I'm here to save the world, what are you doing?

Maria's heart suddenly trembled, and an ominous premonition arose.

"Viviana, I have to leave for a while."

She stood up quickly, her expression becoming serious:

"There are some urgent matters that need to be attended to."

"Okay, teacher."

Although Viviana was curious about the sudden appearance of the Human Empire official, she nodded obediently and began to pack her things.

Maria walked quickly towards the royal official, feeling increasingly uneasy.

"Your Highness!"

Seeing Maria approaching, the officer immediately touched his chest and bowed, saying respectfully:

"I have been ordered to come here and I need to tell you something extremely important."

"I understand."

Maria nodded slightly, then glanced at Viviana who was packing her things not far away:

"Come with me, let's talk somewhere else."

She led the officer to a more secluded and quiet pavilion in the garden.

This place is surrounded by tall ancient trees, which ensures the privacy of conversations without being disturbed by outsiders.

"You can say it now."

Maria sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion, her expression becoming serious.

"What happened?"

"Did something happen in the empire, or did someone in the royal family have an accident?"

Hearing Maria's question, the officer's brain, which had been somewhat dulled by overwork, began to work a little.

He took a weary breath and replied:

"Both, Your Highness."

Maria: ???

Maria panicked when she heard this answer.

Her eyes widened and her face turned pale:

"What do you mean by 'all'?"

"Tell me! What happened?"

"Is it Father... or Plotina? Or Sister Octavia?"

Maria's heart was beating wildly, and countless terrible possibilities flashed through her mind.

Seeing Maria's intense reaction, the officer realized that his answer just now seemed to be easily misunderstood.

He quickly knelt on one knee, lowered his head and explained:

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. There was a big problem with my statement just now."

He gathered his thoughts and then began to explain in detail:

"The thing is, a day ago, Splenda did encounter an unprecedented crisis..."

In the following time, the officer told Maria in detail everything that happened in Splenda yesterday.

Tiberius' betrayal, the invasion of Chaos, the crisis that plunged the entire city into, and finally its salvation...

"...And just like that, the crisis was finally successfully resolved."

"The Second Prince Tiberius's conspiracy was thwarted, and the forces of Chaos were driven back to the High Heavens."

"His Highness Tiberius disappeared after his plan failed, and his current whereabouts are unknown."

The officer said this with a tone of obvious relief:

"Thank goodness Lord Lucius saved the day, otherwise the entire empire would have been in ruins."

Maria was secretly relieved to hear that Tiberius had finally failed and disappeared.

To be honest, she has never liked this second brother.

Tiberius had a gloomy and extreme personality, was arrogant and conceited, and looked down on others. He never had any brotherly love for his sisters.

Now that the discord in this family has disappeared from view, it may be a good thing for the entire royal family.

I'm sorry, second brother. Although it's not nice to think this way, you'd better not come back.

"Lucius..."

Maria whispered the name, curiosity flashing in her eyes:

"The power of the evil god's domain when it descends is extremely powerful. Even a strong man like my father may not be able to contain it."

"Lucius is only sixteen years old this year, right? How did he do this?"

She developed a strong interest in this brother-in-law whom she had only met a few times.

Judging from the officer's description, Lucius was just like the protagonist in a heroic legend, who saved the entire Splenda single-handedly.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I don't know the specific details."

The officer shook his head, and when he spoke of Lucius, his tone was full of admiration:

"But Lord Lucius is indeed a remarkable man!"

Maria just felt a little funny when she saw this.

It seems that the Empire has a very high opinion of his brother-in-law.

But soon, new confusion arose in Maria's heart.

She looked at the officer in front of her who still looked tired, frowning slightly:

"The news you bring is indeed very important."

"But now that peace has been restored in Splenda, everything has been settled..."

"There's no need for you to rush all the way to the Elf King's Court to inform me, right?"

She paused and continued:

"Using conventional communication methods, this information will reach me within a few days at most."

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Hearing Maria's question, the officer's face turned serious.

"Your Highness, informing you of Splenda's situation is only part of my mission on this trip."

He took a deep breath and said solemnly:

"My most important mission on this trip is to obey Her Majesty the Queen's orders. Please follow me back to Splenda to attend a family gathering."

Maria: ???

Maria was stunned when she heard this.

She stared blankly at the officer, her face filled with disbelief.

"What did you say?"

"Whose orders are you following?"

"Her Majesty the Queen's order."

The officer repeated it in a serious tone.

"Queen?"

Maria's voice trembled:

"what are you saying?"

"My mother...she's been dead for ten years..."

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, his gaze and tone became extremely cold:

"Are you teasing me?"

However, the officer did not back down because of Maria's anger.

He still maintained a serious expression and spoke slowly:

"Your Highness, I am a loyal servant of the royal family. How could I tease you?"

"What I'm about to say may surprise you, but please believe me, I'm not lying."

He organized his words and then continued:

"In this incident, Lord Lucius not only stopped Tiberius's conspiracy and saved the entire Splenda, but more importantly..."

"He took back Her Majesty Helena's soul from the hands of the Supreme Evil God."

"Now, Her Majesty the Queen's soul has been fully revived with the help of the artifact Helios."

"Except for not being able to leave Splenda for a long time, other aspects are no different from normal people."

"Your Majesty, she..."

He glanced at Maria's expression and added:

"She is now in the palace, waiting to reunite with you."

Finally, the officer reminded:

"This matter is of great importance. I hope Your Highness will not disclose it to outsiders."

"!"

Maria didn't say anything, she just felt her mind was blank and her ears were buzzing.

Mother...is still alive?

No, to be precise, it’s the mother’s soul... that has come back?

Maria just stood there with a blank look in her eyes for a long time.

When I came to my senses again, tears were already running down my cheeks.

Reason told her that this sounded too incredible and too unbelievable.

But deep down, I long for all this to be true.

"Your Highness?"

The officer noticed Maria's reaction and asked cautiously:

"Are you okay?"

"I am fine."

Maria wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and her scholarly rationality helped her regain her composure.

She looked at the officer and confirmed again:

"Are you sure that's really your mother's soul? Not some evil demon in disguise?"

"It's true."

The officer nodded solemnly:

"This is the result jointly confirmed by His Majesty the Emperor and the other two Princesses."

"call......"

Hearing this, Maria finally relaxed completely.

At the same time, the desire to go home reached its peak.

She couldn't wait to leave immediately to see her mother whom she hadn't seen for ten years.

Then, as if she remembered something, she asked again: