Intere Republic Phase Port Donggang (Xiazhou Prefecture) [Search for the latest updates]
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"That guy who rents the attic! Something happened to the magic you cast yesterday!"
She was awakened by shouts from downstairs.
The loud voice of the landlady downstairs is deafening, and the middle-aged woman¡¯s shout can penetrate almost all defensive magic and dreams.
She rushed to the window and pushed it open.
Looking west from her bedroom window, she can see the symbol of Phase Harbor.
The Phase Bridge across the Watergate Strait reflected a golden-green light under the rising sun, and came into her eyes through the reflector at the top of the bridge.
From here to the Phase Bridge, there are all uneven roofs. Most of them are brick and even wooden Oriental buildings that are decades or even hundreds of years old and are in disrepair. Messy attics are added to the roofs, and clotheslines are like spider webs traversing the air above the streets and alleys, but there is a magical chaotic beauty.
Another roar from downstairs interrupted her view.
"Rat! It's all rats!"
Like most ordinary people with a Yellow Turban cultural background in the Shuangdao and Islands areas, the landlord, Aunt Chen, looks closer to a white person, but she speaks a mixed lingua franca mixed with many oriental words. When you get near Qingniu Mansion, people will speak an Oriental accent mixed with a lot of Kerman words. Fortunately, with the help of simple translation magic, most people have no problem communicating with each other.
"Miss Bai! Girl from the Bai family! I saw you opened the window, please say yes!"
In Donggang, people who don¡¯t know her well call her Miss Bai, or in classical oriental language, ¡°Ms. Bai¡±. In Donggang, most people don't ask for a lady's surname and maiden name.
Of course, this is also an important reason why she chose this oriental identity. If she chose a Western name, she would inevitably be questioned; but Eastern ladies can use custom as a shield to avoid a lot of questioning.
"I know, come down right now!"
"Miss Bai" replied with a loud roar, grabbing the small mirror nearby and looking at her appearance in the mirror.
Although she has lost her long-term memory, she can still tell that it is an extremely beautiful face.
With flawless straight golden hair and transparent blue eyes, it is a face that is unforgettable to anyone who sees it, as if it should not exist in this world.
¡ª¡ªSo this face cannot be used.
She sighed slightly, and with a little regret, she applied the special mask on her face little by little, and then covered it with a thin layer of magic mask. This mask is so thin that its magical aura reaction will be confused with ordinary protective magical aura, and even the most experienced high-level mage will only have slight doubts.
"All the rats in the street were caught by your magic last night. Come and deal with them!"
The voice of the landlady downstairs sounded very impatient.
"So that's what I was talking about"
She hastily painted the remaining exposed skin slightly yellow, dotted freckles around the corners of her eyes that could change the color and size of her eyes, and inserted a topaz hairpin bought from the East - this hairpin made her head shine. His blonde hair turned black. Then, she took out rouge and powder and applied a thick layer on her face.
After completing all the disguise work, she held up the mirror again.
What reappeared in the mirror was an inconspicuous oriental woman, wearing heavy and ugly makeup in an artful manner. Although I have tried my best to use makeup technology and disguise magic to make up for it, it can only turn "ugly" into "plain-looking".
She put on a pair of linen clothes with no tailoring at all. Even if she tied the belt, she looked baggy. She looked quite similar to those Taiping Tao monks. In Donggang, and even in the entire Eastern cultural circle, tailoring is still relatively unknown. Oriental common women do not advocate exposed figures and well-fitting tailoring like the Koman people, which saves her the trouble of wrapping her breasts.
Of course, this inconspicuous linen dress also carries a simple defensive magic that a fifth-rate amateur mage would like, so as to cover up the aura of the disguise magic items on her body.
No one can tell that this poor and ugly Eastern female monk is the beautiful cadre of the old thieves union in Phase Port, "Bai Si" - of course she no longer uses that code name now.
In fact, in the past few months in the Thieves Guild, her blond face has only been seen by three fellow female thieves who met by chance. People in the guild only know her code name is "Bai Si", and they don't know her.??Know her true appearance.
After completing the preparations needed to go out, she rubbed her hair vigorously and rushed downstairs from the narrow attic stairs.
"Miss Bai! Look at these, these rats there is also a giant rat, my God!"
The landlady was holding a wok and banging it in a panic, summoning the neighbors in the street.
Donggang has a much longer history than Westport, and the population density of the narrow and crowded Donggang streets is much higher than that of Westport. Dozens of people have long been watching the mousetrap set by Miss Bai downstairs. The vast majority of them are women of various ages and people who are not yet adults. Most of the adult men go to the port early in the morning to work.
That mousetrap was actually a magic trap she set last night - the material was a broken pottery jar, which was originally half-buried outside the door of the ruined temple opposite the house, with a few wooden boards hastily put up around it. The vat smelled of the fatty aroma of barbecued animal fat and the shrill squawking of rats that had fallen into the trap. The children gathered around the water tank, pointing at the struggling mice inside, and were occasionally pulled away by the adults around them.
"The female mage is here! The female mage is here!"
I don¡¯t know who screamed, and the children also followed.
She smiled at them instinctively, revealing two rows of camouflaged crooked and uneven dentures, but she scared away a few children. After lining up the crowd, she stepped onto the wooden board, walked to the edge of the tank and looked down.
There was indeed a giant rat inside, weighing in at around twenty pounds, which was larger than two or three ordinary cats put together. In addition, there were hundreds of small mice, all of which were scratching in vain on the greasy walls of the tank.
"What should we do with these rats, and that giant rat! I paid you last night just to get rid of the rats in the rice warehouse. I didn't say that I would attract rats from the whole street! Miss Bai, you have to be responsible, if If we can¡¯t solve it, I¡¯ll have to increase the rent!¡±
The landlady complained vigorously, but she revealed a subtle shrewdness. She knew that this was the cunning of a small citizen: as long as she loudly shirks her responsibility, she could maintain her position, take advantage, and prevent her from further asking for remuneration.
If she was really just a poor wandering mage, she might argue with the landlord; but she is not. She used to be "White Silk", a cadre of the Phase Port Thieves Guild (which has been banned). Now she is creating her own new legal identity, and she doesn't want to cause trouble with these trivial matters.
"Don't worry, there won't be any problem, Aunt Chen. Let's just consider it a little care for the neighbors." She disguised herself and implicitly complied with the landlord's greed, "After all, this is just a superposition. I just learned the animal luring technique and the improved grease technique from the magic net. It only cost a few mana, and I didn't expect to have such a miraculous effect"
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ She gathered her magic power, held the corner of the paper with her thumb and index finger, and rubbed it gently. The paper immediately burned and turned into a ball of fire as big as a fist.
She casually threw the fire ball into the pottery jar, and the oil on the wall of the jar immediately burned quickly, and the heat wave forced everyone around her to take two steps back.
¡°¡Then, it¡¯s solved.¡±
Although this is just a small magic, the effect is very powerful with the help of kerosene. The crowd looked at the sea of ????fire with a bit of fear and admiration, and automatically dispersed to create a circle, for fear that the big tank would explode.
"He's actually a real mage?" "I think the military mage accompanying the military police is nothing more than that."
There are hundreds of magicians from different schools in Xiangxiang, including military mages, guild registered mages, wandering mages like her, hired mages, and even fake mages like her. But most people still rarely see attack magic, and they don't know how strong or weak these attack magics are.
She noticed the tension in the air, and hurriedly smiled and said: "It's just a little trick. If any of your neighbors have any needs, and want to buy some magic supplies, ink, paper, etc., you can come to me and I will also deal with things like Such daily problems. If I'm not at home, just ask Aunt Chen."
"What if we want to learn magic? Auntie, will you teach us?"
A bold little boy suddenly spoke. Although she knew that she was pretending to be around thirty or forty years old, the title of aunt still made her a little unhappy.
"You want to learn magic? You need to learn magic, go to school, and pay a lot of money. Do you have one at home? Do you know how to read? Can you use square or Koman characters?"
After receiving consecutive negative answers, she could only shake her head, took out a piece of tissue paper, and handed it to the child.
"The front of this piece of paper is the 'Basic Magic Network Protocol Technique' written in Kerman language, and the reverse is the Eastern version. If?When you grow up and become literate, and master these agreement spells, you can buy a mimeograph roller"
"We want it too!"
Seeing that there was an advantage to be taken advantage of, the children around her didn¡¯t even care to listen to what she was talking about and swarmed over her. The adults around them also encouraged their children with their eyes to go forward and take advantage.
¡°¡Then you can use these magic papers to get free magic from the magic net.¡±
The female mage sighed, and took out a large stack of pre-printed protocol spells, and gave one to each child.
"Don't grab it, don't grab it. Remember, if you really become a magician in the future, you will take care of my business!"
The children who got the magic paper dispersed in a hurry, and the adults around them also discussed and dispersed. In their opinion, having a kind-hearted female mage on the street is not a bad thing.
"You are really a mage. I thought you were the kind of fortune teller who sells fake talismans. You don't look like those mage aunts." Seeing the crowd gradually dispersing, the landlady crossed her hands and shook her head. "Since you are really a mage, you can only deposit one month's rent in advance instead of three months."
Miss Bai frowned. She knew what the landlord meant was "I have never seen a female mage as ugly as you." But in any case, it is considered a good intention to only deposit one month's rent.
"Actually, I have already used the magic of disguise. I am really ashamed that this little girl is not good at learning."
Seeing the plain-looking woman in front of her readily admitting the fact, the landlady couldn't help but try to push her away. She waved her hand irritably and said, "Okay, after the three months of rent you deposited in advance are finished, you can just pay monthly in the future. Go back to the house, it's time to eat!"
The cost of this loft includes breakfast and dinner. The poor in Donggang cannot eat bread made from wheat, nor can they eat rice from the East. Their staple food is scones made from a mixture of barley and corn. They eat two meals a day, and they are definitely not full at each meal. There is also whole grain porridge in the breakfast. Although it is not thin enough to show the silhouette of a person, it is absolutely impossible to say that it can be very hungry.
Several other female tenants in this building had already been sitting at the table and helping themselves to their breakfast. This, of course, drew a few eye rolls from the mean landlord. Taking advantage of the opportunity for the landlord and tenant to taunt each other with guns and sticks, Miss Bai took her own scone and sat down at the table, saying hello to the only acquaintance at the table.
"Good morning, Xiao Yin." "Cousin Bai, good morning."
The oriental girl sitting at the table put down her wooden bowl and nodded in reply. In fact, "Yinpan" rented this place first, and then she rented the loft to "Baisi" at a low price as the guarantor. Of course, she also used a common Eastern surname: Yin. This surname is said to be the national surname of the oldest dynasties in the Eastern Empire.
"Are you going to Westport today, cousin?"
"Yes." Bai Si nodded, "Shopkeeper Di has already rented a car."
The two nodded tacitly and stopped talking.
The shopkeeper Di they mentioned was naturally another person in this small group, a mixed-race girl codenamed "Mink". Just like half-elves serve as directors of companies in Saint-Sen's overseas colonies, Eastern businesses also employ a large number of half-breeds as shopkeepers. The three of them unanimously agreed that "Mink" is the best person to do this job - in After "Cui Jie" died unexpectedly half a month ago.
Of course, a rented carriage cannot enter such a remote slum area. If it is in Westport, most roads can accommodate two-horse or even four-horse carriages, but not in Eastport, which has a longer history. After breakfast, the two took their belongings and walked along the alley to the main road.
"This way, this way!"
As soon as they walked onto the street that could accommodate carriages, the two heard the lively voice of "Mink".
She rented a light one-horse carriage with no carriage and only two open-air seats. The horse pulling the carriage in front was not a good horse either. She herself sat in the coachman's seat.
"I've been waiting for a long time." "Bai Si" jumped up to the seat lightly and pulled "Yin Plate" up with her, "I've prepared the bridge toll, let's go directly to Westport."
"Mink" waved his riding whip skillfully, and the light carriage started galloping. As soon as the car started running, under the cover of the sound of horse hooves, the petite former female thief spoke hurriedly.
"Are we really going, Sister Bai? When I rented a car, I talked to the clerk there. He also said that there were so many people renting cars today. It seems that there are many big names coming to the port in Westport."
"Of course I really want to go. Last night, the Gendarmerie issued a notice through the Magic Network and the **Mage Association. The first batch of tenders will be held today to sell a part of Dongfang Company's warehouses, operating rights and ship equity. That's why there is so much Rent by multiple people??Ah. We are also going to take advantage of this opportunity to bid - I remember I told you about it last night? "
"Bai Si" looked a little surprised. She felt that it might be necessary to retell today's purpose to her two companions to prevent mistakes.
"No. It's one thing to talk about plans last night, but it's another thing to actually go" "Mink" waved his riding crop irritably, "I mean, we are so obviously going It's too dangerous to gather together and go to Westport, Sister Bai. That's the home of the military police, isn't it? It's impossible to explain the relationship between the few of us and the Thieves Guild, not to mention that we have detained so many The goods we handle. Those military police burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. They will not let us go, Sister Bai!"
"I've heard about it too. The young governor seems to be a treacherous minister, and he has designated a young and beautiful blond woman to pay him tribute. The news has spread. The branches of the guild that used to do the flesh business have already sent blond beauties as tribute to him. He was killed, and those who did not pay tribute were all banned one by one by the military police."
"Yinpan" said, and gently held "Bai Si"'s forearm. Feeling the concern of her companions, the girl was a little touched, but the disguise on her face concealed her expression.
"I know what you are saying. The gendarmerie can crush us all to death with just a little finger - but it is more dangerous to hide! All the big figures in the guild in the past have said it, and even the mayor and speaker have been The villain has captured it. The entire Donggang is within the Zhang family's sphere of influence, how can we escape?"
"You can also go to outer ports, to the mainland, or even to foreign countries. They all say that life is better on the mainland than here. Like Sister Bai, didn't you also escape from the mainland"
At this point, "Mink" realized that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly bit his tongue.
"Then what should we do with the guild property we intercepted? Can you two really give up?"
The other two girls fell silent, and for a while they could only hear the noise of the wheels. Even if it is only a small part of the guild's underground trade property, it is still a huge number for an individual. No one is willing to give up so much property and risk his life to return to his old profession of theft.
"Baisi" struck while the iron was hot and continued: "I don't think we can find a ship that would be kind enough to transport us out with so much cargo. So we must get a legal identity, an identity that can be directly related to the gendarmerie. , Only in this way can we ensure our safety to the greatest extent.¡±
"I understand." "Mink" whispered as he drove the car, "I understand. But, Sister Bai, I am still not willing to hand over so much money to the enemies of 'Cui Jie'."
"Although those guys are enemies of the 'Cui Jie', they are now the rulers of Phase Port. As long as we successfully establish a relationship with them or the Zhang family, there will be a chance one day."
"Silver Plate" listened silently and hugged the package containing gold and silver coins tighter. That was all their property that could not be traced.
"But is that really feasible, cousin? Why would the Gendarmerie want to cooperate with people like us of unknown origin?"
She asked the question from another direction. "Bai Si" thought for a while and took out two pieces of paper. The two pieces of paper were very similar to the paper she had used that morning, with a faint magical response and words printed on them with magic ink.
"This is the announcement issued by the military mage of the Military Police to all magic users in Phase Port yesterday on the magic net. As long as you master the basic magic net spells, you can obtain it. They have made no secret of their intention to launch a large-scale military operation and want to Local merchants in Phase Port sell bonds and purchase military supplies. I won¡¯t go into details about the conditions, but they are quite favorable. Merchants who subscribe for bonds can get the right to purchase shares of the original Elf Merchant Fleet, and will also get relevant military supply contracts. "
"It seems that Governor Solayton is a man of action. It has only been half a month since he arrived at Phase Port, and he has done everything he needs to do to establish his power, change generals, and win over people. We just need to get our hands on it before the news leaks. If the goods are said to be imported from overseas and mixed with military supplies, he will not go too far."
Seeing that "Yinpan" still had doubts on his face, "Bai Si" added: "Don't worry. No matter how strong his military police are, even if they can expand the army ten times, they will only have 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses. This phase harbor alone There are five to six million people in the Twin Cities. The population of the entire British Trey is at least ten times that. The population of the entire Narrow Sea and Qianlong Sea is fifty or one hundred times that. He cannot be alone. Just do all the business, right? He wants to tax, he wants to issue bonds, he wants to buy grain, he wants to import and export assets He needs people like us. As long as we get past the part where he kills people to establish his authority Time, don¡¯t talk about getting a legal identity, even if youIt is not impossible to build a thieves guild. "
The carriage turned onto Dongfang Avenue. The road conditions improved, the speed increased, and the sound of the wheels became less noisy. Seeing that there were more pedestrians and vehicles on the road, the three stopped talking.
Soon, the carriage completed its journey in Donggang and stopped in front of the Phase Bridge.
A few decades ago, the only way to cross the Watergate Strait that separates Phase Harbor was by ferry. Not only did it cost half a day and a considerable amount of money, but it also faced the risk of the ferry being knocked over by a large sailboat. The entire ship capsized every year. accident. But since the completion of the Phase Bridge, heavy passenger carriages towed by four or even six horses have connected the east and west ports, and can run back and forth every half an hour. Private carriages could also pay a tax, and the taxes collected were used to repay the principal and interest of the bridge bonds and daily maintenance costs. This bridge alone has seventy or eighty mages and priests maintaining it every day, strengthening weakened magic, checking the strength of materials and replacing them **The operating expenses of the Mage Association are almost all divided from the toll tax on this bridge. moist.
There is a tax card for collecting bridge tax at the bridge head. No matter how the management of Phase Port changes, the tax card here will always remain the same. There are just one or two more people in red military uniforms, replacing the supervisors originally assigned by the city council. Sure enough, there were dozens of carriages crowded in front of the bridge, all of which seemed to be preparing to go to Westport to participate in the morning ceremony. The pace of release was very slow, and it took more than ten minutes before they queued up in front of Baisi's carriage.
"A one-horse traveling carriage! Three people! One pound and three shillings!"
The tax collector shouted out the tax due. In terms of tolls, it's quite high. It's probably equivalent to a whole day's rent and food for the three of them. If it were on the mainland, it might be too expensive for anyone to use. But this is the center of trade, Phase Port, and there are many merchants who can afford this price - who can safely do business with someone who can't even pay the bridge toll?
"Silver Plate" took out the gold and silver coins and placed them on the tax collector's plate, making a clear jingling sound. A skilled accountant or accountant can know how much money there is by hearing this sound, which eliminates many possibilities of fraud. After checking the authenticity of the coins, the tax official waved them through.
As soon as the carriage stepped onto the Phase Bridge, the surrounding area immediately seemed empty. The pavement under the horses' hooves is made of pure magic, with almost zero weight. Only such a material can cross such a long Watergate Strait. Although she has taken a public carriage back and forth between the East and West Harbor many times, this is the first time that "Bai Si" has crossed the bridge by means of transportation without carriages.
Looking down from the bridge, you can see more fleets than usual moving slowly on the distant sea level, and the ships are covered with dense semaphores.
"By the way. There is one more thing that needs to be done before arriving in Westport. We can't use code names to sign contracts with the gendarmerie or the Zhang family in Donggang. Everyone must have a formal name seal like a big businessman. You all said no the day before yesterday. Pseudonyms available, right?¡±
"After all, you are the only one who can read, sister. We don't want to use nicknames, but if we don't use code names, we won't even have a name."
"Mink" said with a wry smile, and "Yinpan" nodded.
"Time is a bit tight, and the fake name was not chosen well, so don't be angry."
"Bai Si" took out an inconspicuous cloth bag from her arms and poured a few seals into her hand.
"Here, this is the name seal I carved for you. In Eastern business practices, this thing has the same effect as the family crest of the Koman people. The production time was rushed, and the thing is a bit rough - but it is too exquisite. It¡¯s not good, it will arouse suspicion. You may not recognize some of the words on it, but you must memorize it. From now on, these will be our names.¡±
She picked up the first seal and handed it to the petite female thief codenamed "Mink". "Mink" who was driving took it back, looked at the three complicated square characters on it, and let out a soft "tsk".
"Your name is pronounced 'Di Meiyi'. You are a mixed-race child, so it would be more appropriate to give you a name that does not use allusions. You are the shopkeeper of our business. They don't know that there are only three of us. When the shopkeeper hears it, they will pay more attention to it. , after all, only formal business houses will have semicolon shopkeepers.¡±
"Meiyithis is actually similar to my code name 'Mink', right?"
"Well, but from now on when others call you in public, you have to call yourself Miss Di. According to Oriental custom, a woman's name does not need to be told to ordinary people."
While "Mink" was reciting her new name, she took out the second seal and handed it to the "silver plate" beside her.
"In the setting, you are my distant cousin and accountant. You are a serious oriental, so you deserve a slightly more elegant name. Your seal says Yin Rujing."
"Yin is like a mirror."
The thin yellow-skinned girl took the seal and repeatedly touched the protruding words with her fingers. Her fingertips were stained with the red color of the ink pad.
"This one is like a mirror, a little more elegant than the beautiful dress she used -"
The girl driving the car suddenly intervened: "Can't I use something more elegant, Sister Bai?"
"Do you think you are suitable, Xiao Di? Even if it is a pseudonym, don't make people suspicious!"
Hearing the word "kana", "Yinpan" suddenly frowned.
"Cousin, can I use it as my real name? It's YinRujing. Rujing."
"Well, if you wantof course."
"Bai Si" looked at the girl beside her stroking the name badge, her nose suddenly sore, and she quickly turned her head towards the sea.
"Then I want it too. Di Meiyi sounds better than mink at least."
"Bai Si" can understand why they are so passionate about "names". However, even they didn't know it, and even she didn't have a name. Can't remember the name, not at all.
Because she has no memory. All her life and memories were just the few months she spent in Phase Port with her companions. She felt her nose sore again and quickly changed the topic.
"The last one is the name of our firm. The firm name is this seal. Take it, Yin Cousin Yin. The six words on it are not difficult to remember, they are 'Phase Gang Huai Cui Bank'. Just use the Oriental ones. Just give them the pronunciation and transliteration."
Yin Rujing, who had just received a new name, took the slightly larger seal and carefully examined the magic circuit on it. As far as the workmanship of this thing is concerned, it does look like the seal used by a regular trading firm at its branch in Phase Port.
"Huaicui does it mean 'remember the green ring'?"
"Of course." She nodded.
"It would be nice if Miss Cui also had a name."
"There will be." She sniffed, "When we settle down and have an identity, there will be a name on her tombstone."
This heavy topic made the girls fall silent again, and Di Meiyi mechanically shook the riding crop in her hand.
The carriage crossed the Phase Bridge, and after passing several layers of checkpoint checks, it gradually approached the noisy port area.
At the designated parking lot, Di Meiyi stopped the carriage. There were already many carriages parked here, and many civilians came on foot, but under the pressure of the gendarmerie, it was still orderly.
"By the way, Sister Bai, what's the name written on your 'Taoist Consultant' seal? It shouldn't be 'Bai Si', right?"
"Of course not." She burst into laughter, "What kind of stupid parents do you have to name your young lady Bai Si? Mine, the name on my seal is 'Bai Ruisi'."
"WhiteRise? Is Rise a kind of textile?"
"Of course not." Bai Ruisi laughed again, "Ruisi means 'wise thought' in Eastern written language. Since I came from Haidong, I should have a more classical name. It sounds like It sounds pretty good, doesn¡¯t it?¡±
"It does sound pretty good, Sister Ruisi."
"Don't call me that outside, it's not in line with Eastern etiquette"
The gun salutes from the port and the fleet rang out. The military band finished playing the national anthems of the free countries and then played the marches of the two republics of Intre and Phates.
The three of them stopped outside the crowd. Seeing this formation, both "Mink" and "Yinpan" couldn't help but express their surprise.
"Is there still a welcome ceremony? When can we start talking about business?"
"Let's wait until the ceremony is over. There should also be businessmen from the outer port on the ship."
"With so many people, I really want to work"
"Shhh."
Bai Ruisi did not participate in their conversation. She stood on tiptoes, narrowed her eyes, and looked towards the port.
She is relatively tall among women and has very good eyesight. She can see clearly at that distance without the help of telescopes or magic.
Soon, she found the target she was looking for - the young man wearing a red one-sleeved military uniform. Behind him stood a large row of male and female dignitaries and officers, greeting another group of officers who had just come off the ship.
"That's the new owner of Phase Port He's really young. His appearance is very deceptive. I really can't tell that he is a man who has been quietly busy collecting beautiful women and being licentious within two days of occupation."
The former female cadre of the Thieves Guild was thinking to herself.
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p.s. Celebrating the update of the discovery of the Higgs boson - it¡¯s not the ** Day of a certain country, hum!
p.s.2. In fact, this is a large section that is too long, so I have to split it into two paragraphs Maybe I can find another holiday to update it in the near future, huh.