Chapter 5: Captain of the Guard

　　 In the afternoon, the Blue Lion City Palace.
　　 The sound of a horseshoe sounded, and Richard took the guard captain and his party back to his own residence.
　　 First appeared in the field of vision is a huge square, nearly 100 meters in radius, made of large smooth stone paving, clean and spotless. On the side of the square, there are dozens of steps rising one after another, and above the steps is a huge palace.
　　Richard mounted and dismounted in the square, and the guard captain understood the command soldiers, removed the dead python, and sent it to the palace, followed by Richard. Before a few steps, a voice sounded behind him, followed by a swift footsteps, and a man came after him.
　　 "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness..."
　　 Richard turned his head and saw that a young man in his twenties was catching up behind him. His body was extremely gorgeous, with gold rims embroidered on the sleeves and cumbersome patterns on his collar. Huang Cancan's hair shone like gold, and a face full of goodwill seemed to resolve all malice.
　　 The other party is Richard’s personal guard captain, who is responsible for leading the entire guard to protect Richard’s safety. The name is Edward Angel, and his status is unusual. He is the son of an earl, which means that the other party is a noble. The reason why Li Cha is willing to be the captain of the guard is not that the opponent's family is down, but that the opponent's family is loyal to the royal family in order to establish a good relationship with the royal family.
　　 This is a very common behavior of nobles in the Middle Ages. In a sense, this is a hostage behavior, but if it is operated properly, it may not be able to get huge benefits. For example, in the event that Richard becomes the next generation of kings, Edward, as the guard captain, and his family will naturally receive special treatment. At that time, it may not be the count but the marquis.
　　Edward himself clearly understands this too. He usually tries his best to serve Richard. But it may also be that the other party's mind is put on this, its own strength is very bad, only a few tricks of court swordsmanship, the performance is good, and the battle is not as good as a soldier.
　　 So this time when Richard went to the dungeon and caught the python, he didn't notify the other party at all, but he didn't know where the other party heard the news...
Richard was thinking that the captain of the escort, Edward, had already caught up and stopped a step away from Richard. He gasped slightly: "His Royal Highness, I heard that you went to the dungeon this morning? I took the dungeon again at noon. People go outside the city, what catches the python?"
　　 "Hmm." Richard should step forward and step forward.
Upon hearing Richard’s confirmation, Edward was immediately anxious and said, "His Royal Highness, I am your captain of the guard, but the guard is your most loyal man. You leave us alone to find the dungeon, to catch what python , What if someone is bad for you? In case you are injured, our entire guard will commit suicide and there is no way to cleanse the blame."
Richard glanced at Edward and did not feel that the other party was telling the truth, but he was too lazy to delve into it and said a little: "Edward, if your swordsmanship can be more powerful, then I will consider bringing yours next time. . Besides, who in the whole kingdom dares to hurt me?"
Edward's eyes flickered, and he approached Richard. He whispered, "His prince, you must be really careful. The great prince has always been unfriendly to you, and now His Majesty the King is sick again, just in case...in case... …"
　　 "Not in case." Richard shook his head and sneered, "The king is not dead yet, so my dear brother, William Austin, does not dare to do it to me."
　　 "But..."
　　What else did Edward want to say? Richard waved his hand and ignored it, and walked to the end of the square to get up. After walking through the twelve marble pillars with thick and thin arms and walking into the hall of the palace, Edward had to hurry to keep up.
　　 The whole hall has an area of ​​more than two hundred square meters, which is logically very wide. But in fact, it is very crowded at this time. Dozens of tables are placed on the floor of the hall, and various instruments and equipment are placed on the table. A maid is busy in front of each table, either fat or thin, tall or short, black or white, and nervously operating instrument.
On a table near the door, there is a whole set of simple distillation equipment. The core is a pot that is being heated in boiling water. The mouth of the pot is sealed, and only a leather tube leads to the outside. Weird iron pipe connection.
The iron pipe is soaked in water in the middle, one end is high and the other end is low, the high end is connected to the leather tube, and the lower one is connected to a glass funnel shaped like a horn, and a colorless liquid is dripping into a porcelain bottle. .
　　 "flutter", because there are some problems in the connection of the device, continuous white mist is sprayed out, the surrounding air emits a slightly pungent smell of wine, and the speed of dripping liquid toward the end porcelain bottle is also getting slower and slower.
　　 "Tick Tick, Tick, Tick-Answer -"
　　 A maid with a pony tail looked at the device in front with some helplessness, eyes wide, not knowing how to start.
　　Richard frowned, and as she approached, the maid maid immediately seemed to be electrocuted and her body stiffened: "King...His Royal Highness..."
　　 "I asked you to distill high-concentration alcohol, how is it done?"
　　 "I...I..." The maid maid's voice shuddered a little, but in order to avoid being scolded, she replied stubbornly: "It's okay...you can do it...bar..."
"Alright?" Li Cha said with a blank expression, pointing at the pungent white fog that was constantly touching where the device was connected, and asked, "This is what you said is okay? What about the airtightness I let you do? Alcohol vapors are all Missed, how to collect high concentration alcohol solution?"
"I……"
Richard reached into the basin with the iron pipe and felt the temperature and said: "How long hasn't the water been changed? The water is hot, do you think it can play a role in condensation? Do you think This can make the high-temperature alcohol vapor turn into droplets when it is cold, and then be collected into the bottle by the horn tube? I remember I just told you and the rest of you the distillation points yesterday. Why did you make this now? Looks?"
"His Royal Highness, I...I..." The maid wearing a ponytail trembles with a crying voice in his voice, "His Royal Highness, I was wrong... I am too stupid to remember. King... His Royal Highness , Please give me another chance, I... I must..."
"Forget it, don't use it," Li Cha said lightly. "I said before, the maid in my palace can make any mistakes, even killing people. But one thing must be done, that is, to listen after I explain. Understand what I said, and then execute it.
　　You don’t understand and forget, it’s not that you are stupid, but that your learning ability is too poor, and the one I don’t need most is a person with poor learning ability. Because I don't have so much time and energy to carry out science popularization, I don't have so much time and energy to train everyone to become a junior high school student with scientific cultivation beyond the limits of the times.
　　 So, from now on, you are no longer in the palace, you pick up things yourself in the afternoon, and then leave, don’t let me say it a second time. "
　　Richard's words said that the beautiful maid with ponytails was shaking and her face was pale. Once she was kicked out of the palace, it would mean that she would never find a place where she could earn five silver coins a month. Her poor family could not sustain it at all, which was undoubtedly a disaster for her.
The maid with pony tail couldn't help but screamed: "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness! Please, please give me another chance, I... My father owes a lot of money to others, if I leave here, there is no money Pay him debts, he will be beaten to death, please."
　　Richard didn't seem to hear it, he walked towards the depths of the palace, and the maid's maid's face became desperate.
　　 saw with Edward, the captain of the guard behind Richard, glanced at the ponytail maid's handsome cheeks, and at the rest of the busy maidservants in the hall, his eyes flashed.
Hurry up a few steps and catch up with Richard: "His Royal Highness, I think the maid called Eve was actually good, but the time may be too short, some are not very familiar, so she did not do well. Her family It was so difficult inside, otherwise she would be left for a few days, in case she would work harder..."
　　 Richard stopped and looked at Edward, his gaze very calm.
　　Edward was shocked, showing some fearful expression, "His Royal Highness, I...I..."
"I know what you are thinking." Richard said, "But I must tell you Edward: I can tolerate a person's ugly face, poor quality, and corrupt behavior, as long as she can complete the task she has delivered. Instead, one If a person has insufficient IQ, low ability, and poor learning ability, then she can't bear it even if she is beautiful. Because in the field of science, there are only numbers, not face values.
　　 In a word, I am very busy. I have been busy in this world for more than ten years. I am busy to learn some supernatural things and then answer a question. Therefore, everything that affects me is an obstacle, and I will never endure it. If you pity that girl, yes, yes, she can stay, but only if you help her get things done, that’s it. "
　　 "I..." Edward's head lowered and his expression changed quickly. After a moment, he lowered his head and said "I know, His Royal Highness", and turned to the ponytail maid.
　　 The ponytail maid watched Edward approach, her eyes flickering, and a whispered whisper: "Master, look at me..."
　　Edward did not speak, and continued to approach, the girl showed a puzzled expression, subconsciously retreated, Edward suddenly stretched out his hand.
　　 "Ah!" the maid called out, and her ponytail was caught by Edward.
　　Edward pulled very hard, and the girl would shed tears when she hurt. Regardless of Edward's disregard, he dragged the maid's hair and strode out of the palace. Then he dragged the maid down to the ground with a strong voice and said coldly: "I warn you, you angered your prince, get out of the palace immediately, don't want Before appearing again under the prince's palace, otherwise be careful of your life!"
　　 "I..." The maid stood up in horror. Edward had thrown his sleeves away and turned back into the palace again, chasing him with a smile on his face.
　　 "His Royal Highness, I have handled the pig-maid's maid for you. By the afternoon, I will definitely ask someone to replace her with a smarter and more obedient person. Do you think it will work?"
　　 "Ah." Richard said, unsure.
"Actually... Your prince, I think some of your things can be commanded, there will be many people who can help you do it without you doing everything. After all, you are your prince, you should do something more important. That's right." Edward used a circumspect tone.
　　 "For example?"
"For example...cough, see your prince, UU reading www.uukanshu.com King’s sire has always been in poor health. This time he was bedridden and did not know whether it would be safe. In case of some unforeseen circumstances, the prince will succeed. There will be some things that are bad for you, you still need to prepare well. You might as well contact some nobles and fight for their support, so as to at least ensure that your own interests are not violated and you will get a piece Satisfied territory and a title of satisfied grand prince."
After swallowing, watching Richard have no big reaction, Edward continued: "In comparison, I think your prince is looking for all kinds of weird things and doing various researches related to wizards. It’s too necessary. It’s okay to be a pastime, but it’s really irrational to invest all your energy...

　　 "Oh." Li Cha chuckled, "Do you mean to get me involved in crown prince politics?"
　　 "Ah, this..."
　　 "Edward, I ask you, do you think the crown prince politics is important to me, or the wizard and the magic are important to me?"
　　 "I think it's still more important for your highness to be crown prince politics." Edward said seriously.
　　Richard slightly shook his head, stepped forward, pushed open a red wooden door, and walked in.
　　 Edward's expression was a little stiff, and he stopped in front of the door. He knew that inside the door was Richard's independent laboratory, which was usually used only when Richard conducted some special research himself. At this time, Richard hated others.
With a sigh, he stopped outside and looked at the wooden door in front of him. Edward couldn't help but said to himself: "His Royal Highness, you always have to listen to what I said, otherwise... It’s difficult for me to do. My family puts the hope of rise on you, and now the king is seriously ill, if you do nothing..."
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