Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

But her cheeks were slightly flushed, as if she was shy about something.

"Long time no see, Nori."

In high spirits, Fan Xiao ruffled Nori's hair, then withdrew his hand and greeted the little girl with a smile.

“Count…?” Nori finally stopped trembling and asked cautiously, “Where…where am I?”

"Don't worry, I'll take you back," Fan Xiao said. "Your sister Tina used up a little of your body just now."

"Sister Tina..."

Nori was no longer afraid.

For her, who idolizes Tina, being possessed by Tina is an honor and a glory that belongs to her.

In her joyful mood, she didn't care much about the strange situation around her.

"Let's go, I'll take you back to the capital."

After Fan Xiao put the "Heart of a Sub-God" back into his ring space, he closed the title sphere, used "Shifting Stars" to open a spatial gate, and stepped into it with Nori.

Chapter 768 A New Showdown Between Lucia and Lu Xining

Partition 001.

Xilun Royal City.

As the royal family's headquarters, Xilun Royal City is the oldest megacity in Division 001, and also the city where the most esteemed Queen Charlotte resided.

Perhaps due to genetics, the women of the Western royal family throughout history have tended to be...petite.

Today, the royal family no longer carries the mystique of being high above the clouds in the eyes of ordinary people. Some areas of the royal palace have even become well-known tourist attractions, drawing many visitors every year.

To some extent, due to her size, Queen Charlotte always gives the people of District 001 a strong sense of contrast whenever she appears in public.

Simply put, she's practically ready to debut as an idol.

However, she herself was neither aware of this nor had she intended to.

In her eyes, she had always been a noble and dignified figure.

"Mom! Why are you being so much more aggressive these past few days?"

Nori's sister, Melissa, visited the Queen's private palace and immediately began to question her.

Like Nori, Melissa has waist-length light golden hair, a delicate face with a touch of childishness and a hint of foxy charm, giving the first impression of... a beautiful girl who seems very intelligent.

Melissa continued, "You've almost taken away all the retirement positions that the aristocratic faction occupied in the game's government system!"

"And your great-uncle's faction is also being constantly suppressed by you... Are you trying to deal with both the problems within the nobility and the royal family at the same time?"

"Won't doing this cause any problems?"

At this moment, the Queen was reviewing some real-time intelligence transmitted by her subordinates—information about Mammon.

The message above indicates that Mammon of G08, who has proclaimed himself leader Reinhardt, has not appeared in public for the past few days.

While there's nothing unusual about this situation, and Reinhardt doesn't hang around in public every day, the fact that he's not the only A-level player to disappear, and that they're all disappearing in droves, is rather intriguing.

Queen Charlotte raised her head, glanced calmly at Melissa, and did not reprimand her eldest daughter for her impetuous attitude, which was unbecoming of royalty.

Because she has indeed made some rather big moves these past few days.

Moreover, at this stage it can only be considered an appetizer!

She... was testing the waters with these initial actions.

She probed whether the aristocratic faction and the organization behind her uncle, Javier Cillen, were in serious trouble.

If the test yields results in line with her expectations, then... her subsequent actions will be even more significant!

"Don't make a fuss, Melissa."

Charlotte said calmly, "Four days ago, Kane disappeared from his residence without any warning or news."

"Duke Kane?" Melissa said, "He's an active A-rank player, it's normal for him to disappear for a few days, right? Perhaps... he went to a dungeon?"

“Note my wording: there were no signs or news whatsoever.”

Charlotte continued, "Three days ago, the spiritual flame left by your great-uncle Javier Cirón in the 'Furnace' went out, which proves that he is dead."

As she spoke, she tapped her fingers on the table, projecting the intelligence onto the top of her desk in a 3D manner.

Melissa glanced over instinctively and saw that it displayed information about Mammon, Star Memory City, and the 007 District.

Reinhardt, an A-rank player of Mammon, hasn't shown up for a long time.

After Star Memory City was destroyed, the Radiant Society took over Division 004 and developed peacefully and steadily without encountering any resistance.

The 007 district recently experienced a major upheaval, but it suddenly subsided within a day, and stability was restored...

Unseen by her, the situation within node G08 was turbulent and constantly changing, creating an atmosphere of impending doom.

She quickly realized what was happening: "What...!? That jerk is finally dead!? Uh... no, I mean, my great-uncle was an A-level player, how could he just die for no reason?" Melissa exclaimed in astonishment, "In our node, who could do something like this?"

"Could it be that you, Mom, did this...?" She swallowed those words back.

“There’s no need to hide your true thoughts,” Charlotte seemed unusually magnanimous today. “Your great-uncle was never a good person. Although he was also a member of the royal family, he was hostile to us. His death is beneficial to us. We should be happy, why hide it?”

"Mom, you're not even going to pretend anymore, are you...?" Seeing this, Melissa also gave up pretending.

She quickly regained her composure, recalling what Charlotte had told her some time ago.

She quickly came up with a guess: "Mom, you mentioned to me before that the G08 node has the fewest fusion partitions among the G-letter nodes, but it is unexpectedly the node with the strongest players... You mentioned that there is a hidden power that we don't know about, and that Star Memory City is related to it... Could it be that what is happening now is also related to what you mentioned before?"

"Yes. It's time to tell you the truth about some things..."

Charlotte didn't hide it this time.

She activated her defensive item and then began to explain the details of the "Twilight Council" organization.

Melissa listened very attentively.

"...Your uncle Javier Celen, Duke Kane of the noble faction, Reinhardt of Mammon, Valentine, the veteran A-level player of the Celestial Church, and even the royal family of Division 002...all these people are related to this organization."

"Now, they are all having problems with their whereabouts."

"Your great-uncle is dead, Duke Kane has disappeared... and if nothing unexpected happens, he is likely dead as well. As for the others, there has been virtually no news of their activities recently."

"Mom, are you saying... that there's something wrong with the 'Twilight Council'?" Melissa guessed. "The core members of the council... could they all have been wiped out? More than a dozen A-level players, who could do something like that?"

“I don’t know. I only know that no one in the G08 node can do this.” Charlotte reminded her, “Besides, this is just speculation at the moment. I need to test it to confirm it further. You don’t need to worry about it for now… No, this matter may have something to do with you and Nori.”

"Huh...? How did this get involved with us?"

Melissa was taken aback.

Then she used her clever little brain to think it over and sort through the details in her memory... Soon, she came to a conclusion: "Could it be that guy?"

She thought of Fan Xiao.

Van Shaw is the current owner of Rice Estate, which is also the original residence of Count Tina Christie... This count is no ordinary person; she is likely a big shot who came from outside the city.

It's very likely that one...

“Watch your tone,” Charlotte warned. “You must be extremely polite in anything related to the Rice Manor.”

"There's no need to be so polite. I won't argue with a little kid."

The voice of a third party appeared very abruptly inside Charlotte's private palace.

Charlotte instinctively stood up, entering a state of high alert and readiness.

The royal residence area of ​​Xilun Palace has always been protected by two powerful A-level territorial items.

Without her permission, no one not on the props log can get in.

The opponent was able to enter her palace silently, clearly a formidable foe!

"Mom, I...I'm back."

Charlotte suddenly heard a fourth voice—Nori's voice.

She and Melissa looked over and saw Nori following behind a young man... It was Van Shaw! She had seen the footage.

"Who's a little brat?!"

Melissa, who had already grown into a beautiful young woman, said somewhat unconvinced.

She and Fan Xiao went through the "City of True Love" instance together, and had some contact later on, so they were basically acquainted.

"I've delivered the person, I'm leaving now."

Fan Xiao glanced at Melissa and the Queen, gave them a brief greeting, and prepared to leave.

Queen Charlotte is the most honored person in Division 001—this does not apply to him.

Even the most distinguished person at the G08 node is nothing to him.

That's how evolution games work. Because the upper limit of an individual player's strength is far higher than that of the entire civilization in a single region, strength is always the most important factor in the world of advanced players.

To him, Queen Charlotte was just an ordinary A-level player.

"Farewell, Earl, I...I look forward to our next meeting."

Nori switched to her chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur) mode and said goodbye to Van Shaw.

By this time, Queen Charlotte had recovered from her surprise and wariness.

She quickly stepped forward and said, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Fan."

"What's up?"

Fan Xiao's gaze fell on the Queen.

In terms of appearance, Queen Charlotte is very similar to her eldest daughter Melissa, with a similarly alluring and seductive look. The only difference lies in their hair color and temperament—Melissa has light gold hair, while Charlotte has a dazzling and eye-catching bright gold hair, exuding a powerful aura like dazzling sunlight.

Her cold, stern gaze is very intimidating, making it easy to overlook her petite figure and feel her regal aura from within.

She's almost forty, but looks like a young girl... yet she doesn't lack mature femininity, both cute and sophisticated... and somehow she even seems a bit erotic.

"I've been doing too many lewd things lately, and now I'm starting to crave more attractive people... tsk."

Fan Xiao mentally berated himself, while also suppressing his somewhat improper thoughts.

To be fair, when Queen Charlotte stands with Melissa and Norrie, they look exactly like three sisters.

No one would even consider the mother-daughter relationship.

He might overthink things, and there's an objective factor involved, so you can't entirely blame him... That's right, that's exactly it!

Queen Charlotte then said, "When Earl Christie left, she contacted us and said she wouldn't be returning. Since Mr. Fan is Earl Christie's relative, he should... inherit her title."

“Your Majesty, let’s be frank,” Fan Xiao said calmly. “What is your purpose in trying to win me over like this? I’m not the kind of person you can control by giving me some benefits.”

“Master, Charlotte’s goal is to make the Celestial royal family great again, to overthrow the church, the noble factions, and the emerging capitalist forces, and to regain dominance over the entire 001 district.”

A fifth voice echoed through the palace—from the word "Truth Overcomes All," which Fan Xiao casually tucked into his pocket.

Xiao Zhen has been very active lately!

It probably wants its owner to help it fuse with other items of the same attribute to enhance its functionality.

Xiao Zhen judged that this was a good opportunity to help Fan Xiao show off, so she took the initiative to speak: "In order to achieve this goal, Charlotte needs to eliminate the 'Twilight Council' that is secretly controlling everything. She certainly cannot do this on her own. So when she learned that you, Master, have a relationship with Miss Tina, a super player, she had Nori and Melissa approach you. She wanted to tie you to the Xilun royal family through a political marriage, so as to further climb up Miss Tina's social ladder."

After Xiao Zhen finished speaking, she added her evaluation: "A mere queen from a backward node and a backward region dares to try and take advantage of our great master! She's utterly ignorant of her own limitations! Foolish Charlotte actually thinks your value lies only in your relationship with Miss Tina. She can't see your immense strength at all, what a waste of her pretty eyes! Master, why be so polite to a woman with such lofty ambitions but short-sightedness? You should just teach her a lesson and humiliate her, let her know who the true king of node G08 is!"

Charlotte: "..."

Fan Xiao: "..."

Ah... this Xiao Zhen is quite good at reading people's minds.

At this point, he really doesn't care whether or not he reveals his strength.

In other words, there's no need to hide it anymore.

Although he didn't really have the idea that "returning home in glory is like wearing fine clothes at night," he still felt pretty good about having someone help him show off.

This super A-grade prop is getting better and better at being licked.

The next second, Fan Xiao took the monocle out of his pocket, put it on his right eye, looked at Charlotte, and shook his head slightly: "Queen, there's no point in you doing these things."

"Even your ambitions are meaningless, because the G08 node will soon stabilize, leaving no room for ambitious people to stir up trouble."

"And there's no need for a marriage alliance. I quite admire your eldest daughter's quick wit. I'd be open to taking her in as a student. Of course, there are conditions."