In the Name of the Queen

If things get out of hand and are beyond the control of the participants, people tend to tacitly choose to forget, continue to work and live as if nothing happened, and keep silent about the things that are out of hand.

As we all know, ostriches do not bury their heads in haystacks when they are in danger. They have strength and speed, and they will only trample their enemies fiercely.

It is humans who like to play ostriches when things happen, but they are embarrassed to admit it, so they let the ostrich take the blame.

The coronation ceremony of the Vatican Palace occupied the front page headlines of major newspapers.

All media are reporting on the coronation ceremony, but no media dares to report what happened afterwards, even if there are well-informed media heads who know the inside story.

At the same time, if you offend the three major powers of Sussex, Golden Kite, and Vladimir, you are destined to have nowhere to go in this big world.

When some people are revelry, others are worried, such as the small countries sandwiched between the two major camps.

They are very sensitive to the movements of big countries.

When big countries fight, big countries may not be in trouble, but small countries sandwiched in the middle may be in trouble.

To survive in this chaotic situation, they must accurately grasp the intentions of the great powers and take sides before being conquered.

Everyone wants to preserve their ancestral foundation. If they really can't preserve it, it's also good to surrender early to keep safe.

The worst thing about surviving in the cracks is that the Kingdom of Oden and the Weimar Federation can't see the situation clearly, and die in the street during the struggle for territory between the great powers.

Of course, the tragic endings of the Weimar Federation and the Kingdom of Oden are not all because they stood on the wrong side, but also because they always think they are great powers.

After the coronation ceremony, Christine returned to Val City, where the holy spring is located, to rest temporarily, Alina stayed in the country to prepare for war, Lisa returned to the Magic Association for the final training, and Roland and Sif and others returned to Hansa.

Everyone is busy.

After returning to Hansa City, Roland finally couldn't help asking Sif to take out the magic mirror to check the female charm list. It was not to satisfy his gossip, but simply to know Christine's recent situation.

Christine returned to the holy city of Val alone, and Roland was really worried.

Needless to say, Sif was also curious.

The magic mirror was awakened from sleep. Fortunately, she was a divine tool and did not have a bad temper when she woke up. However, she still insisted that the female charm list could only be shown to Sif, and men must not enter.

Sif glared at the magic mirror unhappily, "Stop talking nonsense, I will definitely share it with him afterwards, so don't waste your time."

Faced with Sif's aggressiveness, the magic mirror chose to give in. She displayed the female charm list in the void with an expressionless face, snorted lightly, and was too lazy to pay attention to the rude little master.

There was no suspense about the first place, it was still Sif, and it was still 100 points.

Although the upper limit of the score of the magic mirror female charm list is 99 points, Sif occasionally has a highlight performance that exceeds 99 points. She has long been accustomed to it.

Sif's full score evaluation made Sophia's ridicule of Sif's female charm a joke.

But Sif was not excited about the ranking. She couldn't help asking, "Did my ranking drop to second place seven days ago?"

Seven days ago was Alina's coronation ceremony. At that time, she was in a mess under Sophia's pressure. She was even mocked by Sophia for no longer being the top of the list. She refused to accept it.

Looking at Sif's nervous look, the magic mirror smiled and said, "Sorry, I don't know. I have been sleeping all these days. You know, it's not easy to collect these data, so I have to sleep often."

The magic mirror did not lie. She was sleeping at least half of the time. Except for the high-intensity attendance when she was requisitioned by Sif in the past few years, she was sleepy at other times.

Most artifacts are like this. They must share energy from their masters to maintain operation. Artifacts that can absorb energy and maintain operation independently are very rare.

The magic mirror was justified, but Sif was a little annoyed in her heart.

She can be calm and elegant in other aspects, but she can't tolerate losing in the charm list.

Roland coughed lightly and reminded softly: "Sif, this is the charm list, not the combat power list. How can Sophia compete with you?"

With his comfort, Sif's originally tangled mood gradually improved.

Roland was right, but she only agreed half of it. After all, combat power is dynamic. In the future, she may be better than Sophia in combat power, but Sophia will never be able to surpass her charm, forever.

She always wins, and this time is no exception.

The second place is still Sophia, without much change. The only change is the score. Her score often fluctuates between 96-97, and occasionally reaches 95.

This time her score is 95, the lowest in recent years.

Seeing Sophia's score, Sif's originally depressed mood suddenly became cheerful.

Sophia was right. Mood and state greatly affect the score, but it is not her who is affected, but Sophia herself.

Looking down, Sif and Roland saw the third place.

Christine

The scores of the third to sixth on the list are not much different, and they often exchange rankings, so they are also given a nice nickname by Sif, the Four Little Flowers.

Although the four little flowers are older than Sif, in this list, age is a disadvantage, and charm is the right to speak.

The four are Alina, Christine, Queen Sissi of the Kingdom of Tyrol, and the red-haired female pirate Katharina from the New World.

Queen Sissi was once the queen of the Kingdom of Tyrol, and she had long been ranked first before Sif was on the charm ranking list.

In short, she was the world's most beautiful woman before Sif topped the list.

Her ranking dropped not because she got married or became ugly, but simply because Sif was better.

Originally, her ranking should have been ranked second, but under the threat of Sophia, she married a distant relative of the royal family with whom she had no emotional foundation and gave up the throne. Her mentality exploded, causing her ranking to drop rapidly.

No matter how her ranking changes, she can't surpass Sophia. This is the rule.

The red-haired female pirate Caterina is also a legendary figure. Although those who have seen her true face can't tell her true face afterwards, they all insist that she is a top beauty.

Regarding the rumor that Caterina is charming, the five-star reviewer Magic Mirror gave a long and objective evaluation.

"Yes."

The Magic Mirror certification will not be wrong. This mysterious female pirate also makes Roland more curious.

Queen Sissi has a portrait leaked, but this red-haired female pirate is really mysterious. There is no reliable video material.

In this ranking of the four little flowers, Christine is at the front, after Sophia, but the scores of both are 95 points.

Sif frowned and asked softly, "They all scored 95 points. Why is Sophia in the front? Is it because she is the queen and has stronger strength?"

"Yes." The magic mirror was very honest.

Sif was a little speechless, but Roland could understand. Appearance, figure and temperament are only part of charm. When the appearance is equal, whoever has a more successful career and a higher status will obviously get extra points.

In fact, this list is originally a high-end game. The women who can enter the list are either rich or noble, or have extraordinary abilities.

Those gorgeous small town roses are not qualified to be on the list.

If the list is expanded to all women, the magic mirror will be exhausted.

But one thing is certain, if the list is expanded to all women, Sophia may not be the second, and Sif is still the undisputed champion.

The highlight of this list is that there are a few more new faces. But when someone makes progress, someone gives way, this is an objective law.

Sif soon discovered the change in the list and asked in surprise: "Wait, how come Madam Mathilde and Helena both dropped out?"

The sudden departure of these two regulars in the top ten would be strange to anyone.

"Dead." The answer of the magic mirror was still so concise.

"Madam Mathilde attended the music salon held by King Pruden, drank too much, reveled all night, and participated in group parties, and died."

"Helena was shot in the head by her rival in the duel and died on the spot."

Is this okay? Roland's lips twitched slightly, and he was a little speechless. But it's normal to think about it. Being good-looking and having a high status is not a golden ticket to avoid death, sometimes it is even a death warrant.

If they lose to Sophia, Sif and others will be collectively removed from the list.

Thinking of this, Roland suddenly lost interest and didn't want to read on.

But since he was here, he still had to read what he should read.

When someone dies, someone will replace him. Continuing to read, Roland saw two familiar names again.

Eighth place, Lisa, 91 points.

Since jumping into the volcanic magma and being reborn, Lisa has been flying higher and higher like a phoenix, becoming the fastest rising person on the female charm list.

Roland and Lisa have known each other since childhood. Because they are too familiar with each other, his perception of Lisa's appearance is vague.

In his memory, Lisa is very beautiful, has a good figure, and is very caring to him. Who would not like such a sister even if she looks a little worse?

After the volcanic incident, Lisa's facial features became more and more delicate, her skin became whiter and smoother, and her gestures were full of the mature feminine charm of a sister next door, even Sif felt a little urgent.

However, Roland was surrounded by beautiful women, and there was Sif, who had a charm value that broke through the sky, so he did not have a direct feeling of Lisa's changes.

Seeing the changes in the rankings, Roland finally realized that Sister Lisa was different from before.

Seeing the tenth place on the list, Roland felt a little subtle.

It turned out to be the sea witch Adina?

Roland wanted to ask how the ocean tribe could be on the list, but considering that Adina was Sif's stepmother, he couldn't say anything questioning.

Just as Roland was about to leave, Sif's long-suppressed anger finally broke out, "Magic Mirror, are you kidding? This is the list of human female charms, how can even a fish be on the list?"

Roland: "."

Sif's anger was a little sudden, but it was normal if you think about it carefully.

It's impossible for an adult daughter to have a good relationship with her father's remarried young wife. It's good enough to maintain superficial harmony.

In the underwater city, Sif acted very happy for her father's sake, but in fact, there was always a thorn in her heart.

It's reasonable for a daughter to be unhappy when her mother died and her father remarried.

It's more reasonable for the new king to be unhappy when the new emperor ascended the throne and the previous emperor was not dead.

If it were just these, it would be fine. What Sif couldn't accept the most was that her widowed and remarried father had a very good relationship with Adina, which was obviously closer than with her biological mother.

This matter cannot be thought about too much. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She was upset when she saw the names of her father and the sea witch.

Coincidentally, the magic mirror put Adina's name in the position of the top beauty goalkeeper and brought it to her.

If it were her maid or secretary who served her personally, they would definitely not dare to do so, but the magic mirror didn't care whether she could accept it or not. It focused on the truth.

Facing Sif's doubts, the magic mirror lazily said: "The sea witch is a relative of the land human race. Millions of years ago, they were still a family. It is reasonable for her to be on the list."

The magic mirror's words were well-reasoned and choked Sif so much that she couldn't speak for a long time. Fortunately, Roland was considerate and helped her out.

"Xif, this list is not a complete version and cannot reflect your advantages. If the scope is expanded to include all human women."

"Then Edina will definitely not be in the top fifty. Sif is still number one." Although Magic Mirror has no brains, its emotional intelligence is not low. She also felt that Sif was filled with anger that could destroy everything. Although she She wasn't afraid of Sif getting angry, but there was no need to fall out with her little master over such a trivial matter.

The magic mirror transformed into the puppet Sif, teasing with a smile:

"Oops, I actually forgot about myself. Now in the updated rankings, Sif is still first, Mirror Sif is second, and everyone else's rankings are moved down one place."

The magic mirror doesn't even count as a life, so naturally it can't be included in the ranking. She did this purely to get Edina off the list of the top ten beauties.

The flexible bottom line of the magic mirror made Roland want to laugh.

"Just laugh if you can't help it." Sif muttered with a straight face. She struggled to hold it in, but she still couldn't help laughing.

Laughter has its own contagious effect. Sif laughed, Roland and Magic Mirror also laughed, and some of the wind and frost dissipated in the smile.

Although the fatal pressure brought by Sophia still exists, Sif's pressure is relieved a lot when she thinks that she did not kill Christine but was awakened by the stigmata.

No matter how powerful Sophia is, she is not invincible.

When Christine appears in front of her again, will there be cracks in the perfect confidence she has built over the years?

This is my chance.

Sif thought silently.

As spring turns to summer, July in Rodinia is the hottest time of the year. Even the most militaristic militants rarely launch military operations at this time.

Except for the Prudens.

Their current monarch, Otto VI, is very warlike, clamoring all day long to restore the glory of Odin, and even spends 70% of the fiscal revenue on military construction and military production.

After the disastrous defeat of the Franks Fortress and the loss of one hundred thousand troops, he was really honest for a while, but after hearing that Sophia personally took action in Cité City, he felt that he could do it again.

He was full of passion and vowed to fulfill his grandfather's last wish, he must wear the crown, and it cannot be any other emperor, it must be Emperor Odin!

In theory, every Odinian has a strong claim to the throne of the Odin Empire, and his grandfather was right to think so.

But the Pruden family's desire to become emperor is somewhat unjust.

Emperor Odin said that everyone is eligible to inherit his throne, but only if they are human beings, that is, citizens of the Odin Empire.

It is a pity that the Pruden family was just the empire's horse slaves, raising horses for the empire in the plains further north.

What inheritance rights do horse slaves have?

This is the biggest difficulty for the Pruden family to ascend the throne.

Their ancestors have been fighting to cleanse their humble origins for generations, and his father even wrote a blood letter to warn future generations to remember the ancestral precepts.

This is the Kingdom of Pruden, the royal family of Pruden.

A nationally mobilized war machine, a fanatical nation, and a group of lunatic leaders.

In short, this is a country where the people's enthusiasm for war is high and the atmosphere of mad war is shrouded in it.

Abnormal fiscal allocation has put Pruden's economy on the verge of collapse at any time, and the high inflation rate and youth unemployment have turned the entire country into a giant explosive barrel.

Only war can resolve these contradictions.

Whoever opposes the war opposes the entire country.

Faced with the rising national enthusiasm, King Otto had no choice but to strike hard.

If he doesn't strike hard externally, someone at home will strike hard at him.

He thought for a long time, raised his arms and shouted, "Let the guns of the empire create jobs for the young people of the empire." This slogan seemed absurd but was actually very consistent with Pruden's logic.

At his call, young people with basic education were drafted into the army to join this fanatical war.

In just a few months, the Kingdom of Pruden became the first country in the entire Rodinian continent to implement nationwide mobilization, recruiting more than 1.2 million troops, plus logistics support personnel and rear factories involved in production. Workers, as well as farmers who provided food for the army, served directly or indirectly in the war effort, numbering over 10 million.

For the Kingdom of Pruden, which has a population of only 40 million, this is extreme mobilization.

It's a pity that they were not very lucky. After the national mobilization, they wanted to use their victory to inspire people, but they suffered a bloody blow in the Franks Fortress.

There was no victory, but hundreds of thousands of people disappeared.

What follows is even more terrifying is the wavering of people's hearts.

Tens of thousands of defeated troops who retreated from the front line saw with their own eyes the horrific scene of destruction. Their will to fight was completely destroyed, but their mouths were not blocked.

In the following months, these veterans who lost on the battlefield have spread too much negative news.

King Otto finally took drastic measures.

He built a convalescent hospital and sent all the tens of thousands of survivors who had participated in the Battle of the Franks there.

There are dozens of doctors with mediocre skills and some trainee priests in this rehabilitation hospital, and there are thousands of security personnel to prevent them from leaving without permission.

It didn’t take long for the “recoverers” to realize something was wrong.

This is not a hospital, this is more like a prison. No, it's not like, it's clearly a prison.

With whippings instead of massages and beatings instead of consultations, these soldiers finally understood their true situation.

Except for a few diehards, everyone else obediently accepted the arrangement and became slaves in this special veterans' sanatorium, preparing equipment, uniforms and supplies for the frontline soldiers.

After eliminating the last batch of obstacles, King Otto finally issued a battle call with satisfaction.

"Go forward, warriors, and fight to revive the glory of the Odin Empire!"

Driven by the amazing rewards, the courage of the Pruden people reappeared.

They roared and rushed into the default demarcation line, the ruined Franks Fortress.

The war broke out again.