The journey from Yinsong Island to the main city of the empire is not too far, but everyone is taking a wooden boat from Yinsong Island, so it will naturally take more time, about two days to get there.
But even if it only lasted two days, it was not easy. This was Xu Shi's first time riding on this wooden boat. He soon discovered that the comfort and stability were much worse than his own ship. A slight bump in the waves would make him sick for half a day.
Don't forget that the "rust mist" is evaporating all the time... I can't even say that my own warship can completely withstand the protective force field, let alone this wooden ship. Jiang Chengcheng made a simple version of youth, but Things that were made in a hurry, still had little effect.
It's a good thing that I wasn't with Luo Yu and the others, otherwise the discomfort would have been doubled.
In such a situation, it would be difficult for anyone to endure it, so Xu Shi had no choice but to take his family and get into the cabin. Before leaving the deck, he did not forget to say, "The sea water should be blue."
"No matter what color the sea water is, I don't like taking boats."
Xie Qingyan replied with a pale face, but he couldn't help but feel a little gloating, "It seems you are no better than me. I thought my fiancé was immune to all poisons."
"I'm already in good health."
Xu Shi adjusted her breathing angrily, but she suddenly realized that seasickness didn't seem to be the case for Xie Qingyan?
Even Xia Wuyou, who is in better physical condition, dare not say that he is completely fine. Only Xia Ke'an and Shen Qin can't see any discomfort due to their self-healing powers.
It seems like everyone is equally bad? It's just that dog women may have worse immunity in this regard, so she can't withstand even her own ship.
"Is it possible that "Tianli" is causing trouble behind this? "
The old aunt noticed his concerns, brought him a glass of water, and clarified his thoughts.
"Thank you, my dear daughter."
Xu Shi took the water glass and drank it in one gulp, then touched her head and said, "Maybe these bastards are really behind it. Anyway, I think it's very possible."
Just like "The Truman Show", it forces everyone to be in awe of the ocean and even feel physically uncomfortable. Then they will naturally stay in the arranged experimental field and develop honestly, and they will no longer think about going out to sea, right?
At least before him, he had never heard of anyone doing such a thing.
All in all, this is a possibility, and it is in line with the habit of "Tianli" who likes to hide behind his back and engage in micro-management... Even if it is not, it doesn't matter. Anyway, they are guilty of heinous crimes, so just push them on them. What a good trash can.
Very good, there is one more reason to overturn the "natural law".
"It doesn't matter what it is."
Jiang Chengcheng was open-minded, "We are out now... and we have seen a lot of new things."
"……you're right."
She paused for a moment, then burst into laughter. She felt that she, who was originally the most introverted and gloomy person, was now the most optimistic person.
"How's your research on silver pine going?" he asked in passing.
"It's going pretty well."
Jiang Chengcheng also laughed, "This material is natural and lightweight. After sublimation processing, it can be further reduced in mass and improved in stability by merging it with our composite materials or high-concentration "Rust Mist" ores. "
"I have made some samples... Whether it is large equipment such as ships or various weapons, the feedback has been very good."
It can be seen that she is actually the one who is most in line with the evil nature. The concept of "no matter right or wrong, just do it" has been implemented by her from beginning to end. The reason why she is optimistic is because she believes in Xu Shi.
And her enthusiasm for her profession is far beyond ordinary people. She has not been idle these days. Even though she was seasick just now, she still had a heated discussion with Miss Xiaomei.
"Well done, thank you for your hard work."
Xu Shi was very satisfied with this and nodded pretendingly, "Come to my room tonight and give a more detailed academic report."
"If my husband wants, you can do it now..."
Jiang Chengcheng chuckled and pulled down his clothes like a mischief.
Bullshit academic report, just say it if you want her body... Anyway, she hasn't been around Xu Shi much these days, so she doesn't think about it too much.
"Let's forget it. The boat is bumpy and my father's body can't bear it. What should I do?"
Xia Keyan snorted, "I should sleep with daddy, and you can tell me stories."
"Incorrect."
Xu Shi flicked her forehead and said, "Ke'an is already an eldest child in our family. The eldest child must learn to sleep on his own...or find your mother."
"She doesn't care about me."
The old aunt refused and said, "Stop talking about me. Since she accepted her apprentice, you don't even care about her bad father."
It's true, Xia Wuyou is also a very serious person. He has never heard of teaching his disciples well, and he is still strictly instructing Pan Feng.
"How many times have I said, don't shout hahaha here! Shouting out makes you look very powerful? This is exposing the enemy's weaknesses! Keep your voice down!"
"Hands up! Don't think about being lazy. Go back and practice drawing your sword tonight, a thousand times!"
"Master, I... am!"
"Okay, very energetic!"
The two of them were still on the deck, but their voices were very penetrating.
"I made her do it."
Xu Shi was very pleased with this, "If you speak ill of your mother behind your back again, be careful I'll beat you up."
"I, I didn't complain..."
Xia Keyan covered his butt like a reflex.
"Forget it, the child is still young."
Jiang Chengcheng smiled, "It's okay for me, the aunt, to take care of her. Just let her sleep with us."
It just so happens that she hasn't experienced it yet. Waiting until the child falls asleep, and then sneaking in with her dear...it's interesting to think about it.
"oh."
Xia Keyan finally found a supporter and hurriedly hid behind her, "Aunt Jiang is fine too."
But she wanted to say that actually I just wanted to take a peek, but why can’t I just enjoy it? You guys throw me out every time...just pretend I don't exist.
It was in line with the curiosity of an ignorant child. Maybe she didn't realize it herself, but she was deeper into the drama than she imagined.
"Is that what you originally thought?!"
Xu Shi was surprised by Jiang Chengcheng's idea, but after thinking about it for a while, he also had bad intentions, "Then...that's not impossible?"
Everyone seems happy doing this, right?
But when he was taking his wife, children, and children back to the cabin, he caught a glimpse of a guy with a low sense of presence out of the corner of his eye.
"What does your expression...mean?"
Looking at Shen Qin who had not had time to take back his smile, Xu Shi frowned.
It was easy to tell that she was sarcastic, seeing how Xu Shi pretended to be a big-tailed wolf even though he was exhausted due to seasickness.
Anyway, she wasn't very affected, and she couldn't usually be unfavorable to Xu Shi. Now that she finally saw such a scene, she would be lying if she said she was unhappy.
But Xu Shi didn't want to give her this chance, so he walked over and held her wrist.
"It seems you still haven't learned how to be a good dog, Miss Shen Qin."
He smiled and said, "I changed my mind. It's your turn tonight."
"You, let go..."
Shen Qin hurriedly struggled, but it was a pity that she could not resist? I had no choice but to repeat my old tricks and quickly lower my head, "I, I was wrong..."
"What's the use of apologizing and then committing the crime?"
Xu Shi refused to follow this trick and said, "I will give you a good memory today."
"no, do not want……"
"Hey, it seems your father is looking for someone else to sleep with him tonight."
Jiang Chengcheng crossed his arms and watched the excitement from the side, "What do you mean, Xiao Ke'an still wants to sleep with me at night?"
The white-haired loli blinked her eyes, "It's okay."
It would be better to say that they were surprised that Xu Shi had never made a move on Shen Qin. His true nature was exposed, huh.
"Stop it, let's give it to her, but who said we want her to sleep with us?"
Xu Shi promptly corrected him, "She's not even qualified to sleep with her."
"and you?"
"I want to train the dog."
With these words behind him, Xu Shi pulled Shen Qin into the room and gave her a collar.
"Kneel down and put it on yourself."
…
So, when we arrived at the main city of the empire and disembarked from the ship, everyone's mental state completely dropped.
Xu seemed to be more energetic, and others had basically adapted to the feeling of seasickness.
Only Shen Qin followed Xu Shi without saying a word, clutching his arm with a blush that had not faded away.
God knows what happened to her in the past two days, but what is certain is that she has a more intuitive understanding of how she has been transformed.
She finally discovered that she couldn't even control her own body now.
As long as Xu Shi is willing, even if she just swipes with her finger, she will lose consciousness directly with her maximum sensitivity and fall into the bliss of a blank mind.
What's even more frightening is what happens after the bliss, which may force her to wake up, and more intuitively feel the sense of powerlessness of losing her memory little by little, but being unable to do anything to restore it.
Originally, she was lucky that Xu Shi didn't pay much attention to her during this time on Yinsong Island. Her life was not wonderful, but it was still normal.
As a result, it was all made up in just two days on the ship...
"Do you know what to do next? Xiaoqin?"
Xu Shi was very satisfied with his short-term training, turned around and asked with a smile.
As he said himself, he didn't need Shen Qin to sleep with him because it was too simple. How could it be so interesting to waste one's mental willpower?
"I, I know, brother, I won't dare anymore..."
Shen Qin responded vaguely, feeling aggrieved and wanting to cry.
Obviously in my impression, my brother is not like this. He has been very gentle to me since he was a child...
wrong!
It took her several minutes to come to her senses. This was not her brother! My brother is already dead!
This was originally a painful memory engraved in her bones, but now it took her a long time to remember it. She was even taken to the ditch by Xu Shi just saying "Xiao Qin", and she really subconsciously thought of him as that person in the haze.
She was really scared.
Xu Shi smiled happily. He had already said that he didn't necessarily need to get Shen Qin's heart, just get her body.
Because under his operation, as long as he gets the other person's body, he can also get the other person's heart.
"Master, master."
Pan Ling didn't know what he was thinking or what he had been doing hiding in the cabin these days.
She didn't even understand why the master brought this guard instead of sister Xingchuan. Who was obviously more powerful? Brother Luo Yu is no match for her...
But it was true that she was suffocating to death.
"I still can't think of an answer to the question you asked me..."
The good disciple begged pitifully for help.
"Tell me what you think?"
Xu Shi put away his playfulness, ignored Shen Qin, looked at her seriously and said.
"I……"
Pan Ling hesitated, "What I was thinking at first was, is there a way to stop the train so that no one will die... But you said that this is not the case, then I was thinking, only one person will die. Are people better off than five dead people?”
"Is this your answer?"
Xu Shi nodded, "In fact, it's not wrong?"
"Yes, is that so..."
The obedient disciple blinked and retorted slightly, "But someone will still die, right? Not to mention that it was caused by my own hands... I always feel bad, and I feel that this is not the right answer."
"So do you think doing nothing and letting the other five people die is the right answer?"
Xu Shi asked back with interest.
"Okay, it doesn't seem to be the case?"
"You are wrong. Both of these are actually correct answers. In other words, neither of these are correct answers."
Xu Shi smiled and said, this is really the case. The difference is only in philosophical thoughts, or the debate between utilitarianism and Kantianism. Or, in other words, this is a moral debate, not a black and white issue. .
"So, what should the correct answer be?"
But the good disciple obviously didn't realize this yet, so he hurriedly asked, "Also, if it were you, master, what would you do?"
"I?"
Xu Shi mysteriously asked her to come over and told her what he said to Xia Keyan that day.
"……Why?"
Miss Xiaoling obviously didn't expect the other party to say that, and was dumbfounded for a moment, "Why, why would master think so?"
"Can't you accept this?"
Xu Shi touched her head and said, "I still have more extreme options, such as trying to block the road so that the person driving the train and the person tied to the track can go up to the sky together."
"This, isn't this right?"
Pan Ling was stunned.
"That's because you haven't understood why I asked you to think about this problem."
Xu Shi relaxedly spread his hands, "Stupid disciple, remember, the most important thing in this world is never what you should do, but what you want to do."
This is a very important lesson for her, and it is also in line with Xu Shi's own human nature.
Follow your heart's desires and let the floods flow to the sky.
Anyway, the silly apprentice is still stuck in the circle and can't get out - to give a very simple example, what should you do if you notice that someone's husband and wife are at odds, and one party is hating the other?
If you speak out, you may destroy a family, which is equivalent to creating the five people on death track A.
If she doesn't speak out, she will feel uncomfortable, which is equivalent to tying herself to the track.
But does this actually have anything to do with her? The answer is no. She can just sit back and watch what happens without fiddling with the joystick at all.
From a medical point of view, this is her crux. If she cannot understand this, she will sooner or later die from the backlash of her own abilities. Right now, she is only exposed to the small circle of Silver Pine Island. If she steps into a wider world, In the world, the human heart that can be felt will only become more complicated.
"So you have to try your best not to be affected by unnecessary things."
Xu Shi said sincerely, "Don't think too much in many cases. What do you think will be done well and what will make you more comfortable? Just do it. Do you understand?"
The path is her own choice. If she is willing to be a holy mother, Xu Shi has no objection. If she is willing to become like herself, then he, the master, will be even happier. As a master, he naturally hopes that his good apprentice will become his own shape. .
"oh……"
Pan Ling nodded in understanding.
If it was the previous question, then she still couldn't fully understand it.
But what the master said, "What matters is what you want to do" made her feel a little enlightened.
"Of course, this is based on a premise."
Xu Shi added, "The premise is that you must have the ability to control the overall situation. Once what you want to do causes any consequences, you must also have a way to deal with it."
This is true. Take what he did in the City of Night Sin as an example. He could provoke this and bewitch that, but it was more like a chess player playing chess. He never had to worry about the chess pieces jumping. Bite him.
The fact is that if any chess piece really wants to do this, he will smash it with a hammer. Isn't Miss Shen Qin the best example?
"I see."
The obedient disciple thought it was reasonable and agreed seriously, "Then what should I do to do what the master said?"
"That's the rest of the lesson."
Xu Shi rubbed her hair into chicken coops. She has only been my apprentice for a few days, but she already wants to learn everything?
"Benefactor Xu, everything that needs to be taken care of has been taken care of."
At this moment, Miss Xiaomei came back, "Both the Holy See and the royal family have accepted your request for a meeting. Which one do you want to go to first?"
"Can't we meet together?"
"I guess not?"
Xiaomei twitched the corner of her mouth, she still knew that the two sides seemed to be a bit different now, and I'm afraid no one wanted to get together.
There are even opinions on which party to go to first. Logically speaking, you should go to the Holy See first? Their overall strength is stronger.
"Too."
Xu Shi sighed, "Then let's go to the royal family first."
To him, it didn't matter where he went first.
"……OK."
Xiaomei still wanted to persuade him, but before leaving, Pan Cheng also told him not to interfere with his thoughts, so he gave up the idea, "Then I will lead the way, please come this way."
I have to say that although she looks tall and thick like King Kong Barbie, she is very meticulous in her work. After getting off the boat, she arranged everything without stopping. She chose the best and most comfortable carriages and horses.
As long as the passable letter was there, they would not be hindered. The guards at the city gate quickly let them go.
"Your main city is quite prosperous."
Looking at the busy traffic around him, Xu Shi couldn't help but sigh, apart from anything else, the living atmosphere here is indeed much better than Sin City.
The main reason is that it is more popular - pedestrians come and go, hawkers sell in the market, soldiers and priests preaching pass by from time to time, and people are talking and laughing among themselves.
This is not something you can see in the City of Night Sin. People often don’t have this idea. Most shops are also unmanned. Who has nothing to eat and spends time chatting and arguing?
"Actually, this is what the main city is like."
Xiaomei smiled and said, "There are many counties under the empire, but those places are not so lively. They are even sparser than Silver Pine Island."
"Is that so?"
Xu Shi nodded, "I always feel that Miss Xiaomei is very understanding. No wonder Brother Pan sent you to be our guide."
"The palace machinist appointed by the royal family is my master."
Xiaomei didn't hide it from him, "The current one is my senior brother... I have been away from Yinsong Island for a long time, and at that time I was visiting various places."
"I see."
Xu Shiming understood that this was not just a simple matter of understanding, but that there was someone in the court who was easy to handle. No wonder the procedures of coming and going were not strenuous at all.
"Hey? What's that?"
Xia Keyan's attention was not on this, but was attracted by a shop on the roadside, "Dad, Dad, I want that!"
Looking in the direction of her finger, it was a stall selling snacks.
What they sell are sugar-coated apples. The stall owner is very ingenious and uses his hands to carve various exquisite patterns on the fruit. Then he pours syrup on the apples and shines them with a small stone lamp. They are very beautiful and very popular among children.
"Then buy it."
Xu Shi was not a stingy master, and it was only natural to spend money on his good daughter. He immediately stopped the carriage and gave her a few silver coins, "Go and choose what you like."
"Dad is so kind, thank you Dad!"
The white-haired loli smiled like a flower. Could this be a bad father?
"My husband is partial, I want it too."
Seeing this, Jiang Chengcheng suddenly became a little jealous and pulled Xu Shi's arm to act coquettishly.
She didn't necessarily want to eat it, but she had to have one.
"Okay, okay, buy, buy, buy."
Mr. Xu was very wealthy. After thinking about it, he jumped out of the carriage and came back after a while with a bunch of candy apples. "Here, here are these for you."
"And this is yours, my Mrs. Xia."
"Thank you."
Xia Wuyou also smiled and couldn't put it down while holding the small gift.
"It's your share too."
Xu Shi handed one to each of Feng and Ling sisters. He looked at them and wanted it very much. It could be seen that they rarely came to the main city of the empire. There was no such thing on Silver Pine Island.
"Thank you, Master!"
Pan Feng took a big bite.
"Thank you, master."
Pan Ling was much more elegant, and the joy of sweets diluted her inner struggles.
"What about mine?"
Xie Qingyan, who was left alone, was a little unhappy and stretched out his hand towards the dog man with a stinking face.
"How will you be here?"
Xu Shi looked like he had seen a ghost, "I forgot if you didn't say anything... Haha, just kidding, this one is carved with a pig, which suits you very well."
"Huh, I don't know who the pig is."
The dog woman gave him a blank look, this man just doesn't know what to say...forget it, think of this pig as him and bite him off in one bite!
"Would you like one too, sister Xiaoqin?"
Xu Shi didn't forget anyone, even Shen Qin had a share.
"I……"
Shen Qin didn't want something like this, but she didn't dare to refuse it, so she had to take it carefully, feeling overwhelmed in her hands.
"This is not right."
Xu Shi said seriously, "What should I do if I take something?"
"……Thanks."
Shen Qin lowered his eyes and pretended to take a bite.
It's quite sweet, very sweet.
The taste is not unpleasant, it is the same feeling as the forced pleasure in the soul.
She was a little moved for a while, but quickly gave up the idea.
"Xu Enren's family is very harmonious."
Xiaomei saw it and couldn't help but praise.
"right?"
Xu Shi was very pleased and asked, "You want one too?"
"I'll forget it, my tooth hurts after eating it."
"Then I'll take two."
So the final scene was very interesting. When Xu Shi and his party passed through the city and entered the royal castle, everyone was holding uneaten candy apples in their hands...
When they arrived at the palace, the ministers who were waiting for him were dumbfounded for a moment when they saw this scene.
OK? Are you here for the spring outing with your family?
Xu Shi didn't care. After chewing the apple in two or two mouths, he smiled and said, "Xu Shi, the envoy of Night Sin City, represents the city to meet with the Queen of the Empire."
Then he discovered that there seemed to be no women here, not even a female official.
Where are people?
"...Her Majesty the Queen is still dressing up, please wait a moment."
A middle-aged man spoke. He looked like a military commander? Even in the court, he still wore armor and carried a sword, which obviously meant that his status was not low.
When he spoke, everyone else fell silent.
The waiting time was not very long, that is, after a minute or two, I heard the voice of a female official from behind the scenes, "Her Majesty the Queen has arrived!"
Seeing the supreme ruler of the Hualan Empire slowly walking out, everyone was in a daze for a moment.
Because this is a beautiful girl with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a long skirt and white silk stockings.
At first glance, she was almost Gu Yi's age, so she couldn't be considered very young, but among a bunch of unshaven middle-aged and elderly ministers, it would be an exaggeration to call her a little loli, giving people a feeling of being out of place.
Xia Wuyou, Jiang Chengcheng and Xia Ke'an blinked, and then all cast strange looks at Xu Shi.
Why do you know?
Have you come here secretly before? !
(End of chapter)
