I'm a lucky man.

This kind of luck began the day I entered the Pander Imperial Academy.

On my first day at the academy, I picked up a crumpled manuscript in the college toilet called "Memoirs of Officer Pande."

In retrospect, it was a really compelling book – you know.

But I was only 11 years old at the time, and a lot of the book was a little too exciting for an 11-year-old kid (the word stimulus was crossed out and changed to 'esoteric'......

Because the book was so wonderfully written, I was caught in the office by the teacher on the first day of class.

But I wasn't scolded – the teacher asked me, do you want knowledge and wealth, or do you want this book?

I certainly replied that I wanted knowledge and wealth......

So, the teacher gave me a whole cart of books and took the manuscript.

My whole body trembled at that time - that cart of books was worth at least a few hundred dinars, and money might not be able to buy them!

This is, of course, a great blessing.

The teacher's name was Amy Sonad.

Yes, she is the wife of Leon the Great, the Lion Queen, the President of the World Trade Federation, the President of the Pande Continental General Union, the President of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and the Vice President of the Imperial College...... Her Majesty Amy, known as 'Lady Luck'.

Of course, she didn't like what we called her by other titles – so we all called her 'Dean'.

People say that people who meet Dean Amy are lucky.

This is indeed true.

The book given to me by the dean has kept me going smoothly for ten years at the college, and luck has been with me ever since.

I was seriously biased, and my science grades were sparse, but I was able to pass every final exam and graduate all the way - because most of the liberal arts questions came from the books that Dean Amy gave me;

When I graduated, I liked history and planned to interview for a history researcher at the Imperial Academy of Culture and History.

It's a decent job, and it's a good fit for my interests.

But when I got to the interview scene, I found out that the position of the Institute of Literature and History was too sought-after, it was a state unit at the same level as the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and there were often opportunities to interview those big names, and it was a department that everyone wanted to enter - thousands of people were competing for three positions.

And I am just a recent graduate, although I have a diploma from Imperial College, I don't have any work experience, I don't stand out among applicants, and I don't stand out in terms of image......

However, the Institute of Literature and History, which only recruited three editors and researchers, chose me, and the position of head of the history editing and research team fell on my head inexplicably—I later learned that it was because I had read the cart of miscellaneous books that Dean Amy had given me, and the interviewer thought I was 'knowledgeable and objective and simple'......

And today, the beauty of meeting His Majesty the Emperor Li Ang and interviewing His Majesty also fell on me, a newcomer.

- This work should have been done by Sir Azrael, the director of the Institute of Literature and History, but he was too old to have problems with his legs and feet, and the other colleagues had either eaten bad stomachs or had already gone on business trips......

I was all scared by my luck.

Dean Amy is a goddess of luck and has brought me good fortune for too long.

It is also necessary to go on a business trip to meet His Majesty Li Ang, because His Majesty Li Ang does not live in Long River City.

Although the city was the capital of the Empire, it had no royal palace and no members of the royal family lived there, which is incredible to think about......

It's the beginning of March, and this season, His Majesty Leon should be in Fortuna.

Yes, where His Majesty Leon stays is divided into seasons - in the flower-filled Fort Fort of Fortuna, in the summer in the cool and pleasant White Deer Castle, in the autumn in the golden Lion City, and in the warm Siyuan City in the winter......

It's not a secret, everyone knows it.

But this is not that His Majesty Leon has to go to places with suitable weather in different seasons for the enjoyment of enjoyment, mainly because he has three wives......

It is actually very convenient to get to Fortuna Fort from Changhe City, and the train station in the city is only one street away from the Institute of Culture and History.

I don't really like this kind of steel monster that is always making loud noises, but I must admit that this new type of transportation has greatly reduced the time it takes to travel between the two places, which was also invented by Dean Amy's Royal Academy of Sciences.

It is said that His Majesty Leon has invested more than 30 million dinars in order to support his wife's invention and to lay the railroad tracks, and has borrowed a national debt from the people of the empire for this purpose......

Therefore, marrying three wives requires sufficient financial ability - many people say that His Majesty Li Ang spent so much money for the convenience of visiting his wife......

As a historian under the Imperial Ministry of Culture, I was able to ride for free with my work certificate.

However, the free treatment is limited to hard seats, and if you want a soft sleeper or business box, you need to pay for it.

This is the practice of the imperial welfare system – state officials have many benefits, but these benefits are only for the convenience of work, not for the enjoyment or representation of status differences.

However, I prefer a hard seat to a luxurious business box.

Because the hard-seat car can chat with many people from all over the world, it can also avoid motion sickness, and it is more convenient to enjoy the scenery outside the window.

The train departed from Fletcher and stopped at Long River City, Fortuna Fortuna, Lion City, Singal and other places along the way, ending at Fengyu Harbor, which almost ran diagonally across the entire continent.

This is also the current train route logic of the entire continent - whether it is horizontal, longitudinal or oblique, as long as it is a train route through the continent, it will pass through the Fortuna Fortuna located in the center of the continent.

Because of this, Fortuna became the commercial center of the entire continent in just ten years.

The train was fast, and the people on the train were amazed by the rape fields outside the window, talking about another harvest this year, and most of the people showed peace of mind and joy on their faces.

I don't have the heart to admire the flower fields, I still have work to do - the hard-seat car has a desk, which is one of the reasons why public officials can only ride the hard-seat car for free, so as not to delay working on the train......

It's not my guess, it's Dean Amy's own words.

On the train, I sorted out a few questions that needed to be verified in person by His Majesty Leon - I had to record the history of the empire truthfully, objectively, truthfully, and reliably, without any conjectures.

When encountering some ambiguous content, we must try our best to verify with the parties, and if possible, we must verify it from many parties - don't think that literature and history researchers are an easy job, history cannot be sloppy, and we spend at least half of our time on business trips.

There are many issues that need to be verified, some of which are very important, but they have not been very clear.

For example, how should the God of Wealth and several goddesses be defined? What does His Majesty Leon himself think?

For another example, when did the Raven Kingdom and the Falcon Kingdom become the two northern provinces of the empire?

This question has plagued colleagues at the institute for a long time.

Because the former king of the Raven Realm, Gregory IV, has been silent, and two important parties, the former Falcon Queen Ursula and the head of the Falcon Knights, Sir Wren, have all disappeared mysteriously......

At present, only His Majesty Li Ang knows the specific situation.

Another very important question is, what happened when His Majesty Leon led the peacekeeping force on an expedition to the continent of Amara eight years ago?

There is no doubt about those famous battles, such as the Blitz of the Ancient Capital, the Battle of the Snake Temple (also known as the Battle of the Exterminator), the Pursuit of Mars Canyon, and so on.

But there is one event that remains unknown - why did the Maritin Empire and the Serpent Cult collapse so quickly at the end of the expedition, after forming an alliance?

The circumstances of this incident are clear, but the reasons are unclear.

And, while there are many participants who can verify it, everyone's answers are all inconsistent......

For example, Sir Klose, then the commander of the Second Legion of the Peacekeeping Force, said that the leading commander of the Marittin was a coward, and he was scared away when he saw His Majesty Leon.

However, Sir Eric, the commander of the Third Army of the Peacekeeping Force at that time, said that this was because the followers of the Serpent Sect had lost their way and abandoned the darkness and turned to the light under the call of His Majesty Leon, and then Marittin followed suit.

However, the Governor of Creon of the Seventh Legion said that it was mainly because the people of the Amara Continent were influenced by the Knights of the Radiant Cross, and that it was Sir Anson's medical team that played a decisive role in this victory, and the army was not actually the main force......

Looking at these completely different statements, it is difficult for us editors and researchers to operate, how to write this history?

So I can only listen to what His Majesty Li Ang has to say.

There are many other questions.

For example, when His Majesty Leon disappeared more than ten years ago - there were rumors that His Majesty Leon had been to a mysterious island and had seen a living dragon, and I really wanted to know what a dragon looked like......

For example, the specific process of the introduction of musket technology by the Empire - this matter was classified ten years ago, but now that the Empire has more advanced gun technology than Buckley, it can be asked about the incident ten years ago.

Another example is Queen Wendy, does she really know magic? - Queen Wendy, also known as the 'Goddess of Magic', said she could turn stones into gold and even turn leaves into dinars...... Personally, of course, I don't believe much of this, but Queen Wendy has really helped a lot of people live a life of abundance.

and Empress Alina, known as the 'Goddess of Wisdom'...... Empress Alina has come up with ideas for many people, and without exception these ideas have turned into great fortunes. Some say it's mainly because His Majesty Leon is secretly cooperating – and I feel that way, too.

Oh, and there's an important question...... How is the much-loved Miss Alice now—yes, people call His Majesty Leon's mount, Alice, 'Miss', I met her ten years ago, but she hasn't been seen in River City for a long time......

Actually, I met her twenty years ago.

However, I was probably still nursing at the time, and I don't remember anything.

My luck was really good.

As soon as the train arrived, I came out of the station and came to Fortuna Square, where I saw Miss Alice.

She still looks as good as she did ten years ago.

She was walking leisurely in the square, her golden mane dancing with her steps, and people greeted her cordially, as if the people of Fortuna were accustomed to her presence.

Ten years ago, she did the same when she was in Long River City.

Miss Alice is always hanging around, and people are in a good mood when they see her.

Because everyone knows how much His Majesty Leon loves Alice, the place where Alice is means absolute safety, and no one dares to make trouble where she is, and people will feel more at ease.

"Miss Alice...... Can you take me to meet His Majesty Leon? ”

I tried to walk up and speak to Alice—I knew she understood, that's what my father had spoken to her ten years ago.

My father's name was Andrew, and he watched Miss Alice be born - Alice could actually be my sister, if she would admit it.

Surprisingly, Miss Alice really seemed to recognize me......

She did bring me to His Majesty Leon.

His Majesty Leon was a very kind man, and I do not see that the years have left any mark on him—he should be in his forties this year, but he looks no different from me, a twenty-one-year-old man......

"Ryan, ha, it's a pleasure that you didn't look like your father. Is Andrew okay? ”

I was a little nervous and didn't know what to say for a moment, and His Majesty Leon took the initiative to ask about my father.

"He's still so fat...... But the body is fine. Your Majesty, I have come to you to verify something...... I am now a researcher at the Institute of Literature and History. ”

I'm grateful that His Majesty Leon is so approachable, just like Dean Amy—a big man like them, who stomps his feet and the whole world trembles twice, but is always kind to me or other civilians, and can even take into account my nervousness, which is probably the greatest thing about them.

However, when I asked about my official duties, His Majesty Leon did not seem to intend for me to complete my work too easily......

"So, you're going to do an interview with me? Well...... Of course that's fine, but ......"

His Majesty Li Ang showed a gentle but somewhat terrifying smile: "Lane, as far as I know, the Institute of Literature and History interviews others to give the interviewee a labor fee......"

There is indeed this rule, because the interview will inevitably delay the interviewee's time and affect the normal work of others, and the institute also has a special budget for labor expenditure.

Basically, it is subsidized according to the time lost.

But if the interviewee is an emperor......

How is this subsidized?

"Uh...... Your Majesty, we pay for our services according to the interviewee's salary, but what is your monthly salary? ”

I asked a stupid-looking question - I didn't know if the emperor was paid or not, so I just took the opportunity to satisfy my curiosity......

"Shhh...... When you ask me that, I really think that I never seem to have paid myself a salary! It's a big loss! ”

His Majesty Leon seemed genuinely annoyed.

I was stunned and didn't know what to say......

But then His Majesty Leon turned his head very solemnly and ordered: "Risa Dilan, help me write it down, and let the treasury settle my salary for fifteen years...... Well, let's calculate it at an annual salary of six hundred dinars...... You have to count the interest! ”

Annual salary of 600 dinars? Fifty dinars a month?

I was in a trance—this is a lot of money for ordinary people, but he's the emperor of the entire continent!

When my father was mayor, his salary was 100 dinars a month......

"Your Majesty, I think you should settle the salary matter later, this year it is His Majesty Amy who oversees the treasury - I estimate that most of the salary in those fifteen years will not reach your hands...... Let's wait until next year, when Her Majesty Alina takes turns in the treasury, right? ”

The commander of the Guards, General Risadilan, whispered, and there seemed to be a smile in his eyes.

I don't know if I should laugh or not, but I did......

"Ahem...... Okay, Ryan, you see, I've been owed fifteen years in wages...... Poor jingle ......"

His Majesty Leon turned his head to look at me: "You know! ”

I couldn't help but laugh and started to touch the dinar in my bag: "I understand, I understand......"

"You know the! I have fought for the empire for fifteen years, but I have not received a penny of salary...... And I can imagine that the questions you're about to ask me are some of the most troublesome things...... So ......"

His Majesty Li Ang stared at me and shook his head: "Gotta add money!" ”

——From Pan Deli's "Public Record of Pan De's Literary and Historical Research" in 374

Handwritten by Sir Lane, President of the Imperial Academy of Culture and History.

(End of chapter)