"You're Anya?"

Without looking up, the maiden could feel the gaze coming at her from the throne - and around her. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The existence of the 'King of the Demon Clan' is probably not a secret to the high-ranking officials of the empire. They should understand that, as a rule, this is only a symbolic position - so their visit must have surprised them a little. Anya thought to herself, trying to make herself appear relaxed and natural.

"I've heard of you, although it's the first time we've met." The golden emperor pondered for a moment and spoke. His voice was not low, but full of majesty, "Raise your head, come closer—since you are here as a demon king, you are qualified to talk to me on an equal footing." ”

Anya nodded, and took another step. She could feel Yuffie and Lynn behind her, and that gave her enough courage to move forward. She had come to a position ten feet from the throne, and from there she had seen the emperor of Innis for the first time.

He still looked to be in his youth, his muscular body draped in elaborately embroidered robes, and his long blond hair was even more dazzling than the robes on his body. He lowered his head slightly, and the moment his golden eyes faced several people, the wordless power seemed to penetrate the air and spread in Anya's heart.

It is not only the power accumulated by being an emperor for a long time, but also contains the natural magic aura. In other words, the emperor of the human empire is also a powerful warrior - or wizard.

"Emissary of the Alliance...... Let's just think so. After a moment, the man on the throne withdrew his gaze, which made Anya breathe a sigh of relief, "So, what kind of commitment do you plan to give on behalf of the alliance?" You know, it's the people of your country who are hurting, and the coalition needs to give them an account. ”

"Or rather." The black-clothed official standing beside the emperor said coldly, "You don't want to admit your mistakes, but you plan to threaten us?" ”

"I don't think so, Your Majesty, and Lord Zuo." Anya shook her head and replied without hesitation, "If the alliance has indeed made a mistake, it should naturally be explained." However, how can you be sure that this attack was the work of Gipney? ”

Such a statement immediately aroused the discussion of the surrounding ministers, and a few quick-tempered ones immediately refuted it, and the hall was suddenly noisy.

"Silence." The man on the throne said in a low voice, causing the hall to immediately return to silence, "Go on." ”

"Yes, the other side shouted the slogan Long Live the Alliance - but that doesn't mean anything." Anya was silent for a few seconds, letting her pounding heart and voice calm down together, "If someone deliberately provokes a conflict between Innis and Gipnes in order to reap the benefits...... That starting a war may play into the hands of the other side. ”

The golden emperor nodded, his expression still serious, "Then according to your thoughts, who attacked him?" ”

"Generally speaking, there are three purposes for carrying out attacks: to create panic, to assassinate important people, or to rob resources." Anya said word for word, "And the motives of the attackers, according to the previous purpose, were usually resentment or hatred for the Innis Empire, or for a few of them. ”

"Isn't the answer, according to you?" The black-clothed official sneered, "Isn't it only the alliance that is dissatisfied with the empire and has the ability to threaten the empire?" ”

"Of course not, Lady Zuo." Anya shook her head, "Actually, the alliance itself is not dissatisfied with the empire. Historically, alliances have been formed because of imperial pressure, which means that the strength and stability of empires are the guarantee of their survival. She swallowed, calming her voice a bit, "The elders who want the Alliance to remain in the state of affairs do not want to see the Empire fall or go to war with it. ”

"On the other hand, there are still smaller kingdoms on the continent besides alliances and empires...... Or the tribes. As far as I know, Innis has annexed a lot of territories belonging to those tribes in the past few decades. The girl sighed softly, "It would not be an accident if they had a hatred for the Empire. ”

"Don't shy away from the facts." The black-clad official didn't intend to let Anya go, "There are not a few people in your alliance who have other attitudes. As a so-called 'emissary'......" he snorted, "I hope you don't tell me that you don't know anything about those things. ”

"For example...... the members of the Breakup Society?" The girl nodded, "There are indeed demons in that organization who blindly want revenge on humans. However, the people who manipulate them behind the scenes are not irrational lunatic. She paused for a moment and turned her gaze to the two companions beside her, "Not long ago, one of their operations within the alliance was severely damaged, and I'm afraid that for a while, they will all need to be anxious to clean up the follow-up problems. ”

The black-robed man frowned, "What do you want to say?" ”

"Quite simply, in the current state of the Dispersion Society, it is neither cost-effective nor sufficient power to launch such an attack. And if it is just the private actions of some alliance thugs, I am afraid that it will not be possible to penetrate into the hinterland of the empire. Yuffie stepped forward and took Anya's words, "It's too early to recognize those attacks as the Alliance's revenge on humanity. ”

"In any case, speculation is just speculation." The man on the throne finally spoke again, interrupting the black-robed official who was still about to ask a question, "You don't think this matter was done by the Alliance, can you show the corresponding evidence?" Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to accept your claims. ”

"Words of evidence...... Not yet. Lynn waved her hand, not looking nervous at all, "However, we are going to investigate this matter." Of course, it would be better if you were willing to do us a little favor, Your Majesty. ”

"That's what I'm thinking, Your Majesty." Anya looked up at the throne and agreed with the blonde girl's statement, "On behalf of Gipnes, I would like to assist the Empire in finding out the truth about these attacks." ”

The golden emperor looked at them condescendingly, his expression showing no joy or anger.

"Okay." His gaze swept over Anya, Lynn and Yuffie in turn, "Then let me ask you, how confident you are that you can find out the truth." If you fail, are you willing to bear the consequences? ”

The strong coercion came to her face, and Anya felt that her breathing was a little uncomfortable, but she did not flinch a step.

"All I know is that if we don't try, something worse is going to happen. And at that point, I will definitely regret it. Her voice was not loud and a little slow, but it seemed to have the power to contag people's hearts, "No matter what the result is, I will not give up my efforts now." Like I said, the Union doesn't want war, and I believe ...... It's the same with empires. ”