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Walner chose to conceal this matter, and Brandt had no idea about his plan.

Theoretically speaking, Walter's handling of this matter can be said to be a cover-up - even the twin queens didn't know that he had an illegitimate daughter, so how could Qi know?

Even if Qi was really cautious and had made two preparations, theoretically, his plan was foolproof.

But for some reason, Walter still felt uneasy, which kept him awake all night. He had to wait anxiously for news from the Golden Law Guards he had sent to escort the "cargo".

But little did Woerner know, he was doomed to be disappointed.

"Da da da."

"Come in!"

When Walter heard the knock on the door, he let the person in with great anticipation without even waiting for Brandt to speak.

But when the door opened, the person who stepped into the room was not the Golden Law Guard he sent, but a private soldier with an extremely panicked look.

"Elect, Elect the Emperor! Something terrible is about to happen!"

"What happened? Tell me slowly."

Under Volner's gaze, the private soldier swallowed his saliva and said in a hoarse voice:

"Lord Elector, Count Qi, Count Qi is rebelling!"

"He led an army to force his way through the city gate and is heading for the tower! My lord, please prepare quickly!"

"what?!"

The extremely shocking news from the private soldier made Werner and Brandt beside him think for a moment that they were still in a dream.

However, after sensing more and more rhythms within the tower's barrier and the sounds outside the tower becoming more and more obvious, Brent reacted immediately!

"Everyone! Protect the Elector! Go to the control console in the tower! Be ready to fight at any time!"

Soon, several Golden Law Guards suddenly appeared from the shadows. Before Werner could even react, his arms were held by the Golden Law Guards and he was moved towards the control console of the tower.

The tower is not only the residence of the nobles, but also a highly defensive fortress in itself.

Excellent warlocks can use the tower to perform powerful and terrifying Originium skills. Therefore, the tower is the strongest fortress they rely on at this time.

But when Brandt and Walter, at the control console of the tower, observed the army outside that surrounded the tower, they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat...

"*Letanian slang*! How many troops does Count Qi have?"

"This is not a matter of a few thousand people... Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? How many people did he organize to join the army?"

Looking at the vanguard team that had surrounded the tower, wearing uniform military uniforms and holding various weapons, even someone as strong as Brent felt the pressure like a mountain.

Although according to the information provided by the Queen's Voice, he expected that the mobilization power of the area controlled by Chen Qi would be very terrifying...

But after witnessing such a large army with his own eyes, Brent was still deeply shocked.

How could this be the military power that could be unleashed by a few mobile cities?

As a military empire, Ursus probably only has this many people in one army group? !

"Brant."

However, at this moment, facing the heavy siege from the outside world, Wallner, who had regained his composure in despair, suddenly spoke and interrupted Brandt's thoughts.

"Please turn on the tower's communication equipment. I want to talk to Earl Qi."

"Sir, this..."

However, before Brent could speak, Werner shook his head with a wry smile and said softly:

"There's nothing to worry about, Mr. Brant. Although I don't know why, since Qi dared to lead his troops here, it means he should be confident."

"Given the current situation, we can only hope that Her Majesty the Queen will find something unusual and send troops to reinforce us before our tower is breached."

"Maybe I can delay a little longer."

"……Yes."

At this point, Brent had to admit that facing such a large force, even with their assistance, the tower would still be likely to be breached.

And Woerner might be their only hope. Let's see if this Elector can buy them some time.

……

"Hmm? Is this... the function of the tower?"

On the outskirts of the tower, Chen Qi, who personally led his troops to surround the tower and stopped the army from advancing, also noticed a magic screen made of Originium technology that suddenly appeared at the highest point of the tower.

Soon, Chen Qi saw a young and handsome face appear on the screen, and he said to everyone:

"Everyone, I am the Elector of Shitong, Werner von Hochberg."

“Please ask your leaders to speak out.”

"My lord, this could be a trap."

As soon as Volner's voice fell, several generals gathered around Chen Qi and made a serious suggestion:

"The tower is equipped with extremely powerful defenses. Once you are exposed, the Originium skills released by the tower may kill you, so you must not show up."

However, facing everyone's suggestions, Chen Qi showed a mysterious smile after some thought.

"No need."

"If he wanted to kill us, he could have activated the defense system right from the start. The fact that he wants to talk to me now just shows that he is afraid that we will attack the city by force."

"That's perfect. I don't want to spend a huge amount of money to attack the city. Why not go for a city that can be taken down with our own mouths?"

Having said that, Chen Qi ignored the dissuasion of the generals around him and walked forward resolutely.

It was not until he reached the front of the army, to a position that all the generals dared not approach, that he raised his head and shouted to Volner who was also staring at him on the screen:

"Your Excellency the Elector, Count of the Slums, I am honored to meet you here."

"... Earl Qi, why did you lead your army here?"

On the screen, Werner looked at this ambitious man whom he had only heard of in rumors, and raised his own questions in a dignified manner.

"You forcibly broke through the city and led your army to surround the tower. Are you planning a rebellion?"

"rebel?"

However, when Chen Qi heard this word, he smiled and shook his head, and asked a question with full of energy that no one expected.

"I'd like to ask the Elector Lord about this question!"

"Lord Elector! Why did you send your daughter to Casimir as a hostage? You are colluding with foreign countries, are you planning a rebellion?!"

"!!!"

It was so shocking that it was enough to silence the entire tower!

Inside the tower, the horrified Brent almost subconsciously turned his gaze towards Werner.

However, when he noticed that Werner's face turned pale at that moment, Brandt already had the answer in his mind.

Qi was not lying!

"you you……"

At this moment, Wallner, whose weak spot was touched by Chen Qi's words, was unable to utter a word in rebuttal when facing Chen Qi under the high tower.

And Chen Qi naturally wouldn't give him time to think.

"If the Elector wants to talk about evidence, then I can tell you that I have sent my troops to the border to collect evidence!"

"This is a matter of national security. If this is all just a misunderstanding, I am willing to resign my title of Earl and make amends for you, my Lord."

"But if your lordship's rebellion is true and you still want to resist, then I will have no choice but to lead my army to storm the tower!"

"...Just hearing some unfounded rumors, do you dare to gamble everything, Earl Qi?"

However, although his heart had already sank, Wallner, who still retained a glimmer of hope for his arrangement, could only pretend to remain calm.

On the spell screen, he looked at Chen Qi, whose whole body exuded absolute confidence and whose sharp aura made him look like a king descending.

After a long while, Wallner, who had already lost his momentum, finally managed to utter a faint counterattack.

"You're going all out like this, aren't you afraid that one wrong move could lead to a complete loss?"

"——Lord Elector, you may not understand me."

In response, Chen Qi just smiled faintly and responded with a resounding voice:

“Throughout my life, I’ve always given it my all.”

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Chapter 23: The Surrender of the Elector

"Lord Elector, do you really... have a daughter?"

In the tower, Brandt looked in disbelief at Walter, who had just finished his verbal battle with Chen Qi and was sitting in the recliner without saying a word. After a long while, he finally managed to utter a question from between his teeth:

"You, why don't you report this to Her Majesty the Queen?!"

"...Mr. Brant, please don't talk nonsense. I don't have a daughter. These are just rumors."

However, facing Brandt's questioning, Woerner, who had suffered a strong shock, became strangely calm.

To be honest, when Chen Qi confidently shouted out from under the high tower that he had an illegitimate daughter, Werner's heart had already turned cold.

Few people in his tower knew about this matter.

Chen Qi was so confident and insisted that she was his illegitimate daughter, so there were only two possibilities that Warner could think of.

One is Qi's intelligence organization. They bribed several servants whom he regarded as family members, so that they could know such a secret fact.

And another possibility... is that he had already captured his wife and learned the news from his wife.

However, no matter what the result is, it cannot change the status quo...

The only reason why Werner's psychological defenses did not completely collapse was because he did not see his wife and daughter by Chen Qi's side.

If Chen Qi really had solid evidence, why didn't he immediately place his illegitimate daughter in front of him and let him give up resistance?

So that means, although Qi knew for some reason that he had an illegitimate daughter, he had not actually found his daughter!

In other words, Qi didn't know exactly how his daughter was sent to Casimir!

This is Volna’s only hope of resistance now!

As long as Qi can't catch his illegitimate daughter, all his accusations against himself will be groundless!

Moreover, Walter thought that his plan to escort his daughter to Casimir was very thorough...

If I can seize this opportunity, I can turn defeat into victory.

In the desperate situation, Woerner had a bit of calmness. He also keenly grasped this only hope, regained his composure as an elector, and said to Brant beside him:

"What you have to do now is to choose to trust me and help me defend this tower."

"Before I give up resistance, please do your best to protect me."

"...Yes, my lord."

However, Brandt, who was duty-bound, knew that Wollner was hiding something from him, but he had no choice but to accept the Elector's order.

Outside the tower, Chen Qi heard that there was no commotion in the tower. He couldn't help but sigh and muttered to himself:

"It seems that this Elector Count is not that bad after all. Is it impossible to make him surrender just by talking nonsense?"

"But at least, it is basically certain that the 'cargo' he sent out was definitely Viviana."

"Is all we can do now is wait? I hope Count Graufeld and Gertrude can bring good news..."

However, just as Chen Qi finished his murmur, a member of the vanguard team ran up and reported to Chen Qi in a serious manner:

"My Lord, this is a communication from Lord Brawfield."

"Give me."

After hearing the question that concerned him the most, Chen Qi immediately took over the communicator and asked:

"Count, is there any progress over there? Have you caught up with him?"

However, what responded to Chen Qi was an extremely noisy sound and the uncontrollable angry roar of Earl Brownfield.