novelraw #179 - Section 179
#179 - Section 179
After a round of calculations, there really wasn't anything that the Eternal Night Empress needed to handle immediately.
Even if there were sudden events, they could be dealt with remotely through magical means.
Roger felt a little helpless; in terms of slacking off, Her Majesty was second to none!
Her only obstacle was one thing.
Roger said lightly, "You never attend court, but your own conscience won't let you get away with it, will it?"
The Empress, who was striking a "I'm the best in the world" and "Little Ao can go wherever he wants" pose, almost choked on her own saliva.
This heart-stabbing blow was one she couldn't refute!
Although she could freely arrange her own schedule, she only dared to slack off a little recently after solving many troubles; how could she really bear to abandon the empire?
If she were that kind of person, she wouldn't be living so tiredly; she would have long roamed the multiverse, inherited Dean Hall's title of World Traveler, and lived a carefree life.
But women are like this: they can do it themselves, but others can't say it, especially when she was putting on a show, and this bastard kid exposed her, making her gnash her teeth in hatred!
Dialectically speaking, thinking on the bright side, this represents the distance between Roger and her is shrinking.
In the past, he only dared to say the complaints in his heart, but now he dares to say them directly; this is a symbol of good friends, a sign of growing courage…
Forget it, forget it, let's just cultivate the child's self-confidence!
The Eternal Night Empress took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and resumed her smile, indicating that she was magnanimous: "…I'll just assume you're praising me for having a great conscience!"
Roger subconsciously shifted his gaze downwards, nodding as a matter of course.
【Indeed very big, there's no denying it!】
Eternal Night Empress: ???
Is that what she meant by conscience?
Her fake old driver nature was instantly exposed again, her pretty face slightly red, she twisted her body to the side, avoiding being taken advantage of by someone.
Not only eating my food, but also wanting to take advantage of me?
Dream on!
Actually, her turning around also had an element of pouting.
Last night, you had the opportunity to even use your mouth but didn't seize it, and now you're just feasting your eyes?
With your little ambition, with your little pursuit, shameful, get out of the empire!
【What a pity! What a pity! Continue eating!】
Hearing the regretful sigh from behind, the only comfort in the Eternal Night Empress's depression was that her charm was still strong!
Wasn't it easy to deal with you little fellow?
For a time, there was only the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding.
But Roger's eating speed gradually slowed down.
His stomach was already full, but he had to work hard to complete the task under the Empress's tyranny, so naturally he looked miserable.
How should I put it, someone's natural appearance, the looks were still maxed out.
Without special dressing up, just being clean and tidy, was pleasing to the eye.
Now with an unhappy face, it was quite distressing.
It was necessary to condemn this looks-obsessed world; good-looking people who suffered grievances could receive more pity than others.
The Eternal Night Empress was only angry that he said she was fat; after chatting until now, she wasn't that angry anymore.
And originally a pretty good young man, if he was really fed into a balloon and dangled in front of her every day, wasn't that self-abuse?
The Eternal Night Empress found several steps for herself, waving her hand in a very casual manner: "You eat so slowly, go out for a walk with me."
"Yes, ma'am!" Roger threw the tableware on the table, took off like a rocket, responding in seconds, "Your Majesty, where are we going?"
The Eternal Night Empress couldn't help but twitch her face.
She finally saw what it meant to give an inch and take a mile.
Looking at Roger's appearance, he probably had been waiting for her to order his pardon.
This kind of guy was completely unworthy of pity, not worthy of extrajudicial grace at all!
Just as she was reflecting on herself being too soft-hearted, Roger quickly changed into his going-out clothes, looking at her with a bit of urging.
【Anyway, as long as I go out, I don't have to keep eating…】
【It's not bad, but eating too much is really unbearable! Home-cooked level, I guess~】
The Eternal Night Empress snorted coldly, so he started disliking it after just finishing eating?
The storage ring on her hand flashed, and the food on the table disappeared, saying without revealing her happiness or anger: "It's enough for my dear minister to eat another meal tonight, not bad."
The Empress took the lead, and Roger was stunned for several seconds before following.
【Still playing like this? Really imperial grace is vast, even arranging dinner clearly…】
Today, Roger understood what it meant to be one step higher on the Taoist and one foot higher on the Devil.
When the Eternal Night Empress started playing tactics with you, her heart was quite dirty.
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Noble District.
The Eternal Night Empress was on vacation, and Roger defaulted that he was also on vacation with her, didn't need to work, and naturally followed her around.
Anyway, when playing the role of a sacrifice, both Yinbing Manor and the Night Watch had started autonomous mode, and there were no problems, indicating that it was okay for him to be invisible for a few more days…
It was really great to slack off by imperial order!
The two weren't in a hurry, just came over by carriage, taking the opportunity to see and appreciate the scenery of Aodu during the day.
Teleportation was fast, but it would also miss the beauty of life itself in the fast pace; sometimes slowing down to carefully experience the ordinary seconds and minutes was also a kind of enjoyment.
The Eternal Night Empress was usually in Fengling Moonshadow Palace, and also had informants to understand the situation on the streets of Aodu; she discussed the subtle changes in people's livelihood with Roger, as well as the newly built buildings, with quite a bit of pride.
The empire's vigorous vitality, as long as there was enough time, allowing them to develop, would definitely create miracles that this world had never had.
Roger smiled and praised, the empire's development was good, and he also had a share of the military medal, didn't he?
The carriage stopped in the noble district, and the two switched to getting out of the car and walking; after not walking far, the Empress stopped, and what she saw in front of her was a mansion even wider than Charles's mansion.
Roger had vaguely noticed that construction had started here before, but hadn't paid attention to whose land it was.
But now, following the Empress's gaze, he looked over and found the plaque on the mansion, and was immediately stunned.
【Duke Lakapas's Mansion… is this my new title? My new mansion?】
Feeling Roger staring at the manor for a long time, and then casting a surprised and unexpected look at her, the Eternal Night Empress suppressed her pride, and said as calmly as possible: "Although you yourself abolished the nobility, and the Duke doesn't have extra power, I couldn't think of anything better to reward you with for the moment."
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty; I'm satisfied to see the empire take off," Roger said sincerely.
It was enough to have a house to live in; now he had the bathroom he had been thinking about, and no matter how big the land was, he would only sleep on one bed, which was of little significance to him.
Hearing his feelings, the Eternal Night Empress was quite displeased: "You now hold several positions, and have repeatedly made great achievements; if I don't give you enough rewards, who will work for the empire in the future?"
"I didn't ask you to take it back…" Roger said shamelessly.
He was just being modest, and there was absolutely no reason to push away the reward that was sent to his hands.
"Hmph, in short, you work hard, and I won't treat you badly," the Eternal Night Empress encouraged him.
Raising Roger's status, creating momentum for him, was also very meaningful for the Empress herself.
A real prince, that couldn't be neglected, or people would laugh at her.
Now step by step rewarding Roger, when he makes more contributions in the future, there will be nothing to reward, and then I'll reward myself, wouldn't that be natural?
Who said I lacked strategic vision, this is long-term planning, far-reaching scheming!
The little calculation in her heart was ringing crisply, but now was not the time to reveal her trump card.
The Eternal Night Empress took Roger to tour this new Duke's mansion.
This manor was vast, two or three times the size of Charles's mansion, and the overall planning was very unique.
There were old buildings with historical traces, as well as newly built landscapes; seeing many places inside with abnormally tall courtyard walls, Roger suddenly showed a look of realization:
"I was wondering where such a vast piece of land came from in the expensive noble district; it turns out you requisitioned the previous nobles' villas…"
"No, you requisitioned them yourself; the original owners were either killed or ran away, and the Night Watch made a great contribution."
"Am I also considered taking advantage of others, plotting other people's property?"
"Nonsense, losers are the ones taking advantage of others; we are the absolute victors of this struggle, this is acting on behalf of heaven, making the best use of everything!"
The Eternal Night Empress said righteously.
After all, she had a war maniac attribute, and had obtained too many good things through victory.
Roger suddenly thought of a bad thing, and sighed faintly: "Your Majesty, you rewarded the manor, and I'll have to live separately from my sister in the future…"
The Charles siblings were both made Dukes; although they were no longer substantial great nobles with land and military power, this honor was too prominent.
According to the empire's past tradition, Roger should have established a South Charles family or something, on equal footing with his sister.
Roger also thought at this time that under normal circumstances, the reward for his achievements should also belong to his sister Angelina.
After all, she was the head of the Charles family.
The Eternal Night Empress's operation was actually bypassing the head of the family, with the suspicion of poaching.
【So this wave of operations… is actually Her Majesty cuckolding my sister?】
【That's right, I have a house, and my sister is equivalent to losing me; I have to visit her more often when I have time…】
A lot of messy thoughts were running through his mind, and the Eternal Night Empress next to him almost laughed directly.
What the hell, what do you mean I cuckolded Angelina?
It's as if we care about you so much!
Still poaching, do you have the value of being poached?
Don't be so narcissistic!
Even the Eternal Night Empress, who had received professional training and rarely laughed easily, was still blushing and breathing from her nostrils because Roger's brain circuit was too outrageous.
Roger turned his head and happened to see the Eternal Night Empress like this, and asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"
He was even more puzzled; with the Eternal Night Empress's strength, those from the heavens couldn't beat her, but at least she was invincible in the world; was it possible to be defeated by a cold?
【Could it be that Nari Nael came to her door?】
"It's okay, it's just a small curse from my early years acting up, it'll be fine soon," the Eternal Night Empress turned to the side, not wanting him to see her laughing to herself.
God TMD's Nari Nael came to her door!
How come it feels like I haven't heard his inner voice for a long time, has it deteriorated?
Little Ao tried to figure out what was wrong with Roger's thinking, but ignored that the problem was actually with herself.
In the past, she should have regarded Roger as a law-abiding subject, and such random speculation and questioning would only make her angry.
She would feel offended.
Later, repeated interactions and cooperation increased tacit understanding and also increased dependence, especially actively lowering her posture…
Those random speculations became interesting misunderstandings, making her couldn't help but smile.
This was a problem of perspective.
The same fall on flat ground could be "this idiot", or it could be "so cute".
Well, this difference depends on the face.
Also, idiot is suspected of occupational discrimination, and can't be used casually in the future; please directly scold stupid [beep——].
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This afternoon was spent looking at the garden and chatting idly, and dinner was eaten by the artificial lake here.
The chef was directly called from Charles's mansion nearby.