Chapter Seventy-Six: The Knight Princess
With the help of the dim oil lamp, lying on the bed and reading a book, waiting for the first rays of sunlight in the morning to slowly shine into the house, the warm sunlight gradually warms the body and mind, this ordinary life that ordinary people are accustomed to, but it is the enjoyment I miss the most now.
I didn't read much into the book, but my thoughts were flying, and my mind was most awake in the early morning, and all kinds of bad ideas came out one after another, perhaps, this is the instinct of life to yearn for light.
It has been almost half a month since arriving at this Lens Fortress, and the caravan of the silver hook has already left, and they will go to the Oran Empire to participate in the celebration of the succession of the new emperor Dassos, and the Roland robot is a congratulatory gift, the Orlan royal family and nobles, who are known for their luxury, also pursue rare things, such a novel and interesting big robot is definitely the only one, in the calculation of the silver hook, this gift is definitely a profitable investment.
The big team left early, but I had no intention of leaving at all, just practicing swords, reading books, shopping, chatting, drinking tea, and being idle like a retired old man.
"Could it be that this guy really went to the Anthropocene realm for a vacation?"
In the eyes of others who don't understand, I actually do a lot of things.
For example, we will collect information and update the current situation and changes in the countries of the continent, and make adjustments to future action plans.
I have to say that due to the long and dangerous underground passage, the chaos in the underground world, a news on the ground to the underground, often has become a thing of the past, unless it is a major news brought back by intelligence spies, otherwise the general information transmission at least half a year, mistakes and deviations are inevitable.
In addition, the vast majority of the residents of the Underground World Realm can't even deal with their own lives, how can they have the leisure to care about the surface thousands of miles away. Even gossip spreads very slowly, so the information of various countries obtained by Sulfur Mountain City. Most of the chatter from merchants is basically from 30 years ago.
Wrong intelligence can only lead to wrong judgments. Even the leaders of various countries do not know how to make targeted arrangements, and this point must be corrected.
Well, it's very gorgeous, clever and high-grade, but in fact, it's just reading the newspaper and reading books.
Due to the existence of the god of knowledge, the printing technology of the Ash continent is quite developed, and like the daily newspapers of Brimstone City, the United Kingdom of the Ming Court also has its own newspaper industry. Although the newspapers that were sent to the fortified city from the capital city of Casirola were often three months old, and there were not many types, they were much better than the useless information of the Underground World Realm decades ago.
However, even so, the old newspapers and periodicals I read in half a month were enough to fill three or four rooms.
"[The evil underground world is about to move? The legendary Underground Covenant has surfaced! Our wise King Antar II calls for long-term preparations! Oh, even Moriel's name is written incorrectly, and the underground covenant has long since changed. It's the same old and outdated information. ”
However, if you can see ten years in advance that the Underground World has plans to counterattack the surface, and has made a gesture of long-term preparation, it seems that this Antar II, who is known as the virtuous king by later generations, really has two brushes.
And gathering intelligence is just a daily act. There are a lot of seemingly inconsequential, but actually very important things to deal with.
For example, identity background and accent should be mixed into human society. The first thing to solve is to solve these two problems.
The ancients and the modern people are two completely different concepts, even the most commonly used lingua franca. There are many dialects and accents in each place, and this one. It seems like a trivial matter, but it is often the easiest to reveal your true identity.
For me, learning to imitate accents is really not a problem, it is rare to delete the ancient words that have long been extinct in history, if you bite a three-hundred-year-old word and the grammar of the past, no matter how you look at it, and in this regard, the most important practice is to chat with people and read the newspaper.
This can only be tried word by word, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it has been quite effective.
In terms of identity and background, I was prepared earlier, under my arrangement, a dilapidated aristocratic family with the background of the land of Lan has lived in this city for more than 20 years, and the ancestors have also been glorious because they helped the first king to compete for the throne and obtain the knighthood, although they have lost their noble titles in this generation, and they only live on a few pieces of land, but they can barely be regarded as a member of the human aristocracy.
And they, one of the leprosy sons Rollo, were sent to the monastery to live in isolation, and when they came back by chance, they were afraid of infecting people, and they were also wrapped in bandages and black cloths all over their bodies, so that people could not see their faces clearly.
And just four years ago, perhaps through a pious prayer, the God of Light performed a miracle to heal the poor boy and give him the status of a paladin, and that boy went on an incredible adventure to the underworld alone.
In the eyes of most of the nobles in the city, this is just another propaganda story of the Templar Church's expansion of influence, and no one can come back anyway, who knows if it is true. But surprisingly, there has been a follow-up to this story recently.
Everyone regretted that when this miraculously healed young man was impulsively sent to death, half a month ago, he actually came back, and he came back with a lot of wealth and a bumper harvest, and his nickname was Luo Luo, and his big name was Luo Lan.
Now, with the impetus of well-intentioned people, this legendary story has begun to spread in the city.
Well, speaking of which, everyone should have guessed that the person with a heart is my person.
Yes, this nineteen-year-old Rollo didn't actually exist, and that family, who had been sent by me since twenty years ago, and the real people involved in that identity had already settled in Brimstone Mountain City.
In order to make the two identities as similar as possible, the few times Narollo had contact with neighbors and outsiders were all played by myself, and even deliberately left some obvious personal traces in the middle, such as the strange tone of speech and the rather strange cross-legged sitting posture.
The layout more than 20 years in advance, just for a noble identity and innocent background, seems to be redundant? No, in my eyes, this is not enough.
Although it is very helpless, but in this world, the human race as the master is probably the most exclusive race, and it wants to mix in human society, or go one step further to become a high-class nobleman of the ruling class, a noble identity that has been inherited for three generations. is essential, and if it is used as a spy of the alien race. I'm afraid I don't have to do anything.
Of course, there were quite a few blank spaces in this experience. If someone investigates in the future, there will definitely be suspicions, but the suspicions are much more trustworthy than the completely blank past, and the unknown origin can be used as a weakness to be attacked, and if you want to attack the other party just because of the suspicions, at least come up with counter-evidence to prove that the identity is fake, which is not easy.
Recently, I have been shopping every day, greeting my neighbors, aunts, and grocery shopping aunts, and showing those strange personal traces. That is, to make the two identities overlap and make the fake identities more authentic.
However, for some reason, I went a little too far because of my pathetic luck.......
"Poof, Luo Lan, I heard that you are an old lady fetish?"
Gab! Is there such a fetish? It's just that the damn daily task requires me to help the old lady cross the street ten times, but there are no so-called crosswalks here, and there are even fewer carriages. As a result, I stayed for an afternoon, and only met three qualified old ladies, and after the most Lu begged them to let me help me cross the road....... the most Lu Hou's eyes lit up to look for the old lady everywhere, and the appearance of pleasing the old lady was seen, and the result was this bad title.
"No, no. I've heard that it's the Wild Dog Terminator. ”
Dogs are man's best friends, and I really like the task of bathing wild dogs. It's just that the dogs don't like it...... It's a feast of fangs and claws, but I'm glad I have the light. Otherwise, you won't be able to see anyone the next day.
"Ahra, it is said that you are because of tailgating beautiful women. Plotted against the ground and was caught red-handed? ”
Bullshit, my goal is just to fight evil and clean up those hooligans! It's a pity, not a single hooligan was caught that day, and sure enough, the paladin couldn't stealth kung fu get home? As for being arrested, I'm a paladin, so how could I be arrested, it just took a little effort to convince the guards.
The most difficult result of these tasks, in addition to making me deeply realize that the system is still cheating and that it is more difficult to do good things than bad things, but also made the "miracle Luo Lan" and "lucky boy Luo Lan" first become "Luo Lan who is too kind", and then become "Luo Lan whose head is in the water next door", "It's a pity, the young man is young, and his brain is burned by the holy light." ”
"It doesn't matter, the image given in this way is more profound, and the stupidity is more in line with the personal setting of rushing into the underground world to die, which is a good thing! That's a good thing! "This is my self-deception that contains blood and tears.
But sometimes, when disasters keep coming, when the image keeps crumbling, there is a limit to self-deception
"It's a good thing for your sister, the cute cutie in the flower shop next door looks at me, and the look has changed from the longing when we first met to the sympathy of the mentally handicapped! There are also people who shout behind my back, 'Don't give up hope, don't give up treatment', and it only took more than a week to completely destroy my image, and if this continues, I finally got rid of the identity of the lich Roland with his head in water, but I became the paladin Luo Lan whose head was burned by the holy light. ”
But it's a pity that in order to be able to become strong as soon as possible, the daily tasks that are getting more and more cheating have to be done, and I miss the evil system a little bit, these days, it is much more difficult to do good than bad.
"Helping an old lady cross the road is regarded as an attempt to rob the elderly, helping people carry bags and luggage is regarded as an attempt to steal, volunteering to sweep the street is regarded as a neurosis, and bathing and shaving a dog is regarded as an attempt to make dog meat hot pot, can't humans trust each other more? Uncle System, you won, poor and poor I have already swept away my reputation and image, let me go! “
Now, even that Diana's stupid eldest sister looked at me very strangely, and when she saw me being cheated by the system, she was not surprised before, but nodded as a matter of course, as if to say, "Well, Roland should be like this, and sure enough, the majestic Sleepless Judge is an illusion." ”
And today, halfway through reading the newspaper, I was attracted by a piece of news from three months ago.
"The new emperor of the powerful Orlan Empire has succeeded to the throne, and forty-two subordinate states, including the Duchy of Bubi, the Duchy of Donglan, and the Kingdom of Cassiro, have sent members of the royal family to congratulate them, and it is expected that during the ceremony, they will present their flags to mark the ....... of loyalty and trust."
"Click." With a crisp sound, the newspaper was split in half.
"Slave nation!?"
The blood surged up all of a sudden, and the rest of the words were no longer visible, and the inexplicable annoyance and grievance made my heart burn, but I didn't know how to vent it.
Even if I have long known that the current Principality of Donglan is no longer the powerful country that was independent for thousands of years in the past, I can understand that it is an international practice for a small country to be a vassal to a large country, but when I think that the battle flag of Lan, which symbolizes indomitability and protection, is actually listed under the royal flag of a certain empire, I feel an inexplicable sense of aggrievedness, and I want to kill people in anger.
"Damn unscrupulous descendants, useless things!! I actually got mixed up and wanted another country to be a minister! The dignity and thousand-year-old glory of the Arashi bloodline have been lost to you. ”
Well, even though I knew that it was very unreasonable to complain, I was still thundering in the room and furious.
It took me a long time to calm down and sigh helplessly.
"Well, I can't blame them."
I know that there are some things that I can't blame for future generations, and it is still great that future generations can rebuild their homeland.
So, calming down, I looked at the torn newspaper again and put him together.
Although it is very popular, this information is really important and must be carefully studied.
"Isn't the new emperor Dasus the king of the winter wolves in history? Although he is an unlucky guy who was bent by Victoria, he has made great achievements in history, and it is indeed not to be underestimated. ”
And when I think of Victoria, I think of the tragic ending of Dathos, and inexplicably my mood is much better, and a crooked idea full of malice pops up again.
"A big emperor like him, if he is tired of eating big fish and meat, he will be obsessed with Victoria's rare neutral beauty, perhaps, Victoria is gone, Kolos is here, and he is also a neutral super beauty, otherwise, try to distort him again, so that he can leave another quatrain in history."
Well, even if it's just casual talking and playing, venting the resentment caused by the forced bowing of the Arashi royal family, and Kolos, who is preaching in the square, inexplicably shuddered, as if doom was about to come.
Then I turned to the back page of the newspaper, where there were portraits and profiles of the representatives of the various vassal countries who participated in the succession ceremony.
"The Duchy of Donglan, yes, is it a princess? Renee. Violin. Lan? ”
"Click!" The newspaper that had barely been put together was completely scrapped, this time not because of anger, but because I was inexplicably shocked by the scene in front of me.
In the corner of the newspaper is a vivid portrait of a heroic female knight in silver armor, waving to the people with a sunny smile.
"The knight princess Renee, the only descendant of Arashi in the world, has won the trust of the people."
An impostor of Arashi's descendants? Any conjecture can be invalidated, in front of the heroic face of the female knight, even if I don't want to admit it, I must admit it.
"Luo Lan!! Look at this! This princess looks like Rollo and you, are you all family? Don't want to deny it, this time the evidence is conclusive, let Mo Mo meet the cute little Rollo. ”
Momo rushed in, waving the same newspaper in her hand as mine.
And that knight princess named Renee actually looks ninety percent like me! If it weren't for the feminine softness between the eyebrows and eyes instead of the heroism of men, the face was slightly sharper, and the eyebrows were slightly thinner, it would be the same person.
Staring at the portrait of the girl, I made up my mind.
"It seems that we are going to go to Kagersy City, the capital of the Orlan Empire, first." (To be continued......)
PS: PS. I went to work after the holiday, I was busy all day, and now I only found time to write, and it was a little late.
In order to celebrate the enthusiastic support of the Squirrel's first alliance leader, Kepel Shuyou, there is a chapter in the evening with a new chapter. But I don't know what time it is, everyone should rest early, and it will be the same tomorrow.
The monthly pass has more than 200, that is, it owes two 10,000 words, and the squirrel doesn't like to be in debt, so on the premise of not affecting the quality, strive to break out as soon as possible. In addition, let the monthly pass and subscription come more violently, and the mad lich is one step away from the boutique.