girl knight zero

Chapter 290 Cang Ling's First Contact with the Queen

"Did the hooded and blond dwarf die too?" asked Felton.

"Sharon died. Donna was infected with the mutant virus, we left her in Sundia."

"Well, overall, the loss was lower than I expected. How is the mission accomplished? Have you connected with the Sandia? It seems that you should have connected." Felton looked at Rich and said.

"This is Duke Rich of the Grand Duchy of Sandia." Wolfe introduced, "This is Captain Felton of the Star Sea Royal Knights."

"Hi, Captain Felton, it's an honor to meet you." Rich saluted.

Felton bowed back and replied, "I am also very honored to meet you. I hope that the value you bring to us is higher than that of the three victims. Otherwise, I will make you their funeral object."

Hearing this, everyone showed black lines on their faces.

Wolf translated calmly: "Captain Felton salutes you and welcomes you here."

"Thank you. Although I can't see it from his expression, I still feel his kindness." Rich smiled.

"Let's go, let's go rest in the cabin, we're exhausted!" Phoebe took a step forward.

"Stop." Felton resisted Phoebe with his knife, "Do not enter the cabin until it is cleaned, so as not to dirty my boat."

"Cleaning?" Phoebe was wondering, when several sailors gathered around holding the water hose.

"Wash them all clean!" Felton gave an order, and several water dragons rushed over, almost washing them into the sea.

After rushing for about ten minutes, Felton carefully checked their clothes before allowing them to enter the cabin.

"Did I say I thought he was kind? I'm going to take that back." Phoebe said gloomily.

"This is to prevent the mutant virus from being carried on board. Everyone, go take a shower and change your clothes. Duke Rich, please come with me." After finishing speaking, Wolf took Rich to take a bath.

The others also went to the shower, washed their bodies well, and then changed into the clean clothes Felton had prepared.

The clothes they took off were all thrown into the sea by Felton.

On the way, Felton did not ask Wolfe anything about Sandia, because according to the regulations, the result of the negotiation between the two countries should be reported to the queen first, and he could not know it before the queen.

After the queen gets the result, she decides who to inform and how much to announce.

The only thing Felton asked Wolff was what kind of standard he should receive Rich, and Wolfe replied that he should receive the Duke according to the standard.

So Felton arranged a luxurious single room for Rich, and at the same time sent him a sailor as a servant.

However, due to the language barrier, the servant was of no help.

A week later, everyone returned to the capital.

It was one o'clock in the middle of the night when the queen heard the news of their return, but she still got up immediately and hurried to the residence of the Royal Knights to inquire about the result of the trip.

Wolfe, Cang Ling and Louis attended the meeting.

"Everyone, I wanted to call you again tomorrow morning, but I really can't wait that long. I hope you will forgive my urgency." The queen walked into the meeting room quickly.

"Your Majesty, you are not the only one who is impatient. I also want to know the result now." Louis helped the queen open the chair, and the queen lifted her skirt and sat down.

Cang Ling looked at the queen curiously, this was the first time she had close contact with the queen.

In folklore, the queen is a thin, gloomy person, weak and sickly due to premature birth, and has been maintained by taking medicine since childhood.

When her mother, the previous queen, was in an extremely weak state when she was pregnant with her, she was bedridden for a time and passed away within two years after giving birth to her.

Although there is no evidence that the previous Queen's death was caused by childbirth, her father, Prince Langston, was so disgusted by her that he didn't even come to see Ecarina until she was six years old.

The queen grew up alone in Hopsburg until she was six years old, and was taken to the palace by her sister, the former queen.

According to folklore, the former queen was extremely concerned about her sister, but the queen's health did not improve, and she was not even able to go to school, but was always educated by tutors.

The former queen died of illness at the age of 22, and Prince Langston also died of illness the following year, so only Icarina remained in the royal family.

Ecarina, who was only 16 years old, ascended the throne under the auspices of the Pope and became the youngest king of the Star Sea Federation.

However, the people did not approve of the queen. In their minds, the queen was a cursed person. Since she was born, the royal family has been in bad luck.

In addition, in the first ten years of her reign, the Queen hardly took any action, relying entirely on the elderly von Riedermann to manage state affairs, which deepened the public's prejudice against her.

"Puppet queen", "dumb queen" and "sick child" are all the public's impressions of her.

But at this moment, this unwelcome "sick man" was sitting in front of Cang Ling, resting his forehead in one hand, flipping through the ancient book brought back by Wolfe with the other, frowning tightly, with a focused expression.

Although she got up temporarily in the middle of the night, the queen's hair is still meticulous and powdered; although there is no makeup on her face, her lips are healthy and ruddy, and she doesn't look sick at all.

"So, you have found the Sandia who moved underground, and obtained first-hand information from them?" the queen raised her head and asked.

"Yes, to be precise, it was obtained from the previous government." Wolfe recounted in detail what happened after entering the underground.

"Has another group of humans lived on this continent?" The Queen's eyes widened in surprise.

"It's hard for me to believe it, but the facts are in front of me, so I have to believe it."

"Then why didn't they leave any traces?" Louis asked.

"Twenty million years is enough time to eliminate the traces they left. Even if there are any remaining, most of them have sunk in the sea."

The Queen didn't ask any more questions. She flipped through the manuscripts and looked at the tall buildings, airplanes and rockets above, and was deeply shocked.

Although she had also imagined many situations, and even imagined the absurd possibility of aliens, the reality was still far beyond her expectations.

Who can imagine that a highly developed civilization once existed in this world?

Who can believe that there are countless glorious kingdoms buried under the vast ocean?
"It's unbelievable, unbelievable." The Queen repeated it twice.

"I'm not surprised that there are still a group of human beings living on this planet." Louis said, holding a manuscript. "I'm surprised that night devils have not become extinct after 2000 million years."

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