From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 662 Total Collapse

After hearing what Agnes said, Natalia fell silent. She knew the reason behind Agnes's somewhat "aggressive" move.

Princess Agnes stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the bedroom. Outside the window, bright stars were scattered on the grass outside the palace like broken diamonds; in the distance, there was a royal garden that seemed to have no end, and a huge mirror-like lake.

However, the patrolling teams of HCP and the light and dark sentries throughout the palace and the manor also revealed a tense atmosphere.

Ever since the old emperor issued an order to hold a coronation ceremony for Agnes and personally pass the throne to his daughter at the ceremony, undercurrents have been surging among various forces, and the situation within the empire has become increasingly complicated. Therefore, the security level of Her Royal Highness the Princess has been raised to the highest level at the request of Natalia, Duke Artesia and others.

"Lady Natalia"

Princess Agnes finally spoke, with a hint of worry in her voice that was difficult to conceal:

"The day of my official ascension to the throne is getting closer, but the situation is becoming more and more complicated. The regent has been unusually quiet recently. Don't you think there's something fishy about this?"

Natalia bowed slightly respectfully and answered without hesitation: "Your Highness, the Regent has always been shrewd and calculating. Under this surface calm, I am afraid there is a more sinister conspiracy hidden. I believe that he and his followers will never just watch you ascend the throne. They must be secretly accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity to give us a fatal blow."

Princess Agnes nodded slightly and sighed softly, "Yes, how could I not know the reason? And my father, the great Emperor, has been recuperating deep in the basement of the Grand Palace, and has almost lost contact with me. Now many matters have to be conveyed through the Imperial Archbishop Jules, which really makes me feel uneasy."

As she spoke, she stopped and slowly walked to the window. She looked through the huge French window at the boundless starry sky. "Although the throne will be passed on to me at the coronation ceremony soon, as the day approaches, my inner uneasiness becomes stronger and stronger. I always feel that something is not right."

Natalia lowered her head slightly, her eyes full of caution, but even though she was one of Agnes's most trusted people, she could not express her guess about Emperor Frederico's situation at this moment. After all, it was still a bit presumptuous.

So after thinking for a moment, she spoke carefully: "Your Majesty may be ill and lacking energy, and has no time to take care of many affairs. Your Highness, please don't worry too much, so as not to hurt yourself."

Princess Agnes smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying, "I knew you would answer like that. It's exactly the same answer as the Duke of Hastings and the Duke of Artesia."

Hearing this, Natalia scratched her head in embarrassment, and Agnes continued:

"Forget it. I hope that the situation of my father is as you said. In addition to my father and the regent, the 'royalists' in the empire are also worrying. The 'old nobles' headed by Duke Soran are loyal to my father. I believe that even if I succeed to the throne, they will declare their loyalty on the surface, but in fact, they will only obey my father's orders. Such people are not worthy of our trust and winning over."

"What about the other major faction?" Natalia asked softly, with a searching gleam in her eyes.

"Hmph~" Princess Agnes smiled disdainfully, "Another major faction. To put it nicely, they can also be called 'royalists', but to put it bluntly, they are just a group of fence-sitters. They will only bow down to the person who will eventually ascend the throne and stabilize their rule. Before that, they will only watch from the sidelines and not take any substantial actions to keep the biggest trump card and capital in their hands." Hearing this, Natalia also knew the complexity of Agnes' current situation. She took a step forward with a firm look on her face and a sonorous tone: "No matter how unpredictable the situation is, Princess, I will swear allegiance to you until death!"

After pausing to think for a moment, she continued, "The Atlas Group is strong and has a deep foundation. If we can successfully win them over, it will undoubtedly be a great help to us!"

Princess Agnes slowly turned around and stared at Natalia, her eyes full of trust and relief. "Sir Natalia, I know that you are loyal to me, but our current strength is not enough in this treacherous and dangerous situation. This is also the important reason why I am so eager to win over the Atlas Group. We must do our best to gain more chances of winning so that we can stand firm in this vortex of chaos."

melee.

This was the first time Natalia heard Her Highness Agnes use this word to describe the current political struggle in the Star Dragon Empire. This also meant that she would no longer hold back or show any weakness.

Whether it is to the regent or to her father.
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The disastrous defeat of the Federation Navy in the Battle of the Pillar of Life was vigorously disseminated by the Atlas Group and spread to all areas currently under the control of the Federation at a speed that the Federal Government had no time to control public opinion.

The three main fleets were completely destroyed in the battle, and the proton annihilation bomb assembly center and the "Requiem" satellite artillery array were completely destroyed.
Of course, the most important news is that Admiral Trafalgar, the soul of the Federal Navy and even the entire Federal Army, died in this battle.

When people heard the news, especially those in the military, their first reaction was disbelief, thinking it was fake news.

Who is Lord Marshal Trafalgar?

He is like a god of war, carrying the safety of hundreds of galaxies in the Federation on his shoulders.

How could such a person die in battle so easily?

But as more and more information came in, including the detected explosion of Alpha Serpens and the large number of battleship wreckage photographed after the war, people began to gradually accept this fact.

Brandon and Miller would definitely not be able to hide this situation, because they could not find a reason to prevent Marshal Trafalgar from appearing in public forever.

Of course, the biggest impact was on the operations in the "Stonehenge" defense zone. Although the fleet stationed there had activated the highest level of intelligence control, after the senior officers of the fleet learned of the matter, the news of Marshal Trafalgar's martyrdom still spread.

This also marked the beginning of the total collapse of the federation.

(End of this chapter)