62. The Fall of the Countess

On the butterfly-patterned leopard fur sofa, Countess Aurora Behemia was lying on her side, not changing positions for half an hour. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The door of the silk pajamas was wide open, and the jade white breasts burst out, and even a little red poked out, generously swaying the spring light.

This is not the style of the countess, don't look at her trendy and fashionable outside, but she is very dignified and conservative when she returns home.

It's not just that, her hair is messy, the makeup on her face hasn't been removed, and even the colorful paint on her hands and nails hasn't been cleaned up.

The maids stood in a row in the corner, and no one dared to make a sound. According to their understanding, the countess is probably out of love, so she will be so ...... Terrible.

That's right, terrible. According to their predecessors, the Countess's state had only appeared once five years earlier. As a result, the entire castle was covered in a thick depression, and whoever entered the castle felt bored, lost faith in the future, and it is said that two maids committed suicide.

The Countess is a saint of the Church of Grace, and this title is not false.

Thinking that the countess might have a seizure at any moment, they all turned pale, as if they were suffocating.

Little did they know that the Countess was like them at this time, and fear was filling her heart, making her breath hard.

In the church of Kem, two angels sent contradictory oracles, Bishop Rune confronted Theresia, and the upper echelons of the Church of Joy were swept away, she was not afraid at the time, and even stood in solidarity for Theresia, the murdered Priest of Joy.

When Theresia was promoted to legend, Sylvie led the team to arrive, and she was full of joy.

Finally drove away those fragrant old men and playboys who had been glued to him all day long, and exuded a rancid smell all over their bodies!

Next, she realizes that the thrilling scene in the Kem Chapel is not the end of the event, but the beginning of a larger storm.

The headquarters of Erxiang actually said that Bishop Rune and all the priests sent by the headquarters were killed by the kingdom court, and declared the kingdom court to be a rebel and to raise an army to fight.

Theresia-for-tat, playing the banner of "pure god side, true faith", began to contact other kingdoms, and prepared to declare war on the headquarters of the divine court of Rakka!

War, war kills! Don't you know?

When she questioned Theresia, she replied unhappily, "Aurora, the Aurora Star has risen, which means that the epoch is about to change." And isn't faith worth defending with your life?"

What is my faith...... Oh, elegant.

Indeed, elegance is worth defending with my life, but there is no such thing as me having to choose between elegance and life.

With the greatest sincerity and courage in her life, she admonished the princess: "It's still very early from the rise of the Dawn Star to the change of era, so there is no need to rush to fight now." Everybody is a good person, why fight and kill, is there anything you can't sit down and drink black tea and talk about it?"

Sylvie said beside her, "Why don't you send Aurora to Evera to clarify the truth with them, and then talk about Evera breaking up with the kingdom peacefully?"

At that time, her face turned pale in an instant, and she went to Erixiang!? What was she there, a countess from a remote kingdom and a saint of a small church?

Sylvie repeated that it was just a joke, and it took her a while to recover.

After that, Theresia gave her the logistics task, and said very seriously: "Aurora, you are the backbone of the kingdom's divine court, and now it is time to fight against the water, you must have firm faith and work hard for victory without reservation." If you...... You know, what kind of personality I am. ”

Of course, she knew that Her Royal Highness the princess was not recognized by her six relatives, and that the prince had colluded with wizards and killed hundreds of untouchable children to extend their lives, and she had cut off her heads with a sword......

This was the source of her fear, but she was even more desperate about what her future life would become.

It's not that she is intoxicated with the life of singing and dancing, and some of the actions of the Joy Church are indeed overdone in her opinion, but she just wants to live in peace, and such a pitiful wish must be crushed by these people who only have rulers and compasses in their heads?

What should I do......

She groaned in her heart, wishing she couldn't sleep.

A maid came over and said timidly, "Earl, Viscount Prell's book has been delivered." ”

The countess's eyelids blinked, and she let out a long breath.

"Get it!"

A while ago, the Kingdom faction and the headquarters faction had been making small conflicts, and she went around to mediate and appease without touching the ground, and she only saw the fourth part of the novel and had to put it down.

Now, at last, there is something to soothe the soul.

"Sixteen copies!?

Seeing the thick stack of books, the frozen ground in the countess's heart suddenly melted.

That little Richie, he didn't know that he was upset to the extreme, and did it deliberately, right?

It's obviously a little hairy, and he still wants to pursue me, so he doesn't have any sense of accomplishment......

The countess regained her vitality, and as soon as she reached for the book, she stopped again.

Her face was very ugly, because she had just remembered the task that Teresia had given her: fundraising!

Fighting a war costs money, and the military expenses of 20 million gold bushels are apportioned among each nobleman, not a broken amount. But the problem is that most nobles think that their family has already made a person and has to pay money, which is neither reasonable nor fair.

His Majesty seems to have acquiesced in the princess's actions, after all, the princess is presiding over the matter as a god, and the king is only an outsider. However, in terms of funds and war materials, the king turned a cold eye, which also caused problems in fundraising, and many nobles had the confidence to shirk it.

The princess is not a king after all, and even if she is a king, there is no reason to ask her to go bankrupt and fight with her for her faith.

So in Theresia's eyes, she is the first courtesan in the kingdom and becomes the only person who can solve this problem.

She didn't have the time to indulge in books at all!

Aurora let out a helpless, heavy sigh and withdrew her hand.

Then she saw a letter in the top book.

"I know all about the royal capital, and your heart must be very heavy, Earl. I copied the book "The Pain of Mortals Like a Rolling River Flowing into the Sea", which I copied out in a hurry. Considering that you should still be shouldering the heavy responsibility of Her Royal Highness the Princess, you may not have time to read such a long book now, so I have also transcribed some short stories, which I hope will help you relieve the pressure on your soul. ”

It was Richie's handwriting, and a trace of warmth rose in the countess's heart, although it was only a small hairy head, it was very comfortable.

"That lady of his, there are so many stories. ”

The countess muttered, reaching out again and picking up the book on her face.

The title of the book this time is very simple, "Decameron".

Flip to the table of contents, hey, a hundred short stories.

It's funny......

The countess waved the maid to step back, retracted back into the sofa like a cat, and opened the book.

Today I am scheduled to visit a few nobles and talk to them about military expenses, but it shouldn't take much time to read a small story.

"Haha, that priest is really stupid! As long as you make a beautiful confession before you die, you can get the title of saint after death, and your soul can ascend to the kingdom of God! It's so similar to those old bastards in the Divine Court!"

A story was read quickly, and the countess couldn't get enough of it.

"The Marquise de Montferrat is so clever! the ugly, old, and stupid king is certainly not a good match, and he should be sent like this!"

There is still time, keep ......

One story after another, gradually, there were more and more stories related to women, so that the countess could not stop.

"Princess Donkley is so pitiful, no, too loyal! Her father must have been brain-sucked by the Spirit Sucker and did such a crazy and disgusting thing, why did he do this? Well, King Donkley must want to take over his daughter, yes, that's it! The princess should give the same thing to her father! Kill him, gouge out his heart, and put it in the golden cup!"

When she looked up, she was shocked to find that night had fallen.

"Oh! no, I didn't do anything today!"

She thumped the couch in frustration, then picked up the book again.

Let's do it tomorrow, isn't there still tomorrow......

..................

Three days later, when she saw an unkempt woman in the living room, the little dragon girl was startled: "Sister Aurora, why are you like this!?"

"Timmy...... Help me......"

The countess, who has always been elegant and calm, actually hugged the little dragon girl and cried.

She hadn't been out for three days, hadn't taken a shower, hadn't taken care, hadn't even trimmed her nails, just held a book and read.

Seeing that there was no progress in the task assigned by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and that she would have to report to the princess in a few days, the countess was so anxious that her faith was about to be shaken.

It happened that the little dragon girl came to visit, thinking that the little dragon girl was a businessman, maybe she could find a way there, and the countess couldn't care about her identity and reserve.

"Sure enough...... Uh, I mean, Sister Aurora, you're under so much pressure. ”

The little dragon girl rolled her eyes and said with a complicated expression.

"Is this really difficult, I've tried my best to help Her Royal Highness the Princess, and even my private money has been pressed, I really don't know how to help you." ”

Xiaolongnu's words have obviously been rehearsed, but the countess, who has reached the level of grandmaster in terms of observing words and appearances, did not pay attention, how could she be in the mood to observe others at this time.

"Yes, you are also very pressed by the princess," said the countess depressedly, "then I will be ready to be whipped by Her Royal Highness, and I hope she will not strip me of my clothes and smoke them in public." ”

"How could Her Royal Highness the princess do that? But the issue of military spending is indeed a headache, and now the situation is even more serious. ”

Xiaolongnu explained the latest changes: "Erxiang is gathering people, and Her Royal Highness the princess wants to preemptively capture the Valentine Cathedral in the north, preparing to gather tens of thousands of professionals." ”

The countess covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Black tea is on it, tens of thousands of professionals!? Each person who drinks a bottle of holy water of life will cost thousands of gold bushels!"

"Yes", the little dragon girl nodded very seriously: "I am facing the same situation as Sister Aurora, but someone gave me a suggestion, I think there is still some prospects, because there is still a lack of a very important person, so I came to you to discuss." ”

"Oh, tell me?"

The decadent countess looked up, her eyes shining with hope.

After listening to this, she frowned with three points of doubt and seven points of hatred: "Mirage, let me be the protagonist in the drama?"

Illusions are something that Fain has had for a long time, and the early magicians and even magic apprentices used illusions to project various visions and cheat children out of candy money. The clergy had similar divine techniques and were widely used for various purposes such as communication, decoration, and entertainment.

In previous eras, people had used mirages for drama, and until now, in the territory controlled by the Mage Federation, magical mirages were a form of entertainment for civilians.

Poor low-level mages or apprentices scavenge for pennies from commoners with modest incomes by crafting illusions of various genres. There are also shameless fellows, who cast all kinds of vivid visions for civilians who can't find a place to vent their desires, including the banquet of the Lady Huanyue.

Although the kingdom of Hadron is conservative, the mirage is not a new thing, and the countess has several mirage circles, and on a whim, she changes the environment of the bedroom and garden.

Xiaolongnu said that she wanted to make a special theatrical illusion. Not to mention whether she can sell it for money, it is undoubtedly a blasphemy to ask her, the countess, the saint of the elegant church, to be photographed as a mirage for everyone to see.

"I thought it was a bit of a thing, but I looked at what he gave...... The script, I think it's very interesting, it's not that kind of obscene thing, so I'll ask you to see if you're willing to cooperate. ”

The little dragon girl showed a flattering smile: "After all, in the entire kingdom, only Sister Aurora is worthy of such a role. ”

These words made the countess's disgust lessen a little, of course, to put it mildly, in the entire kingdom of Hadran, among the objects of men's fantasies, she was the absolute first, and Her Royal Highness the princess was a few streets away from her.

At this time, her mind finally began to turn: "He? Who came up with the idea?"

"Richie Preel," the little dragon maiden said in a strange tone that the countess could not understand, and then emphatically "my personal advisor." ”

"Richie ......"

The disgust in the countess's heart was reduced by one point, and if it was Richie, it didn't seem to be as bad as those visions.

"His script is here, it's different from the novel, it looks like a lot of work, but it's kind of interesting. ”

The little dragon girl took out a book, and the words on the book cover grabbed the countess's gaze.

"Gone with the Wind" ......