Although Nicole's princess fleet sailed downwind, due to the serious damage of the battleships, except for some of the wounded who were moved to several relatively intact warships to return to port early, the main fleet actually took twenty days to return to the dilapidated Zhansini port, if it was later, the monsoon was reversed, and many warships were estimated to be difficult to return.

Although the main fleet of Shenlong Island and Baronto's flagship were eliminated, it was difficult to imagine that this was a triumphant fleet with such a military appearance. With the arrival of warships and supply ships, docked in the harbor, in addition to the eldest prince Admiral Modolic and the second prince Marshal Cariano, there were also civil and military ministers from Scana City, which really flattered and surprised Nicole.

Nicole brought back not only victory, but also the confidence of the whole country of the Alchemy Country, when she heard that the main force of the Shenlong Island fleet was destroyed, the flagship was destroyed, Baronto's whereabouts were unknown, and life and death were uncertain, and the Sixth Theater Fleet had also surrendered, the audience was cheering and boiling. This was originally an unprepared naval battle for the Alchemy Country, and at the beginning of the war, it was completely inferior and passive, and it was a great luck to be able to keep the main force of its fleet, and no one thought that it would turn defeat into victory in the end.

In the hearts of all the people of the Alchemy Country, Princess Nicole deserves such the highest etiquette treatment, and all the soldiers should be respected by the people of the Alchemy Country, at least the return of this fleet will let the people of the Alchemy Country sweep away the haze of war.

But Nicole couldn't be happy, the appearance of the red dragon made him worry along the way, the future of the alchemy country has not yet reached the time when the clouds open and the fog clears, a more brutal war will come, and the alchemy country is still not ready how to deal with this upcoming more violent storm, hoping to leave more time for himself, especially when the news came from Zaire and Weeks in the rear, Higg, Lufasi, Noah and Sindorf were not found, which made Nicole even more uneasy and irritable. The life and death of Hig and the others are uncertain, there is no news, it is more troublesome than the appearance of the red dragon, not to mention the importance of Higg himself to the revival of the Alchemy Country, just to say that Hig holds the key to the last square tower, and the square tower is the key to finding the Titan Giant tribe, if the Alchemy Country can't quickly find the Titan Giant to deal with the rise of the Black Dragon Clan on Shenlong Island, it will be completely suppressed by Shenlong Island in the future, and there is even a danger of overthrowing the country.

Except for Daniel, there is no one around Nicole to confide in her troubles now, and she can't make such news public now to avoid panic. Commander Higg has returned to Renaissance City, and Nicole's battle report is written and announced to everyone who comes to greet her.

It will take time for the port to be restored, and the repair of the warship will not be carried out until the dockyard of the port is rebuilt, so this sudden naval battle has really dealt a devastating blow to the Alchemy Country. Not only military, but also commercial, most of the ports were destroyed, countless merchant ships are now queuing to enter the port, and the port of Zhansini has less than one-fifth of its pre-war throughput.

A few days later, surrounded by civil and military forces who greeted her, Nicole returned to Skarna City.

The alchemy king Ainsey and the queen held a feast in the royal city to reward the three armies, among which the Manchu Dynasty civil and military marshals were specially invited in the palace to admit, in recognition of the country's concerted efforts and finally defeated the old enemy.

Since it is a banquet of rewards, it is inevitable that the exploits of the combat generals and logistics personnel will be announced before the banquet, but this banquet makes people feel faintly unusual.

Nicole's seat was supposed to be below the eldest prince Modolic and the second prince Cariano, ranking third in the order of generals on the left, but now it is at the head of the right Levinchen, and Daniel is in second place.

Princess Nicole is the captain of the fleet, and has been fighting abroad for a long time, and the position of admiral with Modoric should be equal or even lower, and Daniel represents the commander-in-chief of Higg, because of the status relationship under Nicole, it is understandable. Now the two of them are arranged in the right column of Wenchen, snatching the position of prime minister, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are very confused, and the queen usually rarely attends such a banquet, but this time she appeared on the throne hand in hand with Ainsey, which is suspicious.

"Ahem, cough, cough ......" Ainsey just sat down, and said, "This king has been feeling unwell recently, and I want to ask Princess Nicole to act as the agent of the alchemy country, and today the princess will preside over today's banquet for this king, I hope the princess will not postpone it, and I hope that all Aiqing will be more considerate of this king!" ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked, including Nicole and Daniel, Einsey, who did not play cards according to common sense, so that everyone was unexpected, and they did not understand what it meant to act as the national government, but the alchemy country has never had a queen regent since ancient times, even if the king has no heirs, he should be taken over by the county king next to the royal family, when will it be a woman's turn to interfere in politics? Princess Nicole's contribution to the Alchemy Kingdom has been obvious to all in the past ten years, but it is still difficult to accept a queen for the subjects of the Alchemy Country all of a sudden.

"Father, never!" Nicole stood up and said, "The alchemy country is in an eventful autumn, internal and external difficulties, although the sons are willing to try their best to share the worries of their father, and die without regrets, but when they come to the country's major affairs, the sons have never really been contacted, and they don't know where to start, and the second is that the sons and daughters are soft-spoken, and it may be difficult to convince the public, and then there are two brothers who have both ability and political integrity, and have a high prestige in the Korean army. ”

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has never been a woman in politics in the ancestral system of the Alchemy Country, let alone the position of regent, acting as a government is not trivial!" Prime Minister Divara also hurriedly got up and said, "Although Her Royal Highness the Princess has been famous in the business and military circles of the Alchemy Country for many years, and has made great contributions to the Alchemy Country, there are differences between men and women, relatives and aliens, and the ancestral system cannot be violated, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" ”

The ministers in the right column of the court almost all got up to second the proposal at the same time, but the generals in the left column took the lead, so not too many people got up to second, the two princes of Modolic and Cariano, although the two of them were very shocked and dissatisfied with Ainsey's sudden decision, but the matter related to the succession to the throne was a matter of themselves, and it was inconvenient for them to speak now.

"It's just acting for the state government, where is there so much that is not appropriate, that is not appropriate?" Ainsey said, "This king is not dead yet, this is not an abdication edict, but I just want to find someone around me to help govern the government, and so many of you have come out to oppose this king." Although Princess Nicole has never been a regent, in the past ten years, whether she has led the army abroad or in Anbang at home, she has achieved brilliant results, and everything she has done for the Alchemy Country is obvious to all. Over the years, the great improvement of alchemy's national strength and national strength has been attributed to the princess! Since you are opposed, you can elect a man who is more suitable than the princess to replace the regent of this king? ”

"Your Majesty, how the heir to the royal family chooses is logically a matter for the royal family itself!" "But the choice of the prince is a matter of national fortune and is closely related to all the subjects of the Alchemy Country. Weichen thinks that matters related to the national system should be done step by step, according to the ancestral etiquette to achieve a smooth transition, and the subjects are all obedient! ”

"It's pedantic!" Ainsey said, "It's an eventful time now, if everything is done in accordance with the ancestral system and step by step, when will my alchemy country get rid of the suppression of Shenlong Island, and only when is it appropriate to turn the crisis into safety?" Since you mentioned the national fortune, then the king will talk to you about the national fortune! The last four square towers related to our country's national fortunes, it is under the guidance of Her Royal Highness the princess that three have been found. This king let the princess regent, not on a whim or confused, when the king ascended the throne, found four square towers for the alchemy country, so that the whole country of the alchemy country saw the hope of the revival of the alchemy country, but after many years, but there is no clue about the other four square towers, the king made a promise above the court at that time, and many of you are also present, who can find the other four square towers for the alchemy country, revive the prestige of the alchemy country, no matter who it is, it is the great benefactor of my alchemy country, why does this king hesitate to abdicate and make way for Xian? The person who can find the square tower must be related to the national fortune of my alchemy country, and this person happens to be Princess Nicole, which really shocks and delights this king! To tell you the truth, if Princess Nicole can find the last square tower, this king will immediately abdicate and give way to Her Royal Highness the Princess! ”

The Manchu Dynasty was even more shocked, originally they thought that even if Ainsey let Nicole inherit the throne, they would definitely support it step by step and slowly, but they didn't expect it to be all revealed today, how could they not make the hall in an uproar and talk about it? But who inherits the throne is the royal family's own business, and it really has nothing to do with them, even if it is related to their interests, no matter how much they have opinions, they dare not raise it again in front of the court, otherwise, they will be remembered by the new monarch, and they will not be able to eat and go around. The courtiers and generals of the two princes, Modolic and Cariano, who had bet on the throne separately, looked at the two princes without saying a word, counting on others to charge them into battle, and they could only be angry.

"You can say that this king is domineering!" Ainsey continued, "But this king tells you that Shenlong Island is back, we are in this great disaster, the Alchemy Country does not need an unchanging ancestral system, and does not need any pedantic and dirty thoughts, and the Alchemy Country should sharpen its sword for ten years from today to deal with the aggressive and coercive trend of Shenlong Island." When this king wanted to hire Count Higg as the commander-in-chief of our army, you were also opposed by the Manchu Dynasty, if it weren't for the fact that this king was overriding the public opinion and domineering once, the current Alchemy Country sea area would still be the world of the Shenlong Island fleet, and my Alchemy Country fleet would have been wiped out! This king can't imagine that if he was also pedantic with you at the beginning, constrained by such rules, restricted by such an ancestral system, and didn't dare to make an exceptional appointment, sooner or later we would all become prisoners of Shenlong Island! Although this king has rarely participated in the military over the years, his eyes are like torches, and he can turn the tide for the Alchemy Country, and Princess Nicole must lead the subjects of the Alchemy Country to glory! ”