Chapter 136 He is so strong that he looks like His Majesty
A villa not far from Dio's residence was recently traded to a foreign businessman.
In the small courtyard, Shady was wearing a sky-blue dress and a wide-brimmed sun hat and was sitting leisurely on a rocking chair.
Holding a romantic love novel in her hand, she gently stirred a cup of black coffee without any sugar.
At this moment, she only looks at her appearance, she looks very much like those rich girls in the city of mystery who enjoy the bright autumn sun for too long to rest.
The slow-paced life of Veronica's royal family back then was also like this.
On the other chair, Prince Shaq of Haiguo was not as calm as he was with his big tail hanging down and soaking in a large water basin, fiddling with the water uneasily.
When preparing for the work, Shady acted like a hypersensitive and had to analyze and speculate in detail on every sign of trouble, which made her staff nervous.
Now that the action started, she began to calm down instead, and it was Shaq's turn to be a bit idle.
Shady had someone serve a cup of coffee and a plate of desserts to Shaq, and said with a smile, "I've done everything that can be done. All the variables have been included in the calculation. Just wait for the harvest."
"Yes, we have prepared so much, we will not lose!"
Shaq forced a smile to cheer up.
Although he didn't know about Shady's two-month gambling agreement, it was also a major event related to whether he could go home. It seemed that he really couldn't wait for the harvest with peace of mind.
In principle, there shouldn't be a lot of pressure to catch a target who only has the strength of a senior magician on paper.
But in the face of Shady's endless backup plans, Shaq was restricted by the contract, and he smashed using all the power he could mobilize. The sunk cost was too high, and he really couldn't afford to lose.
After all, this city of mystery is the domain of The Queen of Eternal Night. That woman has had too many incredible achievements, and she is the most difficult variable for them to control.
While they were talking, the magic communication circuit formed in Shady's ear was interrupted for a moment:
"The first special team is in place, they have confirmed that the target has left the room."
"The secret sentry has been cleared, and the space blockade and control traps have begun to be arranged."
"The second, third, and fourth teams have arrived at the designated location."
"The device spirit 'Great Wisdom' has successfully invaded, the control program is being rewritten, and it is about to take full control of the target location."
One message after another, because Shady's investigation was detailed enough and the preparations were sufficient, his subordinates carried out every step very smoothly.
Occasionally there are small obstacles, and it is within the scope of everyone's improvisation.
A backup plan that anticipates all variables can always play a miraculous effect at times like this.
"Reporting to the instructor, all preparations and arrangements have been completed, and we need only wait for the target to be caught." A core member of the Tianming Army said.
"Received, all the teams of your department are waiting in secret, report to me anytime you find something abnormal."
Shady gave the order calmly, with a strong confidence that everything is under his control.
Listening to her order, Shaq gradually stopped thinking about it.
This, perhaps it's the charisma of a leader.
All our arrangements are made after precise calculations and careful analysis. We will not fail, right?
The man is indeed worthy of being a mentor, he easily did what we couldn't do.
A mere Roger will never be able to find the Wuzhi Mountain of His Highness Shady!
But actually...
Shady's emotions were far from the calmness she showed.
If she was confident enough, she wouldn't deliberately wear the clothes she liked when she was just a little girl, trying to find the comfort of the glory days.
She didn't know why, but when she thought of this operation, she always had inexplicable palpitations and nightmares for several days in a row.
But she has no choice. The time pressure of the VAM agreement is here, and the layout has been pushed to such an extent that there is no reason to back down.
They have one and only one chance to make a call. As long as they are exposed, the security level of Aodu will rise, and the difficulty of subsequent actions will inevitably increase exponentially.
This is also the reason why Shady is so obsessed. The empire casts a huge shadow on her mind. Living under the eyes of Empress Yong Ye is not very different from dying.
So Shady's arrangements are not limited to Dio's residence.
An interplanetary communication from the abyss came in, "Report to the mentor, the investigation team has ambushed the Secret Law Association, the other party is already asking for help...The Queen of Eternal Night has responded to the call for help and has joined the battlefield!"
Before the words were finished, the magic communication became extremely unstable. There seemed to be countless magic explosions at the same time.
Then the communication was cut off.
Shady secretly felt palpitations. Is this the prestige of The Queen of Eternal Night's attack?
She is arranged under the subordinates of Abyss, and she is the elite of the Tianming Army.
At the same time, the Tianming army also paid a very high price, signing a contract with the devil to ask it to take action, their strength crushed the investigation team of the Secret Law Association several times.
As a result, as soon as The Queen of Eternal Night appeared on the stage, the situation was immediately reversed.
It's unimaginable how far that crazy woman has gone in terms of strength.
"I will never forget the lords' contributions, and the dynasty will never forget you."
Shady sighed, knowing that the men over there would not survive.
Now I can only rejoice that I have successfully lured away The Queen of Eternal Night. Their operation should be easily completed.
Luring The Queen of Eternal Night away was a crucial step for her to capture Dio, and there was only one of the legendary combat powers in the entire Ivy Empire.
As long as she's not around, Shady feels that her strength can offset all the variables and accidents that arise.
Although she can't match The Queen of Eternal Night, she still has at least one-tenth of the queen's fighting power.
As long as it's not the kind of abnormality that seems to have unlimited magic power like The Queen of Eternal Night, ordinary legendary powerhouses are nothing to be afraid of!
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In the other direction from Dio's residence, a villa was requisitioned without compensation.
Hicks has led the Night Guard here for nearly a week, monitoring all the actions of the Tianming Army in the City of Mysteries, and observing whether they act according to their plan.
To avoid additional interference in the lives of ordinary citizens after the launch.
The area seemed to be as always, but the Night Guard has cooperated with the Secret Law Association to partially activate the magic circle for city protection.
As long as the combat energy exceeds a certain limit, it would immediately send irrelevant people to evacuate.
"Unfortunately, we are not the harvesters this time."
The one-eyed sword master was playing with the eight-armed gauntlet, jumping with different weapons between his fingers. He was somewhat disappointed with this arrangement, but he was also very curious.
This time, the Dark Night Guard is only in charge of the second-line combat forces that the Tianming Army left supporting the city. For the elite combat forces of the enemy that appeared in Dio's residence, the commander said that there will be special personnel in charge.
There is nothing to say about Roger's control and prestige over the Night Guard, and Hicks will carry out his orders resolutely.
But Hicks was still very curious about who this "specialist" was.
We are clearly in control of everything, how much power does this "specialist" have to allow our commander to personally arrange for people to kill and give credit?
Hicks wasn't bragging, the Night Guard had an absolute advantage.
Relying on the non-magic monitoring equipment that is ahead of the world of Eternal Night, all actions of the Tianming Army fall under their supervision.
Watching the enemy ignorant and earnestly preparing for battle every day, the Night Guard even felt pity and pity for these returners.
Shady, it doesn't matter how many layers of backup plans you have prepared, we are all watching!
You play a set of cards, we will dismantle another set, I am sorry for you...
If it wasn't for the order from the higher-ups to take out all the big fish, many people couldn't help but want to close the net.
Fortunately, they were not made to wait too long. Shady was also facing pressure. Today, the Tianming Army and the Haiguo elite finally started their final operation.
A sky-wide net to arrest Mr. Dio is being woven. Layers and layers are extremely well-arranged, one link after another.
However, the Dark Night Guard is like a big man holding scissors, standing beside this net, ready to cut it to pieces at any time, and then recycle the broken net to replace the stainless steel basin for Her Majesty the Queen...
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Xinghan Palace.
The cabinet ministers that were waiting until the time of the meeting received the news. Today's cabinet meeting was canceled because of The Queen of Eternal Night's rush to help the abyss.
Just in case, the news about the Tianming Army and the Dark Night Guard's battle of wits and courage has a relatively high level of confidentiality. Only Roger and The Queen of Eternal Night fully grasp the inside information, and the rest of the departments are only cooperating to complete the relevant information.
Even the cabinet, apart from Roger who attended as Dio, was stunned that Queen Yongye suddenly ran into the abyss.
The little ceiling fan couldn't help but think, there are still many enemies around the empire, are they ready to open up the abyss now?
[After conquering the abyss and gathering more demons to become citizens of the empire, maybe I won't be so lonely...]
Inexplicably, she thought of the word "lonely" and subconsciously glanced at Dio who was sitting at the bottom of the conference table, and then quickly looked away.
Margaret, you are still too weak. You must have said it dozens of times, so why didn't you open your mouth to ally?
You can't be so weak anymore!
Tomorrow will be the last time!
The empress was away, and the secretary-general arranged for everyone to exchange urgent matters that required the coordination of different departments, and then announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Everyone left one by one, and Margaret called out to Roger, who was walking in front of the nearest door, "Master Dio, wait for me."
She wanted to talk to Dio about the possibility of His Majesty attacking the abyss.
Angelina, who was packing up the files, suddenly stopped.
She has heard reports from her subordinates that Margaret recently went to Dio's residence for breakfast every day.
However, at the cabinet meeting, the two of them didn't have much communication, and there seemed to be no more communication on other private occasions.
So it should be able to be defined as it's this little mixed-race devil who is shamelessly pestering Dio without restraint, right?
Hmph, the devil brand brown sugar, it's like being shameless against yourself every day. Once this little devil is entangled it will be endless.
A real lady of the empire can't do things that would cause trouble to others!
Angelina immediately felt sympathetic to Dio, thinking that Margaret's behavior could be regarded as harassment in the workplace.
The right side has always recognized Dio.
It was not only because of his talent but also because he and his younger brother have a "very good" personal relationship.
From Angelina's point of view, Roger started to work hard after getting to know Dio. In a short period, he quickly transformed from a useless younger brother to a hero of the empire. His ability and insight were like that of a different person.
This shows that Dio's influence on his younger brother must be very important. He is both a friend and a teacher, and the Charles family owes him a great favor.
After the bloody night at Odo, Margaret forced Roger to take over as the commander of the city defense army. It was Dio who took the initiative to save his brother from the disaster, thus the Charles family owed him another favor.
Angelina gave Dio several gifts, but these were not enough to repay his help to her younger brother.
So Angelina once asked Dio as a friend if he needed help.
It's a pity that Dio said that he doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking, and he doesn't have any extra things, so he needs to trouble the right minister.
Returning favors failed, but in Angelina's view, Dio was the kind of refined scholar who had no desires and devoted himself to the empire, thus his evaluation in her eyes rose again.
She got up and left with the documents in her arms. Seeing that Margaret was still twittering around Dio, she felt a little angry.
As the chief minister of the cabinet (the right minister is higher than the left minister, so it is correct to say that), she has the responsibility to ensure the atmosphere of the cabinet, and there must be no situation where seniors bully newcomers.
So Angelina walked three steps away from the two of them and coughed a few times to show her presence.
"Master Right is it not good for you to eavesdrop on others like this!" Margaret turned her head provocatively, staring at the blue-haired Virgin.
Roger looked over with puzzled eyes. My sister is not the kind of person who casually interrupts other people's conversations.
Angelina ignored Margaret and said to Roger, "Dio, the cabinet is not a place outside the law. If you encounter any unfair treatment, just tell me, and I will uphold justice for you."
"Angelina, you're thinking too much. It didn't happen as you imagined." Dio replied with a smile, realizing that she misunderstood that she was being bullied by the small ceiling fan.
Margaret burst into a rage when she heard the insults, what does the blue-haired Virgin mean by slandering me and bullying others?
But compared to anger, her emotions were more flustered.
Is this the first time that Margaret heard that Lord Dio and the Blue-haired Virgin are close enough to call each other by their first names?
When exactly did that blue-haired Virgin run in front of her without making a sound?
On weekdays, she would retort and quarrel with Angelina, but at this time she was only thinking about little things, things as the relationship between Lord Dio and Angelina.
Here, Angelina reminds me that seeing Margaret lowering her head and looking very guilty, she felt that the purpose of deterrence had been achieved, and bowed gracefully, "It's fine if nothing I'm worried about happens, I won't bother you for now. Dio is free to come to the Charles Mansion, I will treat you well."
Roger smiled awkwardly, yet politely, and thought to himself that I am very familiar with the Charles House, so I don't need your hospitality.
From the beginning to the end, Angelina left without looking at Margaret.
Margaret lowered her head and didn't care about Angelina's provocations.
"Lord Prime Minister Right, do you still want to continue discussing the possibility of the empire invading the Demon Realm?" Dio's voice brought Margaret back to reality.
At this moment she was in a daze, there was no one left in the main hall after the political debate, aside from the two of them.
She raised her head, but compared to her usual proud and confident expression, the light in her eyes was extremely dim at the moment, and she whispered, "Master Dio, can you walk with me?"
"Yes." Roger didn't refuse.
He felt that something was wrong with Margaret's state. Could it be that she was sad because she was slandered by Angelina?
She's not so fragile, is she?
However, now that I'm going back to act with Instructor Tianming, let's stay with her for a while and not shock the child.
The two of them strolled to the outside of the palace.
But after walking out of the palace, Margaret still looked preoccupied and never spoke.
"You didn't just drag me to count the steps together, did you?" Roger asked half-jokingly.
With a hesitant and tangled expression, Margaret showed a kind of determination, and summoned up her courage to say, "Can I also call you Dio?"
Roger froze for a moment.
He thought, this little mixed-blood devil is too narrow-minded, what does Angelina have, you also have, right?
He rubbed his forehead helplessly, "Of course..."
Margaret was sensitive to his emotions and added, "Don't pity me, if this will cause you trouble, we can just maintain the current relationship, I... I won't have breakfast every day to bother you."
Because of her loneliness since she was a child, Margaret seldom thought of others.
But Angelina's reminder made her realize that her behavior may already be a burden in the eyes of others.
Her voice became smaller and smaller, her head drooped down, her tail drooped down as well, and her two little hands grabbed the hem of the skirt so hard, and her skin was so white that it was almost transparent.
It was the first time Roger discovered that the left-hand man of the empire seemed to be covered in thorns all over. He was so thin and petite. He was at a loss when facing the people he cared about, like a helpless child.
Maybe because she didn't have a childhood, she is an idiot in some respects and has never had the chance to grow up, so she is so childish.
Luo Jie suddenly felt sorry for her, unconsciously lowered his voice, and said softly, "There may indeed be troubles. That is, I already consider you a friend. But I don't know yet. Do you need a friend like me?"
"Of course I need it!" Margaret blurted out.
It turns out that if we eat and chat together like this, we are already considered friends.
Roger couldn't help chuckling, "Then it's only natural to call each other by name, Mary?"
The little devil's body trembled slightly, and he slowly raised his head. Seeing Dio's serious expression, his beautiful red eyes gradually regained their brilliance, and she said in surprise, "Thank you, Dio...I, I am very happy, I thought you would choose Angelina."
Roger spread his hands frankly, "There is no need to make a choice, she and I are also friends."
Margaret suddenly looked extremely confused, and subconsciously told the truth, "How can you do this?! I will not be friends with her! What I asked of you was to help me win over Angelie from Her Majesty Na's favor!"
"I'm friends with her, it has nothing to do with whether you are friends with her or not." Roger said seriously, "It's like, you want to win Her Majesty's favor, and it has nothing to do with Her Majesty's impression of Angelina. It is the same relationship."
It's very simple; if another person were to relay this to Margaret, she would not have the patience to listen.
The little devil and the blue-haired Madonna are incompatible existences. Sooner or later, there will be me without her, and there will be her without me!
But Dio was her chosen friend, the only friend she had grown up with. Margaret listened to what he said.
"It seems... is it true? I don't need to compete with Angelina?" The little devil followed Roger's train of thought and found that he seemed to have been cornered before, and then fell into self-doubt.
If that's the case, what hammer have I been fighting Angelina with, for so many years?
Luo Jie was afraid that she would not be able to accept this fact, so he couldn't think about it for a while, so he interrupted her thinking at the right time, "In short, as a friend, if you want to win more favor from His Majesty, I can help you."
"Really? That's great. It won't cause you any trouble, right?" Margaret was full of surprise and instantly forgot about Angelina.
I waited for so long, hesitated for so long, didn't I just want Dio's promise?
"Friends are meant to help each other, besides, it's just a matter of raising a finger," Roger said nonchalantly.
He didn't explain it, but it's still the same reason. Winning His Majesty's favor and suppressing Angelina are two completely unrelated things.
But such a promise was enough for Margaret. She said earnestly, "I don't seem to have anything to help you at the moment, so I'll treat you to lunch. You can choose the restaurant."
Roger hadn't answered yet, and suddenly there was a warning sign in his heart. He found that the surrounding street scenes seemed to be distorting, and the hustle and bustle of the city were getting farther and farther away from him.
Oops, I was too focused on the chat and forgot that I still had a date with the Tianming Army.
It seems that because she went home too slowly, Shady directly activated the backup plan and intercepted herself halfway.
Moreover, can this way take away the head of one more little half-blood devil?
"My mentor, aren't you a little too greedy?" Roger whispered.
Margaret also vaguely sensed something and pulled Roger's robe, her voice a little trembling, "Dio, have you noticed that the environment here is not right?"
She has seen different directions, subtle but powerful magic fluctuations, and an extremely short battle is breaking out.
At the same time, she found that her guard could no longer be contacted.
"Don't worry, you can just cast protective magic on yourself next." Roger's tone was calm.
"I'm a magister, and you're a high-level magician. It's up to me to protect you." Margaret said loudly in disbelief, and at the same time, she was emboldening herself.
Not far away, Shady had already appeared with the elites of the Tianming Army and sea country, the weapons in his hands were dripping with blood.
They were the ones who solved the defense forces protecting Margaret.
"Are you sure? I'm just a senior magician."
Roger asked softly, not only to Margaret but also to the people who showed up on their initiative.
At the same time, he no longer hesitated and activated the Demon Emperor's order.
Please come to the queen's body!
The magical power beyond legend appeared on him, directly making his body overcome gravity, floating into the air, it seemed to be observing Shady who showed an unexpected expression.
"Dio is so strong that he looks like a king..."
Margaret looked up at Roger's figure, her beautiful eyes sparkled.
Because of this familiar strength of magic power, she feels inexplicably at ease and has 120% trust in Dio.
So just as he instructed, just apply protective magic to yourself, and not be a motivator for him to fight.
"Action!"
Although the combat effectiveness of the target exceeded expectations, Shady's appearance was a reason to offset these variables.
Abandoning the ambush and taking action in advance prevents The Queen of Eternal Night from returning from the abyss.
Other than her, no matter who you are, I will meet them and suppress them!
However, the intensity of the magic power on Roger was still rising, as if there was no end to it, Shady's smile turned stiff.
Oops, is this another fort with unlimited magic power?
Roger's fingertips shone, as a playful smile emerged.
Master, you have finally shown your strength.
