Chapter 44 The World's Hint to Him
As soon as Shendong shouted, cold sweat broke out on Xu Ren'er's forehead. She had a premonition that the next scene would probably be difficult to end.
The Child King turned his gaze towards Xiang Shendong, then glanced at Xu Ren'er, who was sitting at the table next to Shendong. Finally, he turned his gaze back and asked Shendong:
"You said they have problems, then tell me, what are their problems?"
Shen Dong: “Their food is so delicious and it’s totally different from ours. If we just let them stay for a while and then leave, it would be a huge problem.
I suggest that instead of treating them as honored guests, we should assign them positions related to food, so that if there is any important banquet, these people can serve His Majesty the King."
Shen Dong's words were completely beyond Xu Ren'er's expectations. She was a little confused:
Why didn't he expose them, instead trying to keep them? Did he not remember them?
No, that's impossible! The way he looked at them just now, he definitely recognized them.
Why is that? Xu Ren'er was puzzled.
Hearing Shen Dong's words, the Child King raised his eyebrows and stared at Shen Dong meaningfully for a long time. Then he looked away and said to the priest sitting next to him:
"It seems that this bowl of longevity noodles has completely conquered the hearts of your subordinates. Priest, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, the priest simply glanced at Shen Dong and slowly uttered two words: "As you wish."
After receiving the priest's reply, the Child King nodded slightly and said, "In that case, then let's do as he says."
After thinking for a moment, he looked at Mo Xiaohe in the audience and asked, "What do you think? Are you willing to stay for a while and continue to cook us some delicious dishes?"
Mo Xiaohe naturally wanted this situation very much. He quickly stepped forward and agreed to the plan proposed by the king.
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The banquet ended and everyone started to leave.
Mo Youli left first. Looking at his departing back, Xu Ren'er and the others wanted to rush over to find Mo Youli immediately, but considering the occasion, they could only suppress their thoughts and resist the impulse.
Fortunately, they have already sneaked into the palace and have plenty of time, so they still have a chance to contact him.
"Everyone, please stay."
As soon as everyone left, a maid came to them and said that she would be responsible for leading them to their residence and instructing them on what to pay attention to while living there.
Xu Ren'er had already understood all the precautions through the mental information conveyed by the priest in his previous life, but the others had never been exposed to it, so except Xu Ren'er, everyone else began to listen carefully.
When we first arrived at the palace, everyone was preoccupied with various matters and had no time to appreciate the scenery.
Now that they have calmed down, everyone is quite curious about the palaces in other worlds. Their eyes are darting around, carefully taking in the scenery of the palaces.
At the beginning, they were excited and full of anticipation.
However, before long, the smiles on their faces became more and more stiff, and finally their faces were filled with black lines.
Shouldn't the imperial palace be a place of magnificent and diverse decoration styles? Why did the architecture of these houses remain almost identical wherever they passed?
It is only slightly larger than the scale of the folk ones, with a single overall tone, a single variety, and a single shape. Even the flowers and plants planted on the roadside, according to their visual observation, may have a single growth height.
Is this the power center of the entire country? How can the construction style be more complex and diverse than any small mountain village in their world?
Compared to the confusion of others, Xu Ren'er looked calm.
She was the only one present who knew the inside story.
The reason why even the palace architecture of this country appears to be particularly simple is that the entire country relies on the magical power of one priest to support it.
A person's ability is limited, and aesthetic tastes cannot be diversified. It is already quite amazing to be able to ensure that they can live a life without worries about food, clothing, housing and transportation.
As for those minor details, it is really difficult to make them all perfect.
Otherwise, why, no matter how many times Lunxun Hall performed brainwashing rituals on the priest, the priest still wanted to run away after a while?
It's really tiring to bear all the pressure alone because there is no one to share the burden with.
As they walked forward, Xu Rener slowly discovered something was wrong.
This road clearly leads to His Majesty the King's residence and is not a route for receiving guests at all!
Sure enough, not long after, the maid stopped and everyone looked forward, and found that in front of them was an extremely large palace. The main colors were gold and silver, and it was dazzling. At the top of the palace, there was a huge crown inlaid with jewels.
"Everyone, please come in. His Majesty the King has important matters to discuss privately with you."
The maid bowed slightly and said.
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When they entered the hall, they saw the child king standing in the center of the hall with his back to them. When he heard the noise, he immediately turned around and came face to face with Xu Ren'er and the others.
At this time, the child king took off the crown on his head and his gorgeous clothes, and changed into a relatively ordinary light brown robe. At first glance, he looked no different from an ordinary child.
Logically speaking, no matter what the occasion, one should bow when meeting His Majesty the King.
However, none of Xu Ren'er and the others moved, and the child king in front of them didn't care about this harmless etiquette at all.
Upon seeing Xu Ren'er and the others, the Child King directly revealed their identities and said:
"Hello, fellow strangers from this mixed world."
When these words were spoken, everyone, including Xu Ren'er, was shocked.
Tang Qiuyue stuttered: "You, you, you...you know our origins?"
Xu Ren'er reacted faster and guessed immediately: "Are those four people sitting at the table next to us your people?"
The child king readily admitted:
"How clever! Yes, they are the people that I specially planted in Lunxun Hall. They followed the people of Lunxun Hall to the mixed world to search for the reincarnated priest. As soon as they came back, they reported everything that happened there to me.
So, I knew about you before you came. When I heard that a few foreigners from the Marrow-sucking Nation had suddenly descended from the sky, I guessed it was you guys."
"What do you mean? I don't understand what you are saying. What on earth are you talking about?"
Tang Qiuyue looked at the child king, then at Xu Ren'er, her head was full of confusion, and she asked anxiously.
Tang Beiju was also confused, but he didn't show it as obviously as Tang Qiuyue. He just stared at Xu Ren'er calmly and said, "Explain."
Seeing that no one understood the situation, Xu Ren'er looked at the Child King. The Child King noticed her gaze and simply made a "please" gesture.
Xu Ren'er thought about it and concealed the fact that he had obtained information from the puppy sculpture. He began to talk in detail about how he smelled the scent of Shendong, Shennan, Shenxi and Shenbei from Juzi Country. By the way, he briefly explained it to Yu Hui and the other three who did not know about Juzi Country's experience.
"The scent of the people at the table next to us is the same as the group that took Ali away in Juzi Country. So when the people at that table saw us, they must have known our origins.
However, they chose not to reveal our identities to everyone, which was truly unusual. Now that we met him, he avoided everyone else and revealed our identities in one word.
After comprehensive analysis, the people at the table next to us are his people, and he instructed those four people not to expose our situation."
The Child King nodded approvingly and said:
"Xiao Ba, even if you reincarnate and have no memories of the past, your mind is still very flexible."
Xu Rener directly denied the name he was given:
"Sorry, my name is Xu Ren'er. Not the Laughing Tyrant you're talking about."
Hearing this, the child king lowered his eyes slightly, and a trace of loneliness flashed across his eyes.
In such a vast country of marrow-sucking, he was probably the only one who had retained such a long-term memory...
Well, since we can’t exchange pleasantries, let’s get down to business.
"You've been in the Marrow-sucking Country for a few days. What are your thoughts?"
Mo Xiaohe frowned: "Feelings? What do you mean?"
"To put it simply, compare the several countries you've experienced before with our current Marrow-Sucking Country. What do you think of the current situation of the Marrow-Sucking Country?"
Hearing the question, Pang Ningchun and Mo Xiaohe looked at each other, and they both keenly guessed what the child king was thinking at the same time.
Pang Ningchun lowered his head and thought for a moment, then replied:
“From the perspective of food, clothing, housing and transportation, your country is overly unified, basically everything is the same, with no distinctive features visible;
From an ideological point of view, you here have no idea of being self-reliant, and are too dependent on the priests, placing all your hopes on one person;
Judging from the overall situation, the Marrow-sucking Country is completely self-contained. It has not communicated or interacted with the outside world for many years and is completely ignorant of the outside world. It lives an overly comfortable life and has no sense of crisis. It is completely unable to keep up with the outside world and learn from its strengths to overcome its weaknesses.
It can be said that without the energy of the so-called High Priest, the Marrow-sucking Nation would not be able to withstand the slightest storm."
Pang Ningchun tried her best to summarize the problems she discovered after observing the Marrow-sucking Kingdom. As she spoke, she observed the child king's expression. Once she noticed that the child king had a hint of displeasure, she would immediately shut up and change the subject.
When she finished her last word, the Child King did not show any displeasure. On the contrary, the corners of his expressionless poker face were slightly raised.
Pang Ningchun's words touched his heart.
Like the priest, he is a person who has been reincarnated continuously. The priest will be brainwashed, but he will not, so he has seen so many different landscapes.
In his first reincarnation, he was born in the Marrow-sucking Kingdom. Therefore, he could sit on his throne with peace of mind and was unable to discover any problems in the Marrow-sucking Kingdom at all.
Until his last three reincarnations, fate took an unexpected turn...
He didn't reincarnate in the Marrow-sucking Country as usual. Instead, he traveled to other countries and learned about their lifestyles...
At that moment, he knew that everything was different.
This is a hint and an opportunity given to him by the world.
As a king loved by many of his subjects, he knew very well that he had to do something to save the crumbling marrow-sucking kingdom.
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