Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

Xia Yuan informed Jian and Kanelian of the news that he was going to Victoria. In principle, he only wanted to take Jian with him on this trip. The three little ones... no, there are four little ones now. Studying is the most suitable life for them. Now that they have a home and a base, it is not suitable for them to travel around the world with Xia Yuan.

As for Carnellian, the task of taking care of the four little ones was given to her. Although she fought very wildly and often caused the hard ground to collapse when fighting with Saria, she was very good at taking care of children. She told Xia Yuan that she had a lovely sister in Sargon's tribe.

Before leaving, Xia Yuan told everyone about the next arrangements in the form of a family meeting - including Muirseth.

Muirseth will continue to stay in Tremont, taking care of the children while she also has a job at Rhine Life. During Xia Yuan's trip, she will become Xia Yuan's Pokémon Water Elf like in previous trips, responsible for conveying the communication between Xia Yuan and Rhine Life, which naturally includes the subject of Snow Pheasant.

Although Senomi and Susie were a little reluctant, they still nodded and accepted Brother Xia Yuan's arrangement. They still needed to take Rafiela to familiarize herself with Tremon's environment, and they also had some responsibility to take care of their sister.

"...I want to go back to Victoria with Brother Xia Yuan."

Mandela stood up, contrary to her usual behavior. She pursed her lips and said, "I want to take another look at the current situation of the Tara people in Victoria... and Oak Forest County, I also want to go back and take a look."

Xia Yuan and Jian looked at each other, and Jian chuckled, "I think this reason is very convincing."

"I understand." Xia Yuan came to Mandela and looked into her dark golden eyes. "I will arrange for you to take a half-year leave of absence."

"Ok!"

Although Susie also missed her family, she promised her mother before leaving that she would concentrate on her studies. Obviously, taking a leave of absence was not her idea. What she cared about was returning to Victoria to visit her mother during the summer vacation.

After a few days of preparation, Xia Yuan was ready to leave Tremont. Before leaving, he came to the player's base and told the players who had followed him for a long time that he was about to return to Victoria to carry out a messenger mission, and this time he would enter Victoria's capital, Londinium, and would need their help.

Dan Dao Dan Tart, Magic ZX and others have been looking forward to Xia Yuan for a long time. When they heard that they could enter the capital, Londinium, they were so excited that Magic ZX had already prepared to make a new video.

Speaking of videos, Xia Yuan has also watched the recent issues of Terra Times. During the time when he entered university, nothing major happened on Terra. Everyone was gearing up to improve their strength and prepare for the end of 1.0 in a year.

The town of Kazdel was almost completed, and it also accommodated some NPCs who did not want to participate in the war between the two sides. After obtaining approval from Ursula, some players built buildings belonging to their own guilds on the outskirts of the town. Although this was not a force and was at most an organization, it was at least well-established.

Of course, their actions did not go unnoticed by Tracys and the senior officers of the Theresa Army. They did not express their opinions on this, or urge their undead subordinates to continue fighting. Instead, they adopted a blind eye approach and completely treated them as air. They fought more on the front battlefield, which also won some valuable development space for the players of Kazdel.

Not to mention that two female players, Qiu Muyu and Xiao Xiaoxuegao, thought Xia Yuan was handsome. When Xia Yuan stood in front of the male player, they seemed to feel that the Pioneer was more attractive than before. Apart from anything else, there seemed to be a kind of intellectual and soft light on his body, which made them feel that the Pioneer was more reliable, as if they unconsciously wanted to lean on him.

Uh... it's a bit of a giveaway. Dan Dao Dan Tart watched Xia Yuan leave and coughed twice, "Let's get ready too."

The rest of the players nodded. Except for Qiu Muyu and Xiao Xiaoxuegao whose eyes were still following Xia Yuan's back, the other male players packed up what they needed to pack up and moved out.

At the end of March, Xia Yuan was ready to set off wearing the enhanced Lost Suit. He talked to the players and Rhine Life about going on a mission, and talked to the Melander Foundation about going to Victoria to discuss business with the nobles. This was truly the pinnacle of his rhetoric.

In the car were Jian and Mandela, both sitting in the back seat. Mandela was not tall enough to reach Jian's full, well-maintained horns. She leaned against the side of the car, reluctantly waving to Senomi, Susie and Lafiela who were seeing her off. This time she left, and might not come back until the eve of summer vacation.

Behind Xia Yuan was the players' convoy. After Xia Yuan had disappeared for nearly half a year, they followed Xia Yuan and set foot on this vast, miserable land again, heading towards Victoria.

The movements of the pioneers had already been posted on the forum by Magic ZX, and it received a lot of response from players in Victoria. It also made players in countries that Xia Yuan had not yet visited, such as Sargon and Ursus, cry and beg for help from the God of Fate, but to no avail.

Londinium, the capital of Victoria and the residence of the Victorian royal family, has never been breached since it became a mobile city. It is located in the center of the Victorian Empire and is heavily guarded. The patrol guards and Royal Mounted Police along the way make all the players nervous. You have to know that they have no identity and if they are checked out, they will probably be blacklisted.

But it was still Xia Yuan. After showing his identity, he said that those players were laborers who moved goods. The Royal Mounted Police who checked their identities nodded and let Xia Yuan and others pass. After all, this person was a shareholder of a Colombian technology company and a rich man, so it was better not to offend him as much as possible.

From now on, it is not possible to go to Londinium whenever you want. Xia Yuan knows that from the information he learned from the forum in his previous life and the subsequent plots of 2.0 and 3.0, he learned that after winning the civil war, Tracy led the army and the Sarkaz royal court to Londinium. By that time, it may not be so easy for Xia Yuan to go in again.

As for why Tracy was able to gain a foothold in Lontinium, it was because Tracy and the Kazdel Military Council and the Absolution Division under his charge were invited to enter Lontinium in the name of "settling the ducal dispute" and took over the control of the city. After entering, he... well, he didn't leave.

Well, in 1090, when Tracy was still too busy fighting the civil war in Kazdel, the city of Londinium was now controlled by the Victoria royal family, and the Grand Duke was generally not allowed to enter the city, which was also to report Victoria's own ironclad unity.

The residents of Londinium are mainly Filim people, and some Aslan people recognize Londinium as their "homeland".

The players saw the cannons on the walls of Londinium from the long convoy outside the city. The sharp steel weapons that seemed so close gave the players goose bumps. If this cannon was fired, no one present would be able to survive.

Seeing Mandela curiously looking at the cannonballs on the city wall, Xia Yuan explained, "This is a city defense cannon. Its full name is the Londinium City Defense Cannon. This is the core that truly makes Londinium "never fall". It is so powerful that it can easily penetrate the armor of a high-speed warship. Even the secondary guns used for auxiliary escort are powerful enough to penetrate the ground and even underground structures."

“So majestic…”

Mandela sighed and blinked. There were only sentry towers guarding the walls of Oak Forest County, while in Tremont there were high-tech security checks and patrols by security teams holding crossbows. From this point of view, Londinium was worthy of being the capital. Any existence approaching Londinium would be torn to pieces by the city defense artillery.

Xia Yuan was very curious about the city defense cannon. Well, as a craftsman, although his level was not high enough, he still wanted to build a city defense cannon with his own hands and then fire it.

However, the blueprints for the city defense cannon cannot be rolled out. The only way is to rely on stealing knowledge or dismantling a city defense cannon to allow it to conduct an anti-missile attack... Well, it seems impossible to obtain it at the moment.

After a long security check, Xia Yuan drove a pickup truck into this steel city. Coming here felt like coming home. Everywhere Xia Yuan looked was metal, which made him want to knock this city into raw materials and then pack them up to take home.

The Royal Dell Arsenal can go and try it out for the purpose of discussing business. After all, who doesn’t like money?

Chapter 113: Noble Banquet

The Royal Dale Arsenal is located in the Highbury district, an area famous for its industry. People living here are part of the middle class and workers in the city of Londinium, most of whom are lifelong employees of the Royal Dale Arsenal. As workers in the arsenal, the drawings in their hands are all secrets of the Victorian military, and naturally they are not allowed to disclose them to the outside world.

For Xia Yuan, it is not easy to get these blueprints. He also does not have time to disguise himself as a factory apprentice and enter the arsenal to steal technology. The cost of communicating with those high-ranking earls and dukes will not be cheap. At the same time, he will also be on the other party's list of people worthy of attention. Xia Yuan is currently keeping a low profile.

The black market is a shortcut, but if you want to buy such previous drawings in the black market, you must be prepared to rob the thieves.

Xia Yuan entered the city with Mace and Mandela, and still separated from Magic ZX, Egg Knife, Egg Tart and others. After giving them a task to explore Londinium, Xia Yuan and the other two began to act alone.

We booked a family room in the Central District of Londinium. As the name suggests, the Central District is located in the center of Londinium. Here, passers-by in luxurious clothes and with gentle smiles on their faces can be seen everywhere on the street. In some high-end places, you can even see the aristocratic members of the Victorian Empire whispering to each other with polite smiles on their faces.

For Mandela, this was a world he had never experienced before... Perhaps, only from that collection of Victorian poetry could one read about the prosperity and peace in the capital, Londinium. That indelible elegance and nobility were deeply engraved in the bodies of every noble.

She stared blankly out the window, her dark golden eyes gazing at a scene she had never seen in her thirteen or fourteen years, and she was slightly dazed.

Why do they look so happy? Why are they able to live happily in Londinium, smiling, as if they have no worries at all?

Xia Yuan gently stroked Mandela's head. The little girl leaned softly against him, pursed her lips a little aggrieved. She didn't say anything, but it seemed like she had said everything.

"Boss, are you going to discuss business?" Jian was sitting aside, tidying up her protective gear. She raised her head and said, "The nobles in Victoria are not like those we met before. If you don't have a status, you can't enter their circle of relationships."

"That's about right, because their gatherings and social occasions are just another level of business flattery."

"puff."

Mace laughed, "I like your wording."

"So, do you need me?"

"Nature requires it."

Xia Yuan crossed her fingers and smiled, "The nobles have gatherings every week. For them, it's just a way to squander Victorian gold coins and think about how to earn more Victorian gold coins. I want to sneak into such a place. Is it not enough to rely on the title of the youngest outstanding scientist?"

"So... you want to use my identity?" Jian crossed his legs with a mature smile on his face, "It seems that the boss is finally ready to use me in an identity other than bodyguard and kindergarten teacher?"

"are you angry?"

"How could that be? Rather, I want to move my body for the first time in a long time."

Xia Yuan looked at Mandela who was silent beside him and gently rubbed her head, "Mandela, come too."

Mandela raised her head unexpectedly, "Huh?"

She lowered her head in fear. It seemed that due to her recent healthy diet, Mandela was growing very fast and developing wherever she needed to. She wanted to lower her head to look at her toes, but she couldn't see them.

"You can attend this party as my sister...well, after all, there are many children at the party." Xia Yuan asked Mandela softly, "I also want to show you what the nobles of Victoria look like. They are no longer the glorious and perfect images created in novels for you."

"Sometimes, what you want to see is not what they want you to see, and what you see is not the truth." Xia Yuan thought of the conversation he had with Andorn. He smiled and said, "Of course, whether the result is true or false is up to you. Before making a judgment, the most important thing is to see with your own eyes."

Mandela hummed softly and nodded her head towards Xia Yuan's arms. She had never felt inferior or angry because of her identity as a Tara. After following Brother Xia Yuan for a long time and being influenced by him, her anger, which was like a blowout, gradually turned into a fierceness. Perhaps she wanted to see with her own eyes what the noble masters praised by the common people were like.

"I will go, Brother Xia Yuan."

Xia Yuan looked at Mandela almost with relief and emotion. In this life, she would no longer be an ordinary, disgusting villain. The butterfly had already flapped its wings, and under his education, Mandela was gradually developing towards the direction he expected.

No matter what kind of future Mandela has in this life or what kind of achievements she wants to make, Xia Yuan is not sure, but he can clearly express that he feels a sense of joy of achievement that Mandela has grown to where she is today.

Xia Yuan clapped her hands, "Okay, I'll use my connections to customize a dress... Do you want a lady or a man... You really want a man?"

The corner of Jian's mouth curled up, and his golden eyes sparkled with happiness, "It seems that you still understand me very well, boss."

"Okay, let's go out and order a dress while it's still daytime."

It wasn't Xia Yuan's initial idea to get into Victoria's aristocratic circle, but he felt that this was his chance. After all, he could see with his own eyes what those aristocrats who only existed in the archives looked like... Attending the party didn't mean that he wanted to make friends with the aristocrats, right?

As for business, Xia Yuan was interested in all the drawings of the arsenal, but it was obviously impossible to get all of them, so it was okay to let those greedy nobles reveal some of them.

Sister Jian is still used to wearing tailor-made men's suits. She also dressed like this during the Casimir period. I have to say she is really stylish. When she was changing clothes, the female shop assistants stared at her and instantly became Jian's fans.

Mandela bought a girl's dress. The pure black fabric was dotted with stars, which made her look a lot more mature in an instant. Xia Yuan was very satisfied.

By the way, the name of Mace, or the Black Knight, is very famous in Londinium, Victoria. Casimir is not far from Victoria, and the name of the Black Knight Triple Crown has long been spread throughout the streets and alleys of any city that is interested in Casimir's news, especially a city like Victoria with a diverse cultural development.

The banquet that Xia Yuan wants to attend this time will be hosted by Earl Bolton three days later. The banquet will be held at Earl Bolton's manor. Several famous earls and some viscounts will also participate in the banquet.

His invitation was passed to the Earl of Bolton, who took a glance at it and lost interest when he saw there was no title behind the other party's name. When he was about to throw the letter into the trash can, he saw a name that he often saw in the news.

"black Knight?"

He developed some interest and started reading again. Oh, the leader is a scientist named Xia Yuan... Wait, PhD in mechanical engineering, PhD in mechanical dynamics, PhD in ecology, PhD in high energy physics, PhD in Originium. Is Niu Mo coming here to make fun of me?

Putting aside the differences with Earl Bolton, he also developed some interest in Xia Yuan from the Sakota race. Usually, not many people can see the Sakota, and most of the work they do is as a messenger. It seems that they have not made great progress in the scientific community. Regardless of whether these doctoral degrees are true or false, at least at this moment, Earl Bolton felt that his action of taking a look before throwing it away was indeed very wise.

However, these doctors seem to have been verified by the Columbia scientific community, so the possibility of fraud is very low. Thinking of this, he nodded silently, put the letter aside, and said to the respectful old butler beside him: "Tell the Earl of Warwick that I have two very interesting guests here, and he will definitely be interested."

......

Three days later, the extended Lincolns drove in an orderly manner to the manor in the wealthy area. The drivers were obviously very familiar with this kind of work and were not at all panicked when the guards inspected them.

Xia Yuan and Mandela sat on one side, while Jian sat on the other side. All three of them wore elegant evening gowns. Mandela still looked a little nervous, with her hands trembling slightly. All Xia Yuan could do was to comfort her over and over again.

Dozens of guards holding lances stood outside Earl Bolton's manor. Their eyes were indifferent and they looked like they had fought on the battlefield.

Jian was the first to get off the car. She handed her hand to Mandela, who smiled gratefully and extended her hand. Xia Yuan was the last one to get off the car.

Feeling the gradually warming weather, he walked towards the mansion with the invitation with a calm expression.

He didn't seem to be a guest, but rather someone returning home, or attending a scientific seminar. His expression was indifferent, with a polite smile on his face, which made the butler in charge of reception at the door mistakenly think that he was the son of a duke.

"...Colombia, Xia Yuan." The butler took a look at the invitation.

"This is Xia Yuan, an outstanding young scientist from Sakota who currently enjoys a high reputation in the scientific community of Colombia." Mace introduced indifferently, "I am the Black Knight from Casimir. I don't need to say more about the honor, right?"

The butler bowed and apologized with a smile. He looked at the budding Mandela and said, "This lady is... Mr. Xia Yuan's sister, right? Please enjoy the banquet."

"Everyone, please come in."

After the door was pushed open, what appeared before the three people was a world full of gold, a magnificent hall, custom-made chandeliers made of expensive crystal, expensive soft carpets made of unknown materials, and servants uniformly dressed in elegant waiter and maid uniforms.

After passing through several living rooms and entering the hall, there was a tower of expensive wine on the table, and the buffet on the table contained rare delicacies from all over the land of Terra. The young men and women coming and going were all dressed in luxurious clothes, and they really looked like they were talking and laughing with great scholars, and there was no ordinary person among them.

Xia Yuan had an angel halo on her head, the wings behind her emitted a soft golden light, and she was wearing an elegant dress. As soon as she entered the room, she became the focus of attention of the noble men and women. Some of them had already begun to speculate about the identity of this mysterious visitor, while some noble women had already greeted him with shining eyes.

"Excuse me, is this Miss Black Knight, the champion of the Casimir Tournament Knights?"

Jian turned his eyes and found that there were many girls and women in dresses standing in front of him. There was a familiar light flashing in their eyes, which was the admiration of fans.

She nodded, which instantly made the women explode.

"It really is the Black Knight. I didn't expect to see you here."

"I am your fan. I have watched all your games without missing a single one. I have a collection of videos of all your previous games at home."

"My Lord Black Knight, please forgive my rudeness... I am so happy to see you."

The smile was so chic that it made these women feel like they were bathed in spring breeze and their bodies were warm. She had already gotten used to how to deal with her fans.

"Thank you for your support." Jian picked up the wine glass and toasted with several women one by one. After drinking the wine, she narrowed her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth. "Please forgive me for not being able to respond to all the supporters on this occasion today. Thanks to Mr. Lanshem, I can stand here."

Xia Yuan took a step forward and smiled gently and modestly. "Nice to meet you all. I am Xia Yuan Lanshem. I come from Columbia. In the past, I was exposed to some science that ladies find boring. In such a lively and comfortable banquet, I will not talk about it to make people laugh."

Mace glanced at Xia Yuan. The boss seemed to have made a lot of progress. His ability to speak well and lie had really reached a new level. Was this the result of communicating with the old men and the new generation in the scientific community? This kind of speech skills was much more refined than when he communicated with adventurers before.

Xia Yuan took a look at the mace and thought, wow, you’re a very capable person, right? If I create my own power in the future, it’s okay to leave the diplomatic work to you, right?

Although it was different from the enthusiasm and popularity of the Black Knight's Mace, Xia Yuan's words still made the ladies present laugh. They looked at the handsome Sakota with soft eyes. Well, he was not that boring scientist, but his handsomeness with a bit of bookish air still made them a little intoxicated. Looking at Xia Yuan, they would not only imagine that in the library in the afternoon, he was holding a book and reading alone with a smile, but the next moment, he closed the book, looked back and smiled, and you were all in his eyes.

This imagination is amazing. Xia Yuan also received a lot of attention from the ladies, and also attracted the attention of many nobles.

"Lord Bolton, that is..."

"Yes, Lord Warwick... He is the one."

The Earl of Warwick withdrew his gaze and stepped forward with the champagne.

Chapter 114 Business and Peeping

After Xia Yuan and Jian dealt with the ladies, some of the hosts of the party came up. Each of them had a title, and some were the sons of a viscount or baron. They came up to toast the Black Knight and Xia Yuan.

Xia Yuan didn't care about being the center of attention at such a gathering. In fact, those who came to say hello were not qualified to discuss business with Xia Yuan, so Xia Yuan responded politely, without making others feel that he was too enthusiastic, nor did he lose his manners.

Such an environment can train him and help him grow as quickly as possible.

A person cannot acquire a memory that appears in his mind for no reason. Similarly, a person cannot quickly adapt to a certain identity. In the future, Xia Yuan will become the "boss" in the mouth of the mace. At the same time, he is also a pioneer with a passion for exploration and a knowledgeable scientist.

While his peers were still laughing, playing and enjoying the explosions in school - Xia Yuan believed that most of the Sakotas in church schools were like this, he was walking on the earth.