As the first batch of players entered the city, Helen arranged them in the barracks and shared the urban layout of the lower city.
The reason why they didn't give the map of the upper city was because they were worried that someone in the player group might cause trouble. Therefore, Helen cautiously chose not to give it to them, but instead treated them to delicious food and drinks.
Officers of all ranks from the surrounding city defense forces also share the city wall structure with players to facilitate the players' subsequent city defense work.
Players are generally very happy about it. Some players even invite friends to visit the city wall, treating it as a cyber tour.
Helen is also happy about this. She is not afraid of players complaining, but she is afraid that players will lose motivation.
The two sides then discussed some details and cooperation matters and ended the talks.
Players gained strategic space and the opportunity to continue to score points, Helen gained time to evacuate, and the world was achieved with only the goblins injured.
When Helen walked out of the barracks, she found that it was already afternoon.
The city gate was still welcoming incoming players, but Helen did not continue to show off in front of the players. Instead, she discussed the next arrangements with Natalie.
"Natalie, have you packed all the things I asked you to pack last time?"
On the way back to the palace, Helen asked Natalie beside her.
"They're all in our monastery's steam carriage." Natalie tilted her head. "Are you ready to run away?"
"Yes, but not now." Helen shook her head slightly. "Preparations must be made. Drive the monastery's carriage to the Royal Port and board Eudocia's ship."
"Ah? Get on her boat?" Natalie pointed at herself.
Helen nodded slightly. "This is a collaboration between me and her. We will then take Eudocia's ship and break out."
"Sounds good... Humph, it's great to be the queen!" Natalie said, feeling a little jealous.
Helen tilted her head and smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, this title won't hang over my head for too long, and I... am definitely not her queen."
He doesn't like the queen's identity!
He is a man, what a hammer queen!
On the other side, Natalie heard Helen's words and smiled happily: "Okay, then I'll go pack up our property."
Helen was stunned. Just as she was about to say something to Natalie, she saw Natalie jump out of the window.
"What about our property... Really... You should use your brain a little more." Helen said, lowering her head slightly.
To put it bluntly, ever since he had developed a relationship with Ivilia and Eudocia that went beyond friendship, he had lost the opportunity to confess his feelings.
Natalie, I'll tell you after I leave. Now's not the time.
Helen leaned against the wall of the carriage, her green eyes full of fatigue and helplessness.
When he was a child, he fantasized about becoming a hero who could turn the tide. Now, after experiencing it, he is just exhausted.
"My shoulders feel so heavy!" Helen whispered.
……
"Well, the enemy did retreat."
Inside the goblin tent, Hogg Thunderheart put down the report and turned to look at Wochka.
"Have the navy end the blockade."
"Your Majesty, are you really going to follow the agreement?"
"We will establish ourselves in the world in the future. Losing our credibility will be detrimental to our rule." Hogg Thunderheart waved his hand. "It also tells our potential allies...that we are untrustworthy."
"Besides, the navy wasn't prepared for a blockade of the Golden Horn. Sailing on dry land is just a strategic advantage brought about by excellent tactics, and it can't change the fact that our navy is weak."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away." Wochka saluted and left the tent.
Not long after he left, a red-robed gear man came to Hogg Thunderheart.
"We just received news that the Radiant Cult is heading north. Apparently, they don't recognize you," the red-robed gear man said. "Then, according to the agreement, you must respectfully address us as the state religion."
"Of course. After the city is broken, the things that the Glorious Church didn't have time to take away will be handed over to you to deal with." Hogg Leixin had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree to the Gear Man's opinion.
In other words, the initial cooperation was not proposed by the goblins, but by the gear people.
Before this, the two sides had almost no friendship, only exchanges in trade and technology, and both were on the technological side, so there was a lot of overlap in their positioning.
It's just that they develop and research new technologies, while the Gear People are more interested in archaeology.
There are many different opinions about when the gear people were born. Some say that they were created by the mechanical god Medusa, some say that they evolved from humans, and some say that they are remnants from the starry sky.
The goblins, based on the existing evidence, speculated that the gear people were remnants of the previous era and were forced to become like this for some reason.
However, there is nothing to explore about the past. What really makes people care about the Gear People is their fanatical worship of the technology of the previous era.
"We are not interested in anything from the Glorious Church. We only want the remaining technology, the Roma." The gears on the mouth of the red-robed gear man began to turn.
"Do you need our help to find it?" Hogg Thunderheart suddenly realized something: "Do you know what this Roma is?"
"Yes, you can understand it as a humanoid creature. We need its core." The red-robed gear man replied: "Besides that, we have no interest in the magic items of the Radiance Church."
"Interesting, very interesting." Hogley threw his head back and laughed. "Just for this one thing, you're willing to give up the equipment left behind by the Radiant Cult?"
"Because that thing embodies the wisdom of the last era... even after so long, it can still maintain a certain scale of operation."
The red-robed gear man lowered his hood, revealing half of his weathered old man's face.
Yes, half of it. The other half of the face made Hogg Leixin, who was used to seeing the world, feel a chill in his heart.
A skull face made of smooth machines, with the mixture of flesh, blood and machinery clearly visible inside.
……
After the carriage arrived at the palace, Helen, who was resting with her eyes closed, was awakened by the coachman. She then lifted her flower fairy skirt and got off the carriage.
"Helen, you're here." Ivilia, standing in front of the carriage, saluted Helen.
Helen was startled, only then did she realize that Avila was wearing a brown cla-line skirt today.
CLA dress is actually a type of Lolita. This style and Gothic style are both characterized by classical elegance, but CLA dresses are not so restrictive on body shape, and the style is more outstanding, making it easier to move.
This is consistent with Ivy's profession and perfectly fits work and life, but it is the first time Helen has seen Ivy dressed like this.
"The dress is beautiful and you have good taste. Maybe you can try white next time." Helen knew Ivilia's little thoughts, and he could still handle this little fool.
Just don't force yourself on me suddenly.
Helen thought of this and subconsciously touched her neck.
Ever since Ivylia injected him with the blood of the First Embrace, he had developed a slight desire for Ivylia's blood.
However, he was not worried about being transformed into a vampire, because succubus and vampires were not of the same lineage. He had not been transformed into a vampire, but had been injected with the blood of the First Embrace. He had somewhat picked up Ivylia's habits, and he only had this blood-sucking desire for Ivylia.
When Ivilia heard Helen's praise, a hint of imperceptible joy appeared on her calm face.
Chapter 134: The most shameful succubus queen in history~? [4K]
It was not surprising that Ivilia appeared in the palace, because her family had close ties with Rome and was a branch of the royal family, belonging to a collateral line.
Therefore, Ivilia could be considered a Roman princess, so it was not surprising that she entered and exited the palace.
"The Prime Minister just took medicine and rested. Now Her Majesty Irina is the only one in the Executive Hall."
On the way, Ivilia, who was walking in front, explained to Helen who was behind.
Helen frowned: "Irina? Why is she alone?"
Irina hadn't yet grown into the famous Ice Queen she would become, but was still a simple princess, leaving her to handle government affairs alone...
"I was invited by the Prime Minister to come here to help... and now you may have to be included in the request." Ivilia explained expressionlessly.
You're being asked to deal with it? You're being asked to kill, kill, kill, right?
Helen rubbed her temple helplessly and said, "Then let's go quickly."
So the two of them quickened their pace and ran to the government hall, where they met Irina, who was confused by the documents.
"Am I hallucinating?" Irina's eyes spun around in circles. "Why are Sister Helen and Sister Ivilia here?"
Helen sighed upon seeing this, then stepped forward and touched Irina's head.
Irina also woke up instantly because of Helen's gentle touch.
"Sister Helen? It's really you!" Irina's eyes widened instantly, and then tears streamed down her face. "I miss you so much. There are so many questions here."
Helen touched Irina's head and said, "Don't cry. Sister Eudocia is on the way. Ivilia and I will help you first."
Irina nodded.
Helen smiled calmly, turned around and called out to Ivilia, "Let's deal with the problem together."
Avila walked forward and picked up a report about the riots in the upper city and started reading it.
Helen was shocked when she saw this. Could it be that the usually silly Ivilia was actually a political genius?
"Kill!" Ivilia said calmly after reading the report, and then wrote her own comments [Kill him!]
Helen:???
"Wait, this is just the Chamber of Commerce protesting the mandatory regulations." Irina approached eagerly. "Although a large number of Venetians have fled, the remaining merchants haven't left yet. They're just fighting over the shops and companies left behind by the Venetians."
Ivilia fell silent.
Irina snatched the document report from Avila's hand: "Sister Avila, you are not allowed to read it!"
Ivilia looked at Helen expressionlessly, her eyes full of confusion and pleading.
"Alas, Your Majesty Irina, let Ivilia try again." Helen said gently, "She's just used to her previous job and it took her a while to adjust."
Irina puffed her lips slightly, "Okay, Sister Ivilia, you go and handle the government affairs of the security team."
The Empire's guard and interior ministry have always been under the management of Chancellor Augustus, who is strictly speaking a "direct line" of the government, so fewer problems have occurred.
Helen turned her head and winked at Avila.
Ivilia saluted Irina and said, "Thank you."
"Like a doll." Irina looked at Ivilia, who even expressed her gratitude in a pseudo-three-nothing state, and couldn't help but feel curious.
"The ancestors of the vampire clan have the habit of hibernation. They sleep for years and months, which reduces energy loss and also slows down blood circulation in the face." Ivilia explained calmly.
"They're more like expressionless, and you're more... calm in character?" Irina tugged at Helen's sleeve like a curious child. "Helen, I remember you said Sister Ivilia laughed. Is that true?"
"Your Majesty should have more contact with Avilia, right?"
"But I've never seen Avila smile."
"When you smile... you look very beautiful." Helen turned her head to look at Ivilia.
Ivilia immediately understood and used the fingers of both hands to push the corners of her mouth, forcing a smile.
"She's quite cute, but not as cute as Sister Helen and Shao Luo. Sister Ivilia is prettier." Irina tilted her head innocently.
A vein popped out on Helen's forehead.
Cute? Who are you calling a loli?
"Your Majesty, let's deal with government affairs quickly." Helen pushed Irina to the main seat dissatisfiedly.
Thus the three began to deal with the affairs of state which had piled up in Eudocia's absence.
Fortunately, Helen was smart and Irina was guided by Osius, so they handled the situation in an orderly manner. Considering that the enemy was at the gates, there was no need to think about many issues such as "What should we do if such problems break out in the future?" and they could just be decisive and ruthless.
After Helen finished dealing with the government affairs on her side, she left her seat and went to see how Ivlia was grading. She found that it would be fine if this girl didn't approve the paper, but if she did, the words on it were simply terrifying.
He thought he was cruel enough, but he didn't expect Ivilia's order to be even crueler!
"What's wrong?" Ivilia looked at Helen's astonished expression in confusion.
Helen picked up the security document and pointed to the instruction column. "What do you mean by 'open the safety and release'?"
"Didn't the guards say there were too many prisoners in the prison?"
"So you've flipped all the safety pins?"
"They are all bad guys anyway. It's them and that group of bad nobles who have made the empire like this." Ivilia pouted slightly, rarely expressing her grievance.
"You're right, but the timing is wrong." Helen covered her face with one hand. "Implementing it now will only cause widespread panic. Once rumors spread about 'dealing with deserters', the people will panic again."
"We haven't even entered the battle to defend the city yet, and now we're initiating wartime regulations. This is going to make the people, who finally found peace of mind, feel fear again."
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