Chapter 141: Allies
Inside the royal palace, Caesar and his retinue stood at the doorway, watching their prince still fast asleep.
The Queen and the King spent the whole day with His Highness, as they were busy formulating war plans, which allowed them a little time to visit him.
Although they could sense Her Highness's consciousness within the consciousness network, they still wanted to stay by her side.
They had been absent from her side for three hundred years, and now that she had returned, they didn't want to leave her for even a moment longer.
Mingxiao's face showed worry. "Are we just going to let His Highness sleep like this?"
While their awareness had a calming effect, the little princess's psychological trauma could not be healed by external forces. They could only soothe her emotions and prevent her from being constantly on edge.
They felt an overwhelming heartache whenever they thought of His Highness's memories, and on the other hand, they felt a surge of anger and rage when they thought about who was responsible for them.
Once the two emperors give the order, they will demand that the prince from Beihe reclaim all the harm he has suffered!
Their eyes were fixed on the small figure lying on the bed. Suddenly, she let out a soft moan and curled up.
They hurried to her bedside.
They watched as His Highness curled up in a ball, and even with their mental reassurances, he remained uneasy in his sleep.
Tanvel knelt down in front of Anno, wanting to reach out and touch her, but then he remembered that His Highness didn't want anyone to touch her now. She was the supreme little princess, and she had safely returned to the Zerg. He couldn't touch her whenever he wanted like before.
But now Her Highness is very unsettled, and he needs to comfort her.
After thinking for a moment, Tanvel's whip extended from behind and gently rested on Anno's hand.
With his ability to soothe her, Anno's furrowed brows relaxed somewhat, and she drifted into a deeper dream.
Caesar sat down beside Anno's bed, took her hand and placed it next to his cheek, transmitting his consciousness into her dream.
He wanted to be with her, both in reality and in his dreams.
They stayed with Anno for a while, then received a summons from the king in their consciousness network, summoning them to an important meeting in the main hall.
The Northern River has caused such great harm to their prince that they are eager to avenge him.
But they can't all go; at least two of them must stay with His Highness.
Caesar is currently the strongest vanguard of the Zerg, so he definitely has to go. Secris is the oldest of the seven, and he makes the decisions and takes the lead most of the time, so both of them must go.
“I must stay and help His Highness calm his nerves,” Tanvel said.
No one else objected; as long as it concerned His Highness's health and safety, they would not hesitate to fight for it.
Then we can leave one person behind.
The remaining four looked at each other, all wanting to stay and keep Anuo company; none of them wanted to give way.
After staring at each other for five seconds, they chose to play rock-paper-scissors, a simple and straightforward way to win.
Mingxiao won, and he proudly raised his fist as he stood by Anuo's bedside.
The others could only go to the meeting, secretly thinking that they needed to find an opportunity to beat up Xiao Mingxiao.
Inside the royal palace, all the highest-ranking members of the Zerg, except those who were preparing for battle, were present.
Seville sat on the throne, listening to the reports from her retinue with a cold and solemn expression.
"The Northern River system is now divided into three factions: the rebels, the Northern River Federation, and the Fallen Species organization. The Northern River Federation is their regular army, with the highest genetic level, and they also possess the Fire Seed to assist them."
"The Northern River system is now in chaos, with a civil war raging. However, in order to deal with the civil war and us, the Northern River Federation has begun to look for allies within the Interstellar Alliance."
After hearing this, Augsis said coldly, "Find allies? They're just a few star systems. They've been eyeing the energy mines of Sivitro for a while now. This is just an excuse for them. Let them fight. Let's teach them a lesson."
Sevier glanced at Augsis, waved her hand, and gestured with her chin to the reporting subordinate, "Can you confirm which star systems will ally with Northern River?"
"Your Majesty, it is now basically confirmed that they have already amassed their forces in their respective starports: the Romira Galaxy, the Casa Galaxy, the Landno Galaxy, and the Mape Galaxy."
Sevier said thoughtfully, "There are quite a few allies, indeed."
Augustus said, "Bring it on, bring as many as you want..."
Before he could finish speaking, Sevier gave him a cold glance and said, "Have you forgotten how you got the short end of the stick again?"
Augsis immediately fell silent, shifted the chair he had moved next to the throne, moved closer to Sevier, placed his hand in hers, and gave an awkward smile: "I know, I know. Kasa and Romira have always coveted our energy minerals. This time, they allied with the Northern River because they want our energy planet. They have allies, and we might have them too."
Sevier said, "The fact that they formed an alliance at this time shows that they are determined to wipe out our Zerg. In that case, we don't need to be polite. Kasa and Romira are nothing to fear. They offended Cangmiao before, and half of their star system resources were harvested. Now they have their eyes on us. Tell Cangmiao to deal with his old rival."
The Zerg have always been a troublemaker in the Interstellar Alliance, but besides them, there is another troublemaker: the Styx Galaxy, which also did not join the Interstellar Alliance. They have some history with Wang Cangmiao of the Styx Galaxy. In the alliance where they are both making enemies and being targeted everywhere, they can be considered as half friends and can talk to each other.
The fact that other galaxies are getting involved at this time is premeditated; they are just waiting for the right opportunity.
The Zerg are indeed powerful, but even ants can kill an elephant. The Zerg suffered because they were too straightforward, including when their Anunu was stolen.
Since we're going to fight, it can't be a small-scale, reckless brawl. We need a strategy to overthrow Beihe and avenge their Anunu.
Augustus said, "If we ally with the Styx, we will have three allies."
Sevier paused, her expression hardening. "Three allies? What allies do we have besides the River Styx? Have you changed your ways and learned to make friends during my three hundred years of slumber?"
Augustus smiled. "Whether I've changed my nature or not, Her Majesty, can't you tell at a glance?"
Sevier: "Stop talking nonsense and finish the meeting quickly. I need to go see Anunu."
Upon hearing Anunu's name, Augsis immediately became serious and said to her, "Not long ago, Cangmiao found his queen, who is the Holy Spirit of Tianyun and also the princess of Yaori. Now, this Holy Spirit is considered a bridge between these three star systems, and she has a great deal of influence in both Yaori and Tianyun."
Upon hearing this, a hint of interest flashed across Sevier's indifferent expression. "Oh? He found it. It wasn't for nothing that we lent him so many energy stones. The Holy Spirit of Tianyun, that's quite interesting."
Augsis: "Tianyun will definitely come. They have been investigating for a long time. The Northern River Federation has been eyeing their Holy Spirit and Holy Tree, and they have already obtained concrete evidence."
Sevier said coldly, "This Beihe always tries to improve itself by relying on other races. Even without us, it will be destroyed sooner or later."
Upon hearing this, Caesar stepped forward and said, "Your Highness has activated the Zerg genes within the sparks. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these sparks have now been summoned by Your Highness and now belong to our Zerg race."
One of Seville's attendants stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the latest news is that all those Fire Seeds have been imprisoned by the Northern River Federation, but they may still be used to participate in this war."
Upon hearing this, Sevier sneered and leaned back on the throne. "Since they want to purify and enhance their genetic abilities so much, then so be it. Issue my order to ensure that our sparks are properly 'purified' for them."
After saying that, Sevier transmitted her commands, which carried her consciousness, through the consciousness network. Now that the Fireseed belonged to their Zerg race, it also possessed a consciousness network, and could receive her commands as long as it was within the range of the North River system.
Caesar and Cyrus exchanged a glance and understood the Queen's meaning. The Fire Seed's ability was actually the ability of their insectoid race. Previously, the Fire Seed had fused with the Northern River gene to enhance the Northern River people's genetic abilities, but now, the Northern River gene in the Fire Seed's body had been completely devoured, which could reverse this purification ability and weaken the Northern River people's abilities.
The Northern River people are most proud of their mutant abilities. The Northern River mutants and beastmen look down on each other, and there are a lot of internal conflicts. They probably don't even need the insectoid race; the Northern River people can probably destroy themselves.
But Anunu's revenge must be taken by them personally!
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