Chapter 52: The Emperor
As the bald head said, after that rainstorm, there would be a sudden downpour from time to time, and it would not be long before it suddenly stopped. Fortunately, the two people who had been prepared for www.biquge.info time were always able to react at the first time, and they did not walk in the valley, and they were no longer as embarrassed as before. And the landslides mentioned by the system seem to be nothing more than unfounded worries.
It's just that, perhaps because he didn't dry his body in time after the rain that day, and because he was overworked during this time, Brunei had a fever for a few days, and rested in a camp for three or four days, and after a little recovery, his bald head still let him recuperate in the camp for a long time. After catching barely enough prey, the bald head took the time to go out of the mountains, exchanging a little bit of the rare gadgets they had harvested in the Endless Mountains in a small village that was somewhat similar to the village of Thal where Brunei used to live.
Salt, medicines, more handy weapons, and other common supplies. In the past, these were just small things that were not worth mentioning, but after walking through the mountains and forests, spending a long time away from the crowd with the bald head, Brunei realized for the first time how much these things have a huge impact on people's quality of life.
Before, he just felt that life in the mountains and forests should naturally be painful, but now with this, Brunei doesn't even dare to imagine how he lived in the past. Now, sometimes, he even thinks that it seems good to live like this.
After Kellan, for a month, no one came to hunt him down. Rather, Brunei had seen a total of four people besides the bald head, three of whom were fugitives and adventurers like them, and the other was a child who had lost his way in the endless mountains, and he returned safely to his home under the escort of Brunei and the bald head.
And the invisible monster doesn't seem to be very common. Not only did they not come to attack Brunei and the others again, they didn't even see anything that might have been left by these monsters.
As for the other ferocious beasts, for the bald head who is born with divine power and is also a magic apprentice, as well as Brunei, who has a wide range of knowledge and is also a magic apprentice, if it is not more than double digits, it will not pose any real threat to their lives. And these fierce beasts, not to mention dozens of them gathered together, three of them live on the same mountain, I am afraid that they will fight.
The only threat, according to the bald heads, is the wolves. Hordes, greedy and bloodthirsty, and most importantly, astonishingly patient. But even they don't stay near the camp for long, and for adventurers, the camp can resist the threat of any wild beast, allowing adventurers to rest peacefully for the night. It is said that this is due to the fact that one of the magic circles in the camp emitted a sound that humans could not hear, but that caused pain to the beasts.
Simply put, there is little danger.
Gone are the days when I was scared, unclothed, and hungry. The two men, who had received a large amount of clothing and shoes from the corpses of Kailan's men, were perhaps better dressed now than they had been in the past, before they had fled into the woods. This kind of life, Brunei will feel that it is not bad, and it is also a matter of course.
The bald head seemed to think the same way, at least when Brunei's sense of urgency to rush north was getting weaker, and he would even make time to send the child home, the bald head was very cooperative, and did not disagree at all.
However, neither of them had expressed such thoughts, so that they continued to march north, albeit more and more slowly, even if at their slower and slower pace, because the northern part of the Endless Mountains was much less undulating, and there were only two months left before the destination of Brunei, the theoretical neutral zone between the Commonwealth and the Empire.
And when they were hurrying with their own thoughts, the world did not stop there.
For the frontier people of the empire like Brunei, the capital, of course, is known to everyone, but it is so far away that one cannot help but wonder if such a prosperous city and such a city that can be the heart of a huge empire really exist? And they, if they want to enter Garth City, they have to go through permission.
And in this prosperous, majestic, far superior capital city of Gars, many people also have the same idea of the Forbidden City. In that circle of bright red city walls, is there really an emperor who controls everything in the world? omnipotent, omniscient, immortal, these characteristics that belong to the emperor, will there really be human beings?
Those who are standing in the Forbidden City at this moment, the ministers in python robes, the generals in light armor, the heavily armed guards, the palace maids, and the eunuchs, do not have the slightest doubt about this.
Under the main hall, the military generals of Wenchen are prostrate on the ground, lined up left and right, like two columns of caterpillars of different colors.
They had been kneeling like this for a full thirty minutes, the older and the poorer, and now countless puddles of water had accumulated on the bricks below with sweat. But they still didn't move, even if their bodies felt that they couldn't support it, they had to do their best to control the tremors of their bodies. Because, the emperor is watching them, because, the emperor knows everything.
There was a dead silence in the hall, and even the sound of breathing was barely audible. Only the sound of the armor of the guards outside the hall when they changed shifts could they hear that there were still living people in action here. Finally, decades seemed to many in the temple to have passed, and the voice from the hall they had been waiting for finally sounded.
Almost exactly as it had ever been, the voices in the hall never waved. Because that one has lived too long, has seen too many things, too wide. When he asked everyone to kneel down before, he didn't have half of his anger, but sat upright for half an hour, and now his tone is still as calm as before: "Okay, get up." ”
is a high and powerful person, and in any other place, it is the civil and military generals who are sitting in front of the hall, and they have permission to raise their heads. Behind the beaded curtain of brilliant precious stones, the figure seated was exactly the same as they had seen two quarters ago, and the Emperor seemed to have accompanied them for thirty minutes, not moving at all. This scared many of them.
The emperor's voice, which was full of anger and did not see how old he was, caused a burst of echoes in the main hall: "You guys, help those people up." I got you on your feet. ”
The crowd listened to the order, and then they looked away from the bead curtain. It turned out that a few people who were not young and in poor health were numb on their legs and feet, or who were suddenly short of blood, and they were still lying or lying on the ground, and they couldn't stand up for a long time.
The two men beside each of the fainted men bent down and held him in the middle, barely standing.
"Huh. The Emperor laughed abruptly, as if he had seen something funny. After a while, the figure waved his hand: "Kim, let them come to their senses." ”
"Yes. On the side of the bead curtain, above the military generals of Wenchen, an old man in good spirits answered and walked out of the shadows on the side. He was not tall, with a thin build, mixed with a little black beard and hair, which made him look a little childlike, and he walked down the steps briskly with a smile on his face that was completely different from that of His Highness.
As soon as the fingers were put on the wrist and two sentences were recited, the person who was still dizzy or nauseous and wanted to vomit suddenly woke up, and even felt that his body was lighter than before.
The old man walked around, and in just a few minutes, there was no one in the hall who needed help. Walked back to the steps, halfway through, raised his head, still with that smile, saw the figure pressed his hand again, and replied: "Yes." Then he stepped into the shadows on the side of the steps, and disappeared from the eyes of all the people of His Highness.
After he had disappeared again, it was a moment before the Emperor spoke again, this time, although his voice was as calm as ever, and the tone of his voice, the meaning of the language, made people feel more relaxed than before: "This time, it was Lance, the Minister of Special Events Management of the Ministry of Magical Management, who violated the Imperial decree and deliberately deceived him. This matter is not trivial. ”
His Highness was busy and everyone echoed.
The emperor let out a cold snort, which made everyone's whole body agitated, and after an instant silence, he continued: "However, those who know about this matter, in addition to Lance, the Ministry of Education, Wenling Karl, the two senior attendants beside you are the parents of that child, and it is precisely because of this that Lance has done this ridiculous move. Don't you know this?"
A middle-aged man who was quite at the top of the list of Wenchen blushed and bowed his head silently.
The Emperor didn't seem to want to hear his answer, and continued: "Also, the Ministry of Public Security, as the head of the Ministry of Public Security, you have the right to read all information, and you are also the former Minister of Special Administration, the mentor of Reims, as far as I know, you have at least once a month to drink and talk about the relationship between teachers and students. You're going to tell me you don't know anything about it, do you?"
Among the few people in the front row of the generals, the old man with white hair, but ruddy face, bright eyes, and full of courageous power, hung his head at this time, and his back was also rickety, until this time, people could see that he was very old, and no matter whether it was legs or hands, there was only one left, as if he was a wasted person.
After a long silence, the emperor let out another sneer: "Hmph. Karl, Reims, Milan, you three are my confidants, and I treat you quite generously when I ask myself. But you, even the most important things that I ordered many years ago, have to deceive me, and I have to find out for myself before I can know about it?"
The emperor's voice was still calm, but in the ears of the three of them, the roar of the most vicious demonic beast when it was angry was nothing more than that, and they couldn't help but kneel down again, and shouted in unison: "The crime deserves death, I hope Your Majesty will punish you." ”
The Emperor watched them fall to their knees, and after snorting on the ground three times, he spoke, "I said before, I told you to stand up." You really don't take my words seriously. ”
The three of them were shocked, stopped shouting, and stood up, but they felt that this was the time to confess their guilt, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
But the emperor said, "Don't gloat at you, rest of you, or think that you can rise to prominence. I've been watching you. I know what you do in private. ”
His Royal Highness's crowd was slightly in turmoil, and his body that had been motionless was moving as if he couldn't stand at the moment, but no one dared to speak, just expressed their uneasiness with actions.
The emperor was silent again for a long time, until the backs of everyone began to chill, and he was quiet again, and then he spoke again: "That's it." It's been too long, and it's no wonder you. This incident has not been blamed for the past, but since then, it is forbidden to do so. You must know that I am your Emperor, and my eyes are watching you at all times. ”
Further riots were triggered again, Lance and Milan looked at each other blankly, no one expected that this time, it would be so high, but so gently put down.
The emperor did not wait for them to be quiet any longer, and continued: "Don't interfere in this matter anymore. Inform the lords of Nagars and the lords of the Endless Mountains...... He said, "The matter is serious, the murderer is sinister, and he should not act rashly." Then, Milan, after you communicate with Reims, pass on the second order and advertise the world. ”
As soon as the word "Order No. 2" came out, the ministers shook, and they finally couldn't help whispering, but the emperor didn't care, just waved his hand as if he was very tired: "Retreat." ”