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[Assistant] Caught up a battle axe and rushed upon the Lord Drinion to kill him. And Drinion stood still as a stock for the death blow. But when the axe was raised, Caspian suddenly threw it away and cried out, I have lost my queen and my son. Shall I lose my friend also? And he fell upon the Lord Drinion's neck and embraced him and both wept and their friendship was not broken.


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[Assistant] Such was the story of Rillian. And when it was over Jill said, I bet that serpent and that woman were the same person.


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[Assistant] True, true, we think the same as you, hooted the owls. But we don't think she killed the prince, said Glimtether, because no bones. We know she didn't, said Scrub. Asplarn told Pole he was still alive somewhere.


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[Assistant] That almost makes it worse, said the oldest owl.


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[Assistant] Long ago, at the very beginning, a white witch came out of the North, and bound our land in snow and ice for a hundred years, and we think this may be one of the same crew. Very well then, said Scrub, Pole and I have got to find this prince. Can you help us? Have you any clue? You too? asked Glimmfeather. Yes, said Scrub, we know we've got to go North,


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[Assistant] And we know we've got to reach the ruins of a giant city. At this, there was a greater to wooing than ever.


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[Assistant] And noises of birds shifting their feet and ruffling their feathers.


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[Assistant] One or two owls added that even here, in the ruined tower, it wasn't nearly so dark as it had been when they began, and that the parliament had been going on quite long enough. In fact, the mere mention of a journey to the ruined city of giants seemed to have damped the spirits of those birds. But Glimmfeather said,


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[Assistant] I will, as far as the marsh wiggles, said another owl. Are you ready? said Grimfeather to Jill. I think Pearl's asleep, said Scrub.


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[Assistant] Major Crook's office. Major Crook is very busy. Lieutenant Miller talking.


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[Assistant] I want above everything else to see London. You know that.


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[Assistant] Oh, that's no condition at all. But I have one in return that I must positively insist upon.


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[Assistant] And she thinks he'll never do anything? That he has no talents?


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[Assistant] Oh my weird charm, as you call it, quite escaped him, I'm afraid. But that's not the point. The point is rather what Kate may be persuaded to believe.


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[Assistant] Oh, certainly. I may rattle around the world till I'm black and blue. So, if it's a question of sending me somewhere...


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[Assistant] What, you mean you're to leave us? Go abroad? He would prefer it, yes.


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[Assistant] No, and I haven't spoken of him to her either.


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[Assistant] But surely if I haven't mentioned him till now she may wonder why I've been making a mystery of him.


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[Assistant] Together you and I. Oh my dearest girl.


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[Assistant] When for goodness sake do we do anything else? Not now, when Susan Stringer may burst in upon us at any moment, but somewhere undisturbed. Where should we go? Tomorrow morning, Kensington Gardens. I'm afraid tomorrow morning for me is not possible.


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[Assistant] Oh dear. I did so want to be out when Sir Luke comes to see Susie. Oh, but never mind. I can find some other excuse for my absence, I'm quite sure.


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[Assistant] I like to think so. In fact, I'm entirely in her hands and glad to be.


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[Assistant] No, we shall have two companions, two ladies, just four dreary women.


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[Assistant] Because when you talk to me of life as you once did, I remember. I take it that you mean well. Mostly gentle.


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[Assistant] Yes, it's all extremely beautiful. I adore the place already. In fact I think I should like to die here.


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[Assistant] I do everything. What am I doing now? One can't do more than live.


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[Assistant] Once again, I'm enormously grateful to you for your extreme kindness to me, but you need have no fear of my taking you seriously.


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[Assistant] Have you got pleasant rooms? I mean will you find it easy to work there?


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[Assistant] It's enough for me that you'll come and visit us until, well, for as long as that remains a possibility.


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[Assistant] Yes, to you. I was afraid when you came to call last time, and I believe that you found that we already had a visitor, that you might have left us immediately. Oh, I'm glad that you did not.


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[Assistant] Aye. Are any of these jumping out as aye to you, Mari?


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[Assistant] No, he's trying to reverse psychology, yes, is what's happening. I think cat is legitimately a good option here.


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[Assistant] Fuck yeaah. Simone, I'm sorry for telling you to shut the fuck up.


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[Assistant] Vampire? Definitely. You click it. Click vampire. I'm clicking it. Yea. Perfect. Awesome. Steak Farm is an insurance company.


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[Assistant] The saloon doors, they have iconic doors.


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[Assistant] Yup. Chicken farm? It's gotta be cuckoo, right? Cuckoo chickens? Yeah, I mean in Zelda they're called cuckoes.


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[Assistant] Alright, I'm seeing if there's a- You could technically take a chicken to the vet.


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[Assistant] Also, sorry, the team leader for the red team here, that's 100% just Angelina Jolie from hackers, right?


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[Assistant] Memorial too. Okay. Soldiers, memories.


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[Assistant] I think, I think, I'm guessing Jenna is probably thinking of vet as a veterinarian rather than veteran. A veteran, as we said.


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[Assistant] Memory memorial. I think it's gotta be memory because memorials are for mem-memory-memory-memory meaning.


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[Assistant] Alright, I feel really good about battery too. Which one do you want to hit first?


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[Assistant] No, it's real. No, it's an Olympic event. There is a wonderful Vox video about it.


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[Assistant] I think most of the race walking I've seen isn't around a track, it's usually along a course. It's usually more than a mile. Fuck.


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[Assistant] Yeah, but maybe Brian saw a lap and thought that the top part of your legs where your cat go.


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[Assistant] Texted my friend the other morning. Another scorcher.


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[Assistant] A lot of people theorize that the pyramids have non-human origins.


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[Assistant] Yep, they don't got one. Uhm.


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[Assistant] Jesus. They lap water out of bowls?


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[Assistant] Gen- okay, for the gen- for the second Corgi clue, I genuinely don't- like, I feel like the first one's gotta be tail. Cause dogs have tails.


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[Assistant] So here's my question for you, Jenna. Do you know of any like, celebrity Gorgies who might be named Bill or Noah?


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[Assistant] Yeah, but like you don't think of a dog's nails when you're thinking about all the things a dog has.


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[Assistant] Me too. Alright, I'm gonna put one out there for the power of love.


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[Assistant] Contract is the one that seems like is my first instinct here.


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[Assistant] I feel like if it was, uh, yeah, Brian would have picked a different word if we weren't supposed to go near contract. Let's go with it.


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[Assistant] No, it was, it wasn't because I didn't see. Anyways.


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[Assistant] Yeah, you know, taking one step backward. Okay.


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[Assistant] And then you go a few hours later, completely different plays going on.


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[Assistant] But we are not so much conscious of time in terms of years and decades or certainly not centuries. So what happens is that in the big picture, say if we consider


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[Assistant] Presently, America is considered the world's most powerful country. Of course, that may change soon. But still, if we consider America at just a few hundred years old.


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[Assistant] If you consider, in that sense, if somebody had a time machine and they went 500 years


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[Assistant] Well, probably America would be completely different from what it is now.


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[Assistant] And in some ways, in many ways it would apply to India also, although India is among the


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[Assistant] Few if not only living civilization that goes back into antiquity. But still, the point is that entire civilizations


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[Assistant] Can disappear or can completely be transformed


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[Assistant] Another way we could understand that this is a stage is that even during our lives, we have certain roles to play and those roles can change at any moment.


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[Assistant] We get certain roles to play at certain times. That, so we could say


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[Assistant] Podiums, some platforms for performing. Sometimes there's a big platform, sometimes there's a small platform. And it keeps changing.


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[Assistant] So, that is, once, now in a practical sense, some people are performers. They go on the stage, or they go on the dais, they go on the pulpit, and they speak or perform whatever.


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[Assistant] Now, we could look at it from a spiritual perspective, as you said, that uhm,


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[Assistant] That's an excellent example. Yeah, so we could say that.


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[Assistant] When Arjuna says that, I just don't see any future.


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[Assistant] Then, if either of these or worse, if both of these become untalatable,


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[Assistant] Then that is when we have what could be called as identity crisis. And at this time when we have identity crisis, so that is actually an opportunity.


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[Assistant] Nowadays the concept of identity is often thought of as multi-level or multi-form.


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[Assistant] We all have say, we have identity as males, we have identity as monks, we have identity as Indians, we have identity as Maharashtrians, we have identity as engineers or management graduates or whatever. So we have multiple identities.


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[Assistant] Or, emotional investment we could say, with certain identities and less with certain identities.


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[Assistant] So in some ways, the emotional trauma that we experience because of the events in life,


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[Assistant] Is not just because of the events, but is also because of the threat those events pose


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[Assistant] And that was the identity crisis where he had to look deeper.


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[Assistant] So I talk about multi-level and multiple identities, but most of the identities are functional identities.


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[Assistant] And we may not be fighting a battle, we may not have to fight against our relatives, but still we all face a crisis of identity at times. And that is the time when the Bhagavita's message can resonate most deeply with us.


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[Assistant] That's tough. If you continue the stage metaphor, we could say that on the stage when the play is being enacted,


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[Assistant] Sometimes the play might take a horrible turn.


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[Assistant] So this is not to deny the reality of the, or the gravity of the problem, it is also to contextualize it.


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[Assistant] See there are, our mind often tends to catastrophize the situations we are in. Yes.


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[Assistant] Life is tough and this is going to, as you said, a new normal, maybe, maybe in some ways things will be different, things will be much much


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[Assistant] Uh, we may have to live constrained lives in various physically, financially, socially for some time. That's definitely a change which we'll have to make. But it could also be that maybe this will


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[Assistant] This will cut away the superficialities in our life. We all get ourselves invested in various things.


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[Assistant] So, we emotionally, socially,


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[Assistant] Physically, we get entangled various things and there are necessities, then there are things which we need.


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[Assistant] Now want is not necessarily a bad thing, but we could all have dreams or aspirations. But there are also some things which are


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[Assistant] Oh you should have, you should have this kind of clothes, you should have this kind of phone, you should have this kind of device, this kind of devices, you should have this kind of fashion.


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[Assistant] So maybe a move toward simple living, uh, is what can come as a positive. I often define simplicity as


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[Assistant] Then both of them can be a distractor. So we all have important things to do in life.


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[Assistant] But in some ways our culture, it is a market economy and not just a market economy, it is filled with what are called as lifestyle products, with lots of luxuries and we get caught in those things.


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[Assistant] And do we really need those things? Let us survey that 90% of the people who buy a new version of a phone


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[Assistant] They don't use 90% of the new features of that phone.


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[Assistant] And cut away the superficialities that we have because of the world's pressure


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[Assistant] A world's glamorization, a world's propaganda, we have acquired those things. We have assumed those things. What are your thoughts?


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[Assistant] Dharmasya glani, we could say in that sense is a distortion of our identity.


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[Assistant] And soul is a part of Krishna, is meant to serve Krishna. And if we go deeper, specifically within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition,


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[Assistant] Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition also has this special contribution that we can play a role


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[Assistant] And the whole idea of acting as a way of salvation, that's the title of his book.


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[Assistant] The idea is within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition we have the concept of Raganuga Bhakti. Raga Atmika and Raganuga are two related terms. The idea is that


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[Assistant] If we have some sense of which particular devotee we are connected with or we are inspired by in the spiritual world, we play that role. But at our level, we could say we play the role of a devotee.


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[Assistant] In some ways, we may talk about, say, we want to remove the makeup, take out the masks.


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[Assistant] Uh, remove the costumes. But we might feel that when we are practicing bhakti, you know, we put on a tillak, we put on a dress. This is not one more thing which we are taking. But at one level it is.


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[Assistant] So, the impressions at one level, when we practice bhakti, what do we do? Bhakti also forms new impressions.


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[Assistant] So somebody might be passionate about cricket, somebody might be passionate about politics. So reading all those also forms impressions. Somebody becomes passionate about Krishna, that also forms impressions. So is it just another set of impressions? Somebody might get absorbed in, uh, in, uh,


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[Assistant] Something, you know, a few years ago or maybe a decade ago or so there was a movie about, uh, uh, Gandhi ji. There was, I forget that character.


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[Assistant] This person started, he started practising Gandhigiri. He started seeing that I am getting Gandhi.


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[Assistant] And Gandhi is telling me, what would Gandhi do in this situation? What would Gandhi do in that situation?


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[Assistant] And he started acting in a noble way. He was like a hooligan who turned into a good person. That became almost like a cult following for some time. So the idea is that resolve things peacefully.


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[Assistant] Is Krishna bhakti also, we become obsessed in Krishna and then Krishna becomes like a creation of our own mind and we see that. Is it just one impression and a projection?


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[Assistant] Well at one level it can seem like that, but from a philosophical perspective,


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[Assistant] The very fact that we have consciousness means there is a fundamental self.


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[Assistant] So what the bhagavita says is, or what the bhakti tradition says broadly speaking is that


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[Assistant] Bhakti is another impression we are forming, but bhakti, it is an impression that we form


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[Assistant] So it is an outer impression that leads to an inner activation.


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[Assistant] Most other outer impressions will only lead to some projections, psychological projections.


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[Assistant] So psychological projection means, as somebody loves cricket, they may fantasize about cricket players. So it's a psychological projection, they are projecting it.


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[Assistant] Giving up who we are or becoming somebody else. It is about


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[Assistant] Practicing a set of processes which


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[Assistant] So in that sense, the practices of bhakti are, we accept that the world is a stage, we accept that we have to play a role in the stage.


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[Assistant] But we play that role in a mood of service to Krishna. We practice bhakti.


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[Assistant] And our particular roles also we do in a mode of service to Krishna and by that our real identity as spiritual being starts becoming awakened, activated.


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[Assistant] That is true. So what you are saying is that


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[Assistant] There cannot be any impressions which will be processed and which will lead to further actions. One of the classic arguments which I have found for refuting the idea that consciousness itself is an illusion, some people say. That consciousness itself is an illusion. Okay, the question is whose illusion?


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[Assistant] When you say there is an illusion, there is somebody who is perceiving it to be an illusion.


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[Assistant] The perceiver of the mirage is real and what the perception can be an illusion.


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[Assistant] If the perceiver itself is an illusion, then there will be no perception, no perception and no possibility of perception. So there has to be a foundation that is real. So the original, just like a multi-story building,


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[Assistant] So similarly, our identity may have multiple layers and levels and many impressions.


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[Assistant] But we won't have that sense of identity.


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[Assistant] Even if illusion is real or illusory perception is real,


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[Assistant] The perceiver, even if the perception is illusory, the perceiver needs to be real.


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[Assistant] And in that sense, there has to be an original self. Like Prabhupada would say,


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[Assistant] We can all have false egos, but there has to be a true ego, otherwise how can there be a false ego?


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[Assistant] Now, what I am saying is, the important point is related to the extended point. See, I am here and I am perceiving something.


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[Assistant] That, uh, we could connect it this way that firstly that we if the world is a stage


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[Assistant] Uh, it said that fiction, good fiction is


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[Assistant] So what do we aspire for most deeply in life? We consider our deepest aspirations to love and be loved. So the mirage, we are thinking that


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[Assistant] We are forming, playing various roles, forming various relationships. Through all these, we are trying to be loved and be loved.


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[Assistant] So there is no water in the mirage, but water exists somewhere else.


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[Assistant] But not only do we have an identity outside the stage, an original identity, but there is also an original love beyond the stage. And that original love is for Krishna. So bhakti is about acting on the stage in such a way that


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[Assistant] On the stage there can be many objects that can attract our attention and our love. But we specifically focus on those objects that connect us with Krishna. And in that way,


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[Assistant] All the roles that are assumed by us, anyatha rupam, we give them up, swa rupena vivastiti. So we practice living the life of a devotee, still


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[Assistant] 11th chapter of the Bhagavita, which is the Virat Rupa, the universal form, there is the Kaala Rupa. And the destructive form of Krishna. And there, there are two metaphors. There are Yatha Pradeeptam Jalanam Patanga. And Yatha Nadeena Bahu Ambuvega.


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[Assistant] So Vedanta Deshika is a commentator in the Srivashna tradition, the prominent followers


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[Assistant] It's body is reduced to ashes, it's dreams, it's life, it's everything has ended.


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[Assistant] So, this moth represents people who are attached to their material roles. You know, everything is destroyed at the time of death.


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[Assistant] On the other hand, he says, when the river moves toward the ocean, when the river reaches the ocean, the river doesn't lose its nature.


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[Assistant] Rather the river enters into a bigger body which shares the same nature.


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[Assistant] So a moth is, moth's existence ends, but a river's existence, the water that comprises a river, that existence goes on eternally, goes on forever.


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[Assistant] So similarly, souls who live spiritually, they attain the divine, they attain Krishna, and they unite in love with him. Another thing he says is, a mock journey to the


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[Assistant] But a river, even when it is flowing toward the ocean, it actually nourishes the land around it.


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[Assistant] And so many grains and fruits and flowers grow because of that.


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[Assistant] So their spirituality and their consciousness, their character, their culture, it nourishes so many others.


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[Assistant] And in that sense, both in this life as well as at the end of life,


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[Assistant] So we started by discussing why the world is like a stage. It's because the world civilizations themselves are temporary.


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[Assistant] And our roles also are temporary, even within this lifetime. Then if it's a stage, then, uh, what happens when, uh,


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[Assistant] Human form and the practice of bhakti is a way by which we can, we can play the role that is original for us.


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[Assistant] So, bhakti, bhakti is also a role but it is a role which activates.


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[Assistant] The nature of the soul, it's not just a psychological projection, it's a spiritual revelation. And then it talked about how this play is going to end for everyone, but depending on how we play our part, our destination will be accordingly. Either we can go on in this play repeatedly or we can


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[Assistant] Come out of the play and go to the original abode of Krishna.


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[Assistant] And we talk about reality and illusion that this, that perceptions can be an illusion, but the perceiver can't be an illusion.


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[Assistant] We can have many many roles, but there has to be some foundation beyond it.


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[Assistant] There is no possible, there is no original awareness, there cannot be any false awareness also. Any points I missed out? Any points you would like to add?


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[Assistant] All day long, I wash it and dry, to bring my little cookie all the way from Shanghai.


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[Assistant] But how you give me... They ain't got no time for monkey business. Huh? You give me a thousand dollar?


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[Assistant] We have by far the safest food supply in the entire world.


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[Assistant] If I buy chicken at the grocery store, should I assume it's safe for me?


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[Assistant] It's absolutely powerful. Uhm, what is a challenge? This is what I'm looking at now.


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[Assistant] That's not something I knew within the rules. Yeah. Uhm, I did lose that challenge and it gave me six cards, so that blows.


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[Assistant] That seems, that's wild. That's Joe's style. I like it.


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[Assistant] Yeah, Simone and Pat are, are creepin' up on Uno.


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[Assistant] This is like that Kona about greatest Swordmaster in the world doesn't have to worry about the second greatest Swordmaster in the world, but they do have to worry about an amateur.


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[Assistant] Alright, new game, round two. Pat won the last one, I think we're gonna sweep him this time.


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[Assistant] Now, Simone might be able to. Yeaah, this is tricky because the only alliances I can forge are with Brian and Clayton. And I can't message Clayton, so any alliance we would have would have to be public.


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[Assistant] Hmm. Makes me less likely to have an alliance with Brian. I'm sorry, that's all I have. I just had one green. Alright, well that's fair. You know?


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[Assistant] It made me draw a card and then I couldn't play it, so that was just it.


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[Assistant] What don't you want, Josh? What are you getting that you don't want?


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[Assistant] Here's the thing is, when you don't have a card that you can use to dunk on somebody, it's just clicking one of the cards that the game just offers you. And it's sort of like uhm, am I really playing this?


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[Assistant] Oh, interesting. I mean, I can't just accept them. I have to challenge you. Uh, and I did lose. Well played, Brian.


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[Assistant] Always my plan when I had that reversal. I said I'm gonna set up a trap.


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[Assistant] None of my reaching out to Josh via message has been responded to, so.


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[Assistant] Feels like you're puttin' this category, okay, like the ladies category, and you're like, no, we're just skateboarders.


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[Assistant] Finally, Roland could not stay in his bedroom all day and he had to go to the office.


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[Assistant] It was almost dusk when Nightingale informed him that Tilly wanted to meet him.


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[Assistant] Roland had to put on a coat, comb his long hair, and take a pile of writing papers to the office.


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[Assistant] He opened the door and found that tilly and ashes were there waiting for him.


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[Assistant] Seeing Roland holding heavy stuff, Ashes immediately took the thick stack of papers.


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[Assistant] This left Roland feeling quite surprised as he never expected that Ashes, who had always been dissatisfied with him, would help him one day.


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[Assistant] The sunset pierced through a French window, dyeing the walls orange-red.


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[Assistant] At the same time, it also left a ray of gold on them. All of this somewhat gave them a sense of parting. Roland had already guessed Tilly's intention.


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[Assistant] Though Roland did not want them to leave, he knew that this day finally would come.


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[Assistant] Besides, it was very sincere of them not to leave when he was in a coma.


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[Assistant] I'm here to say goodbye to you, Tilly said calmly. I have to go back to Sleeping Island to resolve the Bloodfang Association issues.


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[Assistant] Roland stared at Tilly's dainty face and eyes which reflected the sunset.


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[Assistant] After a while of silence, Roland said, I see. When does the charming beauty arrive in the western region? I'll make a farewell dinner for you. Wait a moment.


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[Assistant] He was suddenly stunned and asked, you mean that you'll come back? Ashes could not help but cover her mouth.


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[Assistant] Roland opened his mouth in surprise, but had nothing to say.


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[Assistant] After a while, he asked, is it because of the months of demons? Could it not be for something else?


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[Assistant] Tilly stretched her hands and said, Don't you have higher expectations for me? He was completely astonished. Will you? Yes, what you thought is right.


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[Assistant] Tilly outspokenly said, I'll take the news to Sleeping Island that you won the battle against the church.


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[Assistant] I'll also tell them they needn't live a troubling life and hide on the small island any longer because the church has completely lost control of city of Neverwinter of Greycastle in the western region.


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[Assistant] When you're ready, I shall bring the witches who would like to come to the western region to settle down here.


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[Assistant] At that time, I hope you won't complain that they eat too much.


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[Assistant] Roland's heart was filled with indescribable excitement as he said. They're welcome in the western region at any time.


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[Assistant] But your castle isn't big enough to accommodate so many witches.


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[Assistant] If only half of them would like to come, the number is still several times bigger than that of the witch union. What's more, most of them aren't combat witches.


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[Assistant] I'm planning to hire ships to deliver them when the months of demons are over for the routes are much safer at that time. Princess Tilly revealed a sly grin. He promised without any hesitation.


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[Assistant] There wouldn't be any problems, for Carl will build enough accommodation before the next spring.


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[Assistant] Tilly stretched out three fingers and said, In addition, I hope that you can promise me three extra conditions, brother.


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[Assistant] Tilly was so serious that Roland subconsciously sat upright. Go ahead.


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[Assistant] Firstly, you can't constrain them if they want to leave City of Neverwinter for other towns.


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[Assistant] No problem, he replied instantly, but at the moment, the kingdom of Grey Castle isn't unified and I can't guarantee that people in other domains will treat witches equally.


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[Assistant] Thus, for the sake of safety, I advise them to just settle in the western region or upon sleeping island temporarily.


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[Assistant] It won't be late for them to leave the western region by the time I'm able to control the entire kingdom. It's just a hypothesis.


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[Assistant] Tilly nodded with satisfaction and continued, Secondly, you can't force them to work for you if they aren't willing to.


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[Assistant] Roland poured two cups of tea for them and said, Can I allure them to work for me?


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[Assistant] Tilly gave him an affirming look and said, It's okay if you don't use forcible methods. Deal. He could not help smiling.


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[Assistant] Since they were busy seeking shelters after basically awakening, it was quite easy for Roland to make those naive little girls plunge themselves into the waves of industrialization. He had a massive rewarding mechanism to absorb them.


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[Assistant] Except for salaries, it would be attractive enough for them to work for him if he set the rule that only working witches had the rights to enjoy scented soaps, delicious wine, and ice cream.


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[Assistant] Capital sugar-coated bullets were far more compelling than pure violence.


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[Assistant] Lastly, I hope that sleeping spell can exist independently.


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[Assistant] When speaking of this point, Tilly appeared to be somewhat hesitant because she thought that this condition was a little harsh.


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[Assistant] Of course, I'll hand over a part of the money earned by Sleeping Spell to City of Neverwinter. The Sleeping Spell? Roland was in a daze.


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[Assistant] He remembered that this bounty organization was formed to resolve the conflicts between combat witches and assistant witches while making profits for Sleeping Island.


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[Assistant] In other words, almost all of the witches on the island belong to the sleeping spell.


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[Assistant] If the organization became independent, it meant that Tilly got the control of all witches in it.


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[Assistant] He soon realized why Princess Tilly had been hesitant to say the words.


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[Assistant] If the sleeping spell settled down here as an independently self-administrative organization, it was the sleeping spell that would still decide to accept bounty missions or dispatch witches to the fjords.


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[Assistant] So what Tilly had asked for looked like she was taking precautions against him. However, Roland agreed instantly. Of course it can.


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[Assistant] Though only if they abide by the internal laws of the Western region. Isn't the sleeping spell like a private company? Roll and thought.


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[Assistant] Actually speaking, the minute he realized that the witches on Sleeping Island would settle down here, he had mixed feelings of joys and worries, not knowing whether he should conscript them into the witch union or not.


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[Assistant] As one of the three major administrative agencies along with City Hall and the First Army, the Witch Union must be controlled by Wendy, who was loyal to him, so that he could rest assured. But there were too many witches on Sleeping Island.


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[Assistant] Once all of them join the witch union, Wendy's control would be abetted and it would be less righteous for him to intervene and manage at that time.


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[Assistant] But if they did not join the witch union, he did not want to seem callous towards those witches.


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[Assistant] As such, with Tilly's condition, Roland now felt relieved.


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[Assistant] In addition, it was normal for Tilly to feel a little worried, for trust itself needed time to build.


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[Assistant] Tilly now felt relaxed, saying, then I shall go back to my bedroom to pack my stuff. The charming beauty will arrive in three days.


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[Assistant] Except for the combat witches who followed me, I'll take iffy and soft feathers with me.


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[Assistant] Once the Bloodfang Association issues are resolved, I'll send them back. You won't come back until the months of demons are over?


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[Assistant] You've asked me whether it was because of the months of demons, and I've also said that I don't deny that. She blinked her eyes. That means you'll come back in advance? Roland asked her closely.


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[Assistant] Tilly nodded and said, just like last year, brother.


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[Assistant] I'll fight with you against demonic beasts until the heavy snow stops.


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[Assistant] When the two were about to leave, Ashes, who walked behind Princess Tilly, suddenly stopped and turned around to say, Your Majesty, I owe you an apology.


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[Assistant] This was the first time that ashes had used polite words when talking to Roland. Well...


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[Assistant] As for those episodes happening in the palace, I'm very. Roll and explain to Ashes.


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[Assistant] Ashes shook her head and said, We all know that he isn't you.


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[Assistant] He can neither lead us to defeat the Church nor offer enough freedom and trust to us witches.


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[Assistant] She paused and continued, each which will remember what you've done, and you're more qualified to be Lady Tilly's brother than him.


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[Assistant] If Ashes said such words, these would also be Tilly's thoughts. They did not believe that he was Prince Roland. Roland did not know whether to laugh or cry. Was this some kind of recognition?


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[Assistant] Staring at his smiling sister behind ashes, he abruptly realized something.


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[Assistant] The extraordinary covered her chest with the right hand and slightly bent.


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[Assistant] Her black ponytail hung down upon her shoulders and her golden eyes were like the shining stars in the evening. Envoy Ashes salutes you, your majesty.


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[Assistant] Three days later, the farewell dinner which Andrea had long waited for finally arrived.


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[Assistant] What she had awaited was not the farewell, but the new delicious food His Majesty promised.


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[Assistant] Since the last farewell, she had always remembered that there had been more delicious food than just ice cream. So Andrea had expected to taste it this time.


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[Assistant] But the battle against the church was of great significance and so she was reluctant to suggest it. But now, she could have a taste.


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[Assistant] The dinner was not held in the castle, but in the expanded castle backyard.


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[Assistant] Through a long corridor formed by olives and entering the center of the backyard, Andreas smelled a thick scent before seeing any food. Was it crystal fish from the Everwinter's Glacier? Or was it flavored egg from the Wolfheart's Cliff?


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[Assistant] Or was it the rainbow trout from the fjords that's known for its delicious taste? No, no, no!


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[Assistant] I haven't smelled anything that bears a scent so tempting before.


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[Assistant] Molly lit her lips and said, what an enviable life.


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[Assistant] Breeze embraced Lotus and Evelyn together and then explained to Molly, I haven't had many chances to enjoy it. It's them you should envy. Candle explained.


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[Assistant] This kind of dinner isn't held every day and the dessert is only served every three days. Only served every three days.


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[Assistant] Ashes took a glimpse of Andrea, though she could not control her saliva either. She said, hey, don't drool out.


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[Assistant] If it was at an ordinary time, Andrea would have sneered back, but now her attention was completely drawn to round stumps at the side of the backyard. They appeared to grow out of the ground at the first sight.


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[Assistant] The tree trunk was so thick and sturdy that as many as seven or eight people could encircle it.


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[Assistant] The hot air coming out from its inside made it look like something was burning.


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[Assistant] When she walked closer she found that the tree trunk had been hollowed out.


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[Assistant] A huge iron pot was erected on top of the stumps and the thick scent was coming out from it with soup.


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[Assistant] In addition, there were various different foods on the short table beside the trunk. They were various, but common at the dining table. What made her more confused was that the food was raw.


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[Assistant] This was the first time that Andrea had seen such a kind of dinner.


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[Assistant] There were no attendants, no white cloth, no music and no crowds of people. Each one sat around the stumps in a circle. It looked like that they had to do it by themselves. What Andrea thought was true.


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[Assistant] After all of the witches arrived, Roland clapped his hands to indicate that the dinner had begun.


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[Assistant] He explained to all of the witches, this is a hot pot dinner.


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[Assistant] It's very easy to eat. Simply put all the food you like into the pot and enjoy it when it's cooked. Fall is the best season to enjoy hot pots.


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[Assistant] As a very popular cooking method, it was quite easy to make a hot pot. Even the simplest vegetables could be delicious.


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[Assistant] The most important thing was that hotpots were very down to earth.


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[Assistant] Therefore, they were much easier to promote relationships among people than traditional banquets.


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[Assistant] As a farewell dinner, hotpots could reduce people's sadness and depression. A hotpot's essence lay in its soup stock.


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[Assistant] In this age cooking methods were largely monotonous.


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[Assistant] Usually, one ingredient had only one taste and people had to pay more attention to the quality of materials themselves.


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[Assistant] Roland had ordered chefs to mix various ingredients that had distinguished flavors and put them in a pot before to cook them.


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[Assistant] They included whole chickens, porcine bones, bird beak mushrooms, seafood, spice and so on.


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[Assistant] So the soup stock was very rich in taste, a taste that could not be made by only cooking one or two raw materials.


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[Assistant] It was Leaf who made the hotpot table that had a style of nature.


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[Assistant] She had cast the power of Harf Forest to make the plants grow quickly.


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[Assistant] At her will, they had become what Roland had asked for without any extra transformations. They were covered inside with a thermal insulation coating.


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[Assistant] Even if the spirit lamps were lit, they would not set the tables on fire.


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[Assistant] Instead, the temperature of the inner walls would spread gradually over to the entire stumps.


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[Assistant] If they put their hands on a table top, they would feel a lukewarm heat.


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[Assistant] As Andrea put some cooked meat into her mouth, she could not help but hum because of the strong and rich flavor.


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[Assistant] As tens of delicious food materials assailed her tongue and the hot soup flowed down her throat into her stomach, Andrea could not stop eating, though this feeling was totally different from ice cream bread.


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[Assistant] According to the table manner of the nobles, they should not take new food until they had finished the food upon their plates.


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[Assistant] However, they could not keep that manor with the hotpots created by his majesty. Otherwise, they would have nothing left after finishing their food. The other witches on the table were no longer elegant.


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[Assistant] In other words, a hotpot had nothing to do with elegance.


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[Assistant] There were even several plates of delicious food in front of Lady Tilly.


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[Assistant] Even Ashes had picked up food several times from the plates in front of her.


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[Assistant] Without seasoning the boiled soup can be closer to the original flavor. Who has said these words?


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[Assistant] In my memories, someone considered salt and spice as a barbaric way of cooking and said that real nobles will never use them to cook, but today, what I've seen is different from what she said. If it was before, Andrea might argue with her.


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[Assistant] But now, she had realized what was the most important thing.


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[Assistant] It was more important to enjoy the hotpot than play words with ashes. She lightly glimpsed at ashes.


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[Assistant] Without hesitation, she pushed Ash's spoon away and scooped a piece of floating meat into her bowl. This time, Andrea ate contently.


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[Assistant] Roland spent all his time copying the textbooks after Tilly bid her farewell. He first started with the basic courses.


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[Assistant] As he had just got a chance to revisit the knowledge long forgotten, naturally, he needed to take the advantage of it and add the missing information to the textbooks previously drafted based purely on his memory.


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[Assistant] Second, he had to improve the designs of the current equipment used in the city of Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] Roland knew there was still a big difference between an acceptable machine and a good one.


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[Assistant] A more comprehensive design could further enhance the productivity and efficiency of steam engines and machine tools.


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[Assistant] Based on the new design, ANA have finally completed the first steam turbine.


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[Assistant] Roll and hurry to the backyard of North Slope soon after he heard the news.


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[Assistant] He and Anna both sat on the workstation, appreciating the charm of this colossal apparatus.


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[Assistant] At this moment, Roland felt his relationship with Anna was totally different from the ones he used to have with other girls in the modern world.


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[Assistant] The machine was nearly 6 meters long and was connected to an external preheating boiler and a steam boiler.


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[Assistant] For the most part, it looked like a huge metal roller tightly wrapped around by dense impellers.


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[Assistant] As its spindle was driven by high pressure steam when the machine was heated by coal, the new turbine was much more efficient than old reciprocating steam engines, and it also produced far fewer noises and vibrations.


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[Assistant] As a power source of a new generation, the first model of the machine turbine would be used to help with Thunder's naval exploration.


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[Assistant] Unfortunately, in spite of its versatility, Roland did not plan to build a second turbine for the time being.


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[Assistant] For one thing, the plant did not have the capability to manufacture a similar one within a short period of time yet.


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[Assistant] For another, Anna would soon need to focus on improving machine tools. How do you like it? Anna turned around and nuzzled up to Roland. I'm good, aren't I?


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[Assistant] Unlike most girls, Anna could not be happier whenever she turned a paper design into a physical reality.


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[Assistant] Every time she completed a major project, she would not conceal her delight and satisfaction.


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[Assistant] Roland could tell that Anna was contended with the life she had now. Of course you are, but I'm just a tad better than you.


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[Assistant] Roland wiped off the dirt on her cheeks with a smile, leaving a hint of gray streaks on her face.


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[Assistant] Every time he gazed into her clear blue eyes, he swallowed back the words he had prepared to say, the words that he had promised Nightingale to convey to Anna.


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[Assistant] Although Roland had resolved to make his confession, he did not realize how hard it actually was until he really tried to do so.


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[Assistant] No justifications could lift the burden off his shoulders.


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[Assistant] For the past few days, he had occupied himself by preparing books and drafting designs to temporarily forget about the possible consequences of this inevitable talk.


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[Assistant] However, his indecision was also hurting the people he cared for, especially Nightingale, who had been eager for an answer. Roland knew he could not keep dawdling like this.


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[Assistant] When the boilers gradually cooled down and the steam turbine eventually came to a halt, Roland took a deep breath and whispered in Anna's ear, Come to my bedroom tonight. We need to talk. Roland sat in front of his desk after night descended. He could hear his heart throbbing frantically in his chest.


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[Assistant] Nobody in this era cares about how many women a noble owns as they do in the modern world. I'm just following my heart. Nobody will think it's something that breaks a social norm.


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[Assistant] Roland revolved rapidly a multitude of reasons in his mind, but turned them down one by one.


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[Assistant] He felt two voices in his head debating and wrestling with each other.


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[Assistant] He wanted to add the last missing part to the book only to find his quill suspending in the air, not a single word written down. His anguish ended when Anna pushed the door open. The heated argument in his head instantly stopped.


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[Assistant] Rolland put down the quill and fixed his eyes on the girl. Anna looked nothing unusual. She was cloaked in an oversized pajama. A strand of damp fringes was clinging to her forehead.


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[Assistant] A faint, placid smile was lingering in her eyes, and she looked as serene as ever.


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[Assistant] Roland somehow remembered that after the months of Demons of the first year, Anna had voluntarily waited for him at the stairs.


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[Assistant] She never whined or complained, but simply told him her thoughts and what she wanted explicitly. Now it was his turn.


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[Assistant] Roland pulled her to the desk and slowly confessed what had bothered him all this time. An ensuing silence fell between them.


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[Assistant] The silence was so long that Roland thought Anna would turn away abruptly and leave the room.


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[Assistant] I don't want you to spit it out that fast, but at the same time, I wish you could talk to me as soon as you can. Now I finally don't need to worry about this matter anymore. Roland Gaped You've known it from the beginning.


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[Assistant] Anna replied bluntly, I can tell that you have feelings for Nightingale.


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[Assistant] The more hesitant you seem to be, the more it shows that you care about me.


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[Assistant] But I also hope you can open up to me earlier because I would like to share your burden no matter what it is. And I'll let out a sigh at these words.


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[Assistant] I never dreamed that I would win a royal family member's affections. I thought I would be very contented to just be with you.


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[Assistant] After you told me that you would one day marry me, I changed my mind, Roland. I won't share you with anybody. I'm sorry. Aye.


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[Assistant] You don't need to apologize, for love knows no right or wrong. Plus, I feel glad that you've picked this moment to confess to me.


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[Assistant] Anna paused for a second and then said, You aren't a man from this world, are you? Roland's heart stopped with a queer jerk.


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[Assistant] Nobody, whether he's a noble or a civilian, will ever feel hesitant or restless because of this kind of problem, unless he was brought up in a completely different world.


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[Assistant] In the book, I wrote that you were a guest from another world, a world that wasn't hell or an abyss, but a more pleasant place. You brought knowledge we've never heard of. It was God that sent you to me.


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[Assistant] At this point, Roland realized there was no need for him to continue to conceal his identity.


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[Assistant] He replied, you're overall right, except some little details. Anna giggled. I also wrote that you would tell me about Nightingale in the book. It appears I've got at least two things right. Roland suddenly found Anna was not only good at learning, she also had terrifying perspicacity.


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[Assistant] Before Roland could make a reply, Anna had taken his hand. She pronounced her words slowly but decisively.


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[Assistant] Anna pressed her kiss to Roland's forehead and said, Good night, your majesty. With a creak, the door was closed. The room became quiet and tranquil again.


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[Assistant] It took Roland quite a while to fully recover from the shock he had gone through after Anna left.


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[Assistant] The King's City of the Kingdom of Dawn was currently undergoing extreme political turbulence.


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[Assistant] Even Yorko, who did not normally partake in politics, could easily perceive the underlying tension.


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[Assistant] Since the new king ascended the throne, residences had been constantly broken in and searched by soldiers.


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[Assistant] Rumors about rebellions of lords at the border remain afloat in taverns.


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[Assistant] Foreign commodities on the exhibition had largely reduced, and even Yorko's caravan had suspended the slave trades.


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[Assistant] According to Hill, Abin Moya had not only taken in slaves from the kingdom of Wolfheart, but had also liberated them from slavery.


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[Assistant] It was a good deed, but unfortunately, the act impeded Roland's plan.


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[Assistant] Yorko did not worry the slightest about the interruption of the business, for he did not see any potential losses from it.


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[Assistant] The cavern was provided by Denise, and there was no overhead cost of trading in slaves.


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[Assistant] He did not really care about that little money he had earned from the trading.


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[Assistant] As long as he was still the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Grey Castle, sooner or later he would find the other profitable business opportunities.


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[Assistant] On the other hand, there had been some progress in the formation of the Alliance.


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[Assistant] Three days after the coronation of Appen, Yoruko was summoned to the palace and was inquired about the details of the alliance agreement by the new king.


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[Assistant] After Appen learned that the church had suffered a serious defeat at Coldwind Ridge, he delightedly put his fingerprint on the agreement.


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[Assistant] Yoruko was pleased that after numerous restless nights, the first task His Majesty had assigned to him had, at length, officially come to an end. His good mood, however, did not last long.


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[Assistant] All his self-complacency was blown away that very night by an airy common of hills. It was too late.


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[Assistant] I'm afraid this alliance has lost its due efficacy, his guard said.


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[Assistant] Besides, his majesty may not like the way the new king treats witches.


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[Assistant] Timothy, who carried the same hostile attitude was the best example. You may keep the parchment for yourself as a souvenir.


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[Assistant] It was a well-known fact that Roland Wimbledon liked witches.


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[Assistant] However, Yorko did not think Roland would be that defiant and stupid as to break the deal with the neighbor because of them.


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[Assistant] Even if his majesty dreaded the attitude of the King of Dawn toward witches, he could do nothing about it.


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[Assistant] After all, the Moyas had been reigning over the Kingdom of Dawn for generations, and Abban, as the ruler of the country, could manage his realm however he liked. Nobody could ever interfere in their domestic affairs.


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[Assistant] Having said that, Yorko's still sighted with his old friend.


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[Assistant] He wondered as pretty and remarkable as witches were, how they could possibly be demons' minions.


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[Assistant] Yoruko swayed his head, trying to shake off these trifles that had been bothering him.


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[Assistant] He was merely an ambassador, whose sole duty was to take messages for His Majesty.


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[Assistant] As to political commotions and changes in the situation, they had nothing to do with him.


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[Assistant] As he still got some time, Yorko planned to first meet Denise and then decide his leisure activities tonight.


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[Assistant] He was just about to set out when the eldest son of the Lewashi family suddenly pounded the door.


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[Assistant] Yorko regarded this unexpected visit as evil forebodings. This man had never brought any good news to him.


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[Assistant] Otto had earlier claimed that the information he carried could determine whether the Kingdom of Grey Castle would preserve or devastate.


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[Assistant] Later, he had whined about the disastrous change in the new king's character.


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[Assistant] Every piece of news he had brought had delivered Yorko a headache.


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[Assistant] If Hill had not insisted on keeping in touch with Ado Lawashi, Yoruko would have simply chosen to ignore his presence.


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[Assistant] He sent for Hill at once and ushered Otto into the living room. You've got news from the palace for his majesty again? No, not for now.


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[Assistant] Otto poured himself some tea as a matter of course and asked, You've got plans tonight? Yes. Yourko lied. He hoped Otto would back off.


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[Assistant] Yorko opened it and found an invitation card with a seal of a pitch black dragon head on it, one identical to the pattern on a gold royal. After reading the letter, Yorko shook his head. You want me to go to the exhibition with you? I don't have money to help you bid.


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[Assistant] In fact, Denise had taken him to this kind of exhibition a few times.


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[Assistant] The commodities were indeed of extreme rarity, but their prices were also astonishingly high.


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[Assistant] A bit of 1000 gold royals was fairly common in an auction.


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[Assistant] Yourko wondered where these wealthy merchants have collected all their money from. Auto-drain the teacup. You don't need to worry about money. By helping me, you're actually helping your king. Tell me about it.


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[Assistant] Hill, who's seated himself next to Yurko, put in.


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[Assistant] Otto answered in a low voice, I've heard that there'll be a witch for sale in this auction. Hell, Yorko cursed within himself. He knew it was not going to be good news.


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[Assistant] Everybody knew that the new king was now hunting down witches.


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[Assistant] If it was at a normal time, he would definitely tag along with pleasure.


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[Assistant] At present, however, he would rather stay away from witches.


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[Assistant] Aren't these people worried that they would infuriate King Appamoya? Yoruko left the rest of his words unsaid.


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[Assistant] The three families shall unite together and fully support the king. It appears that you oppose his order.


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[Assistant] Although City of Glow was the moya's domain, there are still some places his arm can't reach. Auto-shrugged. Is the exhibition hosted by rats?


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[Assistant] The exhibition isn't that formal but is still organized by some of the most powerful local merchants. They call them the Black Money.


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[Assistant] These people often conduct underground businesses, a big part of which is slave trading.


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[Assistant] Yourco asked, there's a slave market right in the outer city. Why do they have to go underground? You'll know when you get there. Can the patents join us?


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[Assistant] Yorko's interest was now aroused, but he did not want to blindly follow Otto's instructions. Are you talking about the businesswoman you usually hang out with? No, she can't, Otto said flatly.


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[Assistant] The black money has the strictest selection of their guests.


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[Assistant] She's a relatively reputable merchant, but she isn't well known enough to be eligible for the exhibition. Do you want to buy the witch? He'll turn the subject. Not me, but Mr. Ambassador does. Otto pointed to Yorko. The Lewashi family is too close to the royal family. It'll attract unwelcome attention if I bid on her.


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[Assistant] However, it's quite understandable that the Ambassador of the Grey Castle wishes to take a witch as his bed wench. I'll take care of the payment.


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[Assistant] I hope you can transport her to His Majesty Roland's domain via the trade route you've opened before.


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[Assistant] Nobody will raise suspicions if she's hidden among the delegation. But the slave trade has suspended. He'll spread out his hands. We don't know when the business will restore. You can hide the witch in your fleet among other cargos. Why do you wanna do that? Because of an old friend. Otto hesitated for a moment. She's a witch.


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[Assistant] I thought she fell off the cliff and died, but I later met her in the western region of the Kingdom of Great Castle.


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[Assistant] His majesty Roland Wimbledon once told me that every witch was precious and that they shouldn't die because of the church's malicious slander and false accusations. I also want her to have some companions. Well, with respect to this matter, I need to.


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[Assistant] While Yorko was still rummaging for excuses to decline the request, Hill Fox grasped Otto's hand. I see. Leave it to Mr. Ambassador.


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[Assistant] They had just ignored him, who was the real ambassador of Grey Castle.


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[Assistant] After Otto took his leave, Yoriko could not wait to start his questioning.


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[Assistant] All is complaining, however, caught in his throat when Hyl said, this is also what his majesty wants. Yorko put his hand on his forehead. Are you sure? I represent the kingdom of Greycastle.


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[Assistant] If the King of Dawn knows I'm transporting a witch, the relations between the two nations will again deteriorate and all the work we've done will be in vain. What should we do then? Appinmoyo won't focus on these trivial matters.


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[Assistant] Even if he does notice it, witches are far more important than the Alliance.


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[Assistant] As a matter of fact, my men have already checked whether there were witches hidden among refugees when they did the screening. And? None. Hill shook his head. There are two possibilities. One is that there are no witches among refugees at all.


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[Assistant] The other is that they disguise themselves pretty well and have completely blended in.


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[Assistant] Anyway, if you can bring a witch to his majesty, he will surely shower you with rewards. You know how much his majesty treasures them.


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[Assistant] Aware that it was his old friend's request, Yoruko had no choice but to acquiesce sullenly.


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[Assistant] He tried to soothe his resentment by convincing himself that the exhibition was just another way of exploring this country.


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[Assistant] Yorko was indeed curious about what kind of slaves would be sold on an exhibition that even Denise was not eligible to attend.


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[Assistant] Auto arrived at the entrance of the mansion punctually in the evening. Yorko climbed into a splendid coach bearing no emblem.


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[Assistant] This kind of carriage comes in handy when you need to lock someone up while at the same time avoiding curious eyes. You don't have to explain. I understand.


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[Assistant] Yurko stroked the cuffs at the end of the chains and asked, Can I borrow the wagon for a few days after the business is over? Naturally.


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[Assistant] Fifty Silver Royals per day and the lease includes the service of a coachman.


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[Assistant] Auto picked a comfortable spot and lay down after telling the coachman their destination. It'll take a while. You may take a rest here. How long? Around an hour. It's in the suburb of City of Glow. Yoruko gasped. Then we won't be able to return to the King's City tonight.


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[Assistant] After the sun sets, the city gate will be closed, won't it? Black money will provide accommodations and food.


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[Assistant] In fact, they'll provide everything you can get from the City of Glow. Sounds like a marketplace. Pretty much. The only difference is its underground.


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[Assistant] Otto explained, I went but once, so I don't know if there have been any changes in the procedure of the auction.


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[Assistant] After you win the bid, you don't need to wait until the auction ends, but just directly take the witch from the backstage. A servant will lead you to your room. Hang on. Yorko stared at Otto in surprise. Aren't you coming with me? There's only one invitation card. What about the payment? Otto smiled. The black letter represents money. It's a pass issued by the Chamber of Commerce. With the letter, you can directly place your bid.


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[Assistant] Of course there is, but it's way higher than what the cost of a witch is supposed to be.


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[Assistant] As far as my knowledge goes, it cost about 1000 gold royals to purchase a witch several years ago.


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[Assistant] As King Appan has ordered to eradicate witches, the current final bidding price should be a little lower. 1000 gold royals. Yorko smacked his lips.


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[Assistant] Those upper nobles just like throwing their money away, don't they?


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[Assistant] Yorko knew even all the brothels in the King's City altogether would not cost that much.


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[Assistant] Could he be too outdated to understand what real extravagance was?


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[Assistant] She isn't a real slave after all, otherwise it'll cause unwanted trouble on the way. I certainly comprehend. Yorko breathe out a sigh.


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[Assistant] She's His Majesty's woman, whom he would not have the guts to lay a single finger upon. In any event, put a mask on her when you get out. I'll meet you tomorrow.


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[Assistant] The carriage conveyed them to the west after it passed through the city gate.


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[Assistant] It did not slow down until darkness closed in and swallowed the last drop of the sun rays.


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[Assistant] Like Otto had said, they arrived at the destination in an hour.


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[Assistant] The venue of the exhibition looked no different from any other ordinary residences at the first glance.


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[Assistant] There was an empty yard lined with jagged fences, at the center of which stood a house made of mud and straw.


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[Assistant] Behind the yard lay bare farmlands where wheat had been harvested.


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[Assistant] The fields were dappled with piles of wheat straw that looked like lumps of bumps bulging from the ground.


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[Assistant] The only thing that stood out was numerous torches on the farmlands. A sign that indicated somebody was guarding this place.


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[Assistant] Normally, nobody would guard the yard of a civilian's residence.


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[Assistant] After the guard checked the invitation card, Otto and his men all remained in the yard, whereas Jorko entered the mud house with a guide.


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[Assistant] After going down a wooden staircase and passing through a manmade narrow tunnel, he found himself in a natural limestone cave.


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[Assistant] The cave was about half the size of the square in the King's City.


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[Assistant] By the flickering torchlight, Yorko could see numberless small caves on either side, all pitch dark, leading to somewhere only gods knew.


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[Assistant] The ground at the bottom of the cave had been polished and tiled.


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[Assistant] It was so lavishly furnished that only the stalactites overhung above his head showed what kind of place it originally was.


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[Assistant] The hall had been crowded with people waiting for the commencement of the exhibition. Yurko now understood what auto meant by not that formal.


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[Assistant] Based on what he saw, the assembling was quite similar to one of the rats' meeting. Sir, this way.


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[Assistant] The guide ushered him to the seat marked on the black letter and sat next to him. I'll be at your service during the whole exhibition.


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[Assistant] Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions regarding our products.


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[Assistant] With these words, the guide placed Yoruko's arm on her soft bosom.


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[Assistant] In the dismal light, Yoruko could see a pointy chin and plumped lips underneath the mask. Is this also a part of your service? Yoruko fumbled her breasts as a matter of course. What's your name? Of course, sir. You can call me number 76.


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[Assistant] Her breath was heavy with fragrance, but her reply was not breathless in the least.


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[Assistant] Yorko had to admit his previous assumption had been wrong. Rats could never hire such well-trained servant girls.


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[Assistant] If every attendant was accompanied by such a guide, the cost just for hiring these girls would be tremendous. Is it always so dark here? Yorko stroked the soft arm while raising his eyebrows.


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[Assistant] I can't see the products on the stage clearly with this poor lighting. You'll see soon. The girl chuckled.


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[Assistant] Number 70 SIXS words were soon verified by the metal scraping sound from above.


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[Assistant] In a second several iron cables were dropped off the ceiling, each of which was attached to a weird stone at the end.


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[Assistant] The glow emanated from those stones was several times brighter than at the torchlight.


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[Assistant] All of a sudden, Yorko could see the stage at the front perfectly. The murmuring across the cave instantly died away.


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[Assistant] The torchlight appeared to be even fainter compared with the soft, bright illumination of the stones.


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[Assistant] The whole cave had slipped into darkness, except the stage, upon which everybody rested their eyes.


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[Assistant] A man in a tuxedo walked on stage and bowed to the audience. Thank you for waiting.


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[Assistant] Now I announce that the Black Money exhibition officially begins.


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[Assistant] Yurko stared at the illuminating object in surprise despite its dazzling light. Is it also something you sell in the exhibition? It has several names.


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[Assistant] For example, sun stone and light crystal, but we prefer to call it magic stone because it's said the stone comes from the lairs of demons. Number 76 explained in a low voice.


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[Assistant] Black Money once sold them in an auction, and the final bidding price was around 2,000 to 3,000 gold royals.


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[Assistant] They're expensive and rare, so they won't be sold in every exhibition.


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[Assistant] At least, it's not included in the list of products for sale tonight.


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[Assistant] She paused for a second and asked, Sir, is this your first time to come here? Well, sort of. Yorko stroked his nose to conceal his uneasiness.


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[Assistant] If one stone cost that much, then all the magic stones used for illumination on the stage would be worth more than 10,000 gold royals. This was just such a lavish exhibition. The guides seemed to perceive Yorko's uneasiness.


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[Assistant] Every guest who attends the exhibition for the first time is shocked by the magic stones.


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[Assistant] This is also a means through which black money showcases their power. You're also one of their means, aren't you?


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[Assistant] Yurko had probably not presented himself in such a sumptuous exhibition as much as those great nobles had, but he knew how to talk to women.


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[Assistant] As his discomfort gradually faded away with the soft whisper of the guide, Yorko wrapped his arms around the girl's waist and drew her to his chest. Not until I get your approval. You've got my approval already. Well, after the exhibition. I'll still be at your service, sir. She gently nodded. Yorko started to slowly like this place.


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[Assistant] By the time his eyes were back to the stage, he had missed two rounds of the auction.


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[Assistant] The products for sale were apparently not that appealing to the audience, for few people showed interest in them.


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[Assistant] Just like the exhibitions he had attended with Denise, the first few rounds were nothing but the less savory aspect of the auction. The main course usually came at a later phase.


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[Assistant] Otto reckoned the sale of the witch should not be too close to the end and estimated that the final bidding price would be no more than 700 to 800 gold royals.


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[Assistant] These merchants sought more thrills and stimulation than pure beauties.


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[Assistant] The audience finally stirred a little bit when the first person up for auction was pushed to the stage.


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[Assistant] It was a young woman, pretty plain overall except for her fair skin.


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[Assistant] Yorko noticed the girl, unlike slaves sold in the slave market who were usually stark naked, were glamorously dressed in expensive garments only nobles could afford.


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[Assistant] In other words, she looked exactly like a highborn lady. What's that about? Yorko pinched the waist of number 76.


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[Assistant] To dress up a slave as a noble so that you can sell her at a higher price? The guide corrected him with a smile.


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[Assistant] Number 76 gestured Yorko to tone down his voice.


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[Assistant] Afni Tanfek, the daughter of the Earl of Rubble Woods from the Kingdom of Wolfheart.


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[Assistant] Since her father was unfortunately killed in the battle against the church, she's now legally the new Earl of Rubble Woods.


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[Assistant] The Tanfex is a prominent family that can be dated back to 300 years ago.


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[Assistant] As the bid went higher, Yorko commented in disbelief. To sell a real noble as a slave? It's a capital offense no country will tolerate.


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[Assistant] There was an unwritten rule among nobles, which was to place noble blood above everything.


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[Assistant] Anyone who posed a threat to that rule would be considered as a mutual enemy of all aristocracies.


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[Assistant] That was also why ransom was commonly paid for the exchange of nobles in the event of defeat.


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[Assistant] As long as their bloodlines still existed, the family would eventually rise to power again.


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[Assistant] The rule had remained unchanged for several hundred years, and it held true especially for royal families.


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[Assistant] This auction, nonetheless, was an open confrontation with the entire aristocratic class. Number 76 spread out her hands. It'll be fine if you don't advertise it.


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[Assistant] Nobody will attribute the end of the noble bloodline to black money, for the church was the real culprit. How will these nobles end up? The host just said retaliate, right? The guide burst into laughter.


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[Assistant] The Tanfex tried to lower the price of jades with some evil intentions 20 years ago. Many jade traders suffered a lot back then. So their retaliation will be certainly cruel.


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[Assistant] But these nobles lost their chance to stage a comeback from the beginning, just like witches.


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[Assistant] The next few products were all nobles from the Kingdom of Everwinter and the Kingdom of Wolfheart, men and women.


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[Assistant] The male nobles had a wider age range and were more popular than the female ones.


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[Assistant] Compared with the heirs, the women merchants perhaps preferred nobles who experienced in managing the operation of the family more.


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[Assistant] He also came to know the reason for their strict selection criteria.


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[Assistant] Apart from wealth and backgrounds, black money probably also attached great importance to whether a guest had a genuine intention to make a purchase.


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[Assistant] In other words, they would only accept people who were their potential buyers, people who were in the same boat. The witch Yorko intended to bid was the tenth product.


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[Assistant] It was undeniable that although in tight bondage, the witch was considerably more beautiful than any of the noble ladies previously presented.


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[Assistant] Her disheveled brunette hair tumbled unbound down her shoulders.


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[Assistant] Underneath the thin burlap garment, a few whip marks could be detected on her bare hands and feet.


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[Assistant] Evidently, she had been tortured a great deal since being caught.


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[Assistant] Despite her emaciated frame, she had enchanted facial features and possessed an ineffable charm. The host exclaimed, A nameless refugee which from the kingdom of Wolfheart, she can heal herself with demons power.


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[Assistant] Thanks to the report of our kind citizens, we've got a real piece of treasure here. Think about it, a witch who can heal by herself. You can use her in any way you like.


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[Assistant] 600 Yoruko did not place his bid immediately, for he knew he had to wait until the end when the bidding started to slow down. Only in this way could he possibly win the big ticket.


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[Assistant] To his surprise, however, the bidding price soon exceeded 800 gold royals that Otto had formally estimated. Presently, it went over 1,000.


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[Assistant] The bidding continued and there was no sign that it would stop any time soon. Yorko felt his palms started to sweat.


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[Assistant] Yorko realized that the eldest son of Lewashi family had only heard that a witch would be auctioned, but he had neglected her ability.


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[Assistant] A dangerous and eccentric ability would obviously reduce a witch's value, as no one wanted to be killed.


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[Assistant] Whether witches were affiliated with demons or not, they were not commoners and it was very hazardous to buy them off. But the ability of this witch sounded not formidable.


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[Assistant] Yurko wiped the sweat from his hands. Thinking, Otto said that the black letter was money. But how much is it worth? One thousand or two thousand gold royals?


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[Assistant] If the witch's price turns out to be much higher than his black letter's worth, will the black money admit the deal? What if they ask me to pay the extra money?


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[Assistant] A series of questions occurred to him and made him feel extremely anxious.


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[Assistant] He did not have even 100 gold royals, let alone 1000 ones.


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[Assistant] At this time the bidding competition started to slow down.


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[Assistant] Each rise would be kept about 10 gold royals and intervals became longer and longer. 1260 gold royals. Is there a higher bidding? Yorko knew that he would lose the witch if he kept silent.


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[Assistant] He gritted his teeth, thinking, if the black letter was maxed out, I'll show the black money my identity as the ambassador of Greycastle. They won't dare to hurt a country's messenger.


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[Assistant] After that, I'll let Otto pay the extra money tomorrow morning.


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[Assistant] The significant rise of nearly 300 showed the buyer's resolution to get the witch.


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[Assistant] Besides, it also gave implications to other bidders that they need not bid anymore.


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[Assistant] Since only the wealthiest and most powerful people could get the invitations of the black money, it was much more important for the bidders to keep a good relationship than to bid a replaceable entertainment commodity.


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[Assistant] Under such circumstances, the other bidders usually would stop bidding.


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[Assistant] After his guide said the price, the other bidder continued to raise his bidding price, saying, $2,300. Damn it.


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[Assistant] This price was crazy even for a witch with self-curability.


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[Assistant] In a slave market, a top female slave with good looks and excellent skills was less than 100 gold royals.


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[Assistant] With that much money, one can get a dozen of them with worrying about violating the laws of the Kingdom of Dawn. Isn't that better than buying a witch?


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[Assistant] With these thoughts in mind, he turned to look, into his surprise. He noticed that the guide who had spoken for the other bidder was a male. A guide is decided by the bidder's gender, right? So the other bidder is a lady? Why does she want to buy a witch, just for watching? Yorko indignantly asked number 76.


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[Assistant] You raise 200 gold royals each time until she gives up. Yurko decided to buy the witch at all costs.


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[Assistant] He did not believe that the other bidder was richer than the three families of the Kingdom of Dawn. After all, this was what Otto had asked him to do. If there were any trouble, Otto would take care of it.


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[Assistant] As they were competing, the other guests whispered to each other, showing great interests in this scene.


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[Assistant] When the bidding price amounted to 4000 gold royals, the other bidder finally stopped bidding.


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[Assistant] But the price was five times higher than that expected by auto. For a thousand, the first time. The second time.


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[Assistant] The host said steadily and slowly, which made Yoruko even more anxious.


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[Assistant] He felt a desperate urge to replace the host to strike the small hammer that was used to decide the price


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[Assistant] Luckily, the nightmare-like bidding voice never sounded again. The third time and it's a deal.


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[Assistant] Yorko took a deep breath and leaned on the bench, feeling his back soaked with sweat. For a thousand gold royals.


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[Assistant] This which costs a fortune that I can't make in my whole life. This is how the great nobles spend their money.


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[Assistant] At this thought, he suddenly felt that his licentious life back in the king's city of Grey Castle was nothing but a joke.


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[Assistant] His guide smilingly said, Sir, congratulations. Number 10 commodity is yours now.


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[Assistant] People sitting around him all looked at him with respect, as he had just spent four thousand gold royals on a short-term consumable commodity. In the Kingdom of Dawn, wealth stood for identity.


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[Assistant] Regardless of the anxieties and concerns during the auction, Yorko was very pleased to undergo this wonderful experience. Because, for the first time, people fixed their eyes on amount of respect instead of contempt.


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[Assistant] Yorko enjoyed this feeling for a long while and asked, are the following commodities all slaves? Yes, except the last one.


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[Assistant] It's said to be a very rare thing that costs the black money lots of efforts to get. You don't know what it is, either.


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[Assistant] Yes, my boss wanted to emphasize its mystic quality by doing so.


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[Assistant] He only told us that it's an ancient relic embedded with magic stones, she replied. So it can shine?


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[Assistant] You've told me that there aren't any magic stone to be auctioned. Yoruko twitched his lip and said. Number 76 explained. There's not only one kind of magic stones.


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[Assistant] Some stones can't shine, but they're the best quality jewelry, such as the blue star sold out at the price of 3,400 gold royals six months ago.


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[Assistant] It was a magic stone that can't shine, but in the dark, you can see numerous shining stars inside it. It was much more precious than common gemstones, and it's far more expensive than common ones.


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[Assistant] What a beautiful magic stone could it be, as it's sold out at such a high price? Yorko thought and could not help feeling curious.


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[Assistant] Now that he had finished what Otto had asked him to do, he planned to leave the rest of the time here to the eye opening commodities, which he could brag about to Denise.


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[Assistant] However, seeing the last item on the auction, he felt quite disappointed. It was a sword, for colorful gemstones were inlaid in the handle.


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[Assistant] He wondered whether the host was going to introduce it as a piece of jewelry or a weapon. The host started to brag about it.


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[Assistant] He claimed that it had been found in an ancient monument located in the impassable mountain range.


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[Assistant] Based on the wall paintings around the place where it had been found, the sword had belonged to an excellent warrior.


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[Assistant] She had been able to use it to change astronomical phenomena and her enemies had been demons from the hell. Yorko laughed at these ridiculous words.


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[Assistant] It would be more practical to sell those four gemstones alone.


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[Assistant] The host should not advertise the sword other than gemstones.


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[Assistant] The sword was auctioned with a starting price of 50,000 gold royals, which made all the guests burst into an uproar.


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[Assistant] As a result, no one wanted to bid and this round of auction ended in a haste. Where's the witch I've bought? Yorko shifted his attention from the auction into the witch.


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[Assistant] The black money has arranged everything for you, so this way please.


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[Assistant] When they were leaving the dark limestone cave, the guide held Yoriko's hand, and they walked straight into the cave with ease.


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[Assistant] Yorko could hardly see the ground, but the guide did not even slow down.


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[Assistant] Moreover, he could feel that number 76 was no weaker than himself.


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[Assistant] The bumpy calluses on her palm totally did not match her slender body.


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[Assistant] Other than serving the guests, she was probably also be treated as a guard for the underground exhibition.


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[Assistant] It would be nice if such a person could be purchased from black money as cultivating one was not easy.


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[Assistant] Although Il Fox looked smart, he definitely would not follow him forever as he was still the man of his old friend.


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[Assistant] Not to mention that it would be a little boring for a man to be his guard.