The Game of Global Mining-Chapter 415 - 327: The Ugly Emperor’s Acting Skills
The Ugly Emperor arrived at the tailor shop.
Although it was called a shop, it was clearly a workshop employing hundreds of people, with advanced assembly lines of magical machines rolling and cutting fabrics! Inside the shop windows, the celebrity outfits once worn by the five City Beauties were prominently displayed.
The receptionist politely, yet with subtle mock, asked, "What brings you here, Mr. Clown?"
The Ugly Emperor originally had no particular reason to be here, casually replying, "Just browsing."
The receptionist smiled politely, "Please stand aside while you browse, so you don’t block the display window."
Chun also picked up on it; the courtesy was laced with contempt.
Surprisingly, the Ugly Emperor obliged and stood to the side to take his time looking.
Well, Chun had to admire Old Deng’s composure. If it were him, he’d at least retort a bit or simply walk away.
Just then, the voice of Earth Mother echoed from the Eye of Dibilon: "The First Sage has awakened and followed us."
Chun was suddenly startled. Wasn’t he drunk? How could he just wake up like that?
Then, in an instant, it dawned on Chun. With such power, it wouldn’t be surprising if he could drink poison and be fine. Awaking suddenly was nothing strange, but drunkenly collapsing in a tavern was indeed odd! If I were him, I wouldn’t dare get drunk without reason either!
So, was he using his drunken state to secretly observe, perhaps using a Divine Artifact to monitor the Ugly Emperor all this time?
What did he discover, if anything?
Chun determined that the Ugly Emperor’s performance was flawless; all the small print he had written was within the coverage of the Ugly Emperor’s newspaper—so the only mystery was why the Clown would read the paper on the street? But even that couldn’t be considered a real mystery, right?
Chun’s mind raced as he decided not to let Hua go and alert the Ugly Emperor, because his performance was still impeccable.
Soon, a voice called out: "Mr. Clown, what are you doing here?"
The Ugly Emperor was stunned for a moment, then turned his head: "Ah, Mr. Sage! I was just checking on the progress of my clothing orders."
Michael laughed, "How could it be done so quickly?"
The Ugly Emperor smiled, "I know it’s not that fast, but I just wanted to take a look."
Michael laughed, "Why don’t I take you upstairs to have a look?"
The Ugly Emperor was aghast: "I—I can’t go up there."
Michael took the Ugly Emperor’s hand: "You can!"
In the next moment, the staff’s attitude turned extremely obsequious: "Welcome, Mr. Sage. Your order of one hundred outfits is being expedited."
Michael said, "I’ll take my friend here to the second floor."
Both the Ugly Emperor and the staff were shocked: "Friend?"
Chun was also shocked! Could it be that he noticed the Ugly Emperor’s extraordinariness and came specifically to win him over? But aside from heavy drinking, the Ugly Emperor hadn’t shown... maybe it’s precisely because he discovered his drinking prowess or sensed the Ugly Emperor’s familiarity with Earth Mother that he came to recruit?
The staff quickly came to their senses: "Please, sirs, this way!"
Michael led the Ugly Emperor to the second floor, where radiant artifacts were on display: Divine Artifact-level mage robes and physician robes, no less impressive than the Treasure Guild’s stock in Lost Paradise!
Michael sighed, "I still don’t know how to address my friend."
Chun’s heart tensed! This individual was clearly aiming to probe the Ugly Emperor’s background!
The Ugly Emperor appeared distressed: "Everyone just calls me Mr. Clown!"
Michael chuckled, "That can’t really be considered a name, can it?"
The Ugly Emperor hesitated and said, "My name...
Heiwa... Sir, just call me Mr. Clown."
Ah?! Chun was overwhelmed with emotion! Wasn’t this the name I gave him a century ago which he detested and didn’t use? He actually remembered and used it now!
Michael was also taken aback but then smiled, "Alright, then I’ll continue to call you Mr. Clown."
Michael gestured around the hall full of artifacts: "Sir, what do you see?"
The Ugly Emperor replied sullenly, "Things I neither need nor can afford."
Michael lamented, "Indeed! This is the unfairness of social distribution, where abundant resources are concentrated in the service of the elite, while the masses lack even basic living conditions..."
The Ugly Emperor’s body trembled! Chun was utterly stunned!
What was going on? The privilege-laden elite speaking such grand ideals to a "lowly" NPC? And with such eloquence!
But precisely because of this, Chun was sure the Ugly Emperor’s identity wasn’t exposed! So, what was the elite’s true intention? To revolutionize the Golden Empire? But the game is their family’s development...
Unless—the original artificial intelligence couldn’t be fully controlled? If so, it would explain why the elite would give out such generous rewards, and why Sariel would do something like letting the Mermaid serve as the guardian of two cities, appearing to undermine their own side...
Michael spoke passionately, Old Deng was moved to wipe his eyes, eventually using the newspaper to blow his nose.
Holy shit, Chun had to admire Old Deng’s acting skills!
The Ugly Emperor snapped back, "Ah, sorry, I lost my composure!"
Michael laughed and asked, "Why does sir carry a newspaper?"
Chun tensed again!
The Ugly Emperor said, "I also collect scraps."
Michael asked, "Does sir read the newspaper?"
The Ugly Emperor replied awkwardly, "Actually, I read it a little."
Michael asked further, "What content interests you?"
The Ugly Emperor was very embarrassed, "Actually, I’m only interested in the pictures of beautiful women in the newspaper."
Michael laughed, "No, I think sir is a very ambitious person."
Chun was stunned; there weren’t any particularly conspicuous pictures of beauties in the paper, so indeed, this individual was carefully monitoring the newspaper’s content! Just like in the cells where he monitored what I read.
Holy shit! It’s tough; whether in Lost Paradise or here, it’s exhausting in a world with elites!
The Ugly Emperor, however, sighed, "I’m just an old man who won’t live much longer, but even so, I try to live life to the fullest."
