Road to Glory [Interstellar]

The moment he walked out of the tower, Royce found that Irene was already waiting outside.The opponent apparently sneaked out in the middle of the training, wearing a tight uniform specially designed for mecha coordination training, and using a military vehicle. "Sister, this is not in compliance with the regulations."

"Shut up! Get in the car!" Irene growled in a low voice.Because of excessive tension, a hissing sound came from her throat along with her words.

Unlike Royce, Irene was clearly anxious.As soon as Roycefer was in the car, she slammed on the gas to start the car, not even giving him time to sit still.

"I will take you to the palace now. Although there is no order, I guess you will want to see Her Royal Highness. The two of you always meet alone to discuss some ulterior matters... Cough, look at me, I am incoherent "Irene's words were confused, and her hands holding the steering wheel trembled slightly; it's hard for her to keep the car at a high speed under such circumstances.

"You still don't know why, do you? His Majesty the King was shot during the rape. It's really unbelievable, after all, our guards are not white-collar wages; even if they are not experienced in many battles, they have some skills. But It seems that the crowd of people dispersed the team that was following His Majesty from afar. There was a gap in the protective circle, and the thugs seized this opportunity. We still don't know the origin of the assassin, and the identity of the instigator is also different and inconclusive. Someone It is believed that it was planned by His Royal Highness, the prince who lost power, and some people speculated that it was one of the few nobles who took advantage of their power to amass wealth and felt a sense of crisis. In short, His Majesty lost too much blood. , and passed away."

"Really." Royce said softly.

Eileen glanced at him. "You seem relieved, Royce. It seems that even if you are indifferent to things other than scientific research, you still care about Her Royal Highness."

"That's not the case." Royce explained, "Only Christine is qualified for the position of supreme ruler, even though she is still young. Therefore, it must be her. I'm just worried that your majesty will not issue an edict in time, which will make the princess If His Highness comes out of nowhere, the country will fall into chaos."

"That's true." Irene nodded approvingly, "But you don't seem to be curious about the reason, could it be that you have... No, you have been soaking in the laboratory before, and then came here to meet Gusta It is impossible to have time to understand the reason when I meet with Jeff Melo!"

"Do you really think that this incident has nothing to do with the Principality of Ryan?" Royce asked back.

"If there is no relationship at all, then I will never believe it. But you also know that they are people from another planet after all; to put it bluntly, our compatriots will cherish them when they see aliens. How could it be bribed by animals?"

"Some things, even strangers who have never met before, can be done in a non-bribing way."

That guy single-handedly contributed to the disaster, but he won't be affected in the slightest.No, if it's just verbal incitement, others won't even be able to catch the evidence.

Most likely, Gustav was able to leave without any injuries.Indeed, in the matter of using words as weapons to attack people's hearts, the other party is much better than oneself.

Royce looked out the window.Right now, he only hopes to see Christine sooner.

***

Today's palace is extraordinarily quiet.The pillars made of white boulders leading to the dome of the hall are hung with thick black veils, making this solemn and quiet place seem lifeless.

There, Royce finally met Christine after waiting for an hour.

Even though he already knew about the princess's almost ruthless strength, Royce was still surprised by Christine.This young girl who lost her father two hours ago and was ordered by her father when she was in danger, could not see the slightest bit of sadness and confusion on her face at this moment.The other party has a deep relationship with His Majesty the King, and he has also heard that Christine is a very filial and gentle daughter in the deep palace; but right now, he can't even see the trace of the other party crying from that pale face .

Wearing a black velvet dress and standing on the stairs with a rigid and cold expression, the princess seemed to coincide with the young queen in Royce's memory.

"You are probably the only one who will come to see me at this time." Christine's tone showed some fatigue.

Royce bowed deeply after saluting. "I'm sorry. It's probably not a good time to talk, but I have something important to talk to you about."

"It's nothing. Of course it's business matters. Everyone was surprised and saddened by my father's untimely death, but I must complete his unfinished business. I will quickly get rid of the few nobles my father intends to weaken. Next, I will Start delegating power, just like I told you earlier." Christine smiled slightly.It wasn't even a forced smile, it was just faintly dangerous.

wrong.

Royce's heart suddenly rang alarm bells.

At this moment, Christine is as dangerous as a dormant beast in the deep forest.What's even more frightening is that even I don't know what Christine is thinking at this moment.

Although the other party was not a soft little girl, but a high-ranking person with a tough personality, but the current performance is a bit exaggerated.She literally threw away all emotion overnight.

In Royce's memory, there are actually soft fragments related to Christine.At that time, he was still studying in the lower grades of the military academy, and Christine accompanied the king to inspect. The 12-year-old princess already had the embryonic form of a stunning beauty, which made all the teenagers who had just started their love blush.Royce, on the other hand, lacked interest because he was thinking about unsolved problems, and only cared a little about the sentence he overheard.

[If these people walk with me and protect this country, then of course I will protect them too! 】

That was probably the only time Christine expressed her thoughts "outspokenly" in front of the public.After that, Christine received a few years of closed education, and after that, she always appeared in public with a calm and quiet image.However, after taking power, the opponent has become more "realistic" and has made many decisions that, although reasonable in the general environment, seem quite unreasonable.

Like the mass murder.

Recalling the past, Royce frowned.

That happened after the old king died of illness, and according to his previous life, it would happen a year later.After Christine came to the throne, those organizations controlled by nobles began to move around in order to maintain the power of their masters, and many ordinary civilians were also instigated.In order to quickly stabilize the situation, Christine designed to guide those people to gather in the square in front of the palace, and then ordered to kill everyone.

It was a really dark day.Even Royce felt chills all over when he thought of it at this moment.

Compared with then, Christine now has less prestige.If a radical decision is made at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.

On the other side, Christine was softly talking about her plans. "Returning the country to the people has always been my father's wish. As the successor, it is only natural for me to fulfill his wish. Now it seems that it is best to start with those restless nobles. "

"Is this really good?" Royce finally expressed his doubts, "I don't know much about so-called 'politics', but I think that right now you haven't established a relatively strong force, so it might not be appropriate to act rashly. "

"But my teacher is famous, isn't it? They embezzle civilian property, neglect their duties, and collude with enemy countries." Christine smiled again, but it was just a mask-like smile, and the smile was not reflected in his eyes. "Of course, I have no evidence for the last point, so I will do it after the envoys of the Principality of Ryan leave. But I will succeed. After all, I have absolute control over the army."

"Your Highness!" Royce raised his voice slightly.He finally knew where the dangerous breath he felt came from: Christine was originally the one who could make any decision for the stability of the country, but now the grief and indignation of her father's death may make her do more extreme things. !

"Are you trying to say, I shouldn't call the army for this? Because even if I could do it, it's not wise to cause an armed conflict when I just became the ruler? But... father, he must never Such a useless death! Besides, those nobles are part of the dregs of this country!"

Royce didn't answer.The other party obviously hasn't lost their minds, at least they can deduce their own thoughts according to common sense; but the other party may be determined to go their own way - if they can't come up with a better way and convince the other party.

On the other side, Christine was seldom excited: "Just like those mobs, they also have their own difficulties! At some point, they were also victims! However, the misfortune that exists on this planet and Injustice is also created by them, not by others! They suffer from it, they are the ones who caused it, the ones who ignore it, the ones who talk about it. They are mired in their own greed and evil, but they want to blame it on Mine father!"

"You are too excited, please take care of your body." Royce had to go over the line and stepped forward to support Christine, whose body began to shake.

Memories before the beginning of this life flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

In those mixed memories, Royce found what he needed.

"Would you like to hear my thoughts, Your Highness."