It was already night.
Standing on the balcony, Demonic Ring City was still flickering with various colored lights in the night, like gems dotting the city. It was beautiful and mysterious, giving off an unreal feeling. She had already changed into a Baltish-style dress. She lay on the stone railing of the balcony and pinched her face hard, but cried out in pain. Then she said, "So it's not a dream."
Today was like a dream to her.
During the day in the Hall of Shadows, Allen had treated her as a guest of honor and prepared a gorgeous chair for her on the right side of the throne platform. Looking at the entire hall, except for her and Allen, everyone else was standing. The girl sitting on the chair was naturally uncomfortable. For a time, she thought that Allen was teasing her, but when she looked at the man on the throne, she would always see encouragement in his eyes. Just like that, Simir endured it like she was sitting on pins and needles, but when she left the hall, she noticed that the gazes of the people in the hall were different from before.
"But I'm really not used to it," Simir said softly.
"Then you have to learn to get used to it." Suddenly, Allen's voice sounded from behind, and the girl jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Turning around, Allen, who had changed into casual clothes, was standing behind her. Simir blushed and hid her hands behind her. She whispered, "Why are you here, Your Majesty?"
"To see you."
Allen sat down on a chair by the balcony and said, "I know you're not used to it during the day. But I have to do that, because only if I do that will the empire recognize you and the status of the Gus. Otherwise, it will not be so easy for some of you to make a living in the empire in the future. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for thinking of us."
"That's not necessary. Helping you is also helping myself. I also want to build a spatial weapon one day. In the future, when the Yordon Domain sees that bastard, I'll fire a cannon at their nest."
Simir burst out laughing.
Allen continued, "But that's about all I can do. If you want to gain the respect of others, you have to bring out something worthy of respect. Whether or not the Gus can win a place in the Empire in the future will depend on yourselves, especially your talent in weaponsmithing. "
Himir nodded. "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I can't guarantee anything else, but when it comes to weaponry, especially cannons, we Gus won't lose to anyone! "
"That's right, that's more like the Himir I know." Allen smiled and said, "It's not in your nature to cower."
He stood up and said, "Remember, Himir. No matter how lowly a person was, they would always have a side that they could be proud of. Never forget your own pride. That way, you can embrace the sun whenever you want. "
Something glowed in Himil's eyes, and she nodded vigorously.
After returning to his bedroom, Allen walked to the Sky Garden. In the garden, Lola was picking a bunch of flowers. Hearing footsteps, she stood up and said, "It seems like you care about that little girl."
"What, you're not happy?" Allen said deliberately. He hugged Lola's slender waist and kissed her lightly on the lips before saying, "I just want Himir to be more confident. At the same time, I want the Gus to be prepared to integrate into the Empire. At the end of the day, I like their talent in weaponsmithing. If they were worthless, I don't think I would spend so much effort on Himir. "
"You seem to have changed."
"Yes, I have." Allen buried his head in her long hair. "People stand in different positions, and naturally think differently. But some things haven't changed … "
"For example?"
"I'm not telling you." Allen laughed and let go of her. Then he saw something and his expression became serious. He walked over. There were two tombstones. Allen reached out and touched the surface of the tombstones. It was cold to the touch. Lola also walked over. She divided the flowers she had picked into two portions and placed each in front of a tombstone.
"This is Peggy and the others'?"
Lola nodded.
Allen sighed softly and said, "That's good. The two sisters just want to have a free little world in this palace and live peacefully. Letting them rest here for eternity could be considered as fulfilling their wishes. But … "
"I'm sorry, as your master, I couldn't protect you …"
At this moment, a maid walked into the garden and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Gron and the others are here."
"Got it."
In the living room of the palace, Allen met Gron and Byro. After Lamer and Ganley were executed yesterday, all the generals and officers who participated in the rebellion were imprisoned. These people should have been executed. But thinking of the upcoming war, Allen allowed them to redeem themselves with meritorious service. Other than a few of Lamer's trusted aides who were executed, the rest were sent to the vanguard. Once the war with Omega started, these people would fight as the vanguard. The vanguard had a high death rate, but their military achievements were also surprisingly high. Allen promised them that if they could earn enough military merits, they would be reinstated. Of course, everyone knew that at the end of the war, there were very few people who could return from the vanguard, but it was better than being executed immediately. As for Gron and Byro, Allen surprisingly did not execute them. Otherwise, with their crimes, how could they still be standing here?
Seeing Allen, Gron and Byro immediately knelt down and called out "Your Majesty." Allen snorted. He didn't intend to wake them up, so he let them kneel on the ground and listen to him. Allen said, "Don't misunderstand. Don't think that I'm being merciful by not killing you. It's just that you still have valuable plants to use."
Hearing this, Gron felt relieved. As long as he was still useful, his life would be temporarily saved.
Allen continued, "You've saved me some trouble by pointing out Lamer. In addition, you're quite familiar with the operation of the empire. This is the time to use people, so I'll let you live. But there's one thing I want to tell you. Don't expect to revive the clan. I'm not His Majesty Spenak. I won't raise useless people. If you want to live, you have to earn it yourself. "
Gron buried his head on the ground and asked, "I wonder what we can do for Your Majesty?"
"Soon, we'll be at war with Omega. I need a large amount of military supplies. You can't do anything else, but you have a lot of connections in the empire. It won't be difficult for you to gather the supplies I need in a short period of time. "
Gron hurriedly said, "We will definitely do our best to serve Your Majesty. We won't dare to be disloyal."
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