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Chapter 277 Confession 2
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Seeing a flash of jealousy on her smiling face, I wanted to rush over and kill her, but in the end I didn't do anything. It's not that I don't have the ability, nor that I don't want to kill her... but I can't bear the consequences right now.
"Your Highness..." The sudden change made Yiya break away from my arms and jump to the side as if she had springs on her legs.
"Your Highness, do you have any important matters to ask me? In fact, as long as Your Highness asks someone to give an order, Chen Xiang will do it immediately. I don't know..."
"Well! Actually it's not a big deal. It's just that the commander of the coalition forces who went to the Western Continent a few days ago sent the entire process and minutes of his battle in the Western Continent by sea, which also contained some secrets. I thought Mr. Shen would be interested, but now it seems that Marit came at the wrong time. "With a strange smile, Marit's eyes swept across Yiya and my face, making Yiya blush and lower her head. However, although I couldn't figure out the specific details of these words, I only guessed that there was definitely something unfavorable to me in these so-called news.
"Yiya, go out for a while and let the guards cordon off this place. No one is allowed to approach within 20 meters..." I sighed softly. From Princess Mariet's smile, I knew that she did not have any hostility towards me at this moment. She did not even have much hatred towards Yiya. At most, it was just jealousy and unwillingness.
After hearing what I said, Princess Mariette did not respond. She watched Iya leave and turned away. Then, a soundproofing magic enveloped the entire military tent.
"Mr. Shen, I wonder what you think of the Sixth Division of the Flame Legion of the Kastark Empire?" After confirming that there was no one else in the military tent except her and me, Princess Mariette asked me about the Sixth Division of the Flame Legion.
"What? Oh...ah...hmm!" The name of the Flame Legion's Sixth Division suddenly appeared, which startled me who was in deep thought. I kept wondering whether it was an accident or Marit mentioned it on purpose.
"Well, although I have not had direct contact with that army, at least our family's spies have gotten me a lot of information. Among them, the longbow used by my First Division is a direct imitation of the standard longbow of the Sixth Division of the Flame Legion. It is said that when that army fought against the Cent Federation and our coalition forces in the Western Continent, their enemies suffered an extremely heavy price... I wonder why Her Royal Highness mentioned this?"
"Really? But it is said that when the new emperor of the Kastark Empire took over the Flame Legion's barracks and armory, he also seized a lot of longbows, and also sent a large number of craftsmen to imitate those things... But the result was that nearly a thousand longbows of various types were imitated, but in the end, not even a single finished product was trial-produced. But I wonder why Mr. Shen was able to develop it so quickly?"
"Hmph! Those rubbish... I don't have their good luck to get a finished longbow. I got the finished product from just a broken bow and my subordinates' description of the complete longbow after several revisions... But I can guess the reason for their failure now. It's because their steel sheets lack elasticity, or the longbows they made are too easy to break and scrap. Without the quenching technology of spring steel and the relevant flaw detection technology, they want to make a qualified longbow, which is simply a dream!" I was immediately amused when I heard about the so-called new emperor of the Kastek Empire imitating the longbow. Without my use of medium carbon steel and high temperature quenching and medium temperature tempering technology, without my use of the simplest color flaw detection technology, their desire to make a qualified spring steel sheet would be a complete daydream.
"Oh, I see. So, Mr. Shen and the commander of the 6th Division of the Flame Legion have very similar technical abilities? Otherwise, how could they have copied it so quickly... and Mr. Shen and that division commander both have the surname Shen... and they are both from the Xia tribe with black hair and black eyes... I really don't know if Mr. Shen and that division commander have any connection? Or..." Slowly, Mariette began to bring the two of me together and compare us with each other.
"Uh! This is all coincidence, right? According to ancestral records, my Xia people had endless creativity and a large number of products in manufacturing and other technologies thousands of years ago. I think that after thousands of years, although various skills have been lost to various parts of the continent due to the division of the Xia people, and the development of science and technology has also entered a state of disorder, but as the saying goes, all things are based on their roots, so the coincidence between me and the division commander in this regard may also be God's will!" When Princess Marit said this, I already felt something was wrong.
"Yes! There are so many coincidences... Less than half a year after the division commander and his troops entered the East Continent, Mr. Shen immediately began to show his heroic spirit..." Princess Mariette patted the chair and gave me a playful smile, as if she would not give up until I bowed my head.
"This... maybe... maybe it's really a coincidence. If it weren't for the chaos on the mainland, I'm afraid Shen would still be living happily in the countryside..." At this time, although Mariette didn't force the title of the head of the Sixth Division of the Kastek Empire Flame Corps on me, from her eyes and performance, she had clearly put that label on my forehead. And I no longer have any hope for the identity that I thought I had concealed very well.
"Really? I also heard that among the magician troops that went to the Western Continent, there were a few lucky magicians who not only escaped the attack of the division commander, but also luckily recorded the appearance of the division commander with magic... And for some reason, they left the Western Expedition Coalition this time and returned to the Kingdom of Yann by sea in advance..."
I don’t know if Mariette wanted to undermine my self-confidence or test my heart’s endurance, but she shattered my disguise again and again. Well! Since I’m cornered, I should do something. . . . Whether it’s for the power I have now or for a more convenient escape, I should take action. . . . .
After I made up my mind, the sweat that had been seeping out slowly began to evaporate, and what was left was only strong self-confidence and a strange smile. (To be continued)