Unspeakable bubbles

"Krove has changed his tune recently, but I won't. There's no need for me to, and I'm not used to it."

"Haha, whatever you want. By the way, considering I've been so eager to give you this opportunity, Monk, please don't make things difficult for me, okay?"

"He didn't really offend me, but the thought that he's one of your people makes me inexplicably uncomfortable."

"Hmph, forget it. Let's let him off the hook for the sake of our friendly cooperation this time."

'What a petty woman,' Carmen thought to herself, shaking her head inwardly.

"Qianbian, there's one more thing I need to remind you of."

"The Boyle family, along with Earl Orlando and his entourage of nobles, Viper had better keep a low profile in their territory."

Orlando?

Qianbian found it somewhat strange; the Boyle family was now an important ally of the Yog family, which she could understand.

but……

Earl of Orlando?

Why should the viper need to be wary of him?

"His identity is special; he is a high-ranking member of the esoteric sect."

Carmen smiled wryly and said, "If you can avoid provoking them, then don't."

"...Which esoteric sect?"

"Apocalypse"

"..."

"call--"

Qianbian let out a long sigh: "Carmen, I owe you a favor this time."

“Then I’ll accept it without hesitation,” Carmen said with a smile.

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"My lord, the castle is complete!"

On this day, Croft and Carmen excitedly went to Bubble.

"So fast!"

The little girl's braids trembled: "Come on, let's go take a look!"

They rode at full speed and soon arrived at the Black Forest.

Wow!

The little girl looked up at the magnificent castle, a look of joy on her face.

"That's great! Bubble has always wanted a big castle built in the forest!"

"Living here, it feels like Bubble has become the super boss in a story, he's sooooo cool!"

"Ha ha ha ha"

"This will be Bubble's new home from now on!"

Krov was listening with a smile when he saw the little girl looking like she was about to move, and he was immediately startled.

"Uh, stay, stay here?"

"My lord, please reconsider! Many envoys will be coming to visit in the future, and staying in a place like this..."

"What's wrong?"

Carmen interrupted Croft: "That means anyone who wants to visit the Count will have to pass through the Black Forest. Haha, the Black Forest has a sleeping legion of skeletons, who wouldn't be afraid?"

"If you're afraid, you'll become psychologically weaker."

"No matter how difficult someone is, they become easy to deal with once they lose their momentum."

"Hmm, Carmen, what you said makes sense."

Krov still hesitated: "But, wouldn't the adults feel oppressed living here for a long time?"

"This place is great, Bubble loves it!"

"that is……"

The little girl paused for a moment: "Why isn't it black?"

"black?"

Both of them were taken aback upon hearing this.

"Yes, black!"

"A black forest, a black castle, Bubble has even thought of a name for the castle: Black Castle!"

Blacksburg...

A black castle?

Simple and easy to understand, which perfectly matches this person's naming style.

But just thinking about the black forest and the black castle is incredibly depressing!

It's not just oppressive, it has a terrifying atmosphere.

"My lord, do we really want to dye the castle black?"

“Even if we use environmentally friendly paint, this is still a huge project, and I’m afraid you won’t be able to move in right away.”

“That’s right, and you also need to allow plenty of time for the paint smell to dissipate,” Carmen added.

“If we keep going back and forth, it will probably take a long time.”

Carmen and Krov stood together this time, and they persuaded the little girl by arguing that it would take up too much time.

"Ok."

Although somewhat disappointed, Bubble nodded.

"Then let's not paint it black, let's start moving today."

Section 599, Chapter 598 Top Secret Information

"Everyone, things are really turbulent in Sion right now."

Edward, the federal speaker, was holding the meeting with a solemn expression.

The meeting room contained only a simple rectangular metal table, with Edward, Gulian, Fielding, and Shingo Fukai each sitting on one side.

"Who could have imagined that little girl would replace William and become such an important figure in the South in such a short time?"

Fielding's tone held a hint of schadenfreude: "That emperor probably can't even sleep peacefully now."

“Speaker Edward, your decision back then was indeed the right one.”

Gulian said with some lingering fear, "Sain has a deep foundation and can hold on for now."

"If she had stayed here, what would the State Federation be like now... It's terrifying to even think about it."

"Gulian, is my decision really the right one?"

"Huh?" All the councilors looked at the speaker in surprise.

"Ugh"

Edward sighed, his brow furrowed, and said, "At first, I was very glad, thinking that my decision to 'shift the blame' was absolutely correct."

"But, but lately, I've been thinking about it."

"What if King Sien can't hold on?"

"..."

"By then, will that terrifying little girl be crowned queen?"

"As everyone here knows, whether she wants to or not, her very existence will cause disaster."

"Even when she was alone, she still managed to turn the Federation upside down."

"If she truly defeats King Sien and gains control of the world's most powerful nation..."

Edward's voice was filled with fear: "That's a catastrophe for the world!"

"You're exaggerating."

Shingo Fukai, who had been silent until now, spoke up. His tone was relaxed: "That person has been in Sion for so long, but he has only created an alliance. He has not brought much disaster to Sion."

"I think, Your Excellency Speaker, you are worrying a bit unnecessarily."

"..."

Edward glanced at Shingo Fukai: "Congressman Shingo, is that really what you think?"

"It didn't bring much disaster to Sion? Sion is now a potential target for all-out war at any moment!"

Edward's tone was unpleasant, even subtly hostile.

Shingo Fukai smiled and said, "Your Excellency, but that's just a possibility. What hasn't happened simply hasn't happened."

"Hmph, but we can't just stand by and do nothing!"

Seeing the two locked in a fierce confrontation, both Gulian and Fielding appeared completely unfazed.

Originally, these two, one a father-in-law and the other a son-in-law, should have formed the closest alliance.

Unfortunately, during the public election, Edward, in order to compete for the position of chief, not only did not help his son-in-law in the slightest, but also seemed to be subtly suppressing him.

They could understand that, after all, it was a speaker-member system. If one of the three members was "one of their own," how could everyone feel comfortable electing Edward?

Three members of parliament can jointly reject the speaker's proposal if one of them is a member of the speaker's inner circle...

The speaker's power would be too great!

Shingo Fukai rose to power thanks to Edward. When Edward suppressed him, he was almost powerless against Fernand.