Chapter 269 The Way to Death (5)

Lombot.

This is not a bustling big city, and there are not many guests coming and going. The hotel seems a little empty, and the boss, who is a part-time clerk, is taking a nap behind the counter.

It was early morning now. Normally, there would be no customers at this time. Besides, I didn't have any spare money to hire a clerk. I was busy alone until very late last night, and also stayed with the widow at the east end of the town until the late night. I was very tired now, so I took the opportunity to take a nap when there were not many customers.

Unfortunately, a burst of hurried footsteps woke the shop owner from his half-sleep.

With a start, the shop owner immediately opened his eyes. When he saw several figures appearing in the store, the turbidity in his eyes disappeared completely in an instant.

His wrinkled face was like a blooming chrysanthemum. It took less than two seconds for him to change from sleepy to full of smiles. He was indeed a professional. He immediately stepped out from behind the counter and greeted them quickly: "Military officers, are you here to eat or stay?"

The dark red armor was different from the army the shop owner knew.

But from the murderous aura on their bodies, it can be seen that they are definitely not a group of people who are easy to mess with.

A question suddenly popped up in the shop owner's mind. Could these people be the subordinates of Princess Dolores? Everyone knows what kind of people the soldiers of the kingdom are like. Because of the long-term arrears of military pay, those soldiers are pale and thin, with dull eyes. Where is the spirit of a soldier?

As for actual combat ability, it is even worse. In a one-on-one fight, I guess he can't even compare to the street thugs.

In the huge Kingdom of Granville, perhaps only the Royal Guards guarding the palace had a slightly military look. However, that was in the past. Ever since Princess Dolores took charge of the army, Granville's army has been completely transformed in a short period of time.

"Eat." The leader of the four soldiers took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it to the shop owner: "One silver coin is enough."

The shop owner happily took the silver coin, turned around and prepared to eat. He confirmed that these were soldiers under the eldest princess. Although the palace guards were also very excellent, those guards never paid for their meals.

Just upstairs, Agnes stood quietly at the window, peeking at the movements below. Her spiritual awareness spread out, and all the movements in the large area around the hotel could not escape Agnes's perception.

Right behind Agnes was a man lying quietly on the bed, his heartbeat and breathing were even.

Suddenly, the man's eyelids trembled slightly, and then his eyes slowly opened. Perhaps this time his soul had been away from his body for too long. Suddenly his soul returned to its place, and even Ron felt a little inexplicably uncomfortable. What he saw in front of him was a slightly yellowish ceiling. From the corner of his eye, he could see Agnes standing quietly at the window, motionless. He didn't know if it was Ron's illusion, but he always felt that Agnes seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

"Agnes, how long have I slept this time?" Ron exhaled and asked slowly.

The moment Ron's voice came out, Agnes' body trembled violently, and the magic power that was originally finely controlled suddenly became chaotic.

A familiar yet strange pretty face appeared in front of Ron. The cheeks were less round and more thin. The blue eyes were full of joy, surprise, and disbelief. Agnes seemed to want to rush over, but she held back. The thousands of words in her heart finally turned into one sentence: "You're awake."

"Awake." Ron nodded and tried to get up from the bed.

But because his body had been lying there for too long, it had become somewhat stiff and it became difficult to control it for a moment. At this moment, a fragrant breeze blew across his face and Agnes' figure had silently appeared beside Ron. She did not ask Ron what his soul was doing after leaving his body, but just used her slender little hands to help Ron up.

After a short period of activity and adaptation, Ron gradually returned to normal. He exhaled heavily: "How long have I slept?"

"Twenty-eight days." Agnes quickly gave a number.

Ron's face stiffened slightly.

It's no wonder that this happened after lying in bed motionless for twenty-eight days.

Fortunately, Agnes was by his side throughout this long period of time. Otherwise, if his soul had left his body, who knows what would have happened. He would have been killed silently without even knowing it.

Although the Soul Ferry is wonderful, it is also too dangerous.

This is the second time this has happened. Next time I enter the Soul Ferry, I must make all kinds of preparations in advance.

Twenty-eight days, if put in the time frame, would be more than two hundred days. During such a long period of time, he only understood the contents of the first page of the Key of Time, and only learned one magic: Slow!

What is slow is time.

Ron looked at Agnes's thin face and felt a little distressed: "You have suffered a lot during this period."

Agnes smiled gently: "It's nothing. For a practitioner, twenty-eight days is just a blink of an eye. Let me help you wash your face first."

With a smile, Agnes turned and left. Not long after, she returned with a basin of clean water and gently wiped Ron's face with a soft towel.

Before she got married, Agnes was a daughter of a noble family. After she got married, although she was banished to the cold palace, she was still a princess. She was usually served by others. This was the first time for Agnes to serve others. But she did not feel disgusted at all, and even felt a little happy.

What she wanted was never a high position, power, wealth and honor. Perhaps this kind of plain life of mutual support was what Agnes really wanted. Although she knew very well that this plain life would not last long, every minute and every second was precious to Agnes.

After washing up, Ron and Agnes walked downstairs for the first time. They had not eaten for 28 days, and both Ron and Agnes could feel the hunger in their stomachs.

In a small place like Lombot, the breakfast was quite simple and naturally could not be compared with those big hotels in Adams, but Ron and Agnes ate quite deliciously. But before they had taken a few bites, a voice suddenly came to their ears: "Brother, do you think the Princess is really going to get married this time?"

Ron just picked up the dry bread and was about to put it to his mouth but suddenly stopped.

Two seconds later, Ron silently put down the dry bread, stood up, and walked towards the soldiers. Seeing Ron's actions, Agnes, who was holding Lucia, smiled helplessly. She knew that the ordinary days would not last long, but she did not expect things to come so quickly. However, it was precisely because of this that she liked this man more. After all, no one wanted her lover to be a heartless person.

Since her husband has made the decision, she, as his wife, just needs to support him silently behind the scenes.

Before they knew it, Ron had appeared in front of the soldiers. The soldiers looked at Ron and shut their mouths one by one, because they didn't know what Ron's purpose was. They could clearly feel some vigilance in their eyes: "Sir, what's the matter?"

"Haha, nothing much. I just heard from a few military officers that Her Royal Highness the Princess is getting married?" Ron laughed and said, "May I ask if this Her Royal Highness the Princess is Her Royal Highness Dolores?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Of course. Is there a second princess in our Granville Kingdom?" A soldier looked at Ron with some contempt. The look seemed to say that this was a bumpkin who came from nowhere and didn't even know Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Ron was also a little embarrassed. He was a prophet who had even defeated Vice Pope Apu, but now he was being despised by a few soldiers.

However, Dolores's methods were really good. Looking at the soldiers in front of him, they looked well-organized. Ron did not forget how shocked he was when he saw the army of the Kingdom of Granville in the game. They were not soldiers at all, but a group of refugees.

Some thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, but Ron remained calm. He waved his hand and asked the store owner to bring up a few more bottles of good wine. He also moved a chair and sat next to him.

For the sake of a few bottles of good wine, these soldiers allowed Ron's familiarity to happen. After all, now that Her Royal Highness the Princess was in charge of the military, the soldiers' salaries were paid in full and the previously overdue salaries had been paid in full. However, the soldiers' salaries were very low to begin with, and although Her Royal Highness the Princess had increased them a little, it was still not too much. The bottles of wine that Ron had just ordered cost several silver coins each, which was not something that these soldiers could afford.

After a few drinks, the faces of these soldiers turned red, and they looked at Ron more and more favorably.

After all, although Her Royal Highness the Princess has improved the status of soldiers, it has been short. In the Kingdom of Granville, there are still many people who look down on soldiers. Except for the royal guards, most soldiers still have no status.

Men are most likely to get along best in a drinking place. This is true on Earth as well as on the Dusk Continent. As the drunkenness set in, these soldiers started to talk.

"Bah, don't you see what kind of person our eldest princess is? She is noble, elegant, beautiful, has a good figure, and is capable. If our eldest princess can inherit the throne in the future, the people of Granville may really be able to live a good life."

"The eldest son of the Egbert family may sound noble, but he is actually notorious and has a bad reputation. Even though I am stationed at the border, I have heard of this guy. Adams has diamond members in all of his 36 brothels..."

"In one year, there are at least eighty decent women who have been harmed. Is this kind of bastard worthy of our eldest princess?"

"Damn it, I think it's just that old Biden from Holt 474, and the two useless guys, the first and second princes, who want to take this opportunity to take back the military power from Her Royal Highness the Princess. After all, according to Granville's rules, once a woman gets married, she becomes an outsider and naturally loses the right to inherit the throne. Moreover, as an outsider, she naturally cannot control the army."

"We soldiers have only had a few days of good life. Once that old man Holt 474 takes back the military power, who will pay us in the future? Damn it, if we die on the battlefield, I guess no one will help collect our bodies."

"Bah, a bunch of bastards who eat our food but do nothing about our work. How are we treated as soldiers on a normal day? But they only think of us when they encounter beast tides, young gods, or even foreign invasions..."

Ron smiled and said nothing about the soldiers' complaints.

It can be seen that these soldiers have complaints about the upper echelons of the Granville Kingdom.

Even if Holt the 474th could remove Dolores' military power, he would probably not be able to win the hearts of the troops.

However, the old man Holt 474 was still thinking about marrying Dolores off. This alone was the reason for his death.

Chapter 5 is here.

(End of this chapter)