Book 16 The story begins
The Grey Witch has spent her life in hatred of the rich, she has never made a fortune, and although she is keen on the lottery activities in the magic shopping street, she has never even drawn a magic box.
She once had the idea of robbing the Magic Bank, and with her skills, any depositor could do her righteously, so she didn't put this idea into action.
Now that she has come to this 'low magic plane', after secretly contacting a few magicians who seem to have some status, she finds that the total magic power of these people is not even as good as her own, and the magic skills are even more crude like primitive society. Right now, she put her childhood dream into practice. Not a lottery, but a robbery.
She is now in the southern part of the White Moon Country. She wandered around the world for two days, and settled down when she felt that there was less fighting. Strictly speaking, her robbery plan was just the beginning, and she was targeting a castle in the mountains. The owner of the castle is a magician, and the whole family is a magician. If they were on Earth, they would live a humble life in the name of the poor, but in this world they wield a great fortune and exploited the magic of magicians who were weaker than him.
When the Grey Witch casually cast a few shadow spells on these rich people, something she didn't expect happened. The magicians of the family looked at her in shock and excitement, said something to each other in an incomprehensible language, and then bowed to the gray witch.
"The people of this world are too polite, aren't they?" the Gray Witch remembered that Chief Kuroki had given her liquid magic. "You're all like this, why should I be embarrassed to do it?" Most of the witch's words were opposite, if she could be sincere, she would not be a witch but a saint.
Just as she was about to go on a killing spree, she accidentally saw something in the eyes of the magicians who were kneeling down to her. Instead of fear and begging, their eyes sparkled with excitement and curiosity.
"Well. Don't look at me with such puppy-like eyes, okay?"
She suddenly remembered that her eyes had also bloomed with this kind of brilliance at the university's theoretical magic academy, and intellectual curiosity was a common problem of magicians. However, when she knew the basic conditions for entering the Academy of Theoretical Magic, her eyes and heart became gray. With the total amount of her mana, multiplied by 10, she has the ability to keep up with the progress of the experiments inside. Increasing the total amount of mana tenfold, this kind of thing can only be done by the Wishing Machine.
After that, the gray witch followed her friends to sign up for the shadow class, thinking that it would be easy to find a job after graduating from an unpopular major, but she didn't expect that because of the man, she was hated by those big ladies, and her family was driven out of the motherland and ran to take refuge in such a dangerous place as a neighboring country.
"I'm such a realistic person. The Grey Witch sighed, lamenting her ill-fated fate. Facing the young and old who knelt on the ground, the gray witch smiled like a McDonald's working girl. "If you're willing to be my subordinate, I can teach you something. Low-cost magic, I still know a lot. β
Princess Fuhu has disappeared since the defeat of Chief Kurogi. No one knew that she was actually hiding in the territory of her third sister.
This sister of Princess Fuhu is the best mixed among the fourteen children of the White Moon Knight King, and has the highest title. She has a great talent for politics and is especially good at diplomacy. Therefore, when she was still a princess, she made many contributions, and successfully married herself to a grand duke who was about to hang up, and rightfully inherited his title. This woman, who originally had the titles of "Princess of Disorderly Hair" and "Princess of the Prime Minister", has become the Grand Duke of Sonia and the master of the small country affiliated to the White Moon Country, the Red Moon Principality.
Archduchess Sonia lived up to her nickname 'Princess Rancher' before she left the court, with long, messy red hair. Her hair couldn't even be straightened with a comb made of dragon bones, and magic had no effect on it. Some say it's a curse, and Princess Messy has curly hair because she angered a certain evil witch in her childhood. Princess Fuhu, as her second sister, of course knows the truth, and her third sister's hair is like this because her cultivation is too high, high enough to maintain a state of transformation all the time. It's been a long time since she's seen Princess Rancherz. But her reputation for martial arts is not obvious, and she has always appeared in front of people as a think tank.
Princess Fuhu hid in the Red Moon Principality, mainly to see how the prime minister would deal with the failure of his plan and his disappearance. She secretly contacted her eldest sister, the first princess of Baiyue Kingdom, who had the title of 'Sick Princess', and asked her wilted guy to cause trouble for the prime minister. It's best to let him make mistakes in his busy life and reveal his true nature, and then jump out and correct him yourself.
It turns out that wilted people are the most difficult to control. The sick princess not only didn't listen to her sister's orders, but also pulled up the car and drove to the territory of the princess with random hair on the grounds of visiting the door.
Three women in one play. The three sisters rolled their eyes at each other and scolded their sisters in their hearts.
Princess Fuhu complained that the sick princess did not do what she said and missed a good opportunity. The sick princess complained that the news from Princess Fuhu was too short and unspecific, which made her scratch her head and worried about her sister. The promiscuous princess Sonia doesn't like to entertain guests the most, and a second sister is okay, why did even the eldest sister come?
Although the three of them had a secret gathering, as royal princesses, they were still a model for ladies across the country. Gorgeous tea cups and delicate pastries, openwork carved ceramic chairs and a courtyard in a sea of flowers. While drinking afternoon tea, the three women chatted about the fact that Princess Fuhu was fucked a few days ago when she failed to ambush her, and finally fell into being rescued by aliens. This is the Flurch Princess's statement.
Seeing that her sister was so vulgar, Princess Sick and Princess Fuhu reminded them at the same time: "Sonya, you have the idea to use words." β
Princess Rancher unconcernedly wrapped her fingers around her long curly hair, and smiled: "I am the only one among the sisters who has ever been married, and of course I have to say such vulgar words." I'll keep an eye out for both of you when you both have a home. β
The sick princess shook her head: "My destination is a hospital bed. β
Princess Fuhu shrugged her shoulders: "My destination is the battlefield. β
The personal problems of both of them have always been on the minds of the people who love them throughout the country. The sick princess is the first princess of the White Moon Kingdom, and she is the first heir to the throne when all the adopted sons of the Knight King are currently dead. But her illness doomed her to the tragic fate of being unable to have children for the rest of her life. With her transcendent status, no big family would push the eldest son out to fetch this woman who could not bear children, and the second son would not be able to climb the future queen. So her marriage was delayed.
Although Princess Fuhu is not worried about getting married, the birthmarks on her face are too terrifying, especially after she has tattooed the flame pattern lightly when she is young. In fact, the birthmark stretched from the left side of her face to the toes of her left leg, and whenever she looked in the mirror after bathing, she would see a woman half red.
Because of her image, although she will be married off sooner or later, she really can't find this home for a while. In the current situation of such a tense war, she may have died in battle like her brothers before she got married.
Her two sisters did not deny Princess Fuhu's statement. The war between the White Moon Country and the Forest Country is very tense right now, which is a nice way to put it. Folk people are accustomed to using more straightforward sentences to describe the current war situation, "the country is about to die".
The war between the White Moon Kingdom and the Forest Country lasted for two and a half years, and all seven princes were killed. Among the princesses, only Princess Fuhu and Princess Ranfur have some combat power, and the fourth princess is still young, not to mention her younger sister. The sick princess is handsome, but unfortunately it is dangerous to go far away from home if she is not in good health, and the soldiers belong to the local lords, even if the princess comes, she can't be mobilized, and the handsome talent can't be played. Princess Ranfur is currently considered to be the Grand Duke of a country, and her territory is far away from the battlefield, so she can't help at all.
The other generals in the army also died in numbers, thanks to a few decapitation squads of the Kuroki Army and many erroneous and aggressive marching policies. The territory of the White Moon Empire is the same as that of the Forest Country, as most of it is an easily cultivated plain, and the population is three times that of the Forest Country. It was the advantage of the source of troops that enabled the White Moon Kingdom to press the battle line on the northeast border at the defeated army city, and failed to let the Forest Country take away an inch of land. However, a large number of soldiers means that the cost of war is high, and with the current financial situation, I am afraid that the state finances will be bankrupt by the beginning of next year.
The sick princess and her sisters chatted worriedly about the war, and the more they talked, the more they felt that the dark clouds of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species were correctly and indeed pressed overhead. She didn't leave the capital this time because she was not entirely worried about her second sister, she had already applied to the resolution meeting to send herself to the front.
Princess Fuhu and Princess Ranphax shook their heads again and again when they heard this, and said nonsense. Now there is no shortage of commanders sitting in offices on the battlefield, and the families of the lords of the defeated city are all there to give advice. What is lacking on the front line is battlefield commanders, and what is lacking is grassroots officers.
The sick princess pulled back her long black hair, nodded and said, "How could I not know this, I am annoyed by being nagged in my ear every day." β
Princess Ranphax pressed her temples weakly, "So you went to the Defeated Soldier City to prepare to take over the non-commissioned officer school there?"
"That's right!" the sick princess picked up a grape and handed it to the third sister's mouth, "a reward for you." β
Princess Rancher slapped the grapes out a few hundred meters, grabbed the fork and pointed at her old sister and said, "And then, you, the heir to the throne, are going to be instructors?
The sick princess frowned, feeling that her sister had become too vulgar since she got married. "I won't be the heir to the throne, you and I both know that I won't live to that time. When I arrive in the Defeated Soldier City, I will spread the news that the First Empress is preparing to find a spouse among the newly promoted non-commissioned officers. I have confidence in my face and background, and when there are enough non-commissioned officers with bad intentions, I will find a good time to die and leave the succession to your second sister. Anyway, with such a body, it's not strange when I die, so that everyone will not have a loss. β
The sick princess lightly recounts the tragic ending she has planned for herself. Princess Rancher pouted, "That's a good idea." I vote in favour. β
Princess Fuhu almost wanted to lift the jade table in front of her, but she held back and finally couldn't say anything. She was no longer a naΓ―ve girl, and she understood the cruelty of war. She understands that the death of the eldest sister is more valuable than her life, so she will not say those naΓ―ve words.
The sick princess grabbed the hand of her second sister, who was not very good-headed, and put it on her chest. "As for you, you have to disappear for a while, and then pretend that you are dead. "The sick princess did this to protect Princess Fuhu. If she returns to the capital, she will inevitably wrestle with the prime minister who is suspected of being a ghost. It's okay if you win, but if you lose, you'll inevitably be sent as a pawn. Just like the first prince, he died on the front line for no apparent reason.
Princess Fuhu had no choice, and for the plan that the eldest sister and the third sister agreed with, she felt that she couldn't find anything to refute with her own brain.
Princess Rancher is not hard-hearted, she looks calm on the surface because she is not used to putting love on her face. She also has her role to do in the Red Moon Principality, which is to raise funds for the war. "In the name of the Red Moon Royal Family, I will borrow money from my neighbors. Everyone knows my reputation for extravagance and waste, and the world knows about my money-making skills. I'm sure they'll be happy to lend me money. The first batch of students of the non-commissioned officer school will have to train for two years, and I will try to help delay the war until then. A good princess who subsidizes her mother's family so much, where can you find a second one? β
On the outskirts of the defeated city, Zhou Shu and his party rescued the slave girl who helped him. They took the girl to the woods on the outskirts of the city and roasted a golden and crispy pigeon for her.
The girl was not hungry, the slave owners used to treat her as a cash cow, and the food she was given was excellent and sufficient, more expensive than the dozen or so people in the cage next door combined. Out of politeness, she pretended to be a hungry wolf and chewed all the small bones and swallowed them into her stomach.
Zhou Shu had already talked to the girl and knew that her name was Lilia. Lilia was moderately shocked by Zhou Shu's magical ability in language, and promised to help keep the secret a secret.
Lilia came from the Bird Country, an island country affiliated with the Forest Country. Although the forest country did not do anything to bully the small island country under its jurisdiction, Lilia seems to have formed a mortal enmity with the forest country due to family reasons, and her words are very disdainful and hateful to the country that is full of hunters.
It was precisely because of this hatred that she would run to the front line of the White Moon Country alone to apply for the non-commissioned officer school, wanting to take revenge on the forest country with practical actions. Unfortunately, she had just been admitted to the country of Baiyue, which was extremely short of manpower, and was accidentally drugged and caught by slave traders. The identity paper and admission documents were torn to shreds.
When Zhou Shu heard about the "identity paper", his heart beat a drum. Could it be that the household registration system, which is harmful to the people and not beneficial to the people, is also popular in this country?
Fortunately, this is not the case. Lilia explained: "The identity paper is only used in the cities and villages under the radiation of the defeated army, because it is the front line, and this policy will be implemented in order to prevent the enemy from the gap as much as possible. In her words, the little girl had completely regarded herself as a native of Baiyue Country.
"It turned out to be a certificate of good citizenship!" Zhou Shu shook his head. Even if it's a good citizen, he doesn't have it.
Lilia looked curiously at the black-haired and black-eyed trio in front of her, "I'm so grateful to you for saving me. But what are you doing here?"
Ula replied first: "Travel, go around." Zhou Shu translated this sentence to Lilia.
Lilia was visibly unconvinced. Who would travel to the battlefield?
Zhou Shu added: "It seems to learn knowledge. There is a saying in our side, read 10,000 books and travel 10,000 miles. β
"I see. Lilia was stunned.
The little girl actually believed it. All three, including Smith, rolled their eyes at the same time. With this brain, it's no wonder that she will be trafficked.
Zhou Shu wanted to enter the city in front of him called the City of Defeated Soldiers, in order to learn the language of this world and find a way to return home. It's certainly much more efficient to do this in a big city like this than to hang out in the suburbs.
Lilia listened to Zhou Shu's words and said, "You can apply for the non-commissioned officer school." There are special classes for foreigners, who will teach us the lingua franca for free, and also include room and board. β
"And the price is to die in battle?" Zhou Shu shook his head again and again. He didn't want to take that risk.
Lilia: "But that's the only way to get your ID. β
"They are so relieved to let people from unknown sources apply for the exam?" Zhou Shu was skeptical.
Lilia's eyes widened, "It's because they don't trust them that they deliberately split the interracial class." The students there are strictly monitored, and I have already passed the exam, so I should have reported to the school yesterday. Now that the document is gone, I have to go and get a replacement. Let's go and have a look?"
"Wait a minute!" Zhou Shu raised his hand to apply for a pause, and ran to discuss with Ula Mystery biting his ear for a while. Ula thought it seemed like a good choice to go to the non-commissioned officer school. At least somewhere to learn the language of this world.
As for the war or something, Ula Mystery felt that Zhou Shu had even defeated the boss of the opposing legion once, and there should be no problems on the battlefield. And it doesn't necessarily mean that you will be sent to the battlefield. At the moment, if you are not familiar with life, it is a good choice to find an organization to mess around.
Do you mess around...... Zhou Shu has been a gnawing old man for a few years, and his days are a little mixed up. Could it be that I picked up such a big golden finger and came to the other world, and I can only live like before?
Somehow, Zhou Shu suddenly had the idea of wanting to make a contribution in the world. Thinking of the scene where Lilia was stripped naked and locked in a cage before, Zhou Shu hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand to prevent his lewd smile from being exposed. It suddenly seemed to him that it would be nice to be the ruling class of a slave society.