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In the harbor area, the Blue Whale Mansion is a landmark building and the most luxurious hotel.

Rich people from all over the world stay there to show off their wealth.

The mansion is indeed expensive. Even the most ordinary guest room costs 30 Ogg a day, which is more than the income of an ordinary dock worker in a year.

When an ordinary rented carriage carrying two people drove to the main gate of the Blue Whale Mansion, even the coachman became unconfident.

"Sir, Madam, are you sure you want to stop at the door of the mansion?"

His car is just the most ordinary rented carriage. If it stops at the door of the mansion, it will be driven away.

Rosen smiled and said, "No, just pull over here."

Getting off the carriage, Rosen took Selena through a rose bush on the side of the road.

When they came out, they became two middle-aged gentlemen and ladies with exquisite clothes and elegant temperament.

They did not take a carriage, but walked towards the gate of the Blue Whale Mansion in a strolling manner.

Selena looked at the magnificent palace-like building in front of her and whispered in her heart: "Rosen, we don't need to live here. It's not only expensive, but also very conspicuous."

Rosen whispered and explained: "It's indeed expensive, but I have sufficient reasons to choose here."

Seeing Selena's questioning look, he explained in detail.

"First, it's safe."

"This is Master Shahram's property. No one will easily cause trouble here."

Master Shahram has many other identities. He is the rotating president of the Mage Guild and one of the three magic consultants of the Duke of Dawn.

At the same time, the Shahram family is one of the three ancient families of Dawn, and the master is the first magician in the family.

In short, no one will easily cause trouble in his property, including the Aaron people.

"Besides, everyone knows that we don't have any money in our pockets, so naturally no one would think that we would stay in such an expensive hotel."

Selena nodded in agreement: "Well, that makes sense."

Rosen pointed a finger again: "The second reason is that I also plan to make some money here."

Selena raised her eyebrows slightly: "I understand safety, but how do you make money?"

At this time, the two had already walked to the revolving glass door of the mansion, and Rosen casually handed a gold coin to the servant at the door.

The servant quickly glanced at the boots of the two people, only to see that the boots and trouser legs were spotless, and immediately respectfully opened the door for the two.

After entering the lobby of the mansion, Rosen pointed to the notice posted on the wall on the right side of the hall: "Look, I make money from this."

The notice read: 'Victory Chess Championship, become the chess king of the day, and win a huge bonus! ’

Selena was surprised: "Why, are you sure you can become the chess king?"

Of course she knew about this competition. In fact, it was the most famous international competition in Dawn City and a major feature of the Blue Whale Mansion.

But she was very aware of the difficulty of the chess king competition.

Anna had been very interested in Victory Chess for a while and even signed up for the competition, but she gave up completely after playing only three games.

"I tell you, the players who come to participate are all top chess players in the Natural Alliance. They do nothing but study Victory Chess, and their chess skills are ridiculously high."

Rosen smiled slightly: "I have studied Victory Chess carefully and I don't think it's difficult."

Victory Chess is an alien version of chess with increased difficulty. Victory or defeat depends entirely on skills.

And this kind of chess game that relies entirely on skills is Lai Fu's strong point.

Another reason is that his mentor, Mrs. Agnet, has purchased a large number of chess records to improve her chess skills, including the replay records of previous Victory Chess competitions.

All these chess records became Lai Fu's training data, which helped Lai Fu's chess skills reach a very high level.

The most important thing is that this victory game was played in a fast game, with only 20 seconds of hand change time, which is exactly the weakness of humans and Lai Fu's strength.

Therefore, this chess king bonus is equivalent to giving it away for free.

Selena's already big eyes widened even more.

"Victory chess is not difficult?"

"Hehe~ You and Anna are indeed master and apprentice, and you say exactly the same thing."

Rosen certainly understood what Serena meant, and smiled: "The mentor's chess skills are indeed very ordinary, far inferior to her skills, but I am different."

He nodded his head: "Madam, I have said it before, although I learn slowly, I can always master it."

"I have studied many chess records. It was indeed difficult at the beginning, but now, I think it is very simple."

Serena felt more and more that this matter was unreliable: "Study chess records? In other words, you haven't played with anyone?"

"Not yet."

"Oh~ Then I think you are wasting your time and the registration fee."

"Give it a try."

"Okay, but if you lose, I will definitely laugh at you mercilessly, just like I laughed at Anna at the beginning."

As they talked, the two walked to the mansion.

Rosen first spent 100 Auger to book a high-class room at the counter. After getting the room key, he walked to the challenge registration office next to it.

He handed over the room key and the registration fee of 100 Ogg, and reported his identity at the same time.

"I am Sir Helic, a senior wizard from Levender, and I plan to participate in today's chess king competition."

He had already found out that being a tenant of the mansion and having a decent identity were the prerequisites for participating in the competition.

And his identity was not made up, it was a real identity that he had asked someone to find out before, but Sir Helic was not in Dawn City at the moment.

After hearing this, the attendant at the registration desk first looked up at Rosen, then looked around him, and finally looked at Princess Selena behind him.

Selena was naturally changed by Rosen, and she looked exactly like Sir Helic's wife.

The attendant asked again: "Who is this lady?"

"Oh, this is my wife, Ms. Anweina, the senior mage. How about she accompany me in the competition? Can't she?"

The attendant nodded repeatedly: "Of course, you are welcome to participate in today's chess king competition."

He quickly registered Rosen's pseudonym and then carefully explained the rules.

"The Chess King Tournament will start at seven o'clock after dinner and last until eleven o'clock in the evening."

"If Jazz wants to compete for the chess championship, please arrive on time."

Rosen nodded: "Thanks for reminding me, I will be there on time."

It was only seven o'clock in the morning, and he and Selena had just spent the whole night building a magic weapon, so they were going back to their room to rest.

The mansion is huge and has many rooms, but fortunately there are attendants to guide you, so you don't have to worry about getting lost.

It was quiet at first, but when I walked to the stairs, I passed by a pair of gentlemen, and the sound of the other party chatting came over.

"I never expected that Your Highness would choose Baron Bird Shit as your husband."

"This is so interesting. I heard that Sir Jarak went to have a big quarrel with the Duke early in the morning and called him a lying liar."

"Why are you scolding me like this?"

"Because the Duke promised not to interfere early on, but in the end he secretly hid the princess and the baron. As a result, the people of Aaron worked all night in vain, but they couldn't even find anyone, haha."

The two gentlemen had just walked away for a while when whispers came from the corridor again.

"The golden rose of dawn is really capricious."

"Who says it's not the case? The Adrian family is in great disgrace this time."

"The most embarrassing person should be King Dange. In the past, it was just his body that stinked, but now his reputation also stinks."

"That's right. Do you think Aaron will declare war on Weilan?"

"Who knows, maybe."

"I don't think so. If there is a civil war in the alliance because of this, the Giant Fortress will belong to Queen Zoya."

The situation is obvious. After a day of fermentation, Selena's incident has spread throughout Morningside City, and both parties involved, the Duke and the Aaron royal family, have lost a big face.

Selena listened quietly, but a pair of hands grabbed Rosen's arm tightly, holding tighter and tighter.

Finally, she couldn't help but whisper: "Rosen, something seems wrong."

She seemed to have greatly underestimated the domineering power of the Aaron people.

If the Aaron people reacted so strongly, Rosen would die, and her brother would get into endless trouble, and a war might even break out, which was something she didn't want to see.

Rosen could completely understand her mood, but she no longer had any regrets.

Because he had already spent the night outside with the princess, and the whole world knew about it.

So, there is no going back.

Seeing that Selena was ashamed and even depressed, he immediately encouraged her.

"Don't worry, madam. Since the Duke can agree to your departure, he must have already thought of the follow-up countermeasures."

"As for us, madam, there is no need to worry. No one knows where we are. Didn't you also hear that the Aarons have been looking for us all night? Aren't we still fine?"

Selena's mood eased slightly: "I feel guilty now."

Rosen continued to encourage, and he whispered gently: "Madam, you don't have to feel the slightest bit guilty."

"What the Weilan people should do most is not to sacrifice the princess's happiness to please Aaron, but to get rid of Aaron's control and gain true independence."

Selena was slightly shocked and raised her eyes to stare at Rosen.

Rosen also looked at him firmly.

"I admit that this matter will create some waves, and Weilan will lose some interests because of this matter. But our Paddlefish Island is actually not small, with a radius of sixty or seventy kilometers, plus the additional islands and islands given by the Duke. The sea area has great potential for development.”

"And once we develop it, we can completely make up for today's losses."

Selena was dubious.

"But I heard that Paddlefish Island is very barren. There are steep mountains and forests everywhere. In the forest, there are only bird droppings and savage forest spirits. There are very few places where people can live. Most of the sea area is also occupied by fish people. How can this develop?"

Of course Rosen knew that the island was barren, but he had already thought of an excuse.

It was then that a picture of the future of the island began to be drawn immediately.

In other words, start drawing the pie.

"What Madam said is indeed true, but if you think about it on the other hand, it might be a good thing."

"There are many mountains and forests on the island, and most of them are occupied by forest spirits. This is true, but it also shows that the mountains and forests are completely unexplored. There may be precious minerals hidden somewhere."

"Most of the sea area around the island is indeed occupied by fishmen, but this just shows how rich the sea area is."

"With my transformation alchemy, the ore can be turned into a powerful magic weapon. As long as we find a way to drive away the fishmen, we will have a huge fishing ground."

"Powerful magic weapons can not only earn huge amounts of gold coins, but also build a powerful army. Rich fishing grounds can not only provide a large amount of food, but also harvest resources such as pearls, cold-water corals, and seabed minerals."

"Once it develops, it will not only bring huge wealth, but also build a powerful fleet."

"At that time, we will travel across the ocean to rob Aaron's merchant ships and pay back all the anger we received today."

Selena's heartbeat accelerated slightly when she heard it, and she was dubious.

"Really. Is it that good?"

If it was before, she would never believe in this almost fairy-tale vision of the future, but the outstanding ability shown by Rosen last night gave her strong confidence.

Rosen continued to work hard.

"Madam, why do you think I must inherit the title? Just for a financial surplus of several hundred ogres a year?"

"If I sell a few magic tools casually, won't I make ten or a hundred times more money than this?"

"It is because I see this deep development potential that I am willing to gamble my future."

This makes sense, which makes Selena more and more excited, but she still feels guilty and can't let go of her responsibility to the Adrian family.

Rosen saw this and said the last sentence in a concentrated voice.

"For a long time, we, the people of Weilan, have lived under the shadow of the Kingdom of Aaron. Aaron's bastards have treated Weilan as their backyard where they can run wild."

"But Madam, not every Weilan likes to be ridden on by Aaron."

"The Duke doesn't want to, Earl Robert of Shire County doesn't want to, and I don't want to either."

"So, even if you don't want to really marry me, I will never hand you over to that stinky king!"

"The golden rose of Weilan is worth my life to protect."

Selena's body trembled slightly when she heard this, her eyes turned red uncontrollably, and she felt a surge of passionate blood in her chest like volcanic lava.

She didn't calm down until she reached the door of the guest room.

"Rosen, can Veran really get rid of the control of the Kingdom of Aaron?"

"I don't know. But I know that if we don't do it, it will never be possible!"

"But if we start with us, maybe our generation can't do it, but our descendants will continue to do it."

"And as long as we do it, even if we fail 99 times, as long as we succeed the 100th time, our Veran will no longer be controlled by Aaron."

Selena lacks many qualities that a leader should have, but she is definitely not lacking in courage.

Rosen's words made her blood boil, and she deeply agreed.

"Okay, let's start with us!"