heavy fog

Chapter 127

Foggy streets, dimly lit.

The sound of horseshoes reverberating on the pavement seemed to be hasty and frequent. Listening through the window, it was dense like the sound of rain.

"The Dark Blue Kingdom..."

The heavy curtains were pulled down heavily, blocking the looming busyness in the thick fog.The king's face was livid, and he strode to the table, picked up a document and threw it at his subordinate who was standing obediently.

"This is your intelligence? Tell me swearingly that the Night Feather Legion will be transferred, and the flagship Andos will follow the Prime Minister to the battlefield. Now is a great opportunity for the restoration of the royal family?!"

The nobleman's face was a little red when he was photographed by the document, so he quickly took three steps back and lowered his head.

Everyone knows that when the king is angry, any attempt to justify will deepen the guilt.

——For many years of confrontation with the ruling party of the Deep Blue Kingdom, the restoration forces are exhausted physically and mentally. They have learned the experience and lessons of the royal restoration and confronting the cabinet for many years, but they can't do anything about this ruling party.

When your opponent plays cards unreasonably, when your opponent's thinking trajectory has been wandering in a different dimension, how can you predict your opponent and preemptively strike?

"There is evidence that the Deep Blue Star Research Institute still has a large number of mechas. It is a good thing that the Night Feather Legion is not moving. At least we have a good understanding of this force. If it is replaced by the troops or mecha operators secretly cultivated by the Prime Minister, it will take time to find out. Investigating information—" The owner of this house, a hereditary nobleman of the Deep Blue Kingdom, added cautiously by the side.

"Then why are the officers we control and bribe all trapped in the Port Royal base?" The king scanned the room with sharp eyes, and everyone lowered their heads.

The chill creeps up from the soles of the feet.

This feeling is like standing on the street, and the cold fog fills the nose, nose and chest cavity.

In the magnificent city of Meredith, there are countless gorgeous statues that can be called works of art, and they can be seen on the pillars of every building, but the numerous failures experienced by the Restoration Party in the past few decades are enough to let them know, The city, which is controlled by the ruling party in the cabinet, is full of eyes.

Cyrus's political opponents, except for the Royal Restoration Party, are basically not successful.

Because the forces that could threaten the ruling party are all dead...

The prime minister doesn't care if someone opposes him, he is even willing to see a banner raised against the ruling party, which can always gather a large number of disaffected bureaucrats and nobles.

Dictators are well aware of the back pressure of the human heart.

The political scene of the Deep Blue Kingdom seems to be free and free, and there is no trouble of being attacked by the news media, but in fact, the entire city of Meredith is under the control of Cyrus, so that dissatisfied people who seek interests can gather instead of letting them dare to be angry. It is said that it will be cleaned up at that time. Only the Restoration Party can see this kind of trick most clearly.

Because every few years, their power will suffer and be cleaned up.

At first, the royal family thought that other political parties were responsible for their death, and when they were killed, their side was unlucky to be involved, but once or twice... the diehard restorationists who survived all understood that this was the intention of the ruling party. They sat back and watched the royal family expand and develop, but It is also fixed and organized like pruning the garden every year.

After all, the royal family is different from other political forces, and Cyrus will not uproot the Restoration Party.

——No one intends to kill the king directly, so it is not a small issue of government re-election, but a change of political system. Such a big change will attract the attention of the people of Deep Blue Kingdom.

This kind of suppression has divided the staunch supporters of the royal family into two factions. One is relatively stupid, thinking that hope can be touched every time, and the restoration will be successful if you continue to work hard.

The other group is smart people, they think pessimistically that in this era when Cyrus is in power, they will never be able to make any achievements.Some veteran nobles fell silent, even daring to refuse the king's invitation to a tea party.

If the king himself is blindly optimistic, then his life is better, unfortunately, this majesty is also a wise man.

How sad it is to spend your whole life fighting for a slim hope, and bring a group of unreliable subordinates.Because anyone can give up the idea of ​​​​royal restoration, but the king himself cannot.

"The queen's new musician is dead!"

The king lowered his voice, suppressing endless anger: "The corpse was hung in the open-air dining room of the side palace, and then burned to ashes by a ray of sunlight that suddenly penetrated the thick fog in full view of everyone."

The royal advisers and nobles were all silent, and no one dared to speak.

This incident was too big, and the entire salon of the upper-class nobles in the dark blue star was hotly discussed. Many people said that the musicians were the source of the people who were infected with the strange disease some time ago. Spontaneous combustion.

In particular, the musician's heart was pierced, and half of his head was smashed to death, which was very similar to those monsters.

"This is a naked provocation!" No matter how wise the king was, he never thought that vampires, such ancient dramas, really existed. He was angry that after the accident, he ordered to investigate the origin of the musician, but the clues were interrupted strangely.

The nobleman who recommended the palace musician and signed a guarantee mysteriously disappeared.

The musician is said to be a famous performer on a certain planet in the Deep Blue Kingdom, but the investigation revealed that his appearance was completely different, and the performer also died mysteriously. No murderer was found, only some wreckage, as if he had been bitten by something.

This thing is terrible!

The court musician turned out to be a guy of unknown origin, and after this incident was exposed, several cases of mysterious deaths in the palace appeared one after another. Some waiters and palace ladies suddenly died, and the corpses were highly decomposed in a short period of time, which was so fast Terrified, autopsies proved that some of them had died more than a month earlier.

In order of time, one person died almost every three days, and there was an empty segment.

And that day was the day Higgs, the secret agent leader of the Royal Restoration Party, disappeared.

The nobles who couldn't find out the truth thought tremblingly, if it wasn't for the fact that the Deep Blue Kingdom liked to talk about ostentation, the musicians played behind the curtain, and the ball was held in a special room, then it wasn't just the court servants who died this time.

As for why Higgs was unlucky-who made his cover identity an old tailor?

The king, who was shocked by the lack of safety in the palace, had to temporarily change the meeting place to his subordinate mansion.

This time the Deep Blue Kingdom declared war to the outside world, all members of the Ye Yu Legion did not move, did not divide the troops, but disarmed some officers without warning, and put them in secret custody. This list coincides with the list of personnel that the royal family has worked hard to buy over the years. .

Businessmen who supported the royal family, even if they only showed a little inclination, also found agents from the Deep Blue Star Intelligence Bureau at their doorstep.

On the contrary, there was no movement in the surface city of Meredith, which made people even more disturbed. All the evidence showed that the secret activities of the royal family for so many years might all be exposed in the eyes of Cyrus.

"We have spies among us!"

The king said through gritted teeth.

Everyone shook and glanced at each other in a small area.

In fact, they also guessed this conclusion, but they dare not say it directly, and it is a bit ridiculous.

——Many unsteady restorationists want to sell the news, but there is no way out!Who is the chief of intelligence?Crazy Mitchell!His instructions to the Intelligence Bureau were to ask for information on all political opponents, but not worthless ones!

Once a traitor ran to betray the king, and was thrown out as soon as he entered.

Mitchell was wearing a bed sheet, came out arrogantly, pointed at the guy's nose and said, "If the king is killed, who will be the king? Don't be kidding, I am very satisfied with His Majesty. Our king is good at everything except having a son..."

The traitor was fine, but the king was so angry that he smashed the emerald on the staff.

There are princes in the Deep Blue Kingdom, but the two princes have no problem eating, drinking, having fun and having dances, but their brains are not very clear, and they know nothing about government affairs.

Cyrus even publicly stated in Congress that if his cabinet had a permanent political enemy, it would be the king.

Only the present King Alsila VI.

So when they sensed a spy, everyone's first reaction was not panic, but surprise.Over the years, the Restoration Party has been cut off from peripheral forces. This is said to be due to the credit of the Intelligence Bureau, but now this secret list that only two or three people inside the king know, how is it exposed?No, it should be said how did he find a way to successfully sell the information to that crazy Mitchell?

talent...

Those who can handle Mitchell, even if they don't play spy betrayal, are still a good player with a flexible mind.

The sound of horseshoes outside the window became even more urgent. It was the cabinet of the Deep Blue Kingdom mobilizing the military staff, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Defense to issue various war orders.

The Deep Blue Kingdom has a sophisticated and huge state machine, but it is not used at all.

The king's face was as dark as the night outside. He sat quietly for a long time before he said slowly, "Is there any way for our people to go to the frontline?"

The faces of the people were distressed, and the ruling party strictly guarded against it. The power they had developed over the years was jumping up and down on the dark blue star. The power of other star systems was wiped out one crop after another, and now it is completely useless.

"The cabinet has the power to make decisions about internal affairs, but it cannot order the royal family. If..." the king lowered his voice again, "How about I go to the battlefield in the name of the royal family? This is a war in the Deep Blue Kingdom. Make a statement!"

This time people almost fainted with shock.

"No, Your Majesty, think carefully! The Prime Minister has ten thousand ways to make you die on the front line."

"That's right, that's right, the two Highnesses are really..." The loyal advisor almost cried, "If something unexpected happens, what will happen to the restoration?"

"Even if His Majesty goes there in person, we can't intervene in military affairs." Everyone persuaded together, "There are limited things we can do, but the danger is very great."

"What are you going to do?" The king frowned and said in a sarcastic tone, "Send all our forces to the battlefield and obey the command. Are you planning to interfere with the battle situation and perish yourself?"

"This—" The advisors were dumbfounded again.

The saddest part of their life is to face scientists and part-time politicians who play their cards unreasonably, and there is also a particularly principled His Majesty the King who often does not take the conspiracy route.

"The cabinet blocks media political news, and the public has no interest in the decision-making of the top of the Deep Blue Kingdom. What are the consequences? They may not need a king in 100 years, and no matter what the royal family does, they will not attract their attention. Lost this opportunity , maybe we will never have a bright future again, this battle must not only be fought, but also strive to improve the prestige of the royal family!"

The king touched his forehead wearily: "Let the public know the necessity of the royal family's existence and gain support. Regardless of whether this war is won or lost, the royal family can win decades of respite."

These few decades are probably enough for the prince to give birth to a shrewd heir!

The restorationists were thinking secretly, they couldn't help but feel deep sorrow, and they sympathized with the king they were loyal to.

Formidable enemies, plus no reliable heir... The pressure on King Asila VI is too great.

With a powerful enemy and no reliable heir, the Deep Blue Kingdom encountered a powerful enemy that was about to go to war as never before... The pressure on King Ai Xila VI was really too great.

"That's it!" The king stood up and put on his cloak again, he needed to leave in the dark.

At least this private meeting seemed safe to the Restoration Party. The king came out secretly, riding in a carriage of a court nobleman. leave.

While waiting for news of the end of the show outside, the king accidentally glanced at the reception room, and then pointed to the alloy statue in the center of the room with interest and asked, "I remember that this was a high-priced item at the Deep Blue Star Dungeon auction 40 years ago. It is said to be the masterpiece of a master?"

"Ah, yes, Your Majesty!" The owner of the mansion immediately replied respectfully, with a bit of complacency in his tone, "It is a craft from the ancient earth period. It can be used to tell the time with various musical instruments every day depending on the temperature."

The king has no interest in luxury goods, and all his cultivation of sculpture is to use the dark blue star column as the standard.

"The lines are good, unicorns..." The king felt more depressed when he thought that the Holy Radiance Empire was the unicorn galaxy.

The silly nobleman didn't react, and continued to introduce it happily: "It also has a beautiful name called 'Andusia'. It is said to be an ancient earth language. The unicorn symbolizes purity. Maybe it is a beautiful girl."

The design of this statue is very creative. The unicorn's beautiful body is stretched into an arc, and its head is tilted as if looking at something.The mane fluttered and froze, the hooves were raised, and the muscles were strong.

There is a golden harp hanging on the unicorn's chest. There are only two strange strings on the harp, which symbolize the hour and minute hands, ticking away.

"My lord, the opera ahead is over." The guard's whispered report made the king stand up and nod to his subordinates.

This secret meeting is over.

There is another door in the small living room. After all the people left, in the dark room, the unicorn's eyes flickered for a moment, and then it slowly and methodically lowered its raised hoof.

The twisted head also seemed to be moving its muscles and bones, shaking left and right, and then made a mechanical sound: "Number 67, Andusia requests the permission of Raymond Gayton's mech to contact."

The ubiquitous city defense system replied: "Currently on Deep Blue Star, you only have three call options: Andos, Dantalin, and Beret."

unicorn:……

"I want to contact Lord Mitchell."

"Yes, please wait a moment, connect in 20 seconds."