"It must be."

Archduke Roberts said with a rather complicated expression: "Queen Charlotte's "Freedom of Belief Act" not only led to the invasion of the gods' plane, but also left some believers of the alien gods behind. They were not eradicated at the beginning, and now the hidden dangers are revealed.

What's worse is that if they can come to you, they will naturally come to others. At present, it seems that some high-level officials in the empire have become "surrenderers" and have fallen to the plane of heaven."

When talking about this topic, both father and son looked solemn.

Alex frowned and said: "Are we going to report the situation to Her Majesty the Queen? Now it seems that the United Fleet may have been betrayed by an insider, and the chances are very high. The enemy may even be encircling the point for reinforcements, hoping to encroach on more

A lot of imperial fleets.”

"late."

Archduke Roberts shook his head.

This is also the reason why he didn't sleep all night.

Because he had guessed this possibility a long time ago. Now he only confirmed the worst case scenario from other people's mouths.

He added: "Since the other party dares to say it, he must be sure that the matter is a foregone conclusion. In the face of absolute strength, all strategies are vain. The combined fleet is probably in danger."

It's this feeling of knowing the enemy's conspiracy, but no matter what you do, it seems to be wrong, which makes people feel like there is a big stone pressing on their heart.

Alex asked slightly anxiously: "But, are we just going to do nothing? Then should the fleet go for reinforcements now? If not, what if Marshals Meredith and Rostov need rescue, and we

Didn’t go again”

Upon hearing this, Archduke Roberts suddenly looked towards the sky, his eyes gradually becoming deeper.

He seemed to be full of doubts.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "I sent a letter to Your Majesty last night, and she responded to me by saying, "Even in the darkest night, there will be stars in the sky."

Alex looked puzzled as he listened.

At this moment, the sound of fighting suddenly broke out in the street in the distance.

The battle was so fierce that even the manor could feel the shock.

Archduke Roberts knew that the assassin who had gone out before was blocked by people from the Military Intelligence Agency.

From the beginning, this assassin was destined for this ending.

Thinking of last night's communication, Roberts felt a little more at ease.

He glanced at his son again and said, "Alex, you know, even yesterday, His Majesty had already guessed that the one who came to the door would be the "King of Thieves" Carlo Merdis, so he asked me to be more careful."

Alex was obviously also surprised. No wonder his father didn't panic at all. It turned out that he had been prepared for it: "The intelligence of the Military Intelligence Agency is already so powerful?"

Grand Duke Roberts shook his head: "No, it's more than that. Few people know that Your Majesty is an unfathomable astrologer. So she may not be unaware of what is happening now and what is about to happen in the future. His Majesty's foresight,

It’s something you and I can’t even imagine.”

Alex's eyes looked complicated as he heard this, and he turned around and said, "But... we should do something, right?"

Archduke Roberts obviously couldn't figure it out either. He shook his head and said, "I don't know either. His Majesty didn't make any statement, leaving it to the parliament to make decisions. I guess this time, she seems to want those who are hiding in the gutter in Linton."

Rats appear under the sun. As for the United Fleet, I feel that she seems to have other confidences that things will turn around."

Alex said: "Ah... But how can a powerful enemy like the one in the God's Plane reverse the situation without a large force of the Imperial Fleet to rescue it?"

Grand Duke Roberts was also puzzled and shook his head: "Let's do whatever we have to do, as long as we can have a clear conscience within our capabilities. Those guys on the plane of gods will never retain the alchemical civilization. Even if they are

Some people choose to live as slaves, but our Roberts family will never abandon our family glory or alchemy civilization! If the United Fleet is really ambushed, it will take half a month for the nearest reinforcements to reach the sea area where the incident occurred, so there is no rush.

In the past two days, I feel that something big will happen to this matter."

Alex listened and solemnly performed a military salute and said, "Yes, Father!"

At this time, the sound of fighting outside the street suddenly disappeared.

It broke out suddenly and ended quickly.

However, even when someone visited the Roberts family estate, some mysterious people also went to other ministers' mansions.

Now almost all the senior officials in Lingdun knew the news that the United Fleet might have been destroyed. For a while, the imperial capital was filled with gloom and gloom.

For those in the "Tianmu Sect", it is a carnival on the eve of victory.

Once the combined fleet is destroyed, the attack on Lu Ying's homeland will be just around the corner.

In this atmosphere where the building is about to collapse, there are those in the United Empire who, like the Roberts family, firmly choose to coexist and die with the alchemical civilization, while there are also some people who choose to join the "capitulation faction" and choose to betray civilization and their compatriots.

For a time, various turbulent forces emerged in Linton.

However, most of this scene was under the surveillance of the Military Intelligence Agency.

As Archduke Roberts guessed, the man in the palace also planned to take this opportunity to target the rats hiding in the gutter.

In the evening, Frederick's Palace.

In the solemn palace, what was originally an emergency meeting turned into a fierce quarrel among the ministers.

Now that the United Fleet has lost contact, it has basically been determined that it was attacked.

Conservative and rescue ministers are fighting over whether to require large-scale rescue.

"The enemy has cut off the signal. This is obviously a tactic of "surrounding the point for reinforcements. We must not send troops there to die! The best choice now is to hold on to the position! The enemy does not have large ships, so holding on to the position is the best choice."

"Even if the combined fleet does encounter misfortune, I believe that the two experienced marshals Meredith and Rostov will never leave a good warship to the enemy. We still have the advantage in naval warfare. If we attack rashly,

If we lose a few more fleets, our advantage will be completely gone!"

"The defensive tactics are correct, but if we don't go to the rescue, we will lose two generals and more than 200,000 elite soldiers. This is not only a loss of equipment and personnel, but also a loss of morale! If we don't go

Rescue, what do you think of the front line?

How disappointed should the soldiers be?"

"Yes! General Tosv is right. Besides, the enemy's layout on the west coast of Marfa is still very crude. Now is the best opportunity for a surprise attack. If we don't take action and wait for them to establish a defense line, we will have no chance.

I agree to continue supporting surprise attacks!"

"I agree too!"

"."

Everyone knows that sending a fleet for reinforcements is extremely risky, but it would also be wrong not to send reinforcements.

This is a debate destined to be fruitless.

On the throne, Ekaterina, who was wearing a gilded imperial robe, watched silently. Her purple hair had stood up high, and she had the majesty of an emperor in her cold beauty.

She remained silent, stroking the two meteorites in her hands, silently watching everything in front of her.

The ministers were also puzzled as to why Her Majesty, the Empress, who always acted vigorously and resolutely in the past, remained silent today and allowed the ministers to quarrel.

But judging from the situation in Linton City today where the chaos was suppressed even before it arose, it is clear that His Majesty the Emperor has precise judgment and control over the situation.

No one knew what Ekaterina was thinking.

At this time, suddenly, an old voice suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, I think it is pointless to continue arguing like this. What do you think?"

The one who spoke was Merlin Gregory, a man wearing a gray robe.

He is the current chief worship master of the palace, and is currently the only ninth-level professional in Lingdun.

Merlin was once an eighth-level worshiper of Prince Carnap of a certain Bona royal family. Later, due to the opening of the plane channel, the upper limit of the laws of heaven and earth was raised, and the threshold for advancement was also greatly lowered.

No one thought that the prince actually treasured a piece of cosmic essence, which also allowed Merlin to successfully advance to the ninth level.

But this Merlin is also a typical "old school".

This faction is all old-fashioned nobles, supports the hereditary rights of the old-fashioned nobles, and secretly opposes the New Deal.

Now that Catherine has ascended the throne, a series of new policies have abolished the royal family and abolished the hereditary fiefdom rights of the nobility.

These "old factions" are now both a source of help and a major hindrance to the empire.

After all, he is a ninth-level alchemist. This is a critical moment for the outside world, and no one can do anything to him. Merlin also has a strong voice in the court, and he even has some signs of using his power to gain power.

When Yekaterina heard the inquiry, she said calmly: "The parliament can just vote on the resolution."

Master Merlin was a little dissatisfied and said: "Your Majesty, I think we should send heavy troops to rescue. This is the best strategy."

Yekaterina listened with the same look on her face and said calmly: "Yes."

Hearing this, Master Merlin's eyes flashed with an imperceptible smile of success, "Okay, in that case, I think we should send a fleet for reinforcements immediately!"

All the ministers listened and said nothing.

Although Catherine came to the throne not long ago, everyone realized that she was a talented and strategic emperor. In this situation, no one could do better than her.

The ministers also thought that she needed the support of the "old school" and made the necessary compromises.

Naturally, no one could say anything else.

However, just when everyone thought the meeting had a result.

Suddenly a messenger guard burst in and shouted excitedly: "Urgent information! Urgent information!"

Usually, any urgent information must be transmitted through a specialized intelligence department, even confidentially.

Instead of rushing into the palace with such fanfare.
To be continued...