After a secret meeting with the Empire's first assistant meteorite, the second prince, Alec, immediately announced his resignation as the commander of the Western Legion and handed over the command of the Legion and the jurisdiction of the Crescent Oasis to the Empire.

Luke took over the affairs of the Crescent Oasis and announced the reorganization of the Westside Legion into the Second Imperial Royal Wizard Legion, and temporarily assumed the position of Legion Commander. Luke then selects a group of officers from the Legion and sends them to Raging Waves to participate in the development and manufacture of magical weapons.

The original system of government affairs and officials in the Crescent Oasis was retained, but all of Agec's cronies were eliminated, and some idle ones were arranged for them, which was regarded as their reward for following Aggreko.

As for the second prince Alec, after handing over power, he closed his door and waited to return to the imperial capital by the first auxiliary train.

Therefore, there were no twists and turns in the handover of the entire Crescent Oasis and the transition of the legion, and everyone acquiesced to this result, but they all guessed in their hearts what Meteorite and Alec were talking about, so that the prince who was obsessed with the throne was so cooperative.

Luke hadn't stayed in the Crescent Oasis for long, and counting the round-trip journey, he had already spent about three months working on the things of the West.

Late autumn has arrived, and another winter is coming.

Now that the conditions are ripe for the enthronement of Empress Christina as emperor, since it is the new emperor who ascends the throne, it is better for the territory of the empire to be a little more complete. I don't know where Agatha's negotiations with the Atshire Union have progressed, and the Empire needs a big victory to propel the country to the next era.

And Leo.

Luke didn't have much energy to take care of Leo's affairs, and Pan was also hiding to postpone the ceremony of establishing the kingdom again and again, so Luke decided to put this matter aside for now.

But he didn't expect Pan to stretch his hand so far.

While clearing out the abyssal mages lurking in Sunlight City, the demon hunters discovered something related to Leo. After interrogation and further information, it was revealed that Victor had received a large amount of funding from Leo, not only in terms of funds and equipment, but also in the planning of the attack on the World Tree.

If you add in the funding of the Tedgar Hills, Pan really feels that he is dying too slowly!

Therefore, after the things in the Crescent Oasis were stabilized, Luke handed over the rest of the work to Jomington and the first assistant staff, and he took the second prince Alec to board the special train and return.

A stream of cold air from the polar ice fields swept across the northern part of the empire, and a thin layer of snow fell on the city of St. Lun, and the temperature plummeted a lot.

At the train station of the city of St. Lun, the eldest princess Agatha and her retinue waited on the exclusive platform. She didn't hide in the warm waiting room because of the cold wind, let the wind carry the snowflakes on her shoulders, and looked in the direction of the west of the tracks.

When she heard a series of whistles coming from the west, Agatha couldn't help but smile.

The train came from a distance, and the steam that spewed out a white mist that lasted for a long time. It rushed into the station with a long train of trains, and then slowly stopped in front of Agatha.

The carriage door opened, and Luke stepped out first.

"Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess!" Luke saluted Agatha and said, "When I left, the imperial capital was still very hot, and I didn't expect it to be so cold and snowy when I came back. ”

Agatha asked her attendant to drape the trench coat she had brought for Luke, and then said, "The weather is unpredictable, just as you are unpredictable. When you left, you said that you would solve the trouble of the World Tree, and as a result, the stubborn problems of the empire were solved......

Welcome to the city of St. Lun, Count Ould, and on behalf of the Augustinian family, I welcome the visit of the best friends of the family. ”

Agatha saw Count Ould step out of the train and immediately returned to his demeanor and saluted the Count.

Count Ould saluted Agatha: "Good day, Your Highness the eldest princess!" The Meteorite Shoufu is a valuable asset of the Empire, and I believe that with his Auxiliary, the Empire will definitely move towards a new peak. ”

"Yes, the Falling Star Shousuke is a valuable asset of the Empire, and he is also a person I cherish."

Count Ould noticed that Agatha looked at the meteorite with something special, so he smiled: "Bless you both! ”

Agatha smiled and said, "Thank you! ”

Then the second prince, Alec, stepped off the train.

His complexion was very bad.

He had thought about how he would return to Shenglun City, whether it would be the return of the new monarch or the reduction of the prisoner, but he didn't expect it to be this way.

All of my heart is full of enthusiasm, and I feel a sense of grievance that I have been defeated before I have played.

Agatha had already sent back information from the Secret Service that Alec had surrendered his military power, which was tantamount to giving up the struggle for the throne. Although the specific details are not yet known, meeting Alec means that the dust has finally settled on the empire's long-term battle for the throne.

Agatha saluted Alec, not with an honorific title, but said, "Brother, welcome back!" ”

Alec didn't give Agatha a good look: "Fania and I have been fighting for the throne for so long, but I didn't expect that it was you who benefited in the end. Fania lost her life, and I lost everything......

Defeat is defeat, there is nothing to say. When I go home, when I need to say something, just send someone to inform me. ”

After Alec finished speaking, he left directly with his entourage.

Agatha asked Luke curiously, "What did you talk to him about?" ”

"I'll talk about it when I go to the palace to meet Her Royal Highness." Luke looked at both sides, and the entourage had already gotten off the bus, and then said to Agatha: "Let's not stay here, it will delay the normal operation of the train station." Send Count Ould to his lodgings first, and then we will go to the palace together. ”

"Good!" Agatha invited Count Ould, "Your Lord, your residence has been arranged. You and your family settle down first, and in the evening the palace hosts a banquet to welcome you. ”

Count Ould saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness the Eldest Princess!" ”

After Luke and Agatha delivered the Count Ould's family to their residence, they drove into the palace together.

As soon as the door closes, a private meeting of the Empire's triumvirate convenes.

Luke didn't talk about his trip to the West, but asked Agatha about negotiating with the Atlantic Union.

Agatha replied: "As you might expect, the Artshire Union have little sincerity in the truce. It just so happens that we don't have the idea of a truce, otherwise we would really be angry with all the demands they put forward.

According to the information from the winter capital, the troops mobilized by the Artejun Union from all sides have arrived one after another. It's winter again, and Atlantshire United are preparing to launch a new winter offensive. ”

Empress Christina said: "I have been watching the whole training of the Snow Legion. Now that the Snow Legion is well-armed and well-trained, and the supplies are doubled, it should not be too difficult to block the winter offensive of the Atlantic United. ”

Luke thought for a moment and said what he thought: "Now that the southern and western borders of the empire have gradually stabilized, we can devote more energy to the war in the north. If we increase our support for the Snow Corps, will we be able to attack and regain all the lost territory in winter? ”

Agatha and Empress Christina glanced at each other, and then asked, "Isn't the strategy you formulated for the war in the north to fight a protracted war, drag the Atlantshire Union into the quagmire of war, and constantly consume their national strength?"

Why did you suddenly change your strategy? ”

Luke replied, "Because I didn't expect such a big change in the Western Realm before, and even solved the problem of Prince Alec's secession." On the first anniversary of Her Royal Highness's reign in the country, I would like to elect the Empress as the Empress of the Empire.

When the empress ascends to the throne, she needs a complete empire. ”

Empress Christina was extremely shocked: "So fast? ”

"It's a little bit faster, but it all just happens to come together," Luke said. The establishment of an administrative office in the western frontier was something that successive emperors had not done; The cabinet has changed, and the old official system has fallen into a trough; Zinkelai and Alec backed down one after the other, just when the opposition could not be united.

If you procrastinate, you don't know what unexpected things will happen. ”

"But ......," said Empress Christina, still worried, "I am afraid that I will not be able to suppress those nobles when I ascend the throne, after all, I am Ruth's benefactor to them...... Even if I have Augustinian blood. ”

Luke said, "There is no need to worry about the nobles. I have already negotiated with His Royal Highness Alec, the Second Prince, and he will announce in due course that he will recognize your Augustinian lineage and be the first to offer to proclaim your Imperial Empress. ”

Agatha and Queen Christina's eyes widened and their mouths widened, "What magic did you use on Alec?" I was able to get him to say yes!

How could he possibly agree! ”

Luke smiled and said, "I can only say that you don't know Alec too well. All in all, this is a great opportunity. With a new emperor, the empire can concentrate on doing great things, instead of endlessly consuming national strength on internal friction.

Your Royal Highness, what is your answer? ”

Empress Christina replied: "If you feel that the time has come, I trust your judgment. If I were the Empress of the Empire, I would never marry, and after I had dedicated all my life to the Empire, the throne would eventually return to the Augustinian family. ”

Empress Christina's answer was to Luke, and even more so to Agatha.

Agatha said, "You don't have to think about my feelings and choose to be lonely for the rest of your life." In my mind, an empire is an empire, and it doesn't matter who sits on the throne, or if the surname is Augustine or not.

I just want to create and witness a great new era with the meteorite, so that I can burn like a fire in this era and become a shining star in this history. ”

Empress Christina laughed: "It seems that after I ascend the throne, the empire will be ready to usher in a second happy event." ”

After discussing some specific procedures for the new emperor's accession to the throne, the three ended the talks.

On the other side, Clear Sky, who had just returned to the St. Lun City Museum, received an invitation from the Shimmering Gold Man to visit the Golden Valley, the headquarters of the World Bank.

Before Clear Sky could reply, Luke also received an invitation from the Golden Men to invite the Golden Shield Empire's First Auxiliary Meteorite to visit the World Bank headquarters in the Golden Valley.

At the same time, Luke received information from the winter capital Herkkin, and the World Bank was secretly meeting with the top of the Atlantic Congress. The World Bank may break the rule of non-interference in regional politics and secretly provide a war loan to the Artshire Union.

Luke realizes that the World Bank has long sensed that the Golden Shield Empire is challenging their financial supremacy.

Of course, if they don't perceive it, the World Bank is not the World Bank.

The Golden Shield Empire's energy strategy cannot be hidden, after all, energy trading is now the largest transaction in the world. As soon as the Fire Crystal Rough mined by the Golden Shield Empire in the Dragon Country entered the international market, it immediately had a great impact on the entire energy market.

In addition, some areas in the empire have carried out pilot projects to restrict the use of gold coupons and silver dollars, and encouraged the use of imperial marks in energy transactions with preferential policies.

Targeting the World Bank like this, the World Bank will no longer notice it, and the head of the Sparkling Gold Man will really be caught by the crack in the door.

The World Bank's response was as Luke had predicted.

Gold and energy are not the same track, and it is difficult for the World Bank to use its authority on gold to effectively combat the energy market, especially when countries are actively promoting their own paper money and their dependence on gold is getting lower and lower.

Then hiding behind the scenes and attacking the national power of the Golden Shield Empire through proxy wars has become a good choice.

So the Glitter found the Atlantic Union.

According to Luke's analysis, this time the Glittering Gold Man invited him to visit the World Bank headquarters, and he wanted to threaten the empire to pull back from the precipice. If they had been pressured to sign an unequal treaty, the World Bank would not have needed to waste money on the Atlantshire Union.

After much consideration, Luke decided to head to the World Bank's headquarters, the Golden Valley.

Throughout the winter, the Empire had to regain lost territory in the north in preparation for the Empress's accession to the throne, so the Atshire Union could not be allowed to receive funding from the World Bank until then.

In addition, the matter of sound cannot be delayed any longer.

Pan's troubles in the Westside are exposed, and he doesn't know what crazy things he'll do next. Let's see if we can save the sound when we go to the Golden Valley this time.

I was going to the Golden Valley, and I agreed to come down from the clear sky.

The Golden Valley is the lair of the Shining Gold People, and this must be dangerous and abnormal, and the force value must be increased as much as possible.

It just so happens that the preparations for the Blazing Wings on the Clear Sky side have been completed, and it is time to set the Angel Light Wings on fire, and with the help of the artifact tree buds, the success rate of making the Blazing Wings will definitely increase a lot.

Luke took on cabinet affairs to make time for a visit to World Bank headquarters.

At the museum, Clear Sky is undergoing an operation.

Jenverni was lying on the operating table, her naked body covered with a white cloth. A wound was made in her chest, no blood was coming out, and it was empty where there should have been a heart.

Clear Sky stretched out her hand, and a seed glowing green floated in her palm.

"Jeffernie, you're in luck! As I pondered what materials I should use to make your heart, the World Tree spilled seeds of hope. I will plant hope, and it will sense your hope to become a beating heart.

You will no longer need to drink dragon blood to maintain your body temperature, and you will also get more emotions, as well as worries. ”

Clear Sky placed the seed of hope in Jenverny's chest.

The seeds of hope swelled and sprouted rapidly in the green light, the shoots connected to the blood vessels, and the seeds became a beating heart.

Red blood is created, and after being pressed through the body by the heart, it seeps through the wound......