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

The Iberian Peninsula reserved its finest sunshine for Spain, while at the same time, it bestowed the harshest natural conditions upon Portugal.


However, as the saying goes, the severe terrains of mountains and plateaus within Portugal did not always play a negative role, at least they were greatly favored by military enthusiasts.


These mountains did not only shield Portugal from the Spaniards, who were always keen on swallowing it up, but also greatly aided Duke Wellington, who led the British forces to land in Portugal during the Peninsular War.


Wellington, who was always adept at defensive warfare, made full use of these advantageous terrains and recaptured most of the Iberian Peninsula, which had fallen into Napoleon's hands.


Moreover, the harsh natural conditions also turned the Portuguese, who had no choice, into 'the first crabs to seek a living at sea,' launching the age of great maritime exploration from this barren land.


Chapter 308: Things in Iberia are Always So Bad_3