Looking at Veronica who was smiling sweetly in his arms, Soshyan also smiled, lowered his head and kissed her forehead gently.
Veronica still maintains the queen's dress, and she is still beautiful, with bright eyes and white teeth, but her dress has changed slightly. Her black hair is tied high on the back of her head, and her slender neck is surrounded by a towering vine-patterned collar, revealing her round and fragrant shoulders.
, under the waist-cinched light blue dress, the slender but flexible body curve is very clear, and a pair of slender jade legs are faintly visible between the front and back skirts, and the translucent crystal shoes wrap the jade feet.
, there seems to be a little bit of starlight.
The moment he saw his wife, Soshyan's somewhat gloomy mood suddenly became much clearer, and he hugged her gently.
"Of course it's a surprise."
"You don't mean what you say...What's wrong? You're looking sad again? Didn't you win the battle?"
Veronica reached out and pinched Soshyan's face.
"If you continue to worry, you will turn into an old man~ just like that Lysander." Slap
"Ha, let's not talk about this anymore. When did you come back?"
"About...2 hours ago? I also looked at the reports during this period."
Veronica turned around and pointed at the data pad on the table.
"It's not easy to win."
"Yes, the sacrifice is huge, and many soldiers are seriously injured... Speaking of which, we may need your help. After all, we have lost so many soldiers. Now everyone is important. It is best not to enter Wuwei."
Enter."
"No problem. Anyway, the matter on my side is basically over. The Blessing of Vaal has been transported through the webway... I will go to see the condition of the wounded later. I also saw the casualty figures. I didn't expect this.
The battle is so dangerous, and the Red Pirates' counterattack should not be underestimated."
"Well, I'm afraid this expedition won't end so easily. Are you so quick there... I thought it would be transported back slowly." Slap
Seeing Soshyan's surprised expression, Veronica poked the other person's head with her slender finger.
"It's rare that there are many monsters. The Blessing of Vaal can move quickly through the webway. It's just that it takes time to confirm a safe route. Fortunately, Ji Lan's webway point is not difficult to reach, but Lord Dolar still left a
The fleet is in the Maelstrom, ready to seize the Blessing of Vaal from the red pirates. In addition, two other craftworlds arrived in Jilan some time ago. I met with their Prophet Council. They were all drifting on the edge of the galaxy.
The craft world has always lacked the troops to defend itself, and is often attacked by all forces. It hopes to be protected by the royal court. Some representatives of the virgin world also came to Ji Lan. They hope to rebuild the Isha shrine in their homeland, and
I am willing to provide regular tributes and warriors, as well as some local specialty alien beasts, but I want to wait until you return to deal with these matters together."
The two of them talked, walked to the sofa and sat down.
"Craft world? Does Ark still have this kind of division?"
"Of course, not all Arkworlds are... highly militarized worlds like Beetan. Many Arkworlds were already active before the Great Fall. They performed the initial tasks of trade and civilization spread. Ark
There are artists, scholars and diplomats here. Even after the Great Fall, they are not able to cultivate so many warriors, so they can only stay away from chaos as much as possible. These worlds are often rich in many exquisite crafts and artworks, and they will interact with most races.
For trade, of course, races that can communicate can exchange crafts for their special resources, or rare minerals, gems, crystals, etc. In addition, they will also collect various rare plants and animals."
Soshyan thought for a moment and said:
"So what do they mean...to completely give up their wandering life and join the Royal Court? Or do they just want to be protected by the Royal Court's army in exchange for tribute or taxes?" Slap
"It should be the latter."
"That's a vassal. The two craft worlds with rich products are indeed attractive, and the new construction of the Royal Court does require a lot of materials and wealth. However, I have never had time to rectify the Royal Court's military strength. I am not sure how many troops there are now.
I guess... there shouldn't be many. Do you have enough energy to protect two distant craft worlds?"
"ha?"
Veronica frowned slightly, sat in Soshyan's arms, and pinched the other person's nose.
"My dear Lord Phoenix King, why don't you ask me these things?"
"Well, it seems that we can only wait until the expedition is over and return to the royal court to deal with it. Do you still need to go back?"
"It's not necessary for the time being. Once traces of Val's Blessing are discovered, I will need to personally command it. After all, apart from you, I am the only one who has the means to control that thing. There is another thing, well... it's also Doral.
According to your suggestion, he hopes to invite the craft world of Jemlok to the Maelstrom to use their power to seize the Blessing of Vaal from the red pirates." Slap.
"Jemlok? What's going on?"
"This is currently the only known small-scale Arkworld that believes in Vaal. It is active on the periphery of the old homeland. Although it is not large in scale, the level of casting in this world is extremely high. It possesses a lost technology called the Soul Forge, which can
They forge a lot of weapons and equipment from the old empire era, so they can dispatch a large number of heavy vehicles and war machines in battles. They are not the kind of Nether Lord. I heard that they are a kind of war machine that is not controlled by soul stones. In addition, their craftsmen can also
Create an extremely powerful engine of destruction that can completely destroy a continent in a very short period of time. According to Lord Doral, they have been looking for the Blessing of Vaal. As long as they tell them that the royal court owns these ancient fortresses, they will
You must be willing to surrender."
"Well....."
An Arkworld came to the Maelstrom. Soshiyang silently assessed the risks, but he realized that the plan proposed by Doral was indeed valuable, because the Royal Court currently does not have enough troops to execute it in the Maelstrom.
There are even fewer missions, and since the Blackstone is so important, Huron will inevitably deploy heavy defense forces. An additional support army will indeed give him more confidence.
Although there is a risk of being discovered by the empire, compared to seizing a black stone fortress and weakening Huron's trump card, this risk is undoubtedly worth taking, and now that the military of the Maelstrom is under his control, even if there are some rumors, he can cover it up.
Finally, he nodded.
"Dolar's suggestion is feasible, but you have to pay attention to concealment." Slap
"Then I told him to do it?"
"Um."
After Soshiyang hummed softly, he hugged his wife tightly in his arms. Neither of them spoke, as if they were enjoying the silence of this moment.
Although he was surrounded by the chaotic and dark galaxy, at least at this moment, Soshyan felt true tranquility and peace, allowing him to temporarily forget those responsibilities, obligations, secrets and the unsightly status quo of the empire.
Suddenly, a pair of small hands quietly slipped into his robe...
Soshiyang shook his head helplessly, stood up without saying a word, hugged Veronica and walked towards the big bed. The other person took advantage of the situation and hugged his neck, laughed like a silver bell, and kissed his cheek gently.