456. Fire and Ice

The conference room of the Black Swan Castle was reconvened after an interval of thirty minutes after being interrupted by the arrival of Sean Rilista and others.

There was one more person in attendance than there had been thirty minutes earlier.

Angel, also from the Millennial Covenant Empire.

"For the sake of communication, allow me to give an introduction."

This room is a formal meeting room at the Black Swan Castle, with an oval-shaped table in the middle of the room, surrounded by a total of sixteen seats - although the room has never been full since it opened. The décor of the room was the work of Cecilia and Hela, who had a much higher taste than all the people in the entire Void Principality combined, so the room looked luxurious and elegant without the slightest tackiness.

Cecilia, William, Rena, Alfred, and Clov were on the side of the interior wall of the conference room, facing the door of the conference room. Hasas, Moro, and Angel took their seats with their backs to the side of the door.

At this time, it was Hashasas who got up from his seat. Zoandon.

He stretched out his hand to Angel, who was sitting on his left side, about two chairs away from him, and smiled—though there was a bit of helplessness and embarrassment in his eyes, but given Angel's reputation in the Empire, Hashas really couldn't say anything—and said, "This is Angel." ”

Cecilia and William's expressions changed suddenly, and they turned their heads to look at Angel.

Angel, on the other hand, took her eyes away from a portrait in the conference room at this time, and turned to look at Cecilia and William, nodding slightly in court.

If it is an ordinary person who makes such a move. It would undoubtedly be considered extremely impolite.

Especially the current Void Principality, but it doesn't look like a Principality at all. Even the envoys and nobles above the Marquis of the Ryan Kingdom did not dare to put on such a lofty appearance when they met Cecilia or the Void Triumvirate. But Angel's movements and demeanor. But instead of disgusting or rude Cecilia and William, they were a little surprised by her nodding in greeting.

In fact, even Hashas was a little surprised when he saw Angel nodding in greeting.

Because in the aristocratic circle of the thousand-year-old Covenant Empire, everyone knows that Angel is notoriously unpretended. The way she expresses her likes and dislikes has always been direct, and basically being able to get her to nod her head is already a very high standard of treatment, and as for smiling - some people say that Angel's facial nerves have long since died, so she can't smile at all. Although this may seem extreme, there is no word of who she has ever smiled at.

Cecilia and William knew the name Angel because after knowing the possibility of war with the Millennium Covenant Empire, she tried her best to gather all the information about the strong, quasi-strong, and excellent generals of the Millennium Covenant Empire, including the various geniuses who have become famous in the Millennium Covenant Empire and those future powerhouses who have been crowned as 'geniuses'.

I have to say that in the Miracle Continent, there are indeed some geniuses who are god-like geniuses who can become the representatives and symbols of a country.

Compared with the traditional sense of "genius", these characters are the ones who really stand at the top of the Miracle Continent. And to be selected for this criterion, at least you must have the level and potential to impact the super strong - because only the super strong can be determined. Only then can we stand at the top of this world, ignore the siege of the army, and even be able to achieve almost heaven and earth.

Therefore, commanders such as William and Hela have talents that are rare in the world. After all, it still cannot be included in this definition. Even if their value is far more important to a country than one or two superpowers.

Like Cecilia. If it weren't for the coup d'état in the Duchy of Rembert that led her to exile in other countries, then Cecilia could also be a representative figure of the Duchy of Rembert. But now. She also became the representative genius of the Void Principality - just a different national identity, but Cecilia's criteria for being included in the ranks of god-level geniuses did not change because of this.

And Angel. It is to be able to become the representative genius of the thousand-year-old Covenant Empire - although in terms of potential level, Angel and Cecilia are on the same level. It's just that one is an empire and the other is a principality, so in terms of symbolism in some aspects, most people will only think that Angel's level is higher than Cecilia's.

"These are ......," Hashas quickly gathered his thoughts, then reached out to Cecilia and spoke.

"I know them."

Angel unceremoniously interrupted Hashasas directly, this kind of impolite thing seemed exceptionally normal and natural to Angel, there was no sense of abruptness at all, and it didn't even make people feel that there was anything wrong with it, so that Hashas could only smile helplessly, and then sat back in the chair.

"Cecilia. Connery, Grand Duke of the Void, Sean. Connery's younger sister, a genius magister, a politician, and a diplomat, is the backbone of the Void Principality, second only to Grand Duke Sean. When Grand Duke Sean was away, he was responsible for serving as the acting agent of the Grand Duke, and he had extremely high influence in the Void Duchy. Angel looked at Cecilia, and then introduced her like a treasure, obviously knowing Cecilia much more thoroughly than the average person," ...... Still a beauty. ”

In the last sentence, Angel stared at Cecilia very carefully, but her tone seemed to be a little reluctant to admit it.

In terms of appearance alone, Cecilia is slightly better than Angel.

However, in terms of figure, Angel's gaze fell on Cecilia's chest - for some reason, Cecilia suddenly felt that this gaze was a little unpleasant to her.

It's just that Angel has already turned her gaze to William: "William. Yale, the commander of the void, was abandoned by Yale at the Battle of Pochilia and then a traitor from the empire. When he reappeared, he was already a follower of Grand Duke Sean's side, assisting Sean in handling the military affairs of the Void Principality, and now he is the commander of the Military Affairs Department of the Void Principality, commanding the military affairs of the entire Void Principality. With Void Strategist Hela. Garcia. Neil, the Void Interior. Patrick. Harris is also known as the Void Triumvirate. ”

William's eyes narrowed slightly, looking a little dangerous.

This kind of introduction is like a treasure. It made him a little unaccustomed and natural, as if he was standing naked in front of this woman. On Angel's body. William saw an aura of oppression that was unusually familiar to him, and that aura usually only appeared in one type of person.

"You're a general?" William asked in a deep voice.

"It seems that the intelligence capabilities of the Void Principality are slightly worse than I thought." Angel said unceremoniously.

This sentence made the faces of William and Cecilia, as well as Rena, Alfred, Clov and others look very ugly. However, compared to Rena and the other three, although William and Cecilia's faces were not good-looking, they were not too angry, because they both knew very well that the Void Realm was still too young, and the opponent was the Millennium Covenant Empire, so it was not impossible to collect information about Angel in depth and carefully. But at least not in a short period of time - of course, William and Cecilia never imagined that they would meet Angel so early.

"So, let me reintroduce myself." Angel got up from her chair - she didn't really know all about etiquette, she just felt unnecessary many times, but she was still able to show her graceful side in front of someone worthy of her respect, "I'm Angel, Angel. Hill Reli. ”

William's pupils shrank suddenly. This time his reaction was much stronger than when he heard the word "Angel" before.

Angel's eyes swept over William, who paused for two seconds after saying her name, and seeing that William really didn't mean to speak, a hint of incomprehensible complexity flashed in her eyes - only for a moment, of course. Then he spoke, "I am the founder and first commander of the Frost Legion. I'm no longer the commander of the Frost Legion, but it's still under my control. ”

This time, the look of resentment on Rena's face also disappeared. Instead, there was a stern and serious face.

She didn't know the name Angel, nor did she know what the full name of Angel meant. But she would never have been unaware of the meaning of the words "founder of the Frost Legion" - especially since she became the eighth Valkyrie.

Valkyrie, Frost Maiden. Angel is one of the eight Valkyries today. Valkyrie, who ranks first in personal strength and third in command ability, ranks thirteenth on the list of famous generals, second only to the Thundering Valkyrie, Asuna. G. Evans.

That's how Rena understood the words "founder of the Frost Legion."

It's just that she didn't understand the meaning of the word "angel" until today.

The so-called angel refers to "Angel".

But looking at Angel's appearance, she obviously didn't care too much about her identity as a Valkyrie. In fact, not many people really care about the name of this Valkyrie - at least, Rena and Asuna don't care about such a false name either. It's just that since she can claim to be ranked first in personal strength and third in command ability among the eight Valkyries, then this Angel is indeed worthy of Rena to take seriously.

Of course, it is worth taking seriously, and it does not mean that Rena agrees with this ranking.

In terms of command ability, Rena knew that this was her weakness, and she couldn't say anything.

However, in terms of personal strength, even though the young Angel already had the strength of the Upper Sacred Domain, Rena did not think that her situation in Longhua would be inferior to that of the other party. Especially after more than a year of hard practice, Rena has become more and more comfortable with her dragon control ability, and the improvement of her phase degree has also greatly strengthened her combat ability in many aspects.

Alfred and Clov's expressions were normal, but the gazes they looked at Angel were a little different.

No one knows why the de facto ruler of the Frost Legion is here.

The atmosphere in the conference room has become a little subtle.

Even Hashasas, who was on the side of the referrer, remained quite silent at this time, not speaking casually, so as not to attract unnecessary hatred and trouble to himself.

"I'm more curious about ......" When the atmosphere in the conference room became more and more weird, William finally opened his mouth to break the silence: "I don't know why Her Royal Highness the Royal Princess of the Millennium Covenant came to the Void Duchy this time?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, Princess!?"

"Princess?"

"She's the royal princess of the Millennium Covenant Empire!?"

William broke the silence with a thunderbolt. It's like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and it roars loudly in an instant. Everyone, including Cecilia. They were all stunned for a moment, because they didn't expect it. Angel's background is so exaggerated, she is the royal princess of the thousand-year-old Covenant Empire!

"Silreli, is the empress name of the last emperor of the Millennium Covenant Empire." William looked at Angel, and then said in a deep voice, "But Her Royal Highness passed away twenty-one years ago, so not many people in the Millennium Covenant Empire know this name now. …… The current emperor of the Millennium Covenant Empire is the elder brother of Her Royal Highness Princess Angel in front of us, a blood brother and sister of the same father and mother. ”

The Ministry of Military Affairs of the Millennium Covenant Empire did not have the idea of beating Angel's Frost Legion, and even someone hit Angel's head with the idea. However, it was not possible to pull Angel into the Imperial Army. Even the Frost Legion could not be commanded because Angel was the sister of the current Emperor of the Millennium Covenant - they were both born to Empress Silrely. And when the current emperor of the Millennium Covenant Empire killed his brother and father, Angel was only seven or eight years old.

But by that time, she had already shown extraordinary intelligence and natural ability. And she is also the only survivor of the royal blood in the bloody case of the royal coup of the Millennium Covenant Empire - other brothers and sisters who also have royal blood have basically died in that bloody case. No one knows why the tyrant didn't have a hand on Angel, perhaps because they were both born to the same mother, but since then, Angel has never had a smile on her face. They have also become imperious.

Later, at the age of twelve, Angel formed the Frost Legion.

However, in the beginning, the formation of this army required expenses. It's all paid for by Angel's mentor. After that, the legion spent four years with Angel, during which Angel studied under more than a dozen teachers and learned as much as possible about the legion and war. Four years later, at the age of sixteen. Angel led the Frost Legion north for the first time, and with her amazing marching skills, she suppressed a rebellion in the northern part of the empire in just one and a half months.

That was Angel's first lead. It was her first victory, and it was a very impressive victory. It was also from this moment that it began. Angel and her Frost Legion began a series of cheating wars - over the next seven years, Angel commanded more than 200 battles, all of which were victorious, two of which could only be considered disastrous.

It's just that the reason for those two victories is that her opponents are famous veteran generals and legions in the empire. With such unequal war qualifications and experience, no one would say anything even if Angel lost, but she won - and it was at this time that the Imperial Military Department would set its sights on this legion. But the helpless thing is that Angel has an older brother who is the emperor, so as long as anyone dares to hit Angel with his ideas, the end will be very bleak.

Even if at Angel's eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, Her Royal Highness the princess announced that she would change her surname to Xi'er Ruili, putting on an attitude of dissociating herself from the emperor, no one dared to hit Angel with her idea. The reason is still that those who dare to hit Angel with their ideas will end up very bleak - they are lucky to be able to get out of officialdom alive, and the vast majority of them will die directly.

It is precisely because of this that there is a very grotesque side within the empire: Angel has put on an attitude of breaking away from the royal family, but she still lives in the palace and occasionally participates in some aristocratic banquets. The Frost Legion is also like a shadow legion, the Imperial Legion has no records of this legion, only the real bigwigs in the Imperial aristocratic circle and the future overtime of the family know about the existence of such a legion.

"I'm me, my brother is my brother, please don't confuse us." Angel said lightly, "This time I came to the Void Duchy, it is my own volitional action, and I only represent myself. At this point, Angel paused for a moment before continuing, "I have brought you a piece of information that you are very interested in, about Laice. ”

Hearing Angel's words, William's gaze also became extremely sharp. The fierce aura of the battlefield warrior on his body also burst out.

It was the first time that Hashas felt the breath of William, who seemed to be polite and weak, and at this moment he had the illusion of palpitations with nervous breathing. And Moro next to him also showed a little surprise on his face. He also didn't expect this general who had no personal martial arts strength. There is such a strong and tragic killing intent, what kind of cruel and bloody war does this have to go through to cultivate such an awe-inspiring momentum.

The only one who is indifferent is Angel.

She didn't care at all about William's staring at her, let alone this murderous aura. Among the people present, I am afraid that only Rena in her heyday can make Angel change color, and as for the others, even Cecilia may not be able to threaten Angel - at least the strength gap is clear, even if Angel can't beat Cecilia, Cecilia has nothing to do with Angel.

"I'm sure Miss Angel isn't here to do good." Break this confrontation-like atmosphere. Or Cecilia.

Angel glanced at Cecilia, then said softly, "My subordinates overheard the news, and I thought it was very interesting, so I learned a little about it, and it turned out that it was your Void Duchy investigating. …… You can rest assured that since I am here, it proves that I have done a very in-depth investigation and understanding of this information, and the answer will definitely satisfy you. …… As for whether or not you do good deeds, it depends on how you understand it. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Cecilia asked.

"I can give you information for free. I can even help you in this matter. Angel continued, "My only request is to speak with the Grand Duke of the Void. Connery meets you. ”

Everyone's brows furrowed slightly, and they couldn't figure out what Angel wanted to do.

Cecilia and William glanced at each other. William let go of his hostility and said, "May I ask, what do you want to see Sean for?" ”

"Yes." Angel nodded. His face looked extraordinarily calm, and then he said in a natural tone, "I'm going to marry Sean. Grand Duke Connery. ”

"Click."

There was a crisp cracking sound. An abrupt sound rang out in the conference room.

The tip of the black swan quill in Cecilia's hand was instantly broken, and the black ink on the tip of the pen was sprinkled directly on the record paper. A small patch was dyed black.

The atmosphere in the conference room became eerie for the second time.

William, Alfred, and Clov all looked at Cecilia, and Rena looked like she couldn't figure out what was going on - maybe it was a good thing for Rena that the Grand Duke she was loyal to finally had a partner!

Angel raised her eyebrows slightly, and her gaze fell on Cecilia.

"Do you think Shaun will marry you just by meeting him?" Cecilia sneered, raised her head and stared at Angel coldly.

"Why not?" Angel's tone was still a matter of course, "Putting aside the background forces, in terms of strength alone, I am now a high-ranking holy realm, and it is only a matter of time before I step into the legend." In terms of talent, I also think that I am not inferior to anyone. In terms of potential, my bloodline is the Extreme Cold Ice Shark of the Holy Beast Species, and now it has also entered the third stage. In terms of substance, I have a frost regiment under my command, with a regular establishment of 10,000 people, a reserve training camp of 30,000 people, and a logistics force of 20,000 people. In terms of talent, the three major systems of military, politics, and economy are all areas that I am good at, and there are no obvious shortcomings. In terms of appearance, even if you look at the entire Miracle Continent, I can definitely be regarded as the top ranks. In terms of figure, I have no shortcomings in my normal development. In terms of temperament, knowledge, and conversation, do you think I still need to explain these things? …… I'm the only one in every way, and who else do you think is worthy of Sean but me? ”

"Do you think you deserve it?" Cecilia's attitude was much colder than before.

"And who else do you think is better suited to be Sean's wife than me?" Angel was not annoyed, and still said calmly, "The offspring that I combined with him is definitely the highest priority genius." Because on the Miracle Continent, there is no one worthy of Sean except me. ”

"Huh." Cecilia laughed angrily, she reached out and gently swept her hair down, "You know Shaun well. ”

"I know very well." Angel spoke again, "If you don't understand. I wouldn't have come. …… Sean. Connery, first appeared five years ago. Asuna. G. Evans's pioneer knight entered the Panda Territory and successively provoked the family of the Duke of Dabion, including the Boulder and Nugus families. Later, he and the Hasteen family sparked a conflict and evolved a war, and was exceptionally promoted to a baron, and then served as the commander of the southern battlefield of the war against the kingdom of Dabiang, and after winning a great victory, he marched to the southeast battlefield to aid Asuna, thus accelerating the demise of the kingdom of Dabiang. After the war, he became the Duke of the Kingdom of Lane, but he was attacked by the Demon God during the Martial Arts Festival, and when he returned to the territory, he was ambushed by a coalition of many nobles, and then the Kingdom of Lane tried to appease the anger. The internal reorganization of the kingdom was carried out unusually, allowing Sean to establish a principality, and since then the Void Principality has been established. Do you need me to talk about the rest of the story? ”

"What you know is just scratching the surface." Cecilia was obviously a little uncomfortable when she heard that someone had really investigated and learned about Sean's deeds.

"I don't know Grand Duke Sean well, and I haven't met yet, so that's all I can know." Angel's natural look and the tone and attitude of what I said was the truth of the truth were like adding firewood to Cecilia's fire. "I don't know anything else, but I don't need to, but Sean. In just five years since Grand Duke Connelly first appeared in Lane. Just growing from the lower bronze to the lower sanctuary, this growth speed and potential, I have never seen in the second person. ”

"You said you were going to marry Sean. Is it for this so-called potential? Cecilia's voice involuntarily rose a few degrees, and even became a little murderous.

"Yes." Angel is still not afraid of death to add fuel to the fire. "If it weren't for this potential, I wouldn't have had to travel all the way here to find Sean. Isn't it? ”

"It's like you're able to marry Sean when you see him. Even if you do get married, so what? Sean doesn't necessarily like you, either. ”

"Sean has nothing to lose by marrying me, does he?" Angel looked at Cecilia and said after a moment, "And even if he doesn't like it, it's just now, after all, I haven't met him yet, and it's normal to not like it." …… But if our child is born, I'm sure Sean won't be indifferent. Feelings can be cultivated slowly in the future, and I don't mind my husband and children. ”

"Raw...... Bear...... Have a baby!? Cecilia suddenly slapped the table, and then the whole person stood up, and her face turned red, "You...... How can you ...... Say...... Say these shameless words in front of so many people! ”

"Didn't you ask me?" Angel still took it for granted, and of course there was a little doubt in her eyes, "I was just answering your question." ”

"I'm ......" Cecilia suddenly ran out of words at this moment, "William, can I trouble you to leave first?" ”

William and the others looked at each other before getting up and leaving their seats. Hasshas and Moro moved slightly faster than William, and when Cecilia heard what he said, he had already gotten up and left the conference room with Moro, followed by Alfred and Clov. William was the last to leave, as he reached the door only to find Rena still sitting in a chair, so he hurried back and dragged her away.

Soon, Angel and Cecilia were the only ones left in the room.

At this time, Cecilia looked at Angel's gaze, looking extremely indifferent, the temperature in the room suddenly rose a few points, and a large amount of magic began to fill the room, especially the fire element became extremely active. It's just that Angel is also not weak in this regard. A slight chill spread from Angel's body, and then quickly spread along the conference room, and there was a faint burning sound in the air, but this sound was more like the sound of flames being extinguished and ice cubes being melted.

In an instant, there was a polarized temperature distribution in the conference room.

The temperature of the space on Cecilia's side easily exceeded forty degrees, and even approached fifty degrees, and wisps of black smoke appeared on the tables and chairs, as if they were about to be ignited. In the place where Angel was, the temperature had dropped below ten degrees and was approaching a low temperature below zero. In the same way, the tables, chairs, and all kinds of decorations in the room began to be covered with a layer of white frost.

But there is one place, whether it is Cecilia's high temperature or Angel's low temperature, which is avoided.

This place. It was a portrait that Angel had been staring at since she entered the conference room.

The character in this portrait is none other than Sean. In the background, he is on the edge of Black Swan Lake, smiling brightly.

Two people in a standoff. It seemed that no one could completely suppress the other side, so after a long confrontation, Angel suddenly said: "You like Sean. Connery, right? ”

"Yes and no." Cecilia was-for-tat.

"Do you like your brother's deformed love?" Angel looked thoughtful before she spoke, "I've heard that many nobles like to do this, but this is the first time I've seen a real person. …… Are you sure Sean will like your sister, though? ”

"Huh." Cecilia sneered. "So, let me re-introduce myself. …… I'm Cecilia. Rumbell, not Cecilia. Connelly. ”

"I see." Angel suddenly showed a sudden realization, "My brother has been looking for the princess of the Rembel Dead Kingdom with phoenix blood, it is you." …… But even if you're Cecilia. Rumbel, so what? The outside world only knows that you are Cecilia. Connery, is Sean. Connery's sister, it's doomed that you'll never be able to stand in front of the stage. ”

Angel's words. It seemed to have inflicted heavy damage on Cecilia, which made her momentum weaken instantly, and the whole person looked extremely lonely. However, Angel did not take advantage of the victory to pursue or inflict any actual damage on Cecilia. Because according to her intelligence investigation, Sean cares a lot about Cecilia if he hurts Cecilia. This is completely inconsistent with the purpose of her coming to Sean to marry.

Originally, Angel planned to get Cecilia first through Guò to achieve the goal of raiding Sean. Because Sean cares about Cecilia so much. So if Cecilia can be liking, then it will be much easier for Angel to get in touch with Sean. But in the conversation just now. Angel found it impossible to get close to Sean through Cecilia, and at first she thought it was a deformed sibling relationship, but now it turns out that she thinks too much of it.

"Sean doesn't know you like him, does he?" Angel thought for a moment and struck again.

Cecilia's expression became even more depressed and lonely.

"It seems that Grand Duke Sean is relatively slow in terms of feelings." Angel frowned, and it suddenly seemed that things were trickier than she had imagined.

"yes, that's a piece of wood." Cecilia sat down in her chair in a dejected manner, and the sad look on her little face was enough to make any man go crazy.

Angel's brow furrowed even deeper, because she found that the matter was not ordinary tricky, but probably impossible to start.

She has always been very confident in her appearance, as she said, even if she looks at the entire Miracle Continent, she can enter the ranks of top beauties. However, Cecilia is slightly better than Angel in terms of appearance, and judging from Sean's long-term contact with Cecilia, it is obvious that he has a considerable resistance to beauty, which makes Angel unable to use beauty tricks to get Sean.

"Ugh." Both women sighed at the same time.

But the next moment, after glancing at each other, the two looked at each other unpleasantly at the same time.

Cecilia didn't like Angel because Angel was the first woman to show a strong interest in Sean, not only saying that she wanted to marry Sean, but also openly saying that she wanted to give Sean a child. In Cecilia's opinion, this is simply ignorant of inspection, and it is the most liberal in the aristocratic circle. A representative of the swing.

Angel doesn't like Cecilia because Cecilia is more attractive than her, and Sean has been with her for so long, how can he still have a surprising feeling for other women. So this doomed many of Angel's plans to be unable to be implemented, in other words, Angel's preliminary work was in vain.

"Hmph." The two women snorted coldly at the same time.

"It's impossible for you to see Sean." Cecilia said coldly.

"What, are you afraid that after I meet Sean, Sean will fall incorrigibly in love with me?" Angel still had that plain appearance, and her tone was naturally the natural tone that upset Cecilia, "But I can also understand it, after all, your breasts are so small, and people who don't know still think that you are underage, and you really don't have any competitiveness and comparison with me." …… By the way, are you twelve years old this year? ”

Cecilia's face looked unusually annoyed, but when he opened his mouth and was about to fight back, his head was blank at this moment, as if he had completely lost his ability to speak.

She stared at Angel's sizable breasts, biting her lower lip, clenching her hands into fists, and only after a moment did she roar, "Do you think your boobs are big?" Elizabeth, Asuna, and even Rena, they're all bigger than you! ”

"But they didn't think about marrying Sean." Angel said lightly.

"......" Cecilia was speechless. (To be continued......)

PS: I thought about several titles, what "Girls and Women", "A Song of Ice and Fire", etc., and then in the end they were all rejected by myself. Today is the last day of the month, so let's take it as a benefit, three-in-one, 9K+ chapters, don't say I didn't break out.