Chasing Time

“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)

The Shadow of Great Britain

Arthur invited Chief Field into the room, but before he even had a chance to settle into his seat, he suddenly heard Great Dumas, who was reading the newspaper while eating candy, slap the table and exclaim, "Damn it all! I bet you Brits are up to no good again."


Arthur took the newspaper from Great Dumas's hands, and with just a glance at the headlines, a meaningful expression crossed his face.


"The new Prime Minister, Earl Charles Grey, delivers a speech in the House of Commons adjusting foreign policy and officially announces the new Cabinet"


——Earl Grey: The July Revolution in France is yet another great victory for the progressive forces of Europe; Britain will stand as a steadfast ally beside our old friend France.


"The newly appointed Foreign Secretary Viscount Palmerston delivers an impassioned speech on the day he takes office"


Chapter 164: Meeting in London?