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

When Newton took over as head of the Royal Mint, counterfeit coins were rampant across Britain, and the circulating coins often fell short of their supposed weight. To address this issue, Newton took on the significant task of recoining the currency directly.


Within a year, the president of the Royal Society had reminted seven million pounds worth of coins, exceeding the total workload of the mint from the past thirty years.


Moreover, to completely resolve the counterfeiting issue, Newton personally initiated an investigation to capture the counterfeiting ring.


For this purpose, London's largest counterfeiter, William Chaloner, directly challenged Newton legally. Chaloner, backed by influential supporters, repeatedly escaped conviction in court, which Lord Newton could not tolerate.


By day, he frequented squalid taverns and impoverished areas to gather intelligence, bribing informants in dark corners, and even went undercover himself to collect evidence of their counterfeiting.


Chapter 281 Revisiting the Story of Sir Isaac Newton_3