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

"Mike, why do you look so confident? Does Palmerston's word give you that much confidence? Don't forget, he has a history in this matter. It was he who signed the order to deploy the cavalry to suppress the town of Peterloo, and he was also one of the leaders behind the six acts. He speaks well, but who says the Whig Party won't change their mind when the time comes?"


"Even if they change their mind, they need to have the ability to do so! To push for parliamentary reform, Earl Grey is now at loggerheads with Duke Wellington, who, although currently out of office, still holds the titles of Governor of the Cinque Ports and Commander in Chief of the Army. If the Cabinet wants to take military action and Wellington disagrees, guess who the army would listen to?"


"I guess the Cabinet might send someone to dig up Napoleon's coffin from Saint Helena Island and bring it to London."


"Our company handled that job, just as long as the Cabinet doesn't enforce a quarantine policy."


Chapter 292: The Secret of the Port Authority_2