Imperial Palace of the Shadows, in front of the main hall.

"Lilith, I want to see Your Highness. ”

"Prince Vikilsa, Bixia is discussing important matters with Uncle Frentz, and no one is to disturb him. ”

"I have something important to tell Bixia, if it is delayed, can you afford this responsibility?"

"I'm sorry, Prince Vikilsa, Lilith is the duty......"

"Smack!" seemed to sound a slap.

"Hmph, a mere close officer, how dare you stop me from telling Bixia about urgent matters?"

Lilith, who had five red marks on her face, was not afraid, and with a wave of her hand, she was about to launch a signal to call the Janissaries to attack, when the man behind Prince Vikirsa stepped forward, and before she could see any movement, Lilith felt a terrible momentum oppressive, and she couldn't move for a while.

"Lilith ......" Catherine's voice came from the hall, and Lilith felt that the oppressive momentum instantly collapsed: "Bring them in." ”

"Yes, Bixia. ”

Lilith led Prince Vikielsa and his retinue into the main hall, where Catherine sat on the throne and next to her was the imperial uncle Frentz. At the time of Catherine's "retreat", as the uncle of Empress Bixia and the most senior prince of the clan, Ferencz served as regent on behalf of the regent.

Prince Vikirsa is about thirty years old, and he looks personable and handsome. Looking at the veiled First Beauty Emperor of the Demon Realm on the throne, the greedy color in Vikirsa's eyes swept by, and he bowed and saluted from afar: "Bixia! Please forgive my faux pas as I have the latest top-secret information to report to Bixia. ”

Catherine did not give the seat as usual. Instead, he said indifferently: "Tell me, Vikilsa." ”

"I got the latest news. The Fallen Angel Empire will ...... in three days"

Catherine's faint voice interrupted him: "In three days, a military parade will be held, and Jihua will broadcast it to the whole demon world through magic TV, and the news I got yesterday is the top secret information you said?"

Vikielsa showed an embarrassed look: "It turns out that Bixia has been planning for a long time, it seems that I am worrying about it in vain, however, there is one more thing, a month later, the martial arts conference of the Emperor Lei Chan will be held." Bixia will probably participate at that time. ”

Catherine bowed slightly: "I have received an invitation letter written by Lei Chan himself. ”

Vikielsa immediately said: "This martial arts conference is not trivial, Lei Chan will fight in person, it can be described as dangerous and abnormal, maybe there is still a danger to life, Bixia must consider it carefully." ”

"What do you think I need to think about carefully? For example...... Candidates for the crown prince?" Catherine smiled contemptuously behind her veil.

"Bixia wise!" Vikilsa said, "Although it is offensive to discuss this topic, as a master of an empire, this is an aspect that must be considered. ”

"You're right. Catherine's tone suddenly changed, "You disobeyed the order to break into the main hall in order to give me this so-called 'reminder'?"

Vykielsa's expression froze. bowed his head and said: "I'm just dedicated to the country, and I ask Bixia to forgive me if I'm rude, so I'll retire." ”

"Wait," Catherine's voice was a little more calm, "who just hit Lilith in the face?"

Vikielsa was shocked: "Bixia. It was just a misunderstanding......"

"Rogerf, formerly known as Tu Sitan, is the Middle Demon Emperor. The royal family of Mammon, who is good at camouflage and transfiguration. Slouched by Viquilsa's side for many years, in order to be regarded as a confidant. Trusted by you. ”

Catherine's indifferent voice shook the man behind Vykilsa, and her first reaction was to pounce on Vykielsa. Vykielsa was caught off guard and was grabbed by his henchman Roger.

"It's Catherine the Great, who actually peeked into my identity early in the morning. Roger's hand exuded a faint black aura, "With Bixia's eyesight, I should be able to see that my dark Liliang has eroded into the soul of His Royal Highness Prince Vikilsa, and the slightest movement can make his soul dissipate." I just want to get out of here safely now, and please let me go, otherwise, this Royal Highness will become my burial object. ”

"I want to threaten an emperor...... You're not qualified enough. Catherine shook her head slightly, the light in her dark eyes flashed, and Rogoff was shocked, starting with the hand that grabbed Vikilsa's neck, and his body turned into pieces of ash and dissipated.

Vikielsa escaped death, took a few steps back tremblingly, stood unsteadily, and sat down on the ground, with no previous calmness and demeanor.

Catherine glanced at Vikielsa with disdain: "Now, you can retire, next time you dare to break into the main hall again, you know the consequences...... Go out in a while, salute Lilith, and forget it. ”

"Yes, Bixia. Shar Vekir was covered in a cold sweat and retreated.

Watching Vikilsa leave, Frentz, who had been silent, spoke: "Bixia's Liliang is getting stronger and stronger, it seems that the gains of this retreat are quite large, but it's just ...... If I'm not mistaken, that Rogoff's Liliang has eroded into Vikilsa's body, and if it is not treated, it will become delirious even if it does not die for a long time. When Bixia was a princess, Vikielsa coveted Bixia's beauty, and she didn't want to make progress over the years, she only knew opportunism, and this time she actually wanted to become a prince, which was hopeless, and she was dead. ”

"Uncle Huang has been staring like a torch. Catherine smiled slightly, she had just done it on purpose, Vikielsa had always coveted her beauty and the throne behind her. If you really have the talent, it's just a waste material, and the ability and wildness don't match at all, but the prince's identity is a little special, and now is a critical period, just in case, Catherine took the opportunity to kill the prince's possibility of causing nuisance to the empire by the hand of the enemy.

Florence sighed: "I have seen the wrong person in my life, and I have almost killed my daughter for the rest of my life, and I regret that I did not follow your advice in the first place." ”

Catherine knew who he was talking about, and comforted, "Forget it, Uncle Huang. The past is all over, and I heard that now Medilu has found the man she likes. ”

Florence smiled bitterly: "Don't mention it. That asshole guy...... Alas, anyway. But Medilu is settled down now, okay, let's get back to that. ”

Catherine nodded: "Generally speaking, military parades are carried out in secret, even if it is some kind of celebration, it is only a formal military parade. Now that the armistice agreement between the three empires is about to expire, the Fallen Angel Empire suddenly announced that the military parade will be broadcast live on magic TV at this time. I don't know what the purpose is. Unless Xia can come up with the force to deter Lei Chan or me, this kind of military parade will only be self-defeating...... I don't know weishenme, I'm a little uneasy, I always feel as if something big is going to happen. ”

Florence frowned: "It stands to reason that it is the calm before the storm, whether it is for Bixia or Xia and Lei Chan, it is not a good opportunity to make a move, as for Vikilsa, it is just a small move." ”

"Yes," Catherine couldn't figure out, "maybe I'm overthinking." ”

At this time. Lilith hurriedly walked in: "Bixia, Chancellor of the Exchequer Al has an urgent need to see. ”

"Let him in. Catherine was slightly startled, being able to be called an "emergency" by Al was certainly not an ordinary thing. So Lilith rushed directly to report after weighing it.

Soon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Al, a tall, thin middle-aged man, walked into the main hall. The face was full of shrewdness, but now his expression was a little frightened: "Bixia." Oh no, something happened to the bank!"

"Banks?" Catherine was startled. When Frenci ordered the establishment of a national bank in the shadow of the Fallen Angel Empire, she was in "retreat". By the time she came out, the banks had spread across the territory, and since the three empires were all opening national banks and bringing considerable profits, Catherine did not reject the decree of the Flensz. Since the development of the bank, it has become very popular, and almost everyone has a magic crystal card.

"That's right, originally for various reasons, bank liquidity has begun to shrink, and recently rumors have been circulating in all corners of the three empires, saying that the armistice agreement is expiring, the three countries are about to start a war again, once there is a war, the currency will depreciate, and at that time, the food that can be bought by a white crystal coin may need a black crystal coin to buy and so on. Although this kind of rumor has gradually subsided with the efforts of various places, but in the past few days, I don't know that Weishenme suddenly broke out violently, and more and more people are withdrawing money, starting from this morning, there are long queues at the gates of various banks in the imperial capital to withdraw money, if it continues like this, the magic crystal coins in the bank's reserves will soon be exhausted, and once there is no money to withdraw......"

Once this happens, it will not only greatly damage the credibility of the empire, but also bring a series of terrible consequences, Catherine immediately understood the seriousness of this matter, and her face became extremely solemn: "If you use the emergency funds of the treasury, how long can you hold out?"

"Let's not talk about the various territories, as far as the situation of the Imperial Capital Bank is concerned, it will be three days at most," Al said with a wry smile, "If this frenzy of withdrawing money continues." ”

"The weishenme gap will be so big?" Catherine was shocked, and Fernz was shocked, it was like a sudden blow, and it was quite deadly.

"Prior to this rumour, there had been a number of huge loans with long-term agreements. According to recent investigations, this seems to be the case with banks in various territories, I suspect ...... It was someone who deliberately manipulated it. ”

"According to someone, it's like a straw that breaks the camel's back. Catherine's eyes trembled slightly, as if she had thought of something from "someone," "Al, two things. First, immediately mobilize all available funds to deal with the crisis, and second, investigate the details of the long-term borrowers and where the funds are going. Whatever method you use, you must get through it!"

"Yes!"

"Lilith, you immediately summon the ministers to the main hall for an emergency meeting. ”

After Lilith and Al left, Catherine took a deep breath and gradually calmed down: "Uncle Huang, it seems that we were all wrong, in this most unlikely situation, the opponent actually made a move, and this blow hit the vital point that we didn't expect." ”

Frence nodded heavily: "It's really unexpected, and it's such an unheard-of method, it's simply impossible to prevent!"

"If my guess is correct, Lei Chan must have the same headache as us now. Catherine's hand gripping the armrest of the throne tightened slightly, "What a bloodless and deadly attack!" I see, he had been planning this blow at the time of the Triple Armistice Agreement...... That damn guy!" (To be continued.) )

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