Chapter 6: Arrive alive in the imperial capital - Wangcheng
Finally, all three ships departed.
Horn and two maids, as well as Robert and Austin, plus two paddle guards, seven people were on the largest boat. The other guards and coachmen sat in small boats.
Although it is the largest boat, it is also very shabby, with only a small grass canopy as shelter from the wind and rain, and the other two small boats are completely open.
Everyone knew that the maid had been abandoned.
So, except for Nolan, the maid who was in the same boat with Horn wept sadly.
Horn was annoyed by the noise, and said, "The boat hasn't sailed far yet, you will jump down and drown, and you can swim back to accompany your good sister." β
When the maid heard this, she immediately shook her head and said, "No, Your Highness, I won't go back, I want to accompany you!"
A big wave swelled and splashed Horn's body in the river, and Horn was startled, and he didn't care about the maid, so he immediately went into the straw canopy to change his clothes.
Whether the upstream will make a move to throw the corpse, there is no guarantee at all.
Austin stayed quietly in the canopy, trying to keep himself as far away from Robert as possible.
Horn hurried: "Go aside, I'm going to change my clothes." β
Austin glanced at the ill-intentioned Robert, a little frozen, and he twisted his head to the side to indicate that he would not peek.
Horn didn't bother to bother with this, so he immediately took off his black dress, threw it out of the boat, and rubbed the liquor twice on the skin that had been stained with the river water, and then took out another black dress and prepared to put it on.
Suddenly, the boat shook again, and Horn was shaken against the canopy wall, and immediately another man was smashed into his arms.
Horn: "......"
She held the black dress in one hand, propped up the wall of the straw canopy with the other, and her chest was defenseless, and she was struck hard by the sudden slamming of the man.
Horn threw away the black dress, pushed Austin away, covered his chest, and gasped, well, it hurts!
Austin didn't expect this sudden situation, he turned around in a panic and said inarticulately: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I didn't mean it, where did I smash it?"
When he saw the fierce and vicious princess clutching her chest in pain, he was in a cold sweat!
It's over, it's over!
How, what to do? He can't say he's going to rub it for her, can he?
Horn gritted his teeth and said, "Get out!"
Austin didn't think about it for a second, and got out in an instant, compared to the princess at this moment, Robert is simply a kind old man!
Horn rubbed her chest in pain, the body was so delicate that she could not have imagined, and there was another shaking, and her arm was knocked out of a bruise, and Horn shouted angrily outside:
"Robert, you go paddle for me, too! The boat rocks again, and you all go down to the river to feed me the fish!"
Robert dared to have an opinion, since the princess had just been splashed with water, he was afraid that even Austin would be kicked out, and he rowed hard without saying a word.
Under the personal rowing of the captain of the guard, Robert, the boat stabilized considerably.
After Horn changed his clothes, he sat in the bow of the boat with an unkind face, his face black, his hair was black, and his clothes were black, and he looked like a black witch who was going to eat people.
Everyone looked at their noses and noses, pretending not to see it, and they didn't dare to provoke her.
After the scene just now, Horn quickly adjusted his mood and observed the situation around him.
Since it was going upstream, the speed of the boat would not be very fast, and she estimated that it would take three or four days to reach it if it went well.
There are no floating corpses in sight at the moment, and those who have contracted the plague should not have polluted the water source, but it is also impossible to say that the things in this river must not be touched.
Along the way, there will be no people on the banks of the river, and their supply will be a big problem.
Horn calculated, people don't eat, they can't starve to death for a week, and there are some dry foods, save money, and survive in three or four days, she doesn't want to risk supplies.
So for the next four days, the remaining 15 people lived a life of belting their belts - the coachman was dead.
In the long and tiring rush, he was still coughing with a face towel, and suddenly he died without breathing.
Horn had him thrown into the Mawang Canal.
Horn didn't want to make a fuss, people can do anything in a near-death situation, and in order to give everyone more food, she ate as much as everyone else at every meal, and even Nolan always had to eat more than everyone else.
Although Horn was hungry, he could still endure it, and Horn was not interested in those dry foods.
The group was dizzy with hunger, and finally even the maids were replaced by rowing, and Horn also flicked the oars a few times, stopped and stopped, and finally at dusk on the fourth day, everyone arrived at the magnificent capital of the West Kaya Emperor, Wangcheng.
Wangcheng should have also received the news, so it was very cautious, and the outside of the city gate was cleaned up, and no homeless people died outside.
Horn was able to approach the gates.
Even so, the soldiers defending the city were extremely cautious, and only allowed them to enter after confirming their identity and safety over and over again.
The moment Horn stepped into the lookout city, the long-lost system prompt sounded:
γDingββ! Complete the main quest: Arrive alive in the Imperial Capital - Wangcheng!Reward: 300 Apocalypse Coins, Apocalypse of Destiny (Elementary)!]
Three dark blue cards appeared in the air, and Horn quickly selected one, and the other two immediately turned into two ghostly lights and disappeared.
[Ding ββ! open the door of destiny and get the reward: Silver Blossom (one-time consumable item, colorless and odorless deadly poison powder)!]
Horn's mind moved, and the silver bottle containing the poison powder directly entered the system space.
γDingββ! complete the main quest for the first time and get the reward: Wheel of Fate!]
7 appeared at the right time, explaining: "The wheel of fate has four squares, each with different content, different from the apocalypse of fate, you can see everything, choose 1 out of 4, and only use it for special rewards." β
After saying that, the black light appeared, and 7 disappeared.
As soon as the words fell, the wheel of fate slowly turned, and Horn could clearly see what was written in each box:
[Wheel of Life One: Ge (Eliminate the war in the western part of the Sikaya Empire, valid for one year). γ
[Wheel of Life II: Grass (Eliminate the plague of the Sikaya Empire, valid for one year). γ
[Wheel of Life Three: Luck (Eliminate the Flood of the Sikaya Empire, Validity: One Year). γ
[Wheel of Life Four: Du (Get Gold: 10W)] γ
The exchange ratio of copper coins, silver coins and gold coins is 1:10, and an ordinary family can live for a month with one gold coin, and 100,000 gold coins is a huge amount of money for Horn at the moment.
Wars, plagues, floods, natural disasters and man-made disasters are all at once.
From the wheel of life, Horn also received the unfortunate news that Sikaya did not know where and there would be floods.
The war made it clear that the scope was the west, but the plague and the flood were not.
That is, it could spread to the whole country of Sikaya.
The first three rounds look good, but they are all valid for one year, that is, they can only be guaranteed to be eliminated for one year, and they will still exist after that.
This country is not Horn's yet, and it is naturally impossible for Horn to work for others.
Without hesitation, she chose the wheel, and the wheel of fortune stopped turning and fixed the pointer at the wheel.
γDingββ! Wheel of Fortune Stops Spinning, Get Reward: Du (Get 10W Gold Coins)!]
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Name: Horn Moore
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Height: 160cm
Weight: 41kg
Identity: Princess of the Royal Family of the Sikaya Empire, eldest daughter of the deceased Princess of Moore VIII, host of the Tyrant Route of the Apocalypse Monarchy System
Partner: None
Skill: Talent "Jin Ge Iron Horse"
Territory: None
Assets: 1020 Gold Coins, 340 Apocalypse Coins
Special Items: Binding item "Tyrant's Heart", Barbed Dagger, Light of Loyalty, Silver Bloom
Tyrant Value: 12
After four days of starvation, Horn successfully starved and dehydrated 4 pounds.
Putting away the panel, the group went straight to the palace.
Sikaya was once prosperous, and even now in decline, the imperial capital is huge, like a dragon entrenched in the earth, and the royal palace, in fact, the castle, is the heart of the dragon.
Passing through the most prosperous street in Wangcheng, Bell Street, you can see the most solemn and imposing castle in the Sikaya Empire.
The periphery is surrounded by a moat, followed by city walls, battlements, gatehouses, towers, atriums, watchtowers, etc.
In times of calm times, the castle can be used as an administrative center, a home residence, a storage warehouse, and even a bazaar.
And once the war begins, the castle will shed all its illusion of peace, put on armor, and instantly control a large area - the drawbridge that raises the moat, and the winch workshop breaks the tenon and lowers the iron-clad oak gate. Archers and other troops were in place on the battlements, and the sentinels on the lookouts were ready to fight......
In order to protect against enemy fire, the roof of the castle is often made of fireproof materials: tiles, slate, lead, etc.
Siege warfare is generally more than patience, the defending side reinforcements are faster, then the formation of the inside and outside of the situation, the siege of the city is fierce or the defender of the city is short of food, then the siege side has a great advantage.
As a result, the castle has a steady source of water β wells dug out of underground rock formations.
When the frenzied castle owner was besieged, he drove all the people out of the city due to a desperate lack of food, but the besieging side would certainly not let them through, so they ...... The starving people in a dilemma ate dogs, cats, mice, and animal skins...... It is even easy to eat.
When they had eaten everything, there was nothing to eat, and the poor people starved to death under the castle.
- War is undoubtedly cold-blooded and cruel.
Inside, the castle is classic and charming: fine brick walls, warm fireplaces, delicate candlesticks, rich carpets...... All of them show extravagance.
The castle is only affordable for the wealthy, and Horn's uncle is only a lord in a southern border city, the territory is desolate, the taxes are not much, and he has nothing left after handing it over to Moore VIII, and living in the castle can only be said to be a dream.
Along the way, the natives of the south marveled at the castle's elaborate frescoes and extravagant decorations.
The guards were all from the imperial capital, and they didn't squint and just wanted to eat.
Edward, the Minister of the Palace, led them to Horn's former residence, and after arranging bathing and dining, it was time to see the body of Moore VIII.
In the large room, the coffin of pure gold is surrounded by flowers, and countless pure white candles are placed on both sides, and in the center is a black and white portrait of Moore VIII.
As soon as Horn entered, she covered her heart and cried, and the candlelight flickered, shining on her a little desolately.
She sobbed and asked Edward, the Minister of Court, "What about my two brothers, why don't you see them?"
Edward said, "The two princes are fighting the Andanites in the west at the moment, and there is no time to return. β
Horn grabbed Edward's hand and looked at him earnestly, "Edward, please tell me if my father was killed by the Andus?!"
Edward sighed, helped Horn up, and said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness Princess, I really don't know. But I can tell you that His Majesty died on the way back from a tour to the west, and the forensic doctor said that he died suddenly from overwork. β
Horn sadly accepted this fact, and no longer asked, she sullenly said, "Edward, please leave, I want to be alone with my father for a while." β
Edward nodded, and motioned for the maid and the guards to leave.
Finally, Horn was left alive at the moment.
Since the coffin had not yet been buried, the coffin had not been nailed, and Horn pushed the coffin board open, and a cold air rushed into his face.
The corpse was kept with ice cubes, and in March, it had not yet decomposed.
Horn made sure that this was Moore VIII, and began to fumble around him.
The corpse was already stiff, and even corpse spots appeared, Horn frowned and looked at every place, there were no external injuries, she took out the barbed dagger, hesitated at Moore VIII's chest, and took it back.
Forget it, it's not easy to restore after disemboweling.
Is it really sudden death?
Horn didn't believe it.
This Moore VIII did not have any serious illness, nor was he a conscientious person, and the probability of sudden death was too small.
It is not known who killed him, but one thing is certain, the motive is definitely to run for the throne of Sikaya.
Horn put Moore VIII back again, closed the coffin board, and returned the flower ball to its place, and after all this was done, suddenly a female voice came from outside: "Who should I dare to break into my father's palace so late, it turns out to be my dear sister Horn!"
Horn thought back for a moment, this person was the current queen's own daughter, her half-sister, the second princess Anna.
Anna wrote the words "arrogant and domineering" on her face, both in a black dress, but it was obvious that her style and materials were very gorgeous:
The exaggerated opening of the front chest and the tightening of the hip contour magnify the charm of the woman's body to the extreme, a bit like the "coteha" that was popular sometime in the Middle Ages
die" skirt. There are many triangular pieces of cloth below the hips to form a wide skirt that can be dragged to the floor. Emeralds are even set at the waist and elbows.
Since the weather is still relatively cold at the moment, Anna is in the "coteha
die" also wears a "Cloak" (similar to the coat, keeping warm and windproof. resembles a shawl or cloak, sleeveless).
That's what a princess should wear!
There is no harm if there is no contrast, Horn is wearing a real mourning dress, and he really thinks that Anna's clothes have changed color, and there is no need to change anything else, she is definitely the most beautiful boy in the ball!
Anna saw that Horn's gaze lingered on her skirt, and her delicate face was suddenly covered with contempt.
She said proudly: "This kind of popular skirt, I have countless pieces in my wardrobe, you can change one set a day and not the same! My dear sister, you don't have to envy, one day I am in a good mood, maybe I will give you a set to open your eyes~ Hahahahaha!"
The maid who followed behind Anna chimed in: "Her Royal Highness Anna is so kind!"
"That's it! She's dressed like a hillbilly, she's a disgrace to the Sikaya royal family!"
Horn: "?"
...... It seems that she is really not favored, and even the lowly maid dares to scold her.
Seeing that she was silent, Anna thought she hadn't heard, so she said again: "Sister, you came to the imperial capital from the south to see your father for the last time, and now that you have seen it, I think you can go back tomorrow." β
Horn remained silent, wanting to see what she wanted to do.
Anna raised her eyebrows: "What? Do you still want to stay here and not leave? Don't forget, your father personally fostered you to the south!"
After waiting for a long time and still provocative, Horn saw that he couldn't hear any useful information from her mouth, so he didn't bother to pay attention to her, raised his legs and left.
Anna shouted in the palace: "Hmph, don't think I don't know, you came back to want territory, but I tell you, don't even think about it!