Endless Silver Machine

That was what happened when Anjie secretly went to the Holy Land alone and in disguise to meet with Pope Sethis on behalf of Zi Ming Yiela in order to cooperate with the Holy See.

On the opposite side, a girl stepped out of the motorcycle at the same time, wearing a knee-length skirt full of lace and ruffles. The overall impression given to Anjie was that she was a bit fancy but had to admit that she was very cute. Since that person would come to a place like this in a special car, he was either a noble like himself who wanted to come here in person to do things, or he was someone affiliated with the Holy See.

The girl coming from the opposite side had obviously noticed Anjie, but the two of them just exchanged a brief glance, and the girl immediately lost interest in Anjie and walked in front of her.

In order to avoid lurking informants, Anjie had tried her best to avoid too many contacts with people unrelated to this operation, so the girl ignored her and she was relieved.

The girl walking in front of Anjie seemed to forget that there was Anjie following her as she walked. As if she hadn't been back here for a long time, she looked around at the surrounding scenery, and from time to time she paused at the fork in the road as if she couldn't recognize the way.

When the buildings in the sanctuary could already be seen, a tall girl who seemed to be sixteen or seventeen years old who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time noticed the two people walking towards them.

Those turquoise eyes that exuded gentleness and kindness had an unusual frosted beauty, but Anjie was not impressed by her appearance. If she frequents the sanctuary and has met somewhere before, she should be able to recognize her immediately.

The girl happily came up with a smile, picked up the little girl and lifted her up high.

However, the little girl who was lifted up was obviously unwilling.

"Is the little girl behind you the follower you picked up from Shuoyue Academy?"

It turned out that the little girl only noticed Anjie following her at this time, but she didn't seem to mind that Anjie had been following her for such a long time.

"Who knows."

"Really... Liuyin has been waiting for you for a long time. It's rare to come back, so come to my house and sit for a while first!"

"I didn't come back to play with you..."

"Don't say such heartless words! I heard Lord Sethis say that after you finally think of coming back, he will be waiting for you here every day!"

"That sounds even scarier! Do you have any inexplicable obsession!?"

"Because Cocona hasn't appeared in the Holy See for a long time..."

The tall girl wearing the uniform of the Vatican's Blue Knight ignored the awkward attitude of the smaller girl and talked to herself, holding her hand and walking towards Anjie's unknown destination.

——It turns out that the girl who looks about the same age as herself is named Cocona... Anjie secretly remembered the name she heard for the first time.

After waiting behind the two of them for them to leave, Anjie continued walking to the pre-arranged place.

When there are unknown people in front of her, Anjie will not take the initiative to pass them, but will habitually walk behind them. Especially for big figures as high as their Blue Knights, if you cross them rashly, you may be criticized and lose a lot of time.

When they walked to the place where the two people had just communicated, an envelope folded in half caught Anjie's attention. She bent down and picked up the envelope. The little girl probably dropped it when she was lifted high, but she left without noticing.

However, when Anjie opened the envelope, she received a shock that was hundreds of times greater than it would have been in a few seconds.

The envelope embroidered with gold patterns was the custom-made letter of entrustment sent to Master Aurora. It was natural that Anjie, who delivered it to the store by hand every time, could not mistake that kind of envelope.

That this envelope is here could only prove a problem.

Until the end, Anjie did not meet the little girl who dropped the envelope again, but asked the other priests in the sanctuary to return the envelope to her.

Although it was not confirmed, Anjie still told Zi Ming about it after that.

Although that name was unfamiliar to An Jie, Zi Ming had heard of it before.

Cocona, a famous magician mechanics genius in human history, is a blue knight who belongs to the Holy See. She is also the professor of magic mechanics at Frost Moon Academy and is very famous even in the mainland.

Zi Ming silently remembered this name in her heart, and she did not explain it to Anjie specifically. It might be better not to let her know about the connection between Aurora and Professor Cocona for the time being.

Gradually, Anjie seemed to no longer pay attention to this matter.

When the first prince of the Bis Empire returned, Zi Ming got the chance to leave the birdcage. She thought of borrowing the power of the Holy See again, as long as Professor Cocona could keep her appointment as scheduled.

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Professor Cocona did as Zi Ming wished and visited the suburban castle where she was imprisoned.

Most people in August know Professor Cocona only to the extent that they have heard of her name, and private information such as her appearance has basically become a secret.

Professor Cocona is an elusive figure both in the Bis Empire and the Holy See. The Holy See has not disclosed her identity. As a member of the Blue Knights, she is also a non-combatant. It is even less likely that Shimozuki Academy will leak private information that may threaten the genius of magical mechanics.

The whimsical concepts of those magic machines, or the various designs disclosed under the identity of "Master Aurora", have never been given an identity directly related to her. "Professor Cocona" is more like a name that only exists in concept.

So when the maid responsible for receiving Professor Cocona brought her to this suburban castle, the other princes and nobles only thought that she was just a simple fashion designer, but did not expect that her other two identities were the Blue Knights of the Holy See. , and concurrently serves as Professor of Magical Mechanics at Frost Moon Academy.

"Wow, this is August Castle! The center of the Bis Empire!"

The girl with slender twin ponytails swaying under her little hat opened her arms and turned around in the hall of Zi Ming's castle.

The guards placed in the castle and the spies of the Senate were all monitoring the little girl who had just arrived, but Professor Cocona was just innocently feeling the majesty of the castle.

"This place is much better than my shabby laboratory. I will ask that old lady Phyllis to build me a laboratory like this sometime. But without an elevator, it will be very hard to climb up and down... …By the way, if you don’t have an elevator, just build one yourself!”

"Master Aurora, please..."

"I'm coming."

Every time the maid took a few steps, she had to look back to see if the legendary Master Aurora was following her. It took a lot of effort.

In fact, from the moment she walked into the castle gate, Professor Cocona had already noticed the eyes focused on her.

As a blue knight of the Holy See, although his specialty is not fighting, if he doesn't even have the most basic insight, he is not qualified to stand with Wei Xi Liuyin and the others.

On the surface, the delivery port of the tailor shop is equipped with a teleportation magic device, and all customized commission letters will be sent to her research laboratory in Shimozuki Academy. The messy room in Aika's eyes was actually the studio where she used her identity as "Master Aurora" to let herself go and create when she was idle and bored.

"Is the person I want to see next the current Queen?"

"Yes, this is the castle of Her Royal Highness the Queen, Zi Ming Yiela. I will show you the way."

"So, this is where Her Royal Highness the Queen lives. No wonder there are so many guards here."

The maid looked at Professor Cocona quietly, fearing that she might ask some questions that she couldn't answer.

Being given the task of leading Professor Cocona, the maid actually felt uneasy in her heart. She knew that the current state of the Bisi Empire was very abnormal, but there were many things that she couldn't say nonsense. If you accidentally spill the beans, something terrible may be waiting for you.

Fortunately, Professor Cocona was still just looking around, and it seemed that she didn't have any thoughts about the Queen she was about to meet.

Arriving at the door of the top room, the maid stopped.

There are also heavily armed guards guarding here, and the level of security is far beyond what can be compared to the lower levels. Perhaps it was affected by the recent invasion by elven girls, or it may just be that some people took advantage of the situation and tightened their control over this place.

"Is Her Royal Highness the Queen here?"

Professor Cocona asked first and even startled the maid.

"It's like..."

Biting my tongue.

"Hahaha, you are more nervous than me."

"I'm so sorry, I lost my temper..."

Because Zi Ming's attitude towards the maids was not very enthusiastic, many things that were originally within his scope would be rejected by Zi Ming. It can be clearly seen that under the current background of the Bisi Empire, the maids were also angered by Zi Ming and received indifferent treatment.

Most of the maids assigned to work here come from auxiliary families. They are all girls who have no chance to fight for the power of the princes and nobles. Facing a cold master like Zi Ming, she was naturally nervous. Every time she came into contact with her, she could only be cautious and try not to make unnecessary moves.

Of course, the maids hope to get along well with their masters, but Zi Ming does not trust them and regards them as the same existence as the princes and nobles who are struggling for power. This will inevitably lead to a growing gap between the two parties.

"Can I just go in like this?"

"Hey...please, please wait a moment, I need to inform Her Royal Highness the Queen first."

After Zi Ming's voice of consent came from the dormitory, the maid made way for Professor Cocona.

Professor Cocona opened the dormitory door and walked in. It was as magnificent a room as imagined. There were also bedrooms like this in the Holy See. The room where Wei Xi and Liu Yin used to live together was somewhat similar to the scene here.

Zi Ming, who was sitting at the table, turned around and drove the wheelchair towards Professor Cocona.

"Welcome, Master Aurora."

There was a haggard smile on her face. But Professor Cocona thought that even with such a smile, she had never shown it in front of the maids. Who is the more pitiful person compared to Her Royal Highness the Queen who is among the tens of thousands of people in front of her and those maids?

Maybe both sides, they are just poor victims.

Professor Cocona quietly manipulated the small mechanism hidden in the fluttering sleeves, and the clutter of magic flowed through the entire dormitory in an instant.

Zi Ming immediately discovered this abnormality, because her wheelchair also lost its magic control and could not move.

"Now that I have stopped all the magic machines in the room, if we have anything to say, let's talk directly, Her Royal Highness Queen Ziming Yiela." Professor Cocona took the small switch hidden in her sleeve and turned it. He shook his head and showed a playful smile, "To be honest, you still called me 'Master Aurora' when I came in, because you were worried about the surveillance equipment here, right?"

"Although I don't think they will do this, it's better to be cautious." Zi Ming finally showed a reassuring expression, "Since the genius professors in the field of magic mechanics have said so, I can rest assured Yes. First meeting, Professor Cocona."

This was the first meeting between Zi Ming and Professor Cocona, but the two had a literal communication through an invitation letter beforehand.

"The words in the invitation imply that you already know my identity, right? As expected of Her Majesty the Queen, if I hadn't noticed the metaphor you left in the invitation, I wouldn't have come here."

The only thing that has made Professor Cocona leave the laboratory so far is a request from Liuyin, which was to go to the fourth underground floor of the Imperial City Defense Bureau to restore data in April. And that time, Professor Cocona also eliminated all information related to herself when she left.

"I think if Cocona taught you, you would definitely notice that simple trick."

"So, when you invite me to the deepest forbidden area of ​​the Bisi Empire this time, it shouldn't be just for a simple matter of taking measurements for a custom-made dress for the banquet, right?"

"Thank you for being so sensible. In fact, I personally have a merciless request, and I want to entrust Professor Cocona, who is a genius in magic mechanics."

"Although I usually don't care about politics and other national affairs, I still know the current situation of the Bis Empire. Because my students are also related to your things, I went back to the Holy See to investigate. For a moment.”

Professor Cocona pushed Zi Ming's wheelchair to the guest sofa, and she sat opposite Zi Ming.

"The thing you asked me to do at this time would be very dangerous if you were discovered, right? To be honest, I would rather just keep safe and prepare the banquet dress for Her Highness the Queen and then go back."

——If you really thought so, you wouldn’t be here in person right now.

Zi Ming did not say such provocative words.

"I've heard that Professor Cocona really doesn't care about the Bis Empire or the Holy See. But I heard that my imperial sister Lan Ming Yiela smuggled herself to Shuangyue Academy after escaping from prison. Doesn’t it have any connection with your students?”

Zi Ming had also learned about Aika Qianse from the information brought back by An Jie. They attracted Zi Ming's attention when Augustus caused an uproar. Of course, the fact that Aika Chise, who was studying at Frost Moon Academy, became a student of the famous Professor Cocona was also controlled by Zi Ming.

"...Do you want to use this to threaten me?"

Professor Cocona asked Zi Ming with a cute smile on her face.

Of course she would not come to August, the center of the Bisi Empire, empty-handed. Just as she can now stop all the magic machines in the room with just a move of her fingers, there may be more weapons under the light and cute clothes that are beyond the concept of modern magic machines.

"Of course not. You must have also questioned the rumors about the imperial sister's treason. It is precisely because your student Aika Qianse believed this that he took action for the imperial sister. Since I am just a vase of the Bisi Empire to the outside world , even the right to participate in the parliament was taken away by that group of people. Naturally, I hope that Sister Huang and your students can do something more for this country. I don’t want to continue to use this powerless gesture to pin my hopes on other people. On my body. I believe that if I have the power of Professor Cocona, I can definitely do something. This banquet is my only chance to leave this castle, and it may also be the last chance to save this pedantic country, so I will definitely seize it. Take this opportunity. If Professor Cocona can help me..."

For an elusive genius like Professor Cocona, naturally we cannot use the rhetoric of "knowing with reason and moving with emotion" to move her. Zi Ming knew this very well. Since he wanted to get her help, he had to make clear the benefits that would bring her at the same time.

"Now, Sister Huang and your students must also be thinking about ways to break this status quo. I don't want Sister Huang to be the only one fighting with them, while I hide in this safe castle. If I can get the means to resist the status quo, Ability may be able to open up a path for them and end this unreasonable dispute. Doesn’t Professor Cocona hope to return to his original life?”

Professor Cocona knows that Aika is currently hiding somewhere on the mainland with the third princess who escaped from prison. Now she did not stay in the research room of Frost Moon Academy, but returned to the Holy See. It was a rare opportunity for her to use her status as a Holy See knight to do something for them. It can be said that Zi Ming's core ideas coincide with hers.

Of course, it was impossible for Ziming to guess all Professor Cocona's thoughts in advance. All she knew was the teacher-student relationship between Professor Cocona and Aika. Everything else was connected based on Professor Cocona's possible psychology. She was not sure enough, but she just boldly gambled that Professor Cocona might be tempted by him.

Professor Cocona put away her smile and calmly thought about Zi Ming's request for a few seconds. Then, she returned to her original, childlike smile.

"Okay, I can help. But what exactly do you need me to do, Her Majesty the Queen? I can't take you to escape from this castle, but any other Holy See knight should do it. It can all be done easily.”

Zi Ming shook her head. What she wanted to ask the genius of magic mechanics to do was certainly not so barbaric.

Moreover, Zi Ming does not want to rely entirely on Professor Cocona's power, the most important thing is still himself.

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