Riding and slashing the stars of empire civilization

After coming out of the ultra-luxurious mansion, Pahlavi returned directly to the palace without any hesitation.

As soon as he walked into the main hall of the palace where there were more than a dozen busts of imperial emperors, Pahlavi saw his adoptive mother, Queen Gaia, who was dressed in military uniform and was talking to a man who covered his face with a hood and was dressed as a standard temple guard. People chat.

Pahlavi, who had just met the temple guard from Milin's house, was slightly startled, but he didn't say anything and kept waiting quietly.

Noticing Pahlavi's arrival, Queen Gaia quickly ended her chat with the temple guards.

The temple guards, who didn't know what message they had conveyed to Queen Gaia, turned and left without staying any longer.

When passing by Pahlavi, the temple guard did not pause at all, but just raised his head.

Pahlavi, who spat slightly in his heart, glanced at the emperor's statue in the palace, walked to Queen Gaia, knelt down on one knee and said:

"Mother, I'm back."

Seeing Pahlavi's respectful look, Queen Gaia nodded slightly and said:

"No need to be polite, just get up."

Since that day when the temple guards directly dispatched the imperial guards across the palace, Queen Gaia would wear inner armor even when sleeping.

It's uncomfortable, but it's better than losing your life unknowingly.

"How did that Cathay man react?" Queen Gaia, whom Pahlavi called her mother, asked proactively.

After recalling Milin's attitude of not mentioning the luxurious mansion at all except for his polite words, Pahlavi stood up and said:

"He is not a man who can be bribed easily."

"If it can be bribed so easily, it's not worthy of our attention."

Her Majesty the Queen was not surprised when she heard Pahlavi's words and then asked:

"Then do you think that Cathay man can be used by us?"

Facing his adoptive mother's questions, Pahlavi fell into silence, and Aila's appearance flashed through his mind.

"If it can't be used by us, then don't use it." Seeing that Pahlavi did not want to answer this question, Queen Gaia, who thought that Pahlavi was still resentful of that failure, waved her hand and said.

"...What do you mean, mother?" Pahlavi was slightly startled and said, wondering why his adoptive mother suddenly changed her attitude.

Could it be because of the temple guard just now?

Seeing her adopted son's reaction, Queen Gaia stood up from the throne and waved her hand while walking towards her adopted son.

After all the guards and ministers in the palace exited the palace, Queen Gaia stood up, lowered her voice and asked her adopted son who was approaching her:

"Is there a blood descendant of Nereitses beside that Cathay man?"

"?" Pahlavi looked slightly startled, thinking he was being followed.

But he immediately realized that even if he was being followed, this attitude would easily arouse his mother's suspicion.

He quickly said to Queen Gaia with a look of surprise on his face: "I just thought it was strange at first, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"It's normal that you didn't notice it right away. After all, you don't have much contact with His Majesty Nereits." Queen Gaia said, not being suspicious of Pahlavi's reaction, or thinking that Pahlavi's reaction was normal.

"Sorry, mother." Seeing that he was not suspected, Pahlavi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"I just found out about it."

"Is it the temple guard just now?" Pahlavi asked curiously.

Could it be that there are factions within the Guardian Temple, which has always maintained its aloofness, or is it just personal grudges that led to the news being told to Queen Gaia?

However, Queen Gaia did not answer Pahlavi's question. Instead, she suddenly changed the subject and asked her adopted son:

"Do you know the assassin?"

"Assassins? Those assassins?" Pahlavi was a little surprised why Queen Gaia suddenly mentioned those unattractive professions.

"No, it's an assassin, an assassin who is hostile to the temple guards in the Guardian Temple." Queen Gaia said.

"??" Pahlavi had a confused expression on his face. It was obvious that he didn't know what the assassin that Queen Gaia mentioned was.

Under this confusion, Pahlavi was also very surprised, surprised by the temple guards and enemies.

Immediately, Pahlavi understood why his adoptive mother suddenly mentioned this thing that he had never been exposed to.

"Could it be that the Cathay man..."

"Yes, he is an assassin who has disappeared from the history of the empire for hundreds of years." Queen Gaia said the news that the temple guard had just conveyed to her.

"...Since they are hostile, why didn't those temple guards take action against the Cathay man?" Pahlavi asked a little strangely.

"Maybe we just don't know." Queen Gaia said.

"So, the Guardian Temple wants us to deal with him?" Pahlavi frowned and said.

"It depends on whether the Cathay man can be used by us." Queen Gaia continued in a subtle tone: "But the descendant of Neretses must disappear."

After looking at his adoptive mother's appearance, Pahlavi thought about the relationship between Milin and Ella and said nothing more.

Queen Gaia, who expressed her hope, then asked:

"Did he agree to go to the banquet?"

"He didn't refuse," Pahlavi replied.

"Very good, I can give him a choice when the time comes." Queen Gaia said with a smile.

Pahlavi frowned again after hearing his adoptive mother's decision.

Seeing Pahlavi's reaction, Queen Gaia said with an expression of knowing her son better than her mother:

"Why, do you still want to defeat that Cathay man in an upright manner on the battlefield?"

"No, Mother." Pahlavi shook his head quickly and said.

"I hope you don't think of yourself as an ordinary general." Queen Gaia was very satisfied with Pahlavi's reaction and said:

"Sooner or later, you will marry Ila and inherit everything that Arenikos and I left for you."

Hearing his adoptive mother mention Ila, who is currently the real declared emperor, Pahlavi immediately became angry.

However, Pahlavi's expression did not change at all...perhaps because this was not the first time that he was angry because of this name.

Queen Gaia, who did not see through other people's inner abilities, continued:

"Are you ready to rebuild the Guards?"

"I contacted some Ember officers, but very few were willing." Pahlavi replied without any hint of his inner anger.

The embers mentioned by Pahlavi were mercenaries composed of some Janissaries who had no other means of livelihood after the Janissaries were disbanded.

"Then don't worry about them, they are just a bunch of trash." Queen Gaia said.

"But in that case, we lack enough support." Pahlavi said.

"...Haha..." Queen Gaia chuckled and said, "Do you remember Ariel Britton?"

"...Is the mother talking about the former Supreme King of Batania?" Pahlavi was slightly shocked when he heard the name, thinking that his adoptive mother wanted to beat him in this way.

Because the Supreme King of Batania was suspected of being assassinated by his son-in-law, and if Pahlavi married Shira, he would also be regarded as Gaia's son-in-law.

After taking a look at her slightly hesitant adopted son, Queen Gaia, who did not really regard him as her son-in-law, said:

"That fool has a daughter hiding in the imperial capital. Find her before the banquet starts."

"His daughter? I understand, Mother." After a moment of surprise, Pahlavi understood why he was so anxious to find the daughter of the former High King of Batania.

If there is anything absolutely politically correct in the Empire, it would be defeating Battania, which caused the Empire to lose the Dragon Flag.

If you can raise this flag, let alone rebuilding the Praetorian Guard, even if you reopen the Senate, the other two emperors will have to pinch their noses to admit it.

But it was obvious that his adoptive mother had just learned this secret, and this secret was probably what the temple guard just said.

"Just understand. Remember, you must find her before the banquet." Queen Gaia emphasized the time.

"As you command, Your Majesty."