novelraw Chapter 53
Chapter 53
53~ Invention~
Is it really no problem?
Although the loli maid Xiyan was worried, she had been ordered not to approach, so she could only be anxious here.
"Um, Lady Ling, how about we wait outside?"
Looking at Xiyan's pleading eyes, even Ling, who had served as the Empress's personal maid for a long time, couldn't quite withstand it. If it weren't for the fact that Xiyan's magic level was at the same tier as hers, she would suspect this little loli maid had used charm-type magic on her.
Finally, she sighed:
"Don't approach the back garden."
"Got it!"
Xiyan rushed at lightning speed toward the source of the explosion.
The Maid Ling shook her head helplessly. When had she become so accommodating? But as long as that little maid didn't act recklessly, it should be fine. Looking at Xiyan, she didn't seem like someone who would act recklessly anyway, so she'd let her be.
"Red Leaf."
"I'm here."
"Is the list Her Majesty requested ready?"
"It's all prepared. I guarantee not a single person is missing, and we can proceed at any time..."
Red Leaf made a throat-slitting gesture.
"As long as it's ready, await Her Majesty's instructions."
"Red Leaf understands."
A list that took some time to investigate and compile. Every person listed on it was someone the Empress wanted to eliminate. These people were spread across all social strata, all industries, all locations, all corners. They could be said to be almost everywhere, so this list was very thick...
"By the way, Lady Ling, recently some nobles have been inquiring about Princess Mo's information."
"I know."
"What I mean is, they're inquiring about where exactly Princess Mo came from. Some people are already doubting whether Princess Mo is really Her Majesty's younger sister."
"..."
She had to say, there wasn't a single simple person who could enter the Scarlet Maid Corps, especially Red Leaf, the Head Maid. She had probably noticed something was off about Princess Mo long ago, suspecting that Princess Mo wasn't from Scarlet Phoenix Nation at all. Only now, after discovering outsiders were investigating, did she mention it to her.
"Is that so?"
"Red Leaf has already placed these people at the front and marked them out. They can serve as priority targets."
Red Leaf pointed to the names marked with underlines on the list.
"...I understand. I'll report this point to Her Majesty. Regarding Princess Mo's matters, don't ask too many questions. Keep it in your heart, guard your lips."
"Red Leaf understands."
She certainly wouldn't carelessly speak about it. But as for those who already knew, that wasn't her concern. It wasn't her who said it, others guessed it themselves.
Probably... about half of the Scarlet Maid Corps, which was roughly 41 people.
At least that's how many people she knew about.
"By the way, Xiyan is being transferred out of the Scarlet Maid Corps."
"Ah? But that little one hasn't been officially confirmed yet."
"No need for official confirmation. Starting tomorrow, she'll be a personal maid who only takes orders from the Empress and Princess Mo. She won't need to participate in Scarlet Maid Corps missions anymore."
Oh~ so it's a direct promotion? She was worried for nothing. She thought Xiyan had done something to make Her Majesty or Princess Mo unhappy and was being fired.
In her heart, Xiyan was still quite diligent and studious. As long as she heard about anything that could help her better protect or serve Princess Mo, she would desperately study it. Maids with such drive were rare, and she quite liked her.
It was just a pity that such a diligent maid would be transferred out of the Scarlet Maid Corps tomorrow. She hadn't even had time to properly train her herself.
"However, you may need to train her in the future. Although Xiyan is qualified, she hasn't completely met the standard yet."
"Leave everything to Red Leaf, Lady Ling can rest assured."
Of course, among her subordinates, Red Leaf was the one she trusted most.
...
On the other side, the little Princess was carried by the Empress as they quickly walked out of the secret passage and arrived in another room. Although it was much smaller than the secret passage outside, the things inside were much better than outside. At least some of them were still usable.
"I... what the?"
The little Princess was stunned. By the light of the crystal lamps, she could clearly see what was stored in this room... it was actually the joyful source of the 21st century, computers!!
For something like computers to appear in another world was truly shocking. She hadn't seen one for almost 18 full years!
The little Princess excitedly had the Empress put her down, then quickly hopped over to the main unit of this large computer and opened the cover panel. Inside were complex circuits.
That's right! She was certain! Hundreds of years ago, Scarlet Radiance Nation must have had a transmigrator arrive! Otherwise, how could something like a computer, a product of the information age, possibly appear in this other world that was still transitioning from slave society to feudal society? This was simply impossible!
Although the circuit boards inside were rather crude in workmanship, and the entire computer main unit had already reached the size of a double bed, with storage units and processing units and other hardware craftsmanship that would be considered antique-level products even in the 21st century modern era, but this was another world! Another world with a backward social system!
To discover something like a computer in another world, how could she not get excited!? This proved that there really were other transmigrators in this world!
She could barely restrain herself from shouting out loud. This was the first time she was so certain that other transmigrators existed in this world.
"Mo? How is it, what is this thing? Did you figure something out?"
"Ahem..."
The little Princess also realized she had gotten too excited just now and quickly adjusted her breathing to stabilize her emotions.
Calm down... calm down... calm... I'll calm your baseball bat! I can't calm down at all!
"This is the world's... uh..."
The little Princess's brain suddenly short-circuited, not knowing how to introduce to the Empress one of the greatest inventions of the 21st century.
"Forget it, I'll explain it to you later. If I try to explain now, I probably won't be able to explain it clearly."
"Mm, then explain it to me later."
The Empress was surprisingly not angry, her reaction very calm, which left the little Princess somewhat puzzled.
"I'm not omniscient and all-knowing. Isn't it very normal for there to be things I don't know?"
Well, that made a lot of sense, but she always felt there was something wrong with this... shouldn't an Empress be very arrogant?
Empress: ಠ_ಠ
Did she really seem that arrogant? She was constantly learning every day, okay?
"Alright..."
The little Princess withdrew her gaze and continued studying the things in this room.
The reason Scarlet Radiance Nation could be powerful enough to take on five nations at once was, if nothing unexpected happened, because of this transmigrator, right? Someone who could actually make these things in reality would absolutely be a first-class strategic-level talent if placed in the modern era!
My goodness... thinking about it this way, she suddenly felt she was just a small fry. She could only apply some theoretical knowledge a little bit, making things like matchlock muskets and flintlock muskets. Compared to someone who could actually build computers and wireless radios, she couldn't compare at all with such a high-level expert.
She was becoming more and more curious about who the person who built this place was. Although they were most likely dead by now, don't forget this was a world full of magic. Extending one's life for several hundred years was no problem.