Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

So he took everyone to eat in the tavern, and it was already dark when these people were settled.He took Camelia back to his home and asked the slave to warm him a bottle of wine.He originally wanted Camelia to accompany him to drink, but then he thought that the child was already in such a poor health, so he stopped drinking.

The moonlight was cool tonight, Delaire looked at the east and couldn't help but think of his hometown.He has been exiled here for half a year. From the exile to the current "Boss Hansrock", the past six months have been earth-shaking changes.

I don't know how Xiongshan is, he thought to himself, if the exile expires, will I go back?

To be honest, he still misses working under Haiwen's command.Because doing things with Master Haiwen, you don't have to think about those intrigues, right is right, wrong is wrong, as long as you can do things well, he will not treat you badly.

Although he is rich now, he has to be wary of the people around him all the time—his partner Aridan is a master who hides a knife in a smile. Yesko has already let him be buried, and there is only one Sariva left. It's loyal, but it's because his wife and children are in the hands of Dreyer...

And blindly making money can no longer satisfy him, Dreyer took a sip of wine and thought to himself: no matter how much gold there is, it is still gold, and it will not turn into anything else.

He didn't want another "necromancer" to lead him by the nose, and he didn't want to bow down to arrogant nobles—he wanted real power.

Camelia coughed from behind. The girl covered her mouth with a white handkerchief, but the blood was already stained white.

Dreyer said, "I'll get you a doctor."

Camelia said: "It's useless, my lord. The pale beauty's lifespan is so short. My internal organs are rotten and I can't be saved."

Dreyer asked her: "Although the pale beauty has a short lifespan, she will live to be 30 or [-] years old. How can there be someone like you who will die after living for more than ten years?"

"Aridan used the cheapest potion for me. This kind of potion can change the color of the skin the fastest, but it will also aggravate the erosion of my body, so I only have a life span of ten years." She smiled wryly at this point , "After all, it's a gift."

Dreyer turned his head to look out the window and said, "Then do you still have a last wish?"

Camelia was silent for a moment, then said, "I want to have a baby."

Dreyer smiled and said, "You might not even survive tomorrow, where can you find children?"

"So I just think about it." She whispered, "I haven't lived enough in my life, and I want a child to live for me."

Dreyer said: "Then you can only recognize a godson."

She didn't answer, just shook her head and smiled wryly, probably taking Dreyer's words as a joke.Dreyer didn't say anything, he was very tired today, and his eyelids were fighting. "Go to sleep," he said, "Just sleep and nothing else."

"Yes, my lord."

So they went to bed, and Dreyer slept soundly and hadn't dreamed all night.The next day it was sunny and he got up and got out of bed.At this time, he turned his head and saw that Camelia's face was yellow and her body was stiff, and she knew that she was dead when she touched it with her hands.Dreyer had expected all this, so he called his servants to clean up the corpse.

"Whatever it is, we are together, invite a priest, go through the normal funeral, don't just bury it casually." He told those people.

Saliva told him, "No, my lord. The rule doesn't work."

Dreyer asked him, "Why doesn't it work?"

Sariwa said: "According to the rules, the body must be kept at home for three days. My lord, this pale beauty smells fragrant when she is alive, but when she dies, she will rot within a day."

Dreyer asked him, "How stinky can it be?"

"A stinky street can't hold people, my lord, you have to bury her quickly. These slaves look good on the surface, but in fact they have been soaked in the medicine for a long time, and their stomachs are full of pus, which is very disgusting."

The sweetness of Camelia came to Dreyer's mind, and it was hard for him to imagine such a lovely girl turned into a rotting corpse.

"Then let's bury it," Dreyer waved his hand, "but the priest still needs to be invited, we are not short of money."

"She's just a slave and doesn't deserve it, my lord," Sariwa said.

Dreyer glared at him and said, "You know what! Only by burying the slaves well can I highlight my kindness to my own people, and the people below are willing to work for me." He didn't have the nerve to tell the real reason, he was because he pitied the slaves. That's what a child does, but he can't say that.Because in today's world, people are ashamed of kindness and proud of laughing at justice.

"So that's the case, I understand." Sariwa smiled and went to work quickly.

It didn't take long for Camelia to rest in the ground. After receiving the money, the priest naturally had to sing a scripture and go through the process of mourning again.Of course, there was no silence or mourning, and the porters hurried to wash their hands after burying the body.Everyone else also left early.After the priest finished reading, he saw that there was no silence and left.Dreyer wanted to stay, but if he stayed to mourn the poor girl, then he would become an outlier among the crowd, he didn't want to do this, so he also left...

Until dusk, he quietly returned.

He held a bottle of good wine in his left hand and a dirty boy in his right hand.

It was his best bottle, more expensive than Camelia.He poured all the wine on Camelia's grave.Then he said to the boy: "From now on, you will come to this grave to visit the grave, pay respects, and offer flowers every month. Your adoptive mother is buried in this tomb. If you recognize her, I will give you a gift every month. Three gold coins."

The boy didn't dare to speak, then bowed to the grave and called out to the grave: "Mom!"

Dreyer nodded, and then gave him three gold coins.The boy was ecstatic with the gold coin, and he asked Dreyer, "Who is buried here? Your wife?"

She's not my wife, Dreyer thought, she's my conscience.

Chapter 12: Eros and Raya, a

Chapter 12: Eros and Raya, a

Raya is negotiating with the chancellor of the empire.

This negotiation has been going on for a full eight hours. They took two breaks and had dinner together.It was already dark now, but Lan Zuo and Laya were still quite patient.

Eros is impatient, she wants to go back to sleep now.She was in charge of meeting minutes, and wrote three full volumes in one day.At the third break of the meeting, the servant brought hot drinks, and the two participants stopped talking and began to close their eyes and meditate.

Eros was finally able to rest, she put the pen and paper on her lap, and watched Laya's neck quietly from behind.

Lady Laya's skin was darker and rougher than before, and she recalled Laya in the past few years in her mind.At that time, the saintesses of the White Clothes Club were younger and more beautiful than they are now, with fair skin like a girl, and a smile more charming than flowers in Haruno.

But it's not bad now, Eros changed her posture and looked at Laya, showing a silly smile like a young girl. The hard work of the past few years has added a bit of vicissitudes to her face, and also made her look more mature and reliable. .

Master Laya said that she is a monk and will never marry a man in her life.So, can I follow her forever?Eros likes this kind of life, she wants to follow Laya, take care of her basic necessities, take a bath with her, comb her hair...

It's been a long time since I took a bath with the adults, and she couldn't help showing a resentful expression.

"I can continue here, how about you?" the prime minister of the empire said at this time.

The voice brought Eros back to reality, and she continued to pick up the pen to take the minutes of the meeting.

Next, Laya talked with Lan Zuo for another hour, and the meeting didn't end until ten o'clock in the evening.Laya's group arrived at Sands Castle yesterday, and a night's rest was not enough to relieve the fatigue of the trip.I had a meeting all day today, and Eros is already too sleepy.The two returned to their room and prepared to go to bed.Eros fetched hot water, and she asked Laya, "My lord, may I wipe your body?"

"No need." Laya said, "Go to bed early."

Raya took off her robe, leaving only a single garment on her body.Her hair was loose and her face was full of tiredness.

I really want to sleep in the same bed with her, Eros thought, I really want to sleep with her in my arms!

However, the servants of Jinsha Castle thoughtfully prepared two beds for them, and she had no reason to do so.

So she became cruel and spilled the hot water basin on her bed.

"Ah! My hand slipped!" Her tone was not surprised at all, as if to say: I put the hot water on the bed.

"Get someone to change the sheets," Raya said.

Eros had expected that she would say this, "It's too late, I don't want to bother the servant." The cunning nun said so.

"Then..." Laya glanced at her own bed, at this moment Eros sat on it, hugged her arm and smiled, "Shall we sleep together?"

Laya showed a doting smile on her face all day long, and said, "Just tell me directly, there is no need to do this."

Eros showed a very happy smile: "If you say it directly, we will be embarrassed." The woman who sold her body countless times said so.

"Why are you like a child?" Laya said with a smile.

"We were children!" Eros threw herself into her arms and acted like a baby. Laya had a deodorant mixed with sweat, and after taking a sip, she felt that she was about to get drunk.

After that, Eros went to ask for an extra-large quilt.They slept under a quilt, Eros was stripped to only her underwear, and Laya was still wearing a nightgown very conservatively; the huge quilt covered them like a small house, insulating them from the cold in winter outside.

Eros hugged Laya from behind, almost burying her face in her hair.However, Laya remained motionless, and Eros could vaguely hear her sigh.

"My lord, is there anything bothering you?" Eros asked in a low voice.

"It's all troublesome." She turned over, and the two girls looked at each other. Laya's eyes were natural and pure, but Eros' eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to look into her eyes.

"Like what?"

"For example, I want to borrow soldiers from the little trident, but the process is not smooth. The price offered by the prime minister is too high, and I can't satisfy him."

"What price did they charge?"

"They want me to persuade Haiwen to obey Jinsha Castle, but how is this possible? The bones of the soldiers of Xiongshan City are not yet cold, and it is too late for the Earl of Xiongshan to take revenge. How can you bend down to the enemy? I told them, unless you can make the people of Sea God Cult Catch them and burn them to death, otherwise Earl Xiongshan will never forgive you for what you have done. Besides, there are many requests... For example, Little Trident wants more military doctors, and wants me to lobby more nobles for him, besides……"

Laya was complaining to her, but Eros couldn't help, she could only listen.She suddenly remembered the three previous prophecies, and she asked Laya: "When you went to the oracle, you got instructions from the tree elves, and they said..."

"Say catastrophe will come, say the devil will take away my most important thing, say my name will be immortal..."

"Yes, these three prophecies."

"No, it's actually four." Laya shook her head, "It's actually four prophecies, and there's one I haven't told you all about."

"Four?"

"The prophecy says that I will have a pair of children in the future, and there will be a man who will accompany me throughout my life." Laya showed a subtle wry smile when she said this.

"Huh?" Eros was dumbfounded.

"The first three have some grounds, but I think the last one...is that the elves are joking with me."

Eros blinked her eyes: "Did the elves say what is the man's name and where does his family live?" I want this prophecy to disappear from the world, she thought to herself.

"No, I also asked the elf, but it just told me that you will become the mother of a mortal, and you will have a love that will follow me forever." She laughed, "But I have vowed to dedicate my life long ago Yes, I am a monk and I will not marry."

"But this prophecy is not all bad..." Eros murmured, "At least it shows...you will live a long life. Well, you won't die before you meet that person."

"What are you talking about?" Raya asked her.

Eros said: "It's a time of chaos, and you often walk among politicians. Every day is very dangerous. I am very worried about you! I think you should find a man to marry now, but don't have children! That's it Wait until you are old, in this way, you can live a long life." Eros felt her heart bleed when she said this.

"This is definitely not possible." Laya laughed, "I don't want to find someone to marry, and even if I do that, it will not prolong my life. Birth, old age, sickness and death are natural." She pondered for a while, "Compared to Let me tell you, Eros, you..." She hesitated to speak.

"No, I've had enough of men, I'm sick of seeing that now, and I'm not going to start a family with anyone, let alone have children with them!" But you are the exception. "And I have made up my mind since the moment I started the skin business. I will never marry again in this life. No man would be willing to marry a prostitute. Besides, I don't want to deceive those honest people."

"Then you can only become a monk with me." Laya said with a smile.

"As long as you don't dislike me," Eros said.

Eros and Raya, II

Eros and Raya, II

The next morning, Raya resumed negotiations with the prime minister.

Today's negotiations were very brief, and they ended the meeting in just one hour.The reason is that the king is coming.

"What is there to talk about? You want my soldiers, you can! You can exchange things! I want all your military doctors and priests, as well as your herbal shops and hospitals all over the White Clothes Society! You give me all these things , I will give you a thousand of the most capable soldiers!"

Bagu really wanted to take away the entire White Clothes Club, Eros thought to himself.The current funds of the White Clothes Club depend on the few business routes that are still in operation. Laya is the largest drug dealer in the Gulf.Herbs, potions, holy oils, and various religious incenses in the Gulf are managed by the White Clothes Society.If these things were given to the little trident, then the source of income for the White Clothes Society would be completely cut off.

Of course Laya would not accept such a condition, she said very seriously: "Your Majesty, please don't joke!" When Eros heard that word, the pen in her hand trembled, "I have hired soldiers, and I know 1000 How much is a person worth. The price you offered is enough for me to hire [-] people!"

The little Trident laughed loudly, and said: "The soldiers of Jinsha Castle are different from those mercenaries! Our soldiers can defeat the northerners, so, Laya, I gave you a discount on the price, don't you I don't know how to praise!"

Raya tried to bargain with him, but the domineering king would not budge. "Would you like it!" he said, "I'm still reluctant to lend you my brother!"

During the stalemate, Prime Minister Lan Chu suddenly said: "Miss Laya, although His Majesty's soldiers cannot be borrowed, I also have some soldiers here. Although the soldiers in White Bird City are not as good as Jinsha Castle, they are also elite soldiers with combat experience. .And I, only half the price of His Majesty the King."

They have discussed it!Eros thought to herself, a domineering king and a cunning prime minister are like a tiger and a fox, these two are really suitable together!

Laya also seems to have seen the routine of the two, but at this time, she has no third choice. "Okay, Prime Minister, I need the help of White Bird City." Laya said, "But I can't give you half of the white clothes, I can only give you a third."

"Then I will give you fewer soldiers."

"Let's reduce it." Laya said, "It's enough."

"And I can't give you this title." Lan Zuo said to her, "Now Jinsha Castle and White Bird City don't recognize religions other than Sea God, and don't allow any clergy to support soldiers. You can't hold our flag to your civil war."

"I will find a nobleman for the legal title." Laya said.

"That's the best. I don't care about things in other places."

Then they had a lot of haggling, and finally Raya signed an agreement full of parchment.This time, Bai Yi will bleed profusely, but it is not worth buying and selling, Eros does not know.She almost blindly worships Laya and superstitiously believes in all her decisions.

After all this was done, Laya and her party immediately left the Sands Castle.Eros felt that Laya was worried, and she said to Laya: "My lord, there is a great sauna in Jinsha Castle, shall I take you there to relax?"

Hearing this, Laya's expression instantly became tense, "No, no, I don't want to go." She said no three times in a row, which made Eros full of doubts.

"Then shall we take a walk in the frozen lake? Fishermen will dig holes in the lake to fish, and the fish pot here is hot, which is suitable for eating in winter."

"No, we have to hurry to the next castle."

"Where?"

"Go to White Bird City to transfer troops first, and then go to Fengleibao. The chairman of the Immortal Faction, Gilda, is there. I want to find him. I will not use force to resolve things that can be resolved through negotiation."

The current White Clothes Society does lack a status. Since the split, the White Clothes Society has been squeezed out by the Sea God Sect and has been declining day by day. One of the other two chairmen relies on the support of nobles and collects fees from believers for a living; the other develops military force and does business to support themselves .Rumor has it that after Laya left Stormwind Castle, Gilda took her place.

This is a bad thing for Laya. She has property and contacts in Fengleibao. If Gilda is allowed to manage her own power in Fengleibao, Laya's previous efforts will be in vain.Laya said that two things are needed to unify the White Clothes Society: the name and the army.Now Earl of Bear Mountain has given her a name, and White Bird City has given her an army, and she is already able to operate on Gilda.

But so what?Eros thought to herself, unified the White Clothes Society, got the three holy relics, finally opened the ruins... and then?Then world peace?War gone?