kingnovel Chapter 72 Short Vacation (2)
Chapter 72 Short Vacation (2)
When the crowd settled down a bit, Arabelle and Howard squeezed to the front of the crowd, wanting to see what was going on.
Soon, two columns of honor guards came over with music and drums, surrounded by a group of cavalry. The noisy and harsh symphony was their masterpiece.
Howard felt that their level was not as good as the demons under Slaanesh. At least to become a demon of Slaanesh, one must have some artistic cells, but this may not be the case when doing art in the human world.
Following the honor guard was a huge open-air carriage, which was very similar in style to the carriages rented to tourists in foreign tourist towns in the world in the past, except that this carriage was hundreds of times larger, made of steel instead of wood, and powered by animal power.
There were two huge flags on both sides of the carriage. One was a red flag with the imperial double-headed eagle on it, and the other was a green flag with a pattern of a skull pierced by a dagger on it.
Howard and Labelle both recognized this pattern. This pattern appeared in all important places in Kalimdor, including banks, courts, hospitals... It appeared even more frequently than the Empire's double-headed eagle.
This is the family crest of the planet's governor.
It is obvious then that the only person who could fly these two flags in such a grand manner could be the governor himself.
Howard, holding the child, unconsciously stood on tiptoe to see what the governor looked like, because according to analysis, the series of bad things he encountered after coming to Kalimdor might be related to this guy, but he had never seen him before.
In the end, Howard got what he wanted, because as the planetary governor, the other party did not think about hiding himself at all. Howard easily saw the other party's appearance: he was a very fat middle-aged man with fatigue on his face, but he still tried to keep his spirits up and waved to the people around him.
There was also a man wearing a white robe with green edges sitting in the same carriage with the Governor. He seemed to be a close confidant of the Governor. Even in the fresh air of the Upper Nest, he still wore green goggles and a breathing mask.
Howard was a little disappointed. He had thought that the governor would look like a big boss, such as a bald man with a blind eye, who looked like a murderer and had muscles all over his body. But now he looked like a man who was going through a midlife crisis.
Then Howard looked at Arabelle. He had a feeling this girl would be the one who would pull out two daggers and rush forward shouting, "Who cares about the planetary governor? I'm going to kill him and take his throne."
Then he found that Arabelle was also looking at him.
The two looked at each other for a few seconds, then looked away at the same time.
After the Governor's parade passed by, the streets gradually returned to normal, but many people had been squeezed and trampled in the previous expulsion. Now they either fell to the ground groaning and wailing, or simply lay motionless and unconscious.
And these injured people probably won't get any compensation. The lucky ones among them may be able to receive timely treatment and be cured, but the unlucky ones may become disabled or die directly. No one will pity them, and no one will be responsible for this matter. Their families or themselves can try to complain, but no department will respond.
The reason they suffered such misfortune was not because they had committed any crime and it was a punishment for them, but simply because they were unlucky and blocked the way of the big man, and then were run over by the big man without even a glance at him.
Even the bigwigs may not know about this matter. The report submitted to him may say that the governor has made sufficient preparations for this parade, and the people are excited after seeing the governor's true appearance, and so on. Then the governor will only think that this parade is a perfect decision, and then start planning the next time he will show up in front of the public.
Howard held the little girl in one hand and gave the Governor's motorcade a middle finger with the other hand.
Then he touched the little girl's head and asked, "What's your name, little sister?"
Although the little girl stopped crying, she still hiccuped continuously. After a long while, she finally uttered two words: "Lu...Lucy..."
"Lucy, can you see your family now?" Howard asked again.
So Lucy first looked to the left and didn't find her family, then she held Howard's head to prevent herself from losing balance, and looked to the right again. Finally, she let go of Howard and shook her head.
"Then do you remember where your home is?" Howard asked again.
Lucy still shook her head.
Suddenly, Arabelle came up, put her arms around Lucy's waist, lifted her high above her head, and shouted, "Whose child is this?"
No one responded, so Arabelle put Lucy down again. The little girl was already frightened, and after Arabelle did this, she burst into tears again.
"Arabelle!" Howard took Lucy from Arabelle's arms, patted her on the back, and said to Arabelle in a somewhat reproachful tone, "Don't be so rude to children."
"Okay, okay, I'm the bad guy and you play the good guy." Arabelle said with her hands on her hips, "What are you going to do with this kid?"
"Are you hungry? Do you want to go eat something together?" Howard said to Lucy, and then he realized that his tone was very similar to that of a child trafficker.
One Terra hour later.
Kalimdor upper area, shopping mall.
This is the most prosperous shopping center in the entire Kalimdor and even in the entire Nat Star. The nest city located right below the airport gives it an even more unique advantage. Any good goods coming in and out of the airport will be sold here first after being selected by those invisible top dignitaries.
The goods here range from food and clothing to tobacco, alcohol, vehicles and artworks. Even weapons and human modification parts that can only be circulated secretly in Zhongchao can be sold openly and legally, and there will be no worries after purchasing.
Of course, the prices of these legal items are also very reasonable, so reasonable that most people will be permanently put off buying them after just one look.
Howard held Lucy in one hand and pushed open the glass door of the restaurant with the other.
Following behind was Arabelle, who was carrying a lot of bags and had a frown on her face.
Just now, Howard took Lucy shopping in the mall. Lucy was very shy and polite at first and refused to accept Howard's gifts. In the end, Howard and Lucy played a little game, and Howard lost, and these things were Lucy's prizes.
Lucy only chose a skirt and a pair of small leather shoes, so the rest of the bags Arabelle was carrying were Howard's. In addition to clothes and shoes, Howard also bought a lot of toys. He didn't expect there were miniature Space Marine figures for sale here, so he couldn't help but buy a lot.
Then Arabelle was confused, wondering why he bought so many holy icons. Howard was puzzled for a moment before realizing that in his original world, Space Marines were merely fictional characters, but in Warhammer, Space Marines were real beings with the same status as angels. Naturally, these toy figurines had gained a religious buff, becoming holy icons.
No wonder a figure... no, a Holy Elephant is so expensive.
But it doesn’t matter, whether it’s a figurine or a holy elephant, I play with the teeth the same way.
When passing by the women's clothing section, Howard asked Arabelle if she wanted to buy some clothes, saying that if she didn't like women's clothing, there were plenty of styles in the men's section next door. Arabelle's answer was simple and straightforward: "Get lost."
Howard chose a seat in the corner of the restaurant. He and Lucy sat on one side, and Arabelle sat on the other side with the packaging bag.
As soon as the three of them sat down, a waitress with short hair and a black and white uniform came over and handed them the menu. She then asked, "Hello, what would you like to order?"
Howard was puzzled as he looked at the numerous dishes... because he had never eaten any of the food on them, nor had he even heard of them, and the ingredients that made up those dishes looked weird no matter how he looked at them.
Howard glanced at Arabelle across from him. She was drinking her drink with her head down and had no intention of helping Howard.
"Lucy, what do you want to eat?" Howard asked Lucy again, but Lucy just shook her head obediently and did not give an answer.
"Can you give me a recommendation?" So Howard could only ask the waiter to give him some advice.
"Are you a family of three? We have a discount on the family meal plan..."
"No! No!" Howard refused decisively. He knew very well that if he didn't answer like that, he might not be able to go back in good health.