Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

"Your Highness, the bandit leader Hals has surrendered, and all the rebels at the North Gate have surrendered."

In the evening, Duke Walker and Princess Catherine met at the palace and brought the body of Sir Hals.

"This traitor must have been frightened by the news of the loss of the East Gate, and rushed towards our army without hesitation, and was finally shot to death by archers."

Catherine glanced coldly at Hals who had turned into a hedgehog, and ordered: "Take the head of this traitor to surrender the remnants of the rebels who are still resisting."

Immediately, someone came and dragged Hals' body away to "deal with" it.

"Your Highness, Lord Rupert and several other ministers are here."

Catherine was overjoyed: "Bring them here quickly."

On the day of the rebellion, Hals personally led his troops into the palace. If it weren't for the Earl Rupert, the prime minister, who led a group of ministers to deal with Hals and won precious time for the king, the king would probably have been hard to escape the clutches of the rebels. In that case, the current situation would be much more complicated, at least Catherine would be cautious.

Therefore, Catherine was very grateful to Rupert and other ministers who held back the rebels that day. Although she had received a secret report that Hals did not dare to kill them and only imprisoned them, Catherine was still worried that the rebel leader would suddenly go crazy and do something irrational.

Another reason is that if more than half of the administrative senior officials of the kingdom were killed, it would not be so easy to form an administrative team again. At that time, how could she lead the army to the south to quell the rebellion with confidence?

Rupert and others came in quickly, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

"Quickly, please don't be polite."

Everyone was a little excited to meet again after the great change.

Rupert asked worriedly, "I wonder if His Majesty is well?"

Catherine said with a guilty look on her face, "My father is fine, and he has regained consciousness. He will return to the capital soon. But you won't blame me for attacking the city without considering your safety, right? I'm sorry."

Rupert said calmly, "Your Highness, please don't have such thoughts. Unnecessary pity is a taboo for a leader."

Several other ministers also expressed their views.

Catherine was very relieved to hear this, and came to the council hall in the palace while talking with them.

"My father ordered me to take charge of state affairs until he recovers. I wonder what advice you have for me in this situation?"

Rupert: "The most urgent task is to stabilize the people's hearts and order in the Jingyao area and restore production."

Catherine agreed: "Well, please ask the Prime Minister to draft a notice to inform the Jingyao city and nearby areas of the news of the execution of the rebels to stabilize the people's hearts."

"Your Highness, please let the army impose martial law for at least one month to pacify the local area. After the rebellion, Jingyao's political orders were chaotic and the local area was at a loss. Many people who tried to fish in troubled waters took the opportunity to cause chaos. They all need to be brought to justice." The Minister of Justice also put forward his own opinions.

"Well, this is also a very urgent matter. I will notify the army."

...

XC District is the location of the official grain warehouse of Jingyao Castle. After the royal army recaptured Jingyao, it immediately sent people to strengthen the protection of the warehouse and strictly prohibited outsiders from entering and leaving.

At this time, the sun had completely set. Due to the war, the residents turned off the lights and rested early. The nearby roads were unusually quiet. Only when soldiers patrolled could they hear footsteps.

There were two soldiers guarding the entrance of the warehouse compound. One of them yawned, "It's so boring. Hasn't the person who changed the guard come yet?"

"Stand your guard well! It's been less than two hours." The companion on the side was speechless.

"My stomach is protesting... Hmm? It seems that someone is coming over there."

Another soldier immediately shouted loudly: "Who is it? Stop!"

"Haha, don't panic, it's me." The person came over calmly and said with a smile.

The soldiers saw a chubby face clearly in the light of the torch.

"Ah, it turned out to be the supervisor, sorry."

The visitor was the official in charge of managing the granary. They had met him in the evening when they handed over the defense work. Although he was kind, he was also a small nobleman. They were not the two big soldiers who could offend him. The two bowed and apologized quickly.

"No, no, you two are supposed to be loyal to your duties. Besides, I'm here to bother you."

"What's the matter, my lord?"

"When I left in the evening, I left a very important account book in a warehouse. Oh, I have to work all night to write a report, and it has to be delivered to the palace tomorrow morning. Without this account book, I can only make it up."

"I see, let me light the way for you and help you look for it."

The warehouse manager is not an idle person, so he naturally has the right to enter and exit.

The soldier lit an oil lamp, followed the manager to the house near the door to get a bunch of keys, and entered the warehouse yard.

"Thank you for your trouble, little brother."

"It's my honor to serve you, sir."

The two chatted as they walked.

When they came to a warehouse deep in the yard, the fat manager suddenly stopped, "It seems to be this one."

"Let's go in and take a look, sir."

The two opened the door and walked into the warehouse, and then searched it carefully with the light of the oil lamp.

"It doesn't seem to be here. Let's look for it somewhere else."

"Haha, no hurry. Little brother, have you ever seen a play?"

No mistake, one song, one post, one content, one book, one forum, one 6, one 9!

The soldier was very surprised. Why did the fat supervisor ask him this? But he still replied honestly: "My lord, you are joking. Only nobles and rich people can appreciate it. How could someone like me have seen it?"

"Then let me babble with you. There are always highs and lows in a drama."

"Uh... I don't quite understand what you're talking about." The soldier was a little confused.

"There are highs and lows, and it's a complete drama." The warehouse manager's expression gradually became strange, half smiling but not smiling, half crying but not crying.

The soldier was troubled by the warehouse manager's expression. What was wrong with this guy? "Sir, let's find the account books quickly."

The supervisor ignored the soldiers and said to himself: "The protagonists in tragedies often start out smooth sailing, then fall from highs to lows, and never get out in the end."

His eyes gradually became numb, but his hands tightly grasped a small bag of food placed at the door.

The soldier became nervous and realized something was wrong. The man in front of him was really evil. He warned: "If you do this again, I will blow the whistle."

But the soldiers' warnings had no effect.

"The protagonists of comedies often take unexpected turns after the trough." The supervisor said as he began to tear the grain bags hard.

"So, is this a tragedy? Or is it a comedy?"

Just as the supervisor finished speaking, the bag was torn open, and the soldier's eyes widened in horror. The bag contained no grain at all, but sulfur. He recognized that thing.

"Stop!" The soldier yelled, realizing what was going to happen next. He drew his sword and rushed towards the supervisor.

The supervisor quickly put his hand into his pocket, pulled it out and sprinkled a bunch of powder on the soldiers.

"Ah——" Severe pain and burning sensation quickly spread to the brain. The soldier threw away his weapon, covered his eyes and struggled.

The warehouse supervisor picked up the oil lamp that fell on the ground, "Who is the protagonist of this drama?"

…

After having dinner with the ministers and generals, Catherine returned to her room in the palace to rest. The familiar layout in the room made her feel a little relaxed.

She took off her armor, took a hot bath, and put on a dress.

The princess walked to the bookshelf and picked up a book of poetry. She planned to read it for a while and then go to bed. However, she was always uneasy for some reason and could not read a single line of the beautiful passages in the past.

"Sigh - is it the recent war that makes me too nervous? I heard that many veterans' personalities become very weird when they leave the army. Catherine, Catherine, you can't be like that."

The princess walked to the balcony to take a breath of fresh air. Under the blowing of the night wind, her beautiful figure was undoubtedly revealed.

Suddenly, a bright spot appeared in the west direction of the palace. Her Royal Highness, knowing that it was the location of the granary, immediately realized that something bad had happened.

Sure enough, the bright spot expanded rapidly until the sky-high flames illuminated almost the entire XC area.