Genshin Impact: I, the Prince of Winter, rule over the world

Puccinella raised her cane high, pointed at several doctors in an extremely rude manner, and said with a hidden smile: "The housing benefits you and your family enjoy are funded by the city's financial allocation. I officially inform you that if Colombia stays As a result, not only your housing benefits will be affected, but all benefits such as job allowances, children's education subsidies, etc. will be cancelled. Oh, by the way, the newly established pension benefits proposed by His Highness will all be cancelled."

"As you know, I, the mayor, have this kind of power. Tsk tsk, I have to say, power is really a good thing. No wonder everyone in the world wants to get promoted and make a fortune."

[Captain] Capitano, who just returned from a business trip in Nata yesterday, was invited to a restaurant by several old subordinates in the afternoon.He would refuse such gatherings in the past, but since Mondstadt's grand leader Falgar died in the expedition, he had completely given up on it.In this bastard world, who can guarantee that he will live a long life? If he meets his friends every time, he will lose one. It is better to gather friends and have a drink while he is still alive.

At this time, he touched his belly and burped from wine and said: "Dottore, Rosalind, Dadalia, Puccinella, who do you despise? Come here, tie up the doctor and wait for him to be tortured! When? If you tell me the name of the elixir, when will you let him go?"

"Bullshit!"

[Harlequin] Piero came out of the shadows, with suppressed anger on his angular face. He put his hands behind his back and said in his usual hoarse and magnetic voice: "The rules set by His Majesty must be implemented. Sacrosanct facts must be respected.”

The doctors who felt the tremendous pressure seemed like drowning people grasping at straws to save their lives. They wiped the sweat from their foreheads and complimented: "It's better that the commander-in-chief understands the importance."

But they immediately heard Piero's next words.

"Doctors, I am their big brother, and I alone shall be responsible for breaking into the treasure house. Please tell me which kind of elixir it is."

The doctors were trembling and their faces were pale. Have they ever seen the executive so united?It is the true nature of this group of people to undermine each other and make things worse.

However, if they can withstand the pressure of one executive in Arecino, they can withstand the pressure of other executives. There is not much difference between one and several.

It was clearly stated just now that [Girl] Columbia-sama may suffer from sequelae, or she may not.The big shots present seemed to be in a daze. They knew that they would offend His Majesty but still committed the crime. Do they really think that the law will not punish the public?Before the prince took office, the Winter Kingdom was already a powerful country second only to Liyue, relying on strict laws and regulations.

More than ten years ago, an uncle of the Queen committed a serious crime for killing innocent people indiscriminately. His children went to the palace and petitioned for pardon for the death penalty. Instead, they were severely reprimanded.

In the end, the queen's uncle was beheaded in public in accordance with the law, officially establishing the supreme status of the Solstice Kingdom's law. Such a huge price was paid, and it was impossible to allow a few executioners to trample on the authority of the law.

If the executive officers really went to get the medicine today, Her Majesty the Queen would definitely spare them a small amount of punishment on the grounds that "the merits balance the faults" and serve as a warning to others.Doctors like myself don't have the countless merits of an executive officer to offset the death penalty, and the final outcome will inevitably be loss of life.

Someone has to take the blame and give an explanation to the outside world.

Therefore, life is at stake, and we can only stick to our principles.

"Sir Tong Tuoguan, if [Girl] is suffering from sequelae, we are of low status and are willing to let you be dealt with. Even if you die, you will have no regrets."

[Harlequin] Piero said with a gloomy face: "Colombia does not like to treat its people cruelly. If you dare to say this, you are expecting that she will not be ruthless. Killing you will damage her reputation. Put it this way Now, the executive officers are uncharacteristically united. Columbia's performance in the battle today may be worth their risk. The deeper reason is because of the prince. You have thought of Her Majesty the Queen's reaction in advance, and you have thought of Columbia's in advance. Reaction, why don’t you think about His Highness the Prince’s reaction.”

The doctors immediately replied: "His Royal Highness the Prince believes that everyone is equal before the law. He is the staunchest defender of the law in Zhi Dong and a defender of the law. He can understand our difficulties."

[Harlequin] Piero remained calm and said for no reason, "You didn't watch the fireworks show tonight."

The oldest doctor among the doctors, who was determined to stick to his principles to the death, said in astonishment: "Look. What do you mean by this, sir?"

There is a man behind him who is his favorite disciple. He passed the examination last year and became a doctor of the royal family. Although he is over fifty years old, he is the youngest among a group of gray-haired doctors. Suddenly he grabbed the old doctor's arm. Sleeve said: "Teacher, I will tell them where the elixir is."

The old doctor's feet were unsteady and he almost fell. He turned back and stared at his most trusted disciple in disbelief.

He contradicted the executives just to protect his disciple and several other colleagues. In the end, his disciple was the first to turn his back on him. For a moment, he neither beat nor scolded him. He beat his chest and took a breath before asking: "What do you want to do?"

The apprentice explained the reason in detail: "The master who performs fireworks is named Yonomiya, and he comes from Inazuma's Naganohara Fireworks Shop. This shop has become famous recently because His Highness the Prince signed an exclusive black powder contract with Inazuma during her mission. Agency. Whether this person is a confidant trained by His Highness or a chess piece planted in Inazuma, His Highness has considerable trust in her."

"The grand finale of the fireworks show at the Xiao Palace, the giant seraph pattern, is as expected carefully arranged by His Highness. The pattern corresponds to the six-winged hair ornament of the [Girl]. Teacher, His Highness the Prince has many things to do. But he spends energy on this kind of thing, and his ideas must be taken seriously."

After hearing what his disciple said, the old doctor carefully observed Columbia lying on the hospital bed. He was so nervous that he could not speak clearly, and stammered: "Quickly...quickly go...to the treasure house to get the medicine!"

Chapter 171

Before the executives could take action, the old doctor's apprentice immediately took the order and left.

The prince is young, vigorous and unmarried, and the fireworks show has shown his attitude. If the close relationship between the [girl] and His Highness can no longer be seen in the hospital bed, then the old fool can finally be dismissed and returned to work.

Nowadays, the Kingdom of Zhidong is flourishing, and His Royal Highness the Prince is the backbone of the country. His marriage is not just a personal matter, but a national event.If the two get married, the other six countries will definitely send high-ranking officials to attend the wedding. Thinking about such a grand occasion is exciting.

Busy until late at night, the old doctor crushed the elixir and prepared a bowl of decoction. Arecino fed Colombia and drank it one sip at a time. At the end, he said: "The job of taking care of people is really difficult. It's better than fighting in a martial arts field." I’m still tired from boxing.”

[Ms.] Rosalin chuckled and said: "Why else would Your Highness bring the Lady with a Hidden Mirror? Speaking of which, you strongly opposed this matter at the beginning and had a big quarrel with the officials who arranged the personnel list, which caused the officials to complain privately. But What you object to is not someone serving His Highness, but your objection to His Highness wearing a hidden mirror, after all, her figure is plumper than yours."

[Servant] Arlecino wanted to get angry, but suppressed his anger and said tit-for-tat: "Don't think I don't know that you are also jealous of the Lady Hidden Mirror. The night she was selected, you went to her house to talk to her on the pretext of work condolences, deliberately He hinted that her family conditions and background were not worthy of His Highness, and also advised her not to dream of a pheasant turning into a golden phoenix."

Rosalin raised her eyebrows: "I am doing this for Your Highness. Unlike you, you have selfish motives."

"Do I have selfish motives? It's a joke. I am responsible for the intelligence work of the Solstice Kingdom. There are several more suitable candidates in the Fireplace House than the Hidden Mirror Lady. Sending them to accompany His Highness on an envoy can also collect intelligence along the way. Also, Hidden Mirror Lady Mirror is someone who has been personally selected by His Majesty. I believe she has a sense of what she should and shouldn’t do, so you don’t need you to criticize her. A dog is trying to catch a mouse, so keep your nose in other people’s business!”

"What did you say? Arecino, I will settle old and new accounts with you today!"

"I'm not scared."

The two girls dragged each other to the conference room next door. People who didn't know better thought they had some kind of blood feud, but in fact it was just a daily quarrel.In the past, when Su Yu was around, he would be more restrained, but now that no one is around, the two of them started to fight each other again.

The old doctor's apprentice, who had witnessed the whole fight between the two executives and did not dare to laugh at the slightest bit, then raised his hands towards [Harlequin] Piero and said: "Master General, thank you for reminding us. You saved us. One life.”

Piero mentioned the fireworks show, which made them realize the subtle relationship between Colombia and His Highness.What is even more admirable is that Piero did not use his power to force them to get the medicine, but gave them steps to choose by themselves. This is the style of a general officer.

"Don't you stick to principles and laws?"

The apprentice of the old doctor said in fear: "Saving lives is important, special circumstances require special treatment. Only a few adults and us doctors know about going to the treasure house to get medicine. As long as we don't tell anyone, no outsiders will know. Her Majesty the Queen, please don't It is said to be a magical medicine. Even if His Highness takes away all the items in the treasure house, Your Majesty will not blink an eye."

"With such knowledge, he is better than your teacher."

"The teacher did that to protect us, please forgive me."

[Harlequin] Piero said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the executives will not be angry with you because of the rebuttal. After all, you are officials appointed by His Majesty himself. But there is no need to keep this matter secret today. Your Highness is aboveboard and does things honorably. Our keeping of his secrets will only offend him."

"Will the civil and military officials and the people of the world say that His Highness is using his power for personal gain in order to gain a smile from a beauty?"

Piero looked solemn and said: "Your Majesty said that everything in the Winter Kingdom belongs to her and the prince. Therefore, the treasure trove belongs to the Queen and can also be regarded as His Highness's. Just treat it as the medicinal materials ordered by His Highness. The Queen I won’t punish you. What’s more, His Highness takes all the credit and we owe him so much. It’s rare to have a chance to make up for it, and everyone is too happy to do so.”

[Rooster] Puccinella was looking around for something in the room, and Piero asked: "Mr. Mayor, this is a ward, not an office in the city hall. There is no red wine from your beloved Dawn Winery."

Puccinella put away the condescending manner in which he spoke to the doctors just now, and said with a flattering smile: "Master General, please call me by my first name, or call me 'Big Nose' as before, no matter which They are all more cordial than 'Mr. Mayor'. My first-level identity is the executive officer of the Fools, and I need to accept your leadership. My second-level identity is the mayor of Winter City. The head of the Abyss Emperor is priceless, then The girl doesn’t know where she hid it, so she doesn’t want to take it out for us to feast our eyes on.”

Piero has been watching everywhere since he entered the door. The head of the Abyss Emperor is a "trophy" for the fools. It is worth publicizing externally. It can stabilize people's hearts and inspire fighting spirit internally, and it can demonstrate the power of the Winter Kingdom externally. It can be said that it serves multiple purposes. .

The major news media under the city hall have always been responsible for publicity, so he wanted to take the Abyss Emperor's head back to take pictures.

[Harlequin] Piero has always been dissatisfied with Puccinera's flattering behavior and initially strongly opposed his appointment as an executive. Later, after Her Majesty the Queen said, "This man is shrewd and can be used in great ways." Take him under your wing.

He had a certain amount of credit for the construction of Winter City over the years, but Piero was unwilling to look down upon such a philistine, "Big Nose, you are planning to use the Abyss Emperor's head as a chamber pot. You Your ancestors died tragically in the abyss invasion 500 years ago. You and them have a sworn hatred, and this emperor is the murderer of your ancestors."

[Rooster] Puccinella did not deny it. He took three steps back, took off his hat, bowed to Colombia on the hospital bed, and said some extremely grateful words.

When Puccinella turned to leave, Piero saw a few tears on the lenses of his spectacles, which must have been a sign of true feelings.

"Arecino is busy rescuing people. She threw the head of the Abyss Emperor outside the city. I have sent soldiers to pick it up. It will be sent to the city hall later."

[Harlequin] Piero told him the whereabouts of the head.

[Rooster] Puccinella nodded and left first.

"You don't want to live as a slice? If you keep staring at me, I will kill you sooner or later!"

[Captain] Capitano threatened [Doctor] Dotore on the side. Dotore stared at him intently, making him feel uncomfortable. He suspected that Dotore, a scientific madman, was thinking of some bad ideas again.

Last time, he got a few drops of the blood of a deep-sea dragon lizard from somewhere, mixed with the remains of the devil, and came to him for human experimentation. He was so angry that he went crazy on the spot.

[Doctor] Dotore smiled softly and said: "Relatively speaking, you are the most normal human being among the eleven executive officers. What do you think, I transform you into a god? Isn't it wonderful?"

Chapter 172 Quarrel

Everyone knows that there are two executives in the Kingdom of Winter who are obsessed with research. One of them is [Puppet] Sandone, and the other two are

It’s [Doctor] Dotore.

How obsessed?

[Puppet] Sandone studied a large "cultivating machine" from the ancient country of Canria. He was so sleepless and forgetful of food that he forgot the celebration of the first anniversary of Su Yu's canonization as a prince.

Under the personal auspices of the Queen of Winter, the civil servants and military generals of the eighth rank and above of the empire gathered at the Winter Palace's parade square. The congratulatory gifts they sent piled up into a small hill. The Queen claimed that she had never received so many gifts during her birthday. Gift, he openly expressed his envy of Su Yu in front of everyone. The strong wine spilled out of the wine bowl at the banquet, and a few months later, the fragrance of wine was still wafting on the bluestone floor, which showed the grandness of the scene.

A few days later, Sandone came out of the laboratory and discovered that he had missed the grand event. He dismantled the "cultivating machine" into eight pieces on the spot, loaded ten carriages full of it, and personally sent it to the gate of the Prince's Palace to apologize.

Su Yu told her that it was a trivial matter, but Sandonne cried and asked him to make conditions. The majestic executive cried heartbroken in the Prince's Mansion. Both the servants of the Prince's Mansion and Sandonne's men were frightened. A jump.

Su Yu had no choice but to give her a difficult problem, asking her to assemble a "cultivating machine" from the parts of the ten carriages, and then he would forgive her mistake.

Right in front of the Prince's Palace, in front of the people of Solstice, it only took Sandone half a day to restore the ruins guard to its original state, and his skill was definitely ranked first in the Teyvat continent.

The prince was kind-hearted and his executive skills were superb. The people in the audience applauded and cheered.

This incident later turned into a good story and was widely circulated in the Seven Kingdoms.

[Doctor] In order to test Su Yu's strength and at the same time test the quality of his own slices, Dotore sent several slice clones that he thought were flawless to the Prince's Mansion, and then infiltrated into them himself. However, Su Yu saw through them one by one. His true identity was recognized almost instantly.

Dotore was shocked because this was actually a set of controlled experiments. Before these slice clones came to the Prince's Mansion, they also went to see the Ice Queen. However, it took the Ice Queen more than ten minutes to distinguish the real ones from the fake ones.

He asked Su Yu why he could distinguish true from false faster than Her Majesty the Queen. Su Yu answered him that there are no two identical leaves in the world. Even if they are copies of the same person, there will be subtle differences.

This incident was later revealed, and Dotore was naturally severely reprimanded by the Queen.

The outside world's view of this is that Dotore's research is so crazy that he uses the prince to test the research results, which is more like madness than obsession.

"I'll give you an idea. His Royal Highness is a real mortal but extremely powerful. You might as well study him." [Captain] Capitano suggested.

This is certainly not a good suggestion, it is pushing Dotore into the fire pit.

Unexpectedly, [Doctor] Dotore said mysteriously with a somewhat proud smile: "I might as well tell you a little secret. My research on Your Highness started a long time ago. Now, it has just begun. Halfway there.”

"Madman!" The veins in the corners of Capitano's eyes twitched, and the bones on his fists crackled. He regarded Su Yu as his idol and would never allow blasphemous things to happen.

Even [Harlequin] Piero, who rarely participated in quarrels among executives, issued a stern warning to him: "Dotore, you have crossed the line. It is not too late to stop now. I will report to His Highness for you." plead."

[Doctor] Dotore showed his signature feminine smile and said, "I'm really sorry. I didn't make it clear. His Highness requested the experiment."

[Captain] Capitano asked: "What did you do to His Highness?"

"The maintainer of heavenly principles left a curse on His Highness that was enough to kill the gods. His Highness asked me to secretly inject him with a large dose of the demon's residue to see if this method can weaken the curse."

[Harlequin] Piero's voice deepened and he said: "Since it is a secret operation authorized by His Highness, you tell us today. No one will think you have good intentions. Her Majesty the Queen does not know about this, right?"

[Doctor] Dotore raised the corner of his mouth, "Shh, you two accidentally knew this secret, so let's keep this secret together."

"If your highness makes a mistake, I will not let you go." [Captain] Capitano wanted to grab him by the collar and throw him away like an enemy on the battlefield.The residue of the demon god is very dangerous. This is the consensus of the Teyvat continent. It is what is left behind after the death of the demon god. It contains evil thoughts and the power of the demon god. The gods will stay away from it when they see it.

[Harlequin] Piero turned around, came to the door and said: "Capitano, since it was His Highness's idea, no matter how deserving of beating this kid is, it's not our turn to teach him a lesson. Your Highness is really in trouble." , His Majesty will naturally know. Columbia needs to rest, so let’s go, that’s the end of today’s conversation.”

"Tonight I will lead people to patrol the border to prevent the enemy from retaliating." Capitano jumped out of the window.

Closing the door gently, Piero took a deep breath. Colombia was fine, which was a blessing among misfortunes.

With an Abyss Emperor and three demon-god-level dark creatures, it would usually take half of the eleven executive officers to deal with this kind of lineup. Fortunately, Columbia's talent restrained the enemy. If something really happened, he would not hesitate. It is suspected that Su Yu's anger will melt all the ice in the Winter Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Piero felt slightly relieved, but then he thought of another, more troublesome problem, and his brows furrowed.

This fireworks display is equivalent to the prince announcing to the outside world that the future princess of the Solstice Prince may be Columbia.But he knew that the relationship between His Majesty and the Prince was very intriguing, and could even be said to be ambiguous at times.

It is certainly a good thing that His Majesty has someone to belong to, but if His Majesty is alone, will he feel resentful and cause conflicts and distrust between the monarch and his ministers? Such a situation will be a disaster for the Winter Kingdom.

Ordinary people are happy to see them, because they occupy high positions and need to consider all aspects.

Sometimes he wished he could be as free and easy as Arecino, Dardalia, and Rosalind, saying what he wanted and doing what he wanted, but he couldn't.

His Royal Highness is outside and the Queen is in retreat. He is the only backbone.

When he passed the conference hall, he went in and took a look. There was no one inside. Arecino and Rosalind had left after their quarrel.

He stood in front of the window in the hall, staring at the rows of torches outside through the glass window. [Captain] Capitano was extremely efficient. He organized a cavalry patrol of hundreds of people, preparing to go out of the city to patrol along the border. .

He looked at the lights in the city, looked in the direction of Liyue and murmured to himself, "The immortals in Liyue are going to stumble this time. Your Highness has never lost, and the same is true in Go."

Chapter 173 The God-Building Plan

[Harlequin] Piero estimated that the results of the Go competition in Liyue would be announced in the next two days tomorrow. He touched a gambling house voucher worth one million Morads folded in his sleeve. This was a secret message sent by someone. He went to a gambling shop to buy it. He firmly believed that His Highness the Prince could win, so that he could earn a bonus to fund the next event.

At the last meeting, everyone was clamoring to go to the beautiful Swan Lake to eat barbecue.At that meeting, everyone was still noisy. They had different opinions on the flavor of barbecue, the time of the trip, the entertainment items during the period, etc. Only one thing was agreed upon, and His Royal Highness must be invited to go with him.

When His Royal Highness the Prince learned of this, he said that it was okay to invite him, but the travel expenses could not be paid by the public. He also emphasized that it was not allowed to use personal salary to invite him.

Since His Highness is cooperating with a gambling house in this much-anticipated Go tournament, it doesn’t count as a violation of His Highness’s requirements if he makes money by buying lottery tickets.

The sounds of war horses neighing and soldiers' armor clashing came again outside the window.

The heavily armed cavalry held torches and followed [Captain] Capitano out of the city, running wildly along the ridge like a winding fire snake in the ice and snow.Even though this cavalry team only has hundreds of people, each one is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles and is worth one hundred. With such a cavalry team responsible for patrolling, everyone can sit back and relax tonight.

The troops responsible for city defense are usually stationed on the outskirts of the city, but this cavalry team is chartered by the Queen to enter and exit freely.No one will question their privilege. Anyone who can survive thousands of battles, large and small, is also qualified to enjoy this honor.

What's more, the "boss" of this cavalry team is none other than [Captain] Capitano, who has been promoted to executive officer.

Speaking of this glorious cavalry team, we have to mention another thing.

There is an unwritten rule in Zhidong. Every time a new executive takes office, the Queen will allow him to make a wish. If he can fulfill it immediately, he will never put it off until the next day. If he cannot fulfill it immediately, he will consider the long term. In short, he will never break his promise.

[Captain] Capitano's request was that after he died in battle, the Queen would send his ashes back to his hometown and bury him under a century-old pine tree.