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Leona said as she took out a bottle of vodka and two tea cups from the space supply bag and placed them on the table.
The dishes she cooked could definitely be called appetizers.
"Okay, let's have a few drinks."
Then the two of them started drinking with some snacks like peanuts.
"Ku! Drinking in the middle of the day is really addictive. It feels so good to be lazy on a weekday!"
Leona soon became slightly tipsy, and started chatting with Moyin about all sorts of things.
By the time the last dish on the table was finished, Leona was already lying on the table drunk.
After Leona, Seluru handed a peeled apple to Moyin.
"I've never cooked before, and I'm afraid that my cooking will be as bad as that Esdeath's, so I'll peel an apple for you as a dessert. Is that okay?"
Sai Lu did not hide it and spoke frankly.
"I'm almost full, so having some fruit after dinner is just right."
Moyin took the apple that Sailu handed to him and started eating it.
With this last after-meal fruit, this cooking competition officially ended.
"So, who's cooking is the best?"
Seeing that Moyin had finished eating everyone's food, Heitong asked.
"They are both delicious, each with its own merits. After all, you are not cooking the same kind of food, so there is no way to compare them. When it comes to cooking, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses."
Moyin commented.
"What about you, Moyin?"
Akame asked, and it seemed that Moyin could cook most things, whether it was dessert, grilled meat or stir-fried dishes.
"I eat a lot, so I'll have a little bit at a time."
“But they are all delicious.”
Akahisa swallowed.
"Well, I'll cook for everyone later, but before that, I want to give you these figurines that I carved by hand."
As Moyin spoke, he placed the personal figures he had previously carved on each person's desk.
"So beautiful~ Ah, I want my sister's. And Moyin, please carve one for yourself and give it to me."
Hei Tong asked for it without any politeness from Mo Yin.
"Then the black pupil, mine is..."
Just when Akagi was about to lighten the burden for Moyin and wanted to give the figurine that Moyin gave her to Heitong, her hand was held down by Heitong.
"You can't steal my sister's gift. If I have it, my sister has to have it too. So ask him for it."
Hei Tong gave Mo Yin a lovely smile.
"Don't let Moyin get too tired... This kind of knife skills and carving are very energy-consuming."
Akatomi began to lecture Kurotemi.
"It's okay, actually. I'll give two more to the Black-Eyed Eagle after I finish cooking."
Moyin stopped Chitong with a smile.
"Okay... Thank you for tolerating Kuroneko, but you should also rest well and don't collapse from exhaustion."
Seeing that Moyin said so, Chitong didn't know what to say.
"Well, don't worry, I'm very strong, don't worry about me."
Afterwards, Moyin came to the kitchen and cooked a variety of dishes, and the group ate in the open-air restaurant.
As for the Imperial Capital Guard? How could they dare to care about a group of ruthless people like Mo Yin? After all, most of the Imperial Capital Guard had been wiped out by Mo Yin's subordinates Hei Tong and Chi Tong. The living ones didn't dare to provoke Mo Yin and his men. When they saw them from a distance, they walked around Mo Yin.
And Metz once again realized how powerful Moyin was... Moyin kept making all kinds of delicious food, and these delicious foods alone were enough to persuade her to come to Moyin's side.
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Imperial Palace.
"Your Majesty, in recent days, ever since Moyin defeated General Esdeath, he has become unscrupulous and rampant in the imperial capital. The citizens have suffered for a long time but dare not speak out. Now is the time for you to show your majesty!" (The little boy's family:??? Is this what a human would say?) (The women in the flower street:???) (All the people in the slums:???)
Minister Ernest began to slander.
"So, I see. There are actually such villains who are rampant in my imperial capital. I absolutely cannot tolerate this happening. But Minister Ernest, how should I punish such villains?"
The child emperor looked at Minister Ernest and asked.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. As a person of noble royal blood, you have a supreme imperial weapon that has been passed down for a thousand years since the founding of the empire. As long as you activate this weapon, you will be able to blast that Mo Yin to pieces! After all, this original imperial weapon has a power comparable to that of a god."
Minister Ernest continued.
"Enough! Ernest! Why should Your Majesty personally suppress such a rebellious bandit? I, Bud, will kill them all here! To maintain the safety of the imperial capital!"
Seeing that Minister Ernest was planning to instigate the child emperor to use the original imperial weapon to protect the country, General Budd finally could not sit still anymore.
An Imperial Gear is an implement that consumes the user's physical strength. Some Imperial Gears have extremely harsh equipment requirements. For example, the Imperial Gear Haunted by Brand in Night Raid requires an extremely strong physique. Most people would die on the spot the moment they put it on because of the burden.
This original imperial weapon to protect the country has not appeared in the world for hundreds of years. God knows how much it cost to equip it. This is simply not something that such a young child emperor should afford.
As the great general of the empire, he has been guarding the royal family for generations. The reason he did not take action to suppress Moyin before was because of the extremely terrifying pressure that had appeared in the imperial capital. He had to serve as the last line of defense to protect the young emperor, so he had always controlled his temper.
But now, seeing that Minister Ernest was planning to instigate the child emperor to use the original imperial weapon to protect the country, he naturally could not sit still.
After all, the child emperor was less than ten years old this year, so naturally he had no offspring. Once he used the first imperial weapon, the national defense divine machine, he would most likely die on the spot. By then, the royal bloodline would be completely destroyed in his generation.
For this reason, even though he knew that Ernest said this in front of him in order to ask him to suppress Moyin, he had to step forward and take over this responsibility.
After all, he was a pure military man, and military men had to be loyal, so even though he knew that this was a trap set by Minister Ernest, he had no choice but to walk into it without hesitation.
But he didn't intend to die.
After all, he also possesses a very powerful Teigu, Thunder God's Wrath Admiral.
He is one of the two strongest men in the empire, along with Esdeath. Just because Esdeath lost to Moyin doesn't mean he will also lose to Moyin. Maybe it's because Esdeath's strength attribute was suppressed by Moyin.
In addition, there are rumors that Esdeath is in love with Moyin... This is no longer just a rumor. After all, the army saw the ambiguity between Esdeath and Moyin with their own eyes, so he has always believed that Esdeath was blinded by love and betrayed the empire for love.
If General Budde goes over and has a bloody battle with Moyin, he will definitely be able to use his thunder and lightning to turn Moyin into charcoal!
So even though he knew that Minister Ernest was plotting something, he still planned to use his own force to break the trap.
"Ah, with General Bud's words, I, Ernest, feel relieved. I wish General Bud good luck in military affairs. I will prepare a celebration banquet for General Bud later."
Seeing that Bud had fallen into the trap, Minister Ernest immediately said with a smile, after all, Ernest and Esdeath were known as the two strongest men in the empire, and he was also willing to risk his life for the empire. It could be said that he was the most likely person in the empire to kill Moyin. Naturally, he had to say a few good words to compliment General Bud.
"Hmph, the treasury is now in deficit, so let's not hold a grand banquet. But I hope that after this battle, Minister Ernest, you can be more restrained and assist His Majesty well. Otherwise! Even if I am in hell, I will crawl out and claim your life!"
General Bud's eyes widened, and a strong murderous intent enveloped Minister Ernest. Locked in by General Bud's aura of killing thousands of people on the battlefield, Minister Ernest's legs went weak and he fell in the hall.
Obviously, General Bud had made up his mind to die when he went to suppress Moyin this time, so he threatened him in the court without any concealment.
"General Budd, why are you doing this? Minister Ernest has been assisting me wholeheartedly. He is a scholar, so please don't scare him."
The young emperor sitting on the throne was trying to smooth things over, he was confused as to why. Based on the lies made up by Minister Ernest, he deeply believed that he was a loyal minister of the pseudo-empire who had worked hard for him. So when he saw General Bud threatening Minister Ernest, he suddenly felt unhappy.
But there was nothing he could do about it, because he was not even ten years old this year, and all the people in the palace, including the waiters and guards around him, were arranged by Minister Ernest. He was trapped in a perfect circle of lies.
"Alas... Your Majesty, after today's farewell, I'm afraid we will never meet again. In the future... you must be discerning! You must distinguish who is loyal and who is treacherous!"
General Bud cast a sad look at the child emperor, then left the palace with a tragic atmosphere.
Minister Ernest was helped up by Zhu Tian, one of the four Rakshasa ghosts beside him.
"Minister Ernest, are you okay?"
The child emperor asked with concern.
"Hey, it's okay, it's okay. General Bud is entrusting his son to me. You don't have to mind it. He is just that kind of person. He just wants to remind me."
Minister Ernest smiled and waved his hand. He was an old fox who had been in the court for decades. Naturally, he could see that General Bud was making a death-defying remonstrance. Pretending to be a good-natured and generous man who did not hold grudges would be more conducive to his future actions.
After all, if General Budde failed, with his loyal and unyielding character, he would definitely die at the hands of Moyin. There was no point in worrying about him here. After all, a dead person was no threat to him. Besides, when General Budde died, the young emperor would definitely feel sorry for him.
After all, General Bud had worked hard for the empire over the years. If he were to discredit a dead person who held a certain position in the heart of the young emperor, the young emperor would inevitably distrust his words. That was why he was so magnanimous and pretended to be a wise minister who was misunderstood by General Bud.
As he expected, the child emperor was immediately mesmerized by his superb acting skills.
"It is a blessing for the empire to have such a generous and wise minister like you. That damned traitor actually wanted to overthrow my empire. No matter what, I will protect the empire passed down to me by my father!"
The young emperor said firmly that at this moment he had made up his mind that if anything happened to General Budd, he would activate the highest imperial weapon, the National Protector, to fight to the death with Moyin.
"It is my honor to serve your majesty."
Minister Ernest said this respectfully with his head bowed, but in his heart he laughed as if his evil plan had succeeded.
He persuaded General Budd and the young emperor, and at least he could delay his death until the last moment.
If Moyin killed General Budd and died together with the child emperor, that would be the best situation. He could take sole power and control the empire.
Of course, this is a bit too idealistic, and things may not develop so perfectly.
He hoped that General Budd or the child emperor would win, after all, he could destroy other imperial artifacts with the Imperial Jewel Crown.
And it is obvious that both General Budd and the child emperor were played in his hands. In comparison, Suzuka, whom he sent to bribe Moyin, brought him a hard slap in the face. It is obvious that Moyin is more difficult to control.
The poor little emperor didn't know that his dead father and mother... were actually poisoned to death by Minister Ernest.
The reason why he was supported to take the throne was simply because he was young and easy to control, and had royal blood that could activate the highest imperial weapon, the national protection machine.
That's all.
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After leaving the palace, General Bud went to the garrison and dispatched all the troops under his command.
Since the child emperor is still young, the military power is completely in the hands of him and Esdeath, and it is obvious that their loyalty is worthy of this trust.
Facing the army that had followed him in battle for more than decades, General Bud spoke in a tragic and heroic voice.
"My lords, the empire is in danger of extinction. There is a traitor named Moyin in the imperial capital, who is working with his accomplices, the imperial traitors, to cause chaos in the imperial capital. We will go there and kill him!"
"This man is extremely powerful. He once defeated General Esdeath. If you leave here, I'm afraid many of you won't be able to come back alive. Those of you who have elderly or children can leave on your own. I won't blame you. Those who stay will serve the country with their lives!"
General Bud announced in a thunderous voice, and only a dozen of the tens of thousands of soldiers below the stage lowered their heads and left the team in shame.