Chapter 1691 - 128: Escape

"How is it, not bad, right?"

"It looks great on you."

In the city jewelry store, Fisher picked out a ring for Renie that seemed quite nice.

The mines of the South Continent are rich in precious metals and diamonds. After the exploration rush, greedy human merchants racked their brains to transport them back, carving them into glittering ornaments, which are adored by the noblewomen of Nali.

Women love shiny things. When those ornaments sparkle on them, it further enhances their beauty.

A few years ago, this caused some laughs because some clueless merchants brought back certain beautifully appearing magic materials that couldn’t be directly touched by humans, packaged them into jewelry and sold them, resulting in the wearers’ skin festering, leading to the largest lawsuit of the century.

The ring Fisher chose for Renie was an exquisitely carved silver ring, which he placed on her middle finger. It looked extraordinarily beautiful.

She was satisfied as she stretched her fingers and then linked arms with Fisher, not knowing what outsiders might see wrapped in hidden blessings.

"The next stop is the theater. I haven’t watched Nali dramas in a long time; we used to go all the time..."

"Yeah, after finally buying front-row tickets, you just snored away there, such a waste."

Renie puffed her cheeks and lightly punched his shoulder with her ring-adorned fist, muttering,

"I swear to the Mother Goddess, I definitely won’t sleep this time!"

"Isn’t the Mother Goddess just your predecessor? Swearing to yourself is useless."

"I’ve already said, I’m not my predecessor." Renie pouted, then added, "It would be great if I really were my predecessor."

"Why so?"

"Well, because She was selfless and great... at least for humans." Renie explained with a smile, and pointed to the Mother Goddess Sect symbols everywhere on the streets, and the grand, massive, still bustling Saint Nali Church not far away, "She fought against the gods for humans, taught humans how to protect themselves, and then vanished. Such a character should be praised in human culture, right?"

"...I don’t believe in the Mother Goddess, so it’s good you’re Renie."

"I see..."

Renie, holding Alicia’s hand, glanced at Fisher but didn’t say much, eagerly wanting to buy tickets.

Originally, the theater only had evening performances; the time from morning to afternoon was for actors to rest. But it seems that in recent years, as the theater expanded, the cast grew, offering more shows, with different plays even performed on the same stage in a day.

Renie, holding little Alicia, pondered what play to watch in front of the ticket booth, while Fisher stood behind them, observing the Cardinals occasionally moving in the air above the streets.

He wasn’t sure of the Cardinals’ specific function, whether maintaining order, surveillance, or if Elizabeth had discovered he snuck out and was searching for him throughout the city?

Thinking of this, Fisher couldn’t help but swallow nervously, feeling somewhat worried.

But behind him, Renie gently patted his shoulder, bringing him back from guessing about Elizabeth,

"Stop daydreaming, hurry and help me decide which play to watch? ’Revenge’ or ’General Baroan’?"

Fisher glanced at the ticket booth; there were three plays today, but since they would return to the Golden Palace tonight, only the first two, the ones Renie mentioned, were options.

’General Baroan’ is a typical imported drama, telling a story brimming with personal heroism of Schwali. It describes Schwali’s ancient general ordered to resist eastern invaders, amidst a foolish emperor and flatterers’ slanders, surrounded by strong enemies and internal and external troubles, General Baroan, with his inspiring abilities and united courage, fights with his troops, lives and dies together, ultimately repelling the enemies and returning victorious.

This story is quite cliche, with some real historical background, and it’s more well-known and understandable compared to ’Revenge.’

As for ’Revenge,’ it’s a story adapted from one of Nali’s rather controversial classical masterpieces.

A kingdom was invaded by enemies, leading to the loss of territory and suffering the pain of losing the nation. The kingdom’s prince escaped alone and vowed to return to his homeland to avenge and restore the country. He hid under a false identity far away, preserved his strength for decades, eventually deciding to go to the enemy country to assassinate the emperor responsible for his country’s demise.

Many things happened along the way. He met his sister, who also escaped to the enemy country under a false name, married and started a family. She advised him to cherish his life and give up revenge; her persuasion deeply shook him, but he continued forward, then encountered a general from his former country who had also been preparing in secret for a long time. The general not only helped him but sacrificed his life to cover up the nearly exposed assassination plan...

Thus, the prince continued onward, carrying the general’s legacy, approaching the enemy’s royal capital, determined to reclaim everything taken from him. Yet along the way, he saw the enemy country’s advancements compared to the folly during his father, the old King’s reign, making it seem so strong and vibrant here. During his journey, he also met his country’s people, now trading here, noticing them seemingly living better under the enemy’s rule than under his father’s governance, making him increasingly conflicted.