Chapter 3931: Agent and Princess

Margaret stood at the entrance of Gao Ta, smiling as she welcomed Xia De's embrace:

"It's been over a week since I saw you. I guessed you'd definitely come this morning, so I used the key Master gave me to teleport here... Master Sylvia isn't here; she's brewing potions and can't leave for now. She said I can use the teleportation gate in the teleportation room to go back."

As the door to Gao Ta closed, Margaret whispered the second half of that sentence to Xia De. Xia De, of course, knew what this meant. His scheduled meeting with old Mr. Munios of the "Strange Mechanism Tower" was actually close to noon, and Mr. Bernhardt's side wasn't particularly urgent either...

"Then, tell me properly about your investigation results."

As he spoke, he bent down and, amidst Margaret's laughing exclamation, lifted her in the standard "princess carry" posture.

"I have time until ten-thirty."

"That's enough for me to report. But since you've troubled me with such a difficult task, my knight, you must compensate me~"

She kissed the side of Xia De's face, licked her lips, then whispered softly into his ear:

"I'm wearing very nice undergarments; I'll show you in a moment. However, I have a request of you too."

"Still from behind? No problem."

"No, what I mean is, before you say goodbye to me today, please do not let my legs touch the ground again."

She moved her head away from Xia De's ear, then touched her nose to his, her large eyes facing Xia De's eyes directly:

"You can definitely do it. I'm not asking you to hold me forever; I know you have very magical chains and are very skilled at manipulating ropes, right?"

Xia De could certainly do it; it was just that Margaret herself hadn't managed it. Or rather, Margaret's experience simply couldn't compare to the seasoned Luvia and Miss Jia Lin Na. This led to her actively asking Xia De to put her down, but to compensate Xia De, she did something the young lady maids were very good at.

As for the matter of the "Grey Glove" outpost in the "City of Scholars," Arcadia City, even with Margaret's status, it was not easy to access the files casually.

After the founding of Carsonric, the Anjou family's vigilance over Arcadia City had always been higher than their vigilance over Moon Bay. After all, the group of merchants represented by the Seven Great Families in Moon Bay City, no matter how severely they caused trouble, only wanted to separate and establish their own nation. But Arcadia City was the former capital of the Delnol Kingdom, and restorationists are still active there to this day.

With the slightest carelessness, the entire eastern territory of Carsonric could be shaken, thereby affecting the stability of the entire kingdom. Therefore, the personnel of the "Grey Gloves" in Arcadia City were quite numerous, and the security classification was quite high.

But even so, Margaret still found what Xia De wanted for him in half a week. Although Her Highness the Princess couldn't obtain intelligence on all local outposts and the identity information of all agents, she did find a suitable opportunity for Xia De to make contact with local agents.

"Today is the 27th day of the Sowing Month. Around the middle of next month, Welandel will dispatch a new batch of 'Grey Glove' agents to Arcadia City to assist with local missions. I have obtained the password for the rendezvous. At that time, you can disguise yourself as an agent sent by Welandel to the area and meet with local intelligence personnel.

Once you find the local agents, it's actually quite easy to interrogate them for intelligence after hypnosis or invade their dreams to read their memories."

The lazy Margaret was held by Xia De. Of course, Sylvia wouldn't share her own bedroom; they were currently in a guest room within Gao Ta.

"What is the mission of this new batch of agents? Won't this affect matters within Carsonric?"

"The mission concerns Grey Rock Pass. It seems they are investigating several nobles from Welandel smuggling contraband goods through Grey Rock Pass. Although it's not a border line, during wartime it is the most important pass outside the front lines. The Grey Glove headquarters believes this investigation has stalled because someone among the local agents has been bought off, which is why they are sending personnel directly from Welandel."

Margaret's fingers unconsciously drew circles:

"But I think sending people from Welandel won't uncover anything; at most, they'll just find a scapegoat. This matter even involves a duke. No one is completely clean. Father understands this too, so he's only sending people to investigate symbolically, warning the smugglers not to go too far."

"I understand that. Now they pretend not to care; if they need to deal with them later for other reasons, they won't even need to find a reason or evidence."

Xia De spoke, and Margaret laughed:

"I just like you like this. No matter what I say, you can understand... You can stay for another half hour, right? Then please continue holding me. I can't always be by your side, but at least I can feel your warmth like this."

"Oh, Margaret~"

Her Highness the Princess looked up at him again:

"But recently there's an opportunity; I might be able to go to Arcadia City. It's been a month since the war started. Father plans to send people to the Eastern, Central, and Western Front battlefields. Not as commanders, just to inspect the situation.

And very coincidentally, among the royal children currently, besides the married older sister, the underage younger brother, and the illegitimate younger brother who returned last year, there are exactly three suitable for travel."

That is, the First Prince Samuel Anjou, the Second Prince William Anjou, and Margaret herself.

Xia De understood Margaret's meaning:

"You're going to the front lines?"

Margaret nodded, holding Xia De's hand:

"Don't worry; Father won't really send us to dangerous places. We're just going symbolically to the front lines to take a few propaganda photos and give some speeches, then leave the front lines to station ourselves in logistics cities or transportation hub cities on the edges of the Eastern, Central, and Western Front battlefields.

Father's intention is probably for us to stay outside until summer, and at that time he will give us full authority. Perhaps this is a test Father is conducting on us."

Xia De understood:

"Arcadia City is indeed the most important peripheral logistics and transportation hub city on the Eastern Front... How will the destinations for each be assigned?"

"The Western Front battle is the most intense, and handling the Moon Bay situation and co-managing the navy is the most troublesome, but it also best showcases ability. The Central Front is from the Great Marsh area to the west of Green Lake; whoever goes there will probably have to stay in the marshlands for a while. Accommodation conditions and living environments are very poor, and the marsh region is the focal point of this struggle; larger-scale battles are likely to break out in the future. As for the Eastern Front, it stretches from Green Lake eastward to the edge of the Rommel Mountain Range. The situation here isn't intense, but coordinating the transport of supplies from the eastern part of the kingdom to the front lines means that although the possibility of large-scale battles breaking out isn't great, the issues to be handled in the office are the most numerous."

Margaret briefly analyzed the characteristics of the three front battlefields for Xia De, then said with a smile:

"Big Brother Samuel will definitely go to the Western Front; it's the most dangerous and the situation is the most complex, but it's also the easiest to achieve results. As for me and Second Brother, Father will definitely let me go to the Eastern Front. After all, whether handling the 'Masons' Guild' in the Randel River Valley or investigating the illegitimate child in the Vesta Forest, I have demonstrated the best coordination ability."

"Will it be very busy then?"

Xia De asked again, and Margaret shook her head:

"I've had enough of everyone being busy helping you while only I have to handle my own private affairs. Now that you and I are in this kind of relationship, I won't let those trivial matters delay me anymore.

This time, I will seek help from the 【Witch Council】, asking the council to dispatch the most capable girls suitable for handling government affairs to help me. I only need to make decisions on major issues. This isn't exactly the council helping Carsonric; I will send a copy of the intelligence to Duke Miss Jia Lin Na. This way, as long as I maintain stability on the Eastern Front and peace in the Moon Bay region, other matters won't be my responsibility."

Margaret had already thought through everything that would happen afterward, even thinking that she would play a role in the Battle of the Chosen Ones this time, at least not performing worse than others.

In the past, as the junior-most witch apprentice of her generation, she was actually very worried she couldn't compare to others. But after having an intimate relationship with Xia De and hearing him admit with his own mouth that although he was very intimate with Miss Miss Difa, he hadn't taken the final step yet, Margaret's pride suddenly surged forth:

"I am the first witch apprentice!"

This thought was somewhat similar to Miss Jia Lin Na's long-standing pride. They both seemed to regard their intimate relationship with Xia De as an honor; Xia De found it hard to understand this mindset.

As for Margaret assuming Arcadia City would become the center of chaos in the coming days, this wasn't because she saw clues Xia De couldn't see, but because Xia De had already made contact with a new Great Witch there, and chaos and disaster already showed signs of emerging.

The blonde Princess was very good at summarizing patterns. Even without prophecy or divination talents, she could vaguely sense the gloom over Arcadia City... Besides, if nothing happens there, it would be even better; that way, she could "exclusively" possess Xia De.

However, the specific time for Margaret to go to the Eastern Front battlefield hasn't been confirmed yet. King "Lion" Ryan obviously has no intention of sending his children to the battlefield in the near future. The King is waiting for a suitable moment and is also expecting them to be well-prepared in Welandel City.

The reason Margaret could access the "Grey Glove" organization information in the Arcadia City region was because the King still thought she was preparing to deepen her understanding of the Eastern Front battlefield.

"It's already the end of April, Xia De. In at most a month, you'll be able to see me in the Arcadia region. Maybe I can even visit the Industrial Expo. This time, I won't miss any important events!"

Xia De spent a while being affectionate with Margaret again, and only when time was nearly up did he bid farewell to the reluctant Her Highness the Princess.

She now possessed the 【Eternal Youth Leaf】, the Dragon Scale Amulet, and the Star Dew given by Xia De, and Sylvia was by her side, so Xia De wasn't worried about her safety. He also looked forward to seeing Margaret in Arcadia City soon.