I am Honkai!

Most importantly, according to the interrogation of the two of them by the warden of the Empire, they had no contact with Selene, ruling out the possibility of using bitter tricks to gain trust.

Regarding this point, the emperor still had great trust in the ability of Teigu: Five Sights and Omnipotent [Observer].

Selene lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Agitated, the emperor couldn't help coughing violently, "Ahem, ahem, ahem... Dear dear friends, ahem... Please tell me about Sir Selene's reward."

"Your Majesty, I have an instruction book."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a civil servant standing behind Ornest stood up first, "Your Majesty, Commander Selene is powerful, and she has made outstanding achievements in destroying the rebel army's plot against the empire. reward."

"My minister proposes that Selene be awarded the position of commander-in-chief and general of the Imperial Guard!"

After finishing speaking, the civil servant prostrated himself in the court hall.

"The ministers seconded the proposal!" Led by Ornest, the officials of his faction all supported Selene's promotion to general.

"My minister agrees."

In just a split second, nearly one-third of the court fell to their knees sparsely. Among them were many officials from the neutral faction. It seemed that they wanted to show Selene some face and show favor.

"What's your opinion?" Looking at the distinct factions in the court hall, the emperor stroked his beard thoughtfully, turned his head to the camp of military officers standing on the right, and asked.

The leader is a strong man with a height of nearly two meters, with short blond hair and a sharp Chinese character face, wearing a white cloak, with a meticulous expression on his face, and a lingering feeling that seems to have been harsh in the past few decades. Demand your own sense of self-discipline.

It was the general Bude, who knelt on one knee and said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

"Ahem...Then, Sir Selene, in the name of the Emperor of the Empire, I hereby bestow upon you the title of General of the Empire, and appoint you as the Commander of the Eighth Legion of the Imperial Guard."

Although it is not known whether Bude and the emperor had colluded in advance and were acting, the emperor finally promoted Selene to general and the head of the main army.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Selene immediately gave thanks.

"Wang Qing encourages himself to make new achievements for the empire." The emperor nodded in satisfaction.

While speaking, an attendant came to Selene holding a luxurious pure white long sword. At this moment, the emperor's voice sounded again, "But... you will be rewarded for your merits, and you will be punished for your deeds."

"I've rewarded you, and I'll punish you later." With that said, the emperor of the empire slowly stepped down from the throne with the support of his attendants.

"Huh? Is it because I made a big noise and came to ask the teacher?" Hearing this, Selene couldn't help muttering in her heart, let's see what the hell he is doing.

"If there is a cause, there will be an effect. Sir Selene, you were promoted for suppressing the subversive activities of the rebel army against the imperial capital, but the road facilities in the southern part of the imperial capital were completely damaged. I hereby order that you will be responsible for the repair work."

"At the same time, ahem... Yujian is specially bestowed on behalf of me to wipe out all rebel forces around the imperial capital!"

After finishing speaking, the Emperor of the Empire took the long sword from the attendant and handed it to Selene with some difficulty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Selene took the long sword with both hands and said loudly.

...

leave the palace.

Selene looked at the pure white long sword in her hand. Although she didn't know much about metal materials, this sword was supposed to be forged with very precious materials.

Covered with slightly condensed Honkai particles in his hands, "Huh?!"

Feeling its weak amplification coverage effect, Selene was a little surprised, "Could it be...O'Harry Steel!"

"Congratulations to General Selene. You can still get the reward from His Majesty the Emperor. This really makes me a little jealous."

Inserting the long sword in her hand back into the scabbard, Selene looked around and saw the fat Ernest holding a plate full of pieces of meat in his hand. The sides and chest scarf are full of oil stains.

"Minister Ernest? The way you eat...don't you be afraid of fatty liver?" Selene joked.

"Fatty liver? What kind of disease is this? General Selene, would you like some?" As he spoke, Ernest handed over his beloved meat very familiarly, with a very heartbroken expression on his face , with his fat face, looks extremely funny.

"This is a high-quality, dangerous breed of meat."

"No...Compared to this, I still prefer to eat well-done. Minister, you should enjoy it yourself." Seeing the bloody, less than three-ripe steak, Selene did not hesitate refused.

"Then...Minister Ernest, we'll talk later when we have something to do." Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw General Bude coming out of the hall, and Selene immediately changed her words.

Following Selene's line of sight, after seeing Bude's figure, Ernest expressed his understanding, and then left quickly. He didn't want to stay with this stubborn old man for a while.

"General Selene, warriors must not interfere in politics!" Sure enough, before Bude got close, his preaching, which had almost become a mantra, began again.

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in politics. Didn't he show kindness to me in court today? This is just a normal relationship."

"I believe that the court is the same as the rivers and lakes. It's not about fighting and killing, but about people's understanding of the world."

"Let's go, I still have tasks for His Majesty."

After finishing speaking, Selene turned around and left directly. She was not interested in listening to Bude's long speech.

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Chapter 120 Third Contractor Selene

In the south of the imperial capital, the Eighth Legion of the Imperial Guard is stationed.

The former bandit camp has changed a lot, and now it has become a huge military camp covering an area of ​​about 7 square meters (about the area of ​​20 standard football fields).

Also, the closer you get to the center of the barracks, the higher the surrounding buildings are. Looking in from the edge, countless figures in black heavy armor are shuttling through it.

And the most central part turned out to be a huge fortress with a height of at least 50 meters and an area of ​​thousands of square meters!There are even many wide platforms on the fort, and powerful artillery and bed crossbows can be seen erected on the platforms!

In terms of its architecture, there is a post at five steps and a post at ten steps, and the guards can be described as extremely strict.

Facing the palace-style masonry gate of the northern imperial capital, the flag of the Eighth Legion of the Imperial Guard was rising high. It was a gold-and-black double-headed eagle flag.

The surrounding area of ​​the Eighth Army Corps of the Imperial Guard has also changed drastically. Under the infiltration of groundwater for several months, the once explosive sinkhole has become a lake.

For this reason, in order to expand the area of ​​​​the army's garrison, Selene engaged in a one-month "Mountain Reclamation" project.

Standing on the dome of the sky, looking down at the slender bridge that runs through the lake for more than ten miles, Selene took out the bridge design drawing drawn by the Imperial Engineering Bureau, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

I swear, I will never get carried away again!If you do it again, I'm a puffer fish!

To set off such a big firecracker at the door of her house, isn't this "lifting a rock and hitting her own foot", yes, in Selene's eyes, isn't the future emperor hers?Take care of your own things.

"Huh!" Taking a deep breath, Selene nodded in satisfaction as she looked at the results under her feet.

The broken main traffic road from the imperial capital to the southern border of the empire has finally been basically opened up!Most importantly, it is also connected to the main road with the legion garrison, and even built a viaduct that leads directly to the imperial palace.

Now Selene's Eighth Army is a military armed force that is responsible for the security of the southern part of the imperial capital.

The rest is the problem of constantly expanding the traffic area and stabilizing the foundation.

Looking back a few months ago, when I first took over the restoration work, I was really overwhelmed.

The central explosion point of this explosion is about fifty or sixty kilometers away from the outermost city wall of the imperial capital. Except for the deep pit with a diameter of about ten miles in the center of the explosion point, the impact caused by the outer shock wave area is actually relatively light.

Some buildings and official roads can be put into use after minor repairs.

The real engineering difficulty lies precisely in the tens of meters deep pit, except for the piece of hilly land that survived under the protection of Selene, any other artificial buildings have disappeared.

There is no usable foundation, and all projects need to be restarted, and the possibility of large-scale construction has been prevented by the deep pit that has begun to seep groundwater, making the restoration of the main road in the south of the imperial capital far away.

No way, Selene can only do it herself.

Every day I am either digging mountains or on the way to move mountains.

First break the mountains near the imperial capital, and then move the broken stones to the break of the official road, and form a gravel road running through the "lake" through continuous accumulation.

Then through the ability to integrate and solidify this "dangerous road" with unstable foundation.

In this way, under the watchful eyes of countless people, Selene has been shuttling back and forth between the imperial capital and the nearby mountains every day for the past few months.

With the red light illuminating the sky and the rumbling sound resounding through the mountains, after a period of time, Selene was seen moving in the sky with a mountain peak hundreds of times larger than her own body, and began to "move mountains and fill the sea" without interruption.

This scene formed a beautiful landscape, which attracted many imperial subjects to watch.

On the bridge construction site, a man dressed as a foreman walked out of the tent, looked at Selene's figure floating high in the sky, and couldn't help sighing, "What a powerful force?"

Even though I have seen Selene's unparalleled power expression during this period of time, it is still so amazing every time I see it.

At this time, on the construction site, the results obtained are already exciting. On the spacious road, hundreds of large and dangerous species that have been tamed by humans are carrying out the intense work of leveling the road.

The sound of heavy hammers, the sound of bricks colliding, the patrolling figures of the garrison shuttle back and forth, the billowing smoke and dust from the temporary brick kiln not far away... all kinds of scenes still constitute a construction scene in full swing.

After Selene's continuous widening and strengthening, the road has now been repaired and the initial results have been achieved. The central official road with a width of more than [-] meters is enough to support normal traffic.

After looking into the distance for a while, the foreman looked at the sundial on the side, and then shouted loudly.

"Everyone, hurry up. There are still more than 100 meters left on the road that needs to be leveled this morning. After finishing it, we can have dinner!"

"Any act of cutting corners is strictly prohibited! Beheaded if found!"

......

Slowly falling to the ground, looking at the last section of the main road that she just connected, Selene couldn't help stretching, and it was finally done.

"It's time for the Eighth Legion to move..."

"General!" Selene just landed on the main building of the legion's garrison, when a big man with a yellow face in the distance waved to her, and then quickly ran over.

"General, our Eighth Army's garrison has almost been completed, but...is it a little small, or is it on an 'island'? It's a bit restrictive." But as soon as he arrived, Jinsa complained.

"This...isn't it just like the trash navy in the south...We are the Imperial Guard."

Selene took a careful look at Jinsa. She didn't expect you to look down on the Navy because you are a thick-eyed, honest-looking guy with such deep Continental Army ideas.

Do you still want to curse the last sentence: navy red deer?

"It's okay, I will expand the legion station in the future, don't worry. However, I heard that when we were busy with the construction recently, the court hall was very exciting, where is Sebas?"

Selene waved her hand, but did not notice Sebas.

"Master Steward didn't come to the barracks today... There is an undercurrent in the court. Recently, many businessmen are planning to put their properties under the general's name."

As he said that, Jin Sa looked around cautiously, and carefully reported, "The queen died of illness, and His Majesty is dying soon. Recently, many princes have died strangely. It is estimated that the replacement of the throne will not be far away."

"And the newly appointed Minister Ernest supports the little prince... What do you mean?"

"Wait and see what happens. We are the 'loyal' Imperial Guards, so we don't need to get involved in political matters. Don't think too much, I'm going back to the upper city first, and you are responsible for keeping an eye on the barracks for me!"

"Yes!"

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Chapter 120 The Countdown to the Fall of the Empire

Imperial Capital, Upper Town, Selene Mansion.

"Miss, according to the information I got, Ernest supports the little prince."

"That's right, the situation in the imperial capital is getting more and more chaotic now..." Looking at the ledger compiled by Sebas in her hand, Selene also understood that no matter in any feudal empire, the change of imperial power has always been accompanied by blood and rain. wind.

But now, the entire imperial capital is in an important period of power alternation, and the old emperor of the empire is seriously ill and has gradually become unable to take care of the government.

The minister Ernest, who had removed the word "agent", also showed his ferocious fangs at this time. First, he took over the government bit by bit from the seriously ill old emperor, and then took over the Imperial Guard and the Imperial Guard with lightning speed. Two violent institutions in the Imperial Capital Prison.

In addition to the background of Ornest's Huangquan Temple, and the fact that General Bude is awed by the ancestral motto that "warriors should not interfere in politics", it can be said that he is now considered "the will of the people" and has great power.

Then it is to use various reasons to suppress the Zhongliang faction, place confidants in important positions, expand financial resources, and so on.

As a businessman who holds wealth but does not have the corresponding force and status, under this kind of turmoil, he is just a fish and meat at the mercy of others. He is likely to be slaughtered in the conflict between the big bosses. In this way, he must find a Backstage with considerable deterrent force.

And Selene just happened to be a good choice.High position and strong strength, through the explosion in the southern forest area of ​​the imperial capital and a series of "moving mountains and reclamation" projects...

They no longer have any doubts about Selene's ability, and even conversely, they are afraid that Selene will look down on them.

"These people who come here will be handed over to you for screening. It is up to you to decide on your own. Is there anything Sebas needs to help?" Throwing the medal awarded by Ernest for the emperor on the table, Selene ordered road.

"Without Miss, if that's the case, the old servant will go to work first."

"Go."

Seeing the back of Sebastian leaving, Selene sat back on the sofa. She held the coffee in one hand and flipped through today's Imperial Central Newspaper with the other. After being relegated to their hometowns, many people were put to death on strange charges, and of course a few people were "suicided" at home.

It seems that Minister Ernest's actions are quite fast. Although he does not control most of the regular army, he indirectly controls the legislative power through the position of minister, and then controls the judicial power through the placement of personnel in key positions. The ability to cover the sky with one hand.

As long as no one "turns the table", Ornest is under one person and above tens of thousands.

As for the civil servants who only know how to write admonitions, Selene only thinks that they are too naive!

I didn't see through at all that in this world, force is the essence of everything.Facing Minister Hornest who overwhelmed the sky with one hand, there was no force that could compete with him. Their words were just a blank sheet of paper after all, empty and powerless.

Ministers go to court to legislate, the judiciary convicts, the imperial guards arrest people, imprison them in the imperial prison, and then walk around the execution ground.Direct one-stop service to burial!

Even if you are right, Ernest can tell you that you are wrong!