The Crystal Palace Of Heaven

The thick beef soup exudes a strong aroma, and the brown sauce is wrapped in dishes such as potatoes, carrots, and broad beans. A small piece of muffins and bread were placed on a clean clay plate, the jar next to it was filled with jam, and there were two large glasses of yellow ale.

For the small citizens who live in Nancheng all the year round, this is a sumptuous meal. Lu Xi picked up the cutlery and happily enjoyed it, but Miss Karin just picked up the soup with a spoon helplessly, and finally did not put the food into her mouth.

"You said it was a midnight snack, I thought I would invite me to eat tiramisu and five-colored muffins in the Elan Li Summer Palace ..." Karin pursed her rose lips and muttered in a low voice.

"Hey, I'm just a national civil servant with a dead salary. How can a pastry shop selling flour higher than gold be affordable?"

　　 "Then it must be at least the Black Forest cake on Beddanlu Avenue, right?"

"That's just changing from gold to silver, okay! Is there a difference for the brute force? Is there a difference?"

"Huh, dating a beauty like me, it turned out that the meal selection was such a popular place ... really a man with a sense of style, or do you all like magicians?"

"The woman who went shopping for most of the street and bought something that turned out to be a sword is not qualified to say me ... wait, are we dating?"

"A man and a woman came out to walk in the middle of the night, and now they are sitting at the same table in the dimly lit bar. Isn't that a date? Is it necessary to go to a hotel to open a room?"

Such a powerful answer reminded Lu Xi of somehow to remember Primula and Sehiru. He could only laugh a few times, poured a large gulp of ale, and then quickly changed the subject.

"Like those places you just mentioned, you guys who are willing to invite you to go can stand in line at Guanghui Avenue for two round trips. Why should you be bothered? Only in this remote small shop can you taste the real It's delicious. "

Karin looked at the fluffy beef stew stewed in the miso soup, but she couldn't see anything special: "True delicacy? I can't really see it."

　　 "That's because you still can't appreciate it." Lu Xi put down the spoon and stared at Karin's eyes, "This bowl of ordinary beef soup has a happy taste."

"Taste of happiness? Ha ha, it sounds quite romantic."

"For these people living in Nancheng, the luxury and elegance of Beicheng, the intrigue of the princes, the glory and power of the empire, do they have a half-cent relationship with them? After hard work, sitting with friends In the bar, drink a glass of ale and laugh loudly, if there is still hot beef soup, they will be extremely happy. "

　　 "Oh... This is very different from the education I received."

"That's of course, the gate valve lady like you, since childhood, should have received the most orthodox bridal course? Well, basically, time will be spent on endless tea parties, banquets and dances, people around It ’s all about expensive jewelry. Of course, I also talk about the buddies of the same monks who were born, who look more handsome, who have richer family, and who will like women more. "

"Oh, why did I smell a big sour taste? Are you jealous? Must you be jealous?"

"Come on, I prefer this kind of environment to the life of nobles who are pearlescent but lifeless." Lu Xi spread his hands, surrounded by the noisy and noisy noises, the laughter and curse accompanied the city The unique slang and swear words filled the ears, and the boiling breath was mixed with the stimulation of sweat and alcohol in the nasal cavity.

"How is it? A very dynamic world?" Lu Xi picked up the glass.

There was a small-scale conflict at a small gaming table next to it, and gleeful gamblers quickly turned the dispute into a fight. A man got a punch in his nose, and fell less than two points away from Karin Meter. The bold man opened his eyes in confusion, and saw Karin's amber eyes. It seemed that he wanted to show his masculinity in front of the beauty. The man climbed up hard, but a sneak attack bottle knocked on his head. The man collapsed on the ground and never got up again.

Looking at such a scene, Karin looked at Landing Hope, his eyes full of smiles. She raised her glass: "Well, it really opened my eyes."

Two clay cups full of ale touched them hard. Karin looked at Lu Xi, learning to raise the clay cup, and "dunk" the wine.

"Happy!" The two sighed happily at the same time.

Perhaps it was the first time to drink like this, Karin ’s face quickly climbed to ruddy: "I now know why my grandfather and grandmother like to come to these places when they are young. Sure enough, it is more real than a serious palace . "

To put it this way, your grandfather and grandmother are not very serious. Sure enough, it is a family history!

"This is natural, these ordinary talents are the cornerstone of the country and society. If the superior thinks that the court and nobility are the whole world, then it is a real disaster. Well, in this way, your grandfather and grandmother are also wise. "

Karin nodded very helpfully. She seemed to have great respect for her grandfather and grandmother, but she said: "Oh, are they as great as you said? I think they just think that these places are easier. Only ... well, just like me. "

"That's better than the aristocratic arrogance." Lu Xi smiled: "If the upper class is willing to experience the life at the bottom and is willing to communicate with the people at the bottom, then it will be neither reliable nor where to go."

"I took this sentence as a compliment to my grandparents and Miss Ben." Karin squinted and smiled, her red face through the snow-white skin, more brilliant and bright: "But, grandfather after all When I was old, I listened to the shackles of my uncle who was out of tune, and wanted to marry me to a brother who had never met him. "

"The old man might want to see his beloved granddaughter put on a wedding dress, and the scenery is like a bride happily." Lu Xi shrugged: "However, why is your uncle? Your parents?"

Lu Xi felt a bit regretful when he said this. Since Karin was talking about her grandparents in and out of the story, it can be seen that there are many stories in the family. Fortunately, Karin's character is more chic than Lu Xi's imagination. A trace of melancholy flashed on her face, but the tone was a little indifferent, calm to calm, but there seemed to be a sadness that broke Lu Xi's heart. : "My mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to me. As for my father ... his health has not been very good, and he went in the first two years."

　　 "That... sorry."

"He's okay, go to heaven to accompany my mother, pitifully left me alone, and to be bullied by the unadjusted uncle ... Do you think I would say that?" Karin's words suddenly turned, bright. With a smile on his face, the so-called gloom and sorrow seemed to be nothing but clouds. "Do you really think that Miss is a kind of fatherless mother who would be bullied by Cinderella?"

　　...... So Zhang Wuji's mother said that women will lie, the more beautiful the woman will lie.

"Actually think about it carefully, my uncle is not bad to me. He wanted to marry me out, maybe he was also instigated by my aunt who didn't adjust." Karin tilted her head and seemed to be thinking seriously.

"Wouldn't it be because you can't stand you, so that you can marry someone to harm others?"

Karin did not refute, but nodded seriously: "This is also possible."

Really has self-knowledge ...

"Your mother-in-law must be very poor in the future?"

"So, I want to find a stronger man ... Well, although your looks are far away from the strong, but I still like it. Let's seriously consider running away with me?"

"I don't want it. I don't want to be your replacement for the husband who is trying to force me in the future. Besides, don't you know? The biggest dream of my life is to open the Crystal Palace except to eat and die and live as an otaku for life." Putting a queen in the Crystal Palace is not equivalent to raising a shark in a goldfish tank? "

"Your man's desire ...... It's really clear at a glance, it's unbearable. Also, who is a shark? Who do you call a shark?"

If Karin ’s parents knew that they had spent countless efforts and money to cultivate Miss Qianjin, they would actually chat and drink with a man who had only met before in such a small bar that they only went to , I do n’t know what kind of reaction there will be.

It was in this noisy environment that the next table whispered.

"Hey, have you heard? A few days ago, the people of the Northern Army fought against the imprisonment again."

"What's so strange? Didn't they fight so many times every day?"

"After all, it is the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor. People from other countries are here ... Isn't it embarrassing the emperor's face to fight in front of the emissaries of so many countries?

"Anyway, it's for the supreme sapphire throne ... It's just a fight now. It won't be any surprise when the fire is up again that day ..." The third voice sounded abruptly. With a confused drunkenness.

"Fire and fire ?!" The first voice looked a little horrified, "Aren't you in the Imperial City?"

"Who knows," the second voice was a little helpless, "so many big people who are high on the battle, which can control the lives and deaths of ordinary people like us ..."

　　 "Is your emperor no matter?"

"Hey, as you get older, you can't control it."

It seems that no matter in what era or country, as long as they live in the capital, even the most ordinary people, they also have special intelligence channels-the efficiency and scale of their access to information far exceed that of ordinary local lords. Of course, these "intelligences", which are mainly extracted from gossip and rumors, are easily unrecognizable in the process of dissemination, but they will not affect the love of "discussing state affairs" among the people of the Imperial City. This is quite similar to the nine city lords of another world.

Of course, we can also see from this point that the Oakland Empire under the Sun Emperor is still enlightened.

Lu Xi secretly paid attention. In his view, the information these wine drinkers are talking about will not be more true than the gossip lace of the neighborhood, but at least it can be seen that the contradiction caused by the problem of the inheritance of the empire's storage has become very clear.

The six fortresses in the north of the empire and the twelve border cities form a line of defense. It is the front line of Oakland's defense against the northwestern Virginia empire and the northeast orc tribe. The most elite border troops stationed there are naturally. Marquis Gorros van Dolheim, who is in charge of the northern border defense, is the most prestigious general in Auckland and the world, the guardian knight of the church, the member of the board of the Aurora Handicraft, and the wife and brother of the late crown prince Uncle.

Of course, such a clear relationship has already been decided: Gorros will definitely be sent by the emperor's granddaughter.

The second son of the emperor, Iken, has been regarded as the only candidate for the future throne after the death of his elder brother. He replaced the elderly emperor in long-term governance and was just and strict. Although he was somewhat suspicious, he gradually gained the support of the imperial nobles and some local lords and controlled a part of the army.

Now, the contradiction between the two factions has gradually become clear, and there is only one opportunity for an outbreak. The biggest problem is that the supreme ruler of the empire, the Sun King Gaius, not only did not stop this crisis. His ambiguous and hesitant attitude is actually the best catalyst for intensifying contradictions.

　　 "The Sun King is really old..."

In this world, it is more embarrassing than Rong Yan to grow old, I am afraid that only heroes are late. Lu Xi sighed in his heart, and then saw a slight unnatural twitch in Karin's face.

Since Karin was also born as the great aristocrat of the imperial capital, her family must also be involved in the war of succession to the throne. Maybe a lot of friends who grew up together are now in the other party's faction, she must also be very painful.

If a girl is feeling down on a date, it must be a boy's incompetence. Lu Xi decided to find a way to make Karin happy. He was silent for a moment, and pulled out a dice bell under the table, which contained six dice. Like this kind of tavern, basically every table is equipped with such gambling equipment, which is convenient for guests to use at any time.

"Don't you play?"

"It doesn't matter, but I won't. You have to teach me."

"It would be weird if you knew it." Lu Xi said, "We will play the simplest, more than size."

"Just see who of us throws a lot of points?"

"Well, but it's too boring to be bigger, how about being younger?"

"In other words, the smallest one should be six ones ... ah, not right," Karin frowned for two seconds, "the smallest ones should be stacked together, that is, one is right."

"Hey, you are really ice and snow." So a woman who is too smart is not cute at all.

"So how much do you gamble?"

"As I said just now, I'm just a civil servant who eats dead wages. Isn't gambling with you, Miss Qianjin, money to death? Moreover, gambling is really too emotional and vulgar."

"You can't bet on nothing, isn't that boring?"

Lu Xi tilted his head for a moment, and suddenly raised his head, showing a mischievous smile: "If I win, I kiss you, you win, you kiss me, how?"

"Oh oh, you are also very snowy." Karin chuckled. "It sounds like a good idea, but I still refuse. It's better to do so. If you win, I'll let you kiss, but if I win, Well... you just jumped on the table and yelled three times, "I am a little girl, ask for support"! How about this?"

"Hey, is this too vicious? Having said that, you, Miss Qianjin, how could you know so many tricks?"

"Oh, oh, even Miss Qianjin, you have to have your own intelligence channel. In short, do you want to play?"

"Play, why not play? I am a dead civil servant, barefoot is not afraid to wear shoes, there is no reason to lose to a big lady who is indifferent and indifferent!"

"Okay, I'll shake it first." Before Lu Xi reacted, Karin waved her hand and picked up the dice clock. She gently shook the dice inside, carefully listening to the sound of wood collision, and distinguishing between them. Subtle differences. She narrowed her eyes slightly, without saying a word, and looked like she was in a state where the old monk was in a fixed state.

At the same time, Lu Xi, a magician, felt a subtle change. A kind of sacred and solemn energy, which is absolutely different from Arcane, is slowly brewing in Karin's body.

"No, just play a dice, do you also need to use Holy Breath?"

The so-called sacred breath technique is the user of divine art—priests and paladins use divine art and prayer to bring the body into a state of complete spiritual consciousness, so that they can obtain a more acute sense and intuition.

After a few minutes, Karin seems to have captured the center of gravity of each dice and the subtle changes on one side. She raised her head, smiled at Xi Yan, and suddenly flipped her wrist. The little dice clock seemed to become a living elf, beating and dancing in her hands, dazzling the other party.

"Bang!" The dice fell on the table, and Lu Xi reacted.

"I drive slightly."

"Let's go." Lu Xi said helplessly. Actually, he knew the result without driving. It can only be seen from the techniques just now that Karin is definitely a master of Templar and martial arts. Although it is the first time, playing a few dice is not a hand.

Sure enough, the opened dice clock is a typical pillar of sky, the dice directly above is still rotating, but the obvious red dot above can already be seen.

　　 "The last time is a tie." Karin smiled like a little fox. "It can never be smaller than this."

"Then I will let you know, Miss!" Lu Xi picked up the dice clock expressionlessly. He was silent for a few seconds, shaking his wrist casually, only to hear a slight but extremely dull explosion, and a sudden burst of smoke from the dice clock.

In Karin's dull sight, Lu Xi turned his wrist, and pieces of dice fell from the dice clock, piled up on the table as a hill.

　　 "I have no order."

"Humble ... mean!" After a long time, Karin gritted her teeth.

"Just allow you to meditate with magic, but not allow me to use magic?" Lu Xi raised his head proudly, he put his face in the past, constantly knocking on the table, "Quickly, willing to gamble to lose!"

Karin pouted her mouth in dissatisfaction ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ She bit her silver teeth and looked at Lu Xi's deliberately emaciated expression-in addition to her blood relatives, it was the first man to put his face together So close to myself. As a result, she was so bold and daring as Karin, and she couldn't help but reveal a proud ruddy. She was just about to say something. A middle-aged man suddenly walked to the table of the two and sat down straight.

"This is not good." The man was dissatisfied. "Gambling is gambling. What magic and magic should be used on the battlefield. Isn't it a blasphemy when used here?"

"Your friend?" Lu Xi asked Karin.

"I don't have a friend of middle-aged uncle." Karin also shook her head.

"Okay, that's the first time I met, how much advice." Lu Xi and middle-aged men shook hands, "I said uncle, what kind of gameplay do you like? Is it just casual? what?"

"If it is leisure, then of course there is no problem. However, is the so-called gambling, the greatest fun is not its unpredictability? Think about it, completely win and lose and life and death in the hands of completely invisible fate ... Temptation, you must have never experienced it? "The man's expression appeared very indifferent, but his eyes suddenly burst into a fierce enthusiasm like flames, and Lu Xi couldn't help but startle.

"So as you said, how should we play?" Karin seemed very curious.

"It's very simple, let's play a game, of course, it is completely gambling, and can not use any abnormal tactics to interfere with the answer given to us by destiny."

　　 "If you can intervene, it will not be called destiny." Lu Xi smiled slightly, "but it sounds a bit interesting, I followed!"