Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds Novel - Chapter 15

In the other world.

Outside the cave.

It was already late. Because the princess insisted on waiting here, the captain and the head maid could only helplessly bring over various tents and resources and prepare to simply set up camp here.

The princess bowed and said, “Because of my willfulness, I’ve troubled everyone.”

The captain waved his hand and said, “No, no, no. It’s not hard. Moreover, this is also for…”

At this point, he revealed an awkward and subtle expression and looked in the direction of the cave.

“So…” Captain Oswald asked, “What should we call that… Cathayan?”

Tina said seriously, “Kang De. His name is Kang De. All you need to do is abide by the etiquette and character of the Goethe people and call him Mr. Kang De. In the future, you can give him the corresponding courtesy and respect according to his strength, wealth, knowledge, and morals. That’s enough.”

The head maid frowned and said, “Is that all? But after the ritual took effect, according to Goethe’s laws, he’s already…”

The princess sighed and interrupted the head maid.

“I’ve read many history books. Part of the disputes and hatred in this world comes from irreconcilable demands and greed, while the rest only originates from small disputes and misunderstandings, from self-righteous arrogance and wishful thinking. Everyone, true friendly communication is not the art of language or the grandness of etiquette, but to think from the other party’s perspective.”

She looked at the head maid and the captain of the ship and said softly, “In your opinion, I’ve indeed paid a huge price. You’re also inclined to let Mr. Kang De shoulder the corresponding power and obligation. This is understandable, but in Mr. Kang De’s opinion, we’re only outsiders who suddenly intruded on his island. Moreover, after a series of conflicts, we even got into a life and death battle. We haven’t even resolved our hostility.”

“In this situation, if we directly give him a title and force an identity upon him according to your thoughts, it’ll only attract his resistance and disgust. Moreover, it’s wishful thinking to ask him to fulfill our strange obligation and all kinds of requests.”

This was the principle, but they could not easily let go despite understanding it.

The captain slowly exhaled, “This advantage he took is really too great. If word gets out, countless boys in Goethe and even the Empire will be jealous…”

“Captain, everyone, perhaps my words were a little crude.”

The princess took a deep breath and said seriously, “Please understand, everyone. Allow me to emphasize something—please don’t communicate with Mr. Kang De with such thoughts and moods. To be honest, I gave this advantage to him myself. He didn’t beg me for it.”

This was right.

The princess’s decisive action was not to protect the lives of both sides but to save her own life.

This was because even if she did not do this, with the situation at that time, Kang De and his animal companions would still kill everyone present. Moreover, they would rely on the geographical advantage to slowly circle around and kill everyone on the Penguin. With the combat strength he and those animals had displayed, this was not too difficult.

He did not need the princess to sacrifice herself for anything.

Therefore, Tina was not wrong.

However… these words were indeed too crude.

The gauze on Knight Cleveland’s head began to bleed again.

To him, who had sworn to protect the princess, today was simply the darkest and most shameful day in his life.

He was originally the sword and shield that protected the princess, but this time, he was protected by Her Highness.

“Knight Cleveland, please calm down.”

The princess said, “I know that everyone is indignant and understands the cause of this matter, but it has already happened. It’s meaningless to pursue the truth. I know that the cause of the conflict is those animals kidnapping me, but this world is not reasonable.”

“Only those with strength can talk.”

She sighed softly, “Just like how the Empire won’t reason with us, they’ll only use us. Just like how the elves won’t reason with us, they’ll only invade us… because they’re stronger.”

Everyone was silent.

Her Highness’s words were so true that these people felt helpless and angry.

However, there was nothing they could do.

If Goethe had the strength, they did not have to wander here at all. How could the elves dare to offend them?

“Alright, don’t look so worried. There was such a huge conflict, but it was stopped in time and did not cause an irreversible result. In my opinion, it’s already a very good outcome.”

Seeing that everyone was in a low mood, the princess smiled and encouraged, “There’s also good news. After my observation, Mr. Kang De seems to be a reasonable person. This is also a good thing.”

She counted her fingers and said, “Therefore, according to the situation of doing business, we’ve suffered a huge loss because of our mistake and incurred heavy losses. At this moment, an outstanding businessman shouldn’t blame the world for this. Instead, he has to quickly accept reality and work hard to stop the losses…”

“Use a more acceptable method to be friendly and peaceful.”

“Therefore, please believe me and leave everything to me. The way to get along with Mr. Kang De will be done according to what I just said. Please instruct everyone on the ship to abide by this.”

The princess patted her chest and revealed a bright smile, “I have to get a good price for what I offered, right?”

Under the princess’s smile and urging, the few of them went to do their own things with heavy hearts.

Only the princess and the knight had been guarding here, staring at the entrance.

They waited for that person to come out.

The night wind howled.

Suddenly, the knight said softly, “Your Highness, you’re actually… very unwilling, right?”

The princess was like a frozen statue.

Knight Cleveland did not look at her face.

It would be too rude.

He heard the sound of liquid beads falling onto the grass.

A moment later, the princess’s voice sounded. It was no longer as cheerful as before.

She was only pretending to be cheerful. When everyone was angry and depressed, she had to restrain her emotions. Someone present had to remain calm and rational.

“Of course… I’m naturally unwilling.”

“After guarding it for so many years, I used to have many fantasies and dreams. I didn’t expect this to happen.”

“But…”

The princess said in a low voice, “But for Goethe, for Father, for my brothers and sisters, for all the citizens who are fighting the elves, for the people who have sacrificed themselves along the way… It’s no longer the time for me to be heartbroken or lose my temper. I’m no longer a child.”

The knight stood speechlessly.

He seemed to make a decision.

—To abide by the oath, your happiness is my happiness, and everything you shoulder is my responsibility.

The loyalty of a knight and the dignity of a knight. If the two conflicted, the latter had to make way for the former.

Suddenly, there was a commotion among the animals guarding the entrance.

The two of them perked up.

“It seems that we don’t need to spend the night here.” Knight Cleveland said.

The gorilla and the others rushed into the cave together and roared. It was filled with the shouts of various beasts. Among them, the parrot shouted in the Cathayan language, which the two of them could not understand.

Then, they heard Kang De’s laughter.

“It seems that Mr. Kang De has lived on the Holy Seal Islands for a long time…” The princess said softly, “Has he always been alone?”

The knight said, “I don’t think so. Why would a Cathayan appear on the Holy Seal Islands? Moreover, the weapons he used to fight… are not things that a person can make.”

The princess seemed to have thought of something and turned to ask, “Knight, you’ve once cultivated in the Omniscient Tower. Have you heard of a flag from Cathay—it’s red in color and has five stars embroidered on it?”

Cleveland shook his head. “Forgive me for my limited knowledge. From what I know of Cathay, those Easterners are more used to writing their surnames on flags.”

Tina nodded lightly. “Yes.”

When she was captured and brought to that valley earlier, she saw many magical artifacts that she did not recognize. She also saw the flag flying high. The pattern was simple and clear, but it vaguely contained an inexplicable power.

Magical animals, a mysterious altar, a flag that she had never seen before, and Mr. Kang De.

This island was really filled with mysteries.

From today onwards, she seemed to have to deal with these mysteries for a period of time.

She saw Kang De walk out.

His body was covered in animals.

He had a simple and clean smile on his face. It was not as saintly as the first time they met, nor was it as ferocious as not long ago. Instead, it carried a human aura, bright and cheerful, but there was a trace of hidden sorrow.

He was like a person who had something on his mind but remained optimistic.

“I knew you have a powerful background… Why are you pretending to be stupid now? Let me tell you, I’m still in a daze. What’s this place? What? Do you want me to perform? Perform my ass. What are you still hiding from me? Hurry up and tell me the truth. Let me tell you…”

Kang De chattered at his animal companions.

When he walked out of the cave, he saw two people standing not far away.

Those two otherworldly natives.

One was handsome, and the other was beautiful.

Indeed, the most important things in life were killing and sex.

One of these two was almost killed by him, and the other was almost f*cked by him. It was really unbelievable.

Kang De stood where he was with a subtle expression.

After such a long time and experiencing the recent incident, he had already calmed down. If he still wanted to kill, he really could not. The other party did not seem to want to continue fighting.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that the reason why he had awakened this power was not only related to the strange altar below, but also related to the array that Tina had lit up.

The other party had given him such a huge gift, so it was not too kind to attack again.

However, there was still some anger in his heart.

After all, they had fought to the death not long ago.

He had almost died at the hands of these natives.

He did not know what to say.

Tina and Cleveland looked at him too.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Because the Cathayan seemed to be pulling a long face, Tina did not know how to speak.

Suddenly, Cleveland strode forward.

Tina was shocked. “Knight…”

When Kang De saw the other party walking over, he tensed up. This guy had shouted at him earlier and attacked very hard, so he naturally had to be wary.

Unexpectedly, Cleveland walked closer and bowed deeply.

“I’m sorry.”

He said in a low voice.

Kang De could already understand his language.

“I’ve already asked the princess about the situation. You treated her with the most gentlemanly etiquette and ensured her safety. You didn’t do anything to force her. I also saw the gift you left at the scene.”

He slowly said, “You came with good intentions, but we attacked without asking for the reason. From your point of view, our actions were very rude and hostile. I hereby express my sincerest apology and ask you to forgive our anxiety and anger at that time. After all, we almost lost the master we were loyal to.”

The knight’s words were righteous and very noble. Kang De had just learned a foreign language and it was very difficult to understand—but he understood it and even heard the other party’s apology.

Speaking of which, the cause of this matter was…

He turned to look at the magical animals.

The animals walked to the side as if nothing had happened and some looked at the pigeon.

The small group of lawless maniacs led by the pigeon revealed chaotic and evil crazy smiles at him.

Kang De sighed.

“Speaking of which, it’s these stupid beasts’ fault. They’re used to being lawless on the island and bullying small animals every day… I apologize on their behalf. Don’t lower yourself to their level.”

Kang De paused for a moment and said carefully, “About that, I’m sorry, I was a little rough…”

When he said this, the knight felt a headache coming on.

It was indeed a little painful…

He could only say, “It’s fine. Under such circumstances, you didn’t have to show mercy.”

Therefore, there was another awkward silence.

Tina watched the two men look at each other in silence and suddenly felt amused.

Her mood improved a little.

She could not help but think of her first meeting with Kang De. His smile, his purity, the cola and potato chips he had taken out, as well as other delicious things.

Looking at this scene in the slowly cooling night wind, Tina suddenly felt that what had happened today was not so bad…

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