Chapter 151 I Report for Duty to My Homeland's Patriotic Scholar.
The Mysterious Capital, in the civilian district.
The Eternal Night Queen and Roger appeared again in the narrow alley.
At this time, many people have already finished work and returned home. So the streets are much livelier than before.
Two people suddenly appeared in mid-air, immediately attracting the attention of the people on the street who stopped to watch.
"It is Your Majesty, alive Your Majesty!"
"Oh my, Your Majesty really came to the commoner district. Wasn't that boy mistaken before?"
"Is the gentleman next to her Charles from the Night Watch?"
"Your Majesty and the commander have joined forces, could it be that there is a major incident happening here?"
"Wait, are these two really collaborating?"
The Queen of Eternal Night is undoubtedly the empire's top idol, but Roger's prestige among the people skyrocketed during the time he led the Dark Night Guard to sweep away the greedy nobles.
If he appeared alone in this area, people might not even recognize him.
But standing next to the Queen of Eternal Night, he was also so beautiful and handsome, talented and outstanding, and there was no second young minister in the Empire like him.
However, ever since someone noticed that the Queen of Eternal Night was holding hands with Roger as they teleported away, they were still holding hands at this moment.
The focus of everyone's gossip shifted from the sudden appearance of the fast Eternal queen in the civilian area to "two people working together".
The continuous discussion made Roger feel a little uneasy, and he instinctively wanted to break free.
With the popularity of the Night Queen, if a stinky man like me approaches her, will I be torn apart by jealous and fanatical fans?
Unfortunately, he was not able to break free. The Night Queen tightened her grip and prevented him from pulling away.
The queen smiled and responded to the cheers of her people. She didn't look at Roger, but she could feel his puzzled attitude. Her ears turned slightly red.
She didn't expect to be teleported from the temporary space and run into so many people.
If I had known earlier, I could have easily resolved the situation at this moment by simply adjusting the teleportation destination or using invisibility spells.
If someone saw it and got scared, withdrew their hand, it would be inconsistent with the Queen of Eternal Night's style and would also harm the image of the veteran driver!
Only little boys will feel shy because of holding hands, but a bad woman must be straightforward and face everything bravely!
"I have always been very positive and strong-minded!"
So even though she feels uncomfortable being scrutinized and talked about by people, and wants to escape from the situation, she still didn't choose the easiest option of "letting go".
But maintain this posture, while considering a suitable reason.
"This is our empire. Are you still afraid of breaking the law by holding a man's hand?"
Of course, if holding hands leads to endless analysis and manipulation, it is not something that the Queen of Eternal Night would want to do.
So, what reason is needed?
"The strategy of the Evernight Empress is very perfect and the image is very rich, but how to implement it specifically?"
Accustomed to copying homework, accustomed to recklessness, accustomed to being a worthless queen who just waves her hand to let her subordinates fill in the blanks, when faced with a PR crisis, suddenly her mind goes blank...
Oh, what should I do?
"Tianming Army."
As she was deep in thought, a reminder came from behind that only she could hear.
The tone is somewhat helpless and also somewhat indulgent.
"So this silly person not only copies homework but also needs to be reminded to answer in-class questions, isn't that right?"
Roger naturally guessed that the Queen of Eternal night had run out of words and was embarrassed standing there.
She is not like the fortune cat in a small shop, waving her hand to greet the people for a full five minutes just because she likes it.
Due to the depletion of her mental energy from the previous battle, the Night Queen couldn't hear Roger's thoughts at the moment. Naturally, her eyes lit up, and her mind was instantly clear.
Yes, Tianming Army!
Nalinair has already caught this big fish, but it has not been cooked yet. However, there is no need to continue hiding the news about the Tianming Army, and it is possible to promote it to the outside world!
Following this matter, it's easy to explain why I and Roger are here, holding hands!
"Subjects of the Empire, I believe you must be curious why Lord Roger and I have appeared here."
The Queen of Eternal Night spoke faintly with an air of majesty, and no one could tell that just a second before, her mind was completely blank.
Here are all the common people at the bottom. On the celebration day, if they can catch a glimpse of the projection of the Queen from afar, it is already the greatest fortune for them to be born in the capital city.
How could anyone have imagined that His Majesty would actually speak to them himself now?
"Your Majesty can hear our voices and care about our feelings..." Some elderly people's eyes became moist.
"Your Majesty, please speak quickly!" The young person was incredibly excited, their gossip-loving nature burning fiercely for a long time. Now, they were about to receive the firsthand knowledge from the speaker themselves. What an incredible stroke of luck!
The people's emotions were stirred up, and the Eternal Night Queen became more confident that she had successfully controlled the situation.
She declared with a proud tone, "I have just worked with the Night Watch commander, Roger Charles, to eliminate the threat of the Tianming Army to the Empire. I personally killed the founder of the Tianming Army, Charlotte Veronica, and all the key members who infiltrated the capital with the intention to cause destruction have been captured!"
The Queen of Eternal Night raised the hand she was holding with Roger high, calling out, "Let us cheer for the Empire, for the command of Commander Charles!"
"Well done Sir Charles, in playing the game!"
"Is it the Tianming Army that caused the tragedy in Ashiford City? They have actually infiltrated Odou, and I am afraid..."
"I'm afraid it might turn into another bloody night in the capital, but luckily, the Night Watch is competent enough!"
"Long live the Empire! Long live the Empress! Long live the Night Watch!"
At the beginning everyone was discussing and talking at once, but later on. I don't know who started it, and soon thousands of people on this side shouted in unison cheering, and shouting long live.
Everyone wasn't surprised anymore when the Eternal Night Empress and Roger appeared together again.
Dark Night Guard has not made their first contribution, and this time their early arrangements protected the city of Odu. It is not excessive for the Queen of Eternal Night to bestow rewards and personally commend them!
Everyone suddenly shouted together, and the commotion became very loud. The news quickly spread from one block to another, attracting more people to come out of their houses and inquire curiously.
I heard that His Majesty and Roger cooperated to defeat the Tianming Army, and more people couldn't help but join in shouting together.
Cheers of "long live" echoed from all over the city.
Any destructive activity puts the unprotected and large number of ordinary citizens at the greatest risk of injury.
Terrorists are not stupid. They prefer to cause damage in affluent neighborhoods and commercial areas where the risk is much higher than in civilian areas with limited patrols.
After turning all 500,000 citizens into skeleton soldiers, the Tianming Army was undoubtedly the fiercest foe in the eyes of the imperial people.
Nightguards can prevent trouble before it happens. Taking a preemptive approach to eliminate the Tianming Army and even killing their leaders is absolutely great news!
The Queen of Eternal Night released her hand and then let go of Roger.
It's like when a referee celebrates with a boxing winner by holding their hand up, but of course, they have to let go after the celebration. This action is natural and there's nothing wrong with it!
The Eternal Night Queen waved her hand and released one after another magical projections into the air.
Dark Night Guard captures the Tianming Army, Dio battles with Shati, and the Tianming Army fails to escape.
A series of precious real combat footage has been broadcasted.
Due to an absolute intelligence advantage, many situations may not be called battles, but rather a game of cat and mouse, with one side teasing the other.
The only battle that seems somewhat dangerous is the one happening on Dio's side.
However, it quickly turned into Dio constantly releasing magic to clean the ground, and Shati was powerless to resist.
Although there was no scene of the death blow, when the Night Queen said "take out," everyone automatically imagined the enemy leader being blasted into pieces.
Actually, it doesn't make much difference from the result.
Tianming's mentor's soul is currently an NPC getting beaten up every day in the magician's camp, her body occupied by Shana. Unless the God King takes full action, there is no possibility of reviving the sword pointing to Veronica's revival.
Such a one-sided crushing victory leaves a very pleasing image for the empire people, and greatly boosts morale.
Emotions were high, and many men took off their shirts, pounding their chests while happily saying "F*** the Tianming Army!"
Women remain reserved, blending into the crowd, only occasionally shouting out things like "Charles, you're so handsome,"I want to marry you," and "Let's hurry up and have monkey babies."
As long as there are enough people, they would have the guts to say so many shameless things.
The situation is trending out of control. The previously assigned Night Watch guards to protect Roger and Shana's tour in the surrounding area had to show up to maintain order, to prevent accidents or an attack on the Queen of the Eternal Night and Roger.
Roger stood by the side of the Eternal Night Queen, clearly having let go of her hand and no longer being targeted by everyone's arrows, but he became even more nervous.
A tremendous and continuous cheer like a landslide, with the crowd becoming increasingly dense. The black mass of people's heads surged and estimated conservatively that there were tens of thousands of people taking to the streets, sharing the joy of triumph.
Their main praise is of course dedicated to the Night Queen, it is her wise and martial leadership that led to today's victory.
However, the commanding officer Roger standing beside him is also a target of praise, admiration, respect, and gratitude from the people.
When sweeping away the aristocrats and avenging the suffering people, Roger had heard similar cheers before, but never as pure and fervent as today.
At that time, the people only felt grateful, but now that the reputation of Roger and the Night Watch has spread, everyone has greater trust and higher expectations of him.
They have truly believed that Roger Charles, the new generation of the empire, will uphold justice for them.
Of course, Roger also benefited from the influence of the Eternal Night Queen. This woman was born with the charm of igniting the enthusiasm of the masses, and the same words spoken by her would make people extra passionate and excited.
"Originally, being trusted by everyone is such a heavy pressure," Roger couldn't help but whisper.
Being stared at by such passionate people, he inexplicably felt suffocated.
He is just a very lazy insignificant person who happened to achieve some accomplishments, which is not worthy of their trust.
Stop showing off, there might be a sudden turn of events in the next round that could make you fail miserably.
"But this can also become a more dedicated motivation for you." The Night Queen swept a glance at Roger, who had an excited look in his eyes but a pale face, and could probably guess his thoughts.
She also had an experience like this - even though she had no confidence, everyone inexplicably trusted her, so she could only grit her teeth and continue to persevere.
In the end, it's these ordinary common people who lack the potential to become strong, left rolling in the mud for all their lives.
They have no other choice. As long as someone can show them hope, they are willing to give their unconditional trust and believe that person can lead them to a better tomorrow.
Even if I trusted the wrong person, it doesn't matter anymore.
Anyway, life cannot get any worse, right?
Roger's mouth twitched, he wanted to smile but couldn't, "I know this can be considered as moral blackmail, but I'm still afraid that I'll let them down..."
The weak rely on the strong to lead them in changing their situation; appealing to their sympathy and empathy in order to obtain some kind of benefit.
Although it may not be the deliberate choice of these people, from the process and results, this can indeed be regarded as moral blackmail.
However, faced with the unwavering trust in their eyes despite having seen through his true nature, Roger couldn't help but want to offer more help within his abilities.
Even if it seems impossible, challenge them to create a miracle that the world has never seen before.
The Eternal Night Empress suddenly turned around.
Amidst the overwhelming cheers she was close enough to hear his breath, but her voice seemed to be distant and ethereal as if it were far away in the sky. She said to Roger, "Don't be afraid, I believe you won't disappoint them."
"Your Majesty, this also belongs to trusting without reason..." Roger could not help but bite his lip.
Are you trying to flatter me or mock me, you worthless queen?
At this moment, he is indeed a bit flustered and subconsciously wants to vent this pressure to the empress, who has had similar experiences.
Otherwise speaking to someone else, it would definitely be considered showing off.
Because the grades are too good, I am actually afraid to take the next step and end up feeling overwhelmed!
"Who said I have no reason?" The Night Empress frowned and said seriously. "The world you want to create from the bottom of your heart is a beauty that they dare not imagine. It amazed even me, and without realizing it, you have done ten times better than the hero you were expected to be."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but laugh.
Recently, she hasn't been displaying that playful smirk on her face as usual. Instead her smile shows joy, agreement, and contentment rather than any signs of anger or humor.
It was a lonely struggle all the way and finally I discovered that the comfort of genuine heartfelt praise from his companions.
Without you, the empire wouldn't have undergone the changes or achieved the success we see today.
Therefore, let's continue to support each other along the way!
Although the road ahead is still very long and difficult, if two people face it together, the pressure will be half as much right?
A person who has always been domineering suddenly shows a gentle gaze, revealing sincere anticipation.
Roger, whose gaze had been wandering and evasive, suddenly couldn't take his eyes off the Queen and understood the emotions that the Eternal Night Queen had not expressed aloud.
Even with a magnificent and majestic imperial robe, it could not conceal the fatigue that appeared on the body of Octavia Shelley.
No matter how amazing she is, she is still a girl.
Supporting this country and even facing the inevitable deadly situation of the Seven Gods, one must show the confidence that I can resolve everything. This is the real pressure.
And I, under her protection, have only gone with the flow; how can I claim to have any right to say that I am under pressure?
"Your Majesty, please continue to trust and have faith in me, I will do better."
Roger took a deep look at the Eternal Night Queen and suddenly felt the cheers of those people becoming closer and clearer.
He took a sudden step forward, moving past the figure of the Eternal Night Queen, and faced the excited people.
You treat me like a patriot, so I will repay you like a patriot.
This empire relies on him, so he cannot always evade and retreat, right?
"Let me make an ultra-modern cake for them."
