Their sight was terrifying. Just from their sight, Natalia's cold heart could draw the worst conclusion: if the little queen fell into their hands, she would only face endless torture.
After all, everyone wants to do something with Roman's blood, from the worst case scenario of continuously giving birth to heirs of the Roman Empire through combining with the little queen, to simply killing the little queen to vent their anger...
This group of nobles, who were worse than animals, did not even realize that the culprit of all this was that Gasson - this made the former president of the court extremely angry, but also helpless.
Who made the nobles of the Roman Empire so short-sighted? Who made the laws of the Roman Empire just a decoration
She sighed. It was at this moment that Natalia suddenly noticed that Anna was looking at something.
Following Anna's gaze, Natalia noticed that in the distance, the handsome attendant who had been recently hired by Prince Gasson was looking at this place.
The look in his eyes, like a venomous snake, was filled with pity and pity, but more of it was an "appetite" like looking at food...
She shuddered. She also didn't forget that Garson had been getting more and more strange recently.
If Garson was still a lunatic who did all kinds of dirty things for power at all costs, a bitch—
Now, after a series of setbacks such as the failure of the diocese and the rebellion in the central district, he has become more and more corrupt under the service of that servant...
Natalia meant that he was already corrupt enough - but now Gasson has even fallen to the point of not caring about power and still having a great influence... Isn't this... a little too weird
The speed of change is really too fast... and all the changes have happened since that servant came.
She had reason to believe that there was something wrong with the servant - but what the specific problem was was not something Natalia could figure out.
Because under normal circumstances she had no way to contact the servant, and the opportunity to meet him like now only came once every few days.
(I just hope the other person is a smart person... After all, Anna can't die now.)
The former judge sighed again. Although she had vowed to protect the poor girl, she didn't know how to do it.
Anyway, in the order of sacrifice, she must be the first one - huh
Suddenly, Natalia saw a leaf falling from the tree in the courtyard.
It was not known whether it was intentional or not, but the leaf floated in front of Natalia and turned over, allowing her to see the tiny words on it.
13th… at night
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She gently picked up little Anna who was sitting in a daze. She deliberately stepped on the leaf when she passed by it, because she knew that the witch would never care about a small leaf, let alone a leaf that had been stepped on.
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On the other side, in Gasson's office.
Garson is preparing for his upcoming meeting with General Dreshuka.
As he had to go in person and the portal to the target city was damaged, Gassen planned to take away more than half of the defenders and mages in the royal capital, and after strictly planning the route, he would make sure that he would meet up with the Alesse people in order to directly obtain the assistance of this group of fresh forces.
After the meeting with General Dreshuka, he probably knew what the other party was thinking.
One reason might be to deepen the relationship between the military district and the royal capital, but this is just the appetizer.
The real main course may be related to General Dreshuka's ambition.
This warlord has long been annoyed by the troubles caused by the domestic nobles.
He urgently needed to secretly obtain the power to declare war on the nobles from Prince Gasson before the nobles made the situation worse.
And this power certainly cannot be issued openly by the Queen and then sent out by the Queen—
Because in this case, the one who made the secret agreement with General Dreshka would not be "Gasen" but "Anna".
A small difference in the contract may affect various situations in the future. Therefore, Garson attaches great importance to this matter and he must go there in person.
Of course, this was also because he was very confident in the defense strength of the royal capital.
After all, the Roman Capital was in a sense the strongest town in the Roman Empire. Back then, under the leadership of his brother Benjamin Roman, the defense plan of the entire town was a prismatic shape with no blind spots.
At various important locations in the prism, a large number of old city defense crossbows were on standby.
Not to mention the Mage Tower sandwiched between the towers and the Mage Tower belonging to the Night Witch in the palace!
The Mage Tower is not only the residence of magicians, an important place for their work and life, but also the most important part of a city’s defense.
Around the Mage Tower, magicians can obtain the magic power accumulated by the Mage Tower over the years.
They can squander their magic power at will, even if the magic power of the entire area is dissipated. The magicians can continue to cast spells unscrupulously before the magic power reserves of the magic tower are exhausted.
With the help of the Mage Tower, the Mage is almost invincible when in a defensive battle! At least until the magic power is completely consumed.
Under such circumstances, Gassen can be said to be very confident about the safety of the royal capital.
Especially with the elite troops of Alesse stationed there in the future, even if all the members of the Imperial Knights go out to quell the rebellion, this city will still be the most solid city in the Roman Empire, without a doubt.
Not to mention that the entire palace is occupied by the Witch of Night...
“Although she is a person who shirks responsibility... But as long as she is in the palace, the entire Roman Palace is an impeccable fortress...
Although her dark magic is not directly lethal, as long as it can blind the invaders, no matter how many invaders come, they are doomed to die on the tiles of the palace."
Garsen murmured to himself. Yes, maybe the Night Witch is notorious for shirking responsibility and being notorious for being cowardly—but the Night Witch is still a witch after all, the pinnacle of magicians in the Roman Empire!
Her mere presence in the capital was the greatest threat to those who harbored discontent.
The blinding magic she cast on the battlefield was enough to make all invaders who entered the palace meet their final death in the darkness.
As long as she is still in the capital, the capital is safe. As long as she is still watching his niece, no one can snatch the most important puppet in the palace!
It is for this reason that Gasson can prepare everything he needs for his meeting with General Dreshuka with peace of mind.
That is why Gasson was reading General Dreshuka's secret letter at this moment instead of sitting in his entertainment room in a daze.
He frowned as he studied the secret letter in his hand. In the secret letter, in addition to General Dreshuka's own needs, this general with strong command ability expressed his uneasiness about a city that suddenly rose from the ground in the northwest, and his confusion about the elves' increasingly frequent activities. But this was not the most important thing.
Most importantly, General Dreshuka mentioned the possible movements of the barbarians who were driven out of Luoan, that is, the barbarians in the north of the forest.
They were a group of nomadic tribes composed of different races on the grassland. Before being ruled by the Khan, these tribes fought each other. In a sense, a single barbarian tribe was actually just like a group of highwaymen on horseback.
Before being ruled by the same Khan, they were very weak, and their entire society was not even as good as the aristocratic system of the Roman Empire today.
Although they are numerous and will migrate freely on the prairie, in the final analysis, these barbarians are not weak enemies that Roman needs to worry about now. As long as they don't have a Khan.
Once the barbarians have a Khan, all the tribes will burst out with unparalleled cohesion.
They will build a large and well-organized empire under the leadership of the same Khan. At that time, the barbarians will naturally become the common enemy of all Romans, but...
"The route the barbarians take to Roman is either through the western prairie or directly across the entire Monster Forest. If the elves have really reached out to that unowned land, then the barbarians will naturally attack the elves first instead of us... In this case, why should we worry about possible attacks from the barbarians?"
Gassen scoffed at the existence of the northern barbarians. After all, how could the northern barbarians have any chance to develop
Although there are mountains there, they don't have the tools to mine them. Their culture hasn't even developed a unified writing system - in this case, do you think the barbarians will become a strong enemy of the Romans? Impossible.
Just like an adult facing a dog, you can say that the dog will bite the adult, but you say that the dog will bite the adult to death? That is definitely impossible.
And the Roman Empire is the adult. So, General Dreshuka, are you worrying too much
Thinking of this, Jason took a sip of the sweet fruit wine. He has been liking to drink fruit wine more and more recently, probably because he is in a better and better mood recently.
He put down General Dreshuka's secret letter and placed it in the brazier, burning it until it was completely reduced to ashes.
He burped, stood up from the sofa dizzy, and then left with the help of the head maid who had been waiting for a long time.
Garson was going to go back to rest. But before he rested, he seemed to remember something and said quickly:
"What about the progress of the Alesse people?"
In response to his question, the head maid simply shrugged and said, "They are already four days away from the capital. If everything goes well, they will meet up with your team on the road and then act according to your orders."
"Then you must come with me... I have to make sure General Dreshka is willing to obey - what about my niece?"
"The Witch of Night has been keeping watch, and there's nothing of concern recently—but the former chief judge seems to be getting along better and better with the Queen. Does he need to be dealt with?"
The head maid made a throat-slitting gesture. Prince Gassen thought for a while and shook his head.
"Leave them alone - we can use the Chief Justice to ensure my niece's compliance. What about the other nobles?"
"Some want to fight you, some just want to kill the Queen to vent their anger, some hope to obtain the Queen's noble blood, and some intend to get rid of the Queen and plunge us into chaos."
“We can just deal with the first two factions then... The third faction? Humph, when Alesse marries into my wife’s family, as long as I make sure my niece can give birth to Roman’s bloodline, I don’t care whether she gave birth to a homeless person or a person of high status... But the last faction is a bit problematic. After all, Roman can’t live without the queen, and he can’t live without a target.”
"Do you need me to announce through the Queen's mouth tomorrow that I will be out of court for a month just in case?"
The head maid's question made Gassen silent for a long time.
Thinking carefully, there doesn't seem to be any proposals worthy of the Queen's announcement during this period, and there are no orders on my side that must be issued by the Queen... If this is the case, then it is acceptable to let the Queen stay in the palace for a while...
More importantly, there are indeed too many people who have been eyeing the empress recently... Have these ungrateful bastards forgotten that she is the daughter of the late emperor
Thinking of this, Gassen cleared his throat and agreed with the head maid's suggestion.
"But before that, you have to make sure that no one will take the opportunity to cause trouble in the palace... If there is, then send someone to find evidence and deal with it."
"I know what to do. I will misinterpret it as 'the Queen's order', and you don't have to worry about any harm to yourself."
"That's good..."
Garson left the office with the help of the head maid. In the brightly lit corridor, he opened the door of his bedroom and lay down on the bed.
Because he had been drinking, his eyes soon went dark and he fell into a deep sleep.
In the palace's Mage Tower, the Witch of Night was silently looking at the leaves with tiny words written on them in front of her and fell into deep thought.
Perhaps Natalia thought she hadn’t noticed anything odd about the leaf at the time, but the Witch of the Night was still a witch after all.
After finding the problematic leaf directly and identifying it with magical elements, she was sure that this was a message from an elf who had already left to Natalia.
The content of the message is very vague. The night of the 13th? What will happen on the night of the 13th
The Night Witch could probably guess something. After all, the 13th was the day when Prince Gassen led his team away, and the entire capital's defense force was at its weakest.
At this time, someone sent a letter to a maid who was under surveillance in the palace and was taking care of the queen... Isn't it clear what this means
Someone wants to rescue the little queen and the president of the court, and if nothing unexpected happens, the elf who intends to rescue them represents the side of the former regent Yang Hao.
This is an extremely strange situation for the Witch of the Night.
On the one hand, she had the news, but she did not report it to the royal family or the restorationists.
On the other hand, she also knew what the little queen meant to these two factions, and was even more aware of what her inaction would lead to - and that was why the Night Witch felt conflicted about the choice she was about to make.
Was she going to intervene? Or was she just going to watch? After all, Garson only gave her "surveillance" instead of "protection".
She had no need to protect the little empress. More importantly, if it was Yang Hao, the little empress would not be treated badly by him.
But if I just stood by and watched, I would definitely be suspected by Prince Gasson. With his vicious style, I might not be able to stay in the palace for two weeks before being questioned.
What if it is interference
The Night Witch looked at the magic block of night magic condensed in her hand. Around the Mage Tower, she could easily ensure that the entire palace, except for the Knights, would fall into darkness for a long time.
In the dark and unable to use external objects to see, even a powerful elf will inevitably be harmed by the noisy environment...
If he interferes and hands the leaf over to the Restoration Party or the royal family, Yang Hao's plan will end in failure.
After all, no matter who it was, no one would allow the little queen to be rescued out of the city, and in the end she was rescued directly to the Elf Kingdom—
Even if they are the ones who want to restore the regent, they need the little empress to be in the Roman Empire, because only in this way will the regent refocus his attention on this gradually falling apart empire.
The regent who cannot rule in Roman might as well die somewhere else - this is one of the core ideas of the Regent Party. Because of this, as long as he hands over the intelligence, he will definitely confront Yang Hao head-on...
Unless he is ready to fight against himself, he will definitely not be able to defeat himself...
but…
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What should I do
She looked at the leaf in her hand and finally threw it into the fire.
Chapter 9: Save the Little Queen 8K -1
January 12th, this is the time when Bayerjans and Japaria flourish and trade with Isgard normally.
After Yang Hao met with the 20 carefully selected elf masters, he used the items provided by Ishugard to disguise his appearance with them.
Now, from a distance, they looked more like alien races and soldiers from Ishgard rather than blond-haired and blue-eyed elves or regents.
They looked so presentable that Nia's "inadvertent" joke "Your Majesty, you look really suitable to be our country's regent?" was taken as a compliment on their camouflage skills, which made the elf masters laugh and also made Yang Hao laugh a few times.
In order to ensure that heavy firepower resources would be available during this infiltration, Yang Hao also specifically asked the masters to divide the parts of the Gappa 1405 machine gun into smaller parts and carry them with them.
20 people share the parts that were originally shared by 10 people, so they can naturally sneak it into the royal capital while ensuring secrecy.