In the Name of the Queen

Erin was full of anger, but she didn't know how to vent it.

She did not get the Pope's decree, and her only reliance was the sincere handwritten letter from Cardinal Iga.

Iga had no right to order Roland, and could only persuade him.

Iga and Erin were both from the Wende Empire, and so was Christine.

In fact, many high-ranking officials of the Court of Light came from the Wende Empire.

It was already quite difficult for the Wende Empire to resist the Kingdom of Pruden and the Vladimir Empire alone, and fighting on two fronts was even more difficult.

In addition, the veto system of the backward high-ranking councilors made it very difficult for them to organize resistance.

The situation was urgent, and the Wende Empire had to ask for help from the Court of Light.

To be fair, as long as there was still a way, they were unwilling to ask for help from the Court of Light.

These greedy charlatans would not hesitate to ask for a sky-high price.

With the help of the power of the Court of Light, even if the invaders were defeated, the royal family would suffer huge losses.

However, they had no choice.

At the critical moment of the national crisis, the parliament was still arguing, and the senior members were still using their veto power frantically because of personal interests or even emotional disputes.

Fortunately, the Vladimir Empire is only launching a tentative attack.

When they get serious, the situation of the Wende Empire will be even more difficult.

In a hurry, the emperor of the empire can only skip the parliament and ask for help directly from the Divine Court.

This is the scene where Irene asked Christine for support.

However, Irene seemed to have forgotten that although there are tens of thousands of temple warriors, many elite warriors, and high-level temples here, they have nothing to do with her.

The high-level temples and elite warriors are the troops assigned to Roland when he was trying to win him over, but they are only managed by Christine.

The large-scale expansion of the temple warriors was also paid by Roland and built by Christine, without taking the resources of the Divine Court.

Regardless of reason or law, Irene has no right to mobilize troops.

Unless she has the official decree of the Pope, there is a legal basis, but it is only legal.

The Pope is not a fool, and will never issue an order that is destined not to be executed.

This is just Irene's wishful thinking.

Even Iga's handwritten letter revealed a hint of helplessness.

Irene certainly understood this simple truth, she just hoped that Christine's feelings for her motherland would surpass everything else.

The Wende Empire is facing danger, and every Wende citizen has the obligation to take up arms to resist aggression.

This is Irene's logic.

But Christine does not agree.

In her opinion, she is the servant of the goddess in the world, and she does not belong to any secular country.

Be devout in faith and loyal to the Divine Court, this is what the saint should do.

If the Wende Empire cannot hold on, it means that the new world does not have her old ticket, and it should withdraw from the stage of history.

Going against the trend of history is tantamount to a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Iga's handwritten letter was very sincere. He started with the long history and brilliant culture of the Wend Empire, and then talked about the naked aggressiveness of the Vladimir Empire. In the end, he gently reminded Roland that it would be difficult to keep his teeth intact if his lips were cut off.

To be fair, this was a very touching letter. Roland was very moved, but he still refused with a hard heart.

It was not that he disagreed, but his position was different.

In Roland's view, the demise of the Wend Empire was not good news, but it would be worse if they directly blocked the Vladimir Empire.

The Vladimir Empire was far away, with a long supply line and limited troops that could be mobilized. The straight-line distance between the Wend Empire and the Governor's District was less than 500 kilometers, which was too close.

His attitude was similar to Christine's.

If you have the ability to build an empire, you must have the ability to keep your foundation.

If you can fight, fight; if you can't fight, defend; if you can defend, defend; if you can't defend, flee; if you can flee, flee; if you can't flee, surrender; if you can surrender, surrender; if you can't surrender, die.

This world has always been so cruel.

Only in the home court of Huahai do he and Sif have a chance to win. Going to the away court to face Sophia head-on is courting death.

Roland's reply was also very sincere.

He used data and tables to compare the strength gap and war potential of each party, and also listed the supply risks of the Vladimir Empire.

In the end, he concluded that the Wende Empire should insist on resistance. If it can't resist, run away and establish an exile government abroad with its living forces.

If you want to defeat the Vladimir Empire, you must go to a distant place where the opponent's supply line is the most difficult to connect.

For example, the Val City-State, or even the Golden Kite Republic.

As long as you win, the Wende Empire will have a chance to restore its country.

At the end of the handwritten letter, Roland thought again and again, and still reminded Iga to be careful of the backstab from the Kingdom of Tyrol.

It is impossible to send troops, because they are all elites he has raised with money!

It is also impossible to send Christine back for support. Christine is Roland's battle commander and the commander-in-chief of the decisive battle recognized by Roland.

In the final battle, Roland and Sif will leave the battlefield to fight Sophia, and the front battlefield will naturally be handed over to Christine.

Just when Roland handed the handwritten letter to Irene and planned to let her go, an unexpected guy stood up.

"I am willing to follow Miss Irene and live and die with Wende."

The person who stood up was another high-level saint, Joseph, who was only half a level lower than Christine.

He participated in the Battle of Helenburg and made great contributions to defeating the Kingdom of Oden.

He is a Wende Empire, and his grandfather is a famous general of the empire.

Although he is a high-level saint and should not participate in secular struggles, he cannot change his motherland.

"As long as we are still alive, Wende will never perish.

Take up arms, kill the enemy, and restore the glory of my land.

Onward, onward.”

He sang the national anthem impassionedly and with calm eyes.

His eyes fell softly on Christine's face, without blame or resentment, but only calmness and determination.

He didn't want to morally kidnap Christine, he just expressed his determination.

Christine avoided Joseph's gaze, her expression was as calm as water, but her delicate hands shrunk in her sleeves were trembling slightly.

Wende is her motherland after all.

Roland saw the struggle in her eyes, sighed softly in his heart, and reluctantly said:

"Christine, if you want to leave, you can take away one Pantheon warrior and all the Templar warriors. But you must swear not to do anything stupid. If you fail, you must come back to see me."

This is Roland's bottom line.

Christine looked up in shock, her lips pursed, and she couldn't say a word for a long time.

She knew Roland, so she never thought that Roland would be so generous.

Looking at Roland's clear eyes, she knew that Roland was not being polite, he was serious.

Erin's eyebrows raised happily, and her voice was a little excited, "Thank you, Roland."

"Great, Christine, we can fight side by side again, under your command"

"No, I'm not leaving."

Christine cut off Irene's words and refused coldly.

"Why?!" Erin's eyes widened, and her beautiful face was obviously distorted.

Roland, a miser, agreed to the bloodletting. What did Christine mean by this?

That's a Pantheon warrior! Although the expanded temple warriors are slightly less powerful, if used properly, they can also unleash the combat power of an ordinary army of 50,000 people.

Not to mention Christine.

She is a top commander and a magician on the battlefield.

Her existence is comparable to that of a hundred thousand troops.

With a wave of his hand, Roland sent away the equivalent combat strength of 150,000 troops.

Even Cardinal Yiga could not imagine such a generous gift, but Roland gave it to him.

But Christine didn't accept it.

Erin was a little messy.

Looking at her dull eyes, Christine explained calmly:

"Eileen, from a political point of view, the Wende Empire has long been decayed. Rather than sinking with the decaying ship, it is better to rebuild a new ship."

"From a military point of view, the front line of Vaal City is the best place for a decisive battle."

"I will bury the barbaric Vladimirians here, and I will support the reconstruction of New Wende, but I will not be buried with the corrupt royal family."

Christine's attitude was firm. She raised her hand to stop Irene who wanted to say something else, and directly kicked out the guest.

"Erin, you can go."

Erin's eyes were slightly red, and she bit her lip for fear of crying in front of the hateful guy.

Just as he was leaving, Joseph looked back at Christine.

There was one part confusion, two parts helplessness, three parts sadness and four parts indifference in his eyes.

He turned away and walked away firmly.

He knew very well that they would never meet again.

See you again someday, it will probably be a new reincarnation.