Transmigrated to the Interstellar Era to Raise Mermaids GL - Chapter 31
“Your subordinates wish Your Highness a triumphant return!”
Seeing the subordinates remaining on the spaceship close the cabin door, He Jia quickly found a place to sit, her eyes glued to the countdown on her phone screen.
She forced herself not to think about anything, focusing only on the time slipping away second by second, and it really seemed like she could quickly pass these short fifteen minutes.
As the countdown approached the last minute, thin sweat seeped into the palm of the hand gripping her phone.
Orsa never promised what she couldn’t deliver. If she said fifteen minutes, she would definitely be back within that time.
“50, 49, 48…”
He Jia silently counted along with the countdown in her heart, feeling that this last minute was incredibly long, as if it would never reach its end.
“30, 29, 28…”
“Your Highness! It’s Her Royal Highness, they’re back!”
The subordinate responsible for checking the external monitoring of the spaceship suddenly shouted: “Quickly open the cabin door! Pilot, prepare for immediate takeoff!”
Orsa rushed into the cabin first, reaching He Jia almost the moment their eyes met.
She had just emerged from the ocean and was still damp all over. A few strands of wet blonde hair clung messily to the side of her face. She took the phone with her cool fingers, pressing it to silence the countdown alarm before it rang.
“I’m back.”
Orsa took two shallow breaths, displaying the screen with six seconds remaining to He Jia. Her lucid, azure eyes were alight with uncontrollable joy.
“Mm!”
He Jia quickly sniffed, smiling with tear-reddened eyes: “I knew you would succeed!”
The remaining subordinates followed Orsa in, one after another. Several of them were carrying the limbs of an extravagantly dressed man, carrying the still-unconscious person onto the spaceship like a wild pig.
“Quickly close the cabin door! Take off immediately!”
As the last person stepped into the cabin, seeing the view outside the window turn into blue sky and white clouds, everyone relaxed their tense nerves, gathering around the expedition team members and receiving their weapons.
“Were any of you injured? Were you discovered by the Navy? How did you manage to return so quickly? It’s utterly astonishing!”
“No, no! After Her Highness entered the sea, she swam incredibly fast alone at the front, charging into the Navy’s encirclement like lightning. Before they could react, she used her mental power to control everyone, making them immobile! We didn’t even have time to engage in combat!”
Joanna enthusiastically spoke and gestured: “Only Anglue could barely remain conscious, but he was clutching his head tightly and couldn’t grab a weapon. Her Highness shot him with a single tranquilizer dart. By the time we caught up, she was already swimming back, gripping Anglue’s collar!”
Her description exceeded the known capabilities of the Princess in the subordinates’ perception. Someone couldn’t help but question: “Since you weren’t with Her Highness at the time, why are you talking as if you saw it with your own eyes?”
“I did see it with my own eyes! My ancestors were Peacock Mantis Shrimp! Although they swim slowly, their eyesight is super good!”
He Jia couldn’t help but glance at Joanna’s round face. Someone else exclaimed beside them: “No way! I always thought you had Sea Otter genes!”
Joanna’s hair instantly stood up in anger: “You’re a Sea Otter! Your whole family are Sea Otters!”
“Hey, now it does look a bit like antennae wiggling around!”
Having captured Anglue without a scratch, a huge weight fell off everyone’s minds. Listening to their amusing bickering, light smiles appeared on their faces.
Genor quietly asked Orsa: “Your Highness, did you really…”
Belonging to the same Blue-Tailed Merfolk, she knew Anglue was no ordinary foe. She hadn’t expected him to be suppressed by Orsa to the point of having no room for resistance, especially when Orsa could simultaneously subdue so many others.
“Yes, my abilities grew stronger after this recovery.” Orsa said with a calm expression.
“Congratulations, Your Highness! It seems Her Majesty’s decision was indeed very insightful!”
Genor looked envious, secretly deciding that she too would put her fish egg in the Xize’er ocean to hatch in the future.
“You should thank your sister more.”
Under Genor’s perplexed gaze, Orsa took He Jia’s hand, smiled at her, and said: “She found me the best administrator in the world.”
Uh…
Genor, who was unexpectedly force-fed a mouthful of dog food, wisely left the exclusive territory of the couple.
She walked back to the control panel to check the various signals intercepted by the spaceship and suddenly her expression changed: “Your Highness! The Naval Company Commander just sent a message to the nearby Air Force base, demanding they dispatch forces to intercept our spaceship!”
“Immediately connect to the Air Force base.”
The Navy personnel guarding Anglue had lost consciousness before even seeing her. Upon waking, they discovered the Prince missing and saw a suspicious spaceship ascending nearby. Naturally, they would contact the Air Force for support immediately.
“Lieutenant Colonel Genor, greetings! May I ask what is the matter with you contacting the Nenita Base?”
Orsa walked unhurriedly to the control panel, smoothed the already dry blonde hair from her forehead, and said elegantly to the communicator on the video: “Orsa Laceia, Major General of the Second Air Force, General Command, requests an audience with the highest commanding officer of the base.”
Seeing the Great Princess, who had completely disappeared during this time, suddenly appear in the video, the communicator couldn’t help but stare blankly.
She was stunned for a moment before coming to her senses, blushing profusely: “Gr-Gr-Great Princess! Please wait a moment, I will immediately connect you to Lieutenant General Kent!”
Just as the communicator was frantically trying to connect Lieutenant General Kent’s signal, a crowd of young people in military uniforms surged into the opposite video screen.
The young women in the base’s communications department, seeing that the person in the video was truly Orsa, instantly burst into excited squeals, holding their faces.
“Ahhh, it really is Her Royal Highness! I’ve finally seen the Great Princess I’ve been longing for for over 100 days!”
“Her Royal Highness seems a bit thinner! The rumors say you haven’t been seen in the military lately. Are you sick? You must take care of yourself!”
Hearing her concern for her health, Orsa smiled politely and replied: “Thank you, I have recovered.”
“Ahhh, save me! Her Royal Highness spoke to me! I’m going to copy this video onto my computer and cherish it forever!”
The young woman who had seemed the most composed suddenly fainted from excitement.
“Her Royal Highness, look at me too! I am your loyal fan! I joined the Air Force because I admire you!”
“Go away! Go away! Who says they aren’t! Her Royal Highness, I’m also your fan! Please don’t always be so low-key. Show your face to everyone more often!”
Just as the scene on the other side of the video was becoming increasingly uncontrollable, the signal abruptly cut to Lieutenant General Kent. Orsa quietly let out a breath and saluted him: “Lieutenant General, long time no see!”
“Princess, are you alright!” Lieutenant General Kent was also pleasantly surprised.
Apart from the Laceia family, everyone only knew that the Great Princess had suddenly fallen seriously ill. Ordinary people like him, even rising to the position of Lieutenant General, were still marginalized figures outside the center of power.
“Thank you for your concern. I am well and can return to the Command Center to report tomorrow.”
After the pleasantries, Orsa asked: “Did you just receive a distress signal from the Navy?”
Lieutenant General Kent, thinking the Navy had already informed the Royal Family, quickly said: “It is rumored that a small Administration spaceship is suspected of having hijacked Prince Anglue. Please rest assured, Your Highness, I have already dispatched four aerial warships to intercept them!”
At this moment, he suddenly heard a shout from the video: “Your Highness, four large warships are rapidly approaching our spaceship from the rear!”
Lieutenant General Kent was instantly dumbfounded.
Orsa saluted him again, politely explaining: “My apologies, Lieutenant General. The person who hijacked Anglue is me. My injury this time was caused by Anglue. My spaceship is flying to the Imperial Palace. I will personally explain the situation to Her Majesty and escort him to the military court. I also personally guarantee that you will not be implicated in the slightest. Could I ask you to recall the warships and allow us to leave?”
Lieutenant General Kent took only one second to make his choice.
To him, the Great Princess, who was always polite, respectful to her superiors, and never looked down on others because of their background, was naturally the one he should be loyal to and follow.
“Understood!”
Lieutenant General Kent smiled: “The Administration’s civilian spaceship is too fragile. To ensure your safety, please allow these four warships to escort you.”
He issued a new directive, saluted Orsa, and said: “Princess, I wish you smooth resolution of this matter and the fulfillment of your wishes!”
Orsa happily accepted his help and cut the video.
Four large aerial warships instantly enveloped the spaceship from the front, back, left, and right, guarding them like an iron barrel. Anglue’s private fleet chased them for a while, but the tail cannons of the warships sent them swaying back and forth. They had no choice but to tuck their tails and go report the news to Duke Jonathan.
“Your Highness, won’t such a large escort back to the Imperial Capital attract too much attention?” Genor worried.
Four large warships appearing simultaneously over the Imperial Capital would surely make everyone in the capital look up and watch the spectacle!
“This is good.” The Princess had always valued a grand display.
Furthermore, she wanted as many people as possible to know about her return to the Imperial Capital.
“But Her Majesty will also receive the news very quickly…”
Orsa glanced at Anglue, who was gradually regaining consciousness on the floor, and said to the people around her: “Bring the mental sensor. I will interrogate him now.”
Anglue heard the words “mental sensor” and suddenly fully regained consciousness. He looked at the woman before him in disbelief: “Orsa! How can it be you! Aren’t you still recovering on Xize’er Planet!”
Noticing his attempt to get up, Orsa’s subordinates quickly pressed him firmly back to the ground.
Anglue could only struggle futilely like a dying fish. Still unwilling to give up, he shouted loudly: “What are you doing! I am a Prince! Quickly release me, or I will arrest all of you and settle the score later!”
Seeing the frantic and vicious look on his face, He Jia couldn’t help but take a few steps back in fear. Joanna quietly held her shoulder and said, “Teacher He, if you’re not comfortable, should I take you back to the cabin to rest?”
“No, I’ll stay here!”
He Jia looked at Orsa’s back, firmly shook her head, and clenched her fists to encourage herself.
In this brief day, she had seen many sides of Orsa she had never seen before.
Her appearance as a beloved Princess, her appearance as an Air Force Major General strategizing and planning, and now, her appearance as a ruthless enemy.
These were all completely unfamiliar images to He Jia, but since they were a part of Orsa, even the fear and worry they brought made her feel happy. She wanted to know her even better.
Seeing a few subordinates push in a glass container about two meters long, large enough to accommodate several people, with a display screen attached below, He Jia asked Joanna curiously: “What is this thing?”
“It’s a mental sensor. You’ll know its use in a moment. The law stipulates it can only be used on suspects.”
Anglue, who was pinned to the ground, saw the sensor being pushed toward him. He struggled and shouted: “Orsa! You can’t do this to me! Reading my memory without permission is illegal!”
Orsa originally didn’t want to waste words on him, but hearing him have the nerve to talk about the law with her, she said coldly: “Article 11, Chapter 3 of the Public Safety Protection Act stipulates that a mental sensor can be used to verify the truth on suspects who have deliberately endangered public life by planting bombs in public places.”
She looked at Anglue faintly, a sharp cold light flashing in her eyes: “Since this is a capital offense punishable by death, we certainly cannot wrongly accuse an innocent person, nor should we let any villain go free!”
Anglue’s heart chilled. He knelt on the ground and pulled her arm, pleading: “Orsa! I am your cousin! I didn’t intend to harm you! Please let me off this time! That’s right! Her Imperial Majesty has a special pardon! Members of the Laceia family are exempt from prosecution by the court. Our offenses must be personally adjudicated by Her Majesty! Take me to see Her Imperial Majesty! I want to see Her Majesty!”
“Anglue, don’t forget that I belong to the military.”
Orsa raised her arm and straightened the cuff he had crumpled, saying: “You injured me. This matter should be investigated by the military court, and the Royal Family cannot interfere. I have another secret identity I can tell you. I am also the Supreme Interrogator of the Military Court!”