In the Name of the Queen

Damn backlash, come on!

Alina muttered silently in her mind, concentrating her energy and preparing to resist the backlash of failed divination.

She had tried it before, and the backlash she suffered when she failed to deduce Sophia was no less severe than when she failed to deduce Roland.

Normally, she wouldn't do such a useless thing.

But this was Roland asking for help, and she would not refuse.

Isn't it just a backlash, and it won't die.

Alina took a deep breath, and the last angel card representing the godhead fell.

She waited with some anxiety, but the blue light never came on.

She was a little confused and couldn't even determine whether the divination had failed.

Angel cards can not only deduce destiny, but can even calculate the star path chosen by the divination target and the upper limit of the person's ability to touch.

This kind of ultimate calculation looks further and endures more rebounds.

The path to stardom that Sophia chose is the road of extreme cold, and the end is to become the goddess of winter.

The Goddess of Winter is an attribute god, and her divine power is relatively low among gods.

The basic attributes of wind, earth, water, fire, light, and darkness are regarded as attribute gods after they become gods. Their divine personality and power are far less powerful than conceptual gods.

The three goddesses who have ascended to the divine realm before are also attribute gods.

Although he is only an attribute god, he has finally ascended to the divine realm and does not have to enter reincarnation and be constantly baptized.

The end point of Alina's chosen path is the concept god. The upper limit is higher than that of the Winter Goddess, but the challenges she faces are also many times higher.

Unless a miracle occurs, she will most likely end up at the third holy realm level or the second semi-god level.

But she never regretted it.

If you can't reach the top, it doesn't make any difference which step you fall on.

I would rather die looking up at the stars than live with my head lowered.

With this kind of awareness, Alina is certainly not afraid of the backlash from the future goddess of winter.

But nothing happened.

Alina opened her eyes wide, her eyelashes trembled slightly, she clenched and unclenched her hands, and bit her lips, thinking about how to explain to Roland.

"Are you okay?" Roland looked at Alina worriedly.

"I'm fine."

Alina paused for a moment and sighed faintly: "Failed without suffering backlash, which is more terrifying than the backlash itself."

"A failure in divination will definitely lead to backlash, right?" Roland asked softly.

"If the target is Sophia, yes." Alina's voice was slightly weak, but she still made a firm judgment.

"Will it succeed?" Roland asked tentatively.

"Success?" Alina was stunned, looking down at the shape of the angel card.

Sophia's road to stardom is still empty, nothing can be seen.

"No way, all I can see is nothingness."

"Isn't nothingness also the path to stardom?" Roland reminded.

Alina took a deep breath and her eyes lit up.

Bystanders were confused by the authorities, and it turned out that she had indeed reached a dead end.

If you can't see anything after divination, most of the time it is indeed a failure in divination, but if the other party is on the starry road that is biased towards nothingness, not being able to see is also a kind of seeing.

If you have the right idea, disintegration will be natural and simple.

Alina assumed that Sophia's stardom was nothingness and began to analyze the angel card patterns.

The results came out quickly.

The stardom Sophia chose was not nothingness, but nothingness.

This is not true in the literal sense. She has not chosen any star path and is still waiting and watching.

To put it simply, she gave up the power of winter approaching the divine realm.

Roland and Alina looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

The road to winter is a thoroughfare in front of Sophia.

Judging from her combat performance in the Battle of White Mountain, as long as she continues this routine, it is only a matter of time before she becomes a god.

But she chose to give up.

Normal people would never do this.

But Sophia has never been a normal person, and this choice is in line with her behavior.

Roland's heartbeat was a little chaotic.

He was certain that Sophia's power was very weak now.

How weak it is, no one can say.

The skinny dragon is bigger than a chicken. Who can guarantee that Sophia will give up the power of winter?

If she only temporarily sealed her power, could she still activate it at the critical moment?

Roland's racing heart gradually calmed down, and he made an instant decision.

Even if what Queen Sissi said was right, he would not attack Sophia.

It's not that his moral level suddenly improved to that of a saint, it's just that he simply didn't want to face Sophia's counterattack.

He was very sure that if he drew his sword at Sophia from behind, it would be a fight to the death.

The likelihood of his death is very high.

Roland quickly found a reason to convince himself.

They are allies! He is not someone who betrays his allies.

Compared to Queen Sissi, Roland felt that although Sophia was cold, she could be dealt with.

If you cooperate with Queen Sissi, you will probably have to count the money for her if you are sold.

Roland frowned and thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Don't tell anyone about the divination results."

"What's the divination result? Can you estimate how many wives you can marry? Don't worry, I'm very strict with my words."

Alina nodded with a smile and teased Roland along the way.

Roland smiled and shook his head and said goodbye to Alina.

After coming out of Alina's residence, Roland immediately found Sif and said his farewell straightforwardly.

"In such a hurry to leave?"

Sif looked at Roland in surprise and said softly: "My dear, Miss Lisa and Alina are not young anymore. How long are you going to keep them waiting? Everyone happens to be here, so why not ask Christine to help host the ceremony? , let’s hold a wedding for you.”

"It's too late. I have to leave immediately. I'm worried about something happening to Sophia."

Seeing that Roland didn't look like he was joking, Sif tentatively asked, "Is there something wrong with her?"

"How should I put it? She may not be able to use the power of winter temporarily. You know, she has many enemies."

"Is it Queen Sissi, that slut? I'll go with you!"

Sif said categorically: "I don't like Sophia, but I will defeat her openly. She should not be destroyed in the hands of ants."

Roland couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he had no choice but to nod.

"Would you like to call someone else?"

"No need, the soul blood link is temporarily disabled. If our combined efforts are not enough, a few more will be enough."

Looking at Sif's calm eyes, Roland nodded happily.

Sif has really grown.

Not only strength, but also the appearance of a strong man full of confidence.

After making simple preparations, Roland found Angelina, handed over the follow-up work, and made up a random reason to leave.

However, Angelina did not give way.

"Roland! Do you want to take a vacation at this time?"

"His Majesty said that I can have ten days of leave every year, and I want to use it now."

Angelina was silent for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "Cardinal, do you always think I am an idiot?"

"That's not a big deal, you've made great progress." Roland said casually.

"Queen Sissi met with you today, and then you went to see Alina. Then you and your wife closed the door for a brief discussion, and then came to tell you that you wanted to take wedding leave."

Angelina smiled self-deprecatingly, "Even if I'm an idiot, I still know there's a problem."

"It makes you feel like you are facing a powerful enemy. It must have something to do with His Majesty, right? I have the right to know the truth."

Angelina raised her head, her eyes a little wandering, but she looked at Roland without giving in.

If it was anything else, she wouldn't dare interfere with Roland, but Sophia was her red line.

As a confidant who had been serving Sophia for many years, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong with Sophia, but she didn't dare to tell anyone.

Sophia wants to recast the Blue Fury for her and let her inherit the winter starry path.

What about Sophia herself?

The powerful power of the system will not appear out of thin air, and Sophia can only choose a new path.

This is Sophia's weakest moment and the only possibility for her to break down in the middle.

Angelina took half a step back, her long hair flowing smoothly and her expression fierce.

"Sofia may be in danger, I want to go take a look." Roland didn't hide anything.

Angelina knew Sophia best, and from her violent reaction, Roland became even more convinced that Sophia was in a bad situation.

"I must go!" Angelina said decisively.

"Pack it up as soon as possible, and we'll leave immediately." Angelina had enough of a position to protect Sophia, and Roland couldn't refuse.

"No need, we are racing against time, let's go now!" Angelina was concerned about Sophia's safety and did not want to delay for a second.

A few minutes later, an unpretentious carriage left the Governor's Mansion and sped toward the northeast.

There were only three people in the car.

The veiled Angelina drove the car herself, while Roland and Sif recuperated in the car.

They rode in horse-drawn carriages and rented strong horses along the way, traveling day and night.

The carriage could only take them out of the northeastern part of Pruden Kingdom.

After entering the Wende Empire, the road leading to the north was in disrepair for many years, and due to the damage caused by the war, it was almost impassable for carriages.

They could only travel on horseback.

They were silent all the way, trying to save their energy as much as possible to avoid losing too much when encountering the enemy.

They left their horses in the care of the local sheriff in the last town outside the Isthmus of Calle and hiked into the Arctic glacier.

The Isthmus of Kalai is located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, at the turn of winter and spring, with very short days and twenty-hour nights.

After crossing the Isthmus of Kalai, the polar night phenomenon becomes more obvious and the trek becomes more difficult.

Before entering the Arctic glacier, the Sheriff of Kalai Town repeatedly persuaded them not to venture into the Arctic during the polar night, but Roland declined.

In this era of underdeveloped media, the Sheriff did not know these three influential figures and just looked at them with the eyes of dead people.

He has seen too much of young adventurers like Roland.

I like taking risks and always feel like I can do anything.

But in front of the terrifying nature, human beings are as fragile as a piece of paper.

Although the Sheriff agreed that Roland and others were dead, he was not in a hurry to swallow the three good horses that Roland and others rode.

He has shed blood in Thalia and has seen the outside world. He is one of the few people in the Kalai region who has opened his eyes to see the world outside.

He was sent to a remote, remote and cold place just because he offended the tribe leader.

He knows the goods.

These three horses are all high-quality horses, and ordinary families cannot afford one with more than ten years of income.

Seeing the slightest clue, he concluded that these three young people were not ordinary people.

He even had the illusion that it was possible for these three young people to escape from the Land of Eternal Night alive.

If they came out and couldn't find the horse, he was dead.

The Sheriff rejected the second dealer who wanted to collect the horses, and took care of the three good horses himself, while silently praying for Roland.

While the Sheriff was struggling in his mind, the Roland trio traveled more than 700 miles day and night, getting closer and closer to the extreme cold point.

As the dimensions increase, the polar night becomes longer and longer.

The three of them did not hold up torches, but just wrapped themselves in their bearskin coats to keep out the cold and continued moving forward.

Transcendents of rank six and above are becoming less and less like humans in the eyes of ordinary people.

The severe cold certainly doesn't bother them.

But the extreme cold will gradually consume physical strength and energy. If you don't keep warm, they won't be able to help much when they find Sophia.

After walking for a while, Roland suddenly stopped.

Sif and Angelina also stopped.

"What's wrong?"

"Something's wrong here." Roland frowned and whispered.

"It's too cold here?" Angelina asked tentatively.

"I've never been to the Arctic, so I don't know how cold it is."

Angelina said disapprovingly: "Since we don't know, let's keep going. I remember His Majesty talked about several important places in the Arctic. The most important ones are the extreme cold point and the geographical pole. Let's go to the extreme cold point first."

Roland shook his head and said softly: "Something's wrong here. According to the distance we have walked, at this latitude and at this time, there should not be a 24-hour uninterrupted polar night."

"What do you mean?" Angelina's face changed slightly.

As a military commander, knowing astronomy and geography is also a basic skill. Following Roland's reminder, she quickly calculated in her mind and judged that the polar night time in the place where they were should be about 22 hours.

Where did the extra two hours of polar night come from?

Something is wrong here.

After looking at Roland, Sif took out a magic lamp and pressed the button.

This emergency lamp must consume precious magic crystals and is a standard luxury, but no one cares about the price at this time.

"Is the lamp broken?" After waiting for a few seconds and not seeing the magic lamp light up, Angelina was a little surprised.

The magic props that Sif carried with her were all top-quality goods, how could they suddenly break down.

After a moment of silence, Sif slowly said: "The light is on. This should be some kind of field that can absorb light."

The three of them walked purely by perception in this dark polar night and could not see anything clearly.

They didn't notice the problem before, but now they think they have been in a strange field for a long time.

They looked up almost at the same time, trying to determine the direction through the stars, but failed.

Even the light of the magic lamp can be absorbed, how can the weak starlight penetrate the darkness.

Sif took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "There is no time to delay. I will activate the powerful insight through the magic mirror. You should pay attention to the surrounding situation and look for an opportunity to attack."

Roland and Angelina couldn't think of a better suggestion, so they had to agree.

Sif touched the magic mirror that was shrunk on her wrist, whispered a spell, and suddenly let out a light scold.

A faint light rose from the darkness, illuminating the surroundings like daylight.

Angelina was so scared that she almost screamed.

Many black shadows appeared outside where they stood.

These shadows were not like humans, without facial features or limbs, just floating in the air, with a few other colors in the black, which looked particularly weird.

Roland and Angelina acted almost at the same time, using the fastest group attack method.

The scepter was inserted into the ground, and the holy light dissipated everywhere, engulfing the shadows.

The shadows disappeared in a large area without a sound.

Angelina used the diffusion ice ring to freeze countless phantoms.

To be precise, she froze the air, and the phantoms were incidental.

"There!"

Sif's eyes burst with strange brilliance, and she locked the source of the phantom through the power of insight.

There was a tall tower not far away, which was shrouded in endless darkness, and black fog continued to emerge, covering the surrounding area of ​​hundreds of miles.

In the black fog, nothing can be seen, forming an eternal night area.

"Do it!"

In fact, Roland and Angelina had already moved without Sif's reminder.

With their strength, they don't need any equipment to dismantle an illegal building, they can dismantle it with their bare hands.

Roland and Angelina attacked at the same time and smashed the strange black tower.

The tower that had stood for who knows how many years fell to the ground with a bang.

At the moment the tower fell, a humanoid black shadow jumped out with a whoosh.

The black shadow was too fast. Roland and Angelina were busy with the demolition, and they were in a period of time when they had used up their old strength but not yet accumulated new strength.

The black shadow was obviously very smart and took this rare opportunity to slip away.

It was so fast that Sif's Eye of Insight almost lost it, and could only barely add a mark on it that was only effective within a range of ten kilometers.

"Chase!" Sif scolded softly.

"I can't catch up. Forget it, it's more important to do business!" Angelina gave up after just a few steps.

The slower the speed, the faster the speed, the farther away it will be.

If the black shadow can't be caught, it can't be caught. Sophia's safety is still the most important.

Roland accepted Angelina's arrangement and gave up the pursuit.

They watched the black shadow disappear from their sight with some regret.

Just as they felt regretful, the sky was bright.

The milky white holy light illuminated half of the sky.

Under the holy light, the black shadow screamed in astonishment.

Its true form was also exposed, and it was a black spirit ape.

In the air, Christine spread the wings of light behind her and descended like an angel.

The divine power was like a prison.

Crush the darkness with light.

The black spirit ape screamed miserably, burned by the holy light, curled up into a ball, and fell heavily to the ground, dying a quick and clean death.

Christine slowly landed, kicked the black shadow with some disgust, and dragged the unlucky guy with a rope towards Roland and others.

Looking at the slightly embarrassed appearance of Roland and the other two, the corners of her lips slightly raised, and she said softly:

"How can you abandon me in such a matter as crushing the darkness?"

Roland smiled and explained: "We didn't expect to encounter such a ghost thing. I will continue to move north, do you want to join me?"

"Okay."

Christine's answer was still concise. (End of this chapter)