Endless Silver Machine

Zi Ming Yiela returned to her dormitory accompanied by Olvega Lane.

The leader of the Purple Rose Knights just sent her to the door of the dormitory. He did not have permission to enter the dormitory.

Olwiga was not jealous of Anjie's privileges because he knew that Anjie had sacrificed her life for Ziming.

Although Olwiga also prides himself on being as loyal as Anjie, he has yet to give as much as Anjie.

While mocking himself, he ordered the knights guarding his bedchamber to be on guard.

An Jie is now in danger. If an accident occurs during the mission, the forces that were already eyeing Zi Ming will soon come to the castle to investigate.

As the leader of the Purple Rose Knights, all he can do now is to protect the safety of Her Highness the Princess while waiting for Anjie's safe return.

When Olwiga came to the courtyard of the castle, she happened to bump into Anjie, who was returning from the imperial capital in a hurry.

August's means of transportation is a general-purpose black motorcycle. After Anjie enters August's main entrance, she will take the specially driven motorcycle back to the castle.

But Anjie's face didn't look relaxed at all. Instead, it gave Olwiga a sense of confusion, which was completely different from her usual calm attitude.

"Anjie..."

"Where is Your Highness the Princess now?"

Anjie interrupted Olvega rudely.

After learning from Olwiga that Zi Ming was taking a lunch break, Anjie immediately rushed into the castle.

Her attitude gave Olvega a bad feeling, and he followed closely behind Anjie.

Anjie ignored the strange looks of others in the castle and ran rampant in the huge castle.

She had warned Zi Ming last night to take a lunch break on time, but now she hoped that she hadn't taken a break yet. She didn't even have the time to notice this contradiction.

Olwiga immediately caught up with her and easily held Anjie back.

"What are you doing!"

"Come up. You need to go to Her Highness the Princess. I'll take you there. How can you talk to Her Highness the Princess like you are now?"

Anjie, who was lightly scolded by Olwiga, did not refuse his request and asked him to carry her on his back.

There is a barrier within the castle that prohibits the use of magic. Otherwise, Olvega could reach this distance instantly using transfer magic.

Even if he couldn't use transfer magic, he could still walk faster than Anjie could trot.

The elevator now stopped at the top with Zi Ming, and its speed was limited. Olvega chose to carry Anjie up the stairs.

Anjie leaned on Olviga's broad back, and her rapid breathing gradually eased.

In less than a minute, Olwiga ran up to the fourth floor of the castle carrying Anjie on his back, but he didn't even take a breath.

Reaching the top floor of the castle, Olvega put Anjie down from her back.

"Go ahead."

"Thanks……"

Anjie turned her back to Olvega and whispered, then ran away with small steps.

…………

The knight guarding the door of the dormitory did not stop Anjie from running along the corridor.

Fortunately, Zi Ming is not sleeping yet. She fulfills her promise and waits for An Jie's return.

Zi Ming felt like he hadn't seen An Jie in a panic for a long time.

"Your Highness the Princess, Your Excellency the Emperor and Your Highness the Third Princess are in danger..."

Of course, Zi Ming didn't know what happened when An Jie suddenly told him such a sentence.

However, she realized that the information Anjie obtained this time was extraordinary.

"Anjie, sit down first and tell me in detail."

Anjie sat down on the chair next to the bed obediently, took a deep breath, and was finally able to finish her sentence.

She postponed reporting what she thought was important information, starting with the secret visit between His Excellency the Emperor and Lan Ming Yiela.

Anjie was not sure whether her inference was correct, but it was up to Zi Ming to judge whether it was correct or not.

If the contact between the Nemesis Society and the Technology Party is indeed true and is not a coincidence, it proves that the information that the royal family of the Bis Empire will secretly visit the Kingdom of Tebiri was leaked to them.

"Was this information from the Fourth Branch determined only yesterday?"

"That person said it hasn't been determined yet..."

This is what makes Anjie hesitate. She makes unreasonable suspicions based on unverified information. This is not what a maid should do.

The mixed information that had been sorted out by An Jie easily connected into a line in Zi Ming's mind.

She knows August's subordinate departments better than Anjie, and she can even think of the source of the intelligence leak.

Lan Ming's agenda was approved yesterday morning, and he only went out with His Excellency the Emperor this morning. Since this matter needs to be kept secret, the specific departure time must have been announced only a few hours in advance.

The royal family's aviation magic ships are prepared on time every day and are ready for departure at any time, so there is no need to reserve time for mobilizing the aviation magic ships.

Until the end of yesterday, except for His Excellency the Emperor and Lan Ming, no one should have known that they were going to the Tebiri Kingdom.

According to the information obtained by the Fourth Branch, the Nemesis Society has already begun activities in the Kingdom of Tebiri, which seems to be just a coincidence.

But if you think about it carefully, you can find that someone in the Imperial Intelligence Agency can deduce Lan Ming's next actions from the clues.

Zi Ming has already known Lan Ming's plan to establish a cooperative trade city in the Tebiri Kingdom. This proposal was made public last month.

In this way, Lan Ming could openly retrieve information about the Tebiri Kingdom from the Imperial Intelligence Agency.

Among them, the Third Branch had many staff members belonging to the radical faction of the Senate. Zi Ming knew that some of them obtained the information they needed by monitoring the database in the Imperial Intelligence Agency.

This kind of secret operation was beyond Zi Ming's reach. It was the inside story that Philip Yiela had used to gain his trust.

If this kind of operation can be done, and based on Lan Ming's character, it can be easily inferred that she will personally inspect the location of the cooperative trading city in the near future.

"The radicals want to use the Nemesis Association to harm the imperial sister... Or maybe they are already colluding together..."

After Lan Ming's issue was passed by Congress yesterday morning, the Nemesis Society immediately began to take action. This information was leaked from the empire.

Zi Ming inadvertently glimpsed the darkness beneath the factional struggle, but she immediately denied this terrible speculation.

As we all know, most of the targets of assassinations by the Nemesis Society were radical nobles, and there was no room for them to exploit each other.

An Jie sat quietly next to Zi Ming, absorbing her reasoning ability like a sponge absorbing water.

This girl from the countryside has outstanding intelligence processing capabilities. In addition to her talent, Zi Ming has a large part of the credit for her edification.

"Your Highness the Princess, is the Nemesis Association only targeting the Third Princess?"

Anjie noticed that in Zi Ming's meticulous reasoning, only His Excellency the Emperor was rarely mentioned.

Zi Ming has never angered his father because of the current situation. He fully respects Zi Ming's own ideas.

The emperor has not kept silent about the struggle between conservatives and radicals in the Senate. Many nobles once believed that the Bis Empire would follow in the footsteps of the Tebiri Kingdom, and factional struggles would develop into civil strife.

However, the political situation has not developed into a state of recovery. On the contrary, the existence of radicals promoted the development of civilian and military industries in disguise, while the existence of conservatives improved politics, law and people's livelihood.

Letting things go was not the right decision, but the right decision was not the wise decision, and the emperor chose the latter.

"The other party should not have expected that the father and emperor would join together. The target of the Nemesis Association should only be the imperial sister."

The mainstay of the conservative faction is undoubtedly Her Royal Highness, the third princess of the royal family. No matter how powerful the Senate is, it cannot cover up the glory of the royal family.

Just as conservatives embraced Lan Ming Yiela, radicals embraced Philippe Yiela.

For citizens outside the political circles, the royal family is the symbol of the Bis Empire. But unfortunately, the world Zi Ming lives in is within the political circle.

The political status of the second prince cannot surpass that of the two royal sisters. The two princesses who inherited the "Iela" family magic costume are the orthodox heirs under the hereditary system.

If the worst happens, I have to...

"My father and sister must be stopped. When did they set off in the morning?"

Zi Ming stopped preparing for the worst and instead of sitting in a wheelchair worrying, it was more practical to act quickly.

"At eight o'clock in the morning, Her Royal Highness the Third Princess's aviation magic ship set off from the airport in August."

"Five hours have passed... At the standard speed of the aviation magic ship, it will take ten hours to reach the Tebiri Kingdom. There are still five hours left..."

"Your Highness Princess, do you want to..."

"Anjie, I'm sorry. If you don't act nonsense now, you may not have a chance in the future."

Zi Ming seemed to have understood through one sentence and accepted all the thousands of words in An Jie's heart.

In the end, she did not make any suggestions that would make Zi Ming hesitate, but eliminated Zi Ming's last hesitation.

"Your Highness, no matter what decision you make, Anjie will be by your side."

"Thanks……"

Although it was just a brief thank you, it carried the weight of an unknown future.

Zi Ming did not ask An Jie to help push his wheelchair. Instead, he used magic power to drive the molecular power furnace to control the wheelchair forward.

Olvega did not leave. When Zi Ming came out of the dormitory, he and the other two knights knelt down on one knee in front of her.

"Ryan, can the Knights of the Purple Rose take action now?"

"All members of the Purple Rose Knights are on standby, Your Highness."

"Please summon all the knights in the hall now, I have something to say."

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When Zi Ming came to the castle hall accompanied by An Jie, six rows and four columns of elite forces had already gathered here.

Lan Ming controlled the wheelchair and moved forward. Twenty-four Templars belonging to the Purple Rose Knights knelt down on one knee in front of her at the same time, performing the knight's salute.

The purple rose armor they wore made a clear and uniform sound, and the purple rose flags hung high on both sides of the castle fluttered in the wind.

"Everyone..."

Zi Ming's soft voice instantly focused the attention of all the knights present on him.

She succinctly informed the knights guarding her about the crisis that the emperor and Lan Ming might face.

"...I hope that with the power of the Purple Rose Knights, all responsibilities will be borne by me."

"The responsibility of Her Royal Highness the Princess is the responsibility of the Knights of the Purple Rose. The Knights of the Purple Rose swear to live and die with Her Highness the Princess."

The leader of the Knights of the Purple Rose, Olvega Lane, speaks on behalf of the will of the entire Knights.

Zi Ming showed a happy smile at that moment, which was exactly the smile that those who serve Her Royal Highness the Princess pursue.

Then, Zi Ming took out the items in his hand.

"Now, I grant the royal seal to the Knights of the Purple Rose."

Even the Purple Rose Knights, with their iron will, were slightly shaken when Zi Ming made the announcement.

Zi Ming's actions seemed to be beyond Olwiga's expectations. Even he, who was as calm as a lake in the past, showed surprise when he took the two small seals with his hands.

On these two heavy coats of arms, two coats of arms were engraved with the emperor's magic power, symbolizing the royal family "Yila" and the fourth princess "Ziming Yiela" respectively.

Official documents stamped with these two coats of arms represent orders from Her Royal Highness, and those who are granted these two seals have the same rights as Her Royal Highness.

Its significance is of no small importance, and there has never been any precedent since the founding of the Bis Empire.

"With these two seals, you can unconditionally obtain the right to use the aviation magic ship 'Aurora'. Please stop this conspiracy."

Zi Ming's words were resounding, and the Purple Rose Knights' unswerving response echoed in the castle.

"Anjie will also accompany you."

"your Highness!"

Interjecting in such a situation was the worst mistake a maid should make, but Anjie could not control herself.

This kind of thing had never occurred to her until a second ago.

Unable to accept this decision, she even unconsciously left the position where the little maid should be standing and took a step forward.

"Anjie is responsible for explaining the situation to the other party."

When assigning tasks to Anjie, Zi Ming did not look in her direction.

If he saw her face, Zi Ming was afraid that his firm determination would suddenly collapse.

"Your Highness Princess, I can't accept it! The Senate will know about this immediately..."

"The Purple Rose Knights will now begin to carry out the mission assigned by Her Royal Highness the Princess."

It was Olvega who took action on behalf of Zi Ming who was suffering in pain.

He easily controlled the little maid who was almost crying and took her away from Zi Ming and away from the castle.

Anjie's crying voice gradually faded away from him, and Zi Ming finally averted his eyes slightly.

She controlled the wheelchair, rode the elevator alone, and returned to her empty dormitory.

Soon, this castle without the protection of the Knights of the Purple Rose will be occupied by soldiers sent by the radical faction of the Senate...

There's only so much I can do...

When Zi Ming sat back on the bed holding on to the armrests of her wheelchair, her arms suddenly lost strength, and her body fell onto the soft sheets.

Deep sleepiness came over me. In her hazy consciousness, she murmured Anjie's name.

But the little maid who was already sitting in the car heading to the airport could no longer respond to her voice.