enjoyebooks Chapter 68 The Prelude to the Riot
Chapter 68 The Prelude to the Riot
After a day and a night's journey, the train arrived at the border of the magical kingdom.
Due to the special nature of the country, Su Chenjin and Lin Yuyan had already transformed into magical girls in their private compartment before the train entered the country's territory.
After successfully passing through the security checkpoints at the boundary gate and border inspection, Qingluan finally stepped onto the land of the kingdom.
It really is back here again.
Looking at the bustling streets around her, Qingluan looked down at the metal bracelet on her wrist.
This is the "No Magic Zone".
The magical kingdom is inhabited by magical girls and magicians, as well as a large number of ordinary people. In order to maintain a level of security in this diverse environment, anyone with magical power is required to wear a magical power indicator bracelet when entering the "magic-free zone".
The official explanation for this thing is that it is "used to restrict the use of magic and ensure public safety."
Cheng Qi knew very well that while the bracelet might have some limiting effect on mages, it could at most only suppress the flow of magic to a certain extent for magical girls; it couldn't possibly bind their power.
Even while wearing this bracelet, the magical girl can unleash her full power at any time if she so desires. However, if the wearer attempts to forcibly use magic or removes the bracelet, it will immediately sound an alarm, attracting the city's security forces.
To put it bluntly, this is just a decoration to keep honest people out, not malicious ones. If a magical girl is determined to cause trouble here, this bracelet will be completely useless.
The two did not linger on the street, but instead took a taxi to the hotel they had booked in advance.
.........
As soon as the card was swiped and the door was opened, the crescent moon immediately revealed its true form.
She quickly pulled out her laptop, plugged it in, turned it on, and logged into her game account—her movements were swift and decisive.
"Phew... I was suffocating!"
Looking at the game loading on her computer screen, Arc Moon exclaimed with relief, "I can only play on my phone in the car... Finally, I can log in on my PC!"
Seeing that Hu Yue couldn't wait to open "Zheng Huan," Qing Luan sat on the big bed, swinging her short legs, without saying much.
This eunuch really doesn't miss any opportunity to play games...
Well, we're already on vacation. Besides, this eunuch has already dutifully written two chapters. Considering how "diligent" she is, let her have some time to enjoy herself.
"Miss Arc Moon, I'm going out for a stroll on the street." Qingluan jumped off the bed and walked towards the door.
Arc Moon's eyes were completely glued to the screen. Without turning her head, she replied perfunctorily, "Oh, okay. Qingluan, you can go now."
Qingluan ignored her and walked out of the bedroom.
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On the streets of the magical kingdom, Qingluan wandered aimlessly.
She hadn't walked far when her attention was drawn to a beer hall on the street corner. It was bustling with noise, as if something exciting was happening inside.
Qingluan walked forward curiously, wanting to push the door open and take a look, but was immediately stopped by the receptionist at the door—
"Excuse me, little sister, minors are not allowed in the bar." The receptionist spoke politely, but immediately blocked the doorway.
"I'm an adult now," Qingluan said, raising her head with a confident air.
"..."
The receptionist didn't reply immediately, but instead lowered her head with a suspicious look and carefully examined Qingluan from head to toe.
In the magical kingdom, many magical girls appear younger after transforming. Therefore, there are indeed quite a few "legally loli" girls who look like little girls but are actually older than their grandmothers.
"Excuse me, could you please show me your ID?" The receptionist extended her hand.
Qingluan nodded and took out an ID card from her pocket.
This was the adult identity certificate that Xie Lan had specially obtained from the Bureau of Extraordinary Strategy for the parent-teacher conference. She originally thought it would be useless after the conference, but it turned out to be useful in this country.
The receptionist took the certificate, examined it carefully, and after confirming its authenticity, immediately stepped aside to make way for her: "Please come in."
Qingluan put away the certificate and stepped into the tavern. However, as soon as she stepped through the door, she found the atmosphere inside to be very strange.
The tavern, which should have been a place for guests to drink and chat, now had all the huge oak tables in the center of the hall pushed aside, making room for a large crowd that was now huddled together, their emotions running high.
"Do you know how much a liter of 'Heart's Honey' costs now? 500,000 responses!"
On the high platform in the center of the hall stood a magical girl with long, pale purple hair and animal ears, one hand clenched into a fist and raised high—
"Now...look at those heroes who participated in the 'War Between Two Worlds'! They bled and sacrificed themselves, giving their all to protect their country..."
The beast-eared magical girl's voice grew increasingly louder, "But what about the kingdom? Not only are they making excuses to delay paying their pensions, but they're even planning to force them into retirement! Why should they be treated like disposable rags?! Are you really just going to stand by and watch them suffer like this?!"
"Unforgivable!"
"That's outrageous! Those bastards at the top!"
Passersby were ignited by these inflammatory words and began pointing and whispering, their voices filled with curses against the royal court.
The beast-eared girl standing on the platform seemed quite pleased with the audience's reaction. After loudly declaring her discontent with the nation, she immediately jumped down from the platform and, while the crowd was still in a frenzy, prepared to slip away from a hidden side.
Qingluan, who was standing on the periphery of the crowd, became interested.
To give such a speech in a public place at this time... isn't this the source of the riots that Zhang Menglin mentioned on the phone, the veterans who were about to cause trouble at the medal awarding ceremony?
To be honest, I wouldn't want to see such a massive crisis erupt in the kingdom. The kingdom possesses the ability to "transform magical girls"... If the kingdom collapses, the material world will suffer as well... That would be troublesome.
If we could make contact with them and find out the cause and effect of the riots... no matter what, it certainly wouldn't be a bad thing. Perhaps, this crisis could actually have been avoided!
Thinking of this, Qingluan seized the opportunity and jogged silently behind the beast-eared magical girl.
The beast-eared magical girl moved swiftly, escaping through the back door in an instant, preparing to retreat around the corner of the corridor. Qingluan quickly rushed forward and grabbed her sleeve—
"Please wait a moment!"