"His Majesty."
As soon as Adele turned around the corridor, she heard someone calling her.
Abigail, who was wearing a black coat, leaned against the beam and waited for her. The female pirate chief’s coat was unbuttoned, and she was wearing a white shirt inside. The cuffs were tightly tied with cloth strips, and her slender legs were wrapped in tights And in the boots, the heroic posture is like a majestic goddess of war.
"You have worked hard these days."
Seeing the tiredness in Abigail's eyes, Adele nodded slightly to her.
A lot of nobles died on the night of the rebellion, and the entire negotiating team of the Free Commercial City also died. These days, the queen has to concentrate all her energy on dealing with this part of the follow-up, and the closing matters of the navy can only be temporarily handed over to Abby Gail is in charge.
Abigail straightened up, folded her hands behind her head, and walked beside Adele lazily. She was originally going to report to the Queen about the Fleet and the Navy Commissioner, but she didn't say anything at this time, but walked quietly with Adele in the corridor at night.
After walking in silence for a while, the two stopped in front of the courtyard arch. The fire started during the rebellion a few days ago destroyed most of the courtyard, only the small half-cold pine, laurel and some shrubs survived. Abigail broke off a branch bearing red berries and held it up to her eyes.
"Greenberry berries, one, two, three... a total of seven." Abigail counted, and then handed it to the queen, "You will have good luck next."
"How to say?"
Adele took the branches and touched the small lantern-like fruits.
"The orchid is a kind of elf in the legend of Rose Strait. They wear red hats and red clothes. They are seven brothers. After sunset, the orchid elves will appear and dance in the bushes. Once someone passes by, They will turn into berries and hide in the branches." Abigail explained, "Generally, the sage tree bushes have an even number of fruits, so people later thought that whoever can get a stalk of sage tree with seven fruits at a time , whoever will have good luck next."
Adele counted the berries on the branches of other shrubs and found that they were all in pairs by chance, but this one had seven.
"Thank you, Abigail." Adele smiled. "How is the situation at the port?"
"Your Majesty, haven't you ever played a similar game?" Abigail sighed, "At a time like this, you should say, 'Lan lan, south of Roland' and make a wish, so that the elixir elves won't be wasted. blessings are right."
"Sorry," Adele froze for a moment, then said apologetically, "I believe I will have good luck in the future."
Abigail looked sideways at her, and she touched the tiny berries lightly with her fingertips, slightly bewildered. Abigail's heart moved slightly, and she vaguely guessed that the queen might not have any real playmates of the same age for so many years. She actually knew about the queen. The princess with crimson eyes was considered a descendant of witches when she was a child. When the queen died, she was exiled and assassinated. , South of Roland" friend
"Well," Abigail spread her hands and said frankly, "Actually, I haven't played either."
Adele looked at her with some surprise.
"I was like a freak when I was young. I don't like what they like, and they don't like what I like." Abigail shrugged, "Everyone is clean and a little lady, who wants to and always gets herself dirty Xixi's crazy stay together?"
Adele thought for a while, and handed back the sage orchid branch to Abigail.
Abigail accepted it inexplicably, and Adele smiled at her: "Give it to me again, Abigail."
Abigail raised her eyebrows, trying to say something, but didn't know what to say. She handed the branch back to the Queen, and said solemnly, "Look, there are seven elves."
"Lan orchid, South of Roland." The queen took the branch and paused, "I hope everything goes well at the port."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Abigail was vaguely pleased. If she and His Majesty were allies before, she now feels that she has a friend. "Now fourteen battleships have been damaged, but the serious ones have been damaged." Two. The Confranc family has arrested all of them, one-third of the Navy Military Council participated in the rebellion, and the rebel generals of the navy are temporarily detained in the tower of the dock. The shipyard was not damaged, and the observation tower partially collapsed in the fire. Needs to be rebuilt."
"What do you think of the current navy?" The queen frowned and asked.
The queen has always had the idea of breaking up and reorganizing the navy.
As one of the most important armed forces of the empire, the Rose Strait Navy is too independent. Under the ancient tradition, it is difficult for the royal family to directly intervene in the internal military affairs of the navy. The queen condoned and even secretly promoted this naval rebellion in order to create an opportunity to truly control the imperial navy. And if you want to reorganize the navy, the fastest way is to integrate a new military force directly under the queen into the original naval system.
Iron Cross Pirates is the most suitable choice.
This time, the maritime affairs of the port were handed over to Abigail for this purpose.
On Rebellion Night, the queen sets the stage for Abigail to build her prestige, and she delivers well. After the naval battle on the night of the rebellion, those in the navy will no longer underestimate this young female captain, and Abigail will complete the follow-up processing, which will also allow her to familiarize herself with the interior of the two systems of the navy and the navy committee as soon as possible. composition.
"Discipline breakdown is the biggest problem in the Rose Strait Navy at present," Abigail's expression became serious. "That night, the secret fleet I led actually had only 21 warships. The naval warships involved in the battle included the rebels in There are forty-one warships inside. However, whether it is the rebels or the navy, their performance in real combat is not satisfactory. Their anchor cables. Among them, the captain and officers showed cowardice, and there were six people who fled for their lives. During the encirclement operation, the navy even had a situation where the command ship’s signal was communicated incorrectly, and the sailors refused to carry it out.”
She paused, and said bluntly: "Excuse me, Your Majesty. At present, the navy in the Rose Strait, even if it attacks merchant ships, may not be able to win. As a military force, I think the navy needs a strict discipline policy more than the pirate regiment— There are still rules that the pirate group must follow, let alone the navy?"
"You're right," said the Queen gently, and she pondered for a moment. "I thought, maybe I'll see the present navy with my own eyes."
When Abigail was about to nod to write down the matter, the Queen stopped her with a slight shake of her head.
"I mean, I want to see the navy in its normal state and see for myself how rotten it really is. It's hard to be a king to see things as they really are, just like visiting the bazaar that day, the streets will be repaved It is full of rubble, and all I see is a carefully decorated and magnificent appearance." The queen said slowly, and then smiled, "Of course, I also want to meet your pirate group in private. The Iron Cross pirate group will be integrated into the navy. In the middle, as the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, I should always meet the soldiers who will fight for the empire with their lives in the future."
"You mean, you plan to secretly visit the Navy and the Iron Cross?" Abigail was really surprised this time.
Adele gives people the impression that she is a noble imperial monarch, as if she was born to be dressed in fine clothes and sit on the throne with power in her hands. It's hard to imagine her on board a pirate ship that ordinary people don't want to get close to.
Seeing how surprised Abigail was, the Queen slightly raised her eyebrows and showed a teasing smile: "Although now I am wearing a skirt inlaid with dozens of pearls and gems, and there are so many gold and silver threads in my coat that I can use it as a shield. , but at any rate, I used to be the guy who sneaked off to the cliffs by the sea and made Kaili angry every day."
When she laughed, she finally faintly revealed the shadow of the barefooted girl in Reef City who walked on the tide.
"Mrs. Kelly won't be mad at you now," Abigail replied. "I think I'll be someone she doesn't like."
Abigail put her hand to her temple, made a shooting gesture, and smiled happily.
"Since it's going to be a secret visit, maybe you don't mind a little disguise."
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The so-called "little disguise" is to replace the complicated and gorgeous palace dress on the queen. Abigail brought the queen a set of clothes similar to hers: hat, shirt, coat with brass buttons, brown breeches and boots.
After changing the clothes, the person standing in the room turned into an overly beautiful young man. In the dimness, his plain complexion was as indifferent and restrained as the rumored blood race, and the long and sharp eyebrows at the end added to her aura. fierce. The silver revolver flintlock pistol that killed the Consul of Avery hung on his waist, with a faint metallic gleam.
Abigail assisted her in putting on a set of Hidden Blades—Abigail carried one herself, and hid more weapons under her coat.
"There will be very few opportunities like this in the future, right?"
Abigail adjusted the position of the sleeve arrow for the Queen one last time, and the Queen said suddenly.
The rebellion had just ceased, the Knights Templar and Dalton's Musketeers were stationed in the harbor, the navy and nobles had just been purged, the reaction and revenge of the free commercial cities had not yet come, a storm had just passed, and before a new storm came, this A little bit of rare, breathing time. How long will it take for such an opportunity to come across again
Abigail pushed open the door, the wind came in and the sky was full of stars.
"Come, Your Majesty," she said, "and come and see Rose Strait at night."