After the second prince Alec had a secret meeting with the empire's chief auxiliary, Meteor, he immediately announced his resignation as commander of the Western Legion, handing over all the command of the legion and the jurisdiction of the Crescent Oasis to the empire.

Luke took over the government affairs of Crescent Oasis and announced that the Western Legion would be reorganized into the Imperial Royal Second Magical Legion, with himself temporarily acting as the Legion Commander. Luke then selected a group of officers from the Legion and sent them to Raging Waves City to participate in the development of magical weapons.

Development and manufacturing.

The original government affairs and official system of Crescent Oasis have been retained, but all of Alec's cronies have been eliminated, and some idle time has been given to them as a reward for following Alec.

As for the second prince, Alec, he stayed behind closed doors after handing over power, waiting to take the chief auxiliary train back to the imperial capital.

Therefore, there were no twists and turns in the entire Crescent Oasis handover and legion transition. Everyone acquiesced in the outcome, but they all speculated in their minds about what Meteor and Alec talked about when they fell to the ground, so that the prince who was obsessed with the throne was so cooperative.

Luke did not stay in Crescent Oasis for too long. Counting the round trip, he had already spent about three months on various matters in the Western Territory.

Late autumn has arrived, and another winter is coming.

Now the conditions for electing Queen Christina to the throne as the Emperor of the Empire are ripe. Since it is the new emperor who has ascended the throne, it is better for the Empire's territory to be intact. I don't know how far the negotiations between Agatha and the Art County Alliance have reached. The Empire needs a big victory.

, pushing the country into the next era.

And Leo.

Luke originally didn't have much energy to take care of Leo's affairs, and Iwa was hiding and pushing back the ceremony to establish the kingdom, so Luke decided to put this matter aside for now.

But he didn't expect Pan to extend his hand so far.

While clearing away the Abyss mages lurking in Sunlight City, the demon hunters discovered something related to Leo. After interrogation and further collection of information, it was proved that Victor received a large amount of funding from Leo, not only funds and

equipment, and a team of lookouts participated in this plan to attack World Tree.

If you add in the funding for Tedga Hills, I really feel that I am dying too slowly!

Therefore, after everything was stabilized in the Crescent Oasis, Luke left the remaining work to Yomington and his first assistant staff, and he took the second prince Alec on a special train to return.

A wave of cold air from the polar ice sheets swept across the northern part of the empire. A thin layer of snow fell on the city of St. Lun, and the temperature dropped sharply.

At St. Lun City Railway Station, the eldest princess Agatha and her entourage were waiting on the exclusive platform. She did not hide in the warm waiting room because of the cold wind. She let the wind carry snowflakes falling on her shoulders and looked up towards the railway track.

Looking westward.

When she heard a series of whistles coming from the west, Agatha couldn't help but smile.

The train came from a distance, and the steam it sprayed pulled out a long-lasting white mist. It pulled the long train into the station, and then slowly stopped in front of Agatha.

The carriage door opened and Luke walked out first.

"Your Highness, Princess!" Luke saluted Agatha and said, "When I left, the imperial capital was still very hot. I didn't expect it to be so cold and snowy when I came back."

Agatha asked her entourage to put the windbreaker she brought on Luke, and then said: "The weather is always unpredictable, just like you are also unpredictable. When you left, you said you would solve the problem of World Tree.

, and finally solved the empire’s stubborn problems...

Count Urd, welcome to the city of Saint-Lun. On behalf of the Augustine family, I welcome the visit of a close friend of the family."

When Agatha saw Count Ould stepping out of the train, she immediately regained her composure and saluted the count.

Earl Urd saluted Agatha: "Good day, Your Royal Highness, Princess! The First Assistant of the Meteor Star is a precious asset of the empire. I believe that with his assistant, the Empire will reach a new peak."

"Yes, the First Assistant of the Meteor Star is a valuable asset of the empire and a person I cherish."

Earl Urd noticed that Agatha looked at the falling star with something special, so he smiled: "Bless you two!"

Agatha smiled and said: "Thank you!"

Then the second prince Alec stepped off the train.

He looked very bad.

He had thought about how he would return to Shenglun City, whether as a new king or as a prisoner, but he never thought it would be this way.

All I have in my heart is the suffocating feeling that my passion failed completely before it was fully realized.

Agatha has learned from the information sent back by the Secret Service that Alec has handed over military power, which is tantamount to giving up the fight for the throne. Although the specific details are not yet known, meeting Alec represents a long-term change for the empire.

The battle for the throne was finally settled.

Agatha saluted Alec without using the honorific title, but said: "Brother, welcome back!"

Alec did not give Agatha a good look: "Fania and I have been fighting openly and secretly for the throne for so long, but I didn't expect that it was you who gained in the end. Fania lost his life, and I lost everything...

If you lose, you lose. There is nothing to say. I will go home. If you need me to say anything, just send someone to inform me."

After Alec finished speaking, he took his followers and left directly.

Agatha asked Luke curiously: "What did you talk about with him?"

"Let's talk about it when we go to the palace to meet with Her Majesty the Queen." Luke looked on both sides and saw that all the people accompanying him had already got off the car, and then said to Agatha: "We don't want to stay here, as it will delay the normal operation of the train station. Send us off first.

Count Urd will go to his residence, and we will go to the palace together."

"Okay!" Agatha invited Earl Ould: "My lord, your residence has been arranged. You and your family will settle down first. A banquet will be held in the palace in the evening to welcome your visit."

Earl Urd saluted and said: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, Princess!"

After Luke and Agatha sent Count Ould's family to their residence, they took a car together and entered the palace.

As soon as the door was closed, a private meeting of the three giants of the empire was held.

Luke did not talk about his trip to the West first, but asked Agatha about the negotiations with the Art County Alliance.

Agatha replied: "As you might expect, the Yate County League does not have much sincerity towards the truce. It just so happens that we have no intention of truce either, otherwise we would be really pissed off by their various demands.

According to intelligence from the Winter Capital, the troops mobilized by the Yate County Alliance from all parties have arrived one after another. It just so happens that winter has arrived again, and the Yate County Alliance is preparing to launch a new winter offensive."

Queen Christina said: "I have been keeping an eye on the training of the Snow Legion. Now the Snow Legion has sufficient troops, is well-trained, and has doubled its supplies of materials. It should not be too difficult to block the winter offensive of the Art County United."

Luke thought for a moment and expressed his thoughts: "Now that the southern and western frontiers of the empire have gradually stabilized, we can focus more energy on the war in the northern frontier. If we increase our support for the Snow Legion, can we

Fight attack against attack in winter to regain all the lost territory?"

Agatha and Queen Christina looked at each other and asked again: "The Northern War Strategy you formulated is not to fight a protracted war, drag the Art County Alliance into the quagmire of war, and constantly consume their national power?

Why did you suddenly change tactics?"

Luke replied: "Because I didn't expect such big changes in the Western Territory before, and even solved the problem of Prince Alec's separation. I want to elect the Queen as the Queen of the Empire on the first anniversary of Her Royal Highness's supervision of the country.

For the Queen to ascend the throne, she needs a complete empire territory."

Queen Christina was extremely shocked: "So fast?"

Luke said: "It was a little fast, but all the conditions happened to come together. The establishment of an administrative office in the Western Region was something that no emperor of the empire had ever done; the cabinet changed, and the old official system fell into the trough; Sinclair and Ya

Lectra has made concessions one after another, which is when the opposition voices cannot be united.

If you delay, you don’t know what unexpected things will happen.”

"But..." Queen Christina still said worriedly: "I am afraid that if I ascend the throne as queen, I will not be able to suppress those nobles. After all, to them I am Ruth's benefactor... even if I have Augustine's blood."

Luke said: "There is no need to worry about the nobles. I have already negotiated with the second prince, His Highness Alec, and he will announce his recognition of your Augustinian ancestry at the appropriate time and take the lead in proposing to support you as the empress of the empire."

Agatha and Queen Christina's eyes widened and their mouths widened: "What kind of magic did you use on Alec? How could you make him agree to this!

How could he agree?"

Luke smiled and said: "I can only say that you don't know Alec too well. In short, this is an excellent opportunity. With a new emperor, the empire can focus on doing big things instead of endlessly consuming the country's power internally.

superior.

Your Majesty, what is your answer?"

Queen Christina replied: "If you think the time has come, I trust your judgment. If I were the queen of the empire, I would never marry. After I devote all my life to the empire, the throne will eventually return to the hands of the Augustine family.

.”

Queen Christina's answer was addressed not only to Luke, but also to Agatha.

But Agatha said: "You don't need to consider my feelings and choose to live alone for the rest of your life. In my heart, the empire is the empire, and it doesn't matter who sits on the throne, or whether his surname is Augustine or not."

I just want to create and witness a great new era with Meteorite, so that I can burn like a fire in this era and become a shining star in this history."

Queen Christina laughed: "It seems that after I ascend the throne, the empire will prepare for a second happy event."

The three people ended the meeting after discussing some specific procedures for the new emperor's enthronement.

On the other side, Qingkong, who had just returned to the St. Lun City Museum, received an invitation from Shuojin Man, inviting Qingkong to visit the Golden Valley, the headquarters of the World Bank.

Before Qingkong responded, Luke also received an invitation from Shuojin, inviting Meteor, the chief minister of the Golden Shield Empire, to visit the Golden Valley, the headquarters of the World Bank.

At the same time, Luke received information from Helkkin, the winter capital, that the World Bank was secretly meeting with senior officials of the Yate County Federation. The World Bank may break the rules of non-interference in regional political affairs and secretly provide a war loan to the Yate County Federation.

.

Luke realized that the World Bank had long been aware of the Golden Shield Empire's challenge to their financial hegemony.

Of course, if they don't notice it, the World Bank won't be the World Bank.

The Golden Shield Empire's energy strategy cannot be hidden. After all, energy trading is the largest transaction in the world. As soon as the fire crystal rough stones mined by the Golden Shield Empire in the Dragon Kingdom entered the international market, it immediately had a great impact on the entire energy market.

In addition, some areas within the empire have piloted limited-use gold coupons and silver dollars, and used preferential policies to encourage the use of Reichsmarks in energy transactions.

Targeting the World Bank in this way, if the World Bank fails to notice it, the Shuojin people's heads will really be caught in the crack of the door.

The World Bank's response was also as Luke had expected.

Gold and energy are not on the same track, and it is difficult for the World Bank to use its authority on gold to effectively attack the energy market, especially when countries are actively promoting their own banknotes and are becoming less and less dependent on gold.

So hiding behind the scenes and using proxy wars to attack the Golden Shield Empire's national power has become a good choice.

So the Shuojin people found the Art County United.

Luke analyzed that the Shuojin people invited him to visit the World Bank headquarters this time to threaten the empire. If he was forced to sign an unequal treaty under pressure, then the World Bank would not need to waste money on Yate County United.

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After much consideration, Luke decided to go to the Golden Valley, the headquarters of the World Bank.

Throughout the winter, the empire had to recover the lost territory in the north in preparation for the Queen's ascension to the throne, so the Art County Alliance could not be allowed to receive funding from the World Bank before then.

In addition, the audio matter cannot be postponed any longer.

Pan's troubles in the Western Territory were exposed, and we don't know what crazy thing he will do next. Let's see if we can rescue Yin by going to the Golden Valley this time.

I want to go to the Golden Valley, and Qingkong also agrees.

The Golden Valley is the home base of the Shuojin people, and it will definitely be extremely dangerous here, so the force value must be raised as much as possible.

It just so happened that the preparations for the Blazing Sky Wings in Qingkong had been completed. It was time to ignite the Angel Light Wings. And with the assistance of the artifact tree buds, the success rate of making the Blazing Sky Wings would definitely be improved a lot.

Luke suddenly handled cabinet business to make time for a visit to the World Bank headquarters.

In the museum, Qingkong is performing an operation.

Jennifer was lying on the operating table, her naked body covered with a white cloth. An incision was made on her chest. No blood flowed out, and there was nothing where a heart should be.

Qingkong stretched out her hand, and a green glowing seed floated on the palm of her hand.

"Jenniferni, you are lucky! When I was thinking about what materials I should use to make a heart for you, the World Tree sprinkled the seeds of hope. I planted the seeds of hope, and it would sense your hope and turn it into a beating heart.

heart.

You no longer need to drink dragon blood to maintain your body temperature, and you will gain more emotions and worries."

Qingkong put the seed of hope into Jenniferni's chest.

The seeds of hope quickly expanded and sprouted in the green light. The buds connected to blood vessels and the seeds turned into a beating heart.
Chapter completed!