Chapter 34: Luke's Little Abacus
Alec was too late to see Meteor and was extremely curious about what happened in Raging Waves, wondering how he managed to take control of the city in such a short period of time.
It's just that Luke didn't come here to show off his "exploits" in Angry Waves City, and some details were inconvenient to reveal to Alec, so he didn't give the second prince face.
"Your Highness, everything I did in Angry Waves City was carried out according to the orders of the eldest princess. I don't know why many of these things happen, and I will do whatever Her Royal Highness the eldest princess asks me to do. When I woke up, this was the case.
I'm just lucky, and whoever goes to Ragdy City will have the same result. ”
Luke blames everything on Agatha.
But this kind of excuse can't deceive Alec, and the root of the great changes in Angry Waves City is the creation and grasp of timing by the meteorite again and again. Creating opportunities and seizing them are fleeting, and it is impossible for a meteorite in Raging Waves to ask Agatha about everything.
And there are many indications that the meteorite has done something beyond the task given to him by Agatha. It was not something Agatha dared to do to take full control of the City of Angry Waves and provoke Augustine the Great.
It was the meteorite who pushed Agatha forward, so that Augustine the Great had to see Agatha as a contender for the crown prince, and he had an extra option in his mind that he didn't want to choose.
Very ambitious, very courageous, very capable.
And very young.
This is the general evaluation of the falling star in the entire court, and if he is brought under his command and cultivated, he will definitely be one of his arms in the future.
In order to get the Meteorite, Augustine the Great was ready to let Princess Dale marry him.
Agatha did not hesitate to ...... in order to control the meteorite
In order to win over the falling star, the eldest prince sent his only son to deign to run to the six secret services to take the initiative to make friends.
Everyone is grabbing talent, and of course Alec wants to grab it.
Alec was very generous to Luke's refusal, laughing and saying, "I know that you are loyal to Agatha, and even your father is very appreciative of your loyalty. If you don't want to talk about Angry Waves City, I won't ask.
Is there anything special about you and Sinclair coming to me out of nowhere? ”
At this moment the nightingale came down from the upper floor.
She was dressed in a cyan silk lining, and on the outside was a set of dark red leather armor flowing with magical energy. The sky-blue hair is tied into a popular bun for rich and noble women, and her appearance is beautiful and has seen all kinds of wind and dust in the world.
The weapons consisted of two short swords pinned to the waists on either side, and several daggers inserted into the leather sheaths on the lower waist and the sides of the calves.
Ranger is a profession, mostly passed down from father to son in the form of a family, and the main job is to take on some tasks to exterminate monsters while traveling.
In the past, rangers were at the bottom of society, and they had no skills but to work hard. But as the world entered a new era, the rise of the new aristocracy bankrupted many of the old aristocratic squires of the small peasant type. These minor noble squires, as well as their vassals, flowed from the lower classes, and many joined the ranks of the rangers with their family magic and martial arts.
Nightingale was one such ranger, and her father was a well-known knight in a small remote town with ten serfs and a mill. Although the income is not much, it is also decent, and he is a respected knight lord.
It was only after the industrially produced flour rushed into this remote town that Nightingale's family went bankrupt without a defense. The knight couldn't understand why the flour sold outside was cheaper than the wheat he grew at home, and he died of depression.
The family property and the mill were sold to pay off the debts, and a good family was torn apart.
Nightingale can only pick up a sword to become a ranger in order to make a living, and her self-esteem in her bones makes her never tell her real name to outsiders.
With great strength and beauty, Nightingale quickly became a well-known ranger. She came to the imperial capital to look for opportunities to make money, and then she met Prince Alec.
Nightingale walked up behind Alec, and the eyes that had been staring at her since she had come downstairs made her feel uncomfortable. She pulled out a dagger from her waist and threw it at Sinclair, the dagger made the sound of electricity, and flew through a package of blue electric sparks, shattering the wine glass that Sinclair held in his hand with a single blow.
Red wine sprinkled Sinclair, and the electric dagger stopped in front of Sinclair's nose.
Sinclair didn't make any movement the whole time, he stayed there as if he was scared stupid.
With a flick of her hand, the nightingale flew back with an electric chain, and she grabbed the dagger accurately and plunged it into the leather sheath on her lower back.
Bang Bang Bang!
Sinclair applauded: "Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, dagger throwing pretty." I really envy my uncle, and the Governor of Meteor...... You're accompanied by capable beauties every day, and all I see all day long in the North are men.
Uncle, give me this beauty, I'll exchange a manor for you! ”
Hearing Sinclair compare himself to an object, Nightingale wants to give him some more color.
At this time, Luke said, "Miss Nightingale, you just didn't know that it was His Highness Sinclair, and we can forgive your ignorance. Now that Her Royal Highness has made her relationship with His Royal Highness the Second Prince, she makes another dangerous move, and you will have a place on the gallows of the Empire. ”
Nightingale's outstretched hand didn't pull the dagger out, and she looked at Luke, wondering how he could call out his name when they first met.
"Nightingale, Nightingale......" Sinclair savored the name with great interest, and complained to Luke, "Governor, why did you stop Miss Nightingale, the current just now made me feel like I was in love."
I want to be electrocuted again!
By the way, I will answer my uncle's question just now. We're here to find Aunt Dale......"
Sinclair's last words made the hall instantly freeze.
Alec's face was like a layer of frost: "The case of the attack on Dai'er has nothing to do with me, you came to me to look for Dai'er, you are in the wrong place."
Governor of Meteor, I need an explanation. ”
Luke smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, don't be nervous, His Royal Highness Sinclair is joking with you, how can we come to you to find Princess Daile without evidence."
I just want to learn more about Princess Dale from you, so that I can rescue her as soon as possible. And also...... I am very interested in the collection in your manor and want to visit it for public or private purposes, you can send someone to follow me to introduce the exhibits. ”
Luke's explanation didn't soften Alec's expression in any way.
As soon as Meteor arrived in the imperial capital, he reached a certain degree of reconciliation with the new aristocratic forces led by the first assistant Gabriel. There are also indications that Meteorite and Gabriel are behind the rebellion that provoked the Imperial Civil War.
Today, Meteorite and Sinclair came together, and they sang and looked embarrassed, did he and the eldest prince also reach some tacit understanding?
Meteorite has made the case of the royal face public to the public, and it is necessary to solve the case and give everyone an explanation.
If Agatha, Fania, and the cabinet want to borrow the hand of the meteor to put this pot on my head......
Just thinking about this made Alec shudder.
These damn guys, when you see that your father handed over the southern front to Fania, you will fall to him and jointly kick me out of the game!
"Good, good, very good!" Alec gritted his teeth and praised: "Agatha gave you this case, it's really wonderful." Passive turns into active, manipulating public opinion to attack and defend easily...... Whoever you run to will be a head below you.
But have you ever thought that if they push you out, you will end up dying miserably. ”
Luke smiled and said, "Your Highness, I can't understand what you said!" Who pushed me out? What is the manipulation of public opinion?
You are Princess Daile's brother, and I am in charge of this case, isn't it normal to ask you to find out about Princess Daile's situation?
What are you nervous about? ”
Forced by the situation, Alec had to bow his head even if he was the second prince.
If they want to investigate, they can check it, and send people to follow them to prevent false accusations. Anyway, I didn't do it myself, and I wasn't afraid that they would investigate it openly.
Covering up will give them an excuse to make a fuss.
Alec glanced at Sinclair, who was sitting next to him with a harmless expression, and then said to Meteor, "You ask, but the age gap between me and Dale is a bit big, and I don't know her very well. You can look at the collection here casually, and give it to you if you like. ”
Luke was waiting for the last word.
Then Luke casually asked a few questions related to Dale's life, and Alec answered truthfully although he felt uncomfortable.
When Luke said that there was no problem and wanted to visit the manor, Alec asked him to go back to his room to rest under the pretext that he was not feeling well, and asked the nightingale to accompany the two of them on the tour.
Luke and Sinclair walked around the manor.
The accompanying nightingale noticed Sinclair's clothes, the red wine that had just been spilled did not stick to his clothes, but was isolated from the outside by an invisible force field. When Sinclair stood up, all that was left of the liquor was dripping to the ground.
Nightingale said to Sinclair, "It seems that my dagger, even if it were to be stabbed, would not hurt you." ”
Sinclair was still cynical: "I've been fighting in the north for a few years, and if I had been injured by an attack of your magnitude, I would have died several times."
Why did you follow my uncle and still be very close? ”
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince loves me."
"Don't look at the joke!" Sinclair laughed: "This uncle of mine likes the new and hates the old more than I do, and I won't say to a woman: I want to marry you, but my status makes it impossible for me to make decisions about my marriage." ”
Nightingale said very open-mindedly: "You know His Royal Highness the Second Prince very well. ”
"Of course I know, we used to have a good relationship. The woman who made me a man was given to me by him. I miss that time, we were like brothers. ”
Hearing these words, Nightingale was finally a little moved: "It really opened my eyes! It's amazing! ”
"Then leave him."
"Leave him, with you? That just makes me sick. ”
"It's disgusting." Luke couldn't help but say, "Sinclair, don't show off your chaotic relationship with the royal family. Let's see what this thing is......"
Sinclair teased the corner of the nightingale's teasing eye before coming to Luke's side.
Inside a wooden-framed glass display case is a square crystal. In the middle of the crystal is a colored ball of light that beats like a heart, and with each beat, the crystal splits into small cubes like a Rubik's cube to complete its rotation.
Sinclair looked at the changing crystal cube and said: "The magic energy difference machine can be used for mathematics, magic energy architecture, and alchemy reaction program calculations, and it is a very good alchemy tool for academic research.
Some advanced research institutes and large colleges have their own magic energy differential machines, is there anything special about this? ”
"Nothing special...... Luke certainly knew the Magic Differential Machine, and he was trying to get Nightingale's attention: "The Magic Differential Generator is very difficult to make, and even the Oulu Academy doesn't have a few Magic Differential Machines.
The last time I saw Miss Sunny Sky, she complained to me that her branch didn't have a magic energy differential machine, and that many experiments needed to be simulated and checked back to our school. Not only is it very cumbersome to go back and forth, but it is also prone to errors.
However, according to the current scale of the Branch, Dean Willred has never had the idea of dividing a set of magic energy difference machines, which makes Miss Sunny Sky a headache.
When I saw this magic energy differential, I couldn't help but think of Miss Sunny Sky. She has helped me and Her Highness the Eldest Princess a lot in the City of Angry Waves, and I want to buy her a set of magic energy difference machines as a thank you gift.
But you know ...... This thing is not something that can be bought with money. ”
How could Sinclair not hear Luke's subtext, he said very cooperatively: "Uncle put such a good magic energy differential machine on display here, it's a bit too wasteful." If you can give it to Miss Sunny Sky, you will definitely get Miss Sunny Sky's favor. ”
"I think it's ...... too"
Luke didn't stop by the magic energy differential, and walked to the next exhibit.
Nightingale immediately summoned a squire to follow, and after a whisper, the squire hurried away.
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