"Your Highness, don't you go out at night?"
"No, I have to get used to the schedule here. After all, Sara people work during the day. I can't keep my eyes open when they need us for something."
After a dreamless night, Tilan woke up the next day feeling refreshed.
She discovered another difference between Sarah and Chesman, that is, living here, your sleep quality is always amazingly high.
It's very magical... She has been here for a while. No matter whether she sleeps during the day or at night, she never dreams. When she closes her eyes and opens them again, it is a new day. She can stay energetic even if she only sleeps for a short time.
But it was not the case in Egang Castle. She had suffered nightmares since she was a child...but the degree was not that serious.
There is a problem with the Sara people's territory.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, watching Lemuel helping her put on the complicated dress that had been custom-made at great expense, Tilan was a little absent-minded.
Dream world...Dream world...
When it gets dark, it means the dream world blocks the sunlight, so we have to dream no matter what.
It wasn't like this here when I was a child. I remember I had the same dream when I slept with my father... Why is it happening like this now?
She vaguely felt that this would be an important clue.
"Lemire."
Call the female official, Tilan ordered.
"When the embassy staff brings the food later, please ask me whether they dreamed before and whether they are dreaming now."
"Ok."
"And - if they're not dreaming now, ask them when this started."
The embassy staff might be wary of her as a princess, but that might not be the case with an unidentified servant.
After a while, Lemire came back with the breakfast and told Tilan: "I asked two people, and they both said they haven't had dreams during this period."
The reason why "this period of time" is added is that it means that you were dreaming before, which is equivalent to answering two questions at the same time.
"When did it start?"
"Just recently, about two weeks or so."
"Has anything big happened in the past two weeks?"
"This... I'll go and ask around."
"Don't worry, finish eating with me first and then you can go."
Breakfast was meat porridge with crispy meat pies. They both ate very attentively, which was not something you could always get at Chesman.
Rice and animal meat are very expensive there, and the Chesman people rarely make fresh meat pies, which are not easy to store. They eat more sun-dried bacon and salt-smoked fish that can make people vomit all year round.
After dinner, Lemuel went out, and Tilan picked up the grammar book next to him and continued studying.
As part of a diplomatic mission, is eloquence the most needed ability?
Maybe, but on the basis of eloquence, you must first be able to speak the other person's language.
The languages spoken by the countries of Icarolin are all similar, all of which are branches and variants of the ancient Seran language. However, due to geography and habits, they have always been differentiated into different accents. If we don't find a way to correct it, some words may have a completely different meaning when they fall into the ears of others.
Tilan had heard a joke story that there was once a country called "Heide". When sending special envoys to establish diplomatic relations with Guserland, the envoy mispronounced the syllables because of his poor language skills, causing the friendly sentences to become provocative, which brought him fatal disaster.
This was undoubtedly just a joke. She knew very well that even if such a thing really happened, the person involved would not die. At most, he would be unwelcome and put on ice after returning to his country.
But it definitely illustrates the importance of linguistics in diplomacy! Especially now that there are so many competitors, imagine if other mission leaders can't avoid speaking with an accent, but you can speak fluent Sara, wouldn't that be a plus?
"Sara's pronunciation is indeed more correct and more pleasant to the ear than Cheeseman's."
After an hour of study, Tilan thought this while taking a break.
She had a good sense of language and could roughly feel that Sara was the closest to Guseran among all the branch languages.
Will this help them interpret and excavate information found in prehistoric ruins?
She couldn't help but make further associations.
Is the reason why Sara is so advanced and powerful because of the convenience of language, which enables them to more perfectly inherit the scientific heritage of the ancient kingdom of God?
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but regret not having argued with her father about that decision when she was a child.
Even if I don't study math and engineering, I can still study liberal arts.
Ancient Sarai language, pharmacology and even astrology, how can any knowledge be useless?
If it doesn't work out, I will hide my identity and join the Xieyang Cult!
I just don't believe it. When I become a nun and then tell them that I am actually the princess of Chesman, can they still kick me out?
Maybe the orchard of the Xiyang Cult could be opened in Egang Castle... This would indirectly help a lot of people.
Thinking of the beautiful place, Tilan couldn't help but smile.
"Your Highness...you will make people think you are a fool if you do this."
"what!"
Only then did she realize that Lemuel had returned and was staring at her with a look of disappointment.
She blushed a little, but she felt that she was not wrong.
What a clever third princess... What's the use of being clever and good at setting traps?
Hunting a few dozen or even a few hundred more beasts will not save a country. But she was thinking of something bigger.
If possible, she really wants to go back to her childhood.
"I asked, and if there was any major event that happened recently, it must be that Sarah mobilized an army from Wayne to the West Sinna Parish."
"The army?" Tiran stared. "The parish...?"
Lemire briefly introduced the geography and history of the West Sinna Diocese, and then said, "This incident caused quite a stir at the time... because it was the first time that more than 3000 regular troops interfered with the defense of the diocese. The person who told me about this seemed to have some opinions about it. He also said, 'If it weren't for the previous turmoil, King Sarah would definitely have been opposed by many ministers.'"
"So what happened to this Sicilian Parish?"
"It's nothing more than an evil disaster or a rebellion."
Lemire said.
"Just like the speculators you often deal with."
"different."
Tilan shook his head and walked to the window to look outside.
"Chessman's speculators have no place to live here. The degree of centralization here is far greater than there. Something big must have happened in the West Xina Parish! Maybe it's related to the 'Eclipse'!"
"It's unclear whether it's related to the Eclipse, but it's definitely related to the person you're looking for."
"how?"
Tilan looked back.
"You mean... Count Aisuen Hitzfeld?"
"Yes."
Lemuel happened to hand over a letter.
"This was given to me by the other party to bring to you."
"He said that if we were sincere enough, he would consider telling us more details."
Chapter 6 finally emerges ( in k)
Late at night, before going to bed, Tilan sat on the edge of the bed and carefully read the letter again.
The writer briefly mentioned a recent riot that broke out in the cities of Sicinna and Manion in the Sicinna Diocese, and described how, while the riot was quelled, a sudden "dark curtain" spread that lasted all night.
As for the detailed information, it was not mentioned, only that the special envoy responsible for leading the army of more than 3000 people to deal with the problem was the person they were looking for at the moment.
"Is Aisuen Hitzfeld the leader of this operation..."
Tilan held the letter in his hand, lost in thought.
She was very concerned about the "shady dealings" mentioned here, because it was after the "shady dealings" spread that the "dreamless phenomenon" became popular. Not dreaming was previously a privilege reserved for a very small number of gifted people, but now almost everyone has not dreamed for a while.
It is definitely a good thing. Although the concept of sweet dreams has disappeared, at least people no longer need to worry before falling asleep at night.
Many people regard this as a miracle, and in recent weeks, many more people have gone to churches and monasteries to pray on Saturdays.
Tilan suspected that the "dreamless phenomenon" was caused by "black curtains", and further suspected that the "black curtains" had an important connection with the current missing Earl Jiyang. She vaguely felt that this matter was extremely closely related to "dreamlessness", but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
As for the identity of the writer... the other party was not stupid enough to leave any handle for Lemire, a "stranger". He did not write any personal information, only a hotel address, saying that as long as she moved into the long-vacant room 306, someone would naturally find her.
According to Lemire's description, he was a tall and thin man wearing a long black trench coat, with most of his face hidden behind his collar.
Tilan always felt that the water in Wayne Port was particularly deep. If possible, she did not want to have too much dealings with forces other than the White Shadow Palace.
Who knows what the other party's purpose is in approaching her... If someone is willing to show such goodwill but cannot explain his or her identity clearly, she would definitely not believe it. In this case, there is a high probability that he or she wants to use her identity as a princess to do something, and she does not want to be used by others.
So she did not try the channel in the letter immediately, but asked Lemuel to continue to inquire about what had happened in the Diocese of Sisina during this period.
"The situation is not optimistic, Your Highness."
Another day, the female official came back from outside and reported to her the information she had collected: "'Xixinna' seems to have become a forbidden word. No matter how much money is spent, as long as this word is mentioned, they will immediately shut up and leave."
Money is a good thing, and even in a civilized country like Sara, there are people who like money everywhere. The gold and dollar offensive has always been one of the primary means for these foreigners to obtain intelligence, but this is the first time that it has suffered such a serious setback.
"It's the same here." Tilan narrowed his eyes. "How strange... It seems that they have been given a death order. This order must have come from the White Shadow Palace. King Sara has forbidden them from inquiring about the news there."
"This further proves that we are on the right track." Lemire was excited. "Whether it is about the 'Eclipse' or the 'Count Xieyang', the intersection of the secrets is there."
"Unfortunately, even if we knew, we would have no way to verify it ourselves." Tilan sighed.
Xixinna is too far from Wayne Port, almost across the entire Sara Kingdom. If Blackwood City is close enough to be visited, then Xixinna... no envoy dares to visit here.
Otherwise, what if it was my turn halfway through the queue? Would I shamelessly ask King Elwin to wait for me to come back?
No one dares to do such a thing!
"We can infer it indirectly." Lemuel smiled and picked up the newspaper he had collected from the side and handed it to Tilan.
"This is……?"
"You can get the newspapers and periodicals they have released recently for a small fee." Lemire pointed and explained to her, "Generally speaking, newspapers are one of the most important sources of intelligence. Whether it is for the locals or foreigners, they can get something helpful from these thin papers."
"I don't see the substance of these news, Lemuel."
"You need to look deeper... For example, this one, from about a week ago, has a front page titled 'Measures for the Complete Abolition of the Slave Trade'... What do you think of this title?"
"We can't compare." Tilan shook his head. "They are civilized people, and we are barbarians. Egangbao can't learn this."
The slave trade is still an officially guaranteed legal business in Chesman, and many people even get rich from it. Tilan has visited the slave market many times since he was a child.
There was no such thing as a "black market" there, everything was traded openly and aboveboard. She also didn't think this kind of trade was a bad thing, after all, if they were not sold as slaves, those natives would be eaten alive by other natives as spoils of war.
If I really have to say what I think, maybe it will hit the economies of many countries on the West Coast?
After all, many of the slaves they take in and trade every year are sold to Sara, and this has always been a profitable business. Once it is really banned by legislation, the merchants' income will definitely be cut in half.
"It's more than that." Lemuel reminded her, "Remember the introduction about Xixinna you saw before? It's actually..."
"Is it Sara's largest population market in the past?" Tilan's eyes lit up. "That means this title is also related to Xixinna! We can infer what happened there - no matter what happened, it directly led to the White Shadow Palace giving up the slave trade!"
"But this is still useless." She turned and her face fell again, "Are you planning to let us learn from you too?"
People are different, and Tilan realized this when he was only a few years old.
Her brother was very good at studying. For a period of time, she saw her brother studying more than ten hours a day and being praised by their father. She was very envious, so she followed his example and also read for ten hours a day.
As a result, his performance in the examination was still a mess, and his father was very disappointed.
If you failed before, you could attribute it to the fact that you were not working hard enough. But if you still fail after working hard, then it only shows that you are not good enough.
So...if this is the case when people learn from each other, what about countries learning from each other?
Sarah was able to cut off the "cancer" of population trade because they had a sufficiently developed economic market and sufficiently diversified trade categories.
Cheeseman is different.
The national conditions and environment are different. If she studies rashly, she feels like she will die without even knowing how she died.
"Your Highness..." Lemire held his forehead in silence, "Don't just focus on the economy... Pay more attention to 'relationships'. This may not be a big deal for the White Shadow Palace, but what about Xixin? The local merchants and chambers of commerce... Would they be willing to do this?"
"Of course not." Tilan glared, "Oh, I understand what you mean. You mean there should have been a process of struggle in the middle, but it seems that -"
