"Princess Therese could easily spare a lady-in-waiting, but to have a nearly secured ally turn directly into a political foe," Xu Jinglan murmured with a hint of insinuation.
"This is just like the storyline that fans on the Star Network are crazy about from ’Princess Mandela’s Counterattack History’, isn’t it? Tsk tsk tsk... What the novel didn’t dare to write, reality brought to life."
"If He Shu knew about this, he would die of excitement..." Speaking of He Shu, a complex expression flitted across Xu Jinglan’s face, but it quickly vanished.
Lin Fu’s cheeks suddenly reddened, and she touched her hair uncomfortably, "You... you already know?"
"Mmm-hmm! Not many people do, rest assured!" Xu Jinglan thought of something and said teasingly, "But I can’t introduce Ye Fei to you just yet. She needs to cool down, ponder how she will face you formally."
Lin Fu felt even more embarrassed, pretending to focus intensely on the data, but when her eyes landed on the top ten Star Thieves of Eternal City, she suddenly froze.
"Inside the Eternal City, a major upheaval has occurred, suspected to be infighting, and for the moment, the Star Thief Queen Fuya has mysteriously disappeared..." Lin Fu read softly, her voice growing fainter.
"What happened has been a mystery for almost half a year now; the outside world doesn’t know the details, but there’s a lot of speculation about Fuya’s disappearance," Xu Jinglan, someone interested only in what she was studying.
Even in gaming, she only played flight simulators.
But she was particularly interested in the Star Thief from the Eternal City, having read many legends about her, any of which could be turned into an epic novel.
It was said that the Star Thief Queen Fuya was stunningly beautiful with exceptional abilities, leading a horde of followers and securely occupying the throne of the Eternal City’s ten great Star Pirate Kings. Moreover, there were rumors she was of noble birth, possibly even related to an exiled Prince—there was much speculation.
There was no video or photographic evidence of Fuya available to the public; no one had even seen her in person.
It was only the Empire’s persistently high bounty on her and her notoriety that made her name known.
"Fuya, Fuya... this name... why does it sound so familiar? It’s as if I’ve heard it somewhere before!" Lin Fu, rubbing her throbbing temples, suddenly thought of something, and her eyes widened in an instant.
"What’s wrong?" Xu Jinglan was startled by her reaction.
But Lin Fu paid her no heed.
"Eternal City, Eternal City... Fuya, Fuya..."
The scenes from her last fainting spell surfaced once again, Lin Fu winced tightly, clutching her body, forcing herself to endure the pain, but the voices in her head kept resonating.
"Everyone else has died; why are you still alive?"
"Fuya, Flora... Heh heh heh! Just how many faces do you have?"
"My dear sister, why is my life so agonizing while you remain in glory? Why, why is fate so unfair?"
"I beg you for the last time, go die! Will you, please?"
"Ah Foo, live well. As long as you’re here, I am too."
"Ah Foo, don’t be sad, my Ah Foo must always be happy!"
Ultimately, Lin Fu lost consciousness and blacked out.
In the hospital lobby, Elbert Military Academy’s personnel occupied more than half the space, with other patients’ families steering clear. Teacher Joter felt as if his hair were turning white.
After reporting the situation to the school’s leaders, he turned to ask his temporary assistant, Lance.
"How is it? What does Chief Instructor Mason say?"
"Chief Instructor Mason wants to seize this point, keep putting pressure on the Military Court, but the Royal Starship Academy and the First Military Command College have joined forces, their backers asserting their views at the last Military Department meeting."
"Just tell me the result."