Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 311 The Queen’s “Confession”!
Gaston's pupils shrank slightly at Cohen's words. He was stunned for a long time before gradually concealing his emotions and asking:

"Could it be that Duke Gavin was deliberately framed as a traitor?"

Cohen waved his hand and said:
"It can't be said to be intentional. It's true that Saxon colluded with Andre of the Eastern Territory Empire to frame Duke Gavin. We simply used their accusation as a prelude for our future plans."

Future plans...

Gaston immediately understood that the plan Cohen was talking about was to bring back the orthodox royal orphans and assist Her Royal Highness the Princess in restoring the country.

"but……"

Cohen changed the subject, looked at Gaston with a half-smile in his eyes, and said:

"This incident can serve as a warning to your Davenport family and other nobles like the Gavin family."

Gaston's expression tightened. Cohen's words directly pointed out the concerns in his heart. Regardless of the fact that the Gavin family had committed treason, the attitude of His Majesty Gaius today made many nobles feel chilled.

Just relying on a few words from a foreign defector and some evidence collected from nowhere, he attacked the hereditary duke family. Was it because Gavin committed treason, or was it that His Majesty the King wanted to attack Gavin in the first place?

After eliminating the Gavin family, is it their turn next?

If you are able to fabricate the first charge of treason, you are able to fabricate the second.

Once the monarch and his ministers fall into endless suspicion, the contradictions will become increasingly irreconcilable until they reach a critical point.

King Gaius was not afraid of this critical point because he knew that with his ability and prestige, and with the royal orthodoxy and righteousness, he could forcibly suppress these nobles.

It was impossible for those loose-knit nobles to unite and resist unless they faced certain death. Gaius was too familiar with the character of these nobles.

But he overlooked one point, that is, once someone uncovered that dusty history, his orthodoxy and righteousness would no longer exist.

What he didn't expect was that the orthodox orphans still existed, which gave the nobles a reason to unite and resist.

As long as there is legitimate royal blood, those nobles who are greedy for profit can be closely united.

Gaston knew that Cohen's presence today was definitely not just to inquire about the contents of the imperial meeting. Seeing that the other party did not say anything, he simply took the initiative to ask:
"I heard from Commander Norn a few days ago that Your Excellency will arrive in Ceylon with Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Eastern Territory Empire. Is there anything I need to prepare?"

Cohen nodded and said:
"There is something I need to explain to you in advance.

When the time comes, His Highness and I meet Gaius, I will formally form an offensive and defensive alliance with your Kingdom of Ceylon on behalf of the Scarlet Reavers.

The first thing I will do to form an alliance is to cooperate with the Ceylon Navy to build a ghost ship!"

Gaston was stunned for a moment, and a chill immediately spread through his chest. His eyes were filled with deep solemnity and a hint of fear.

Cohen continued:

"I will provide the technology, and the Ceylon Navy will provide the site, materials, and funds to build an invincible ghost ship that will dominate the endless sea."

Gaston replied stiffly:

"Your Excellency told me this because you hope that I will represent the Ceylon Navy and cooperate with the Scarlet Plunderers, right?"

Cohen smiled:
"Isn't this an opportunity for you as well?"

Cohen couldn't help but applaud his own plan of using the enemy's sites, funds and materials to build a ghost ship for himself.

With the strength of the Ceylon Navy, building a hundred or so ghost ships should be no problem.

An indescribable emotion welled up on Gaston's face. Although he had decided to join Cohen's side long ago, such a blatant act of treason still made him hesitate.

He could already imagine what a huge blow and humiliation it would bring to his motherland when the ghost ship that the Kingdom of Ceylon had spent a huge amount of money and time to build was swept away by Cohen.

His family will definitely be cursed for generations and become traitors despised by everyone.

Cohen was not surprised by Gaston's hesitation and said with a faint smile:

"Don't feel any psychological pressure. These ghost ships will still belong to your Kingdom of Ceylon in the future. I will just borrow them for a period of time.

If you don't believe me, I can swear to the gods that these ghost ships will eventually belong to your future Queen of Ceylon!
You are not building a ship for others now, but for your royal orthodox Majesty the Queen.

I think the future Queen of Ceylon will be happy to appoint you, a naval officer with experience in building ghost ships, as her Admiral! "

After hearing Cohen's solemn assurance and generous promises, the hesitation and resistance on Gaston's face faded a lot.

He replied slowly:

"I can only say that I will do my best to get it. Whether I can get it or not depends on your majesty's wishes."

Cohen said nonchalantly:

"Don't worry, I will let you get this position!"

……

Cohen leaned over and kissed the sleeping Windsardler, left a note, opened the "Book of Time and Space", and left Quesarion.

In fact, he still had some reservations about Windsordler. It would take several days for the Ceylon Navy's ceremonial ship to welcome Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Eastern Region to arrive at the main base of Scarlet Island. The reason why he left early was because he wanted to return to Florence in advance.

The diplomatic delegation of Isabella Wenzel, the daughter of the Golden Wing, and Effiin finally concluded the lengthy trade negotiations with the Western Empire regarding the dwarves and returned home successfully. Cohen had to go back for both official and private reasons.

Well, if he doesn't go back, Isa's jealousy will overwhelm Cohen.

Cohen returned to the bedroom in a flash, and looked up to see Yadel sitting at the desk on the side of the bedroom reviewing memorials.

Knowing that Cohen would be back today, Adair left work early and worked overtime in the palace to review memorials.

A trace of heartache appeared in Cohen's eyes. He stepped forward and put his arms around Adair's slender waist, saying softly:

"Don't be too tired. Don't you still have the Prime Minister and so many ministers?"

Adele held Cohen's hand against her cheek and whispered:

"I can't do anything now. Because of me, you've been given a five-year life and death deadline. I can't help you with anything else. I can only do my best to help you manage Effiin..."

Cohen's heart was filled with deep love. He leaned over and covered Adele's red lips. After a long and deep kiss, Cohen directly placed Adele on the desk, expressing his love with practical actions...

(…Use your imagination…)
The crystal chandelier in the bedroom emitted a soft light, casting a layer of holy glow on the beautiful body in Cohen's arms.

The air was filled with the unique fragrance of Adele. The Queen's hair was a little messy, and there was still a blush on her beautiful cheeks. Her eyes showed the laziness of satisfaction.

Adele leaned lightly on Cohen's chest. Cohen hugged Adele tightly, his fingers gently stroking her smooth skin, and his mind was extremely relaxed.

Adele suddenly asked:
"Did you heal the Emerald Duke's face?"

Cohen was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that the Emerald Duke that Adele was referring to was Sister Bei.

When Cohen went to the "Lost Land" to discuss the plan to restore the country with Mephisto and Freya, he left the Book of Time and Space to Belmoody.

Instruct her to come to Florence to participate in the ceremony of enthroning the Emerald Duke so that she can obtain a legitimate identity to represent Effiin in the [Noble Fighting Festival] in the future.

At that time, Cohen also specifically mentioned that Sister Bei should participate in the coronation with her real appearance to prevent outsiders from associating her with the Lord of the Sequence of the Lost Land.

I think it was at that time that the Queen noticed that Bayonetta's appearance had returned to normal.

Cohen felt a little guilty because he had not yet reported the incident of pushing Bayonetta down to the Queen. To be precise, Adele didn't even know that Bayonetta had an ambiguous relationship with her.

Cohen's heartbeat unconsciously quickened a little, and he replied calmly:
"Yes, I prepared the potion for her last time when I went to the Lost Land.

Is there any problem, sister?"

Adair's emotions didn't seem to fluctuate much, and she said softly:
"No, it's just that she didn't cover her face when she was canonized, which led many people to believe that the Sequence Master also relied on her physical position. I'm worried that these rumors will reach her ears and affect the cooperation between the two parties."

Cohen breathed a sigh of relief and said nonchalantly:
"Don't worry, sister. The Sequence Master won't care about such a small matter."

Adair tapped her chin, and just when Cohen thought the matter was over, she suddenly asked:

"Who is the husband of the Emerald Duke?"

Cohen was stunned for a moment, and replied reflexively:
"husband?
No, as far as I know, the Sequence Master has always been single."

Adair's lips curled slightly, and her voice was very low, but it sounded like thunder in Cohen's ears:
"My good Majesty, the last time I met the Lord of Sequences on Scarlet Island, she was still a virgin.

This time when I canonized her as the Emerald Duke, I discovered that she was no longer a virgin.

Your Majesty, can you tell me who this man is who has broken through the Sequence Master and possessed a legendary extraordinary body?"

Cohen's eyes widened, and he said in panic:
"How can you tell if someone is a virgin..."

Before Cohen finished speaking, he realized something. His face turned pale and his lips trembled.
"Sister...you...you cheated me!"

Adair rose from Cohen's arms, held her chin, looked sideways into his eyes, and sneered:

"You are the one who is guilty!
Last time I felt that the way the Sequence Lord looked at you was a little strange, so I tried it casually, and I didn’t expect that it would actually work.

My dear brother, you are really amazing. You can even sleep with a legendary transcendent from the Lost Land and a Sequence Master from one of the five oasis-level forces. I was wondering how your cultivation suddenly improved so much this time. You are really capable! "

Cohen felt so sad that he didn't even have the heart to appreciate the dazzling beauty on Adele's chest. He said weakly:
"Sister, what happened between Belmodi and me was purely accidental. Let me explain."

Cohen told Adele the whole story, focusing on the terrible aftereffects of the potion and his initial reluctance to surrender.

"...Sister, I'm just a mere Silver Rank, and the Sequence Master is a Legendary Rank Transcendent. I'm controlled by her and can only let her do whatever she wants." Yadel said with a forced smile.
"So you've become a victim. I've given you so many defensive weapons and equipment. Breaking free from the control of a Legendary shouldn't be that difficult, right?"

Cohen whispered:

"I'm also considering our alliance. If I just leave, the Sequence Master will definitely be driven crazy by the aftereffects of the potion.

I thought that if I could have such a relationship with her, it would be more beneficial for future cooperation between the two sides.”

Adair couldn't help but kick Cohen's lower body with her foot, sneering:
"So you still sacrificed your life for your country. Should I give you an award?"

Cohen was not so shameless. He quickly reached out and grasped the queen's feet, saying sincerely:
"Sister, I was wrong. I was planning to confess to you, but I was afraid of hurting your feelings, so I kept hesitating."

Adair snorted softly and reached out to touch Cohen's forehead:

"You're still worried about making me sad. If I really wanted to be sad, I would have kicked you off me a long time ago.

Since she slept with you, it can't be in vain. Aifeiyin is currently forming a mage group. Ask her to pick a few talented mages from the 'Lost Land' and send them to me!"

Cohen heaved a sigh of relief and patted his chest repeatedly to assure:

"No problem, I'll tell her later."

Adele twisted her thighs slightly, freeing her feet from Cohen's dishonest hands. Her slender toes tapped Cohen's vital parts from a distance, and her voice was threatening:

"If you dare to hide something like this from me again, I will step on your thing with my high heels!"

Cohen suddenly felt his legs unconsciously close together, and his heart felt cold. The desire that had arisen from touching the queen's feet just now was extinguished in an instant.

With a hint of mockery in her eyes, Adair got up from the bed and said:
"You should get up too. Miss Wen Ze should be back today. I think there will be one more person in this bedroom!"

……

His Majesty the King and Her Royal Highness the Queen of Aifein hosted a grand banquet at the State Guesthouse to warmly welcome the diplomatic mission led by the Daughter of Golden Wings who had returned from the Western Region Empire with a full load.

The King and Queen each expressed their sincere gratitude and condolences to the Daughter of Golden Wings.

After the daytime condolences, His Majesty the King, with the tacit consent of Her Majesty the Queen, continued to use his body to comfort the Golden Winged Daughter who had been traveling for several months.

Miss Wen Ze's accumulated longing and resentment for several months finally dissipated completely thanks to the hard work of His Majesty the King.

The bedroom was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere and Isabella's body fragrance.

After a friendly exchange and sufficient water exchange, Isabella lay comfortably on the bed. Cohen was carefully massaging Isabella's shoulders to relieve her fatigue.

Isabella enjoyed the comfort brought by Cohen's massage and hummed comfortably. She felt numbness on her shoulders and a strange heat spreading from the place where she was touched.

The slender pink swan neck tilted back slightly, and the body swayed slightly with the rhythm of Cohen's massage, and the soft outline overflowed over the edge of the bed.

The two of them talked in low voices, exchanging sweet nothings. After a while, Isabella finally asked about the real matter:

"By the way, what's going on between you and your aunt?
You didn't explain clearly last time at the Communication Stone, so I asked my aunt, and she told me to find you. What exactly is going on between you two?"

Cohen's expression froze, and he whispered:

"Didn't Saint Jialin say anything else?"

Isabella turned around, and her dazzling body made Cohen slightly distracted. She casually pulled a blanket to cover her chest and said:

"She asked you to tell me a secret of hers."

Cohen understood a little, reached into the blanket, and said softly:

"It's a long story. Well, I'll tell you slowly."

Cohen told Isabella everything about Jialin's life and past.

Isabella opened her red lips slightly, her pupils flashing with deep astonishment. Her Aunt Jialin, who had watched her grow up, actually had such an incredible past.

Cohen gently stroked Isabella's truth and whispered:

"You must keep this matter secret. Jialin's identity should not be revealed yet, otherwise it will bring disaster to her and your Golden Wing Family."

Isabella frowned slightly and asked:
"So the reason why my aunt wants to have that... um... relationship with you is to cooperate with Effiin?"

Cohen replied seriously:

"Yes, she is not human after all. Without this status as the Holy Son, it would be difficult for me to let the people of Effiin risk their lives for an alien race."

Isabella nodded slightly and said to herself:

"I don't know if my father knows about this. My aunt is a hybrid of the Star Tribe and the Elf Tribe. No wonder she's so talented..."

Soon, Isabella raised her eyes, suppressing the lust aroused by Cohen, stared into Cohen's eyes, and said word by word:

"I'm warning you, although my aunt and I have no blood relationship, I grew up under her care. In my mind, she is my elder and my family. You are absolutely not allowed to have any thoughts about her!"

Cohen replied with a look of grievance:

"Isa, who do you think I am?"

As he spoke, the strength and technique of his hands increased a bit.

Isabella hummed softly, her voice becoming more tender and mellow.
"How could I not know who you are?
When I see a beautiful woman, I want to make her my harem. Just now at the banquet, I wanted to find an opportunity to ask Yadel, in the past few months when I was away, have you found a few more young ladies for us? "

Cohen secretly thought that women's intuition was sometimes really unreasonable and accurate.

He turned over and pressed Isabella under him, saying softly:
"Is my aunt very beautiful?
Why is it that in my eyes, only my Isa is the most beautiful..."

……

Isabella only returned to Effiin briefly to have sex with her man to relieve her homesickness.

Now that the cooperation with the Western Region Empire has been finalized, she will also represent Aifeiyin and the people of the Western Region Empire to go to the dwarf tribe to arrange the preliminary preparations.

Adair was also very grateful to the Golden Winged Girl for her unremitting help, and generously gave the king to Isabella for a few days.

After seeing Isabella off, Cohen also had to say goodbye to Adele and go to Scarlet Island to return to Ceylon with Grace.

Before leaving, Cohen explained:
"I estimate that civil war will break out in Ceylon in a month. Did our Effiin ever sign a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with the Kingdom of Ceylon?"

Under Cohen's mother's careful training, Adair was very familiar with Effiin's history and politics. After a brief recollection, she replied:
"Yes, it was over three hundred years ago. At that time, the Goblin Alliance in the southern border rebelled. In order to deal with the Goblin Alliance, we signed a Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance with the Kingdom of Ceylon. However, so much time has passed, and the treaty should have been tacitly cancelled by both parties long ago."

Goblin Alliance, Cohen remembered that the DuPont family had made their fortune by fighting against the Goblin Alliance.

Cohen concealed his thoughts and warned:

"It would be best if we could find the original text of this treaty. Since both parties haven't invalidated it, it still has legal effect."

Adair's eyes turned slightly, and she immediately realized what Cohen was planning. She tapped her chin lightly.

"I understand. There should be the original text in the archives. I will keep this in mind."

The treaty signed three hundred years ago was naturally signed between Effiin and the orthodox royal family of the Kingdom of Ceylon. After Ceylon fell into civil war, Cohen could take out this agreement and assist the orthodox royal family to restore the country in accordance with the principle of friendship and mutual assistance.

After finishing his instructions, Cohen took out the Book of Time and Space, and with a flash of his figure, he was teleported to the main base of Scarlet Island.

The space node was set in his own residential area. Cohen looked around and did not see Grace, so he went to the operations room in front.

Today, the main base of Scarlet Island is mainly managed by several naval officers brought by Cohen.

Upon learning that Cohen had returned, General Fan Ze and Stevens immediately rushed to the operations room to report to him on their recent work.

After listening to the report, Cohen gave a few words of encouragement and then proposed his own plan:

"Gaston, the deputy commander of the Ceylon Navy, is now one of ours. This time, when Princess Grace and I visit Ceylon, we will propose collaborating with them on building the ghost ship."

After hearing this, the two of them quickly understood Cohen's plan, and their faces were filled with joy. General Fan Ze said:
"That's a good idea. I'm worried that the Scarlet Island main base is too small and there aren't enough shipbuilding ports. The construction and training of ghost ships are progressing slowly, and I'm afraid they won't be able to keep up with His Majesty's pace of development.

With the 'friendly help' of the Kingdom of Ceylon, we will soon be able to develop a powerful naval fleet."

Stevens said cautiously:

"But we still have to be careful. The Ceylon side will definitely keep a close watch on the ghost ship we've built. We have to find the right opportunity to launch the built ship."

Cohen's eyes showed admiration and he said:
“This is the crux of the matter, and the Ceylon Navy will certainly ask us to help them train naval soldiers.

But don't worry about that. As the deputy commander, Gaston is in charge of the Ceylon Navy's personnel arrangements. I'll explain that training the ghost ship soldiers requires some special conditions and have Gaston recruit new people."

General Fan Ze immediately understood:

"I will arrange for our people to participate in the Ceylon Navy recruitment in advance, but they may not be able to escape the Ceylon Navy's file review. The political review for military service, especially for ghost ship crew members, will definitely be extremely strict in Ceylon."

Cohen is very confident about this:

"The prince in charge of the Ceylon Navy is the Second Prince, Charles Cromwell. Charles will definitely be in charge of the political review. I am confident that we can successfully pass the political review."

(End of this chapter)