Chapter 98 New Discovery
◎The little white cat was crawling in the grass, wriggling like a snake... Ouch!◎
Another afternoon, the garden was quiet and the patrolling soldiers were nowhere to be seen.
The little white cat was crawling in the grass, wriggling like a snake... Ouch!
"Why are you so cautious?" Elena said, picking up the cat with amusement. "I've already sent the people away. Can't you just turn into a human?"
The cat shook its head vigorously: "No, the human body is too big a target. What if the court mage beats me into a sieve?"
Well, that’s true.
Elena recalled briefly that none of the court wizards dared to burn or fight under the leadership of Pandora.
They didn't disobey the royal order, but they could easily have wiped out Meimei in one encounter, then knelt down and apologized, and pushed an apprentice out to take the blame.
As she was thinking, she grabbed the cat and held her in her arms.
This time they didn't enter through the main door. Elena carried the cat to the side stairs.
The walls are covered with stars and vines, making it look more like a forest favored by fairies than a magic tower.
"Elena, are the people living here really human?"
"Human, of course."
Elena answered without hesitation, "They're just a little withdrawn. Practicing magic must be very hard."
No, no, no, the images of the people in the treasury and the puppets used to hunt the Huns last time appeared in Maomao’s mind: Maybe these court wizards are corpses controlled by fairies. Pandora... the name sounds very fairy-like!
Click, click.
Elena's footsteps woke up a row of torches, just like waking up voice-activated lights.
Every few steps in the magic tower, something resembling a golem was placed... If this world were an illusion, these would be real stone sculptures. If this world were a distorted reality, the style would be too close to a fairy garden.
Melia secretly flipped through "The Rose Queen". The second half of the book was still the original work, but there was no mention of fairies in it.
Fairies appear because of my existence?
No... it's not that exaggerated. It's more likely that it's because "I" replaced the original owner, and the butterfly effect it triggered forced the fairies to turn from darkness to light.
If you think about it carefully, Elena in the book is simply a goddess descended from heaven. No matter whether her enemies are mentally retarded or normal, they are not worthy of competing with her.
Even Sulla eventually fell silent and was hardly mentioned in later times.
And there is war.
Persia and Macedonia, which served as the background, had launched several wars, but each time ended abruptly, leaving only one or two chapters for the heroine to show her prowess and conquer territories and slaves.
It's exciting, but the highlight is the subsequent rule and political struggle. The battle itself is no surprise.
[Could it be possible that Elena from the original book was also chosen by the fairies?]
But in "Rose Queen", there were no fairies attending the coronation ceremony, and Elena did not change her name to Alexandra. What is the difference?
"Okay, this is Pandora's lounge, let's see if anything looks suspicious."
Elena opened the door and lifted the cat to the side of the portrait.
It was called a lounge, but in reality it was at least half the size of the hall. Clusters of crystal flowers swayed precariously from top to bottom, their petals spread out like Venus flytraps.
This lounge was very different from the one in Pados. There was not a single magic book in it, only a bunch of sealed mahogany cabinets.
Apart from the portraits, the rest of the space is filled with picture frames and wallpaper, and the vine patterns are so dense that they are a bit scary.
The cat scratched the wallpaper tentatively with its claws, but there was no response.
"How is it, have you found any clues?" Elena squatted down and rubbed the cat with her left and right hands.
"Meow, don't disturb me while I'm working~" The cat's head was spinning due to being rubbed. Melia raised her claws and grabbed the carpet. With two hissing sounds, two obvious burrs appeared on the carpet.
"Uh, this..."
"It's none of the cat's business. The cat didn't come here today." The white cat backed away and bumped its butt onto the shelf.
The fragile flower stand swayed and the vase fell to the ground with a clang.
With a crack, the pottery bottle broke into several pieces.
"Wow, don't scold me first! I'll compensate her with a porcelain one when I get the chance later." The white cat slithered and hid in the corner of the closet, wrapping its tail around its body.
"Huh, come out, I don't blame you."
Elena suppressed her laughter, grabbed the cat by the waist and dragged it out. When she looked up, she happened to see the large mirror and pressed Meimei against the glass. "Look, you have expressions even when you're a cat."
"What's the big deal... Hey, look in the mirror!"
"I know. The mirror also came from Rome. I've seen it."
"No, that's not what I meant. Look! You look different in the mirror!"
What does that mean? Elena suddenly looked up. The girl in the mirror had the same blonde hair and blue eyes as herself, and was wearing a formal gown. However, a closer look revealed that she lacked the golden and red heraldic cape and laurel leaf crown that symbolized her status as crown prince.
The mirror reflected a different version of herself. Realizing this, Elena unconsciously took a few steps back.
"You're obviously Elena!"
At this moment, no words could compare to the shock of what I was witnessing. What was behind this mirror?
"Found it, I really found a breakthrough!"
Melia pressed her cat face against the mirror and impatiently turned the gold coin... but nothing happened.
"How could it be?!" She meowed regretfully, put away the gold coin and jumped to Elena's feet, poking her comfortingly: "Okay, don't worry, you were still Elena a few days ago, not much has been delayed~"
[No, it’s not a matter of a few days. Am I really Elena?]
Elena didn't express her doubts. She picked up the cat again and asked, "Should we break the mirror?"
"Uh...don't do that yet."
If another world was sealed in the mirror, she would probably shatter it immediately. However, the possibility of this was extremely small.
Because "The Rose Princess" clearly pointed out that due to the rise of humans, magic in this world has declined.
In order to hunt down the Huns, the goblins had to sacrifice a large number of living people. If they were slightly out of the ambush range, they had to personally control the puppets to chase them. The city of Athens even spent several months lurking.
It is unlikely that the entire city can be contained in a magic item, and they probably cannot afford the corresponding price.
There was a small ball rolling gently in my stomach, and my vision became blurry again.
Melia turned her head to look at the mirror, and her original appearance was reflected in the mirror. The other furniture also lost the fantasy color given by the fairies and became simple and ancient.
A speculation slowly emerged: Will the two worlds temporarily "overlap" on the same world line? Since both worlds exist in reality, can certain observation props see the situation on the other side?
This mirror was most likely cast with observation magic by the goblin, and accidentally revealed its true nature.
If the guess is correct, the ineffectiveness of the gold coin can be easily explained: its original function should be to jump from one level of space to another. It is very likely that it took some shortcut, so it was forced to jump to the fairy garden when the space collapsed before.
Now the space where this shortcut is located is superimposed by another layer of reality, which is equivalent to the occupation of the route?
"Well, time is running out."
Grasped by the waist, he was gently lifted into the air. Elena's calm voice echoed from behind him: "Let's first see if the water or other mirrors can produce a similar reflection."
That made sense. If even a normal mirror could reveal something was amiss, then the magic blurring the two sides was imperfect. Thinking about it carefully, Elena's early arrival in Athens and her seizure of the crown were likely beyond the control of the mastermind.
In such a hurry, there is definitely no time to tidy up all the tail ends.
With a snap, she raised her cat paw and pressed it on the mirror.
The golden coin in the consciousness flipped over again. Suppose the two worlds overlapped, and the small coin with the conversion function... could it transmit the concept of "thought"?
It doesn't cost any money to try it anyway.
…
In the solemn conference hall, the expressions of the members of parliament were solemn.
More than a dozen important nobles, including the consul, died overnight, and on the second night, several heirs who were highly suspected were "taken away by the way."
No matter how much they wanted to give up and go through each day as usual, today they had to sit up in shock and sort out the murder case.
The consul is dead, so the first thing to do is to elect an acting consul: the official consul must be elected through a referendum, and there is no time now to slowly convene, determine the candidates, debate, and count the votes.
Persia and Macedonia may attack at any time, so the new consul had better know how to lead troops so as not to hold back the legion commander.
They pinched the pottery shards engraved with their names in their translucent palms and dropped them into the huge jar in front of them.
Next, Price will smash the pot, and everyone will count the votes and elect an acting consul.
Bang!
A sudden cracking sound was heard.
The congressmen stared at the empty ground like puppets, and after a few seconds they turned towards the door: wood chips were scattered all over the floor, and two teams of armored soldiers poured in from the front and back doors, surrounding the entire room.
The conference hall fell into a brief silence. After a moment, Price stood up stiffly from his seat, his hands still executing the previous order: smash the pottery jar.
Crack! Elena's boot crushed a pottery shard. Antonio followed closely behind, ordering the dull Athenian guards to guard the door. It seemed that the Romans were responsible for the action.
If this had happened a few months ago, the MPs would have reacted in many different ways, and Price alone could have used several languages to persuade them not to be so barbaric.
But now, the lawmakers just stood in front of their seats and watched quietly.
Antonio felt a little nervous: so many familiar eyes revealed a strange numbness, is there still hope?
But he won't regret it, even if he does it's too late.
Assembling the guards, allying with the Romans, assassinating senators, colluding with the Huns, bribing foreign slave traders, freeing Hun slaves... Each and every one of these things would make my father furious and he would slap me in the face, but unfortunately he was already dead.
…
The guards surrounded them, divided into groups of three or five, with at least one captain who behaved normally in each group.
The palace where the parliament is located was surrounded, but fortunately the citizens' behavior patterns were very regular and no one would happen to pass by here at this time.
Antonio wiped the sweat off his face and stepped into the lounge.
His personal guard helped him close the door: the senators were very stubborn, and even if it was "abnormal", they refused to bypass the Citizens' Assembly and directly announce the next consul.
Even if Antonio doesn't qualify, Greece isn't a monarchy. You're not a prince and you've never led an army, so why should I obey you?
This result is normal, but for some reason, he has been worried since last night: What was missing?
"You're here at last." Padus raised his head from the documents. Dozens of literate slaves were standing or sitting around him.
Antonio nodded politely and lay down on the couch: "Teacher, do you have any new discoveries?" After saying that, his eyelids drooped heavily.
[I'm so tired, I'll take a nap first. I have a tough battle to fight tonight...]
"Yes, Persia, Macedonia, and the Huns may attack us in a few days. What do you think?"
BANG! Antonio fell heavily on the carpet, headfirst.
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