Where Is Priestess? (Continued)

After a long silence, he raised his head.

Let's go.

"Eh..."

Theresis's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap that echoed in the room, causing everyone to turn their heads to look.

"Your Highness..."

"Let's go."

Taking a deep breath, Theresis's resolute, expressionless, gaunt face showed only hardness.

He ignored the astonishment of everyone else, and slowly raised his head, speaking in his slightly hoarse voice.

"The Kazdel Military Committee will withdraw from Kazdel City after this Royal Court Conference concludes..."

"Evacuate..."

The crowd murmured Theresis's words, stopped arguing, and looked hesitantly at the man.

"Where... are we going?"

"..."

Theresis looked up at the crowd.

The expressions on everyone's faces were varied at this moment.

Hesitation, confusion, anxiety, doubt...

These expressions were reflected in his eyes like a mirror.

After a long silence, he spoke.

"Go to... the border!"

"The Kazdel Military Committee has announced that it will soon withdraw from Kazdel City and head to the border?"

Inside the room, Maria sat in a chair, looking at the intelligence report handed to her, her brows furrowing slightly.

Beside her, Lamaline, dressed in light clothing and displaying her graceful figure, slowly walked over, holding a teacup.

His long, slender legs gently stepped over the waist-high chair railing, glided past Maria's legs, and finally he gently sat in Maria's lap.

"Hmm~"

She smiled and handed Maria a cup of tea.

Maria did not refuse; she simply took a sip and then continued reading the documents.

However, this document is not particularly important; it simply summarizes some of the opinions expressed by the Military Committee and does not reveal any special secrets.

Lamaline to the side, also looked somewhat puzzled.

"Are they... planning to surrender? Surrender to Theresa?"

Leaning on Maria's shoulder, Lamaline curled up her long legs.

Her fair body was like a clingy big cat, pressing every inch of her body against Maria's.

Maria glanced at her briefly, then reached out and put her arm around the other woman's shoulder to prevent her from falling before continuing to look at the document in her hands.

After thinking for a while, she shook her head slightly at the opinion that Lamaline had just expressed.

"No..."

"Um?"

"Their trip to the border isn't a retreat... it's more likely they're preparing to rebuild their power."

Maria put down the document, then picked up the teacup beside her and slowly sipped it.

"Um?"

"What's wrong?"

Lamaline chuckled softly, as if on purpose.

Maria simply set it aside without saying a word.

Lamaline added alcohol...

"I'm not afraid of alcohol..."

Maria made a casual remark and then shook her head slightly.

"The reason the Kazdel Military Committee has remained in Kazdel City is because it's the heart of Sarkaz, and they're trying to seize Theresa's rights here, but now..."

Maria blinked.

Lamaline to the side, also reached out her hand.

Her fair arms, completely exposed, quietly reached for something that looked like a pastry, tore it in half, and gently placed a piece into Maria's mouth.

"Now, because of your arrival, the entire situation in Kazdel has changed, hasn't it?"

Lamaline smiled and finished Maria's sentence.

"Um."

Maria nodded.

"They realized that staying in Kazdel was pointless, because with me here, I am Theresa's trump card. Once the table is overturned, they will have nowhere to escape... So staying here will inevitably limit their capabilities... In that case, going out to build their own power base is a good choice."

Maria blinked.

"Theresis is an ambitious man, and this choice will significantly shake the foundations of his operations in Kazdel, but at the same time, leaving Kazdel will allow him to do more... especially in delicate areas like the border."

Maria exhaled, her eyes sparkling.

Lamaline to the side, looked somewhat puzzled.

Would Theresa allow such a thing to happen?

Although Theresa is naive, she's not stupid; she should have guessed what Theresis wants to do... But will she allow it to happen?

"Maybe, maybe not."

Maria narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Theresa is a very intelligent woman; she should understand that in the current situation, she is, to some extent, taking advantage of..."

Maria paused, but after a moment, she slowly spoke, "She's relying on me... She won't like this situation, so she'll find a way to make herself stronger."

"However, such power has many problems. The most obvious one is that Kazdel City has already been almost completely devoured by the Military Committee, leaving no room for the Babel to insert itself."

"Now that Theresis and the others have chosen to leave on their own initiative, this is actually a good thing for her."

"Although she could no longer monitor the other party's actions, she also had more time and space to grow her own power."

"As for whether it will make things difficult for Theresis and the others... I think it probably will."

"After all... they've completely broken off relations now. To continue holding back wouldn't be merciful, it would be foolish."

"Theresa is not that kind of person."

Maria spoke slowly, her words filled with confidence in Theresa.

Although Lamaline knew it was all reasonable, she was still somewhat unhappy to hear her lover constantly talking about it to another person.

She puffed out her cheeks, reached out, and cupped Maria's face in her hands.

With her pink lips and teeth still holding the uneaten pastry, she fed it directly to Maria's lips.

After a brief pause, Maria launched a counterattack without hesitation.

Another round of close communication took place...

The candles beside it burned slowly.

"..."

"..."

"Call..."

After a long time, their lips and teeth separated.

Lamaline stuck out her little tongue and gently moistened her wet lips and teeth before looking at Maria.

You seem... a little different.

Maria hugged Lamaline and blinked.

She wondered if it was just her imagination, Lamaline's personality seemed to have changed a little since that night a few days ago.

Although he remains as restrained and mysterious as ever.

But once they're back in the room, when it's just the two of them, she always becomes very aggressive.

"Aren't you shy anymore?"

Maria blinked, her fingers tracing a line lightly.

Lamaline, her face slightly flushed, looked at Maria.

"Actually... there are some."

"But..."

Lamaline then left everyone in suspense.

"But?"

Maria took the bait.

"Hmm~"

Lamaline didn't give an answer, but simply wrapped her arms around Maria's neck and leaned closer.

"But... I've already experienced even more embarrassing things... what's this?"

"..."

Maria did not answer.

Lamaline didn't say much, but simply took Maria's hand and gently walked to the side.

"Alright..."

"Time to sleep..."

She smiled and winked playfully.

Then...

Turn off the lights.

A month passed quickly.

Just as Maria had predicted, after Theresa offered a series of conditions, she finally let Theresis's men leave.

The vacancies they left behind were filled by selecting talent through examinations, while the remaining vacancies were filled by local nominations.

But she replaced all the key positions with people from Babel.

The entire Kazdel came under her control in the shortest possible time.

Shortly after Theresis and the others left, Kal'tsit returned.

At the same time, she also secretly brought back a warship.

Upon receiving this news, Maria decided to keep her promise to Theresa and took the initiative to visit the warship that was actually named Rhodes Island with Theresa at night.

Kal'tsit was waiting there.

"You've arrived."

Kal'tsit looked the same as when she left, with sharp eyes, a sensitive expression, and her downy ears standing up high, conveying a sense of vigilance.

Maria was still a little confused, but Theresa understood what she was wary of and shook her head helplessly.

"It's alright, Kal'tsit."