The day the Emperor conducted the launch ceremony for the new fleet and naval inspection was exceptionally sunny.
As expected, the Emperor, dressed in a bright and blue uniform, appeared with a cheerful smile. Following him were Dragonlord and, unexpectedly, Rustica Genesis, the young lady of the Plaiche Marquis.
“What an undignified sight…!”
“Shh, be quiet.”
“No, how can a mere marquis’s daughter stand shoulder to shoulder with Dragonlord?”
“I said be quiet. It must be His Majesty’s will. If you don’t understand that…”
If you don’t understand, you’ll all die. People keenly felt the absence of the McGuifel Duke family, one of the four pillars that had supported the empire so far. They were in a situation where there was no mercy to be given, and execution!
While the nobles felt insulted by the Emperor, for now, they closed their mouths and bowed their heads. They were amazed and horrified by the swift arrests and control of Imperialray. When did the Emperor grow his influence to this extent?
“It’s too blatant. The Countess of Plaiche seems to have no shame.”
“That’s right. To treat an unmarried daughter like that… how improper.”
“Ignoring the hierarchy as well. Even His Majesty…”
How vulgar. Eyes that loved to find fault were scrutinizing Lu and the Emperor, picking out flaws one by one.
“Why does Dragonlord just tolerate it?”
“…That’s a bit strange. There were rumors about something happening at the workshop last time.”
“If no one heard about it, it must be a baseless rumor.”
“Considering that His Majesty is allowing it, he must have his reasons.”
In the midst of the crowd, Duke Alanka stroked his beard and spoke softly.
“Moreover, isn’t the young lady of Plaiche the one who blocked an assassination attempt in front of His Majesty? Is there no need to keep such a brave and loyal person close?”
When the Duke, a symbol of the Alsmorne Union, spoke a word in this gathering, the people around him immediately closed their mouths.
A strange undercurrent began to flow among the nobles. Was Duke Alanka friendly with the Emperor? The nobles who had amassed wealth through trade, wielding their power, were quick calculators, easily changing their positions like flipping their hands.
Of course, even that wasn’t of interest to Hayden, who was observing the launch of the new fleet. Lu felt the same way.
“A marriage proposal came to Mom subtly. But on that side, they seem determined. It’s easier for you to pretend not to know.”
Thanks to Milene’s warning before the event, Lu pretended not to know and stood there, enjoying the magnificent sight of the giant ship unfurling its sails. The “Breath of the Dragon,” the shipyard responded wholeheartedly to the Emperor’s request.
The navy saluted, and the Emperor laughed happily. The young Emperor leading the navy looked quite fitting in the navy uniform.
The newspaper illustrators, who attended to cover the event, hastily moved their pencils. Most of them were making an effort to accurately portray the Emperor’s dazzling face as if they were mesmerized by him.
“Our navy will be better able to protect civilian ships.”
It sounded convincing on the surface. However, everyone knew that the ships and navigation technology seized in McGuifel were included in that ‘our navy’ this time.
“Commander, are there more ships scheduled in the future?”
“Five more, Your Majesty!”
“We need to recruit more sailors.”
Either offering favorable conditions for soldiers serving for the Eastern nobility, or those who had lost their jobs and had no choice but to join the navy.
It could be one of the two. While the Plaiche Marquis and the Palace Duke quietly discussed which option would be better, Hayden thought about how many ships he had acquired in his hands.
Sometimes he wished it would be better to start from nothing. The role of an empire’s emperor that lacked substance, only going through the motions, was sometimes irritating.
Since all the nobles had done their part, and the Emperor had his hands tied, fixing and filling the system was more challenging.
“Thanks to Your Majesty’s participation in the launch ceremony, this ship will sail the seas for a long time and retire safely.”
The shipyard director was genuinely delighted. There were quite a few skilled artisans in Perseta who had suffered under the tyranny of arrogant nobles. Hayden had treated them sincerely, picking them up.
“I hope so too.”
So far, the naval power of the nobles was significantly lagging behind. However, Hayden had plans to surpass the naval power within the next three years at least. Until then, he could easily pressure the nobles with the power he had. If they stepped forward like McGuifel, that would be even better.
“Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty!”
Lu watched the marines salute Hayden with sparkling eyes. It seemed that their close relationship, trained directly by the Emperor, was quite strong.
“Kyle, you’ve taken much more than last time.”
“Well, I’m a sailor, so it’s natural, but Your Majesty seems to have distanced yourself from the sea.”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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