Chapter 224 - "Grand Duke Roland Joins Gu Dings Crew!?" (2/2)

What took Anderson by surprise the most was that the man with the scarred face was the person closest to being a god, Roland. Roland sat next to Gu Ding. He rested his elbow on Gu Ding’s shoulder several times. It was clear that the two were close.

Tricke was not a media person, and Roland had kept a low profile in recent years. He had heard of his name but did not know that the man with a scarred face was Roland. Otherwise, he would have asked for a higher price.

Soon, the video showed Biggie cutting off the heads of the two Rank-13 martial art practitioners with one strike. Anderson was stunned to see this scene.

As the video was recorded on Tricke’s wristwatch, it was recorded from his point of view, and he was not shown in the video. Moreover, he deliberately blocked out the sound to avoid the video being linked to the Childe family and himself.

However, the media did not matter whether the video had sound or not, having images were enough. The scene in the image was indeed horrifying–Two Peak Rank-13 powerhouses were killed in seconds. More importantly, Roland, who had been given the title Grand Duke by the Federal Government, was in the same tavern as Gu Ding, and they seemed to be on good terms.

“Well? Three hundred thousand is not that expensive, is it?” When Tricke heard nothing for some time, he guessed that he was horrified by the scene.

“Alright, three hundred thousand then. Send me this video and delete your copy. I don’t want you to post it anywhere.” Anderson agreed to the price because the video revealed so much information he could exploit.

“I know,” Tricke said, smirking. To his surprise, Gu Ding had helped him earn nearly a year’s salary. “I’ll send you the video as soon as I receive the money. How you choose to write the story is up to you, but don’t involve me or the Childe family. The source of the video must be kept secret.”

“I understand!” Anderson agreed immediately. “I’ll ask finance to arrange the transfer immediately. You can send the video directly to my work email. You know the email address.”

In less than ten minutes, the two men had closed the deal.

As he looked at the money he just received, Tricke smirked. “Today’s not all bad, I suppose. Young master gave such a good idea.”

Gu Ding’s presence on Probrand was reported half an hour later by a media outlet, which, instead of the usual rumors, it had a real video. The editors of that media outlet even analyzed and explained the entire video.

The identity of the robot and the color-haired woman was played down in the commentary. Even the incident where Biggie killed Rank-13 Gene Bodies was played down. Instead, it was the fact that Roland and Gu Ding were drinking together that was widely publicized.

This was indeed a good stunt; Grand Duke Roland was like a god in the heart of countless swordsmen in Faye Cosmic Nation. He was also a powerhouse respected by numerous martial arts practitioners.

The headline read: “Grand Duke Roland joins Gu Ding’s crew!?”

In less than twenty minutes, the article garnered hundreds of millions of views. Its content and video were also forwarded by countless people, and the number of people who gave thumbs up was endless.

Of course, some of Roland’s diehard fans saw this as an insult to his reputation, but when they saw the video of Roland and Gu Ding getting along, they did not turn their anger on Gu Ding. Instead, they lashed out at the writer.

For Gu Ding’s fans, they had been hitting the like button all along. One even supported by saying, “Good Gu Ding, get the Grand Duke first! Then, take the Lord!” In less than an hour, his supportive commented was liked by millions of people.

Tricke, who read the article, got a little morose, “That scar-face turned out to be Lord Roland… Why didn’t I recognize him? I could have gotten millions of Universe Credits for this video!”

Inside a palace, a tall woman in a black dress and another woman in a purple dress were also watching the video.

“When did Roland get on so well with Gu Ding?” Midea, who was dressed in black, had a puzzled expression on her face. “According to the information we have, he and Gu Ding did not know each other before they met on Probrand.”

“They probably shared the same behavior. ” Elizabeth was not surprised at all. “It’s not like you’ve never met Roland, two headstrong fellows getting together, it’ll be strange if they didn’t get along.”

“Miss, do you think Roland will join Gu Ding’s crew?” Midea frowned slightly–The article made her a little worried.

“No, to Roland, becoming a god is his priority. No matter how close he is to Gu Ding, he wouldn’t let abandon his journey. Then again, it’s hard to say after he became a god…” Elizabeth had her own take on the situation.