Mermaid [Interstellar]

The weather in Lanxing seems to have been very bad in the past few days. The sky looks gloomy and looks like it will rain at any time. The wind keeps blowing but the rain doesn't stop.

Alice sat on the window sill with her chin propped on one hand and stared at the sea outside the window, without even noticing that George walked in.

"His Royal Highness Cyril has sent news that His Majesty asked him to find Adolf..."

"A storm is coming," said Alice softly.

George nodded slightly, and looked out the window together. The strong wind kept rolling up the waves and throwing them into the air, and a few lightning bolts flashed faintly in the clouds.

The storm is indeed coming.

Alice turned her head and asked George, "What is Pearl doing?"

"Would you like to see her, sir?" George asked without answering.

"Looks like I haven't seen her in a while. A storm is coming...Is she going back?"

"Why don't you go see her yourself?"

"..."

Alice was silent for a long time before she said, "She seems to have remembered something... If, I mean if, she knows that she is still alive, will she be angry if I transform her into a mermaid?"

She laughed at herself and shrugged her shoulders pretending to be relaxed: "I made a decision without her consent, and now I suddenly feel that it's okay if she can't remember."

"Some things, it's useless to make random guesses." George remembered what he had done before, and what he thought was good for Alice was actually just his own opinion, "What does the other party really want—you might as well ask. "

"……I can not."

"Miss Pearl likes you very much, loves you very much, otherwise why did you get engaged in the first place?"

Alice frowned, a little unbelievable: "George, are you trying to persuade me to get back together with Pearl?"

"I didn't say anything." George closed his mouth tightly and stopped talking.

After all, Alice couldn't help but went to Pearl.

Pearl was packing up her things. When she saw Alice coming, her eyes flickered, and then she looked away from her.

"Where are you going?" Seeing Pearl packing her things, Alice couldn't help feeling flustered. She pressed Pearl's hand to keep her from moving.

Pearl's tone was flat, with a businesslike look: "As you can see, what I did during this time must have annoyed you a lot. Now that I think clearly, I was just impulsive, and I shouldn't just rely on so-called feelings Hemeng just did it rashly."

Alice stared blankly, Pearl's mouth opened and closed, his expression was indifferent, as if he was a stranger to her.

"I've decided to go back, back to where I should be, I'm sorry for the trouble you caused—"

"No!" Alice interrupted her, even if Pearl lost her memory and didn't know her, but because her instinct was still there, she had never been so indifferent to Alice, and this momentary gap made her unacceptable.

Perkake turned to ask: "Since not, then... Your Excellency Duke, what do you think?"

"I..." Alice didn't know how to answer, she hesitated for a long time, but couldn't tell the reason.

Pearl tilted her head, with a half-smile on her face: "The dream I was talking to you about, and I asked you if we knew each other before... You simply denied these things. Based on my previous memories, I am sure that I have never experienced these things before. .”

They were so close in the dream, but in reality Alice categorically denied it.

Pearl's patience, too, had its limits.

Alice took a deep breath, forced a smile and said, "I don't know what to say."

"Then just don't say it."

Pearl packed her things and wanted to step out of the room: "Goodbye."

Alice stood by the door, just not letting her out: "Wait—"

"do not want!"

The two engage in childish rounds of "yes" and "don'ts."

George who rushed over to see the situation: "..."

He nervously pressed the throbbing veins on his forehead, and cautiously gave his suggestion between the two: "Maybe...it would be better to have an open and honest talk."

Pearl glared at Alice: "I really want to, but I really don't have time now."

She shook the terminal in her hand: "My eldest sister urgently called me back—my fifth sister found it, it should be said that she came back by herself—do you want to go and have a look together first, and we can talk about it later?"

As soon as these words came out, the rhythm of the conversation was immediately mastered by Pearl.

Fifth Sister is here, and Philip may be there too.

The situation in the empire is now murky, and it's hard to say what's going on with the emperor.

Alice could only follow Pearl's lead rope and agree to her: "Okay."

Seeing that Alice agreed, Pearl knew that she hadn't read the message on the terminal just now: "His Royal Highness Philip, the Crown Prince of the Empire, happened to be there too—my eldest sister kept him."

In fact, it is withholding.

"Thank you very much." Alice breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, if Philip found her, he wouldn't have to worry that the emperor would violently accuse her of "murdering the prince" at any time.

Philip was lost to her anyway, wasn't he?

"No thanks, it should be my elder sister who you want to thank."

……

I don't know where it first spread, Marshal Adolf has been secretly executed by the emperor.

——Have you not seen her news on the official media of the empire for a long time?

This is the question in many people's minds, and it is this question that makes more people believe that Adolf has been secretly executed by the emperor.

In addition, there is a rumor circulating in a small area: Marshal Adolf was executed for murdering the prince.

——His Royal Highness has not appeared for a long time. He likes to have fun and participate in banquets so much, and now he has not seen anyone.

As for why this rumor did not spread widely, it is naturally because—compared to the Yunhaixing incident, a planet was not blocked from news at the time, and now Marshal Adolf is just a person.

The meticulous formal suit was put on Gordon, and at the moment he was reporting the current state of the empire to the emperor in detail.

After listening to his report, the emperor was speechless for a long time.

Gordon couldn't help raising his eyes and glanced at the vital signs recorder on the side, making sure that the emperor was indeed still breathing.

He knew what Cyril was going to do. The first rumor was obviously that the emperor's order had been leaked. As for the second rumor, it was just groundless speculation.

Gordon kept his eyes on his nose, his nose and his heart, quietly waiting for His Majesty's order.

"Only these?" The emperor's voice was hoarse, so low that he could barely hear it. Gordon needed to lower his body as much as possible to hear clearly.

What else should there be?

Gorden could hardly hide the panic on his face. The emperor's condition was not good at this time, because his muscles were stiff and he couldn't make too many expressions, which made it even more difficult for people to guess.

"It should be... that's all."

"Oh." The emperor replied flatly.

What does it mean?

Gorden's head turned rapidly, and the emperor's micro-expressions were already difficult to interpret, so he could only guess based on the context in many ways.

In recent years, the emperor has been raising taxes because of the huge consumption of the central government's finances. The reason why there has been no rebellion can be said to be due to Adolf's suppression.

Under the orders of the emperor, Adolf has been fighting abroad to expand the territory of the empire for him. He has laid down many autonomous planets, and reporting Adolf's name can stop children from crying at night.

If Marshal Adolf had an accident and was ordered to be executed by the emperor himself, it would be tantamount to the emperor cutting off his own arm.

If the news is confirmed, the situation may not be good.

Gordon was worried, but the emperor on the bed didn't say anything anymore.

What he and Cyril want is a relatively stable empire, which can have problems and contradictions, but it is definitely not a split rebellion.

Is the emperor not going to take back his order?

Gordon couldn't help but ask.

The emperor gave a reaction this time. He squinted his eyes halfway, and his eyes were full of light: "Let Cyril finish it as soon as possible."

Gordon froze on the spot.

"Go out, I'm going to rest."

It took Gordon a few seconds to react, and walked out with hands and feet.

The emperor still half-closed his eyes, watching Gordon walk out completely, and then completely closed his eyes.

As Gordon expected, many autonomous lords of autonomous planets could not sit still when they heard the news.

In addition to the news heard - the prince Philip was completely missing, and the second prince was wandering around, as if looking for something.

Many of these planets have just been laid down in recent decades, and there is still resistance to the empire, and they have not fully accepted it.

Gorden was very anxious. He sent Alice a message early in the morning to remind her not to be slaughtered by those autonomous lords, but she has not responded until now.

……

Of course Alice didn't respond, because she found that her terminal was completely scrapped after diving into the blue star water many times.

"It's okay, in fact, we don't use it very much." Pearl comforted her, "I also change it often."

Since the terminal cannot be used and it is impossible to call someone to "pick up" His Highness the Crown Prince, Alice can only escort it by herself.

Philip looked at the group of mermaids surrounding him, and then at the blue-faced Alice, feeling that he might not live like that.

"Long time no see, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Alice put on a half-smile.

"Long time no see." Philip answered bravely.

"I'm glad to see you alive."

"I'm glad too."

Philip was about to cry. In order to prevent him from escaping, Alice borrowed a set of shackles from her elder sister to lock him up, and dragged him to the Empire's office in Blue Star.

"You can go home soon." Alice was extremely annoyed with the Crown Prince, but she had to maintain her appearance, "Please be patient for a while."

"Where are the shackles?" Philip shook his hand.

"Where is it?" Alice didn't even look at it.

"..." Philip shut his mouth in despair.

It seems that he can only wait until he returns to Emperor Star. It is estimated that Alice will not untie his shackles until Emperor Star.