Lords go left, Emperors go right

The beauty is wearing a very cool black military uniform, which looks very much like a modern military uniform, with a corresponding exclusive military cap. The beauty has an exquisite sword on her waist, and seems to be wearing a finely crafted, rolled-up whip behind her.

Although the beauty's figure is not the queen type, she gives people a very strong aura of a queen. It seems that this beauty is not inferior to those beauties with standard queen-like figures and queen-like attributes.

When Osta saw the delicate bracelet on the beautiful woman's wrist, he almost lost consciousness. The style of this bracelet was the same as the one worn by Princess Cecilia, whom he had just seen not long ago. Osta was not mistaken. The black-haired, red-eyed, and handsome beauty was one of his unmarried fiancées, Princess Silveira from the northern continent of the human race.

"Ma'am, I have principles. I cannot sell the business I have agreed with my business partner to anyone else. This goes against my principles of integrity."

"Captain, you... you are really interesting. Can't you be flexible? I will offer four times the price. What do you think?"

The more Aosta refused, the more Princess Silveira found it interesting, and the more she wanted to buy sea salt from Aosta. Silveira's original intention was to buy sea salt supplies, but when she saw Aosta's fleet flying a flag with the sea salt logo, she took it for granted that Aosta's ships were transporting only sea salt. Little did she know that this gentleman prince was selling dog meat under the guise of sheep, and what he transported on his ship was not sea salt at all, but some special goods that only gentlemen could appreciate.

Aosta appeared calm on the surface, but he was already extremely embarrassed in his heart. If Princess Silveira was an outsider, it would be fine. It would not be difficult to let her go on board to purchase. The key point was that this handsome imperial princess was the fiancée of this gentleman prince. If she really went on board to purchase and saw the truth about the special cargo transported on the ship, her first impression would be completely ruined.

Fortunately, Princess Silveira had not met Osta beforehand, so she didn't know that the handsome gentleman prince in front of her was her fiancé. Considering that Princess Silveira was born in the northern continent of the human race, she would definitely have a prejudice against the slavery of the southern continent, and Osta couldn't let her board the ship.

There is really no sea salt on the ship of the gentleman prince. If it were his fiancée, Princess Cecilia, who was born in the southern continent of the human race, Osta would be happy to let this petite lady on board. At that time, maybe he could have in-depth discussions and exchanges with this cute loli, and exchange special experiences in certain aspects.

Princess Silveira's identity is quite special. She is a special dual identity. She is both a princess of the empire and the operator of a super business group in the northern continent. Osta had a general understanding of the situation of his fiancée from the information provided in advance by Sophia, the exclusive accompanying combat maid.

Silvera herself was a legendary princess. She served as the president and personally managed the trade alliance. In the human race's Northern Continent Chamber of Commerce, where the forces were intertwined and the situation was complicated, she was one of the top players. Silvera's main business was maritime trade, which happened to coincide with Lanis's airship trade.

If it weren't for the fact that the emerging new business groups were too terrifying and relied on special mental medicines to seize the market, Princess Silveira would be able to gain greater voice in the human race's northern continent. I don't know how the mother of the gentleman prince, Queen Margaret III of the Empire, contacted Silveira and made her accept a political marriage.

"Ma'am, I can't sell the sea salt on my ship. However, my business partner should have someone who can sell sea salt. I'll help you contact him!"

"It doesn't matter. As long as we can buy sea salt, it doesn't matter who sells it."

"Ma'am, we'll be able to give you an answer soon. The price will be the usual price, no need to double it."

"Captain, you are really honest. If you do business so honestly, you often won't make any money, and sometimes you may even go bankrupt."

"Ma'am, this is a matter of principle. I won't change it."

In order to prevent Princess Silveira from boarding the ship, Osta took Chris over there and boarded the flagship of the Northern Fleet along the temporary wooden plank between the two ships to meet Princess Silveira. Princess Silveira had a calm face and a calm expression. She was looking at Osta with an inquiring look in her beautiful red eyes, as if she was sizing up this gentleman.

Silvera had a feeling that the handsome gentleman in front of her didn't look like a businessman, but more like a member of a royal family or a noble family. His temperament didn't look like a businessman. Except for the human race in the northern continent, the royal families and nobles of other human continental empires disdained doing business, feeling that engaging in commercial activities would lower their status and lose the face of the royal family. Little did they know that people like Aosta were rare exceptions.

Aosta quickly informed his business partner, Maxim, another key figure in the joint fleet, to give it a try. Fortunately, Maxim was well prepared in disguise and would not just disguise himself without anything. He actually brought a batch of sea salt.

After explaining the situation to Maxim, Aosta got the sea salt from him and sold it to his fiancée, Princess Silveira. Aosta finally managed to survive the crisis and prevent Princess Silveira from boarding his ship and discovering some secrets that could not be revealed for the time being.

Princess Silveira didn't need much sea salt, and the sea salt cargo prepared by Maxim was just enough. If she bought more, Aosta's disguise trick might not be able to continue. Aosta's luck today was a little subtle, I don't know if it was good luck or bad luck. In the entire Hercules Sea area, only his disguised sea salt fleet was flying the sea salt flag, and Princess Silveira happened to see it. The two fleets met because of this, which was also a wonderful fate.

For some special reasons, Osta did not reveal his true identity to Princess Silveira for the time being, and continued to use the disguised identity of Oger, saying that he was a businessman from the southern continent of the human race. Osta wanted to observe Princess Silveira from an outsider's perspective to see her attitude towards her future fiancé and whether she would plan to break off the engagement like the loli Princess Cecilia did before.

Princess Silveira seemed very confident. She did not evade and deliberately conceal her true identity like Princess Cecilia did before. Instead, she told Aosta directly that she was the princess of the empire.

If we ignore the uncertainties such as the giant sea monster and the magician on board, Princess Silvira's fleet can easily defeat other fleets in the Hercules Sea, and even beat them all, in a one-sided battle. They do have the strength to crush their opponents, and they are not afraid of provocations if they reveal their true identities publicly.

"It turns out to be Her Highness Silvira. How disrespectful."

"Mr. Ogg, you are welcome. This is a free public sea area. This is not land, let alone my country. I will be unhappy if you compliment me like this."

"Your Highness Silvira, are you sailing to visit your relatives this time? A friend of mine heard that you have a fiancé in the Western Continent."

"Mr. Oger, there are no outsiders here. Could the friend you are talking about be you..."

"Your Highness Silvira, it was really said by a friend of mine."

"Mr. Og, my fiancé is Osta, the third prince of the Obelisk Empire. I heard he is a very ordinary prince."

Princess Silveira was very observant and almost exposed Aosta's little trick in person. This black-haired, red-eyed beauty was obviously much harder to fool than the previous Princess Cecilia, the loli. When she mentioned her fiancé, Prince Aosta, Princess Silveira's expression was unusually calm, and she didn't even show any obvious emotional changes, as if it was just a routine matter, a simple report on the situation.

This cold and rational statement almost made Osta think that his fiancée was indifferent in some aspects. If that was true, it would be troublesome. A beautiful woman with such a slender and golden-proportioned figure was indifferent in that aspect. It was a serious waste of resources.

Princess Silveira was too rational. To be precise, she had never met Prince Aosta in person and had no emotional basis for her fiancé. The marriage was just a political necessity and a formality. This reaction was relatively normal, at least better than Princess Cecilia, the lolita who wanted to cancel the engagement before meeting him.

Princess Silveira didn't care too much about the serious persecution and rumors against Aosta's reputation overseas. However, if Aosta didn't take the initiative, the relationship between him and his fiancée might be like the political marriage between his father and mother, Emperor Augustus VIII and Empress Margaret III. They had been treating each other with respect for many years, each busy with their own things. Aosta didn't want this to happen to him again.

Princess Silveira went out to sea not to visit relatives, but to do business and manage maritime trade. She went to the sea to relax. Princess Silveira did not explicitly mention the changes in the situation in the human northern continent, but only vaguely mentioned that the atmosphere of intrigue and deception in the human northern continent is not only getting worse, but some new business groups have aggravated the chaos. Therefore, she did not want to stay in the human northern continent for too long, and chose to relax at sea instead.

Princess Silveira did not specify which of the several new chambers of commerce were involved. However, Osta had already guessed that they were most likely new business groups established by those who had the involvement of time travelers. These organizations specialized in selling prohibited goods such as special psychotropic drugs had been expanding their influence in the northern continent in recent years at an extremely fast rate.

"Mr. Oger, one of my business competitors, the daughter of the president of the Euphnic Chamber of Commerce, Miss Lanis, has been frequently visiting the Central Continent recently. I wonder what she is busy with."

"Your Highness Silvera, you know Lanis!"

"Mr. Oger, I have known her for a long time. By the way, I heard that the girl seemed to have transferred a lot of personal property to the Central Continent, and brought a group of girlfriends with her."

"This...maybe it's just a spur of the moment thing! Your Highness Silvira, you don't have to worry about it."

"Mr. Oger, I don't think so. It seems that the Northern Continent is really... I have to find a way to transfer my property overseas."

"Your Highness Silvera, you are the princess of the empire. It is a bit unreasonable to think about these things now. Who would harm you?"

"Mr. Oger, human hearts are the most difficult to predict. The environment in the northern continent is much more complicated than you think. I feel like someone is secretly targeting me recently..."

"Mr. Ogg, just treat what I just said as a story. Don't take it too seriously. And please don't tell anyone casually, otherwise, it may bring you a fatal disaster."

Chapter 19 Special Operations on the Golden Fleet

In the waters near Hek Island in the center of the Hercules Sea, Osta met the northern fleet and met his second fiancée, Princess Silveira of a northern empire, in advance. Silveira's fleet had more than 300 ships, and this voyage was mainly for relaxation and to conduct maritime trade.

Due to various special reasons, Osta did not confess to Princess Silveira that he was her fiancé, Prince Osta, but continued to deceive her with the false identity of Oger merchant.

Silveira was much calmer and more composed than Cecilia, and Osta's attempts to get information from her indirectly ended in failure. During the entire conversation, Silveira behaved very rationally and revealed almost no unnecessary information.

Silvera did not reveal much about the situation in the northern continent of the human race. Osta had no choice but to change his strategy and adopt a strategy of retreating to advance. The gentleman prince invited Princess Silvera's fleet to do business in his territory.

Princess Silveira was not interested in Aosta's proposal, but Aosta kept it a secret. He did not reveal the specific location, but only claimed that the port was visited by Miss Lanis and her friends before.

This aroused Silvera's interest. She and Lanis were competitors. One of them was engaged in airship trade, and the other was engaged in ship trade. Sea and air routes could have lived together without interfering with each other. However, they both happened to have plans to expand overseas markets. When there was a market conflict, conflicts arose.

"Mr. Ogg, what is the charm of the mysterious port you mentioned? Lanis is very smart and will not do business at a loss."

"Your Highness Silvera, it's about an energy crystal called Deep Blue Crystal. It's more powerful than the Ice Blue Crystal currently on the market... I got it from a secret channel."

"This...Mr. Oger, you can keep this information completely confidential. There is no reason to provide it to me for free."

"Your Highness Silvira, I think you are more capable than me to handle this resource."

"Mr. Oger, you can call me by my name. This message is very useful. The message fee is..."

"Silvera, I'm giving you this news for free. You don't have to be polite to me. They are all from our family... Anyway, I wish you good luck!"

Aosta revealed a lot of secrets of the new energy deep blue crystal to Princess Silveira. After all, she was a wealthy woman who had been around for many years and had seen a lot. It was too difficult to attract her attention with ordinary business.

Therefore, Aosta spared no expense and planned to let Silveira's fleet arrive at his territory first, and then entertain them well. This secret was not in vain. After learning that there was a new energy crystal, Princess Silveira showed strong interest. After she confirmed the direction of the port with Aosta, she immediately commanded the ships of her northern fleet to set off in that direction.

Princess Silveira was very anxious. After thanking Aosta solemnly, she did not even stop for supplies on Hek Island. Silveira hardly stopped, and commanded her northern fleet to set off quickly, sailing towards the Central Continent, fearing that they would be late and miss the business opportunity.

After Aosta sent Princess Silveira away, he finally felt much more relaxed. Watching the shadow of the Northern Fleet going away, Aosta could start preparing for action. If Silveira stayed on Hek Island, it would be inconvenient for Aosta to act. If his fiancée was present, the gentleman prince would have to take too many things into consideration, which would be detrimental to the action.

Aosta's joint fleet also stopped near Heck Island to make necessary supplies. However, considering the special cargo transported on the ship, Aosta did not dock to prevent being discovered.

His business partner, "Smiling Fat Man" Maxim, was much more experienced in this regard. He put down the boats and arranged for special personnel to take these escape boats originally used for shipwreck rescue to Heck Island to purchase supplies. This would minimize the risk of the special goods transported by the joint fleet being discovered and exposed by outsiders.

"Malaya deep sea pearls, don't miss them if you pass by. Welcome those who know the goods to come and bring your own price."

"This is a recently caught Nalan swordfish. If you know the value of it, bring me the price."

"Undersea antiquities, come here if you need them, and make your bid freely."

"Highlander Blue Coral, buy it as soon as possible, otherwise it will be out of stock."

Osta asked Sophia to stay with the fleet, and he took Chris and Yulia on a small boat and soon landed on Hek Island. The gentleman prince disguised himself as an ordinary businessman and wandered around the market on Hek Island. The market here is a neutral free zone, selling all kinds of goods from the sea. After the two parties have reached an agreement, they agree on an imperial currency that both parties can accept for settlement, or a primitive trading model of barter.

At this time, the Golden Fleet of the Obelisk Empire also docked and began to carry out procurement activities. What surprised Osta was that his target of this operation, the Obelisk Empire Princess Oliphia, the "Golden Princess", did not choose to land on the island, but arranged for her subordinates to land on the island to carry out procurement activities, and she did not show up herself.

This made Osta somewhat embarrassed. He could not take action on Hek Island. The Golden Fleet had hundreds of warships and stayed on Hek Island for a short time. It was quite difficult to find the location of the Golden Princess. The Golden Princess was not necessarily on the flagship. Oliphia was randomly hidden on a ship. To accurately find the location of the Golden Princess, he needed someone who knew the way.

Osta exchanged glances with Yulia and Chris, and the three of them quickly came to the market on Hek Island, which was closest to the port, and looked for soldiers from the Obelisk Empire Navy to see if they could get intelligence from them. They soon found soldiers from the Obelisk Empire Navy who were making purchases in the market.

The other party's black armor was very easy to identify. These Imperial Navy soldiers were purchasing military supplies. Several Imperial Navy soldiers who were watching the wind outside the market suddenly felt dizzy and were attacked by Yuliya and knocked unconscious.

Osta didn't want to alert too many people, so he didn't directly show his identity as a prince to question these soldiers of the Obelix Empire Navy. He took the armor and military badges of these soldiers, put them on and went with Chris and Yulia. Disguised as an Obelix Empire soldier, this gentleman prince's plan was to secretly board the flagship of the Golden Fleet, the "Golden Eye", and wanted to start from the flagship to see if he could find out the news of the Golden Princess Oliphia.

"Stop, this token does not belong to our ship, your ship is over there!"

"We were ordered to come here to verify some matters with the captain. Please inform him on our behalf."

"Wait a moment, I'll go..."

When boarding the Golden Fleet's flagship, the Golden Eye, Osta encountered some minor troubles. The military badges in their hands were not from the Golden Fleet's flagship, the Golden Eye, but from other ships in the Golden Fleet, which naturally aroused the suspicion of the Obelix Empire Navy on duty. However, this was not an unsolvable problem for Osta.

After the gentleman prince lied about a situation, Yulia, who was beside Osta, took action. When the guards turned their heads, Yulia flashed past and instantly knocked out the imperial guards. As the flagship of the Golden Fleet, the "Golden Eye" did not have too many guards and was not heavily guarded.

The function of this flagship is a supply ship, transporting supplies. The place where the Obelisk Empire Army heavily guarded was more than 30 transport ships carrying gold, and the troops were mainly concentrated there. There were also more than 50 escort warships. In addition, there were not too many troops deployed on the supply ships. After Osta and his men knocked down several guards, they hardly encountered other patrolling imperial soldiers when they boarded the ship.

The captain of the "Golden Eyes", Count Odin, was sitting in the captain's room at this time, drinking leisurely. This middle-aged count, who looked rather treacherous, had a standard Mediterranean hairstyle and a mustache on his face. He had short black hair and a bald spot in the middle, which made him look like the missionaries of the Middle Ages in the West on Earth.

Count Odin is related to the royal family of the Obelisk Empire by blood, and they are distant relatives. Because of this blood relationship, although Count Odin's ability is average, he still won the favor of the Emperor Augustus VIII and was entrusted with an important task. He was made the commander-in-chief of the Golden Fleet in public, and the "Golden Princess" Oliphia commanded in secret.

"Your Majesty really thinks too highly of His Majesty Osed. With so much gold, it's unclear who will win. If it's not His Majesty Osed, we will lose a lot."

"Count Odin, I didn't expect you to be interested in the situation in the empire. Who do you think will inherit the throne?"

"This... who are you!"

"Lord Odin, it seems that you have no impression of me?"

While Count Odin was talking to himself, Osta and his three companions broke into the ship. Count Odin was shocked when he saw Osta. At first, he thought that there were attackers on board. When Count Odin was about to draw his sword, he saw Osta's appearance clearly and recognized the gentleman leading the way. He was undoubtedly the third prince of the empire.

This earl was different from the ordinary soldiers of the Imperial Army. As a nobleman with blood ties to the Imperial family, Earl Odin could basically recognize the members of the Imperial family, unlike the soldiers of the Imperial Army who sometimes could not recognize the Imperial princes.

After seeing that it was Prince Osta, Count Odin's face became very embarrassed, with a subtle expression. This guy has been in the political arena of the Obelisk Empire for many years and is quite smooth in dealing with people. The eldest prince Osta, favored by Emperor Augustus VIII, is considered by most nobles to be too average in ability. Even if he inherits the throne in the end, it is very likely that he will not be able to convince the other brothers.

These nobles of the empire only openly expressed their support for the decision of Emperor Augustus VIII and the legitimate heir to the throne of the eldest prince Oster. In secret, they had already taken sides and found their next bettors. Many people made multiple investments. For example, Count Odin in front of Osta was actually from the faction of the second prince Oster. Oster had military power in his hands, and with the support of the imperial military, it seemed that he was more likely to become the final winner of this power game.

Osta wandered around the "Golden Eye" for a while, but did not find other senior generals. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose to ask the supreme commander. As the commander of the Golden Fleet, Count Odin could not have been unaware of the location of the "Golden Princess" Oliphia.

Count Odin himself was a smooth-talking person with a weak will, so it was not difficult to get information from him. Moreover, this guy was very afraid of death and cherished his life very much, so he would not talk nonsense, and it would not be good for him to spread these things.

"Your Highness Aosta, why are you here? I didn't receive any notice before. Please forgive me for any negligence."

"Lord Odin, I'm just strolling around, not checking. Don't be nervous. By the way, my sister Oliphia is also on the fleet, right? Where is she? I need to find her for something."

"Your Highness Aosta, Your Highness Oliphia..."

Earl Odin was sweating profusely, and was hesitating whether to reveal Princess Olyfia's location. Before the fleet set out, Emperor Augustus VIII specifically instructed that Princess Olyfia's whereabouts must not be revealed to the public until she arrived at the territory of the eldest prince Osder.

Now, the third prince Osta asked him for confidential information, which made Earl Odin embarrassed. He might be involved in the dispute between the first prince and the third prince, and he didn't want to offend either side. The third prince Osta did not participate in the power struggle, but it was undeniable that Osta had the most political bargaining chips among the imperial princes.

Even if Aosta did not participate in the battle for the succession to the imperial throne in the end, which imperial prince would eventually inherit the throne would be carefully considered. How to coordinate with Prince Aosta. Aosta has not yet publicly expressed his support for which brother to inherit the imperial throne. The existence of this gentleman prince is very uncertain.

"Lord Odin, you should always leave yourself a way out. Your military ability is not good enough. What if one day my second brother no longer needs your loyalty? At that time..."

"Your Highness Osta, I was confused just now. Your Highness Oliphia is on the Golden Meteor."

"Lord Odin, you are a wise man, and I admire that."

"By the way, Your Highness Osta, you have to be careful. There are Imperial Secret Guards stationed there. Even if it's you who has a conflict with the Imperial Secret Guards, it will have a huge impact."

"Imperial Secret Guard, Father is really cautious. Okay, I know about this matter, Count Odin, you didn't say anything, what happened today, it didn't happen, you know what I mean!"

"I understand, I understand, Your Highness Aosta, don't worry."

Count Odin quickly confessed, revealing the location of the "Golden Princess" Oliphia, who was on the "Golden Meteor", the largest transport ship in the Golden Fleet of the Obelisk Empire. However, there was not only Princess Oliphia on the "Golden Meteor", but also the Imperial Secret Guards on duty, which was beyond Osta's expectations.

The Obelisk Imperial Secret Guard is a special force that is loyal only to the Emperor Augustus VIII. They are responsible for intelligence gathering and monitoring the affairs of the Imperial officials, and their functions are similar to those of the secret police. They are an independent intelligence department that is only responsible to the Emperor, and other forces have no right to interfere or command them.

Emperor Augustus VIII deliberately arranged for the Imperial Secret Guards to protect the "Golden Princess" Oliphia, and also intended to monitor the princess secretly. When Osta was in the imperial palace in the capital of the Obelix Empire, he had seen these Imperial Secret Guards. Each of them was extraordinary and extremely loyal to his father, comparable to a death warrior.

Although Augustus VIII recognized the eldest prince Osed as the legitimate heir to his throne, the emperor had not yet given the eldest prince Osed the command of some of the imperial secret guards, which was obviously reserved. That was a big trump card in the hands of Emperor Augustus VIII, and it was likely that he would only hand over the command when the throne was officially passed on.

The Golden Meteor transport ship is nearly 250 meters long, the longest ship in the Obelisk Empire's Golden Fleet. The command and control of this transport ship are all in the hands of the Imperial Secret Guard. In addition to transporting gold, what other goods are transported on the ship is unknown to outsiders.

Even Count Odin, the commander-in-chief of the Golden Fleet, was completely unaware of this and could only make rough guesses. After Osta left, the Count finally felt much more relaxed. It had been rumored before that the third prince Osta was average in ability and had no interest in power. Now it seemed that the gentleman prince was very capable, unlike the rumors. Count Odin personally felt that he could increase the number of targets to bet on.

"Lord Osta, there is the aura of a high-level magical beast on the Golden Meteor."

"Yulia, we must act quickly and get my sister out before the Golden Fleet sets sail. Try not to alert the Imperial Guards."

"It's no problem, Lord Osta. The Imperial Secret Guards are just that, only slightly stronger than the average elite troops of the Imperial Army."

With the forbidden item "Frozen Eternity" he carried with him, Osta activated his special ability "Time Traveler" and sneaked into the Golden Meteor with Chris and Yulia. The Golden Meteor was heavily guarded, and these secret guards of the Obelisk Empire wore the standard uniforms of ordinary imperial soldiers, disguising themselves as ordinary sergeants.

In fact, it was only after a real fight that we knew their true identity was the Imperial Secret Guard. Their individual combat capabilities far exceeded those of most of the elite troops of the Imperial Army. When operating overseas, the Imperial Secret Guards deliberately disguised themselves and hid their true identities because of operational needs. They originally had uniform Secret Guard equipment, unlike now, which was uniformly equipped with ordinary soldier equipment.

The Golden Meteor was heavily guarded, and the Obelisk Empire's secret guards were even equipped with Kelladis hounds. This hound, with black fur and much larger than ordinary wild wolves, was one of the high-level magical beasts tamed by humans. They were extremely powerful and good at biting. Moreover, the Kelladis hound had an extremely sensitive sense of smell, and could smell the scent of strange intruders, and easily detect the stealth of assassins or thieves. It was a special hound with special abilities and anti-stealth effects.

Osta was well prepared and successfully avoided the detection of the Keraldis hounds along the way. He quickly found the cabin of the Golden Meteor. His "time traveler" state was not ordinary stealth, and he had no smell. The means of smell detection were immune to the gentleman prince and did not work at all.

Through the crack in the cabin door, Osta quickly saw the figure of the "Golden Princess" Oliphia. The gentleman prince had an impression of this imperial princess, so he recognized her quickly. Osta did not enter the cabin immediately, but secretly observed from outside. In addition to Princess Oliphia, there were also several high-ranking officials of the imperial secret guards in the cabin.

"You guys don't have to stay by my side all the time, go and do your own things!"