The stars, but they become the gray wind

"I already said it's an aerial carrier, but you don't have the concept of aircraft carriers in your era. Never mind, I'm too lazy to explain. All you need to know is that this aircraft can wipe out all the kingdom's aerial warships in a matter of minutes, without even suffering the slightest damage itself."

"Even if all the air forces of both the Kingdom and the Republic launch an attack on us, we are confident that we can completely destroy all the air forces of both the Kingdom and the Republic within 24 hours!"

"How is it? What do you think?"

"Well...do you have any requests, Excellency? I will do my best to satisfy them." Looking at the giant aerial fortress with a wingspan of more than 900 meters hovering above the palace, the Duke of Normandy chose to follow his instincts and maintain the utmost respect for the purple-haired girl in front of him.

"Demands? We don't have any other demands. We just want you, an old man who is obsessed with maintaining the old aristocratic system, to give up your rights."

"But...this..." The Duke of Normandy looked embarrassed.

"If you don't want to see the kingdom and all its overseas colonies destroyed within a week, then you'd better think about it carefully, Duke of Normandy. What's more, what you see now is just the tip of the iceberg of our military power." Carlisle threatened calmly.

"I... understand. I will consider it carefully. Please... give me some time. I need to consult the Queen."

"The Queen? She's already agreed."

“???” The Duke of Normandy still looked confused.

"Aze!" Carlisle clapped her hands and shouted.

A two-dimensional portal with complex green hexagonal patterns appeared in the air, and an angel with long red hair, with light and shadow behind him and a halo above his head, stepped out of the portal.

"What is this?!!" The Duke of Normandy and several captured New Continental Army generals were stunned when they saw Aze's appearance that was like an angel in religious mythology and the portal that appeared out of thin air in the air.

"Your Queen agreed a few days ago. I've already discussed this with her privately. She agreed to give up all royal rights, abolish all privileges of the old nobility, and initiate peace negotiations with the Republic to demolish the London Wall and reunite the two countries."

"But...how...is this possible?" The Duke of Normandy was obviously a little bit unbelievable.

"From today on, the monarch and the royal family are merely symbolic heads of state and will no longer have any real power over the country. Your queen has already agreed." Aze announced ruthlessly with a smile to several new Continental Army generals present and the Duke of Normandy, who is the actual ruler of the kingdom.

"As the actual ruler of the kingdom, I have come to inform you, Duke of Normandy, that what you need to do now is to prepare for the handover with the government of the Republic. From today on, Albion as a monarchical aristocracy will no longer exist." Carlisle snapped her fingers, and two drones flew to her side, equipped with a total of eight plasma cannons, and aimed them at the Duke of Normandy.

"So, do you have any objection, Duke of Normandy?" Carlisle asked the Duke of Normandy, whose head was pointed at by eight plasma cannons, with a smile.

"No...no, it's just...I have a question." With eight plasma cannons pointing at his head, the Duke of Normandy knew very well how terrifying the weapons carried by these white spherical aircraft were. Not long ago, he witnessed with his own eyes that the soldiers of the New Continental Army who attempted to launch a coup were instantly turned into a pile of floating ashes by these plasma cannons. He didn't dare to bet that his body's ability to withstand attacks was better than those soldiers who had been fighting and training for years, not to mention that those soldiers who were hit by plasma bubbles were even killed without even leaving any ashes.

"What's the question? Ask it."

"What about the royal family? If the royal family loses all their power, doesn't that mean that the royal family has no reason to exist at all?"

"You're right. There's no need for it to exist. So all your queen asks is that the royal family be guaranteed to continue in the future. In return, the royal family will no longer retain any power, including legislative power, taxation power, and military command. They will also not interfere with free speech or arrest citizens. The entire royal family will only exist as a symbolic entity."

"This..." The Duke of Normandy still wanted to refute, but in the face of absolute power suppression, he clearly realized that no matter how much he refuted, it would be useless.

"I know what you mean, Duke of Normandy. You believe that without the royal family, the foundation on which Albion was built and its worldwide hegemony will no longer exist."

"To this, I want to say... NONONONO, who says a country must have a royal family in power?"

"According to our estimates, if Albion's royal family and the old nobility continue to cling to power and interests, then the only fate awaiting them will be the guillotine and the gallows. At that time, the entire royal family will be slaughtered by the angry masses, and their continued existence will be a foregone conclusion."

"The only thing you can do is accept our request. This will at least ensure the survival of the royal family in the future and prevent it from becoming an obstacle to the wheels of history. Besides, you are not qualified to refuse." Carlisle announced in an unquestionable tone.

"As long as your queen has agreed, you have no right to question it... Duke of Normandy."

"This choice is a true win-win for Albion and the royal family. The royal family can be preserved and continue to exist without being pushed to the guillotine by angry citizens. The people of the kingdom can also enjoy a better life and a more relaxed environment for speech and thought. If the royal family does not choose this, then the only fate awaiting all members of the royal family is the guillotine."

"Well... okay... I promise you." After a long silence, the Duke of Normandy in front of Calisi finally chose to agree.

The Duke of Normandy was a smart man. He knew very well that if he did not agree, what would await him and the royal family would be the guillotine of the people or the terrifying aerial battleship in front of him that could turn the entire kingdom into a sea of ​​fire at any time.

"Alas... I don't actually have a choice, do I?" The Duke of Normandy continued with a long sigh.

"The Queen has already agreed to your request. If I don't agree, your giant aircraft will turn all of London into a sea of ​​fire at any time, and I will be reduced to a useless pile of ashes like those New Continental Army soldiers before me."

"If I agree, at least I can save the royal family and Albion, right?"

"That's right. I like talking to smart people like you who can see the difference in strength."

"And there's one small problem."

"May I ask what your question is?"

"Since the Wang family no longer needs to be the de facto leader of the country, then the members of the royal family will naturally not be bound by the status of national leader and ruler. Therefore, I will accept Mary and Charlotte."

"So... it was you who took Charlotte and Mary away?"

"That's right. From today on, Mary and Charlotte will no longer be bound by their identities."

"From now on, Mary is no longer a candidate for the next queen. Since she is no longer the heir, Mary naturally does not need to be bound by the royal family."

"So I'm here to inform you that she, Charlotte, and those around them are all ours. So Mary and Charlotte won't have to live in this palace that they dislike so much anymore."

From today on, Mary and Charlotte are members of our Atrala Six Neighbors. As they are no longer members of the royal family, they can naturally settle elsewhere overseas. They are now under our political protection."

"Are you saying... that you intend to take Mary and Charlotte with you to settle overseas?"

"That's right, from today on, Mary, Charlotte, and their companions are all under our protection!!!"

"But you also said before that even if the royal family loses all power, someone still needs to take the symbolic position of head of state. As Her Highness Mary is the first heir to the throne, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to take her away like this?"

"I don't think so. Mary doesn't like the oppressive life of the royal family. From now on, she is ours. She is no longer a royal princess subject to all kinds of constraints, but a little girl who can live as she pleases."

"As for Charlotte? Haven't you always wanted to marry her off for political reasons? It's a pity that she already has a lover, but she's been afraid to reveal it because of her status."

"From now on, Charlotte will no longer have to bear that heavy responsibility and will accept our political asylum."

"So, Duke of Normandy, do you have any other opinions?" As he said this, a squadron of fighter jets flew over Carlisle's head. The airflow generated by the fighter jets flying at high speed slightly blew Carlisle's long, soft purple hair.

A few hours later, at the battle center of the Hundred-Armed Titan hovering above the London Palace, Yuki watched as a green portal appeared beside him. Aze and Kalisi whistled and walked out of the portal happily.

"Is it done?" Yuki asked.

"Yeah, it's done."

"That's pretty fast, but you should have heard the chaos and fear in London's radio traffic when I appeared in the city with the White Hand Giant formation. Almost everyone was shouting on the communication channel: What the hell is that thing?"

"That's right. After all, when faced with something beyond our time, fear is often the first thing that comes to mind. Those rebel soldiers from the New Continental Army that I killed were even scared to death."

"It's quite funny indeed. Speaking of which, how did you deal with the remaining New Continental Army soldiers and generals who were still losing to the resistance?"

"Deal with them? We'll certainly give those who are willing to surrender a chance to live. As for those who refuse to surrender? We'll just have to send drones one by one."

A few hours ago, in the military coup launched by Richard's trusted subordinates, after losing nearly 2/3 of their colleagues, they still decided to carry out the military coup plan to the end. Two of the stubborn generals who still refused to surrender were directly burned to ashes by a drone that had been lurking beside them. The two men were instantly killed by the drone before they could even react, and their bodies turned into a pile of falling ashes without even a trace left.

On the other hand, under the threat of Carlisle's "candy and stick", the Duke of Normandy, after getting an answer from the Queen, began to prepare for peaceful reunification negotiations with the Republic, and advocated and promoted the abandonment of all privileges of the old nobility in the kingdom.

What surprised the Duke of Normandy was that the angelic-looking girl had found the queen shortly before the coup and had a private conversation with her, making the queen agree to let the royal family give up all rights to the kingdom and promote the integration of the entire kingdom into the republican system.

What surprised the Duke of Normandy the most was that the Queen did not object to Charlotte and Mary leaving Albion and going to where they really wanted to pursue the life they wanted.

"Since the royal family no longer has any power and is just a mascot, there is no need to forcibly tie the two children to the royal palace, which is a power center that has lost its function. And since that angel lady and her companions have shown us a way to ensure our long-term survival in the future, why not do it? Clinging to power will only kill yourself." This was the Queen's answer when the Duke of Normandy asked this question.

"But even if you agree to give up all your rights, what about those old nobles?" The Duke of Normandy asked the Queen again.

"I think under the absolute threat of force from that Miss Angel... no, now I should call her Miss Alien, those old nobles will surely make a wise choice." The queen looked out the window at the huge aircraft still hovering near the palace and sighed.

"I understand. I will make all the nobles in the kingdom surrender their power in the most peaceful way possible."

"We can't rush this matter. That angel lady reminded me of this. They will use force to intimidate and ensure that the old nobles are willing to hand over their power, but they have also given a fairly relaxed deadline." The Queen gave earnest instructions to the Duke of Normandy who was standing by the bed.

On the other side, in the control room of the Republic Intelligence Organization, all the senior executives were still shocked by the giant aircraft that almost blatantly rushed into the city of London and pressed down on the top of the Royal Palace.

What shocked them even more was the inside news brought by their informants in the palace. Some of Richard's trusted subordinates and a part of the army attempted to launch a military coup, which was violently suppressed by some third-party force. After the coup failed, under the threat of that unknown third-party force, the royal family planned to voluntarily give up all power, abolish all privileges of the old aristocracy, and hand over the entire kingdom to the Republic.

After hearing the news from the informant in the palace, the control room exploded almost instantly.

"Hiss... Can someone explain what's going on now?" The colonel, who was usually radical and emotional, became quite at a loss at this moment.

"It is said that the group of guys who claimed to be aliens and took away the Principal team were the third-party force that intervened in the coup. They directly suppressed the coup launched by Prince Richard's confidants with unmatched force, and the royal family was forced to agree to give up all their rights due to the powerful force of the other party." L rubbed his temples, processing this information that made his world view collapse.

"Now, it is said that the Queen is drafting a decree announcing that the existence of the Kingdom will end and that peace talks with the Republic will be prepared for reunification." L lit a cigar and took a deep puff to calm his somewhat overly intense emotions.

Chapter 89 Emergency Meeting and Two Options (5000 words)

At this time, most people in London had no idea what was happening. They only saw an unimaginably huge aircraft rushing into London and circling near the palace. Early this morning, the army that had suddenly set up a blockade near the palace disappeared, and in the open space near the palace, there was an aerial battleship that had obviously been forced to land on the ground.

According to rumors from citizens living near the palace, during the period when the palace was blockaded, there was a fierce exchange of fire around the palace between the army that established a blockade of the palace and unknown forces. The residents of London saw the aerial battleship that had made an emergency landing on the open space outside the palace near the palace, with black smoke coming out of several holes on the ship. It was shot down by a strange aircraft from the unknown force.

In the airspace near the palace, dozens of air warships were confronting the giant aircraft hovering above the palace. All the air warships kept a certain distance from the giant aircraft, but coincidentally, all the air warships did not open fire at the giant aircraft.

This morning, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Air Force of the Kingdom of Albion suddenly received a report from his subordinates that an aerial battleship that had long been responsible for maintaining security and patrolling the airspace near the palace had been robbed by a group of unidentified armed men. The accomplices of the unidentified armed men surrounded the palace on the ground and established a blockade. Just as the commander-in-chief was hurriedly ordering his subordinates to confirm the identity of the armed group that seized the aerial battleship, he received another report that the unidentified armed group that blockaded the palace had engaged in a firefight near the palace, resulting in heavy casualties.

Just when the commander-in-chief was confused by the latest intelligence sent by his subordinates, another emergency occurred; an air battleship of an unimaginable size that had never been seen before suddenly appeared on the edge of London without any warning, and flew all the way to the top of the royal palace in the center of London. All the air battleships that tried to intercept it along the way were easily thrown off by its incredibly high speed, and the warning shots that several air battleships tried to fire at the aircraft also ended in failure. All the shells fired were destroyed by a precise and dense fire network the moment they approached the aircraft.

Just as the fleet commander-in-chief was trying to use the radio to contact other air battleships patrolling around London, the radio seemed to be severely interfered with, making it impossible for the commander-in-chief to contact the troops stationed outside the city of London. What the commander-in-chief did not know was that at this time, all air battleships trying to enter the city of London were intercepted and driven away by several accompanying P1113 and P1114. Two air battleships that tried to force their way into the city of London had their anti-gravity cores penetrated by the precision-guided weapons launched by P1114 and were forced to make an emergency landing on the ground. All radio communications in the entire city of London were suppressed by the powerful electronic jamming capability of P1113.

The commander-in-chief of the Royal Air Force, who had lost the ability to command his troops, had no choice but to send his messengers to several docks in London to inform the officers and soldiers there to urgently take off more than a dozen air battleships on standby in London to deal with the giant "air battleship" with a strange shape and abnormal size that was hovering above the palace.

At this time, on the bridge of one of the air battleships that was confronting the giant "air battleship" in the airspace near the palace, the commander-in-chief was holding a telescope and staring nervously at the giant aircraft in the distance. At this time, a soldier suddenly ran onto the bridge.

"Report! Communication has just been restored. We have received orders from the Duke of Normandy!"

"What! What did the Duke of Normandy say?" The captain and the commander-in-chief turned their heads suddenly after hearing the messenger's report and asked the messenger anxiously.

"He radioed us not to fire or take any hostile action against the aircraft that were hovering over the palace at the time, and requested that all airborne warships in London return to port immediately,"

"What? Return to port? Are you sure you heard it right?" the captain asked in a questioning tone.

"I'm sure the voice on the radio is the Duke of Normandy himself. He repeatedly warned us not to fire at the aircraft hovering above the palace, and ordered all air warships that had been dispatched to return to port immediately, and all armed forces in London to lift their alert status." The messenger answered very honestly.

"Have you asked about the group of armed men who set up a blockade near the palace this morning?" The commander-in-chief, clutching the telescope tightly in his hand, asked the messenger in front of him.

"I did ask, and the Duke said that this morning some of Prince Richard's men attempted a military coup. They seized control of an aerial battleship patrolling near the Royal Palace. However, the coup was suppressed with the help of the Queen and one of the Duke of Normandy's collaborators. The Duke said that the Queen will personally issue a formal official notice and convene a meeting this afternoon or evening."

"Commander...this..." The captain looked at the commander beside him hesitantly.

"...hiss..." The commander who was questioned by the captain did not answer immediately but lowered his head and thought for a while, then he raised his head and answered the captain's question.

"Since... it's confirmed that the order came from the Duke of Normandy, then as soldiers, we have no choice but to carry it out... Let all the air battleships in London return to the port." The commander rubbed his temples and gave orders to the captain beside him and the officers and soldiers on the bridge.

"Yes! Commander!" Everyone on the bridge answered after hearing the order.

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As the order was issued, the messenger also conveyed the new order of the Air Force Commander-in-Chief to other air battleships present on the radio, and issued an order to all air battleships in London to return to port.

The aerial warships that received the order drove their own engines and turboprops to retreat rapidly, and the relative distance from the giant aircraft above the palace continued to increase. Dozens of aerial warships present also followed the order, gave up the armed confrontation with the aircraft, evacuated the scene and returned to their own docks.

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That afternoon, the Queen, who had been ill in bed for a long time, suddenly convened an emergency meeting. All the ministers and noble dukes in London were summoned to the palace to attend the emergency meeting.

In the conference room, the nobles and ministers who were summoned to attend the meeting were talking among themselves, speculating on the reasons why the Queen suddenly convened the meeting. Some of the well-informed ministers had vaguely guessed that this might be related to the failed military coup launched by some of Prince Richard's subordinates, but even these well-informed ministers still could not figure out the origin of the giant aircraft hovering overhead.

Just as the ministers and nobles sitting around the conference table were discussing, the door of the conference room was opened, and the old queen in a wheelchair was pushed into the conference room by a guard. Following the queen into the conference room was the stern-faced Duke of Normandy.

After pushing the Queen to the presiding seat at the conference table, the guard bowed to her, walked out of the conference room silently, and closed the door. The Duke of Normandy stood silently behind the Queen who was in the presiding seat at the conference table.

The white-haired queen raised her hand to signal everyone in the conference room to be quiet, and the nobles and ministers who were talking incessantly shut up.

"Everyone, I've summoned you all here today unexpectedly because I have a few important announcements to make. Of course, I'll also answer any questions you may have."

"First, there was the armed group of unknown individuals who suddenly established a blockade around the palace this morning and stormed into the palace armed with weapons. They were Richard's subordinates in the New Continental Army. They secretly mobilized a portion of the New Continental Army's troops and weapons and secretly transported them back to London. They attempted to launch a military coup this morning and kidnap the Duke of Normandy and me. However, they obviously failed. As of now, this attempted military coup has been suppressed."

The nobles and ministers who had been quiet just now were instantly in an uproar after hearing the queen announce the news.

"What...actually...his Royal Highness Richard's men?"

"And they're trying to launch a military coup?!!"

"They even planned to kidnap Her Majesty the Queen and the Home Secretary!!!"

"But...I heard that His Royal Highness Richard has been arrested by the Duke of Normandy on charges of involvement in the murder of Prince Edward?"

"How did these...men secretly mobilize troops and weapons from the New World back to the mainland?"

The queen raised her hand again to signal the nobles and ministers who were in an uproar to quiet down.

"Let Will explain the details himself."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"A few days ago, I obtained clues and evidence related to Richard's involvement in the assassination of Prince Edward and arrested him."

"Even before I obtained this evidence and arrested him, Richard had already secretly transferred troops and weapons from the New World to the kingdom with several of his trusted subordinates. He intended to take advantage of the instability in the kingdom after Prince Edward's funeral to launch a military coup and become the first in line to the throne."

"After I arrested Richard, his trusted subordinates decided to expedite their military coup plan and officially launched it this morning. They first seized control of an air warship patrolling the airspace near the palace and dispatched ground troops to establish a blockade around it. Some of them then stormed the palace armed with weapons, attempting to kidnap Her Majesty the Queen and me. Their plan failed. We received assistance from a partner who helped us suppress the coup and rebellion. The aircraft currently hovering above the palace belongs to the armed forces under that partner."

"This partner not only helped us suppress all the troops that rushed into the palace, but also destroyed the blockade established by the New Continental Army that launched the coup near the palace. She also helped shoot down the aerial battleship controlled by the New Continental Army rebels."

"But... Duke, that huge aerial battleship in the sky doesn't look like something that can be manufactured by any shipyard in any kingdom or republic, right?" At this time, a naval minister sitting in the conference room raised his hand.

"My engineers and technicians have clearly told me that with the Kingdom and the Republic's current technological and engineering capabilities, it's impossible to build an aerial battleship with a long axis exceeding 320 meters. But now... that behemoth flying above us doesn't look like something the Kingdom or the Republic could possibly build, does it?"

"According to my visual estimation, the long axis of this thing hovering above our heads is more than 900 meters, right? The shipbuilding technology of the Kingdom and the Republic is the most advanced in the world, but this..." The Minister of the Navy paused and continued.

"To be honest, to build something the size of this thing overhead, the engineering and technological capabilities required are far beyond the current capabilities of the Kingdom and the Republic. And as far as I know, no country in all of Europe is capable of building an aerial battleship of this scale, right?"