People in Terra, governing a weird little country

But is it embarrassing?

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Purely random, just by chance, these are all lies to the audience. Just like every time a game starts, there will be informants from the Business Federation behind the scenes to manipulate the market. To put it bluntly, it is for the purpose of making money. Nothing is purely random.

It's purely random, the only thing that matters is which side has more money invested and how much money can be earned from this game.

In the past, knight competitions were originally a commercial activity, and the business association's doing this was unethical, but it was understandable. No one could blame him.

But it's different now.

As ridiculous as it is, the people of Casimir do have to consider their international image.

Just like Czarne couldn't afford to offend the other three people present, Casimir was so willing to offend Kjerag and Letania that he openly cheated and arranged for the two teams to fight each other?

Although as long as they held on, it would only be a matter of "embarrassment" and Kjerag and Leitania would definitely not be able to find any evidence. But embarrassment was already a big problem.

The Supervisory Council held this International Games in order to improve Casimir's international reputation, so that he could get a position as a member of the Council when he joined the International Summit. If he did this, it would be a small matter to offend the Leitanians, but it would be a big deal to offend the Kjerag people and Ernst.

When Ernst heard this, he was somewhat amused.

Isn't this a bit of a reversal? Kjerag is stronger than Letania?

But Casimir did have to consider this issue.

Russell was silent for a moment, and did not answer immediately, but asked:

"Who will beat whom in the next game?"

McGee stood up at this time and recited skillfully:

"In the next match, Miss Candle Knight will face Beatrix Shi Huaiya from the Dragon Gate team."

"In the next match, Vera Michelle from the Victoria Windermere Regional Team will face Fiona Young from the Victoria Castell Regional Team."

"In the next match, Dario from the Iberian team will face Toby from the Colombian team."

"Oh, it's worth mentioning that this Colombian player seems to be very strong. When registering his file, he filled out a very special record in his career experience."

Russell asked curiously, "What record?"

"He said that he had defeated Saria before."

As if afraid that Russell didn't know who Saria was, McGee added:

"Sareya is the champion of the Colombian Close Combat Tournament for three consecutive years. Well, it's a close combat tournament, the kind that doesn't distinguish between men and women. Although this tournament is not as well-known as our Knight Competition, it's still quite valuable."

McGee was being polite. After all, the value of the Casimir Knights Special was, to some extent, raised by the champions of the past few years. Before, it was not so valuable, but it was so valuable that the knights wanted to charge at it.

And Russell actually knows a little about Saria.

This understanding came as part of an investigation into Rhine Life, which was carrying out the Star Reach Project with Kjerag during the World Expo.

Therefore, she knew that in addition to being a top scientist and a master of close combat, Saria was also a powerful Originium sorcerer, and her best spell was [Calcification].

She didn't quite understand this scientific term, but any Originium technique, as long as it was used properly, should be quite powerful.

Toby must be a very powerful warrior to be able to defeat her.

Russell nodded and spoke again:

"How about this, Charne's plan can be implemented, but we can save it for the third round."

"In the second round, we will arrange for them to compete separately. In the third round, when there are fewer people, we will arrange for them to compete against each other again. This way, at least the probability will be more reasonable, and it will not cause as much resentment."

After Russell finished speaking, several people present nodded.

There is nothing wrong with what he said. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, with the strength shown by Jeston and Fremont, advancing to the third round is almost a foregone conclusion. When it comes to the third round, the matching range will be further narrowed, and it is truly "natural" for Jeston and Fremont to be matched together.

They just need to ensure that Mahenna can survive the second round.

"Well, it looks like we can really do a random match."

McGee smiled knowingly, looked at Maina, and tried to give a friendly smile.

But what he got was a disgusted "tsk" and a look of aversion from Maenna. His expression suddenly darkened and he turned his head away.

Only Russell nodded and reminded:

“Remember to divide the pool, lower the probability, don’t set a guarantee, and don’t let people get good results randomly.”

Chapter 413 I Have a Dream

Casimir, the Grand Knight of Kavaleriaki.

After finishing his appointment with the tutor, Ernst just returned to the hotel and met an acquaintance in the lobby.

Although he was an acquaintance, Ernst had never actually spoken a word to him. He had only seen one of his games and heard about some of his deeds, so he knew a little about him.

Blood Knight Dikaiopolis, the champion of this year's Casimir Knight Competition Special, would have been a prominent figure in Casimir for the next four years if there had been no International Games. But now, his condition did not look too good.

Sadness was thickened between his brows and his expression was not cheerful. He was wearing a sports shirt, but he did not have the spirit that he showed in the TV commercials.

Did the defeat have such a big impact on him?

Ernst felt a little emotional and sighed.

How should I put it? The Blood Knight really ran into trouble. He was playing a normal game, but his opponent was the Lord of the Lich King who came out to make trouble. Who can he complain to?

If it were Ernst himself, after winning so many battles and becoming a champion in the involuted and terrible industry of Casimir Knight Competition, he thought he was a strong man and could compete with the big men from other countries. But when he started fighting, he only competed twice.

Then his mentality might collapse.

This gap in mentality is fatal. In his previous life, Ernst saw a prodigy who was learning Go in his hometown. He started playing Go at the age of six. When he graduated from elementary school, no one in the entire district and county could match him. His parents saw that he was talented, so they used their connections to help him enroll in classes and find a teacher. In the end, they spent a lot of money to send him to the city team for training.

The child returned within half a month of the three-month training. He said he would never play chess again. His parents ran to ask the coach of the city team, who gave a clear and concise answer:

"This kid is not suitable for playing chess. He has been in the city team for half a month, and he has never won a single game. He has some talent, but not much. He can just hang around in the districts and counties, but he is not up to the standard in the city."

Is this hurtful?

It's definitely hurtful, but it's also the truth.

You think you are very strong, but in fact, in this vast land, there may be a Feng Shui treasure land with hidden dragons and crouching tigers somewhere. Any half-buried object dug out from the ground can beat you.

Ernst just hoped that the Blood Knight could cheer up soon. After all, his strength was not bad, but his opponent was too inhumane.

The two did not know each other, and Ernst did not bother to say hello. He passed by the Blood Knight, and before he reached the elevator, he heard hurried footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw that the Blood Knight had caught up with him.

"Mr. Ernst, is that Mr. Ernst?"

Ernst raised his eyebrows in doubt and nodded slightly:

"It's me, what's wrong?"

Dikaiopolis breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his healthy face:

"Mr. Ernst, are you free now?"

Ernst was silent for a moment, thinking quickly about the information about the Blood Knight. After confirming that this person was not planning to come to him to get Kjerag's ID card, he nodded:

"Come up with me."

He really had nothing to do right now. Besides, he was indeed somewhat interested in this knight competition champion.

.........

Hotel Victoria-Schweizer, Ernst Room.

The presidential suite has a special reception room. Hinterea, who temporarily acted as a secretary, brought snacks to the table, nodded to Ernst, then stepped to the side and behind Ernst, took out paper and pen, and prepared to start taking notes.

Dikaiopolis was obviously a little embarrassed by this overly formal action, and his fingers were unconsciously crossed together.

Ernst was no longer surprised by this and consoled him:

"Mr. Blood Knight, don't be nervous. This is a private meeting. The only reason we kept the file is to prevent others from making a fuss about it later. Unless necessary, what we talked about, what we planned, and what decisions we reached will never be made public."

"Just say it boldly."

The Blood Knight gritted his teeth upon hearing this.

In fact, the reason why he found Ernst was not something shameful or unspeakable.

"I'm asking for your help regarding the competition rules for the Infected Knights."

Blood Knight Road,

"You may not know what the Infected Ordinance is. It is a set of legal provisions regarding the participation of Infected in knight competitions that I proposed to establish after I won the championship of this special tournament."

"Originally, as long as I win the special championship, the introduction of this law should be a foregone conclusion. But..."

But, there is inexplicably an extra level of competition above the special championship, right?

Ernst could understand the slight complaints in the hearts of competitive knights like the Blood Knight.

Originally, for these competitive knights, winning the special championship is like becoming "invincible in the world". The Blood Knight finally reached this level, but before he could enjoy it, the next chapter: "Enemy from the Sky"!

How to play? Who wouldn't be overwhelmed when they come?

The Blood Knight was relatively restrained. Ernst had no doubt that the lower-ranked competitive knights had already cursed him in secret. Although they couldn't even win the special championship, it didn't stop them from talking nonsense. Ernst was not angry at all. After all, it was Russell who applied for it. He just did a favor and provided a "brand label". Curses and such, all of them were forwarded!

As for the Blood Knight's promise that after winning the special championship, he would be able to introduce regulations for the infected to participate in the competition, Ernst was not aware of it. In his opinion, the two could not be said to be closely related, or at least they could be said to be unrelated.

What does your winning the championship have to do with Casimir making laws?

The majority of legislative power lies in the National Council, and a smaller portion lies in the Supervisory Council. What does it have to do with them if you, a knight from a business association, win the championship?

If this law can really be implemented, it can only be profitable, which prompted the Business Federation to persuade the National Council to support it and persuade the Supervisory Council not to object. But if the Blood Knight wins the championship, can it really bring such high commercial benefits that it is worth the Business Federation to make such a sacrifice?

Ernst couldn't say for sure, after all, he was not an expert in the industry. But from his point of view, the Blood Knight alone could not promote a piece of legislation, and he was at most the "opportunity".

It is the capital that looks at efficiency rather than origin that sees the profits of the Infected Knights, and it is the development of Casimir's capitalist society that has reached this level. The Blood Knight is just a hero created by the times.

But Ernst had to admit that compared to Victoria, Ursus, Casimir and Colombia's attitude towards the infected was much more humane.

One officially allows infected people to immigrate and participate in construction, and even to set up businesses and gain status. The other, it seems, even allows infected people to participate in the country's economic pillar industries.

Now we really need to beg all the countries of Terra to adopt some capitalism.

"I don't mean to blame you."

Perhaps he realized belatedly that his words contained some resentment, Dikaiopolis looked a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained,

"In the final analysis, it was because I was not strong enough and lost too quickly."

"But I don't want this law to stagnate. Mr. Ernst, could you please help me..."

"Isn't this an internal matter of Casimir's?"

Ernst frowned.

He actually wanted to tell Dikaiopolis that this legislation would most likely not be cancelled because of your defeat. At most, it would be delayed for some time to avoid this wave of attention.

This may take some time, perhaps one or two months, or perhaps one or two years.

But looking at the bulging crystals on Dikaiopolis's arms covered by long sleeves, he opened his mouth but did not say this extravagant idea.

No, it would be better to say that he almost forgot this truth - not all infected people are Blood Knights or Enshia.

Most of the infected people have no medicine, no doctors, and even no food, water, or a shelter from the wind and rain. Their lives are measured in "days" or even "hours". What a luxury it is to wait.

That's it.

"Why me?" Ernst asked.

The Blood Knight gritted his teeth, as if hesitating about something. Ernst did not speak, and was also weighing the pros and cons.

Until the Blood Knight finally spoke:

"It was Miss Candle Knight and Mr. Charner who recommended you to me."

"Miss Candle Knight said that you are a good person and have helped many people. Whether it is ordinary people affected by the war or the Crown Prince of Victoria, they can all get your help and are willing to trust you."

"Mr. Charney said that if anyone can help me now, it's you. Moreover, this matter will be of some benefit to you..."

Ernst smiled, shrugged noncommittally, and said:

"Let me think about it."

........

After sending the Blood Knight away, Ernst looked at Cintrea, who was pursing her lips and shaking her hands, and said with concern:

"Tired of writing?"

Xinteleya nodded deeply. Only then did she understand why most people could not hold the position of "secretary".