Yes, Madam Prime Minister

After saying that, Ronan went over and carried Elena to the sofa, letting her lie down sideways.

Lie down for a while.

Ambrina also recovered, and looking at the corpse on the ground and Elena curled up on the ground, she was completely stunned.

"what happens?"

"Ambriina asked."

Her memory was completely fragmented. Initially, Ronan told her to put the things away, but she couldn't remember anything after that. When she recovered, she only remembered hurriedly taking out the vial of medicine. After Alice's sneak attack succeeded and Elena killed Nadi, the blonde woman suddenly attacked, and then she lost her memory again.

Recovery is happening now.

Ronan looked at Ambrina and explained, "It's simple. This blonde woman went berserk in the end, unleashing all her power to try and take you hostage and force us to hand over the potion. To prevent her from succeeding, Elena drank the potion, and I successfully dealt with her. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to save her, and John died just like that."

Alice was stunned after hearing Ronan's explanation. There were so many loopholes in his words. Was this really the same Ronan who was so good at making up lies? Even if Elena made up a lie, it would be more credible than Ronan's explanation.

Ambrina may be naive, but she's not stupid either. In Alice's opinion, even if Ambrina lost some of her memories due to being controlled, she wouldn't be so easily convinced by such a perfunctory explanation.

Indeed, the blonde woman clearly committed suicide, and John was not killed in a premeditated manner.

Combining her existing memories, Ambrina became certain of one thing: Ronan's explanation was a complete lie.

She hated being lied to, but she believed that Ronan's lie was for her own good and was well-intentioned.

"So that's how it is." Ambrina said with a hint of emotion, as if she had truly believed Ronan.

“Yes, Your Highness, that is so,” Ronan replied.

Even the most clever lie is still a lie. Rather than fabricating a seemingly believable lie, it's better to state your position directly and show that you don't want her to keep asking questions.

However, Ronan was also a little surprised; he had never expected the princess to react this way.

Ambrina was clearly pretending to believe it.

Ronan thought that given Ambrina's experiences and personality, she should be sulking after he had clearly been evasive and deceitful towards her.

As expected, the realm of a little girl's thoughts is too complex for him to grasp.

Alice, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. Recalling everything that had happened along the way, she wondered if Princess Ronan had fallen for her. Otherwise, why would she react like this?

On the other side, Elena's breathing became much smoother on the sofa, and gradually, the painful expression on her face disappeared.

Elena struggled to sit up, supporting herself with her hands. Ronan flew over to help her up, letting her lean against him. "Is it necessary to be so stubborn at a time like this?"

Holding Ronan's hand, Elena smiled broadly, "I'm alright now, I'm a second-tier mage, and..."

Elena, who was a little too excited, had just said two more words when Ronan glared at her and told her to stop. "Alright, you should rest first."

After saying that, Ronan stood up. "Your Highness, after Elena has rested for a while, you can take a bath and have something to eat. Then we'll set off to leave this place. Those seapiper people should still be on the shore of the island. Their food should be almost ready. We can't keep them waiting too long."

We need to rely on the Seaflies to get back; we can't stay here too long.

“Hmm.” Ambrina nodded, then reached into the interdimensional portal within her body and retrieved the white jar, the black jar, and the book. “Mr. Ronan, here you go.”

Ronan took the item, wrapped it in a piece of cloth, and tied it with a rope. "Your Highness, have you studied the language of the old empire?"

“I can understand some of it,” Ambrina replied softly.

“Alright, let’s open this book and take a look on the way back,” Ronan said. If they didn’t let the princess know anything, it would probably make her very bothered.

Ambrina nodded again and smiled happily.

Chapter 83 Sword Dance, Departure, the Submarine Disappears

Ronan sat back down beside Elena, closed his eyes for a short rest, and silently counted the seconds. At five minutes and thirty-one seconds, Elena suddenly had a flash of gold in her pupils. She jumped up from the sofa, took a step forward, and opened her arms. The two swords beside her flew into her hands automatically. With the swords in hand, Elena seemed to descend from the heavens, performing a sword dance. The blades cut through the air, creating a whirlwind. Her dance gradually approached the ultimate in power and beauty amidst the sound of the wind. In a daze, Ronan, Alice, and Ambrina seemed to be not in the living room, but by a lake under the moonlight, with a gentle breeze on their faces, watching the goddess dance under the moon.

Even though Ambrina had never heard of the name of the Moon Goddess before, the name of the Moon Goddess came to mind.

Just as the vision became clearer, as if Elena was about to see the true face of the moon goddess on her body, Elena's sword dance came to an abrupt stop. She looked puzzled. Her body had inexplicably performed a sword dance, but it should have been a very ordinary sword dance. How come even Ronan seemed to be captivated by her dance?

No way, is it really that good-looking?

After a long while, Ronan and his two companions finally broke free from the illusion.

"Amazing!" Ambrina couldn't help but clap her hands in praise. She had seen countless dances since she was a child, but she had never had such a divine experience.

"Your Highness, she was just having a sudden lapse in judgment," Ronan said. He said that, but he knew very well that Elena's behavior just now was definitely not a lapse in judgment. However, now was not the time to investigate this matter. They would explore it slowly when they returned.

“Agreed,” Alice echoed.

Elena sheathed her twin swords. "Tsk tsk, jealousy makes people ugly, Alice."

Seeing that her familiar Elena was back, Alice snorted, "Hmph, I knew it must have been an illusion."

"Alright, you guys go take a shower and change your clothes. Don't take too long. I'll just lie here for a bit," Ronan said, then lay down on the sofa.

Ambrina was doing alright, but Elena and Alice hadn't showered for days. Elena, in particular, had just fought Nadi, who controlled the sand, and was covered in sand and blood when she killed someone.

A few minutes later, the large public bath was filled with steam.

Elena hummed a melancholy tune from the North as she rubbed her skin, quickly cleaning herself from head to toe. She hadn't showered for days and had just finished a fierce battle, leaving her covered in sweat. Now she couldn't wait to wash herself clean and smell fresh.

Alice's movements were much gentler, and she wasn't in the mood to hum a song.

Ambrina leaned against the edge of the pool while soaking in the bath. She had already washed, and since she hadn't participated in the battle, she only had a little bit of sand on her face, so a quick wash was enough.

Ambrina sized up Elena and Alice. With Elena's vigorous movements, her large breasts, now completely free from their restraints, swayed incessantly with her actions. Ambrina unconsciously pressed her own breasts against hers; the difference was truly striking. Apart from Dinia, she had never seen such large breasts. Moreover, Elena was truly beautiful. She had been both handsome and beautiful during the battle, but now, bathing, she possessed an added touch of sweetness amidst her heroic spirit.

Looking at Alice, although Alice seems to be about the same age as her, she is so thin that she looks quite old. Her features are not those of a typical beauty, but she has a unique cold beauty vibe.

I am just an ordinary person, nothing special at all.

"Okay, all done." Elena stood up, picked up the soap and rubbed herself, then plopped down and quickly washed herself clean. She then left the bath and went to change her clothes.

Soon, all three of them finished and changed their clothes.

Upon entering the living room, Ambrina hesitated for a moment before taking out three small bottles from her body. "Mr. Ronan, here you go. This is shampoo, this is shower gel, and this is essential oil."

These three items are all things she uses herself, while the soaps she previously distributed to others were bought from the market.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ronan took the items and then went to the bath.

He's a grown man, so he can wash up much faster and he'll be back in no time.

At this point, the three women were only still wet in their hair, but they had already put on their shoes and socks.

Elena and Alice were still wearing black high-top leather boots, but now they were polished to a shine. They were still wearing black stockings, the same stockings but with a different feel: a cool and sweet blonde older sister and a cold and aloof young lady.

Ambrina changed into a pair of boots in the original leather color, with iris-shaped leather carvings along the edges of the boot shafts. The round toes paired with white stockings gave her a gentle and lovely feel, just like a little princess. Uh, no, this is a real princess.

"Let's go." Ronan gestured for them to leave. Normally, he would have taken a few more glances, but he didn't have the time now.

Leaving the basement that didn't quite resemble a basement, the four of them went outside and then entered the forest with the compass. As soon as they entered the forest, they were plunged into darkness. Relying on the compass to guide them in reverse, Ronan and his group quickly made their way out of the forest.

As soon as we emerged from the forest, the sun shone brightly.

When they arrived at the island's shore, the scene was completely different from what Ronan had imagined.

Trisca was pointing a gun at the half-masked old Heidi man sitting in a wheelchair, while several Heidi men with him stood opposite another group of Heidi men, and the two sides were in a standoff.

Upon seeing Ronan and his group arrive, but not the others, Trisca and the other four Heidi people instantly smiled, but then their faces were filled with worry.

The old Haidi and his group did not show any signs of dejection. After a moment of disappointment, they seemed to be relieved and let out a long sigh.

Just as Ronan was wondering what was going on, his gaze fell into the distance, and in that instant, he suddenly understood why they had such expressions.

"Damn it, the submarine is gone."

Ronan immediately swore.

Everyone's still here, but the damn submarine is gone.

"What happened? Where's the submarine?" Ronan rushed up and asked.

Triska lowered her gun. "After you left, I don't know how much time passed, but that blonde maid suddenly seemed like a different person. Then she went into the submarine, and after she came out, the submarine sank. Then she went into the forest. After she left, the old man sent people to dive and look for her. While they were on shore again, I took the opportunity to kidnap the old man. I heard from them that the submarine had blown up into several pieces and was sinking continuously. By now, there shouldn't even be any wreckage left."

"This..." Ronan was speechless.

But Ronan didn't panic. If that big-nosed, bearded guy could get out, it meant that they could get out of here without going through a submarine.

“There’s a letter left by that blonde maid in this old man’s coat pocket, but we haven’t had a chance to look at it,” Trisca hurriedly added, looking like she was grasping at a last straw.

Ronan took the envelope out of the old man's pocket.

Tear it open and take out the letter inside. The letter only has a picture and a sentence on it.

Ronan couldn't understand the diagram.

"Unfortunately, you are the victors. I destroyed the submarine. Only by destroying the submarine can we prevent anyone from coming here again. Tu, the Haidi people will understand."

Chapter 84 Silencing, Return, Time

Trisca took the blueprint from Ronan, glanced at it, and then excitedly explained to him that it wasn't just one blueprint, but two: a map and an activation diagram. There was a teleportation array not far from here, but it wasn't the kind of teleportation array Ronan had seen before; it was a different kind that he had only seen in the inherited knowledge. However, he knew how to activate it, but activation required some kind of resonance magic.

His speech became faster and faster, and his expression became more and more excited. Ronan felt like he was about to lose his breath just listening to him.

"Alright, calm down, don't get so agitated." Ronan patted his hand and said, "Just tell me what you need, how long it will take for everyone to leave together, and where we'll be transported to."

Trisca stopped his rapid-fire explanation, took a couple of deep breaths to calm himself down, and said, "If they come together, it can be done in an hour. If it's just the five of us, it will take about three hours. As for the location of the teleportation, that's uncertain. It should be the location of a branch teleportation array."

Ronan nodded. "I understand. Don't worry, I'm going to talk to Miss Ambrina about something."

After saying that, Ronan walked over and led Ambrina aside. The two of them went to the edge of a reef away from everyone else.

“Your Highness, I have something I would like to ask for your permission to do.” Ronan bowed and asked for permission.

Ambrina was somewhat puzzled, especially since she was alone with Ronan. She paused for a moment before replying, "Mr. Ronan, please speak."

Ronan stood up straight. "I separated the old Heidi man and his gang, who had only one half-masked, and interrogated them one by one. Then I killed them all without leaving a single one alive."

“If they were coerced, should they be killed too?” Ambrina asked.

“Kill them.” Ronan answered decisively, then explained, “The location they were teleported to is unknown. If they return with us, they might be noticed when they arrive. There are too many people in those special cities who want to cause me trouble. These Haidi people are foreigners, and they will definitely seize this opportunity to launch a forced investigation. That could implicate Your Highness, and things would become very complicated. Of course, the idea of ​​silencing them also has my own selfish reasons; I don’t want to be affected.”

"Is that so?" Ambrina hesitated for a moment. "I don't object."

Ronan breathed a sigh of relief; at least this princess knew what was important.

Then Ronan added, "There's one more thing, Your Highness. When we get back, I will explain everything to you with Ms. Dinia, including some things related to this incident."

"Then, aren't you worried that because I know these things, I might... might tell others, or even have someone investigate you?" Ambrina asked nervously, stumbling twice. But she was secretly delighted because Ronan was willing to be honest with her.

Ronan gave a formulaic smile. "Your Highness, you have the right to know everything and to handle everything."

Hearing this, Ambrina was somewhat disappointed. "What if I weren't a princess?"

“Then I’m even less worried, because you’re a kind person, Ambrina, and you’ll forgive my selfishness as a villain. You definitely won’t tell anyone.”

Ronan said with utmost sincerity.

If Ambrina were just an ordinary girl, would anyone listen to her? No, Ronan wasn't worried.

Hearing Ronan say this, Ambrina's mood brightened. "Don't worry, I will never tell anyone about this experience. You don't need to show me that book, and you don't need to tell me about your past with Dinia."

Ambrina's words caught Ronan off guard, and he could only rephrase his statement, "It is my duty to let you know the truth."

He genuinely intended to tell Ambrina the truth, albeit only a part of it, and even that was embellished, much like a report to a superior.

The reason for doing this was that, in Ronan's view, if Ambrina was full of doubts about this experience and was curious, she would likely try to find out about these issues. If someone like her were to investigate something, it would be difficult for others to notice. If the king also found out, that would be really troublesome.

On the contrary, if she knew the "truth," she wouldn't do anything unnecessary.

“No need, I trust your character.” Ambrina refused directly. “Besides, I’m not very good at hiding things, and it wouldn’t be good if I accidentally let something slip.”

Ronan was shocked. Ambrina was actually worried about not being able to keep it a secret. And what did she mean by trusting his character? He didn't have any character to speak of.

"Your Highness, you are like the sun in early winter." Ronan didn't know what else to say, so he could only flatter him.

“You don’t have to do that. By the way, you can just call me Ambrina,” Ambrina said. “I’ll call you Ronan too, okay?”

“Okay, no problem, Ambrina,” Ronan agreed. He felt that something was off about the princess, but he could only play along. After all, it was impossible for Her Highness to be acting strangely. If she was acting strangely, then it must be you who was acting strangely.

Seeing Ronan address her by her name, Ambrina couldn't help but feel a little secretly pleased.

Back on the island's shore.

When the old man saw Ronan approaching, he immediately spoke without waiting for any questions. "I only know that the blonde woman is a pirate. I know nothing about the identities of the other three. The submarine was only recently found, and the information about this place was also obtained from the submarine. As soon as I got the submarine, I was taken over by that blonde woman. I know nothing about what happened after that. They were also coerced."

"Don't rush," Ronan said.

Next, Ronan asked Elena and Alice to help him separate and interrogate the old Hedi people.

After some questioning, the details of the confessions of the men matched up. Apart from the fact that they, a group of Seapipers who mingled in the Southern Continent, were black marketeers who sold stolen goods for the female pirate Astrid, the old man's initial confession was basically the whole truth.

“It seems you’re telling the truth,” Ronan said.

"That's right," the old man replied, secretly relieved that at least his life was saved.