"Move!" Catherine commanded the maid in the pavilion in a loud voice, "drag these two untouchables down......"

"Hey!" Aluka cried out in displeasure. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Catherine looked at him in disgust and said, "Drag it down and wash it, and change into a civilized man's clothes, I'm almost smoky to death from the smell of leather armor." ”

Dissatisfied with the attire of Aluca and Sinon (in fact, they could not afford new clothes), Catherine summoned an entire team of maids and forcibly dragged them to the baths of the palace.

At first, Aluka was shy about strange women touching his body, but he soon found that the maids looked at him as coldly as a table waiting to be wiped...... Professionals are qualified.

Ten minutes later, he was forced to put on a suit that he had never worn since coming into this world. The upper body is a popular double-breasted cardigan black embroidered jacket with a vest embroidered with beige flowers inside. Underneath is a knee-length pair of black mesh shorts, followed by a pair of white high stockings and a pair of shiny leather shoes.

Judging from the aesthetics of Aluca's previous life, this dress is a bit of a sissy. But it can't be helped, this is the aesthetic ...... of this era Do as the locals do.

Sinon's dress is similar to that of Aluca, but the color is dark red, and his red hair is really handsome. Those aristocratic maidens who did not know his identity were likely to launch a fierce attack on him at the dinner party...... The words were all added by Aluka out of jealousy, in fact, even if they knew Xinon's identity, the noble girls would still flock to him. It is best to describe him in a sentence that has fallen behind - if handsome is a sin, he is already guilty.

And Catherine, even more amazing.

She changed into a graceful evening dress. The evening dress is black overall, and the inverted triangle neckline blooms with an alluring northern hemisphere. The wide sleeves cut to the elbows, and are cut into many pieces by the most skilled tailors, and are inlaid with dazzling gold edges, like golden maris flowers in full bloom. With a smooth and white forearm, it can be described as kumquat falling in the snow, and white flocculent lining red plum. In the folds of the evening dress, it is also embroidered with a pattern symbolizing the golden crow.

The three met in the hall in front of the bath. Catherine pulled down her long golden hair with one hand when she saw Aluca, squinted and smiled, "What's the matter? ”

Aruka loosened the neckline of the elastic wrap and sneered: "Even if you stand in front of me naked, I won't look stupid." ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess......" Sinoon hurriedly pulled Arukala behind him and said nervously, "Let's go, it's almost time for dinner." "Ever since I started traveling with Aluca, nervousness and embarrassment have seemed to be the norm in Sinon...... Poor man.

Catherine glared at Aluca, and at the sound of an order, the maids immediately took the lead, and the maid Yue'er followed Catherine's side. Today, Aluca learned that it turned out that this month was not small. Her family was born only to serve the princess for generations, leaving women but not men, and all men were driven out of the palace. From the beginning of sensibility, it is necessary to learn assassination, court etiquette, and the history of the kingdom...... To put it simply, she was probably more knowledgeable than the bachelors of the aristocratic colleges. Killing people is more neat than the elite knights of the Knights of the Burning Sun.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has always been the fourth in command in the kingdom, second only to the head of the Knights of the Burning Sun and the national teacher. Now that the news of Henry's death is kept secret, and the position of the national teacher is undecided, he has become the third-in-command. With such an important minister, the mansion is naturally relatively close to the palace, and it is only about ten minutes away from it.

However...... Catherine is a princess, and it is impossible to walk through. So the handmaidens opened the way, and Aluca and Sinoon borrowed the light and got into Catherine's royal luxury carriage.

Catherine was also forced to introduce the names of the powerful nobles in the kingdom to the two of Aluca. Otherwise, with Aluca's character, I really don't know what tragedy will happen when I enter the dinner party......

As soon as the eldest princess's maid team came out, no one in the royal city dared to stop them, and the group arrived at the Chancellor's mansion smoothly. By this time Aluca already knew the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Raymond Quinn. The Quinn family controls more than sixty percent of the kingdom's mines and many surrounding industries, which can be called a rich country, but that's all. As long as the Red Cult exists, the status of the Rhine royal family and the Knights of the Sun will be unshakable, and the manipulation of politics by merchants will never happen on this continent.

Is this really a god with a head in the head......

Raymond Quinn's mansion covers an extremely large area, several thousand square meters. Compared with the mansions of those stars on the earth, they suddenly fell behind. However, compared to the Rhine Palace, it is still small and pitiful. Inside, you'll find a garden where the seasons compete and dinner parties take place in the main house.

At this time, there was already a lot of traffic in front of the mansion, and carriages of different sizes stopped a street. Entering the door is on foot, which is a sign of respect for the host. So Aluca and the two were stained with Catherine's light again...... Naturally, the royal family did not need to respect a minister, and the carriage drove all the way to the door of the main house.

The team of maids stopped advancing in the front yard, where the master held an open-air evening for the guest servants, which was quite well considered. Catherine led Alucar and the others into the main house, which was brightly lit, and the oil lamps and candles were lit as if they didn't need money. Compared with the dinner party after the invention of the electric light, this kind of dinner party has more of a quiet and tranquil atmosphere. It's perfect for listening to some lyrical music, dancing a slow dance, cuddling and hugging on the balcony......

In the corner, there were already court musicians playing harps, and prominent nobles with wine in their hands, gathered in the hall in twos and threes to talk. If the Hill Empire's details are involved, they must be able to hear a lot of confidential information.

After entering the house, Catherine left the two of them behind and went to greet her father, who had arrived early. Aluca, too, finally saw the face of heaven and saw the true face of the king of the Rhine, Joseph Ri Rhine.

He was an old man in his late teens, wearing a crown that never seemed to be taken off, with a smile on his face, a red face, a dashing and natural demeanor, and an elegant and imposing speech...... But none of this could hide the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes, and the tiredness in his eyes. When people are old, the gods can't save them, and no one can beat time.

Suddenly seeing so many big nobles, Xinong looked a little excited and nervous. Otherwise, Aruka ran to the table and ate with pleasure. What chilled lobster, seasonal fruit platter, creamy baked potatoes, roasted whole pig...... He had never eaten the good things here in his previous life, let alone after coming to the St. Ainos Continent, so if he didn't eat it at this time, he would wait for a while.

The nobles in the hall all noticed this strange pair. A handsome young man stood stiffly like a scarecrow. A brunette boy stood at the dining table as if no one was around...... I don't know that dinner is synonymous with the exchange of feelings and interests?

However, these people also remember that they were brought in by Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine, and they didn't need to go out of their way to see it, and they could know everything with a sweep of the afterglow. I don't have this ability, and if I want to mix in the royal city, it's a pipe dream.

In this place, you can provoke anyone, and if you are in a bad mood, you can refute the king of the Rhine in person...... But you can't mess with Catherine, this has become the consensus in the hearts of the nobles of the royal city. This young girl was more treacherous and cunning than any political enemy they had ever seen in their lives, and she was unscrupulous.

So Aluka and Sinong were left out in the cold, and no one dared to pay attention to them, and no one was interested in paying attention to them.

However...... There is always however.

In the astonished eyes of everyone in the hall, a personable middle-aged gentleman walked towards the two of them. While eating and drinking, Aluka glanced up and recognized this as the famous Duke Roland Hunt, the head of the Knights of the Burning Sun.

When Roland came over, he first raised his glass and said, "For the future of the kingdom." With that, he drank the liquor in his hand.

Xinon hurriedly followed: "For the glory of the sun god." "Drink it all the same.

Unwilling to be outdone, Aluka snatched a glass of wine from the waiter passing by, and said, "For this table of food...... I don't like to drink, so I'd better quit it. After saying that, he put it down again.

Roland laughed and said, "You're as funny as Catherine said...... There aren't many people who can be nagged by her. ”

"She's ......," said Aluca, as she ate, "it's funny, but just a little, little on the little finger." ”

Sinon coughed twice, picked up the topic, and asked, "Lord Hunter, is there anything wrong with you?"

Roland nodded and said, "I heard that you really want to join my Knights. ”

Note here that Roland Hunt refers to the Knights of the Sun as "my" Knights. Strictly speaking, the Knights of the Sun are loyal to the Rhine royal family, which symbolizes the spokesperson of the sun god, and belongs to the armed forces established by the gods on earth. But in fact...... The Hunter family has always held the position of head of the Knights of the Burning Sun for a hundred years, so Roland's statement is not wrong.

"Of course!" Xinon straightened his back when he heard this, "It is my lifelong dream to become a glorious knight. ”

Roland turned to Aluca and asked, "What about you?" ”

Aluca thought for a moment and said, "...... Do I need to tell you?"

"Hahaha......" Roland didn't get angry, but laughed, "just satisfy an old man's curiosity." ”

"I've always been tolerant of curious people. My dream ...... It is to be a person who is not ruled by others and does not have to rule others. ”

Roland pondered for a moment and said, "It sounds like you want to be free. When I was younger, I had the same thoughts as you. Only later did I realize that freedom was a bubble out of reach. Every time you touch it, it shatters. And the most terrifying thing is that there will be another bubble floating in the distance, and you will go on and on like this...... Until death. ”

"Wrong, very wrong. Aluka stretched out a greasy finger, swaying back and forth, and made a "tsk" sound in his mouth, "Freedom is desirable because it is out of reach." Anything loses its brilliance as soon as it gets its hands on it. Only what can never be pursued can make people fascinated. ”

At this time, several smiling aristocratic girls ran over and forcibly dragged away Xinong, who was embarrassed. Roland glanced at the embarrassed Sinon, his face became serious, and said to Aluca: "I heard that you know Catherine's secret......"

Aluka snorted coldly and said, "Just because of this, you came to disturb my meal?

Roland asked solemnly, "I wonder how you know." ”

This is not difficult to guess, combined with the behavior of Henry's national teacher...... The attitude of the Rhine royal family towards what we have found...... Without warning, the Hill Empire broke the peace ......"

"Nope. Roland interrupted Aluca's narration, "It's hard to guess. Apart from you, me, and Catherine, there is no fourth person in this kingdom who knows about this. The red-haired boy also saw Catherine's attitude, but he didn't expect it. In fact, I can hardly believe that you can understand what Catherine is trying to do with these clues alone. ”

"I'm good at association, so what? What the hell are you trying to say?"

"Someone like you......" Roland's tone carried a hint of menace, "We nobles have our own way of dealing with it. If you can be of use to us, we will recruit you as a vassal. If we find that we can't control your ......"

"It will destroy me. "It's too old-fashioned, isn't it?" my suggestion is that you should promise me to numb my vigilance with my high position and wine-colored wealth, and then kick me into the moat when my use value is drained. Utilization, you know? Maximize utilization. ”

"Uh......" Roland was stunned, he was also well-informed, and he really had never seen a psychopath who taught others how to kill themselves.

"It's a pity...... I'm not interested in anything you can give me, so use my mind or give up. Secondly, with the waste you can send, it won't hurt a single hair of my hair, and you can give up on destroying my mind. Come to think of it, I can only advise you...... Better trust me. I'm not mentally normal, so it's not surprising that I'm in a hurry to do anything. "This trick is called a bluff, the Knights of the Sun really want to kill Aluka at all costs, even if he moves up two more ranks in the game of God Puncher, unless he can leap to become a duke and have the terrifying power to sweep through thousands of armies.

Roland and Aluka looked at each other for a moment, and found that there was really no trace of fear in the eyes of this black-haired boy, and couldn't help laughing: "Hehe...... You're even more interesting than Catherine said, but you should know that it's useless to lie to me. ”

Aluka shrugged and replied: "I am used to playing three poles with dates without dates." ”

Roland didn't understand what Aluka meant, and he didn't care, so he abruptly changed the topic and said, "What do you think of the current situation in the Rhine Kingdom?"

Arouca did not mince words, bluntly saying: "A group of self-righteous and corrupt aristocrats rule a declining country, leading the streets full of well-fed and undesirable commoners...... Of course, I'm not accusing you, that's how history goes. This problem will arise in any country after a long period of time. ”

"I didn't expect you to have a lot of research on history. Roland exclaimed.

My study of history is unmatched on the entire continent...... Aluka was slandered in his heart, no matter how he said it, he was also a person who had read the history of human civilization.

"So, we're going to change it!" Roland put on a hot-blooded young man's expression, "Not only to change it, but also to change the entire continent!"

"Well...... It's pretty smart. It is useless to change a country, and the advanced system is stuck in the mire of ignorance, and it will not take long to be assimilated. But...... The question is, why are you?"

Roland said seriously: "We have nothing to fear. ”

Aluca snorted, "Are you trying to make me laugh?"

"No, I'm serious, very serious. Roland put his hand on Aluca's shoulder, "We are not afraid of failure, we are not afraid of destruction, we are not afraid of being ridiculed, and we are not afraid of difficulties. Do you know what my dreams are?"

"Create a new world?"

"No, my dream is to be a stepping stone on the road to creating a new world. If there were no forerunners, people would never wake up, and someone would have to sacrifice and pave a path with their lives, and the one who was destined to achieve great things could step on this road and take the laurels of the new world. ”

"Why are you saying this to me?" asked Aluca, curiously, "Do I look like the kind of person who wants to do big things?"

Roland smiled and said, "No, of course you're not, you're a completely different kind of person...... Did you know that happy people can see the light because someone is holding the darkness out for them...... If you can't find your dream, how about listening to my advice......? Block out the darkness, something only someone like you can do. ”

Aluka said indifferently: "Fearlessness, does it also include not being afraid to dirty your hands?"

"As you can imagine, I've said enough tonight. I'm old and always get tired easily, so if I leave now, you shouldn't mind, right?"

Aluca looked away and continued to enjoy her meal, squeezing out a sentence: "I can't ask for it." ”

Roland chuckled and left, behind him, a gaze staring for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.

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"I warn you. Catherine crushed the wine glass in her hand, her eyes full of murderous intent, "If you plan to ......"

"I didn't plan for anything. Roland said with a smile.

The two of them were standing on the balcony, and the two great gods were here, and the lovers who had been making out here not long ago had to change places with each other. The moonlight is sprinkled, the atmosphere is peaceful, and the picture is quiet, but it can't neutralize Catherine's anger.

There was one thing that Aluka said correctly, and the Son of Heaven was furious...... It will be bloody.

Catherine glared at Roland with a blank face, and said, "What did you say to him? You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation, or else...... I assure you that not only will you lose your position as the head of the regiment, but your head will also fall to the ground. Don't think I don't know what you're up to, no one's heart can hide from my eyes. ”

Roland waved his hand lightly and smiled, "As for being so nervous, you've only met a few times, and what ......do you know about him?"

"Shut up!"

Roland was silent for a moment, and saw that Catherine was really going crazy, so he had to say helplessly: "I really didn't want to hurt him, if I describe the conversation just now in the way I like......"

It's just that two men who are not frank enough, in a comfortable posture and in a good way, talked about dreams and how it should be interpreted with our lives. ”

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(Five more, the last is the lyrics adaptation, you can understand it, vote first!)