Victoria Belongs to Utopia

Huang Cao had already given this lion a choice more than ten years ago, but unfortunately the latter didn't seize the opportunity.

Although Edward was reckless, he was closer to courage than cowardice, and he was willing to give his life for the one he loved.

But what about Alistair II?

He abandoned his wife and daughter for his own freedom, calling it a strategic retreat.

Not to mention ordinary councilors who look down on this kind of person, even Master Huang, who has a flexible moral bottom line, looks down on this guy.

When they arranged marriages, Alistair II specifically chose his own people.

Although the population size of Victoria Aslan is comparable to that of the Red Dragon, the two are not simply exchanging benefits.

At least at the beginning of their marriage, the two had a foundation of affection. Vina's mother was attracted by the freedom the man promised and then willingly married him.

Unexpectedly, they discarded it after using it.

After realizing that marriage had not changed his situation, Alistair II decided to break away from everyone and go it alone.

"If I had just asked for help, things wouldn't have come to this."

More than a hundred years have passed, and every King Aslan has refused to submit, not even to the point of taking the Seed to show his submission.

It's fortunate that Huang Cao has a good temper, otherwise she would have chopped them all up and fed them to the crabs long ago.

Losers should have the awareness of losers. Look at the Emperor of Gaul, isn't he working for me now?

They continued to build their country as usual.

People have different pursuits; Alistair II wanted power, not the prosperity of Victoria.

Each generation of King Aslan sought to reclaim their power, but over a hundred years later, they remained unsuccessful.

Three days after Huang Cao visited Vina and her daughter.

That very night, Alistair II began to stir up trouble.

Charles Lynch piloted an old Steam Knight, soaring into the sky on a dark and stormy night, and firing indiscriminately into the streets.

Huang Cao watched the farce with indifference, and did not immediately send Victoria soldiers to rescue the street.

The residents of this neighborhood had been evacuated an hour earlier and were now watching the drama unfold from their vantage point.

Charles, who had been floating in the air for over a minute, also sensed something was wrong.

Why is there no one below?

Apart from the sounds of their own mechs firing, everything around them was eerily quiet.

The Steam Knight landed on the brick wall of the palace, surrounded only by the glow of burning wood from the ruins.

Under the light of the Twin Moons, Charles saw the figure on a rooftop that filled him and King Aslan with immense fear.

"Huang Cao... it seems my master won't be able to escape today."

A sense of despair rose in Charles's heart.

Why is this person in Victoria? Shouldn't he be in Kazdel? Could it be that the plan has been leaked?

"Charles, I bet you're going to have a bloody battle with me later, and then prove your loyalty to the world."

"I pledge allegiance to my king; loyalty is the noblest quality of a knight."

"In my opinion, you are just foolish. You don't care about Victoria at all; you only care about your so-called knighthood."

"You have no right to talk to me, and you have no right to represent Victoria."

Charles remained unmoved and pointed his cannon at Huang Cao.

Huang Cao completely ignored the other party's actions and instead continued to make sarcastic remarks:

"You swore allegiance to Victoria when you were in school, but now you're pledging allegiance to King Aslan. Does this country belong to him?"

Charles, inside the mech, said, "You, as an invading foreigner, have no right to say that! This country belongs to the great King Aslan! This land will forever belong to him!"

"It's hilarious, absolutely hilarious."

Huang Cao couldn't help but applaud the knight's outdated ideas. "Aslan, do I need to expose the secrets of this race? A race from Sargon."

"Only the victors have the right to write everything. Aslan was defeated a century ago, so what right does he have to claim this land belongs to him?"

Huang Cao: "Alistair II, I admit he is indeed somewhat clever, and not entirely incompetent, but he is not fit to bear the crown of Victoria."

"What does Victoria have to do with him now? The country is far more prosperous than it was a hundred years ago, Aslan has no role to play except as a mascot."

Charles was speechless, for this was an undeniable fact.

Victoria, freed from the rule of King Aslan, did not decline further; on the contrary, it became even more powerful.

This means that a country does not need a so-called king, fundamentally denying the legitimacy of the king.

Looking at the bewildered Charles, Huang Cao couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

Don Quixote, but unfortunately, Charles today doesn't deserve that title.

In the original storyline, Victoria was in dire straits, and Charles, who had completely become a machine spirit, was willing to pave the way for Vina's future.

This was undoubtedly progressive, far more advanced than his support for Alistair II.

But what Charles is doing now is undoubtedly going against the tide, trying to restore the king's rule and the council of nobles.

Isn't this just plunging the country into the abyss once again? Does he really have the ability to lead Victoria to the glory of the next century?

Charles, who was knighted by King Aslan, did not consider this, or perhaps he was simply blind to it.

The Victoria of today is far more advanced and enlightened than depicted in the story, to the point that the former progressives have all become conservatives.

"A king who fails to keep up with the times will inevitably be overthrown by the people. I am willing to grant the mercy of the defeated to continue living, which is unprecedented in the history of any nation."

"But you are still pushing your luck, even destroying the homes that the people have worked so hard to build."

Huang Cao's voice was very loud; theoretically, his words couldn't travel very far.

But Charles, still wearing his mech suit, heard it, and every word seemed to be coming right into his ear.

As soon as Huang Cao finished speaking, a large number of Victorians suddenly emerged from the area around the street that had been destroyed by the Steam Knight's cannonballs.

"Look! This is the evil King Aslan! The evil Alistair II actually wants to enslave you again!"

Chapter 452: Victoria Returns to Utopia

Huang Cao once again adopted the same posture he adopted a century ago when he launched his speech to the new Victoria aristocracy.

The Victorians, whose homes had been destroyed by the Steam Knight, could no longer contain themselves and glared angrily at Charles on the city wall.

"My citizens, what should we do when faced with thugs?"

Huang Cao shouted loudly, his voice amplified further and further by the loudspeaker hidden in the shadows.

The Victorians, upon hearing the shouts, became enraged.

"Put Alistair II to the gallows!"

"Charles, I'm giving you one last chance. Will you surrender to the will of the people or fight to the bitter end?"

"For Your Majesty, I am willing to give my life."

Steam Knight named Charles Lynch offered his own answer.

That's a real shame.

Huang Cao no longer tried to hold him back; his body moved faster than the knight's inner cries could be heard.

Sometimes plants are harder than steel, and the Steam Knight's towering frame did not become a shield for the pilot.

So when Charles looked down, he found a splinter had already pierced straight through his body, leading to a standstill in his thinking and the collapse of his ideals.

Huang Cao threw the powerless Steam Knight off the city wall, then stood on the high ground and loudly announced:

"I hereby declare that Alistair II has been stripped of his title as King Victoria, reduced to commoner status, and stripped of his citizenship for treason and endangering national security. I hereby issue an arrest warrant, and a public trial will be held in three days."

"It is understood that the traitor Alistair II is currently hiding in the palace's underground passages. I urge you all to join me in eradicating this scourge from Victoria!"

With a single order from the Speaker, the Victorians whose homes had been blown up by Charles could no longer contain their anger.

I heard it right next to the Speaker!

This Steam Knight is a henchman of Alistair II!

Looking at the Victorians whose emotions she had stirred up, Huang Cao felt a smile creep onto her face.

Yes, yes, that's exactly the feeling!

Huang Cao had long wanted to turn Victoria into one of the utopian provinces, although in name he could indeed declare it directly, and the Victorians would not resist.

But it's still not perfect.

The very foundation upon which this country was founded must be fundamentally changed; only then can future governance avoid mistakes.

As for Vina's identity, Huang Cao will make his own arrangements for her in the future.

Guided by a helpful individual, the crowd quickly located Alistair II was hiding underground.

The former King Victoria was then immediately carried out of the palace by angry Victorians and thrown into the Lower House.

Three days later.

Following a unilateral public trial by Master Huang, Alistair II was sentenced to public hanging, to be carried out the day after tomorrow!

In the dark, damp prison, through the decaying windows, Alistair II felt a profound peace.

So much so that they didn't even care when the Huang Cao arrived.

"You lost. Do you have any thoughts on being a loser? Maybe you'll get a chance to be included in Victoria's history books," Huang Cao asked kindly.

"I have nothing to say. Victoria and I have lost completely. This country is yours now."

"That's obvious. It's a pity you gave up the opportunity to make a name for yourself in history."

"Losing is fine too. Death is true freedom for me. I no longer have to be watched by you. I'm truly free!"

Thinking of this, Alistair II suddenly burst into laughter, a laugh of joy and relief.

Huang Cao's expression was somewhat complicated. Theoretically speaking, even if this lion died, its soul would return to the Origin Originium, so he could still monitor it if he wanted to.

But forget it, I'll just give him the freedom he wants.

After this guy is hanged the day after tomorrow, Victoria will officially enter a new era and become part of utopia.

"Friendly reminder: when you are hanged the day after tomorrow, your daughter and wife will be there to watch. I have already told Vina who her father is."

"... Aren't you afraid that Vina will hate you and want revenge on me when she grows up?"

Huang Cao sat down cross-legged and smacked the man in front of him hard on the head with one of its tentacles.

"Vina is much smarter than you, and she doesn't dwell on things. How can you expect her to love you if you don't love your own daughter?"

The man in front of him still didn't understand what "Huang Cao" meant, but the latter was too lazy to explain.

"Goodbye, no, never again. Edward died in Lungmen years ago, so you two will be reunited the day after tomorrow."

"You did this?"

"No, I'm not so bored as to stomp on a pet that's been let out. It's just that Edward couldn't control his lust and ended up getting the Yan Country princess pregnant with his child."

Huang Cao stood up and brushed the straw off his clothes. "During this whole process, apart from him getting beaten up by Utopia Bank employees after picking a fight with me, I didn't do anything. Blame it on his youth."

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the high gallows, Alistair II saw his wife and young daughter below.

It's finally over...

He thought to himself, and then felt no nostalgia whatsoever.

With the switch activated and a click sounded, King Aslan, who had no freedom whatsoever, passed away.

Beside his body, Huang Cao announced Victoria's proposal to join Utopia, which was met with cheers from the audience the next second.

Two weeks later.

News of King Victoria's hanging quickly spread the Great Emperor Terra, and the most fearful were Emperor of Ursus and Emperor of Sargon.

If it were merely the killing of an emperor, it wouldn't be considered big news internationally.

The truly significant news was that Victoria was officially incorporated into Utopia, becoming one of its provinces.