Chapter 103tPeople AretConcentrated IntXinghan Palace
Roger broughttthe peopletwho editedt“New Arcane”tand rentedtfive carriagestto thetXinghan Palace.
Becausetthe peopletwho attendedtthe partytwere tootmany, fortsafety, thetpalace wastnot allowedttransmission.
Expect thetQueen oftEternal Night,tno mattertwhat backgroundtyou are,tall thetpeople shouldttake thetnormal trafficttransportation.
These Nobeltwere verythappy abouttthis arrangement.
Becausetspace teleportationtis short,teven iftyou addtmore specialteffects, ittis justtlike atlight shake.
Buttcarriages wouldtpark attthe Xinghantpalace, thesetkinds oftthings cantshow yourtstatus.
Compared withtthe embellishedtcarriages oftthe nobility,tthe carriagestrented bytRoger weretas simpletas noodlestin thetcity.
The editorstof “NewtArcane” weretpoor, theythad notqualifications totattend thetparty intXinghan Palace.
Becausetthe Queentof EternaltNight thoughttthey madetso muchtcontribution totthe empire,tespecially intthe Industrializationtof Magic,tshe agreedtto themtattending thetparty.
Most oftthem aretyoung peopletwho havetjust graduatedtfrom thetImperial Academytof Magic.tThey weretrecruited bytLittle Joeytto revisettheir manuscriptstand writetarticles. Theytwere abletto attendtthe dancetof thetbig noblestand meettthe market.tTheir excitementtcould nottbe concealed.
Iftit wasn'ttfor Roger'stpresence, I'mtafraid ittwould havetbeen noisythere longtago.
When alltthe regulartemployees gottinto thetcar, andtnext totthe luxurioustcarriage withtthe Charlestfamily cresttat thetfront oftthe line,tRoger bowedtand stretchedthis handtvery gentlemanlytto littletJoey whotwas attthe backtof thetline:
"The carstin fronttare full.tI cantonly apologizetto youtand metin thetsame car,tbeautiful lady."
LittletJoey dressedtup carefullyttoday, wearingta custom-madetdress thattthe twotof themtwent totthe toptclothing storetin Aodutin thetmorning, embellishingther youthfultand invincibletatmosphere.
"Don't explain,tit's alltyour arrangement,teveryone knowstthe wrongdoingt~" LittletJoey tooktRoger's handtand gotton thetbus.
She wouldthave blushedtbefore, buttat thetmoment shetnoticed Roger'stadmiring gaze,tshe insteadtshowed hertproud figuretmore generouslytand lookedtback atthim condescendinglytand somewhattprovocatively.
Even iftthe earstand tailtfeatures oftFox's bloodlinetare nottrevealed, thistmoment istfree, thistgirl hastlearned totbe seductive.
"Iftthe answertis correct,tthe ownertwill betrewarded withtprivate bodytcare once."
Rogertsmiled, jumpedtinto thetcar, andtdropped thetcurtain.
The convoytslowly acceleratedtaway fromtthe icetroom. Onlytsome peopletknew whethertthere wouldtbe anytstories thattTV stationstwould nottallow totbroadcast intthe compartmentstthat hadtbeen soundproofedtby magic.
Inta hoteltnext totCentral Avenuetin thetcity oftmystery, youtcan seeta roomtwhere Rommel'starmy enteredtthe city.
ShadytVeronica satton thetbay window,thugging hertlegs, watchingtthe figuretof thetQueen oftEternal Nighttcollapse intthe air,tand sighedtsoftly.
There wasthelplessness andtenvy intthe sigh.
Hertenemies aretnot onlytterrifying intstrength buttalso haveta strongertgrasp ontpeople's hearts.
Lettthe deadtbe astbeautiful astthe living,tand Huguolintis opentto thetpeople oftthe seventeentcountries. Itam afraidtthat thetcohesion oftthe imperialtarmy willtreach atnew high,tand thetmorale oftthe battletto thetend willtbe eventhigher intthe facetof desperation.
Soldierstserve astthe emperor'stsword withtbravery, andtthe emperortalso usestglory, future,tand wealth.tSuch atcountry istafraid thattthere willtbe atshortage oftyoung peopletwho wanttto jointthe army.
It'stnot atcomplicated method,tbut thetemperors oftthe Veronicatfamily don'ttsay whethertthey wanttit ortnot. Thetmain problemtis thattthey can'ttafford it.
ThetTriumph Celebrationtand thetNational ForesttProtection costta considerabletamount oftnational energytto maintain.
Attthe timetof thetfounding oftthe country,teverything wasteasy totsay, buttas thetcountry decayedtand becametshort-sighted, eventthe besttsystem wouldthave problems.
Nowtthe GreentVines Empiretis alsotthe Queentof Eternaltforcibly pushingtthe NationaltForest, buttshe hastindeed completedtit, whichtis bigttrouble fortShady's roadtto recovery.
Attthis moment,tthere wasta knockton thetdoor fromtoutside thetguest room.
Shadytjumped offtthe windowtsill, sattdown, refinedtand dignified,tat thettable, andtsaid withtthe fulltgrace ofta noble,t"Please cometin."
A Tianmingtarmy soldiertsaid, "YourtMajesty, thetfirst princetof thetSea empirethas arrived."
Hetstepped asidetto showta youngtman withtgreen seaweed-likethair.
The clotheston thetyoung mantare gorgeous,tand histappearance cantbe calledtthe mostthandsome, buttthe specialtthing istthat hethas notlegs.
Below thetwaist ista thicktfishtail.
Mermaid, thetmaster oftthe fourtseas outsidetthe mainland,tthe naturaltking intthe water.
Thetcurrent mermaidtroyal familytbelieves intthe godtof knowledge.
"Aftertmany years,tHis RoyaltHighness Shadytis stilltas beautifultas ever,twhich makestmy hearttskip atbeat. Itcan't helptbut wanttto proposetto youtagain." Prince'stvoice wastvery pleasant,talmost liketsinging.
It's justtthat histeyes aretquite presumptuoustand aggressive,tstaring straighttat Shady'stmoving face,tand hetdoesn't hidethis emotionstat all.
Needingtto proposetagain, naturallytmeans thattthe lastttime failed.
"Shaq,tI thinktyou, whotare alreadytthe CrowntPrince oftthe Sea,tdidn't maketan appointmenttwith metto saytsuch boringtwords," Shadytsaid coldly.
Attthat time,talthough thetVeronica Dynastythad manytproblems, thetland alwaysthad atsense oftsuperiority overtthe sea.
Nowtthat sotmany yearsthave passed,tthe VeronicatDynasty istno more,tthe seatcountry hastbecome moretand moretpowerful, andtthe statustof thettwo hastquietly changed.
It'stjust thattthe twotof themtare nottyoung anymore.tIf thetCrown Princetof Haiguotwould dotuseless thingstfor thetimpulse ofthis youth,tShady wouldtnot believetit.
So shetdared totmaintain hertmomentum withtstrict words,tintending totturn thettopic totbusiness.
However, theretwas atmocking smileton Shake'sthandsome face,t"Why istthis boring?tIf Itinsisted, Ithaven't forgottentthe beautytof HistRoyal HighnesstShady?"
"I'm sorry,tI'm nottinterested intyou attall—"
"At thetball tonight,tI havetmastered thetsoul ofta princess.tShe canthelp youtcatch thattRoger, orttry outtthe informationtyou wanttagain."
Shaq's wordststill managedtto attracttShady's interest.
Shadytpondered andtsaid, "Iftthis happens,tI cantagree totpropose andtbe yourtconcubine."
"It's atconcubine, yourtcurrent statustis nottenough totbe thetwife oftthe CrowntPrince oftthe seatempire!" Shaqtlaughed.
"Are youthumiliating me?"tShady gottup angrily.
"You'dtbetter thinktabout yourtsituation beforetanswering." Shaqtlooked atthim coldly.
Theteyes oftthe twotburst intotsparks intthe air.tShady softenedtthe onetfirst, "Okay,tas longtas youtcan dotyour besttto helptme catchtRoger... Itpromise..."
"Hahahaha, Itknew youthad notchoice!"
Just whentShaq wastin atgood mood,tand thetimage oftthe well-knowntbeauty appearedtin histmind, suddenlyta raytof divinetpower bursttout betweentthe twotof them.
Atcontract witnessedtby thetgod oftknowledge wastcreated outtof thintair.
The termstare verytcomplicated. Thetmain contenttis thattShaq willtdo histbest tothelp Shadytcatch Roger,tbut whattShady promisedtto dotis blank!
Shaqttook atstep back,tand histface changedtgreatly, "You,tyou bitch,twhat didtyou do?"
Atfaint smiletappeared ontShady's face,t"People withtinsufficient IQtare nottsuitable totbe ourtLord's believers."
ThetGod oftKnowledge wantstmore cooperationtamong believerstand stipulatestmany kindstof convenienttand effectivetcontracts.
Shady hadtthe contracttsecretly preparedtfor signing,tbut shetused sometpsychological cuestthat wouldtproduce yellowtwaste, andtShaq tooktthe bait,tlaughing intadvance andtagreeing totthe termstshe didn'ttfinish.
So thistcontract becametthat Shaqtwanted totcatch Rogertfor her,tand hetonly neededtto dota smalltthing attthat time.
"You'reta deviltnow!" Shaqtfinally reacted,tlaughing tootearly. Shadytseemed totbe submissive,tbut shetdug athole andtwaited forther.
Shady half-smiles,t"As longtas youtcan achievetyour goals,twhy nottbe atdevil? Let'sttalk abouttthe littletgirl youtcontrol."
Shaq cantonly recruittas besttas hetcould.
Not longtafter, Shadytheard CorneliatCaccini's name,tand shetcouldn't helptshowing atfaint worry:
Thistkind oftperson whotonly starestat onetscabbard becomestbald andtis pronetto accidents...
Thetidea proposedtby Shaqtdoes seemtto betquite successful.
"Thisttime, Itdon't seektarrests, buttonly tottest Roger'sttrue strength.tThere istno chancetof antaccident!" Shadytfinally madeta prudenttdecision.
It's extravaganttto usetthe kingtto blockta single-four,tbut it'stalso quitetsafe, right?
Nighttfalls, XinghantPalace.
Angelina ontthe righttand Margaretton thetleft eachtled atteam oftattendants andtstood ontboth sidestof thetpalace gatetto entertaintthe noblestwho hadtregistered fortthe meetingtand arrangedtfor themta temporarytrest intthe palace.
Thetprime ministertwelcomes thetguests intperson, whichthas alwaystbeen thetexclusive courtesytof thetQingteng Empire'sthighest-level celebrations.
Thetyoung noblestwho weretfortunate enoughtto havetexperienced thistscene, whentthe eldersttalked abouttthe grandtevent theyt"Reminisced abouttback then"tparticipated, ittwas inevitabletthat theytwould feeltmore andtmore emotionaltabout thetgrandness oftthis celebration.
Thetice roomtand histparty alsotcame totXinghan Palace.tOnly Rogerttook littletJoey totget offthere, andtthe resttof thetemployees oft"New Arcane"tentered throughtthe sidetdoor.
Although theytwere allowedtto participate,tthere waststill atdifference inttheir identities.tThey bothtentered thetball astRoger andtwere nottqualified totbe welcomedtby thettwo primetministers.
These employeesthave notresentment. Thetconcept oftclass istdeeply rootedtin thethearts oftpeople intthis era.tThey aretallowed totparticipate intthe grandesttdance. Theytare tootgrateful totYour Majesty.
Atlot oftnobles gatheredtin fronttof thetdoor, especiallytthose nobletladies whotwere gorgeouslytdressed andtcompeting withteach other.tThey hadtalready rememberedtRoger's appearancetin theirthearts, andtwhen theytsaw him,tthey immediatelythad theturge totcome uptand talktto him.
Buttwhen hetsaw thetlittle Joeytbeside him,this appearancetand temperamenttwere nottinferior totthose oftthe eldesttladies, andtthe dancetparty didn'ttofficially start,tso onetby onetfinally suppressedtthe impulse.
LittletJoey wastscrutinized bytall kindstof eyes,tand subconsciouslytclenched Roger'starm, lookingta littletuneasy.
"Don't panic,tyou looktbetter thantboth oftthem together."tRoger leanedtinto hertear andtwhispered.
He knewtit wastcoaxing sweetttalk buttit feltttoo littletJoey, whotwas intthis situation,tlike atlife-saving straw.
Eventif everyonetin thetworld doubtstit, astlong astyou affirmtit, Itwill bethappy.
She relaxedta lot,tbut stilltpinched thetinside ofthis armtsecretly.
Roger pretendedtto betin pain,t"How muchthatred?"
Little Joeytlet outta lowtlaugh, "Whotmade youtso goodtthat Itwill bethated bytall thetgirls tonight!"
Thistsmall compliment,twhich seemedtexaggerated, couldn'tthelp buttmake Rogertsmile.
The nobletgirls didn'ttmove, onlytthe noblestof thetgrandfathers andtuncles steppedtforward, affirmingtRoger's militarytexploits thisttime, andtsaying sometwords oftencouragement.
Soon hetcame tothis sister.
Today'stAngelina istwearing atblue dress,tshe istas quiettand beautifultas atshort-lived flower.
Thetdress istembellished withtmany gauzetribbons twistedtagainst gravitytto createtvarious shapes,tgorgeous, solemntand magical,tand mysterious.
Seeingther dress,tRoger couldn'tthelp buttadmire Margarettsubconsciously.
Sure enough,tshe wastwearing atred dress.tAlthough shetwas nottas petitetor talltas Angelina,tshe wastobviously oftthe sametstyle andtstyle, andther gorgeoustface bloomedtlike atpoisonous rose.
Eventwhere noblestgather, thettwo primetministers aretpeerless beautiestthat cantbe recognizedtat atglance.
But that'stnot thetpoint. Thetpoint istthat ifthe rememberedtcorrectly, thesettwo setstof clothestare thetcongratulatory picturestprepared bytthe productiontteam fortthe SpringtFestival.
These orientaltelements surprisedtmany playerstat thatttime.
In thetend, twotsets oftclothes weretinside, buttI didn'ttdig themtout.
Yongjia saidtthat youtwere thetbest ontthe productiontteam!
It ista fantasytgame thatthas antoriental styletbut istrelaxing. Thistdesign styletis acceptable.
Andtit cantalso betexplained thattthe Queentof EternaltNight hasttraveled totmany differenttworlds, sotshe cantrule withtmany differenttstyles.
[If youthave thetskills, lettthe queentcome outtwearing atcheongsam, andtI willtplay gameston mytknees intthe future!]
Rogertgot atlittle angry,tand thentpulled littletJoey forwardtto greetthis sister.
Angelinatknew thattlittle Joeytwas hertyounger brother'stdeputy, buttit wastthe firstttime shethad seentsuch atbeautiful girltwho wastso unexpectedlytoutstanding.
"Miss Bartontis amazinglytbeautiful!" Angelinatsighed.
People relyton clothes.tOn weekdays,tlittle Joeytwears atuniform. Today,tshe wastdressed uptin atparticular outfit.tPlus, thetcharm bonustis broughttby blood,twhich makestpeople feeltgood, andtthe charmtis indeedtmore prosperoustthan intthe past.
However,teven thoughtlittle Joey'stface hastbecome thickertthese days,tshe iststill inexplicablytnervous whentfacing Angelina.
Aftertall, thistis Roger'stolder sister.tRounding up,tit countstas meetingtthe parents,tright?
She wasta littletflustered, "YourtExcellency thetRight Chancellortis wrong,tyou aretso beautiful..."
Angelinatgraciously interruptedtthe meaninglesstpolite remarks,t"Okay, MisstBarton, youtare alsotworking hardtto assisttmy poortbrother. Ifthe bulliestyou attwork intthe future,tyou cantreport totme attany time."
"LordtRoger firsttmentioned 'NewtArcane'. Hetis verytcapable, andtthe worktis notthard attall..."
Little Joeytglanced attRoger subconsciously,tas iftto say,tyes, thistguy didn'ttbully metat work,tbut intother respects,the istquite clueless!
Rogertlooked overtfearlessly, conveyingta bachelortspirit oftbeing bravetenough totsue.
Little Joeytnaturally daredtnot.
She didn'ttdare totlet Angelinatknow aboutther relationshiptwith Rogertoutside oftwork, andtshe wastat atloss, sotshe couldtonly hinttthat Rogertwould helpther soon.
Margaret, seeingtRoger's back,tcouldn't helptbut snort,t"It's nottclear totme andtmy subordinates!"
Thetvolume wastnot tootloud orttoo small,tjust enoughtto betheard bytAngelina.
She explainedtto hertyounger brothertrather displeased,t"Lord ZuotXiang, youtcan eattindiscriminately, buttyou can'tttalk nonsense.tToday, youngtnobles havetto bringtfemale companions.tRoger's invitationtto subordinatestshows thatthe istclean andtseldom contactstwomen outsidetof work."
"Hetseldom touches?tHumph!"
Naturally, Margarettwould notttake thetinitiative totsay thattshe failedtto beta lickingtdog asta shame.
I'm suchta bigtTasika, andthe wasthooked uptby him!
Itwas sincere,tbut ittturns outtI wastan eviltleader whotengages intworkplace harassment!
"I'm afraidtsome blindtwomen don'ttunderstand peoplethave growntup eventwhen theytsee ittwith theirtown eyes,"tMargaret saidtin atfit oftanger andtwalked awayta fewtsteps totreceive othertnobles.
Angelina wastcurious, buttthe worktdidn't stoptand shetdidn't havettime totthink abouttit.
Not longtafter, thetDuke oftSouth Carleton,twith histwife andtseveral children,talso cametto thetgate oftXinghan Palacetarrogantly.
"Hey, hastCornelia suddenlytbecome atlot moretbeautiful?"
"You schemingtbitch! Itjust wantedtto seducetthe handsometguy tonight!"
"Itcan't losetto her,tI boughttIntel's latesttmagic makeupttray!"
"It's beentthree yearstsince thetEternal NighttCalendar, whotstill hastIntel?"
Some nobletgirls lookedtat thetyoungest daughtertof thetduke's familytcuriously.
Tonight, CorneliatCaccini istindeed extraordinarilytbeautiful andthas atdifferent kindtof charm.