Chapter Ninety-Four: The Empress of the Empire (I)

Fantasy World, Farmatt Big 6, the imperial capital of Ulabyanca City

With a bright morning glow quietly jumping out of the sky, the bright sun rises again as usual, bringing the warmth of spring to the world.

The Imperial Palace, as usual, sits atop a towering and precipitous hill overlooking the storm-beaten plains beneath its feet.

The imperial capital, Ulabianca, is located in the south-central part of Farmatt 6, about thirty or forty kilometers from the coast, and can enjoy both convenient shipping and abundant seafood, as well as protection from direct and sudden attacks by pirates like the port city. Although the climate here is relatively hot and the sun is very strong in summer and autumn, it is generally quite comfortable thanks to the cool breeze that flows down from the snowy mountains of the north.

The Imperial Palace, located on the easternmost of the five hills in the city, is a hill called Satire. The easternmost palace against the city wall was the residence assigned by His Majesty the Emperor Moult when Pinna was still a princess. Due to the good ventilation here, the aroma of cypress trees from the forests outside the city wafts in the wind at any time. Pinna liked the clarity of her mind, so even after she was promoted from princess to empress, she did not move out of the old dormitory, but continued to use it.

At this moment, the refreshing morning breeze is slowly blowing into the dormitory, and the printed curtains behind the floor-to-ceiling windows are fluttering, heralding the beginning of a new day.

The bright sunlight shone in and filled the room, allowing Empress Pinna to slowly wake up from a night's sleep.

“…… Not...... It's so dazzling......"

In the bright morning light, the half-awake and half-dreaming Empress Pinna muttered so much in bed, and turned over in a daze, intending to continue sleeping. But because of this, the brocade quilt that was originally covered on her body suddenly slipped from her body to the outside of the bed, making Empress Pinna's white neck, smooth jade back, full plump buttocks, round fragrant shoulders, and the pair of heavy twin peaks on her chest all exposed to the morning breeze......

In the early days of civilization, when the textile industry was not up to the mark, as long as the temperature conditions permitted, they would not freeze and get sick, and most people were used to sleeping naked.

The ensuing chill instantly drove away the residual tiredness in the empress's mind, making her completely sober and sit up suddenly.

“…… Your Majesty, you slept too late last night, didn't you? If you go on like this, your body will not be able to bear it. ”

Reaching out to grab the slippery futon and wrapping her delicate body again, through her sleepy eyes, which were still hazy, Empress Pinna saw her personal clerk Hammidon directing the maids to open the windows of the dormitory one by one, and sighed to herself worriedly.

“…… Hey, there's no way, the country is in a difficult situation! There is bad news of famine and war everywhere, how can people sleep well? ”

Empress Pinna rubbed her eyes disapprovingly and replied, then scratched the unkempt length, stretched out a complete lazy waist in the sun, and suddenly felt much refreshed. Next, she looked around the dormitory, which doubled as an office, and saw that the palace was as cluttered as she had been when she had fallen asleep last night, with all sorts of paperwork piled up on the table, and a large number of letterheads from the local nobles.

Ever since the group of Otherworlders from the Arnous Hills arrived in Farmatt 6, their cheap paper made from plant fibers quickly replaced expensive parchment paper as one of the best-selling Otherworldly goods on Farmatt 6.

Next, relying on the technical support of the people of the other world, the royal family and many princes and lords also had their own small papermaking workshops in 6 consecutive years, and even a small movable type printing factory. The price of each piece of paper produced soon fell to one percent of the same size of parchment, making it affordable for even the poorest. Although this change has greatly reduced the price of paper and books, more people can afford to use paper and pen, and learn to read and write. But it also had a bad consequence, because the price of paper was no longer expensive, and there was no need to make efforts to save and reduce the word, and the clerk's writing soon became more and more nagging and verbose, which made the Empress Pinna, who had to read a large number of newspapers and letters every day, feel more and more troubled by this. In fact, the mere accumulation of unsightly documents and files in the palace made Empress Pinna feel troubled and irritable.

In the fantasy world of Farmatt 6, there is no standard format for official documents, and they are all freely wielded by a few intellectuals. In the past, because the price of parchment paper was too expensive, only twelve pieces of parchment could be made from a sheep's skin, and the process took two or three months, so the literati had to condense their sentences and be forced to be concise...... Now that the price of paper has suddenly plummeted, the clerks who had been counting the length letter by letter were naturally at once like wild dogs, competing with each other to stack rhetoric, quote scriptures, and make long speeches, and use one page to write everything that can be done in one sentence, as if they would not show their literary brilliance without such waste.

It's just that Princess Pinna, who has suffered because of the skyrocketing number of readings, is dizzy to watch every day, and no matter how much she reprimands, it has little effect.

Hey, when did the imperial court use the "computer" for daily government office like the aliens of the Arnous hills?

In fact, she had actually discussed this issue with diplomats from the Otherworld. But after thinking about it, the other party came to the conclusion that it was not difficult to develop an input system in the imperial Chinese language, and to organize a group of imperial civil officials to learn how to use computers, well, if they were willing to work hard to learn, they should be able to do it. But to lay out an Internet system throughout the entire territory of the empire, even if it is just a local area network within the imperial capital, is an almost impossible project without technical problems, but the cost is absolutely unaffordable for Empress Pinna.

In addition to this, there were problems with the supply of electricity and routine maintenance and repairs, which simply could not be solved by the subjects of the empire themselves.

What's more, if the computer is really used to achieve paperless office, the cost of the official document will be reduced again, won't it be written more lengthy?

Empress Pinna obviously has no intention of asking for trouble, so up to now, only the Empress herself and a few powerful people in the entire imperial capital have privately collected a few tablets from another world, mainly for watching movies and playing games, relying on the solar power of the otherworldly or hand-cranked chargers to charge them......

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Just as Empress Pinna was sitting on the bed with her futon in her arms, thinking so ramblingly, another chilly morning breeze blew towards her from the window, causing her to tremble slightly, and goosebumps appeared on the white skin of her whole body, "...... Ahh ”

“…… Your Majesty, although it is spring now, the wind is still very cool in the morning, so put on your clothes! ”

Two kind-faced middle-aged maids came over, lifted Empress Pinna from the bed, and then waited for her to put on a white cotton petticoat, poured hot water into the enamel basin, and helped her to wash up briefly. Then, she squinted her eyes lightly at the rising red sun outside the window, as if she was thoughtful, but also as if she was just innocent.

“…… Your Majesty, seeing that you are not in good spirits, would you like to take a shower before breakfast? ”

Hammidon asked, "...... It's better to be a little sober. ”

“…… You're right, so be it! ”

Pinna listened attentively to her subordinates' advice, and was immediately pushed into the bathroom surrounded by the maids, took a hasty shower, retied the red, combed a loose bun, put on light makeup, and put on a tunic, and a long skirt. It wasn't until an hour later that the rejuvenated Pinna returned to the dormitory, and sat down at the small table on the terrace, which was quite fast judging by the daily grooming routine of most noble ladies.

At this time, breakfast had not yet been served, but the maid had already set a cup of coffee from another world on the table. Pinna took a deep breath of the unique aroma of this refreshing drink, and then, with a small sense of pleasure and satisfaction, stood by the railing of the terrace with her coffee in hand, looking down on the city at her feet, trying to find a little bit of relaxation in the exhausting and exhausting life.

The imperial throne of the empire has never been a position that can be easily enjoyed, but requires amazing effort and struggle......

At this time, the imperial capital of Ulabyanka City is shrouded in a gorgeous and brilliant spring light, like a golden city bathed in holy light.

But if you look closely, you will see large areas of dilapidated abandoned houses, dirty alleys filled with garbage, and deserted streets with few pedestrians and cars under this bright sunshine...... Even the interior of the Royal Palace, located on the hill of Satira, is full of collapsed palace ruins, overgrown gardens, and broken statues and frescoes. Outside the walls of the imperial capital, too, are sparsely populated and barren fields, and the manors abandoned in the turmoil have become a paradise for weeds, shrubs and wildlife, and many of the once fertile cultivated land is still covered with a layer of salt frost with white flowers.

It is clear that even three years after Empress Pinna's accession to the throne, the once prosperous imperial capital of Ulabyanka has not recovered from the double catastrophe of the "Otherworldly Flood" and the Empire's Civil War. And the empire, which was once extremely powerful, is still struggling with decline.

“…… Alas, how difficult the state affairs are! Looking at the now decaying imperial capital, Empress Pinna couldn't help but sigh again.

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ps: Fukuyama, who wrote "The End of History", recently said: It's not my "The End of History" that is wrong, it's that the wrong thing is that this world really deserves to be Japanese, are you a junior high school boy or a Showa staff officer? However, he likened the current chaos in the Middle East to the Thirty Years' War in Europe, and believed that the outcome of the Thirty Years' War, that is, the death of two-thirds of the population, should be able to effectively dispel religious superstitions, which is somewhat reasonable.

Then, a colleague went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Osaka, Japan, and said that the most impressive thing was that there was really a myrtle in the women's toilet that was scary at any time, and was not afraid to scare tourists into peeing their pants or skirts? And what is the experience of playing a multimly job in the women's bathroom?

(End of chapter)

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