Book 8: Chapter 33


    Why are there so few people today? Didnt I say the nation is currently faced with a crisis and requires everyones best efforts? Ive even sold my dowry. Did they note because they didnt want to spend money or effort?! Look at me! I have to personally go and raise the soldiers morale in this shape, yet none of them came! Disregarding me, are we?! Im going to kill them before I concern myself with the demons! Theyre the greatest threat to the empire!


    The tremblingdies-in-waiting knew why Sisi was throwing a tantrum. She asked the nobles and businesses toe to the imperial pce for a meeting to collect war funds, but only a few showed up when it was time. There shouldve been over twenty of them waiting for Sisi, yet there was only a few present.


    Your Majesty, it is not that they did not want toe, but that they are all ill. We do not know the reasons but it is true. You can go and see for yourself, Your Majesty. They genuinely are lying in hospital. The doctors are also unable to identify the cause. They found lots of worm-like things from within their ears. They are unconscious at the moment, so so they genuinely cannot make it, an individual fearfully exined.


    I can believe one person being sick, but youre telling me that many people are sick at the same time?! Are you telling me that theres a gue breakout in the imperial capital?! Why are they the only sick ones? I havent heard of that gue. Why is it only you lot?!


    Umm The doctors could not identify the cause. In saying that we think we have found out something. They all visited, umm, <em>that ce</em> after arriving at the imperial capital. When they left the building, they did not feel too well. Byst night, they had passed out. We could not wake them up no matter what we tried, so so we are very sorry Sadly it is true.


    Sisi folded her arms and coldly asked, Where did they go?


    Sisi felt there was a problem that needed to be addressed. If two nations were engaged in warfare and her vassals were in dire straits after going to that aforementioned ce, then it mightve been enemy spies who were sabotaging her. She, nevertheless, reasoned that demons were incapable of sending out spies. Sure, they were smartpared to before, but saying that they were capable of sowing discord sounded oundish.


    The red building Embarrassed to mention it and fearing hed trigger Sisi, he resorted to using a metaphor.


    Thedies-in-waiting all didnt know what the ce referred to was. Sisi, to the contrary, instantly figured it out. She was quite surprised. Initially, she suppressed her desire to query them further, rendering thedies-in-waiting surprised.


    Had it been anywhere else, Sisi wouldve immediately given the directive to investigate it. That red building was the one ce she didnt want to touch with a ten-foot pole simply because it was part of her history in the gutters and where her heart was broken. The subi knew what she went through, and her disgrace was a weakness to ckmail her with. Rather, her pride was now her enemy. If they revealed what happened, shed be theughing stock of the world. To add, she even ingratiated herself with a child there, yet Lin Dongqing still rejected her. Consequently, she couldnt send anyone there. Still, the issue couldnt be ignored.


    War was knocking on their doors. The matter didnt end once the soldiers headed out; their Queen needed to boost their morale on the frontlines. At the rear, Sisi had to prepare provisions and equipment. Although she could let them fight on empty stomachs and with their bare hands, that wouldnt allow her to achieve victory. Soldiers who arent loyal and empowered are useless.


    Sisi, heaving a big breath, instructed thedy-in-waiting next to her, Prepare clothes and a horse carriage. I need to make a trip there personally. Dont use the imperial familys carriage. The more unadorned, the better. You two follow me. We dont need guards to apany us.


    Your Majesty, would that not be too risky, not to mention your current condition? It is not safe outside the pce for the demons attack has rendered the people panic-stricken. Wh-what are you leaving the imperial pce for?


    Thats none of your business. You just need to make the preparations.


    Sisi ignored her trembling vassals and stomped out of the conference room. The vassals were afraid precisely because Queen Sisi didnt mention their punishment. Who could say for certain if she was overwhelmed with rage and forgot to say something, only to then turn around and exact vengeance on themter on? As a consequence, they were afraid in spite of the problem not being their fault They couldnt control where others went. Plus, who wouldve imagined the cute subi would harm them?


    To be fair, it wasnt just them who were infected. Lots of nobles and high-ranking officials had lost conscious. The people who were targeted all had money and resources. With them out of the picture, Queen Sisi wouldnt even have someone to discuss things with.


    The majority of businessmen had gone to the North, and it would be toote by the time they returned. Sisi had to resolve the subis deeds. She knew well and truly that they didnt voluntarily do it. She knew Leah was their mastermind. As Leah was the one who started it, Sisi reasoned that it might not be too hard to talk the subi out of it. If the subi steeled their hearts and ruthlessly followed through with their leader, nobody knew what would be of humanity, having said that.


    Subi werent formidablebatants. Rather, they were fodder for well-trained soldiers. However, they were the most difficult for humans to deal with