As it turned out, when a person who seemed to be an anomaly confidently told you that she could handle everything, you could not count on anything. Hao Ren came to this realization a little late. It was only when Vivian spoke in her native Anglo-Saxon English that he was stunned. He wondered if he had prepared too hastily for this trip.
There was a dizzy landlord, a half-asleep werewolf who was still trying to walk upright, and a seemingly reliable vampire who would not listen to them at a critical moment. The three of them were brimming with confidence when they arrived in a foreign country. They did not know the way, they did not speak the language, and they did not make any preparations before they set off. They did not even go online to find out where they could ask for directions when they did not speak the language. Of course, experience played a part as well. Hao Ren was a little dizzy. He had not even thought of asking the airport staff for help. In theory, even if the airport staff had not passed Mandarin level 4 or 6, they should at least be able to tell you the way to the nearest embassy. However, this did not occur to Hao Ren at all.
Vivian spoke to an old man in a strange accent for a long time. Hao Ren was dumbfounded as he listened to the ancient English that had been lost for god knows how many years. The old man, who was being held back by Vivian, was even more dumbfounded than Hao Ren. The old man, who was being held back by his mother tongue, was even more dumbfounded than Hao Ren.
"Stop trying." Hao Ren tugged at Vivian. "Your English was used around 1100 AD. Do you know how big the difference is between the ancient people and the modern people from a thousand years ago? Go home and look up the pronunciation of ancient Chinese on the internet. You will understand. "
Vivian looked dejected. "How did it change so much? I thought only the environment was different. At least, the way people speak should not have changed. At most, my words are equivalent to classical Chinese to them. How did the pronunciation change?"
Hao Ren heaved a long sigh. "When you were just born, human beings basically spoke by roaring and pounding their chest. No matter how muddle-headed you are, it's impossible that you haven't thought about this, right?"
"I'm not that old, okay?" Vivian glared at him. "You're talking about the primitive era!"
The old Englishman, who was confused by Vivian, saw that the two young men and women were quarreling. He quickly came over to stop them (the old man was a gentleman. He was not annoyed even after being tormented by Old English, which was almost an alien language). The old man pulled Hao Ren's arm and asked, "Chinese? AreyouChinese？”
Hao Ren blinked. Fortunately, he had not completely thrown his English foundation to his teacher, so he nodded his head vigorously.
The old gentleman, who was very patient, smiled and pointed to an empty space next to the terminal. An airport staff in uniform was standing there. This time, even if Hao Ren and Vivian were slow, they would understand.
Hao Ren and Vivian looked at each other awkwardly and thanked the old gentleman. After that, they dragged Lily, who was lying upright and asleep, to the terminal staff. The staff was a handsome young man in a well-ironed uniform. He looked very energetic. Vivian walked up to him and asked, "% ¥@ @% ¥# ¥#% ¥@?"
Hao Ren pushed the vampire aside and looked at the puzzled airport staff with a smile. "Excuse me, what do you think of this place …" Halfway through his sentence, he realized that he might not be able to say it this way. He softened his tone and changed to a more standard Mandarin. "Hello, I don't speak English. I want to go somewhere. Who should I look for?"
The airport staff frowned as he slowly listened. He tried his best to spell out the phonetic symbols in his head for a long time. Then, he showed a professional smile and pointed to the parking lot not far away. He said in very poor Chinese, "There, there are a few Chinese taxi drivers. Go … go … ask them to help you."
Obviously, the airport staff could not hold back the rest of his sentence.
This was already quite satisfactory. Hao Ren thanked the airport staff happily. When he turned around and walked to the parking lot, he could not help but feel emotional. Who would have thought that the vampire who claimed to have the upper hand in a verbal argument with Arthur Pendragon was useless. The latter's greatest achievement in "English" was to knock out a foreigner. In the end, Hao Ren had to use Mandarin to ask for directions …
Life was indeed more exciting than fiction. Life was not reasonable at all!
"We'll sleep when we reach the hotel. Hang in there for a while." Hao Ren turned around and patted Lily on the shoulder. The only response he got was a series of soft snoring sounds. The careless werewolf lady would not mess up her biological clock no matter where she was. It was morning in London, and it was time for Lily to take her afternoon nap at home. She was so sleepy that she could not open her eyes. She was snoring as she followed behind Hao Ren. Fortunately, as a wild animal, Lily's five senses were still sharp. She followed behind Hao Ren and Vivian with her eyes closed. Her nose twitched slightly as she sniffed. She did not lose track of them …
Hao Ren quickly found the "Chinese taxi driver" that the airport staff mentioned. Their skin color matched, but they were all locals. Their Mandarin was only slightly better than the airport staff. Looking at the address that Hao Ren had copied down in Chinese was like reading a book from the heavens …
After a long while, he finally found someone whose Mandarin was passable. Hao Ren felt exhausted. The inconveniences of being out in a foreign country came rushing back to his mind. Only then did he realize that this was really a mission, a mission that exhausted him physically and mentally. Raven 12345 said that she wanted to train the new employees' ability to do things, and it was not a lie!
Raven 12345 had probably calculated from the beginning that Hao Ren would immediately forget himself after getting a large sum of money and the opportunity to travel with public funds. Then, he would go out without a plan.
Of course, there was another possibility: Raven 12345 knew from the beginning that there were two people around Hao Ren who could not do anything but spoil things. She was taking this opportunity to let him adapt in advance …
Even though there were many things that he did not prepare properly before he went out, at least Hao Ren knew to book a hotel online in advance. As he was rich, the hotel he booked was quite high-end. At least, the official website stated that the hotel staff were proficient in several foreign languages and could provide quality service to Chinese tourists. Now, Hao Ren did not dare to hope for the quality of the service. He only hoped that the staff could smoothly bring him to his room. When he found a quiet place, the first thing he did was to contact Raven 12345 to see if she could help with the mission.
After about an hour of driving with a Chinese driver who could barely speak the language, Hao Ren and the rest finally entered the heart of London and arrived at the hotel they had booked. After paying the taxi fare (Hao Ren did not know if he was cheated, he could not care less), Vivian looked up at the bright sky and sighed softly. "Many years have passed. When I first came here, there were not so many houses here."
"Why don't you tell me that when you first set foot in Europe, humans were still living in trees?" Hao Ren supported Lily, who was swaying unsteadily, and grumbled at the useless vampire. "You have lived for so long, why don't you think about the difference in lifespan between you and a human? Half of the reason why we are in such a big trouble today is because I have high hopes for you."
Vivian frowned, and her expression was very serious. "I have a good temper, but I also have the dignity of a high-ranking member of the Blood Clan. If you continue to mock me like this, it will be an insult to the nobles …"
"Pay next month's rent."
"Of course, it's your mouth. As a noble, I won't fuss too much with you."
Hao Ren was speechless.
It was the first time in his life that he met a noble who could be forced to this extent by a month's rent!
"According to the plan, we will rest here for a day or two to get rid of the jet lag and organize the information. I will submit a report to Raven 12345, and then we will depart on the second or third day." Hao Ren sighed. "The address Raven 12345 gave us is too remote. Based on our experience this morning, I am afraid it will be difficult to find the locals."
The three of them walked towards the main entrance of the hotel, but on the sixth floor of the hotel, the curtain on a window was suddenly pulled open by someone. A sharp gaze swept down for a few seconds, and then the curtain returned to its original position.
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