Chapter 75: It Was Time

Hearing the words of the golden-haired little girl named Lori, Sun Fei suddenly felt a stir in his heart.

How could it be such a coincidence that the Princess Royal just happened to run into Angela on the street, and they actually hit it off so well, talking for a whole day? Considering how deep and cunning the thoughts of the Princess Royal of the Zenit Empire were, how could Angela and Gemma, two kind-hearted girls who were still naive, be a match for her? Sun Fei was almost certain that it was mostly the Princess Royal who deliberately “ran into” the two, then took the opportunity to quietly extract a lot of information.

Although he saw through it clearly in his heart, Sun Fei still smiled calmly and said, “Is that so? Hehe, how could anyone not like a girl like Angela? It seems even the Princess Royal of the Zenit Empire was captivated by our beautiful Angela, haha… By the way, Angela, what did you and the Crown Princess talk about all day long?”

“We talked about a lot…” Angela blushed deeply from Sun Fei’s blatant compliment, a shy expression appearing on her fair cheeks. She pretended to be composed, tidied her hair, slightly lowered her head not daring to look at Sun Fei, and said, “The Crown Princess seemed very interested in the stories of Shampoo City. We talked about many past amusing events, stories from the time of the Old King, the important people in Shampoo City now, and… well, of course, the just-concluded defense battle of Shampoo City… Alexander, the Crown Princess admired your feat of repelling the enemy alone. She said you are a wise and brave King worthy of everyone’s respect.”

Hearing this, Sun Fei inwardly smiled bitterly.

The two naive young girls had indeed been completely tricked by that Princess Royal. Probably over the course of the day, they had spilled everything, whether they should have said it or not, like pouring beans out of a tube. Even the series of strange events that had happened to Alexander in recent days were likely clearly understood by that deeply scheming Crown Princess.

“We also talked about… ah?” As she spoke, Angela suddenly let out a surprised cry. This flawless, snow-white girl seemed to finally realize something at that moment. She abruptly looked up at Sun Fei and timidly asked, “Um… Alexander, did I say something I shouldn’t have?”

Sun Fei smiled and shook his head, “No, none of this matters at all… Oh, right, Angela, let’s not talk about this for now. I happen to have some things I want to show you. Could you help me by giving your opinion?” Sun Fei said, taking Angela’s pale, delicate, boneless hand and leading her toward the main hall of the Royal Palace. The latter only made a symbolic attempt to pull away before letting Sun Fei hold her hand. The golden-haired little girl named Gemma covered her small mouth and giggled secretly…

She smiled but ultimately did not follow them.

Sun Fei did not expose this matter. Even if Angela hadn’t said anything, the other party would eventually find out clearly through other channels. He had never hoped to hide everything.

The two soon reached the main hall.

Sun Fei took out a piece of carefully tanned, thin, paper-like soft animal hide. He picked up a quill pen and began drawing on it without stopping. Although he had majored in languages in his previous life at university, he really liked sketching and had a decent foundation in drawing. Soon, vivid and lifelike patterns appeared on the animal hide.

Angela stood quietly beside him, watching. From initial confusion to slowly understanding a bit, and finally looking at Sun Fei with eyes full of surprise, this clever girl finally understood what Sun Fei was drawing on the animal hide—they were actually model diagrams of various peculiar and strange clothing.

“Hehe, all done… So, Angela, come take a look. If clothes were made according to these patterns, would you be willing to try them on?” Sun Fei pointed at the animal hide and asked proudly.

The several clothing patterns he had just drawn were carefully selected after deep thought, considering the era background and civilization level of the Azeroth Continent. He didn’t include anything too shocking like jeans, stockings, or miniskirts. In total, he drew ten pictures: five female outfits mostly based on ancient European court dresses—Sun Fei intentionally referenced the costumes of the female leads and supporting characters from the fantasy blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” in his previous life, trying to make each set of clothing have a classical feel; the five male outfits leaned slightly toward ancient Chinese short, practical attire, with the main change being the addition of pants—the clothing habit of men in Shampoo City wearing only loose robes without pants really bothered Sun Fei, so he firmly added straight-leg pants to the design.

Angela held the animal hide, her beautiful large eyes quietly fixed on the patterns, slightly shifting. Her long eyelashes fluttered, as if lightly brushing over Sun Fei’s heart, giving him an itchy feeling… She carefully looked over them several times, her cherry-like beautiful lips parted, releasing a sweet breath, and she said delightedly, “Alexander, these dresses are so beautiful, I like them… But, what are these for?” Angela pointed to some parts of the clothing model diagrams on the patterns and asked curiously.

Sun Fei looked at where Angela pointed and patiently explained the function and role of each part of the clothing. Indeed, a few sets of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” style female outfits were very complex in construction. For example, the Parisian noblewoman’s dress from one episode that made the female lead Eliza faint and fall into the sea had enough components to make anyone dizzy. Sun Fei simplified them a lot based on his own understanding, but Angela still asked several times without getting tired, her eyes shining… Fortunately, women have a naturally outstanding understanding of clothing. By the end, after an in-depth understanding, Angela had completely fallen in love with these sets of female outfits.

“I can’t wait to wear them,” the beautiful girl said.

Sun Fei covered his mouth and laughed.

It seemed that the pursuit of beauty is common to humans everywhere, regardless of time or place. The sets of clothing Sun Fei chose had each represented an era and a civilization, and they indeed quickly conquered the future Queen. This gave him more confidence in his next plan.

“Angela, I might be very busy recently. Could you and Gemma find a way to help me make these sets of clothes first to see the effect?” Sun Fei tried asking.

“No problem, I’m very familiar with Aunt Sophia, Aunt Laura, Aunt Danny, and Uncle Lawrence. They are the best tailors in Shampoo City. They can definitely make them all in the shortest time possible.” Finally able to help Alexander, Angela was extremely happy and agreed without hesitation.

“Haha, that’s great,” Sun Fei said joyfully. Then his eyes rolled, and he suddenly added, “Angela, to thank you, I’ve decided to specially design a mysterious gift for you.”

As he said this, Sun Fei grabbed the quill pen and started drawing swiftly on another piece of animal hide.

Angela’s heart was filled with joy. She eagerly waited for the gift Sun Fei was designing just for her. But until Sun Fei put down the last stroke, she still couldn’t figure out what the strange thing drawn on the animal hide was. Two circular pieces of cloth connected by three thin ribbons—it looked somewhat familiar, but the pure and kind-hearted girl truly couldn’t figure out what it was for. Was it also clothing? But how would you wear it? Where would you wear it?

Seeing Angela’s puzzled look, Sun Fei mischievously leaned close to the girl’s ear and quietly explained a few words…

“Ah… it’s actually…”

A blush instantly spread across Angela’s exquisitely carved, fair cheeks. She gave Sun Fei a half-teasing, half-annoyed glance, her shy demeanor making the whole world seem to lose its color. The girl immediately covered her face and quickly ran out of the hall.

…

Over the next few days, several strange things happened in Shampoo City.

The first thing: The money-loving Prison Warden Oleg changed his nature. Surprisingly, he took money out of his own pocket to repair the dilapidated sick and wounded convalescent home, then began large-scale renovations. He said he was following the order of King Alexander to build a new prison for holding minor offenders with less serious crimes.

This was a good thing.

The commoners of Shampoo City could finally escape the hellish, terrifying Iron Prison Water Dungeon. Previously, many prisoners sentenced to just a few months for neighbor disputes died from illness or freezing in the cold, damp environment of the Iron Prison Water Dungeon, needlessly losing their lives. The construction of the new prison should solve this problem. Thinking of this, many commoners voluntarily went to help. This left Prison Warden Oleg both stunned and greatly delighted because, with the commoners’ active participation, the construction period could definitely be shortened several times.

The second thing: Every evening, the brave and noble King Alexander would appear punctually at the small stone square in the northern district of Shampoo City. He sat with the city’s children and enthusiastically told stories. Soon, the stories of the evil Mage Doraemon and his lazy, gluttonous servant Nobita Nobi, the sacred Druid Tang Sanzang and his three summoned beasts traveling west to hunt Magical Beasts and eventually slay a dragon, and the kind Snow White successfully reclaiming her kingdom with the help of seven powerful Dwarf warriors began to spread throughout Shampoo City through the children’s mouths. Gradually, every evening, not only children but also a continuous stream of adults appeared at the stone square to listen to His Majesty the King tell stories.

After a few days, people were surprised to find that when King Alexander came to the stone square, he was wearing a set of strange clothes no one had seen before. Although these clothes looked odd, the people of Shampoo City quickly got used to them because they were worn by the great His Majesty Alexander. Moreover, after looking at them for a while, people started to feel that the clothes were actually quite good, especially the two “cloth tubes” on the legs—warm, good-looking, and practical; they seemed very nice.

Finally, on the eighth day, when Sun Fei appeared at the stone square on time again, he brought a whole cart of those peculiar clothes. He gave them away as free gifts to the children without pants and to poor families. Time was slowly moving into late autumn, and the weather would become increasingly cold. These clothes could help the poor keep warm in the chilly weather.

Of course, Sun Fei’s main intention was that through this method, the clothes he designed could gradually become popular in Shampoo City—at the very least, to make men and women like wearing pants. This was his minimum goal.

The third strange thing: On the evening of the tenth day, after Sun Fei finished telling stories as usual, he announced a new law in the name of the King to the entire Shampoo City—All children between the ages of 6 and 15, regardless of gender, must spend a certain amount of time each day receiving various trainings at the “Chambord City Civil and Military School.” This requirement would be written into the kingdom’s royal duties as an obligation for every child, and must be fulfilled. No parent could obstruct it; otherwise, it would be illegal.

The so-called “Chambord City Civil and Military School” was established in the former residence of Herald Bazel. After simple tidying, the environment and conditions were very good. What drove everyone in Shampoo City crazy was that the school’s teachers included Shampoo City’s top expert Frank Lampard and military newcomer Gordon Brook, among others. King Alexander himself even personally served as the school’s principal…

After hearing about the teaching staff, everyone was scrambling to send their children to the “Chambord City Civil and Military School.”

Some poor commoner families were initially worried about high costs, but upon learning that the school wouldn’t charge any fees, all worries vanished. In the cruel world of the Azeroth Continent, where strength is respected and the weak are preyed upon by the strong, no parent didn’t wish for their children to become noble Mages or powerful Warriors. Originally, these dreams were far beyond their reach, but now, with one command from His Majesty Alexander, this distant dream suddenly seemed close at hand, becoming vivid and real. They certainly understood that it was more like a gift than a command—a gift from the merciful His Majesty Alexander—giving the children a rare opportunity to receive guidance from high-level Star-Rank Warriors like Lampard and Brook, a chance to change their destiny and lives.

Great and merciful King Alexander.

Shampoo City had never been as lively as in these past few days, nor as cheerful. The young King Alexander always brought his subjects one unexpected surprise after another. Adults had started to get used to wearing comfortable and good-looking long pants, sitting together chatting and drinking. When they proudly mentioned that their son or daughter had received direct praise from Lord Lampard at school, they couldn’t help but shout loudly, “Long Live the King!” Clinking their glasses fiercely together, in such intoxicating sounds, they offered their best wishes to the young King.

…

Of course, Sun Fei wasn’t idle during these days either.

Besides handling these trivial matters, he spent a large amount of time each day in the Royal Palace’s library of Shampoo City. In the library, Sun Fei read almost all the books, deepening his understanding of the Azeroth Continent at an unprecedented speed. Meanwhile, Sun Fei did not give up his research on the various skills of the Diablo characters. The Barbarian Character had already reached level 20, the Mage Character reached level 10, the Paladin reached level 12, and the Necromancer reached level 12…

And he had also accumulated more than a dozen bottles of the “Hulk Potion.” Through research and experiments over these days, Sun Fei had almost completely understood the effects and functions of this variant potion. He felt it was time to use these potions to enhance the strength of Shampoo City’s leaders.