Chapter 105 The Curator’s Bizarre Adventure (Monthly Ticket Plus) (Ch 105)

Two days ago.
In a cave on a sea cliff.
The curator was bound by heavy shackles and handcuffs, lying powerlessly at the entrance of the cave, letting the sea breeze blow away the last glimmer of hope in his heart.
This place is hundreds of meters above the ground. Even if he falls down, he will die, so he has no intention of escaping from prison.
Before deciding to come to the mysterious island, he imagined everything he might see, such as animals with completely reversed sizes from the books, giant reptiles, relics of ancestors and natural wonders never seen before.
But the moment he successfully reached the island, his fantasy was shattered.
Not only was he beaten up as a spy, but he was also locked up in such a remote cave… uh, a cave where seabirds often come to shit.
Fortunately, the king of Lilliput gave him the task of plowing the fields. Therefore, although he had to work hard in the fields like an old ox, dragging a wooden plow, at least his rations were not reduced, and he could eat a piece of bread as big as a palm every time.
Now he has lost all desire in life and just wants Rango to come and save him quickly.
He swore that if Rango appeared in front of him now, he would definitely give him a promotion and a raise when he returned, a security director, dental insurance, and everything else!
If he doesn’t come, then forget it…I probably won’t live long anyway.
Just when everyone was in despair, the sound of footsteps broke the silence of the cave.
“Rango…why is it you?”
The curator turned around suddenly, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, but then dimmed in an instant.
The person who came in was a woman in a court dress—Princess Mary.
The curator had seen her quite often during this period of time, and every time this woman came, she would bring her arrogant fiancé, the general.
These two people would humiliate him every time before leaving satisfied.
Even the curator, who usually appears cold on the outside but is warm-hearted, has no favorable impression towards the two of them at this moment. When Rango comes over, he will definitely let him beat them both up!
The curator thought so.
“You seem to care a lot about that guy named Rango.” Princess Mary’s eyes were full of curiosity, and she joked, “Who is he to you? Brother? Wife? Son?”
“He is my most loyal employee!”
The curator said with displeasure, “Just keep your eyes open and watch carefully. When Rango comes, he will definitely teach you a lesson!”
“hehe…..”
Facing the curator’s indignation, Princess Mary just chuckled. Then, her eyes became complicated and profound. “If I say that I came here to help you escape from prison, would you dare?”
The curator opened his eyes wide in surprise when he heard this. He did not rush to agree, but asked, “Why?”
Princess Mary looked at the sky and the ocean outside the cave, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes: “Do you still remember that General Edward?”
“I’ll never forget it!” the curator gritted his teeth.
Princess Mary took a deep breath and continued, “His ancestors for three generations were all commanders of the kingdom’s army. The entire Lilliputian army is in his hands. Even my father sometimes has to listen to him.”
“Wait, are you saying that the position of general in your kingdom is hereditary?” the curator couldn’t help but complain.
“Yes.” Princess Mary nodded and said, “Although we all know that this policy is problematic, so many years have passed and it cannot be changed. Because of this, Edward’s power has reached an astonishing level. When I was just ten years old, he asked my father to marry me. From that day on…”
She sighed softly, with a trace of bitterness and indignation in her eyes. “I have never left the palace again. The occasional outings were just an accessory for Edward to show off.”
The curator shrugged when he heard this. When he was first taken to the palace to meet the King of Lilliput, he discovered that there was something wrong with the power structure of this country.
“So…you want to let me go and then take revenge on your husband?” the curator asked tentatively.
“I’m not letting you go!” Princess Mary said, taking out a key from her pocket and opening the iron cage that shackled the curator.
She pointed at the key in the cage and said seriously: “You are the one who took me with you! I want to leave Edward and Lilliput! I want to go to the country where you live!”
The curator was extremely shocked. He didn’t expect that the woman in front of him, a princess, could make such a decision.
“Why?” Princess Mary asked with an uneasy expression, “You don’t dare?”
For this operation, she spent a lot of energy using threats and inducements. If the giant below was unwilling to take her away, all her efforts would be in vain.
“You dare to give up everything to save me, so why should I hesitate?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the curator opened the iron cage, took out the key to the shackles inside, and quickly untied the restraints on his body. He then asked Princess Mary urgently, “How can we avoid the guards outside?”
“I have bribed them. They can just leave.” Princess Mary answered confidently.
“OK.”
A cave entrance at the back of the prison.
Although his body was a little stiff due to long-term imprisonment, the curator still tried to bend down and crawl out of the hole that was too narrow for him.
When they appeared outside the cave entrance, the jailers on both sides who were supposed to be on high alert seemed to turn a blind eye and turned away.
An irrepressible joy welled up in the curator’s heart. He took a big step without hesitation and ran towards the freedom outside the cave.
The prison was close to the sea cliff and sparsely populated, so he sprinted at full speed, hoping to escape further before being discovered.
Of course, he did not forget Princess Mary. After holding her in his palm, he immediately ran out.
Princess Mary also eagerly explained to the curator: “We need to go around this cliff. Below is the dark forest, a forbidden area that no one on the island dares to set foot in. But we don’t take that road, we go directly down to the seaside, there is an abandoned wooden boat there, it was left by a giant in the past, we can sail out to sea!”
Upon hearing this, the curator suddenly stopped and looked at her in disbelief: “You just said we were rowing a wooden boat out to sea?”
Princess Mary nodded, her eyes flashing with innocence and determination: “Yes, there must be other islands on the sea anyway, we can go up there to resupply when the time comes.”
“…….”
The curator could see that the princess was a complete idealist. If they went out to sea like this, they would die of thirst on the boat in a few days.
According to his idea, they should find a place to hide first, and then put up some identification symbols that only he and Rango Jones and others knew, and wait for rescue.
But just as he was thinking, a bell sound suddenly rang from the city in the distance.
When the first sound was heard, Princess Mary’s face was solemn: “Another country has invaded us!”
When the second shot sounded, she breathed a sigh of relief, “The enemy has been repelled.”
When the third sound came, she shook her head and smiled: “The kingdom is going to hold a celebration banquet. Let’s go quickly. This is our best chance to escape.”
However, the bell did not stop, but rang four times in succession. Princess Mary’s face turned pale instantly, and she shouted in horror: “The palace is on fire, and my father is still in the palace!”
“……”
The curator was silent for a while, then said speechlessly: “Can’t you develop a more effective alarm system?”
Princess Mary had no time to pay attention to his words. Her mind was completely engulfed by the thick smoke billowing over the palace in the distance. Her voice trembled: “Father…Father is still inside.”
Seeing her gloomy expression, the curator smiled helplessly, and then said decisively: “Let’s go, let’s put out the fire.”
Princess Mary was stunned when she heard this: “But… don’t you want to escape?”
The curator shook his head and said sincerely, “I really want to, but I don’t want to see your father die in a fire like this, and then you live in guilt and regret for the rest of your life.”
After saying this, under Princess Mary’s surprised gaze, the curator strode into the palace.
The city at this moment seemed to be trapped in a hell of fire.
Rockets left behind by the invading enemy forces ignited many places, with the fire in the royal palace being particularly fierce and on the verge of getting out of control.
The king was standing on the top of a building, looking at the approaching flames. Although he was terrified in his heart, he still maintained his royal dignity on the outside.
He solemnly shouted “Long live the Lilliput country” to the people watching below, preparing to face the end of his fate.
At this moment of despair, an unprecedented loud noise broke the silence, and everyone was shocked to find that the imprisoned giant was running towards the palace.
The curator had no time to pay attention to the gazes of these people. In front of him, a building that was as high as his knees was burning with fire.
Although the finger-sized soldiers around were all rushing to put out the fire with buckets of water, the amount of water they could provide was too little compared to the size of the fire, and they were unable to contain the fire at all.
“Think of a solution quickly, father!” Princess Mary’s cry penetrated the noise and reached the king’s ears.
The king over there also looked over here. Although he was surprised why his daughter stayed with the giant, at this moment he was more eager to survive.
He gave his daughter a reluctant wave, a faint glimmer of hope in his eyes.
The next scene left everyone stunned.
The giant actually took off his leather shoes, used them as a container, scooped up water from the moat, and then poured it accurately onto the source of the fire in the palace.
This happened several times, and after that, the seemingly unextinguishable fire was miraculously extinguished.
The king was so excited about his new life that he not only pardoned the curator of all his crimes on the spot, but also prepared to grant him the title of knight.
Amid the cheers of the people, the curator was a little embarrassed and was about to say something modest, but he saw Princess Mary jump from his palm to his shoulder and gently kiss him on the cheek, with gratitude and admiration flashing in her eyes:
“Thank you, you are my hero!”
“…..”
Feeling the woman’s sweet kiss, the curator felt as if his heart was hit. Such tenderness and love were something he had never experienced in his past years.
And so it went, for the next two days.
He enjoyed unprecedented dignity and comfort in Lilliput, and the company of Princess Mary made him forget all his worries.
But one night, things took a turn for the worse.
Seeing that his prisoner had become a hero who saved the king and even had a sweet relationship with his fiancée, General Edward’s jealousy and ambition finally erupted.
He launched a coup, held the king hostage, and intended to capture Princess Mary and the curator in one fell swoop.
Hence the current scene of their frantic escape.