Imperial capital of Garcia, Clark Tower, former palace bedroom of Kriza XVI.

Margaret stood on the balcony at a height of seventy-eight meters, her long golden hair fluttering in the wind in the sky, and her beautiful face was inviolable because she was at the highest point of the imperial capital, like a mask shrouded in majesty like a prison.

This woman who holds the fate of the empire stands at the top of the Clark Tower of the Empire, looking down on the land under her feet condescendingly like the emperors of the Pound Empire, the expression on her face is unpredictable, and the light in her eyes is becoming more and more deep, even the most intimate maid around her cannot figure out the inner world of this woman.

Margaret Kelsman, the ambitious woman who stood at the top of the empire as she always wished, even the emperor was just a puppet in the palm of her hand.

She became one of the most powerful women after Evangeline, and her authority was more convincing and dominant than that of the female dictator of the Falco Empire, Empress Camilla, because the empire she secretly controlled was a powerful empire that controlled an entire continent, and could not be compared to the divided vassal states of Noah's continent.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Countess's light was really as dazzling as the sun, and others did not dare to look at it directly.

But for Margaret herself, only she knows her own internal suffering and difficulties.

Although she stood at the top of the empire, for her and her family, the situation within the empire was not stable, the Kelsman family was as strong as ever, the family's sworn enemies the Klumber family lost a lot of assets due to the frenzied escape and transfer, the former strong enemy has become insignificant, but, in the turmoil of the empire, a new enemy quickly rises.

This enemy was the Cult of the Illuminati, which was a headache for both Kriza XVI and the Countess.

If the Kelsman family is a parasite attached to the body of the Pound Empire, then the Cult of the Illuminati is a parasite that lives on the huge body of both the Pound Empire and the Kelsman family!

This religion with incredible reproduction and diffusion power spread to every corner of the empire at a jaw-dropping speed, and even the Kelsman family was seriously infiltrated!

At the time of the upheaval in the imperial capital, the Cult of Light and the Kelsman family launched a fierce internal struggle, the two sides fought for power, and even fought fiercely, Margaret's three trump cards in the hands of the wolf, the crow, the petrel and the fanatical followers of the Cult of Light fought many secret battles for the support of the major families, and both sides had their own victories and defeats.

It is precisely because of this that the Kelsman family has not been able to free up their hands to quickly clean up the Clumbell family, Margaret can only use the jackal-like nobles in the imperial capital to exterminate the remnants of the Tulip County "rebel party", for the Clumber family's exodus, what worries the countess even more is that in the distant Nilsia Sea, the black-haired pirate is growing at an alarming speed.

Margaret sometimes even wakes up in her sleep by the earth-shattering roar of the brave man in the gladiatorial arena, and she is covered in a cold sweat!

In all fairness, Tang Jie's strength and power were far less powerful than the threat of the Illuminati Cult to the Countess and the Kelsman family, but Margaret always had a deep vigilance against this man deep in her heart.

"You can never understand the shock he gives you without seeing this man in person......" This is what Margaret said the most when talking about Tang Jie with the personal maid next to her.

"Sooner or later, the Pound Empire will lose its long coastline in the southeast sea!" Margaret held the carved bluestone railing unconsciously with force, and a sharp light flashed in her eyes, "He must be stopped, otherwise, the entire Nilsia Sea will have his surname!" The Kelsman family will never allow another Athos to rise on the ocean!"

But how can you stop him?

Although the Kelsman is extremely powerful, basically controlling the imperial capital and the royal family, but the situation of the Illuminati Cult competing with the Kelsman family in other aspects is gradually forming, the empire's powerful royal navy has not yet sworn allegiance to the newly enthroned Emperor Luther, if the naval private troops within the Kelsman family are used, there will be all kinds of dangers due to the long coastline supply, and furthermore, the first problem that the Kelsman family has to solve now is to concentrate all their forces to solve the provocation of the Illuminati Cult!

But you can't let that dark-haired pirate sit alone!

Margaret's eyebrows wrinkled slightly, as if the ink pen lightly drew the light eyebrows, and she pondered deeply: the strategy she used to drive away the wolf and devour the Principality of Marta before was skillfully resolved by Tang Jie, and she couldn't take a move to deal with him for a while, and she had to find another person who could cause him trouble......

After a while, Margaret suddenly spoke, "Lisa, pass my orders. ”

Lisa, the maid standing not far behind the countess, stepped forward slightly, lowered her head and whispered, "My lady, what are your orders?"

Margaret said slowly, "Help me draft a letter to Empress Camilla of the Falco Empire in the name of the Kriza royal family. ”

"In the name of His Majesty Luther?" asked Lisa softly, looking up.

Margaret tilted her head slightly, and glanced at Lisa faintly from the corner of her eyes: "Of course!"

Lisa was lightly glanced at by Margaret, and suddenly felt like a Tarzan overwhelmed, and she felt that she couldn't breathe, she lowered her head, and did not dare to look up again: "What is written in the letter?

Margaret was silent for a while, and then a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "The princess of the Falco Empire has been robbed by the pirate Tang Jie of the Nilsia Sea, and the Prince Kirk, whom Duke Angel married to him, also died because of rebellion, Princess Angel's safety has nothing to do with the Pound Empire, if the Falco Empire still cares about the royal family's decency, let's rescue her quickly......"

"Is that so...... Lisa thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I see, I'll do what you want." ”

Lisa squatted slightly, and was about to leave, but she heard Margaret's hand raise and shouted in a low voice, "Slow!"

"What else do you command, my lady?" replied Lisa respectfully.

The countess said: "Don't add the sentence 'Princess Angel's safety has nothing to do with the Pound Empire', and don't mention the death of Prince Kirk in a coup, just say that Angel was taken away by the pirate Tang Jie, in addition, in the name of the imperial family, issue an official ultimatum to Tang Jie of Alcatraz Island, let him send Princess Angel, who is married to the empire, within three months, otherwise it will ......"

Margaret paused at this point, she raised her head, looked at the vast sky and squinted her eyes slightly, as if she was going to make up her mind, and after a while, she said slowly, "...... Otherwise, the great Pound Empire will send his invincible fleet to level his island!"

Lisa was stunned, she hesitated for a moment, and said, "My madam, as far as I know, this guy is not the kind of man who will give in because of threats. ”

Margaret didn't look back, and her voice came coldly: "He won't give in because of the threat?

Lisa's body shook, she had already heard the extremely dangerous signal in the countess's voice, she didn't dare to say anything more, her head lowered, and she walked backwards out of the room.

Shortly after Lisa walked out of the room, there was a soft "tuk-tuk" knock on the door.

Margaret said, "Come in, the door is not closed." ”

With a "squeak", the door opened, and a burly, tired man walked in, it was none other than Carl Potter, the king of sword fighters who had disappeared for many days.

Hearing Carl Potter's distinctive footsteps, Margaret turned around and looked back and forth at him, the woman did not show any surprise, but nodded to Carl very lightly: "Are you back? I thought you wouldn't be back." ”

Karl smiled slightly, and there was a tiredness in his voice that made his limbs heavy: "Anthony can't kill me......"

Margaret frowned slightly: "Are you injured?"

Karl nodded: "Of course, there is no way that anyone in this world can get out of Anthony's hands. ”

Margaret also nodded and asked, "What about Anthony?"

Karl said lightly, as if he was talking about the most ordinary thing: "Let's go, he can't kill me, and I can't kill him, so the two of us agreed not to fight each other again." ”

Margaret breathed a sigh of relief at this time, she was also afraid that the sword fighter king Carl Potter would be killed by Anthony, and then the sword saint Anthony would return to the imperial capital of Garcia and become the emperor's personal guard again.

It would be a nightmare if the Sword Saint Anthony became an enemy of the Kelsman family!

Now this ending is naturally happy for everyone.

Margaret smiled slightly: "It's okay if you're fine, go and get some rest." ”

Karl nodded, dragging his heavy body towards the door.

Just as he was about to leave the door, Margaret suddenly asked, "Carl!"

Karl turned around and glanced at Margaret with gloomy eyes, "What's the matter?

Margaret asked, "How sure are you of defeating Pope Laudrino if you recover all?"

Karl frowned, pondered for a long time, and slowly shook his head: "I don't know, he is an extremely rare magician in this world, the magician is the apostle of the gods in the world, born with unparalleled strength and talent, I have never fought with a magician, so I don't know what his strength is, I only heard that he has a move to launch the 'Supreme God Descending' invincible in the world at the cost of his life, and I don't know the rest." ”

"Is that so?" said Margaret slowly, she pondered for a while, and seeing that Karl was still standing at the door and looking at her quietly, the countess smiled slightly, and said, "Go and rest." ”

Karl bowed slightly and walked out.

"At the cost of her life?" said Margaret, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she murmured slowly, a bold plan of adventure gradually appeared in her mind.

......

Almost at the same time, on Alcatraz in the Nilsia Sea, Princess Angel was whispering to her personal bodyguard, Christina, in her new room.

"Are you used to living here, dear Christina?" Angel smiled as she looked at the red-haired woman in front of her.

Christina was wearing a close-fitting soft armor as always, her tall and plump figure was restrained by the soft armor with a wild beauty unique to the hard lines, this powerful eighth-level sword fighter smiled slightly, and said, "Compared to the days of Garcia, this place is much more comfortable." ”

Christina stood by the windowsill, lifted the curtains, and looked out the window at the busy scene, and she smiled and said, "Although most of the inhabitants here are pirates and vulgar and rude southerners, they are very friendly, and in their eyes I see a surprising and admirable vitality. ”

"Sooner or later, this will become a kingdom of the sea...... "Christina said categorically, "I have no doubt!"

"Yes, it will definitely become a powerful sea kingdom!" Angel smiled slightly, and she also looked out the window, but Christina looked out the window at the people busy next to the crane on the castle wall, and Angel looked at the vast ocean outside Alcatraz.

"But......" Angel sighed faintly, "no matter how good this place is, it's not our home after all!"

Christina was taken aback, she looked at Angel with some surprise: "My Highness, why did you suddenly say that? Did Tang Jie treat you badly? Did you be wronged here?"

Angel shook his head, with a happy smile on his face: "No, following Tang Jie here is the decision I have never regretted in my life." I can even understand why my mother would never confess to the pirates who had robbed her...... She must have fallen in love with the rugged pirate who had kidnapped her, right?"

Christina looked at Angel puzzled: "But, why do you say that? Do you want to leave here? Don't you want to spend your life with the man you love?"

Angel shook her head again: "No, dear Christina, I long to be with this man forever, to create an unprecedented maritime empire together, and then slowly grow old with him. ”

"But......" Angel raised her head, her plump and sexy lips pursed hard, showing a kind of stubbornness and stubbornness, "Look at my side, look at Tang Jie's side, every woman around her has helped and contributed to him in one way or another......"

"Pirate Nia, this is a self-made partner with Tang Jie, his feelings for her are incomparable to anyone, this woman is Tang Jie's right and left hand, and Tang Jie's most trusted person, I can't replace her. Angel said lightly, her voice slightly vinegared, "Magician Lilith, this female magician with the 'Blue of Awe', she brought Tang Jie a powerful ability to fight at sea, and she is also a self-made partner with Tang Jie. ”

"Agatha of the Clumbell family, this woman is Tang Jie's strongest backing, without her, Tang Jie would not be able to have such a sharp expansion speed now, she has accelerated Tang Jie's growth and expansion. ”

"As for Maria, this woman used to be the petrel of the Kelsman family, although I don't know why Margaret would let such an important intelligence agent leak out, I doubt her loyalty, but nevertheless, her ability is beyond doubt, this woman's understanding and analysis of intelligence and the establishment of intelligence networks are far above me, and in time, she will become Tang Jie's most reliable intelligence analyst and strategic analyst. Angel said lightly, the more she spoke, the more sarcastic and mocking the look on her face became more and more obvious.

The more Cristina listened to them, the heavier her heart became, she lowered her eyes, and whispered, "Are you jealous of them?

As the captain of the royal guard of the Falco Empire, Cristina is accustomed to the intrigues and power struggles between the women of the palace, and she knows that the wars between the women of the palace often originate from endless jealousy.

Jealousy, this is the original sin of mankind, especially women.

The current situation of Alcatraz's vigorous development, the coordinated and stable state of all aspects, makes the long-time intrigue Christina secretly happy, she likes this calm and isolated island very much, and she likes the vitality here, she does not want the current calm and serene situation of this island to be destroyed by the struggle between women, especially the woman who provoked the trouble is still her master.

Angel listened to Christina's words, she smiled slightly, glanced at Christina meaningfully, and said, "Do you think I'm jealous of them, that's why I mock them?"

Christina lowered her eyes and did not speak.

Angel laughed, "No, I'm mocking myself, dear Christina?"

Christina raised her eyes and looked at Angel in confusion.

Angel sighed, she turned to look out the window, looking at Nia who was standing on the city tower sweating like rain, loudly directing the black slaves to work, she said slowly: "Look at them, they are all useful people to Tang Jie, look at me, what can I bring to this man?"

The corners of Angel's mouth curled slightly: "Sometimes when I look at myself in the mirror, I even feel like a vase, a vase that was snatched home by this pirate and placed in the house as an ornament!"

Christina said urgently: "My Highness, no, your wisdom and scheming are incomparable to anyone! Captain Tang Jie knows very well!"

Angel looked up and smiled: "Wisdom, this woman Maria is not lost to me at all! Scheming? Can you use scheming in this place of Alcatraz? My scheming technique is used to fight for power, who am I using it here? To you, to Tang Jie, or to Tang Jie's women?"

Angel looked at the sea in the distance of Alcatraz, and said in a deep voice, "My scheming and wisdom can only be useful and valuable when placed on a stage like Garcia......"

Angel's tone revealed a kind of helplessness and sadness, after all, it is difficult to have both sides of life, she got love, but she lost the stage to display her talents.

Christina listened very sadly on the sidelines, she knew very well the ambition and talent in Angel's chest, and she didn't want to see Angel become a caged golden bird, Christina was silent for a while, and asked, "My Highness, what do you want to do?"

Angel withdrew her gaze from the sea, turned her face to stare at Christina tightly, and said, "I can't live here any longer, otherwise it will cause great disaster to Tang Jie." Christina, you can choose to stay with this man. ”

Christina stepped forward and said categorically: "No, my Highness, I will go wherever you go!"

Angel smiled slightly: "My Christina, listen to me, now is the time for Tang Jie to form a fleet, he urgently needs your knowledge and strength, among the pirates here and the natives of the Southern Continent, no one has more experience and knowledge than you in forming a regular navy, you will be his right and left arm." Don't let the Clumbel family hold an important position in their human ** Tang Jie's fleet, you must help him take charge of this!"

Christina was taken aback: "The Clumber family, aren't they and Tang Jie now in an alliance of oaths?"

Angel chuckled: "There is no eternal alliance in this world, although Agatha is completely towards Tang Jie, but can Agatha fully represent her family? Therefore, we must guard against the infiltration of this huge family into Tang Jie's group, lest Tang Jie be controlled by the Clumber family and become the butcher's knife in the hands of this family. ”

Christina took a deep breath, these quiet days made her almost forget about these intrigues, the red-haired woman nodded, and said in a deep voice, "What about you? What are your plans?"

Angel pondered for a while and said, "I want to go back to the Falco Empire!"

Christina was surprised and said, "My Highness, are you crazy? Queen Camilla will not let you go back! This poisonous snake is always thinking of killing you!"

Angel smiled slightly, and she said confidently: "Before leaving the imperial capital of Odrencia, I had already arranged everything. I will send Rog back and ask him to activate the arrangements I have laid in the Imperial Capital. ”

"Rogge?" Christina frowned, looking a little uneasy.

Angel seemed to know what she was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't you worry about him, don't worry about him, his strength is not below you, although his mind is not as careful as you, although the city is not as deep as you, but his flexibility is far better than yours, and his connections in the imperial capital cannot be underestimated, don't underestimate him." ”

Christina shook her head and said, "I'm not underestimating him, he's been under me for so many years, don't I know it? ”

Angel's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom in Radno, who betrayed her in the imperial capital of Garcia, but soon she laughed again and asked rhetorically, "Did you choke once while eating, and then you haven't eaten again?"

Christina was silent for a while, and she nodded slowly: "I understand...... Have you made up your mind?"

Angel raised her head slightly, her slender snow-white neck was as proud as a swan: "Of course, I must not be a useless vase beside Tang Jie, if he wants to become the emperor of the sea empire, then I must become an empress worthy of him!"

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Two-in-one chapter, two more and one more, updated 10,000 words on the 31st, it can be regarded as making up for yesterday's vacancy, and strive for more tomorrow......