Riding and Slashing

Chapter 440 New Era

I am a lucky person.

This kind of luck started from the day I entered the Pande Imperial Academy.

On my first day at the college, I found a crumpled manuscript in the college bathroom called Memoirs of Officer Pender.

Looking back on it now, it was a really fascinatingly written book—you get the idea.

But I was 11 years old at the time, and a lot of things in the book were a bit too stimulating (the word stimulating was crossed out and changed to 'esoteric') for an 11-year-old...

Because the book was so wonderfully written, I was caught by the teacher and sent to the office on the first day of class.

But I was not scolded - the teacher asked me, do I want knowledge and wealth, or do I want this book?

Of course I answered wanting knowledge and wealth...

So, the teacher gave me a whole load of books, and then took away the manuscript.

At that time, I was trembling all over-that carload of books can be worth hundreds of dinars at least, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them!

This is of course great luck.

The teacher's name was Amy Sonnard.

Yes, she is the wife of Emperor Leon, the Queen of the Lion, the chairman of the World Federation of Commerce and Trade, the chairman of the Pande Continental Federation of Trade Unions, the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences, the vice president of the Imperial Academy... Her Majesty Amy who is known as the "Goddess of Luck" .

Of course, she didn't like us calling her by any other title - so we all called her 'Dean'.

People say that anyone who can meet Dean Amy is lucky.

This is indeed true.

The books given to me by the dean have made my ten years of studying in the college smooth and smooth, and luck has been with me ever since.

I was seriously partial to subjects, and my grades in science were poor, but I could pass every final exam and graduate smoothly all the way—because most of the liberal arts subjects came from the books that Dean Amy sent me;

When I graduated, because I liked history, I planned to interview the historical editors and researchers of the Imperial Academy of Literature and History.

It's a decent job, and it fits my interests well.

But when I arrived at the interview site, I found out that the position of the Institute of Literature and History is too sought-after. This is a national unit at the same level as the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and I often have the opportunity to interview with those big people. It is a department that everyone wants to enter-a few thousand People are competing for three jobs.

And I'm just a fresh graduate. Although I have a diploma from Imperial College, I don't have any work experience. I don't stand out among the applicants, and my image is not outstanding...

However, the Research Institute of Literature and History, which only recruits three editors and researchers, chose me, and the position of the leader of the history editorial and research team fell on me inexplicably—I only found out later that this is Because I read the load of miscellaneous books Dean Amy gave me, the interviewer thought I was 'knowledgeable and objective and simple'...

And today, the good job of meeting His Majesty the Emperor Li Ang and interviewing His Majesty also fell on me, a newcomer, by a strange coincidence.

——Originally, Sir Azrael, the dean of the Institute of Literature and History, should do this job himself, but he is too old and his legs and feet are inconvenient, and the other colleagues either have a bad stomach or have already traveled to various places...

I was horrified by my luck.

Dean Amy is indeed the goddess of luck, and the good luck that has brought me has lasted too long.

Going to meet His Majesty Li Ang also requires a business trip, because His Majesty Li Ang does not live in Changhe City.

Although Changhe City is the capital of the empire, there is no imperial palace, and no members of the royal family live here. Thinking about it, it is incredible...

It is now the beginning of March. In this season, His Majesty Li Ang should be in Fortress of Fortune.

Yes, where His Majesty Li Ang lives is divided into seasons - spring in the blooming Fortress of God of Wealth, summer in the cool and pleasant White Hart Castle, autumn in the golden Sarleon City, winter in the warm Siyuan City...

It's no secret, everyone knows it.

But this is not because His Majesty Li Ang wants to go to a place with a suitable climate in different seasons because of his greed for enjoyment. The main reason is that he has three wives...

It is actually very convenient to go to Fort of Fortune from Changhe City. The railway station in the city is only one street away from the Institute of Literature and History.

In fact, I don't like this kind of steel monster that always makes a lot of noise, but I must admit that this new type of transportation has greatly shortened the time required to travel between the two places-this is also invented by Dean Amy's Royal Academy of Sciences .

It is said that His Majesty Leon has invested more than 3000 million dinars in order to support his wife's invention and lay railroad tracks. For this reason, he also borrowed national debt from the people of the empire...

Therefore, marrying three wives requires sufficient financial capacity - many people say that His Majesty Li Ang spent so much money for the convenience of visiting his wives...

As a historical editor and researcher affiliated to the Ministry of Culture of the Empire, I can ride for free with my work certificate.

But the free treatment is limited to hard seats, and you need to pay for soft sleepers or business boxes.

This is the practice of the imperial welfare system - national public officials have many benefits, but these benefits are only for the convenience of carrying out work, not for enjoyment or to reflect status differences.

However, compared with the luxurious business box, I prefer hard seats.

Because the hard-seat car can chat with many people from all over the world, avoid motion sickness, and enjoy the scenery outside the window more conveniently.

This train departs from Fletcher, and will stop at Long River City, Fort Fortress, Lion City, Singal and other places on the way, and the terminal station is Fengyu Port—it almost runs through the entire continent diagonally.

This is also the logic of the current train route across the entire continent—whether it is horizontal, vertical or oblique, as long as the train route runs through the mainland, it will pass through the Fortress of Fortune, which is located in the center of the mainland.

Because of this, Fortress of Fortune has become the commercial center of the entire continent in just ten years.

The speed of the train was very fast, and the people on the train were admiring the fields of rapeseed flowers outside the window, talking about another bumper harvest this year, and most of them expressed peace of mind and joy on their faces.

I am not in the mood to admire the flower fields, I still have work to do—the hard-seat trains have desks, which is one of the reasons why public officials can only ride hard-seat trains for free, so as not to delay working on the train...

This is not my guess, but what Dean Amy said personally.

On the train, I sorted out some questions that need to be verified by His Majesty Li Ang in person - I must record the history of the empire truthfully, and it must be objective, true, detailed and reliable, without any conjectures.

When encountering some ambiguous content, we must seek evidence from the parties as much as possible, and if possible, we must seek evidence from multiple sources—don’t think that researching literature and history is an easy job, history cannot be sloppy, we have at least half of the time All on a business trip.

There are many issues that need to be verified, some of which are very important, but have not been very clear.

For example, regarding the God of Wealth and several goddesses, how should we define them?What does His Majesty Li Ang think of it?
For another example, when did Ravencrow Kingdom and Falcon Kingdom become the two northern provinces of the empire?

This problem has troubled colleagues in the Institute for a long time.

Because the former King Gregory IV of the Ravencrow Realm kept silent, two important parties, the former Falcon Queen Ursula and the head of the Falcon Knights, Sir Wren, all mysteriously disappeared...

At present, only His Majesty Li Ang knows what happened.

Another very important question is, eight years ago, what happened when His Majesty Li Ang led the peacekeeping force on an expedition to the continent of Amala?
Everyone has no doubts about those famous battles, such as the Blitz of the Old Capital, the Annihilation of the Snake Temple (also known as the Battle of God), the pursuit of Mars Canyon, and so on.

But there is one incident that has always been unknown—why did the Maritine Empire and the Snake Cult form an allied force at the end of the expedition and quickly collapsed?

It is clear what happened, but not why.

Moreover, although there are many participants who can verify, everyone's answers are not consistent...

For example, Sir Klose, who was the head of the Second Army of the Peacekeeping Force at the time, said that the commander-in-chief of Maritin was a coward, and he was scared away when he saw His Majesty Leon. The Snake Worship Cult was also implicated.

However, Sir Eric, the head of the Third Army of the peacekeeping force at the time, said that this was because the believers of the Snake Cult lost their way and found their way back. Under the call of His Majesty Leon, they abandoned the dark and turned to the light, and then Maliting followed suit.

But Governor Kryon of the Seventh Legion said that it was mainly because the people of Amala Continent were influenced by the Knights of the Radiant Cross, and it was Sir Anson's medical team that played a decisive role in this victory, and the army was actually not the main force...

Looking at these completely different statements, it is difficult for us editors and researchers to operate. How do we write this history?

So I can only listen to what His Majesty Li Ang has to say.

There are many other problems.

For example, during the time when His Majesty Li Ang disappeared more than ten years ago - there are rumors that His Majesty Li Ang went to a mysterious island and saw a living dragon. I really want to know what a dragon looks like...

For example, the specific process of the empire's introduction of firearm technology - this matter was classified as a secret ten years ago, but now the empire has more advanced gun technology than Barkley, so you can ask clearly about what happened ten years ago.

For another example, can Queen Wendy really know magic? ——Queen Wendy is also known as the 'Goddess of Magic', she said that she can turn stones into gold, and even turn leaves into dinars... I personally don't believe this, but Queen Wendy has indeed helped many people live Live a life of abundance.

There is also Queen Alina who is known as the 'Goddess of Wisdom'... Queen Alina has advised many people, and without exception, these ideas have turned into huge wealth.Some people say that this is mainly because His Majesty Li Ang is secretly cooperating-I also feel this way.

Oh, and one more important question... how is the much loved Miss Alice now - yes people call Her Majesty Leon's ride Alice 'Miss', I met her ten years ago , but she has not appeared in Changhe City for a long time...

Actually, I met her 20 years ago.

However, I was probably still breastfeeding at the time, so I don’t remember anything.

I've had really good luck.

After the train arrived at the station, as soon as I got out of the station and came to the Fort Fort Square, I saw Miss Alice.

She still looks radiant and looks the same as she did ten years ago.

She is not bound by any saddle shoes, and she is walking leisurely in the square, her golden mane is beating with her steps, people greet her kindly, it seems that the people of Fortress of Fortune have become accustomed to her existence.

It was the same when she was in Changhe City ten years ago.

Miss Alice is always hanging around, and people get in a good mood when they see her.

Because everyone knows how much His Majesty Li Ang loves Alice, the place where Alice is means absolute safety, no one has ever dared to make trouble in her place, and people will feel more at ease.

"Miss Alice...can you take me to meet His Majesty Li Ang?"

I tried to walk up to Alice and talk to Alice - I knew she understood, that's what my father said to her ten years ago.

My father's name was Andrew, and he watched the birth of Miss Alice—Alice was actually my sister, if she would admit it.

Surprisingly, Miss Alice does seem to recognize me...

She did bring me to His Majesty Leon.

His Majesty Li Ang is a very kind person, and I can't see any traces of time on him at all - it stands to reason that he should be in his 40s this year, but he looks no different from me, a 21-year-old...

"Lane, huh, glad you didn't grow up like your father. How's Andrew?"

I was a little nervous and didn't know what to say for a while, but His Majesty Li Ang took the initiative to ask my father.

"He's still so fat...but he's in good shape. Your Majesty, I came to you to verify something...I'm now a researcher at the Institute of Literature and History."

I am very grateful to His Majesty Leon for being so approachable, just like Dean Amy - big figures like them, the whole world would tremble twice when stomping their feet, but they always have a pleasant face when facing me or other civilians, and even consider me This is probably the most extraordinary thing about them.

However, after I asked about official duties, His Majesty Li Ang didn't seem to intend to make it too easy for me to complete the work...

"So, you want to conduct an interview with me? Well...of course that's fine, but..."

His Majesty Li Ang showed a gentle but somewhat scary smile: "Ryan, as far as I know, the Research Institute of Literature and History always pays the interviewee a labor fee when interviewing others..."

There is indeed this rule, because interviews will inevitably delay the interviewees a lot of time and affect the normal work of others. The research institute also has a special budget for labor expenses.

In general, it is to provide corresponding subsidies according to the time of delay.

But if the interviewee is the emperor...

How is this subsidized?

"Um...Your Majesty, we pay the labor service fee according to the interviewee's salary, but what is your monthly salary?"

I asked a seemingly stupid question - actually I don't know if the emperor has a salary, so I just took the opportunity to satisfy my curiosity...

"Hiss... When you ask me that, I really remembered that I never seem to have paid myself a salary! It's a big loss!"

His Majesty Li Ang seemed really annoyed.

I froze and didn't know what to say...

But then His Majesty Li Ang turned his head and ordered in a very serious manner: "Risa Dilan, help me remember, let the national treasury settle my salary for 15 years... Well, let's calculate it according to the annual salary of [-] dinars... You have to count the interest!"

An annual salary of six hundred dinars?A monthly salary of fifty dinars?
I was in a trance at the time - this is indeed a high salary for ordinary people, but he is the emperor of the entire continent!

When my father was mayor, his salary was one hundred dinars a month...

"Your Majesty, I think you should settle the salary after a while. This year, His Majesty Amy will oversee the treasury—I estimate that most of the 15-year salary will not reach your hands... until next year when Her Majesty Alina is in charge of the treasury." talk later?"

General Lisadilan, the commander of the Guards, whispered, and there seemed to be a hint of a smile in his eyes.

I don't know if I should laugh or not, but I did...

"Cough...that's fine, Ryan, you've seen it too, I've been owed wages for 15 years...so poor..."

His Majesty Li Ang turned his head and looked at me: "You understand!"

I suppressed a smile and began to touch the dinar in my bag: "I understand, I understand..."

"You know what a fart! I have fought for the empire for 15 years, but I have not received a penny of salary... And I can think that the questions you are about to ask me are some very troublesome things... So..."

His Majesty Li Ang stared at me and shook his head: "I need to pay more!"

——Excerpted from "Pan Dewen Historical Research Official Records" in 374 years of Pan Deli

Handwritten by Sir Ryan, Director of the Imperial Academy of Literature and History.

(End of this chapter)