In the Name of the Queen

The war is over.

There must be a reason to fight a war. With the death of Marco, there is no reason to continue the war.

Several legions were invited to send people to verify their identities and confirm that Marco was dead.

After getting a positive answer, the four legions organized by Marco quickly chose to surrender.

But the war still caused indelible pain.

Since Alina landed, this crusade has claimed the lives of more than 70,000 people, and left more than 100,000 people with incurable injuries in the war.

Compared with the total casualties of more than 100,000 people, the pain of the Golden Kite Kingdom is more serious.

Under Marco's cruel rule, the whole country was shrouded in a terrifying atmosphere. Everyone was in danger, let alone construction and production.

To heal this terrible injury, Alina still has a lot to do.

The first thing she did was to announce the amnesty of everyone except Marco and a very small number of diehards.

"All this is the sin committed by Marco."

This sentence is a summary of the chaos in the Golden Kite over the past year, and it is also a disguised amnesty order.

Since Marco died with all the sins, others certainly have no responsibility.

At least everyone is willing to think so.

Although Alina did not explicitly say that everyone would be pardoned, everyone tacitly agreed.

However, many people overlooked one point.

All the sins belong to Marco. This statement sounds sonorous and powerful, but it is actually not binding.

How much evil can Marco do alone?

Does he have accomplices?

There must be, and many.

When the political situation stabilizes, a group of scapegoats must be selected to vent the people's anger.

The guillotine will be sealed after completing this last historical mission.

This kind of one-shot killing method is somewhat barbaric. Alina does not plan to execute criminals in this way in the future.

Hanging is more humane, at least leaving a whole body.

According to the doctrine of the Temple of Plenty, the head is the most mysterious organ. The soul of a person resides in the head. The beheaded person cannot cross the Styx and is destined to be a lonely ghost.

People who are often beheaded know that being beheaded is not a pleasant memory.

In short, while pardoning everyone, Alina also reserved the right to prosecute.

The liquidation must continue, but this time it is not Marco who liquidates the enemy, but everyone liquidates him.

After the war, Alina called on all classes to return to Xidai.

She would convene a three-level meeting to discuss the future of the country with everyone.

No one refuted.

Although in theory Alina was not qualified to take over the power of the country, no one stood up to remind her.

After all, she killed Marco.

If Marco is a devil, wouldn't it be more terrible to kill the devil?

The direction of public opinion changed from questioning Alina's identity to how to make the revenge saint Alina's leadership of the country legitimate.

Just when everyone was racking their brains, the Duke of Champagne proposed a suggestion to silence everyone.

Please ask Miss Alina to ascend the throne and become emperor.

The Duke of Champagne is one of the only five dukes left in the Golden Kite Kingdom. The family has been passed down for thousands of years, and the title time is even earlier than the old empire.

He is indeed qualified to mention this matter.

But more people tactfully reminded him that, sir, times have changed.

Now the Golden Kite is a republic.

Being an emperor in a republic, is that a joke?

Just when the atmosphere was particularly awkward, Alina stood up and expressed her position.

"Since it is a republic, don't make a farce like ascending the throne. I raised an army just to rectify the order of the country and eliminate the traitors. If there is any selfishness, it is to avenge my father."

"Since I have completed my revenge both publicly and privately, I should retire."

Alina humbly said that she was young and ignorant, and had no ability and qualifications to govern the country, so she should ask more prestigious people to take on the important task.

Her words were beautiful, but everyone was not stupid.

If she really wanted to retire, she would not disband other people's armies and keep her own team.

If she really wanted to retire, she should return to the southern territory, instead of heading north and marching towards Xidai City without hesitation.

There are some things that leaders can say, and whoever believes them is really stupid.

As Alina continued to move north, the officials in Xidai City were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. Every day, they racked their brains to find loopholes in the law so that Alina could take office smoothly.

Jinyuan is a big country after all, and it still needs face.

Alina can be in power, that's fine, but she has to give the country a decent look.

Before Mr. Carlo got into trouble, Alina's official position was a diplomatic envoy.

What level is an envoy? There is no level.

Diplomatic envoys are part-time, based on their original official positions.

Alina's original official position was a senior assistant in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and her administrative level was B3.

At her level, there is no problem in being transferred to be a mayor. Being a senior official is a nepotism, let alone directly becoming the head of state.

There is no such precedent in either law or convention.

If Alina is allowed to be president, Jinyuan will definitely become a joke in the world.

But Alina's army is marching northward with firm steps, and no one can stop her from taking over the power of the country.

The officials of Xidai City not only have to face Alina, but also another girl who gives them a headache.

Sif.

Although the officials racked their brains for Alina's legal identity, one thing is clear: Alina is the actual ruler of the country.

So what is Sif now?

Fortunately, she appeared as Earl Tyrone, which saved some face for the officials of Xidai City and the Golden Kite Kingdom.

If Queen Sussex occupies Xidai, the Golden Kite Republic will never be able to raise its head again.

In order to prevent the relationship between the two sides from breaking down completely, Sif was very generous and stationed outside the city, but only sent troops to take over the city defense.

Before considering Alina's feelings, these officials should consider Sif's feelings.

After thinking about it, these officials just couldn't find a way to compromise.

Sif entered the Golden Kite Kingdom on the grounds of declaring war on Alina.

Alina is about to become the head of state, so is Count Sif's declaration of war still valid?

If it is valid, should this war still be fought?

Thinking of this, the officials of Xidai City almost exploded.

According to the agreement, in order to protect the personal and property safety of the citizens, Xidai City announced that it would give up resistance and temporarily belong to Count Tyrone and obey Sif's orders. .

Before Sif and Alina decided the winner, they were even considered Sif's subjects.

If Sif asked the war to continue, would they join Sif's side and fight against Alina?

This question made everyone's brains burn.

Although most people don't think Sif would be so stupid, what if?

It's hard to guess what a woman is thinking.

If this woman is powerful and young, then it's impossible to guess.

Just as the officials watched Alina gradually approach Xidai City and even seriously considered whether to resign to avoid disaster, their savior finally came.

As the pioneer before Alina entered the city, Governor Roland came.

Many people don't like Roland's character and lifestyle, but they know that Roland has the ability to influence Alina's determination and can make decisions for Count Sif.

Only Roland can strike a balance between these two women.

After careful consideration, the remaining officials of Xidai City invited Roland to a banquet represented by Xidai Mayor Sheila.

This selection is very particular.

If the remaining A1-level officials (national level) invited Roland to a banquet, one is that the level is not equal, and the other is that once the talks fail, there will be no room for rescue.

If the level of the person who invited Roland to the banquet is too low, it will be disrespectful to Roland.

After much thought, only the A2-level mayor of Xidai is the most suitable.

As the de facto mayor of the capital, he is an A2-level senior official, and his rank is comparable to Roland.

His rank is very high, but he is only a mayor in name.

It is very appropriate for the mayor of the occupied city to host a banquet for the head of the occupying army.

If the negotiation fails, the speaker can also invite him.

When the invitation was sent to Roland's residence, Roland was reviewing the war with Sif.

The two placed chess pieces on the sand table for review and deduction.

It would be better if they didn't deduce it. Once they deduce it, they find that this war is really dangerous, and winning is really a matter of luck.

This is normal.

They only have the resources of three and a half provinces, and they have just taken over.

If they can defeat the Golden Kite Kingdom with the resources of three and a half provinces, then there must be a problem within the Golden Kite.

If the attack was launched a few months earlier, Marco would not have offended everyone, and naturally there would not be so many people who turned against them at the last minute.

If the attack was launched a few months later, Marco would have eliminated dissidents and completely seized power, and the overall strength of the Golden Kite Kingdom would have increased significantly, and they would probably have no chance.

Just as the two were sweating more and more as they reviewed the situation, the housekeeper of Mayor Sheila of Xidai came with an invitation.

After receiving the invitation, Roland smiled and asked Sif: "What do you think he invited us to do?"

"I don't need to guess, he must want us to get out of here quickly." Sif smiled and teased.

"No, I think they are embarrassed about Alina's status."

"What do you say? I told Alina to ascend the throne, but she refused."

Roland's lips rose slightly, and he whispered: "She may ascend the throne, but not today. I have an idea to let Alina inherit her father's title of Liberator."

"Ah?"

Sif was completely stunned. Can this honorary title be inherited?