43 And they were in multitude
"You're off our little princess?"
When the Kirin limped onto the roof, he was met by Erie's teasing gaze.
β...... A woman's heart, a needle under the sea, the elders are not wrong at all. Kirin grinned and rubbed his right foot, which had been trampled on, and sat down next to Yili.
The roof of the hangar is a slightly angled slope, and Xiude, who climbed to the roof in the morning, is hiding in the shade and sleeping soundly. The Kirin lies down on the sunny side, looking straight past to take in the wide apron in front of it. The fragrance of the green space was mixed with the breath of the wind, and the unicorn, which had been in the dull hangar for a long time, couldn't help but stretch its limbs and let out a comfortable call.
When he moved his gaze to the vast blue sky above his head, Yili's voice rang in his ears.
"Speaking of women, Kirin, what do you like?"
"Women, of course, are the best ones with good temperament, good mind, good figure, and beautiful appearance. Kirin said in simple words an extremely extravagant request, but he seemed to know it himself, and after yawning heavily, he added. "However, a good woman like Nuoyin is not difficult to find, and it is a blessing that has been cultivated in eight lifetimes. In general, it's good to hold it comfortably. β
β...... I see, what you like is a good wife and mother. Erie nodded thoughtfully.
"Sort of, but why did you suddenly think to ask this?" Qilin wondered.
"Well, actually......" After a pause, Erie began. "Do you want me to send you a few women?"
The impactful words of "What ......" made Qilin turn into a stunned stone statue on the spot, and he looked at Gray Shaodong in front of him in a daze, and it took a long time before he came back to his senses, and then frowned and asked in a not very good tone. "Hey, what do you mean by that?"
"To put it simply, I want you to be responsible. β
There was no hint of flattery in Yili's voice, and the cold light that shot from his eyes made Qilin cringe, so he subconsciously asked, "Blame...... Responsibility?"
"That's right, it's responsibility. Greine Shaodong nodded, explaining in a transactional tone.
It turned out that the cause of the incident was the last Bai Xiangchang impeachment incident. The forged letter put all the chambers of commerce on Second Avenue in a dire situation, forcing the merchants to choose between the uncrowned royal family and the prime minister's faction to form an alliance. As a result, after weighing the gains and losses, the vast majority of chambers of commerce chose to side with the uncrowned royal family, and in such a situation, it became a top priority for each chamber of commerce to express their position and sincerity to the Isère family.
However, the problem is that, unlike the tyrannical prime ministers, the uncrowned royal family has never had any strong hopes for gold and silver treasures, so the merchants racked their brains to offer all kinds of rare treasures. From the luxurious airship full of jewels, to the elves and magic tools of the ancient heritage, from the long-sleeved Loulan dancing girl to the charming Fusang enchantress. Now, the underground vaults of the Greine Chamber of Commerce are almost full, and they're just lifeless dead things.
The advantage of a dead thing is that it can be stored in a safe place without additional storage costs, but a living thing cannot.
There were more than a dozen of the various beauties offered by the merchants, and Yili reluctantly placed these "gifts" in the annex of the Greine Chamber of Commerce, but the daily cost was a large amount, and after adding the one-year period, the amount skyrocketed to the point that the chief accountant would report to Shaodong with a pale face, so Yili couldn't wait to hand them over to their original owners.
"It's really hard...... I don't know if I didn't understand or deliberately pretended to be confused, after listening to Yili's statement, Kirin showed a sympathetic expression. "But there's no need to bother, right?
"If I could, I would have gone back......" Yili sighed heavily. "But the bastards threatened that they were given away as gifts, and that if they were returned, they would have no value and would be 'disposed of' immediately. Do you think I'll dare to go back?"
"It's despicable!" the Kirin punched the roof in indignation.
"Yes, and the most troublesome thing is that if the Duke's Mansion doesn't want it, the Greine Chamber of Commerce will have to keep them. The young man in white said with a sad face: "Moreover, the Greine family has never intervened in the slave trade, so they can only be raised for nothing, this is simply a money-losing business, and it is a bottomless pit that cannot be filled no matter how it is filled......" Yili who said this showed an unwilling expression and glared at the Qilin with sharp eyes. "So, you're going to take responsibility and take them all back, right?"
"Don't. Kirin refused on the spot, and he was justified. "I don't have any money. β
"Uh-huh......" Yili said with a look that seemed to bite the bitter gall. From a businessman's point of view, people like Kirin may be the most unpopular customers.
"I mean, it's not such a troublesome thing, is it?" Qilin kindly said. "Wouldn't it be nice to take them home and use them yourself?"
"Just kidding, if I dare to do that, my dad will have to be. He had been expecting me to marry a noble daughter and bring it home to the glory of the Greine family. Erie smiled wryly and shook his head. "Besides, I prefer quiet women, and if they are too powerful, I can't handle them. β
"In that case......"
"In that case, give them to me!"
Before Kirin could respond, an unfamiliar voice interjected in a high-pitched tone. Qilin looked back and saw Xiude, who was sleeping soundly in the shade, woke up at some point, and looked at the two with spirited eyes, obviously eavesdropping on their conversation early in the morning.
"May I ask you ......," Erie looked confused.
"First time we met! My name is Xiude, and I am a close friend of Qilin! I am a brother of souls!" Xiude took Yili's hand first, shaking it violently with suspicious enthusiasm. "As for the beauties you mentioned, you can leave them to me with confidence! I promise to provide them with the best and most comfortable harem ...... in the world."
"Weigh it for me!"
Qilin's fist unceremoniously landed on Xiude's head, dreaming of being muffled by the man who slept with him, and then quietly fell on the roof.
"Hey, aren't there still 3,000 beauties in your harem? Eating from the bowl and still wanting to occupy the pot, greedy enough to swallow the elephant, overwork will lead to an early death?"
β...... Nope. It took a long time for Xiude to raise his head, looking at the Qilin bitterly, and his voice was full of grievances. "I don't have a harem at all! The maids in the palace are all left behind by my father's generation, and they are all the age of the eldest aunt, what kind of beauty! I haven't married the princess, and Elsa is so watchful that she has to be afraid to sneak out and steal something fishy, and she has never succeeded...... Come to think of it, I'm the king of this country, right? But I'm twenty-six years old, and I haven't even held a woman's hand...... Woo!"
Xiude cried with a handful of snot and tears, and Qilin couldn't help but have a sympathetic look on his face, while Yili was completely stunned.
"That, is the so-called 'monarch' ......" Yi pointed at Xiude, but immediately felt disrespectful and quickly put it down.
"Hmm, yes. Kirin nodded, confirming Erie's guess.
"This guy is the king of this country, known as the 'idle king' for ten thousand years. β
........................
It turned out that Qilin didn't know Xiude's identity, but the last time the two of them were chased by the abyssal multi-headed lizard in the ruins passage, Xiude proposed in a panic to dispatch troops to eliminate the abyssal multi-headed lizard, and Qilin only knew someone's true identity, but still rejected his opinion. In the end, the two of them went around to the passage of the abyssal multi-headed lizard, and the qilin output the "earth tooth cracking earthquake" with the strongest ground strength, which collapsed the passage of the ruins in one fell swoop, blocking the path of the abyssal multi-headed lizard, thus temporarily resolving the crisis in the royal capital.
After solving the problem of the abyssal multi-headed lizard, the two sneaked back to the Duke's palace overnight. Although Kirin was slightly surprised by Xiude's status as the king, he did not intend to give up his valuable labor because of this, but after sleeping in the hangar, Xiude woke up the next day and shouted muscle pain, and temporarily withdrew from the repair team on this ground. As a result, Kirin had to complete the selection and installation of parts by himself, and by the time Yili came to visit, there was still a small part of it left.
β...... So many things have happened. After listening to Kirin's narration, Yili looked worried. "Wild elves don't usually come into contact with humans, so they don't have much to worry about, but the assassins you meet ...... Sure enough, it was sent by the prime minister, right?"
"Who knows?" said Kirin shrugged. "They call themselves 'Vipers', and although the name is quite scary, it is not enough to see the kung fu. Even if the wild goblins don't appear later, it won't take me much effort to deal with them...... Well, although this guy might get a little hurt. β
"Hurt a little?" Xiude looked at Qilin with a startled expression. "Hey, you figured it out! Their weapons are all coated with poison, and the consequences of getting hurt are just hanging up!"
"Well, you've survived anyway, so it's pretty good as it goes, right?"
"Hey, if I had hung up, you wouldn't have just shrugged your shoulders and said 'I'm sorry', right?"
"Hello! You weren't taken hostage in the first place? β
"Do you think it's easy to be a hostage? I'm trying my best to adjust the atmosphere while I am under the threat of death......!
"Ahem!"
Just as the conversation between the two was about to turn to the direction of no nutrition, Greine Shaodong coughed heavily and pulled back the topic that was on the verge of getting out of control.
"I think this should be taken seriously. Yi Liyan's gaze swept over Qilin and Xiude, and he concluded.
Under his gaze, the two of them, who had always lacked tension, also changed to a posture of sitting upright, obediently listening to Yili's analysis of the situation.
"I've heard the name 'Viper'. In fact, there were rumors among the merchants that there was an assassination unit in the Prime Minister's Palace, and the name of that unit seemed to be 'Viper'. If I'm not mistaken, in the last few years, there have been many strange deaths of court ministers, and most of them were political enemies of the prime minister, presumably the hands of the 'viper'. β
"That bastard prime minister, it's really evil......" Qilin scratched his chin, thinking that he had killed the assassin leader with his own hands if he knew it, but it was estimated that he had also become a meal for the abyssal multi-headed lizard at this moment.
"Whether it's teaching Conrad Gongzi a lesson, or rescuing Bai Xiang Chang from the Heraldic Academy, the reason why you were able to do this before was because the Prime Minister's faction didn't take you seriously. Your surprise messed them up, but now it's different. Yili painstakingly persuaded Kirin. "Now that the Prime Minister has sent the 'Viper', it means that he has been regarded by you as an object to be eliminated, and the danger you will face from now on is definitely not comparable to that of the past. Maybe you'll be involved with the people around you, just like this time. β
"Those guys dare to make a move on Uncle and Charlotte?" Qilin raised his eyebrows, and a murderous aura burst out.
β...... No, I don't think so, after all, the uncrowned royal family has a reason for the prime minister's faction to be jealous. Erie shook his head, reminding Kirin with a cautious expression. "But you didn't. β
"It's okay, if it's just coming at me, then it's okay for me to play with them. Kirin waved his hand nonchalantly, then looked back at the wolf flame in the hangar below. "Right now, repairing the wolf flame is the priority. I thought this guy could help, but it always didn't come in handy at the critical moment. β
Kirin pointed at someone who was picking his nose next to him with his right hand, and the person being pointed stopped and protested indignantly.
"Hey, you're ungrateful, aren't you? I'll help you fix the wolf flame for free!"
"Isn't that to please Noyin?" Kirin pointed out sharply. "I knew you had such wolf ambitions, and I would have kicked you out early in the morning. β
"What's wrong with pursuing the woman you like?" Xiude retorted confidently. "I've admired Nuoyin since I was a child, and even if she marries someone else, my heart has never changed!
"It's still 'the sun and the moon can be seen', who just shouted for Meiji's harem?" Qilin despised him. "And if you really want to please Noyin, find a way to get the rest of the parts for me! If this continues, the wolf flame won't be able to fly at all! Hey, do you hear that? Where are you looking? Don't let me escape from reality!"
Xiude whistled while looking at the distant horizon, and the Kirin couldn't help but feel a deep disdain for such an act. And at this moment, the son of a merchant next to him interjected.
"What, aren't there enough parts?" Yili thought that there should be enough parts in the empty riding graveyard to replace, but looking at Kirin's expression, it didn't seem to be like that.
"The small parts are all ready, but the most critical engine can't be handled......" Kirin sighed with a bitter face. Basically, the empty cavalry is quite an expensive weapon, so the scrapped empty cavalry transported to the empty cavalry cemetery has undergone preliminary processing. For example, some relatively intact engines and repair-ready cannons have been dismantled in advance. While this is a powerful measure to save money on the Air Force's traditionally strapped budget, it is a rather resentful act of petty family for the wolf flame, who is waiting to be fed.
"I see. Erie nodded and confirmed, "Is there a lack of engines and cannons?"
β...... Do you have a way?" heard the mystery from the words of the young man in white, and the Qilin's face radiated brilliance in an instant.
"I can give it a try. Recently, there has been a 'black market' door, as long as there is a specific model, you should be able to find it. Shaodong of the Greine Chamber of Commerce nodded very trustingly.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, it's so reliable, it's not comparable to someone......" Kirin was moved to tears, and took Yili's hand and shook it violently. "Great, all the parts are in order! All that's left is to find a few Korrodo dragons!"
The word "Korrodo dragon?" stimulated Erie's memory, and he couldn't help but frown. "What are you looking for a Korrodo dragon?"
"Of course, it's the skin of the wolf flame!" replied Kirin excitedly. "Wolf Flame's original skin is in tatters, and I can't repair it, so I want to catch a few Korrodo dragons and replace them with new ones. β
"Catch ...... Catch a few heads and come back......" Yili looked at the Kirin speechlessly, admonishing him in a weak voice. "I said, do you know what a Korrodo dragon is? It's a murderous monster of the same level as the Abyssal Lizard, known as the Volcanic Calamity!
"Of course I do. Kirin replied nonchalantly. "I've hunted one before. Although the creature has a lot of strength, but it is sluggish, and it is not poisonous and only has a head, it is much easier to deal with than the abyssal multi-headed lizard, as long as you are careful when it suddenly breathes fire...... Hey, what's that look on your face?"
"I forgot, you originally came out of that monster village......" Yili rubbed his temples on his forehead and confirmed to Kirin again. "But can you really handle the Korrodo dragon?"
"Of course, it won't do me any good to distract from this lie. Kirin shrugged his shoulders.
"Since that......'s the case," Yili thought about it for a while, and then said to Qilin in a cautious voice. "You can check out the Warhammer Volcano southwest of the royal capital, which is a lawless area where the Korrodo dragons are frequent. And, if you want to hunt the Korrodo dragons, I can send the Greine Chamber of Commerce transports to help you. β
"Oh......" Kirin looked at Erie in surprise. It was nice to learn the whereabouts of the final materials, but Erie's attitude surprised him.
"It's nothing, it's a deal, right?" Greine Shaodong shrugged his shoulders in a relaxed manner in response to Qilin's question. "You know, monsters are full of treasures, especially the level of the Krodo dragon, which can be bought at a very high price on the black market. The Greine Chamber of Commerce will send a transport boat to help you bring back the monitor lizard, and the skin on the monitor lizard will belong to you, and the rest will belong to the Greine Chamber of Commerce, as the rent of the transport boat and the cost of buying engines and cannons, do you accept such trading conditions?"
"You guy, you really don't forget to do business at any time!" Qilin laughed and punched Yili in the shoulder. "Well, I promised you. β
"Then ......"
"I'm going too!" The sudden sound behind them startled the two of them, and when they looked back, they saw Xiude waving his hands and happily joining the topic.
"Hunting the Korrodo dragon, how can such an interesting thing not be participated in by me!"
β...... Are you going to be a reptilian bait?"
"Reptilian bait? No, how could it be? There's an airship anyway, right? I just have to hide in the safe sky and enjoy the wonderful man-lizard battle on the ground." β
"Get back to the palace! β
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