Crimson Imperial Capital.

It was already early winter. Sitting at his desk, Prime Minister Osborne looked at the letter in his hand and fell into deep thought.

This is a report from Altina.

At the beginning, Prime Minister Osborn asked Altina to go to Semlia Academy, hoping to plant a pawn in Crossbell. Of course, he also wanted Altina to secretly investigate Starlight Technology. But he didn't expect that Altina's report to him would be so incredible.

According to what is said in this letter, that man can open the door to other worlds and enter and exit other worlds at will?

In other words, there is more than one world?

Although Prime Minister Osborne wanted to think that this was just Altina's one-sided words, Altina described the situation in that world in detail in the letter, including the "iron bird" (helicopter) flying in the sky, and a series of descriptions about the research on viruses.

Frankly speaking, if it was Miriam, then Osborn would definitely think she was teasing him. Although they were both artificial people, Miriam's personality was completely different from Altina's. She liked to play and was naughty. If she wrote some nonsense in the letter, it would not be incomprehensible. But the problem was that Altina was not that kind of person. She was serious and cautious, and she executed orders perfectly. It was for this reason that Prime Minister Osborn sent Altina to the Semlia Academy.

But now... the information he got was beyond his expectations.

Who is that man? What is he thinking?

Prime Minister Osborn thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. If he had this power, he would be very cautious in using it. However, according to Altina, the other party didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it completely. He even used traveling to other worlds as a kind of "extracurricular teaching".

In other words, the man didn't care about exposing the matter.

And Artina also said that the Seven Luminaries Church also knew about this...

When Prime Minister Osborn first saw this information, he actually considered whether to use the church. After all, according to the Seven Lights Church, Semlia was the only world created by the goddess. Therefore, if people knew that this was just a lie, then the faith of the Seven Lights Church might be shaken. Therefore, Prime Minister Osborn originally hoped to get the assistance of the church through this.

But the man said the church knew?

Did the church know about this, but just leave him alone?

What exactly does he want to do?

If what Altina described in the letter is correct, then the first thought is that the other party's mysterious and terrifying warships come from another world. So, did he occupy Crossbell in order to serve as the vanguard of the other world's invasion of the Semlia continent?

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Osborne shook his head again.

No, that's not right.

If the other party's purpose was to invade and occupy, they could have taken advantage of the chaos of the civil war to march in and occupy the empire's territory. But that man resolutely stood on the side of the royal family and assisted them in suppressing the nobles' rebellion in the shortest possible time.

And what he said at the banquet...

"I hope everyone can live a peaceful life from now on, and no more idiots will come out to cause trouble and waste my time."

Although Fang Zheng did not say it explicitly at the time, Osborne understood that this was a warning to him.

Because of this, Prime Minister Osborn had to stop his plan after that. The reason was simple. Among the Sons of Iron, Rufus died in battle, Rector disappeared, and only Claire, Miriam, and Altina, who was currently in the Semlia Academy, were left. Although Osborn was still able to control the Railway Military Police because of Claire's existence, Rufus' death completely made him lose the trump card he had spent several years laying out in the noble camp.

This also meant that Prime Minister Osborne's original plan was basically ruined.

In this case, it is basically impossible to continue, and the only option is...

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Osborne was silent for a moment, then he picked up the microphone.

"Hello, it's me, um...let the lieutenant come see me, okay."

After giving a few simple instructions, Prime Minister Osborne hung up the phone and continued to stare at the letter in front of him. After a while, there was a knock on the door.

"Second Lieutenant Claire Levitt of the Railway Military Police reports in."

"Come in."

The door opened, and then a girl with blue hair walked in. She quickly came to the desk and saluted Prime Minister Osborne.

"My Lord, what can I do for you?"

"Look at this."

Prime Minister Osborne didn't say much, but handed the letter over. Claire took the letter and read it carefully. Her expression became more and more surprised, and she even couldn't close her mouth in the end.

"I'm sorry...sir..."

It was unknown how long it took for Claire to finish reading the letter in her hand. She looked up at Prime Minister Osborne in surprise.

"this……"

"Do you believe what's written there?"

“Well… I’m not sure. If it was written by Miriam, I might have thought she was joking, but since it was written by Altina…”

“It’s still hard to believe.”

Prime Minister Osborn spoke, and Claire nodded. The people in this world believe in the Goddess of the Sky, and the Seven Lights Church also said that Semria is the only world created by the Goddess of the Sky. This is just like the people in the past were very sure that the sun revolved around the earth, and the content of this letter was undoubtedly equivalent to shattering their worldviews.

“I don’t really believe it, but Altina wouldn’t write something ridiculous as a report, so… I have a task for you.”

Having said this, Prime Minister Osborne raised his head and stared at Claire, who also hurriedly stood up seriously.

"Go to Crossbell, find a way to join Altina's team, go to that world and adventure to confirm whether everything she said is true. And, if it is true, try to win over that man by any means possible... You know what I mean."

“…”

Hearing what Prime Minister Osborne said, Claire was slightly stunned, then nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, sir, I understand what you mean."

As she spoke, Claire also showed a serious expression.

"I promise you, no matter what the cost, I will complete the task."

"Well... I'll leave it to you then."

Prime Minister Osborne lowered his head, picked up a pen, wrote a letter, sealed it with wax, and handed it to Claire.

"You should leave now and go to Crossbell with this letter. What happens next is up to you."

"clear."

After taking the letter, Claire nodded vigorously, then she turned around and walked out of the office.

After watching the girl's figure disappear behind the door, Prime Minister Osborn withdrew his gaze and looked out the window at the scarlet imperial capital covered with snow.

If this is true, then maybe... this man from another world can solve the curse of the empire.

But is it really okay to entrust the fate of a country to someone from another world?

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Prime Minister Osborne did not show them. He had planned countless plans in his life, and this time was no exception. In any case, the chips had been placed, and next... it all depended on the result.

“A-choo——!!”

Fang Zheng sneezed and rubbed his nose.

"You don't have a cold, do you, Mr. Fang Zheng?"

Hearing the sneeze, Ellie asked uneasily, while Fang Zheng shrugged.

"No, it could be that someone is thinking about me... Oh, it would be nice if it was a beautiful woman."

“Haha…”

Faced with Fang Zheng's answer, Ellie was speechless.

"We are here to inspect. Can't we be more serious?"

"What does it matter? Isn't it good like this now?"

Fang Zheng was walking on the street, looking left and right, looking relaxed and at ease. After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Ai Li nodded.

"Yeah, it's really good..."

As she spoke, Ellie raised her head and looked at Crossbell in front of her.

A lot has changed in Crossbell since then.

With the Starlight Tower as the center, the architectural style of the entire Crossbell has become more and more modern. For this purpose, Founder has even launched a proposal called "Urban Beautification Project". Simply put, it is to use government funds to renovate dilapidated houses and storefronts in various regions, and to unify the style.

Although Ellie thought it was a waste of money at first, she had to admit that after the renovation, the entire Crossbell looked more beautiful and cleaner, as if a somewhat damaged work of art had been repaired, showing an unprecedented beautiful posture.

“And the streets are cleaner.”

“It’s called the broken windows effect.”

Fang Zheng looked at the streets around him and said casually.

"If it becomes clean, others will hesitate to make it dirty. But on the other hand, if it is already dirty, then others will not mind making it dirtier. Therefore, if you want to keep the entire city clean and tidy, everyone needs to work together."

"More and more outsiders have come to Crossbell recently."

Looking at the people walking on the street, Ellie also smiled. Now the surrounding areas think that Crossbell is the most suitable place to live in the continent of Semria. As the mayor's assistant, Ellie has also received many applications for living in Crossbell. All this was not seen in the past.

Although many people came to Crossbell at that time, they came here more to make money and do some dirty underground deals, rather than considering Crossbell as a city suitable for living like it is now.

For Ellie, she actually prefers the current Crossbell.

“Where else is next?”

"Um……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Ellie looked at the notebook and then was stunned.

"Next...we are going to...the Guerrilla Association."

"oh?"

"Yes... The Guerrilla Association will cease operations today and leave Crossbell..."

“That’s only natural.”

Compared to the somewhat melancholy Ellie, Fang Zheng seemed very calm. He certainly knew why this happened. After taking over Crossbell, Fang Zheng stepped up efforts to rectify the police force, and did his best to publicize the message "If you have any problems, go to the police" among the masses, and expanded the police force. This series of measures also led to the status of Crossbell police gradually rising in people's hearts. Now basically, when Crossbell citizens have any problems, they will go to the police for help.

After all, there is no need to prepare any compensation when asking the police for help. However, although the Guerrilla Association can also provide help, the guerrillas still need to be paid.

As a result, after several incidents, the Guerrilla Association is now basically unable to make ends meet. It would be strange if they did not close down.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng's mouth curled up slightly and revealed a smile.

"Then let's go to the Guerrilla Association and have a look."