Chapter 43: Planned Deliverance
Because of Martina's appearance, Du Shen deliberately stayed in the square for half a day. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Despite Martina's somewhat aloof and aloof, as time passed, she became familiar with everyone present.
One after another, several boys bluntly courted Martina, but they were firmly rebuffed.
Du Shen watched coldly, secretly verifying the information registered by Martina.
Although, Du Shen's gaze almost always stayed on Martina's body. Although, about Martina's information, Du Shen seemed to be particularly concerned. Even, Du Shen took the initiative to inquire about Martina's living situation several times. However, Martina never had much vigilance against Du Shen from beginning to end.
Because, most of the boys present behaved similarly to Du Shen.
As the sun receded, Barbara began to call for the crowd to assemble in order to leave the square and arrange accommodation. Whereas, once the group accommodation is restricted from going out at night. Du Shen said goodbye to everyone and went down the mountain alone.
Du Shen walked along the stone steps, unhurriedly, full of thoughts:
This time to participate in the inspection of the Flame Temple, Du Shen mainly had two major purposes. First, it is natural to join the temple as an innocent person, endure the test, and finally be given the elemental core, becoming the envy of everyone.
This goal is not difficult, the difference is only in the quality of the elemental cores obtained. Du Shen will try his best to obtain the elemental core of perfect quality.
Another purpose is to get to know Ryan Rose. The real name of the other party should be Howard Lane. The unknown illegitimate son of the current King of Lane.
The Kingdom of Lane is a rich country in the north named after the royal family. In this Manlo world, the kingdom of Ryan has the highest wealth and military power. Naturally, when the Okami Evil God invades in the future, this country will have a significant influence among the resistance forces.
And Howard Lane, because of chance, will ascend to the throne of the Kingdom of Lane in the future. Du Shen intended to get acquainted with the other party, so he naturally wanted to establish meritorious deeds in the process of the other party's development, on the one hand, to gain a certain amount of power, and on the other hand, to gain the trust of the king. In this way, they will influence the decisions of the rebels in the future.
As for why Du Shen cares about Martina, because Howard Lane's future wife is called Martina Miller. In Du Shen's memory, Martina Miller also had long fiery red hair and was famous.
Based on the time Howard Lane stayed in the Flame Sanctuary, as well as his redhead and glamorous appearance, Du Shen deduced that the Martina he saw earlier was likely to be the future queen of Lane's kingdom.
The only thing to worry about is that the future queen is obviously from a noble background, and the Martina I saw earlier is obviously from a bad background. You know, this world is hierarchical. Even if the future King of Lane can be said to have started from the beginning, it is unlikely that he will marry the daughter of a commoner as his queen. Doing so would be extremely detrimental to winning the support of the local lords!
It's a pity that Du Shen couldn't think of more information about Queen Martina after racking his brains all the way. Just like the youngest daughter of Count Maya, the other party will neither commit heinous crimes nor make contributions to the world's attention in the future. Du Shen did not deliberately collect their information in his previous life. After being reborn, because of memory loss, Du Shen naturally couldn't remember the news involving them.
After a bitter reminiscence, Du Shen only remembered that Martina in the future did not seem to have a good reputation. It's a bit of a watery poplar. It seems that at some point, there was a disturbance in the Rhine Kingdom, where the ministers forced the king to depose Queen Martina.
Whether Queen Martina is really disloyal to the king, Du Shen doesn't know and doesn't care. The only thing he knew was that King Lane was really fond of Queen Martina. Du Shen remembered that although Ryan was forced by the pressure of his courtiers to snub Queen Martina, he never deposed her. It seems that the crown prince that Ryan later chose is also Martina's own son.
Howard Lane's love for Martina is the point. Du Shen felt that since Martina, a commoner he had seen earlier, might be the future Queen Martina. You might as well get closer to her, form a friendship, and preferably be gracious.
Perhaps, Martina's background resembles that of Ryan, and she is also the illegitimate daughter of a certain nobleman. Wouldn't this fit in with Du Shen's future memories. And once Du Shen is married to him, and she blows the pillow wind, wouldn't Du Shen be more likely to be relied on by King Lane as a confidant?
Then I think that even if I make a mistake, I won't lose too much by paying for it. Du Shen's mind became more and more determined.
"It just so happens that I don't know if Ryan will enroll this year or next year. Now marry his wife first, so as not to waste time in vain. Du Shen made up his mind, feeling that the heavens had fulfilled his wishes, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
As soon as his spirit relaxed, Du Shen couldn't help but enjoy the scenery and pedestrians along the way. Soon, the conversation ahead caught his attention.
"Inquire clearly. What about that beauty?" Three young men in brocade clothes walked in front of Du Shen.
"Inquire clearly," said a thin young man, holding his head up triumphantly, "her name is Martina, and she is from the Green City. Her talent seems to be pretty good. I heard that among the current testers, it is enough to rank in the top three......"
"Wait," interrupted one of his companions, "who cares about that? Is she a nobleman? Is she related to any family?"
"Surely it's not a nobleman," the thin boy rolled his eyes dissatisfied, "I don't see that the clothes she wears are so old that they are about to tear apart?"
"I'm cautious," my companion was equally dissatisfied, "Cautious, you know?
"I know," said the thin boy, shrinking his head slightly, and crushing his neck stiffly, "but what about the Temple? Inside the temple, too, it costs a lot of money! Trying to get Martina to work on it is nothing more than spending a little more money. ”
"What if she's hard-tempered and doesn't want money?" retorted one of her companions.
"No," said the thin boy, looking unconfident, "I have inquired from her countrymen that she owes a large sum of money to a loan shark. Her parents didn't like her and only wanted to marry her off. Do you know that her testing fees and travel expenses are the money she borrowed from loan sharks with her own mortgage! If she can't repay the money, she will be ......."
"You stupid," said his companion, patting the thin boy on the head, "don't you say she's very talented? When the time comes, the temple refunds her the testing fee. What she owes to the loan shark is some travel expenses. And the loan sharks know that she can become an elemental envoy, and they will force her to pay back? They are afraid that they want her to borrow more money!"
"It's over," the cautious boy shook his head and sighed, "I think we'd better give up! The temper is not hard enough, and most of us can't get her to submit with money. I don't want to be removed from the temple for forcing my classmates. ”
The beating boy was silent for a moment. The thin boy suddenly became anxious: "Are you willing? Such a beautiful woman, have you ever had a chance? I heard that the temple is very expensive, and it is long-term." Over time, as long as we pay attention, we can always catch her weaknesses. Perhaps, she was originally a water-based poplar and was willing to exchange her body for money to improve her strength. I've heard that there are quite a few women in the temple who do that!"
"Nonsense," the cautious boy instantly rebuked, "Where did you hear that? How dare you slander the Temple?" When he found that only Du Shen was following behind him, he was dressed ordinarily. Only then did the cautious young man say bluntly to his companion: "This is the gate of the temple! Do you dare to say such a thing? Do you still want to enter the temple?"
The cautious young man continued to walk, shook his head, and said, "I think it's better to forget it! She has excellent talent, and she will definitely be cultivated by the temple." Moreover, she is so beautiful, we must not be the only ones who fall in love with her. In the temple, there are the children of great noble families. When the time comes, even if she has weaknesses, we won't be able to fight!"
"Yes!" the beating boy nodded, his face full of sorrow. The thin boy was also depressed.
Soon, however, the thin boy gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not reconciled! I've never played with such a pretty woman." If you want me to say, let's just take advantage of these two days and ...... her directly."
"Alright," interrupted the cautious boy loudly, "I'm hungry and don't want to speak right now." Let's go fast and go home early for dinner. While speaking, the young man deliberately turned his head to look at Du Shen behind him.
The thin boy got a hint from his companion, so he cared about Du Shen behind him. He turned his head and glared at Du Shen, didn't speak again, just buried his head and hurried away, chasing after his companions.
Du Shen also quickened his pace. He was really curious about the decisions and plans of the three teenagers. This is a godsend for beauty.
However, the three teenagers are not really stupid. How could it be possible to discuss in broad daylight how to scourge Martina?
Therefore, until the foot of the mountain, Du Shen did not hear a word of conversation.
In the square at the foot of the mountain, the three teenagers found the guards of their respective families together. At this time, Du Shen naturally did not want to continue to blatantly follow him. He made a detour and left the square first.
Secretly, Du Shen had already thought of an idea, although the risk of failure was very high. Du Shen secretly created three ghosts and ordered them to follow the three teenagers respectively.
Ghosts can turn into energy and conceal, thus avoiding the eyes of ordinary people. Although the intelligence is limited, it can easily collect and transmit information. Of course, limited to the ghost's own mental and intellectual attributes, its hidden state is likely to be discovered or even seen through by people whose attributes are higher than seven points.
However, Du Shen has some understanding of the power system of this world. He knew that even if the three young family guards could see through and even catch the ghost, they would definitely not be able to implicate themselves. So, he boldly assigned the ghost to follow the three teenagers.
Originally, Du Shen also wanted to assign a ghost to lurk on Martina's side. However, the people in the temple were generally stronger. Most people's mental attributes are only afraid of far more than 7 points. If Du Shenruo sent a ghost to the temple, he was afraid that he would soon be discovered. So he had no choice but to give up.
As for whether the ghost's ability to act autonomously is only slightly higher than that of canine intelligence, can the actions of the three teenagers be accurately collected and reported in a timely manner. Du Shen couldn't be surprised. He can only do his best to obey the destiny of heaven. I hope Martina's luck is good enough to wait for Du Shen to rescue her.