of the puppet mask. The intelligence of the person who is shackled will not be affected at all, but the strength and mind will be imprisoned, making it much more difficult to break through oneself. For example, Delia, whose original strength is even higher
Yu Luo Méng, but has been stuck at the peak of the Demon King level. Now he is caught up by Luo Méng. Only with the characteristics of the Poison Dragon and the effect of the Aurora Black Ice can it be possible to break through to the Great Demon King. However, people who are shackled by the soul can break through every time.
, the restraining power of the shackles will be greatly weakened. Once the strength exceeds the caster of the spiritual shackles, the shackles will become ineffective.
Both mind shackles and puppet masks can only be used on people with lower strength than yourself. In contrast, the most suitable control method is the master-servant contract. Neither mind nor strength will be affected, and there is no restriction on level differences in strength. Master
The servant's life can be destroyed at any time by paying a certain price (you can kill it directly without paying the price), and if the master dies, the servant will also die.
The master-servant contract generally requires both parties to voluntarily (can also be forced to hand it over), and a person's body can only bear one copy. Many people take in servants early in order to prevent certain accidents.
The Custer family is the number one business family, and those who control it must have flexible minds and methods. What Chen Rui needs is someone who can truly run and grow the Custer family and be used by Dark Moon and him. If a puppet mask is used,
, Unless he stays here to control it all the time, if he leaves, the puppet's mind alone will not be able to do it.
"If Miss Celine can save me from worries about future success, I can fully help and support you to ascend to the position of head of the family. You also know that with my current reputation and position in the weapon maker alliance, even if I don't kill you
Two brothers, as long as you express this attitude, your father will probably change his mind."
"Isn't it enough for you to trust me as your wife?" Celine frowned.
"What do you think?" Chen Rui asked back. Celine could attack her own brother and then blame it on another brother. She could quietly make old Gauss disappear, she could send someone to assassinate Chen Rui on the street, she could use herself
The body is used as a bargaining chip in exchange for the position of the head of the family. The marriage relationship is only based on profit, so it is naturally unreliable.
"Isn't this a challenge for the master?" Celine said with a smile and a pun: "As long as the master conquers me, I will be the master's most loyal wife and slave."
Chen Rui was not interested in the so-called conquest at all. He had no time to waste here. He nodded and said, "I like the word slave."
"This joke is not funny." There was a hint of chill in Celine's red pupils. Giving up one's body is one thing, but giving one's soul is another thing. She has great ambitions, maybe not just the Custer family,
How could he be willing to be the slave of others and be controlled by others for the rest of his life? Moreover, this "Arthur" was just a master of tool making.
Now that Old Gauss has not been rescued, Chen Rui does not want to fall out immediately and smiles slightly: "Since it is a joke, why should the third lady take it seriously? However, the issue of trust is the key to our cooperation, but I have tested the sincerity of the third lady.
Well, let me go see old Gauss first, and then we will carefully discuss and solve the most critical issue of trust in our cooperation."
The smile returned to Celine's face: "There are too many people coming to visit the master now. It's getting late, so let's go out through the side door."!