Alien world

Chapter 1514 Chapter 148. Give the princess a complete childhood
Annan did not receive the "Free City Development Fund" from the Church of Wealth, but instead received a ban from the Or Empire.

The ban accused Liberty City of colluding with the Skaven and creating chaos, and prohibited all goods produced in Liberty City from entering the Empire. Those who sold or possessed them would be convicted and arrested.

"Do we have a conflict with the Orr Empire?"

Annan asked unconsciously, earning Olmedo a strange look, and explained: "I mean, did we do anything to make them escalate the conflict? Was it the talent show?"

"It's not impossible."

But would such a great empire be so petty? Or did Annan do something secretly again...

They have no spies in the Or Empire and are not aware of the specific situation.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't go anywhere this year!" Annan complained to himself.

Olmedo didn't dwell on the topic: "The most urgent issue is how to respond."

"We must fight back!" Annan seemed to be possessed by Fermi, with old hatreds and new hatreds piled up. "First, they killed Duan Ya, then plagiarized our ideas, and now they dare to sanction us!"

Speaking of the draft, Olmedo suggested going to Turgeon to find out the situation first.

Annan snapped his fingers, and the magic vortex accelerated, forming a magic circle on the office carpet.

"Guluwaala!"

A fishman with bulging eyes, dark green skin, and a funny and ugly appearance appeared, holding a bone spur.

"What's going on?" Olmedo asked.

Annan was stunned: "The portal turned into an ordinary low-level summoning spell... The anchor I sent was killed."

"Turkinson betrayed us?"

"Not necessarily. It's possible that he's been controlled..."

The face of Governor Bolgont appeared in Annan's mind. That guy didn't seem to be in cahoots with Duke Kingsley... Was he deliberately avoiding suspicion?

The murloc was still holding up the bone spur and screaming. Annan called the head maid Abby and sent her away, "Take our murloc friend to get some food."

"Let the commercial streets near the Or Empire investigate the situation."

It will always be a thorn if we don't figure out what's going on over there.

Annan knocked on the table and acted like a lord. "The situation is not clear, but we have to respond. In addition to clarifying the situation, we also announced that we will no longer sell goods to the Or Empire unless they apologize."

Olmedo frowned, "This will provoke opposition from the entire empire."

As an honorary member of more than a hundred associations, Olmedo is keen to resolve disputes through negotiation rather than reciprocity.

Annan spread his hands and said, "If we do nothing, will the Empire allow us to continue trading?"

Goods from Liberty City were never sold there in the first place—smuggling didn’t count.

Therefore, the loss of the Or Empire will not affect the profits of Liberty City.

“Actually, there is still some impact…” Olmedo sighed.

The Or Empire is one of the thirteen supreme kings after all. Their actions are like a kind of weather vane, which will drive the surrounding small countries to follow suit.

"Let's not rush to fight back. This may not be the Empire's opinion at the moment. Maybe only a small group of people are pushing this bill."

Olmedo didn't want the situation to escalate. Once the Liberty City counterattacked, the Or Empire would have to take it seriously. In addition, Annan looked like a younger brother of the Empire, so maybe Little Smo would show up in the Or Empire one day.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you first." Annan stood up and went to take care of the princess.

……

The sun shines through the shade of the trees onto the grass where the stream flows.

The transparent stream sparkled, shining on a boy and a girl sitting on the bank.

"Repeat after me, I am the princess." "I am the princess."

"I love Annan."

"I love you."

Annan blushed at the princess's unexpected words and corrected her: "It's Annan."

The princess's sparkling eyes reflected Annan: "You are Annan."

She looked as if she remembered everything - but that was exactly what proved that she remembered nothing.

A true princess wouldn't look like a little girl.

Looking at her innocent appearance, Annan was unsure whether he wanted to see the princess of the past or the princess of the present...

In the evening, Skeleton King came to the garden.

The princess was afraid of the Skeleton King, but she felt much better in the familiar garden and just held Annan's hand nervously.

"Relax, the Skeleton King won't hurt you..." Annan stood with her until the Skeleton King's finger bones poked the princess' forehead, then he let go of the princess and stood aside.

The princess turned back into a soulless puppet. Annan sighed, "I really don't know whether it is good or bad to let the princess regain her memory..."

"Are you feeling distressed?"

The Skeleton King's soul fire jumped, as if teasing him.

"It's just that I feel sorry for the princess who has to bear such heavy responsibilities since she was born. The Strange Stories City is gone now, maybe it's time to let her rest."

Skeleton King didn't answer, but asked: "If you have lost your memory, do you want to restore your memory?"

Annan couldn't help but think that if he lost his memory and turned into Martin... Bah, he would become as innocent as the princess, and his elder sister and others would feel sorry for him and not want him to recover his memory...

He shook his head and said, "I understand. When do we start unlocking the princess's memories?"

"Wait a little longer." The Skeleton King retracted his hand and watched the princess change from numbness to agility: "The princess has just gained self-awareness. If the seal is lifted now, the new consciousness will completely disappear."

Annan pursed his lips. The first thing the princess did when she woke up was to look at him, then run towards him. Annan smiled and opened his arms, but the princess passed him by and went to chase the butterflies fluttering on the grass.

"But if we give the princess some time and remove the seal little by little, she will just think that it was her past..."

Should you dye a piece of white paper roughly, or let the paint be slowly applied on it to form a unique pattern?

Looking at the princess chasing butterflies, Annan thought that this was a good idea. It would give the princess a real childhood that she had never had, albeit a short one...

thump--

There was a sound of falling, and the princess, whose hair was stained with grass roots, sat up, her mouth gradually flattened -

"Don't cry, don't cry—"

Annan hurried over to comfort her.

Since he had decided to give the princess a complete childhood, Annan called Cathy later and introduced the two of them to each other.

The princess picked a bunch of wild flowers and was practicing flower arrangement using Annan's head as a flowerpot.

Cathy had seen the princess before, but she had only peeked at her from a distance. Now, seeing her up close for the first time, Cathy was surprised at how beautiful, pure, and... pitiful the princess was.

She was so beautiful, but she had lost an eye and her arm was broken.

"The princess has just awakened, and her soul is about the same as a child of a few years old. You can play together."

"Dad, leave it to me!"

Cathy patted her chest, took the princess's hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll protect you, no child will dare to bully you!"

(End of this chapter)