It was getting dark, and Lin Qiu was sitting in front of a small food stall. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 There are a lot of guests sitting around, but most of them are dressed in tatters, and occasionally a few aristocratic guards walk in and can be regarded as high-class guests. The stall owner was a middle-aged uncle, and the stuff he buried in frying bread made Lin Qiu can't help but think of his days in the Tarun Kingdom, so he walked in by surprise.

After coming to the imperial capital, he hadn't come to this kind of small food stall for a long time.

There was a lot of noise in the food stall, and it was full of the chatter of civilians. Of course, the commoners were obviously not the same as the nobles, and they were all about where to get the gold, or what strange things were going on. The guards complained about the incompetence of the nobles they assisted.

Lin Qiu smiled, the nobles who would come here were not serious people no matter what they thought.

Then, a gentle and touching female voice came from beside him: "What an adventure...... Mask Boy, aren't you watching the game?"

A black dress indicates the identity of the comer.

Mrs. Murphy took off her black top hat and put it aside: "Boss, please give me a piece of fried bread." ”

It wasn't until she said this to the stunned boss that the atmosphere that seemed to have been frozen returned to normal.

- Why is Mrs. Murphy here!?

"Actually, I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

Lin Qiu inexplicably heard a hint of heartiness from Mrs. Murphy's tone.

There's definitely something wrong with this thing.

He had passed through the transit of Empisse before he came here, and it is estimated that even Alyssa did not know that he had come to Spitann now. Could it be that the boss of Empisai leaked this matter?

"What the hell are you looking for me?" After thinking about it for a while, Lin Qiu felt that it was better to ask the other party directly.

"Didn't I say that?"

Mrs. Murphy turned her face sideways and winked at him innocently, "I want to hire you to be my personal guard on our manor." ”

There seemed to be a halo of light in the royal blue pupils, Lin Qiu had to admit that the woman in front of him was an authentic Western beauty, if she changed people, she would be distracted at this time, and then agreed to the other party in a daze.

But with his indomitable will, he will not be deceived by beauty.

"But to my surprise, you didn't even make a move against Bamuson before. Mrs. Murphy skillfully changed the subject: "Actually, after you completed the 'Centennial Mission'...... I began to pay attention to you the fall of the 'Floating Dream Palace', the 'Hound Dog', and then the invasion of the Assassins' Guild, I should be half of your fans, I thought that with your character, there would be a big trouble." ”

A fan of someone?

Lin Qiu didn't believe in this kind of flattering rhetoric, the way of action of the nobles of the imperial capital has always been the supremacy of interests, and personal preferences never play a decisive role.

"Don't believe it, for true fans, you'll be recognizable even if you wear a mask. Her eyes were crooked into a crescent moon shape, and she seemed to be in a particularly good mood.

"If it was Bamuson, it would have happened sooner or later. Lin Qiu dealt with it insincerely.

In fact, when the slime poured into Jack, such thoughts did flash through his mind. Violent and bloodthirsty, in fact, after the second seal was broken, these negative emotions followed.

Both Gosya and Fukami have said that it is the effect of Ukigaku.

Unable to suppress this influence, Cervera destroyed the entire Second Kingdom with a single thought. Fortunately, he still has two seals that have not been broken, and the impact of those negative emotions is negligible.

Fortunately, this is not a war year, otherwise once those negative emotions have a breeding ground, they will be out of control.

"That's right. ”

"Mrs. Murphy, I'll get straight to the point. ”

This mode of getting along made Lin Qiu uncomfortable: "I advise you to keep your distance from me, otherwise the 'absolute neutrality' you have always wanted to maintain is probably about to be shattered, and the eldest prince will involuntarily regard you as a supporter of Richard." ”

"Hmm...... That's why I had to come here in person. ”

In the sensitive political context, as long as her conversation with Lin Qiu is known to the eldest prince, then no matter what the content of their conversation is, they will be beaten into Richard's faction.

However, no one cared about her intimacy with Spitane's newcomer, and no one would have the leisure to tell Prince Richard about such a thing.

At best, it will only be rumored by some good deeds.

"If you have to find out why...... In fact, in my eyes, neither the eldest prince nor Richard is the most ideal successor to the throne. ”

Mrs. Murphy approached Lin Qiu and whispered in Lin Qiu's ear with an ear-biting and intimate demeanor.

She exhaled like an orchid, but what she said was enough to shock Lin Qiu.

"That necklace is the emblem of the Murphy family, and it is also my betting chip. The one who has the key to open the door to a new era is neither Richard nor Albert, but you...... Tyre. ”

Although it seems that Richard's struggle with Albert is heating up for now, this is the situation that every new king of Helutia faces before he ascends the throne.

In her view, the change of throne is only the beginning of a new era.

The irreconcilable contradictions between Horutia and the Byronic Empire, and the centuries-long struggle between the "Order" and the "Chaos Cult......

And the death of Henry V may become the fuse of all this.

This was the future she saw in the Hundred Years' War, and more precisely, the moment Hundred Winds received the task of assassinating Graheid, the Knight of the Round Table, the wheel began to work quietly.

"By the way. ”

Mrs. Murphy's serious expression didn't last long, she suddenly widened the distance between her and Lin Qiu, and said playfully: "When I came out, the 16th audition was coming to an end, the next one should be your game, right? Come on, I will cheer for you in the audience all the way." ”

......

"A new era?"

Lin Qiu handed the clean plate to the boss and got up under Mrs. Murphy's slightly surprised gaze - "Instead of thinking about that kind of thing, why don't you have a good meal of fried bread...... But thank you for your support, I'm really happy to be favored by the big nobles as a 'mask boy' like me, who has no background. ”

"Remember, that kiss is a vow of victory. ”

Mrs. Murphy spoke of "victory" in a more intentional tone.

The victory she hopes for is not as simple as a championship - sure enough, only by standing on the cusp of the new era can she feel the long-lost blood.

......

"'Mask Kid', has 'Mask Kid' arrived?"

In the arena, the host asked again and again. The neon crystals suspended in mid-air put together the shape of "17", and this time, the audience was full, and all the members of "New Hound" were waiting backstage 20 minutes before the start of the match.

"Mask Boy" is a temporary nickname given to Lin Qiu by the nobles.

In Spittenn, having a nickname also represents the recognition of the nobles.

And now Lin Qiu is undoubtedly the most popular candidate for this year's championship in their eyes.