Wan Yuli's 2d Travels

"Alifal!"

Following the girl's call, the gorgeous sword controlled the breeze, forming an invisible wind wall in the room, sealing the girl and the translucent figure within.

"In this state, people outside will not hear what is said here. So first of all, what should I call you?"

Holding "Elifar" in her arms, Eleonora asked the figure.

"I am one of the 'Ou Yezi Five Swords', you can call me 'Ju Que'."

The figure makes a slight gesture of saluting:

"I think what we need as rebels now is cooperation."

"Then, let's start with the information exchange first."

Girls are not hypocritical:

"Among all the people attending the Masquerade Ball, who does your master Goujian know?"

"Ju Que" paused slightly, as if he was having an invisible communication with Gou Jian who was in another room.It was but a moment's work, and again it made a sound lacking in cadence:

"Goujian, the camp's anti-thief; Eleonora, the camp's anti-thief; Princess Selesia, a suspected participant, should be the lord; Sisters of Battle, the participant, the camp should be the loyal minister."

"You said... the Battle Sisters?"

Eleonora's voice was a little out of tune because of surprise: "You mean, the participant who should be a loyal minister turned himself into a group to act?"

"Exactly, Miss Eileen."

"Ju Que" also seems to be a little puzzled:

"But those guys should be the participants, not the armed natives... because with the power of the master, they can only hold them back and buy time for the remaining troops of the Ninth Legion to escape."

"That's it... there is one more question."

Eleonora didn't seem to care about the explanation of "Ju Que", but raised the next question:

"You left out a very important participant—the traitor, and in my opinion, even your master, the maid lady, is very likely."

"Ju Que" stagnated again for a while, but when it uttered again, it was not the mechanical sound that had no fluctuations before, but a bright, Goujian voice:

"Is there any basis for your suspicion?"

"It's not too late to listen to the information I got before listening to me tell the basis."

Eleonora stood up from the bed and walked aimlessly in the room:

"In the more than a month since I came to this world, apart from planning battles, I was in exile, so I don't know much about customs and information about other participants. But I have successfully conducted some tests on the rules."

"First of all, it's about the choice of camp - I joined the northern aliens. In other words, the rebels defined by the masquerade ball don't only include the revolutionary army and the Anningdao rebels who besieged the imperial capital in the original work, at least they are the same as the northern aliens. Other foreign nations with similar nationalities should also be considered as anti-thieves. And this also means that the conditions for the victory of the imperial camp must at least wipe out the foreign nations and the revolutionary army. Provides more opportunities."

"Secondly, it is about the identity and the mechanism of identification."

Noticing that "Ju Que" was motionless, and imagining that in a certain room at this moment, the maid was listening attentively to her speech, the girl couldn't help feeling a little proud:

"When I was choosing a mask, I had some trade-offs - turning into a small character in the daily show is almost guaranteed not to be recognized, but it means doing nothing at the ball , and lacks self-protection ability; and becoming a powerful fighter means higher popularity, it is very likely that before using force to wipe out everything, you will be the first to recognize, and then forcibly be sealed with half of your combat power. While losing personal battles, it also has a bad impact on camp battles."

"So you chose to be who you are now?"

Gou Jian's words were a bit awkward, but the girl understood what she meant.

"That's right, so under the idea of ​​compromise, I became Eleonora Vertalia. While having a low reputation, I possessed a medium-level armed force in this world and a very good military force. Strategy and government affairs ability; whether it is playing this ball as Assassin's Creed or Europa Universalis, it can handle it with ease."

"Then what's the matter with what you said to see through?"

"You said you fought against a group of fighting nuns, so does that mean you recognized their origins?"

"of course."

"So have you revealed this layer of mask to your face?"

"No."

"In other words, you said her name in your heart, but you failed to destroy her mask; and I once called your name Goujian, but it is obvious that you and the Yue king in Chinese history There is a big difference, so I didn't expose your mask."

"So, what is your judgment?"

"It is necessary to tell the identity of the character played by the other party and the source of this character in person."

After all, Eleonora shrugged:

"But this is just a far-fetched speculation, just like your speculation about our camp, it is unfounded."

"In any case, it has provided me with a way of thinking. Next, please explain the speculation about the traitor."

"my pleasure."

Chapter 188 178. The troubles of the eldest princess

"Miss Huang, you are now a general."

The little emperor moved the white "Queen" to the side of the black "King" with a happy smile, and then looked eagerly at Princess Selesia who was sitting on the opposite side of the chessboard.

"Well... Your Majesty's chess skills have improved a lot, and my sister is no longer an opponent."

Previously, Selesia's "king" had been besieged in a small area by the little emperor's "castle" and "knights", but when the white "queen" blocked the only loophole in the encirclement, Selesia could only With a wry smile, he pushed the chessboard away to admit defeat.

"However, I always feel that the emperor's interest is not high when playing chess today, and she seems a little distracted..."

The little emperor pouted and asked.

"I'm very sorry, maybe I'm a little tired from dealing with government affairs today."

Selesia smiled, and casually brushed her long fiery red hair back. The snow-white neck that was faintly exposed from the collar made the little emperor bow his head red-faced.

"Then... well, dealing with government affairs is so tiring, why can't Miss Huang leave these matters to the ministers? If Miss Huang is exhausted, I will be very sad."

A soft hand gently rested on the little emperor's head, and Princess Selesia's doting words poured into his ears at the same time:

"I accept His Majesty's wishes, but in the final analysis, the minister is just an outsider. I really can't hand over all the affairs of the country to an outsider. This empire should still be run under the absolute rule of the royal family."

After a slight pause, the girl continued:

"When His Majesty becomes an adult, my sister will also hand over the full power of government affairs to His Majesty, and His Majesty will also learn from now on how to be an Imperial Majesty, learn to listen to the voices of the people, and become a wise emperor comparable to the First Emperor."

"If only handling government affairs could be as easy as playing chess."

The little emperor had a bitter face, and this scene made Selesia's originally bad mood suddenly improved a lot.

"Your Majesty said this, but it's a performance of play, thing, mourning, and ambition. It really disappoints my sister."

While speaking in a teasing tone, Seleja quietly looked at the little emperor.

The innocent boy really took the bait.

"Wow sister, please don't say that!"

Standing up in a panic, put on the scepter and cloak:

"I'll go back to do my homework now, and I will never let my sister down!"

"Aspiring boy, but—"

Seleja clapped her hands "cracking":

"The combination of work and rest is also very important. Now, Your Majesty, please go back and rest. From tomorrow onwards, please be sure to study the way of being a king seriously."

"I see, then sister, see you tomorrow!"

Escorted by a group of guards, the little emperor left Selesia's bedroom with joy.

As for Selesia, she sat back in front of the chessboard again, staring at the endgame between the two just now.

Her brows were tightly furrowed, and the relaxed expression she had when she was with the little emperor disappeared.

"...The situation is really confusing, and I just need time."

Compared with the carefree little emperor, Selesia, as one of the two powerful figures in the empire, naturally understands the difficulties faced by this huge country today.

Some of the systems established by the first emperor thousands of years ago are no longer suitable for today's environment, and some have been abandoned due to people's slack.

A decadent system, a bloated bureaucracy, a degenerate army, and the challenges of foreign nations around the empire—the reason why the empire that has lasted for thousands of years has survived so many challenges is nothing more than historical inertia, or The last remaining hope of the thousand-year history of the Empire.

When this hope finally loses to the pressure of survival, it is the death of the empire.

And Princess Selesia understands that her reforms across the country are, in a sense, giving strong medicine to the weak patient called the empire.

If it can survive the initial adverse reaction, the country may be reborn from the ashes, but it is even more likely that it will die directly from the toxicity of the strong drug.

at least in

From Selesia's point of view, other participants in the "Masquerade Ball" will not give the empire a chance to stand up, and the moths inside the empire also hate her policies.

But fortunately, the internal enemies have been gradually mastered through the political struggle with the ministers. Afterwards, whether they are divided or wiped out, for Selesia, who maintains a good relationship with General Bude, it is just a matter of mood.

But foreign enemies—or to put it more clearly, the "rebels" and "internal traitors" in the masquerade ball are her real confidants.

"Let's rationalize our thinking a little bit."

Her eyes seemed to be watching the chessboard, and she seemed to be looking at the void, Selesia muttered to herself.

Now four of the participants in the masquerade party have clearly shown their faces. Apart from the undoubted fact that she is the lord, Selesia can be sure that the "Battle Sisters" should be loyal ministers—after all, how can there be any traitors who want to seize the counterattack? The truth of the thief's death?

As for the remaining suspected targets, they include Eleonora Vertalia, the princess of a foreign race who disappeared after setting a trap on the northern border of the empire and wiped out [-] border guards; She retreated from the body and used the floating sword as a weapon to dress up as a maid. Her real name is currently unknown, but she should be a character from the Celestial Dynasty.

These two should be traitors, but they may also be traitors. Although one participant has never been exposed, it is unlikely that they are traitors who are taking advantage of it, but it is not ruled out that a participant has already been arrested. Eliminates this possibility.

"Sure enough, the problem is still the remaining participant who didn't appear? Speaking of which, if that guy is in the traitor camp, what is her or his mission? It won't be to solve all the two camps of the Empire and the Revolutionary Army, right? "

Selesia felt a burst of irritability rising from the bottom of her heart, which was exacerbated by the already dimly lit room.

The girl took a deep breath, picked up a chess piece from the chessboard in front of her and looked at it carefully.

That is Bai Fang's "Queen", the texture of the crystal exudes a blurred brilliance under the light.In the chess game against the Little Emperor just now, this chess piece played a crucial role, like a sharp dagger reaching the black side's throat, making the black side who clearly had the upper hand in the total number of chess pieces undefeated.

"Wait a minute... In this way, the current situation in the empire coincides with this game of chess!"

Suddenly thought of something, the chess piece in Selesia's hand fell on the board:

"Although the empire is now in danger, with the hard work of General Esdes and the Sisters of Battle, the large-scale enemy army has been contained... It is impossible to overthrow the empire just by relying on untrained peasants, but the imperial capital at this moment, not Is this their chance to come back?"

Before entering the world of "Zhan·Red Eyes", Selesia also made sufficient preparations, and read the manga animation and even the fanfic of this work several times.