novelraw Chapter 90
Chapter 90
90~ Establishing the Consort~
The breech-loading rifled gun. The most difficult problem was the rifling manufacturing issue, but it didn't matter. On the production line she had established in advance, in order to facilitate the implementation of this backup plan, she had deliberately guided research to ensure this production line had the capability to manufacture rifling!
Mm... She didn't understand the research aspect, but that didn't prevent her from guiding the production line to conduct research in this direction.
In any case, Glaze Nation now possessed the capability to produce rifled guns. Although there was no such thing as machine tools, don't forget this was another world, one with magic...
Magic could replace the precision engraving function of machine tools. Although the manufacturing speed would be much slower, at least they could be produced, so she wasn't worried about the rifling manufacturing problem.
"Xiyan."
"What is it? Does Princess have any instructions?"
"Help me have someone deliver this letter to Glaze Nation again."
"Okay~"
This was the last letter. After this letter, everything that needed to be communicated would be communicated.
The little loli maid bounced and hopped out the door holding the envelope.
If the breech-loading rifled gun she left for Glaze Nation was the best weapon she could currently design, then what she designed for Scarlet Phoenix Nation was merely a crude version.
People always had their biases, and she was the same. She would prioritize giving all the best things to Glaze Nation. As for Scarlet Phoenix Nation, that was purely a helpless measure.
She could already imagine the scene of Glaze Nation's soldiers killing enemies from hundreds of meters away. That would certainly be explosive! Enemies being beaten into disarray!
At least the enemy should be dumbfounded, suffering more than half casualties from volleys before even fully approaching the city!
The accurate range was indeed only those few hundred meters, but the effective range could reach over a kilometer. As long as the opposing side had many people, there was no need to fear not hitting anyone. Within effective range, they could directly spray random shots.
The bullet problem was no problem. They could mass-produce them on a small scale. Although they remained expensive because mages were still needed for precision engraving, with the funding support from Scarlet Phoenix Nation's previous large batch of orders, producing sufficient bullets was no problem.
"Mo."
"Mm?"
The little Princess looked toward the source of this voice. It was the Empress.
"..."
Not wanting to pay attention to the Empress, she continued reading her book.
"I know Mo still hates me now, but why, after so long, is Mo still unwilling to properly hear my explanation?"
"..."
Here it came again. She was starting to explain to her again.
"What do you think the reason is?"
Facts that had already been determined couldn't possibly change. After everything had already happened, there was no medicine for regret to take.
Saying she was unwilling to properly hear the Empress's explanation, but had the Empress ever properly examined the problems that existed between them?
"Isn't it because of what I did to you that day?"
That was only one of them...
The little Princess didn't want to answer her. She turned her face away and continued petting the cat.
"...The consort establishment ceremony will take place the day after tomorrow. Don't be late."
So that's why you'll never face the problem directly...!
The little Princess was very angry, but could do nothing about it. Within Scarlet Phoenix Nation's borders, the Empress was heaven. Plus with the Pet Contract's existence, whatever she was told to do, she had to do.
"Fei!"
"Mm?"
The Empress was somewhat pleasantly surprised. The little Princess had finally called her.
"So what exactly do you take me for!? Originally placing me under house arrest here, forcing me to sign a Pet Contract, now forcibly making me your consort. In your eyes, am I just a toy that can be played with at will?"
The little Princess questioned.
"I..."
The Empress was struck speechless. At first, she had indeed merely treated the little Princess as a toy...
"As I thought?"
The little Princess shook her head.
She had already known the answer. Saying this was just hoping to make the Empress see her current attitude clearly.
Forcibly making her consort, then she shouldn't expect even the slightest bit of good attitude.
Originally being forcibly kept here by the Pet Contract, and moreover being treated as a toy, as a pet, tormented for a full ten-plus days, now forcibly making her consort was just disgusting her.
After leaving the bedroom, the Empress continuously pondered what the little Princess had said.
Problems... was it?
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
The Empress held her forehead and asked:
"Did I really do wrong?"
Was her way of compensating the little Princess really wrong?
Maid Ling thought for a while:
"Perhaps what Princess Mo truly needs isn't compensation?"
Not compensation?
"Then what do you think it is?"
"This... perhaps it's your correct attitude toward her and a certain amount of respect?"
The Empress frowned.
"Please don't forget, Your Majesty, Princess Mo is a princess of Glaze Nation. Princess Mo herself also has considerable self-respect."
"I think Your Majesty needs to truly understand Princess Mo."
Maid Ling reminded.
Come to think of it, it seemed she had never been willing to lower her posture to truly understand the little Princess...
The Empress thought.
This was also something she hadn't valued before.
(PS/Author's Note: If I don't do it this way, it might really be doomed... Just think of it as a bit more fantastical... Cat doesn't have enough writing skill... I'm sorry!)
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The little Princess looked expressionlessly at herself in the mirror.
"Princess, you look unhappy."
The little loli maid said with some concern.
"Mm."
The little Princess responded blandly, then made no more sound.
Today was the day the Empress was establishing her consort, and as the one selected by the Empress to become consort, naturally she was now grooming and dressing, preparing for the consort establishment ceremony in a bit.
She didn't know now whether she was angry or not. Having reached this point, she suddenly felt everything didn't matter. All of her everything was in the Empress's hands. It seemed this was already considered a relatively good outcome? At least she hadn't yet encountered that kind of inhuman treatment.
"Princess, don't be unhappy..."
She also didn't know how to comfort her Princess Mo anymore. Ever since generally understanding the course of events, she suddenly discovered that after she got to know her Princess Mo, Princess Mo seemed to have never been happy.
The little Princess stared at Xiyan for a while, then shifted her gaze back to the mirror.
With extremely complicated feelings, little loli maid Xiyan finished tying up the little Princess's hair.
"Um... it's done, Princess."
"Mm."
The little Princess continued responding expressionlessly, then followed the little loli maid onto the carriage to wait for the consort establishment ceremony to begin.
After waiting a long time, the carriage began driving outward...
Was she really willing to have her life completely grasped tightly by the Empress, forever being the Empress's pet? Of course she was unwilling...
But what could she do about it?
The little Princess gazed blankly at the sky through the carriage window until Xiyan called out to her.
"Princess, we've arrived..."
"Mm."
The little Princess got off the carriage and followed to the location where the ceremony was being held.
This ceremony was held before the people of Scarlet Phoenix Nation. It was something the Empress had specially organized for her, but she couldn't be happy about it at all.
When it came down to it, the relationship between her and the Empress was essentially nothing more than a relationship between master and pet. The so-called consort establishment was nothing more than something the Empress held to cover up the guilt in her heart.