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

Roger was a mess in the wind.

【Wait, it's settled just like that? No administrative exam or anything, and I'm a civil servant?】

【Your Majesty, you're being too hasty, right? I don't even understand history; I'm just a slacker! I can't handle such a big responsibility!】

【Should I reveal my identity and say I'm Roger Charles?】

【No, that would be treason, and I'd definitely die...】

【Ugh, this is so frustrating, this is bloody toxic, how could I be chosen so coincidentally?】

The Eternal Night Empress deeply etched Dio Roger O'Neill's tangled and twisted expression in her mind, laughed loudly, and continued to tour the Grand Library.

Thinking you can escape the palm of my hand just by disguising yourself?

Young man, this 'lying flat' game is too deep; you can't handle it.

......

......

Soon, the Empress returned to the palace.

Roger had thought about running away midway.

But there was no chance at all.

The Empire doesn't care who becomes the Imperial Historian.

But if the Historian personally appointed by the Empress runs away on the first day, wouldn't that make the Empress lose face?

So, whether it was the guards of the Grand Library or the mages reading books together, they all intentionally or unintentionally guarded against this Dio.

It went on like this until the curator's assistant came to invite him.

Roger reluctantly followed him to a large office.

Inside were more than a dozen gray-haired and scholarly history advisors, as well as mountains of materials and messy drafts.

The Grand Library Curator, named Finn Rodney, was waiting for Roger at the door.

This was a middle-aged, out-of-shape fat man, a Archmage in strength, always smiling and never in a hurry to do anything.

He took Roger to familiarize himself with the environment, introduced him to the scholars who were studying the history of the Empire, and said earnestly:

"The compilation of the history of the Empire began in the first year of the Eternal Night Calendar, but unfortunately, the five Imperial Historians either fell ill or had accidents..."

"Wait, you're saying the accidents weren't..."

Roger's heart skipped a beat.

Could being a small Imperial Historian be life-threatening?

"Don't worry, no one here dares to assassinate imperial officials," Curator Rodney said proudly, then revealed a bit of helplessness, "It's just that... well, you'll understand when you ask the advisors about the progress of the compilation."

"???"

"Anyway, this matter has been delayed until now, and His Majesty is quite dissatisfied. I hope Mr. Brando can come up with some results as soon as possible to repay His Majesty's trust!"

Curator Finn patted Roger on the shoulder and drifted away.

Roger was a little helpless. This Curator was talking in riddles, only saying half of what he meant.

With no other choice, he could only ask the white-haired advisors:

"Teachers, how far have we compiled this history of the Empire?"

Roger's attitude was quite respectful.

After all, he really didn't know how to compile history, and he would have to rely on these old scholars to carry him later.

The chief advisor of the expert group was named Freeman, an old man with a face as black as coal, who faintly spat out five words: "The Manyu City Incident."

"So, it has already reached the eve of the Empress's rise..."

Roger immediately understood.

The Manyu City Incident was the tragic case that led to the fall of half of the Green Vine Kingdom and the forced succession of the little princess as queen.

That year, the Eternal Night Empress was sixteen years old when the neighboring Kingdom of Wabrugga attacked Manyu City, and the king, queen, crown prince, and several other children all died.

Instantly, there was no leader, and the kingdom was almost on the verge of destruction.

It was at this time that the little princess Octavia stepped forward, relying on her own powerful magical strength to assassinate the enemy generals and create chaos, giving the kingdom a month to breathe.

Then she succeeded to the throne as queen and used this month to consolidate the remaining forces of the Green Vine Kingdom and counterattack the Kingdom of Wabrugga from a near-death situation.

This was the game's background information.

Having reached the Manyu City Incident, it was said that the imperial history compilation work was nearing completion, with only the Empress's related deeds to be written into the history books.

But this work was stuck here, even with changing Imperial Historians...

This shows that there is something fishy about the Manyu City Incident!

Roger immediately communicated with his historical advisors.

He also reviewed their compiled secret letters, military intelligence, news records, etc., and dug up a lot of the Empress's dark history...

"The Empress is even suspected of patricide and regicide in order to obtain the throne?"

A gleam of light appeared in Roger's eyes.

This, rounded up, is just the Xuanwu Gate Incident without the tragic parts, right?

No wonder his five predecessors stopped here, finding various reasons to avoid it, and did not dare to move forward in order to protect their official positions and titles.

Some things cannot be avoided at all.

It is as difficult as ascending to heaven to whitewash this period of history to the satisfaction of the Eternal Night Empress!

But thinking about it from another direction, using this period of history to anger the Empress...

I'm afraid it's as easy as flipping your hand, right?

Did Roger want to be this Imperial Historian?

Not at all!

"As long as I write about the Manyu City Incident in great detail and dig up dirt, won't I be immediately dismissed and then return to my life of slacking off?"

Roger, who had been feeling down, suddenly cheered up.

He felt that he had inadvertently found the answer to getting his 'lying flat' career back on track!

Chapter 16: The Imperial Historian Has Gone Mad

Speaking of which, Roger had been disguising himself and slacking off in the library for days, but he had not received the random treasure chest reward from the 'Lying Flat' System.

Today, after seeing the 'Long Live the Queen' newspaper and learning that the Empire was carrying out a fake restoration army operation, he basically confirmed that:

His treasure chest disappeared due to the butterfly effect caused by his contact with the Eternal Night Empress!

Because he acted as a tree hole, helping the Eternal Night Empress clear her mind, causing changes in this world that should not have existed.

Although it was mainly because of the Empress's intelligence and talent.

But because the Eternal Night Empress's influence on the world was too great, it affected him.

It's like a broker selling a courtyard house in the capital, only getting one percent of the performance, but that's still a huge sum of money...

As a result, Roger did not meet the criteria for 'lying flat'.

That woman is just a bloody menace!

And because the fake restoration army operation was still being carried out, the subsequent consequences were constantly being produced, so it was useless for Roger to lie flat again.

He could only wait for this restoration army operation to end and the impact to be smoothed out by time.

Then, he could use Dio's identity to lie low and slack off to ensure the smooth progress of his 'lying flat' career.

But Dio was caught by the Empress to compile the history of the Empire.

This work was not only heavy, but also might have a huge impact on the world after it was completed...

So, this Imperial Historian must not be!

Roger was originally prepared to take a risky move and play a small interlude where Dio bumped into the playboy Roger Charles and was hacked to death by random knives.

It's just that would put Roger in the spotlight for quite a long time, and Angelina might even be subjected to righteous extermination, suffering the punishment that nobles should not bear for killing civilians...

So, he had not been determined to "kill myself", because the consequences were a bit big.

But now that he understood the real Manyu City Incident, Roger felt that it was not necessary to be so troublesome.

Five Imperial Historians had been forced away, which shows how difficult this period of history was to deal with.

Following the Manyu City Incident and digging deeper, it was easy to deduce the conclusion that the Eternal Night Empress's "acquisition of the country was not righteous".

After all, the little princess was a very late heir, and the Green Vine Kingdom had never had a queen.

If the acquisition of the country was not righteous, then the Empress's subsequent achievements would naturally be tainted and greatly reduced.

The Empress has many advantages, but no one can deny that she is extremely controlling and likes to hear people praise her!

Otherwise, she would not be so concerned about compiling textbooks.

For this matter, she hired no less than a hundred magic shadow recorders to record her infinitely charming figure, wanting to choose the most beautiful cover to help young people establish the correct aesthetic.

After all, the current Eternal Night Empress is still young.

She is not yet the peerless emperor who can laugh at the situation, face the alliance of the gods calmly, and seek life from death ten years later.

She was sixteen years old when she succeeded to the throne, swept through seventeen countries in five years, and led the Green Vine Empire to work hard for three years, like the sun in the sky.

There are setbacks, difficulties, and moments of desperation.

But she can always laugh to the end.

Would such an outstanding young woman of twenty-four, who can be said to be at the peak of everything, allow anyone to belittle her proud achievements?

The answer is self-evident.

So, as long as Dio behaves disobediently and insists on writing "true history".

The Empress will never tolerate the existence of such an Imperial Historian.

"Bring all the information and clues you have now, let's work together to restore the truth!"

Roger said and did, full of motivation.

The sooner he writes this period of history, the sooner he can get rid of this errand!

And soon Roger saw a large number of valuable and detailed historical materials.

All of them were based on verifiable, true and accurate information, not the kind of hearsay.

The imperial history compilation work had been going on for more than two years. Although the chief compiler, the Imperial Historian, had been changed again and again, the relevant work had been going on.

The dozen or so advisors here were all talented people, good at speaking, and sounded good...

Uh, in short, they had studied the Manyu City Incident to a very deep degree.

Every military intelligence briefing, every letter, a large number of survivor records...

Pieced together a magnificent picture, presenting the Green Vine Kingdom, which was in turmoil at the time, in front of Roger.

Unlike the few words in the game, the Empress's road to counterattack was written as extremely cool, and she never died until she became a god.

The real history is heavy, bloody, mixed with countless dangers and conspiracies!

That sixteen-year-old little princess grew into the current Empress, took control of the Green Vine Kingdom, which was a mess, and then counterattacked, truly a feat forged in blood!

Shelley IV died, and the enemy envoy persuaded her to surrender, kill!

Her elder brother intended to surrender, wanting her to be used as a bargaining chip for marriage, kill!

Seeking help from her uncle, she discovered that he was a coward who was content with a corner, kill!

The governors of the three southern provinces held a strong army and wanted to take the opportunity to become independent, kill!

Local wealthy families made a fortune from the national crisis, hoarding and speculation, kill!

Defending the Sorenko defense line, in order to ensure the supply of food for the soldiers, she sent troops to search the last reserves of the fourteen southwestern towns, resulting in the starvation of nearly 20,000 people!

Counterattacking into the Kingdom of Wabrugga, sacrificing 100,000 enemy civilians in blood, achieving the core talent of her legendary profession, and then narrowly winning and beheading the enemy's national guardian mage...

The Eternal Night Empress's achievements are brilliant and dazzling.