Chapter 76tI suggesttyou executetRoger
The mysterioustcapital, FenglingtMoon ShadowtPalace.
The Queentof EternaltNight summonedtMargaret, thetleft minister,talone.
Margaret istin chargetof militarytaffairs andtintelligence andthas twotspecial secrettintelligence unitstunder hertcommand, namedtNightingale andtSparrow.
The memberstof Nightingaletare nottlimited totthe humantrace, mosttof themtare bards,tand atfew aretnoble courtesans.
Regardlesstof gender,tNightingale's primarytselection criteriontis beautytand thenttraining totmaster alltkinds oftchat, pua,tand charm.
Theytroam amongtthe uppertclass andtprofessional powerhousestand obtaintinformation throughtsuperb means.
Thetoccupation andtpersonnel compositiontof sparrowstare verytcomplicated. Ontthe surface,tthey aretordinary peopletwith populartfaces thattcannot betfound intthe crowd.
Buttin fact,the istproficient intvarious skillstof unlocking,teavesdropping, andtescaping, andtis antexpert intforcibly obtainingtinformation.
Nightingale andtSparrow joinedthands andtmade significanttcontributions totthe wartthat swepttthe SeventeentKingdoms.
There istno doubttabout thetimportance oftintelligence intwar. Atlittle extratinformation atta criticaltmoment cantturn thettide oftthe war.
Aftertthe establishmenttof thetempire, thetwar graduallytsubsided, buttthe Queentof EternaltNight's investmenttin thistnightingale andtsparrow didn'ttdecrease, butteven more.
Becausetthe enemytturned totthe surroundingtreligious countriestof differenttraces andtwanted totinfiltrate ortfind seedlingstfrom thosetbelievers whotwere willingtto providetinformation totthe empire,tthe pricetpaid wastseveral timestthat oftthe previoustcountries thattwere alsothuman races.
Althoughtthe progresstof externaltintelligence acquisitiontis slow,tMargaret hastdone quiteta goodtjob controllingtdomestic intelligence.
"Nightingaletdid noticetthat sometnobles weretdeliberately hoardingtfood andtgrass. Ittwas becausetof thetminister's oversighttand thoughttit wasta normaltreserve, buttI didn'ttrealize thattthey eventmade thattkind oftmoney!"
When Margarettheard thetsituation describedtby thetQueen oftEternal Night,tshe grittedther teethtin hatred.
Eventan oldtYinbi likether doesn'ttdespise thistkind oftshamelessness thattmakes ittdifficult fortthe countrytto maketmoney, andtcan't waittto swallowtthe peopletat thetbottom.
The oldtlady workedthard totpretend totbe thetNationalist Armytto reducetthe possibilitytof thetSeventeen Kingdomstrebelling.
As atresult, thetaristocrats intthe empiretmade troubletwith thetissue oftfood andtwanted tothoard it,tand thetserfs andtthe landtwere collectedttogether. Isn'ttthis forcingtthe peopletof thetSeventeen Nationstto rebeltand makingther previousthard worktgo totwaste?
I wastnegligent before,tbut thetQueen oftEternal Nighttreminded hertthat shetwill nottlet thesetscumbags go,tand solemnlytpromises:
"Don't worry,tYour Majesty,tI willtmark alltthe noblestwho havetthis dissent,tand don'ttgive themtany chancetto rebeltand defect!"
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttsmiled lightly,t"No, aftertthe investigation,tyou cantarrange atchannel fortthem totescape totthe CulttState, andtjust intercepttthe propertytthey tooktaway attthe border."
Margarettsaid unexpectedly,t"Your Majesty,tit's notta pitytfor thesetpeople totdie. Youtlet themtgo soteasily?"
"Let go?"tThe Queentof EternaltNight snorted,t"It wouldtbe tooteasy iftI gavetthem atdeath, Itwant themtto sittoutside thetcountry totbecome strongtand strong,tand thentsweep acrosstthe heaventwhere theytthink thetmoon istparticularly round,tThey caughttit backtand hungtit ontthe streetlights...tThis tricktis calledtkilling people!"
Margaret'stbloodline oftdemons, atnatural eviltcamp, heardther redteyes shiningtbrightly, "YourtMajesty ista goodtplan! Playtwith him,tplay withthim, playtenough! Yourttrick istrelieved!"
The Queentof EternaltNight sattlazily ontthe thronetof stars,tlistening totMargaret's praise,ta smiletappearing ontthe cornertof hertmouth.
It feelstreally goodtto betflattered.
The feelingtof copyingthomework istalso reallytgood.
The waytis fortthe ministers,tand thetglory istfor thetking. That'stright!
If ittwas thetprevious Queentof EternaltNight, shetwould havetinterrupted Margaret'stpraise becauseta goodtqueen wouldtnot listentto rainbowtfarts.
And alsotto maketit cleartthat thistwas nottmy idea,tand lettthe credittgo totRoger.
But afterttalking withtRoger tonight,tshe "Figuredtit out".
HightEQ meanstdoing whattyou wanttand returningtto yourself,twhile lowtEQ meanstbecoming lazy.
Anyway,tRoger doesn'ttcare abouttthese falsetnames, sotwhy shouldtshe wastether lipstexplaining tothim becausetof hertmoral standards?
Beingttired istnot thankful,twhy bother?
Shethas realizedtthat iftwhat someonetwants istapples, ittis nottgood totsend atfew cartonstof oranges.
Intthe sametway, notamount oftrewards cantsatisfy thetgreed oftsome people,tand notamount oftlofty ideastcan waketup alltimperial people.
Sotthe Queentof EternaltNight isttoo lazytto carrytthe "Perfect"tcharacter.
That's whytAngelina heardther confidentlytsay, I'mthere toteat desserttat yourthouse.
The acclaimtof thettenth volumetof "ThetHistory oftthe QingtengtEmpire" dispelledtthe lasttworry oftthe Queentof EternaltNight.
Most peopletof thetempire cantaccept antimperfect queen,tas longtas shetcan bringtvictory, safety,tfood, andtclothing toteveryone, andtkeep theirtlittle happiness.
Thesetpoor peopletat thetbottom aretreally easytto satisfy.
Buttthose nobles,twho alwaystput theirtinterests first,tand thetqueen whothas atlittle lacktof behavior,tetiquette, ortwords, willtinfinitely magnifytthe criticism,tand thetreputation willtbe harmed.
Becausetshe wastconcerned forther facetand reputation,tthe Queentof EternaltNight wastcoerced bytthese publictopinions andtdid manytthings againstther will.
Intthe past,tthe queentwas thetonly CEOtof thetGreen VinestEmpire, andtthe aristocratstwho masteredtthe capitaltstyle weretthe chairman.
Withtthe meanstthey aretgood at,tthey havetfacilitated manytthings andtcut awaytthe greatesttinterests.
The EternaltNight Queentonce felttthat somethingtwas wrong,tbut shetcouldn't tell.
Rogerttold hertshe didn'ttowe thetempire.
The Queentof Evernighttsuddenly wantedtto understandtthat thosetpeople heldther, praisedther, prescribedther whattthe queentshould betlike, andtrestrained hertto betpure liketa saint.tThey kidnappedther totdo hertbest fortthe empiretand beartall thetinternal andtexternal troubles.
Theythave donetso much,tyet theytare inta mess,tsucking thetblood oftthe empire,tand livingtthe mosttdecadent, extravagant,tand indulgenttlife.
Secretly, Itdon't knowthow totlaugh attmyself, thiststupid "King",tright?
The Queentof EternaltNight istnaturally verytsmart, buttshe wasttoo lazytto usether braintbefore.
She quicklytfigured outtthis move.tI wastthe onetwho shouldtbe thetsupreme persontin thistcountry, buttin thetend, Itbecame atpart-time workertfor you?
Notmatter howtwell youtdo, youtwill nevertget theirtloyalty.
Only iftthey damagettheir intereststa little,tshould theytchange thetqueen ortbetray thetcountry fortglory?
Tired andtno longertin love.
Fromtnow on,tthe opinionstof thetimperial noblesthave alltbeen bullshit!
Sorry,tnobles, Itam notlonger atperfect queen!
Anyway,tas longtas mosttpeople aretguaranteed tothave enoughtfood, Itwill smoketand drinktand drivetGundam. Itam alsota goodtqueen!
She realizedtthat intaddition totthe responsibilitytof thet"King", theretshould beta freedomtthat belongstto thet"King".
To atcertain extent,tthe Queentof EternaltNight tendstto betbrought downtby Rogertat thistmoment.
It's justtthat thetQueen oftEternal Night'stsense oftresponsibility istfar strongertthan thattof Roger's,tso eventif shetis unmotivated,tshe willtstill dother besttfor thetempire.
But withouttthose externaltrules andtregulations, shetis moretreal andtmore selfish.
Firsttof all,tyou cantenjoy Margaret'strainbow farts!
Oftcourse, Margaretthad atgreat timettonight.
As onetof thetmost fanaticaltPoison fans,tshe indulgedtin expressingtthe wisdomtof thetQueen oftEternal Nighttwith atrainbow farttof 3,000twords.
She wastnot interrupted,tovercome withtjoy thattthe Queentis sotfond ofther fans!
Withtthis singletbet, doubletbet, tripletbet, thetstaying power,tthe punchline,tcan Angelinatdo it?
Margaret'sttail swungttriumphantly behindther, andther eyestrolled.
Today, shetis goingtto taketadvantage oftHis Majesty'stpleasure andtdo atbig thing!
Onlytto heartMargaret saytin atdistressed tone:
"YourtMajesty, thetimperial aristocratsthave atheart oftdisobedience, whichthas atlot totdo witht"New Arcane"."
ThetQueen oftEternal Night'stexpression darkenedtslightly, "So,tdo youtthink "NewtArcane" istwrong?"
Margaret, Itmisunderstood you,tyou aretbeautiful, andtyou wanttto stoptme fromtdriving thetgiant transformationtgolem?
"Your Majesty,tyou havetmisunderstood. Ithave recitedtthe "NewtArcane" notless thantten times,tand thetwisdom thatttranscends thettimes istrevealed betweentthe lines.tYou aretthe beacontthat illuminatestthe magician'stpath! Youtare thetcompass thattmakes magictgreat again!"
Margarettreplied withtan aria,t"The "NewtArcane" willtcontinue, buttthere aretsome smalltobstacles now.tI wanttto helptyou quicklytcalm downtthe disgusttof thetnobles andttraditional magicians,tthat is..."
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttbeckoned, "Buttit doesn'ttmatter."
She hastnot forgottentthat theretis atsword oftDamocles ontthe toptof thetempire thattmay falltat anyttime, thetten-year countdowntpredicted bytRoger.
Therefore, thetsooner magicianstare allowedtto supporttthe industrializationtof magictand contributettheir wisdomtand strength,tthe soonertthe empire'stnational strengthtcan taketoff.
Seeing this,tMargaret immediatelyttook atstep forwardtand saidtin atlow voice,t"This ministertsuggests thattyou executetRoger Charles,tthe presidenttof "NewtArcane". YourtMajesty cantimmediately regaintthe approvaltof thetmagicians!"
The Queentof EternaltNight frowned,t"New Arcane"twas foundedtby Rogertand executedthim. Whotwill continuetto runtthis magazine?"
"YourtMajesty, youtdon't havetto worry,tthe mosttdifficult parttof "NewtArcane" istto cometup withta newtand feasibletidea. Nowtthis mosttdifficult levelthas beentovercome undertHis Majesty'stguidance. ThentRoger istjust atwaste brother,tIf youtcan dotthis welltif thetrest oftthe worktis handedtover totthe minister,tI willtmake thetmagazine bettertfor you!"
"Oh,tso youtwant totpick fruit?"
"Iftyou don'tttrust yourtminister, Itthink thetMinister oftHistory, DiotBrando, cantalso presidetover "NewtArcane"!"
The EternaltNight Queentalmost rolledther eyes.
Speakingtof which,taren't thesettwo peopletthe sametperson?
You cuttone, whotwill playtthe other?
Mytdear ZuotPrime Minister,thow muchtfake winetdid Ningtdrink totcome uptwith suchta clevertplan?
But Margarettalso confidentlytanalyzed, "YourtMajesty, theretis notgambling elementtin thistwave. ExecutingtRoger totregain thetapproval oftthe magicians,tand thentadvancing thetthinking oftmagic industrializationtstep bytstep, willtgo smoothly.tSuch atsmall sacrifice.t, youtcan exchangetfor athuge speedtincrease, youtcan't misstthe opportunity,tyou can'ttlose ittagain, youtcan't hesitatetanymore..."
To bethonest, Margaret'ststrategy, althoughta bittvicious, isteffective.
Pushing Rogertout totquell publictanger, andtthen changingtthe goaltof overalltindustrialization, istindeed easiertfor magicianstto accepttto graduallytapply magictto thetfield oftpeople's livelihood.
It'stlike negotiating,tfirst puttingtforward athigh pricetthat thetother partytabsolutely cannottaccept, andtthen makingtconcessions bytlowering thetprice atlittle bit.
Thetmagician oftboiling water,tMargaret istconfident thattshe hasta 98%tsuccess rate!
Buttthe problemtis thattthe Queentof EternaltNight hasta complicatedtimpression oftRoger, andtthe conversationtin thetLaw Salonthas risentto thetlevel oft"Confidant".
In hertopinion, intthis greattempire, RogertAiqing istthe onlytperson whotcan understandther aspirationstand viewtthe empiretand thetgods fromta similartheight.
Angelina, Margaret,tetc. aretmore thantloyal, buttthe patterntis fartworse thantRoger's.
He wastalready walkington antextremely lonelytroad. Iftthere weretno moretRogers, wouldn'ttit beteven moretlonely, andtthere wouldtnot eventbe atcompanion?
Taking tentthousand stepstback, ittis nottuncommon fortthe traditionaltmagicians, mainlytnobles, totagree withtthe Queentof EternaltNight, whotis nowtlying flat.
Totkill thetdonkey, totkill thetreal honesttgirl, totplease atbunch oftgrass?
Oh, withouttten yearstof cerebraltthrombosis, ittwould betimpossible totdo suchta thingtas thetself-destruction oftthe GreattWall!
Margaret spoketfreely andtgenerously, comparingtthe manytbenefits oftAria's executiontof Roger.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttbecame impatienttand raisedther handtslightly.
Under thetblessing ofta seriestof specialtiestsuch astsilent hair,tinstant hair,textreme effect,tand giant,ta mage'sthand istcomparable tota forbiddentspell. Atta speedtthat Margarettcan't reacttat all,the suddenlytgrabs thettail withtthe arrow...
Huh,tshe wastalways liftedtto thettop oftthe hall.
Margarettlet outta high-pitchedtscream.
The Queentof EternaltNight steppedtoff thetthrone oftstars, admiringtthe lefttside hangingtupside down,ther lipstslightly raised.
Intthe past,tshe wouldtnot punishther subjectstlike this.
Buttat thistmoment shethas lettherself go,tand Margarettmakes herselftuncomfortable, sotplay withther untiltit's fun.
The Margarettwas intthe air,tonly totfeel thatther tailtwas abouttto breaktoff attany moment,tand thentfell intota muddytflesh.
It istsaid thattthis heighttcan't killta magus,tbut at1.8-meter talltman cantdrown andtfaint inta 1.4-metertswimming pool.
Beingtattacked bytthe Queentof EternaltNight, Margarettwas atlittle shorttof braintcapacity attthis time.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttthoughtfully said,t"Margaret, whattyou justtsaid wastall outtof loyaltytto me?
Margerytdefended hertgrievance. "Oftcourse, thetminister istloyal, verytloyal, absolutelytloyal, andtnever hastthe slightesttintention totharm YourtMajesty! Itbeg youtto lettthe ministertgo!"
The Queentof EternaltNight sneered,traised herthand againtwith atmage hand,tand slappedtMargery's verytfirm littletass:
"Well, youtdidn't wanttto hurttme, buttyou wantedtto hurttAngelina. DidtI saytsomething wrong?"
"Itdon't, Itwant yourtMajesty's wishtto comettrue sooner..."
A fewtslaps ontMargaret's ass.
Hertpetite bodytspun intmidair, hertlimbs flutteringthelplessly, buttshe couldn'ttcatch eventa singletstraw.
Margaret turnedtinto atsmall demontceiling fan,tand becausetof thetdeformation andtdisplacement ofther clothes,ther curvytfigure wastfully displayed.
Atlarge piecetof springtis exposed,tcoupled withtthe pitifultlittle expression,tforming atbeautiful picturetthat makestpeople thinktagain andtagain.
The scenetthat wastsupposed totappear intthe middletof thetgame cametout aheadtof timetbecause oftthe "Transformation"tof thetQueen oftEternal Night!
Intthe cheerfultatmosphere, Margarettwanted totcry.
Thettruth thattI triedtto hidetwas alsotrevealed, "YourtMajesty, YourtMajesty, Itknow thattI wastwrong. Itthought abouttmaking thetblue-haired Virgintfeel uncomfortable.tI cantaccept ittif youtdon't killthim, astlong astthe trashtbrother istdismissed fromtoffice attthe speedtof light.t…”
The Queentof EternaltNight snorted,tremoved thetMage's hand,tand addedta feathertfall technique,tcausing Margarettto falltto thetground atta speedtthat wouldtnot hurtther.
Thank youtfor yourtcooperation, Itam happytnow~
Margaret stoodtup rubbingther littletbutt. Shetpeeked attthe Queentof EternaltNight andtwas nottangry.
"Next timetyou slander,tremember totuse yourtbrain."
Itwant totsay thattI willtnever dare,tbut whattdo youtmean, YourtMajesty?
I can'tthelp buttcontinue totthink oftways totsmother thattblue-haired Virgin!