Paradise: Ready Player One

empire!

This ancient country with a thousand-year civilization is also the most powerful country in the world.

The only rivals are the kingdoms of the west.

The southern islands and the northern permafrost are relatively backward, and the eastern island country is an uncivilized land.

The supreme ruler of the empire is the emperor, and the authority is divided into civilian officials who manage politics and generals who manage the military.

The head of civil servants is the minister, and the head of military generals is the general.

At the beginning of the empire, about 1000 years ago.

In order to maintain long-term rule, the founding emperor used the huge financial resources and power of the empire to summon the most senior craftsmen from all over the world.

Using legendary super-dangerous species as materials, together with rare metals such as Ohari Steel and a large number of long-lost secret arts, 48 ​​powerful weapons that cannot be copied have been developed.

These weapons are collectively referred to as - Teigu!

This practice of the founding emperor really worked.

For a long period of time, relying on the power of Teigu, the rule of the empire was indeed unbreakable, achieved brilliant results, and established the current territory of the empire.

Yet the strongest walls often crumble from within.

Without external threats, the empire quickly became depraved within.

Just like people will gradually decay, a country will eventually perish. Even the prosperous imperial capital for thousands of years has now become corrupt and turned into a living hell.

About 500 years ago, there was a large-scale turmoil in the empire, and many Teigu were lost to the people and even abroad.

But even so, the empire is still one of the most powerful countries in the world, and its rule has been maintained to this day.

This year is already the 1024th year of existence of the empire.

There are more and more rural people who choose to come to the imperial capital because they cannot bear the increasingly heavy taxes, to seek a way out for themselves or for the village.

However, the imperial capital is not the imaginary paradise. Under the seemingly lively and prosperous surface, there are more vicious and cruel creatures than dangerous species.

The horror of dangerous species can be seen from their appearance, but the imperial capital is full of beasts in human skin.

The vast majority of country people plunged into the imperial capital with enthusiasm and yearning, and almost all of them died tragically in unknown corners in the end.

The young Tazmi, who entered the imperial capital on the first day, deeply felt the enthusiasm from this thousand-year-old capital.

Knowing nothing about the world, he was first kicked out of the gate by the head of the empire's conscription.

In the empire, there was a group of people scrambling to be a soldier. As a result, Tazmi said that he wanted a captain Dangdang as soon as he opened his mouth. He also drew his long sword to show off to the person in charge.

Just being kicked out was considered polite.

Tatsumi's strength is indeed quite outstanding. According to his words, being a captain is indeed more than enough.

After all, even the first-level dangerous land farming dragons are no match for Tazmi.

However, the current environment of the empire is no longer able to get ahead by relying on its own ability.

Just when Tazmi was having a headache because of this, she was followed by a bold and unrestrained blond sister Da, Bo, and Lang.

When I first entered Di Tazmi, I had never seen this kind of world before, and I was dazzled by the plump and round pair, and was fooled into drinking in a daze.

Then, Tazmi, who wanted to join the army wholeheartedly, gave the big sister the money collected for him in the village and the bounty he got for killing dangerous species on the road.

I want to use money to buy myself a job.

As a result, Tatsumi, who was lying on the table and was about to fall asleep, didn't realize that she was cheated after waiting from day to night without waiting for her big sister's return.

It wasn't until the boss in the store reminded him that he realized it belatedly.

After paying for the meal, Tazmi shook, leaving only the dusty money bag, standing on the deserted street, wanting to cry but not crying.

The first day of entering the imperial capital was really a good start.

But even so, Tatsumi still had no intention of leaving. He found a slightly cleaner ground, tightened his clothes and sat down.

"Sleep in the open today, anyway, I can sleep anywhere"

All the way from the village to the imperial capital, he has encountered even more difficult situations.

It's not just being cheated out of money.

Just like the blond sister said, it's all about spending money to learn a valuable lesson.

Just as Tatsumi comforted himself in this way, a figure stood in front of him, blocking the light of the street lamp above his head, casting a shadow.

Tatsumi raised his head subconsciously, and asked a little cautiously.

"That... what's the matter?"

He felt that he was quite a cheerful person, but when he saw this person in front of him, he felt a little ashamed.

The man in front of him didn't look much older than himself. He was wearing a red and white knight uniform, which supported his already tall and straight figure even more majestic and heroic.

He has neat short-to-medium-length hair, and it seems that he has looked at it a lot on weekdays. It is not comparable to his messy weeds.

And the strange thing is, looking carefully, the hair tip seems to be glowing red like fire.

As for his appearance, Tazmi couldn't describe it. After all, he was just a countryman with little education.

But he can be sure that the other party is the most beautiful one he has ever seen, and his skin is even more delicate than the big sister who lied to him before.

As gentle as precious jade.

Although it doesn't seem appropriate to describe a man like this.

As if realizing that it was impolite to keep staring at other people's faces, Tatsumi looked down.

Only then did he notice the markings on the opponent's neck that looked like fire clouds.

It is obviously a fairly large imprint, but it does not make people feel abrupt on the other party's body, on the contrary, it adds a bit of mystery.

There is also a pendant around the neck,

It was the style of the pendant that Tazmi had never seen before.

It is spherical, and I don't know what material it is, and there is an "M" pattern on it.

While Tatsumi was carefully observing the young man, the other party was also looking at him unscrupulously.

"Have you seen enough, move to the left and make room for me"

It was Chen Ming who came. He entered the imperial capital later than Tazmi, and he landed on the commercial road in the wild.

He just heard a passing vendor mention the fact that a young man beheaded the earth dragon this morning, so he knew the time point he was in now.

However, Chen Ming was not in a hurry to find the "protagonist", but wandered around the periphery of the imperial capital.

This thousand-year-old imperial capital is not inferior in scale to the royal city of Lugnica.

The level of technology has entered the electrical age.

But the main means of transportation is horse-drawn carriages.

Prosperity is indeed very prosperous, there is a lot of traffic during the day, and the roads are congested.

However, at night, a street becomes empty.

It's as if the night belongs to ghosts and monsters, and strangers are not allowed to enter.

With Chen Ming's luck, even if he searched casually, he could still find the protagonist squatting under the street lamp.

Hence what happened next.

"Eh?!"

Tazmi was stunned for a moment, what is the situation, the road is so empty, why are we crowded together, no matter how we look at it, we should not be the same way.

Although his heart was full of doubts, he subconsciously stepped aside.

It's not that Tatsumi didn't learn the lesson of being cheated before, but he really didn't know how to say no to Chen Ming. It was the first time they met, but there was an inexplicable trust in them.

Chen Ming didn't care about the dust on the ground, and sat on it directly. Such a free and easy way didn't match his clothes at all.

This actually made Tatsumi's inner goodwill increase unabated.

"That... what's the matter with you, my lord?"

However, he was cheated just a few hours ago, and he still had some lingering fears, and he tentatively said.

"I'm waiting for a rich woman who can see through my pretentiousness, or a rich loli. Look at my face, do I look like the kind of person who lives on his own?"

Chen Ming looked serious, as if he was saying some wise words.

Tazmi opened her mouth wide. Not long ago, she was taught a lesson by the blond sister, and she hadn't had time to fully digest it. Now she was taught another lesson by Chen Ming.

The original three views were greatly shocked.

Chen Ming patted Tazmi on the shoulder, persuading him in a tone of someone who has experienced it.

"You came to the emperor to make money, young man, I think you still have some potential. If you play it well, you may save decades of detours in the future."

"……Really?"

Tatsumi was a little shaken.

It's not that he has a bad stomach and wants to eat something soft.

Rather, as Chen Ming said, the purpose of my coming here is to make a lot of money, and the shorter the time, the better. The folks in the village are still waiting.

Coupled with the successive blows during the day, Tatsumi somewhat doubted himself.

If there is really a shortcut to take, it's not like he can't let go of his bravado.

"Trust me, brother, you are right!"

Chen Ming patted his chest vigorously, as sincere as his expression could be.

Tatsumi almost agreed without holding back.

But after all, he is still a young man, and he has been less hit by reality. After hesitating for a while, he still feels that he can try harder.

"If Iyeas and Shayou find out, they will definitely laugh at me to death. They agreed to come to the imperial capital to show their strengths together... I never said it was such a way of doing it."

"You are young, you are still too young, forget it, sooner or later you will regret it"

Chen Ming shook his head, then asked.

"By the way, who are these two you are talking about?"