Chapter 525. The Search Ends
"Mother, can you please tell me what's going on?" Aniue, who was dragged out from his bed forcefully without saying anything, asked yawning as he followed Garnet towards Lewis's room.
Because of their father's absence and the considerable mess he left behind in pursuit of his youthful dreams which he wanted to fulfil in old age, Aniue and Lewis had been working tirelessly from morning to late night for the past few days. They hardly slept well, resulting in panda eyes at such a young age.
Had it been anyone else in Garnet's place disturbed his sleep, Aniue would have greeted them with his sword
Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire
Myne, who still wanted to play the role of the dead, had already turned invisible and was following behind casually.
"Just have some patience, I don't have time to explain to everyone individually," Garnet replied with a frown, and activated her skill, causing her long white legs to glow with a mysterious blue light and runes to appear on them. With a powerful kick, she smashed open the 4-meter-tall iron door, frightening Lewis to death, who was sleeping peacefully.
"What?! Who!?" Lewis jolted awake in shock, hurriedly putting on his goggles. He looked at the door and saw his mother and brother entering his room like barbarians without any manners. He knew his rest time was f*cked up.
What kind of skill is this? I never saw it on her interface, Myne thought confusedly and quickly used appraisal on Garnet but only saw her three original skills, Transmutation, High-grade Arithmetic, and Unique Magic・Ice.
Maybe it is one of those three weird skills about which appraisal has no data, Myne thought while rubbing his chin. But it is strange that despite being so many levels higher than her, I still can't see through her entire interface, she seems to be hiding quite a lot of secrets from me.
"Can you guys just knock on the door? Why make so much noise?" Lewis asked irritatedly, trying his best to fully open his eyes.
"It would waste a lot of time," Garnet quickly replied. "Anyway, listen I have some important to say to both of you..." She then told them about the mess in Ember Fall City, and except for everything related to Myne, she shared all the necessary information.
"So now, hurry up and gather soldiers, I have an emergency teleportation scroll that can bring everyone to Ember Fall City, saving a lot of time. The people there have forgotten everything that happened to them, including the people who died. If they ask about the previous ruler, just make up a random story.
I'll choose someone to take over the city as soon as possible, and until then, you'll deal with all their affairs," Garnet said to Aniue.
"All right, I'll gather all the soldiers," Understanding the seriousness of the situation, Aniue nodded and quickly ran away to gather the soldiers, leaving only three people behind.
"And what about me? What should I do?" Lewis asked, unable to understand his role in the matter.
"Your job is most important," Garnet replied while putting her hands on Lewis's shoulder. "Around 80% of the people have disappeared from the city, which will undoubtedly create a lot of chaos, although their memory about people had disappeared they didn't become fools, it is only a matter of time before they realise that almost entire city suddenly become empty."
"We need a lot of manpower there, a lot of manpower. Thankfully, the capital city recently has had an overpopulation crisis because of the demon kingdom invasion of other kingdoms. Gather those extra people and transfer them to Ember Fall City.
I believe they would be more than happy to seek opportunities in a city with a very low population, then staying on the streets and begging for food in the capital. If even then you find that the people are insufficient, you can look at other cities and transfer more people there."
"By the way, if possible, make sure they go to Ember Fall City of their own free will, this will save a lot of trouble," Garnet added, her expression becoming serious, making Lewis sigh helplessly. He knew that his short vacation was going to be long and challenging.
But there was no room for negotiation with his strict mother, so he could only bite the bullet, move his ass, and do as he was told.
After Lewis left the room with a sad expression, Garnet sat down on the couch, rubbing her forehead and thinking about other problems. Myne also removed his invisibility and began massaging her shoulder from behind.
"Seems like being a queen isn't as easy and enjoyable as people say," Myne said jokingly, trying to lighten her mood.
"Before taking the position of queen, I also thought it would be very interesting, but as time passed, I realized that it's nothing but a big name and a lot of useless burdens. Although you get fame and wealth, that's all.
You have to solve useless problems every day that have nothing to do with you, deal with embarrassing situations, worry about the kingdom's well-being, teach children all kinds of messy things in the name of royal family tradition, etc."
"I'm really tired of all this nonsense. You know, fame is useless for people with strength like us, and money can be easily earned. So you could say it's a completely thankless job. If it wasn't for that bastard's childhood dream of becoming a king, I would have wanted to live a normal life like your mother. I'm always jealous of her, how free and simple her life is.
Wake up, make breakfast, play with children, take care of the garden, take a nap rest of the day, have a wonderful dinner, and end the day with good sex. What else can you ask for more than this in life?
"She doesn't have to worry about her image all day long, be carefree from the schemes of other nobles, think about the kingdom's well-being, and no need to teach children all kinds of useless and messy things in the name of royal family traditions. I'm tired of all this nonsense."
"Sigh, forget about it, let's not talk about those matters. When Aniue becomes capable enough, I'll just throw everything on his head and start living with you. Our clan building is very big, there I will live like a real queen without caring about anything, and boss around with everyone," Garnet touched Myne's hand on her shoulder and spoke with a bright smile.
She now looked like Sylphy's real mother, she also had never liked doing work that she wasn't interested in, and always complained about it, Myne thought with a smile while shaking his head.
"As you wish. By the way, Your Highness, if you wanted to take over our clan, then you better put some pressure on the workers and let them move their hands faster," Myne replied, sitting down beside Garnet with a smile and hugging her gently. "Also, you have enough funds, right? If you need more, just tell me.
I recently got another batch of platinum ores, and we can probably produce two or three million coins without any difficulty."
"WHAT?!" Garnet exclaimed, her eyes wide with shock. "So many? Where did you get so much platinum? Did you find a mine or something? Last time you were saying that you were going to have a lot of trouble finding more, and you were with me all the time. When did you find those platinum ores?"
"Hehehe, this is a secret," Myne boasted proudly, raising his head. "Your little lover has a lot of tricks up his sleeves. Don't dare to underestimate me."
"Oh, secrets, huh?" Garnet replied, wrapping her arm around Myne's neck and burying her face in his chest. "Then it seems I have to work hard to dig them out. Let's see how long you can hide them from me. But since you're now such a rich man, it seems like I don't have to hold back and worry about wasting money.
If the funds are sufficient, then one and a half months is enough to complete the construction."
"Good, I'm looking forward to it," Myne replied while enjoying Garnet's loving hug.
Afterwards, they chatted for some time, teasing each other until Aniue returned, having made all the preparations, and asked Garnet to send them to Ember Fall City. Garnet, of course, didn't have any emergency teleportation scrolls or anything.
After arriving at the open area in front of the castle where all the soldiers were waiting for them, she gestured at Myne behind her, and he quickly opened a seven-meter-wide teleportation portal.
Seeing the familiar-looking portal, Aniue, who was still in the dark and thought Myne was dead, had a nostalgic look on his face and became emotional. However, he quickly composed himself and hurriedly walked into the portal along with 500 fully armed soldiers on horses.
"All right, mother-in-law, now you go and finish your remaining dream, I have some important things to deal with, so I have to go. Let's meet at night," Myne said to Garnet, giving her a loving kiss.
"Okay, take care, and stop calling me mother-in-law, It gives feeling like I'm doing something immoral. Don't forget it was you who took advantage of me" Garnet complained, returning the kiss and forcing Myne to call her by her name. Only after he did that, she happily returned to the castle.
"Hehe, it's really interesting to tease older women, It gives a different level of satisfaction" Myne muttered, looking at Garnet's fading back. Just as he was about to return to Hanaha, since he still had work to do with her, he suddenly paused and looked in a certain direction seriously.
"Finally, found her... But how did my clone die?" Myne muttered confusedly. "After all, although my clone can only have 30% of my entire strength, there shouldn't be anyone who can kill it. Even if it doesn't have any useful skills, my physical fitness alone is enough to deal with normal people. After all, my level isn't low in the first place."
Myne frowned and quickly checked the memory sent back by clone number 3. When he went to take Maya from the hotel room, he controlled his clone manually and called it to the bathroom before sending it to the last place where he stopped searching for June, and took its place.
However, he didn't expect that within a few hours, the other party would be able to find out June's location and even lose his life.