Chapter 312: In a nutshell: Where to go? How many to kill?
After the investiture ceremony, the royal family will also hold a banquet, where nobles of all sizes will socialize or conduct transactions.
But for Mo Cheng, the investiture ceremony had ended here. Going to the banquet and dealing with other nobles was very low in Mo Cheng's priority list. He had at least three or four things on hand that were more important than dealing with other nobles.
After dealing with the farce at the investiture ceremony, Mo Cheng exchanged a few polite greetings with a few nobles who came up to make themselves familiar, and then was taken to a remote place by the palace maids.
It was an exquisite garden. Although it was not large, one could see that it had been carefully trimmed and arranged.
Princess Mishas had already been waiting there. There was black tea and snacks on the small round table in the garden. It seemed that today's matter would be more important.
As for how Mo Cheng figured it out, there were very few guards around, and even next to Princess Misha there was only one maid. What was going to be discussed next was probably not suitable for too many people to know.
After placing two cups of black tea in front of Princess Mishas and Mo Cheng respectively, the maid waited tactfully at a distance, making sure that no one would sneak up and try to eavesdrop.
In addition to serving the princess, the maid also has the duty of being her personal bodyguard.
"The tea leaves shipped from Tocopilla are made using a unique local process and then fermented during the long journey. The resulting black tea has a unique aroma."
Listening to Misha's introduction, Mo Cheng didn't bother to be polite with the other party. He picked up the black tea and drank it in big gulps. At the same time, he cleaned up the snacks on the plate in three or five bites.
The investiture ceremony took quite a while, and Mo Cheng was already feeling hungry.
As for questions like etiquette in front of the princess , Mo Cheng didn't think that after seeing him wolfing down food on the deserted island, the princess would still have any delusions about his etiquette.
After clearing away the afternoon tea snacks and filling his stomach a little, Mo Cheng half-closed his eyelids and asked in a low voice, "Queen Caroline and Prince Charles are trapped?"
Princess Mishas clenched her hands tightly together. It was obvious that Mo Cheng's words had guessed part of the truth, but she quickly opened her hands and said, "You know?"
"I don't know, but I can guess." Mo Cheng filled his teacup and continued to explain in a low voice, "The knighthood ceremony is usually presided over by Queen Caroline. Even if the Queen is busy with more important things, Prince Charles should be allowed to preside over it."
"Besides, I am the one being knighted this time. Although I don't want to appear to be very important, my fighting prowess and abilities have been fully proven. Her Majesty the Queen will not risk giving me a bad impression by letting you, Your Highness, preside over this ceremony."
Queen Caroline and Prince Charles are both in good health, and in terms of their lifespan and health, they are in their prime. At this age, Queen Caroline may arrange for Princess Mishas to do some work to train her, but she will not delegate any particularly important power.
The one who was granted the title this time was Mo Cheng, and he killed Ichikiel right under the noses of Queen Caroline and others. No matter what, in terms of personal strength, Mo Cheng has already reached a level that deserves attention.
Under these circumstances, it is normal for Queen Caroline to preside over the knighthood ceremony in person.
Of course, if only the knighthood ceremony was presided over by Mishas, this would not arouse Mo Cheng's suspicion. After all, there is a possibility that Queen Caroline despises him and feels that there is no need to preside over it personally.
But the two things Princess Mishas whispered in his ear when she conferred the title on him, plus the fact that she invited him for a private interview, were enough for him to smell something unusual.
The smell of a tortuous puzzle that can only be solved by the criminal investigation consultant in 221B Baker Street, wearing a buckskin hat and smoking a pipe.
"My mother was indeed troubled by something, so I only received a message from her today asking me to preside over the investiture ceremony."
Mo Cheng had guessed everything, so there was no need to hide it. Moreover, Misha invited Mo Cheng over this time just to inform him about the matter and ask for help.
"There have been unusual movements in the Black Prison. Mother is controlling the Central Royal City to suppress them. We will not be able to move freely for half a month."
After Princess Misha's explanation, Mo Cheng understood what had happened.
[Black Prison] is the place where the monsters that live. It is a demi-plane between the material world and the underground world. The living environment inside is harsh, there is no light, and it is filled with thick smoke, poisonous fog, and animals and plants that are struggling to survive.
To survive in such a place, any plant or animal would maximize their aggressiveness and reproduction.
In the past, [Black Prison] was a different dimension that randomly appeared in the ground world or the underground world and opened its doors, from which countless monsters rushed out and destroyed everything indiscriminately. When [Black Prison] opened its doors one time, it happened to be in Fairhaven, right below the Central Royal City.
The queen at that time directly pressed down the Central Royal City, blocked the gate, and fixed the [Black Prison] in the underground of Fairhaven.
[Black Prison] was suppressed and imprisoned for who knows how many years just because of that one door opening accident. Anyway, as long as the country of Andair still exists, [Black Prison] will basically have no chance of escaping and will be imprisoned for hundreds of years.
When the [Earth Shaker] was activated last time, it caused the tightly compressed Black Prison to move a little, allowing it to open a gap in the underground of Fairhaven.
Queen Caroline naturally knew that there was a disgusting thing buried under her capital that had been doing things for hundreds of years. So after discovering a crack in the Black Prison, she immediately controlled the Central Royal City to try to plug that crack.
After all, the capital city of Fairhaven is above the [Black Prison]. If there is any damage to the capital city, she, the queen, will be nailed to the pillar of shame. Something that has been suppressed for hundreds of years just happened to start to go wrong during your term. Others will only think that it is the fault of this queen.
Princess Misha gave a detailed introduction to the current situation, but Mo Cheng didn't understand what she said.
[Black Prison] = fixed alien space = fixed copy.
The internal environment is harsh, the monsters are ferocious and numerous, and they are full of aggressiveness = there is environmental DEBUFF, the monsters are strong, numerous, and have a strong desire to attack and will not run away.
A crack appeared in [Black Prison], and Queen Caroline is suppressing it and trying to fill it.
Mo Cheng was very familiar with this kind of story. Most of the time, the more you wanted to block something, the more likely it was that it would be impossible to block it.
The introduction of [Black Prison] also reminded Mo Cheng of his favorite copy where he had to kill people non-stop without stopping.
"Can I help you?"
Mo Cheng looked closely into Misha's eyes and asked, "Is there anything I can do? Just let me handle it."
Just when he was worrying about the whereabouts of the [copy], here came a copy that he thought was his favorite type. There was no way Mo Cheng would miss it.
