Chapter 18: A Day in the Southern Empire (1)
The boring day is over again, and the new day is boring again.
"Lulu, when is your birthday? Jiang Ye lay on the bed and said to Lulu, who was also lying next to him.
"Me, today next month. Lulu turned around and replied as she stared at Jiang Ye in front of her.
"emmm, why don't we go to the Southern Empire today?" You said that you have been there before and were invited to participate in the multinational joint competition?" Jiang Ye got up and leaned on the head of the bed.
"Okay, okay, how about we go. Lulu jumped up happily.
After the two hurriedly washed, they rode the storm and flew towards the Southern Empire.
"Storms, you go and take care of the wind, look at the terrain around you, find some key landmarks or mountains or whatever. Jiang Ye skillfully assigned a task to Storm.
"Okay. Storm took over the task and left.
Now only Jiang Ye and Lulu are left, and of course there is Mu Mu who has been diving.
"Lulu, now is the time for you to grow your body, how about we go buy some beautiful clothes to wear?" Jiang Ye touched Lulu's head and said gently.
"Mmmm, Brother Ye helped me pick out my clothes. Lulu said coquettishly, where is there a girl who doesn't like beautiful clothes?
"Okay, let's go. After a pleasant exchange, the two walked towards the city gate.
"It's a bit deserted, and people who used to wait in front of the gate to enter the city had to wait in line for a long time. Lulu played with her hair, confused.
"Don't worry about it for now, just go in and see. Jiang Ye pulled Lulu and walked towards the city gate.
"Stop!" the soldiers guarding the side blocked the two of them.
"Passcards. The soldier said contemptuously.
"What passboard?" Jiang Ye wondered.
"I don't know this, do you still want to go into the city?" the soldier played, and pointed to the wooden house on the side, "Go there, and you can go in when it's done." The soldier impatiently pushed Jiang Ye away.
"What's going on?" Lulu felt that this was not the same as the Southern Empire she had known before.
Jiang Ye pulled Lulu and walked to the wooden house.
"Why don't we go in yet. Lulu was a little scared, grabbed Jiang Ye's arm, and whispered.
"Let's go, my eldest lady, what are you afraid of with me. Jiang Ye picked up Lulu and rode it on his neck.
Fortunately, with Jiang Ye's height of nearly 2 meters, even if Lulu rides up, it will not seem to be inconsistent.
Jiang Ye pushed open the door and saw a man who was about to break his leather armor, sitting on a chair and gnawing on chicken legs.
"You're here to get a pass, 5 silver coins per person, 10 silver coins for the two of you, for a month. The soldier took a long sip of beer and hiccuped.
"Brother Ye, this is a bit expensive. Lulu whispered.
"If you can't afford the money, don't waste your time with me, get out of here, don't get in the way of my rest. The soldier urged impatiently.
"I'll give. With that, Jiang Ye took out 10 silver coins from his waist bag and put them on the table.
Fortunately, Jiang Ye took some money from the family, and the captain of the garrison gave Jiang Ye a bag of gold and silver coins.
When the soldier saw the money, he stretched out his greasy hand, took out two pass cards from the drawer, and slapped them on the table.
After Jiang Ye took the pass card, the soldiers made a gesture of rushing people, Jiang Ye didn't want to cause too much trouble, so he left.
"Brother Ye, why are you so polite to him?" Lulu, who was riding on Jiang Ye's head, raised her small fist and gently smashed Jiang Ye's head.
"Lulu, don't move on me. I don't want to cause less trouble, and if I pinch someone to death casually, it won't have a good impact in front of you. Jiang Ye tugged on Lulu's leg and replied seriously.
After hearing this, Lulu lay on Jiang Ye's head and did not move.
"Tokens. The soldier stretched out his hand again.
Jiang Ye took out two tokens and handed them to the soldiers, and after the soldiers looked at them, they motioned to the guards to open the city gates.
"Put it away, this thing is very expensive, don't let others steal it. With that, the soldier returned the token to Jiang Ye.
"I see, thank you. Jiang Ye put up two signs and walked into the city.
I thought I would see some of the images I was looking forward to, but what caught my eye was a different scene.
The townsfolk walking around, at first glance, were almost all malnourished, some well-dressed people, constantly reprimanding the slaves who worked on the side with whips in their hands, there were few merchants in the market, the goods on the shelves were pitifully few and the prices were outrageous, some women were even scantily dressed, attracting the men around who were living well, in short, everything seemed to be very bad.
"It's all here, it's better to find a place to eat first. Jiang Ye reluctantly held up a smile and said.
"Okay, the bacon here is famous, let's find a bacon shop. Lulu reluctantly agreed.
Jiang Ye saw that Lulu seemed to have something to say, so he tugged Lulu's leg.
"Lulu, if you want to say anything, we'll talk while we eat. Jiang Ye was ridden by Lulu and walked into a bacon shop, and the sign on it read, This is an old shop that has been open for nearly 20 years.
There were very few guests inside, and the guests who dined were also a few people eating one person's portion.
"Hello guest, what do you need? When the guy on the side saw someone coming in, he greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Do you have a private room here?" Jiang Ye asked.
"Yes, yes, yes, please two of you. Hearing Jiang Ye's tone, the guy concluded that this was a large family, and it was definitely different from those who had a few people fighting for a portion.
After the two of them sat down, the guy handed the menu to Jiang Ye.
"Well, I'll see... Jiang Ye flipped through the menu and thought for a while.
"Lulu, are you hungry?" Jiang Ye asked, pinching Lulu's face.
"Very hungry and miss the bacon in the city, I used to come a lot. Lulu looked at Jiang Ye with a smile and replied.
"Then I'll just look at it. ”
"Man, this, this, and this... Jiang Ye pointed to some things that didn't look good.
The guy on the side was stunned for a moment, and thought: "These two people are dressed very well, they don't look like poor ghosts, why do you order these cheap dishes, it's over, and you're going to be scolded by the boss." ”
"Well, don't want these few, the rest, what's on the menu, have a copy. After Jiang Ye made his choice, he handed it to the buddy.
"Huh?" the guy was surprised.
"Hmm, is there any problem?" Jiang Ye asked?
"Ah, no, no problem, you wait, I'll get you going. The man changed his sad face, grinned happily, and ran to the back kitchen.
"Boss, we've got a big job today. The guy said excitedly to the boss.
The inside of the private room.
"Lulu, when was the last time you came to this city?" Jiang Ye picked up the teapot in front of him and poured a cup of tea for both himself and Lulu.
"It was three months ago, and I came here because my country was about to lose, and my family wanted to send me out for refuge... But... Lulu hesitated.
"But what is it?" Jiang Ye took a sip of tea, "It's really unpleasant." Jiang Ye vomited in his heart.
"But due to the alliance between the Cold Empire and the Northern Empire, and the king of the Southern Empire has just died, so... Lulu paused again.
"So you refused?" Jiang Ye poured himself a glass of cold water.
"Uh-huh. Lulu lowered her head and continued, "No country is willing to help us, and no one is willing to provide us with shelter, and as a result, everyone in the family except me... With that, Lulu's eyes moistened again.
Hearing this, Jiang Ye hugged Lulu and said softly in her ear: "Lulu, don't cry, you are now my sister, a member of the Demon Hunter family, our family is very strong, it will not be defeated, and there are no so-called rules and regulations, come, look at my brother and me, laugh." Jiang Ye stretched out his hands and forcibly grinned Lulu's mouth into a smile.
Lulu looked at her brother's gentle appearance, and stopped sobbing, "Well, I'm actually not so sad, because the only one in the family who loves me is my father, but my father died early... And then it was because my brothers were vying for the throne that it ended up like this. Lulu rubbed her eyes and snot on Jiang Ye's clothes, and added, "Even if there is no enemy to fight, the prince who succeeds in ascending the throne in the end will kill all of our brothers and sisters." ”
"The royal family is really messy. Jiang Ye couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Just now you said that the old king of the Southern Empire where we are staying now is also dead?" Jiang Ye remembered something and asked again.
"yes. Lulu replied with a wink.
"Then I basically know what's going on in this country, and it is estimated that it is also the princes who compete for the throne and make a prosperous country into a miasma. Jiang Ye looked up and sighed.
"Indeed, before that, the strength of the Southern Empire was incomparably strong, and no country dared to compare with it. Lulu touched her deflated stomach and whispered.
"Okay, don't be emotional, this time you can revisit the old place, be happy. Jiang Ye gently kissed Lulu on the face.
Lulu shook off her worries, picked up the teacup in front of her, and took a sip as well, "Mmm! Lulu happily poured another glass.
"Is this thing so delicious?" Jiang Ye was surprised in his heart.
A few minutes later, their stomachs rang at the same time, as if they had said yes.
Lulu covered her stomach and sold a cute look at Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye comprehended, turned his head and shouted outside.
"Man, why hasn't the food come yet, hurry up. Jiang Ye looked at Lulu, who was already hungry, and urged the shopkeeper.
"Here it is, guest officer. The guy pushed a cart and brought a lot of roast meat and vegetables into the box.
While the guy was serving, Jiang Ye asked, "Man, what is the form of the Southern Empire now, who is most likely to be the king?" Jiang Ye picked up the juice that had just been placed in front of him and took a sip. "Nice, it's delicious. Jiang Ye gave this store a thumbs up in his heart.
"This, we ordinary civilians, talk about politics is known, but we have to be punished. "Dude, it's embarrassing.
"Oh, that's right. As he spoke, Jiang Ye smiled and took out a silver coin and stuffed it into his pocket.
"This, although it is said to be punished, but it is good not to let others know. Hey, hey, hey. Seeing Jiang Ye's generous move, the guy told Jiang Ye about the current form of the Southern Empire.
"The Southern Empire is now roughly divided into three camps, with the Grand Prince as one faction, supported by the nobles and powerful ministers who are heavily armed. ”
"The second faction, headed by the eldest princess, was supported by almost all wealthy families and nobles. ”
"The third faction is the little prince, although he does not get the support of any nobles or families, but as an ordinary commoner, I most hope that he can finally become the king, in his territory, it is still the same, as prosperous as in the past, people live without pressure, and the little prince treats commoners better than when the old king was alive, but unfortunately, the little prince is poor compared to the other two competitors, and we can't help him. The guy paused in frustration and continued.
"But who can become king is not up to us commoners, but to the nobles and ministers. The man sighed in frustration.
"If we can vote and have a voice, we will definitely support the little prince. The guy patted his chest and said confidently.
Jiang Ye nodded, it seems that this little prince should be regarded as one of the few good people.
"Then whose territory is this?" Jiang Ye asked.
"It's the territory of the eldest princess, this vicious demon girl, she knows how to exploit us civilians, and the merchants who come to the city want to enter the city have to slaughter a sum, so that no one came later, and in just 2 months, the city has changed from prosperity to the current desolate appearance. The man lamented.
"It seems that this eldest princess is ruthless enough," Jiang Ye commented on this person in his heart.
"Okay, man, I'm roughly done, and if I say more, I'm afraid of causing trouble, so you go and get busy first, I'm going to eat too." Jiang Ye made a gesture and motioned for the guy to leave.
"Okay, guest officer, you use it slowly, and call me again if you have something. ”
After sending the guys away, Jiang Ye looked back at the dishes on the table.
"Huh?" A table full of dishes was eaten by this little Lori wolf.
"I said Lulu, slow down, don't choke. Jiang Ye looked at Lulu with a smile.
"No, brother, I'm just too hungry. With that, Lulu reached out and tore off a chicken leg and stuffed it into her bulging mouth.
This little girl, eating so hard, is still so attractive, she loves love.