It turned out that Cassius lived up to his reputation. Before the first ray of sunlight appeared on the horizon in the morning, the mysterious phenomenon of the conduction stopping was completely eliminated. Cassius also successfully returned from the underground ruins with the unconscious Colonel Richard. The turmoil that had affected the whole kingdom had finally come to an end.
But for Fangzheng … he still had to go and apologize.
"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty."
Fangzheng pressed Blackie's head down.
"I'm sorry. My Blackie didn't know how to control his strength and damaged the Kingdom of Granselle … Please forgive me. Of course, as an apology, Starlight Technology is willing to pay for all the repair costs of the Kingdom of Granselle."
"Hahaha, Mr. Fangzheng, please don't say that."
Queen Alicia, who was sitting in front of Fangzheng, smiled and shook her head. She stood up and bowed her head to Fangzheng.
"I should be the one thanking you. If it weren't for your decisive action, Mr. Fangzheng, I'm afraid the coup would not have ended so easily."
Queen Alicia's gratitude was sincere. The Intelligence Department's sudden attack had only happened two or three days ago. They first imprisoned Krose, then raided Chase's Central Workshop, and then used this as an excuse to investigate the Royal Guards. When they were caught off guard, they seized the opportunity and detained them. Then, they threatened Krose's life and put Queen Alicia under house arrest.
Because the high-ranking military officials had hostages in the hands of the Intelligence Department, and the incident happened so suddenly, Queen Alicia could do nothing about it. In fact, according to Colonel Richard's plan, he wanted Queen Alicia to abdicate and let Duke Dunan inherit the throne.
At that time, Queen Alicia was also worried. She also hoped to break the situation, but there was nothing she could do. If it weren't for Fangzheng's prompt decision, the possibility of defeating Richard again would have been greatly reduced after Colonel Richard completed his plan. Furthermore, by that time, the intelligence department would have a certain amount of military power, and it might even turn into a civil war in the kingdom. If that happened, there was no guarantee that the Republic and the Empire wouldn't take advantage of the situation.
It was precisely because Fangzheng had conquered the Abel Palace in a single day that Colonel Richard, who had sensed that something was amiss, had hurriedly entered the forbidden underground zone in an attempt to carry out his plan. It was also because of this that a flaw appeared in his plan, causing the intelligence department's special forces to be completely suppressed by the royal guards.
Otherwise, if Colonel Richard, who was the central commander, was still here, it would have taken a lot of effort to recapture the Queen.
"Mr. Fangzheng and your Starlight Technology played a huge part in defeating Colonel Richard's coup. The Libel Royal Family will never forget what you've done. As for compensation, there was no need to mention it again. If it weren't for the two cute girls by your side, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to escape safely. "
"I can guarantee that."
Sherazard also stood up and nodded vigorously.
"That Second Lieutenant Lorenz's strength was far beyond my imagination. Even with me, Princess Claudia and Estelle working together, it was still very difficult to defeat him. If it weren't for Miss Blackie and Miss Ilya holding off Second Lieutenant Lorenz, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to safely rescue the Queen. "
"You're flattering me. It was just a spur of the moment …."
"No, I heard from Tita that when Mr. Fangzheng received the intelligence from the royal capital, he immediately suspected that it was a coup and took action accordingly. He quickly found out that we were imprisoned in the Abel Palace …. In any case, it's all thanks to you, Mr. Fangzheng."
Krose hurriedly stood up and thanked him.
"Well, I've only done some minor work …. By the way, I'm curious. Why did Colonel Richard launch a coup? Was he bored out of his mind?"
Fangzheng obviously did not intend to waste time on this kind of commercial exchange, so he simply changed the topic. In fact, he was really curious about this question.
Although he could get the answer with "The Banner of War", it was as boring as reading a guide in a game.
"Colonel Richard is actually a very talented soldier."
Queen Alicia's expression became a little complicated when she mentioned this question.
"He is loyal to the Kingdom of Libel and has always hoped to make the country stronger …. In fact, after the 'Hundred Days War', some people believed that having a woman as king would weaken the country. They believed that a more radical strategy should be adopted to protect the Kingdom of Libel. After I decided to pass the throne to Claudia, this opposition reached its peak …. So …."
"Please interrupt, Your Majesty."
At this moment, Cassius also stood up.
"I have something to report to you."
"What is it?"
"It's about Colonel Richard. When I interrogated him, I found something fishy."
"… Fishy?"
"Yes, I asked Colonel Richard why he wanted to start a coup. His answer was that he hoped to unlock the ancient seal of the Secret Treasure of Libel and use the power of the treasure to make Libel stronger so that it can resist the threat from the Empire and the Republic. "
"… Secret treasure?"
Upon hearing this, Queen Alicia and Krose exchanged a puzzled look.
"Is there such a thing down there?"
"Huh? You don't know? "
Blackie asked curiously when he saw the puzzled look on the Queen and Princess' faces. Queen Alicia shook her head slowly.
"It's a shame to say that this underground forbidden zone existed a long, long time ago …. It can be traced back to the Kingdom of Libel during the ancient Semurian civilization. The information left behind by our ancestors at that time only said that this was a sealed forbidden zone. We were to protect it forever and no one was allowed to enter. As for what's inside …. we don't know. "
"Oh, that's interesting."
Upon hearing that, Fangzheng pricked up his brows.
"How did Colonel Richard know about a secret that even the Libel family doesn't know about? Did he buy a small notebook from a roadside vendor that has been passed down for thousands of years? "
"That's the problem. Even he doesn't know how he knew about it."
"… Huh?"
Hearing Cassius's answer, everyone in the room stared at each other in disbelief.
"What does that mean?"
"It means exactly what it means."
Cassius frowned and said.
"According to the results of my interrogation, Richard is very sure that there's a powerful secret treasure sealed in the underground forbidden zone. That's why he wanted to launch a coup to seize control of the castle from the royal family, then open up a path to the underground forbidden zone to unlock the seal of the secret treasure. But he couldn't even explain where he got this information …. "
"That's interesting …."
Fangzheng rubbed his chin and narrowed his eyes. Cassius continued.
"That's not all. We also asked him what the mysterious black device was, but he couldn't explain it either. He only knew that the black device could be used to remove the seal on the artifact, and it was very important. But where did he get the black conductor, and what it is …. Richard doesn't know anything about it either. "
"This …."
Everyone looked at each other when they heard Cassius's report.
Is there such a ridiculous thing?
You launched a coup because of this, and you're telling me you don't know how you know either?
"In fact, Colonel Richard isn't the only one with this problem."
Lieutenant Yuria also got up and reported.
"Before this, we once imprisoned Mayor Damon of Louen. However, he was the same at that time. When he was arrested, Mayor Damon suddenly fell into a coma. After he woke up, he couldn't remember what he had done. Mayor Damon only had a vague impression of what he had done, but as for why he did it, he had no memory at all. We suspect that someone might have manipulated their memories and used their thoughts to take action. "
"In other words … .this coup is just the beginning?"
Upon hearing this, Queen Alicia's expression turned solemn.
"There's a more dangerous enemy behind them?"
"That seems to be the case for now."
"Then what's down there? Mr. Cassius? "
Fangzheng asked curiously.
"It seems that there's no secret treasure down there?"
"Dr. Russell is currently investigating, but I don't know what it is. The only thing we can be sure of is that there's some kind of device sealed down there, and that black conductor is a switch used to activate the device. When we arrived there, we only saw Colonel Richard and a powerful machine that seemed to be responsible for the protection of the device. Although we eventually succeeded in defeating the guards, we still do not know what the mysterious device is used for. "
"I see … .it seems that things aren't over yet."
Queen Alicia let out a sigh.
"But in any case, things have come to an end now. Everyone should take a good rest. By the way … Mr. Fangzheng …. "
Queen Alicia looked at Fangzheng with a smile.
"Because of your heroic deeds, we intend to award you with the Kingdom's Medal of Honour …."
"It's my pleasure."
"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing I want to ask you, Mr. Fangzheng. Do you … .have a lover?"
"Huh?"
Hearing Queen Alicia's question, Fangzheng was stunned for a moment, while Krose blushed and lowered her head.
At the same time, Blackie said with a smile.
"Of course I do. Big brother has many lovers."
"You talk too much."
Fangzheng slapped Blackie's head and interrupted her. Queen Alicia looked at Fangzheng in surprise.
"Is that so? Mr. Fangzheng? "
"That's right. As Blackie said, I already have a lover …. Is there a problem?"
"No, I'm just asking."
Queen Alicia quickly regained her calmness.
"After all, Mr. Fangzheng is so young and promising. It's not surprising that you have a lover …. Krose? "
"Ah … .yes, yes."
Hearing Queen Alicia's question, Krose nodded slightly, but this time, her expression was a little disappointed and gloomy.
Fangzheng could only pretend …. that he did not see anything.
Soon, the impromptu meeting came to an end. After all, there were still a lot of things to do. Since Queen Alicia did not ask for compensation, Fangzheng naturally left …. Of course, he did not forget to take the troublemaker with him.
"Hehehe, how was it? Big brother, I'll answer your question, okay? "
Back on the spaceship, Blackie looked at Fangzheng proudly, while the latter patted her little head.
"Well done. It's not a waste of my effort to bring you there."
"Don't say that, big brother. I've seen this kind of thing too many times with you. It's nothing more than someone who's jealous of your character or skills, and wants to get married …. Isn't it just another Euphemia?"
With that said, Little Black winked at Fangzheng.
"How was it?"
"Very good. I didn't dote on you for nothing."
Fangzheng gave Blackie a thumbs up. It should be said that Little Black was indeed the person in the Heavenly Dao Palace who had the most telepathic connection with him. In fact, Fangzheng had brought Little Black over, ostensibly to apologize, but secretly, it was to prevent such things from happening. After all, if the Queen offered to find a partner for you and you refused, it would be embarrassing for the Queen. But Blackie was different. As the saying goes, a child's words carry no harm.
So if Blackie directly said that he had a girlfriend, the Queen would naturally give up on the idea. After all, Krose was the only princess in this country, and Queen Alicia had already chosen her. She could not possibly be someone else's concubine.
"Then shouldn't you give me some kind of reward?"
"I still need to punish you. I asked you to help, not to destroy the house! You're so excited that you don't care about anything else? Are you a husky? "
As he said that, Fangzheng grabbed Blackie's ear.
"Come here!"
Then, he pulled Blackie to the room next door and closed the door.
After a while, Ling, who was on the other side of the corridor, poked her head out and looked over. She walked over quietly and put her ear on the crack of the door.
Soon, Ling heard intermittent noises coming from inside.
"Ah … Big brother, I can't do it over there …."
"Stop nagging. Don't you like it?"
Along with Fangzheng's voice, there were sounds of "pa pa pa" and Blackie's painful cries.
"I can't do it, big brother. Help, let me go. Ugh … Ah, so hard …. "
"This is a punishment. Just accept it obediently! Don't move! "
"No, I really can't do it over there, ah … No, it's going to break, it's going to break, I don't know what's going on anymore, ahhhhhh!!"
Ling nodded in satisfaction, then left the crack of the door and walked back to the control room with a smirk on his face.
"Hahaha, Tior, that idiot is in trouble."
"What's wrong? Ling? "
Hearing Ling's words, Tior turned to look at her in confusion, but the latter raised her head proudly.
"Heh heh heh, Blackie got into trouble, and now big brother is punishing her by spanking her butt. I can hear the sounds of" pa pa pa "coming from inside, and that idiot's crying. Hmph! Serves her right, who told her to be so disobedient! Now she's being spanked! "
"Huh? Hey hey hey!!! "
Tior did not react to Ling's words, but Illya, who was sitting beside him in a daze, jumped up and screamed.
"R-really?"
"Of course, I heard it clearly. She was crying and screaming over there, and she wanted big brother to stop, so big brother spanked her with all his might. He didn't show any mercy at all. "
"Is, is that so …."
Illya blushed as she looked at Ling, who was talking excitedly. She sat back down and turned to look out of the window.
"Well, yes … Blackie is too naughty. She should be punished …."
Then, she gazed at the scenery outside the window and muttered to herself.
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