They recognized their feelings, but the knight had been reincarnated as a fox cub

"Is there such a strange thing?" Kaido frowned slightly.

"Hmm...from your description, this accident seems to be still in the suspicion stage, and we can't be sure whether it is related to the cultists." Alins analyzed.

"However, this strange disease is very similar to the style of cultists."

"Well, anyway, it's better not to jump to conclusions before the matter is clarified." Alins rubbed his chin.

"Have you made good arrangements for the follow-up relief work and reconstruction?"

“The local court is proceeding in an orderly manner.”

"That's good. We must not affect the livelihoods of the local people." Alins nodded.

"But of course this matter must be investigated thoroughly. So, when I return, I will personally dispatch a knight who is responsible for studying cultists to investigate this matter. Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of it."

"........Thank you for your help." Nia thanked him.

"Junior sister, who are we talking about? It's too formal to say this."

Kaido stared at Arins, with a hint of surprise in his calm eyes.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that Alins's reaction to this matter was a little strange.

Perhaps, the other party did not attach too much importance to this matter. After all, the casualties were not great, and it did not cause too many bad effects.

And it is true. As Alins said, it remains to be seen whether this incident was the work of cultists. What if it is really just a strange disease caused by nature?

You know, the cultists active in the empire were almost wiped out during the reign of their master, the Knight Commander of the Dawn, so there shouldn't be any that slipped through the net.

Kaido still has great trust in his senior brother. After all, they have been through life and death together countless times and have entrusted their backs to each other. The building of trust is not built in a day.

What's more, the other party is not only his senior brother, but also the Grand Knight Commander of the entire empire. He is his subordinate, so he just needs to trust his boss's judgment on such matters.

After much thought, Kaido didn't think that this was the work of cultists. It was most likely a plague caused by unknown reasons, and he could just let specialized disease researchers investigate it.

As for the families of the surviving victims, the Tribunal will give them corresponding compensation, but in return, they must also be observed by the Tribunal for a period of time to ensure that they have not been infected with this extremely harmful disease.

What Alins ordered was roughly what Kaido had expected. He ordered people to provide condolences and assistance to the families of the victims and to ensure that they were not infected with the mutated virus.

In addition, the wounded, police guards, and knights who have had contact with these monsters must enter an observation period. The report says that this virus is not contagious, but it is still better to be cautious.

Nia opened her mouth to express her no objection to Alins's approach.

Although from her subjective point of view, this mutation incident is indeed questionable, but the master takes this matter very seriously, so she has to find Arins personally to deal with it.

She also couldn't tell Alins directly that it was her master's idea to focus on investigating this matter. Nia had promised Fate not to tell anyone that she was still alive, so she would not tell anyone, not even her fellow disciples of Fate.

Because it was Nia who mentioned it herself, Alins did take this matter seriously, but not much. Before the matter was concluded, Nia could not ask for anything more. After all, she was now the captain of the Queen's personal guard. Unless she received the Queen's decree, she had no right to inquire about the handling of the matter by the Inquisition.

After separating from Alins, Nia had to go meet the Queen.

Alins returned to the imperial city. She had just returned and went to report.

Pass through the palace gate unimpeded and enter the inner hall.

Nia did not go directly to the bedroom, but went to the Platinum Palace where the Queen worked.

Normally, the Queen seldom stayed in her own bedroom, and spent most of her time in the Platinum Palace reading books and reviewing documents sent by cabinet ministers and noble lords.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the third floor of the Platinum Palace, Beatrice was sitting in her study, bending over her desk, flipping through books and reviewing documents in her hands.

Putting aside her eccentricities in personality and certain habits, Her Majesty the Queen is quite dedicated in administration.

As for whether she is professional, even if Nia doubts Beatrice's character, she will not doubt Beatrice's ability. She even feels that as long as the queen wants, there is nothing in this world that she cannot learn and cannot do to perfection.

Diligence in government is what her master, Fate, the former Knight Commander of the Dawn, engraved in the Queen's bones. The habit has long become natural.

At home, Beatrice was dressed more casually, with her jet-black hair draped behind her back and simply tied with a purple butterfly ribbon. Her legs, as white as frost and snow, were exposed, and she casually wore a pair of crystal sandals, matched with milky white gauze socks. The outline of the white socks outlined her exquisite and seductive feet.

The upper body is a simple purple dress with black silk edges, which is embroidered with rose patterns, which matches the pair of violet eyes that are as bright as the stars.

When she was ten steps away from Beatrice, Nia stopped.

Beatrice didn't look up at her. Her beautiful eyes like stars were staring meticulously at the documents and books in her hands. She seemed to be completely unaware of her arrival.

However, Nia knew that Beatrice had sensed her as early as the first step she took into the hall.

Chapter 53: 52~The Patient and Sick Queen

Beatrice was still sitting there, concentrating on reviewing documents, as if she had not noticed Nia's arrival at all.

Watching Her Majesty the Queen working meticulously in front of her, Nia stopped and said nothing. She knew Beatrice didn't want anyone to disturb her now.

Given the Queen's personality, if she wanted to talk to me she would have spoken long ago.

After Nia became the captain of Beatrice's personal guard, her greatest impression of the Queen was her diligence, self-discipline, and...

Even as a personal bodyguard, I rarely see her idle. She will never go back to the palace unless it is necessary, and even when she goes back, she always has a book in her hands. Sometimes, if she is too busy with official duties, she will sleep directly in the study and get up early the next morning to continue working.

The master has been the Queen's teacher for so many years. Regardless of other aspects, at least he has been quite effective in teaching diligence.

Ten minutes later, Beatrice inserted the completed report into the last document, sorted it out on the table, and simply said three words.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"It is my duty to help Her Majesty the Queen solve her problems." Nia bowed slightly.

Although Beatrice's beautiful face still has a bit of childishness, her temperament gives people a maturity beyond her age, especially her luxurious 'breasts' that would shake like jelly at the slightest movement. Her curvy figure and her tender white skin still have some of the immaturity of a young girl.

Who would have thought that Her Majesty the Queen had just celebrated her coming-of-age ceremony a few days ago?

"You didn't disappoint me, did you?"

"Your Majesty, the source has been traced back. The one who sold the gold cup was Earl of Buckley's eldest son."

"According to him, he found the cup on a small farm on his way back to the city and bought the gold cup from the farmer at a low price." Nia presented the report to Beatrice.

"I bought it from the farm." Beatrice chuckled suddenly, her eyes as clear as spring water. "Does he believe that?"

"It should be the truth. Knowing that you wanted to investigate, the young noble was scared to death. There was no need for him to lie. Besides, I also found the farmer who sold him the cup and confirmed that it was true."

"Nia, you know what I hate to hear the most is uncertain words like 'should'." Beatrice propped up her delicate head, twisting a few strands of black hair with one hand, her beautiful eyes rippling with charm.

"What should be is what it is. If you are not sure, just make it certain. It's that simple."

"Similarly, if he refuses to tell the truth and hides details, he will be willing to tell everything truthfully." Beatrice's mouth curled up slightly, and her charming and beautiful appearance made the whole room a little colder.

"But that noble young master did not violate any serious imperial laws, so we have no reason to detain him even if we want to."

"If there is no reason, find one." Beatrice stood up with her hands on the table, walked slowly behind Nia, tiptoed, and blew a breath of hot air gently into Nia's ear.

"Or does my lovely guard need the Queen's hands-on teaching and service~?"

“..........I understand.” Despite the fragrant breeze, Nia felt a chill on her back and her neck became a little stiff.

"Hmm~"

By the time Nia reacted, Beatrice had already left her and returned to the desk to continue looking through her documents.

Her meaning was very clear. It was impossible for any noble to absolutely abide by the law. Beatrice knew very well the personalities of the people under her command.

These people's industries and small actions in the gray area could not be hidden from her at all, she just turned a blind eye to it. If she really wanted to punish these nobles, she had plenty of ways to do it. Not to mention the big nobles, she had as many handles as she wanted on the smaller nobles such as the viscount and earl.

The last thing you need to worry about is having no legitimate reason to do so.

Having followed Beatrice for so long, Nia knew what Beatrice was going to do next whenever she bent over and raised her hips.

Alins was right. Among all of Fate's disciples, Nia was indeed the one who was most like Fate. This was why Beatrice chose Nia as the captain of her personal guard.

Among all the knights of the Inquisition, Nia is the only one who will definitely not become an insider planted by the Inquisition.

Given her dedicated nature, after becoming the Queen's personal bodyguard, she would never reveal any of the Queen's whereabouts to her fellow apprentices.

Beatrice didn't expect Nia, who was born a knight, to be completely loyal to her. She just needed to do her duties conscientiously, which would make things much easier for her.

Although Beatrice wouldn't care even if it was revealed.

In fact, whether it was the noble forces or the Inquisition, Beatrice didn't care who was in power.

If you don't care, why bother with checks and balances?

There was only one person she was truly afraid of; no one else had the ability to pose a real threat to her.

But that person is no longer alive.

Beatrice lowered her head slightly, her eyes were dim and uncertain, and waves of resentment gradually emerged. Her fingers were slightly clenched, and after the waves dissipated, strong and complex emotions were still there.

When that person was still alive, even she couldn't explain the mixed emotions she had. She only knew that they must contain resentment and hatred.

All the forbearance is for today.

But after hearing the news of that person's death, she finally understood what the remaining ingredients were...

Such obvious expression of affection was almost impossible for Beatrice, who was indifferent to everything. It was fleeting and was not seen by Nia.

"Besides this, have you found nothing else?"

"No, I also asked the local court to investigate the farmer, but there are no clues." Nia reported truthfully.

Beatrice stared at Nia's face for a long time, then spoke slowly. "Then continue investigating."

"Yes, sir." Nia didn't know why Beatrice, who was not interested in anything, was so obsessed with a cup, but this was not something she should know.

It was not something she should know, so she did not ask any questions and just did whatever the Queen told her to do. This was Nia's character, and it was also what Beatrice liked most, that she would never question her orders.

"Speaking of which, did you encounter anything interesting during this trip to the border town?"

A faint strange color flashed in Nia's eyes, but it quickly returned to normal and was almost completely unnoticeable.

She replied:

"No."

"No? Well, it's just a border town, what's interesting about it?" Beatrice's lips curled up into a smile that Nia couldn't understand, and she looked at her fingers.

A slight smile brings out all the charm, perhaps this is how the young empress in front of us can be described, but this stunningly beautiful empress doesn't smile often.

"You should leave now, take a good rest, and accompany me to meet the envoy of the Principality of Fernando this afternoon."

"Yes, sir." Nia bowed and left with a normal expression.

"Ah." Putting down her fingers, the Queen looked meaningfully at Nia who was walking down the stairs with her charming and moving eyes.

"It seems that there are some special people and special things in Border Town."

"It's so special that even my lovely personal bodyguard dared to lie to me." Although Beatrice was smiling, there was no smile in her eyes, which made people feel chilling.

After a moment, Beatrice stopped smiling and turned her attention back to the documents on the desk.

This is the request document that was previously handed over by Lord Alins, regarding the handling of prisoners of war in the Principality of Fernando. Now that the Principality of Fernando has succumbed to the military force of the Empire and expressed submission to the Empire, should all the prisoners of war and courtiers in the Principality of Fernando be released?

Beatrice approved and allowed it to be released.

but.........

She added a few lines in the note.

All the prisoners of war and courtiers were released, but their eyeballs were gouged out, their arms were cut off, and they were all chained up. Five of them were left with one eye, and they were allowed to walk back to Fernando with all the prisoners of war and courtiers.

Beatrice wrote these words without any hesitation or thought, and even had a morbidly charming smile on her lips.

The Empress of the Empire, Beatrice Nolantier, is intelligent, gifted, diligent, self-disciplined, calm and meticulous in her work. In all aspects, she is a rare genius in a thousand years, but at the same time...she is cruel and domineering, has a morbid obsession with power, and is fascinated by the attitude of a superior who can decide the life and death of others with a stroke of the pen. Apart from this, she is very tolerant and vindictive.

This is what Fate said about her.

Chapter 54: 53~Of course what the Queen said cannot be false

Cai Lin Palace has always been the reception hall for the emperor to welcome foreign dignitaries. Those who can be invited to hold discussions here are all nobles or members of foreign royal families who can be barely included in the 'equal treatment list' of the empire. It can be said that being able to bring people to Cai Lin Palace for discussions is already a great honor and respect.

However, this also cruelly meant that foreign envoys who were invited to other places for talks, or even those outside the imperial palace, were despised and even scorned by the empire.

The envoy of the Principality of Fernando was now in a panic. When he learned that the place where the Empress of the Empire invited him to meet was not in the palace, but in a villa near the palace, his heart sank.

This is enough to prove the Empress' attitude towards him and the country he represents.

He arrived at the mansion early and sat on a bench in the lobby, anxiously preparing his speech. Every minute and every second of waiting was torture. Before the meeting even started, the Empress of the Empire was already "torturing" him.

The messenger, now in a state of confusion, had long lost the confidence he had before coming. He sat restlessly, looking at the clock hanging on the wall from time to time to check the time.

Calm down, calm down. At least the Queen agreed to see me, right? Maybe her attitude towards Fernando is not that bad...