dusk.

The Palace That Never Sleeps.

Queen Zoya stole some free time and "hid" in a small royal restaurant, quietly enjoying her dinner.

Her dinner was simple: a medium-sized piece of white bread, a bowl of vegetable soup, and three crystal shrimp balls.

Of course, he wasn't enjoying it alone, as his cousin, Jadiya, was sitting opposite him.

As a shadow guard general, Jiadiya has a lot of daily activities and eats a lot. There are a lot of fish and meat in front of her, and the amount is more than five times that of Zhuoya.

In private occasions, she didn't care so much and just picked up a greasy fried chicken leg with her hands and bit off half of it in one bite.

"Sister, my cats eat more than you."

Zhuo Ya was concentrating on savoring the crystal shrimp balls, which was her favorite snack and also a unique dish in the Never-Night Palace.

Although these three dishes are small, the process from selecting ingredients to cooking is very complicated, and it takes the imperial chefs three days to make them.

It has a springy, crispy and smooth texture, and a fresh and full-flavored taste that is very unforgettable.

After finishing one, she chuckled, "It's not the quantity of food that matters, but the quality."

Then he said, "So, he is really helping you deal with your troubles?"

Kadia nodded: "Yes."

"These days, a lot of unfamiliar faces have suddenly flooded into the city. Some are tourists from other places, but some are potentially dangerous people."

"We're keeping an eye on these guys."

"As a result, when he arrived, several of the dangerous people we were keeping a close eye on disappeared."

After saying this, Jadiya looked relieved.

"Cousin, you don't know that the ones who disappeared are guys whose strength we have no idea about, but they are definitely very, very dangerous."

"Especially the group of people who are suspected to be golden warriors. If they really fight in the city, it will definitely be very noisy and even difficult to end."

"As a result, he tricked those golden warriors into going to the suburbs to fight them, and the noise from the fight between the two sides was indeed terrifying."

"When I arrived at the battle scene on the outskirts of the city, I found shocking signs of fighting, as well as a lot of blood and pieces of clothing."

Zhuo Ya was drinking vegetable soup and paused when she heard this: "Bloodstains, is he injured?!"

"No, we have carefully analyzed it and confirmed that it is all the blood of the Golden Warrior. As for him, he left some footprints and some amazingly large-scale Transfiguration relics."

At this point, Jia Diya chuckled and said, "Sister, your reaction is wrong. You are not really attracted to him, are you?"

Zhuoya's loss of composure lasted less than 2 seconds, and she had regained her composure by now.

She smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether I personally like it or not. What really matters is whether it is beneficial to the country."

But Jadiya is not an ordinary person, he is a general who fought on the battlefield.

Over the years, with the help of the legendary mage Zhuoya, her magic power has been raised to the middle and late stages of the 9th ring. It will only take one or two years to reach the 10th ring and even become a legendary.

I have a very good understanding of the character of my cousin Zhuoya.

When it comes to governing the country, she is naturally a decisive and resolute queen, but in terms of personal emotions, she is not much better than a blank piece of paper.

Perhaps she has witnessed the love, hate, and emotions of many mortals, but for some things, seeing other people's experiences and experiencing them yourself are completely different things.

Jiadiya could tell at a glance that her cousin had fallen in love with that guy.

She wiped the greasy corners of her mouth with a napkin and laughed: "Sister, don't use clichés to perfunctorily deal with me. You are the queen, but you are also a mortal. Mortals have feelings."

"If you ask me, in terms of magic and intelligence, he is certainly the best figure in the Wit Continent, but he is also the emperor of the Natural Empire."

"As an emperor, he has a very deep character, much deeper than you, even deeper than his great-grandfather. No one knows what he is thinking."

"Also, he is very dissolute and has married several wives. He is really not suitable to be your husband."

Zhuo Ya listened quietly, then smiled and said, "I just want to inherit the glorious bloodline, and I don't think of relying on him to support me, so why should I care about his past?"

"Besides, you think he has a deep personality, but that's because you don't understand him."

"In fact, it is not difficult to guess his thoughts. His goals can be easily seen from the way he governs the country."

Jia Diya was not convinced: "Oh~ Then tell me, what is his goal?"

Zhuo Ya became serious and said in a concentrated voice: "Build an extremely powerful mortal kingdom that has the power to resist and even crush all alien races, including demons and gods."

"He always insisted on this and worked hard for it without any compromise, even if it cost him his life."

"You may not believe it, but he did this in Levender, in Navat, and even in the palace against his grandfather who colluded with the devil, didn't he?"

Speaking of Levinder, Gadiya immediately recalled the past, the redemption on the verge of despair, and the thrilling battle in the Platinum Palace.

The deep memories of the past told her that her cousin was right.

She shrugged. "Well, you're right. I owe him my life for that."

"At least he is a reliable comrade in the fight against demons."

"If he wasn't the emperor of the Natural Empire, I wouldn't have anything to say. I would even support him. But he is the emperor."

Zhuoya asked, "What are you worried about?"

Jia Diya no longer concealed it and said directly: "I am worried that the Glorious Empire has become your dowry."

After saying that, sisters, you looked at me and I looked at you, and we didn’t speak for a long time.

"Puff~"

Zhuoya laughed at first, but then her expression froze.

"Jadiah, first of all, the country is not mine, it belongs to everyone, and it cannot be my personal dowry. I will never sell out the interests of the country because of personal feelings."

"Secondly, if the gods and demons really covet our mortal kingdom, and the Glorious Empire is really unable to resist the invasion of the gods and demons and faces the danger of national destruction, then it is only natural for the two mortal countries to merge into one and advance and retreat together."

"After all, there are more than 600 million people in the Glorious Empire. Everyone has his or her own will, and even if I am the queen, I can't do whatever I want."

Jiadiya understood and felt relieved.

She asked softly: "Sister, do you think we can fight against the gods and demons, especially the Lord of Truth who is about to return?"

Zhuo Ya drank a mouthful of vegetable soup and said, "Judging from the terrifying fighting power that the elves showed on the Storm Continent, it's probably going to be difficult."

"We have so many legendary crystals and so many powerful legendary instruments, and you are also constantly improving the power of the country's talented mages. In two years at most, there will be more than thirty legendary warriors."

"Isn't this possible?"

My cousin Zhuoya is completely different from my grandfather. My grandfather wants to take all the power for himself, but my cousin is trying her best to enhance the overall strength of the Glorious Empire.

This is also the biggest reason why Gadiya wholeheartedly supports her to become the queen.

Zhuo Ya said softly: "This is not my conclusion, it is the conclusion of the war simulation department."

"The conclusion is that, given the current balance of power between the two sides, even if we can win, it will be a pyrrhic victory."

"Many, many people will die, perhaps 50 or 60 million. Even you and I may be assassinated. Many, many prosperous cities will be reduced to ruins in the war."

At this point, seeing that Jiadiya looked heavy, Zhuoya smiled and comforted her: "Okay, no matter what, this is a matter for the future."

"The strength of the elves comes from 7,000 years of accumulation. The strength of us mortals comes from the explosion of magic power in modern times. Therefore, the longer the time, the higher our chance of winning."

"Besides, isn't he still here?"

"As long as he is here, we always have a way out."

That's true. Jia Diya felt much more relaxed and took a bite of steak fiercely: "Sister, there will be many young men proposing to you at the dance party in the Glorious Hall the day after tomorrow."

Zhuoya's face suddenly showed a trace of distress: "This is really a troublesome matter."

Those young men all came from great noble families and big interest groups in the country, and it was indeed time for her to have children, so according to tradition, she should choose one of them to be her husband.

If she wanted to reject their proposal at this time, she would have to find a reasonable reason, but the problem was that she hadn't thought of such a reason yet.

Jia Diya smiled and said, "Sister, what are you worried about?"

"If he has feelings for you, he'll find a way. If he doesn't have feelings for you, then there's no need for you to keep thinking about him, right?"

This is true, but it doesn't quite fit Zhuoya's character.

"This is a matter between the two of us. How can we let him figure out all the solutions?"

After a pause, her eyes suddenly lit up: "I have an idea."

. . . . . . . .

Natural Empire Embassy.

Emperor Rosen was naturally diligently handling government affairs, while Rosen himself was in the underground secret room, using the branch of life to manipulate the three golden warriors.

These three guys are really energetic. Even though their spines are broken, they can still recover little by little.

In order to prevent them from breaking out of their 'stone cocoons' and causing trouble, Rosen had to loosen their bones frequently.

While he was concentrating on fiddling with it, he suddenly received some news from Emperor Rosen.

"Hey~ There is actually someone coveting my girl."

The news said that various forces in the Glorious Empire have put forward ten young and promising talents, preparing to propose to the Queen at the birthday dinner the day after tomorrow.

There are ten young talents, and behind them stand five forces, each of which sends two representatives.

These young people are also truly outstanding. They all have at least sixth-ring magical powers, and the best one has even broken through to the eighth-ring.

That really requires a good background, ability, and good looks.

Rosen looked at the information collected by the CIA agents and the photos of the young people, and kept sighing in his heart: "Not bad~~They are really good-looking~"

Rosen originally thought that he looked pretty good, but compared to these truly handsome men, he was still a long way behind.

He was not worried that Zhuoya would agree to the proposal, but it would definitely cause her a lot of trouble.

'I have to think of a way to delay it.'

The current relationship between the two countries is not mature enough to allow a public proposal.

While I was thinking about it, I received another message.

The news said that the Queen had issued a proclamation.

The announcement was that she planned to find a husband, but this husband must have a sufficiently intelligent mind.

In order to identify this, she issued three difficult mathematical problems, and only those who solved the answers would be qualified to become candidates for the queen's husband.

Of course, in order to prevent the puzzle from being unsolvable, the time limit for this test is two years. If no one solves it after two years, the test will be re-issued.

Rosen saw the contents of the three questions.

He immediately smiled knowingly: "Not bad~ Really not bad~~ Really my good girl."

After taking a few glances, he knew that these three questions were prepared for him.

Because this is currently recognized as a difficult mathematical problem, two of them may have solutions, but the third one is far beyond this era.

It is simply impossible to figure it out with the human brain.

With this problem delayed, we don't have to worry about anyone making plans for it in the next two years at least.

Considering that he currently has a lot of things on hand, he is in a hurry to return to Weilan Laboratory and cannot wait until the banquet the day after tomorrow.

Rosen decided to sneak into the Never-Sleeping Palace tonight.

(End of this chapter)