Urban Sims

Kingdom of Cardon.

An ancient civilization with more than three thousand years of history, it has a long history.

Historically, this kingdom had a powerful military, a prosperous culture, and a vast territory. It was once called the "Cardorn Empire."

But those have become the glory of the past.

The reason why this kingdom still exists is precisely because a group of nobles have not given up and hope to restore its past glory and rebuild a powerful empire.

but……

This is destined to be an unattainable dream.

When Zhou Ming first arrived in this kingdom, he felt a lifeless atmosphere.

However, after traveling around for three days, he witnessed more than a dozen incidents of nobles oppressing civilians, including robbing civilian girls, violently collecting rents, and forcibly confiscating property... Zhou Ming could tell that the people at the bottom of this kingdom, In dire straits.

Even Zhou Ming himself was blackmailed by a nobleman and his thugs, who accused him of being a spy of the Habas Kingdom and planned to take him away for interrogation.

When Zhou Ming took out his staff, a "Flying Technique" floated in the air, and a big fireball came out of his hand. The opponent rolled and crawled away.

Day five.

King Cadoun King Dulumbi City, in a remote alley in the south of the city.

Among the many beggars lying on the ground, Zhou Ming found Defoe, a soldier who looked no better than the beggar.

"Defoe, how did you become like this?"

Zhou Ming asked in surprise. He sent Defoe to the Cadoun Kingdom to inquire about the news. Not only did he give him more than 100 gold coins, but he also asked the Continental Chamber of Commerce to say hello and asked the Continental Chamber of Commerce branch organization in the Cadoun Kingdom. , took a little care of him, but with Defoe's appearance, Zhou Ming almost didn't recognize him.

"Sir, it's a long story...those hateful nobles are so hateful!"

Defoe wiped away tears when he saw Zhou Ming, his voice was hoarse and his expression was excited.

Zhou Ming took him to a remote corner and asked him about his experiences in the past six months.

Half a year ago, when Defoe had just returned to the Kingdom of Cadoun from the Kingdom of Yadud, his overall image was still good, with a strong physique, a sunny temperament, and he looked very energetic.

The information was also found out very smoothly. In the first month, he was clever and found out all the information that needed to be found out.

But his most fatal mistake came in his daily consumption behavior.

The more than 100 gold coins he carried might not be a big deal in other places, but in the Kingdom of Cardorn, it was definitely a huge sum of money.

A huge sum of money that many forces are jealous of.

Because of the continuous war between the Kingdom of Cadoun and the Kingdom of Habas in the past few years, the economy has been in decline and people's livelihood has been difficult. Not to mention that the people at the bottom do not have enough to eat, and the lives of the nobles are not easy.

A large amount of money has been invested in the military field, and ordinary people have no money at all. The purchasing power of gold coins has naturally increased significantly.

Defoe discovered that with just one gold coin, he could stay in a relatively high-end hotel in Lumby City, order four or five dishes per meal, and get various cheap services.

Even going to the population market to buy two servants to serve them only costs a few dozen silver coins.

Defoe, who was pregnant with hundreds of gold coins, suddenly became the "Master of Money" here.

Naturally, Defoe, who spent money "lavishly", was quickly targeted.

After investigating Defoe's details, a young nobleman rushed into his guest room with a few doglegs. First, he beat him severely, and then found more than 80 gold coins he had hidden under the bed. They took them all away and walked away. go.

Defoe was dissatisfied and tried to persuade the other party to argue, but the other party falsely accused Defoe of being a thief who had stolen his money. If he continued to pester him, he would be dragged into court, sent to prison, and then sent to the battlefield as a slave soldier.

Defoe had no choice but to let go and cursed inwardly, "You're a bastard born of a bitch!"

"What did you say?"

But when the other party heard the curse, he immediately stopped and ordered his men: "Catch him, I will beat him to death!"

The miserable Defoe, after being tortured by the other party, was thrown into prison on the charge of "thief"... If the war on the front line becomes tense, he will be sent to the front line to serve as cannon fodder.

"Then how did you get out of prison?" Zhou Ming asked.

"I was starved in prison for more than three months and lost all shape, so I slipped out through the crack in the cell door and escaped from prison," Defoe explained.

Is this okay?

Zhou Ming was surprised, this was beyond his imagination, and asked: "Since you have escaped, why don't you go to the Continental Chamber of Commerce to seek help instead of staying with the beggars?"

Defoe smiled bitterly: "I went to look for him, but they couldn't recognize me. They thought I was a beggar trying to make a living and wouldn't let me in."

He also regretted a little. If he had known that this would happen, he would have kept a low profile from the beginning, stopped spending money so lavishly, or would not have scolded the noble, and would have just endured it.

Anyway, the suffering he suffered in the past few months will have educational significance for his life.

Fortunately, the gentleman found and recognized him.

Regarding Defoe's experience in the past few months, Zhou Ming just shook his head, but did not blame him. In a country like this, if you don't cause trouble, trouble will come to you.

"Defoe, how are you doing with the information I asked you to find out about Gazef's family? Is there any progress?"

"There is progress, and everyone who wanted to find out has been found out, but..." Defoe said, with a very hesitant look on his face.

"Just what?"

"Gurgling~" Before Defoe could answer, his stomach suddenly made a gurgling sound.

"I haven't eaten for a long time. I'll take you to have a meal first and talk while eating." Zhou Ming said. With Defoe's sallow and skinny appearance, it would be strange if he wasn't hungry.

"No... I'm not hungry. I ate a lot of tree bark yesterday."

Defoe whispered, scratching his head in embarrassment, but Zhou Ming strode out of the alley, telling him to follow him quickly.

"Yes, sir!"

Defoe hugged his growling stomach and followed quickly.

…

In a deserted restaurant.

On a table by the window, there were eight or nine plates of dishes, each plate was full and the portions were large, mostly meat dishes.

Defoe held a loaf of toasted brown white bread in his left hand, and a bowl of broth in his right hand. He took a bite of bread on the left and a sip of broth on the right.

Use both hands to devour.

There is no pause.

After he ate for a while, Zhou Ming reminded him: "Okay, eat slowly, don't stretch yourself to death."

"Hululu~" The sound of eating remains unchanged.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Ming hit his hand with a spoon, and his eating speed slowed down.

After feeling a full and happy feeling of fullness, Defoe sighed and said:

"The warrior captain was betrayed. Everyone betrayed him."

"Including his favorite wife, his best friend, his most loyal king, and even his two most beloved daughters... all of them betrayed him!"

"The warrior captain is the most miserable man in the world."

Defoe picked up a glass of ale on the table, raised his neck, and drank it all.

"What is the specific situation?" Zhou Ming asked, what shocking news did Defoe investigate?

"gentlemen!"

Defoe suddenly stood up, half-knelt on the ground, put his hands on his chest and said: "Sir, I can tell you everything I know, but I hope you don't tell the warrior captain, I don't want him to know. the truth."

"If the warrior commander finds out, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it. He might go crazy, collapse, or he might lose his mind and do something stupid."

"Anyway, don't let him know the truth."

this……

Seeing Defoe acting so serious, Zhou Ming was very surprised.

Is the cruelty of the truth really that exaggerated?

"Go ahead. If what you say is more harmful to Gazef than good, I will choose not to say it."

Zhou Ming nodded and agreed to Defoe.

"Thank you, sir."

Defoe stood up, sat down again, and began to talk.

It took more than an hour for Defoe to tell Zhou Ming everything he had investigated.

For more than an hour, Zhou Ming rarely interrupted and listened very carefully.

His expression became more and more solemn.

After Defoe finished speaking, a voice in Zhou Ming's heart said: "It's miserable, it's miserable, it's so miserable."

Among the most miserable men in the world, Gazef definitely ranks high!

Even Wu Dalang, Lin Chong and others in "Water Margin" combined are not as miserable as him.

Why do you say that?

One, the betrayal of best friend Count Jacobi.

Earl Jacobby is a courteous, handsome, frank and honest nobleman. He is an excellent nobleman and a rare nobleman who does not discriminate against the common people.

Among all Gazef's friends, he was the one with whom he had the closest relationship, the most contacts, and the most trust.

But this friend and his wife Nadia had known each other for more than ten years.

It was this friend who offered a "poisonous plan" in the circle of stubborn nobles to let Gazef serve as the commander of the Western Army to resist the attack of the Kingdom of Habas.

Two, the betrayal of his beloved wife Nadia.

Nadia was a beauty, a beauty well-known throughout Lambi City. She was born in a noble family, and out of her admiration for heroes, she gave up her comfortable and luxurious aristocratic life and married the civilian hero Gazef... She and Gazef's union was indeed motivated by love in the beginning.

But soon after her marriage, life dropped several levels, making it difficult for Nadia, who had been accustomed to superiority since she was a child, to adapt.

Secondly, as a heroic warrior, Gazef is qualified.

But as a husband, he still lacks a lot of lessons.

For example, he is taciturn, doesn't understand romance, doesn't know how to say sweet words, and always can't figure out a woman's thoughts and doesn't know what she needs.

At work, he does not collude with others, does not accept other people's property, only sticks to his own duties, and only takes the dead wages. Even the rewards he received for his meritorious service on the battlefield, and the money exchanged for his life, he does not accept any of them, and gives part to his subordinates. , part of it was given to the families of the wounded and wounded soldiers...I didn't take any money.

Therefore, the family's financial situation cannot be improved for a long time.

Under such circumstances, how could Nadiya not give up on him?

Of course, Nadiya also admitted that her husband Gazef was indeed very kind to her. He gave her everything that was delicious, useful and fun, and he never flirted with women outside... But these advantages were combined with his gentleness, consideration, handsomeness, and good mouth. In front of Count Jacobby, who had endless sweet words, there was simply a difference between heaven and earth.

After only meeting Count Jacobby for a few times, Nadia fell into his warm embrace.

In addition, although she felt guilty, before Gazef went to the front line, Nadiya, who had learned about the nobles' "dangerous plan" from her lover in advance, could have told her husband about it and could have saved Gazef's life, but …

Nadiya still chose to remain silent.

Three, two daughters whom I loved dearly, none of them biological.

Regarding this point, Defoe concluded after investigation: There is a 90% probability that Gazef's two daughters are not his biological children, but the children of Nadia and her lover, Count Jacobby.

"Why are you so sure that Gazef's two daughters are not his biological children?" Zhou Ming asked.

Defoe listed two reasons:

"When the warrior leader was young, he practiced too much, which caused great damage to his body. Moreover, he participated in hundreds of wars and suffered dozens of injuries on his body. One of them was at a critical position, which affected his reproductive function. , otherwise he would not have had a child after five or six years of marriage."

"I asked a priest who treated the warrior captain, and the priest told me that it was unlikely that the warrior captain would have children."

"As for the two daughters of the warrior chief, the eldest daughter Sophia is 10 years old this year and the second daughter Nicola is 8 years old. They were both born after the warrior chief made friends with Count Jacobby."

"A few months ago, I went to visit Count Jacobby's house in Moon Lake Castle, and I heard with my own ears that Sophia and Nicola called Count Jacobby 'daddy'."

"I saw with my own eyes that there are many similarities between the appearance of the two children and Count Jacobby."

"So..." Defoe did not continue.

Zhou Ming nodded. These two points were almost enough. There was indeed an 80-90% chance that Gazef's two daughters were not his biological children.

In addition, after his defeat, the king abandoned him.

The upright, kind, and brave warrior leader Gazef has gained nothing but betrayal in his life.

"This is really cruel."

"In the face of such a cruel truth, no matter how tough and tenacious Gazef is, can he withstand such a blow?"

"Can you withstand this blow that will extinguish all the fire of hope in his heart?"

Zhou Ming shook his head. He didn't know whether Gazef could bear it, but if he puts himself in his shoes and compares his feelings with others, more than 90% of ordinary people would definitely not be able to bear it!

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