My queen is rebelling!

Chapter 136: The Long Princess's Fashion Class – Scoop Neck Bodycon Dress + Nude Pointed High Heels!

The Executive Government... should now be renamed the "City Lord's Mansion."

Early morning at the living quarters deep within the City Lord's Mansion.

Apart from Arnold taking Marguerite to practice his belief of eating and living with the soldiers.

The "Endless Blade" family was gathered around the dining table, ready to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast.

People arrived one after another, with Grace being the last, yawning as she walked in.

Today, Grace was wearing a solid-colored scoop neck bodycon dress, revealing her fair and smooth shoulders.

Her delicate collarbones were slightly sunken, like two light feathers falling on snow, captivating at first glance.

The soft fabric draped naturally at the neckline, forming rich and flowing folds.

The light and thin chiffon material swayed gently with Grace's every move, the neckline rippling like water, inadvertently revealing a lazy and charming allure.

The bodycon part of the dress clung tightly to her curves, perfectly outlining Grace's curvaceous figure, transitioning smoothly and naturally from the waist to the hips.

Her feet were adorned with a pair of nude pointed high heels, revealing her snowy and supple insteps, with tempting contours, a feast for the eyes.

Nefthys glanced at her silently and muttered, "The twenty-third set."

Freya giggled beside her, "Sister Nefthys, you're about to lose."

Upon hearing their voices, Cohen asked curiously, "What twenty-third set?"

Freya whispered, "Didn't you notice, sir? Her Royal Highness the Long Princess changes into a completely new outfit every day.

Sister Nefthys and I bet on whether Her Highness's clothes will repeat within a month."

Cohen was taken aback and asked, "Really? She's already changed into twenty-three different outfits?"

Nefthys and Freya nodded in unison.

Cohen expressed his incomprehension and looked at Grace curiously.

Her Royal Highness the Long Princess was elegantly stirring the milk in her porcelain cup, noticing Cohen's gaze.

Her back straightened, her fair neck radiant, like an elegant and noble swan, she smiled charmingly and teased:

"I know I'm very attractive, but you don't have to stare at me like that first thing in the morning.

I don't mind it too much, but there are so many girls watching here.

If it makes someone jealous and ruins the team atmosphere, I can't take the blame!"

Cohen clearly felt several cold gazes around him.

Yes, they were from Windsor Adler and Asuna.

Grace gently tapped the porcelain cup with a silver spoon, striking a matter-of-fact pose, and replied:

"For a woman of peerless beauty.

Isn't it normal to change into a different outfit every day to showcase her beauty to the fullest?"

"Narcissist!"

Windsor Adler held a dining knife with her slender fingers, gently and precisely spreading butter on the steaming toast, and commented in a low voice.

To prevent a good breakfast from turning into a full-scale brawl, Cohen quickly interrupted with a smile:

"Then Your Highness must need a very, very large wardrobe. I'm quite curious, what kind of wardrobe can hold so many clothes?"

Grace cast a seductive glance, covered her lips, and teased:

"If Commander is interested, you're welcome to come to my room and see for yourself.

Well, provided you take off that broken mask on your face!"

Cohen choked, chuckled, and pretended not to hear.

The sumptuous breakfast ended in a cheerful atmosphere, and everyone started their busy day.

After subduing the "Investor" six-person team, Cohen began a bustling construction effort within the city-state.

With the city-state newly built, there were countless things to do, and it was very heavy.

Relying solely on the [Civil Affairs Officer] Asuna was simply not feasible.

Being new to the place, Cohen had limited trusted personnel at hand and could only rely on these girls in the team.

Therefore, everyone was assigned a lot of tasks by Cohen.

Basically, apart from being able to gather together for a meal in the morning, they rarely saw each other at other times, everyone was so busy that their feet barely touched the ground.

While busy preparing for the Foreign Security Bureau, Cohen received a message from [Diplomat] Windsor Adler.

Representatives of the "Pale Wings" had contacted her.

The second batch of five thousand beastmen had finally arrived.

These five thousand people were still from the "Blood Tiger" tribe, and Cohen directly assigned them to the Tiger Brave Army.

Then he had [Military Affairs Officer] Arnold receive them, immediately start the inscription work of the "Concentric Curse Seal", and seize the time to start military training.

He also called [Logistics Officer] Grace and asked her to manage the army's logistics work.

Following that, he had [Finance Officer] Nefthys add another huge sum of money.

Requesting "Pale Wings" to continue searching for beastmen tribes for them throughout the continent, and purchase twenty thousand sets of materials that can be used to forge "Star Guardian Armor".

Cohen's instruction was that the third batch must have at least twelve thousand beastmen.

He could disregard the cost, but the quantity must be sufficient.

His initial plan was to form a "Beastman" legion of twenty thousand people.

These twenty thousand people, when not using "Bloodline Talent" and exposing their beastman identity, could reach "Regular Grade" combat power.

Once the bloodline talent was activated, they could easily reach the combat power of an "Elite Grade" army.

The only worry was that others would see through the true identity of the soldiers in Cohen's army.

The secret that he could train and form a beastman army would also be exposed.

However, if it really came to a time of danger, there was no need to care about these things.

If it really came to that time, with the bloodline talent plus the rune enhancement of his "Banner of Command", even if multiple Legendary ranks attacked, Cohen would not be afraid!

Moreover, this was still the "Lost Land", there would not be so many Legendary ranks descending.

Therefore, Cohen's plan was that, when Arnold's army of twenty thousand people had formed combat power.

He could then start looking for the Seed of Order hidden in the periphery of the "Cultivator City-State", waiting to ignite the "Fire of Order" and create the sixth "Oasis of Order"!

Not long after, Windsor Adler came to deliver a message in person.

Manager Morrow of the "Unicorn Merchant Guild" had arrived, and also introduced Cohen to his direct superior – the Vice President of the "Unicorn Merchant Guild" in charge of logistics.

The group sat down in the reception room.

The Vice President looked at this "Endless Blade" adventure group leader, who had been in the limelight recently, with a hint of curiosity.

Due to the special location advantage of the "Cultivator City-State", many people were actually secretly paying attention to this "Order City-State".

The Petrov family, who had been in power for a hundred years, was overthrown, and the power of the "Cultivator City-State" underwent a huge change, this matter quickly spread throughout the "Lost Land".

The Vice President agreed to come, mostly to see this mysterious leader.

Cohen went straight to the point and stated his demands:

"I need your merchant guild to provide us with a complete logistics route that can traverse the 'Lost Land'.

Moreover, we must personally control this route, the 'Endless Blade'."

The Vice President concealed his surprised expression very well and asked calmly:

"What can I get?"

Cohen's mouth curved slightly, and a trace of ill intent surfaced in his eyes:

"I know the whereabouts of that batch of Legendary rank magic potion materials worth millions of gold coins that you were robbed of half a year ago!"

The Vice President's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Really?"

Cohen nodded confidently and said:

"As long as you can agree to the conditions I propose, I guarantee that you can regain the stolen goods."

The Vice President did not dwell on why the other party would know that his goods were robbed, these were not important.

What was important was whether the other party really knew, because those goods were too important.

The value was secondary, the most important thing was that this batch of magic potions was ordered by the "Lord of Sequence", one of the five masters of the "Lost Land".

Failure to deliver the goods on time would definitely be a huge blow to the reputation of the "Unicorn Merchant Guild".

Moreover, those magic potion materials were collected by their merchant guild at a huge cost of manpower and resources, spending a lot of time and effort.

It was impossible to gather another batch in a short time.

Now the entire merchant guild was almost busy with this matter.

Suddenly learning that someone knew the inside story, the Vice President could not remain indifferent.

However, he was still very cautious, because there were many people who wanted to swindle the "Unicorn Merchant Guild" through this batch of goods, he had to first determine the truth of the information.

He asked slowly:

"I need sufficient evidence."

Cohen slowly uttered a name:

"Mist Valley.

Your things were robbed by Mist Valley."

The Vice President was stunned, his voice carrying a hint of hidden anger:

"What are you talking about, how could Mist Valley do such a thing?

Are you trying to sow discord?"

Cohen smiled and said:

"I know that Mist Valley is the force of your Guild Master's son-in-law.

How about this, I'll tell you a few people's names, you go and arrest them and interrogate them, and you'll know if what I said is true."

Cohen picked up a pen and paper, wrote down a few addresses and names, and handed them to the other party:

"Your Guild Master's son-in-law has a bit of a gambling addiction, owing a lot of money.

Moreover, the creditor is not small, and he had no choice but to resort to this.

But he was quite clever, and did not immediately sell this batch of goods.

So if you act quickly, the losses can still be recovered."

The Vice President took the note with suspicion and left in a hurry.

Manager Morrow on the side had long been stunned.

Before leaving, he gave Cohen a resentful look, as if blaming the other party for saying such confidential information in front of him.

He didn't want to know anything about this kind of scandal involving the upper echelons of the "Unicorn Merchant Guild", let alone get involved in it.

In less than half a day, this Vice President secretly brought a middle-aged man with a clearly higher status to the City Lord's Mansion.

Cohen and Windsor Adler met with the top leader of the "Unicorn Merchant Guild", Guild Master Sebastian Conrad.

Sebastian Conrad's face faintly suppressed heartache and anger, and when he saw Windsor Adler beside Cohen, he adjusted his expression and said in a respectful voice:

"Your Excellency Windwalker, it is a great pleasure to meet you here."

Windsor Adler did not respond, but turned to look at Cohen.

Sebastian then realized his rudeness, showed an apologetic expression, and said to Cohen:

"This must be the famous leader of the 'Endless Blade' Adventurer Group."

I've heard of you for a long time. Meeting you today, it's true that you're a young talent.

If my little brats were even half as successful as you, I could retire early and enjoy life."

Cohen smiled and replied:

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Mr. Banker doesn't need to be too harsh."

Sebastian Conrad's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness:

"Yes, insufficient ability can still be cultivated and trained, but if a thankless wretch appears, it would truly be a misfortune for the family!"

Cohen's tone was indifferent:

"It seems Mr. Banker has already investigated clearly?"

Sebastian Conrad nodded emphatically:

"Those people have been caught. They were the ones who did it.

We've already interrogated the mastermind behind the scenes. It turns out it really is that thankless wretch my daughter has taken a fancy to!

Speaking of which, I still need to thank you, Mr. Leader, for the list you gave us. Otherwise, if they changed their appearances, we really wouldn't be able to find them for a while!"

Cohen said nonchalantly:

"It was just a small favor. Mr. Banker doesn't need to take it to heart too much."

Sebastian Conrad directly took out a contract, pushed it to Cohen, and said:

"Everything on this is drafted according to what you said.

Please take a look, sir."

Cohen took the contract, glanced at it a few times, and then handed it to Windsor, asking:

"What else does the Banker need me to do now?"

Sebastian Conrad lowered his voice:

"That thankless wretch refuses to admit anything, and the forces behind him are not small. I can't rashly use any harsh methods on him.

Plus, that silly girl of mine who's been infatuated…

So, regarding the specific whereabouts of that batch of goods, I hope you can give me some guidance.

Of course, it would be best if…"

Sebastian Conrad stopped speaking, but Cohen had already understood the other party's unspoken meaning.

It would be best to link this batch of goods to his son-in-law's side.

The testimony of those few subordinates alone is not enough. His son-in-law can completely deny everything to the death.

Sebastian Conrad hoped to catch them red-handed with the evidence.

Cohen smiled and nodded:

"No problem.

However, I still hope Mr. Banker won't get angry after hearing this."

Sebastian Conrad's expression changed slightly, and after a few seconds of silence, he said:

"I can't only care about my own children. I also have to be responsible for the families of tens of thousands of brothers in the entire bank!

Please speak, sir!"

A look of admiration flashed in Cohen's eyes, and he said slowly:

"Your son-in-law has a secret lover, and this lover has even given birth to a healthy son for him.

That batch of goods is now stored at his illegitimate son's place. This is the address.

As long as you catch that person, I think Mr. Banker should have many ways to prove that the two of them are father and son."

After hearing Cohen's words, Sebastian Conrad's face suddenly turned very cold, and a trace of chilling killing intent could not be suppressed.

Sebastian Conrad took a few deep breaths and smiled:

"I've made you laugh, sir. The contract will take effect immediately after it's signed."

Cohen nodded slowly:

"I'm very happy to cooperate with you!"

… …

The news of the change of ownership of 'Cultivator City-State' quickly spread throughout the entire 'Lost Land' like wind.

Central to the Mysterious Continent, the towering Wizard Tower, the top hall.

On the throne, a graceful and noble figure sat high. 'Lord of Sequences' Belmodi Wynyard was looking at a piece of information.

Beside her was her most trusted subordinate, Melantha Tinuviel, codenamed 'Listener'.

The two of them looked at the information sent by 'Performer' Mephis Tinuviel and discussed it in low voices.

Melantha frowned slightly and said softly:

"Grace Tang, the Eldest Princess of the Eastern Domain Empire?

She actually came to the 'Lost Land' too, and she's with that 'Lord of Shadows'?"

Belmodi was also obviously very surprised by this news and said:

"It seems I still underestimated this person. He was actually able to get on the line with the Eldest Princess of the Eastern Domain Empire.

Did this kid put all his skills into hooking up with beautiful women?"

Melantha thought for a while and said:

"Perhaps they have reached some secret agreement between them. According to the analysis of the 'Black Tomb' intelligence department, this Princess's situation in the country is not very good.

Although she is the only daughter of the Eastern Domain Emperor, she is suppressed by her cousin, Prince Xiazuo, everywhere. It won't be easy to inherit the throne smoothly.

It's understandable that she wants to find foreign aid, but she actually found a mere Bronze… well, it should be Silver-tier 'Lord of Shadows' now.

It seems that this person should still have some things that we haven't discovered."

A strange color flashed in Belmodi's eyes, and she said slowly:

"A mere Bronze? This Bronze is capable of killing the Fifth-Order Rice.

This person's combat power should not be underestimated. This talent for fighting beyond his level is no less than that Queen Effiein you are so eager to promote."

Melantha expressed her approval:

"However, relative to the overall situation, he is still too weak.

Even if he has the combat power of a Silver peak now, he can't make any big waves.

Can he hold on to 'Cultivator City-State' after snatching it like this?

Is he just relying on the three thousand 'regular-level' troops under his command?

Even if my sister helps mediate in 'Chaos Continent', the 'Demon Lord' will not interfere in his affairs.

Those people in the city-state who often manipulate things behind the scenes are not so easy to get along with.

I think he will be hollowed out by those people sooner or later. My opinion is that we should send someone to take over.

Lest 'Cultivator City-State' fall into the hands of those people again."

Belmodi fell into deep thought. Melantha's words made a lot of sense.

Thinking like this, suddenly, Belmodi's informant in the 'Farmers Association', the person codenamed 'Clerk', also sent back the latest intelligence.

The two of them looked at the content of the intelligence.

The intelligence stated that Cohen had convened a meeting of the executive government and announced several administrative measures. The most important one was the establishment of two government agencies—the City Lord's Mansion and the Council.

This is equivalent to concentrating the power of the city-state in his own hands.

There were also small disturbances that occurred at the meeting.

Belmodi asked:

"This Manager Moro should represent the 'Unicorn Merchant Guild', right?"

Melantha nodded:

"Yes, when Ivan controlled the city-state before, this person monopolized all the magic potion business in the city."

A cold glint appeared in Belmodi's eyes:

"Their actions are really fast!"

The two continued to look down, and when they saw the recent events that had occurred in 'Cultivator City-State', surprise appeared on their faces at the same time.

Whether it was the 'Unicorn Merchant Guild' behind Manager Moro announcing that it would give up its monopoly on the magic potion industry,

Or the 'Fallen Church' stopping its missionary work and completely withdrawing from 'Cultivator City-State',

As well as the big tycoon, the Taiwo family, choosing to provide 'Cultivator City-State' with low-interest loans without any additional conditions.

All of this made Belmodi and the two, who were familiar with the nature of these 'investors', feel a little uncomfortable.

When did these behind-the-scenes manipulators become so easy to talk to?

Their actions were simply like doing charity.

Belmodi recovered her emotions, a look of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and said:

"The intelligence says that the 'Lord of Shadows' once invited Manager Moro and others to attend a banquet.

Something interesting must have happened at that banquet.

He used some method to force these six people to make concessions and compromises."

Melantha was also very surprised and said:

"Based on him, a newcomer who hasn't been in the 'Lost Land' for a few days?

Able to force these six people to make concessions?"

Belmodi made a decisive decision:

"Immediately notify the other four families that I have tacitly approved the transfer of power in 'Cultivator City-State'.

No one is allowed to interfere again!"

Melantha was a little surprised by Belmodi's determination. Her Excellency the Witch was preparing to protect the 'Lord of Shadows'.

Belmodi's voice was firm:

"Since he has such great ability, I will protect him once!

Let's see what other surprises he can bring me!"

… …

Shadow Floating Island, located within the territory of 'Twilight Realm', one of the five major oasis-level forces.

Since Duke Roland settled on 'Shadow Floating Island', he has led his 'elite-level' guards to help the island owner, the Blood Clan Executive Vegard, conquer two relatively small floating islands nearby.

In just a few months, three 'Order Floating Islands' have come under the sphere of influence of Duke Roland.

This gave him a huge sense of confidence in the three-way competition, and he felt that he was already in a leading position.

However, soon, his confidence was shattered by a piece of sudden intelligence brought by Vegard.

"Under the command of 'Mysterious Continent', 'Cultivator City-State' has changed hands.

The Petrov family, which ruled the city-state for more than a hundred years, has been completely eradicated.

The new city lord is a young woman from an adventurer group called 'Endless Blade'.

It is said that the young woman is the wife of the leader of the 'Endless Blade' Adventurer Group.

In addition, the 'Lord of Sequences' issued a statement expressing unconditional and full support for the coup d'état of the adventurer group!"

Duke Roland looked at the intelligence, only feeling a pain in his head, and sighed, shaking his head:

"I still underestimated this kid. He actually controlled an 'Order City-State' so quickly!

How did he do it?

Could it be that he really climbed onto the thigh of the 'Lord of Sequences'?

Then what are we doing?"

Blood Clan Executive Vegard said:

"Judging from a comprehensive perspective from various sources, Her Excellency the Witch, the Lord of Sequences, did not take action in the coup d'état a few days ago. Everything was the 'Endless Blade' doing on its own.

It was not until a few days after the coup that Her Excellency the Witch issued a statement of support.

They should have reached some kind of transaction afterward.

Compared to this, Duke, I have a piece of business intelligence here that is not very good."

Duke Roland sighed:

"Tell me, what could be worse than knowing that a competitor is already far ahead of us?"

Vegard handed a piece of internal business intelligence he had just obtained to Duke Roland and said:

"I'm afraid it's going to be much worse than that!"