When I came back from picking mushrooms in the woods, I heard the faint sound of a baby crying.
"Wife, did you hear that?" the man said to the woman next to him.
"Well, do you think it's haunted? Let's just ignore it. We can't even support ourselves financially now, so how can we support a child..." the woman complained.
Now that the harvest is poor, the two have been reduced to going into the woods to pick mushrooms for a living.
“But, this is a life after all…” The man took a few steps, but still couldn’t help but turned back and went into the woods.
Then he saw the child crying in the woods.
When the child saw the man coming, he stopped crying, looked at him curiously, and then stretched out his hand.
The man was suddenly overwhelmed with fatherly love and picked up the child.
"Good baby, don't cry." The man coaxed the child clumsily, but unexpectedly made the child laugh.
After a few minutes, the woman sighed when she saw the man coaxing the child in front of her.
"Forget it, since you want to raise this child, then raise him well." The woman's tone was full of helplessness.
"Well, I have thought of a name. She is a girl, so let's call her Litte?" The man said happily when he saw his wife agreed.
……
A month later, Lucius led his army back to Antica. He repelled the orcs' attack, drove them back into their own desert, and expanded eastward, gaining large tracts of new territory.
When Lucius returned to Antica again, he received bad news.
Margaret died in childbirth and her own child disappeared.
Fortunately, several personal soldiers who were guarding the rear came back alive and reported the situation to Lucius.
From them, Lucius got information about his children.
It was a boy, born a month ago, and he inherited Lucius's black hair and purple eyes.
Then, Lucius searched around the city of Antica based on this characteristic and finally found an orphan who met the requirements.
On this day, Lucius looked at the sleeping baby boy in his arms and thought of his deceased wife Margaret, and he couldn't help but shed tears.
After a long while, he recovered, then sighed, looked at the baby boy who was sleeping peacefully in his arms, and said, "From now on, I will call you Orson, my child."
(PS: This chapter is a recovery of foreshadowing. Previously, many people had questions about why the Duke, as the biological father, did not know the gender of the child. Because according to the Duke's information, he only knew that his child was a boy at the beginning, and then he would have a preconceived idea, and other people around him would also have a preconceived idea.)
(PS2: By the way, to answer the question about updates, the novel will be available on December 12th. It will definitely be updated to 30 words before it is available, which means 15 to 2 updates a day. There will also be 3 more updates in the early morning of the day of the release. Please feel free to subscribe. We will also consider offering a reward for more updates in January.)
(PS3: The villains who abuse the protagonist must die, and those who plot against the protagonists must also die)
(PS4: Guess what Olivia is planning)
Chapter 52: You thought it was a reversal, but it wasn’t
Elsa walked out of the auditorium and went straight back to her dormitory.
She hated being used as a tool, so even though she knew Tyrell's actions were to help her, she still rejected Tyrell's "kindness".
She was not stupid, so she could naturally see that Tyrell and Orson had a grudge. Of course, there must be someone else standing behind Tyrell, otherwise he, a mere earl's son, would definitely not dare to confront Orson head-on.
As a member of the royal family, all she needed to do was to remain neutral and watch from the sidelines when the two factions were fighting.
After she walked out of the auditorium, a girl with short purple hair and wearing a school uniform followed her.
She is Aphrodite, a second-year student, and was Elsa's companion when she attended Imperial College.
"Your Highness, why are you out alone? You seem to be in a bad mood. Did you fail in the selection?" Afro said this while following Elsa closely.
"Of course not." Elsa smiled. "You've calculated for me. I have no chance of winning this election. How could I be angry about this?"
"Then..." Afro thought for a moment, and then said, "Is there something wrong with the election process?"
"Well, you are smart and can calculate everything." Elsa smiled.
Aphrodite is an astrologer who can predict things by observing the stars reflected in a crystal ball.
Afro had predicted this in a previous final exam.
Elsa can get high scores by wearing blue-based clothes. On that day, Elsa wore a light blue dress, and as expected, she got second place in the grade in the exam.
The top student in the grade is undoubtedly Orson.
It is hard to imagine that Elsa, who looks dignified, calm and rational, actually obeys the orders of Aphrodite, the astrologer beside her.
Of course, Afro's predictions are not omnipotent. Her predictions will consume precious jewels as a price. The more difficult it is to predict, the higher the value of the jewels required.
Simply put, it requires krypton gold.
Moreover, there are three prohibitions in the profession of astrologer.
Do not predict longevity, do not predict state affairs, do not predict details.
If any of these three are involved, astrology will become invalid, and all future astrology will also be invalid.
For example, if Elsa asked Afro what would be written on the test paper, Afro would not be able to guess.
Similarly, if asked about her father's life span and the empire's duration, Afro could not tell the answer.
But Aphrodite can predict almost everything else.
But because it costs a lot and sometimes the matter is not important, Elsa did not let Aphrodite use her ability.
"Oh, it's annoying." Elsa said this. Only in front of Afro would she take off her disguise a little and make herself look more lively. "Someone wants to use me as a gun to deal with Orson."
"Master Orson?" Afro nodded after hearing this. "I once accidentally got a glimpse of Master Orson's fortune from astrology. His star sign is extremely strong. If there is no star stronger than his, there is no way to defeat him."
"Yeah." Elsa nodded. "So, in order to avoid getting myself into trouble, I'll come out and let them fight in there until blood flows."
……
On the other side, Orson frowned as he watched Lianka walk onto the stage.
He had already thought of how to expose Tyrell's lies, but then Lianka came up with something...
Luca took a look at the magic stone that Lianka gave him. This magic stone was engraved with the function of recording photos and sounds, just like a camera.
Magic power is reserved in the magic stone, and it can start recording video and sound after it is activated. If you want to play the recorded video and sound, you can do so by reversely injecting magic power.
"After class, I had something to do and returned. I was sitting in the corner of the classroom and recorded some of the content with the video recording magic stone. It may not be complete, but I'll still show it to you all."
Lianka said this and looked at the students in the audience.
"Since everyone wants to know what happened, then the evidence in my hand should be useful."
Then she turned and looked at Luca.
"Dean, you should be able to use this."
Luca nodded, and then injected magic power in reverse.
Then, a light curtain of medium size appeared in the air.
A trace of cold sweat broke out on Tyrell's forehead. He didn't know when Lianka returned to the classroom.
If she had recorded it from the beginning, then there would be no doubt that she, the one who started the trouble, would be the one who should be criticized.
This is classroom 1-1 after the class meeting this morning, and at this moment, the scene starts with the moment when Orson made the harsh remarks.
"Orson! You... do you know the rules of the student union? You can't attack your classmates at will in the academy!"
"Oh, you mean the student union. Sorry, the student union election is tonight, and the student union hasn't been established yet, so I can't take care of this matter."
"By the way, I will also be running in the student union election tonight. If you have any objections to this matter, you can go to the student union to complain to me later."
Then, the video recording of the magic stone ended.
Everyone was in an uproar and started discussing quietly below.
Orson was also stunned. He knew that Lianka seemed to hate him, but he didn't expect that she hated him to this extent.
So it turns out that Lianka is the mastermind behind this?
Litt in the audience also looked at Lianka in confusion.
Isn't she her brother's fiancée? Why didn't she choose to help Orson at this time, but suppress him instead?
Tyrell relaxed at this moment. He wanted to laugh out loud, but considering the current environment, he suppressed his excitement.
God help me too!
In this way, my mission is accomplished!
"Thank you, Lianka, for seeking justice for me." He said
As he said this, he walked forward and wanted to shake hands with Lianka.
"Lianka is willing to sacrifice her own family for the sake of justice and expose her fiancé's misdeeds. This is for the sake of fairness and justice. I propose that Lianka be made the student council president."
"Who gave you justice? Get away, you disgusting guy. Also, don't mention the word 'fiancé' in front of me!" Lianka said, slapped Tyrell's hand away, and then walked to Luca.
"Dean, you used it wrong. The magic power you just injected was too little, and the video played was not complete."
"Oh, I see." Luca nodded, then increased the magic power injection, and the light curtain appeared in front of everyone again.
……
"Hey, Li Te, the teacher was here just now, so I didn't get to talk to you for long."
It turned out that Lianka had sat down and recorded the video since Tyrell started to cause trouble.
Listening to the familiar voice in my ears,
Tyrell's smile froze in mid-air...
Chapter 51: Interference in elections
"Well, first of all, I'm honored to win this student union election. First of all, I want to thank my friends who have always supported me." Orson walked up to the podium and began to speak after the thunderous applause gradually died down.
"Imperial College has always been famous for its free academic style. During my term, the Student Union will also implement this concept..."
After that, there was another long speech.
Just as Orson was about to give his closing speech, someone in the audience stood up.
"Wait a moment!"
As he spoke, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Then, some students sneered.
The reason is simple: the classmate who stood up now, although tall and thin, has a face as swollen as a pig's head and has a lot of burns, making him look both funny and ugly.
He is Tyrell, who was beaten up by Orson this morning and then beaten up again by Donny when he returned.
"Uh, this student." The dean Luca glanced at Tyrell and asked helplessly, "If you have nothing to do, please don't interfere with the election order."
"Mr. Dean." Tyrell said this, walked to the aisle, and then came to the Dean. "I would like to ask, the rules of the college should not allow fighting on campus, right?"
"Well, this is the rule when the academy was first established." Luca nodded. "Do you want to say something?"
"Yeah." Tyrell nodded, then turned back to look at the students. "I think that as the student council president, I should be a role model for the students."
Then he pointed to his face.
"This morning, when I was chatting with Li Te with my friends, Li Te suddenly punched me like a madman. My friends went up to him to argue with him, and then Senior Orson came."
"I told him about this, but he punched me without saying anything! He also said that he would run in the student union election tonight, and if you have any opinions, you can go to him directly." Tyrell said this and looked at Luca. "Dean, I want to ask, if someone who ignores the school's discipline and abuses his power to threaten his classmates can become the student union president, then the school's long-standing principles of academic freedom and institutional democracy are nothing but a piece of waste paper, right?"
Seeing Tyrell say this, Luca frowned.
Although he was willing to believe in Orson's character, it was not impossible that Orson would cover up for Leeteuk.
And Tyrell's words undoubtedly dragged the academy and himself into the scope of criticism, meaning that he condoned Orson's outrageous behavior?
"Ahem, Orson, is what Tyrell said true?" Luca said this and turned to look at Orson.
"I'm sorry, Dean, I did hit junior Tyrell." Orson said this, and there was an uproar in the audience.
"But," Orson changed the subject, "There was a reason why I beat up Junior Tyrell."
As he said this, he looked towards Litt in the audience.
He wanted to ask Litt to come up and repeat the rude words Tyrell had said at that time, but for Litt, this incident was not something worth remembering.
After thinking about it, he decided to tell it himself.
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