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Chapter 615: Dawn of the Living Dead
Chapter 15, Dawn of the Dead
At midnight, when everyone is playing to the most lively time, the dance scene in Meryton Town has begun to become cloudy and disturbing - so many people are crowded in one room to talk and make noise, and the combined voice sounds like It will become "buzzing", and there is still a fireplace in the room, and it is very hot because of the number of people, and there are many people smoking pipes. This situation is very easy to make people feel sleepy and uncomfortable.Wang Qiu, who was pretending to be Mr. Collins, sat bored on a stool at the end of the room, where there was an open window, and the air was slightly fresher.
Opposite Wang Qiu, sat a British lieutenant in a red uniform, who was the guy he had been sniffing about in the tavern two days ago.
Until now, Wang Qiu was surprised to learn that this handsome guy who once wanted to sell the rank of lieutenant to him at a discount was actually the big villain, bad gambler and scumbag in "Pride and Prejudice", who abducted him William Wickham, who Lydia eloped with!
Of course, compared to cold-blooded butchers like Wang Qiu and the others who killed hundreds of millions of people without taking it seriously, Lieutenant Wickham, a boy with a soft face and a soft face who wants to marry a rich woman and eat next to a woman, is really nothing It's... At least he hasn't killed anyone until now!
Although for a professional soldier, not having killed anyone doesn't seem like a good evaluation...
(In the "Pride and Prejudice" sequel, this guy participated in the suppression of the Irish Revolt of 1798, and it was really murderous and everywhere.)
It had to be admitted that Lieutenant Wickham still had a lot of capital as a playboy who focused on relying on women for his food.Although he came from a humble background, he was only the son of a housekeeper, but he was also a figure who had been in the upper class social circle for many years, and his appearance could not pass the test.Look at that handsome and beautiful facial features, that elegant and decent smile, that refreshing conversation... All these things combined in him, turned into a demeanor and temperament that fascinated many girls, and made Mei Li The country girls in Tun Town almost stared straight at him.
——If he doesn't have a good appearance that confuses people, how can he be a little white-faced scumbag who cheats women's hearts?
Therefore, in this ball, Lieutenant Wickham became the most shining star in the "uniform group", and all the ladies scrambled to dance with him.Even though he really enjoys this kind of courtship from the crowd, after dancing for several hours, he is already a bit too much for it now.
Therefore, at this moment, he sat by the window with a glass of wine, chatting casually with "Mr. Collins" who was also sitting here.
"...Mr Collins, I see you've been sitting here for a while, why don't you go down and dance a little?"
Holding an exquisite carved glass wine glass, Wickham said with a smile, "...this will disappoint all the ladies."
"...To each other, Mr. Wickham, why are you sitting here too? I'm afraid this will make the ladies feel even more heartbroken!" Wang Qiupi replied with a smile on his face, "... ...Sitting here, I can often see their eyes full of resentment!
"...Oh, there is no way, human energy is limited! I have already danced more than a dozen pieces, so I have to take a break to catch my breath."
Lieutenant Wickham tossed his hair coolly, and grinned at a certain lady in the distance, which immediately made her cheeks flush, "...Besides, I can't steal the limelight of the whole dance, at least let me Every colleague of mine can dance!" He said with a smile.
"...Then I also think the same way. As a newcomer, you can't steal too much of the local host's limelight."
Wang Qiu raised his eyebrows and replied like this, and at the same time asked a waiter passing by with a large tray for a glass of wine.
"...You are different from me. For the people here, we officers are just passers-by, and after you inherit the property of Longbourne Village in the future, you will get along with them for a long time...Of course, this Some of the most beautiful roses in the country are now always by your side, so you probably don't care about the fragrance of those wild flowers?" Wickham continued to smile and toast him.
In this regard, Wang Qiu's brain turned a few times before he realized that Wickham was probably referring to the five Bennet sisters—well, in this kind of rural place, they are indeed at the village flower level... Then, before he could figure out how to reply, he heard Wickham continue, "...Actually, from what I heard, many people in the village originally thought that you should ask someone Miss Bennet proposed."
"...Eh?" Wang Qiu was taken aback when he heard the words, and almost spit out his wine, "...Why do you think so?"
"...Isn't this a very logical thing? The Bennets are missing. According to the law, you still need seven years to inherit the inheritance. But as long as you marry a certain Miss Bennet, preferably the eldest daughter, then you can It is logical to become the guardians of their five sisters and take over the estate."
Lieutenant Wickham said with a matter-of-fact expression, "...and the eldest daughter of the Bennet family is a rare beauty no matter how you look at it...well, maybe she is a little unpretentious—do you mind that? Is it?" He suddenly looked in a certain direction and whistled.
——Wang Qiu heard the prestige and found that when they were talking, the blond-haired and blue-eyed time-traveling version of Miss Jane Bennet suddenly let out a burst of loud laughter, and the whole person laughed so hard that she leaned against a young and handsome woman. Officers in red uniforms.And the officer, probably in order to support her and prevent her from falling, put his arm under Jane's breasts, making the posture between the two look like they were embracing passionately.
If it was in the modern society of the 21st century, no one would care about such trivial matters at all, but in this era, it can already be called debauchery.
"...I'm not so fussy." Wang Qiu pouted, "...the ladies in London should be more open?"
"...That's true, but I originally thought that the atmosphere in the countryside should be more reserved, but now it seems that I was wrong."
Lieutenant Wickham replied, "...the ladies of Meryton are much more daring than I imagined..." Looking up across the hall, he suddenly noticed a little country gentleman's girl talking to her. Looking at a second lieutenant wearing glasses, or rather a boy with a rather childish appearance, he happily talked and laughed at Yanyan... When he saw the girl playing with a fan on her chest, Wickham couldn't help laughing, "...Unexpectedly, that young lady who looks so conservative can express her feelings so simply after meeting someone she likes! It's really warm!"
Pointing to the fan on the lady's chest, Wickham said regretfully, "...but this is not straightforward enough. 'I don't have a sweetheart' is still too ambiguous, it should be directly expressed as 'I like you very much' Well——to deal with a guy who doesn't understand style, you must use strong medicine!"
Wang Qiu was confused, "...Wait, lieutenant, why can't I understand what you are talking about? Could it be that you can hear them clearly from such a long distance in such a noisy place? Talk? Or do you know how to read lips?"
"...Just look at that lady's fan, don't you understand everything?" Wickham was even more surprised, "...Don't tell me...you don't understand the meaning of the fan? My God! How can this be so? To please those fashionable girls?" he said incredulously.
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——Then, under Lieutenant Wickham's patient explanation, Wang Qiu was surprised to learn that in the British high society of this era, the fans held by those ladies and ladies in social occasions were not really used for fanning , It is not a pure decoration, but a "cipher machine" necessary for love.Every action they use when using the fan, whether it is opening, closing, or moving between their slender fingers, contains various deep meanings.
If the woman moves the fan, reveals her beautiful face from time to time, and looks at the other party with affectionate eyes, it means: "I like you very much."
If you use a fan to cover your face and only expose your eyes above, it means: "Be careful, someone is spying on us."
If you put away the fan and tap your chest with the fan, it means: "I miss you very much."
And if you touch your forehead with a fan, it means: "I remember you."
If the woman's face is sullen and she quickly puts away the fan, it is equivalent to coquettishly saying, "I'm so jealous."
If the fan is slowly swinging in front of the chest, it means: "I don't have a sweetheart yet."
If you shake the fan hurriedly in front of your chest, it means: "Don't stare at me, I'm engaged."
If you put the fan on your temples and look up to the sky, it is equivalent to saying: "I miss you day and night."
If you find that your sweetheart is unfaithful, or see him chatting with another girl, tap the tip of your nose with a fan and say, "I think this thing is going to collapse."
If you open the fan, close it immediately, and point it to the garden, it means: "Honey, wait for me there, I will come right away."
If the fan is placed on the right cheek, it means approval; if it is placed on the left cheek, it means opposition.
If the girl already has a lover, or if she has no suitor, she will throw the fan on the table, saying: "I already have a sweetheart", or "I can't feel love for you." , is a warning: "Please leave me! Otherwise my lover will fight you!"
Conversely, if the girl opens the fan and rests her chin, she is telling the other party: "I hope to see you again soon."
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And so on, the meaning of its expression is as rich as the semaphore of the navy: it seems that the difficulty of becoming a qualified lady in this era is really high enough!To actually master such a powerful fan magic - this is really saying a thousand words without saying a word!
On the other hand, those gentlemen are also very hard. In order to fall in love, they have to decipher such a complicated fan code like a telegraph operator...
——Just as Wang Qiu held up his wine glass and listened with gusto, and his mind was full of thoughts, a series of prompts suddenly sounded in his ears:
[Important storyline character Fitzwilliam Darcy dies and gets 10000 bonus points]
[Character Charles Bentley dies and gets 5000 bonus points]
[The plot character Caroline Bentley dies and gets 3000 reward points]
[The plot character Mrs. Hearst dies, get 1000 reward points]
[The plot character Mr. Hearst dies, get 1000 reward points]
……
This series of long scoring reminders immediately made Wang Qiu, who was caught off guard, so anxious that he felt dizzy.
hello!It seems that I didn't do anything crazy at all, did I?Why did so many important plot characters die all at once?
Moreover, Darcy and Bentley, the two male gods who touched countless female literary youths around the world, died in such an inexplicable way?How will the plot of "Pride and Prejudice" develop?It's as if Tang Seng died halfway before he went to Wuzhishan to release his grandson!
Before he could figure it out, the miniature walkie-talkie disguised as a pipe in his breast pocket began to vibrate.Therefore, Wang Qiu hastily greeted Lieutenant Wickham, put down his wine glass, and ran outside to find a secluded place, then turned on the walkie-talkie and muttered in a low voice:
"...Hello? Who is it? Didn't I say before that if it's okay, it's best not to disturb me at this dance?"
Then, Commissar Guo's slightly tired hoarse voice came from the microphone, but Wang Qiu almost jumped up immediately.
"... something serious happened! Comrade Xiao Wang. We just detected the T-virus in this world! It's the one that created the biohazard!"
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At the same time, after being pestered by a group of red-uniformed officers and gentry boys and dancing for several hours, the time-traveled version of Miss Elizabeth Bennet was also tired and hungry, so she had to decline another red-uniformed lady. Invitation to uniform, ready to find something to fill your stomach.
——According to the habits of modern Chinese urban white-collar workers, it should be time for supper now.
Unfortunately, unlike the Chinese who pay attention to food and drink, the British have always been used to entertaining guests with "a lot of music and very little food" when holding dance parties.And there are so many guests coming to the dance party tonight, at this moment, there is not much food left.
"...the biscuits are gone, the pudding is gone, and the cake is gone...that is...white soup?"
Elizabeth inspected several empty long tables for a few times, only to see a waiter filling a cup from a large porcelain basin on the table with a white drink that looked very strong, so she took the cup regardless. Take a sip.
Hmm... Unexpectedly delicious... Maybe it's because I'm hungry, so everything tastes good, although the taste is a bit weird... Elizabeth finished a glass of white soup in two or three sips, chewing on the pitifully small amount of soup in her mouth. A bit of crushed almonds, I immediately picked up another cup, and it took three cups in a row to get back to the taste: it has a strong milky taste, but also has a wine taste, and it seems to have a bit of meat.This soup smells very good, the key is that it is hot and comfortable to the stomach, and I don’t feel how much alcohol it contains, and there are crushed almonds in it for a few chews. For Elizabeth, who is already hungry, What a lifesaver.
——Bai Tang, the hot drink mixed with wine that the British often drank at the ball at that time, to warm up and refresh themselves.Its main ingredients are wine, broth, milk, crushed almonds, etc. The reason for its invention refers to sandwiches: in this way, even if you are busy dancing, you can replenish your energy in a fast way...
However, the white soup served at the dance seemed to have added too much whiskey. After drinking a few glasses on an empty stomach, Elizabeth couldn't help but feel a little dizzy, and felt more and more uncomfortable with the crowded and noisy environment around her—compared to the guests. In terms of numbers, the hall for the ball is a bit too narrow, especially when couples start dancing, because the central space has to be used as a dance floor.It is even more difficult to walk.The place where Elizabeth stayed and drank the white soup was fairly spacious, but in the blink of an eye, it was also occupied by a few middle-aged women who kept chattering and laughing. Helpless Elizabeth had to get up and leave.Seeing the garden view outside the window seemed to be good, and there was no one there, so I wanted to go out to get some fresh air.
So, holding a cup of white soup, she squeezed into the crowd more difficultly.But this time Elizabeth's luck was obviously not very good. When she managed to squeeze out of the crowd and walked to the door, thinking that she could breathe a sigh of relief, she bumped into someone!Elizabeth didn't react in time, the wine glass in her hand was knocked out, and all the white soup in the glass was splashed on the person standing in front of her.
"...Ah! I'm very sorry, I was careless..." Elizabeth hurriedly took out her handkerchief to wipe it off, but found that the person in front of her whose clothes were splashed was Wang Qiu with a stern expression, and the other party grabbed him. My own wrist hurriedly dragged it out!
"...No time to explain! Something happened at home! We must go back immediately!"
Next, under the puzzled and perplexed gazes of the guests, Wang Qiu, disguised as Mr. Collins, hurriedly summoned the five Bennet sisters in a very impolite manner. They left the dance scene, leaving behind a lot of discussion-some people speculated whether the Bennets returned safely, but others believed that the bodies of the Bennets should have been discovered...
However, even though Wang Qiu reacted so quickly, as if he was facing a formidable enemy, he was still a beat behind.
——Before the carriage carrying him and the five Bennet sisters had time to drive out of the streets of Meryton Town, they saw the flames of a house not far away, and heard a mess of gunshots and cries , and some kind of creepy roar...
Then, with a loud noise, a four-legged monster the size of a calf smashed through the wall on the side of the road and jumped onto the street in front of the carriage—even though it was late at night, with the help of the moonlight in the sky and the firelight on the street, it could I can vaguely see the hideous appearance of this monster: the bright red muscles turned outwards, the huge ferocious claws, the long tongue dragging on the ground...even if you are far away, you can feel a pungent stench blowing towards your face !
Looking at the four-legged monster blocking the front, Wang Qiu couldn't help cursing, "...Oh! Damn it! Why did the Licker appear?"
"...What?! Licker?!! Isn't this the monster in "Resident Evil"? Why does it appear here?"
After listening to Wang Qiu's gnashing of teeth, Elizabeth, who was formerly a gaming nerd, understood in an instant, so she couldn't help being confused in the wind, "...Am I traveling to Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice", or to The movie "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"?!"
"...We don't know about this for the time being, but the situation is probably worse than you imagined, miss."
Wang Qiu smiled wryly, "...if we're unlucky, we might face a real-life biohazard that straddles two worlds..."