[Slow Travel] Assassin System - Mingguang

Bright flowers spread all over Nordnor overnight, decorating the city gently and tenderly, heralding the coming of summer this year.

Compared with the sudden scorching heat of previous years, this year's summer is simply too gentle.

On a rare sunny day, Miao Xuan and the queen sat together in the garden of the palace, where flowers and plants from all over the world are raised, including hundreds of rare animals and thousands of birds. It can be said that it is the largest garden in the world. zoo.

The former queen loved to spend her leisure time in the royal garden, but as she started raising rabbits, the place she visited most often was replaced by the Rabbit Palace, where she was always inseparable from the domesticated white rabbits and maids. They also cooperated tacitly to change pets for her, ensuring cleanliness and docileness.

This time was no exception. Although she was sitting on the grass in the flower garden, there was still a fat and white rabbit lying on the Queen's lap. She gently stroked the rabbit's back, half-closed her eyes, and listened to the nightingale. ballad.

Miao Xuan is holding a recent summary of intelligence in his hand, and he will patiently explain to the queen all the events related to the royal family, from recent major events at home and abroad to the royal family's schedule.

Now my aunt is getting weaker and weaker. Even listening to government affairs will consume a lot of energy for her, so she has to work for a while and take a break for a while. When the Queen is resting, Miao Xuan will quietly look at the garden. of flying birds.

The little bird that sang beautifully was perched on a golden bird stand. It was gray in appearance, but its singing voice was very praiseworthy. This nightingale was rare in the palace and could be compared with the rabbit. Pets, the queen even loves it more than rabbits.

And there are good reasons for this love - this little bird was born in Aydno, and was once a sacred bird respected by the locals. People.jpg), it has lived happily in the garden for eight years.Measured by the lifespan of a nightingale, it is astonishingly long.

However, there is still a theoretical basis for such an outrageous thing in this world. After all, animals and humans can receive divine favor, and the age of divinely favored creatures is often different from that of their kind. This nightingale is considered to be favored by the gods. It's not surprising to live long.

No one knows how long this bird can live, but just looking at its lively appearance, maybe it will live a hundred years?

As long as it can be favored by the queen, as long as it can sing beautiful songs every year, countless people will toast and pray for this long-lived bird.

"Then, this is the end of the news about the World Expo. We only need to attend. There is no audience and speeches, and we can sit in the box all the time. The next one... Duke Ertuza will arrive next month Wangdu, with his two sons and daughters."

The reading session started again, and Miao Xuanwen said to the queen in a warm voice: "We will hold a welcoming ceremony as usual, and all cabinet members and representatives of the church will attend, and members of our royal family must also express importance."

The queen's thoughts were still much slower. Even in a sober state, it took her a long time to figure out everything, and then she showed a slightly sad expression: "Mona, I remember Ertu Saskatchewan should not be too far away from our Nordnore, they went from last winter to this summer...how did it take so long?"

Regarding this point, Zacharias had already given a sufficiently detailed answer. Miao Xuan recalled his evaluation of the Duke of Ertusa, picked out the unimportant content and said to his aunt: "The journey is hard, the two children of the Duke They were all feeling unwell, so they took a rest in Hartbah for a while."

The queen immediately became worried when she heard this: "I remember those two children are not very old! Children of this age are the most vulnerable, so we must take good care of them!"

Miao Xuan comforted softly: "Don't worry, Sakya will kill them, besides, you need to take a sea boat to go north from Ertusa. The Ertusa family has always been very closed. These two children have never been to sea. Brigade, they should be in such a situation because they are not used to HNA, and the road conditions will be very smooth, and there will be no more accidents."

The queen nodded, and then sighed softly: "Ocean... If one day, the rails can also be erected on the sea, and the airship can cross all the land, that would be great."

Miao Xuan lowered his eyes: "There will be that day."

It's just that that day came too late, too late, and they couldn't see it.

"Really? That's great!" The queen couldn't help laughing, it seemed that just this sentence made her look forward to a bright future, but with a smile, her thinking began to slacken again.

As she grows older and her condition worsens, the queen becomes more and more like a child. She easily forgets what she is doing, has difficulty concentrating, and sometimes becomes inexplicably depressed or loses her temper, but the same Yes, her low mood can be soothed easily,

At this time, the female officer brought refreshments and light tea. The rabbit in the Queen's arms woke up startled. It spread its legs and jumped off the Queen's knees. It hit a little maid like a small shell, and immediately triggered a series of events. The commotion, the flying birds were alarmed by the crowds coming and going, flew up from the bushes and low trees, and set off a beautiful view of the wings that fluttered like waves.

When the maids and attendants retreated again to give the best space to the two masters, the place full of flowers and trees was no longer parked with all kinds of birds, only the well-behaved nightingale was still there. Squatting motionlessly on its crude gold bird stand.

"I still remember... this nightingale can sing the sailor's ditty." The Queen didn't have a big white rabbit to touch, so her eyes naturally fell on this nightingale, "It came here from the other side of the sea , Maybe those sailor ditties were learned on the sea? I was surprised when I heard it for the first time... such a monotonous tune can be beautiful and touching."

As if in response to the queen's words, the gray nightingale flapped its wings, raised its head and sang a song with a lively rhythm, which made people feel at ease.

With eight years of qualification accumulation, this old nightingale has already got rid of the golden leg chains that bound it. It can fly anywhere, even out of the palace - but the nightingale never slipped away, it was always having fun After spreading, he obediently returned to the bird stand, as if he recognized his family.

With eight years of experience in the first place, and a clever personality later in life, Little Nightingale has become the highest-ranking pet in the garden, even surpassing the peacock that has been replaced twice.

Hearing the nightingale singing, the queen couldn't help being happy, and she seriously declared to Miao: "The nightingale is a bird that can bring blessings and good luck, Mona, you must be able to find a sincere love in these few days." In love!"

Saying so, the queen picked up the food plate, tried to feed the little nightingale, and at the same time murmured repeatedly: "Mona, it likes you, and it will definitely bring you happiness!"

Of course Miao Xuan himself did not believe in this theory, but he was also willing to coax the queen, so he followed her words and sighed: "Yes, I have received this blessing... Where does this nightingale come from?"

The queen was steadied by this question, she hesitated for a long time, and the chief female officer answered instead: "It's from Aydno."

Aydno?Isn't this the current territory of Mr. Sea Monster?

Miao Xuan subconsciously thought of the newly appointed governor, who actually tried to use a false confession to establish contact. This unique way of recognition impressed him deeply.

Miao Xuan looked at the bird, so the nightingale dexterously jumped on the bird stand, and then landed in front of him again. She stopped singing and just lowered her head to eat the dessert on the table.

Seeing this scene, the queen smiled even more heartily, but Miao Xuan looked at her bright smile, but couldn't feel any genuine joy.

The queen's aging can no longer be concealed. Under the elegant and solemn makeup is a face full of wrinkles. The light wig decoration can't hide the haggard white hair hidden in it. The pair of blue eyes that were once clear are now covered with a mask. There is a layer of gloom, and the years are quickly plundering everything about her.

"Mona, what are you thinking?" The queen suddenly asked, even though she was no longer quick to respond to the outside world, she was still so keen on the child's vision and emotions, "What happened... what happened?"

In front of these uneasy eyes, Miao Xuan still restrained his emotions, lowered his eyes, and said gently: "It's nothing, I just think that the legend of Nightingale should be very accurate—maybe I will meet you soon." Find someone you like."

*

Miao Xuan decided to create a non-existent "lover" in this world, by using the plan he had planned long ago - making a false identity, and then using a puppet to act as his other half.

And since the purpose is to make the queen feel authentic and credible, then this "lover" has to meet the expectations of the queen. Miao Xuan compared the gentle and beautiful women in his memory, and insisted on pinching a brand new one for the puppet. skin.

However, I met a lot of people, and those who really left a vivid memory on Miao Xuan were those with strong personalities, even domineering people, regardless of gender, but men accounted for a larger proportion of them.

In many worlds that Miao Xuan has traveled through, human society will create a soft and docile template for most women, and this stereotype is also preserved in the current society. It is not difficult to fabricate a typical one. It is also very easy to play with puppets.

After completing the new modeling of the puppet, Miao Xuan began to pave the way for the appearance of "Lover". He didn't use any special method, just let the related rumors take off in place.

For example, "Aristocratic lady who has fallen into poverty", there is an orphaned viscount whose parents died young, she was born beautiful, lived in seclusion since she was a child, gentle and kind, and devout--can a leather puppet look good and be obedient? The fake person has no relatives or friends Contacts, of course, are reclusive.

In a remote opera house such as "A Beautiful Encounter", a carol caught the Prince's attention—there are good songs, but the person who sang them was not a puppet, but the retired carrier pigeon head , Holding the orchid to refer to his magical falsetto.

There is also "love at first sight", this is the most important plot, the orphan girl pities the prince's incompleteness, and the prince loves the girl's kindness - no such thing, the puppet just hugged its master and left the stage, leaving a wave of subordinates acting in the air , and because the leather puppet is relatively short, when Miao Xuan is picked up, he always feels his butt hurt.

And the logical "mutual love, make a marriage contract" The prince overcomes all difficulties and decides to marry a wife-there is no difficulty, but in the current social culture, marriage is a very serious matter, which once again expresses the essence of the story. authenticity.

Marriage is the last rumor. As long as the first three rumors spread high enough, Miao Xuan decided to use this perfect plan to meet his aunt. He originally planned to complete the plan in three months, but he did not expect to achieve results in one month.

Carrier pigeons are very keen to create gossip about their immediate superiors, and they all show strong enthusiasm when doing things according to orders; and in the category of folklore, this kind of "Cinderella and Prince" story has extraordinary fighting power, What's more, it seems so real.

So almost overnight, this "The Gentle Prince Falls in Love with Me" became popular throughout Nordnore.

So far, Miao Xuan's plan has achieved great success. Even he himself did not expect that a plan to coax his aunt was so popular that it gained a lot of popularity, starting from Nuoer Nuoer to surrounding cities. transfer...

When Miao Xuan saw the tabloids related to this on the side of the street, he was in a bad mood-the story had been compiled into complex elements by the masses, and multiple versions bloomed everywhere, from exotic customs to magic and witchcraft, from steam From civilization to royal family secrets, all kinds of messy things are stuffed into it. All versions are full of earthy romance that the masses love.

The planning case was a great success, so Miao Xuan stopped the promotion and ignored it. He has a lot of things to do now, first there is the upcoming new crown prince, and later there are complicated affairs of the cabinet and parliament. Once there are too many things, Miao Xuan will not Think about something less important...

"Your Highness! Are you going to marry a wife?!"

When Ian broke into the study like this, Miao Xuan had just finished approving a piece of information, and he raised his head in confusion: "Ian? Has the matter already ended early..."

"Your Highness!" Ian didn't answer this question, he said seriously, "Your Highness, that Viscountess lady is not good enough for you, the surname 'Atruk' is unknown, and there has never been such a surname before. I suspect that this is a conspiracy against you, although I am sorry to say this, but-that lady should be a spy."

Ian was so excited that Miao Xuan was stunned. The last time Ian was in a similar situation was when Iris attacked Rose's military port, but this time...

"You sit down first, the truth is not what the rumors say, I forgot to tell you in the letter." Miao Xuan couldn't laugh or cry, "Besides, I have a 'carrier pigeon', so I won't be fooled easily, and all of this That's what I planned—”

But Ian didn't want to sit at all. He glanced at the seat that had been moved by someone, and "I planned it" echoed in his mind, leaving only a sadness in his heart: "Your Highness, it turns out that what you did Is everything just to improve that lady's background?!"

Miao Xuan doubled his confusion: "...Huh?"

I have to say that Ian knew his Highness quite well, but his thinking was not completely correct, he just instinctively guessed that Miao Xuan led all this for a smoother marriage, but the source of everything was that Mysterious "lover".

The day had finally come, Ian thought, when he heard the rumor and learned about the movements of the pigeons, he should have known it all.

Even though he had been mentally prepared for a long time, his companionship over the years gave Ian an illusion, as if he had really become the only knight guarding His Highness, a red dragon sleeping beside the treasure, even if he would never I can't tell my true heart, but as long as I can maintain this hope, everything seems to be able to continue...

However, luck can only be a fluke after all, his Highness will not stay alone forever, he is such a tough and gentle person, he has too many things worthy of being loved, and once any lucky person gets his favor— —Yeah, isn't this the love that "that lady" is getting? !

"To be able to get His Highness's love, she must be a noble and beautiful girl." Ian laughed softly, "It seems that the speculation about the 'spy' turned out to be my unilateral slander."

What right does he have to be angry?Isn't all of this his own fault, not daring to fully reveal his heart, but also unable to let go of his despicable thoughts, the constant self-torture——

Miao Xuan: "No, you really misunderstood!"

Ian recovered from the thought of being immediately responsible, he heard His Highness's helpless laughter and gentle comfort: "It is true that I did the rumors and false identities, but there is no such thing as 'the one who is about to marry me. Princess', it is my puppet pretending to be her, I just want to make a 'wife' to comfort my aunt."

At this moment, as if Ian had been pardoned, he finally dared to look directly into the eyes of the little prince, but his expression--great, it really wasn't the kind of deep affection that would make him uneasy and jealous, but a very common, A dumb joke.

"So don't worry about me falling in love or getting married before you. With your current popularity, your marriage must be in sight." This comfort is reminiscent of the Bachelor League, but the second half of the sentence is not the case, The little prince whispered softly, "And... I will never get married in this life, nor will I fall in love with anyone."

It's not the first time Ian heard his highness say this, but this time he really listened to his heart, he would rather use a puppet to simulate his fiancée, and find one directly if he is not pregnant——His Royal Highness In terms of identity, it is obvious that the latter will be easier.

Ian's heart was filled with extremely complex emotions, sourness and joy mixed with inexplicable sadness. At this moment, he really wanted to be frank regardless, but at the moment when the words were about to be revealed, he fell into another timid.

"Your Highness." Ian heard himself promise so weakly, "You will not be alone, I will always be with you."

*

Before the beautiful summer leaves completely and autumn comes, there are still two crucial events in this month. One is to prepare for the World Expo, and the other is to welcome the future crown prince.

The World Expo is an exhibition closely related to steam technology. All the latest technological products will be exhibited at the banquet. If a businessman who visits is interested, he can invest on the spot, or even directly buy the products he values. Soon Then it can go into further development, or go straight into production.

Some are like early human commercial bidding, but compared to this practicality, the exhibition is still more inclined to display innovations and ideas.

And in order to match the word "All Nations", there will be a large area in the exhibition divided into the colonies under Niaterbo's banner, as well as dozens of friendly states that are willing to participate in Zhanlan... even including Iris.

"Last year, Iris (emphasis) specially (emphasis) exhibited a traditional dish of our country, named the sardine pie 'Looking at the Starry Sky', and placed it in a very conspicuous position."

The new head of Pigeon is so disdainful and authentic, she is a real-down-to-earth-noble woman who joins Pigeon with her husband to serve the royal family.

Unlike the retired pigeon leader who was keen on singing in the theater, this new captain has to be more aggressive, even in the details. She sneered and said: "Your Highness, we must fight back this year. Such as displaying their traditional baguette, named - 'Holy Weapon'!"

Miao Xuan: "..."

All right, as long as you are happy.

The exhibition is almost ready, but it will first be shown to members of the royal family and Parliament before it is actually opened to the public to receive the Queen.

And in this tentative exhibition like a rehearsal, Miao Xuan met the governor of Aydno again—this was the first time they met after he explicitly rejected the confession that he couldn't understand.

As one of the exhibitors, Drake was among the crowd of the organizers. He stood quietly behind the crowd, as silent as a background board, but after Miao Xuan entered the hall, his eyes never moved away.

Miao Xuan was still a little embarrassed, but Drake acted very calmly. Except for the good-looking gaze, there was nothing unusual in his expression. Everything was the same as last time, as if there was nothing wrong with the confession and rejection. Happened.

Like the preview of the expo, this banquet ended successfully, and during this long process, Drake did not do any "improper behavior", but no matter when Miao Xuan looked in his direction, They can meet those dark eyes—this sea monster seems to be the most polite gentleman, expressing his emotions only in this restrained way.

Until the end of the banquet and the departure of the guests, Drake didn't try to come forward to meet him, he just stared intently at Miao Xuan, and left quietly after the banquet was over.

Miao Xuan couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that this courtship farce was over, but what he didn't know was that Drake didn't really leave after leaving the scene, and this guy stopped Ian's carriage in a secret place.

The sea monster just glanced lightly at the horses pulling the cart, and the two horses foamed at the mouth together and collapsed to the ground.

The coachman was too frightened to move, Ian immediately opened the car door, looked down at Drake who was blocking the car, and did not hide his killing intent at all: "Violation of public security regulations, why, Your Excellency Governor also wants to go to prison How many months?"

"Excuse me, but I want to ask you for a duel." Drake said very directly, at this moment he is a ferocious beast that plunders the territory, and he declared war so straightforwardly, "I think, Mr. Percival , are you also looking forward to this duel?"

Of course Ian has this idea, he has long wanted to get rid of this unsightly guy, but now is the most nervous time for Nordnoll, he can't do it willfully.

Ian sneered: "Why should I agree to such an unreasonable request? It's ridiculous, do I have to act like a pirate here and perform a boarding battle with you?"

"Really...that's your answer." Drake was not angered by this insult, he was still quite calm, he just asked, "Then if I can guarantee that I won't kill you when I win, and leave you alone when I lose What about the disposal? Do you agree to this?"

These arrogant words made Ian laugh out loud: "I really dare to say, you are stupid and shameless——"

This time Drake interrupted him directly: "Compared to me, you are a more shameless person, right? A person who hides his delusions in his heart, dare not speak them out, and takes advantage of them—you don't know, do you? I have confessed to His Highness."

Ian was taken aback, and after a brief shock, he suddenly understood the meaning of the words, and then he became furious: "What did you say? How dare you!!"

"This is just the beginning, I will not stop my pursuit." Drake raised his eyes, directly stunned the coachman and the falcon protecting the cabinet members, and then he slowly locked onto Ian.

"Coward, did you hear—I love Your Highness, and I must get His Highness, so I will use all means to wipe out all those who try to stop me."

*

Midsummer was approaching, and Duke Ertuza finally arrived in Nordnore. The heir to the crown prince who had been delayed along the way finally arrived in the capital safely, which made everyone heave a sigh of relief.

After arriving in the capital, the duke's family first went to the palace to meet the royal family. The queen was looking forward to this, especially when she heard that the duke's two sons and daughters would also be present, she showed even more joy.

Miao Xuan will also participate in this small banquet, and he also has certain expectations for the family of three—if the father is unlucky, he has a pair of young children, and among these three people, there will always be a qualified one. successor?

It doesn't need to be very ambitious, as long as it can maintain the dignity of the royal family, after all, there is no need for any restoration of royal power in the following era.

But before receiving guests, of course, you still have to meet your own people first.

Zechariah hurried to Miao Xuan's bedroom, before he even had time to change, he was still wearing the simple white robe, and his long hair was braided directly behind his head.

There was a slight smile on his face, but even so, it was enough to make people dazzled: "Your Highness, I am late."

As in the past, Miao Xuan hugged this long-lost friend: "Sakya, this journey has been hard."

But Zacharias, who should have gotten used to it long ago, acted a little stiff this time. He accepted the welcome ceremony in a daze, and then sat down next to Miao Xuan nervously, without hesitation, he asked directly: "Your Highness, can I I heard that you have found a lover who is willing to enter into marriage?"

At this moment, although Zacharias still had a decent smile on his face, he didn't dare to look directly at Miao Xuan, lowered his head and lowered his eyes, clasped his hands on his knees, and his dense golden eyelashes fluttered lightly. .

"No, it's all fake. All the news came from the pigeons, and the marriage partner is just a puppet in disguise."

Unexpectedly, this fake news also deceived Zacharias. Miao Xuan first laughed, and then sighed softly: "I did this to... make my aunt feel better."

Zechariah suddenly raised his eyes. At this time, he didn't know whether he was more disappointed or rejoiced, but this thought alone was enough to make him terrified.

All His Highness's actions are to appease Her Majesty the Queen, which only shows that Her Majesty's injuries and aging are getting worse. How can he feel... "relieved" at this time? !

"I didn't greet you in advance, are you all scared?" Miao Xuan didn't notice Zechariah's delicate emotional changes at all. He had adjusted his emotions from sadness, and only said with a smile, "Ian also Believe it to be true, but I haven’t seen him much recently, he is also in the capital, but he doesn’t meet me, he only writes to me... Could it be that you are angry?”

Zacharias was stunned: "I don't see you..."

Did His Highness not know that Parcival was seriously injured?He was very surprised by this, because as far as he knew, Percival had sought help from the physicians in the sanctuary in the past few days, and it was said that the most difficult soul was involved.

I didn't expect Percival to hide the news so tightly, even without letting the pigeons know!From this point of view, this "severely injured" has other secrets.

"It's almost time, it seems that we have to meet the Duke of Ertusa first." Miao Xuan let the puppet push the wheelchair, whispering and laughing, "Today my aunt will definitely let me bring the 'lover' into the palace to meet her , it seems that it will be more troublesome next time... I hope my aunt will not come up with ideas like 'I want to meet your puppet'."

Zacharias responded in a low voice, but he still remembered these unusual things in his heart. Sensing his uneasiness, Miao Xuan asked, "Zacharias, is the duke the same as the one you described in your letter?"

Zecharia came back to his senses, and then affirmed: "Yes, he is ambitious, has a direct personality, and has a very clear goal. No matter from the perspective of interests or emotions, he should not be considered an incomprehensible person, but I always feel that has a problem."

All this is consistent with the investigation results of the carrier pigeon, but Zacharias always feels that something is wrong.

"It doesn't matter if you have any questions." Miao Xuan smiled, "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. Go and meet him."