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Chapter 166 The Queen Arrives

As soon as Mia descended the mountain, she summoned the two guard captains, Simon and Jeru, to discuss countermeasures.

"How could the lord have disappeared?!" Jeru was so shocked that he was speechless.

This news was a huge shock to him.

"There were signs of a battle in the lord's room, but I didn't see any enemies. When I arrived, he was gone."

Mia was very depressed and failed to help Alphonse in time, which was a dereliction of duty on her part as a guardian knight.

"But I have already asked the Queen Ant, and the Lord is still alive, just in a very far place."

Hearing Mia's words, Simon and Jeru finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Simon's brows furrowed deeply. "Lady Mia, what are your plans next?"

"I want to go and find the lord. I already know the general direction." Mia didn't dare to, nor did she want to, stay in Coldwind Territory and wait blindly. She really couldn't face Lady Mary.

Simon shook his head. "I think your idea, Lady Mia, is ill-considered. Although the lord has left Frostwind Territory for reasons unknown, I believe he is trying to find a way back. The monster tide has just passed, and now unknown enemies have appeared. We don't know if they will attack again. Frostwind Territory needs your strength, Lady Mia! Jerul and I are not strong enough to shoulder this responsibility. Even during this monster tide, if it weren't for Prince Wayne bringing the bishops and knights of the Church of Light to help, we wouldn't have been able to defend the town."

"That unknown enemy has most likely already been killed by the lord. Miss Monica is only unconscious and has not been harmed, which is the evidence," Mia argued.

Simon still shook his head. "I don't think so. Maybe the enemy suffered heavy losses and had to retreat, so they didn't have time to harm Miss Monica."

"I think the best course of action is to stabilize the situation in Coldwind Territory first and not spread the news of the Lord's disappearance. To the outside world, we should say that the Lord has gone on a long trip to prevent any further unforeseen events. I can still handle the political affairs on behalf of the Lord. I think that when the Lord returns, he will want to see a stable territory, rather than Coldwind Territory in chaos because of his disappearance."

"I think the teacher is right. All we can do is manage everything in the territory and wait for the lord to return safely to Coldwind Territory!" Jeru chimed in.

Simon was ultimately more mature and steady, and his words made Mia's mind waver somewhat.

Indeed, Coldwind Territory cannot afford any more trouble.

After careful consideration, Mia couldn't think of a better solution and had no choice but to agree.

Alphonse's disappearance could be kept secret from the people, but not from Lady Mary.

After being pressed repeatedly, Mia had no choice but to tell her the truth.

Upon hearing that Alphonse had mysteriously disappeared, Lady Mary nearly fainted on the spot.

But after hearing Mia recount that Alphonse was still alive, this woman of peasant origin displayed an indescribable strength of will.

The sadness did not defeat her.

She always believed that her beloved son would safely return to Coldwind Territory.

After all, Alphonse was no longer a drunken boy; he had grown up and no longer needed his mother's protection. He was now a qualified lord.

Although the lord's manor was shrouded in gloom, all affairs in the Cold Wind Territory were still proceeding in an orderly manner.

Simon has sent Jeru to the city to request a priest from the Church of War to come and treat the unconscious Monica. If she wakes up, she may be able to learn more information.

Most importantly, she has become the lord's woman, and may have the opportunity to give birth to the lord's child.

This matter should not be taken lightly.

Simon still has a lot to do. The towns in Coldwind Territory need to be expanded to accommodate the refugees. Temporary tents are only a stopgap measure and cannot last.

To build houses, the reconstruction of the kilns also needs to be put on the agenda.

But then, something else happened that Simon had to take seriously.

A large ship appeared in the sea of ​​clouds above the sky, heading towards the direction of Coldwind Territory.

If Alphonse were here, he would surely be full of praise.

It was an enormous hot air balloon, shaped like an elongated rugby ball, with a spaceship suspended above it, traveling through the clouds.

The silver-white metal hull and the dazzling, shell-like sails spread out on both sides of the ship, with shimmering light constantly flowing across the gunwales, isolating it from the outside airflow and giving the spaceship an aesthetic beauty akin to a work of art.

Hot air balloons alone don't travel very fast, but this spaceship is incredibly fast, cutting through layers of clouds as if cleaving through waves in a river.

What should have been a relatively low-tech hot air balloon airship displayed powerful propulsion.

This strange sight caused countless people to stop what they were doing and look up in awe.

Simon was also amazed by the spaceship, but he also recognized the royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bastian printed on the hot air balloon, as well as the words "Skyhawk" on the bow.

As the spaceship approached the skies above Coldwind Territory, it came to a stop and began to descend slowly.

Simon immediately had his soldiers summon Mia.

The landing spaceship was even more awe-inspiring, with a length of two to three hundred meters alone, and dozens of magic cannons mounted on the hull were truly awe-inspiring.

This steel behemoth is capable of conquering any town.

Simon had figured out who was on the ship, but he hadn't seen this strange ship when he followed the Southern Legion to conquer the capital, San Centano.

The hatch opened, the stairs were lowered, and Tessie, carrying a large backpack and wearing an excited smile, ran down with two soldiers from the Cold Wind Territory.

Upon seeing Simon and Mia, Tessie exclaimed in a booming voice, "Her Majesty the Queen has personally graced us with her presence! Quickly, summon the Lord to come out and greet her!"

Mia replied sadly, "The lord is not in Coldwind Territory at the moment."

"What's wrong?" Tessie was taken aback, but she also noticed that Simon and Mia's expressions were off.

"I'll tell you in detail later," Simon said to Tessie, forcing himself to cheer up.

"I will explain to Her Majesty the Queen." Mia breathed a sigh of relief and looked towards the spaceship.

"What on earth is going on?" Taisi had a bad feeling. Only then did he realize something was wrong and stood there stunned.

It was only through the slave contract and his connection with Alphonse that he belatedly realized that Alphonse was in a place far beyond his reach, a distance he had never been before.

Two squads of fully armed soldiers, clad in gleaming silver armor, disembarked and lined up neatly on either side, raising their flags high.

Following closely behind, Queen Junon, draped in a bright red cloak and with the divine sword Aruhasat at her waist, strode forward through the path between the line of soldiers.

(End of this chapter)