Things suddenly became tense. Alice quickly took the dagger in her hand, and Hullington also took a stance, ready to activate the ten chakras on his body to prepare for battle. Looking around, there were three or forty people who looked like
The soldiers and officers who were very difficult to mess with, and the horned demons holding dozens or twenty red-faced fangs in their hands, made them both a little scared. But when they thought that Bing Zhixie was around, they felt less nervous.
A lot.
Alice said: "Why did you arrest us? What crime did we commit?"
The soldier said arrogantly: "You look like outsiders, so I will let you know clearly what crime you have committed. We, the soldiers of the empire, represent the political power of the empire. You just insulted us, which means you insulted Guiniz."
Empire. According to the laws of the empire, insulting the imperial regime is considered treason. Even if you are outsiders, you will be jailed and severely punished!"
"What?" Alice felt incredible after hearing this: "Just because of this, we have violated your laws and have to be sentenced to heavy sentences? This is ridiculous, you must be crazy."
"You still dare to scold us." The soldier waved his hand: "Catch them and send them to the army together."
"Swish, swish, swish", the sword was unsheathed, and he saw that the soldiers were about to rush forward one by one.
"Wait a minute." Hughington felt something was wrong and quickly shouted, jumping off the reindeer. He walked up to the leading officer and said, "I'm sorry, I think we may have a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding, what misunderstanding do we have?" the officer said as if he was about to lose his temper.
Hurlington smiled and said: "That's right. We are just travelers passing by. We have no intention of insulting you or your country's regime. This little girl is my friend. She just said the wrong thing. I will tell you on her behalf."
Apologize. You see, the three of us are all teenagers, and you are a dignified imperial officer. I have always dreamed of becoming someone like you. I am very proud and have a sense of honor. I want to be a person with status and power like you.
He won’t be acquainted with us.”
"Boy, do you think we will let you go by saying this? Even if I agree, the laws of our empire do not agree." The soldier said sternly.
Hurlington returned to the reindeer and found a small bag from the luggage bag on the deer's back. He took his brother to the officer and said: "I know that the Guiniz Empire is rich in gold. You must have seen a lot of gold.
I have some magic crystals in this bag. Although it is not a lot, it is half of our travel expenses. As imperial officers, you perform official duties and escort prisoners to serve their sentences. It must be very hard to travel long distances. You should drink well on the way.
Drink some wine and eat some meat to replenish your strength."
Alice frowned, not liking Hughington's groveling manner.
The officer opened the small cloth bag and looked at it. The quality of the magic crystals inside was very poor. Most of them were first-class crystals. The total value was only seven to eighty gold coins. He held it in his hand and threw it away with disdain.
: "I receive public funds for all my work for the Empire, so I don't need the money." After saying that, he threw the small bag on the ground.
"Damn it, he..." Alice was about to get angry, but was stopped by Bing Zhixie next to her.
Hullington was not unhappy or angry, but still said with a smile on his face: "I was wrong, these gold coins are for the soldiers to drink." He walked to Bing Zhixie and took it from the pocket of his magic robe.
, searched left and right, and took out a blue cat eye as big as a finger.
Bing Zhixie knew that he did not have such a blue cat eye, and Hughington must have prepared it himself.
Hullington said: "This gem was given to us by a rich man when we performed in other countries. We don't understand gems, so it is of no use keeping it, so I gave it to you, the officer."
General tour groups will perform some talents wherever they go to earn travel expenses. This is a very common thing in mainland China.
Guiniz is rich in gold and also produces some low-grade gemstones such as obsidian, but other resources are relatively poor. The officer liked the blue cat's eye stone very much when he saw it, but he felt that it was a bit bad to just take it directly, so he
He said with a straight face: "Are you using this gem to bribe us?"
"No, no, no, no, it's not a bribe, it's not a bribe." Hughington said with a smile: "How can this be a bribe? The three of us have not violated the laws of your country, and we have nothing to ask of you, officer. It's just that
I just want to apologize to you for the unpleasantness I caused before, don’t you think so?"
The officer heard what he said and immediately laughed: "Yeah, you don't ask us for anything, of course it's not a bribe. In fact, of course we imperial soldiers will not be as knowledgeable as you promising young people just because of a little quarrel, let alone
They will arrest people randomly. I was just joking with you to scare you. The soldiers have returned to the team and continue to escort the prisoners."
An adjutant picked up the money bag on the ground and dispersed with the soldiers.
The officer said to Hullington and others: "But I have to remind you that our Guiniz Empire is very strict about the law. If you continue to insult other government officials randomly, they may not be as easy to talk to as me."
"Thank you for the reminder, we will remember it."
The officer said: "Okay, you can go your own way."
"Hey." Bing Zhixie stopped him and said, "Let me ask you, is there a village ahead?"
The officer turned around and said, "Yes, there is a small town five kilometers ahead."
"Thank you, thank you." Bing Zhixie thanked her repeatedly.
Seeing these soldiers and prisoners leaving, Alice was very unhappy: "Hey, why are you so polite to them? According to my temper, I should beat them to pieces with three punches and two kicks. Besides, my master is here."
, what are you afraid of?"
Hullington said: "It's not because I'm afraid, I just don't want to cause unnecessary trouble. You have also seen how domineering they are. I have never wanted you to go to the Guiniz border because their regime here is corrupt and dark. Those government soldiers
They are worse than bandits, and you will definitely be in big trouble if you mess with them."
Bing Zhixie agreed: "Hughington is right, we should avoid causing trouble and leave here as soon as possible. Now in the Kingdom of Guiniz, if you provoke the government troops, you will be wanted."
Alice said: "But they were too arrogant just now, and they would arrest us and put us in jail at every turn. If it were someone else, and they really arrested us like this, it would be too aggrieved and unjust."
Bingzhixie said: "Then you shouldn't provoke them. Okay, don't talk anymore. There is a small town five kilometers ahead. Once there, we can rest peacefully for the day."
Hullington opened the map and looked at it and said, "This town is not marked on the map."
The five-kilometer journey is not long, and it takes about ten minutes to ride a six-pointed reindeer.
"Tubat Town." Hullington looked at the sign at the head of the town: "It seems to be named after Tubat Volcano not far ahead."
Alice said: "It's not on the map. It might be a newly built town. You can see that the buildings in the town are quite new."
"See if there is a stable to house the six-pointed reindeer, and then find a place to stay."
"Well." Alice said happily: "I can finally sleep peacefully tonight. I really miss the big bed in Uncle Caesar's house."
(Note: 1. Cat’s Eye: Cat’s Eye, namely “cat’s eye”, “cat’s eye”, “cat’s essence”. Cat’s Eye, also known as Oriental cat’s eye, is a rare and valuable variety in jewelry. Strictly speaking, “cat’s eye”
"" is not the name of a gem, but an optical phenomenon that occurs on some gems. That is, when a hemispherical gem is irradiated with strong light, a narrow and bright reflection will appear on the surface, which is called "cat's eye flash" or "cat's eye flash".