Chapter 810: Hope

"Your Majesty the Queen."

Sir Freier knelt on one knee after entering the room, and Luo Quan stood behind, nodding to say hello.

There were quite a few guards inside and outside the box, ensuring the Queen's safety.

And the Queen sat quietly in her seat, showing no emotion.

"Losing to Luo Quan is not a bad thing, so don't blame yourself."

The Queen smiled and comforted Freier. She didn't know what exactly happened during the match, only seeing Freier not attacking after drawing his sword, and surrendering after chatting with Luo Quan for a few words.

Although she definitely hoped Freier could win, the result was already like this, and as a Queen, she should also be atmospheric.

So there was no dissatisfied expression on the Queen's face.

"It's not like that."

Freier raised his head and said: "Your Majesty the Queen, the sword used by Miss Luo Quan is Excalibur!"

"What?"

A large group of people in the box shouted in surprise, and Prince Charles even took a step forward excitedly: "Do you know what you are saying?"

Although the UK had robbed the whole world in its ancestors, it had saved up quite a few treasures.

But those were ultimately foreign antiques, unable to connect with the country's luck and unable to exert the best effects.

Now that there was news of the King of Swords, this was definitely a great piece of good news that could cause the entire UK to shake.

"There shouldn't be any mistake. When I fought Miss Luo Quan, Arondight had no will to fight at all."

"Even facing the Vatican's holy spear, it wouldn't feel fear, but facing Miss Luo Quan's sword, it had such a performance. This is enough to explain the problem!" Sir Freier said with certainty, almost holding up three fingers to swear.

Thus, everyone's eyes fell on Luo Quan.

"Luo Quan, can you let everyone see your sword?" Prince Charles's lips were trembling when he said this.

Luo Quan didn't talk nonsense and pulled the sword out directly.

The moment Da Hei came out, all the swords of the guards in the room actually began to tremble, making a clanging sound.

The guards hurriedly reached out to press their swords, their eyes full of suspicion.

At this moment, Da Hei's identity didn't need to be questioned anymore.

If it weren't the King of Swords, how could it make the guards' swords resonate?

Looking at the cold and shining blade of the long sword, Prince Charles couldn't help but sigh: "So beautiful, worthy of being the King of Swords."

"Can you let me touch it?" The Queen put on her gold-rimmed reading glasses and asked softly.

"Of course." Luo Quan didn't worry at all that the Queen would take Da Hei away, so she laid the blade flat and handed it over slowly.

And Da Hei, after falling into the Queen's hands, just trembled slightly and didn't resist particularly.

Perhaps, this was the Queen's aura.

If it were someone else, even Prince Charles, Da Hei would likely have shaken them away immediately.

But only the Queen, Da Hei chose to obey.

After all, this Queen witnessed the rise and fall of the British Empire. Perhaps she didn't expand the territory during her reign, but she tried her best to maintain the fragile connection of the Commonwealth.

As long as she was there for one day, no country would withdraw from the Commonwealth.

And she was also the only Queen of those dozens of countries and regions.

It could be said that she was one of the most outstanding rulers in British history.

"If only I could have met you a little earlier." The Queen stroked the sword body, her eyes full of rarity.

Finally, she returned the sword to Luo Quan.

"You have obtained the recognition of the King of Swords, then it belongs to you. I hope you can win the championship of this competition."

"I will definitely do my best!" Luo Quan made a promise.

Actually, even if the Queen didn't say it, she would go all out.

But saying this sentence was more like a recognition, recognizing her identity as one of their own.

And just as Luo Quan was talking to the Queen, the discussion online also exceeded 30,000.

The Europa Wu Xia Competition had been held until now, with crushing games and bladder games, but there hadn't been a situation where a contestant surrendered directly without even fighting.

The gamblers started spraying first, saying this was a naked dark box operation. In order to cut leeks, the bookmaker didn't even want the sword, buying Freier to make such an outrageous operation.

Thus, Freier bore the brunt and was scolded bloody.

Luo Quan was implicated, and everyone said she was also cooperating in the play.

Gamblers who lost were irrational; they would spray anyone they caught. In their view, as long as it wasn't a situation where they won money, it must be a fake match, so there was no need to pay attention to it.

As for the melon-eating netizens, although they couldn't understand why Freier surrendered directly, they didn't lose money anyway, and the winning side was Luo Quan, so it was completely acceptable.

Later in the evening, considering the influence, the Royal spokesperson explained the competition:

"Freier, as the Royal guard, had concerns in his heart when facing Miss Luo Quan, plus he felt his strength was far inferior to Miss Luo Quan, so he simply surrendered directly."

"Also, it's not easy for contestants to fight, there is no such thing as a fake match, please don't speculate maliciously."

This statement was a bit vague, but it gave a reason.

Although it wasn't that convincing, it at least blocked some people's mouths.

After Luo Quan went home, the whole family also asked about what happened just now.

Luo Quan patted Da Hei and replied: "Freier's Arondight, encountering this King of Swords of mine, wouldn't it only have the path of surrender?"

Gao Liang grinned: "Hehe, this joke isn't funny."

Luo Quan looked at her younger brother: "Do you think I'm joking?"

Gao Liang was stunned, looking at Da Hei with shock in his eyes:

The old master stroked his beard with a chuckle: "No wonder you said it would be a natural counter to Frelier; so that's why."

"It's truly amazing; this is actually the legendary Sword of Kings." Mia looked at Dahei, her eyes filled with twinkling little stars.

In her childhood fairy tales, she had seen plenty of King Arthur legends, and she had yearned for that Sword of Promised Victory for a long time.

She never expected it to be right before her eyes now; this feeling was truly wonderful.

"What did the Queen say?" The old master asked his granddaughter; this was an important question.

Luo Quan replied: "The Queen said the sword has recognized me, so naturally, I am its master."

Then she added to herself: The Queen's opinion doesn't really matter, because no one can take Dahei away from her.

"Oh my, this is actually the real Sword of Kings; I have to take a photo and post it on Instagram!"

Gao Liang said this and intended to take a picture to show off to his friends, but he was stopped by the old master: "Now is not the time to let this news be exposed."

Mia also nodded in agreement: "Exactly, how can such an important matter be made public? Gao Liang, you are too reckless."

"My mistake, I was just a bit excited." Gao Liang put away his phone and said sincerely.

Although he knew this was the right logic, not being able to tell others about such cool news was as uncomfortable as wearing fine clothes in the dark.

Returning home, Luo Quan rested for a while before turning on her livestream.

As soon as the stream started, fans in the chat room congratulated her.

They had originally thought today would be a tough battle, but they didn't expect her to win so easily.

As for the so-called match-fixing, they didn't believe a word of what the gamblers said.

"Luo Quan, you have now successfully advanced to the top sixteen; have you decided which antique you want to choose?"

A comment asked this.

According to the competition rules, contestants who enter the top eight can choose one antique from the prize pool as a reward.

Although Luo Quan still had to fight one more match to enter the top eight, in the fans' eyes, this had no difficulty at all, which is why they asked her in advance.

"There's still one match left to play; it's not good to pop the champagne too early. As for which reward to choose, I don't have an idea yet; I'll see when the time comes."

In fact, she had already made her choice, but not saying it was mainly because she didn't want to attract others' attention.

Actually, for this competition, all three parties brought out quite a few good items.

But most of them were antiques that did not belong to their own countries.

Foreign antiques cannot withstand the national fortune of one's own country.

So even if the quality is good, they don't feel right to use.

After all, not everyone can be like Luo Quan, who can receive such favor from antiques and unleash one hundred percent of their power.

By comparison, the Three-Five Evil-Slaying Male and Female Swords are culturally less significant than other Chinese artifacts lost overseas.

But for Long Hushan, it is a priceless treasure, so after accepting their mission, she definitely had to ensure the mission could be completed.

Of course, if Daoist Yu Ting entered the top eight, then there would be no issue; he would directly choose this sword as his reward.

And she could pick other antiques as her reward.

"Luo Quan, I feel like the topic of martial artists has been very hot lately; will you film any related movies or TV shows?"

In the chat, a fan asked curiously.

In recent years, Chinese martial arts dramas have been quite lackluster; there is almost nothing worth watching.

Now that martial artists are a hot topic, it won't be long before a flood of related film and television works emerges.

But compared to others, they are more willing to trust Luo Quan's works.

After all, if it's a Luo Quan production, it must be a masterpiece!

Facing the fans' eager anticipation, Luo Quan's answer was: "Of course, isn't 'Under One Person' one?"

A fan was confused: "But isn't that Chinese-style fantasy?"

"Hey, everyone, don't be so rigid in your thinking."

Luo Quan chuckled and said: "Chinese-style fantasy is just one of the labels; martial arts elements are definitely there too, otherwise, would the fight scenes be all special effects?"

"No pet, just let me turn into a potted plant."

Luo Quan thought about it and felt it was a good idea.

One cat and one dog in the house were already noisy enough; if there were one more, it would seem a bit crowded.

But if it were a potted plant, that would be great—it wouldn't take up space and wouldn't easily attract attention, so she nodded at the armor: "Fine, we'll do as you say."

The armor trembled slightly, as if its mood was very joyful.

After resolving these matters, Luo Quan opened her phone.

The trending search for her winning the first match in the morning had already passed its peak, but it was still on the trending list; it was third before, but now it had dropped to the forties, and it likely wouldn't stay there for long.

Regarding this victory, neither fans nor netizens were surprised.

With her strength, advancing easily was expected; if she had fallen in the first round, that would have been news.

Of course, the way Luo Quan won still caused everyone to tease:

"Luo Quan is too fierce; the way she stripped that contestant's armor reminds me of how I look when eating crayfish."

"Violent armor stripping, inhumane."

"That young man's heart must have collapsed, being pinned down and stripped of his armor like a little chick."

"The damage isn't great, but the insult is extremely strong."

"But I don't know what kind of black technology his armor was, it was quite durable, resisting two of Luo Quan's hits."

"That's why he got skinned; anyway, it's a loss, the two burly fans before him lost much more gracefully."

"One has to say, indeed."

………………

Mocking the loser from the position of the winner was one of the things many netizens liked to do.

Luo Quan had originally wanted everyone to maintain respect for the contestants, but her attention was drawn by another matter, so she forgot about this.

At the top of the trending list, there was a piece of news with the prefix "Explosive."

"Wu Zhe Grade Officially Released!"

A million likes, over 300,000 comments, and the previously announced national-level martial artists also appeared in the comment section.

It turned out that the authorities had strictly and detailedly classified the grades of martial artists, which was from Grade 9 to Grade 1.

And each grade had its own title, from low to high: Hidden Origin Realm, Insight Realm, Yaoguang Realm, Kaiyang Realm, Yuheng Realm, Tianquan Realm, Tianji Realm, Tianxuan Realm, Tianshu Realm. (PS: This isn't the author making things up; it's news just released recently, authentic!)

This grading was named after the Big Dipper stars, seven visible and two hidden, one star per grade.

All citizens aged 19 and over could obtain a martial artist grade by signing up for an exam.

Then, one had to stay in that realm for a certain number of years before taking the promotion exam for the next realm.

The Tianshu Realm, which was a Grade 1 martial artist, was the highest grade achievable through exams.

Martial artists above Grade 1 were called 【True Martial Realm】.

This grade could not be obtained through regular exams; it required an invitation from relevant departments and could only be obtained after sparring with three True Martial Realm martial artists. Moreover, the number of invitations each year was extremely limited, so it could be said to be rare.

After the news about martial artist grades came out, the entire internet launched a heated discussion about it.

Martial artist also became the hottest profession at the moment.

Last year, every family was hoping for their children to enter the entertainment industry.

But now, they had all changed their minds and cast their eyes toward the martial arts circle. ===== CHAPTER 804 =====

That was probably the only black mark since her debut; her mouth opened too wide when eating.

However, even though it opened wide, it wasn't that ugly, just a bit exaggerated and funny.

And she didn't have any burden of being a perfect idol, she just didn't want the fans to keep bringing it up, so she said:

"You guys better not even think about it, if you mention it again, I'll ban you."

"And this photo isn't as exaggerated as you say at all, it doesn't count as a black mark... Thanks to the Captain who is still being stubborn..."

"Haha, thanks to the one who is still being stubborn."

"This is real now."

"You guys are really good at stirring things up."

"This boss is really good at creating content."

"Isn't this a direct one-year ban?"

………………

Seeing this, Luo Quan also smiled helplessly.

This meme probably won't go away.

To prevent everyone from continuing the discussion, she quickly changed the subject:

"By the way, the first test of Overwatch is about to end, and the second test will probably arrive in two months. At that time, a super-value gift package will be launched simultaneously; buying it is earning it, so don't miss out."

This news made the smiles of the Overwatch game fans disappear instantly.

During this period, the popularity of Overwatch could be described as off the charts.

The number of pre-registrations had long since exceeded the twenty-million mark.

But now that she said the test was ending, even though all the fans knew the test would start again soon, their mood was still quite sad.

It was as if they had lost something important overnight.