Caterina stared at Yang, who had fully understood what Yang meant before Victoria could understand what was going on.

"Looks like you know a lot, Mr. Dares. ”

Celestia craned her slender neck, tugged at her long skirt, and sat down again. In front of this young man who could not tell whether he was friend or foe, she had a royal attitude.

"I don't ask you if these words are true, as long as you can explain why you know this, I believe everything you say. ”

"Your determination and courage are admirable. The corners of Yang's mouth curled slightly, and he couldn't tell whether it was praise or mockery, "If you wonder why I know so much, then, in fact, you know the answer." On the occasion when I robbed you of Karin Castle, you will remember that I dealt Jericho a near-fatal blow, but in the end he came back from defeat - with the strength that Atropos had given him. ”

Caterina frowned, and she remembered the skeleton she had seen on Swain's shoulder that day.

"Please continue. ”

"Jericho, in order to crush me with pain, even let me experience the impact from Atropos firsthand, yes, that time, I really saw what their Jerichos had been guarding, or rather guarding. I couldn't have imagined such a terrifying thing in this world until I had actually seen it with my own eyes. And when I saw it, it was as if I had received the apocalypse, and the world became different in my eyes. ”

As Yang spoke, his original grim smile changed, as if he was really in awe of what he had seen from Atropos.

Such a will, perhaps, is indeed indispensable, and how can mankind do without Him, but it is indeed a terrible thing to put on a man the weight that bears everything. I do not deny that the existence of Atropos is, to a certain extent, a denial of humanity itself, but without Him, then humanity that affirms itself is afraid that it will eventually cease to exist. ”

Caterina and Ramrem behind them looked at each other, and even the two of them, who had an idea of Atropos, could hear these words in a fog.

"I agree with your answer. The eldest princess pondered for a while, still feeling that she believed what Yang said, and at the same time she turned her gaze to Artemis beside Yang, "And what about you, Artmis, what are you going to make me believe?"

Artmis's lips twitched, then he lowered his head and bent his waist.

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness, but this was a decision I made on my own. After all, Yang is my younger brother, and I can't give up this family affection, so I brought him to you without your permission. ”

"Family affection is an indispensable thing for a person. Caterina looked at Artemis with a blank face, showing no signs of joy or anger, "Maybe sometimes we ignore it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist." ”

Artemis heard Caterina's overtones.

"About His Majesty Alexander......" Artmis's lips quivered, "I have compiled a report on the specific situation last night, if you want to look at it......"

"I don't need to look at those things just yet. Caterina interrupted her, but her eyes fell on Young, "If I'm right, it was Mr. Dares's idea, right?"

Attmis's body trembled, but she finally pursed her lips tightly and didn't speak.

"I can roughly guess what kind of judgments and decisions you would make in that situation. Caterina sighed, her tone much softer, "You're not a positive person in the first place, and in that sensitive situation, the only option you have is to wait until you can't wait any longer, or keep waiting." If you really want to stop my father, then Alexei and Paul will not die at all, and you have the power to prevent the tragedy from happening before my father kills them. And you stopped my father after my two younger brothers were killed, which only shows that you didn't have the courage to attack the emperor in the first place, and the only one who can make you suddenly have this courage is probably this Mr. Dares, right?"

"Yes. Yang simply admitted, "I instigated her to kill His Majesty Alexander, just as I instigated her to bring me here." ”

"And what is your purpose?" Caterina glanced at Yang, "what is the reason behind all your actions?"

"It's just a trivial request. Yang Mo rubbed his knuckles, although inadvertently, he still showed inconspicuous hesitation, "I just want to survive, this is what others expect from me, so I plan to respond to them, that's all." ”

Artemis looked at his brother in surprise, but Young didn't look back at her.

"With your skills, I believe you can live well. Caterina frowned, "What are you worried about?"

"I'm just worried, or scared—" Jan turned his face to look out the window at the dilapidated and withered Palace of Tiamat, "Jericho had suffered so much from Atropos that he couldn't wait to escape the Midnight Goddess, and even panicked to escape into chaos." However, as you can see, the spread of chaos leads to the collapse of the social order, there is no need for war, there is no need for death, and when people's beliefs dissipate, all that remains is unspeakable fear. ”

Caterina also looked out the window at the bleak scene, and her expression couldn't help but feel a little bitter.

"You're right, whatever it is, it's a terrible situation. But why are you so sure that Swain is responsible for all this, and that you haven't done anything commendable in the midst of this commotion, have you?"

"I said, I'm just trying to survive on my own. Young shrugged his shoulders, compared to his sister Artmis, who was a little more relaxed in front of Princess Celestia, "Chaos is coming, is there really a place for me in this world without order? ”

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes to reveal a look of ill will.

"Stop him by killing him. ”

Caterina stared at Yang for a long time, as did the others, and when Yang said this, several puppets outside of Victoria couldn't help but feel nervous, because there was no one in the room who could fight Yang at the moment.

"Yang ......" Artemis hurriedly spoke, as if he wanted to persuade his younger brother, but before she could say anything, Yang spoke first.

"Don't worry, even I don't want to see the current situation, so I will never hurt or threaten Her Royal Highness the Princess, after all, if the empire wants to restore order, Her Royal Highness is an indispensable figure - now the lineage of the Giang family, there is really only Her Royal Highness Caterina left. ”

Yang's words made Artemis more and more uneasy, but she was not easy to explain this topic.

"No, Mr. Darees, you are wrong. Caterina picked up the black tea and took a sip gently, "The first in line to the throne is my cousin, Yolo. ”

"If he's dead......" Yang narrowed his eyes.

"Then the imperial order you were expecting is really completely hopeless. Caterina slammed the teacup on the table, undaunted by a dangerous magician like Young.

Yang Nu pouted, noncommittal.

"All in all," seeing that Yang didn't speak, the eldest princess continued, "I have a general understanding of your purpose and purpose, so how much can you contribute to restoring order to the empire?"

"All I can say is," Yang smiled slightly, his smile revealing confidence and pride, "what you can get from me is definitely what you need so much right now." ”

"For example?" Caterina raised an eyebrow.

"The latest news from outside of Deweide. ”

Celestia's face suddenly became serious.

"The news from the outside world has been interrupted for more than ten hours, how did you get the information from the outside world?"

"There is no doubt that these messages are true. Although the Ministry of the Interior was destroyed by Jericho, and Beria was also dead for more than a month, the Ministry of the Interior still had some energy outside the imperial capital. ”

Caterina frowned, she didn't doubt Yang's words, but the information revealed in them worried her.

But in this situation, she doesn't have the time to care about those things.

"Tell me, what has become of the empire now?"

"Mainly intelligence from the South. Yang cleared his throat and looked equally serious, "Although Marshal Rudolph has just put down the rebellion in the south, the aftermath of this catastrophe has not yet receded. During the war, the soaring prices in the south had already had a great impact on the local area, and this impact was not limited to the south, after all, it was an important economic province of the empire, and the severance of connection with the south directly affected the stability of the empire. ”

Caterina nodded silently, she knew that. When she went south a few months ago to talk to Michel VII, she had heard Franz complain on the train, and the financial problems were already beginning to emerge. However, although she had told her father about this discovery, Alexander and the cabinet did not care, and the empire had not stumbled on economic problems for a century, believing that the market itself could regulate economic problems without the need for government intervention.

At that time, Katerina was also in this mood and put this matter behind her, but now it seems that maybe they underestimated this economic turmoil.

"You should know that the steel industry and cash crops such as coffee beans in the South are the main force in the stock market, and the prosperity of the South depends largely on them. But since the rebellion in the South, the stock market has been bleak and almost shaky, and it is only for some special reason that it has not collapsed. And now, when the hand that secretly supported the stock market from collapse is withdrawn, people's confidence in the market and the complete collapse of the economic war are not much worse than the defeat on the real battlefield. ”

"What do you mean......" Katerina's face turned a little pale, and she thought about the consequences.

"Who would have imagined that overnight, the once rich South would become a desolate place. The once high-rise streets are now filled with the unemployed, the lawns that used to be used for weekend picnics are now the beds of the poor, the money of the empire is beginning to be worthless, and no amount of money can buy back the hope of survival. Your Royal Highness, you should go to the south and see for yourself what Jericho has done. ”

"Atropos...... Catalina lowered her head, understanding what Yang meant, "Atropos, as a collection of human consciousness, is the only one who can secretly control people's minds to keep the market from collapsing. But once He has relented, the blind crowd will sail prosperity into the abyss at any moment. So it was, so the empire had not fallen economically for a century, because it was the result of Atropos' covert support. ”

She sighed, looking a little dazed.

"But if humans are just fed like babies by Atropos, do we really have an ego existence?"