Dark Undercurrents, Prophecy

"Well done, lady wingman! (Chief's secret telegram)"

"Hehe! Thanks for the compliment!" (The wingman replies)

After the commendation orders were distributed, the engine of the lead aircraft slowly started, and then its main body gradually left the ground and returned to the sky.

With the salvo returning to normal, the data stored in his mainframe was repaired, so he sent over the other commendation order that he had previously owed.

"My lady wingman, thank goodness for your quick thinking, otherwise our plan would have failed!" (PS: This and the following are coded messages)

"Hehe! Captain, it seems I saved not only the plan, but also your health, sir?"

Being touched on a sore spot by someone... and by his own junior, made Changji's face instantly turn bright red. Fortunately, his current state matched the expression perfectly, and the two beauties were engrossed in laughter and not paying attention, so his strange behavior was not exposed.

"Ahem... Well... I thank you for your help, but this matter ends here. Don't tell anyone, otherwise, your perfect sleeping posture will be... hehe!"

Upon hearing someone's 'perfect' thanks, the lady wingman gave him a slight smile.

"Commander, if I tell Irene about this, will I embarrass myself, or...?"

"Lady Wingman, I'm sorry, I sent the wrong message. I have already retracted it. Please do not be disturbed!"

"Oh, I see. I understand, my lady wingman!"

Just as the two were locked in a love-hate relationship, the Ice Beauty broke free from her cheerful demeanor and slowly approached the lead aircraft.

"Sordil, thank you for everything you've done for us!" (PS: From now on, unless otherwise specified, all messages will be normal.)

The Ice Beauty's dramatic 90-degree turn left the lead and wingman speechless, while simultaneously pulling Lady Irene out of her euphoric state and bringing her back to normal.

"Ulu, haven't I already said this before? This isn't something friends should say. Or is it that you've never considered me a friend?"

"No, I've always considered you my best friend, so..."

The Ice Beauty was about to say something more, but the impatient His Majesty the Emperor cut her off.

"Since you consider me a friend, then don't say those things anymore!"

Upon seeing His Majesty the Emperor's attitude, Ulu hesitated for a long time before swallowing back the words she was about to say and keeping them deep in her heart.

"Alright, today's a day to celebrate, let's not talk about these heavy things!" (Irene)

"You're right, let's talk about something happier!"

"You and your daughter are reunited today, and you must have a lot to talk about, so Irene and I won't disturb you any longer!"

As he spoke, Old Suo prepared to take Irene away to create a private space for the mother and daughter. However, to his surprise, Her Majesty the Queen sidestepped his groping hand.

"Now that the mother and daughter have been reunited, we should rescue Ultear instead of making them suffer the pain of separation any longer."

Upon hearing Her Majesty the Queen's words, Old Suo's hand froze in mid-air, but he couldn't think of any reason to stop it, so he could only let the air gradually quiet down.

"Madam, thank you for your concern, but I cannot leave here yet!"

Although Ulu didn't know the specific reasons why her daughter insisted on staying, she knew in her heart that it was probably related to someone.

"Sister Irene, I appreciate your kindness, but Ultear's life can only be sustained with the help of the medical equipment here, so let her stay here."

"But... (Irene)"

"It's okay. I'm already happy to know that she's still alive and well. Besides, we'll have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future, so there's no need to rush."

"Well... okay!"

The moment Her Majesty the Queen finished speaking, footsteps echoed down the corridor.

"They're coming! Teacher, you should quickly take your wife and mother and leave here!"

"Um!"

He nodded to the lady, then Old Suo the two women's hands and led them onto the Silver Express.

"Buzz!"

"Splash!"

As the three left the room, the water curtain door was opened, and several Veiled Person rushed in.

"Ultear, it's time for the experiment!"

"Um!"

After nodding, the lady slowly walked out of the room, Veiled Person hurriedly followed.

"Irene, I have to go check on Gray and the other guy, so I won't be going back with you!" (Old Suo)

"Then you'd better be careful!" (Irene)

"Relax, the one who can hurt me hasn't been born yet!" (Old Suo)

"I meant you need to keep a close eye on those two, don't slack off and mess things up!" (Irene)

Upon hearing his wife's explanation, several large beads of sweat appeared on His Majesty the Emperor's forehead.

"Pfft!"

The moment the sweet laughter came from beside him, His Majesty the Emperor remembered that he hadn't made arrangements for the Ice Beauty yet, so he hurriedly added, "Irene, please take good care of Ulu for me first. I'll make arrangements for her when I return in a few days."

"Heh! You don't need to tell me!"

For the sake of his heart, His Majesty the Emperor abandoned the verbal exchange and began to get to work.

"Buzz!"

Just as the silvery-white light began to shimmer, Her Majesty the Queen uttered a word of instruction.

"Focus on your work and stop chasing girls, or you'll regret it!"

As Old Suo nodded tearfully, the silver light reached its peak, and then the two beauties vanished into thin air, leaving only the unfortunate emperor alone, suffering in the wind.

Asland has been relatively peaceful lately, with nothing major happening, so let's shift our focus to Edolas and take a look at some of the important events taking place in this world.

Edolas Kingdom, Royal Palace, Council Hall

"Your Majesty, the phenomenon of magic loss has reappeared since last year, and this time the rate of loss is even more severe than the one decades ago."

"Have you found out the reason for the magic loss?"

"Your Majesty, we have not yet found anything!"

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Faust remained silent for a long time before speaking, "Then... what was the reason for the previous reduction in magic power loss?"

"Your Majesty, we have not yet found anything!"

"Hmph! Still no results... Looks like you're quite comfortable using those four words!"

Sensing the coldness in His Majesty's words, the ministers standing below hurriedly knelt down.

"We are incompetent, Your Majesty, please punish us!"

"Punishment? Fine! Then I'll punish you by sending you to your death!"

Upon hearing this almost joking tone, the kneeling minister below widened his eyes and collapsed to the ground, for he knew in his heart that the king was not joking with him at all.

"Someone come here!"

"Yes!"

"Drag this piece of trash out and dispose of it!"

"Yes!"

Just as the ministers below were about to be dragged out, the bald old man standing to the lower right of the throne stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, the loss of magic power is becoming increasingly serious. We should find out the reason as soon as possible and prepare countermeasures. Lord Jess is most familiar with this situation. If we execute him, it will waste a lot of time. It would be better to spare his life and let him atone for his crimes."

"Alright, since that's the case, let him off this time!"

Upon hearing His Majesty the Emperor's words, the guards who had already arrived in the hall retreated one after another, while Jess, who had escaped death, kept kowtowing in gratitude.

"Jess, if you still haven't found anything after three months, no one can save you!" (Faust)

"Your Majesty, I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

"Hmph! Get down!"

"Yes!"

After speaking, Jess bowed and slowly backed out of the hall.

"Byro, how's that matter going?"

"That black cat kept its mouth shut and wouldn't say a word!"

"It seems this path won't work!"

"Your Majesty, what about before..."

"That process needs to continue, firstly to mitigate the impact of the magic loss, and secondly... I simply can no longer tolerate those self-righteous people!"

"Can..."

"Hmph! It's fine, we can just activate that thing!"

Upon hearing that His Majesty the King was preparing to activate that dangerous device, the Chief of Staff felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of fear.

"By the way, besides preparing for that matter, immediately take back the magic from the hands of the people and cancel the private magic trade."

"Yes, sir! I'll take care of it right away!"

"Um!"

Exceedalia, the Queen's Bedchamber

"Click"

After a rumble of thunder, lightning flashed, and the white creature lying flat on the bed frowned, sweat beading on its skin.

"Ah!"

As the second flash of lightning appeared, a scream echoed through the palace.

A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the palace.

"Bang!"

As the white creature sat panting on the bed, the palace door was suddenly flung open, and several female cat-like creatures burst in.

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, are you alright?"

Hearing the question from ahead, the white creature shook its head.

"Since you are alright, we will take our leave!"

"Etc!"

"Is there anything else you need?"

"Help me change my clothes immediately, and also invite all the elders to the council hall!"

"Yes!"

"What exactly happened? Why did the Queen summon us in the middle of the night?" (Elder A)

"What's the rush? We'll know everything once Her Majesty the Her Majesty the Queen arrives!" (Elder One)

"Her Majesty the Queen summoned me so urgently; this is probably not a good thing!" (Elder B)

"Bah! You old devil, can't you say something auspicious?" (Elder C)

"Hmph! If saying auspicious words could prevent bad things from happening, what good would it do me to say them all day long!" (Elder B)

"You!!!" (Elder C)

"Alright, stop arguing!" (Elder One)

The Elder One's words of reassurance had barely faded when a series of hurried footsteps sounded from behind the throne.

"Da da"

"Da da"

Not long after, Her Majesty the Her Majesty the Queen hurried, led her entourage around the screen and appeared before the elders.

"You may all leave now. Do not come in unless I summon you!"

"Yes!"

After speaking, the attendants left the main hall along the same route.

Seeing this, the elders immediately realized that Elder B's jinx had come true, so they hurriedly went to the Queen's side.

"Shakart, what exactly happened? (Elder One)"

"Elders, just now my prophetic abilities activated again, and I saw some very bad things."

"Something bad? (Elder A)"

"Um!"

Nodding to the crowd, Her Majesty the Queen began to recount the images that had recently appeared in her mind.