An absurd and intense night passed, and the next morning, Chen Rui appeared in front of the palace of the dark moon.

After Chen Rui left the Dark Moon, Di Diu, who returned from the Red Shadow War, started the work of the guest host with ease, and under the command of Delia, he completed some simple tasks of the financial officer, and the main reason was that everyone's attention was focused on the decisive battle between the Dark Moon Army and the Imperial Capital Army on the front line a few days ago, plus a large number of merchants evacuated, so there were not many affairs, and no flaws were exposed.

Dark Moon's victory made everyone excited, everyone understood that after the former regent Obsidian was killed by the sword of the fallen angels, the eldest princess Xia was already the master of the entire Fallen Angel Empire, and it was only a matter of time before she left the dark moon and went to the imperial capital to ascend the throne as emperor. As the foundation of Empress Thea's rise, the Dark Moon will definitely receive a lot of care and preferential treatment.

The issue of the successor of the territory is also of great concern, Dark Moon is now the richest territory in the empire, if you can become a lord, the benefits are needless to say, some promising successors are eyeing this position, walking in front of Xia from time to time, hoping to gain the trust of the future empress Bixia; 。

But for now, Xia didn't go to the imperial capital to ascend the throne, and the lord of the dark moon is still her, so these concerns and actions. It's all done in secret. As Shia's most trusted human treasurer. The famous minister of the internal affairs of the demon world, and probably the future finance minister of the empire, Chen Rui received many invitations and overtures as a stand-in during his sleep.

The guards of the Dark Moon Palace have changed a lot, in addition to the original Red Blood Army, there are also some of the Praetorian Guards brought out by Obsidian from the Imperial Capital, which is more of an attitude that Xia showed to the Imperial Capital Army that has been subdued.

Chen Rui did not see Xia immediately as before, but waited in the conference hall for about an hour. Only then did I see the future ruler of the empire.

Xia's complexion was a little tired, but her eyes showed a faint glow, followed by the magician Stiller of the peak Demon Emperor. Chen Rui could see that Xia had now recovered from his injuries. The Demon Emperor realm is very stable, and the power of the faintly emanating realm is also quite condensed. It stands to reason that it will take at least a few months to reach this level, and Sia does not have the training ground function given by the super system, so it is a miracle that she can stabilize the realm of the newly promoted so quickly.

In fact, these days, Stiller and other several demon emperors in the imperial capital have been helping her to heal and comprehend the realm at the expense of their own liliang, and the treatment of the empress Bixia is far from being comparable to that of Her Royal Highness the princess before, and the demon emperors of the imperial capital have come to improve the empress's strength. The second is to express loyalty on behalf of the patriarchal family and the royal family behind it.

"Your Highness. In front of Stiller, Chen Rui still has to be a showman.

"Chen Rui, I have come to see this Lord Stiller Dance, the first magician of the Imperial Capital's Patriarchal Family. After all, Sia has not yet ascended the throne, and has used the honorific title for Stiller.

"Master Stiller. Chen Rui bowed to Stiller.

Stiller was also a little curious about this human who was famous for his internal political skills in the demon world, and nodded in return.

Thea spoke: "Lord Stiller, you've worked hard for the past few days, let's go and rest first." ”

"Haode, Your Highness's Demon Emperor realm is still almost completely stable, and it will be much smoother to break through to the middle level in the future. Don't forget to take the time. Stiller knew that Chen Rui was the core member of the original Dark Moon team, and Xia must have something important to discuss, so he bowed slightly and turned to leave. ...,

After Stiller left, Chen Rui was about to open his mouth to explain the matter of the Fallen Angel Sword. But Thea gave him a back and walked out: "Follow me." ”

The two of them walked into the depths of the palace. However, it is not the dormitory in someone's obscene wishes, but the secret prison, this time it is not a secret prison cheating, but for a few important captives inside.

There are three captives in the dungeon, Sarandi, Geraint, and Rometi.

Sarandi is the Lucifer royal family, the peak demon emperor, the only descendant disciple of the White Night Emperor, who once attacked the dark demon of the dark moon last time, almost destroyed the entire intelligence department, and wanted to kidnap Chen Rui, a human financial official, and was later captured by the poisonous dragon Pagliu.

Geraint is the third general of the empire, the middle of the Demon Emperor, and he is an excellent commander who was brought up by Obsidian, and he has outstanding abilities. It's just that Obsidian has the wisdom of knowing people, but there is no tolerance for people, Gerantedo was once suspicious, and later proposed a surprise attack on Jihua in the west of the Dark Moon, but unfortunately the biggest traitor Zhuo Che leaked the news, encountered an ambush by Athena, Loki and the Minotaur, and was captured.

Rometi is the commander of the Feiyun Legion, the peak of the Demon Emperor, excellent archery skills, good at air combat, and when he followed Parrott to raid the town of Dico, he and the First Legion pursued the defeated army of Darkmoon, only to be ambushed and captured by Crowbelous.

Although Xia has the undoubted inheritance of the empire, even if he ascends the throne as the emperor, he will definitely encounter various obstacles and difficulties, especially the problem of loyalty and the right to speak, he must establish his own team as soon as possible, these three people are very good talents, whether it is strength, ability or influence in the empire and the army are quite outstanding, if he really surrenders, he will definitely become the arm of Xia to rule the entire Fallen Angel Empire.

"Uncle Sarandi. Thea came to Sarandi's cage, "I think we can cash in on that bet early." ”

Sarandi has been secretly taking care of Darkmoon and protecting Grimm's father and daughter, only for the overall situation of the entire empire to attack Darkmoon, and had made a bet with Xiari that if Xia defeats Obsidian within ten years, Sarandi will surrender unconditionally, if it can't be done, Xia will put the interests of the imperial capital first and return to the imperial capital.

"Your Highness!" Salandi stood up, having learned from Rometi and Geraint about Obsidian's campaign against Darkmoon, of course, only the Battle of Moonpass, the Battle of Dico, and the unsuccessful battles of Gerante's surprise attack on Waran Fortress. I don't know about the decisive battle in the field of Lacey.

It was at this time. There was a vast aura.

Sarandi, Geraint, and Rometti were all moved, looking at the sword floating in front of Xia, and blurted out in unison: "Sword of the Fallen Angel!"

The three of them all knew that Obsidian had never been recognized by this supreme artifact for three hundred years, and they had to go to the secret vault every once in a while to try it, and now this divine sword that repelled Obsidian appeared next to Xia, and it looked like that, he had already recognized the granddaughter of the White Night Emperor!

Geraint was the first to react and asked, "Your Highness the Eldest Princess, I want to know if Your Highness Obsidian has been defeated?"

Xia Ya bowed his head and said: "He has died under the sanction of the artifact, and the entire army of the imperial capital has been subdued. ”

Geraint was shocked. Thinking of many things, a storm surged in his heart, if Obsidian died under the artifact, then the artifact must have reached Shia's hands first. Then the imperial capital was also ......

Sarandi's eyes flashed with intensity, and he finally understood the meaning of Xia's words, his face was surprised, excited,

Pleased and other expressions staggered, and slowly knelt down on one knee: "I, Sarandi Lucifer, swore in front of the artifact that I am willing to become a long sword in the hands of Empress Bixia, and kill all enemies in the road ahead, regardless of honor and disgrace!"

Sarandi did not use the title of "His Highness", but used "bixia", obviously showing his attitude and determination, Chen Rui hurriedly stepped forward to open the secret prison. Sarandi still didn't get up, and remained on her knees. ...,

"Sarandi Lucifer, your bravery and loyalty will be the most important pillar of the Empire's prosperity. Thea gently placed the Fallen Angel's sword on Sarandi's shoulder and withdrew it before Sarandi stood up.

Just now it was a formal oath, and Xia added another sentence: "Uncle Sarandi, please take care of me in the future." ”

Chen Rui smiled and saluted Sarandi, who nodded in return and bowed to Thea.

Although the title has changed back to His Royal Highness, there is a tacit understanding in everyone's hearts, and since then. In addition to General George, Sia has another heavyweight, not a simple supporter, but a die-hard loyalist.

Sarandi said to Geraint and Rometi, "His Highness Shia has defeated Obsidian and become the true master of the Empire. Both of you are sensible people, and we've had enough of the discussion these days. There's no need to waste words. ”

Rometti was the first to pledge allegiance, and Gerainte pondered for a moment before speaking, "I have two questions that I want to answer. ”

"Speak. Xia nodded and motioned for Chen Rui to release Rometi.

"The first question is what means did His Highness use to control the imperial capital before the decisive battle?

Xia glanced at Chen Rui, and Chen Rui immediately spoke: "General Geraint's quick mind is admirable. The imperial capital was indeed taken before the decisive battle, and it was the deputy commander of the Red Blood Legion, that is, the fiancé of His Royal Highness, General Agulie, who went to the territory of Bailing, persuaded the lord of Sikari, joined forces with General George, and after receiving the support of the old family and the remaining royal family, took control of the imperial capital. ”

"Agure, I didn't expect Darkmoon to have such a character," Geraint naturally understood who Sikari was and how he could be easily moved, but he didn't ask too much, just sighed: "It's a pity that I didn't meet him on the battlefield." ”

Chen Rui smiled slightly and continued to answer: "As for the Chiyou Lord Zhuo Che, after the fiasco of the last lord battle, he has already secretly surrendered to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and this time it can be regarded as their own master, and the general doesn't have to mind." ”

In fact, Chen Rui still has a lot of details not to say, Zhuo Che has indeed made a great contribution this time, in addition to passing on the intelligence in time to make Dark Moon take the initiative everywhere, he also influenced Obsidian on key decisions, and used Obsidian's suspicion to get rid of several important figures of the coalition army, otherwise Dark Moon will face more pressure in the decisive battle. Not only that, Zhuo Che also used his identity as a quartermaster to put a medicine on the food before the decisive battle, this medicine has no toxins, but will only be triggered under intense exercise, increasing the physical load and speeding up the production of fatigue, which is also the real reason why the imperial capital coalition army was the first to weaken in the fierce battle. Due to the strict inspection and supervision of poisoning in the army, only Zhuo Che's identity and this medicine can make the coalition forces recruit without a trace.

Geraint smiled bitterly: "It turns out that after the lord battle, Lan Rong and Chi You were controlled by Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, one bright and one dark, deceived everyone, and I was convinced." ”

"General rest assured, His Royal Highness Xia and Prince Obsidian are different types of leaders, even a human like me who has no liliang can be reused and become a treasurer, and the general can fully display his talents under the command of the eldest princess, only need to pay loyalty, and don't worry about other things." ”

Geraint thought of what happened to him under Obsidian in the past, nodded slowly, understanding that this was a step given by Chen Rui, but he didn't agree, and asked: "Your Highness Xia, my saber-toothed tiger legion still has two thousand three hundred captives in the hands of General Athena, and the Feiyun legion should also have nearly three thousand flying cavalry captives, I want to ask Bixia to release these headquarters military horses to us, and then rush back to the Tekura fortress where I am with General Rometi, I wonder if Your Highness can agree?"

Geraint's request was a bit excessive, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was the most loyal five thousand people from the headquarters, and he went to his old stronghold, Tekula Fortress, together with Rometi, the general, even Sarandi frowned a little when he heard it. ...,

Xia didn't refuse immediately, but asked rhetorically, "Are you worried about the Shadow Empire?"

With a hint of appreciation, Geraint replied simply, "Precaution." The closest allies are probably the fiercest enemies. ”

Xia immediately made a decision: "You and Rometi can freely recruit suitable soldiers or generals in the crusading army of the former imperial capital, there is no limit to the number of soldiers, the sooner you set out, the better." ”

Geraint's eyes moved slightly: "Free requisition, Your Highness doesn't assign the general to assist alone?"

The so-called assistance is actually a monitor such as the prison army, at this time, Chen Rui shook his head with a smile: "General Geraint, I think you underestimate the courage and strength of His Highness Xia too much. ”

Geraint glanced at Xia who was unwavering, and bowed slightly: "Lord Chen Rui, you are right, His Royal Highness Xia and His Royal Highness Obsidian are indeed different. Then, Your Highness Thea, I suggest that you settle the affairs of Darkmoon immediately, rush to the imperial capital as soon as possible, and let General George return to the Vallock Fortress as soon as possible to defend it, and the same is true for the Valan Fortress to the west of the Darkmoon, and the Valan Fortress must be re-established and fortified. ”

"I understand, this has been the case for the past few days, and as for the issue of arming, you can write me a detailed proposal later. Xia paused and said, "In the battle of the imperial capital, General Duolun and the Red Demon Legion were all wiped out, General Geraint, I hope you can shoulder the honor and responsibility of the second general." ”

Geraint took a deep breath and gave a standard military salute: "Geraint Blair is willing to die for Xia Bixia!"

Sarandi gave Geraint a deep look and said to Thea, "Your Highness, you seem to be too easy to trust people, haven't you been betrayed?"

This sentence did not avoid Gerante and Rometi, and Xia lowered her gaze slightly: "Yes." ”

"But there are more people who do their jobs. Chen Rui added in time, Xia didn't look at Chen Rui, but only raised his gaze with warmth and firmness.

"It's like the Great Night Emperor. Geraint added, and the eyes of Sarandi and the others lit up.