Chapter 12: My Brother’s Plan to Lie Flat Was Interrupted Mid-Way
At the same time, at the Charles Mansion.
Roger teleported back home immediately after the Empress of Eternal Night left. He called for a maid to give him a comfortable hot bath. The great library had been turned into an ice cave by Blood Mom, and he had finally escaped. He was afraid of catching a cold!
Roger lay in the private hot spring at home, all the bone-chilling cold gradually dissipated, and he couldn’t help but close his eyes in comfort. His former dream was to have a bathtub at home. After struggling for several years, he realized that freelancers were not free. Living in a small rented room, which landlord would install a bathtub for a tenant?
Now that he had transmigrated, the Duke’s mansion came with a private hot spring? There were also two young and beautiful maids who surrounded him, using their small hands to help him massage. Roger was truly satisfied with such a life. Wouldn’t it be great to just lie flat peacefully for ten years, opening treasure chests every day?
But for some reason, he always felt uneasy. He had a feeling that something was about to happen. “I met Blood Mom this time, and I wasn’t granted a title nor did I receive any public toast with divine artifacts… I shouldn’t be causing any big trouble again, right?” He was just a listening ear, chatting with her for a while. Such an ordinary encounter and separation should not disrupt his hard-earned return to his peaceful, comfortable life, right?
Roger mulled it over repeatedly and concluded that his performance in the afternoon was “outstanding.” He frankly stated that he was not fit to serve the Empire, and he played dumb to all questions, dodging them with vague remarks. He was a complete slacker! Even if Blood Mom favored the Charles family, she should have recognized him as a complete waste. Therefore, although he was frozen to the bone, at least in front of Blood Mom, he solidified his persona as useless and would forever be insulated from any “important tasks.” The fact that she would give him some small benefits at the end clearly indicated that she had identified him as a greedy and lustful man! This was a great thing! As long as his “waste” persona was solidified and the Empress of Eternal Night no longer paid attention to him, who else in the vast City of Mysteries could lift the right minister’s brother and tell him not to lie flat? Therefore, Roger believed his unease was unfounded and should not exist. It was just that after being tricked by Blood Mom so many times, he had developed some faulty reflexes.
However, to prevent similar incidents from happening again, he also prepared some countermeasures. Roger stayed in the hot spring until dinnertime before reluctantly bidding farewell to the two beautiful maids and climbing ashore. The happiness of the rich, he truly couldn’t have imagined it before.
Dining room. Angelina was still handling official duties at the government office and had not returned. In the vast dining room, Roger was the only one for dinner. It was a bit empty and a bit lonely. “Having a house that’s too big also has its downsides,” Roger sighed. It was fine when his sister was around, but now that he was alone, the Duke’s mansion felt too desolate.
After dinner, Roger summoned the mansion’s butler and instructed him to buy a few things. The butler hesitated and said, “Young Master, but you’re out of money…” He had previously received a month’s salary of five thousand gold coins as a marquis, but he had spent it all to build a bidirectional teleportation array from the Charles Mansion to the Great Library. Roger was a little displeased. “Use the mansion’s funds first. This is tuition, and my sister will definitely approve it. If not, I’ll make up for it when I receive my salary next month.”
“Yes, Young Master,” the butler quickly agreed when he saw Roger throwing a tantrum. Watching the butler’s retreating back, Roger snorted! “As a dissolute young master, can’t I even spend money lavishly? How outrageous! If I have to hesitate when spending money, is it still considered lying flat? After all, I don’t have any dreams that require me to save money to achieve them.”
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That night, Roger was restless again. As soon as he closed his eyes, he saw the Empress of Eternal Night’s face leaning in, and it was indeed difficult to calm down… “I knew this Empress was a troublemaker!” Roger was utterly annoyed. He couldn’t believe that a dignified Empress would do such a thing, wiping the dust off his face! But also… she was truly beautiful. No, how could she be so beautiful? Her beauty was against all rules! Why would someone have such a perfect figure along with astounding looks?
Humans are creatures who become more desirous of what they cannot have. The more they tell themselves not to think about it, the more they can’t stop thinking about it. Why else is there the saying: a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as stolen intimacy, and stolen intimacy is not as good as unfulfilled desire. In his past life, Roger had a wealthy young master named Wang, who was worth tens of billions, yet he still staged a domineering CEO drama with a staunch lesbian. Whether it was true or false, no one knew, which only shows that people always have relationships that they cannot achieve and are obsessed with.
Roger and the Empress of Eternal Night had a “beyond the boundary” relationship. Now that a virtual character had come to life, becoming a real person, and revealing a side of a vixen beneath her cold and ruthless facade, he found it increasingly unbearable. With his mind in a mess, he tossed and turned like a pancake until midnight.
“Ding, the Lie Flat System has detected that the host’s words and actions yesterday did not meet the reward conditions. Please arrange your work and life reasonably.”
“???” Roger’s heated brain felt like a tropical fish dropped into the Arctic Circle, a cicada experiencing its first severe winter, an i3 processor with water-cooling – it was a chilling realization! WTF? What’s going on? My words and actions yesterday were not low-key enough? Not enough lying flat? Facing Blood Mom, I remained steadfast in my ‘useless’ route. Dog system, tell me, how else can I lie flat? He questioned silently in his heart. Unfortunately, his system was like a cold goddess, only sending a “We are not suitable” message every day, never offering further explanation. Roger had to ponder and analyze himself to figure out what kind of words and actions constituted lying flat.
“Who stands at the pinnacle of lying flat? Upon seeing Blood Mom, all efforts become void?” Roger wanted to cry but had no tears. Could it be that because the Empress of Eternal Night had too great an influence on this World, any contact he had with her would cause a butterfly effect, leading to a continuous rise in his karma, ultimately failing to meet the conditions for lying flat?
However, after yet another treasure chest was snatched away by Blood Mom, Roger’s previous agitation dissolved. The system, his reliance for survival, was also having problems. His lust naturally dissipated. He reconfirmed that only one of the Lie Flat System and the Empress of Eternal Night could survive. Was there even a choice? “Goodbye, Your Majesty. We are destined to be apart. This subject truly cannot serve you!” Roger closed his eyes listlessly and soon fell into a heavy sleep…
However, the good news was that he had already made preparations for this potential situation. Although it might not be effective, it was certainly better than doing nothing… right?
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The next morning. The butler had already prepared all the items Roger needed. After all, he was a subordinate of the Prime Minister, so his efficiency was commendable. Roger’s newly purchased equipment this time included:
Illusion Treasure Box: Can randomly generate a Yi Rong (Male) human skin mask each month, perfectly fitting the user’s face, with no magical fluctuations.
Super Magic Power Crystal: Additionally increases maximum Magic Power equivalent to that of an Advanced Mage.
Also, a magician’s robe, the most popular in the Imperial Capital, and a mid-to-high-grade staff.
In addition, there were some commonly used equipment for adventurer groups.
All these items cost two thousand gold coins. It was evident that the teleportation array was a very expensive “stationery.” It was probably like building a subway just to avoid being late for school.
After the butler withdrew, Roger immediately used the Illusion Treasure Box to generate a human skin mask. After a change of clothes, Roger looked at himself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction. Except for the randomly generated mask being a little too handsome this time and not ordinary enough, everything else was perfect! Now, he was no longer the infamous prodigal young master of the Imperial Capital, but a Commoner Mage with some talent! Working hard in an adventurer group, he finally broke through to become an Advanced Mage! Now he was going to study and advance at the Great Library!
No matter how smart Blood Mom was, she wouldn’t have thought that someone would disguise himself as a Commoner to laze around low-key, right? This time, this time, uncle, let’s see who can interrupt my lying flat!
