The Princess And The Lord

1357  Future Plan

Surely after Jay took action, Luxemborough's computer defense system was hit by a powerful virus as a result many sensitive documents were leaked to the public and news media which caused a big commotion. Moreover, the virus also disrupted their primary weaponry defense system and communication system that ended up blocking the communication with the agents on the fields. Even though it only took less than three hours still it managed to paralyzed Luxemborough's government. Of course, Luxemborough's special security technology law enforcement officers immediately handled this and in less than three hours it could be resolved, but this made everyone panic because someone could break through their security.

It is not impossible that the perpetrator could take over their security and even control their military, but for some reason, the perpetrator did not continue his actions and then disappeared without leaving a trace.

When Arlo Cawthorn reported this to Theodore Nevaro in the meeting room, the atmosphere became very tense.

"No one knows where he came from?" Theodore's face darkened with anger.

"No, his location keeps changing every three seconds and then just disappears ..." Arlo answered in a worried tone.

Everyone in the meeting room was silent, no one dared to breathe too loudly. Meanwhile, anger swelled in Theodore's chest, he felt like his face was slapped and he could barely contain his anger.

"Do you know what the perpetrator took from us?" Theodore's voice deepened.

Arlo lowered his head, he answers regretfully "We're still investigating"

"That means we don't know what was stolen from us! Thirty computer experts can't do anything about this, what good are they?" he threw his glass into the middle of the table, and the shards scattered to everyone nearby but no one dared to avoid it.

Arlo held his breath while bowing his head "Sorry sir, we just need time to deal with this," Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Theodor waves his hands dismissively, "It's no use, there's only one person who can infiltrate our security and disappear like that..."

Arlo was shocked and his face turned tense "You mean..."

Theodore snorted in open disdain "The Archknights, Justin Thornbery. Only he can do this"

The room became pin-drop silent. Their expressions were tight and rigid as it dawned on them they would face the Harland Kingdom head-on. Even though they knew this moment would come sooner or later, their hearts were still sunk to their stomach knowing the time had come. As the situation in Luxemborough becomes more intense, Jay has already got all the information he needs from Luxemborough's activity before the Dark Ages war and everything related to Dragxtarn and specifically their mission at the Blackhill town including the involvement of Samuel Albretch in that mission. When Fredhard arrives, Jay is still in the pod chair that is connected by dozens of cables from his pod to a giant mainframe that takes up almost half the room.

No matter how many times he witnessed this, he still shuddered. The ability to send consciousness into Cyberspace was not an ability possessed by someone with an electro-gift. Even this confused the king and the previous Archknight. Actually, that was one of the reasons why Dorian Weinstein, the previous Archknight, who was Jay's distant relative, adopted him at that time.

A few moments later the Pod chair cover opened and Jay took off his VR glasses only then did he notice Fredhardt's presence in the room.

"You're here?" Jay greeted Fredhardt who was sitting relaxed on the only chair in the room while reading a tablet.

"How are you" Fred put down his tablet.

"Tired... but it's worth it" He said while stretching both his arms above his head then he got out of his chair and walked barefoot towards the coffee machine.

Jay pressed the automatic coffee machine then the hiss of water poured into the cup was heard.

"You made quite a mess in Luxemborough" Jay pressed the remote then immediately the news appeared on his flat screen.

A woman read the news with an anxious voice: "... We just got a formal announcement from the Luxemborough defense minister saying that the documents circulating in the public are a hoax meaning they're not true. Luxemborough also denies its involvement in the explosion that happened ten years ago in the city near the-"

Fredhardt scoffed as he watched the news while Jay sipped his coffee and massaged his sore neck.

"I see you having a blast in there, so what do you get for me?" Fred waits in anticipation.

Jay walked to the table then pressed the keyboard button and immediately the news on the screen was replaced by a redacted document then not long after the black lines covering the writing on the document slowly disappeared until the document was intact again.

Fred folded his arms across his chest while reading the writing on the flat screen then muttered "So Samuel Albretch did not resign but was fired for insubordination"

"Uh-huh, the report shows that Samuel Albrecht had a big fight with his superiors about his last mission to black hill town which resulted in him being replaced by Marius Walton" Jay leaned on the table while sipping his coffee.

Fred rummaged through the table drawer because he knew Jay usually kept bread or snacks, as expected he found a chocolate bread. After checking the expiration date he then threw it to Jay, "Stop drinking coffee eat something to fill your stomach"

Jay caught the bread swiftly and then smiled a little "Aww, you're so nice~"

"Shut up, continue what else did you find!"

While chewing his bread Jay continued "Marius Walton and Samuel are old rivals, only Samuel's achievements are flawless since he was appointed as Dragxtarn and there are no problems with his personal life that cause him to be one of the few Dragxtarn who has a stable mentality"

"That's indeed rare" Fredhardt commented.

"Yup, you could say that Samuel is Luxemborough's golden boy so they definitely didn't expect it when Samuel defected," Jay said.

Fred quipped "Not to mention the embarrassment"

"Exactly!" Jay winked while grinning, "Because of that the evidence of his defection was erased and he was reported as having resigned. I think the accident that happened was a way for Luxemborough's attempt to keep his mouth shut and his family became just collateral victims"

"That awful..." Fredhardt deeply sympathized with Samuel's tragic fate.

Jay agreed "Yes, from the investigation they knew that Samuel and his daughter survived the assassination attempt, however, Nazareth has awakened so they didn't have time to hunt Samuel down, maybe they didn't expect Samuel to survive the Dark Age War"

"With this, we can conclude that Samuel Albrecht is not only a capable person but also stubborn and persistent." Fred could already guess what Samuel's character was like.

Jay finished his bread then crumpled the pastry wrapper and threw it towards the trash can "Lory said Samuel was very protective of his daughter and my guess is he probably knew what was going to happen to the healers that were brought to Blackhill Town, he probably tried to stop it or maybe treat them to go public or something, whatever it is, he didn't agree with this mission"

Fred scratched his chin as he muttered "A Dragxtarn with a conscience, huh?... That's even rarer"

Jay suddenly stood up and clapped his hands, "Oh, I just got word from Jack Quaid, he said he met with Samuel Albretch and he took away his co-worker... uh, what's her name?" Jay snapped his fingers a few times as he tried to jog his memory then suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, yeah, Madeline! Her name is Maddy, actually, Clift and I have met the girl, and I heard from Lory that he's pretty close to her too."

"So what's the connection between the girl and Samuel, is it a love triangle?" Fred's tendency to hear juicy gossip was piqued.

Jay tilted his head and pursed his lips in doubt. "Not according to Mr. Quaid. He said for some reason Dragxtarn wanted to take her away but then Samuel came to save the day and didn't know why Maddy willingly followed him. It seemed like they knew each other?"

"Interesting...did Lory know about this" Fred's eyes glint with excitement

"Not yet" Jay frowned.

"I have to tell her, she likes this kind of story!" Fred excitedly said.

"Well, Whatever the story is, we'll find out when we find them." Jay spread his arms and shrugged.

"Then are you going to find Samuel Albretch by yourself?" Fred looked curiously at the naughty boy who was looking more and more like his usual self.

"Certainly," Clift replied knowingly.

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His eyes sparkled mischievously, "Since Lory is here, I'm sure Luc will be fine, so before the king wakes up, I want to clean up all this mess so they can have some time to spend together." Fred heard and chuckled. "Right, those two always liked to travel since they were young. Hey, I might just follow them to make sure everything is in order, as we all know Lory can't cook and Lucas is too sloppy." Fredhard shamelessly justifies his intention to escape from his duties. "Hey, if you're going, I'm going too!" Jay protested not wanting to be left behind. "I think the one who deserves to go is me." Clift suddenly appeared behind them. Jay was so shocked that he almost threw his coffee cup at Clift but managed to stop himself, unlike Fredhardt who had already thrown a dagger at Clift, but he effortlessly caught it between his index and middle fingers.

"Damn it, Clift, I told you not to do that again!" Jay berated his friend who came out of nowhere.

"Since when were you here?" Fredhardt furrowed his brows, feeling displeasure at Clift who had managed to sneak up behind him.

"I think what you should say is 'I'm sorry," he said sarcastically to Fredhardt.

Fredhard rolled his eyes dismissively, "Come on, this isn't the first time I've thrown daggers at you."

"That's true," Clift played with the dagger as he walked toward them.

"Hey, if we all leave, who will look after the kingdom? There's no way all the Archknights will leave, right? Someone has to stay!" Jay said.

They exchanged glances for a moment then simultaneously turned toward the empty space of the only person who wasn't here, instantly they exchanged a tacit understanding.

"Do we have a deal?" Fredhardt smiled slyly.

Jay grinned, "Oh, yeah!"

"Certainly," Clift replied knowingly.

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'Ha-chooo!'

"Damn Fargy, don't sneeze on me!"

"Sorry, my nose suddenly itches... I think someone is talking bad about me"

"I bet is a woman, anyway how many girls got their hearts broken because of you since I'm gone?"

".....not as much as used to,"

'Tsk'