Lord of Industrialization

The level of competition in the arena today is not high. The main purpose is to eliminate the contestants who are just pretending to be qualified. Players with titles and long-established reputations are just going through the motions, mainly targeting outsiders.

The examiner was a member of the local arena. One of the examiners beat Shitou a few times and let him pass. The next thing to be tested was an iron can.

The armor on this tin can is only on the pass line, but the quality of the sword is not good, and it seems to have some historical value.

Frederick was chatting with the bald man, and frowned when he saw the tin can.

Competition in the arena is different from that on the battlefield.

On the battlefield, the enemy is basically in the front, and there are comrades around, so the limited field of vision of the helmet is not a big problem.

However, the space for movement in the ring is large, the opponent has a wider range of activities, and the requirements for vision are higher.

Wearing a bucket-like helmet in the ring is either a fool or a master.

This Tin Can was probably not a fool. When the examiner saw the gap under his helmet, he stabbed it with his sword. The broken sword in Tin Can's hand, which was better than an iron rod but limited, was just a piece of paper. The sword in the examiner's hand flew five steps away. .

Frederick's eyes suddenly shrank, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and he called Aleppo over and told him to buy the tin can and win, the same one thousand gold coins for each game.

The bald head asked curiously: "Sir, do you think highly of the player wearing full body armor?"

Frederick said: "If you have spare money, you can invest it, but investment is risky. What I say may not be right. It's none of my business if you lose."

The bald head thought to himself that he would definitely not waste a large amount of money. He also thought of the miracles he had done along the way and decided that this sum would definitely not be a loss, so he said: "Then I will invest all the wine money I spent within a year. If At worst, just drink water."

They, small businessmen, have budgets for their annual expenses. The amount of business capital, daily household expenses, how much they spend on drinking and entertainment, etc., have been decided in the previous year.

Many people place bets for fun, but in any case, gambling is gambling.

If you only spend money on drinking and entertainment for occasional fun, and if you lose all your money, everyone will laugh at you for being unlucky. If you see you drinking when drinking, you can buy you a drink.

If you use your business capital or household expenses to gamble, even if you win, people will think that your character has begun to deteriorate and that you are not worthy of close friendship.

Da Franche, the oyster seller in Weissenburg

This is the most typical example. He spent his father's inheritance on eating, drinking, playing cards, and became a prodigal recognized by the whole city.

He was sent away by his brother, who said he was going out to make a living, but in fact it was a kind of exile.

But now he is prosperous by selling oysters and other seafood, and his reputation has become good again. Not only has he become a model of the prodigal son, but his story has also been put on the stage.

Frederick heard the bald man mention that there was a citizen theater nearby. It was not large in scale, with an audience of about a hundred people. He came to take a look out of curiosity and happened to have this play on.

Normally, customers would come on foot, but today a carriage suddenly stopped in front of the door. The boss thought someone's housekeeper was looking for the actress.

This theater is indeed not big. It is actually a courtyard with a stage set up inside, a few rows of chairs on the open space, and a shed above the head to protect it from wind and rain.

Frederick asked Alleppe to buy tickets and asked the attendants, grooms and others who had come out today to come in and watch the play. He treated him as a treat.

Theater tickets are quite cheap, but drinks and snacks are much more expensive than outside.

Frederick asked Alleppe to give him a gold coin directly, and everyone could eat and drink as they pleased.

Today is not a Sunday. There are not many guests coming to the theater to watch the show during the day. The performers on the stage are newcomers to the troupe. The leading actors appear on stage when the crowd is crowded at night.

More than a dozen spectators were sitting in the front row, and Frederick sat down in the middle of the penultimate row. For his eyesight and hearing, it didn't matter if he was far away.

The boss had a good eye for people. He realized that this guest was either rich or noble, so he probably came in on a whim to kill time, so he respectfully presented today's playbook.

The play is made up of loose leaves held together with a clip. Each page contains the name of the play, the number of scenes, and the summary of each scene.

Frederick took a look and saw that the name of the play currently being performed was taken from an ancient story about the return of a prodigal son in the Kingdom of Sardinia. It had a history of thousands of years and the locals knew the theme at a glance.

This play is divided into four acts. The first act shows how the male protagonist of the Kingdom of Gaul spends all his property in debauchery and is sent to a ship by his family. The second act begins with the male protagonist seeing how rich people eat oysters at sea and determined to make money. A lot of money, but the first business venture seems to have failed; in the third act, the male protagonist gets help from a noble person, and the business gets better and better; in the fourth act, he returns home and has a happy reunion.

Frederick had a sense of déjà vu in the first two scenes. After seeing that the background was Weissenburg Castle, he remembered that he had indeed heard of such a person, but he didn't pay attention.

The play lasted two and a half hours, and the actors' quality was barely passable. Frederick watched it very carefully, as if he was listening to a report at a meeting.

He thinks the play is very good and can resonate with ordinary audiences.

The male protagonist's behavior of losing his fortune in the first act occurs in many places. Whether it is witnessed with one's own eyes or heard from hearsay, those behaviors can always find similar parallels in the play.

In the second act, the male protagonist's determination to make a lot of money has happened to many people. Many viewers felt that they were looking in the mirror. Later, the failure of their first business venture made them feel that they were playing the role.

In the third act, the male protagonist's business quickly improved after he received help from a noble person. The traditional deus ex machina technique was used. The audience thought it would be great if they also had help from a noble person, but Frederick was a little dissatisfied with this part.

At the beginning of the last scene, the male protagonist pretended to be a beggar and returned to his hometown, which led to a series of jokes. In the end, his true identity was revealed and he was slapped in the face. The audience was very happy to see this. Many people fantasized about how nice it would be if such a thing happened to them.

When Frederick saw this, he noticed an important point. There was no place for the God of Light in the play.

When the actors bowed, Frederick asked Aleppo: "What activities do I have tonight?"

Aleppo immediately replied: "No special arrangements today."

Frederick asked the boss who had been sitting in the back: "Who is the screenwriter of this play? Is he in the city?"

He knew at a glance that the play was not written by someone from the Duchy of Wessen because there were no advertisements.

The boss immediately replied: "The screenwriter is Lord Ludovico, an official of the city of Fira and a great poet."

"He often visits various places. I heard that he recently followed other officials of the city of Fira to Milan to attend the celebration of the Grand Duke's 80th birthday."

Frederick was a little surprised. When he was learning Sardinian, he had read a collection of his poems. It was love poems written in popular language, some of which were quite humorous.

He said to Aleppo: "Go and invite Ludovico to visit me. I will be available whenever he is free."

This was the first time Aleppo had seen Frederick invite a guest, and he promised to do it.