Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Eve of the Ball
The city of Donegal, the armies of the Saxons and King Arthur, is across the river.
The blood-red sunset was fading, like two fierce tigers in the woods, and the two sides faced each other to the death, neither of them retreating, nor of them rushing to kill, and neither side fought for the heavy corpses and discarded chariots on the battlefield of the valley. It's like the gaze of two tigers facing each other, and neither can leave the battlefield first.
The dark night seemed to be smeared heavily on the sky, and there was not even a glimmer of stars.
The street is like a calm river, winding in the dense shadows of the trees, only the leaves rustling in the wind and rain, as if recalling the bustle and busyness of the day.
However, Donigal, even if it was daytime, would only be the Saxons, and these original British people, each with that numbness on their faces, as if it were only a matter of time when they would die, without a trace of life, and if it were not for the occasional wild cat scurrying by, or the drunkard who suddenly collapsed on the side of the road, it looked like a dead city.
Artoria's injuries were all healed, Lin Xiu bluffed behind her back, and then slapped the medical medicine bag on her body, and the wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, this magical effect surprised Artoria.
But in this regard, Lin Xiu only said that he knew a little about fur, and also admitted that he used some special medicines, and Artoria naturally wanted to implore Lin Xiu to help her treat those knights, but Lin Xiu helplessly lied that he only had two copies in total, and the last one was used for himself. This one was given to her.
Altoria was disappointed. But for that magical country of the East. It's even more full of yearning, but unfortunately, what she has to face now is the final showdown with the Saxons.
Although the knights had not yet received any medical treatment and were still simply bandaged, when they saw that Artoria was able to walk freely, their hope was rekindled.
After all, the king is a god-like being in their eyes.
Lin Xiu found an excuse to get them food. In the past two days, several people have fled for their lives, and they haven't even eaten a full meal, which makes Artoria feel that it seems that Lin Xiu has relied on him for everything as soon as she comes, but because her whereabouts have been revealed, her original character of being close to everything has to be suppressed to a certain extent.
Lin Xiu's so-called search for food was to simply go out and go around a few times, and it looked like the time was about the same. He took out the food he had stored from the space watch, and he didn't dare to take out too much modern food casually. Fortunately, there are still a lot of fresh food, and these things, even in the space watch, will not have any corrosion.
When Lin Xiu went out, the other two knights also returned, all with earthy faces, obviously they didn't expect that in such a situation, it would be such a laborious task to get something to eat.
Seeing that Lin Xiu brought back a lot of food, it made several knights ashamed for a while, they went out for two days, but they found nothing, and when Lin Xiu came, they even had meat.
Simply lit the fire, got a little salt and sprinkled it on it, and for the hungry people, the meal was already very delicious.
"Tomorrow I will continue to get in touch with the leaders of the rebels, and you are running out of time."
Artoria had already finished eating, although she had been in a nervous state for the past two days, but as soon as Lin Xiu came, she couldn't help but start discussing the next countermeasures with him, but hearing Artoria say this, Lin Xiu shook her head helplessly.
"You don't agree?"
Artoria frowned in surprise, this blow to her was not small, and it seemed that as soon as Lin Xiu appeared, she relied on him for everything, this feeling was not a good sign for her, who had always been the king.
"There are two points."
Lin Xiu thought for a moment and raised two fingers, Artoria saw that Lin Xiu's words were not finished, but she also listened quietly to him explain the reason.
Because her injuries were not all healed, and she was too tired in the past two days, she leaned on the haystack like that, and Lin Xiu sat in front of her, this posture looked very intimate, but in this form, neither of them thought about it.
"First, your whereabouts have been revealed, if you show up rashly, it will inevitably cause a lot of turmoil, and this risk is not worth taking."
Lin Xiu calmly elaborated the first point, and Artoria nodded thoughtfully, and after falling into a short silence, he stubbornly retorted.
"I can disguise myself, so I take a little risk, but as a king, I can't rely on you for everything."
Lin Xiu shook his head amusedly, such a move made Artoria think that he was laughing at himself, and frowned a little angrily, Lin Xiu knew that she had misunderstood, but he didn't say anything to explain.
"What does the king think is the duty of the king? Do you have to do it yourself? ā
Lin Xiu elaborated in such a tone.
"I'll tell you a story, don't worry, it won't be too long."
Seeing that Artoria just wanted to interrupt, Lin Xiu hurriedly stopped him.
"Is that the second point you want to make?"
After seeing Lin Xiu nodding, Artoria reluctantly agreed, unlike Nero, in the position of king, she was a little too strict with herself, and while adhering to the honor of knighthood, she even reached the level of perversion in her own requirements.
Lin Xiu's mind accidentally crossed the red silhouette, but he quickly threw these things out of his mind.
"There's a guy who went to buy a parrot, oh, the parrot, it's a talking bird."
Lin Xiu suddenly remembered that Artoria might not know about this creature, so he hurriedly explained, but fortunately, Artoria's comprehension ability was very high, and Lin Xiu continued to speak.
"When he saw that a parrot seller had four parrots, he asked, "How do you sell the first parrot?"
The bird seller answers: 1000 yuan.
Why is it so expensive?
It will speak.
So how do you sell the second one?
5000 yuan.
Why is it so expensive?
It can play and sing.
How to sell the third one?
10,000 yuan.
Why is it so expensive?
It will dance.
How to sell the fourth?
20,000 yuan.
What will it do?
I've never seen it do anything. ā
Lin Xiu's words were said here, and he deliberately paused and looked at Artoria with a smile.
"Do you know why it doesn't do anything, but it has the highest price?"
Artoria thought for a moment. I couldn't find an answer for a while. As she understood. The value of each person is equal to his ability, and since he does nothing, he is obviously not worth this value.
"The parrot seller is a liar."
"Ugh"
Lin Xiu never thought that this king would come to such a conclusion after thinking about it for a long time, and shook his head funny to prove that this answer was wrong.
"Then why is it so expensive? Obviously it won't do anything. ā
Artoria couldn't think of an answer, so she could only ask this question to Lin Xiu.
Lin Xiu saw that it was almost hot, and she didn't continue to hang her appetite.
"For the three parrots call me king."
Lin Xiu's words landed. Artoria's face went over several times, and the first thing that came to mind was that Lin Xiu was humiliating himself, but seeing his clear eyes, it was obviously not what he meant.
"I don't understand why it doesn't do anything, other people...... Well, the bird will call him king? ā
Artoria clearly has a lot of doubts about this issue.
"It's very simple, for example, our nobles, some noble young masters. As soon as he was born, he didn't know anything. He already has the status of a nobleman, but a child of a few years old, you say he can do anything, but his servants have all kinds of things, then, as long as he gives an order, these people will do everything. ā
Lin Xiu paused slightly when he said this.
The simple meaning is that the value of the king is not that he has to do everything himself, and if so, how much can the king accomplish? What the king really has to do is put the people who can do these things in the right position, let him take care of the money if he can settle accounts, let him lead the troops if he can fight, let him cook, well, then he has to be a cook. ā
After Lin Xiu finished speaking, Artoria had already fallen into deep thought, these things didn't need to be told to her, but when she thought of her somewhat pitiful ending, Lin Xiu felt that it was still necessary to teach her such a lesson, although he himself did very badly in this regard.
"Perhaps...... You're talking about a method, but I still want to follow my own royal path. ā
Artoria thought for a while, and finally her eyes were firmly adhering to her own way, but she seemed to be afraid of hitting Lin Xiu, so she hurriedly added.
"But tomorrow's business, I can accept your offer for the time being."
Lin Xiu sighed helplessly, but since he had achieved the goal he wanted, he didn't say anything more, so he could only nod his head in agreement with a wry smile.
"What if the king later discovers that he is wrong?"
Lin Xiu thought of her who confronted her with her sword in the Holy Grail War, and she was a little melancholy for a while, and couldn't help but ask such words.
"If ...... wrong, then elect a new king, prove that I am not suitable for this throne, and listen to you in the future."
The last voice was as thin as a mosquito, Lin Xiu didn't hear it clearly, only heard the previous words, it seemed that history couldn't be changed at all.
But what he wants is not to change history, but to let Artoria find Merlin as soon as possible, but he has already asked such a question, and Artoria can't answer it, so he only promised that the next time he meets Merlin, he will help Lin Xiu open his mouth to ask.
The two talked about some other things, and then, they fell asleep one after another, Artoria looked at Lin Xiu's side face before going to bed, recalling the scene during the day, and his cheeks were still slightly hot.
Whether you like it or not, the morning will come on time.
The morning light slowly opened the curtain, and it was another gorgeous and colorful morning, bringing freshness to the world, but for Donigal, it was more about the smoke rising on time.
People with all kinds of moods walk on the streets, like walking with the dead, whenever they see such a scene. Artoria couldn't help but clench her fists.
Before the departure in the morning. Lin Xiu made a series of deployments. In such a situation, he had to stand up, thinking of his seven-day deadline, he had to take on some affairs.
Lin Xiu gave the code to the six knights of Artoria, and at the same time, he also took out a large handful of gold for them to pay for the event, as long as Artoria was not by their side. No one will go out of their way to verify their identity, and there are many British outcasts in Donegol, so it is not difficult to get through the tricks.
Lin Xiu broke them all up, some were assigned to taverns, some were assigned to coachmen, and some were even arranged by him to brothels. Altoria did not say a word about such a request. Although the other knights felt that this was insulting to the status of knights, they had to make certain sacrifices for the safety of the king, but they didn't give Lin Xiu any good looks.
In this regard, Lin Xiu doesn't care, as long as he does what he asks, as for holding grudges, why do you care so much about him.
After everything was arranged, Artoria was a little dazed, and she knew that this place would soon be searched, and in that case, there would be no place to hide for the time being.
"Looks like we're going to have to disguise ourselves."
Artoria accepted this suggestion with some reluctance, but what made her most embarrassed was that Lin Xiu made her dress up as a beautiful woman, for such an outfit, Artoria instinctively repulsed, after all, she always shouldered the responsibility of the king.
But who would have thought that King Arthur of Great Britain would be a daughter, even in Great Britain, there are only a handful of people who know that she is a woman, so this is the best protection of her identity, and it can also be a better cover for Lin Xiu.
Under the premise of many benefits, although Artoria was a little dissatisfied, she could only reluctantly accept such an offer in the end.
Artoria is already beautiful, and after putting on the long skirt, she shows her daughter's true colors, but whenever she touches Lin Xiu's eyes, she is a little shy and wants to hide, which makes Lin Xiu a little baffled, just because of the disguise, the current relationship between the two has become a temporary "husband and wife".
According to Artoria's guidance, Lin Xiu and the two quickly met with the leader of the rebels in Donegal City, originally Lin Xiu thought that maybe he thought that he was a man of five big and three rough, or he should be over forty years old, but when he saw the person he met, he did secretly praise it.
This man claimed to be called Leo, about 1.8 meters tall, plump and handsome, with a carved face with distinct facial features, and an angular face that was handsome and abnormal. It looks like a bohemian on the outside, but the inadvertent light in his eyes makes people dare not underestimate it. The tall nose and the moderately thick red lips have a dizzying smile at this time.
But when he found out that their King Arthur had appeared as a woman, he was really surprised, but then this surprise turned into amazement, after all, Artoria's appearance was also beautiful and abnormal.
The conversation went very smoothly, and finally the time was fixed for a general attack in four days, and this date would be set, and there was a certain reason, the second prince of the king of Saxony who currently controls the city of Donegal is not yet thirty years old, but the style is really not small.
Four days later, it was his birthday, and most of the people except the guards had to go to congratulate him, and even held a huge ball, and the main reason why the second prince was able to die like this was that he was the favorite prince of the King of Saxony, and he was the first in line to the throne.
As soon as he heard such news, Lin Xiu's thinking immediately became active.
"A few of you, tomorrow you must get me the temperament of the second prince, what he likes, what he likes to eat, including whether he will get up in the middle of the night to pee, I have to know everything, I don't care what method you use, in short, this is what I want, and this matter is very important."
Lin Xiu's orders were almost unreasonable, and the leader of the rebels, as soon as he heard it, praised loudly, admired Lin Xiu's plan, and at the same time, arranged for people to do what Lin Xiu ordered.
Artoria was a little unclear, but in front of others, it was not easy to dismantle Lin Xiu's stage, and she waited until there was no one before she spoke out and asked.
Lin Xiu also explained to her and said his plan.
"Why don't you go head-to-head with that second prince? Instead, choose such despicable means? This is not in line with the honor of a knight. ā
Hearing Lin Xiu's methods, Artoria found it difficult to accept it, and said with some indignation.
"Do you know, my king, what it means to the Saxons if we capture the second prince alive? It means civil strife, and the result of civil strife is the withdrawal of troops, so that it will probably take a long time for the Saxons to recover. ā
Looking at Artoria, who was still a little puzzled, Lin Xiu suddenly felt that he really had the talent to be a teacher.
"Can we wipe out the Saxons once and for all? If so, how long will it take? I'm afraid it will be at least ten years or even more than a decade, do you think that Great Britain can still fight such a protracted war? Even if we could, how many people would we lose if we won the war? Compared with tens of millions of Li people, does Wang think that the honor of knights is still so important? ā
Lin Xiu's series of rhetorical questions made Artoria speechless, indeed, she has always been ruling in the spirit of chivalry, but she is not pedantic, people who can become kings naturally know which is more important than tens of millions of people or an insignificant chivalry.
Thinking about this, Artoria had no choice but to compromise, and solemnly apologized to Lin Xiu, which Lin Xiu didn't expect, and he didn't know what to do for a while. (To be continued......)
PS: The third update is delivered, I'm tired today.
It's just that I'm working so hard, why don't everyone comment, your comments will make me more thoughtful and creative passion, so don't let the book review area be silent, of course, don't scold me. /(ćoć)/~~
The S5 game started, and in the first game, I was so busy writing a book that I hadn't read, woo.
I hope the second game doesn't stay up too late, so that I can continue to maintain such a vigorous state tomorrow.
I forgot to thank the book friend who thought it was called Blood Snow Cry for the reward.,Sorry.,I didn't see it.,Make up for it today.ć