The city of St. Lun, the Imperial Palace, the Emperor's Residence.

Empress Christina pushed the door open and walked in, she turned and took the tray full of music and papers from the hand of the chamberlain, and said, "Your Majesty is now in retreat, you are waiting here, and no one will disturb Your Majesty." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The chamberlain saluted Christina and closed the door from the outside.

Christina chanted a spell to lock the door, then turned and walked towards a bookshelf facing the door. The Emperor's chamber was empty, and there was no resting Augustine the Great on his spacious and ornate bed.

As Christina walked to the front of the bookshelf, a parrot emerged from the gap between the two books. It tilted its head to stare at Christina, its eyes glowing reddish, as if to examine the identity of the person in front of it.

"Your Royal Highness...... "Your Royal Highness" Parrot said logically: "Your Majesty is replenishing the nutrients of the body, and he instructed: If there is nothing too urgent, you can deal with it on your behalf." ”

Christina said, "Please return to Your Majesty...... A message came from the West, with a letter of allegiance signed by all the nobles of the West, and they agreed that the Empire would build a railroad into the West. ”

"Well, I'll return to Your Majesty at once, please wait."

The parrot turned and burrowed into the gap in the book.

Christina stood motionless in front of the bookshelf with the tray in her hand, without any trespassing because no one was watching her.

After a while, the shelves parted to the sides, revealing a metal door. The metal door opens again, and behind it is an elevator.

Under the gaze of an unknown number of Surveillance Eyes, Christina walked into the elevator without squinting, then turned around and waited for the elevator to close.

The underground of the palace has a center that provides energy to the entire palace, which can not only keep the palace hidden in the subspace for a long time, but also lift the entire palace to float. Such an important place was the most important part of the palace's defense system, and those who worked here were not allowed to leave for the rest of their lives unless they received special permission from the emperor.

The elevator stops and the doors open. In the middle of a corridor that was not very spacious, a one-eyed acolyte saluted Christina: "Your Highness the Queen, please follow me!" ”

The acolyte turned, a snake's tail peeking out from under the hem of his coat, and walked down the hallway.

Empress Christina followed, and asked, "What is the health of Your Majesty?" ”

The attendant did not stop and replied, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, Your Majesty is in very good health under our care. It's just that if you want to start the operation, you still need to continue to replenish nutrients.

You know, transcendent transformation is a huge drain on the body's energy. ”

"Your Majesty is the wisest and most majestic emperor in the history of the Empire, and the Golden Shield Empire is stronger than ever under his rule. Now the Empire is on the path to a new peak, and it is up to His Majesty to continue to lead us.

Protecting Your Majesty's safety is your top priority, and there must be no mistakes in the transcendent transformation. ”

The acolyte paused slightly and continued to walk forward: "We will do everything we can to ensure that the transcendent transformation is 100% successful. ”

Christina didn't say anything more, only the sound of her footsteps echoed in the empty hallway.

Through the labyrinthine hallway, Christina followed the acolyte into a room.

The four walls of the room were filled with beams of alchemy equipment in operation, and several pipes connected to a crystal nutrition cabinet in the middle. Augustine the Great was lying in a light green nutrient solution, with a respirator on his mouth and nose, and his eyes closed as if he were asleep.

The attendant took Christina to the side of the crystal nutrition cabinet and brought a chair for her: "Your Majesty, please take a seat, the staff here have been evaded, you can talk to Your Majesty with confidence."

I stepped back. ”

The chamberlain left the room, and when the door closed, it left only Christina and Augustine the Great in the crystal cupboard.

Augustine's voice rang out from all sides: "You said that news had been sent from the West, and that the nobles who did not take the Emperor in their eyes had written me a letter of allegiance, and agreed to let the railroad enter the West.

Have these old stubborn heads been filled with too much sand? Don't...... Alec led his troops into the West, and forced them to write a letter of allegiance with a sword? ”

Augustine in the crystal nutrition cabinet did not move, still looking sleeping.

But his voice showed that he was in a very good mood.

The Western Frontier has been a big problem that has plagued emperors throughout the ages. Although these nobles in the Western Realm did not recognize their six relatives, their attitude towards the imperial family was surprisingly consistent.

The Empire is going to fight them...... One is that there is no excuse, and the other is that the gains outweigh the losses.

Don't hit them...... You have to put up with them doing something from time to time.

Today, the nobles of the Western Realm actually sent a letter of allegiance together, and the first thing that Emperor Augustine thought of was that Alec led his troops to raid the Western Territory, and took advantage of the harvest to gather the nobles of the Western Realm and arrest them all in a battle.

To be able to fight such a beautiful rush battle in the western border, where transportation is inconvenient and full of yellow sand, not only requires a commander to have enough courage, but also needs to have very good insight and command ability.

It wasn't a long time for Alec to come to Crescent City to take over the reorganization of the Western Frontier Army, and he was able to win the battle so quickly that would decide the entire situation in the Western Realm, and Emperor Augustine felt that he had underestimated this son before.

Fania, on the other hand, stayed in the imperial capital, waiting for the crown to hit him on the head.

But just when Emperor Augustine had already begun to think about how to train Alec to be the crown prince, Empress Christina said: "Your Majesty, according to the information from the west and the music presented by the nobles of the west...... The credit for pacifying the western frontier this time seems to have nothing to do with Alec. ”

"Doesn't matter? How can it be! I know very well what those Western nobles are, and if they don't have a knife on their necks, they will never give in to me. ”

Christina said, "But Alec and his legions of the Westside did not launch a military campaign against the West.

The nobles of the Western Realm said in unison: they were moved by the sincerity of the Governor of the Falling Star, and decided to quit the Brotherhood of Blades, and be wholeheartedly loyal to the Empire in the future.

As a token of their loyalty to the Empire, they also killed the Celtic envoy Erguya and the Sixth Apostle of the Abyss Temple, Sylvia......"

Without waiting for Christina to finish, Augustine in the crystal nutrition cabinet opened his eyes.

The nutrient solution in the cabinet was then quickly removed.

The cabinet door opened automatically, and Augustine sat up from inside, he ripped off the respirator, and asked with a trembling body, "What the hell is going on in the West!" ”

Christina placed the tray on the small table next to the crystal cabinet and picked up a document from the top: "Your Majesty, this is the intelligence ...... of the Western Frontier that I have put together"

Augustine reached out and found that his arm was full of nutrient solution, so he cast his magic to dry his hand.

Christina presented the document to Augustine and said, "In the steppes of the ancestors of the Harmutu Basin, the World Tree destroyed in the ancient war was revived, and the New World Tree was named the Moonlight Tree King, and together with the Moonlight Queen, the Moonlight Royal Court was established.

Now the Moonlight Royal Court has a strong cohesion and appeal to the barbarians in the Western Realm. And the Queen of the Moon is...... Elf Miss Sunny Sky! ”

Augustine hadn't yet turned the first page, and his expression became even more gloomy when he heard the name of Clear Sky.

He flipped through the papers, and inside was a detailed description of the information on the West that Christina had put together.

Augustine looked very closely, and his body shook even more violently.

After a long time, Augustine squeezed a name out of his teeth: "Meteorite!" ”

Christina said, "Your Majesty...... What exactly the meteorite did in the western realm still needs to be further intelligence gathered.

Agatha gave her opinion on how the Empire would treat the Moonlight Court.

The empire recognized the independence of the Moonlight Royal Court, and assigned the ancestral grassland to the Moonlight Royal Court. The Westlands remain part of the Empire, but they are to remain autonomous.

Agatha also said...... The resurgence of the World Tree this time will hold the five ancient civilizations accountable, and it is best for the empire not to get involved in this dispute now. ”

Augustine the Great took continuous deep breaths and used magic to stabilize his emotions.

The Westside had changed so much that it was beyond his imagination.

"What do you think of the Moonlight Court?"

Empress Christina replied, "Your Majesty, this incident is too serious for me to handle. ”

"Tell me what you think, the sudden awakening from my slumber has made my mind a little confused."

"Yes, Your Majesty." "I think Agatha's proposal is very much in the interest of the Empire," Christina said. The World Tree is a transcendent creature that has existed since time immemorial, and it should be treated with caution. Especially the current Shining Gold Civilization has a lot of psychological baggage for the ancient wars that were waged in the past, and the Moonlight Royal Court's demand for accountability is likely to receive a positive response from the Shining Gold Civilization.

Acknowledging the Moonlight Court's rule over the ancestral grasslands, the empire has nothing to lose, but can establish friendly relations with the World Tree. If the Moonlight Imperial Court could really get compensation from the five ancient civilizations, the empire would definitely be the biggest beneficiary. ”

Augustine the Great listened to Christina's analysis, nodded slowly, and said, "The current situation of the empire does not allow the establishment of an enemy who does not know how strong it is. You can first admit the Moonlight Royal Court and its control over the ancestral grassland, and how to deal with the western realm can be discussed slowly.

What I'm worried about is...... The Moonlight Queen, who controls the Moonlight Court, turned out to be the Elf Clear Sky, and Meteorite was also appointed as the Queen's Chief Auxiliary Officer. They're all councilors of Angry Waves, and Meteorite is my appointed Governor of Angry Waves, and Clear Sky is Willed's successor.

The newly built railroad will connect the city to the Moonlight Court, and they control the east and west of the empire, and are bound to threaten the empire's rule. ”

Christina said, "Therefore, the Empire needs Your Majesty even more. ”

Emperor Augustine nodded approvingly and said, "That's right, the empire needs me." As long as I live, the power of the empire will be condensed, and no matter how rich the city is, it will only be an isolated city. Westside ...... It is a barren and barren land.

I had to survive the surgery of the transcendent transformation! ”

Seeing that Augustine's body began to shake again, Christina immediately persuaded: "Your Majesty, you need to rest." ”

Augustine also sensed that his body had reached its limits, and the nutrients and energy he needed for the extraordinary remodeling surgery was also a great burden on his current body.

Therefore, he had to soak in the nutrient solution for a long time to sleep to minimize the functioning of his body.

Augustine lay down again, and the green nutrient solution was slowly injected.

"I have to make the best preparations for the transcendent reconstructive surgery, and all the affairs of this time will be left to you. Do as you think, and when I sit back on the throne, everything will be back to its rightful place. ”

Augustine put on a respirator and closed his eyes again. The nutrient solution submerged his entire body, and the lid of the crystal cabinet closed.

Christina stood up and saluted Augustine: "Yes, Your Majesty, the Empire awaits your return." ”

"Go ahead!"

Augustine's voice echoed through the room.

Christina picked up the tray and turned around and walked to the back of the door, the door was pushed open, and the snake-tailed attendant saluted: "Your Royal Highness, please come with me, I will see you off." ”

"Take care of Your Majesty."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness."

……

In Crescent City in the west, the Imperial Mission train slowly left the platform with a whistle. The mission ended its trip to the West for nearly a month, and headed along the railroad tracks in the direction of the city of St. Lun with a full harvest.

The convenient transportation caused a large backlog of intelligence to be piled up in front of Agatha, so that she had to gather her assistants to process the intelligence information directly in the carriage.

Luke, on the other hand, dug through a few newspapers from the intelligence, and looked completely oblivious to Agatha's anxiety about the intelligence.

So much so that Agatha couldn't help complaining: "Do you know how much intelligence the empire can produce every day, and how much intelligence can be backlogged in this month?" As a senior official of the Secret Intelligence Agency, don't you have the consciousness to help the chief share the work? ”

Luke's eyes did not take off the contents of the newspaper, and said lazily: "Although I am a high-ranking official of the Imperial Secret Intelligence Bureau, you should know that I have not received any training in intelligence analysis and processing.

I have a headache when I see your scattered pieces of intelligence, let alone stitch them together into a finished intelligence narrative.

At that time, I thought more about a business opportunity to make money, and wouldn't it be more important to contribute to the empire than reading a note? ”

"As a high-ranking official of the Imperial Intelligence Agency, intelligence analysis is the most basic skill. You didn't know before, that was my negligence, and now I'll teach you how to stitch together intelligence fragments myself......" Agatha wasn't going to let Luke fish, but when she was about to pull Luke to work, a message from her assistant caught her attention.

Luke noticed that Agatha's expression was wrong, put down the newspaper and asked, "What's going on, is it that Atshire United is calling?" ”

Agatha placed the note in front of Luke: "It's not information from the North, it's from the court."

My father hadn't been seen in public for a week. After the last time he convened a royal council to announce that the queen would handle government affairs on his behalf, he has been recuperating. Now he has no one to see except the queen, and there are already many rumors in the court.

One of these rumors is...... Your Majesty has passed away, and the Queen is not mourning! ”