Chapter 172 I am Qin Shihuang
Bruce and Diana followed the ocean current, and with a little help from the owl, they floated all the way to London.
When they came ashore, it was July 1914, 7.
Half a month ago, on June 6, a Serbian youth shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir apparent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in an incident known in history as the Sarajevo Incident.
This was the spark that ignited World War I.
Today, the entire Western world is shrouded in a cloud of unrest. Even ordinary people who are not concerned about current affairs know that war is coming.
"There's still half a month left."
Katum stood on Bruce's shoulder and said, "On July 7, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will declare war on Serbia, and World War I will officially begin."
The beginning of World War I was filled with many seeming coincidences.
After the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, Serbia's suzerain, Russia, was automatically drawn into the war.
Then, because of Russia's chaotic military system, the Southern Army and the Northern Army were mobilized at the same time, which irritated Germany's nerves, so Germany joined the war.
But Germany pursued the "Schlieffen Plan", which meant that if it wanted to deal with Russia, it had to eliminate France first.
So, in order to defeat Russia, Germany declared war on France and then invaded Belgium, a buffer zone between Germany and France.
Belgium was Britain's barrier on the European continent, and on this basis, Britain also declared war on Germany.
This is what will happen in half a month.
"The whole of Europe has been in chaos since then."
Owl said to Bruce, "Belgium is lucky to be served by three great powers in turn."
"Don't say such sarcastic words, be careful not to be heard by Diana." Bruce said.
"Don't worry, she can't hear you."
Katum shook his head, "Unless you betray me behind my back!"
Diana could understand Katoom's words, but only what came out of his bird's mouth.
There was no way Diana could hear the telepathy between the owl and Bruce.
The two of them and the bird have now landed and are planning to go to London.
Bruce suddenly spread his hands towards Katum.
"Take it out!"
"Get what?"
Katum pretended to be confused, "I don't understand what you are saying."
"Money!"
Bruce said, "I have no money in this world, so I can only make you bleed a little."
Batboy has never been short of money. Every time he goes to a new world, he inherits a legacy there.
But the DC world is different.
This is not a new world for Bruce.
You can tell from the fact that he wasn't thrown into an orphanage.
Of course, when Batboy wants money, the money will naturally come into his hands from somewhere else.
For example, from Katum’s small treasury.
"You are so humorous. I am just an owl, how can I have money?"
Katum laughed and said, "Besides, even if I have money, I can't spend it in the 19th century. You can just use Transfiguration to make some money yourself."
"Don't act stupid!"
Bruce suddenly grabbed the owl, then took out a few gold bars from his feathers.
"Don't think I don't know that you've been using my inheritance to save your own money!"
Bruce tried to hit Katoom on the head with the gold bar, but was dodged.
"I usually turn a blind eye to it, but now I need money urgently. Your money is mine!"
"I was keeping it for you!"
Katoom kept swearing.
He remembered this grudge.
When the next new world comes and the new inheritance arrives, if he doesn’t be more greedy, he will be unworthy of being an owl!
Bruce exchanged a gold bar for cash. With the blessing of magic, no one had any bad intentions.
He bought two train tickets and traveled all the way to London with Diana.
At this moment in London, the atmosphere in the whole city was a little off.
The faces of those young men and women were filled with excitement and excitement. They were not afraid of the coming war at all. On the contrary, they were looking forward to the war.
Looking forward to defending my country and changing my own destiny at the same time.
This was the case at the beginning of World War I. Everyone was optimistic about the war and felt it would end soon.
"Let them know they have to fight for four years and be honest."
Katum said, “The British didn’t dare to mention war for 20 years, and the top leaders only dared to appease.”
Bruce ignored the owl's nagging and walked with Diana in London.
On the streets, horse-drawn carriages ran side by side with the earliest cars, and the sound of horse hooves was intertwined with the roar of machinery.
Along the Thames, Gothic spires stand side by side with Victorian buildings, a scenery not seen in the Harry Potter world.
Because more than 20 years later, these buildings will be bombed to pieces by German planes.
"I'll take you shopping for some clothes first."
Bruce said to Diana, "You're a little too conspicuous here in this outfit."
Diana wore a black cloak that covered her entire body. It looked okay at normal times, but sometimes when she walked faster, her pair of long, toned legs were revealed.
"Are you going to buy human armor? Okay."
Diana nodded. "I also understand that when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Thank you for your generosity, Bruce. I thank you on behalf of the Amazon warriors!"
She wasn't actually that stupid, and she quickly decided to let Bruce pay.
Katum's heart was bleeding.
That's all his money! His money!
Bruce took Diana to a women's clothing store. Thanks to his youthful face, he was not kicked out by the clerk.
But even so, accompanying Diana to buy clothes is not an easy task.
She didn't know what a bra, a corset, or stockings were, and she would often walk out of the dressing room halfway through getting dressed and ask Bruce why the clothes looked so strange.
The shop assistant couldn't stop him.
Fortunately, there were no other men in the store, so Bruce bore the pain alone.
"Is your sister from another country?"
While Diana was changing her clothes, one of the shop assistants couldn't help but ask Bruce.
This is a very normal suspicion. Judging from Diana's behavior, she really looks like a country girl from a colony.
"That's about right," Bruce said. "From a small island."
The clerk nodded, without any disdain, but full of envy.
It’s great that I can buy such expensive clothes just after arriving in London.
I don't know what high branch I climbed onto, but I was able to reach the top overnight.
A clerk like her couldn't even afford to buy a single piece of clothing in a store like this with a month's salary working there.
Diana tried on many clothes, and finally Bruce bought them all.
Anyway, Katum had enough private money, so he didn't feel bad about spending it.
"Let's find a hotel next."
Bruce looked at the streets of London, which were crowded with people. Now was a special period, and London was considered an important city, with almost all forces gathered here.
I don't know if I can find a suitable hotel.
Of course he couldn't find it, so Bruce had to use his money ability again to get two empty rooms in a hotel.
The hotel lobby had been converted into a tavern, and it was a hodgepodge of people, and Bruce heard someone boasting loudly.
"I just came back from the Far East!"
The man had a prominent hairline and talked a lot, which made him very eye-catching.
Several drinkers were listening to his story attentively.
He burped and said, "Thousands of years ago, there was an emperor in the East who conquered the known world and collected all the treasures in the world!"
One of the drinkers asked back: "Like Alexander of the East?"
"Yes! Alexander of the East!"
The man said, "He once sent out a fleet to search for the elixir of life..."
Someone quickly asked: "And then?"
"And then? Then some people said that he was not found and died, but in fact it's all bullshit. The emperor is still alive. I met him and became good brothers with him!"
"Is this true?" The eyes of those drinkers brightened.
"of course it's true!"
The man drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, then looked at the glass dazedly and said, "Hey, why is my wine gone?"
"I'll treat you, I'll treat you!"
Immediately, a customer took out a bill, asked the bartender to fill his drink, and urged the explorer to continue.
"Tell me quickly, what happened after you and the emperor became brothers?"
"It is like this. Although he is alive, he has lost all his troops."
The explorer drank his wine and said, "He promised me that if I could give him fifty pounds, he would make me king after he regained the world!"
"what!"
The drinker's interest was fully aroused. "Did you give it to me?"
"No." The explorer sighed, "I didn't have fifty pounds at the time. I had to miss this opportunity."
Sighs were immediately heard all around.
Some drinkers even started to have other ideas. Although fifty pounds was a lot, he could still take it out if he gritted his teeth.
Bruce saw it all.
"They are all a bunch of fools." Bruce shook his head and said, "They were fooled by such an obvious lie."
"Who said he was lying?"
Katum suddenly said, "There really is such an emperor in the East, his name is Qin Shi Huang, and he is indeed alive today."
"what?"
Bruce was really shocked this time. He quickly asked, "Is it true?"
"of course it's true!"
Katum said, "How about this, if you return my gold bars to me, I will tell you where Qin Shi Huang is!"
"Go to hell!"
Now Bruce finally understood that the owl was telling a lie again.
He turned and walked up the stairs to his room.
The owl flapped its wings and followed behind, shouting, "Don't go, I'm not lying to you, I am actually Qin Shi Huang!"
……
After resting for about half an hour, Bruce and Diana went downstairs.
After all, they are not here for vacation, they have business to attend to.
"Let's go straight to Ares!"
Diana said, "Didn't you say he destroyed your school? Then let's go to your school first, maybe we can find some clues about Ares!"
There was no way Bruce could take Diana to Hogwarts.
He then said: "There is no need for this, I know where Ares is..."
Before he finished speaking, they had already reached downstairs.
But surprisingly, the pub that was once bustling was now empty.
A knight with a cane was standing in the middle of the tavern. When he saw Bruce and Diana, he raised his glass to them.
He smiled and said, "I just came down. I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Bruce's pupils suddenly contracted.
He recognized the man.
Lupin, or -
Ares!
(End of this chapter)
