Chapter 666: Awful Quest Reward
Regarding the fact that the Alliance's expeditionary fleet lost nearly half of it after a fierce battle, the people were still relatively reasonable, and it did not cause much panic, and there was no rumor flying everywhere. After all, this is a war, and no one can guarantee that they will always win the battle, and besides, the coalition forces are not completely defeated, but have a draw with the enemy. The fleet was already approaching someone else's hometown, and it was a matter of course that the other side would give it all their might, so everyone accepted the result of the draw calmly and focused more on Alicia.
A week has passed since the end of the naval battle, and it is said that the little queen, who had exhausted her mental strength in the battle, has not woken up until now.
The coalition fleet returned to the Western Continent at noon today, looking embarrassed, but the reporters waiting around the port did not take too many pictures of the tattered and patched warships. Several photographs of the warship group were circulating while they were being repaired in Wailing Bay, and the steel behemoths on the sea were so miserable at that time that they seemed so miserable that it was doubtful that they would suddenly sink. Take a picture of the current fleet, and then put the title "The Alliance Fleet Returns Today" on the front page, and it's OK.
Reporters are more concerned about whether Alicia has regained consciousness - the battleship can be rebuilt if it sinks, and the crew can be rerecruited and trained if it is sacrificed, but if this beautiful little queen never wakes up again, the entire Western Continent will immediately become a mess.
Prince Locklip, who has never seen the end of the dragon, and the eldest princess Imrith presided over the return voyage of the fleet in the military port of Paulais City, and the citizens who acted spontaneously came to greet them.
However, Alicia failed to live up to expectations. She was carried down the gangway on a stretcher by Angel and Poison Island.
Francis, who was in the lead, strode in front of Locklip with his good friend Jikrem, and saluted loudly to the unkind sister with a serious face: "The Tyranmere Expeditionary Fleet of the Western Continent Unification Alliance has officially returned today, and the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Francis, has reported to you with all the officers and men. Your Royal Highness!"
"Don't come with me to these serious things, no one in our family eats this. In full view of everyone, Locklip casually shook his hands and threw his temper nonchalantly, "Can anyone tell me what happened to my precious sister?"
Icarus, who was accompanying him on the stretcher, took a few steps forward and replied lightly, "Master, she has exhausted almost all of her mental power in the battle, which has had a great impact on her body. Although the Master is slowly recovering herself, it will take some time before she wakes up. β
The little girl is playing big this time. Well, not discovering Randy's anomaly was also your own mistake. Locklip pouted slightly and nodded, "That means her life is fine, right? Then I no longer have to worry about being put on the throne by the ministers, and then I will be with the government every day for the rest of my days. β
Francis was embarrassed for a moment when he heard this, then put his hand to his mouth and pretended to whisper in a voice that everyone could hear: "But Your Royal Highness, if you are pushed to the throne by the ministers, you can blatantly select various cute girls from all over the country to open the Hou (Divine Beast) Palace, and you don't need to run around looking for romance?"
"It's a tempting offer, but it's better to do it. Thinking back to the time when Fell's guy locked me in his study to handle government affairs, I panicked. Locklip patted the shoulder of Imrise, who was looking at Alicia with a concerned face, and said with a smile, "So during the time that Ellie is in a coma, little Ise, the glorious and arduous mission of handling government affairs will be entrusted to you." β
The cute little girl immediately fell to the ground with an unsteady foot. The entourage around him was in a hurry.
"Ou, Oni sauce. It's too much for you to do this...... Woohoo!"
Looking at the eldest princess rolling on the ground with tears in her eyes, the panicked entourage decisively changed to a bloody expression.
"This is really the Birea Empire...... No, the Harris family's welcome. Angel hung her head weakly and sighed, "I said, this is a public place, there are many people and reporters staring at the big shining eyes next to it, and from the uncle with the camera in the back, it seems that this is still broadcast live on the crystal screen, I ask you, as the head of the empire, to keep even a little bit of discipline, hey!"
"Don't talk in your dreams, Angel. With a smile on his face, he said indifferently, "Everyone knows that this is impossible. β
The people around couldn't help but hold back laughter and sweat all over the ground when they heard this.
But after Locklip, they made such a fuss. The originally heavy atmosphere was also driven away, and the smiles returned to everyone's faces.
After putting Alicia in the carriage. Imrith couldn't help but take her sister's hand and ask the Queen of the Sky next to her, "Now, Icarus." Will my sister really be able to recover and wake up on her own? Will there be any accidents?"
"The Master's own recovery ability is very strong, but this time the consumption is too severe, so the recovery is relatively slow. Icarus meticulously explained, "If only there was someone who could help restore mental strength." β
"Let Ace try it!" Little Ace immediately clenched her fist in her bulging chest and said burningly, "Let's start now!"
Everyone in the carriage, including Locklip, was busy stopping little Lori's movementsβshe had used her mental power to explode a watermelon into red juice all over the ground!
Locklip, who held his little sister tightly in his arms (rubbing oil?), said with palpitations: "Little Ace, it is enough for you to have this heart. But it's too dangerous, so let's wait for Ellie to wake up on her own, huh?"
"Well, since Ernie Sauce has said so......" Imrith finally quieted down, narrowing her eyes comfortably as Locklip stroked the top of her head.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned their gaze to Alicia as if she were asleep.
When will this girl wake up?
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In a sharp pain that felt like her head was about to crack, Alicia finally regained consciousness and struggled to open her eyes.
What catches your eye is the richly crafted multicolored patterns. The walls of the homes of some of the most discerning nobles were often decorated in a similar style.
"The ceiling I've never seen!" said Alicia, one of the spirits at once, "is it possible that something has changed in the country since I fell unconscious, and I have fallen into the hands of some ambitious magnate, or is it simply that I have received the bento and now my soul has crossed over to another person?"
"What do you mean by a ceiling you've never seen before!?" a petite black figure flying in the air next to him waved a fan made of pink feathers and slapped it on Alicia's head, "I can't even remember what the ceiling of my bedroom looks like, what are you going to do!?"
Alicia ignored the mercury lamp's complaints. He clenched his fists and said with a serious face: "Of course it's okay, I sneaked out of the dormitory through the secret passage at night to have a tryst with a certain teenager in private, and then did some very intense exercises until dawn before returning quietly, so it's not surprising that I can't remember the appearance of my ceiling." β
"Well, isn't it normal for that Sassy Nian to come through the dark passage to see you, and then you just have to count the colored lines on the ceiling back and forth a few times. β
"If that really happens, I'll definitely be dismantled on the spot by the sister next to me, right?" Alicia sneered, and a big drop of cold sweat slid down her cheeks, looking not far away, even if she was suspended in mid-air, the bewitching lilac hair behind her still hung down to the floor, and the petite Lori who exuded an amazing momentum all over her body was speechless, "That, Lord Herthiltier, why are you here?"
"Naturally, I came to compete with you for the position of the main palace. The aforementioned secret concubine body has already filled it in. β
Alysia, who never expected Hiltier to come up with such a sentence, couldn't help but squirt out. It also choked on the trachea and caused a series of coughs.
"It's just a joke. Hitil waited for a trembling hand and pointed at her at Alythea, and then said leisurely, "Alicia, you are really lucky this time. It's not clear what the spider is. But the moment it broke the shackles of the plane, it appeared in Drowlivan, and the concubine body noticed it. The concubine of a strong person of that level also thinks that she is not an opponent, but you ......"
Alicia leaned in lazily with her pillow up, adjusting her comfortable position and interrupted, "Hiltier, can we not talk about spiders?" By the way, why are you in my dormitory like this?"
"Elijah has come with Michelle to visit you. The concubine took it upon herself to do a favor and recover for you. That's all. β
"That's right. Alicia tried to take a few items out of the bracelet, "Well, although the mental power is not in perfect condition, it is much better than in the previous naval battle." In that case, I'll arrange a room for you and Ilya to do some things that are lovely, right?"
The purple-haired Lori gracefully stretched out her slender little hand to the side, and then a delicate silver teacup on the bedside table flew straight into her hand out of thin air. Then Hiltier turned her palm toward the sky so that Alicia could see more clearly, and then the poor teacup suddenly shrank inwards violently, condensing into a hard silver ball the size of a walnut in a terrifying metallic scream.
"Ugh. If you don't like it, I can change it to another ......."
After shaking her head speechlessly, the purple-haired Lori who was holding her hands sighed deeply: "Some time ago, the concubine was busy studying new laws. Therefore, he did not show up on his own initiative. However, do not forget that the concubine is also your friend. When you need to fight with a concubine, you can tell me as much as possible, and you must not be alone in the future. β
"Well, thank you Hitil. Alicia nodded earnestly in agreement.
Hitier, who received an affirmative reply from the blonde girl, smiled slightly on her cold face, then slowly closed her eyes and changed back to Michelle's appearance.
"Whew, when did I fall asleep?" Michelle, who was lying on the edge of the bed, suddenly looked up and woke up, "Cheer up, I told everyone that I would take care of Ellie's sister." β
"If you really want to watch over me, don't drip saliva on my sheets while you doze off. Alicia stood up and slapped Michelle on the top of the head, who didn't realize what was happening, and said, "Maybe I should take out the magic sensor and take a picture of you squinting and drooling and give it to Ilya for him to?"
The mercury lamp decisively whipped the artifact-level feather fan that had not yet been put away on the back of the blonde girl's head.
The confused nature stayed for a long time before he reacted. Immediately, he shouted loudly with a flushed face: "Wooββ!? Sister Ellie, you can't do this, now I must be very ashamed of my appearance, and I must not let Elijah see it." β
"Isn't the point here!? shouldn't you scream at this time, 'Sister Ellie, you're finally awake?' or 'Where else do you need a picture?' I'll help him with it myself, right!?" Alicia snatched the mercury lamp with her backhand, slapped her natural head with a fan in her hand, and shouted.
The chairman who couldn't look past it immediately snatched the fan back: "Don't mess around anymore if you are undisciplined, don't you think people are very innocent and pitiful?"
Michelle's nerves, which were always half a beat slow, finally caught up with the rhythm at this time, and she held Alicia's hand tightly with joy on her face and said excitedly: "Sister Ellie, it's great that you're awake!"
[Give me a few seconds earlier to say this line, hey!]
The embarrassed Alicia shook her head helplessly and said, "Well, for you, the reaction just now is already very good. By the way, how long have I been in a coma?"
"A week. Michelle stood up and pressed Alicia on the shoulder and leaned her down, "Don't move yet." I'll go get you some food and water. β
"Hahaha, I always feel like I've been a sick person all this time. The girl rubbed her hair and smiled embarrassedly, "Then I'll trouble you." Michelle. β
After he left the room to report the good news to everyone, the mercury lamp fell lightly on the bed: "Last time it was three days, this time it was a week, will the next time it be a month? It's not okay if you don't pay a little attention. Don't take the lead in rushing to the front in the future. β
Alicia smiled wryly and said, "I can't promise you that. And now that Randy has returned to the enemy camp with Yura and the Deep Sea Dragon. The only one who can fight against her is my Sky Fire Phoenix. It's hard not to think about the battlefield. β
"That's right. Well, be careful in everything. As Hertchtier said, you don't have to do everything alone. Mercury Lamp shrugged his shoulders casually and said, "Then this campaign system should give you a mission, right?"
"In short, just one sentence β it sucks. β
It's really terrible.
As a result of Randy's hijacking, Yura and the Deep Sea Dragon returned to the arms of the Dark Empire, and the 2000 bonus points that should have belonged to the boiled duck flew away.
Although Icarus used the Ouranos system, the modified Dubaia decisively chose melee entanglement, not giving the Queen of the Sky any chance to fire the main cannon, and as for the rest of the dense barrage. The giant demonic beast with super regenerative ability said that it was not stressful about this. Therefore, although Icarus and the two air warships successfully suppressed Dubaiya, who ran desperately at close range, they could not find a chance to shoot him down. And so it dragged on until the end of the campaign.
The Job's sea base turned into a spectacular fireworks, but it was clear that the real destruction was not caused by Alicia's men, and it was not "destroyed". So in addition to the steel island, there were also the blueprints of the air carrier and the propeller plane that made Elicia's eyes very hot.
Randy, who wantonly toys with the innocent and kind Yura in his hands, is the first object of Elixia's life to have a strong murderous intent, that is, the father and son of the George family are not as disgusting as Randy makes the girl feel very hated. But this guy is obviously not a general, and not only did Alicia not kill him in the end, but almost took her own life.
Fortunately, the ordinary troops assembled by the Dark Empire were defeated by the coalition fleet, so that Alicia got 5,000 reward points, which was barely a consolation, otherwise she would definitely be able to people off if she was tired and busy for a long time but didn't get anything.
"It's a big loss this time. After sorting out the mission rewards, Alicia helplessly spread her hands to the chairman, "Nearly half of the warships of the alliance have been destroyed, and the rest will need a long time to rest before they can attack again; the deep sea dragon has returned to the enemy; our intelligence is estimated to have been spied by Randy a lot, and during the period when the coalition forces are retreating, the other party can use it to supplement the combat power and strengthen the defense, making the next attack more difficult......
What Randy lost was almost all of the submarines, cannon fodder monsters, and some high-level monsters, revealing his own identity and the big spider that was his hole card. But what he gained was a huge loss and valuable time for the Alliance Expeditionary Fleet, and more importantly, he managed to hold the giant magic array that created the hurricane. β
"That magic circle is indeed a huge obstacle. Mercury Lamp crossed his waist and wiped his beautiful silver hair and said, "If we can eliminate the hurricane and contact the Upper East Continent and then gather the two combat forces to advance together, I guess the other party will not be able to resist for long." Now that the two sides are temporarily truce, maybe we can use our brains on these islands engraved with magic arrays?"
"Using a small number of submarines to secretly transport troops across the ocean to destroy the magic arrays on many islands?" said Alysia, stroking her chin lightly, "Sounds like a pretty good idea." (To be continued......)