Chapter 1724
Chapter 1724 Congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen.
The sun set like blood.
Selena stood amidst the ruins, staring at the city buried beneath the wasteland for a long time. Leia, standing behind her, gazed at the distant ruins nestled in a valley with tea-brown eyes that were tinged with shadows.
Neither Selena nor Osvaldo turned around. The atmosphere was so tense that no one was in a good mood. Therefore, no one noticed until they heard the sound of motorcycles.
Selena's eyebrows twitched as she turned her head and saw several green armored vehicles parked nearby. Patrick and his men stepped out of them.
As Selena looked at him after not seeing him for a year, she subconsciously wanted to call him "cousin." But then she remembered that Creephia's Selena had already gone home. So instead of saying what was on her mind, she said hesitantly, "... Mr. Turner."
Patrick paused for a moment as he looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar girl across from him. There seemed to be something he wanted to say but ultimately didn't say anything about it.
He smiled lightly and said softly, "Father sent me to pick you up. Let's get on board."
Selena had lost her memory for an entire year while Oscar couldn't possibly wait that long. Half a year ago, Oscar brought Lab 717 here with him already.
Osvaldo helped Selena into the car, and Leia kept looking back towards the direction of the underground city until a soldier with a gun urged her to get into another car. Her face was pale and distracted as they drove away, and her gaze remained fixed on the blood-red sunset over the city.
The green car was spacious, so for safety's sake, Selena sat in the back seat with Osvaldo while Patrick sat next to her. After some time had passed, Patrick suddenly spoke up. "Before we came here, she asked me to tell you... I'm sorry. And thank you."
Selena was taken aback by his words, but Osvaldo immediately turned his sharp gaze towards him.
It didn't take long for Selena to realize that Patrick was referring to Creephia's Selena - someone who had never done anything wrong to her except for one thing: stealing Osvaldo from her.
Looking back now, it seemed impossible that Creephia's Selena could have liked him when she hadn't even met him before seeing them together. The only explanation must be...
Selena smiled faintly and said,"It's okay."
As for that "thank you" part - it must have been thanking her for saving Creephia's Selena's life.
But Callum had also saved her life before.
Osvaldo seemed to have guessed something and his deep gaze fell on Selena's face, waiting for an answer.
Selena held onto his arm and leaned on the man's shoulder. "It's Selena thanking us for saving her."
Osvaldo's tone was a bit cold. "Why does she need to say sorry to you?"
Only those who have hurt others need to apologize.
Creephia's Selena... did she hurt her?
Patrick's gaze followed suit and looked over as well.
He knew that both of these girls were very kind-hearted. Unless there was a special situation, they wouldn't start conflicts with each other.
What happened exactly?
Selena shook her head, hesitated for a moment, but still said it. "It has nothing to do with her... it was Stanley..."
Osvaldo instantly guessed the ins and outs of the matter, his eyes darkening as he lifted his hand to embrace Selena in his arms. Patrick also instantly thought of what Stanley had said when he came to the Tumer family a year ago.
He looked at Selena, wanting to say something but didn't know where to start.
The car stopped in front of a campsite.
Selena got off the car and was immediately greeted by Black Crow, White Crow, Bruno, and others who had arrived a few days earlier. Everyone present had heard about the Riddle Group's coup in the empire. Looking at Selena, who looked familiar but slightly pale, they wanted to comfort her but didn't know what to say.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
Selena smiled faintly at everyone before taking the lead towards the main account. Osvaldo accompanied her while others followed suit after a moment of hesitation.
As a strong-willed woman, Selena didn't need anyone's comfort or encouragement. She arrived at the main account and saw Oscar there with a huge map on display showing how underground cities sank down.
At that moment, there was an enormous power floating mechanical structure on one side of the map that wasn't there before. Hearing some noise behind him as he looked up at it, Oscar turned his head towards Selena.
After staring for a few seconds without saying anything, Oscar spoke first: "Congratulations Your Majesty."
His congratulations were both for Selena's wedding and for her full control over everything now.
"Thank you, Mr. Turner," Selena calmly accepted the topic and walked to the table, also looking at the huge mechanical drawing. "This is... Lab 717's construction diagram," Oscar looked at Selena. "They want to bring the underground city back to light in the most sensational way possible."
Selena's fair fingers crossed slightly as she focused on observing that continuing construction diagram.
Osvaldo watched Selena forget everything else when it came to business and brought her a chair.
Selena sat down casually, her gaze fixed on that drawing, unconsciously holding a pen in one hand and starting to sketch.
The people from Lab 717 all looked at Selena eagerly.
It can be said that they have been waiting for Selena for this year.
It was she who personally put down that lock, and only she had the ability to open it again.
But before that, there were some things she needed to prepare herself for mentally.
In the end, Oscar spoke up: "Reopening the underground city is just the first step; what comes after will be even harder."
Selena's hand paused while drawing.
She knew what Oscar meant by this statement - rampant viruses with no cure in sight; darkness without end; bloodshed and sin - under these circumstances could those inside still be called human?
Disaster and apocalypse are humanity's greatest destroyers
No one knows whether those living inside are humans or a group of soulless beasts or lunatics.
Oscar's gaze fell in the direction of the underground city. "Joanna and her team have already infiltrated it, but there hasn't been any news so far." Regardless, Callum was inside and the Turner family had to bring the underground city back to light.
Selena slammed down her pen and stood up, her icy gaze sweeping across the room as she spoke in a cold voice. "Even if there's just one person left with a clear mind, we must rescue them!"
"All I want in this area is to save people. The cost and consequences are not within my consideration!"
"Any consequences or costs will be borne by Central City alone!"
Selena began working day and night with Lab 717 to reopen the underground city plan.