Paradise: Ready Player One

In addition, Chen Ming's hands were extremely delicate, without any calluses, and his fingers were very slender, almost prettier than his own.

It doesn't look like the hands a fighter should have at all.

Chen Ming just gave a courtesy and then let go.

"Then what's the matter with you coming to me?"

Estes didn't believe that Chen Ming was really just greedy for the cone in his hand, so he came here to grab some from him.

Judging from the other party's high-end clothes, he knew that he was not the kind of person who couldn't even afford a cone.

"It's the first time I saw the most powerful general in the empire, so I was curious, so I came here to get acquainted, so that I won't look awkward when we meet again next time."

What Chen Ming said was the truth.

He can't guarantee what the next meeting will be like, so let's say hello first.

"..."

Estes couldn't understand more and more, and couldn't help asking a straightforward question.

"Are you part of the Night Raid?"

"it's not"

"Then how can you be sure that we will meet again?"

Intuition told Esdeth that the other party was not lying, which made her feel an inexplicable sense of relief.

"See you next time and you'll know"

Chen Ming smiled, it feels really good to be a riddler.

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, but it was only the first meeting, and there was really nothing to talk about.

Estes watched Chen Ming disappear from sight, and then remembered that his cone was eaten by the other party after being licked twice, but this guy hadn't paid him yet.

Is he being prostituted for nothing?

After throwing down a coin, Estes also got up and left. She was already looking forward to the next meeting.

Intuition told her that the opponent was definitely a good opponent.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Ming came to the newly built pier in the imperial capital as promised. This was the agreed meeting place, and the three of Tazmi had been waiting early.

"Brother Ming!"

"Big Brother!!"

Sha You's eyes are the most pretentious, she just took a glance and found Chen Ming from the crowd.

Relying on breathing techniques, the three of them forced their way through the crowd to Chen Ming's side.

Today is the first day of opening of the Imperial Canal.

The pier was crowded with all kinds of people.

The noisy and hawking voices are endless, and they gather together to form a symphony called human fireworks.

In order to complete the Grand Canal project, the empire mobilized more than 100 million people, and it took seven years to create this 2500K long river.

Because of this, it greatly increased the burden on the people.

Indirectly accelerated the decay and decline of the empire.

However, from a long-term perspective, once this canal is completed, it can serve as the main artery of the empire's trade and transportation.

Maybe it can make the empire glow with new vitality again.

Therefore, the conscientious factions of the empire devoted all their efforts to the development of this canal.

If you take this into consideration, you can also understand why the minister wanted to attack the officials leading the construction of the canal on this day.

If these people are allowed to rise again, it will be his turn to be squeezed.

In order for Chen Ming and his party to successfully board the dragon boat, Najie Xitan arranged for him a brand new identity.

The eldest son of a local rich family.

As for the identities of the three of Tazmi, it is simple, how can the young master be without dog legs and maids.

"What are you calling big brother? You should call me young master. Pay attention to the roles you play."

Chen Ming quickly assumed the identity of "Eldest Young Master", and hit Tazmi and Iyeas on the forehead.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, master and young master, I was a little too excited, I forgot."

Tatsumi scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Master~ Is this appearance okay?"

Sha You looked at Chen Ming with watery innocent eyes.

"Be good Shayou, the young master will take good care of you tonight"

I don't know if Chen Ming is playing the role in his true colors, but the dandy feeling of the country rich is very real by him.

Look at Sha You, her ears are red from being teased.

After the three of Tazmi boarded the boat, they were all shocked by the luxurious banquet in front of them. They had seen such jewels before, and when they came back to their senses, Chen Ming was no longer around.

Looking closely, that guy has perfectly integrated into the circle of ladies, making these lonely ladies tremble.

"..."

"..."

"……whispering sound"

Shayou glanced unwillingly at those shameless aristocratic wives, who were almost 30 years old, how could they have the nerve to joke with Chen Ming there.

"Brother disguised his identity really well!"

Iyeas said with admiration.

In his words, surrounded by such a group of beautiful women, he probably couldn't even complete a sentence.

"Yes, we still have a lot to learn from Big Brother!"

Tatsumi's eyes were filled with admiration.

"Have you seen enough! We have a mission!!"

Angrily, Shayou punched each of her two unsatisfactory friends, and the two of them almost didn't lose their temper on the spot.

"But there are so many people here, how are we going to spot the fakes?"

Looking around, Iyeas felt that there were more people in the Dragon Boat Class A than in their entire village.

"Stupid, isn't it enough to keep an eye on the old man who needs protection?"

Shayou's mind was clear, and she looked at the old man who was sandwiched by the guards who used their body as a meat shield. The other party was the target they needed to protect on this trip.

"It's already protected like this, how can the other party carry out an assassination, it seems that those counterfeit goods should not come to our side"

Tatsumi leaned on the fence and said with a relaxed face.

The first mission was to face the Tegu envoys. Even if Chen Ming was with him, they would still be under pressure.

"Don't be careless! We don't know what means those counterfeit goods have, so we must always be careful"

Shayou put her waist in, as if she was a big sister.

Tatsumi, who were weak in strength, could only listen to persuasion honestly, and each chose a position with a wide view to pay attention to the situation of the protected object.

A while passed without incident.

Just when the three of them thought that the counterfeit's target this time was not here, a melodious flute sound began to echo in Class A.

Shayou frowned, the sound of the flute came too suddenly.

But couldn't find anything wrong.

However, just after a while, Sha You felt her calf go weak. If she hadn't supported the table in time, she might have fallen to the ground.

Looking up again, most of the people in Class A have passed out.

"This flute... has a problem!"

Sha You couldn't help panicking, she looked up, but she couldn't find Chen Ming. She didn't have time to think about why Chen Ming disappeared, because her brain had become increasingly dizzy.

"I can't just pass out like this..."

Shayou subconsciously operated her breathing method, and with the rapid flow of blood, a large amount of oxygen was consumed, and her brain gradually recovered.

At this time, the condition of Tatsumi and Iyeas is not much better.

His face was pale and he was sweating profusely. Let alone fighting, even moving became extremely difficult.

"Use breathing!"

Shayou reminded loudly.

Tatsumi and the others reacted after hearing the words, and began to adjust their breathing. After a while, their bodies recovered.

The three got together and began to discuss countermeasures.

"Brother is not here, what should we do next?"

Eyeas asked.

"Retrieve the weapon first, and then go to an open place. A closed space like a banquet hall is perfect for the opponent's flute."

There is no problem with Shayou's choice.

It's just that even after returning to Class A in the open air, the sound of the flute is only a little weaker, and there is still no intention of stopping.

"It seems that the sound is made by Teigu"

Tatsumi had seen the Teigu booklet Najie Hitan gave, but his memory was so-so that he couldn't remember which Teigu it was.

"It's Teigu of the Flute, Military Music Dream · Screaming"

It is better for Shayou to use her brain to guess the correct answer.

"This kind of Teigu can manipulate people's emotions, but if you listen to it for a long time, you will become resistant to the effect of the song"