The Wheel of Chronos

Nearly 12 o'clock in the evening that day, Zhaoming Palace in the Central Region of the Imperial Capital.

This is the residence of members of the royal family. It covers an area that is not very large. There is a beautiful artificial lake in the center called "Penglai".Surrounding Penglai Lake, there are several architectural complexes of Zhaoming Palace, mainly including Xiyuan, where VIPs are entertained, Nanyuan, where VIPs stay, and Dongyuan, an office and conference venue in the east.Beiyuan is the private residence of the royal family members. It is heavily guarded and no one is allowed to enter without the invitation of the royal family members.

The empress of the empire, Mu Li, is frugal by nature and dislikes extravagance.Even as a queen, she still has a humble style, self-discipline and introspection, and she is quite a soldier.Therefore, although this Zhaoming Palace is a royal palace, its scale is not much different from the ancestral residences of many noble families.Such a scale was determined at the beginning of the construction, after repeated persuasion by the Imperial Superintendent and Ritual Officer, and it was decided by Her Royal Highness the Empress.The only request of Her Majesty the Empress is that the palace can be built in imitation of the Daming Palace in the Tang Dynasty in ancient China. Tang Palace".

The imperial constitution stipulates that all members of the royal family will lose their old surnames, break away from the original family, and have independent property, which will be allocated by the imperial finance in accordance with the prescribed ratio to avoid problems such as clinging to foreign relatives and royal extravagance.Therefore, Her Majesty the Empress, who was originally surnamed "Jiang", now only uses the Mu family as her surname. Her Royal Highness, Queen Lani, took the surname of Friesman and followed the "Mu" surname, but they are generally not called.Her Royal Highness's full name is "Mu Tianyang", and the surname is usually omitted, and she is directly called Princess Tianyang.

The empire is a constitutional monarchy and a democratic dictatorship, where centralization is greater than democracy, and members of the royal family are largely restricted by the constitution in terms of financial freedom and personal freedom.However, the political power of the royal family members is not small.Not only can participate in politics, but also has a very high decision-making power.This mainly depends on the reason why the new empire needs strong centralization and personal charisma to stabilize the situation and lead the people out of the predicament at the beginning.Facts have proved that Her Majesty the Queen and Her Highness the Queen are extremely capable, and they led the people of the empire through the most difficult three-year "No Empty Period" (Note: It means a period without sky, this is a specific pronoun, specifically Refers to the three-year period when the continent of Lemuria was suspended over the empire’s territory, and the two sides fought fiercely), maintaining the existence of the empire and winning 15 years of precious development time.Today, the 22-year-old Princess Tianyang has become the new hope of the empire. As a new generation of young navy generals, this princess who has been excellent since she was a child has already gone to the front three times, and has repeatedly made military exploits in the friction with the enemy. .As the most powerful amphibious high-attack mech pilot in the empire, Princess Tianyang is already the most powerful sharp edge of the empire and the most feared enemy in the Lemuria continent.

However, even members of the royal family have their own private lives.After attending the inauguration ceremony of Westminster Abbey and the memorial ceremony for the victims of the cathedral collapse tonight, the three members of the royal family returned to Zhaoming Palace under the escort of a motorcade.

After changing her evening gown and removing her makeup, Princess Tianyang, wearing a nightgown and loosening her long hair, walked slowly towards the map room in the side hall after taking a bath.She knew there, she could find the empress.This place was originally a chess and card room, but the queen transformed it into a map room, which stored a large number of empire maps and sand tables, all of which are very old things, ancient survey methods that have long been eliminated by modern information technology, but the queen is very happy. I like to use these things to figure out something, and once I go in, I can spend half a day in it.It was also here that many major strategic decisions related to the survival of the empire were submitted for formulation.

As soon as she reached the door of the map room, Zheng Su, the housekeeper of the Zhaoming Palace who was guarding the door, saluted her and stopped her with a smile.

"Princess, wait a moment, Her Royal Highness is also inside."

With a clear expression on his face, Tian Yang sat down on the sofa outside the map, opened the bracelet on his wrist, and flicked the holographic screen to check the information needed for tomorrow's itinerary.

The relationship between the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother is really good. After more than 20 years, they are still as close as when they were newly married.While looking at the information, Tianyang finally sighed in his heart.

Not long after, Zheng Su came to look for her:

"Princess, Your Majesty and Your Highness call you in."

"Okay." Tianyang stood up and walked into the map room with slender legs.

"Yangyang, come here, let me show you something rare." As soon as he walked into the map room, the emperor Muli, who was sitting behind a large solid wood carved table full of blueprints, waved to Tianyang, calling her baby name, handsome His countenance was soft and loving.Queen Lani was sitting beside her, looking at her with a smile.

Tianyang couldn't help rolling his eyes secretly, she was already 22, and the Queen Mother still treated her like a child.

As she approached, she saw that the Empress was holding a beautiful pocket watch in her hand. The body of the watch was made of pure gold, and it was inlaid with very thin blue crystals, forming a beautiful blue rose.Holding the watch body with the watch cover open in her hand, the Queen Mother is staring at the photo inside the watch cover.The photo is an old black-and-white photo with proper cropping. It is pressed and embedded in the glass on both sides, and it has turned yellow. Inside is a sitting woman, dressed in the dress of a European nobleman three or four hundred years ago, with a dignified and beautiful appearance.

"This is..." She was very surprised, and immediately thought of the silver pocket watch in Sharon Spencer's hand tonight.

"This is the pocket watch left by your grandfather. It is said to be a remnant of the old era before the catastrophe. It has a history of 300 years. The woman inside is the wife of the second generation head of the Friesman family." Lan Ni The queen laughed.

"It has been preserved so well for 300 years, and there is not even a single scratch after going through a catastrophe." Tianyang was very surprised.

"The family history of the Friesman family, each generation of family owners love it like a treasure, and the last maintenance was done before the catastrophe. During the federal period, your grandfather finally found an old watch repairer, and re-tuned it before it can go normally. It’s just that it’s stopped now. Your mother and I want to find a watch repair shop to adjust it again. It’s a pity that such an old thing is priceless. It’s just that there is no one who sells watches, and the watch shop is even more extinct. We are worried." Lan Ni said again.

"I think Sharon Spencer may know where the watch shop is. She has a pocket watch and never seems to leave her body..." Tianyang reported the meeting with Sharon today to the two mothers, and finally said, "Said It's rare, but Sharon Spencer's step-sister would actually think of giving someone a pocket watch, which really doesn't seem like someone born in the New Era would have the idea."

Mu Li let out a long sigh and said, "It's a pity. In order to find outstanding military talents, I searched through the list of top students of the highest military academy in the past ten years, and this Sharon Spencer is especially outstanding. Six years ago, she was the highest The most outstanding graduate student of the Military Academy has obtained the qualification of a third-level commander (quasi-major rank) and is studying for a second-level strategic command. If she hadn't suffered the unreasonable disaster, she would be the best young general in the empire , maybe it still won’t fall on your head.”

Tian Yang was not convinced by these words, but she just smiled and didn't show it.

Who is Mu Li, what her daughter thinks is clear at a glance, she can't help but smile and say:

"Yangyang, you are high-spirited, and you do have the capital. Your mother and I have cultivated you for so many years, and you have indeed lived up to our expectations. It's just that you still lack some attention to detail. I'm afraid you won't be able to do this in a short time. Yes, in this regard, you are not as good as Spencer. I have seen her test papers and the video of her exam for the third-level commander. She has the detail view that you lack, and also has excellent overall view and strategic thinking , as a senior general, she is indeed better than you."

Tianyang shrugged, disapproving in his heart, and said, "It's just that she was hit a bit hard, and it seems like she can't get up."

"That's not necessarily true." Lan Ni spoke, and she asked Tian Yang, "I want you to meet her today, what did you see?"

"I saw a person who lost his purpose in life, lived in the past all day long, and lived in sadness." Tianyang said.

"You, I don't blame you for saying that you lack attention to detail." Lan Ni got up and walked to Tian Yang, and tapped her forehead with her fingertips. Tian Yang stuck out his tongue and rubbed his forehead, finally Showing the beauty of the little daughter's family:

"Mom, tell me what I missed again."

"You are really preconceived. Maybe if you don't know her background, it will be easier to see some details. I just glanced at her from a distance and found that her left arm, left leg, including the entire core of the waist and abdomen. She is very strong, her muscles are tight, and her lines are toned. Her walking posture is not at all like a person whose right half of her body relies entirely on mechanical prosthetics. Her stride is wide, her gait is light and vigorous, and her body contains an explosive force, which is more healthy than ordinary people. People have more athletic ability. This is obviously a person who exercises regularly. As a disabled person, he can exercise a body that is stronger than a healthy person, so as to perfectly balance the strength of mechanical prosthetic limbs. How difficult is this? No need I'll say more. What does this mean?"

"She didn't indulge in the past, but lived a positive life? No, she is so diligent in exercising her body and paying dozens of times the price of ordinary people to maintain her body's fitness and athletic ability. It should not be just because of her positive attitude towards life. Maybe she... is it for something else?" Tian Yang asked while thinking.

Lanny didn't answer her question, and went to the bar to pour a glass of water.Mu Li smiled, and said: "In short, don't give up on this person too early. You will go to the front line next month. During this time, I will assign you a task. Find someone to keep an eye on this Sharon Spencer. Look at what she's been doing in the past. Perhaps we'll need this man's strength in our fight against conservatives, against defectors and New World diehards."

"Okay mother, I see."

***

The London region is located in the northwest of the central region of the imperial capital, bordering each other with the central region, and covers an area equivalent to the city of London at that time.From the central region to the London region, it takes only half an hour to take the maglev rail transit. Nowadays, most families can afford to buy a new energy vehicle with the help of government subsidies, and it takes only more than 50 minutes to arrive by car.The road traffic in the central densely populated area is so smooth, and there is no congestion in other sparsely populated areas.

Along the Thames River, along the way, you can see the regional government building imitated by the Parliament Building, the London Eye, London Bridge, Windsor Castle (the royal palace, which is used as a museum for people to visit on weekdays), and Eton College, the highest institution in the London region.

From the road along the river in front of Eton College to the east 100 meters, after crossing a street, you can see a private residence.The family crest of a silver eagle spreading its wings is branded on the pitch-black metal fence. Trees are planted all over the courtyard wall behind the fence, and the outermost circle of tall metasequoia obscures the view of the house.

Enter from the black gold gate, follow the flat road and pass through the tree-lined avenue formed by two rows of trees. Suddenly, you can see a large green lawn. In the center surrounded by the lawn, there is a typical Victorian luxury mansion. Three floors high.Outside the main entrance, there is a marble fountain statue of a silver eagle fishing, which is lifelike.

It was late at night, and most of the window lights in the courtyard were extinguished, except for a window on the second floor on the east side showing light.Looking in through the window, this is actually a gym full of fitness equipment, and a figure is sweating in the gym.She is wearing a sports vest and shorts, and she is doing push-ups with her left hand and one hand. The right arm behind her back and the right leg supporting her body seem to be normal at first glance, but if you look closely, the surface of the arms and legs It's not human's natural skin, but a bionic skin made of special materials such as silica gel. She is sweating profusely all over her body, except for her right arm and right leg, where no sweat seeps out. If you look carefully, the right arm shoulder and the root of the right leg The skin where it connects with the torso is covered with wrinkled scars, making it look very harsh.

She whispered the numbers in her mouth: "159...160...161..." The veins on her forehead were bulging, and the sweat dripped down her chin on the floor of the gym covered with soft plastic mats. The hair coiled behind her head had long been beaten Wet, a few strands hang down and stick to the nape of the neck.She doesn't do it fast, but she strives for perfection every time.The tense muscle lines on the left arm are not exaggerated, but full of strength.The tightened waist and abdomen reveal perfect abdominal muscles and psoas muscle lines, and the neat arrangement of six-pack abdominal muscles is a sight rarely seen on women.

When she reached 200 times, there was a knock on the door, and then the voice of the old butler Jack:

"Miss, is it convenient to come in now?"

"Come in." She said, and then she pushed the ground hard with her left arm, her body bounced straight back, and she stood up straight.She took a few breaths, raised her hand to take the towel hanging on the equipment at one side, and wiped off the sweat.

The old butler, still dressed in a sharp tuxedo suit, opened the door and came in.She noticed that he was holding a piece of paper in his hand.

"What's going on, it's a message from the fax machine?" In this paperless era, the appearance of paper often represents an unusual meaning.However, a tool term such as fax machine, which has long been eliminated, appeared in her mouth.

"Yes, Miss, the news from the watch shop tells you to go there now, and have a face-to-face meeting."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Without any hesitation, she strode out of the gym, took a shower and changed quickly, and when she put on her hat and walked into the dark and windy front yard with a cane, old Jack had already A low-key black sedan drove out of the garage and stopped at the door waiting for her.She quickly got into the car, and the car drove out of the house in the night, heading towards the London Regional Government.

The author has something to say: surprise update surprise!Haha, because I just started the article, be a little more diligent, the next chapter is on this Thursday.

There are two points to note in this chapter:

1. Mu Li's original surname is Jiang. He is a member of the Jiang family, one of the four major Chinese families. Li Bailunli once forgot his surname because his memory was washed away.After becoming the emperor, he removed the Jiang surname and broke away from the Jiang family.

2. Lanny's father, General Friesman, has passed away due to illness. Her mother, Mo Peiyuan, is still there. Mu Li's two mothers, Mu Xin and Jiang Xinyan, are still there, but they are no longer involved in world affairs.None of these characters will appear as they have nothing to do with Colun's story.