The Othello Grand Opera House is located on Bourbon Street, the busiest street in the imperial capital.
As the name suggests, Bourbon Street is naturally the block planned to expand the imperial capital after the Snow Lion family took control of the empire, and there are rumors that this street was opened by the Snow Lion family for the Saiyans who are good at doing business. They originally hoped that the Saiyans would do business.
The road expanded here and formed the trade center of the entire continent.
That was a thousand years ago. Although the Saiyans did not arrive in the end and were exterminated by the northern barbarians, Bourbon Street has undoubtedly become the most prosperous commercial district in the imperial capital, with many shops, a wide range of goods, and the most luxurious
Commodities and the most novel products will be sold here, and to a certain extent, it also leads the consumption trend of the huge empire.
The Othello Grand Opera House is magnificent and even more magnificent at night.
In particular, the original gas lamps with golden glass covers in the square have just been replaced by electric colored light bulbs, making the Grand Theater even more psychedelic in its illumination.
The interior of the Grand Theater is a cylindrical five-story structure. The first floor is a general area with densely packed seats. Even the middle-class citizens of the imperial capital can afford tickets.
From the second floor to the fifth floor, there are various luxurious boxes. Among them, the boxes on the second floor are in a parallel position with the stage, and have the best sound collection effect. They also protrude forward, and the stage is almost in front of you. Naturally, the price here is the highest.
The seven or eight boxes in the center are the private property of top nobles.
What Eudora led Lu Ming to was the luxurious and spacious box in the middle, which was the private box of the Snow Lion family.
She was dressed in a fancy dress. Although she was just a little bean sprout, the gorgeous sky blue tutu skirt still slightly outlined the shallow ravine on her chest and slender waist. She was also dressed in jewels and wore a jewel-filled t-shirt.
The luxurious princess's tiara, the snow-white small chest, and the sapphire necklace as blue as the sparkling sea exudes intoxicating light. The whole person is a little less innocent and cute, and a little more graceful and beautiful, with a faint childishness.
The beauty is more and more captivating.
Her appearance immediately became the focus of the audience.
The civilians had already checked in and entered the venue, and now they were all sitting quietly. From their perspective, they could not see the VIP seats on the second floor.
In the VIP seats on other floors, nobles and businessmen all walked out of the boxes, stroking their chests and paying attention.
Because Princess Constance, who came to watch the opera at this time, represented the Snow Lion family.
Lu Ming, who was walking beside her, attracted too many people's attention.
Lu Ming felt the glances of swords, guns and sticks coming from all directions. Of course, there were more envy and doubts.
The luxurious box can seat dozens of people and even has a separate bathroom.
Behind the red curtain in the front row was a Western-style bench with velvet seats. Lu Ming sat on it side by side with Eudora honestly and politely.
He also watched the VIPs on every floor within sight return to their boxes.
The team of musketeers protecting Eudora consisted of nine people, wearing simple armor similar to those of knights. Some were standing in the corridor outside the VIP table, and some were standing behind the two of them.
Following Lu Ming were Debaya and four maids. Debaya was dressed as a housekeeper, and the four blond maids in black and white maid outfits were actually members of the "Dark Thorn".
Their energy shields can be said to be invulnerable to weapons in this world, and with the assistance of the anti-gravity system of the slave collars, each of them is as light as a swallow and can perform various difficult movements that violate the rules of earth physics. Inside the maid uniform
The flying blade hanging on the left arm is essentially a drone, and it also carries four micro bombs that are as powerful as primary nuclear bombs.
It can be said that these four female slaves, who look extremely fragile, have the terrifying power to destroy the entire imperial capital.
But at this moment, everyone was trembling. For the first time, they were able to follow the god-like master a few steps closer. Their legs were so weak that they had no strength. If they encountered an assassin, they would have to rely on the automatic assistance system of the slave collar.
Lu Ming randomly clicked four secret thorns to follow, "Ten", "Twenty", "Thirty" and "Forty", these were the names of the four of them.
At this time, Lu Ming looked at his watch.
At eight o'clock sharp, the opera should begin.
Since Eudora notified the theater of her arrival at short notice, the theater would naturally have to wait before Princess Constance arrived.
But Eudora was very punctual and arrived a few minutes early.
When we entered the box, the time had just reached eight o'clock.
But on the stage, the red curtain was tightly closed, and there was no sign of the opening.
"Your Highness, His Excellency the Earl of Birmingham hasn't arrived yet, do you still have to wait for him?" The theater manager had already rushed over to explain. He was standing awkwardly in the corridor outside the box, wiping the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief.
Lu Ming then knew that it was Emperor Falcon who was ready to agree to Eudora's marriage.
The second-in-line heir of the Bismarck family among the five major royal families, his father was the first-in-line. If there are no major changes, the Earl of Birmingham can be said to be the third-generation head of the Bismarck family.
Naturally, the theater manager would not know about the possible marriage between the two families, but in terms of weight, although Eudora is the princess of the current emperor's family, she is a girl after all, and the Earl of Birmingham is the third-generation heir to the unshakable Grand Duchy of Bismarck.
, to say which one is more important, Birmingham’s status is more noble.
The theater manager was naturally in a dilemma at this moment, as if he was being roasted on the fire.
"Wait for him!" Eudora waved her hand.
The theater manager immediately felt as if he had been granted amnesty, but he was still a little worried. He whispered: "The Earl of Birmingham is almost half an hour late every time. If His Highness..."
"It doesn't matter!" Eudora said calmly.
"Yes, yes!" The theater manager finally breathed a sigh of relief and stepped back with his butt raised.
"Uncle, this idiot will definitely not be able to become a grand duke in the future. Either he will be killed by his brothers and sisters, or he will be overthrown by the constitutionalists, don't you think?" Eudora's little face was full of disdain.
Lu Ming smiled: "Not necessarily, maybe the constitutionalists like this. If I were a constitutionalist in the Grand Duchy of Bismarck, I would fully support his inheritance."
"Uncle, you are so cunning!" Eudora chuckled, "Then, what is your purpose of supporting our family? Because my father has no ambitions and is easy to coax?"
Lu Ming said calmly: "Prince Styx and I have a relationship where only one can live. Your family and I have a common powerful enemy. The enemy of our enemy is a friend, right?"
"Huh?" Eudora's intelligence network obviously did not find such a thing. She looked at Lu Ming suspiciously: "But isn't my uncle from the Lost Land in the far south? How can he be enemies with the Styx people?" Then
She shook her little head, "But, my intuition tells me that uncle, you are not lying about this matter. Forget it, I just hope that uncle will not lie to me and will always stand on my family's side in the future..."
His face was inexplicably gloomy, "I always feel that if my uncle becomes our enemy in the end, my father will definitely be killed by you..."
Lu Ming looked at it for a moment, and was about to say something to comfort her when laughter suddenly came from outside: "Eudora, why are you here? I know you are also coming to the opera, so come here quickly!"
Obviously, it was much earlier than his usual time.
"Go away! Do I still need you to report?!" The man's tone was suddenly angry. It was obviously Eudora's retinue who stopped him and refused to let him get close.
But he couldn't get close, and he could faintly hear outside, as if the musketeers had drawn out their muskets.
Dibaya behind Lu Ming made a gesture, and the 20 figures flickered, seeming to move a little, and then not moving at all, but there were already seven or eight fire blunderbuss in her hand, which she threw on the ground.
Then the exclamations from outside came in.
"Who? What's going on?!" The Earl of Birmingham's frightened and angry voice also sounded.
When Eudora saw this scene, she immediately swallowed what she was about to say and stood up gently. The maid behind her held up the tail of her skirt, and she walked out of the box.
In the corridor outside, I saw a very handsome young man with an angry face.
Some of the seven or eight followers behind him stared blankly at their hands, while others reacted quickly and immediately drew out their swords to block the young man.
Our own followers were pointing their guns at each other, but they all looked surprised.
Apparently in the blink of an eye, the "Marquis Yuan"'s seemingly weak maid snatched away all the muskets of the Earl of Birmingham's retinues.
Eudora rolled her big eyes and smiled: "John, my sweetheart and I are watching the opera, why are you here to join in the fun?"
When he saw Eudora coming out, the handsome young man whose face was full of anger disappeared immediately and was replaced by a flattering smile. He was immediately dumbfounded: "What? What did you say? What kind of sweetheart?!"
Listening to the conversation outside, Lu Ming shook his head. This little devil had given him another problem.
Naturally, he saw that one of his maids had uncanny skills, so he changed his mind temporarily, and suddenly he became her favorite.
"Hey!" Eudora seemed to make a face at the young man, then ran back, entered the box like a lady, walked slowly to the bench and sat next to Lu Ming, smiled at Lu Ming: "Uncle,
Do you think my grandfather and father won't be able to sleep tonight? I'll see you tomorrow, right? You have to think about how to answer."
"Asshole, who is in there!" The young man outside yelled angrily.
"Give him my business card, and he's too noisy!" Lu Ming was helpless. He didn't expect that he would be involved in the center of the whirlpool of the imperial capital's political scene so quickly.
"Ten"'s figure disappeared, and then, several low screams were heard.
When Eudora curiously went out to watch the excitement, she saw Birmingham's followers carrying him away in a hurry.
A business card flew out of "Ten"'s hand and landed lightly on the unconscious young man, "My master Yuan Hou, when you see him in the future, remember to stay away, otherwise you won't be so lucky!"
"Ah, sister, can John hear what you say?" Eudora asked "Ten" politely.
"Ten" was stunned. He didn't expect that his master's very close friend would speak to him so politely, especially for a stunning little beauty. He was afraid that sooner or later she would become his mistress.
He hurriedly bowed his head and said respectfully: "Yes, Your Highness, he can hear the slave's warning."
"Are these all magical martial arts from the Lost Land?" Eudora's little face was filled with admiration.
"Slave, slave, I'm scared!" "Ten" knelt down on one leg in fear.
"Sister, are you afraid of your master? It seems that Uncle Yuanhou is a very scary person!" Eudora entered the box with her little hands behind her back, shaking her head.
He tilted his head and looked at Lu Ming, sighing in a pretentious manner, as if he was saying that he had misjudged the person, and it turned out that his uncle was this kind of person.
Lu Ming looked at her and said helplessly: "What's your plan next?"
"He didn't drink the drink originally prepared for him. Uncle, you are responsible!" Eudora slowly sat down next to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming was startled, "Are you really going to kill him?"
Eudora looked at the stage where the red curtain was slowly opening, "The opera is about to begin!"
Obviously the fight or something like that has nothing to do with the theater. It doesn't matter how scared the manager is. He can only do his job and ensure that today's opera singing is not influenced by the outside world.
…
"Are you really not going home?" Lu Ming got on and off the carriage. When he saw Eudora also jumping out of the car and walking up the steps of the hotel with him, he realized that she was not joking.
If anyone listens to modern opera, their ears will itch. The opera singers’ voices are incredible, otherwise they would not be able to perform on that gorgeous stage, and it would be completely impossible for them to perform in vain.
I originally just wanted to listen to it for fun, but I didn't want to end up being so mesmerized that I completely fell into the artistic conception expressed in those songs. I even felt that it would be very beneficial to my own cultivation.
But after the show, Eudora said that she would not go home today and would go back to the hotel with her. She originally thought that this little guy was teasing her again.
But when the royal carriage took her to the hotel, she actually got off the carriage.
"Uncle, are you going to force me to go back?" Eudora looked at Lu Ming with a look of grievance on her face.
Lu Ming was helpless: "You don't have to pretend to be pitiful. I don't care what you think. You can do whatever you like. If you don't go back, I have some good movies there. Just ask Fatima to watch them with you."
"
"Movie? What is that?" Eudora's face turned curious again.
There is no word movie in this world, so Lu Ming made up the word himself using electricity and images.
"You'll know it when you see it!" Lu Ming walked up the steps. Eudora looked at his back, chuckled, and then trotted after him in a cute and ladylike manner with her hands behind her back.
The waiters in the hotel came out early to welcome me and bowed one after another.
…
Of the four presidential suites on the top floor of the Yellow River Hotel, No. 1 is the largest, and only No. 1 has a movie screening room.
When the first image of the classic old film "Lost in Space" from the Han Empire appeared on the movie screen, Eudora was immediately shocked by this magical scene and marveled, but she was quickly attracted by the plot and entered
After being completely selfless, it seems that Captain Nicole is about to gain new fans in another world.
Let’s not talk about science fiction, but let’s talk about the self-reliance and self-improvement of the heroine drama. The kind of shock it brings to the male-dominated society will naturally make those women with ideas and ambitions intoxicated.
It was also the first time for Fatima to enter the movie screening room, and she was also horrified. However, she had seen all kinds of miracles of "The Marquis" with her own eyes, and she was already numb this morning.
Lu Ming sat inside for a while, and then missed Nicole a little, so he traveled to the first continent to meet Nicole.
In the morning, Lu Ming came to the restaurant and saw Fatima, a beautiful Persian woman with slightly bloodshot amber eyes, already preparing breakfast for him.
Although there are many maids, Fatima will still do her best to be a lover, even if it is only in name.
"Mr. Marquis, Her Royal Highness is still in the drawing room, watching one film after another. She is addicted..." Fatima said cautiously.
"Oh, feel free to do whatever you want!" Lu Ming waved his hand, and Fatima breathed a sigh of relief.
It should be said that if the princess stayed away from home at night, once word spread, it would cause a lot of trouble.
But I tried to persuade him several times, and even went to report to the Marquis in the middle of the night, but the Marquis slept soundly, so I didn't dare to knock on the door too loudly.
But after all, if something happened and someone was to blame, it would definitely be his fault.
It's good that the Marquis didn't care, and neither did I. The Marquis didn't seem to care about it at all.
"Go bring her some breakfast, coax her to sleep, and tell her that she can come over and watch new movies at any time. There is no need to rush. Besides, how many things are there now? Tell her not to lose her mind by playing with things."
Following Lu Ming's instructions, Fatima quickly claimed that it was.
The phone rang suddenly. Fatima answered it and turned around and said: "Master Marquis, the Sheriff of Saiyah District is here to visit you."
Lu Ming nodded: "Ask someone to take him to the reception room." It was probably because of the conflict between the Earl of Birmingham and himself last night.
…
Viscount Barwick, the Sheriff of Saiyan District, is a handsome middle-aged man. When he saw Lu Ming, he stood up and stroked his chest slightly, "Good day, Your Excellency, Marquis Yuan!"
Standing behind him was a tall and thin man wearing a black military uniform, but without any military rank.
Viscount Barwick is the sword-wielding night watchman of Saiyan District, now commonly known as the Sheriff.
But in fact, the aristocratic night watchmen in each district of the imperial capital are now only honored in name to maintain order. Those who really manage the security of the district are the musketeers known as the "cavalry following the night watchmen", which is the prototype of the modern police.
Usually the "horse team" in a district ranges from a dozen to dozens of people, and the night watch musketeers are also called police officers.
For example, in the Saiyan District, the Night Watch and Cavalry is a huge organization, consisting of nearly a hundred police officers and musketeers to guard against thieves, capture thieves, etc.
Disputes between citizens are usually decided on the merits by the captain of the police force.
But this time it was because of the princess that there was a dispute between two nobles. One was the third generation heir of the Bismarck family among the five royal families, and the other was the Yuanhou, the sworn brother of Grand Duke Conrad of the Snow Lion family.
Naturally, the police captain had one head and two heads, so he reported it to Viscount Barwick.
Lu Ming glanced around and the general situation was clear to him.
After sitting down, Lu Ming smiled and said: "You're here for John Birmingham, right? It was just a small friction while watching a show, why did it end up with the Viscount?"
Viscount Barwick also looked helpless: "The Earl of Birmingham sent a lawyer and went to the night watch horse team to report the case, saying that he injured his head last night and the injury was not serious. He is still in the church hospital. The one who beat him was His Excellency the Marquis of Yuan.
His retinue?"
Lu Ming nodded slightly. Could this be the earliest porcelain case passed by a lawyer in the world? It can be considered to be of historical significance.
"Did he make any request?" Lu Ming asked.
Viscount Barwick coughed. Maybe the other party's request was too much. He paused for a while and then said: "The Delong lawyer proposed a settlement condition, which is to hope that the Marquis of Yuan will compensate 50 million dollars, and in addition, the murderer who injured the person will be punished."
Leave it to the Earl of Birmingham."
Fifty million doyle? Just five silver coins. But the problem is that the apparent investment of Huanghe Industry is 100 million doyle, which is an astronomical amount of wealth for this world, so the value of fifty million doyle can be imagined.
And know; as for the second condition, it is even more impossible.
Lu Ming smiled: "If I don't agree, will the cavalry arrest people now?"
"Of course not, of course not!" Viscount Barwick waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't get me wrong, Marquis Yuan, I'm here to sell this old face because I see the people below being in trouble, but I'm not here to make peace.
If the dispute cannot be reconciled, it seems that it will need to be decided by the Privy Council Court."
The Privy Council Court was specially used to adjudicate disputes between nobles, but judges were summoned temporarily every time.
It usually consists of three judges, three nobles and one civilian representative.
In the current dispute between the earl and the marquis, one of the three nobles should have a duke in charge.
The noble judge who presides over the court is recommended by each party, and the third representative of the nobles and common people is appointed by the Privy Council.
Of course, this is for disputes where the fault is not obvious but is more serious, usually economic disputes. This is not the case if a nobleman has committed a serious crime.
Listening to Viscount Barwick's words, Lu Ming nodded: "Then, Your Excellency, the Viscount will apply for the adjudication court for us."
"Okay, it's a great honor..." Viscount Barwick felt that the word was not quite right again and laughed awkwardly.
…
At Princess Constance's Manor, Lu Ming met Grand Duke Conrad again.
The scene is slightly embarrassing.
An hour ago, after seeing off Viscount Barwick at the Yellow River Hotel, the messenger sent by Conrad arrived. Eudora was forced into the car by Lu Ming. After returning to her manor, she took a shower and went to bed.
She looks very much like the little girl who was abducted and raped by Lu Ming.
"Dear brother..." Kang Ruide has always been steady and generous, but at this time, there was unavoidable dissatisfaction on his face.
The conflict that happened in Birmingham last night at the theater reached his ears very quickly. When he came to his daughter's manor, he found that his daughter had not returned home all night.
"Brother Kang Ruide, how about we go to Baron Street to try out an electric bus?" Lu Ming suggested with a smile.
"Ah? It's ready for use?" Conrad couldn't help but be stunned.
Lu Ming nodded slightly.
Baron Street is the block where Huanghe Industrial is located. The road has always seemed to be under construction.
In fact, intelligent machinery completed the installation of the bus system last night.
The bus is not much different from a modern bus, but it runs on the railway track in the center of the street, and the two big pigtails on the roof are placed on the wires.
There were only two passengers on the bus, Lu Ming and Kang Ruide, as well as his two followers. After all, the bus just started trial operation today.
The ticket is not cheap, but it is not very expensive either. It costs 20 denarii to ride from the starting point to the end point, and 500 denarius for a monthly pass.
Today, the average salary of the citizens of the imperial capital is around 2,000 denarius, and the middle-income earner can reach four to five thousand denarius.
Basically, buses are not yet a means of transportation for the general public, but are targeted at the middle class and wealthy class.
Ordinary citizens can probably experience it once in a while, just like taking a taxi in the 1980s and 1990s.
You can also tell by looking at the interior decoration layout of the bus. It is not the kind of rows of seats, but very spacious and comfortable soft seats. The soft seats are opposite each other and separated by a coffee table. There is a beautiful female conductor on the bus, and the seats are for sale.
Coffee refreshments etc.
You can even use this slow but extremely smooth carriage as part of a social place.
While drinking tea with Lu Ming, Kang Ruide admired it.
The imperial capital also has a prototype of public transportation, which is also a rail car, with several horses pulling the carriage. A carriage can only carry seven or eight people, and the price is more expensive than this rail car.
"This Baron Street, I am going to propose to the neighborhood council that passenger carriages be prohibited from running on the street in the future. It is unhygienic and will make the street too chaotic. Those carrying goods can pass on the road next to the railroad tracks, but I also hope that through
The ban will impose fines on horse-drawn carriages that defecate carelessly. Coach drivers need to take care of the physiological problems of their animals in advance before entering this neighborhood."
Kang Ruide was startled and said, "Is this afraid of affecting the livelihood of citizens?"
Lu Ming said: "Brother, don't worry, the Yellow River Transportation will soon launch cheap carriages. This first-class train will run once an hour after it is officially opened. The same will be true for the second-class train, but it will be staggered with the first-class train, so that every half hour,
There will be buses passing through each station to ensure that citizens of all walks of life can travel conveniently. If possible, I hope that this new bus system will soon enter the Bourbon District and even be extended to the entire city."
"Actually, with today's fees, we don't know when the cost of infrastructure construction and research and development for Yellow River transportation will be recovered."
Kang Ruide nodded silently, and what he said is true. According to the current pricing of Yellow River transportation, it is indeed not a huge profit, and the recovery of the initial investment is far away.
And what this new thing brings is not only the convenience of travel and a cleaner city, but the impact it has on the thinking patterns of citizens is the most valuable.
"Brother, I don't expect to make money with the Yellow River Transportation. I propose to change its name to Constance Transportation. I will do the operation. I will also lose money, but it can be regarded as the benefits brought by the Snow Lion Royal Family to the citizens of the imperial capital. This will be beneficial to the improvement of
My brother's prestige is of great benefit."
Oh? Kang Ruide's eyes lit up, but then he remembered why he was looking for Lu Ming, and then he smiled bitterly and said: "Don't tell me, my dear brother is really with my little daughter..." He couldn't continue to ask for a while.
Lu Ming smiled: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is very smart. She declared this to the outside world. I can only say that everything is based on her words. I will not admit or deny it."
Kang Ruide picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said with a wry smile: "My daughter is really a headache, and she has never had a good match. As for my dear brother, I am now afraid that my daughter is not worthy of you, but my dear brother himself
It is also said that in my hometown, my wise brother has hundreds of wives and concubines?" As he spoke, he looked at Lu Ming's expression.
Lu Ming smiled: "I understand, brother, don't worry."
Conrad nodded and stopped talking about this topic, "My dear brother, don't worry about the Bismarck family's affairs. Just concentrate on your career. I'll just go and talk about the Privy Council's ruling and the like!"
Lu Ming smiled: "Okay."
However, if Conrad stood up for himself in such a way, his marriage to the Bismarck family would most likely fall through. He probably didn't like the young man from the Bismarck family to begin with, but he had never been able to go against his father's wishes, so now he was taking the opportunity to destroy it.
…
In the imperial capital, all roads in the city suddenly began to be closed for construction in different areas.
And the speed is extremely fast. In the Bourbon neighborhood where the Othello Grand Opera House is located, which is the most prosperous area of the imperial capital, Constance Transport's bus system was renovated very quickly.
In addition, the Constance Telegraph and Telephone Bureau was also established, and the news of Emperor Falcon's call made the headlines in the imperial capital newspapers.
Huanghe Electric Power also completed the construction of lines in several prosperous areas in the city very quickly.
News that Zeus Styx, the first heir to the Northern Styx Empire, was involved in a scandal also appeared in the imperial capital newspapers.
It is said that Prince Styx was temporarily deprived of many powers. This is also because he has been too popular in the past few years and has too many enemies. He finally got the opportunity, so his rival alliance probably took action at all costs.
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"I always feel that the changes in the city are too great and unreal, and it feels like there will be a disaster at any time."
At the dinner table, Emperor Falcon's words surprised Lu Ming.
Indeed, normally speaking, the earth-shaking speed of change in the imperial capital is usually the result of disaster brought about by evil gods with ulterior motives.
Science fiction works in previous lives also had this kind of thing, but it was also an ecstasy soup sent by aliens.
Sitting on the electric car on the way back, Lu Ming thought about Emperor Falcon's words.
Having brought such changes to the imperial capital, he was naturally visited by Emperor Falcon several times, and was even considered an old acquaintance of his.
I also know that the force that opposes me is not small. Many people call themselves "Mirru" behind their backs, which is a Satan-like existence in the religious system of the God of Light.
They believe that their sweet talk and secret sword are extremely dangerous, and the temptation fruits they bring will cause the empire to collapse. Especially the enemies of the Snow Lion family are extremely hostile to them.
Emperor Falcon must have been repeatedly guessing about his true origin and purpose, but the benefits he brought to the Snow Lion Family were so huge that outsiders regarded him as an agent fully supported by the Snow Lion Family. The benefits brought by the Yellow River Enterprise
All this has greatly increased the prestige of the Snow Lion family. At this stage, Emperor Falcon will not have any plans to eradicate himself.
But ask yourself, if it were you, facing such a person, you would feel extremely dangerous.
On the spacious street under the bright street lights, Lu Ming was riding a bicycle.
Behind, to the left and to the left were a dozen or so assassins, all wearing blue jackets, black skirts, white stockings and cloth shoes. They looked like a group of female bicycle students from the Republic of China, but they all had different hair colors, deep eyes, and high nose bridges.
Just a Western beauty.
These bicycles look no different from the new bicycles appearing in the Imperial City, but in fact they are just aircraft transformations with intelligent systems.
Even the stepping action is driven by the aircraft and does not require any effort at all.
After driving out of the restricted area of the palace square and arriving at the bus stop at the palace station, everyone got off the bus and a group of assassins folded the bicycles very skillfully and neatly.
A RV was parked next to the platform. It was said to be an RV, but in fact it looked like a small train. The front of the steam locomotive was puffing out black smoke in an exaggerated manner.
The tires were rubber tires, so there was no need to walk on rails, but the speed was slow, noisy and bumpy, and extremely difficult to operate. Basically, steam cars could be considered failures. Only a dozen of these RVs were sold in total.
The owners of the cars are naturally top aristocrats and big bourgeois, but they usually keep them on the shelf. Even when they walk on the street, they look fat and have no comfort at all.
However, Lu Ming's car naturally has something going on inside. You can't hear the noise of the steam locomotive outside at all, and the interior is very stable.
In fact, this car is not a fantasy car. Basically, it will not feel too weird if there are guests riding it. It only uses high technology to deal with the traction system and sound insulation system to prevent the smoke from the steam engine room from being poured back into the filtration system of the car.
and a system that can automatically burn coal.
Of course, safety systems such as explosion-proof and bullet-proof are also installed.
The speed is not much controlled, it is about the same speed as a bicycle. Of course, due to the current traffic rules in the imperial capital, it is normal for people to run back and forth in the middle of the street, and the speed of vehicles cannot be increased at all.
The interior is like a two-car train, one is the riding area and the other is the rest area. The overall decoration has a classical elegance and luxury.
Lu Ming was in the seating area at this time. There were several rows of black single sofas, thick scarlet carpets, all the girls were sitting upright, and there were various small vases with elegant bouquets on the coffee table.
Lu Ming drank tea slowly and looked out the car window at the straight street with the lights on.
The small train started slowly and walked beside the railway track. At this time of day, it could run at full speed.
Lu Ming also slowly closed his eyes.
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"Dudu..." Amidst the sound of the siren, the small train slowly stopped, and a black-clad horse team appeared in front of it, with dozens of horses. The knights were all in black uniforms and wore semicircular black hats that looked like pot lids.
It was the night watch horse team, commonly known as police officers, which were the police of this era. The police officer headed by them blew a copper whistle and signaled the vehicles to stop.
In the entire imperial capital, there are only a dozen or so small trains like this, and the owners are all well-known figures.
There has probably never been any precedent for someone being stopped by police officers for no apparent reason.
Lu Ming, who was wandering around the First Continent dealing with affairs, slowly opened his eyes.
Over there, Dibaya had already got out of the car to deal with it.
Looking at the street outside, we have now left the central block where the Royal Palace is located and entered Tiehe Street.
Historically speaking, the earliest origin of this neighborhood was the fiefdom of the Grand Duke Tiehe family, one of the five royal families. The current district magistrate is also a baron of the Tiehe family, and the Tiehe family's remaining residence in the imperial capital is also in this neighborhood.
The relationship between the five royal families is extremely complicated. It is difficult to say which two families are allies and which are enemies.
The Tiehe family has always been independent. The family heads of the past generations have not had the ambition to aspire to the throne of the emperor. They seem to prefer that the territory have as much autonomy as possible.
In front of the train, Dibhaya and the fat police sergeant in the lead probably had poor communication. Judging from the gestures, the other party insisted on getting on the train to search for something.
The Tiehe people have black hair and black eyes, and their race is somewhat like that of the Huns. They were nomadic in their early years and were extremely powerful in combat. They are rich in knights. Even now that we have entered the age of firearms, their hussars have always been a sharp weapon against the firecrackers.
The musketeers were frightened by the heavy cavalry.
It also has a unique camel musketeer, which is also the nemesis of the traditional musketeer. It comes and goes like the wind, and the camel has thick protective pads. When it lies down, it is a bunker for the musketeer rider. Long-distance muskets cannot cause harm to it at all.
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Of course, this was before the Styx Empire started the rifle revolution.
Over there, Debaya waved her hand, and then the train's front brake made an extremely harsh squeaking sound. The black smoke from the metal chimney became thicker, and puffs of it spewed out.
Dibaya had already run back quickly. When the train was moving slowly, she jumped on. Two "Republic of China students" in blue jackets, black skirts, white stockings and cloth shoes who were waiting by the door skillfully closed the door.
When it didn't make sense, Dibaya simply took a forceful approach.
The horses neighed, the police officers rode out of the way, and the small train slowly passed among them.
"They said they were looking for Princess Kori. It is said that the last time the princess appeared was at the Chanel Club, and someone also witnessed her entering the owner's train parked in front of the Chanel Club..." Debaya told the story from the side.
Lu Ming was slightly startled. The Chanel Club was located on Baron Street, which was the site he developed. It was the first women's club in the imperial capital. Men were not allowed to enter. Women could eat, drink, have fun, do beauty treatments inside, and there were also various new models that were expensive.
The women's clothing, bags, etc. for sale are all limited edition, no more than three or five pieces at a time.
The president of the Chanel Club is Aurora, the princess who escaped from Styx. This club is also where she collects information.
Aurora is equipped with an assassin as a bodyguard, who is mainly responsible for gathering intelligence.
At this time, the small train had broken through the blockade of the Tiehe police officers. Two police officers behind it seemed to be trying to catch up, but they were stopped by the captain.
"They seem to have taken it upon themselves to search your train..." Looking at this scene, Debaya made a judgment.
Lu Ming nodded slightly, thought for a while and said: "Go to Chanel Club." Many things are based on groundless rumors and may not be without reason.
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Chanel Club is not far from the Yellow River Hotel. It is a manor-style building complex covering an area of more than ten acres. It not only has luxurious leisure rooms inside, but also has small bridges and flowing water outside, and the environment is excellent.
Men are not allowed to enter. Although Lu Ming is an exception, it is also a special passage. In principle, he will not enter the ladies' activity area.
When Lu Ming came, there was a commotion outside the club, but it was the police chief of the Baron Street neighborhood who brought a few people to inquire about the cause, because the police chief of the Iron River neighborhood, Baron Black Tiger, found the district police chief, Baron Sharif, and reported the case.
The Princess of Japan disappeared after visiting the Chanel Club, hoping to search the Chanel Club.
The problem is that Baron Street was in a run-down state before the development of Huanghe Real Estate.
Baron Sherif was also squeezed into this barren neighborhood, where he couldn't even afford the expenses of the police cavalry.
Nowadays, the magistrate of Baron Street has become a vacancy, Baron Sharif's men are even stronger, and the police cavalry has expanded tenfold. All of this was given by the Yellow River Consortium and its big boss behind the scenes, Yuan Hou.
Upon hearing Baron Black Tiger's arrival, Baron Sharif quickly left in a hurry due to urgent matters.
The sergeant was nowhere to be found.
Deputy Sergeant Harry took a few people to the Chanel Club, but was stopped outside.
He asked a few questions casually, ignoring the livid face of Baron Black Tiger who followed him, and closed the case as there was no suspicion.
When Lu Ming arrived, this farce was ending.
Deputy Chief Harry saw a train spewing black smoke parked in front of the club. His face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly ran over to say hello.
Lu Ming got out of the car and patted him on the shoulder. He said "Thank you for your hard work". He immediately felt relieved and his bones became lighter. He nodded and looked at the background of Lord Yuanhou walking towards the exclusive side door. He didn't stand up straight until Lord Yuanhou disappeared.
He recovered his health, coughed a few times, and regained his official dignity.
Baron Black Tiger wanted to go up and talk to Marquis Yuan, but was stopped by several police officers and stamped his feet angrily.
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The second floor is a luxurious reception room that is reserved exclusively for Lu Ming.
Lu Ming slowly picked up the fragrant tea that Aurora offered carefully and looked at this beautiful young woman with a timid face.
The Styx people are small, with an average height of about one meter and two meters, and the women are about one meter tall. Aurora is considered tall among the Styx women, but in Lu Ming's eyes, she is as tall as a child, and she is as tall as a dwarf.
Different, she has a figure with golden proportions and is very slender from face to body, so her height is not a disadvantage. Her exotic style is just like the small, delicate and charming feeling of a live-action anime figure.
The first time I saw her, she was completely covered by a robe and I didn't feel it. Now she was wearing an Oriental beauty costume specially tailored for her, a gorgeous Xia Pei, and under the red silk trousers were extremely small embroidered stockings.
Beautiful women can simply arouse the evil desire to conquer in any man's heart.
Lu Ming didn't know what to do, so he stretched out his hand and gently twisted a strand of her bright purple hair around his finger.
Aurora stiffened, lowered her head, and did not dare to speak.
In the past, I judged that she could reach his chest when she stood up straight, but it seemed that was not the case at all. It was also because she basically knelt next to her when they met before, which made me misjudge. Now, I think it was probably not as good as it could be.
Lu Ming, who was thinking wildly, suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly retracted his hand. He felt like he was seeing a beautiful figure. He subconsciously played with it and felt that his big hands could hold her entire small body in the palm of his hand...
Thinking of this, my heart swayed slightly again.
"Do you know the missing Princess Kori?" Lu Ming coughed and regained his concentration.
"Yes, Lord Marquis, she, she is here now..." Aurora seemed to have made up her mind a long time ago, and knew that if she confessed frankly, even the worst result would be better than hiding from the terrible man in front of her.
But her little body was trembling uncontrollably. Naturally, she was extremely frightened. Her knees softened and she slowly knelt down, "Master Marquis, please, please punish me..." Her soft voice was stammered and trembled completely.
temperament.
She had seen to some extent what kind of terrifying abilities the Dark Thorn had.
Those slaves are so terrible, let alone their masters.
"What..." Lu Ming didn't expect her to admit it so openly, and was a little surprised.
"Master Marquis, she, she is also a poor person. Her tribe was exterminated, and she was forced to marry Prince Geri. She has always wanted to escape..." Aurora lowered her head to the ground, like a beautiful red flower, with purple hair.
It's the stamens, but the delicate flowers are trembling in fear.
At this time, a "Republic of China student" wearing the same blue jacket, black skirt, white stockings and cloth shoes knelt on one knee beside Lu Ming. He was the assassin following Aurora.
"Master, the slave interrogation has revealed that Princess Geri was instigated by the Styx envoy to make you and the Tiehe family sworn enemies before escaping from the empire. In Styx, she will change her name and surname and be named the Duchess of Styx.
, will get a feudal country with a population of hundreds of thousands."
"What?" Aurora raised her little face in shock. She didn't know how Dark Thorn found out that she had secretly collected the Princess of Ri. In order to find a way to avoid Dark Thorn's eyes and ears, she used
She learned all her wisdom; secondly, she didn't expect that Princess Geri had completely lied to her.
The assassin named "Eighteen" added: "But one thing is that Princess Ri did not lie. Her tribe was indeed destroyed by the Iron River Tribe, but some of her relatives fled to the Styx Empire and were taken in by the Prince of Styx.
A large number of her people lived in the feudal country promised by Prince He. Her uncle brought a letter, a kind of paper on which images could be seen. Her uncle's image was talking to her in it, and she also saw this.
It’s because of his amazing skills that he decided to help the people of Styx.”
"Furthermore, the Styx Emissary has always been in contact with the Iron River royal family. They have always promised to support the Iron River Grand Duchy's assertion of independence."
Lu Ming nodded slightly. The so-called image on paper that made Princess Kori make up her mind should not be a technological product, but a magical power.
It was precisely because of such a magical power that Princess Kerri was so frightened that she completely obeyed the instructions of the Styx Messenger. It was even very possible that she was briefly lost in thought by that magical power.
Moreover, it seems that Prince Styx's plan has already begun.
This was originally one of his trump cards, but now he has used it on himself.
He is naturally aware of his existence, and he will never underestimate the projection of the Western God Lord here.
He had attacked his reputation in the Styx and damaged the source of faith he had obtained. He immediately thought of a way to fight back and used this secret weapon.
Indeed, although the direction of things was not what Prince Styx wanted, his goal was achieved.
Even if he hands over Princess Geri now and exposes the scandal that this princess is actually a spy in Styx, it will seriously damage the reputation of the Tiehe royal family.
Not to mention, it will also expose the shocking conspiracy of the Tiehe clan, which has been secretly collaborating with the Styx people.
No matter what, he and the Tiehe clan will take a sharply hostile stance.
By destroying his reputation, he is also destroying the support he has received in the Lionheart Empire.
He was extremely cautious, and would be furious when he found out that he existed, but instead of eagerly looking for him directly to see if he could kill all of himself, he also set out to destroy his goal of gaining the popularity of the Lionheart Empire.
It is true that if he comes to the capital of the Lion Heart Empire now, almost all the people here have no good opinion of the Styx people, and he cannot get any bonus from the source of faith, then he will join forces with Hera and Sekhmet.
With a crowd of supporters, it is not impossible to defeat him or even seriously injure him and imprison him.
Similarly, if I go to the Styx Empire's sphere of influence, especially in the area around the Styx Empire's imperial capital, I am afraid that I will suffer heavy losses if I encounter him.
It seems that the contest with him cannot be decided in a short time.
It seems that the Styx people are being brainwashed in different regions to make them give up the evil gods and believe in the true gods.
Want to prepare for missionaries?
Including blowing the trumpet and launching a life-and-death holy war between mortal kingdoms?
Lu Ming shook his head, fighting under the rules of Western gods was troublesome.
"Master Marquis, I, I..." Aurora, who had been in a daze for a long time, finally came back to her senses, with a wry smile on her pretty face: "But, I don't regret it, she, she didn't suffer or be tortured, she is fine...
"
Probably Princess Nakori was the first close friend she made when she was lonely and helpless, and she felt that Princess Nakori had the same problem as her. Moreover, according to Princess Nakori, Princess Nakori was probably often cruelly tortured.
"Has my place turned into a shelter for princesses?" Lu Ming shook his head and glanced at Aurora, "Get up."
Aurora's pretty face turned pale slightly, probably because she thought she was about to receive a terrible punishment.
She tried hard to stand up, but her delicate little body didn't have any strength at all, and she couldn't get up at all.
The eyes of the assassin "Eighteen" looked at her with sympathy. Perhaps in a short period of time, she had accepted the existence of this poor person and even sympathized with her rough fate.
Moreover, the secret of this poor exiled princess was something she had to reveal, and it was she who caused this poor princess who was so kind to her to fall into despair.
"Eighteen" secretly glanced at Lu Ming's face again, maybe he wanted to help Aurora, but he didn't dare to make any mistakes, let alone intercede.
Lu Ming shook his head, stretched out his hand and grabbed Aurora's slender waist in the palm of his hand. He gently picked her up and put her on the ground to stand upright. He nodded and said, "Forget it, a kind act is not a big deal. Then
You shouldn't be punished for your mistakes." Shiba smiled and said, "Hold her."
"Eighteen" immediately beamed with joy and hurriedly got up and ran over to help the crumbling Aurora.
Lu Ming slowly retracted his hand, and was shocked. This was so tight that he couldn't hold it. He was afraid that with a little force, her tiny waist would be broken into pieces.
However, Aurora actually has the potential of an awakened person. Although her original qualifications are that of cannon fodder and has no place in the divine world, she has the power of a potential awakened person after all, and it seems to be a charming power, called "God's
"Plaything". Therefore, her body is not as delicate and fragile as it seems. Even if she does not really use her divine power, she cannot be easily crushed like a glass man. On the contrary, it seems that she can completely cater to her needs.
My own storm.
In the blink of an eye, this information flowed through Lu Ming's mind like lightning, and he couldn't help but shake his head. The Western Gods were too absurd. The seeds that were born with their projections, and they had this kind of awakened person for them to play with, and they were not qualified.
When you enter the divine realm, your life as a plaything will end, your soul will be destroyed, and your fate will be quite tragic.
"Why are you fleeing and the identity of the child? You need to tell me in a few days. Oh, you can also talk to Shiba. As for Princess Geri, I want to think about how to deal with it."
Lu Ming stood up and left, leaving Aurora speechless in surprise.
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In the evening, the communications room of the Yellow River Hotel received Shiba's secret message.
Aurora explained everything.
Her late husband, the Duke of Champs, was the third son of Emperor Styx. Although Emperor Styx loved him very much, there was no doubt that Emperor Styx would pass the throne to Prince Styx. Prince Styx and the Duke of Champs had always had a very good relationship.
It wasn't until the day she got married to the Duke of Champs that she met the Prince of Styx for the first time.
That night, Prince Styx broke into the wedding room and said a lot of words that she couldn't understand. He didn't want to waste even a little bit of power, let alone what was his own, to be appropriated by others. You are my private property in this world.
some type of.
The Duke of Champs fell asleep the moment Prince Styx entered the wedding room.
The Prince of Styx also said proudly that the Duke of Champs Elysees could not touch you with a finger. From now on, when we meet every day, he will not know and will think that he and you are already in love with each other when he wakes up.
Aurora couldn't move a finger and could only watch the Prince of Styx advancing step by step.
But at this moment, the black cat that the Duke of Champs had been raising jumped over the Duke of Champs, and the Duke of Champs suddenly opened his eyes.
Next, the brothers turned against each other. The Duke of Champs cursed the Prince of Styx, which angered the Prince of Styx. With a finger, the Duke of Champs fell down and died.
Prince Styx showed his fierce look at that time, strangled the black cat to death, and then wrote many strange spells to look like a magic circle.
The corpse of the Duke of Champs slowly disappeared, and the body of the black cat gradually changed into the appearance of the Duke of Champs.
The vicious curse words of the Prince of Styx seem to mean that the black cat will become the Duke of Champs from now on, and will also be a puppet who obeys his orders.
But at this moment, thunder like thunder rang out in the night sky outside.
The black cat, which was gradually turning into the baby of the Duke of Champs and growing up, suddenly jumped up and bit the Prince of Styx on his finger.
Prince Styx's expression changed drastically, and he disappeared after the strong wind.
Aurora was so horrified that she didn't come back to her senses until early in the morning, and then she took the foolish and foolish child on the road to escape.
Fortunately, her family's power was not small, and she didn't know what happened for the time being. Prince Styx didn't show up for several days, so she fled all the way and came to the Lion Heart Empire.
And now, she has become a traitor and enemy of her family.
Looking at the densely packed paper with small characters, Lu Ming became more and more curious.
Then, she noticed Shiba's notes. In the story Aurora told, at every node, she marked the time in small letters next to it.
Really extremely attentive and competent.
Aurora's wedding day? Huh?
Lu Ming's eyes narrowed slightly. Wasn't it the night of the Great Cataclysm in the Far South, when all the ferocious beasts were exterminated, and the unknown barrier between the Far South and the Southern Continent suddenly disappeared?
It was also the day I stepped into the Southern Continent.
It seems that it was the great changes in the world that day that changed the third continent... Well, let's call it the magnetic field.
In short, Prince Styx failed to cast a spell and suffered a backlash.
At that time, after all, he was just a projection that had only been in the Third Continent for a few years. He could not resist the changes in the rules of the Third Continent.
But what about the child? Is the origin of his soul the black cat or the Duke of Champs?
According to the source of Eastern magic, it is most likely that it has lost a ray of soul. It is so called lost, so it has been in a state of stupidity. It has neither the spirituality of a cat nor the wisdom of a human.
Go back and study it yourself.
Lu Ming thought about it, picked up the paper and read it over again, so as not to miss any useful information.