Chapter 73 Chapter 73 A man in silver-grey armor, with hands...
In the magnificent palace illuminated by bright lanterns, nobles in luxurious dresses sipped aged wine in their cups and enjoyed the delicacies on the table, served by servants at their sides.
Elegant music, elegant people, everything in the palace is quiet and elegant.
Until a thin man in a light golden robe, surrounded by guards, broke into the gathering.
The man's face was red and purple, with beads of sweat on his forehead, and he seemed to be extremely frightened.
He didn't care about the etiquette and royal demeanor of the nobility, and ran while shouting, "Father, Captain Randy has received news that he has found the whereabouts of the defected Angus Evan."
It was indeed a great shock. When the man wearing the crown heard the name 'Angus Evan', he shuddered like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
"Where is he?!!!"
The maid standing behind the emperor, holding a towel, could clearly see the raised hairs on the male insect's neck.
"Angus Evan, that Evan is still alive?"
"Didn't they say he died in the military's pursuit and his body was completely destroyed? How come he came back to life more than a year later?"
"There is no body at all. It sounds good. It's just that the military lost the person when they were chasing him. They can find an excuse to determine whether the person is dead or not."
"Stop talking, look at the faces of those generals..."
The joyous atmosphere in the palace froze in an instant, the orchestra that was playing the music stopped, and the low-ranking beastmen who were taking this opportunity to chat with the nobles also hid in the crowd.
"Your Majesty, the fugitive Evan is on a fringe planet called Earth."
"The person we were tracking did indeed shoot down the aircraft driven by Evan in the Milky Way. The aircraft broke into pieces under the gaze of the soldiers. Even Captain Randy believed that the fugitive died in the explosion."
The eldest prince of the Oaks Empire died at the hands of Angus. The princes present witnessed the scene of their brother's head being crushed off, which caused a huge psychological shadow.
Each and every one of them has become a shrunken turtle, hiding in their palaces and territories, eating, drinking and having fun all day long, and is unwilling to participate in political affairs anymore.
The person who responded to the emperor at this time was his youngest son, Anthony, who was too young at the time and was locked up in the palace by the queen to study, and did not go to the execution ground to watch the execution.
She was also the person the emperor had placed in the inner cabinet and was the closest to him.
There were too many people who didn't know the details of Evan's defection, so I couldn't let them know more. "Everyone, continue to enjoy the banquet. I'm going to take care of some official business first."
After finding an incomprehensible excuse, the current emperor of the orcs left the banquet hall in a daze under the gaze of the guests.
"Marginal planet? Is it some powerless little planet, or is there some other force behind them?" Wozniacki spoke after being more than a hundred meters away from the banquet hall.
He couldn't wait to know the truth of the news, and started questioning people in the empty back garden before they even entered his palace.
"Thousands of years ago, there was a civilization there, on a planet called Earth. But later that planet was discovered by a life hunter, and the life forms on it were wiped out by the hunter."
"Hunter life was conquered by the higher Zerg in the cosmic melee, and the Earth was divided among the Zerg as a trophy and named D81, which is the 81st planet owned by the Zerg."
"D81 is a planet at the edge of the universe, long forgotten by the higher Zerg."
Higher insects? Is it the territory of those annoying insects? That's a bit troublesome.
There is also good news. This planet is one of the many planets occupied by the Zerg that has been forgotten. If the cabinet comes forward to make a deal and buy D81 from the Zerg, things will become much simpler.
"Report the news to the Prime Minister and suggest that he find a suitable person to talk to the Zerg." Woz said this humbly.
That's right, the power of the empire is in the hands of the prime minister, and he, the emperor, is just an embroidered pillow with an empty title. Such state affairs are not within his jurisdiction.
"Yes, Father."
"Isn't the Prime Minister in the Empire?" Seeing his younger son's embarrassment, Wozniacki guessed that the Prime Minister might be out on a business trip again.
The three overlords who control the situation in the universe have reached a cooperation. Under their stability, the various races in the universe have temporarily put aside their hatred and wars, and now it is a peaceful era.
As the leader of a country, the Prime Minister needs to attend meetings, organize work, and complete supervision, and he is busy traveling between planets in the universe.
Often, I would be still in the country in the morning and fly to other planets by noon. It was already good enough to be able to stay in the empire for a quarter of the year.
Even the emperor had to make an appointment in advance to meet this busy man who was working "for the country and the people."
"No, after Captain Randy received the news, the first person he notified was the Prime Minister. I think the Prime Minister is on his way to the palace." Anthony said.
"Anthony, your ears are showing again." Wozniacki pointed at his little son's exposed fox ears from a distance.
His youngest son's beast form is a snow fox. When he grows up, the beastman will only reveal the characteristics of his beast form when he is frightened or injured.
Anthony is a very filial and good child, but his mother is too weak, which disrupted the tiger king bloodline in the child.
Even though he has been an adult for a long time, he still cannot control his human form and often reveals his beastly form in front of everyone.
Sometimes it's a tail, sometimes it's an ear.
"I'm sorry, Father. I lost my composure again." Upon realizing that he had revealed his beast ears, Anthony lowered his eyes and took a few deep breaths.
The emperor looked at his youngest son, who was weaker than his other children, and could not help but think of his eldest son, who was good at everything and was designated by him as his successor.
When the child was still alive, the other children regarded him as their backbone, obeyed him in everything and were united.
At that time, the royal family still had some say in politics.
He thought that under the leadership of his eldest son, he would have the opportunity to change the royal family's power status in the empire and become the real master of the country again.
All because of that damned rebel, the most capable child in the family lost his life, the gears of fate turned back, and everything returned to the starting point.
How can I not hate it?
"Then why are you worried?" Wozniacki asked after his son's ears were turned away.
Anthony replied, "Father, it's not that simple. Did you know that the higher insects exiled a male insect last year?"
"Of course."
The higher-level Zerg guys protected the male Zerg like treasures, and even the Zerg main planet rarely let those little guys out. Suddenly announcing the exile of a male Zerg, the news spread throughout the universe.
However, in order to protect the little male insect who had made a serious mistake and was exiled as punishment, the Zerg never revealed any other information about the little male insect to other planets.
Including the planet where the little male insect was exiled.
Thinking of this, Wozniacki's eyes widened. "It can't be such a coincidence. It must be the planet where Evan is."
If it involves the precious male insects of the Zerg race, buying that planet would be as difficult as hell.
To put it simply, it's impossible.
"The Zerg did designate D81 as a territorial planet for the male Zerg, and we have received news that the fugitive Evan holds a fairly important position in the country founded by the male Zerg."
Bad news comes one after another.
The situation was complicated and Wozniacki was overwhelmed by what he heard. "What plan does Captain Randy have?" Angus was the enemy who killed his son, and he had to avenge his poor eldest son.
Wozniacki was panicking. He was worried that Randy, who controlled the army, and the prime minister, who held the highest ruling power in the country, would be unwilling to offend the troublesome Zerg and give up hunting down Evan.
His royal private army is just a showpiece. On the battlefield, the only competition is who can run faster.
If he wants revenge, he must get the Prime Minister and the military on his side.
"Don't worry, the Empire will definitely hunt down the fugitives who have harmed so many citizens of the Empire."
Seeing his father anxiously biting his nails, Anthony quickly stepped forward to comfort him, "Do you know who told Captain Randy about Evan's situation on D81?"
"Who?" His eyebrows were furious. This kid was still keeping him in suspense.
"It was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Higher Zerg that conveyed the news to us, and also brought the attitude of their Zerg Emperor - Angus Evan is a fugitive of the Oaks Empire, and the Zerg will not interfere with the Empire's pursuit of fugitives who endanger the public security of the universe."
The higher-level Zerg did not stop it, which meant they acquiesced. It was a good thing for the Empire that it did not have to worry about the Zerg as a powerful opponent.
What a turn of events! This is really good news.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has arrived outside the palace and sent someone to say, 'This incident is of great importance. He has also invited several others to participate in the meeting and hopes to hold this meeting in the royal secret meeting room.'"
The secret meeting room is a secret place that is passed down along with the throne and is known only to successive emperors.
In the past, the emperor still had real power, so this secret was naturally in the hands of the emperor. Those who were allowed by the emperor to enter the secret meeting room were carefully selected and very few.
They would never know the path leading to the secret meeting room from the outside world.
People's vision will be blocked by a helmet that completely blocks out external light. Whether entering or leaving, they will have their heads covered by this helmet on the road.
Now that the emperor has retreated to the second line, the prime minister is the real emperor of this country, and no one dares to cover the prime minister's head.
The royal family has passed down this secret for thousands of years, and more and more people know about it.
"Go and report to the Prime Minister. I will be waiting for everyone in the secret meeting room."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
On the underground level of the palace, in the deepest part of the prison that was once used to punish servants who made mistakes, he picked up a leather whip stained with black blood that was placed on the corner of the wall. The single wooden bed next to it suddenly moved, revealing a gray block underneath.
Then put your palm on top, the block will flash with light, make a "dripping" sound, and gradually crack.
Behind it was an extremely dark corridor. After passing through this winding corridor, we arrived at the real conference room.
Behind the round table was a piece of glass that was five or six meters high. Through the glass, one could see a giant mecha sitting on the ground. The mecha was wearing silver-gray armor, holding a double blade, and had a mechanical lion's head on its head.
"Brilliant, how about I take you to meet your master?"