Carol picked up her own water bottle and served herself a bowl of ginseng. After drinking it in one gulp, she put a kind smile on her face and rearranged her crafts.
Not far away, several girls were sitting around on the outside seats of a dessert shop chatting.
The girl with twin ponytails sitting on the far left wearing a halter top asked, "Has this year's spring queen selection started?"
The long-haired girl holding the coffee looked up in thought and replied, "I remember it started last month, but this year's selection was delayed a lot due to many reasons."
"Eh!! No, it's said that the results will not come out for another week. It's been more than a month. It's really slow! Why are you talking?" The bun-headed girl who was eating dessert lay faceless. On the table.
"Maybe it's because of the recent events in the sea."
"What does the problem of the sea have to do with our Saint Bobla?"
"It's not because Shanks became the Yonko half a year ago. Many companies involved in the New World are focusing on dealing with the changes in the New World, so the selection here has been delayed."
"Hey, what a pity. I really want to know who will win the title of Queen of Spring this year~ We will definitely make a lot of money by making preparations in advance!"
"Wow, Lala, I didn't expect you to think so. You are betraying your sister."
"How come, we are good sisters, we will always be together." The dessert girl known as Lala pouted and acted coquettishly.
The suspender girl smiled slightly and said, "Then let's prepare together and contact some workshops first. Although we can't make a big profit, a small profit is not bad."
"Yeah, yeah!"
…
Listening to these conversations, Carol shook her head.
The Queen of Spring or also known as the Queen of Fashion.
The selection of the Spring Queen takes place once a year, and each time three women with temperament, appearance, and unique understanding of clothing matching are selected from participants from all over the world to become the Spring Queen of that year. These three are the benchmarks in the fashion industry, and their clothes will become trends.
It can be said that it is the supreme honor of both profit and reputation.
There are only three such honors each year, and each person can only receive the title of Spring Queen twice at most.
Therefore, during this period of the year, Santa Pobla will usher in its most prosperous time. Countless clothing companies will be gearing up and waiting for it. Everyone knows that if their clothing is successfully put on the Queen of Spring this year, then this will happen. One year's revenue is definitely very impressive.
But……
The title of Queen of Spring was not originally what it is now.
Carol shook her head with emotion.
"Carol, you and I just saw a queen's crown... Hey, you won't give that away, will you?"
A call called Carol back. Looking up, he saw an old woman who looked not too far removed from him. Although she is an old woman, except for her wrinkles and gray and dry hair, this old woman is very fashionably dressed. The combination of a formal skirt and veil and tassels looks very young.
"It's you, Luo Li, why do you have time to come to my place? Shouldn't this time be a busy time?"
"Busy~ Haha, I'm an old man. It's okay to help out when I have time, but now I can't afford it." "Don't blame me, I just saw a very exquisite crown, it feels a bit like you The craftsmanship. You won’t give it away, will you?”
Carol smiled and nodded.
"No, that's the thing. So many people tried to persuade you back then but you were unmoved."
"I said at the beginning that the craftsmanship passed down by our family will only make crowns for the real Spring Queen, but now these so-called queens..."
Carol sighed and remembered the distant history.
"The Queen of Spring was started by the innocent girl Celia. She used her purest and beautiful wishes to make people follow and support her. In other words, it was her kindness and simplicity that allowed her to bring everyone to build the current world. Saint Bobla, the city of the Queen of Spring. In order to commemorate this kind and simple girl, the Charrod family made Celia cakes, which symbolize purity. The Richard family made beautiful white dresses. And our Carroll family It is a flower crown that represents hope for the future.”
"Infected by the girl's innocence, the Charrod family disclosed the method of making Celia cake, making Celia cake a delicacy that everyone can eat. The Richard family widely taught clothing skills, allowing Saint Bob to La has the pillar industries that support the economy. And our Carol's skills are complicated and cumbersome, and over time, there are no more people to learn from them. My last disciple was also killed in a pirate attack five years ago. , this skill can only be cut off in my hands."
"But what does this have to do with you giving away the crown? Although not many people know about it anymore, the meaning of that crown..."
"I just want them to show those people now. What the queen of spring should have, not flowers wrapped in gorgeous clothes that may wither at any time."
Luo Li was silent for a moment and then shook her head with a wry smile, "It's easy to say, they are no longer the same people we used to be. We all argued about this for a long time, but now that we have received the dividends, what about the young people who are buried in desires?" I am willing to jump out of the lavish life and follow the path of our ancestors that focused on inner pragmatism and hard work." "Times have changed, Carol."
"Times have changed?" Carol paused, then raised her head and laughed.
"why are you laughing?"
"Luo Li, I didn't expect that the stubborn person who couldn't listen to anything could actually say that times have changed."
"...Carol, I am getting old. No matter how stubborn I am after so many years, I must admit that the times are no longer our times."
"Haha, yes, this is indeed not the era we were in. But no matter how the times change, even if history is covered by layers of dust, the new era will bury everything in the old era. But...but, People's pursuit of the purest beauty will never be abandoned. Forgetting is only temporary. Celia's story may have died, but one day a new Celia will stand up again and bring joy to the world. More people, more hope.”
"...Although this is true, but..."
Carol raised her hand to stop Luo Li's words, "Luo Li, I'm old. When people get old, they like to think too much. When they get old, they become uneasy, and uneasiness leads to fear. I'm afraid, Luo Li, I'm afraid. This era has forgotten those beautiful people and is covered by darkness. You know, I only have a few years left in my life. I thought I would die helplessly under the darkness of the era, but light exists."
"So you...I understand. In this case, there is no point in my coming here."
She came here just to play the emotional card. Some people now hope that Carol can take over the production of 'The Crown' again, and there are not many old people who can talk to Carol. I would like to express my gratitude to future generations. She could only come over and talk with a hard face, and at the worst she would meet old friends.
Seeing Luo Li say this, Carol showed a real look, "Don't leave in a hurry. It's better to chat when we meet old friends. Thea also said that she misses you very much."
"Thea..."
"No, someone fainted here!"
"Hey, hey, isn't it? Is this person the appointed Queen of Spring? The crown on this girl's head seems to be real!"
"Why do you say this girl is the Queen of Spring! Haven't the results of the selection been announced yet?"
…
Carol pushed Luo Li away and rushed out in a completely un-elderly manner.
A few steps away, just around the corner, Carol saw two girls lying on the ground. The pupils instantly contracted.
He quickly went up to take a breath, but the weak breathing and the livid faces of the two girls made him panic instantly.
"No, no, no, it won't happen. Is it true that kind people are so short-lived... No, I must save them!"
Carol's mind suddenly flashed back to what Thea had said to him when he left the street in the early morning.
'If something goes wrong go to Dr. Dorothea and she'll be able to save you. '
