Chapter 451: His Royal Highness the Third Prince is Back

Now, they were sitting in the conference room holding the first high-level officers' meeting after Abed was promoted to the first commander of the Border Army.

Abed leaned back in his chair in silence, tapping the table with his fingers. His ordinary and honest face showed a bit of the fierceness forged in the flames of war. His eyes were wandering, and he was listening casually to the people below who were exchanging witticisms. It was not until the voice of the scout came in that his face changed and a sharp gleam appeared in his eyes.

His movement immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the conference room, and they all turned their heads with curious eyes.

"Commander Abed, what happened?"

A wrinkled, somewhat skinny old man looked over. His cheekbones were prominent, and he looked a bit mean, with a look of displeasure on his face. He said, taking advantage of his seniority, "Who sent a message to the Commander? Don't they know we're in a meeting? They have absolutely no understanding of discipline. Commander, we can't keep such an undisciplined person here."

Others also echoed and denounced the person who spread the news.

Abed's smile fell. His deep, sharp eyes swept over them, and he frowned unhappily. "I'm the one who keeps the communicator on to receive pagers. As the top commander of the border, I'm supposed to be paying close attention to border news 24/7. Do you think this meeting isn't as important as border security?"

The people who were originally mocking him choked, and the old man who spoke first looked even uglier.

He glared at Abed with some dissatisfaction, his face dark and sharp, and said angrily, "Abed, don't think you can be so presumptuous just because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince appreciates you. You know exactly how much water there is in your current position of commander."

Abed, having received the news, was in high spirits. After instructing the opposing scouts not to act rashly, he turned and smiled at the old man. "Lieutenant General Mike, I'm well aware of how I climbed to this position by crushing you veterans."

Firstly, these veterans are extremely corrupt, relying on the protection of the eldest prince and the second prince, and their military achievements are so poor. Secondly, he, Abed, is not a poor orphan with no background or support. He has the support of the most honorable king of this empire - Emperor Argus.

It was not because he made a mistake that he was exiled here to be a patrol soldier, but because Emperor Argus entrusted him with an important task and deliberately designed a drama so that he could escape and go to the border to seize power.

And the achievements he made through "luck" over the years were never really luck, but real, disguised luck.

As for how he was so "lucky" to climb to the position of commander this time, of course it was not because he was lucky, but because Emperor Argus and he had been secretly planning for many years before they succeeded in killing the previous commander and four lieutenant generals, and then he succeeded in taking the position.

From then on, as long as the people stationed here by Mik and other princes, such as the eldest prince and the second prince, were cleared out, this border army would truly belong to the army under the command of Emperor Argus.

Abed, who has been lurking for many years, is now eager to take action, but before that he has to complete a task ordered by the emperor - to welcome the third prince back to the empire.

The rumor that was previously circulating throughout the empire that His Royal Highness the Third Prince was stranded on the Exile Planet and that the Emperor could not bear the blow and was bedridden should also be dispelled.

As the emperor's confidant, Abed also got the news about this matter, so he knew better that the rumors spread in the empire these days were false, but one thing was true, that is, His Royal Highness the Third Prince was the emperor's favorite son.

Thinking of this, Abed had already made up his mind that he would firmly stand on the side of His Royal Highness the Third Prince. As for the First Prince and the Second Prince, he glanced at Mick, the old man who had seized countless military merits under the protection of the First Prince, and sneered. He thought that they were just grasshoppers in autumn and could not jump up anymore.

Mick seemed a little unconvinced and wanted to make a threat, but was interrupted by Abed who raised his hand.

He looked at Mick's old face, smiled, and opened the message from the scout so that everyone in the conference room could hear it.

"Commander Abed, that warship bears the emblem of the Imperial family—the Rose of Thorns."

"Report to Commander Abed, we have contacted that warship. It's His Royal Highness the Third Prince. His Royal Highness the Third Prince has returned."

The scout's excited voice came from the communicator, and this exposed emotion also revealed the fact that he was a fanboy of the Third Prince.

Abed smiled happily. This scout was good and had good vision.

But the expressions of most people in the conference room suddenly changed, especially Mick.

He widened his eyes in shock, muttering in disbelief, "How is it possible? How could it be the Third Prince? He's clearly on the Exile Planet and can't come back."

The people on the Second Prince's side also had extremely ugly expressions on their faces, their hearts filled with fear, and they hurriedly opened the communicator to report the news, but the communicator could not get any signal from the outside world.

His face turned pale and he looked at Abed in fear.

Abed was smiling at this moment, and his ordinary, honest face became terrifying in his eyes. "It's you, it's you"

Abed bared his large white teeth as he looked at him. "It seems that His Royal Highness the Second Prince's men are indeed clever. Yes, it was me. I blocked the signal the moment you entered this conference room. You don't have to think about informing the First and Second Princes. When His Royal Highness the Third Prince returns to Saint Roya, the two princes will naturally know. As for you, I am arresting you in the name of the commander. I already have evidence of your crimes and have provided it to Emperor Argus. You can just wait to appear in the Interstellar Court."

The Second Prince's men opened their mouths, but eventually lowered their proud heads in dejection.

Mick realized it belatedly and turned on his communicator with a grim look on his face. Sure enough, there was no signal. He looked up and roared at Abed as he walked out, "I am the eldest prince's man. How dare you touch me?"

Abed gave him a mocking look and said, "No matter who you belong to, you should be punished for your mistakes. Lieutenant General Mike, I advise you to confess voluntarily in order to reduce your punishment."

Then he strode outside, and the people guarding the door also rushed into the conference room in a well-trained manner, quickly captured the people on the list, deprived them of their communicators, and completely cut off their communication channels with the outside world.

This swift and decisive action frightened the remaining generals who had not been captured.

They looked at each other and had to admit that the "lucky" Commander Abed was extraordinary and not the weakling they thought he could control.

Thinking of this, they calmed down and followed those people obediently, accepting their supervision.

(End of this chapter)