After Defeat, the Empress’s Negotiating Chip Turns Out to Be Me

Chapter 235

235~ The Other Side of the Sea~

"Then I'll be going first, you two arrange things properly."

She could leave the rest to Ling and Red Leaf. She'd just be fishing in troubled waters in the back, stepping in when it was time to act.

But speaking of which, if she's going to the Empress's side, then that Glaze Nation princess, Mo, should also be by the Empress's side, right? She could conveniently take a look at the person who could change this already hopeless world.

……

"Mo, come look at this."

The Empress placed a map of Glaze City before the little Princess.

"What do you think about breaking through directly from here?"

The little Princess glanced at the place the Empress was pointing to.

"That won't work. This is part of Glaze City's sewage system. There are dedicated soldiers guarding it to prevent people from sneaking into Glaze City through the sewage system. It's quite an important place, there's no way they wouldn't have defenses there."

Anyone who's spent time in Glaze Nation basically knows this. Even ordinary citizens know about this place.

"I see. Then what about here?"

"That won't work either. Although this is a side gate, it's generally not opened. Usually only when royal family members need to enter or exit urgently without drawing attention would they go through here. There's Alert Magic on it. Opening it without permission will send a warning to the person specifically responsible for this side gate."

She didn't believe that the deity who controlled the entire royal family wouldn't also control the gatekeeper.

The current Glaze Nation royal family, without exception, has likely all been controlled. Only she, this princess who's constantly away from Glaze Nation, can still be considered free.

Even her cheap Father the King has been controlled, not to mention the other princes and princesses.

The king who has the most authority has been controlled, what can a bunch of princes and princesses do?

"...Then where does Mo think we should break through? The kind where we can get in quickly without the people inside reacting in time."

Although she could fly, flying was prohibited over Glaze Nation. A Magic Array was specifically set up to monitor this. Whether destroying this Magic Array or forcing entry would be discovered immediately.

"Then there's no way. At most we can only sneak in."

When Glaze City was expanded later, she had also participated in the design. She had perfected almost every place that could be exploited. Currently, she couldn't think of any loopholes.

Sneaking in is also unlikely. The entire Glaze City is surrounded by this Barrier. How could they not know if people enter or exit?

"Damn it, who exactly designed Glaze City?"

The Empress stomped her foot on the spot.

Mo: "......"

The entire Glaze City is divided into five districts: Glaze Royal Palace, White Glaze Central City District, Mo Glaze Experimental Zone, Magnolia City District, and Xuan Jade Old City District.

Among them, the largest is the Central City District, the smallest is Magnolia City District where nobles are the main residents. Except for the Central City District in the middle that doesn't touch the city walls, it's almost impossible to smuggle into any district.

"Rather than thinking about this, you might as well just break in through the main gate."

The little Princess said, propping up her chin.

It's not that she wanted to dampen confidence, but Glaze City's design is indeed very solid. It's impossible to quietly sneak in from anywhere.

The sewage system has minor maintenance almost once a year and major maintenance once every three years. There's simply no loophole to exploit.

"Alright then..."

Looks like they can only wait for Cecilia to arrive first.

Anyway, it won't take long. A Great Archmage traveling by magic can cover this distance in just one hour.

......

......

One hour later...

"Your Majesty~ Your Majesty~ I'm here~"

Fei & Mo: "......"

"Princess Mo~ Nice to meet you for the first time, I'm Cecilia."

"Mm."

The little Princess responded somewhat coldly.

"Your Majesty called me here because of that Barrier covering Glaze City?"

"Yes, I need you to lend me your aid."

She needed Cecilia, who was also a top-tier Great Archmage, to help her destroy this Barrier together. Although there's currently no way to proceed temporarily, a Barrier always has a core Magic Array maintaining it. Destroy this core, and the entire Barrier will no longer be sustainable.

She had roughly finalized a plan. Since they can't violently destroy this Barrier, they'll target the core.

"So has Your Majesty figured out how to break it?"

Right to the difficult point. The Empress was momentarily at a loss for words.

Where the core Magic Array would be placed was really hard to find. Glaze City is too large. If it's hidden, the fastest way to destroy the core Magic Array would be carpet bombing, just bomb the entire city. The problem is that the Glaze Nation citizens inside Glaze City would also suffer. She immediately ruled out this method.

"If you're looking for the core, I might know where is most suitable. You can try going directly through the sewage system."

What they need now is no longer to quietly sneak in, but to approach the temporary palace in the Mo Glaze Experimental Zone in the fastest way that's least likely to encounter enemies.

……

The plan was set for tomorrow. Today, because it was too late, they chose to rest for a while temporarily.

Originally rest wasn't necessary, but considering that the little Princess's body needs adequate sleep, the Empress decided to postpone it until tomorrow after the little Princess wakes up.

Although bringing the little Princess into the Barrier is very dangerous, there's no fixed design diagram for the vast sewage system. The sewage system's design was completed by several people together, but there are some suggestive markings irregularly distributed in every waterway. Those markings can only be understood by some royal family members.

She's one of them, then there's the thoroughly dead First Prince and her cheap Father the King. Even Xiao Xi still doesn't know about this.

"Princess Mo, may I come in?"

"Enter."

Originally she wanted to refuse. She didn't want more people to see her wearing pajamas, but considering the Empress's trusting attitude toward Cecilia, she agreed.

"Princess Mo, before I ask you some questions, I need to confirm with you first. Are you truly Princess Mo?"

"......What do you mean?"

If she's not herself, who else could she be?

Seeing the little Princess's confused expression, she nodded.

"In that case, I'm relieved."

Mo: "......"

"May I ask Princess Mo, do you know what's on the other side of the sea?"

"The other side of the sea? It's other continents."

The little Princess answered without hesitation.

"Wrong, Princess Mo. Please think about it more carefully."

If the other side of the sea isn't other continents, what else could it be? Could there be something else?

She didn't believe in the flat earth theory, or rather, no modern person could possibly believe it.

If that's the case, if the other side of the sea isn't continents...

Suddenly, she remembered something. Long-sealed memories suddenly surged to her heart.

The other side of the sea is Aunt Himeko's smile!!