Long Live the King
Chapter 77

It Was Time

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Upon hearing the blonde little Loli's words, Sun Fei suddenly had a thought.

How could it be such a coincidence that the princess happened to bump into Angela on the street, and even get along so well, chatting for an entire day? The Zenit Empire's princess was known for her deep and cunning mind; how could Angela and Jima, these two innocent and naive young girls, be a match for her? Sun Fei was almost certain that the princess had deliberately 'bumped into' the two, and then subtly extracted a lot of information from them.

Although he knew perfectly well what was going on, Sun Fei still smiled calmly and said, "Really? Hehe, who wouldn't like a girl like Angela? It seems even the eldest princess of the Zenit Empire is captivated by our beautiful Angela, haha... By the way, Angela, what did you and Her Highness the eldest princess talk about all day?"

"We talked a lot..." Angela blushed deeply at Sun Fei's blatant praise, a shy expression appearing on her fair cheeks. She composed herself, smoothing her hair, and lowered her head, avoiding Sun Fei's gaze. She said, "Her Highness the Princess seems very interested in the stories of Chambord City. We talked about many interesting things from the past, stories from the time of the old King, the important figures of Chambord City now, and of course, the recently concluded defense of Chambord City... Alexander, Her Highness the Princess greatly admires your feat of single-handedly repelling the enemy. She said you are a wise and brave King, worthy of everyone's respect."

Sun Fei smiled bitterly to himself upon hearing this.

The two naive young girls were completely manipulated by the princess. It's estimated that they spilled everything they should and shouldn't have said in a day. Even the series of bizarre events that had happened to Alexander in the past few days were probably known to the cunning princess.

"We also said... ah?" Angela suddenly exclaimed, as if she had finally realized something. She looked up at Sun Fei and asked timidly, "Um... Alexander, did I say something I shouldn't have?"

Sun Fei smiled and shook his head, "No, none of this matters at all... Oh, right, Angela, let's not talk about this anymore. I happen to have some things to show you, can you give me your opinions?" As he spoke, Sun Fei took Angela's fair, delicate hand and led her towards the main hall of the palace. She only symbolically tried to pull away, then let Sun Fei hold her hand. The blonde little Loli Jima, covered her mouth and secretly smiled...

She smiled, but ultimately didn't follow.

Sun Fei didn't expose the matter. Even if Angela didn't say anything, the other party would eventually find out about many things through other channels. He never expected to be able to hide everything.

The two quickly arrived at the main hall.

Sun Fei took out a piece of soft, carefully tanned animal hide that looked as thin as paper, and began drawing on it without stopping with a quill pen. Although he had studied languages in university in his previous life, he loved sketching and had a solid foundation in drawing. Soon, lifelike patterns appeared on the animal hide.

Angela stood quietly to the side, watching. From initial confusion to gradual understanding, and finally to surprise in her eyes as she looked at Sun Fei, this intelligent girl finally understood what Sun Fei was drawing on the animal skin—it was actually a series of strange and wonderful costumes.

"Hehe, mission accomplished... How about it? Angela, come and take a look. If the clothes were made according to these patterns, would you be willing to try them on?" Sun Fei Earth Inquiry, pointing at the animal hide.

The clothing patterns he had just drawn were carefully selected after much thought, taking into account the historical background and level of civilization of the Azeroth Continent. He avoided anything too shocking, such as jeans, stockings, or miniskirts. He drew a total of ten pictures. The five women's clothing patterns were mainly based on ancient European court attire. Sun Fei deliberately referenced the costumes of the female protagonists and supporting characters in the fantasy blockbuster " Pirates of the Caribbean " from his previous life, trying to make each outfit look very classical. The five men's clothing patterns were slightly more like the short and tight-fitting outfits of ancient China. Of course, the most important change was the addition of trousers. The habit of men in Chambord City wearing only loose robes without trousers really annoyed Sun Fei, so he firmly added the design of straight-leg trousers.

Angela held the animal skin in her hands, her beautiful eyes fixed on the patterns on it. Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, like a gentle caress on Sun Fei's heart, a ticklish sensation... She examined it carefully several times, then opened her cherry-like lips, exhaling a sweet breath, and exclaimed with delight, " Alexander, these dresses are so pretty, I love them... But what are these things for?" Angela pointed to certain parts of the clothing models on the patterns, Earth Inquiry with a hint of curiosity.

Sun Fei looked at the spot Angela was pointing to and patiently explained the function and purpose of each part of the costume. Some of the women's costumes in the Pirates of the Caribbean series were indeed very complex in their craftsmanship. For example, the Parisian noblewoman's dress that knocked Elizabeth unconscious and caused her to fall into the sea in a previous episode—each piece alone was enough to make one dizzy. Sun Fei simplified it a lot according to his own understanding, but Angela's eyes still lit up Earth Inquiry several times without getting tired of it... Fortunately, women have an innate and extraordinary understanding of clothing. In the end, after a thorough understanding, Angela had completely fallen in love with these women's costumes.

"I can't wait to wear them," the beautiful girl said.

Sun Fei covered his mouth and laughed.

It seems that humanity's pursuit of beauty is universal, regardless of time or place. The outfits Sun Fei chose each represented an era and a civilization, and they quickly won over the future queen, giving him even more confidence in his upcoming plans.

" Angela, I might be very busy lately. Could you and Jima work together to try and make these outfits for me so we can see how they look?" Sun Fei asked tentatively.

"No problem. I know Aunt Sophia, Aunt Laura, Aunt Danni, and Uncle Lawrence very well. They are the most profitable tailors in Chambord City and can definitely make them all in the shortest time possible." Angela was overjoyed to finally be able to help Alexander and agreed without hesitation.

"Haha, that's great!" Sun Fei was overjoyed. His eyes darted around, and he suddenly added, " Angela, to thank you, I've decided to design a special mystery gift for you."

As Sun Fei spoke, he picked up a quill pen and began to scribble on another piece of animal hide.

Angela was filled with joy, eagerly awaiting the gift Sun Fei had specially designed for her. However, even as Sun Fei finished the last stroke, she still couldn't make out what the strange thing drawn on the animal skin was. Three thin ribbons connected two circular pieces of cloth; it looked somewhat familiar, but the pure and kind-hearted girl truly couldn't figure out what it was for. Was it also a set of clothes? But how was it to be worn? Where was it worn?

Seeing Angela's puzzled look, Sun Fei mischievously leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered a few words of explanation...

"Ah... it's actually..."

Angela's exquisitely fair face flushed crimson. She gave Sun Fei a reproachful look, her shy demeanor making the whole world lose its color. The girl immediately covered her face and ran out of the hall.

In the following days, several strange things happened in Chambord City.

The first thing that happened was that Oleg, the money-grubbing warden, changed his ways and unexpectedly paid out of his own pocket to renovate the dilapidated sanatorium. Then he began a large-scale renovation, saying that he was acting on the orders of King Alexander to build a new prison to hold some minor offenders whose crimes were not serious.

This is a good thing.

The common people of Chambord City could finally escape the Hell Iron Prison Dungeon. Previously, many prisoners sentenced to only a few months in Iron Prison Dungeon for mere neighborhood disputes succumbed to illness and freezing to death within its cold, damp environment, losing their lives innocently. The new prison should solve this problem. Thinking of this, many commoners spontaneously went to help, much to the surprise and delight of Warden Oleg, as their participation would definitely shorten the construction time by several times.

Secondly, every evening, the brave and noble King Alexander would appear on time at the small stone square in the Chambord City, sitting with the children of the city and enthusiastically telling them stories. Soon, the stories of the evil wizard Doraemon and his lazy servant Nobi Nobita, the holy druid Tang Sanzang with his three Summon beasts on his westward journey to hunt monsters and finally slay the dragon, and the kind Snow White, with the help of seven powerful dwarf warriors, successfully defeated the witch queen and restored her kingdom, began to circulate throughout Chambord City through the children's mouths. Gradually, in addition to children, a steady stream of adults also came to the small stone square every night to listen to King Majesty the King's stories.

A few days later, people were surprised to find that when King Alexander came to the Stone Square, he was wearing a strange outfit that no one had ever seen before. Although the outfit looked odd, the people of Chambord City quickly got used to it because it was worn by the great King Alexander. And after looking at it for a while, people began to think that the outfit was actually quite nice, especially the two "cloth tubes" on his legs, which were warm, beautiful, and practical.

Finally, on the eighth day, when Sun Fei appeared on the stone square again on time, he brought a whole cartload of those strange clothes as gifts, which he distributed free of charge to the naked children and poor families. As autumn slowly approached and the weather grew colder, these clothes could help these poor people keep warm in the cold weather.

Of course, Sun Fei's main plan was to gradually make his clothing designs popular in Chambord City through this method—at least to get men and women to like wearing trousers; that was his minimum goal.

The third strange thing happened on the evening of the tenth day. After Sun Fei finished telling his story as usual, he announced a new decree to the entire Chambord City in the name of the King: all children between the ages of 6 and 15, regardless of gender, must spend a certain amount of time each day at the ' Chambord City Civil and Martial School ' to receive various training. This requirement will be written into the royal decree as an obligation for every child and must be fulfilled. No parent may obstruct this; otherwise, it will be a violation of the law.

The so-called ' Chambord City Civil and Martial School ' was built on the former residence of the messenger Bazel. After some simple renovations, the environment and conditions were excellent. What drove everyone in Chambord City crazy was that the school's teachers included Frank Lampard, Chambord City's top martial artist, and Gordon Brook, among others. His Majesty King Alexander even personally served as the school's principal...

After hearing about the teachers, everyone was scrambling to send their children to the ' Chambord City Civil and Martial School '.

Some impoverished families, initially worried about the high costs, were relieved to learn that the school would be free. In the brutal world of the Azeroth Continent, where strength reigns supreme and the strong prey on the weak, no parent doesn't aspire for their children to become noble mages or powerful warriors. These dreams, once seemingly unattainable, have suddenly become vivid and real thanks to His Majesty Alexander's decree. They understand that this is less a decree and more a gift—a gift from the benevolent His Alexander —giving their children a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be guided by powerful Star-Rank Warrior like Lampard and Brook, a chance to change their destiny and lives.

His Majesty the Great and Benevolent King Alexander.

Chambord City had never been as lively or joyful as it had been these past few days. The young King Alexander always brought his subjects one unexpected surprise after another. The adults had begun to get used to sitting together chatting and drinking, wearing comfortable and stylish trousers. When they proudly talked about their sons or daughters receiving personal praise from Lord Lampard at school, they couldn't help but shout " Long Live the King!" Their glasses clinked together loudly, and in this intoxicating sound, they offered their best wishes to the young King.

Of course, Sun Fei wasn't idle these past few days either.

Besides handling these trivial matters, he spent a significant amount of time each day in the royal archives of Chambord City. There, Sun Fei read almost everything, deepening his understanding of the Azeroth Continent at an unprecedented rate. At the same time, Sun Fei didn't abandon his research into the various skills of his Diablo characters. His Barbarian character had reached level 20, his Paladin character level 10, his Paladin character level 12, and his Necromancer character level 12...

Sun Fei had already accumulated more than a dozen bottles of the [ Hulk Potion ]. Through these days of research and experimentation, he had almost completely understood the function and effects of this mutation potion. He felt that it was time to use these potions to enhance the strength of the leaders of Chambord City.

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