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(Today's Chapter 3!)
GOR Chapter 485 Unfair! Unfair! "
After receiving Du Wei's reward, the head servant didn't dare to neglect it and quickly ran over to bring Old Smoke over.
Du Wei was currently washing up under the care of several palace maids. Seeing Old Smoke enter the room, Du Wei couldn't help but smile: "How is it? Are you used to living in the Royal Army's barracks? "
Others may not understand, but Old Smoke knows the meaning of these words. After all, he was once a member of the Royal Army. Hesitating for a moment, he indifferently shook his head: "Our Northwest barracks is still the most comfortable. Everything here is too enjoyable."
Looking at his indifferent expression, it's clear that he no longer has any feelings for the Royal Army.
After Du Wei waved his hand to dismiss the servants, he sternly said: "Old Smoke, immediately leave the palace and go to the city to find Mr. Blue Ocean! You should know Mr. Blue Ocean's name! Go quickly and tell him I have an important matter to ask for his advice. Tell him to come to the Duke's residence tonight and wait for me!! "
With that, Du Wei had Old Smoke reach out and pick up a pen from the table. Picking up the pen, Du Wei wrote the Chinese character "Urgent" on Old Smoke's palm. Others may not understand this, but as the most outstanding disciple of the Snowy Mountain, Mr. Blue Ocean should be able to understand it. And time is of the essence. Du Wei is afraid Mr. Blue Ocean won't come, so he can only use this method. Thinking about it, Mr. Blue Ocean will definitely come out of curiosity.
Old Smoke is not a talkative person. Since Du Wei gave him the task, he only needs to do it. Without saying anything, Old Smoke nodded and went straight out the door.
After Du Wei finished his breakfast, a palace magician wearing a red robe came to see Du Wei.
Du Wei knows that Prince Son has been in control of the power of the palace mages since he was a child. It can be said that in the entire palace, the person he trusts the most isn't the palace guards, palace guards, or palace mages, but the power of the palace mages!
The court magician had an indifferent expression on his face. Seeing Du Wei, he didn't say anything and directly brought Du Wei back to the palace where Augustine VI lived.
Du Wei saw Groome's doppelgänger. The pitiful man looked like he was in great pain. Du Wei knew that it was the effect of the voice-changing drug.
Groome's throat was swollen. When Duwei arrived, Groome was rolling on the bed in pain while clutching his throat. At this time, Prince Son was also standing beside the bed.
Seeing Du Wei come in, Prince Son's face showed some doubt: "Du Wei, what did you feed him? How did he become like this? With his throat so swollen, the banquet the night after tomorrow … "
Du Wei shook his head. "This lump will disappear tonight. Your Highness, the food I gave him can change his voice. Don't you think that his voice is too different from the late emperor's? "
Hearing this, Prince Son's face looked a lot better. He smiled: "Well, Du Wei, I'm also a bit anxious. You know how I feel right now. "
Du-Wei shrugged his shoulders and took out a small ice berry from his pocket. Using his fingernail, he carefully peeled off a small piece of the berry and offered it to Groome: "Eat it, your pain will be reduced by a lot."
Prince Son of course knew what this was. He only raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything. In his opinion, it was meaningless to use an expensive ice berry to relieve the pain on a person who was about to die.
Groome obviously trusted Du Wei to the extreme. After swallowing the ice berry, he soon calmed down.
After pulling him to sit down, Du Wei carefully examined Groome's face.
Last night, he drew a lot of lines on Groome's face. These were marks and lines according to how he planned to dress up and change the shape of Groome's face.
Groome remembered Du Wei's words and didn't wash his face. Therefore, the lines on his face were still very clear.
Under Prince Son's gaze, Du Wei took out the tools he found in his room last night as well as the medicine he prepared last night.
First, he used the medicine to dye Groome's hair white. Then, he took out a bottle … …
Only he himself knew that this bottle contained the Time Elapsing Spring Water! But of course, it wasn't the original liquid. Instead, it was diluted with water at a ratio of 1: 1000.
This ratio was something Du Wei experimented with back in the Northwest.
In Du Wei's opinion, even the most perfect makeup technique wouldn't be able to turn a 40 year old man into a 70 year old man. Although Groome's facial features were similar to the late emperor's, there was a huge difference in age. Whether it was the wrinkles on his face, the elasticity of his muscles, or the luster of his skin, there was a huge difference. If it was just makeup alone, it wouldn't be able to cover up the difference in age.
Since makeup couldn't be applied, Du Wei might as well harden his heart and let Groome age!
Seeing Groome take a sip of the water from the bottle, Du Wei immediately put the bottle back into his pocket.
Then, under the surprised gaze of Prince Son, Groome's appearance began to change!
He looked like he was aging at a speed visible to the naked eye! Soon, wrinkles began to appear on his forehead and the corners of his eyes! His eyes, which were originally clear, gradually became cloudy. The luster of his skin began to fade, and his cheeks that were slightly too plump also became dry … …
In less than a meal's worth of time, the originally 40 year old Groome looked like he had aged 20 years!
Not only that, even one of his teeth had fallen out!
At first, Prince Son's eyes were filled with pure surprise. But in the end, when he saw the spirited middle-aged man turn into an old man standing in front of him, Prince Son's eyes flashed with a hint of vigilance!
Yes, vigilance!
Subconsciously, Prince Son immediately turned to look at Du Wei!
Although Prince Son is also a magician, he didn't know what kind of potion Du Wei just gave Groome. In fact, he had never even heard of a potion that could make a person age in an instant!
Many thoughts immediately flashed through his mind. 'Wouldn't this thing become the most terrifying poison?'
If this thing is used to harm people, wouldn't it be … …
"How did you do it, Du Wei!" Prince Son's tone was very serious.
Of course, Du Wei knew what the Prince was worried about. In fact, he didn't want to take out the Time Elapse Spring Water, but he had no other choice. Only with this thing could he hide Groome's age.
"It's just a secret potion I concocted." Du Wei tried to sound as calm as possible.
"It can make a person age? Or is it more effective? "Prince Son asked.
"No." Du Wei made up a lie: "This is only on the surface, it won't really make him old, Your Highness. Once the time passes, the potion will disappear and Groome will return to his original appearance. The potion I concocted will last for about 15 days. "
Du Wei thought to himself: I'm afraid this Groome will be dead by the end of the banquet. When the time came, there would be no proof of his lie.
"Only on the surface?" Hearing this, Prince Son's heart calmed down a little. No matter what, this potion is just too scary.
He didn't continue to ask about the formula. After all, Prince Son is also a magician. He knows that any magician would keep their secret and wouldn't easily reveal it to others.
"Then … … If overdosed, can it make a person age to death?" Prince Son couldn't help but ask.
"No." Du Wei's answer seemed very calm: "As I said, it only makes a person look old, it's not real. There's no use in overdosing. After a while, the person will return to normal. "
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Prince Son is after all the regent, so he can't stay here all day. Plus, watching Du Wei put on makeup for Groome is a very boring task. Soon, he left because he still has a lot of official business to take care of. But when he left, he trusted Du Wei and didn't leave the court magician to supervise.
"Done!" Du Wei stood up and patted Groome's shoulder. Then he carefully looked at Groome's appearance from both sides.
From the looks of it, there are almost no loopholes!
After using the Time Elapsing Spring Water to age Groome by 20 years, his original appearance was very similar to the old emperor, and now it's even more so.
Du Wei also used some subtle makeup techniques and magic potions to make some slight changes to the marks on Groome's face. This made Groome's face look like a resurrected Augustine the 6th!
"The real test will be the night after tomorrow." Du Wei sighed: "The biggest problem right now is that you don't act like an emperor at all."
"Because I was originally just a tailor." Groome's voice was very hoarse.
"Fine, tailor." Du Wei muttered. Suddenly, his eyes lit up: "You, stand up."
Groome stood in front of Du Wei as instructed.
"Put your hands behind your back … … Hmm, stick out your chest! Groome! "Du Wei suddenly shouted:" Remember, you are no longer you! You are now an emperor! An emperor who had once controlled the entire empire and was rich in all things under the heavens! Stick out your chest! Don't look left and right! Yes! "
Adjusting Groome's posture, Du Wei sternly said: "What court etiquette, temperament, and the like, you won't be able to grasp it in just two days. So, we might as well make it simple … … Remember, from now on, you are not allowed to smile, just keep a straight face … … "
"My Lord, I can't smile at a person who is about to die." Groome calmly said.
Du Wei didn't say anything and nodded: "Actually, this is what I want, Groome. The real Augustine VI had already lost his authority and had abdicated his throne. For an emperor who had lost his power and authority, he must be feeling depressed. So, the depressed mood you are showing right now is very suitable for this. I want you to maintain this expression on the night after tomorrow. Keep a straight face and pretend to be indifferent to whoever speaks to you. And … … Impatience, do you know how to make an impatient expression? Yes, just like that! If you feel that you can't answer when someone speaks to you, just snort and pretend to be impatient. Show that you are disheartened and don't care about anything. That will do. "
After a day of training, Du Wei discovered that Groome actually had a talent for acting after throwing away his fear of death. He really shouldn't have chosen to be a tailor. He should have become an actor. Oh, even though this world only had opera.
"To avoid any loopholes, at the beginning of the banquet, as the emperor, you have to give a toast. But you don't have to give a long speech. You just have to raise your wine glass and say 'Long live the Empire' coldly, impatiently, and indifferently. Remember, you have to act as if you are disheartened and bored."
Du Wei sighed.
Actually, for a person who was about to die, pretending to be an emperor who had lost his authority was quite convincing.
"A little bit of irritation, a little bit of depression, a little bit of impatience, and a little bit of indifference," Du Wei carefully said: "If you can grasp these four points, you can fool most people. And don't worry, on the night after tomorrow, I will always be around to 'protect' you. "
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In the afternoon of the same day, Du Wei even went as far as to conduct a 'drill'.
After getting permission from Prince Son, Du Wei deliberately ordered the palace's kitchen to send over some delicious food for the emperor to enjoy.
When a few servants from the palace brought food to the hall, 'Augustine the Sixth' indifferently tasted the food. He probably felt that it was not to his taste, so he immediately flew into a rage and threw a crystal bottle that was worth thousands of gold coins out of the hall. He even smashed the head of a poor servant.
Everyone present saw the 'emperor' roar in anger: "Do you still think I'm the emperor?! Is it because you're already neglecting me in your hearts?! "
Everyone looked at this furious and powerless monarch with trepidation. No one dared to speak.
Everything … … was flawless.
Hiding behind the palace wall, Du Wei breathed out a sigh of relief.
After everyone left, Du Wei patted the sweaty Groome and smiled: "You did a good job. You showed your anger very well just now."
Groome's response was very cold: "My Lord, I didn't perform, I was really angry … …"
"Hmm … …" Du Wei looked at the person in front of him.
"I don't understand. I'm a good person. I didn't do anything wrong. I treat my job with all my heart. I love my family … … But why do I have to die for no reason? Yes, I'm a nobody, a little ant. But my life can be taken away at will. "Groome's voice was very soft and full of frustration:" This is not fair! Not fair! "
This small character's shout, at this moment, made Du-Wei speechless …
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