My queen is rebelling!

Hearing that familiar, nightmare-inducing voice, and sensing a hint of familiarity in the wealthy merchant's brow.

Grand Judge Gore's face instantly turned as white as paper, as if all the blood had been drained from his face.

His eyes widened in terror, his lips trembled incessantly, and a dry swallowing sound came from his throat, as if an invisible hand had seized it, causing him to involuntarily step back.

William!

That damned bastard!

He actually sneaked in!

……

The Queen is in a terrible mood right now!

Icy coldness floated in her eyes, like a deep pool shrouded in dark clouds.

If it wasn't necessary, she really didn't want to show such a terrifying and ruthless side in front of Cohen, who only had the mind of a six-year-old.

But the words spoken by this strange merchant really made her unable to restrain her anger.

Female slave trade?

And the involvement of the Effie nobles?

It was rare to come out with Cohen, but such a thing actually happened, damn it!

Queen Yadel's voice slowly rose, although the tone was still calm, everyone could feel the coldness and killing intent contained within:

"Speak! Who are they all?"

Logically speaking, such a big case, regardless of whether what this merchant said was true or not, they should first arrest the person and find someone to interrogate him.

This way, no matter what the outcome of the interrogation, the situation would be controllable.

In front of so many people, what if he really talked nonsense and involved some sensitive people and things? How would they clean up the mess?

But the Queen obviously didn't care about these so-called noble courtesies and unspoken rules.

If her good mood was ruined, no matter who this matter involved, she would mercilessly bring them to justice!

The merchant took a deep breath, and just as he was about to speak, a mournful roar suddenly came from behind him:

"William, you bastard!

You bastard!

It's you!

It really is you!

It was Herman, who had been near William, who roared in anger.

Herman's face was flushed red, as if all the blood had rushed to his cheeks, the veins on his forehead writhing and bulging like dragons, throbbing as if they would burst open at any moment.

Anyone could feel the raging anger burning on him.

Herman drew the sword he was wearing, and in full view of everyone, directly stabbed it into William's heart!

"Bold!"

"Presumptuous!"

Countless angry shouts rang out one after another!

Daring to openly attack in front of the King and Queen!

This was a naked provocation to the dignity of the royal family!

The one who reacted the fastest was Prince Haug, whose legendary aura suddenly erupted.

He directly came to Herman before anyone could take action, and restrained him. But regrettably, he was "late" by one step.

William had already been stabbed in the heart, letting out a few hoarse groans.

His whole body appeared in a strange spasm, and soon he lost his breath.

At this time, the Royal Guards had surrounded the entire hunting ground, and everyone was shocked in place by the sudden scene.

Yadel tightly held Cohen's hand, protecting him behind her.

Her lips were tightly pursed, and her emotions had returned to calm.

Someone actually dared to kill someone in front of her to silence them?

She vaguely felt that something was wrong, as if someone was orchestrating all of this.

Who is this William?

Who is the person who killed him?

Why did they appear together?

The Queen suppressed the thoughts in her mind and said calmly:

"Protect His Majesty, take that person back to the palace, and the cabinet ministers, come together!"

Gore had been on the verge of despair when he saw William speak out, as if he saw endless darkness spreading in front of him.

But when he saw that his life secretary, Herman, actually acted decisively and killed William in full view of everyone.

His eyes suddenly widened, and his pupils seemed to be instantly injected with light.

He was stunned for a few seconds, as if he couldn't believe this sudden stroke of luck.

Looking at Herman being dragged away by Prince Haug like a dead dog, even Gore, who had always been cold-blooded and ruthless, began to show tears in his eyes.

Oh heavens, what a loyal subordinate!

What a truly loyal hero!

Why didn't I discover it before!

Protect him, I must protect him!

Soon, years of floating and sinking in his official career allowed him to quickly stabilize his mind.

He recalled what Herman had said when he killed someone just now.

That's right, he had an older sister who was abducted by William, so he killed out of anger!

Not to silence him!

Herman was reminding Gore to act immediately!

He immediately called Gutavo, who was also in a state of shock, and whispered to him:

"Among the female slaves who were once abducted by William, find one who is older than Herman and has no relatives, and fake her as Herman's sister.

Be quick, understand?

Putting aside that Herman knows about our planning all of this, based on his performance today, we must protect him!"

Gutavo quickly reacted and immediately followed the instructions of the Grand Judge to begin the operation.

……

In the palace, it was the first time Herman had stood together with so many cabinet ministers.

He thought to himself, I don't know if that idiot Gore understood my hint.

But he quickly stabilized his mind, it's okay, with His Majesty and Prince Haug, even if Gore is not helpful, nothing will happen.

Now the only worry is whether my acting skills are up to par, whether I have fooled Gore.

The Queen sat high on the throne, her exquisite face full of coldness, her eyes sharp.

The ministers stood aside, their expressions serious.

Herman was personally escorted in by Prince Haug, who admired Cohen's methods very much.

It is estimated that from today onwards, Gore will treat Herman as a treasure to be worshiped.

The Queen's voice rang out:

"Tell me, who is that person?"

A look of grief and indignation appeared on Herman's face, and he said sadly:

"Reporting to Your Highness, he is the leader of a slave-catching team, named William!

He has been secretly conducting female slave trading!

My sister... is... is!

This beast!"

Herman eloquently told a tragic story.

His sister was abducted by the slave trader William, and the younger brother worked hard, was admitted to the country's highest institution of higher learning, and successfully entered the judicial organ.

Then, using the convenient conditions in his hands, he has been looking for the murderer, and finally found the trace of the other party today.

Faced with the murderer he had been searching for for many years, his hatred broke out in one day, and he could no longer suppress it, and he executed him with a sword.

The story is very touching, some people believe it, some people don't care.

The Grand Judge stood up excitedly, with a painful look on his face:

"Herman, could it be... could it be that you took the initiative to request to go to the Northern Border after graduation... because..."

Herman looked ashamed and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, I investigated at that time that this William was active in the Northern Border area, so I went there.

I didn't expect him to run away.

I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I have failed your expectations!"

Gore sighed deeply and clenched his fists:

"I have always heard that you have an older sister, but I have never seen her, so that's how it is, so that's how it is.

You are too impulsive, Herman.

You should have let this beast be judged by the law, instead of enjoying a moment of pleasure, this sword is too cheap for him!"

Herman clenched his hands tightly, his nostrils twitching violently, each breath like a gust of wind squeezed from his chest, making a heavy wheezing sound.

The Queen's face remained impassive, but a few threads of pity stirred within her heart.

Herman's affection for his sister inexplicably reminded Yadel of herself and Cohen.

If what this Herman said was true, then this scene that unfolded today wasn't entirely incomprehensible.

Just then, Prince Haug spoke up:

"This Herman isn't lying.

The William he stabbed to death was indeed a slave trader who smuggled female slaves."

Prince Haug's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing a stir.

The Queen's expression flickered slightly, and she asked:

"Uncle, you also know about this matter?"

Prince Haug took a deep look at Gore, who remained calm and composed.

William was dead, and without evidence, even a prince couldn't arbitrarily accuse a cabinet minister.

As Gore expected, Prince Haug only said that he had also been investigating this case recently.

And he had tracked William's whereabouts, but the trail went cold in the Ceylon Kingdom.

He also suspected that this William had colluded with ministers in the court, but unfortunately, he died before he could be caught.

At this time, Earl Middleton on the side also said with annoyance:

"If I had known this was going to happen, I would have sent him directly to the Queen!"

Upon hearing Earl Middleton's voice, everyone was even more confused, wondering how he was involved.

Facing everyone's gaze, Earl Middleton said frankly:

"This William came to me a few days ago, saying he had important evidence in his hands, related to several ministers in the court.

He wanted to enter the palace to meet the Queen. At the time, I wasn't sure if what he said was true, so I chose to take him to the hunting grounds and have him explain the matter in front of everyone.

I didn't expect him to be killed by Herman."

At this point, the matter was almost clear.

It turned out that everything was a coincidence.

Gore also breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Earl Middleton was the one pulling strings behind the scenes.

He now suspected that William must have hinted something to Snape, otherwise Snape wouldn't have helped William sneak in.

It was very likely that William had already told Snape that he had evidence to bring him down!

He almost capsized, but fortunately, Herman was loyal and decisive in his actions.

He solved this major problem for himself.

The Queen frowned slightly, pondered for a long time, and said:

"This matter is not over. Prince Haug will continue to investigate William's case.

No matter who or which department is involved, we must investigate it thoroughly!"

"Yes."

"As for this Herman…"

The Queen fell into contemplation.

Prince Haug spoke up in a timely manner:

"Herman is a member of the judicial system and also has the right to execute fleeing criminals.

It's just that taking action in front of His Majesty is against etiquette. I think it's better to remove him from his current position."

The Queen nodded and said:

"Alright, then do as Uncle says!"

…

A shocking farce in the court came to an end like this, with the person involved only receiving a punishment that was neither too light nor too heavy.

Removal from office, of course, meant the possibility of being reappointed.

Gore's happiness didn't last many days, because that Earl Middleton had set his sights on his executive secretary, Gutavo!

Gore summoned Gutavo and Herman to his office to discuss the matter together.

Gutavo looked exhausted:

"That madman Snape is determined to not let me go."

Herman calmly analyzed from the side:

"I suspect that William must have promised Snape something beforehand, allowing him to see an opportunity to bring down the Minister."

Then, with a look of guilt, he said:

"Gutavo is probably taking the blame for me.

Prince Haug has already protected me once, and he didn't attack me again, but instead came after you."

Gore sighed and said:

"We shouldn't confront Snape head-on at the moment. How about this, Gutavo, you go to the Southern Border to lay low for a while.

When the situation in the capital stabilizes, you can come back."

Gutavo reluctantly nodded.

Being relentlessly pursued by a cabinet minister, he could only accept his fate.

Soon, a series of personnel changes occurred in the Supreme National Court.

First, the executive secretary of the Lord Chief Justice was appointed as a special inspector and sent to the Southern Border to investigate unjust and wrongly decided cases.

Then, there was Herman, who had caused a stir a few days ago.

He was appointed as the temporary executive secretary, replacing Gutavo's work.

Herman also moved from the secretary's office with four or five people to a separate office outside Baron Gore's, the Lord Chief Justice's, office.

When Cohen learned that Herman had successfully become Gore's executive secretary, the weight in his heart finally lifted.

It seemed that the plan was going well. It was estimated that before long, Herman would be able to access the core secrets between Gore and the DuPont family.

The matters in the capital had finally come to an end, and Cohen was about to set off for the "Lost Land."

Three thousand orc soldiers had already set off a month ahead of them.

Training alone couldn't form combat effectiveness. The chaotic "Lost Land" was a good place to train troops.

He didn't know when that great turmoil would begin, and Cohen had to accumulate enough power to ruthlessly suppress all incoming enemies!

He was now at the mountain villa by Emerald Lake, listening to Naftis's financial report:

"…Roughly three thousand portions of materials for forging the 'Star Guardian Armor' have been prepared.

Also, the standard armor that you mentioned has been prepared in five thousand sets.

According to your request, they are all masked and shrouded, covering every inch.

Currently, there is absolutely no money left in the account."

Cohen nodded and said:

"It's okay. When we get to the 'Lost Land,' I'll take you mining!"

He came here today mainly to imprint a space node on the "Book of Time and Space."

When he arrives at the "Lost Land" in the future, he will also imprint one there.

Then he can travel back and forth between the two places.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate for him, as a king, to always disappear.

Most importantly, when he has nothing to do, he can flirt with his Queen sister and feast his eyes.

Runes flickered in Cohen's hand, and an ancient book appeared.

He opened it to one of the blank pages.

He chanted a spell, and before long, a mysterious silver light surged from the depths of the blank page, quickly gathering in the villa.

The light was like agile silk threads, weaving and intertwining in the space of the villa.

Gradually outlining an emerald-colored pattern—this was the spatial node marker of this place.

The pattern seemed like a miniature cosmic vortex, emitting a mysterious light.

The surrounding lines spread out like the veins of time and space, each line seemingly connecting to different dimensions of time and space.

The light gradually stabilized and then was deeply imprinted on that blank page, like an ancient totem, emitting a mysterious aura.

Cohen breathed a sigh of relief and put the "Book of Time and Space" back into his body.

Then, he picked up the communication stone and began a new round of bargaining with Grace Tang, the Eastern Empire's eldest princess who claimed to be interested in him.