The villain queen eavesdropped on my inner thoughts and won't let me lie down?

Appearing in public with Roger's face at a time like this might attract unwanted attention.

Although it's part of the act, and the public announcement will downplay Roger's presence as much as possible, there are always well-informed individuals who know the "real story."

This mix of truth and falsehood is actually meant for the Orc Kingdom and other theocracies, to increase the credibility of the prison break.

However, it's possible that some overly patriotic individuals, knowing part of the truth, might develop a negative opinion of Roger and lecture him about loyalty and patriotism if they encounter him.

Especially with those nobles who were already unhappy with Roger's rise to prominence.

Although they chickened out last night, many of them are surely still resentful, and will inevitably speak ill of him behind his back.

Roger isn't afraid of trouble, but he doesn't want these scumbags to ruin his rare date with little Joey, so he decided to use Dio's identity tonight.

Anyway, little Joey knows the secret of both identities, so she shouldn't mind dating with this face...

Emmm, maybe she'll be even more pleasantly surprised, after all, she initially rushed headfirst towards "Lord Dio."

Before he could even ask, little Joey changed into a very casual long dress, put on very light makeup, and let her golden hair fall loosely around her shoulders, revealing her youthful purity and vitality.

Roger's eyes lit up, it seems tonight is a date with a beautiful junior~

Little Joey was stunned for a moment when she saw "Dio", then smiled shyly and gratefully: "My Lord, you're so thoughtful."

Obviously, she misunderstood, thinking that Roger specially dressed up as Dio to recapture the feeling of their first meeting, out of consideration for her first date.

Although the girl accepts Charles' excellence, that agonizing time when she resolutely chose the nouveau riche commoner is also a highlight in her life that will never fade.

The all-in flash, with millions blocking her path but still moving forward fearlessly, now that she thinks about it, she admires her courage back then.

Roger really didn't expect this girl to think in this direction, and at the same time, he felt very guilty for realizing that this was indeed their first date.

He had indeed been a little too neglectful of her efforts.

Since her love-struck brain sees the world as so beautiful, he couldn't bear to shatter it, so he got up, raised his arm for her to take, and gently kissed her cheek: "Sorry, this day came too late."

Little Joey's eyes were full of bright smiles, and she said seriously: "It's neither early nor late? I want to be with you for a very, very long time, not caring about the immediate moment."

Roger's heart trembled slightly, he knew every little expression of this girl, and knew that she wasn't making excuses for him, but really thought that way.

He didn't say anything more, and the two of them teleported directly to the upscale restaurant they had booked for tonight.

Perhaps the taste here is actually not as good as the Duke's kitchen, which he personally directed, but the happiness presented to the world has a different meaning for girls.

Even though their relationship is not yet blessed by anyone, little Joey, blooming for love, also has the right to enjoy the envy of the world.

Roger will make up for all the treatment a noble girl in love would have.

And the news of Dio's reappearance in Aodu was also observed by some people.

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Aodu, Port District.

The Port District is a high-end residential and commercial area newly planned around the Rose River Port, favored by new money compared to the noble district south of Xinghan Palace.

The streets and houses here are more fashionable and full of romanticism, which seems much more relaxed compared to the noble manors of high-ranking families.

A beautiful three-story building, nominally belonging to a certain fishing nouveau riche, is actually a property arranged by the Sea Kingdom for its own spies.

After discovering many suspicious points about Roger, Celestial Mentor Sharti Veronica became more hesitant to take action, switched to a war of attrition, and prepared to plan more carefully before taking action, to avoid the tragedy of being fooled by old Joestar and taking hasty action for nothing.

And because of the switch to a war of attrition, Sea Country Crown Prince Shak was naturally dissatisfied with the environment of the inn over there, and actively contributed this building.

Whether it's comfort or concealment, it's more convenient for the Celestial Army's actions, and Sharti has no reason to refuse.

And the Sea Kingdom's infiltration of the coast is even greater than that of Aodu, so tonight they have already sent back their investigation of Dio Brando:

That so-called hometown doesn't have this person at all, and even a family named Brando can't be found!

Seeing this investigation result, Sharti's eyes flashed with a light similar to "There is only one truth", and she chuckled:

I knew there was something wrong with this Dio, he's just a show put on by Roger and the Night Empress. And as long as we know why they fabricated such an identity, we might be able to create an opportunity and easily lure Roger!

Just when Sharti was happy that the early preparations for capturing Roger had made a breakthrough, a subordinate of the Celestial Army came in to report: "Mentor, Dio Brando's whereabouts have been discovered!"

He took out a magic photo, which had captured the precious picture of Roger and little Joey eating in the restaurant.

Sharti frowned slightly, Dio hadn't appeared in Aodu for a while, now suddenly returning, does it mean that the Night Empress is going to take some action?

Can I take advantage of the action to make some arrangements?

She felt that she had found a clue.

Roger is heavily protected, but the selling point of Dio's identity is that he is a commoner cabinet minister, and the surrounding forces are quite empty.

Especially since his residence is still in a relatively weak commercial area, and he hasn't set up any security forces, maybe it can be used as a target!

She confirmed that Roger and Dio are the same person, and her thinking became much broader, and she had several ideas on how to seize the opportunity...

Dozens of brand new ideas!

Sharti tapped the table lightly with her finger, but out of her usual caution, she casually confirmed: "By the way, what is Roger doing now?"

According to her deduction, since Dio appeared, then Roger must be nowhere to be found!

Unexpectedly, her subordinate gave a very definite answer: "Roger is meditating in Charles' mansion."

I knew that Roger wouldn't appear... Wait, what did you say, he's in Charles' mansion?" Sharti's thinking suddenly stopped, and she grabbed her subordinate's collar, "Get your head straight, I'm asking about Roger Charles, where is he now? I need confirmed and reliable news!"

The subordinate said with difficulty: "Reporting to the mentor, our people are very sure that Roger Charles has not left since returning to the mansion, and has been meditating all the time, there are very obvious and unique magic fluctuations in the room."

Sharti let go of him, she didn't doubt her subordinate's loyalty, but doubted the current situation: "That Dio, where is he now?"

The subordinate contacted and asked: "He has already arrived at the opera house."

So, Roger and Dio, aren't they the same person?

Was my perfect reasoning wrong?

Sharti's heart was instantly in chaos.

Then where did this Dio pop out from?

Chapter 117: A Certain Scientific Dark Night Guard

Dio Brando returned to Aodu, and the commoner cabinet that was famous in the capital a few days ago reappeared.

Not only was Celestial Mentor particularly concerned, but the nobles and officials of the empire also paid a lot of attention.

Although the most popular person recently is the young master of the Charles family, Dio's compilation of "The History of the Qing Teng Empire", entering the cabinet to become the Night Empress's trusted staff, and quickly capturing the culprit of the Aodu Blood Night, a series of big moves, are enough to make everyone impressed by him.

Now that he's back, does it mean that there will be some new turmoil in the ever-changing Aodu officialdom?

In the eyes of some people, Dio represents the rise of the commoners, forming a sharp contrast with the noble class whose power is being restricted.

Whether the two forces will clash, whether Dio will come up with new tricks, or just be a low-key history minister, has become a point of interest for many people.

However, for the nobles who are in the game, they don't have such a calm mentality to watch the show.

Southern Qing Teng Empire, Fergus Duchy.

This was originally one of the seventeen countries, bordering the Elf Empire and the Monster Beast Mountains, with active merchants and adventurers, so commerce was very prosperous, and it also bred extremely rampant slave trade.

The current Fergus Duke, who is the elderly noble who had some wonderful plot with his daughter-in-law, has been wearing a gloomy face since returning from Aodu, feeling that his dignity has been greatly trampled on.

In his castle, messengers from different forces come and go as densely as ants, not knowing what they are plotting.

And in these days, the imperial noble class is like an earthquake, with people panicking and unable to sleep or eat.

Although the Night Empress did not take any further action, after that night of being overwhelmed, most of the nobles remembered this Majesty's decisiveness in killing in the past, with countless heads rolling.

It's just that now she has become more unpredictable, always smiling, and everyone can't figure out what the Empress's attitude is until they return to their territory.

The more this is the case, the more they worry about it, fearing that the meteor shower will fall on their manor in the next second.

And the newly established Dark Night Guard, nominally supervising the nobles, has also been making big moves these days.

One strong person after another joined in a high-profile manner, and they were selecting elite backbones in the army, making the nobles who had shouted to expel Roger tremble...

It seems that this Roger Charles is really the Night Empress's darling, giving him such a big support, and I don't know how many strong people will appear in the Dark Night Guard in secret.

This power is definitely not something that any noble can resist with private soldiers alone, even in their territory that has been managed for hundreds of years.

A new official takes office with three fires, Roger has received the strong support of the Night Empress, I'm afraid that soon, this fire will burn on those nobles who want to offend him...

No one could have predicted that the nobles who have been rampant for tens of thousands of years, clearly relying on the most powerful Qing Teng Empire in the world, should have been living a carefree life, but suddenly the Night Empress found a father for them...

The most uncomfortable thing is that this father seems to have been made by themselves.

The triumphal celebration that would have passed by drinking and dancing, was suddenly fooled by people, and inexplicably felt that it had become a turning point in their destiny.

Who can they reason with about this?

The key is that the nobles can't stand the investigation!

The great nobles of this era, who hasn't done something illegal or disciplined in their territory, or secretly engaged in trades that the empire doesn't allow, there are no clean butts under their butts.

Under this pressure, a considerable number of nobles, led by Duke Nakanitton, chose to secretly flee.

Taking their families and wealth, rolling away!

Before the Night Empress cuts the nobles into the sewers, protect the last dignity and property, let's change places and be a chic wealthy man!

Of course, there are also those who are not convinced, such as Duke Fergus, who is reluctant to give up everything he has now.

Property can be taken away, but land can't be taken away, and they are fearless in their territory.

In a secret meeting room in the castle, more than a dozen gorgeously dressed nobles finally made a difficult decision after two days of discussion:

The Qing Teng area is not worthy of loyalty at all!

Duke Fergus united many southern nobles, representing the nobles present and many more who were not present, announced the formation of the Free Duchy Alliance, and from then on seceded from the rule of the Qing Teng Empire.

The Free Duchy Alliance has called on ninety-nine nobles, large and small, in the southern part of the empire to participate, and is outwardly known as the "Hundred Kingdoms Alliance".

Each noble territory has independent finance, law, and military, and signed a military mutual assistance agreement.

The churches of the God of Knowledge, the God of Music, and the Goddess of War are allowed to preach within the territory, and these three churches were quite active gods in the southern human countries before.

Of course, the Free Duchy Alliance only announced its independence and seceded from the Qing Teng Empire, and did not declare war on the Qing Teng Empire, nor did it shout slogans such as overthrowing the Qing Teng tyranny.

They still know their own weight, and taking this step is only because they feel that the Night Empress's restrictions on the nobles will become greater and greater, and they don't want to sit still and wait for death, hoping to protect the inheritance of their families in this way...

So the Free Duchy Alliance not only did not oppose the Qing Teng Empire, but even planned to actively reach a trade agreement and defensive alliance with the Qing Teng Empire to obtain military assistance.

This reflects the hesitation and weakness of these nobles, independent, but not completely independent.

They want to maintain the unchanging noble power for all ages, and they want to become a vassal state of the Qing Teng Empire to get shelter, and they want to get the support of the church, and take all the benefits in the world.

They feel that the empire has just finished fighting the orc tribes, and is recuperating after a great war, so it shouldn't be so quick to start a war with its former people, right?

They work hard to develop, with the support of the church, and enough strategic depth, when the Qing Teng Empire has time to clean them up, the Free Duchy Alliance should have gained a firm foothold.

The church and the surrounding theocracies also intend to support this southern duchy alliance to create trouble for the Qing Teng Empire.

And when the Qing Teng Empire and the theocracies conflict, their attitude is ambiguous, and maybe they can get along on both sides...

Duke Fergus and others analyzed, plus the church's忽悠, they gritted their teeth and stomped their feet, and really announced the news of the establishment of the Free Duchy Alliance to the outside world.

The alliance established a noble council, with Duke Fergus as the first speaker, leading a bunch of younger brothers, opposing the Qing Teng Empire's extreme policies.

And less than ten minutes after the Free Duchy Alliance declared its establishment, the empire's envoy came to Fergus Castle, bringing the decree that the Night Empress had written long ago:

Anyone who intends to split the empire will be killed without mercy."

Duke Fergus took the decree, and his hands trembled.

It's not the content, but the date of signing the decree is very problematic.

The words and the Empress's signature on it were written long ago, only the date was filled in today, the font is different, and it's a bit wet.

Could it be that the envoy casually filled in the date outside the door?

Could it be that the Empress foresaw we would take this step and is waiting for us?

No way, no way, are we walking right into a trap?

A high-ranking noble serving as a council member of the alliance trembled as he asked the envoy, "My lord, is it still possible for us to announce the dissolution of the alliance and return to the embrace of the Green Vine Empire?"

The Imperial Envoy replied with great poise, "That depends on the teleportation speed of the Dark Night Guards."

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