My queen is rebelling!

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After a long-awaited emotional release, Adelle's stunning charm began to invade Cohen's mind.

Inevitably, his body responded accordingly.

Adelle also felt... a strange... pressing against her. The intense emotions from before were quickly transformed by Cohen's aura into something between a man and a woman...

Her slender hand trembled slightly, and a few glimmers of moisture appeared in her beautiful eyes. However, soon, a sense of coldness surged into her heart.

Adelle took a deep breath and slowly pushed Cohen away.

Her Majesty the Queen couldn't bring herself to completely surrender to a husband with only a few years of memories. At the very least, she would have to wait until his mind was fully mature.

She could still afford to wait a few years. As a powerful transcendent close to Legend, there would be no difference between herself at thirty-six and twenty-six. If there was, it would only be that she would become more mature and have more charm.

Adelle had absolute confidence in her appearance and body.

She was sure that even in ten or twenty years, Cohen would not be able to resist her charm.

Hearing the name "Lord of Shadows," Adelle frowned slightly and asked:

"When did Your Majesty become so close to him?"

Adelle was very worried that this so-called "Lord of Shadows" had other ideas about Cohen.

Cohen quickly replied:

"It was you who had me make that magic circle effective. I heard that the 'Lord of Shadows' was full of praise for that magic circle.

In addition to agreeing to our cooperation, he also gave me this cultivation notebook as a bonus."

Only then did Adelle dispel her doubts, and reminded him:

"Your Majesty should also be careful. Although this person's abilities are impressive, he is too mysterious and too dangerous.

We can only limit ourselves to cooperation with him, and we cannot confide in him, do you understand?"

Cohen immediately nodded, and then said:

"By the way, he also sent an intermediary to be our liaison. I brought her into the palace."

A look of astonishment appeared on Adelle's face, and she asked:

"Who is it?"

Cohen said:

"Her name is Nephthys, and Uncle also knows her.

I heard from Uncle that this Nephthys has been by the side of the 'Lord of Shadows' in Florence, and the two are very close."

Adelle nodded thoughtfully and said:

"Bring her over later, I'll meet her first, and after confirming that there is no danger, I'll let her follow you."

Cohen honestly replied:

"Okay."

Mentioning Nephthys, Adelle suddenly seemed to have remembered something. A sharp look flashed between her eyebrows, and she said:

"Your Majesty, I heard that this 'Lord of Shadows' has established some kind of force in the 'Lost Land,' and has also recruited a group of young and beautiful women, playing around a lot.

You can learn other things from him, but you must never learn this!"

At the end, she glanced at Cohen coldly, her eyes containing a naked warning.

Cohen was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word. He secretly estimated that if he confessed to Adelle now that he was that philandering "Lord of Shadows," he would probably be frozen into an ice sculpture by her directly.

His heart could not help but feel sad, feeling that his future was bleak.

Adelle noticed that Cohen was stunned in place, and only then realized that something was wrong.

Cohen's appearance and figure always made her subconsciously forget that the other party was a child with only a few years of memories.

He might not even understand what she was saying to him.

Little did she know that Cohen was thinking about how to explain the matter of so many women around him to the Queen in the future.

Adelle's tone softened a lot:

"His Majesty may not understand what I said now. It's okay, just keep it in mind, and you will understand it slowly in the future."

Cohen nodded and hummed, suppressing the thoughts in his heart, and thought to himself, let's start with Asuna and Nephthys first.

Let them get acquainted with the Queen first, so that it will be easier to accept when the truth is revealed in the future.

The two talked about some private matters, and time passed quickly, until a timid voice came from outside the door:

"Your Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Haug is requesting an audience in the study."

Adelle was interrupted from her time with Cohen, and couldn't help but feel a sense of annoyance. She asked with a cold face:

"Did he say what it was about?"

The palace maid also knew that it was really inappropriate to disturb the King and Queen's time together at this time, but she couldn't afford to offend Prince Haug either, so she said in a low voice:

"His Royal Highness the Prince brought a woman, saying that she has a very good talent and wants her to be Your Highness's squire."

Cohen sat upright on the side, unable to see the slightest abnormality.

A look of doubt appeared in Adelle's eyes, and after a moment, she replied:

"I see, let Uncle wait a moment."

After the palace maid left, Adelle said to Cohen:

"Uncle rarely values anyone, and he even took the initiative to bring her into the palace. Let's go take a look together.

Also, let's bring that liaison that Your Majesty brought along to the study as well."

Cohen said calmly:

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

......

In the study, Asuna and Nephthys sat far away from each other in order to avoid suspicion.

Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from a distance, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw the nervousness in each other's eyes.

Logically speaking, after such a long period of training in the "Lost Land," the two had also experienced many big scenes.

It was just meeting the Queen of a small country, and they shouldn't have this kind of stage fright.

But for some reason, a hint of restraint and unease rose in the hearts of both of them.

The steady footsteps finally came close, and the two of them looked towards the door at the same time, and saw the Queen walking in slowly, holding Cohen's hand.

The same thought arose in the hearts of Asuna and Nephthys:

They really are a good match.

The young and handsome King, the peerless Queen, are like the male and female protagonists who walked out of the stories in the mouths of bards.

For a moment, even Asuna, who had always been quite confident in her appearance, couldn't help but feel a hint of frustration in her heart.

Strangely, this was not the first time Asuna had seen the Queen. She had even received a personal reception from Adelle at the hunting grounds before. At that time, she didn't feel any frustration, only joy at seeing her idol.

Asuna couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Only this kind of unparalleled Queen, who is more beautiful than all the others, is qualified to walk side by side with him.

The two of them came back to their senses, put away all the emotions in their hearts, and bowed to Cohen and Adelle in turn, as if they didn't know each other.

Adelle recognized Asuna at a glance and asked softly:

"I remember your name is Asuna Iliad, and you won the championship of the noble hunting competition, right?"

Asuna seemed very excited, and this was not pretended. She was genuinely happy to be remembered by her idol for so long, and she quickly said:

"Yes, Your Highness, I have always regarded you as a role model. Thank you for still remembering me. I am so happy."

Adelle smiled and developed a good impression of this beautiful and straightforward girl. She looked at Prince Haug and asked:

"I remember Uncle said that Miss Iliad is a good friend of one of your nephews?

Why did you suddenly think of entering the palace to be my squire?"

Prince Haug bowed slightly and said:

"Miss Iliad's background... is just a common small noble.

Although my nephew..."

A strange look appeared on Prince Haug's face. He paused for a moment and continued:

"He very much hopes to have a closer relationship with her, but due to the limitations of his status and position, so..."

Prince Haug didn't say it so clearly, but Adelle understood.

To be the Queen's squire, so that she will be more qualified to marry into the royal family in the future?

It's just that she never expected that the nephew Prince Haug was talking about was standing next to her.

Adelle raised her eyebrows slightly, turned her head to look at Asuna, and said in a deep voice:

"My requirements are very strict, and the future situation in Effiein will also be very severe.

This is not a child's game like the hunting competition. Miss Iliad, have you made sufficient psychological preparations?"

Asuna's face became very serious, and she replied seriously:

"Your Majesty the Queen, I fully understand."

Adelle nodded slightly and said:

"Even so, I still want to see your true talent and strength. I once felt a powerful force in your body.

If you don't mind, can you show it to me?"

Asuna didn't hesitate at all. A red light flashed on her body, and a red beast shadow appeared beside her.

Feeling Asuna's sudden powerful aura, Adelle instantly stood in front of Cohen. When she discovered that Asuna had summoned a genuine dragon, she couldn't help but look surprised and said uncertainly:

"Dragon?

Red Dragon?"

Asuna nodded calmly and said:

"Yes, Your Highness, I am a Dragonborn, and I am a 【Dragon Rider】!"

Adelle's training since childhood came from Cohen's mother, Violca.

As an excellent adventurer who had traveled through most of the Demon Tide Continent, Violca possessed many unknown knowledge and experiences.

And Violca had been training Adelle as her future daughter-in-law from the beginning, so she taught Adelle many strange and unpopular knowledge.

Adelle had naturally heard Violca mention the powerful and mysterious profession of 【Dragon Rider】—who can easily obtain the favor of dragons, communicate with dragons without obstacles, and form a blood pact with dragons!

Moreover, the transcendent level of the 【Dragon Rider】 can be shared with the contracted dragon.

As long as the dragon grows up safely, it is a powerful being of the Legendary rank, which means that every 【Dragon Rider】, as long as they grow up smoothly, is at least of the Legendary rank.

No wonder this beautiful girl is already at the fifth level at such a young age. It turns out that she is actually in this profession.

Adelle's eyes were full of strong appreciation, and she quickly said:

"Very powerful, Miss Iliad, you are fully qualified to be my squire."

"However..."

Before Asuna could breathe a sigh of relief, Adelle changed the subject and said:

"I have another suggestion, I wonder if Miss Iliad is willing to accept it?"

Asuna blinked and asked:

"Please tell me, Your Highness."

雅黛尔 pointed at Cohen, who was silently watching the show, and said:

"I don't need any squire knights. Why don't you become a squire knight for His Majesty?"

Asuna was shocked when she heard this, her mouth slightly open, her face full of astonishment.

Cohen was also taken aback.

雅黛尔 thought the other party was unwilling, so she said:

"Miss Iliad, if you are worried about Grand Duke Haug's nephew misunderstanding, then there is no need to worry, because His Majesty... well, is having some problems now. You can treat him like your little brother."

Asuna silently added in her heart, no, Your Highness, I guarantee the Grand Duke's nephew will definitely not misunderstand, he probably can't wait for it.

Asuna didn't know what to do. This was different from what she had discussed with Cohen before, so she looked at Cohen helplessly.

Cohen was also very helpless in his heart. He knew that his sister's intention was to think of him, wanting to recruit a quasi-legendary master for him, but this did not match his plan.

Only by letting Asuna stay by the Queen's side could the former more easily access the core circle of Florence, enter the core of Effie's power, and help him during the great turmoil.

Staying with a king without real power is of no use.

He quickly opened his mouth and said with a sincere face:

"Sister, I don't need it.

I only need one woman, and that is you, sister!"

雅黛尔's expression froze, secretly thinking that her words in the bedroom must have caused Cohen to have some kind of stress reaction. Was she a little too fierce just now and scared him?

But what Cohen said was also right, this Asuna was good in every way, but she was too beautiful.

If she really stayed with Cohen for a long time, something might really go wrong.

雅黛尔 was silent for a while and said:

"Okay, then we'll listen to His Majesty.

Miss Iliad, I will grant you a title tomorrow and announce the decision to the ministers. From now on, you will be my squire knight."

A quasi-legendary transcendent, and a genuine dragon, such talents must be won over.

Asuna breathed a sigh of relief, she had passed this level, and she could finally appear beside Cohen in a justified manner.

Afterwards, 雅黛尔 turned her gaze to Naftis.

Naftis saluted respectfully and said in a low voice:

"Your Highness, I am commissioned by Mr. 'Lord of Shadows' to be the liaison between him and the Effie royal family."

雅黛尔 stared at this beautiful warlock for a long time.

The warlock was a little out of breath under the pressure of 雅黛尔's powerful aura, and couldn't help but secretly complain about Cohen in her heart in the face of the Queen's sharp gaze.

The silent atmosphere lasted for a long time before 雅黛尔 slowly opened her mouth and asked:

"How does Mr. 'Lord of Shadows' plan to cooperate with our royal family?"

Naftis breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, according to what she had discussed with Cohen before:

"Mr. 'Lord of Shadows' has an 'elite' army under his command that can help the Corleone royal family once within a specified time!"

Hearing this, 雅黛尔's eyebrows did not show any joy, she just said calmly:

"What are the conditions?

What conditions do we Effie need to pay?"

Although 雅黛尔 said this, her heart was actually shaken.

She now vaguely suspected that this so-called "Lord of Shadows" was a descendant of some ancient family on the continent?

From the time he began to make a name for himself on the continent to now, it has been less than two years, and he has actually established an "elite" army?

You must know that Effie has never had an "elite" army from the founding of the country to the present.

Of course, there is the secret targeting of the Ceylon Kingdom, but a young man who has just emerged has actually pulled up an "elite" army in just over a year.

雅黛尔 became more and more suspicious of the identity of the "Lord of Shadows", and at the same time increased her vigilance.

Naftis's eyes narrowed slightly, and she replied:

"Mr. 'Lord of Shadows' hopes to be able to explore the current situation in Effie himself, and investigate the enemies faced by the Corleone royal family."

"Lord of Shadows" wants to explore the situation in Effie himself?

How to explore?

Of course, entering the core circle of power can access more intelligence and information.

雅黛尔 narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked at this little warlock who was as delicate and cute as a porcelain doll.

Does the "Lord of Shadows" mean that he wants the intermediate liaison he sent to enter the central hub of Effie's power?

She asked calmly:

"Speak directly, what do you need us Effie to do?"

Naftis's voice was full of unquestionable authority:

"'Lord of Shadows' hopes to establish a secret intelligence agency in Effie, and I will be the person in charge of this agency, working under his guidance."

Secret intelligence agency?

Gathering intelligence and investigating?

雅黛尔 thought for a while and then asked:

"How much power do you want for this so-called secret intelligence agency?"

Naftis said firmly:

"Except for His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen, everyone in Effie has an obligation to cooperate with investigations, interrogations, and... arrests, trials, and sanctions!"

A flash of anger flashed in 雅黛尔's pupils, and an icy chill emerged from her exquisite jade face.

The request made by Naftis was too much!

Doesn't that mean that she can have the power of life and death over everyone in the country except the King and Queen?

Even Grand Duke Haug next to her couldn't help but steal a glance at Cohen.

He knew that this must be his good nephew's idea. Did he want to start a bloodbath in the country first?

Except for the King and Queen, that includes the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, and the Senate. Such an institution is definitely second only to royal power.

Once it is truly established, it will be a political entity even more terrifying than the Cabinet.

Although 雅黛尔 did not directly refuse, the icy color on her face had already indicated her attitude.

Naftis was not surprised, and quickly opened her mouth and said:

"Our master has no intention of fighting for power and will not use this agency to do anything.

The reason for proposing such a condition is because he saw a trace of Effie's future!"

Hearing Naftis say this, the icy coldness on the Queen's face dissipated a little.

She still relatively agreed with the point that the "Lord of Shadows" had the ability to predict.

During the six holy wars in Emerald Lake, the "Lord of Shadows" was able to accurately say that the Light Pope's cross was sealed in the dragon egg in Mammon's hand, and he could also casually reveal the secret that Clement Radiance, the proud disciple of the Light Church's Cardinal Archbishop, was bewitched by the Lich King Nex.

Even if he is not the "Child of Prophecy", no one will question his ability to predict.

Thinking of this, the Queen asked in a deep voice:

"What did the 'Lord of Shadows' see?"

Naftis's voice was very low, but the content in her words made the Queen and Grand Duke Haug moved:

"Traitors, many traitors!

From all over the country, from all regions and departments.

The army, schools, factories, seaports... even the royal family, the Senate, and the Cabinet have traitors!

The 'elite' army under the command of the master also took a lot of effort and cost to establish.

Without purging the traitors in Effie, rashly entering will be backstabbed at any time, and even the entire army will be wiped out.

Therefore, this condition is reasonable and necessary."

Each of Naftis's words made the expression on the Queen's face colder.

On the eve of a great turmoil, unless they are absolutely loyal to the royal family, many people will start to make their own calculations.

Those with a conscience will just find a way out in advance, hoping to preserve their own or their family's strength before the situation is in chaos.

As for those who have no bottom line, they may collude with external forces, add fuel to the fire, and take the opportunity to rob.

雅黛尔 actually knew that the domestic situation was very serious now, and there were spies and traitors everywhere.

Many times, before the Cabinet Ministers' meeting was over, the Florence intelligence black market already had detailed content.

The entire Florence political core was infiltrated by various forces and organizations with ulterior motives like a sieve.

She once wanted to make a decision to warn a group, arrest a group, punish a group, and even execute a group to achieve the effect of deterring the country.

But she would always encounter heavy resistance. The pressure from the Senate and the Cabinet was relatively small. Sometimes even the Corleone royal family would come to intercede.

雅黛尔 was ultimately Corleone's daughter-in-law, and she had to take into account the impact in many cases.

What's more, now is a precarious period, and she needs to unite the domestic forces to help her cope with the future crisis.

雅黛尔 took a deep breath,敛去 the complex emotions, and said in a deep voice:

"Are you confident?"

Naftis thought to herself that I definitely don't have any confidence, but you told me to say this, and he should be confident. Naftis nodded seriously and said:

"As long as Her Majesty the Queen gives me this power, I will let you see the results within a month!"

雅黛尔 narrowed her eyes and said:

"I still need proof. In case your stall gets too big in the future and you can't end it, the consequences will still be borne by us Effie."

Naftis breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and said in a deep voice:

"'Pale Wings'!

We will get the full support of the Golden Wing family of 'Pale Wings'!"

The expression on 雅黛尔's face became intriguing. She also heard that this "Lord of Shadows" had a very close relationship with the "Golden Winged Girl" of the Golden Wing family.

Even the two of them are likely to be in a relationship.

But no matter how close the relationship is, private is private, and public is public. Could the "Golden Winged Girl" bet the entire family for the sake of her lover?

Naftis knew that the other party would not easily believe it, but fortunately Cohen had completely explained to her what to say before.

She said in a low voice:

"Mr. 'Lord of Shadows' asked me to tell Your Highness that the Golden Wing family's assistance is not due to the Golden Winged Girl's personal reasons, but the choice of the entire Golden Wing family!

If you don't believe it, you can personally go to the border between Effie and the Ceylon Kingdom tomorrow.

Then you will get the proof you want."