Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 219 Mental Prison
Luke did not stay on Splendid Island for long. He asked Lady Tasia to stay and continue to accept the captured warships, while he himself sailed back to Cape Harbor on the "Loyalty" under the escort of ten ships.
When the " Loyalty" docked at the Cape Port Pier, it was like a huge wave that rolled over the sky above the City of Rage.
Then the news spread that the Saxon engineering fleet was wiped out on Brilliant Island, and the entire ruling class of Nutao City was hit by another huge shock.
The plan to blockade the Cape District completely failed, and the new nobles could not come up with a strategy to curb the development of the Innovation Society in a short period of time. What was unexpected was that the technical problems that the shipyards directly under the Imperial Heavy Industry had not solved were actually solved by the Ibul Shipyard, which started out as a merchant shipyard.
The "Unit-01" class steel battleship proved its reliability and practicality through an actual combat raid.
As a commercial city that relies heavily on the ocean, the fact that the Unit-01 is in the hands of Meteorite means that he has the power to arbitrarily punish anyone in the city.
This was a fatal blow to the new noble forces in Raging Waves City.
If nothing is done... all the powerful people in Raging Waves City will completely turn to Meteorite.
Chancellor Grover found the clear sky once again.
"Ms. Qingkong, I wonder if you have found the key evidence of the trap designed by Meteorite in the ruins of the Magic Botanical Garden?"
No pleasantries, just direct questions.
Qingkong casually asked, holding the tea prepared by a small spoon, "Speaker Grover, you are very different today than before. Is it because the meteorite returned to Raging Waves City and brought a warship that shocked everyone?"
Speaker Grover was not as relaxed as Qingkong. He knew that the people queuing to see Meteorite in the Cape District had already lined up outside the Secret Affairs Bureau building. He had convened the parliament before coming, but... no member of parliament came.
They were all scared.
This time, the meteorite showed not conspiracy but real strength. And behind this strength, everyone has to make plans for the future.
The defeat was like a landslide.
The incident of the ruins of the Magic Botanical Garden became the last straw for Chancellor Grover.
Qingkong facilitated the Oulu Academy to lift some sanctions on the City Alchemist Association , which gave Speaker Grover, who was desperate, hope that he could turn the situation around.
"Ms. Clear Sky... it's impossible for Meteorite and Ibul Shipyard to develop and build a 'Unit-01' class steel battleship in such a short time. This must be the trump card that the princess gave to Meteorite a long time ago.
Now the city of Raging Tide is in chaos, the parliament and the government office have collapsed. The Empire is about to take over the city through the hands of the meteorite, darkness is about to fall, and our ideals are about to be extinguished.
And the only one who can save this city is you."
Qingkong picked up the teacup, blew away the foam and took a sip, then said, "It's not that serious. I've met Meteorite and talked to him... He's not a conservative person. The purpose of the Reform Society is to make Raging Waves City more free and open."
Clear Sky wanted to ease the relationship between the Reform Society and Councillor Grover, and to reserve some power and interests for the new nobles, which would help stabilize the City of Raging Waves. Anyway, the city was big enough, and Luke was not a person who wanted to put everything into his own pocket.
Our ancestors said: Leave some room for others so that you can meet again in the future.
But Speaker Grover obviously has no such ancestors.
"Ms. Qingkong, Meteorite is best at disguise and lying. This is his profession. The eldest princess is behind the Imperial Spy and the Reform Society. Do you think the royal family will still allow the existence of the parliament after they obtain the City of Raging Waves?
The Empire will take back the City of Rage and make it the private property of the Princess.
Your ideals and your academic research will come to an end.
I beg you to take action... for this city and its people, to pull the City of Raging Tides out of the darkness that is about to fall into it."
Qingkong couldn't help but sigh that Grover was a stubborn and persecuted maniac.
Instead of spending your time throwing mud at Luke, why don't you go to the Cape District, humble yourself and have a good talk with me?
My real body is now sitting in the office of the Secret Affairs Bureau, thinking about giving you a way out. Let you continue to be the speaker, and then everyone can discuss a ruling system for the City of Raging Tide that everyone can accept.
Is it so difficult to admit defeat?
But Qingkong could only say this much. He first wanted to hear what Grover wanted him to do this time.
"What does the Speaker want me to do?"
Speaker Grover was in hesitation before making a decision. He picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly with a heavy expression.
Finally, say what you want.
"If we want to save Raging Waves City, there is only one way now, and that is to assassinate Meteorite!"
"Oh?" Qingkong didn't expect Grover to come this time to ask her to do this kind of thing. She asked, "What makes you have such a crazy idea?"
Now that it has been said, Grover has nothing to worry about.
"The core of the Princess's strategy for Nutao City is Meteorite. The Innovation Society is so strong thanks to Meteorite. If Meteorite dies, the towers built by the Empire in Nutao City will collapse immediately, and everything will return to its original state in a very short time.
The defense around Meteor is very tight now, and he himself is also very powerful. In the entire Raging Waves City, only Miss Qingkong can assassinate him. "
Qingkong chuckled. "Assassinating the Chief Inspector of the Secret Affairs Bureau of Nutao City? The reward offered to me by the Golden Shield Empire is enough for bounty hunters all over the world to hunt me down non-stop."
“Please rest assured that Raging Waves City will be your strongest fortress. And as long as the plan is thorough, no one will know that you killed Meteor.
Miss Qingkong... I believe you already know in your heart that the trap in the ruins of the Magic Botanical Garden was made by the meteorite. In order to achieve his goal, he can kill the students of Oulu College. If the City of Raging Waves is controlled by him, how many people will be killed by him?
And how did he get the Black Eclipse Spirit?
The Black Eclipse Spirit in the hands of the City Alchemist Association has not been lost. The only source of the Black Eclipse Spirit in the meteorite is the Abyss Temple. The dark heart is most easily contaminated by the Abyss. He has secretly turned to the Abyss Temple, and the entire Raging Wave City will become a blood sacrifice site. "
In order to convince Qingkong to kill Meteor, Grover no longer cared about his own identity. He spoke out all his fantasies, looking as excited as if he had seen Meteor take over the Black Eclipse Spirit from the Abyss Mage with his own eyes.
Grover's powerful mental power was released uncontrollably, and objects in the room were shaking violently due to the impact.
Qingkong could see that Grover was stimulated to have a mental cage phenomenon. This halfling had cultivated his brain in an extraordinary way. While gaining extremely strong mental power, he also buried some hidden dangers. Paranoia, arrogance, and competitiveness... In this situation, he produced negative energy that he could not bear.
These negative energies caused the Book of Disaster in the space backpack to behave abnormally, as if it wanted to break through Qingkong's control and appear in the room.
"Okay, I promise you!"
In order to weaken the growing negative energy in Grover, Clear Sky agreed to the request to assassinate Luke.
"Really?" Grover's scattered mental power instantly focused, and the shaking room calmed down: "Miss Qingkong is willing to assassinate the meteorite and save the Raging Waves City?"
Qingkong cast a spell to stabilize Grover's mind, and then said, "Whoever can benefit from the Magic Botanical Garden Ruins incident is the most suspicious. Both the Oulu Academy and the City Alchemist Association suffered heavy losses, and there were too many coincidences when the meteorite came to the academy that day.
If the Black Erosion Spirits hadn't appeared, I might have had the patience to look for evidence. But the number of Black Erosion Spirits in the City Alchemist Association was correct, and the source of the Black Erosion Spirits in the Magic Botanical Museum ruins could only be the Abyss Temple.
and……
Anyway, you have convinced me. For the sake of Raging Fire City, for the academy, and for my ideals, I have enough reasons to kill Meteorite.
What are you going to do?
