250: Your Majesty, you are displeased.

The Emperor did not answer Kong Jiamu's question.

In fact, his gaze did not even fall on Kong Jiamu; he had been watching something else.

It was Tu Nan.

But the question he spoke was directed at Kong Jiamu.

"If I remember correctly, you should be doing battlefield patrols at this hour. How did you end up here... wandering around?"

Kong Jiamu appeared very innocent.

"Your Majesty, the patrol is finished. I've already taken care of everything that could be fought, so there's no need for me to keep circling outside. Besides, I still have quite a bit of vacation time left. Since the mission is complete, I can at least apply for leave, right?"

"Hmm? You applied for it? How come I didn't receive it?"

Your Majesty remained unmoved.

"Can't I just file it now? Isn't it okay for me to come back to see my wife and Children?" Kong Jiamu wailed.

For such trivial matters, The Emperor had never haggled with him before.

How many times had he done the paperwork retroactively?

The Emperor suddenly turned his head.

Looking at the oblivious Kong Jiamu, his eyes narrowed, and he snorted coldly.

"No," he said.

The Emperor extended his right hand toward Kong Jiamu. Kong Jiamu, unsure of The Emperor's intentions, stood rooted to the spot.

But immediately, his eyes filled with horror.

It was because a familiar wave of pressure was squeezing him.

With a "pop," Kong Jiamu transformed into a green-feathered Little Bird.

"Your Majesty!"

This was Kong Jiamu's cry of confusion and embarrassment.

He flapped his short wings, struggling to hover in mid-air. He looked around, immediately trying to open the door he had just come through, attempting to make this undignified form disappear from Tu Nan's sight instantly.

He failed.

His cub form was not very helpful, and his wings were soft.

When Tu Nan saw this familiar Little Bird, she was somewhat shocked. She turned her head and asked The Emperor: "Your Majesty, can your ability make the other party switch forms at will?"

What else? The Emperor ignored her.

He stepped forward unhurriedly, watching the Little Bird scurrying back and forth in place, as if covered by an invisible dome.

Reaching into that special space, he accurately pinched the fluffy Little Bird.

Only after gripping it in his hand did he answer Tu Nan's question.

"This is not difficult; it only depends on my will."

"Your Majesty, let me go!" Kong Jiamu the Little Bird chirped loudly, "How... how could you do this?"

Tu Nan coughed lightly to suppress her laughter.

She could roughly understand what Kong Jiamu was anxious about, because the hair on the top of this bird's head was sparse, and it was indeed quite ugly.

However, for the sake of Kong Jiamu's self-esteem, she pretended to see nothing and stared at her toes.

The Emperor passed by Tu Nan and moved forward unhurriedly, not knowing what he wanted to do.

Tu Nan was stunned for a moment, but ultimately followed his footsteps silently.

Amidst Kong Jiamu's incessant protests, they boarded the elevator and arrived at the lowest level of the flagship, an area Tu Nan had never set foot in.

It was a massive space, housing many small starfighters and quite a few soldiers performing daily maintenance.

Kong Jiamu fell silent; he tried his best to hide himself in The Emperor's palm.

If more people saw him like this, he would die.

Feeling the cold severity along the way, Tu Nan finally realized that the flagship was truly a massive combat fortress.

After all, the areas she had stayed in before were supposed to be the core command and rest areas. She had thought those were already very metallic and clean.

But compared to this rough combat preparation area, those areas were truly decorated quite luxuriously.

"Wait here."

In front of a row of tall, diving-chamber-style sealed doors, The Emperor chose one at random, swiped to open the door, and walked in.

The chamber door connecting to the interior closed, and the door on the other side leading to space slowly opened. Almost without a word, The Emperor threw the poor Little Bird out.

Even with her genes increased by 20%, Tu Nan could only see a black dot flash by outside. This was thanks to her cat-like superior dynamic vision.

Kong Jiamu was just tossed out by The Emperor like that.

Naked, Tu Nan thought.

The Emperor walked back into the chamber.

Tu Nan sighed and asked: "Is Kong Jiamu... okay like this?"

"What could be wrong?" The Emperor glanced at her sideways, "If he could have an accident from this, he wouldn't need to bother surviving. You don't need to worry about such idle things."

"Why are you so relaxed today? You even have time to flirt with him?" The Emperor accused her groundlessly.

"Your Majesty, please do not say such unreasonable things." Tu Nan said helplessly, "I just ran into him at the door of the Children, and it is only natural for him to go see the Children."

"Furthermore," Tu Nan thought for a moment and asked: "Is this way of questioning you, a request for me to completely draw a line with them? But if you haven't forgotten, I still need their cooperation regarding the transport partnership."

"Them?" The Emperor bit on the word and lowered his eyes. "You are not wrong; this matter was indeed assigned to you by me."

Tu Nan was silent.

The Emperor's attitude was actually similar to jealousy.

But what need did The Emperor have to display such an attitude? He had long been clear about her past connections.

Perhaps he was still dissatisfied with Kong Jiamu's inability to separate public and private matters.

Not continuing to dwell on this issue, she suddenly remembered something.

"Your Majesty, how is the Silver Armored Knight?"

Seeing Kong Jiamu, she thought of the guard who had been taken away by him, the knight who had previously guarded behind her like a shadow.

It was said that his mental contamination from the Star Worm Point led to temporary insanity, but when she asked the System, the System said it was absolutely impossible.

"Which one are you asking about?"

The Emperor asked back.

Of course, it was the guard, but Tu Nan didn't say the words.

She suddenly realized she could take the opportunity to test The Emperor's attitude towards the other knight.

So she smiled and replied: "Both, Your Majesty. There were originally two Silver Armored Knights by your side, but now neither is here. I am a little worried about you; wouldn't it be better to have one more person helping you on the battlefield?"

Why did The Emperor bring those substitute knights to the battlefield, and now often go out alone?

The two walked back to the elevator one after the other. Amidst the slight noise of the equipment running, The Emperor replied:

"Knights will always perish."

Tu Nan nodded.

She knew The Emperor hoped to abolish this System, but she was asking about those two specific people.

"But they exist at this moment." Tu Nan refuted him slightly.

"It is very difficult for people to be permanently bound. No matter what the initial reason is, people will always break free from it."

The Emperor said something very philosophical.

"You are already an Emperor; can't you solve it?" Tu Nan did not want to discuss philosophy.

"Emperor? An Emperor is not a god either. Some things are unavoidable, and some things are just as unpredictable." He showed a slightly helpless smile.

"Otherwise, why would we go looking for the gifts of the gods?" He looked at Tu Nan, "You were chosen by Him. Your Children were recognized by Him. Why is this? Am I not equally clueless?"

The Emperor frankly admitted his limitations.

He didn't want to talk, so he threw out a question. Tu Nan realized this.

But Tu Nan didn't want to talk about this question either.

Both had hidden a lot, and neither topic could continue.

The two reached a tacit agreement and remained silent.

"Ding."

The elevator door opened, and the two finally returned to the original floor.

"You go back and rest first." The Emperor arranged for her.

"And you?" Tu Nan asked.

"James has something to find me about; I'll go there."

"Then I will go with you. I also want to ask him about the research side of things."

"No, I will go alone."

The Emperor's refusal was very decisive.

After this sentence ended, he immediately turned and left, walking toward the medical room, leaving Tu Nan behind.

What was he going to discuss with James? Was there something she shouldn't know?

Tu Nan suspected this had to do with the secret of the Silver Armored Knight.

But following The Emperor was a fantasy.

Suppressing this doubt, Tu Nan watched The Emperor walk further and further away.