Chapter 4235

The kingdom's flags fluttered on every pillar of the platform. The people crowded together were discussing Margaret's performance when she inspected the front line, and there were obviously many plainclothes agents in the crowd observing whether there were any suspicious persons.

As the actual controller of the Grey Rock Pass fortress, Vigo of course participated in the formulation of the security guarantee plan, so Xia De was not surprised by this scene. He did not squeeze to the front of those gentlemen and noble ladies in formal wear and dresses, but stood behind the crowd and looked forward relying on his height advantage.

Local nobles, City Hall officials, and Vigo were all in the front row. Vigo wore a solemn black-purple long dress that Xia De had never seen before today. Considering that the sun was so good today, and it was early summer, wearing such a heavy long dress, Xia De was very worried for Vigo.

But what worried Xia De more was Margaret. He had encountered assassination attempts against royal family members many times in the past two years. Although with Margaret's current ability, she was definitely not afraid of bullets or steam bombs, but that was the girl the Outsider loved, and he was still unwilling to let Margaret encounter danger.

Therefore, while waiting for the "Princess Special Train" that was indeed late, Xia De performed his duty as a "Grey Hawk", looking around to see if anyone in the crowd looked like an assassin, and then he found that most people just felt stuffy. Today, unfortunately, it was the hottest day in recent times.

Flora and Angelina of course would not appear here, and Eve did not come either. Only the housekeeper Miss Luo Lin followed Vigo. Vigo had been talking to the big shots in the front row and did not turn back to look for Xia De. However, Miss Luo Lin saw Xia De, but the two did not speak. Xia De felt that Miss Luo Lin was also dressed very thickly today.

"Feels like summer is here all of a sudden."

He thought in his heart, "She" responded with a smile:

【Summer arrives, and the power of the sun will be enhanced. Having experienced the spring when all things sprout, summer is the season when flesh and blood grow vigorously.】

"I feel like you are saying some riddles."

Xia De responded, thinking in his heart about finding a suitable day to wash the cat again. The last time he washed Little Mia was before spring arrived. Although the cat had always been soft and fragrant, as Little Mia's owner, Xia De still had to play his part.

"It's here, it's here!"

The train, originally scheduled to arrive at ten o'clock, finally appeared from a distance at ten-twenty. The crowd became restless, and the band wearing heavy uniforms hurriedly began to play. Vigo and the people standing in the front row tidied up their clothes and expressions, preparing to be recorded by cameras in a while.

The train roared over. Xia De heard Vigo's coughing again in the roaring sound. And when the train stopped steadily, the royal attendants who filed out lined up on both sides of the red carpet prepared in advance on the platform, and Margaret finally appeared.

The princess did not wear a formal long dress today. Of course, there were no fluffy skirts or corsets on her body. She wore the female military uniform she often wore when she appeared in newspapers recently.

This was also the first time Xia De saw Margaret wearing this style of clothing, and she looked even more heroic than usual. The stiff and neat dark ink-green military uniform was tailored to fit her figure, and the waist-cinching part set off Margaret's figure even more straight and graceful. The epaulets on her shoulders were inlaid with exquisite gilded patterns, and her coiled long hair was all tucked into her military cap, leaving only a few strands of hair hanging at her temples.

Margaret of course would not wear this outfit and go to put on makeup, but her plain face made her look more real than usual. The clear and beautiful face after becoming a witch apprentice paired with this heroic military uniform made her have both the noble solemnity inherent in a princess and the decisiveness unique to military uniform. At this moment, no matter who it was, they would praise Margaret's temperament in their hearts.

【Do you need me to remind you on some nights in the future to let Margaret Anjou wear this outfit?】

Although the cheering and music around were noisy, "She"'s voice still clearly appeared in Xia De's ear. Xia De subconsciously wanted to respond, but immediately realized that this was a trap:

"What are you saying? I am not that kind of person... but Margaret has a real temperament wearing this outfit."

No assassin appeared. Xia De suspected that even if there were assassins, they would be forced to leave the station temporarily to get a breath of air by the stuffy weather.

The train stopped on the platform blocked the largest air circulation channel. During the short speech Margaret gave while standing on the red carpet facing the flashes, Xia De felt that the temperature here had risen by at least five degrees.

He could see the sweat on the neck of the gentleman in the black top hat in front, and he could smell the increasingly bad air around him. In fact, the Outsider had long been taught a lesson. After coming to this world, in summer, he should never stand in a crowd unless necessary. The smell of body odor mixed with various perfumes even made him want to vomit.

"... Therefore, the efforts of the great Karsenrik and the loyal soldiers have jointly forged what is called... in this era."

Margaret, who was giving a speech, paused because the baron standing behind her to the left swayed and then fell down, but fortunately he was supported by others in time. He was obviously suffering from heatstroke.

However, this did not cause a riot. Margaret soon continued her speech, but she obviously also worried that more people would suffer from heatstroke, so she accelerated her speaking speed a little.

After the speech at the train station, Margaret went to the banquet hall in the Grey Rock Pass fortress with the important figures in the observation group she led, which was the place where the two Grey Rock Pass fortress officials treated Xia De and Vigo to lunch a few days ago.

Xia De did not see Sylvia. As Margaret's tutor and private doctor, Sylvia should have gone to the White Cliff Manor to settle the luggage with others first. After all, there were Xia De and Vigo here, and she didn't need to worry.

Margaret would have lunch in the banquet hall and give a formal speech. As for the formal welcome banquet, it would be placed the day after tomorrow, which was Saturday night.

Xia De was not in a hurry to follow people to that old banquet hall, but stood outside the train station to rest for a while. He also had an invitation to the banquet hall, but looking at it now, there was no big problem with this welcome activity, and there was no point in him going to participate in the noon activity.

"Might as well go find Sylvia. She should go to the Fragrant Residence after packing her luggage. But Vigo said that she would take me to check the sleeping sickness patients in a while..."

Xia De's eyes looked at the east side of the Grey Rock Pass fortress:

"Wait, since I have already come here, I can completely go check the situation myself."

The victims of sleeping sickness were mostly refugees from outside the country. They were not settled in the city, but were transferred to the Grey Rock Pass wounded hospital that was being built and used at the same time.

The number of victims was large, and the church specially used a floor to settle them. Although the church kept watch on that floor, Xia De still found an opportunity to sneak in.

The newly built hospital building had some pungent smells, but Xia De didn't care. He took advantage of no one paying attention and walked into a ward at random. There were six hospital beds in the room. After he found a hospital bed in the corner of the ward and lifted the gauze curtain to break in, he placed his hand on the forehead of the old gentleman who was in a coma.

Xia De frowned slightly:

"There are indeed whisper elements, but I also felt the power of a curse."

The souls of these sleeping sickness patients had no problems, and the fluctuation level of their mental power was like that of a vegetative person. And the vigorous life force contained in their bodies was even more exaggerated than what Vigo described to Xia De yesterday.

These life forces were normal life forces, but in a place like Arcadia, the huge amount of life force gathered would definitely attract abnormal life fire seeds. If the sleeping sickness problem could not be solved, the life problem of these people would not be the most serious thing. What was more terrible was that all these people had the potential to become special existences manipulated by abnormal life fire seeds.

However, the vigor of life force also had benefits. At least the church didn't need to worry about the comatose people being malnourished. Life force was continuously replenished into their bodies from an unknown source. Xia De even felt that they didn't look like people, but rather like big trees growing vigorously.

The root of the problem came from dreams. The best way to solve the problem was naturally to peek into what happened in the dreams of these people. The church should be making preparations, and I think there will be actions soon.

Xia De prepared to see if the church could solve the problem first, or rather, he wanted to see who was behind this matter. After checking the situation of the victims, Xia De could almost be sure that this was not a natural phenomenon.

Later, he found a few more sleeping sickness patients to check the situation. The inspection results were similar, and there was no big difference. Relying only on the perception in the real world, at most he could only get such a conclusion.

And speaking of dreaming, Xia De thought of the doctor, and speaking of the doctor, he would naturally think of the devil. Xia De had also considered whether this matter was related to that devil. He even specially took out the 【Demon Hunting Seal】 and aimed it at the victims to try, but neither Xia De himself nor the relic sensed the devil's power.

"Wait for the church's investigation results first."

The process of "visiting" the patients went even more smoothly than Xia De thought. When he walked out of the hospital, the time was still noon. Xia De recalled Margaret's itinerary, and at this time Margaret should be preparing to give a public speech.

He thought about it and didn't go to the banquet hall, but sat down at an outdoor table outside the restaurant on the side of the road. This position was very conspicuous. If something really happened, the girls could find him at any time.

"What to eat for lunch?"

This was the biggest problem Xia De thought of when the waiter walked towards him.

?? PS: Figure 1 is the original Margaret, Figure 2 is the military uniform skin Margaret.

? The serious Victorian-era military uniform doesn't look good, I modified it and it looks okay.