Office of the First Auxiliary of the Imperial Cabinet.

Luke, who had been busy late at night, asked his subordinates to bring a blanket and prepare to sleep in the sofa bed in the side lounge for a night's rest, and wait a few hours for the nearest palace to meet Empress Christina.

Agatha should also go to the palace and report on the results of today's arrest.

Luke, wrapped in a blanket, snapped his fingers, the magic light went out, and the room went dark. In the silence, the footsteps of the guards outside could be heard, and the ticking of the swing of the grandfather clock.

Fatigue caused Luke to quickly fall asleep in a daze, and faintly heard some sounds like a dream.

"Long ......"

"Shh......h It's already deep at night, so don't make that loud noise. Did Shousuke-sama rest? ”

"Shousuke-sama just fell asleep. Do you need me to report? ”

"Nope! Since Shousuke is asleep, don't disturb him. I...... I'll just go in and see him. ”

"Please, Your Highness the Eldest Princess."

With a sound of the door opening, a slight footstep walked in.

Luke felt the blanket on his body be tugged at for a moment, and then a man came in. Luke didn't open his eyes, and he knew who was coming from the familiar scent alone. He hugged the man in his arms and felt some tears on his face.

"Are you crying?"

Agatha finally couldn't hold back her emotions, she hugged Luke tightly, buried her head and wept, but she didn't dare to make a sound, for fear that the guards outside the door would hear. The guards stood outside the door of the side room, which was not soundproofed from the office.

"I, I've just killed a lot of people, more than I've killed before combined. I tried my best to be strong on the outside, but I wasn't as strong as I thought I was...... I don't know who to talk to, I only think of you. ”

Luke touched Agatha's hair: "With me, you don't need to disguise. I'm always there when you need to rely on. ”

Agatha hugged her tighter, and she looked up and kissed Luke on the lips, her hands fumbling to unbutton his clothes. The cramped sofa bed made her cautious, and at the same time she had to hold back her breath and not dare to make a sound.

Luke responds to Agatha by tossing aside the obstructive blanket and rolling over to press the man in his arms under him.

Outside the door, Karina approached with sleepy eyes in her coat and asked the two guards who were guarding, "Did someone come just now?" ”

The guard replied in a low voice, "It's Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, she came to visit Lord Shousuke." ”

"Your Highness is coming so late? It seems that it was also a busy night. But Lord Shoufu had already rested, so His Highness came for nothing. Early tomorrow morning, don't forget to inform your Excellency of the visit of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess......"

The two guards glanced at each other and said with a strange expression, "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has entered." ”

"Your Highness is inside?" Karina, who was still a little sleepy, woke up instantly.

And just as she was about to ask something more, she heard what seemed to be something knocked down in the room.

Karina approached softly, put her ear to the door and listened, then immediately took a step back.

She reprimanded in a low voice: "Lord Shoufu and the eldest princess are discussing national affairs, can you listen here?" All step back...... Don't talk outside. ”

The two guards were relieved and immediately ran away.

The voices in the room grew louder and louder, making Karina blush with shame. She wanted to leave, but she couldn't leave it unguarded.

Helpless, Karina could only sit down behind Shousuke's desk, holding her chin, and waiting for the night to pass.

After a night of comfort from Luke, Agatha's mood finally recovered from the gloom. But when she got up and looked at the mess in the room, the broken sofa, and the incomplete clothes, she seemed to be drunk and woke up.

"I, how do I get out?"

"Going out, of course." Luke picked up his shirt from the ground and put it on his body, came to the door and knocked: "Karina, go and prepare a set of clothes for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, we are going to the palace to meet Her Royal Highness." ”

Karina's panicked voice came from outside: "Yes, Shousuke-sama!" I, I'm going to prepare now. ”

Luke turned around, stunned by the man in front of him.

The morning sun shone in through the window and shone on the woman lying on the sofa. Her curly golden hair was draped over her creamy skin, and the sand of the sun reflected the gold and white jade.

Agatha relieved all the burden in front of the person in her heart, she lost the majesty and edge of being the eldest princess and the head of the secret intelligence bureau, and her eyes were all as round and tender as the curves of her body, she just looked at Luke, and her eyes gradually became blurred.

"Your Highness, we're going to the palace."

"Your Highness, Karina will bring your clothes soon."

"Your Highness, we can't let Her Highness the Queen wait."

"Well, Your Highness...... We could go to the palace after breakfast......"

Luke walked over to Agatha, and he finally understood what was the reason for the "king's early reign."

After breakfast, Agatha changed into the clothes sent by Karina, and without hesitation walked out of the first assistant's office with Luke, and then took the same carriage to the palace.

Entering the palace to meet Empress Christina, the two of them finally returned to their respective duties, and discussed with the queen what to do next.

Yesterday's raid and arrest can be said to wipe out the opposition in the imperial capital.

Agatha placed a thick stack of lists on the table between the three of them: "Yesterday, the Imperial Intelligence Agency arrested a total of 564 main criminals and 3,569 coercions. All the main criminals were convicted and concluded, 436 of whom committed suicide in fear of the crime, and the rest signed confessions. These people are not core members, and some of them have been deceived into making mistakes, and I suggest that they be given lenient sentences.

As for the coercion, more detailed screening and interrogation by the CIA are needed. ”

Empress Christina originally wanted to pick up the list and look at it, but when she heard that so many people committed suicide in fear of sin, she paused and took it back: "Alas...... Blood-stained thrones and crowns! These should be the last resistance, right? ”

Agatha replied, "Yes! We owe a debt of gratitude to the World Bank, because if it weren't for their funding, the CIA would have been able to arrest them precisely. Thanks also to Meteor Shousuke, if it weren't for his suggestion that the Secret Service check the accounts of the World Bank and the Imperial Bank, we wouldn't have been able to find them along the chain of funds. ”

"Yes, we all see the credit of the Falling Star Shousuke." Queen Christina said to Luke, "If you come early, you will meet Alec." Before dawn, he came to meet me early, and had breakfast with me.

This time, he personally expressed his willingness to support my ascension to the throne as emperor.

It can be seen that the CIA's actions yesterday frightened him. ”

Luke said with a smile: "After His Royal Highness Alec returned to the imperial capital, he has been living in seclusion and has cut off contact with the former court officials and ministers. In this CIA investigation, there is no evidence of collusion between His Royal Highness Alec and Gabriel and the World Bank.

Whether he genuinely supports us or forbears, it proves his maturity.

This is a good thing for the Empire. ”

"Yes, that's a good thing!" Empress Christina agrees with Luke: "You have time to see Alec and explain to him our purpose. I am determined not to marry for the rest of my life, and the empire will eventually be handed back to the Augustinians. ”

Luke nodded in agreement, "I'm going to visit Alec today." ”

Empress Christina smiled and said, "After the celebration, it's your wedding, have you booked a time?" ”

Agatha looked at Luke.

Instead, Luke said embarrassedly, "I plan to propose to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess after Your Royal Highness ascends the throne." As for the time of the wedding, I would like to wait until I get back from hell. ”

Hearing that Luke was going to hell, Agatha couldn't help but nervously ask, "Did something happen to hell?" It's up to you to go in person! ”

Luke replied, "Raging Waves has been secretly trading arms with Hell. With the help of our Proxy Demons, Raging Waves can obtain high-quality minerals from Hell at a very low price, which is one of the reasons why Ragnard Castle's industrial products can keep the cost very low.

It's just that I've just gotten word from Hell that another force is also supplying weapons to Hell at a very low price. If Raging Waves doesn't respond as soon as possible, it will affect the acquisition of Hell Minerals.

Hell demons are tough guys, and I don't feel comfortable sending someone else to deal with them. ”

Agatha stopped, "But it's hell, and you know that demons are fickle. It's too dangerous, I can't let you take such a big risk. ”

Luke comforted Agatha, "Hell is not as dangerous as you think, and this time there is a demonic tyrant following me, and there is a demonic red flame on the other side of hell to answer. I have the weapons that the demons want, and they don't dare to do anything to me easily. ”

"But ......," Agatha was still reluctant.

Luke grabbed Agatha's hand, "You have to trust me, trust me as before." ”

Agatha looked at Luke: "Okay, okay......"

"Ahem, ahem!" Empress Christina reminded us of the occasion: "Let's talk about the next phase of the war against the Atlantic United. It has always been the attack of the Atshire United and the defense of the Empire, and this time the opponent has penetrated deep into the Empire.

Intelligence shows that the World Bank is rapidly arming the Artshire Union. I think the Empire can no longer wait for the enemy to attack, and should take the initiative and put the battlefield on the territory of the Atlantic Union. ”

Luke and Agatha withdrew their hands at the same time, as well as their glued eyes.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness." Luke apologized and regained his position at the meeting: "I agree to take the initiative, but still control the scale of the war. After you ascend the throne, I plan to rectify the system of grassroots officials in the empire, eliminate corrupt and incompetent officials, and improve the efficiency of handling grassroots government affairs.

Unleash the potential of the Empire's long coastline, speed up exchanges with the Emerald Forest and the Dragon Kingdom, and continue to accumulate the Empire's war potential.

The war against the Atlanta should continue to follow our previously specified strategy, using the Empire's national power advantage to drain the Union's war potential and economic system. This would force the World Bank to continue to send blood to the Atlantshire Union, thus reducing the ability and energy to threaten the empire from elsewhere. ”

Empress Christina could sense his ambition when she heard Luke's plan to rectify the Empire's rank-and-file officials.

At the bottom of the empire was an incomprehensible mess, and even an iron-blooded emperor like Augustine the Great could do nothing about local officials and squires.

Now that the umbrella of the upper echelons of the empire has been removed, it is the best time to clean up the local siltation.

Empress Christina said: "You are the head of the empire, do what you want, and the court will support you unreservedly." If necessary, I allow you to mobilize the Legion of the City of St. Lun to carry out the military mission of local repression. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness the Queen for your trust."

Empress Christina said to Agatha: "The CIA can take back all the finances of the local bureau by the way. In the past, the empire had no money, and the local bureaus needed to obtain subsidies from local government affairs, but now the empire has a lot less big rats, and has the financial resources to keep all the spies under control.

In this way, the Secret Intelligence Bureau will be able to wholeheartedly serve the first assistant to rectify the locality. ”

"I understand, Your Highness. I promise that after this time, the CIA will no longer have any interests with the locality. ”

In the past, the secret intelligence bureau was really short of money, so it had to turn a blind eye to the extra income of the local bureaus. Agatha is able to control the most elite part, and control of the local bureau can only rely on anonymously appointed inspectors.

Now that the Secret Intelligence Bureau is really spending a lot of money, Queen Christina also knows that the Secret Intelligence Bureau will never be used by herself, so she simply throws this financial burden to the Falling Star.

The money that the secret agent lacks, are you embarrassed not to give it to Nutao City?

In this way, the triumvirate of the empire determined the direction of the empire's governance for a period of time to come.

Next, the first thing is to make this celebration right.

The long-awaited day has finally arrived.

The Imperial Palace removed the outer mirror enchantment, and the real majestic palace appeared in front of the people. This time the palace did not fly, and the royal knights in gorgeous armor lined up from the palace gate on their horses, and lined up along the avenue outside the palace.

The Empress of the Empire led the officials of the Empire to ascend the auditorium. On the viewing floor, the representatives invited from abroad have been waiting here for a long time.

Theresia led the angels to fly to the right side of the palace, close to the venue of the celebration.

The golden dragon King Tyran and the dragons who came to watch the ceremony all climbed on top of a towering tower on the left side of the palace, and Luke had multiple layers of brackets erected on the tower for the dragons to watch the ceremony comfortably.

The square opposite the palace is filled with citizens of the imperial capital, and magicians keep casting magic fireworks into the sky to show their joy.

Hundreds of various steam airships are suspended in the air, providing magical protection for the smooth running of the entire festival.

Flags spread everywhere in sight, like the cheers of the waves hitting everyone's eardrums over and over again.

Such a powerful empire infects everyone in the auditorium, and no matter what purpose they have come, they are in awe of this high and powerful civilization.

(End of chapter)