e-booksonline Chapter 278 Clench your buttocks
Chapter 278 Clench your buttocks
Chapter 282 Clench your buttocks
Autumn July 22th.
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The preliminary rounds of the Big Eater and Whip Endurance contests are still in full swing in Frost City.
Every day, new contestants are left speechless by the sheep's testicles or questioning their existence by the whip.
I heard that the off-site betting has already reached its seventh round, and some people have even won a gold coin by acting as the bookmaker.
It was later discovered that the bookmaker had bribed the players to cheat, and the next day the bookmaker's body was found hanging by the side of the field, his mouth stuffed with sheep testicles.
However, all this excitement had little to do with the jewelry craftsman competition, because Richard had brought the competition forward.
Firstly, jewelry making takes time; truly good work cannot be rushed out in just one or two hours.
From design to polishing to inlaying, every step requires patience and meticulous work; only slow and steady progress yields fine results.
Secondly, the number of participants was small, only about twenty people, which is incomparable to the scale of other competitions that often have hundreds or thousands of participants.
Instead of letting them wait idly, we should finish the jewelry competition during the preliminary rounds and retain the skilled artisans in the chiffon cake business as soon as possible.
Early in the morning, more than twenty participating jewelry artisans were led to the central square of the Chiffon inner city.
There weren't many people, but each one of them was a well-known expert in the Northern Jewelry Industry.
Two of them are master craftsmen from a long-established jewelry shop in Golden Lion Territory, and several others are artisans recruited by the Ferret Trading Company from Frostfoil Territory.
Others are artisans from local gold shops in Frostlands, with family-inherited skills, and generations of them have run shops in the far north.
These people weren't of high status, but because of their exceptional skills, they were treated like treasures in various large trading companies.
Their salaries are significantly higher than those of ordinary free citizens, making them definitely wealthy.
They came to participate partly for the generous prize money at the Chiffon Grand Stage, and partly for the prestige.
Being able to make an appearance and achieve a ranking in a competition of this scale will undoubtedly increase one's value upon returning to their own business.
Richard stood on the high platform, looking at the twenty or so faces below, some calm and some curious. Without any unnecessary words, he went straight to explaining the rules.
"The competition will last for three days. Each person will be assigned a detached stone house as a temporary workshop, and the city hall will arrange for someone to take care of three meals a day."
"Three days later, everyone needs to submit at least three finished pieces of jewelry. The materials will be provided by Chiffon, and the theme of the creation is the storm cloud pattern of my Chiffon family emblem."
"No style restrictions: rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, tiaras—anything you can think of can be made."
"Make a list of what tools you need and give it to the manager. We will provide them as much as possible. I will personally evaluate the finished product."
At this point, Richard turned to the side and waved to those behind him.
"To give you some reference, I've prepared a model for you."
Im walked up from the side of the stage. He wasn't wearing armor, just a dark gray training uniform. He stood on the stage with a straight posture, a typical soldier's physique.
Richard patted Im on the shoulder and smiled at the craftsmen below, saying, "The jewelry you make will ultimately be worn by people, so you can refer to his measurements."
With time running out and the task heavy, the jewelers took off their tool bags from their waists, pulled out their measuring tapes, and walked toward Im.
Before Im could react, several soft measuring tapes were simultaneously pressed against his wrists, neck, and knuckles.
An old craftsman with gray hair walked around behind him, bent down, and measured his buttocks with a soft measuring tape.
Im was suddenly stunned!
He turned his head, glared at me, and asked, "Why are you measuring my butt? What kind of jewelry can you hang here?"
The old craftsman didn't even look up, his soft measuring tape steadily tracing a full circle around Im's hip line, his tone extremely serious.
"Young people, jewelry is not just something you wear on your hands and neck. There are many important considerations for the placement of items such as waistbands, tail ornaments, and skirt hooks."
"Your hip measurements are crucial for controlling the overall proportions, especially if you're making waist-decorated accessories. Even an inch difference will ruin the whole look."
Im opened his mouth, then closed it again.
He turned his gaze to the lord, his eyes conveying a clear message: "Sir, please say something!"
Richard didn't say anything, he just crossed his arms and chuckled.
Im had no choice but to straighten his chest, pull in his stomach, and clench his buttocks.
Unexpectedly, the old man frowned and slapped him hard, saying, "Relax a bit. How can you measure accurately if you're squeezing so tight?"
His buttocks had returned to their fluffy state, but Im looked fierce and turned to glare at the old man.
Fake!
If you manage to make rings and earrings in three days, I'm not finished with you!
After the craftsmen measured Im from head to toe, noting down every dimension that should and shouldn't be measured, Richard had a box brought to each contestant.
When the lid was opened, everyone had an expression of disbelief!
A whole box of jewelry and diamonds shone brightly in the sunlight, reflecting on their stunned faces.
Tiger's eye with flowing golden-brown stripes like shimmering silk, clear and transparent aquamarine, large diamonds refracting iridescent light, and several large gold and silver ingots.
These artisans have spent most of their lives in the Northern Jewelry trade, and have handled at least a thousand rings and necklaces.
They've certainly seen plenty of gold, silver, and jewels, but those all belong to the merchant guild.
Moreover, the goods sold to the free people were mostly ordinary materials, some even with visible impurities and cracks.
Only when certain nobles or wealthy merchants commissioned jewelry would the merchant house use its treasured high-grade materials.
With their discerning eye, it wasn't hard for them to see that this whole box of perfectly shaped and exceptionally large magic gems were top-tier items among top-tier items!
It would be worthy of being locked away in the warehouse as a prized possession in any business, and would never be taken out for use unless absolutely necessary.
Chiffon gave each contestant a whole box of supplies as consumables without even blinking an eye.
luxury!
Richard observed their reactions without saying anything, and simply instructed people to begin registering and collecting the necessary documents.
"Don't worry about material waste. Since we have chiffon cakes available, we won't be stingy. Go ahead and make them. Remember, I only want the best finished product."
He has no shortage of enchanting skills; just the basic and intermediate entries in the [Enchanting Modification] section alone are enough to make enchanters on the market question their existence.
What he lacks are artisans who can mass-produce beautiful jewelry blanks.
The rings and necklaces available on the market are outdated in style and generally poorly made.
Those beautiful and exquisite items, without a large inventory of identical models, could not be mass-produced and equipped for the Imperial Guard.
He didn't want to see some soldiers wearing jade rings while others wore big gold chains, piece by piece, what difference was there between them and a ragtag army?
Furthermore, the Imperial Guard's flowing, magical, frost-covered ice star armor would be a complete waste of its beauty if paired with those outdated accessories.
The exquisite base material, coupled with the enchantment attributes provided by the system, is exactly what he wants: top-tier equipment that is both aesthetically pleasing and powerful in combat.