"Boom!!"
The last cha crashed heavily to the ground, and after emitting a twisted and eerie sound, it stopped moving.
"Alright, done."
Fang Zheng clapped his hands, then turned and ascended the steps, once more standing before the eunuchs.
"Now, do you have anything to say?"
"............"
The eunuchs stood speechless at Fang Zheng’s inquiry, their mouths agape, staring in shock at the chas laying in the training ground behind him. The four MS were dismantled to their main bodies; had Fang Zheng not shown rcy, the pilots inside would have been dead beyond doubt.
And all this took less than three minutes!
"Your Highness!"
At this mont, Fang Zheng suddenly heard a heavy voice from the side. He turned to see a robust man dressed in a military uniform excitedly striding towards him. Upon reaching Fang Zheng, the man knelt with one knee and solemnly saluted.
"You haven’t been injured, have you?"
"You are...?"
"Forgive my rudeness, I’m Hong Gu, commander of the Imperial Army."
As he spoke, Hong Gu lifted his head, glaring fiercely at the eunuchs.
"I received reports of soone using the training ground, so I ca to see what was going on, and I didn’t expect..."
At this point, Hong Gu turned and glanced at the four dismantled MS, swallowing hard as if trying to express sothing, but ultimately could only say...
"Your Highness, you’re truly remarkable!!"
Hong Gu said this with genuine admiration. The eunuchs didn’t understand these matters, but Hong Gu was a Military Officer and a forr expert MS pilot, which made him all the more aware of how unexpectedly impressive Fang Zheng’s battle was. In fact, Fang Zheng’s speed wasn’t particularly fast; every move was visible. But precisely for this reason, Hong Gu sincerely admired Fang Zheng.
He saw very clearly that Fang Zheng’s every dodge and block followed a pattern, each action moving to the chas’ blind spots. Even if it wasn’t a blind spot, he used other chas as shields. Though the size difference between the chas and Fang Zheng was vast, after seeing Fang Zheng’s battle, Hong Gu was convinced that even if Fang Zheng had an original-generation cha, he could effortlessly thrash those idiots!
"These chas are just too weak."
Fang Zheng shrugged, speaking not out of arrogance but because his current strength allowed him to dismantle a Reaper bare-handed. These unford chas held little significance for him. After saying this, Fang Zheng turned again, looking towards His Majesty.
"Let’s go, Your Majesty."
"Alright, Imperial Brother!"
Hearing Fang Zheng’s words, His Majesty imdiately smiled and ran over to follow Fang Zheng, who waved to everyone present.
"Then, leave the follow-up here to you all."
Having said that, Fang Zheng ignored the eunuchs’ reactions and turned to leave with His Majesty.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Hong Gu responded loudly. After Fang Zheng left, he stood up, looking proudly at the eunuchs. Hong Gu had long disliked the eunuchs, but as a Military Officer, he couldn’t interfere with political affairs, so even though he despised them, he could do nothing. Seeing the eunuchs suffer under Fang Zheng’s hands filled Hong Gu with excitent.
In the palace, these eunuchs ran rampant, unchecked, His Majesty in their hands, the others angry but silent. But now, this Prince’s appearance struck a heavy blow to their arrogance, which pleased Hong Gu greatly.
Finally, soone can handle you castrated bastards!
Thinking this, Hong Gu shot another fierce glare at the eunuchs, then turned towards the training ground.
"Clean this place up imdiately! If it’s not done, Laozi will make you pay!!"
As for what would happen to the training ground next, Fang Zheng didn’t care. He just wanted to take His Majesty out for so shopping, but...
"Imperial Brother? Is there a problem?"
Seeing Fang Zheng staring at him, His Majesty lowered his head uneasily and examined himself, then curiously asked.
"Hmm...this outfit won’t do."
"Outfit?"
"People outside don’t wear this... Let get you sothing else..."
While speaking, Fang Zheng reached into his inventory, then pulled out a paper bag from thin air with a twist of his right hand.
"Wear this for now. We’ll buy you new clothes when we go shopping."
"Okay, Imperial Brother!"
His Majesty took the paper bag, smiled, and nodded, then returned to his room to change. Soon, she reappeared before Fang Zheng in new attire.
"Imperial Brother, how do I look now?"
Now, His Majesty no longer wore the court dress but a simple white dress, with white socks and Little Hei leather boots, looking quite like an ordinary person.
"Hmm, not bad. Very cute, though the clothes don’t quite fit..."
Fang Zheng examined her carefully, nodding with satisfaction.
"Then let’s go."
"Please wait, Your Majesty, let us prepare a vehicle..."
At this mont, a Court Lady hurried over to speak, but Fang Zheng shook his head.
"No need, we have our own way. Just go about your business."
"Eh? But......"
"We’re leaving."
Saying this, Fang Zheng took His Majesty and left, leaving the Court Lady standing there. She wanted to follow but dared not. This Court Lady was both His Majesty’s Female Attendant and the eunuchs’ spy, tasked with monitoring His Majesty.
By rights, she should accompany His Majesty, watching their every move, but Fang Zheng’s one glance before leaving chilled her to the bone, as if a terrifying beast had set its sights on her. She dared not follow, feeling that doing so would an not seeing tomorrow’s Sun.
"Imperial Brother, how will we leave here?"
Following Fang Zheng, His Majesty looked at him curiously. Though never leaving the Imperial City, His Majesty knew its vastness, and walking out would take more than half a day. But Fang Zheng had his thod; he led His Majesty to a surveillance blind spot by a city gate, smiling as he looked at her.
"Ever seen magecraft?"
"Magecraft?"
"Yes, close your eyes and I’ll perform so magecraft for you."
"Okay, Imperial Brother."
Hearing Fang Zheng’s words, His Majesty obediently closed her eyes. Fang Zheng then placed a hand on her shoulder, snapping his fingers.
"Snap."
The next mont, Fang Zheng’s voice sounded in His Majesty’s ears again.
"Alright, you can open your eyes now."
"Hmm......"
His Majesty slowly opened her eyes, and the sight before her left her stunned.
Before the young girl was no longer the familiar Imperial City scenery but a bustling, lively tropolis, with cars traveling the roads, neon lights flickering everywhere, and people walking along the streets, filled with laughter and joy.
Looking at this seemingly dreamlike scene, the young girl couldn’t help but murmur.
"So this is... the outside world?"
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