Chapter 98 The Queen's Afternoon Tea Invitation
A new day, the city of mysteries, the military.
The day after Tasika teleported here.
From the moment she walked out of the space gate, she received the highest level of reception from Margaret, the No. 2 figure in the imperial military, and she was warmly cared for in every possible way.
Under Margaret's restraint, the imperial people also behaved quite politely.
Some people are amazed at her dragon horns and tail, as well as her amazing beauty. It is inevitable to look at her twice, but it doesn't stop there.
Contrary to what she was worried about before, there was no racist incident.
She is quite free to move around here and she didn't see a sign saying "Beastmen and dogs are not allowed to enter".
Under the deliberate arrangement of Margaret, the Green Vines Empire, which has been promoted as a barbaric and brutal empire, shows its polite, elegant, enlightened, and atmospheric side.
It's at least much cuter than those elves who are in the Seven Gods camp.
The arrogance and rudeness of those pointed ears made Tasika never want to go to Gaia's Forest again.
Of course, Tasika was happiest when she saw Lord Charles again.
In reality, he is still as handsome as ever.
He didn't show the strong and domineering aura of that day.
Even as the top person in charge of the "Orc Kingdom Reconstruction Team", he was humble and personable, willing to listen to her and the other members of the team's opinions, and only made decisions at the most critical points.
She thinks that Lord Charles is hiding.
Just like the remarks she overheard, before the battle outside Serena, people thought that Roger Charles was a scoundrel who was unable to fight.
Heh, some ignorant and parochial folks were easily deceived by Lord Charles' performance!
Lord Charles was alone suppressing the magical power of the allied orc army.
He is probably the second most powerful person in the Empire under the Queen of Eternal Night.
Every day he keeps a low profile and plays with you. Are you serious?
Interesting!
Tasika summed up the contrast of Roger's image as follows:
When I first met him, the powerful Lord Charles I saw was super aggressive and wanted to slap me...
At this moment, Lord Charles disguised as an ordinary aristocratic young master is super cute and I want to fuck him...
In a word, Lord Charles is number one in the world, and it doesn't accept refutation!
However, most of the time yesterday was spent in meetings and, in her little spare time, she was also haunted by the left minister Margaret, and she never had the opportunity to talk to Lord Charles alone about the pain of parting, which made Tasika very uncomfortable.
Roger: I saw you only yesterday, isn't that enough?
So he wouldn't take the initiative to create an opportunity to contact Tasika alone.
And Margaret felt that a strategy similar to that of Tasika was still very effective.
Both of them are of mixed blood, and they are both ethnic minorities in the Mystery City.
Tasika was worried about being discriminated against and bullied, so Margaret sympathized with her to get close to her, taught her little tricks to avoid those bad things from happening, and said she would cover her.
This petite mixed-race little devil has social emotional intelligence, good looks, and high status.
When she showed her kindness, it was hard for the embattled Princess Tasika to refuse.
But gradually, since the appearance of Lord Charles, Margaret's meticulous care for her has made her feel "excessive enthusiasm and thoughtfulness".
It is similar to the feeling of social anxiety when entering a place with many people.
The face-to-face service is too much, and she always feel ashamed, it is better to keep a little distance.
But as a princess in distress from a defeated country, Tasika didn't dare to offend the real chancellor of the Empire.
She was also afraid that she would behave inappropriately, cause trouble to Lord Charles, and create an enemy that she shouldn't have.
She can only pretend to be a snake and respond politely.
She's very tired.
At the negotiating table, Tasika has to split interests with the Empire. Under the negotiating table, she has to be careful to show her cuteness in front of Margaret. It's tiring.
The little devil is very good at chatting, and the topics she finds are quite clever but, compared to the night when she talked about a bright future with Lord Roger, there wasn’t any inner satisfaction.
I miss him so much...
The next day, there was still a meeting to discuss the remaining strategies from last night.
Lord Charles changed into light-gray casual clothes, which made him look more handsome.
Even though there were so many people in the conference room, Tasika's eyes still secretly fell on him.
Only he is the light that dispels her despair.
During the banquet, Tasika also tried to cast a few help-seeking glances at Roger, hoping that the lord could take her by his side and separate her from Margaret's enthusiasm.
But Roger didn't realize that the signals were “asking for help” and instead thought that Tasika was grateful for the preferential treatment given by the Empire.
After all, Roger was full of surprise when he saw Margaret's whole performance.
Just like what he complained about with his sister last night, Roger thought that, when he entered the military, he would be in a living hell.
Margaret would make things difficult, his staff would ignore him and he would have to carefuly protect Tasika from being bullied and then he would struggle to advance his indirect rule over the orc tribe...
But the shrewd demon didn't care as much as in the game.
Roger is in charge, that's all.
Roger made a suggestion and everyone discussed and analyzed it in a business-like manner.
Roger was late to deal with the matter over at the Ice Room, so she will coordinate a new meeting time for him.
Margaret, the deputy, didn't say it was perfect, but she didn't make things difficult for them, discriminate against them, or deliberately pick on them...
Roger must be thankful, right?!
He guessed that because he saved the Queen of Eternal Night once, this Poison Weifan had a little love for him.
I thought I had to endure the humiliation, go deep into the enemy camp, and go to the meeting alone...
It turned out that they were all friendly troops, and everyone moved forward smoothly with laughter.
Margaret and Roger gave each other faces.
Thanks to the efficiency and professionalism of the Imperial Army, the entire agenda moved very quickly.
After working together, Roger's evaluation of Margaret improved a bit...
Small ceiling fans are still sensible and know how to advance and retreat.
As long as she can become the true ideal of the Queen of Eternal Night, not be self-righteous, and be more loyal, maybe she can avoid her tragic ending in the game, and add another fearless ruthless person to the historic road of the magic industry...
Roger was already thinking about finding an opportunity to help Margaret in the future, or even accept her as a comrade.
At this moment, Margaret was preparing to ambush Roger and take away Tasika in front of him!
Margaret felt that she had done her best for Tasika and the orc tribe.
She needed the protection of four major guards, and she secretly sent a fifth person to improve Tasika's safety.
She needed intelligence support, and she promised to help Tasika train a group of sparrows.
She needed to collect the activities funds of the tribe and support from all kinds of talents, and she also dispatched all of the most elite personnel, absolutely not perfunctory.
In short, there are still many details. She believes that Tasika must have seen it and can understand that she is sincere and good to her, while Roger was just using her in exchange for Her Majesty's trust!
And the pace of the two-day meeting was controlled by her, Margaret!
Compared to that slimy bastard Roger, who can't speak without being asked, my style is fully revealed!
Even if that trashy brother was able to make the first move, after my unremitting efforts, it is self-evident who the balance leans towards in this simple princess' heart, right?
Can your Lord Charles do all of the above?
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the meeting was adjourned.
Margaret specially arranged the most popular afternoon tea in Aodu to liven up the tense atmosphere.
Ever since Mr. Dio Brando set the precedent of drinking tea at three o'clock, it was quickly carried forward by the military and Mrs. Mosconi and spread throughout the upper class of the imperial capital.
Soon the waiter added tea, and Margaret introduced some of her favorite desserts to Tasika, and took the initiative to teach her "the best way to eat."
Tasika had a sweet smile and grateful eyes, but when Margaret wasn't paying attention, Princess Half-Dragon's heart chased Lord Charles and left the conference room.
The furthest distance in the world is not physical; I am in front of you but there is a little devil stuck in the middle.
Tasika knew that Margaret also had good intentions. At least when the staff opposed giving the orcs too much autonomy, she always stood firm on her side.
Her over-enthusiasm should be because Odu rarely has a mixed race like her.
Of course, Tasika knew about Green Vines, a powerful orc neighbor, and knew that this country still values its aristocratic status and its blood.
Although after the unification of the Seventeen Kingdoms, the Queen of Eternal Night ihas been working hard to eliminate this tradition, everything takes time.
At this time, to most people the Empire and imperial people were still the original Five Elements Provinces and the native people.
It takes time for the Seventeen Nations to agree to the Green Vines's rule, and it also takes time for Green Vines to accept the Seventeen Nations.
For a half-blood demon orphan like Margaret, it is very hard to stand firm in the imperial court, right?
Enduring her impatience, Tasika tried to empathize with Margaret to make her feel better...
But I still want to be with Lord Charles (＞﹏＜)
Tasika couldn't imagine that Margaret's original goal was to "snatch" her from Roger's side.
But one thing she guessed right, she is indeed a rare "friend" that Margaret can communicate with.
Margaret was an orphan, raised by the Queen of Eternal Night, and she received training in magic, military, and espionage since she was a child.
She is a fanatical supporter of the Queen, a half-blooded devil, and a careful eye. In the world, she has only subordinates and collaborators, and no close friends.
Of course, she felt that she didn't need those things.
The Queen of Eternal Night is her sun. As a little sunflower, as long as she can bathe in the Queen's light, will be satisfied.
But, no matter what kind of intelligent life it is, desires such as communication, bragging, and pretending are all basic needs.
Margaret didn't usually chat, but she talked a lot with Tasika. The other party was obedient and good-looking, like a beautiful doll. No matter what she said, "Wow, you're so good." rippling.
She thought she was trying to manipulate Tasika but, before she knew it, Tasika had already flipped the script.
After the rippling, Margaret wanted to teach her that, they both have mixed blood, but she is the left minister of the Empire and she is a defeated princess, so what is the difference?
The difference is that she follows the invincible Queen, but she doesn't!
So Margaret unknowingly pretended:
"Her Majesty especially likes this refreshment, and I specially learned the recipe from her."
"Look at this space bracelet of mine, it is a gift from Her Majesty. It has a constant temperature and humidity formation in it, and the iced watermelon is especially good! Try it!"
"This communication bell goes directly to Fenglingyue Shadow Palace. Anything I want to say can be reported directly to Mrs. Mosconi, who will forward it to Her Majesty as soon as possible. This is trust!"
Tasika kept smiling, Zuo seemed very interested, and unconsciously found out...
When Margaret mentioned Her Majesty, the things she said were the same as when she thought of Lord Charles.
This discovery suddenly made her feel that the left minister of the Empire is not so annoying anymore.
Although we are not following the same person, I can understand your mood right now.
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Outside the conference room, Roger stroked the letter with his hand and replied "Yes" with a strange expression.
Immediately, a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth unconsciously.
The Queen of Eternal Night invited him to have afternoon tea together even though there was no valid reason.
Roger couldn't help but think of this sudden invitation.
The Queen of Eternal Night is a workaholic. Contact with her is either at a cabinet meeting when she has political affairs to discuss, or she simply goes to war.
In short, she is either busy or she is on the road.
Naturally, Roger didn't dare to use the voice transmitter to beg to see Her Majesty. If he walked through the back door of his sister, he would be slapped to death by her.
That's why he was surprised when he saw the news that the Queen of Eternal Night just sent.
To inform him to come to Fenglingyue Shadow Palace the content was two words: drink tea.
So this is simply drinking tea, or just chatting while drinking tea, or just taking a look at him while drinking tea and chatting?
Well, it must be very simple, let's not think more!
In this way, it can be regarded as a lot of contacts, in addition to the relationship between superiors and subordinates, there is little...
The possibility of friendship?
Roger was thinking about his relationship with Her Majesty as if there was a sign of a small step appearing.
Suddenly, the smirk at the corner of Roger's mouth subsided, showing a terrified expression:
[Oops, just thinking about it here is a waste of time, I should go straight to the appointment!]
It was an invitation from the Queen. He didn't go directly but was thinking randomly here...
There is nothing more stupid than this!
He hurriedly stepped on the long-distance insoles and teleported to the coordinates where the Queen of Eternal Night had temporarily permitted him.
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Fengling Moon Shadow Palace.
In the afternoon, the sun was just right, and in the shady courtyard, the Queen of Eternal Night sat on the swing, tapped her toes on the ground, and swayed gently with the vine branches.
Holding a biography of the third dean of the Royal Academy of Magic in her hand, she read it quietly and calmly, showing a thoughtful expression from time to time.
This dean was not particularly strong, and he didn't have any outstanding achievements during his tenure.
But he had one specialty: he was especially good at enlightening students who were not gifted with magic and lifting them to a height that they shouldn't have reached.
All in all, this is a dean who can raise the lower limit of apprenticeships.
The Queen of Eternal Night had never read this biography before, and she flipped it over by accident before adding it to her reading list.
Subconsciously, she was already worried about the strength of a certain trash younger brother and wanted to find some inspiration from the success of her predecessors.
Strength is not only the basis for serving the Empire but also the basis for his safety.
In front of her was a round oak table, with a pot of tea and two dishes of snacks on it.
The Queen touched the temperature of the teapot and raised her brows.
The water is cold, why hasn't that guy arrived yet?
You won't promise well, making me wait, will you?
The Queen of Eternal Night was a little unhappy, and her self-confidence was also a little unstable.
That's right, even Her Majesty has no reason to have no beginning or end, and suddenly invited a courtier to have afternoon tea...
Always come after finishing the work at hand, after all, she's just a queen...
There seems to be something wrong! Dare to be late when invited by the dignified queen?
The magic light flashed from her hand, and the water temperature returned to the right temperature for making tea.
It also reached a temperature that would burn if it splashed on the face.
At this moment, a special door opened in front of her.
At the coordinates she authorized a teleportation, currently, only one person has permission.
