Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 4060: The Script Princess Lucia Took?

This was the first time Shak had ever seen [Xia Ji].

When they saw this woman who looked just like Bai Zhi, but was clearly more mature and more captivating, they were all stunned.

These are most likely sisters, and sisters who can achieve double the happiness of twins! [Brother], you're eating so well, you deserve to die!
"Uncle Shaq, you're really working hard!"

Right now, Shak is bending over, wiping the floor—yes, this is the scene of Xia Ji's first encounter with Shak—he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

"It's my duty. How could I let you do these heavy jobs!"

"Come on!"

Bai Zhi greeted them and left with Xia Ji without any intention of introducing them... Only after the two figures disappeared did Prince Shak turn around, his face darkening, and he threw the rag in his hand on the ground with a look of disgust.

At the same time, a soft knocking sound suddenly came from the windowsill.

Shak'age squinted and looked over. On the windowsill, a small bird, resembling a sparrow, was gently tapping.

He casually picked up the bucket, pretending to clean it, and quietly walked to the outside of the villa's main house, only to run into [Xiang Feihu] practicing boxing in the yard.

"...Lord [Xiang Feihu], I see there are quite a few fallen leaves in the fish pond over there, and I'm planning to go and clean them up!"

"...I didn't ask you."

"You have to report it eventually, hahaha..."

Li Huamei continued practicing her boxing, ignoring the attention—for her, practicing boxing was a good way to calm her mind and then engage in deep thinking.

She was still pondering Xi Ruo's words about "all beautiful things".

……

What needs to be faced will eventually have to be faced.

Little Bai Zhi, looking like she'd done something wrong, lowered her head and kept fidgeting with the hem of her clothes as she appeared in the villa's study with Xia Ji.

"...Then, I called Sister Xia Ji over."

Without embellishment, Bai Zhichun recounts her observations from her own perspective—without adding any of her own top-tier interpretations.

After speaking, Xiao Baizhi nervously glanced up at her master, who was reading the history of the [Abriel] Empire... It seemed that he had also just turned to a page introducing the empire's eldest princess, Lucia.

The maid also looked at her master at this moment. She would not easily overstep her bounds before her master gave her instructions—even though Boss Luo had always given her a lot of autonomy.

"What kind of person is Princess Lucia?" Luo Qiu asked after thinking for a moment. "Just tell me your own feelings."

"She seemed... to be a very assertive person." The master was still as gentle as ever, and Bai Zhi's tense mood eased a lot. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Besides, she... didn't seem to have much malice back then."

As she spoke, she glanced quickly at the maid, "I feel like she really does care about Raphael."

Boss Luo casually said, "Isn't it normal to care about one's nephew?"

"Uh...it seems so?" Bai Zhi was taken aback.

This is indeed a perfectly normal thing, just like when you're hungry you'll look for food. It's just that I don't know when it started, but people become confused, overthink, and even... wary and defensive when faced with this kind of concern.

The study became quiet.

Xiao Baizhi's thoughts, which had just calmed down, began to tense up again, but Xia Ji beside her remained as calm as ever.

"Let's go pay another visit," Boss Luo said abruptly.

Bai Zhi's eyes widened in surprise.

"Since you've caused such a commotion," Boss Luo said casually, "then bring some gifts and go to apologize. After all, you almost demolished Her Highness the Princess's house... Be sincere, you understand?"

It was spoken in a tone as if teaching kindergarten children.

"Okay!" Bai Zhi said subconsciously, "But... just me alone?"

Boss Luo smiled and said, "Bring Xia Ji along."

Bai Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Princess Lucia did put a strange pressure on her—this stemmed from her own relationship as a clone of Raphael.

"What kind of gift should we give?" the maid suddenly asked.

Regardless of the preceding events, as Bai Zhi is someone under her command, you can imagine that the maid might show favoritism... as long as the rules allow it.

Boss Luo lowered his head and continued reading the history of the empire, saying calmly, "Bai Zhi can prepare her own copy, and we can prepare ours as well."

The maid nodded gently.

As for Xia Ji, now that she's here, there's no rush for her to leave. Her work in the Azure Realm has entered its later stages and is steadily coming to an end. She only needs to keep an eye on things occasionally.

After Xia Ji and Bai Zhi left, Boss Luo suddenly chuckled.

The maid looked at her master with curiosity.

Boss Luo said softly, "It seems that this Princess Lucia is following a similar script to that other princess..."

That princess? Which princess?
……

……

At the villa, by the fish pond, seeing no one around, Brother Shak quickly threw away the bucket in his hand, then silently climbed over the wall and his body instantly turned into countless dust particles, disappearing with the wind.

Soon, he reappeared in a house outside the hotel—a place that looked like the original owner had not lived in for a long time.

But actually, there were already people waiting here, and there were four of them... four guys that Ah Xi Ruo called "weirdos"!

The extremely wicked pirates, the members of the Golden Shark Pirate Crew!

Shaq already had his own pirate crew, and this time he took the initiative to join the group with his own investment. Although he became a sailor on the Black Pearl, his own pirate crew was not actually disbanded.

Even before the operation began, he had secretly sent his pirate crew to Marindor—he had his own channels, and his years as a Void Pirate hadn't been for nothing.

On that day, the four oddly shaped henchmen could no longer enter openly; they had to sneak in through a secret route, and they dared not go out easily during this period.

"Captain, you've finally arrived!"

We miss you so much!

Shak was also somewhat moved at this moment—moved by the fact that his four subordinates were truly resilient, managing to survive such a terrible calamity as the Purple Moon.

"Where are the things you were asked to bring?"

Shaq sat down casually on the sofa, a cigar dangling from his lips, behaving like a big shot.

Shak, who was meek and submissive in front of his younger brother and his group, unleashed his Conqueror's Haki in front of his four subordinates, A, B, C, and D, exuding an overwhelming aura of dominance!

"I brought it!"

The strangely shaped henchman A carefully retrieved a black briefcase and presented it to Prince Shaq—Shaq did not open it immediately, but simply placed it aside.

"You will remain here for the time being. Do not cause trouble without my orders," Prince Shak said calmly. "This is Marindo. If anything goes wrong, even I cannot protect you!"

"understand!"

This entry into [Marindo] is definitely for something big, but Shaq hasn't revealed anything—after all, he's under the control of [Scarlet Tiger] through the [Cursed King] statue.

But you can let others guess, right?

What others guess has nothing to do with me, Shaq.

"I'm going back. Don't contact me unless it's absolutely urgent!" Shaq continued to exude domineering aura, his body turning into dust as he prepared to leave.

"Boss!! Wait a minute!"

"Is there anything else?"

It's only half desertified yet!

The oddly shaped ABCDs suddenly looked miserable and said, "Boss, we're out of money! Prices here are so high!"

"..."

Shaq's lips twitched, and he casually tossed over an anonymous bank card, saying, "Use it sparingly!"

After all, he didn't have much money left; the tickets for the Black Pearl were really expensive!

After meeting ABCD, Brother Shak quietly returned to the villa and pretended nothing had happened, continuing to scoop up fallen leaves from the pond.

……

……

On the other side, in the Imperial Princess's Mansion, the real princess's mansion underground—or within the base.

Thanks to the advanced medical technology used to save him, Melon Fox survived and his body recovered very well. However, he is currently listless and unable to concentrate at all.

But before the Imperial Princess, Melon Fox could only suppress his mental discomfort and kneel on the ground in complete submission, not daring to lift his head even once.

Next, if he's not careful, he might really lose his status as the young master of the Fox family.

"...So, it was your classmate from [Ether Star] who gave you the message?" Lucia's face was unreadable at this moment. "Your friendship as classmates is quite deep."

Melon Fox smiled wryly, "We were both marginal figures in the academy back then, so we were naturally closer. After all, my presence in [Marindo]... brought him some benefits as well."

"You're quite honest."

“How could I dare utter a single lie before Your Highness?” Melon Fox became increasingly humble, for he was filled with fear.

The eldest princess knew everything he did—when he first left the eldest princess's residence, none of his actions escaped the princess's notice.

Fortunately, the green-haired girl who resembled Princess Raphael was unharmed; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't have just been kneeling there.

"This matter..."

"I will arrange the memory erasure surgery immediately!" Melon Fox said hastily, "Today... no, this week's memories will be completely erased!"

"Did I tell you to clear it?" Lucia said calmly.

Melon Fox suddenly looked up, his face full of surprise.

Lucia said calmly, "If you don't know anything, how can you work for me?"

Melon Fox first caught his breath, then his heart pounded wildly. The ecstasy he felt at that moment even made his mind go blank—he, he really had hooked up with the Empire's eldest princess?

However, he still exercised restraint and boarded the princess's ship. Although it had a bit of a meteoric rise to power, it also meant that more uncontrollable risks were about to come.

The relationships between the royal family of [Abriel] are not simple.

The eldest princess, who possessed military power, wielded immense influence within the empire, while the soon-to-be emperor appeared rather "restrained" in many ways.

“I’m short of a commander in my household. I’ll resign from your position on Star Patrol and come report for duty tomorrow.” Lucia then waved her hand again, “Get out.”

"Yes!"

When Melon Fox walked out, his steps felt like he was walking on clouds, as if he had no foothold at all. He couldn't believe that such a great thing had actually fallen into his lap.

The position of commander in the Princess's residence is not comparable to the low-level position of Star Patrol, which is used to gain seniority and prestige... My own promising eldest brother, who is regarded as the future heir of the family, has devoted a lot of family resources to him, but at this time he has only become a captain in the Imperial Guard, which is the same level as the Princess's residence commander that the Princess promised him!

"Eldest brother, eldest brother; eldest sister-in-law, eldest sister-in-law; grandfather, grandfather; father, father; mother, mother..."

He has quite a few ideas.

……

"You actually hired this kind of person?"

A short-haired woman dressed as a swordsman appeared.

When the great battle took place at the Princess's residence, this female swordsman was not present. She had left on another mission, and when she returned, the [subspace] had already been opened, and everything was as before.

However, Lucia did not hide the fact that she fought against [Xia Ji], but instead gave her a very high evaluation.

“Why not use a valuable pawn?” Lucia said calmly. “Merlon Fox is just doing what any nobleman would do. The key is that the current head of the Fox family is always indecisive. It’s time to put some pressure on him.”

The female swordsman shrugged.

The empire currently operates under a multi-prime minister system. Of the current prime ministers, four are actually from the eldest princess's faction... There are also liberals. The current head of the Fox family is one of the heavyweights in the liberal faction. He is not only one of the prime ministers of the empire, but also holds multiple positions and has a vast network of connections within the imperial court.

"How are things going on the other side of [Ether Star]?" Lucia asked again.

"The royal court has already sent people over there." The female swordsman thought for a moment and said, "Several groups of people who were secretly investigating have been eliminated, but their identities have not yet been confirmed."

“It’s just those few guys.” Lucia sneered. “Atsliua…who did my brother send to protect him?”

The female swordsman said, "The one dispatched this time is the one known as the 'Black Reaper' from the Royal Knights."

Lucia frowned slightly, then slowly relaxed, clearly familiar with the codename. "【Black Reaper】...【Shiro Yul】? Interesting..."

The female swordsman shook her head and said, "I admit that this [Black Reaper] is indeed very powerful, but he is probably not very suitable for protecting such delicate work."

Lucia said calmly, "That means that those more suitable people around Atesliya already have tasks... It seems that my brother has quite a lot to do."

The female swordsman then took out another visiting card, a very formal one, bearing the royal emblem of the Atlantis Empire.

Lucia was clearly familiar with the badge, and a thoughtful look appeared on her face.

The female swordsman said slowly, "This is a visiting card from the fourth princess of the Atlantis Empire... Shall we see her?"

Lucia said calmly, "The head of the Atlantis delegation wants to pay his respects to me, the eldest princess of the empire. How could I refuse?"

The female swordsman silently put away the invitation and turned to leave.

Given the eldest princess's personality, if she were to meet, she wouldn't do it secretly; instead, she would make sure everyone knew about the meeting.

Then, Princess Lucia went alone into a secret room in the underground base... which was also decorated in the style of a study.

The screen turned on, and after a moment of silence, a flash of blue light appeared on the dark screen, which then became clear, revealing a handsome young man with an air of nobility.

"Princess Lucia's beauty is as captivating as ever."

The refined young man exclaimed sincerely.

Lucia, however, said expressionlessly, "Enough with the nonsense, where are you... Prince Carloy?"