Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 227 [I'm so angry!]

"Rubins, you've finally arrived."

Despite the menacing Rubens, Ethan remained polite and courteous.

Rubens sneered and said, "What, it seems some people don't want me to come?"

"Please come in, everyone is waiting for you."

Ethan didn't retaliate, as if he hadn't said those words in the newspaper.

When Rubens arrived at the art center, he saw many familiar faces, as well as quite a few enemies and people he disliked.

For example, Popor.

"Pupol, you're here too? Looks like you're going to stand up to him and oppose me to the very end?"

Rubens' tone was unfriendly from the very first word.

Because he and Popor also didn't get along.

When Popper first started out, he criticized Popper's paintings as meaningless, not artistic creations at all, and polluting the art world.

As a result, Pope became incredibly famous, even more so than him, which angered Pope so much that he smashed several of his antique collections at home.

After becoming famous, Pupol didn't pay much attention to him, not out of respect for his senior, but simply because he couldn't remember him.

On the contrary, Rubens often visited Tippol.

Do I know you?

So Popor retaliated without hesitation.

Rubens was speechless for a moment, so he simply ignored him and turned to greet the others.

His interpersonal relationships weren't terribly bad, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to make it in the capital's art scene.

He simply doesn't get along with certain people.

"Okay, let's get started."

After exchanging pleasantries with the others, Rubens turned to Ethan and began to speak.

Ethan shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer."

"Wait for what? Are you trying to stall for time? Are you scared?"

Upon hearing Ethan's words, Rubens immediately became more assertive, mainly because he indeed had the right to be assertive today.

He was far too confident in his "Spring Fairy," believing it to be his most outstanding work, one that he himself could not paint better, let alone anyone else.

The key is that Hughes must also avoid direct confrontation.

He had always thought Hughes's "The Fairy of Spring" was absolutely amazing.

Therefore, he didn't think that one of Hughes's students could produce any outstanding works.

He could ignore all the other paintings today, but he was determined to destroy that so-called "Spring Fairy".

That's where the key to victory or defeat lies.

Just as he asked the question, someone else came in from outside.

It's Hughes.

Hughes came somewhat secretively, as if he was unwilling, or as if he was afraid of being discovered.

When he walked in and found everyone looking at him, he became more outgoing and started making small talk.

"Teacher, didn't you say you weren't coming?"

Ethan whispered to him.

"I...I'm here, is that not allowed? Then I'll leave?!"

The old man is about to blow his beard and glare again.

Ethan chuckled to himself; the match was finally about to begin.

The first exhibits were definitely appetizers, and everyone went over to take a look, without lingering for long.

These were indeed just random drawings by Ethan; they were simply lines of graffiti that looked completely random.

Most people aren't really interested in this; they're just watching for the spectacle.

Rubens didn't quite understand it either, and didn't want to focus his firepower on these things today, so he just glanced at it casually.

Only Popper seemed genuinely interested in the paintings, nodding as he looked at them. Someone, unable to contain their curiosity, asked him, "Popper, what's in these paintings that you're so engrossed in?"

"It's a change in time and space, didn't you notice?"

After Popper said that, several artists whose styles also leaned towards the whimsical and who had come into contact with surrealist creators immediately seemed to understand the trick.

Without a doubt, after today, the value of these paintings will also rise.

Because it has been recognized by Pope and many other artists.

All of this was naturally recorded by someone.

Because today's exhibition is not just a gathering of industry bigwigs, there are also quite a few ordinary people, and lucky ones who managed to buy tickets.

They followed the main group, mainly to watch the excitement.

Naturally, many journalists were also among them.

After walking and stopping frequently, the group finally arrived at the core exhibition area.

The first painting on display here is Ethan's most famous work, "The Orphan of Saint Quantico".

Anyone who sees this painting will inevitably be struck by Mia's gaze.

Even if Rubin wanted to find an excuse to criticize, he couldn't.

"So, what do you think? This good-for-nothing student of mine has some skills, doesn't he?"

Since he was already there, Hughes decided to drop the pretense and adopt a sharper attitude, directly confronting Rubens.

"That's not what I came here to talk about today."

The group looked at the painting for a while, then moved on to the next piece.

The next piece, naturally, is Ethan's other masterpiece, "The Persistence of Memory".

This painting is displayed alongside "The Last Justice" and "The Last Supper".

Both are creative styles that lean towards surrealism.

Everyone exclaimed that it was novel and exciting.

Rubens was also a little uneasy, but he immediately thought of his painting "The Spring Nymph" and his spirits were lifted again.

Soon, people arrived at a new room, which contained only one painting, covered with a cloth.

Rubens became excited. This must be Ethan's "The Fairy of Spring"!
The showdown is finally here.

"Come on, I want to see how well you draw."

Ethan nodded and went up to unveil the canvas.

The next moment, people saw a bright and beautiful young girl, leaping off the page.

She has silver hair and turquoise eyes. She seems to be standing under the light, relaxed and calm, with her hair draped over her shoulders and a slight smile. Just seeing her makes people feel at ease.

"This……"

It must be said that this painting is excellent, using classical painting techniques, and perfectly captures everything about the girl.

Many people were quite engrossed in watching it.

Many of those who came with Rubens have fully acknowledged Ethan's abilities after seeing this painting.

This man is no less than Rubens.

"This...this isn't the Fairy of Spring, is it?"

Rubens frowned and said.

He admitted that the painting was not bad, but it was clearly not "The Fairy of Spring".

Because the Spring Fairy is the goddess of water and the spirit of spring, there should be flowing water and spring imagery in the painting, but this painting has none of that.

"Of course not. This is my own work. As I said, the painting 'Spring Fairy' is the work of my friend, a skilled worker. His work is unparalleled, and I am ashamed to admit that I am not as good as him."

Ethan raised his hand as he spoke.

"Please come in, everyone, it's inside."

Now people are even more excited, since there are already such wonderful works here.

So, what kind of masterpiece must the work that Ethan so highly praises be?
Everyone was in high spirits, except for Sophia, who was practically grinding her teeth in frustration.

Mad!
Mad!
Mad! ! !
(End of this chapter)