Arecino confessed: "No one dislikes Your Highness. Alas, but starting from today, I will put away this thought. Since Your Highness loves you so much, I shouldn't have any inappropriate thoughts anymore." Columbia smiled and said: "He is not my Highness alone. We can compete fairly. Okay, let's not talk about this matter. Let's talk about the children. You recently let them go for winter swimming in the wild without worrying about freezing. Injured their bodies? The river water at this season has no elemental power to protect the body, so it is easy to get frostbite. If His Highness knows this, he will let you state the reason." There are no obvious changes in the four seasons in the solstice country. Going into the water in any month can be called winter swimming. "Columbia, you know, I grew up following His Majesty. Do you know how Your Majesty trained us?" "She ordered us to take off our clothes and train barefoot in the ice and snow. We faced the biting cold wind. In order not to freeze to death, our hands and feet did not dare to stop for a moment, and we continued to perform chopping movements. Only half a day passed, and a few lazy people Everyone turned into ice sculptures, so the remaining people trained desperately just to maintain body heat." Columbia was very interested when she heard her mention this for the first time: "How long have you been training like this?" "Three months later, there were only three people left in the 50-man team. Later, two of them competed with me for the position of [Servant] and I killed them. Neither I nor those dead teammates will complain about His Majesty's cruel training. Method, she is fighting to overthrow the laws of nature, and if we don’t train us strictly, it will be difficult to achieve her goal.” Columbia said with emotion: "In comparison, it is indeed kind of you to let the children swim in the winter. At least they will not be life-threatening. You have to help me with something." Colombia told Arecino about the old man and the little girl. "This is the old man's house deed. You can keep it for his granddaughter. Give it to her when she grows up."
Arecino was a little dissatisfied: "You can't give those children to me every time. After all, the resources of the Hearth House are limited and cannot accommodate so many people. The second batch can only be accommodated after the old batch graduates." "I owe you a favor." Arecino replied: "Well, this is the last time. Colombia, don't blame me for being cruel. There are too many poor people. Can you help them one by one? Why don't you think about it? How to help them get out of poverty and become rich.” Columbia chuckled and said, "Your words sound like His Royal Highness." "That's how His Highness trained me." Arecino was not angry at all when she thought of that experience. On the contrary, she liked His Highness's rebuke very much, and she benefited a lot every time. Columbia looked up at the gray clouds: "Why did you come to me?" "Your Majesty, she asked me to remind you that when people are observing the sentiments of the people, don't forget to sing at night. This is your main job." "I know, I'm counting the time." Arecino took out a pot of strong wine, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then asked: "Colombia, do you think His Highness the Prince can win?" "what?" "Let me ask, can he win the Go match against Immortal Liyue?" Columbia laughed at her: "What do you think? I bought an ymola to bet that His Highness would win. How can you have the nerve to compete fairly with me if you don't even have this little confidence in His Highness?" "Where did you get so much money?" "Executive officers' position allowances and salaries, as well as... bonuses." Arlecino envied: "My salary and bonus combined are less than half of yours. Your Majesty favors you and His Highness dotes on you. This life is unbearable. Sometimes, I think His Highness is very unreal." , omniscient and omnipotent. For example, in the game of Go, Her Majesty the Queen could not beat Immortal Liyue, but Her Highness decided to challenge him. He also cooperated with the gambling industry to turn a Go game into a It is something that all the people of Teyvat are paying attention to and participating in. His Highness is so generous. According to the intelligence, it is to end the business war as soon as possible, but I don’t understand the connection between a game of Go and the business war.” Columbia smiled and said: "I see, no one in the world understands the inflation principle proposed by His Highness. In his work report to the Queen, Pantalone said that he had painstakingly studied it for more than half a month. , I only learned a superficial level. It is even harder for laymen like us who don’t understand business to understand. We only need to know that in order to force Emperor Yan Wang to hand over the Heart of God, His Highness launched a business war with the 'Liyue Seven Stars' . If he wins the 'Seven Stars of Liyue', he can successfully obtain the Heart of the Rock God." Arecino nodded: "I can only watch the battle." "Don't you consider going to a gambling house to buy a hand that His Highness will win?"
Arecino took another sip of strong wine: "I am poor, but I dare not compare with you. My salary last month was all used to support my children." "Really? But why did I hear that it was you who lost the bet with the children on the day when the prince led the mission? You said that it would take one month for His Highness to obtain the heart of the God of Wind, and two months to obtain the heart of the God of Thunder. According to the bet, You treated the children to delicacies for a week." "Columbia, why do you always like to expose my scars?" "Who makes you lack confidence in His Highness?" Arecino defended: "I have absolute confidence in His Highness! But he is so powerful, and every time he is unexpected. Think about it, Rosalind and Dotore went to Mondstadt several times for a heart of the wind god. All returned in vain. Inazuma's Thunderbolt General was immersed in pursuing the eternal way. Dadalia, Scaramucci and Pantalone planned for several years but failed to succeed. Even in front of General Thunderbolt Didn’t even see it.” "Yes, His Majesty's progress has far exceeded expectations. His Majesty's wish is about to come true." As he spoke, Columbia looked towards the Winter Palace in the city. Chapter 164 The Queen’s Attitude What Colombia didn't expect was that the fireworks performed at the Evening Palace tonight, besides Arecino, actually caused a change in Her Majesty's attitude. Before that, Her Majesty the Queen relied heavily on Su Yu, although there were many ambiguous behaviors. For example, she often summoned Su Yu into the palace in the middle of the night. For example, the first time after coming out of seclusion, she would ask about Su Yu's recent movements, or go out. She asked Su Yu to accompany her when traveling around the mountains and rivers, but she always believed that these were His Majesty's favor for Su Yu. Her Majesty the Queen has repeatedly selected suitable women from the Seven Kingdoms to be Su Yu's concubine, which undoubtedly shows that the relationship between the two is just that of a monarch and a minister. But after the fireworks show, Her Majesty the Queen sent Arecino to send a message to remind her not to forget to sing at night. This is unusual. In fact, His Majesty never reminds anyone to do something. After arranging the work, if anyone fails to complete it in the end, what awaits him will be the anger of the king. Your Majesty is a person who does not care about the process and only cares about the results. For this reason, these eleven people Executive officer, almost everyone was severely reprimanded by her at one time or another. There is only one exception, His Royal , in the past three years, His Highness has never made a mistake. Even if he did, His Majesty would not be willing to reprimand him because of His love for him. This time the Queen not only found someone to send a message, but Columbia also remembered that she had been in seclusion. Is it okay to leave seclusion for such a trivial matter? What Her Majesty the Queen did could only prove one point. Like Arlecino, she might be jealous. After thinking about this, Columbia felt a sense of urgency in her heart, but when she thought that Su Yu's charm was unparalleled, it was normal for any woman to be attracted to him, and she felt relieved again. What matters is not Arecino or His Majesty's attitude towards Su Yu, but Su Yu's own attitude. As long as he has himself in his heart, that's enough. I just hope that he won't provoke those Yingyingyans less on his way to the six countries. Yan. However, His Majesty's side seems to be more difficult at the moment. What should he do if His Majesty wants to compete with him for Su Yu? Thinking of this, Columbia got a headache. It would be absolutely impossible for her to withdraw voluntarily and let Su Yu , getting along with His Majesty in the future will not be as easy as before. You may be tricked by the Queen, you may even avenge yourself, or even send yourself to a far away place to perform tasks. She didn't know what means His Majesty would use to deal with her, but she had to be mentally prepared in advance. Columbia's speculation about the Queen's thoughts is not without basis. Although the current Ice Queen is one of the Seven Earthly Rulers, she is the only human among the Seven previous Ice Queen was killed by the gods in the great war of Camrea 500 years ago. Before she died, she passed on her divinity and divine power to the Snow Saint, the most trusted, purest and wisest woman in Zhidong. — This is of course a transgression of heavenly principles and a challenge to order, because there has never been a god who would pass on his divine nature to humans before. The Ice and Snow Holy Cult is the sect with the largest number of believers in the Winter Palace. Its headquarters is the Ice and Snow Temple, which is also the Winter Palace. The honorary leader of the Ice and Snow Holy Cult is the Queen of Ice. The person responsible for the daily affairs of the Ice and Snow Holy Cult and the leadership of domestic believers is the Ice and Snow Saint. The Queen of Ice retreats all year round, and the actual person in charge of the daily management of the Ice and Snow Holy Cult is the Ice and Snow Saint. The Snow Saint's power is naturally extremely great. In the eyes of countless believers in the Solstice Kingdom, her status exceeds that of the eleven executive officers. She is popular among the people, and her prestige is second only to the Ice Queen. The Queen of Ice has given the Ice and Snow Saint extremely favorable conditions. The Ice and Snow Saint's family will be promoted to the Winter Nobles, and the Ice and Snow Saint's father or brother will be awarded the title of Duke and enjoy hereditary succession.
The power in the hands of this special position is so great that the selection criteria are of course extremely stringent. First of all, only the baby girl born at the same moment as the last Snow Saint died is eligible to run for the Ice Saint, which means the inheritance of destiny. Secondly, the baby girl must be in good health and free of serious physical position of the Ice and Snow Saint is lifelong, and the body is very important. The longer the Ice and Snow Saint, the more stable it is for the Winter Country. Finally, the baby girl's elemental affinity must reach genius level. What is genius level?After birth, the body will automatically absorb elemental power. This kind of genius can also be called a monster. When they grow up, they can learn any elemental combat skills countless times faster than elemental combat skills that others need to practice for ten years to master, the Snow Saint only needs one year, and may even have an epiphany in one night. If there is no one in Zhidong that meets this condition, you can look for it from the other six those ordinary families, they all flocked to it. The family became a noble in the winter. This was equivalent to directly crossing the class, which could save future generations from struggling for a few lifetimes. In short, the current Ice Queen is a human first, and the Seven Consuls second. She is a woman first, and the Ice Queen second. In addition, the previous Ice Queen was known as the "Goddess of Love". In the thousands of years before the destruction of the ancient country of Kanreia, she was not only kind and loving to the people, but also "loving" to men. During the thousands of years that the former Ice Queen had reigned, she had ten husbands and hundreds of lovers, all of whom were the best men in Zhidong and the other six countries. Columbia still remembers that Liyue's Yanwang Emperor once hosted a gathering among the Seven Consuls. One summer, six other people were invited to Liyue. At that party, the former Ice Queen and the Rock King had a very unpleasant quarrel, and finally broke up. Later, she learned that it was the former Ice Queen who proposed a marriage with the Rock King to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, which directly angered Morax. The former Ice Queen was absolutely unambiguous when it came to pursuing men, and her successor may also pass on this style. Although she has been practicing in seclusion for the past few hundred years because she wanted to resist the laws of nature, Being single does not mean that you will never marry. Therefore, Columbia had to suspect that the Queen might be detrimental to herself. However, her mentality was very correct. Su Yu was not her only prince. There were many people who needed him. Before the formal relationship between husband and wife was announced to the public, Su Yu had the right to choose the woman he loved most. She will not interfere too much with Su Yu's freedom, but she will definitely work hard to pursue her own happiness. Therefore, just like what she said to Arecino just now, if you want to pursue Su Yu, everyone can compete fairly to avoid hurting the harmony. But if the current Ice Queen does something that exceeds the limit, then she will do whatever it takes. She cooperated with the former Ice Queen for a common goal, but that didn't mean she had to be loyal to her successor. She didn't mind accompanying Su Yu if she wanted to break up with him. Su Yu was everything in her life, more than her own life. Arecino, who was sitting aside, asked, "What are you thinking about?" "I was thinking, His Highness carefully prepared a program for me, how can I thank him." "Take a boat to Liyue to find him." "I'm leaving, who will sing at night?" "That's right. So what are your plans?" Columbia looked to the east: "I want to sing a song for him."
Chapter 165 Singing Arecino looked surprised. Of course she knew that Columbia was not simply singing. After all, they were so far apart. No matter how ethereal and penetrating her singing was, even if the biting cold wind when she sang would spread her singing throughout the entire country. Winter Kingdom, but there is only one way to let His Highness the Prince who is far away in Liyue hear it... Arecino asked again: "Are you sure you want to do that?" "It's just a layer of seal removal, it doesn't matter. How should I explain to you? Not only for His Highness to hear my singing, but also for myself. If you cover your ears for a long time and don't listen to outside sounds, your hearing will deteriorate. Degradation. If you don't use elemental combat skills for a long time, your hand will become rusty." Colombia gave her two metaphors in more detail: "If a volcano remains pressed for too long, it will suddenly erupt, causing a disaster. If the accumulated water in the reservoir is not discharged, the dam will collapse, causing irreparable damage. Loss." Arecino replied: "I roughly understand why you insist on doing this. But the risk of doing so is very high, and at least His Royal Highness should be with you." "This song is dedicated to His Highness. He will give me spiritual strength. When I become a small boat, drifting on the endless sea, with huge waves rolling and heavy rain pouring, he will be the compass in my hand. , is the oar in my hand, the anchor hook that fixes my position..." Before Colombia could finish her explanation, Arecino stood up suddenly, took out her weapon and put it in front of her. The wild wind in the wild blew her short hair and a cotton robe, making her look like a heroic woman. Xia. "Now that you've decided, feel free to sing. As long as I don't fall, you'll be safe. Hey, you say I'm a madman, but I think you are." Listening to her tone, Arecino knew that she had made up her mind, and there was no need to dissuade her. She understood Colombia's paranoia too well. It was difficult to change her mind about something she believed in, so it was better to accompany her to go crazy together. mad. Colombia patted the snow on her body, with a hint of sincere gratitude in her eyes: "Thank you, Arlecino." "It's a fair fight, but I don't want you to die." Outside Winter City in a roaring snowstorm, the two executives of the Fools looked solemn. They put away the relaxation and laziness they had shown during their previous chat, and replaced them with caution. Especially [Servant] Arecino, there was a rare trace of nervousness between his eyebrows. Before that, she only knew that every time Columbia performed such a large-scale singing, His Highness the Prince would usually accompany her, and after each time, she would always see the somewhat tired figure of His Highness the Prince. This was the first time she accompanied Columbia in such a ceremony. As for why Her Majesty the Queen was not informed?If Her Majesty the Queen knew, she would naturally not agree to their doing this. What's more, Your Majesty has just been awakened from seclusion by tonight's fireworks. It's time to enter seclusion again. Unless something big happens, it's better not to disturb her. The big taboo of retreat is to be interrupted many times during the retreat, which not only affects the effectiveness of the retreat, but also has a negative impact on the mentality of the retreatants. Arecino once felt that feeling, as if someone woke him up while sleeping. Off to the side, Columbia has begun her chanting. The beautiful sounds of nature, like Sanskrit sounds floating from heaven, were ethereal, sacred, and peaceful. It cleared away the haze and all worries and annoyances in her heart almost instantly. At the same time, strong emotions emerged inexplicably in my heart, making me feel extremely satisfied and happy. She knew that from this moment on, her spiritual world began to be affected by Colombia. The fireworks show prepared by the prince for Colombia made her happy, and she spread this emotion to everyone. This is the reason why she and the other executives are reluctant to fight against Columbia, no matter how fierce their quarrels are. Even Her Majesty the Queen is not immune to Columbia's mental power, let alone their group of executives and the entire empire. winter people. Columbia took off her mask, her eyelids twitching. Even though her eyes were not opened, such a slight movement still triggered a mental storm that swept away in all directions with her as the center.
"I neither marvel at the whiteness and elegance of the lily, nor admire the rich crimson color of the rose." "Their pleasant appearance and charming youth are but imitations of you, the model of all things." "Without you, Yangchun is still a harsh winter to me. I tease the spring flowers as if I were caressing your figure." …… In an instant, Arecino felt his body floating into the sky.