I'm not that kind of orc

"Daina, please go back and ask someone to repair that wall, and tidy up the guest's room, and help them check if there is anything left behind... But Mr. Bullock's room must be put away first, and the used things will also be cleaned up. Don't throw them away. Especially the quilts and pillows he used, keep them well and don't wash them off."

"Hi!!" Hearing their conversation, I turned around in horror.

"What's the matter, Mr. Bullock?" She smiled at me pretending to have nothing to do.

If she still wants to get away with it like this, I start to admire her face.

But I really have nothing to do with her. After all, those things are Arsena's own property, so I can only give up in the end.

The airship took off immediately after all the crew boarded, and then Vikas gathered people in a room that was probably a conference hall, explaining the progress and arrangement of the matter to us.

"Before I explain it to you, I would like to ask a question first." Wikas stood upright at one end of the long table, glanced at the people sitting on both sides of the long table, and then...

He turned his gaze to me standing next to him.

"Your Excellency, why don't you take your seat and stand next to me?" He asked in a daze.

"I'll practice my standing posture, please don't pay attention to me." I prevaricated casually, and looked at Arsena and a group of female elves sitting in two rows on both sides of the long table.

When she met my gaze, Feilan folded her arms and snorted. Angelica and Arsena, who had betrayed me just now, looked away in embarrassment. Princess Alyssa lowered her head and looked up. Peeking here, it seems that he is still a little brooding about what happened just now.

...In fact, I just don't want to sit with them for the time being. What happened just now left me with lingering fears.

"Don't be so afraid, we won't eat you." Roland raised his eyebrows teasingly, and patted the seat beside him, "Come on, sit down, such a timid person will have the reputation of being an orc. .”

I was unimpressed.

Sorry, this is just effective risk avoidance.

Wikas coughed lightly: "Then I will start to explain. Regarding the fact that Saidian wanted to go to the north through our checkpoint to investigate, in fact, Saidian's chief security officer led the team to the king's city two days ago. His Majesty submitted the documents. Not only did His Majesty agree to Saidian's request, but he also decided to send people from here to assist in the investigation. We will also lend the ship 'Princess Alsena' to take the investigation team to the north. "

"Mr. Wikas, don't deliberately call out this name!" Arsena, who was sitting on the side of the long table, suddenly slapped the table in protest with embarrassment.

Wikas took her over with a smile and continued: "I will be accompanied by then. We will do this mainly for two reasons. One is the incident caused by His Royal Highness in Saidian in the past. Everyone in Saidian brought trouble, and this time's assistance can be regarded as repaying the favor. Also, the disappearance case that occurred in this country has also been confirmed to be related to the fundamental incident that caused the conflict between the orc tribe and Saidian before. , so we also decided to take part in the investigation.”

In addition to the serial disappearances, Wikas also deliberately mentioned the incident caused by Alsena picking up the magic sword.Helgia would take the initiative to provide such great help to the investigation, probably because they should have noticed that there is a certain connection in the recent series of events, and Helgia has already been involved in it.

That's fine, the Wilderness of Beasts is vast and full of dangers. If you want to travel to the settlements of several tribes along the land route like a caravan, it will take ten days and a half months.If you go from the air, you can not only avoid the giant beasts on land, but also greatly improve the efficiency of your actions.

"Although the documents and procedures have been arranged, His Majesty still expressed his desire to meet all of you, not only the ambassadors from the orc tribe and Saidian, but also everyone who has close contacts with His Highness in the academy. We We will arrive at the palace at noon, and His Majesty has already made preparations to meet and entertain you all at the palace in the afternoon, so there shouldn’t be any inconvenience for you, right?”

"I'm a bit inconvenient, and I suddenly feel unwell." I immediately put forward my opinion, "Since His Majesty the King has already arranged the investigation work, there is no need to spare time to entertain me, the envoy, right? Or— —”

"No." Wikas interrupted me without even turning his head, and his tone was unwavering, "Your Excellency is not only an envoy from the orc tribe, but also a benefactor who once helped Her Highness Alsena. Your Majesty specially I told you to be entertained. If you have any discomfort, just tell me now."

When he said this, he slowly turned his face expressionlessly, stared straight into my eyes and continued: "I have the most professional doctors here, and the medicines are also very complete. I think most of them Physical discomfort' we can handle it here. Ah yes!" He raised his hand and patted my shoulder as if he had thought of something, and leaned into my ear and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty also specially invites you Have a drink with him and chat with him at night, your Excellency... you won't miss him, right?"

"..."

Shall I contact the old chief later to explain the funeral?

The king arrives (2)

In the afternoon, the airship arrived at our destination - the capital of Helgia.Before the palace landed, the airship descended a little above the capital, allowing us to overlook the entire city from the deck.

This is a port city built adjacent to a big river. It is roughly estimated that its area should be four to five times the size of the town we have seen in the territory of Alsena. The buildings are as dense as trees in the forest, and the roads are like leaves. The veins on it are as complex and intertwined.

"That is Wangcheng Great Chamber of Commerce. All major chambers of commerce in Helgia and even multinational chambers of commerce have offices here. It is the Great Church and the largest church in the country. It is the dream of every Helgian girl. The holy place for weddings. That one is the Wangcheng Opera House, and the one in the distance is the horse racing arena..." Alsena stood proudly on the edge of the deck, introducing us to the city's landmarks like a tour guide, and finally said She pointed to the most conspicuous buildings in the center of the city, which were getting closer to us, "This is the royal palace of Helgia."

To be honest, the overall area of ​​the palace wasn't that big, it even seemed to be only half the size of the castle that Arsena built on the hill outside the town.But it's not surprising given its history and its urban footprint.The buildings inside are quite spectacular. Most of the palaces are built to more than four floors, and they can also be called landmarks among the landmarks in the center of the city full of tall buildings.The few towers are even more disdainful of all the buildings in the city, and they are as eye-catching in the city as lighthouses rising from the sea.

Whether entering the airspace of the city or landing at the palace, the airship has been unimpeded all the way.When we landed on a flat in the palace, the receptionist greeted us immediately.

"Welcome home, Your Highness. There are also guests from afar, welcome to the palace of Helgia." The neatly dressed elderly man saluted Arsena respectfully, "I am the manager here, Sedrak Long Xu, His Majesty Philante is dealing with official business and will be free soon. I will lead you to the guest room in the other palace first, and please take a rest there."

We were led to a beautifully decorated building, the structure inside was like a luxurious hotel, and the hallway at the entrance was a corridor lined with rooms.

"Everyone's guest rooms are ready, ah, by the way, Mr. Brock Bloodaxe." He turned to me—although he has never met me, it is not difficult to recognize me, because Among the guests at the scene, I was the only orc...to be more precise, I was the only male.

"What's wrong?" I was a little surprised to be specifically named.

"Your room is on the second floor, please follow me." He bowed slightly.

I suddenly became a little nervous.

Why is my room allocated separately on another floor?Shouldn't a cold arrow fly out as soon as you enter?Or does it mean that as soon as you step into the room, a dozen swordsmen will jump out of the bottom of the bed and the cabinet?

I followed him up the second floor anxiously, and was led to the door of the guest room by him, thinking wildly all the way.

Sedrak took out a bunch of keys, opened the door swiftly in front of me, and at the same time skillfully turned sideways: "Look, this is your room... huh? You are... what's wrong?"

He opened his eyes wide in amazement at me, who suddenly moved to the door, and at the same time put on a parrying posture vigilantly.

No cold arrows flew out.

"It's nothing..." I smiled awkwardly, looked into the room as if nothing had happened, and then froze.

The room has obviously been redecorated—strictly speaking, it has been substantially remodeled. The room is as spacious as a hall. The walls are painted a slightly dull beige, which seems to be imitating the color of the earthen walls, and there are decorations hanging everywhere. The animal head specimens and weapons used, the animal skins covered the floor, the bed was also covered with blankets, the fabric used was dyed dark red, and the room was filled with a familiar fragrance - it was from the tribe of orcs. Specialty incense that can only be made from the spices of the Wild Behemoth. The most exaggerated is a prop that resembles a giant music box placed on the cabinet-it plays the animal skin drum and trombone automatically without interruption. There is also the sound of the bone flute, these are common instruments of our orc tribe.

"I asked someone to design the orc tribal-style room. It took us a week to open up two rooms and redecorate them. The furniture was also re-customized, and we specially purchased fur and smoke from shops that do business with the orc tribe. Fragrance." Director Sedrak pointed to every corner of the room and introduced to me who was stunned, "Your Majesty has specifically explained that you will make the guests feel at home!"

"..."

Do you have any misunderstandings about tribal customs?

It can indeed be seen that they are trying very hard to insert our orc cultural elements into this room, but many places are still mixed with human elements or do not know where they came from, such as those luxurious furniture and lighting The spar lamps used - obviously they are not going to compromise on the living comfort of the room.The animal hides on the ground are too dense, and the animal head specimens on the wall are also very strange. We orcs do not have the habit of decorating like this, because usually the heads of prey will be smashed by us, and the brains have always been our cooking. popular ingredients.

Of course, the weirdest thing is actually the music played in that prop. I have been hesitating whether to tell him that this is the song that we orcs will only play at funerals.

... Wasn't it intentional?

"Well, may I ask, is this song..." I asked tentatively.

"This is the orc folk music we inquired from the traveling merchants in the north and restored it in a customized music box. We also specially invited the traveling merchants who have been to the orc tribe to check it... May I ask if there is something out of tune?" Sedrak A worried look appeared on his face.

"No, it's all on tune..." I murmured.

The recovery rate is very high.

It was so high that I felt that I could just lie down and be buried in the ground.

Listening to his answer, it doesn't feel like he did it on purpose. Most of the human traveling merchants have only visited various orc tribes frequently, so it's hard to say that they have a deep understanding of our culture.

"Excuse me, are you satisfied with this room? If there is any bad place, I will go and ask someone to change it immediately." Sedrak stared into my eyes with burning eyes, which made me feel like I was not satisfied with him It will pull the designer out and slaughter the sky.

"Very good!" I smiled reluctantly, raising my hand and giving a thumbs up.

"That's really great!" He nodded with a smile, and the wrinkles on his face were filled with the relief of "our hard work is worth it".

"..." I stood where I was, looking at this weird room, and fell into doubt.

what is happening?

Are they... entertaining me with great care?

The king arrives (3)

As a result, it was only in the afternoon that I learned that Arsena’s father, the king of Helgia, and our meeting process did not summon all of us at once, but in batches. Roland, who is the ambassador of Saidian, and Miria who accompanied him were notified of the meeting.

What surprised me was that I, as the envoy of the orc tribe, was not summoned with Roland.

I immediately asked Sedrak in a low voice.

Then he answered me like this: "Your Majesty has already ordered you to go to the north to investigate, and the meeting with the envoy is just a passing scene. Your Majesty has studied in Saidian in the past, and was a student of those two ladies. It should be that I just want to make a special trip to catch up with them and talk about His Highness's affairs, please don't pay attention."

This can be considered reasonable, so I waited in the other palace for the time being.

Because I haven't gotten used to that weird room yet, I just came out and wandered around for a while, and then went down to the hall from the second floor.I saw everyone else was there, having afternoon tea around a table.

Arsena took a gift box from an attendant, and proudly handed it to Feilan: "Here, Miss Feilan, this is a gift for you. Although it is not enough to repay your life-saving grace, But I still hope you like it."

Feilan was obviously stunned for a moment, but immediately put on a look of raising her tail to the sky: "Hmph, you are still very good, you know how to repay your kindness. I want to let me protect you from now on." It's not impossible!"

You really have a lot of appetite to take a crown prince as a servant... It seems that you have done such stupid things before.I recalled the past on the sidelines, feeling speechless for a while.

Feilan immediately opened the gift box, and was stunned the moment she opened the lid.

After a while, she raised her head and looked at Alsena, the corners of her eyes twitched slightly: "...Why did you give me the puppet?"

"I asked other people, and they all said that you like this." Arsena tilted her head, "I specially contacted the best shop in Wangdu to order it out, and the style I personally designed is my favorite. One. Why, don't you like it?"

Speaking of which, Arsena asked me a few days ago if I knew what Feilan liked.She probably asked Roland, Angelica and Princess Alisa in the same way.

"Who would like this, this..." Feilan glanced at the things in the box and stuttered.

"Student Feilan should be more frank, this is a normal preference." Princess Alyssa, who was holding a teacup beside her, squinted and smiled.

"Anyway...everyone already knows, so there's nothing to hide." Angelica calmly forked the sliced ​​cake on the plate.

"Woo..." Feilan's cheeks flushed slightly, and she couldn't say anything to refute, but then she seemed to realize something, and pulled the puppet out of the box, "But, what the hell is this shape? !"

I fixed my eyes and looked over carefully, and couldn't help but also stared blankly.

A round humanoid puppet, the skin part was dyed reddish brown, and the big mouth on the face had exposed fangs—it turned out to be an orc shape.

To be honest, from my aesthetic point of view, it is always weird to see an orc made into such a round and cute puppet with a head as big as a bucket and a short body.

But when the others saw it, they all showed bright expressions.

"Ah, it's Classmate Bullock!" Princess Alisa covered her mouth and exclaimed.

"Well, it's really Brock, let me have a look." Angelica quickly reached out and took the puppet, held it up high and looked at it carefully.

Wait, how did you two figure out that this cute hairball is mine?

"That's right, I used to design it according to Mr. Bullock, and then let the best shop in the capital be customized according to the picture." Arsena snapped her fingers, "I already have one myself, this time it is a new one. I ordered one for Miss Feilan."

"His Royal Highness Arsena." Princess Alisa suddenly became serious... To be precise, she stared at Arsena's eyes in a daze.

"What's wrong, sister?" Alsena was taken aback for a moment.

"This, how much is it?" Princess Alisa asked word by word.

"No... that store is actually under my name, so I don't know the price. Well, please don't take out your wallet, please?"

"I'll offer ten silver coins." Angelica interrupted suddenly.

"I'll offer twenty pieces." Princess Alisa answered.

"This is not an auction... Uh, please stop counting the money in your wallet." Arsena had a wry smile on her face, "This is a gift from me to Miss Feilan. If you are interested, I can Let me introduce you to that store."

"Hey, it's fine if you give the puppet, why do you give this, this kind?" Feilan angrily twisted her index finger around her side hair, and looked at the puppet again, with an increasingly uncomfortable expression on her face. Get up, "Where should I put this...?"

"It can be used as a pillow on the bed." Arsena shrugged, "This puppet is made of high-quality materials, and it feels very good."