In the Name of the Queen

"The coronation ceremony is over. Please leave in an orderly manner."

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the host, Saint Christine, reacted the fastest. She knew how embarrassing it would be to quarrel in such an occasion, so she quickly interrupted loudly.

Sif and Alina looked at her with gratitude, and then stared at Sophia.

The onlookers didn't want to leave from the bottom of their hearts.

Watching people fight is good; watching women fight is very good; watching famous women fight is great!

What could be more interesting than three queens standing at the top of power fighting on the spot?

However, it is unbearable to watch.

Whether it is Sophia, Sif or Alina, they are all powerful and powerful ruthless characters.

If you annoy them, your death will be beyond imagination.

The flesh on Rupert's face, the new director of military intelligence who is responsible for collecting intelligence for Sif, is trembling.

What a magnificent fight between women, he is willing to exchange half of his life for the right to watch it on the spot.

Unfortunately, it can't be exchanged.

He was so upset that he almost cried. He even fell down when he left the hall, and he didn't even notice that a small button in his pocket fell to the ground.

Watching the strangers leave, Sophia had a blank expression on her face and even made way for the door.

Sif and Alina approached calmly and turned their backs to each other.

Although Sif didn't like Alina very much, she recognized Alina's position and strength and dared to turn her back to her.

Standing behind them was Lisa, and standing at the end was Christine.

The four people subconsciously formed a battle formation.

Sif, who was proficient in various fighting skills and could skillfully use combat weapons, stood in the front row.

Lisa and Alina, who could provide long-range firepower support and assistance, stood behind them, and Christine, who could restore life and physical strength for the whole team, stood at the end.

Looking at the battle formation formed by the four people, Sophia's face did not fluctuate at all, and she was even too lazy to look at them.

After the last guest left, Alina made her attitude straightforward.

"Sophia, I can pay a price for peace, but your request is too much. And you've found the wrong person. You should ask Sylph and Roland for their opinions. I can't make a decision for them."

Sylph was about to refuse firmly, but suddenly remembered that Roland had not yet expressed his opinion. Her heart skipped a beat, and her originally sharp eyes became a little weaker.

She knew Roland.

He was smart and capable, and he could bend and stretch, but his bottom line was a little too flexible.

Sylph often suspected that as long as the price was enough, Roland would not dare to sell anything, even his soul.

She didn't dare to think that if Roland didn't want to face the challenge of life and death, but chose an easier path.

Five years is too long. It would be strange if nothing happened to an old woman who was lonely in the boudoir and a young man who was full of blood and strong needs.

Can a domineering bastard like Sophia spit out what he ate?

She can share with Alina and Lisa. Is Sophia willing to share?

When she cast her eyes on Roland, Sylph's mood was extremely contradictory.

If giving up a quarter of Roland's sovereignty could buy peace, she couldn't resist, but if she lost the entire Roland, she couldn't accept it.

Her heart tightened inexplicably, fearing that Roland would choose a simpler path without principles.

She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

She knew very well that no matter what she said, it would be difficult to change Roland's decision.

Rather than showing her fragile and incompetent side in front of her mortal enemy, it would be better to give the choice to Roland.

She just didn't believe that these years of living together day and night were not as good as a mercy.

Although Sif kept comforting herself and giving herself courage, her trembling hands betrayed her fear.

Lisa, who stood behind her on the left, held her left hand and met her flustered eyes. Her gentle eyes gave her some courage.

Alina, who stood behind her on the right, also held her right hand and met her uneasy eyes. Her eyes that were in control gave her some stability.

Sif didn't say anything, but just opened her mouth slightly and told them with her mouth shape, "Thank you."

The moment the three held hands, Sif truly accepted the two partners who lived and died together from the bottom of her heart.

If they could give each other their lives and souls, sharing the man they loved didn't seem to be something they couldn't accept.

Roland was a hot figure in the entire Rodinia continent. He held the power of two countries. It was unlikely that he would have only one woman by his side in his life.

In this case, it would be better to share with a trusted partner.

Sif's clear eyes seemed to have experienced her entire life.

From confusion, anxiety, pain, hesitation to stability, tranquility, and calmness, God knows what she had experienced in the past few seconds.

Sophia's peripheral vision was watching Sif, observing her changes in her eyes with interest.

She looked down at these nervous little guys.

Sif took a deep breath, and finally couldn't help but secretly use [Insight] on Sophia.

No one likes to be spied on by a real strong man. If Sophia found out, it would not only be embarrassing, but it might even lead to a diplomatic incident.

At this moment, she didn't care about any diplomatic etiquette. At least she had to see if the other party was hostile.

Insight, start!

Sif Lake's clear blue eyes suddenly became deep as the abyss, and she saw the light above Sophia's head.

It was a blue glacier with no end in sight.

It was boundless and cold, and nothing else could be seen.

Just as Sif was hesitating whether to take a closer look, Sophia turned to look at her and asked softly with a smile:

"What did you see?"

"I"

Sif wanted to deny it, but she knew that she could not hide it from the other party at all, and she would lose momentum, so she simply admitted it openly.

"I wanted to see if you had the intention to kill, but I only saw a glacier."

Sif shrugged, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.

Although she was facing the enemy and was playing rogue, she looked particularly cute, and even Sophia, who was secretly spied by her, could not bring up the intention to kill for a while.

Just as Sophia's brows gradually frowned, Roland's voice rang out.

"Dear Miss Sophia."

Roland subconsciously used the title commonly used for married women, and then keenly felt that the temperature was constantly dropping. He quickly trembled his tongue when the word "Ms." was about to come out, and it became Miss, which was suitable for unmarried girls.

The temperature rose again and returned to normal.

Roland couldn't figure out why Sophia made such a ridiculous proposal, so he simply used the strategy of procrastination, chatting and stalling for time to see what this guy really wanted.

"Ms. Sophia, your proposal was too sudden. I was shocked and still can't believe it, so I responded a little slowly. Sorry."

"Really." Sophia's words were very concise, and she would never use two words if she could use one.

Roland's heart skipped a beat, and his brain worked quickly to analyze the sincerity of Sophia's proposal.

First, he ruled out the option of using a trick to lure him away and then kill him.

Does a tiger need to use a trick to kill a chicken? Sophia is not that kind of person.

Many extraordinary people died in her hands, and many of them were made into ice sculptures and placed at the gate of the Summer Palace. These people were killed by her head-on without using any strategy.

It's impossible to kill by trapping. Could it be to sow discord?

Looking back on Sophia's ruling career, she used tricks many times. When dealing with ordinary enemies, she always saved effort and was unwilling to pay more.

Another possibility is that seeing the effect of Roland's administration in Sussex and the Kingdom of Golden Kite, he wanted to ask him to teach the idiots in the Vladimir Empire who had only muscles in their heads.

In a flash, Roland came up with a countermeasure.

He looked back at Sif.

They were familiar with each other, and they could convey information with just a glance, without any need for eye contact.

This was the tacit understanding cultivated by years of daily interaction, and this tacit understanding even exceeded that of Lisa.

He and Lisa had chatted across servers far more often than Sif.

However, his eyes could not find a destination, and Sif was immersed in the shock of the failure of insight, her eyes lost their luster, and the whole person was a little confused.

Forget it, Sif's wife was the person involved, and she could not be blamed.

Roland cast his eyes on Lisa.

Although they often chatted across servers, there were also moments of super tacit understanding. Sister Lisa was not the direct person involved, so she should not be too confused.

However, his eyes still had nowhere to go.

Lisa was looking at Sif worriedly and did not notice him at all.

Roland was a little speechless. Aren't these two guys competitors? When did they become so close? They didn't even say a word to him. They were really estranged.

He had no choice but to look at Alina.

Although he had spent the shortest time with Alina, Alina had the shallowest relationship with him, so she shouldn't

Forget it, none of them can be trusted, so I'll do it myself.

Seeing that Alina's eyes were also focused on Sif, Roland gave up using his eyes to remind the three companions and turned to face Sophia.

"Ms. Sophia, since it's a deal, do I have the right to bargain?"

"Yes." Sophia's unique simple answer.

"Ms. Sophia, if, I mean if I go to your place to serve as prime minister, can my family also get your protection?" Roland said carefully.

Sophia's expression was calm, and her slender fingers pointed to the location of Sif and the other four.

Her beautiful eyes flashed with a blue light, and her eyes were more playful, "They?"

Even though Roland was very thick-skinned, he was still a little embarrassed when Sophia pointed at him like this.

"That, I mean..."

"Just work peacefully, okay." Sophia cut off Roland's excuses. She was inexplicably a little irritated, and even almost couldn't suppress her fierce killing intent. She didn't want to listen to these nonsense.

"Your Majesty Sophia, you know, my wife and I are very young, and we don't have children, so we need some time to get together."

"Seven days off every year, family members can come to visit, and the Winter Palace is for you to use." Sophia made arrangements for Roland in the simplest words.

Although her tone was calm, Roland knew that this was the bottom line and could not be shaken.

What kind of Sophia is this? How can you only have one week off a year? You have to work for five years like this. Who can stand this?

The corners of Roland's lips twitched. Thinking of working overtime as a social animal before crossing over, and it was still the same after crossing over, his mentality almost exploded on the spot.

He almost couldn't help wanting to stop the negotiations until he saw Sophia's eyes.

It was obvious that she was also suppressing her anger.

The blue flames danced in her beautiful eyes, flowing with a suffocating breath of destruction.

Roland was not sure if he had a chance to defeat Sophia, but he didn't want to gamble now.

He bit his lip and continued to ask: "I want to know the price of peace."

"With the longitude line where the ruins of the Franks Fortress are located as the boundary, the two major camps will conquer small countries respectively, distribute them internally, and not interfere with the division of interests of the other camp."

"Do not carry out hostile activities against the other camp."

Sophia rarely said a few more words, and said in a deep voice: "As long as you perform well, we can sit down and talk about these small things."

Sif, who had been silent, couldn't help but interrupt: "Sophia, are you letting me grow and eventually become your stepping stone?"

She has been holding back this question for a long time.

Since she ascended the throne, she has been instilled with this view by Teacher Walder and Roland in turn, that Sophia can successfully break through to rank six by stepping on her.

As soon as she said it, Sif regretted it.

She didn't even know what answer she wanted. Was he really going to use her as a stumbling block, or was he treating her as air?

Just when Sif was entangled with her face twisted, Sophia did not answer the question, but asked softly:

"I heard that you have a magic mirror, can you summon it?"

Sif lowered her head slightly, not daring to look Sophia in the eye, and said softly: "I don't carry it with me."

Sophia smiled and teased: "If you bring it, the top of the world's female charm list may change hands."

Sif suddenly took a half step back, her face pale, and the whole person seemed to be pulled out, and collapsed in an instant.

Her eyes were scattered, her body was trembling, her lips were bloodless, and she shook her head hard in disbelief, "No, this is impossible!"

Lisa held Sif's hand with some heartache, and just wanted to retort, but she trembled in Sophia's cold eyes, and dared not speak.

Alina could look Sophia in the eye, but she couldn't find any reason to refute.

Female charm includes but is not limited to appearance, figure, temperament, and confidence from the inside out.

Confident women always have an indescribable charm.

Her fiancé was snatched away in front of her, and she was at a disadvantage in defending him, and she couldn't even start a fight. All these things severely hit Sif's confidence.

She lost her confidence and returned to the state of being ignorant when she was taken into the palace, or even earlier.

At that time, she had nothing precious to lose, but now she has it.

She was worried about gains and losses, and she no longer had any confidence.

Seeing Sif's depressed look, Alina's heart sank.

Just a few words plus aura pressure could force Sif to this extent. If they met on the battlefield, what chance would she have of winning?

She would not laugh at Sif for not being able to withstand the pressure. This suffocating feeling would be numb to her.

Thinking of how Sif had to fight against such death pressure every day in the past few years, Alina even had a little more respect for her.

It is indeed not a human thing to compete with Sophia head-on.

Roland coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and prepared to defend his beloved wife.

Although every good word he said for Sif would increase Sophia's murderous intent, he couldn't keep a man who couldn't stand up for his wife when she was bullied.

"I" Roland was interrupted halfway through his words.

"Nonsense!" The person who interrupted him was Christine.

The Holy Lady of Light looked at Sophia coldly, her voice full of hostility.

"It's ridiculous, the most beautiful girl in the world, a young girl embraced by her lover, would lose to an old virgin abandoned by her husband?"

"Miss Sif's most embarrassing time is better than your peak state. If you don't believe it, let's go to Hansa now and listen to what the magic mirror says?"

Christine taunted Sophia mercilessly.

Sif looked back at her, her eyes full of gratitude.

That's right, Miss Saint, you are right, I can lose to Sophia in any aspect, but I will not and cannot lose in this aspect!

When she looked back again, the beautiful and unparalleled Elf Queen was back.

Hearing Christine's words, Roland sighed in his heart, and it was over.

The negotiation was over.

Sophia's temper was not very good, but she was normal most of the time.

However, everyone had some past events that they could not bear to look back on, which were old scars that could not be talked about or touched.

An honest man in the village married a beautiful girl, and the neighbors were envious on the surface.

If the beautiful girl did not get pregnant for a year or two, gossip would follow.

Sophia was neglected by her husband, and the responsibility was entirely on her weird husband, but those who spread rumors would not care.

They just wanted to throw dirty water on Sophia.

Christine mentioned this old thing, which was to stab Sophia in the back, and it was real harm.

If Christine just talked about this matter, although Sophia was very angry, she had been immune to such words for a long time, and although the negotiation was difficult, it might not be impossible to continue.

However, Christine killed the negotiation with just one word.

Old maid.

There is no other word in the world that can cause such cruel harm to Sophia.

She ranks second on the list of the most attractive women in the world, but she is still a virgin even now. This is a shame that even ordinary people cannot accept, let alone an invincible transcendent.

If she can tolerate this, is she still the Queen of Winter?

Roland and Christine looked at each other and saw apology in her eyes.

At this point, what else can he say? Blame the appointed Grand Marshal for destroying his capitulationist peace talks and ruining his fantasy of serving the Three Kingdoms?

Roland returned to Sif like lightning and held up a golden light shield.

Negotiations broke down, prepare for battle!

Sophia took several deep breaths and finally calmed down. She said slowly: "Roland, if you kill her yourself, I can let it go, otherwise..."

"Sophia, I'm sorry."

Roland put his hand on his chest and said in a deep voice: "Although you won't accept it, I must apologize to you for my subordinates' rude behavior. I can't raise the butcher knife to my loyal subordinates."

"As an apology, I will give up the initiative and take your first attack head-on. I hope this can ease your anger a little."

Sophia was almost laughed at by Roland.

She always knew that Roland was shameless, but she didn't expect that he was so good at turning black into white.

Give up the initiative? First of all, you have to have the right to take the initiative to be qualified to say so. Roland's team can grab the initiative before her?

This is clearly pretending to be generous with something that doesn't belong to you.

Not only that, the blame for violating diplomatic etiquette will be returned to Sophia.

This is Xidai City after all. Sophia may have the upper hand, but it is impossible for her to stare at the Xidai Palace guards and Roland's defense and kill them all before she is exhausted.

Roland's three-dimensional defense puts Sophia in a dilemma.

Just when he thought Sophia would attack in anger, Sophia's violent expression gradually returned to the calmness of a glacier.

"Is this your choice? I hope you won't regret it."

After saying this, Sophia's body gradually became ethereal, and blue ice crystals appeared around her body. Her slender body disappeared in the blue mist.

This is a very clever escape method.

Use the special ability of ice to tear open the space and take the opportunity to leave.

Sophia certainly did not run away. She was not afraid of these little shrimps. Well, their strength has surpassed the level of little shrimps and is considered to be a relatively strong crayfish.

In short, she just didn't want to kill people under the control of negative emotions.

She would kill these people, but not in anger, but in absolute calmness.

Of course, some people are left to her in the future, and some grudges must be avenged now.

At the moment Sophia disappeared, the ice crystals she summoned turned into sharp blades and flew towards Christine who was protected behind her.

Sophia would never wait for revenge.

She saw through the dark red thread of fate that connected Roland and the others.

The thread had five ends, one of which was empty, and Christine was not among them.

Sophia didn't quite understand why Christine was not allowed to join, but it was fine this way, as she only needed to kill one person.

A truly strong person never looked back at the explosion.

She personally took action, even if she only had 70% of her strength, which was enough to leave a deep impression on the charlatan.

The ice crystals were like knives, and the knives were like lightning, and they came to Christine in the blink of an eye.

Roland raised his light shield and tried to block it.

The light shield was broken in an instant, and the violent explosion blew him away.

Roland flew into the sky without chanting, and instantly released the divine blessing, providing Christine with a brief opportunity to be invincible.

The golden light enveloped Christine, and under the golden light, her already fair face became even more holy.

Countless ice crystals exploded on the shelter described by the divine blessing, making a harsh explosion.

The cold air was everywhere. Lisa screamed and stepped back several steps to steady herself, covering her frostbitten arm. Her beautiful dress was torn in several places.

Alina was even worse. Her defense ability was not even as good as Lisa's. She was directly blown away by the shock wave for more than ten meters. Her body was soft and stuck to the wall, like a scroll without a thumbtack, sliding down the corner.

Sif was a warrior after all, and her strength was much stronger than Lisa and Alina. She was cautious by nature and wore a special chain mail under her outer robe, absorbing most of the impact.

She just stepped back a few steps, spit out a mouthful of blood and stabilized her body.

Roland was the farthest away from Christine, and as a paladin, he had the strongest defense ability.

Although he was a little embarrassed after being blown away, he did not suffer any real damage.

However, Christine, who was bombed intensively, was not feeling well.

The power given to her by the goddess can only be used for attack, not defense, and it is useless.

She can only rely on various abilities to increase defense and Roland's divine blessing to toughen up.

There were too many ice crystals summoned by the Wrath of Winter. Although most of them were blocked by the Divine Blessing, dozens of ice crystals still exploded after the Divine Blessing ended.

The ice pieces easily tore through Christine's defense and smashed down like hail.

Christine screamed, was blown into a bloody mess, and fainted on the spot.

Sif, who had recovered, grabbed Christine's body and gently hugged the poor Saint Lady.

Fortunately, Roland blocked 90% of the attacks, and many wounds were not fatal.

However,

Sif looked at Christine's cheeks and chest that were blown into a bloody mess, and was a little worried.

Maybe it won't be disfigured, but there will be a few scars.

Christine's ranking on the Women's Charm List fluctuates between fifth and seventh. Considering that her thin figure is a minus point, it can be seen how beautiful her facial features are.

If you only look at her face, although she can't compare with Sif, she can compete with Sophia.

These scars will have a fatal impact on her beauty.

Sif even thought that Sophia didn't intend to kill anyone, but just wanted to disfigure her.

This woman was too scary.

Christine just called her an old maid, and she wanted to disfigure her in revenge?

Sif thought silently that she couldn't do such a cruel thing. If someone insulted her like she did just now, she would only kill people, and would never destroy such a beautiful face.

Lisa and Alina, who had recovered from their shock, also came over.

Sophia's move left them with lingering fears.

Almost at the same time, several girls cast their eyes on Roland, feeling uneasy and a little afraid.

Facing such a brutal enemy, do they really have a chance of winning?

Looking at the negative eyes of the girls, Roland knew that he had to do something to restore their confidence.

Fortunately, he was good at this.

He smiled and clapped his hands, saying loudly: "Okay."

"Ah?" X3

This time, not only Alina couldn't understand, but even Lisa and his beloved wife Sif, who always understood Roland, were also confused.

Christine was blown up like this, and she still had the mind to talk nonsense?

Sif kept winking at Roland. Christine just fainted, not dead, she might be able to hear it.

Roland looked at the anxious and shocked eyes of the three people and laughed in his heart. At least now they are not worried.

As for Christine

Roland sympathized with her, but was also a little annoyed.

Christine's behavior just now was definitely selfish. If he and Sophia successfully negotiated, the biggest losses would not be the Sussex Empire and the Golden Kite Kingdom, nor the Tyrol Kingdom and the Pruden Kingdom that stopped expanding westward, but the Wende Empire that lost the opportunity to restore the country and the Light God Court that lost its orthodox status.

As a friend of the royal family of the Wende Empire and the Holy Maiden of the Court of Light, she could not accept this result.

She had to destroy the compromise of dividing the spoils.

So she stood up, attacked Sophia fiercely, and stopped the negotiations.

Roland understood her position, and could not blame Christine who had always served him wholeheartedly.

But understanding was understanding, and he was still very angry.

He was the one who made the decision in the Free Alliance! Only he could make the decision on the war and peace of the entire alliance.

Christine could make suggestions, and even persuade Roland to accept them, but she could not make the decision on her own without organization and discipline.

This was usurpation.

However, looking at her miserable condition, recalling Christine's efforts in previous battles, and thinking of her tired eyes after the Battle of Franks, Roland's anger disappeared.

He was the leader, and Christine was the person he chose. If she did something wrong, he was also responsible.

When subordinates got into trouble, he, as a leader, had to stand up and support them.

Seeing the three girls staring in astonishment, Roland smiled and said, "Even if Sophia didn't go all out this time, she at least used 70% of her strength. Isn't it a good thing that she can't kill us?"

The three girls smiled politely and awkwardly.

It was hard for them to agree with Roland's self-consolation.

Sophia did make a move, but she beat them to the ground with just one attack. If Sophia continued to attack, how could they block it?

Seeing that the three girls were still melancholy, Roland said slowly, "Gods can't show their blood. Although Sophia is not a god, she has no rivals at the same level and is also a deified existence. She was confident in her attack and even didn't bother to stay and finish off the enemy, which shows her confidence."

"Next time we meet, she will doubt why she didn't kill Christine with her full strength."

"This doubt will leave a flaw in her perfect heart, and this is our chance."

Just as he was instilling the winning stamp into the three girls, Christine woke up faintly.

She felt the pain on her cheeks and chest, and her heart was bleeding.

She looked down and saw that the hill, which was not rich to begin with, was completely flattened.

Obviously, this was Sophia's revenge.

Sophia had a plump and proud figure, but she still refused to let go of her little cats. This was even more painful than killing her.

Christine wanted to cry, but the pain from her cheeks frightened her so much that her whole body trembled and she couldn't cry out.

"Give me a mirror!"

Her voice was crying.

Just as Lisa was about to persuade her, Sif had handed over a small mirror.

Some things always have to be faced, even if they are cruel.

Christine took the mirror tremblingly and was stunned by the criss-crossing wounds on her face.

If she knew that the consequences of angering Sophia were so serious, I wonder if she would regret it.

However, whether she regretted it or not, there is no regret medicine in this world.

Adults must take full responsibility for their own choices, which is why Sif cruelly handed over the mirror.

Sif sympathized with Christine a little, but not much.

Christine only lost her beautiful face, but Roland lost the opportunity to negotiate.

Sif originally thought that compromise in negotiation was surrender, but after seeing Sophia's strength, she suddenly felt that a decent surrender was not necessarily a bad thing.

It's better to lose your life than to lose your face. As long as you can survive the return day, there is still a long future to slowly compete with Sophia.

However, Christine interrupted the negotiation for her own benefit.

If it were someone else, Sif would have pushed this self-willed bastard out and chopped him off.

However, this is Christine.

Christine worked diligently for the empire and maintained a good friendship with Roland.

Sif became more and more angry as she thought about it, and finally decided to give the decision to Roland.

She believed that Roland would make the right judgment.

Christine stared at the mirror blankly. Just when Roland and others were thinking about how to persuade her, she suddenly raised her head with a smile on her lips.

Roland's heart skipped a beat. It's bad. Could this guy be stimulated and crazy?

After all, she was a saint with a beautiful appearance, and being disfigured was too much of a blow.

However, Christine's next words petrified Roland on the spot.

"Roland, look, does the shape of my wound look like the emblem of the goddess of light?"

"Ah?" Roland was stunned.

Christine smiled happily, "That's great. Help me find some ointment that can keep the scars after they heal. I want to keep these scars."

Roland was sweating profusely. He could now confirm that Christine was really abnormal.