CH. 10 DO YOU WANT TO ELOPE WITH ME
The morning market of the border city was unlike any other place. It was adjacent to the sea, rich in products, and faced the Seyi Empire in the south, where merchants from north and south met. As dawn broke, the sea breeze carried a faint fishy smell, and the streets were full of stalls.
“Fresh bass, only three copper coins a pound!”
“Roasted vinegar millet, roasted vinegar millet~”
“Extra, extra, Seaside City News! Only three copies!”
The wind from the port swept through the streets, and the wind chimes rang. The newsboy rode his bicycle, delivering one after another of the latest “Seaside Morning News” to the sea-blue mailboxes of each household.
“Please give me a copy.” A graceful voice said.
The newsboy stopped his bicycle, took out the newspaper, and glanced at the customer lady with his peripheral vision: she had a pair of beautiful amber eyes, wore a black and white lady’s dress with stars printed on it, and stood gracefully on the street.
“Whose lady is this? She’s so pretty.” The newsboy thought to himself.
Enya gracefully took the newspaper and turned to a young man. “Your newspaper.”
He was a young man, at most thirteen or fourteen years old, walking with Enya, he looked like a little brother whose sister is taking him out for walk.
“Do you need me to buy anything else for you, master?”
Enya leaned in Arlen’s ear and whispered, “Is it the same as usual? Buy the pregnancy-prevention medicine?”
“Please do not harass minors.”
Arlen didn’t want to pay attention to his maid. He took the newspaper, the headline was some boring gossip and news, such as #The story of the Nether Prince and the three princesses#, #The forbidden love of the legendary hero and the rich lady#, and #The adventure of the female knight and the seven goblins# and so on.
He turned to the second page, and saw the news #Goddess makes a mistake, cursed son gets divine title#.
The newspaper detailed how Arlen Morningstar, the cursed son of the Morningstar family, received the divine title of ‘Newborn’ and became a preparatory-saint in his first prayer.
‘The evil cursed son is defiling the sanctity of the church. This is the darkest day in the history of the border city,’ the reporter emphasized indignantly on the newspaper.
He studied journalism.
Arlen looked at the newspaper, his face showing a thoughtful expression. “Enya, help me contact the editor of this newspaper.”
“Young master. I understand your thoughts.”
Enya obviously saw the report on the newspaper. She was a maid who was good at observing words and expressions, and instantly understood what her master was thinking. “Do you need me to get rid of the editor of this newspaper?”
“They need to know what things they shouldn’t say.” Enya said calmly.
Arlen turned his head and stared at his somewhat extreme maid.
As the only heir of the Morningstar family’s attendant, the maid was three years older than Arlen, but she was already a fourth-order assassin at the age of seventeen. She looked like a graceful and quiet lady on the surface, but she was very ruthless inside.
If Arlen really asked her to kill, she wouldn’t hesitate, and she wouldn’t ask why she had to kill.
“No.” Arlen shook his head and answered. “I mean, throw money at them, and make them increase their efforts! It would be better to let the nearby city-states know.”
“?”
Enya tilted her head. “So you like to be scolded? I can do that too for free.”
“I’m trying to create momentum.”
Arlen said, “In short, think about it. A person who is both a cursed son with a dark magic talent at the same time a preparatory-saint blessed by the goddess, his family is also rich and powerful. So think about it, who wouldn’t be attracted to such a character?”
Enya thought for a while, then gave up thinking. “Naturally, it’s me who is most attracted.”
Arlen ignored her teasing. He put away the newspaper and walked towards the library. The sparkling sea hung on the blue sky, the sea breeze blew, and the sky and the sea flashed with the light of the waves.
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This week, Arlen’s life was very regular.
First of all, the library in the church.
He set off as soon as dawn broke.
The first test of the saint test was a written test.
It mainly tested the history of the church and political commentary.
He drew a picture and found a tailor to make a suit that felt good: a blue shirt with gray trousers. Every time his father asked why he wore such a suit, he answered that this suit felt good to study.
Because this suit was his high school uniform in his previous life.
And Arlen also let the residents of the Abyss experience what was called the Blue Star miracle.
He went out in the morning and came back at night. He had to go for a morning run in the morning, and he went to the church for evening self-study at night. He also bought the past ten years of test papers by using his connections, and he had to do three sets every day, every day except for studying.
He read at night and got up at the sound of the rooster, which scared his father, who kept saying, “Don’t study anymore, just inherit the gold mine and count the money!”
Such a diligent and hardworking young man, indeed like a rising star in the church.
His performance also caught the eyes of the church, and many of the deacons who were dissatisfied with the cursed son changed their views a lot. But there were also many preparatory-saint who had complaints about it.
The reason was that Arlen’s performance also caught the eyes of their parents, and they wanted to use the same standards to demand them. And the most heard words by the preparatory-saint who were preparing for the exam these days were:
‘Look at how the children of the Morningstar family next door are studying!’
They were banned from entertainment, banned from going out, banned from dating. And the preparatory-saints who were preparing for the exam were dizzy and overwhelmed. And they had nothing to say about Arlen, the culprit. And they wanted to curse in their hearts!
But in fact, for Arlen, this was just a temporary cramming, and it was impossible to rank among the top in the written test.
Arlen didn’t have high expectations for himself. Combining the original owner’s knowledge reserve, plus this month’s miraculous change, he just needed to pass the test.
As long as he didn’t drag down the overall score, it would be a success.
Even so, this study brought Arlen a lot of gains. He re-familiarized himself with the political ideology, the historical composition, and the rise and fall of civilization of the Nether Empire.
These vivid and clear knowledge were not mentioned in his previous life’s game. And in the constant learning, he also gradually deepened his understanding of this world.
At the same time, the editor of the “Seaside Morning News” received Arlen’s money and started to work.
These journalism people knew how to hype, so the headline of the morning paper every day became ‘#The story of the cursed son and the three princesses#, #The forbidden love of the cursed son and the rich lady#, and #The adventure of the cursed son and the seven goblins#
And #The legend of the cursed son and the maid’s abusive love#
The last one seemed to be forced by Enya.
No matter how the process was, Arlen’s deeds gradually became popular in the surrounding city-states.
It was another dusk.
Arlen finished a day of study.
He was confident that he could pass the written test.
And the news had fermented enough.
Next, it was time to carry out the next step of the plan.
Arlen closed the book and walked out of the library. Enya was leaning against the door, holding the latest newspaper, and quietly waiting for him.
“Let’s run away from home.” Arlen said as soon as he saw her.
“Do you want to elope with me?” Enya asked calmly, putting down the newspaper.
“Shut up, girl.”
Love the maid