After communicating with Ackerman and Minnie about race relations for a while, Todd asked the two to leave first and sat alone on the sofa, looking at the cigarette butts that had not been extinguished, quietly in a daze.
Will there be any unpredictable situation when a creature with Tyrant Virus in its body combines with humans?
The answer to this question is what he is most worried about right now.
On the one hand, it is because this may trigger racial conflicts in the kingdom, and on the other hand, it is because Aurora...
Todd couldn't calm down when he thought of his innocent and lively daughter, who might have unstable factors caused by reproductive isolation.
Just when he was uneasy, the voice of the attendant came from the door again.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to disturb you. Princess Aurora is requesting an audience."
Todd was stunned and said subconsciously: "Let her in."
Then he seemed to remember something again and hurriedly said to the door: "Wait a minute!"
Opening all the windows, Todd waved his arms, and a strong gust of wind rose from the room, exhausting all the accumulated tobacco exhaust outside. Then he said, "Come in."
Before the guard could fully open the door, Aurora, with her elegant princess hair tied up in a bun, rushed into the room with her feet together and threw herself into Todd's arms.
Aurora grabbed Todd's clothes, frowned and sniffed again and again, and whispered: "It smells weird."
Todd smiled and pulled his daughter in front of him, squatted down and asked, "At this time, you should be finishing your homework with the teacher."
Aurora puffed up her chest and said proudly: "I have finished all the homework today."
Todd was surprised: "All done? It's not even noon yet, how did you do it?"
"It's a secret."
"Tell me, in exchange, I can take you out of the palace to play."
After tilting her head and thinking for a while, Aurora shrugged: "Deal."
"The amount of homework assigned to me by the teachers every day is adjusted according to my learning progress. If I master the things taught today quickly, then the content will be increased appropriately tomorrow."
Aurora said proudly: "So, as long as I pretend that the course is too profound in today's class, then tomorrow..."
Todd smiled bitterly and said: "Then tomorrow, the teacher will reduce the teaching content, so you can complete your homework openly and sneak out to play in advance?"
Aurora nodded proudly, tugged on Todd's sleeve and shouted: "I'm done! Now it's your turn to fulfill your promise!"
Todd smiled helplessly and said to the door: "Prepare the carriage."
Aurora raised her hands and cheered loudly.
Fifteen minutes later, an inconspicuous gray carriage drove away from the side entrance of the palace and headed towards the center of Muxi City along the mountain path.
Aurora, who put on a set of ordinary clothes, stood on her seat, opened the curtains of the carriage, and looked out the window with curiosity.
Todd held his chin with his hand and looked at his daughter with a doting look on his face.
"Your Majesty...where are we going now...?"
The voice of the guard outside the carriage made Todd frown.
If Huggins were here, he would know Todd's daily patrol route without asking.
But now...
"Let's go to the central square."
After saying this, Todd leaned his back against the cushion of the seat and thought of Huggins' recent situation.
During the civil strife three years ago, Huggins, who was the head of the Security Bureau and the general manager of the palace, was concerned about old friendships and the chaos within the kingdom. Not only did he fail to discover it in time, but he was almost deceived by the enemy.
In handling this matter, Todd gave Huggins a long leave. On the one hand, it was to protect this old friend in the later liquidation. On the other hand, he also realized that Huggins might be a qualified assistant.
, but can never assume the responsibility of a manager.
Therefore, Todd handed over all relevant work of the Security Bureau to the hands of the Alien Association, and the management of all matters in the palace was also taken care of by Evie and Valkyrie.
After that, Huggins wrote several times, vaguely mentioning his request to return to work. Todd sent him a transfer order and assigned him to Lone Rock City, ordering him to be responsible for the coordination of kingdom affairs.
"Father, look!"
Aurora turned her head to Todd, pointed out the window excitedly, and said loudly: "What is that?!"
Todd followed the instructions and looked outside.
Looking far into the distance, on a construction site far away from the inner city, a huge creature nearly four meters tall and ten meters long, with horns, elephant legs, and a rhinoceros head, was pulling an extra-long cart loaded with stones and wood.
Driven by people, they slowly walked towards an unfinished building.
"That's the Thunder War Beast." Todd touched the top of his daughter's head and said slowly: "They originally lived in the deep underground cave of the Devil's Eye in the ancient city. When I passed there, I brought these big guys out.
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Aurora opened her eyes and said, "They look so tall and big! And they can pull such heavy things!"
"Thunder War Beasts are huge in size, but they are gentle herbivorous creatures. They are extremely rare in deep caves and will not actively attack human war beasts."
Todd recalled while saying: "In the soul connection with the underground war beast community, they are the easiest to communicate with compared to other ferocious war beasts."
"So, among the war beasts brought from the north, they were also the first to be tamed, and are now used to help the kingdom's people's livelihood, industry, transportation and other fields."
Aurora looked at the thundering war beast in the distance, shaking its huge body, slowly lying on the ground like a cattle, letting people pass behind him to unload the goods on the pallet, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "
Father, they look very good, maybe I can raise one in the palace?!"
Todd laughed and said: "I advise you to give up this idea. These big guys look very well-behaved, but once they get angry, they can easily break through a city wall."
Aurora shrank her head and continued to ask: "Besides this, are there any other war beasts that can be tamed?"
Todd held his chin and said: "Let me think about it. It seems that the Northern Taming Center submitted a report last month saying that the Shadow War Beast was initially ready for use. Together with the previous Bone Spur Giant Wolf and Ratchet Tooth Lizard,
There are now four kinds of war beasts that can be tamed in the kingdom."
"Any kind is fine! Can you give me one and let me keep it as a pet?"
"None of them work!"
Aurora pouted, put her hands on her hips and whispered, "Stingy!"
Todd rubbed his temples with his fingers: "Can't you keep a cat or dog as a pet like other children?"
Aurora pouted: "I once raised a dog, and it died after only one day."
"Dead? How did you die?"
"When I picked it up, it was scared to death."
"..."
During this conversation, time gradually passed, the carriage slowed down, and finally stopped.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived."
Todd put on the hood of his robe, held Aurora with one hand, opened the door with the other, and got out of the carriage.
Muxi Central Square is actually not just a square, it refers to a vast area, including Shenglong Grand Plaza (formerly known as Muxi Grand Plaza), Pilgrimage Stone, Central Garden and Central Commercial Street.
This is often the first stop for foreign tourists visiting Duixi City, and it is also the place most visited by locals.
Therefore, the huge crowds of people are the best reflection of this place.
Stepping on the cloud-white floor tiles, Todd and Aurora, escorted by a group of guards, walked forward along the sidewalk of Shenglong Square.