Shadow Empire Palace, in front of the main hall.
"Lilith, I want to see Your Highness."
"Prince Vikirsa, His Majesty is discussing important matters with Uncle Franz, and no one should disturb him."
"I have something important to report to His Majesty. If it is delayed, can you bear the responsibility?"
"I'm sorry, Prince Vikirsa, Lilith is in charge..."
"Slap!" There seemed to be a slap in the face.
"Hmph! A mere servant, how dare you stop me from reporting urgent matters to His Majesty?"
Lilith, who had five red marks on her face, was not afraid. She waved her hand and was about to send out a signal to summon the guards to attack. The man behind Prince Vikirsa took a step forward. Before she saw any movement, Lilith felt a terrifying aura. The oppression came, and he couldn't move for a while.
"Lilith..." Catherine's voice came from the hall, and Lilith felt the oppressive aura instantly dissipate: "Bring them in."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lilith took Prince Vikirsa and his entourage into the main hall. In the main hall, Catherine sat on the throne, and beside her was Uncle Frenz. When Catherine was "retreating", as the uncle of Her Majesty the Queen and the most senior prince of the clan, Flenz acted as the regent on behalf of the regent. Later, Catherine "leaved", Flenz immediately asked Resign, and return power to Catherine.
Prince Vikirsa's appearance is about thirty years old, and he looks personable and handsome. Seeing the most beautiful emperor in the demon world wearing a veil on the throne, Vikirsa's eyes flashed with greed, and he bowed and saluted from a distance: "Your Majesty! Your Highness Frenz, please forgive me for my rudeness. , because I have the latest top-secret information to report to His Majesty."
Catherine did not give the seat as usual, but said indifferently: "Let's listen, Vikirsa."
"I have received the latest news that the Empire of the Fallen Angels will be in three days..."
Catherine's faint voice interrupted his words: "Three days later, a military parade will be held, and it is planned to broadcast it to the whole devil world through Magic TV. The news I got yesterday is the top-secret information you mentioned?"
Vikirsa showed embarrassment: "It turns out that His Majesty has planned it for a long time. It seems that I have been worrying about it for nothing. However, there is one more thing. One month later, Emperor Lei Chan's martial arts conference will be held soon. At that time, His Majesty should be there. Go ahead."
Catherine nodded slightly: "I have received an invitation letter written by Lei Chan himself."
Vikirsa immediately said: "This martial arts conference is no small matter. Lei Chan will fight in person. It can be described as extremely dangerous, and his life may be in danger. Your Majesty must carefully consider it."
"Which aspect do you think I need to carefully consider? For example... the candidate for the crown prince?" Catherine showed a contemptuous smile behind her veil.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Vikirsa said sternly: "Although discussing this topic is somewhat offensive, as the controller of an empire, this is an aspect that must be considered."
"You're right." Catherine suddenly changed her tone, "You broke into the hall against orders just to give me this so-called 'reminder'?"
Vikirsa's expression faltered, and he bowed his head and said, "I'm just serving the country wholeheartedly. Please forgive me if I'm rude, and I'll take my leave."
"Wait a minute," Catherine's voice was a little more serious: "Who hit Lilith in the face just now?"
Vikirsa was startled: "Your Majesty, it was just a misunderstanding..."
"Rogeoff, formerly known as Tustan, is a middle-ranked devil emperor and a mammon royal family. He is good at disguising and transfiguring. He has been lurking beside Vikirsa for many years. He is regarded as a confidant and deeply trusted."
Catherine's indifferent voice shocked the man behind Vikirsa, and the first reaction was to rush towards Vikirsa. Caught off guard, Vikirsa was grabbed by the throat by his confidant Roger.
"As expected of Emperor Catherine, she actually saw through my identity early in the morning." Roger Fu exuded a faint blackness, "Your Majesty should be able to see that my dark power has eroded into Wikipedia. In the soul of His Highness Prince Ersa, just a little thought can dissipate his soul. I just want to leave here safely, and ask His Majesty to let me survive, otherwise, His Highness Prince will become my funeral object."
"You want to threaten an emperor... you are not qualified yet." Catherine shook her head lightly, light flashed in her black eyes, and Roger was startled suddenly, starting from the hand that pinched Vikirsa's neck, his body turned into a piece of The ashes dissipated.
Vikirsa narrowly escaped death, took a few steps back tremblingly, stood unsteadily, and fell to the ground with his buttocks, how could he still have the calmness and demeanor before.
Catherine gave Vikirsa a disdainful look: "Now, you can leave. If you dare to break into the hall next time, you will know the consequences... Go out later, salute and apologize to Lilith, and forget about it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Vekilsa was covered in cold sweat, and retreated scramblingly.
Watching Vikielsa's figure leave, Frentz, who had been silent all this time, said, "Your Majesty's power is getting stronger and stronger. It seems that this retreat has gained quite a lot, but... if my old eyes see it right , that Roger's power has eroded into Vikirsa's body. If he doesn't treat him, he will become delirious after a long time, even if he doesn't die. When His Majesty was still a princess, Vikirsa coveted His Majesty With his beautiful looks, he has not thought of making progress all these years, but only knows how to be opportunistic, and this time he still wants to become the crown prince, it is hopeless, and he is looking for a dead end."
"The emperor's uncle has always had a bright eye." Catherine smiled slightly. She did it on purpose just now, and Vikirsa has always coveted her beauty and the throne behind her. If you really have the talent, you can pay it back, but he is a waste material, the ability does not match the wildness at all, but the status of the prince is a bit special, and now is a critical period. Just in case, Catherine made a decisive decision and used the hand of the enemy to kill this prince. The possibility of the prince's detriment to the empire.
Franz sighed: "I misjudged one person in my life, and almost killed my daughter's life. I regret that I didn't follow your advice."
Catherine knew who he was talking about, and comforted her: "Forget it, Uncle Emperor, the past is over, I heard that now Medilu has found the man she likes."
Franz smiled bitterly and said, "Don't mention it, that bastard... well, no matter what, but Medilu has settled down now, well, let's not talk about that, let's continue the topic just now."
Catherine nodded: "Generally speaking, military parades are held in secret. Even if it is some kind of celebration, it is only a formal military parade. Now the armistice agreement of the three empires is about to expire, and the Fallen Angel Empire suddenly At that time, it was announced that the military parade would be broadcast live on Magic TV. I don’t know what the intention is. Unless Xiya can use force to deter Lei Chan or me, otherwise, this kind of military parade will only be self-defeating... I don’t know why, but I feel a little restless. It always feels like something big is about to happen.”
Frentz frowned and said: "It is reasonable to say that it is the calm before the storm. It is not a good opportunity for His Majesty, Xi Ya and Lei Chan to make a move. As for Vikirsa, it is just a small move."
"That's right," Catherine couldn't figure out why, "Maybe I'm worrying too much."
At this time, Lilith hurried in: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Finance, Al, has an emergency to see you."
"Let him in." Catherine was slightly startled. It was definitely not an ordinary thing to be called an "emergency" by Al, so Lilith rushed to report directly under the balance.
Not long after, Al, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, walked into the hall. Al was a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a shrewd face, but his expression was a little panicked: "Your Majesty, it's not good, something happened to the bank!"
"A bank?" Catherine was startled. She was in "retreat" when Frenz ordered to follow the example of the Fallen Angel Empire to set up a national bank. By the time she left the customs, the banks had spread across all the territories. Since the three empires were vigorously opening national banks, and the benefits they brought were considerable, Catherine did not deny Frenz's decree. Since the development of the bank, it has been very popular, and almost everyone has a magic crystal card.
"It's like this. Originally, due to various reasons, bank liquidity has begun to shrink. Recently, rumors have been circulating in all corners of the three empires, saying that the armistice agreement expires, and the three countries are about to start a war again. Once there is a war, the currency will be destroyed. It will depreciate, and at that time, the food that can be bought with one white crystal coin may need one black crystal coin to buy, etc. Although this kind of rumor was once subsided by the efforts of various places, it suddenly broke out suddenly for some reason. There are more and more people withdrawing money. Since this morning, there have been long queues for withdrawing money at the gates of all the banks in the imperial capital. If this continues, the bank's reserves of magic crystal coins will soon run out. Once there is no money to withdraw …”
Once this happens, it will not only damage the credibility of the empire, but also bring about a series of terrible consequences. Catherine immediately understood the seriousness of this matter, and her face became extremely dignified: "If the treasury is used How long can the emergency fund last?"
"Let's not talk about the various territories, as far as the situation of the Imperial Capital Bank is concerned, three days at most," Al said with a wry smile, "if this frenzy of withdrawing money continues."
"Why is the gap so big?" Catherine was shocked, and Franz also showed a look of horror. It was like a sudden blow, and it was quite fatal.
"Before this rumor started, there had been a number of huge loans with long-term agreements. According to recent investigations, banks in various territories seem to have this situation. I suspect... someone deliberately manipulated it."
"According to someone, this is like the last straw that broke the camel's back." Catherine's eyes trembled slightly, as if thinking of something from "someone", "Al, two things. First First, immediately mobilize all available funds to deal with this crisis; second, investigate the detailed information of those long-term loan owners and the whereabouts of the funds. No matter what method is used, we must tide over the difficulties!"
"Obey!"
"Lilith, you immediately call the ministers to the hall for an emergency meeting."
After Lilith and Al left, Catherine took a deep breath and gradually calmed down: "Uncle Emperor, it seems that we were all wrong. In this most unlikely situation, the opponent actually made a move. And this blow hit a vital point that we didn't expect."
Franz nodded heavily: "It's really unexpected, and it's such an unheard-of method, it's hard to guard against!"
"If my guess is right, Lei Chan must have the same headache as us now." Catherine's hand holding the armrest of the throne was a little tight, "What a deadly attack without blood! I understand. At that time, he was already planning this attack... that damn guy!"