I didn't open it in another world, I'm sure

Emilia blinked, "It seems to be the same."

"Okay, let's go."

As Nangong Xiao said, under the astonishment of the two women, he used his thoughts to support the two women to float up. Such superb control skills once again made Emilia and Elsa secretly admire and continue.

Putting it on the crown above Awei's head, seeing the two women stand firm, Nangong Xiao asked Awei to release the cognitive interference magic, and then slowly drifted towards No. [-] Wanjie City.

On the way to No. [-] Wanjie City, facing the comfortable night wind, after a while, Emilia and Elsa recovered from a series of sighs.

Then, seeing that Nangong Xiao didn't know what Ai was busy with, and gestured to the "light film" in front of her, Emilia didn't want to disturb her, so she turned to look at Elsa, hesitated for a while, and thought about leaving Elsa got some information from her mouth, so she asked, "Miss Elsa, why do you want to get my badge?"

When asked by Emilia, Elsa looked at Nangong Xiao at the side. Seeing that Nangong Xiao didn't respond to this, Elsa replied, "It's not that I want to get your badge, but that I'm receiving your badge." hired by people."

"So that's it. Then, who is the person who hired you?" Emilia asked again.

"Because of professionalism, this matter itself cannot be said, but because I don't know who hired me, so it's useless for you to ask me."

"do not know?"

Elsa nodded and said, "Yes, the people behind the scenes didn't show up in person, they just let people hand over to me. I don't even know who the intermediary who paid me was, because the other party was very tightly dressed during the handover. So, Lady Emilia, that's all I know."

After hearing Elsa's words, Emilia was somewhat disappointed, and knew that now she could only get news from someone, but that person's troublesome attitude made her somewhat puzzled.

At this time, Nangong Xiao, who was sorting out the data on the full information projection interface of the smart watch, said without raising his head, "Emilia, it's actually pointless for you to struggle with these things, or in other words, it's contrary to your worries."

"Eh? What do you mean?" Emilia looked at Nangong Xiao suspiciously.

Nangong Xiao also explained, "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with the status of the candidate for the throne in essence. It is mainly because some people want to advance the progress of the original established 'future', so as to follow the prophecy."

Emilia frowned. If she wanted to understand something, she pondered for a moment and asked, "...My badge was stolen, and meeting His Highness and Miss Elsa is an established 'future'?"

"No, one of the original 'futures' is that your badge was stolen, you met Subaru Natsuki, and both were killed by Elsa in the process of retrieving the badge."

"Eh?" Emilia was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't care much about Subaru Natsuki who gave her a bad first impression, and instead grasped the key point, "One?"

Nangong Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, Natsuki Subaru originally had the ability of 'return by death', that is, after death, the memory will return to a certain period of time in the 'past', which is an alternative way of time travel. Therefore, the original 'future In ", Natsuki Subaru used this ability to die countless times, and finally let you and him survive under Elsa's hunting. Of course, that was the original "future", but now it is completely different In particular, Natsuki Subaru's abilities have been stripped away by the world, and at the same time, I have deliberately diverted them away, thus completely cutting off all the original intersections between you and Natsuki Subaru."

"..." After hearing Nangong Xiao's words, Emilia finally understood, especially this afternoon, the somewhat inexplicable conversation between Parker and Nangong Xiao, and now she also vaguely understood.

As for Elsa, she directly showed an expression of doubting her life. Unfortunately, there is no place for her to speak here, so if she has any doubts, she can only bear the curiosity in her heart first.

——My master seems to be very talkative, so if I find a chance to ask in private, it should be fine...

As Elsa thought about it, Emilia, who had been silent for a while, spoke again.

"Since Your Highness has changed the established 'future', does that mean that I also have a 'future' with infinite possibilities?"

"Well, this is the purpose of my contact with you. It is also the purpose of the 'world will' of your world. Use me as a medium to gently break the endless cycle and evolve into a real-like world—forget it, you can't do it yet Understand, in short, you just need to know that you, and even Elsa, have broken the original established "fate". From the moment you contacted me, you have officially become an "independent individual" in the true sense. You now have, relatively, the qualifications to choose your own future."

"!!"

After Emilia and Elsa's pupils shrank, they soon fell into deep thought with complicated expressions.

Because according to Nangong Xiao, they suddenly had a concept in their minds, that is, everything they used to be was probably "designed"!

If this is the case, then what are the past encounters and tribulations?

Seeing that the two women fell into the situation of self-denial, Nangong Xiao thought for a while, and then offered words of comfort.

"In life, unsatisfactory things happen nine times out of ten. Those who complain about others are just making things difficult for themselves. It is the actions of the fool. Don't deliberately forget all the past, but you need to look to the future and earn one or two good things. It's the right way."

After hearing the words, Emilia and Elsa were slightly taken aback.

If it wasn't for the system's function of eliminating language barriers, even if Nangong Xiao spoke in the world's common language, they would not be able to understand.

But now, after they understand this passage, they also know that this is someone's comfort.

It's just that such free and easy words are from the standpoint of others, and they are not very convincing, but they are also grateful, because they can all understand that this is someone's initiative to give care and comfort.

After being silent for a while, Emilia smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Nangong Xiao pushed the flat mirror on the bridge of his nose, and said lightly, "I only contacted you on the basis of maximizing benefits, and there is no need to thank me."

After hearing this, Emilia said with a strange expression, "Your Highness, I always feel that your way of speaking is not... well, not very good."

"Not good? Why?"

"Uh..." Emilia was speechless for a while.

Nangong Xiao added, "In my opinion, facts are facts. To put it bluntly, it will be beneficial to everyone's future relationship. At least it can prevent misunderstandings caused by unnecessary information gaps."

"Yes, it is so..."

Emilia didn't know what to say. At this moment, not only she, but even Elsa had a new understanding of someone.

Of course, none of them hate people with this personality, and they even feel that getting along with people with this personality——will feel more at ease...

Chapter 574 Crusch's Rhythm - Part [-]

Under the night, No. [-] Wanjie City was brightly lit, full of voices, and lively, which could already be compared with the current Lugnica King's Capital.

And the opening and new order of commercial development in Wanjie City on the [-]th is destined to prosper.At the same time, it also made No. [-] Wanjie City a place for countless merchants to sell gold in a short period of time, especially Nangong Xiao and Kuerxiu knew very well what merchants and caravan guards needed after a long journey, so when they opened the Before the business, with Nangongxiao's design plan and the manpower under Kursh's command as the backbone, and the labor force converted from the slums as the executive staff, several streets near the commercial street of No. [-] Wanjie City were built into similar entertainment cities. class place.

Theaters, restaurants, night markets, art workshops, archways, etc., there are all kinds of places to decompress or vent excess energy. In addition, Nangong Xiao has mixed modern and modern nightlife elements, and has always emphasized the importance of public security. Ten Thousand Worlds City not only became a 'paradise' for caravans, but also became a place where middle and small nobles from the capital of Lugnica and the surrounding towns lingered.

Also because of this, the income from a few entertainment streets alone almost offset most of Crusch's investment in Ten Thousand Worlds City. For the three taxes of business, agriculture, and personal, in just over a month, Crusch's investment in No. [-] Ten Thousand Realms City has reached a point where income is significantly higher than expenditure, which is quite ideal.

Of course, this also caused many people to be jealous.

Although the outside world doesn't know how huge this income is, those nobles are not all fools. Seeing that No. [-], Ten Thousand Worlds City is becoming more and more prosperous, and seeing Crusch completely shift its focus from Karsten, it seems that they are From the appearance of No. [-] Wanjie City completely settling down, one can tell that this income is definitely much higher than the income from Duke Karlsten's fiefdom.

A city with higher income than the dukedom, everyone would be envious of it.

Of course, in view of the strength of Crusch's side, basically no nobles would dare to do black hands, but they don't necessarily have to rely on black hands to make profits. There can be serious cooperation on the surface.

And one of the candidates for the throne, Anastasia Hexin, is a representative figure of those who are looking for serious cooperation.

At the main dining table in the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion in Wanjie City on the [-]th, Crusch and Anastasia were having a good time drinking and chatting. kind of.

Holding the wine glass, with a gleam of alcohol on her cheeks, Anastasia said with a little emotion, "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince and Your Excellency Crusch are really generous. How long has it been since this city has achieved great success in business? It’s comparable to the Royal Capital of Lugnica, and its potential is many times greater than that of the Royal Capital—it’s really enviable.”

Anastasia, who had a Kansai accent in her tone, showed unabashed envy when she spoke.

Crusch put down her chopsticks. Yes, unlike the knife and fork in front of Anastasia, she was using chopsticks. This was one of the habits she learned from someone during this time.

After putting down his chopsticks, Crusch raised his glass and said, "This is A Xiao, um, this is thanks to His Highness, I just provided some manpower and just sat back and enjoyed it. It's a shame to say that my people are right I'm not good at this, it should have been better, but now it's only to this extent."

Anastasia's eyelids twitched at the ostentatious speech, but she also toasted to it.

After the two women took a sip of the fruit wine, Anastasia continued, "Your Excellency Crusch has an absolute advantage in terms of reputation, legitimacy, bloodline, property, popular support, etc. Now the overall situation has been decided."

"Indeed." Crusch nodded bluntly without being humble.

"..."

That confident look made Anastasia momentarily at a loss for what to say.

But at this time, Crusch narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile, "I remember that your Excellency is from a commoner background, right?"

"Oh? What does Your Excellency Crusch want to say?"

As if he had misunderstood it, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Anastasia's eyes, which was so subtle that Crusch didn't notice it.

But even if Crusch noticed it, he wouldn't care. It's not that Crusch was arrogant, but what she wanted to say was not such a meaningless thing.

But -

"The next stage of the construction of this city is to achieve equal rights between nobles and commoners in some legal principles."

"?!"

Crusch's sudden remark caused Anastasia's pupils to shrink sharply.

Crusch turned a blind eye and continued, "As he said, nobility should not be an existence that ordinary people fear like a tiger. Nobility should be an existence that is loved and admired by all people. Nobility is a sacred and glorious benchmark. A leader who leads the nation forward.

Nobles have obligations and responsibilities. In times of war, nobles must take the lead and sacrifice their lives. Even if it is a sacrifice, the nobles must be the first to sacrifice.During the period of natural disasters, nobles must rush to the front line of rescue and relief, risking their lives.In times of peace, what the nobles have to do is to monitor state affairs from the top down to understand the sentiments of the people, to take the rise and fall of the world as their own responsibility, to ask for orders for all people as their purpose, and to take the interests of the country and the future of civilization as their mission--this is how the nobles can be worthy of the common people. Received honors and privileges. "

Anastasia was not surprised when she heard this, because according to the traditional definition, nobles and knights have similar virtues.However, not all nobles possess these virtues, or in other words, until now, only a very small number of nobles in the world restrain themselves according to these 'old-fashioned' virtues.

In the current 'bad' environment, those who stick to traditional virtues will not only fail to win awards, but will also suffer big losses.

For example, Reinhardt is a typical perfect nobleman and knight who has suffered a lot.

After all, because Reinhardt is too perfect, except for the surname of Astrea, all the authority of the Astrea family is not in his hands, and this is because Reinhardt is still With the status of a contemporary sword master, otherwise the situation will definitely be worse.

And when Crusch suddenly mentioned this, although the wording was a bit special, and the requirements for noble virtues were even stricter, Anastasia could hear it from it—this is to use these traditional virtues to re-constrain the noble class?And also want common people to have equal rights with nobles in some legal principles?

—Is this...crazy?

Anastasia looked at Crusch in disbelief.

Crusch still ignored Anastasia's reaction, but continued, "He said that, in fact, he wanted to give noble honors and privileges to increase corresponding obligations and responsibilities. The current nobles only enjoy honors and privileges. Power, but no related obligations and responsibilities, just like a business with only expenses but no income, it will collapse sooner or later.

This is the situation in the Kingdom of Lugnica now. The nobles’ irresponsibility and obligation magnify their ambitions and selfish desires infinitely. There is a limit to the endurance of the common people. When a critical point is reached, famine and war will inevitably follow. Come.

Of course, civilians do not have much force, and it is difficult for civilians alone to accomplish things, but it does not mean that some ambitious nobles will not take the opportunity to do something.

At that time, I think Your Excellency Anastasia can imagine what the Kingdom of Lugnica will be like. "

Anastasia lowered her eyelids and said after pondering for a while, "...Not to mention that His Excellency Crusch is only one of the candidates for the throne now, even if His Excellency Crusch ascends the throne, such matters should be left to Kursh Your Excellency Xiu and the members of the Sage Association to discuss it?"

Crusch smiled mockingly and said, "Those guys are already rotten, and they are destined to be overwhelmed by the tide of change."

"Reform... Huh..." Anastasia couldn't help but took a deep breath, "This dinner, even if His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is not here, is... so heart-wrenching."

"Hehe..." With a slight smile, Crusch said bluntly, "I'm just telling the truth. After all, no matter who among us candidates becomes the throne, the sage will control too much power that only belongs to the king. No one can ignore it, and no matter who it is, as long as it becomes the past, there will always be something to do."

"so what?"

"Your Excellency Anastasia, a country with long-term peace and stability is suitable for the vigorous development of business, and businessmen are also human beings, so they shouldn't be trampled on, right?"

"Oh? You want to refer to the governance model of my free trade city?" Anastasia's pupils flashed sharply.

"No, it's just through the enforcement of strong legal principles, and even force deterrence, to impose on all classes and industries, and to delineate relevant obligations and responsibilities that must be fulfilled and are reasonable and feasible." Crusch said lightly, " This is to carefully delineate the subdivision boundaries within a framework that benefits the country and the people. As rulers, we keep the boundaries and constantly adjust the dividing points of the boundaries in light of the current situation in different periods, so as to ensure a A country, the vitality and heritage of a civilization.”

"...It's really wonderful." Anastasia couldn't help sighing from the bottom of her heart.

"That's what he taught me." Crusch shook his head and smiled, but there was a hint of pride in the smile.

"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince... Really, Xianjun." Anastasia suddenly became very interested in the Fourth Prince whom she had never met before.

"So, we need like-minded people to implement it, Your Excellency Anastasia, maybe we can cooperate further."

"After so much foreshadowing, you just want to say this?" Anastasia was rather puzzled, she didn't think that Crusch was such a stupid person, that he would have fantasies about such absurd things...

Chapter 574 Crusch's Rhythm - Part [-]

Crusch smiled and said, "Please don't be surprised, this is enforceable."

"Really." Anastasia said without comment, "I am your rival for the throne, even if you have gained a great advantage now, but what you are going to do, there is a high probability that it will compete with the entire The aristocratic circle is opposed, and this has become an opportunity for me and the other candidates. Even if you don't go in this direction in the future, once your words are spread now, it will be a fatal crisis for you."

"You wouldn't do that."

"You are confident, I'm curious, why is that?"

"Let's not talk about that for now." Crusch didn't reply in a hurry, but changed his words, "The exploitation and abuse of merchants by the nobles is not necessarily lighter than that of slaves. There are many cases of "inexplicable" family ruin and death. As far as I know, you also encountered such "inexplicable" things when you made a fortune. It's just your ability and luck that allowed you to get through the difficulties safely. But if It wasn't that you became a candidate for the throne last year, I think your 'Hexin Chamber of Commerce' is still under the scrutiny of the nobles."

"You're right, if I fail in the battle for the throne, the fate of me and the Hexin Chamber of Commerce will not be much better. The new king of Lugnica must be vigilant and even hostile to our potential threats to the throne, greedy The aristocrats in my country will also secretly spy on my chamber of commerce, and are even willing to be thugs to help remove the thorns in the heart of the new king. These are indeed fatal problems." Anastasia shook her head and said, "But just like this, you still can't Convince me, you know, this is the opposite of all nobles, if one is not good, there will be no place for burial. I dare not take those who are sincerely loyal to me to take risks, especially this kind of almost certain death risk."

"What if there is military support?"

"I affirm that Wang Tongpai will not support you after knowing your purpose."

"No, I'm not talking about Lugnica's army."

"?!" Anastasia's pupils shrank, "Are you crazy?!"

"You misunderstood." Crusch said with a smile, "I'm not talking about the army of other countries in this world, but my fiancé's army."

"His Royal Highness Fourth Prince?!"

"Yes."

——It seems that there have been many stories in the past year or so since the Fourth Prince 'died'...

At this moment, Anastasia finally realized that the person in front of her was not a lunatic, but had a trump card, and really planned to change this country... No, this simply wanted to change the world!

After a moment of silence, Anastasia said again, "War, although it can bring incalculable benefits to our chamber of commerce, is not what I want to see."

At this time, Crusch said very seriously, "As long as it is strong enough, the possibility of war breaking out will be smaller, and the scale will also be smaller, and all harm can be suppressed to the point where we can accept it emotionally."