In the Name of the Queen

On March 1, 1793, the 400,000-strong army of the Golden Kite Republic was organized into four corps and marched south in four directions. The commander of the third corps, which served as the vanguard, was a famous general of the country, General Deschamps, who had served as the general of the army since the old empire.

General Deschamps was the most famous general of the Golden Kite. No one found it strange that he was the sharpest blade of the giant sword composed of 400,000 people.

What surprised people was that Marco was willing to use Deschamps, who was already in semi-retirement and had a neutral attitude and did not take sides at all.

Marco, who always valued his position, made an exception to use Deschamps, which shows his importance of this battle.

When there was no large-scale war, except for abnormal countries like Nubia, which still retained the title of marshal, the highest military rank of most mainstream countries was general.

In the four armies, except for the first corps led by Marco and the third corps led by Deschamps, the second and fourth corps on the flanks were commanded by lieutenant generals of the army.

This lineup can be called a battle to topple the country. Marco is serious this time.

Of course, he is not going to deal with Alina.

He has a long-term vision. He wants to take the opportunity of suppressing the rebellion to wipe out all opponents.

The old nobles who suck blood from the country and the greedy big merchants must all die!

When the rebel army went south, many people took the opportunity to leave Xidai City.

Marco is full of confidence in the future, but ordinary people in Xidai City do not think so.

They may still have confidence in the future of the country, but they are uneasy about whether they can see the sun tomorrow.

Take advantage of Marco's absence and find an opportunity to run away.

This is the real thought of many people.

No matter how good the Golden Kite Country is, what does it have to do with them who are about to go to the guillotine at any time?

They are just ordinary people. Is it too much to want to live a peaceful life?

Marco took away most of the elites. The long walls of Xidai City could not be defended everywhere. The soldiers guarding the city turned a blind eye to the fleeing citizens and let those who could be released.

Of course, if they did not pay the 5 livres per head to leave the city, the soldiers would not mind letting these unruly people see their loyalty to the country.

Looking at the citizens who were leaving in a hurry, Major General Pire, the commander-in-chief of the city defense army, who was standing on the top of the city tower and observing carefully with a telescope, had a few more sneers on his lips.

These unruly people may not know that this money is the stability tax they resisted.

Paying the money and leaving was tacitly approved by President Marco.

Who dares to open the city and release people without his nod?

Asking these unruly people to pay 5 livres of stability tax, no one is willing, and they also say that there is no such item in the tax law. If it weren't for President Marco's outstanding prestige, they would even dare to go to the streets to make trouble.

5 livres is not a small amount. It is equivalent to 38.5 grams of gold. If you save a little, it can even maintain the expenses of ordinary citizens of Xidai for two and a half years.

If you don't want to stay, get out quickly!

Pire put down the telescope and thought fiercely.

He just saw that in the wave of people leaving the city, there were also several carriages and many pedestrians walking in from outside the city.

Pire walked towards the official residence, and the smile on the corner of his lips was a little more teasing.

These people probably don't know that now Xidai City is a prison. It is easy to enter the city but difficult to leave.

If they want to leave, they have to pay the exit tax.

No money? Then stay and do hard labor to repair the city defense or directly become cannon fodder to defend the city.

Thinking of this, Pires, who is loyal to Marco, couldn't help but complain in his heart.

The president is still too cautious.

He has more than 30,000 city defense troops under his command. Even if 100,000 people besiege the city, he is not afraid. There is no need to use these unruly people as cannon fodder.

More importantly, who dares to attack Xidai so boldly? Are they crazy?

A country with such strength will not be so crazy, and people who dare to take risks do not have this ability.

Although he complained in his heart, Pires did not relax his vigilance.

He sent scouts to patrol around Xidai City every day to prevent the old nobles who were bold from making trouble while the president was away.

Pires even hoped that someone would do so.

If there really was such a stupid person, he would have a chance to make a contribution.

Unfortunately, there was no such person.

After returning to the official residence, Pire returned to the office and began to deal with today's work.

Just when General Pire was a little bored, an inconspicuous carriage entered Xidai City in the crowd.

There were only two passengers in this carriage.

The female agent who had a single line of contact with her superior but had lost contact was a bard on the surface but a golden knight behind the enemy.

Just a few days ago, Adam, who had been suppressed for a long time, thought that Miss Lilith was a prostitute, and used three livres as a reward to relieve his pressure.

However, he never thought that Lilith was not a prostitute, but a girl.

Lilith, who was hesitant in her heart, couldn't sleep every night, for fear that she would be taken away and "destroyed" by the black-clad men in charge of the purge team when she woke up.

The most likely outcome of the intelligence personnel who lost contact was to be quietly dealt with.

She was really wronged.

She had never done anything to let the organization down. She collected intelligence in the town with peace of mind, monitored the nearby lords, and sorted out the intelligence and waited for the superiors to send people to pick it up.

It was the organization that abandoned her, not her betrayal of the organization.

She didn't accompany Adam for money, she was just three parts uneasy and seven parts panic, and she also wanted to vent.

She was so young, how could she die without even having sex with a woman.

Adam thought he was consuming, but in Lilith's eyes, he was the object of consumption.

The young and handsome bard, with a calm but evil temperament, calmed the uneasy heart of the young female agent.

When the sun woke them up the next day, both of them were a little confused.

Adam is not a novice, of course he can feel that Lily has no experience at all, but he couldn't stop being dominated by Xiaotou last night, and he didn't realize that things had gotten out of hand until dawn.

What to do?

If it was a prostitute, it would be easy to deal with, but Lilith is a girl from a decent family, you can't just pat your butt and run away.

In terms of feelings, Adam doesn't want to owe anyone, and every time it's a fair deal.

But this time he can't afford it.

Looking at the blood on the bed sheet, Adam panicked.

If Lilith wants him to be responsible, he really doesn't know how to deal with it.

No matter how expensive a prostitute is, there is a price, but the innocence of a girl is priceless.

Marry her?

He has a special status, it's okay to marry a foreign girl, but it's definitely not okay to marry an agent. Even if Governor Roland doesn't interfere, he will make him leave the Knights.

His career is over.

He and Lily have no emotional foundation at all, it was just a one-night stand, and he shouldn't think so much, but he always thinks of Lilith wearing a wedding dress in his mind.

Damn it!

Facing the morning light, looking at Lilith's beautiful face without makeup, Adam was surprised to find that she was wearing makeup every day to cover up her true appearance.

Thinking of the passion from unfamiliar to compatible last night, his heart was in turmoil.

Just when Adam was hesitating about how to deal with it, Lilith bit her lip and said softly but firmly:

"Protect me to Xidai, we will be even."

In this way, they went north together.

Adam knew very well that there was no way to be even.

In order to save money, they rented a carriage and stayed in a hotel, and became more and more familiar with each other.

When entering Xidai City, they ignored the agreement to be even in Xidai City and continued to travel together.

Lilith tried every possible way and finally got the news of her superior.

Dead.

Because the intelligence director Allen was assassinated, the furious President Marco purged the intelligence system. Unfortunately, her superior was on the purge list.

After three days of queuing, he finally got the quota for the guillotine and set off.

To be fair, Lilith didn't even know the name of her superior. They were just working relationships, so she wasn't that sad.

In her confusion, she suddenly discovered a more serious problem.

What about her future?

With the death of her superior, she couldn't prove her identity and became an unstable factor. If she was discovered, she would definitely be eliminated.

Strictly speaking, she was not an employee of the Intelligence Bureau, but just a subordinate developed by her superior.

With the death of her superior, the contract was terminated and she temporarily regained her freedom.

Freedom? Freedom!

Lilith was completely confused.

She had never been to school, and all the knowledge she learned came from the agent training camp. In that camp with a high elimination rate and mortality rate, she was lucky to stand out, but was arranged in a small town to act as a secret agent.

I thought my life was arranged like this, but I didn't expect freedom to come so suddenly.

Freedom is not a necessity of life, but the most expensive luxury.

When freedom came knocking on the door, poor Lilith was a little at a loss.

She didn't know when she would be exposed and when she would be caught and destroyed.

This suffocating pressure is more terrible than death.

She returned to the hotel in a daze, opened the door, and saw Adam standing on the balcony leisurely enjoying the street view.

Although she didn't know Adam's true identity, she knew that the bard was a cover, and the aura of his peers was too obvious.

If it was before, she would be very careful to keep an eye on Adam, and even consider whether to hand him over to the Intelligence Bureau in exchange for some credit.

But now the situation has changed.

She herself is a suspicious person, so why take risks.

Feeling Lilith's return, Adam didn't look back, but sighed faintly:

"The sunshine in Xidai City is still so beautiful, but it's a pity that this city has lost its vitality."

Lilith's fingertips trembled slightly, and she lowered her head suddenly, and her right hand touched her belt.

Her hidden dagger was there.

Adam's words were incoherent, but he hinted to Lilith that he was here to cause trouble.

The moment her right hand subconsciously touched the dagger, Lilith was stunned, and she couldn't find a reason to draw the knife at all.

"Since you didn't draw your sword last time, is it necessary now?"

Adam turned slowly, his gentle eyes fell on Lilith, and his voice was particularly gentle.

The light words exploded in Lilith's heart, shaking her hands and feet.

The words she wanted to say to defend herself were also blocked at her lips.

So he had seen it a long time ago?

Lilith laughed at herself, thinking of Adam's rough action of throwing her belt and pants away on the first night.

He really knew everything.

Since she was going to die, the day didn't seem to matter.

It was good this way, at least Adam wouldn't abuse her.

Lilith said with dull eyes: "You are right, I did want to kill you that night. You are an unidentified intelligence officer, and you are spreading rumors, so of course I wanted to do it."

"Then why did you change your mind?" Adam asked calmly.

"I have lost the organization."

Perhaps because she could not see the hope of life, Lilith almost gave up and talked about the assassination of the intelligence director and the purge of the superiors.

She knew very well that she was no match for Adam without a sneak attack.

She was not good at fighting.

Even if it was just to silence her, she would die soon.

Since she was going to die soon, what else did she care about? Her life was so tragic, she was trained as an agent and then arranged to be a spy in a small town.

She has no friends, no family, and dares not hope for love and marriage.

She is not a person, but a tool.

The organization just treats her as a consumable, like an observation post placed in a small town.

For so many years, only these few nights did she feel like a person.

Although he was just greedy for her young and beautiful body, Adam was really gentle. Even if he knew she was an agent, he had wanted to kill her.

Even if it was just lust, this gentleness was enough to savor carefully during the trip to the Styx.

After telling the story, Lilith raised her head and showed her graceful curves.

"I'm done, you can do it."

"Do it? Please, it's daytime now." Adam smiled and teased.

Lilith opened her eyes and looked at Adam with some doubts, "I have wanted to kill you."

"I know, so you owe me a life."

"Well, I'm ready to repay, please be gentle." Lilith suddenly felt a little tired. There was really nothing in this world that made her nostalgic.

"Since you owe me a life, pay it back with one."

Although she knew this was the outcome, Adam's words still made Lilith feel a little disappointed.

This world is just like this, it's not worth lingering on.

She closed her eyes, felt Adam's approaching footsteps, smelled his unique breath, and her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated.

His strong hands stroked her neck, and it seemed that he was going to strangle her to death.

Lilith felt relieved.

Just as she was waiting to die, her lips were covered by the scorching temperature.

She wanted to struggle, but she couldn't use any strength at all.

Although they had only been together for a few days, he knew all her weaknesses.

Since she couldn't resist, she would enjoy the last lingering.

The girl thought in self-abandonment.

Just when she thought she was about to be stripped naked and thrown on the bed, Adam's lips slowly left.

The magnetic voice sounded like the sound of nature in her ears.

"I will use this city as a gift to marry you. Will you accompany me?"

"I do."

The girl who found new hope in life burst into tears and fell asleep in the arms of her lover.

The life of the unknown agent came to an end.

From now on, she has a new identity, the wife of the bard.