The Emperor's Daily Nitpicking
Kevin loathed this kind of quietness the most. It was as if everyone suddenly died and didn’t exist anymore, without any trace of the past or future. This always evoked unpleasant memories in him, even though he knew what kind of tricks were being played now.
It was the Dessert Clan that inhabited the western side of the Mainland. Because they were sly, eccentric, and treacherous, most people called them Sand Ghosts. Every time a certain number of Sand Ghosts passed by in a rush, the people located within 100 meters radius would get an eyes and ears blockage illusion – they couldn’t hear any sounds and couldn’t see any other person besides themselves.
Of course, it would only last for a short period, approximately only a few dozen seconds.
However, even a few dozen seconds could be highly fatal at a critical moment, such as on the battlefield. Kevin had spent most of the time in those years when he was appointed as Commander of the Bronze Army with this ‘Sand Ghost invasion’ matter. In the end, he had also died on this kind of battlefield.
“The influence still lingered on….” Kevin’s face froze with one hand pressed against the handle of the short knife on his waist. He braced every nerve in his body….
This had become a conditional reflex for him.
Click –
Suddenly, a soft noise sounded from the door.
Kevin instantly drew his knife out and firmly pinned it at the door.
His figure wasn’t sturdy, and his whole body was only covered in a layer of thin muscle. He didn’t hold any advantage based on strength alone, but years of experience had made him proficient in assault techniques. Thus, that seemingly heavy chariot’s door was pierced by him. The door’s axis was broken between the pulling and stirring, and the entire door toppled down with a loud bang.
Kevin, “…” What kind of broken thing was this?
A burst of wind whistled past the chariot’s side. The stones carried away by wind collided against the chariot, creating a ‘click’ sound in succession. It was the exact same sound as just now. A handful of sand grains came directly through the chariot’s door, and they were pasted all over Kevin’s face –
After the Sand Ghosts had gone, his sense of hearing was returned, and the illusion faded away.
“Very good. I just came down for no more than five minutes, and you have already torn down my chariot’s door.” Oswald’s voice sounded from a distant place, and it was getting closer with the rustle of footsteps. “Your Excellency Fassbinder, were you terribly idle?”
“Were you looking for a fight?” Kevin was annoyed by the Sand Ghosts’ appearance, and he didn’t even think before replying.
Oswald, “…..”
“They really simply pass by like that?” Kevin squatted on one knee by the chariot’s door. His posture was unchanged, and he didn’t loosen his guard. He clenched the short knife and scanned the surroundings. “How could that be……”
Oswald walked closer to him. He supported his hand on the doorframe with a ‘bang’ and unhappily told him, “This is the Scattered Land and not a battlefield. It was also common for Sand Ghosts to ‘simply pass by’ here.”
“Sand Ghosts could turn any place into a battlefield. They won’t learn how to write the word ‘rule’ until their next life.” Kevin coldly remarked.
Oswald used two fingers to pinch the tip of Kevin’s knife and shifted the tip. “According to the Old Conduct Code of the Jinshi Empire, a person like you who held a knife facing the Emperor would be hanged to death and hung naked on the minaret for the public’s eyes.”
“Also, for this chariot’s door –” He used his leg to kick and emphasized the smashed door on the ground, sneered, and sternly said, “Compensate it.”
Kevin, “…” Compensate your grandpa!
He fastened back the short knife on his waist, slapped away Oswald’s hand that was on the doorframe, and jumped down from the chariot.
After recovering his hearing sense, the world outside the chariot suddenly became exceptionally noisy –
This was an extremely chaotic town with totally different styles of houses and storied buildings mixed. There wasn’t any land infrastructure that could be seen either far or near. It was like the land was divided ordinarily, and people just randomly built on the ground.
This town, known as the ‘Scattered Land,’ was located at the junction of different clans and borders, making it the largest ‘cross-road’ in the middle of the Mainland. It also consisted of the most cunning inhabitants, the most uncomplicated and roughest money and goods transactions, and the most complicated power forces involved. It was hell for some but also a paradise for others.
In such a chaotic place, unwritten rules had been established a long time ago. At least, even the Sand Ghosts wouldn’t dare to blindly act here. Thus, to some extent, it was both dangerous and safe here.
According to the custom, Oswald’s chariot could only stay on the town’s outskirts. They stopped at the Yachaofei Temple, which was specially provided for resting troops, and was guarded by heavily armored soldiers. The rest of the troop members were divided into two groups; one went to buy rations and drinks for everyone, and the other went into disguises to guard Oswald.
Kevin stretched his body for a while under the chariot. He saw Oswald was holding his arm, seized him up and down, and his expression revealed the impatience of a youngster.
“How did I prick your eyes again, the Revered Majesty?” Kevin asked unhappily.
“Have you finished twisting? If you have finished, then come over and follow me. Mio was still waiting.” Oswald turned and walked toward the center of the Scattered Land.
“For what?” Kevin chased after him with bafflement and followed him to the front of a shop made from big stones.
The shop’s lady boss turned on the lights, held her chin, and lazily said to Mio, “Seven silver coins for two sets, not accepting a bargain. Those from the Jinshi Empire could get 20 percent off, and the ones from Leiyin City could get 10 percent off.”
Mio was holding on to a set of big and small clothes. He then blinked, “Why?”
The lady boss, “Because they’re generally good-looking.”
Mio suddenly became enthusiastic, “Look at me. How many percent off could I get based on this face of mine?”
The lady boss wouldn’t even give him a face. “I don’t like those with natural curls. If you keep saying nonsense, I’ll increase the price.”
Mio, “…..”
The little lion standing beside his leg followed, “Sister, how about me? Can I get a discount?”
The corner of Kevin’s mouth pulled up, and he dragged Oswald toward the shop. “How interesting. He could even stroll to a clothing shop. Did you permit it?”
Oswald proudly grabbed back his sleeves from Kevin’s clutches. After patting it, he said, “You and that little cub inside, if you still dared to wear these clothes that have been covered in who knew how many layers of mud and flashed in front of me, I will order people to hang you guys in the city wall for half a month.”
Kevin, “…It was amazing to be an Emperor, wasn’t it?”
Oswald threw out a very hard ‘yes,’ lifted his hand, and pushed Kevin through the door. He probably really couldn’t stand that cloth as he immediately loosened his touch after moving him, as if his fingers would rot if they lingered any longer.
The moment the lady boss’s gaze swept over Kevin, she instantly brightened up. “Welcome, esteemed guest; this shop had never made any bargain. Regarding this face of yours, I gave you 50 percent off.”
After thoroughly sizing Oswald, she said with a beam. “You also got 50 percent off. If you allow me to touch your skin for once, I will give you 80 percent off.”
Oswald, “…..”
Kevin laughed, “He had just come of age. Would you still bear to do that?”
“Nonsense, you’re the one who has just come of age!” Oswald said with a strained face.
Mio, “His…He was already twenty-one!”
Kevin half-heartedly said, “Aiyo, how old.”
“Shut up!” Oswald grabbed the clothes in Mio’s hand and stuffed them into Kevin’s embrace. “Quickly change out of that rag on your body, or I will tear them to pieces.”
Kevin gave him an impolite look, clasped the clothes, and walked inside the fitting room.
Mio scooped out the coins, and his expression was hard to decipher. “…..” To roll his eyes at the Emperor, this fucker must have eaten bear gall as he grew up!
In the interval when Kevin was changing clothes, Oswald ordered Mio to buy a hippogriff.
“Wasn’t there no intention to buy one?” Mio almost thought that he had misunderstood the intention.
“There was now,” Oswald answered indifferently. “He had even torn down the chariot’s door, don’t even mention sitting there! Oh right, just buy one. If he didn’t compensate for the door, just tied him up on a rope and let him run back to Saint Andis.”
Kevin had just come out from the fitting room, and the Emperor’s evil intention had muddled him. “…”
Mio felt that both of them would start fighting any time soon. He hurriedly grabbed the purse, dragged the little lion, and ran away without looking back.
Kevin couldn’t help but complain, “When did that kid get along with Mio?”
“Other people didn’t have this bad disease of beating others after they finished saying three lines of nonsense.” Oswald indifferently mocked, then shot a glance at Kevin. “What is the origin of that kid?”
Kevin acted to be stupid. “Ah?”
Both of them walked down the road toward Yachaofei Temple. Oswald squinted his eyes while looking at the houses and shops at the side of the road, saying, “Don’t need to repeat those lies you made up to fool Mio. I’ve heard that little cub muttered about wanting to find a person; it was even a family member. It was completely incompatible with what you’ve made up before.”
Kevin had also heard that little lion mentioned it once before, but he didn’t consider asking about the specific details. After all, he hadn’t expected that the follow-up event would progress to this. As Kevin pondered about how to answer Oswald, a group of people was noisily talking in the distance while walking towards a shop. Kevin could vaguely hear their conversation.
“Is this really okay? After all, this thing will be sent to the Jinshi Empire.”
“Why do you care so much? His Ma…..The young master was content. Furthermore, that old thing had originally lacked an arm and had a broken leg. Did you really take that as a gift?”
“Many of the Jinshi Empire’s previous emperors were weak, so we shouldn’t be afraid of a newly succeeded emperor. He would accept whatever thing we sent….”
Kevin had heard most of the conversation, and Oswald also heard it. Upon hearing those words, his complexion had suddenly turned sour.
Kevin hadn’t frequented this Scattered Land, but he wasn’t a stranger either. He could name most of the shops here and knew what they were up for. For example, the shop that the group of people walked into was an underground casino. Those people mixed inside were able to gamble and play with anything.
Kevin and Oswald look at each other. They wordlessly followed behind that group of people into the shop.
“The people from Beifeicu Empire.” After watching those people closely for a while, he quietly whispered in Oswald’s ear. “But I didn’t know what thing they were talking about exactly-”
He hadn’t finished his words, and there was a sudden uproar among the people gathered inside the casino; they were hooting and whistling.
Kevin and Oswald took advantage of their height and looked over past the group of heads.
They were surrounding a giant circular iron cage. There was a black wolf with a steel collar around its neck inside. It spun around excitedly with a pair of thoroughly red eyes and terrifying sharp fangs. Its build was extremely robust, and it had the size of two adults when it stood up. They could tell that it wasn’t an ordinary beast at one glance.
Meanwhile, someone was pushing a dirty adult lion into the cage.
That person was from the talking group at the doorway just now. The ‘pushing’ was because the lion, originally planned to be sent to the Jinshi Empire as a gift, was crippled.
There was a terrifying long scar on its face, running across its left to its right eye. It was completely blind. One of its front paws had also suffered an injury, and it was so devastatingly weak that it couldn’t even stand up. It was pushed inside the cage in a half-kneeling position.
What a great gift! Oswald’s expression was cold, and he sneered.
Chapter 4: CH 4
It was the Dessert Clan that inhabited the western side of the Mainland. Because they were sly, eccentric, and treacherous, most people called them Sand Ghosts. Every time a certain number of Sand Ghosts passed by in a rush, the people located within 100 meters radius would get an eyes and ears blockage illusion – they couldn’t hear any sounds and couldn’t see any other person besides themselves.
Of course, it would only last for a short period, approximately only a few dozen seconds.
However, even a few dozen seconds could be highly fatal at a critical moment, such as on the battlefield. Kevin had spent most of the time in those years when he was appointed as Commander of the Bronze Army with this ‘Sand Ghost invasion’ matter. In the end, he had also died on this kind of battlefield.
“The influence still lingered on….” Kevin’s face froze with one hand pressed against the handle of the short knife on his waist. He braced every nerve in his body….
This had become a conditional reflex for him.
Click –
Suddenly, a soft noise sounded from the door.
Kevin instantly drew his knife out and firmly pinned it at the door.
His figure wasn’t sturdy, and his whole body was only covered in a layer of thin muscle. He didn’t hold any advantage based on strength alone, but years of experience had made him proficient in assault techniques. Thus, that seemingly heavy chariot’s door was pierced by him. The door’s axis was broken between the pulling and stirring, and the entire door toppled down with a loud bang.
Kevin, “…” What kind of broken thing was this?
A burst of wind whistled past the chariot’s side. The stones carried away by wind collided against the chariot, creating a ‘click’ sound in succession. It was the exact same sound as just now. A handful of sand grains came directly through the chariot’s door, and they were pasted all over Kevin’s face –
After the Sand Ghosts had gone, his sense of hearing was returned, and the illusion faded away.
“Very good. I just came down for no more than five minutes, and you have already torn down my chariot’s door.” Oswald’s voice sounded from a distant place, and it was getting closer with the rustle of footsteps. “Your Excellency Fassbinder, were you terribly idle?”
“Were you looking for a fight?” Kevin was annoyed by the Sand Ghosts’ appearance, and he didn’t even think before replying.
Oswald, “…..”
“They really simply pass by like that?” Kevin squatted on one knee by the chariot’s door. His posture was unchanged, and he didn’t loosen his guard. He clenched the short knife and scanned the surroundings. “How could that be……”
Oswald walked closer to him. He supported his hand on the doorframe with a ‘bang’ and unhappily told him, “This is the Scattered Land and not a battlefield. It was also common for Sand Ghosts to ‘simply pass by’ here.”
“Sand Ghosts could turn any place into a battlefield. They won’t learn how to write the word ‘rule’ until their next life.” Kevin coldly remarked.
Oswald used two fingers to pinch the tip of Kevin’s knife and shifted the tip. “According to the Old Conduct Code of the Jinshi Empire, a person like you who held a knife facing the Emperor would be hanged to death and hung naked on the minaret for the public’s eyes.”
Kevin, “…” Compensate your grandpa!
He fastened back the short knife on his waist, slapped away Oswald’s hand that was on the doorframe, and jumped down from the chariot.
After recovering his hearing sense, the world outside the chariot suddenly became exceptionally noisy –
This was an extremely chaotic town with totally different styles of houses and storied buildings mixed. There wasn’t any land infrastructure that could be seen either far or near. It was like the land was divided ordinarily, and people just randomly built on the ground.
This town, known as the ‘Scattered Land,’ was located at the junction of different clans and borders, making it the largest ‘cross-road’ in the middle of the Mainland. It also consisted of the most cunning inhabitants, the most uncomplicated and roughest money and goods transactions, and the most complicated power forces involved. It was hell for some but also a paradise for others.
In such a chaotic place, unwritten rules had been established a long time ago. At least, even the Sand Ghosts wouldn’t dare to blindly act here. Thus, to some extent, it was both dangerous and safe here.
According to the custom, Oswald’s chariot could only stay on the town’s outskirts. They stopped at the Yachaofei Temple, which was specially provided for resting troops, and was guarded by heavily armored soldiers. The rest of the troop members were divided into two groups; one went to buy rations and drinks for everyone, and the other went into disguises to guard Oswald.
Kevin stretched his body for a while under the chariot. He saw Oswald was holding his arm, seized him up and down, and his expression revealed the impatience of a youngster.
“How did I prick your eyes again, the Revered Majesty?” Kevin asked unhappily.
“Have you finished twisting? If you have finished, then come over and follow me. Mio was still waiting.” Oswald turned and walked toward the center of the Scattered Land.
“For what?” Kevin chased after him with bafflement and followed him to the front of a shop made from big stones.
The shop’s lady boss turned on the lights, held her chin, and lazily said to Mio, “Seven silver coins for two sets, not accepting a bargain. Those from the Jinshi Empire could get 20 percent off, and the ones from Leiyin City could get 10 percent off.”
Mio was holding on to a set of big and small clothes. He then blinked, “Why?”
The lady boss, “Because they’re generally good-looking.”
Mio suddenly became enthusiastic, “Look at me. How many percent off could I get based on this face of mine?”
The lady boss wouldn’t even give him a face. “I don’t like those with natural curls. If you keep saying nonsense, I’ll increase the price.”
Mio, “…..”
The little lion standing beside his leg followed, “Sister, how about me? Can I get a discount?”
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The lady boss cast a side gaze at him. “You should first tidy the bird-nest on your head, but I could give you 30 percent off considering you called me sister.”Oswald proudly grabbed back his sleeves from Kevin’s clutches. After patting it, he said, “You and that little cub inside, if you still dared to wear these clothes that have been covered in who knew how many layers of mud and flashed in front of me, I will order people to hang you guys in the city wall for half a month.”
Kevin, “…It was amazing to be an Emperor, wasn’t it?”
Oswald threw out a very hard ‘yes,’ lifted his hand, and pushed Kevin through the door. He probably really couldn’t stand that cloth as he immediately loosened his touch after moving him, as if his fingers would rot if they lingered any longer.
The moment the lady boss’s gaze swept over Kevin, she instantly brightened up. “Welcome, esteemed guest; this shop had never made any bargain. Regarding this face of yours, I gave you 50 percent off.”
After thoroughly sizing Oswald, she said with a beam. “You also got 50 percent off. If you allow me to touch your skin for once, I will give you 80 percent off.”
Oswald, “…..”
Kevin laughed, “He had just come of age. Would you still bear to do that?”
“Nonsense, you’re the one who has just come of age!” Oswald said with a strained face.
Mio, “His…He was already twenty-one!”
Kevin half-heartedly said, “Aiyo, how old.”
“Shut up!” Oswald grabbed the clothes in Mio’s hand and stuffed them into Kevin’s embrace. “Quickly change out of that rag on your body, or I will tear them to pieces.”
Kevin gave him an impolite look, clasped the clothes, and walked inside the fitting room.
Mio scooped out the coins, and his expression was hard to decipher. “…..” To roll his eyes at the Emperor, this fucker must have eaten bear gall as he grew up!
In the interval when Kevin was changing clothes, Oswald ordered Mio to buy a hippogriff.
“Wasn’t there no intention to buy one?” Mio almost thought that he had misunderstood the intention.
“There was now,” Oswald answered indifferently. “He had even torn down the chariot’s door, don’t even mention sitting there! Oh right, just buy one. If he didn’t compensate for the door, just tied him up on a rope and let him run back to Saint Andis.”
Kevin had just come out from the fitting room, and the Emperor’s evil intention had muddled him. “…”
Mio felt that both of them would start fighting any time soon. He hurriedly grabbed the purse, dragged the little lion, and ran away without looking back.
Kevin couldn’t help but complain, “When did that kid get along with Mio?”
Kevin acted to be stupid. “Ah?”
Both of them walked down the road toward Yachaofei Temple. Oswald squinted his eyes while looking at the houses and shops at the side of the road, saying, “Don’t need to repeat those lies you made up to fool Mio. I’ve heard that little cub muttered about wanting to find a person; it was even a family member. It was completely incompatible with what you’ve made up before.”
Kevin had also heard that little lion mentioned it once before, but he didn’t consider asking about the specific details. After all, he hadn’t expected that the follow-up event would progress to this. As Kevin pondered about how to answer Oswald, a group of people was noisily talking in the distance while walking towards a shop. Kevin could vaguely hear their conversation.
“Is this really okay? After all, this thing will be sent to the Jinshi Empire.”
“Why do you care so much? His Ma…..The young master was content. Furthermore, that old thing had originally lacked an arm and had a broken leg. Did you really take that as a gift?”
“Many of the Jinshi Empire’s previous emperors were weak, so we shouldn’t be afraid of a newly succeeded emperor. He would accept whatever thing we sent….”
Kevin had heard most of the conversation, and Oswald also heard it. Upon hearing those words, his complexion had suddenly turned sour.
Kevin hadn’t frequented this Scattered Land, but he wasn’t a stranger either. He could name most of the shops here and knew what they were up for. For example, the shop that the group of people walked into was an underground casino. Those people mixed inside were able to gamble and play with anything.
Kevin and Oswald look at each other. They wordlessly followed behind that group of people into the shop.
“The people from Beifeicu Empire.” After watching those people closely for a while, he quietly whispered in Oswald’s ear. “But I didn’t know what thing they were talking about exactly-”
He hadn’t finished his words, and there was a sudden uproar among the people gathered inside the casino; they were hooting and whistling.
Kevin and Oswald took advantage of their height and looked over past the group of heads.
They were surrounding a giant circular iron cage. There was a black wolf with a steel collar around its neck inside. It spun around excitedly with a pair of thoroughly red eyes and terrifying sharp fangs. Its build was extremely robust, and it had the size of two adults when it stood up. They could tell that it wasn’t an ordinary beast at one glance.
Meanwhile, someone was pushing a dirty adult lion into the cage.
That person was from the talking group at the doorway just now. The ‘pushing’ was because the lion, originally planned to be sent to the Jinshi Empire as a gift, was crippled.
There was a terrifying long scar on its face, running across its left to its right eye. It was completely blind. One of its front paws had also suffered an injury, and it was so devastatingly weak that it couldn’t even stand up. It was pushed inside the cage in a half-kneeling position.
What a great gift! Oswald’s expression was cold, and he sneered.
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