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

"It's truly a legendary story," Arthur said with a smile, "Generals of the Royal Navy always have legendary experiences."


Napier shook his head sarcastically, "No, no, no, Gambier doesn't have such legendary stories. Oh, but I can't say that either; his story is quite legendary in a certain sense. As a Royal Navy officer, he sat in an office for over a decade yet rose to the rank of Marshal. What could be more legendary than that?"


At this, Napier couldn't help but sigh, "The reason I joined the Royal Navy was that I heard the environment here was better than the Army's. Had I known both were equally rotten, I would have followed my cousin to the other side."


"Cousin?" Arthur recalled the current generals of the Army for a moment, then asked, "Are you referring to Major General James Napier of the Army?"


Chapter 316 Departing on Their Own Journeys_2