Chapter 348
Shi Lei used his Psychic Power to probe outside and found a female waitress pushing a food cart standing outside.
At the same time, shouts came from outside:
Hello, would you like room service?
"Unnecessary."
"Okay, sorry to bother you."
After saying that, the waitress pushed the food cart away.
Shi Lei picked up the book, but quickly put it back on the table. He sensed the waitress come downstairs and talk to a woman for a moment. The latter then went up to the top floor through the fire escape and headed straight this way.
Have a waiter knock on the door first to confirm you're inside. After that, come over yourself.
Shi Lei frowned and deducted one point from the person.
Is there anything that can't be said over the phone? Why do we have to come in person to discuss it face-to-face?
"Knock knock knock".
Before he could go out to check, a middle-aged woman's voice came from outside the door:
"Mr. Lucky Knight, I am Grand Knight Commander Iolete Russell of the Supervision Committee. I have come to bother you so late because I have something important to discuss with you."
Ugh, isn't this annoying?
She had called Shi Lei more than half an hour earlier to invite him to meet.
He refused and cut off the communication. And what happened? This guy actually showed up at his door.
Despite his dissatisfaction, Shi Lei remained polite and respectful. He put on a mask and went to open the door.
"It's so late, what's the matter?"
Iolete smiled kindly, walked into the room with an air of familiarity, looked around, and said:
"I've come here today to discuss a collaboration with Mr. Lucky Knight."
Shi Lei didn't see the need to cooperate with them at the moment. The Supervision Committee was the highest administrative body in Kazimierz, not the one responsible for business.
Even after the collapse of the Commercial Union, he could still procure the supplies he needed. As long as he was willing to spend money, all the problems he encountered could be easily solved.
Each time, all Shi Lei needed to do was take out a single piece of Pure Gold as a fee for his trouble and shipping, and the merchant would happily deliver all the goods Shi Lei wanted to the Jade Chamber warehouse.
There's absolutely no need to go through the trouble of finding a Supervision Committee only add unnecessary steps to the procurement process.
"La Signora, isn't this unnecessary?"
Iolete smiled and frankly admitted:
"We don't deal with business, so we can't have in-depth cooperation in that area. But the Supervision Committee commands the Campaign Knight and is responsible for military affairs in Kazimierz. We can work with Liyue City to deal with Ursus..."
"Stop."
Upon hearing this, Shi Lei interrupted.
If he harbored ambitions to conquer Terra, he would have already swept through Ursus and Kazimierz. How could he possibly ally with the Supervision Committee and play a childish game?
"I helped destroy the Commercial Union because I was dissatisfied with their practices. But your Supervision Committee isn't exactly clean either. Let's leave it at that today, and I can pretend you said nothing."
Shi Lei slowly removed his mask, revealing a pair of glaring golden dragon eyes, only covering the lower half of his face:
"If you continue to probe and entangle us, then please be prepared for the fall of Kazimierz."
In an instant, Iolete felt an indescribable and terrifying pressure.
This made her pale and tremble all over. Her legs were shaking so badly that she almost knelt down involuntarily.
Shi Lei closed the door just before this happened.
"Bang."
Closing the door signifies both seeing the guest off and serving as a final warning to the Supervision Committee.
Previously, I had concealed my identity as much as possible to avoid Maria discovering anything amiss, all for the sake of the commission.
But now that Rhodes Island, the Nearl Family, the Pinecone Knights, and the Red Mug Knights all know his true identity, there is no longer any need to hide it.
I'm not pretending anymore, I'm coming clean.
Iolete instinctively took a few steps back, trying to assume a sword-drawing stance.
But her trembling, wrinkled hands forced her to stop such an impolite act.
That moment, though brief, was unforgettable for Iolete. It was like a red-hot branding iron, leaving a searing pain in her mind.
Iolete swallowed, feeling a dryness in her throat, and stared at the silent oak door.
She was still shaken and seemed not to have recovered from the shock she had just experienced.
What, what exactly is that?!
The dim yellow light in the hotel corridor resembled the eyes of a sleepy person. Iolete hurriedly left the scene, only to find her back completely soaked with cold sweat when she reached the stairwell.
She had fought for Kazimierz for sixty years and had never seen such a terrifying being. Even Kazimierz's strongest warrior, the Silver Spear Pegasus, was less than a tenth as powerful as this being.
Iolete felt a pang of sympathy, knowing that the Lucky Knight's threat was no joke.
He really can do it!
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The following morning, Shi Lei arrived at the area where infected individuals were concentrated and met up with the members of the Pinecone Knights.
This area is not in the same area as the bench; we'll need to move there after we gather. The reason we chose that area is because the area around the bench is more open and convenient for picking up passengers.
Shi Lei glanced around and estimated there were more than four or five hundred people today. He asked Sona and learned that more than two hundred infected people had agreed to go to Liyue City yesterday.
The collapse of the Commercial Union is now a foregone conclusion.
Even if other business owners invest heavily to form a new Commercial Union, they cannot restore public confidence in gambling or the entire Knight Competition industry.
These Infected Knight compete out of necessity, driven by the pressure to survive. Otherwise, who would willingly risk their life in the arena just to elicit a laugh from the audience?
If they could make a living with their own hands, they definitely wouldn't want to compete anymore. So last night they approached the Pinecone Knights, hoping to go to another place with Sona and the others to develop their careers.
Going to Liyue City at least offers some hope, which is better than staying here with no hope of ever seeing the Infected.
They knew the true nature of the Kazimierz leadership all too well. Granting infected individuals the privilege of participating in the Knight Competition was merely a means to increase revenue.
If they can treat infected people normally, what were they doing for the past few hundred years?
Even if the Commercial Union collapses, the divide between the infected and the uninfected remains. That deep-seated aversion and discrimination has never been eradicated.
"I wanted to tell you this yesterday, but it was too late, so I didn't call to bother you."
Sona stuck out her tongue, observing his reaction:
"You... you won't blame me, will you?"
"No, it doesn't matter whether there are two hundred more or two hundred fewer people, they can all go together."
Shi Lei doesn't need to emphasize this here; Liyue City rejects troublemakers. After a period of contact, if they find someone constantly thinking about fighting and killing, they will be expelled.
Before long, the group reunited with Maena.
The Flame Tail Knight didn't dare ask, but the Wild Mane Knight beside her spoke without restraint:
"Mr. Lucky Knight, if you won't let us rent land vehicles, how are we supposed to get to Liyue City? And this place is far from the main road, are we supposed to fly there?"
Congratulations, you got it right.
Shi Lei, with his hands behind his back, looked at everyone and gave the order:
"Everyone, disperse and make room."
With Sona's help and guidance, more than 700 infected people obeyed the order and stood on both sides.
If you drive back to Liyue City, the straight-line distance is nearly 2,000 kilometers, and it will take at least half a month.
Shi Lei's abilities will eventually be revealed to these future residents of Liyue City. Therefore, there is no need to hide them; the most time-saving and effortless way is to fly back.
With a wave of his bare hands, he conjured a massive iron house out of thin air, much larger than a thousand people, to the astonishment of the crowd.
The infected were so shocked by this extraordinary scene that they were speechless!
They had previously witnessed people using Originium Arts to summon physical objects in the arena. However, these objects were usually only used for offensive purposes and would disappear immediately after use.
Now they've built a huge house of several hundred square meters out of thin air; it's obviously meant to carry them on long journeys!
The Grey Mane Knight, the Farfang Knight, and the Wild Mane Knight exclaimed in surprise and gathered around the house to touch it.
They even hit it with a weapon, feeling that the material of this black iron house was extremely hard.
Actually, the hardness of the black iron is not as good as that of the rock pillar; the two materials are from different worlds. Shi Lei treats the black iron like a new skin, something to play with. Building a Pure Gold house wouldn't be a problem for him at all.
Of the seven or eight hundred people present, Maena was the calmest. But while his face was serious, his heart was in turmoil.
He began to realize a problem: just how many abilities did the Lucky Knight possess?
First, there is remote shelter.
According to Sophia, he only needed to stand in the stands to protect Maria in the center of the arena.
Secondly, it is about having a strong grasp of power.
The massive black iron arrow shot by the Iron Great Position of the Armored Unarmored Alliance was easily caught by the Lucky Knight with two fingers. Moreover, he seemed to have acquired the ability to create black iron afterward.
Third is the ability to fly.
When the Lucky Knight was chasing after the Iron Great Position, he once threw an arrow in the opposite direction to catch up. At one point, he was flying through the air without using any leverage.
Given his own admission just now, it shows that he also possesses the terrifying power to lift heavy iron houses into the air.
Fourth is the ability to create.
There are no Originium circuits, no reaction equations. Just like breathing, objects are created out of thin air.
Moreover, the Wild Mane Knight had just poked it, and not a single mark was left, which shows how hard it is.
In comparison, the unlucky ability that Lucky Knight displayed in the 24th Knight Competition was actually the weakest of all his abilities, can you believe it?
Each of these abilities, taken individually, represents a ceiling that ordinary people could never reach in several lifetimes.
Well, Maena doesn't believe that there could be a human being so ridiculously strong in every aspect.
It won't happen now, and it never happened before.
The Lucky Knight has likely reached the level of a god or Great Beast. Looking across Kazimierz or this entire land, there is no one who can rival him.
Although Maena had never seen it with his own eyes, this was already the limit of the combat power ceiling he could imagine.
It's no exaggeration to say that, let alone a small Commercial Union, the Lucky Knight could easily destroy the entire Kazimierz.
The premise is that he wants to do it.
Seeing that many infected people only dared to watch from outside the building, Shi Lei waved to them and called out loudly:
"What are you all standing there for? Go inside!"
"Oh, okay... alright."
Seeing her subordinates hesitating, Sona took the lead and entered the Xuan Tie mansion. If the Lucky Knight wanted to harm them, he would have done so long ago; why would he wait until now?
With the leader taking the lead, the other infected individuals and Infected Knight no longer hesitated and entered the house in an orderly manner.
Besides a simple bag, Maena carried only a newspaper as she followed the crowd inside.
The interior of the Xuan Tie House is clearly laid out, with corridors separating the living area from the activity area.
Each room can accommodate ten people and is equipped with ten chairs, three tables, and hard bunk beds.
Although the material of Xuan Tie is very hard, it should not be a problem for the infected.
Maena licked her lips, walked into a room that wasn't full, and looked around at the room.
Such precise and meticulous creative ability is probably unmatched on this land.
The infected were like country bumpkins visiting a grand garden, curious about everything inside the iron house. They touched and looked at everything, occasionally exclaiming in amazement.