In the Name of the Queen

Is Roland really here to negotiate?

He can be.

Only by not presupposing any position can we gain maximum benefits.

If dismantling these three war machines would bring the greatest benefit, Roland would naturally not mind doing it; if reconciliation would bring greater benefits, he would immediately gain three more half-brothers.

Lisa and Sif, who know Roland's character well, will not stop him.

They will not oppose Roland's decision to reconcile, as long as it is profitable.

Maybe it's because they are closer to the red, or maybe they understand politics more and more, and they are growing up.

Sif no longer uses personal likes and dislikes as an important factor in making decisions most of the time, and Lisa will no longer suffer from childish symptoms.

Facing the sudden appearance of Roland, the three machines were stunned.

After a few seconds, the tallest war machine made a cold sound.

"Identification in progress"

Looking at the flashing light on the front of the war machine, Roland certainly didn't dare to give it time to react.

He asked in a low voice: "Which army do you belong to? The National Defense Force or the Stormtroopers?"

This war machine spoke the language of the Alemannic Empire, and its accent was very standard.

Alemannic is a dead language that is almost unknown to the world except for linguists who study it.

Roland chose the path of knowledge and stardom on the road to being strong. After the Battle of White Mountain, his main profession, knowledge, was promoted to level five [Arcanist]. At the same time, he obtained a large number of secret codes and knowledge since the Fourth Era, and the encyclopedia of the Sea of ​​Consciousness. The entire book has also been updated.

It is not surprising that he knew Alemannic.

Not only did he understand the other party's language, he was also very familiar with the army organization of the Alemanni Empire.

In the empire at that time, there were the National Defense Forces responsible to the government, the Praetorian Guards under the direct control of the emperor, and the secret ace Stormtroopers of the Supreme Council.

But in addition to these regular troops, there is also a notorious internal service force.

The internal service troops were responsible to the emperor. They were different from the imperial guards. The imperial guards were responsible for protecting the emperor's safety. They were responsible for handling some shameful things for the emperor.

For example, let a certain tribe, ethnic group or sect disappear from the world.

War machines are generally managed by the Wehrmacht and Stormtroopers, but there are also a few elite machines in the internal service units.

Roland spoke in a standard imperial accent and talked about Alemanni's past in detail, just because he wanted to deceive these war machines whose CPUs didn't seem to work very well.

Sure enough, the leading war machine was confused.

The last order it received was to destroy the Fortress of Fran where the rebels were entrenched. After waking up, it contacted its superior commander many times, but there was no response.

It had no choice but to start a search and locate the target fortress.

Although it was a little strange that the fortress had changed, it still led the combat team to attack.

However, it underestimated the "rebels'" will to resist and failed to complete its mission.

But this is not the key point. The key point is that Roland suddenly appeared. This guy who stood on the side of the rebel army in the rebel fortress spoke with a skilled imperial accent and sounded like one of his own.

War Machine's CPU burned out directly.

Seeing that it was silent, Roland knew that this was a critical moment, so he raised his voice and said:

"The empire has been destroyed for many years, and what you are attacking is not a rebel camp, but a human city 20,000 years in the future."

"The empire is dead?" The special scanner on the head of the war machine stared at Roland, trying hard to distinguish the authenticity of Roland's words.

Roland raised his head calmly and looked at it indifferently.

Everything he said just now was true, and he even hoped that the war machine would be able to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

A few seconds later, War Machine looked at Roland with some confusion, and his voice was a little low.

"There are no abnormal fluctuations in heartbeat or blood. You didn't lie just now. But..."

"I am not from the Alemannic Empire now. The empire has been destroyed for 20,000 years. You should know that it is difficult for humans to live for such a long time."

Roland shrugged and said with a smile: "But I still retain a lot of memories of the empire."

This is the beauty of journalism.

Every word he said was true, but when put together, it misled and hinted at the other person. He was once a member of the empire and retained part of his memory during reincarnation.

Deception can be accomplished without a single lie. This is journalism.

Sure enough, the intelligence of the war machine could not handle such a complicated thing. It stared at Roland and after confirming that he was not lying, his tone softened a lot.

But this war machine was no fool, it remained alert.

"Can I know your name?"

"Roland." Of course there was no need to lie for this kind of thing, Roland's eyes were open.

"I'm very sorry. I want to believe what you say, but even if you are a descendant of the Empire, there is no affiliation between us. I cannot obey your orders." Although the war machine judged that Roland was not lying, it always felt that Roland was not honest. The imperial soldiers were somewhat resistant.

Roland didn't expect these tough guys to listen to him.

Even if the other party dares to obey, he is not willing to accept it now.

These three war machines killed at least 10,000 people last night, and they killed young, old, women and children.

Whoever accepts these three machines will be an enemy of the humans in the Kingdom of Pruden, and may even become a public enemy of the entire human race.

After all, this is a new era, and barbarian past events like the massacre of cities should remain in historical memory.

According to convention, the order of awakening of powerful beings awakened from ancient times is often inversely proportional to their strength.

These three war machines seem to be aggressive and can destroy cities and slaughter people in one go, but in fact, they can't even take down a few extraordinary people. They have to find a place to recharge in the middle of the battle. The war machines that wake up in the future will only be stronger.

Roland didn't want to subdue them. After all, these three machines were stained with too much human blood and must be destroyed.

He is not an Alemanni, and he doesn't want to explain for them.

Is the explanation useful?

Can the more than 10,000 dead hear it? Will they forgive?

Roland doesn't think he can forgive the enemies for these innocent souls who just died.

The key is to get as much useful information as possible from these three machines.

Roland shrugged and said disapprovingly: "I don't think there is any benefit in taking care of three bulky machines. Now there are no charging stations, and you can't find a place to recharge."

Roland's words made the leading war machine silent.

The last order it received before falling asleep was to eliminate the rebels entrenched in Fort Fran, and go to the No. 23 maintenance base to recharge after completing the combat mission.

However, the empire has perished, the rebels are long gone, and it killed the wrong person.

The machines don't think it's their fault for killing the wrong person, they can't go to the military court on behalf of humans.

If there is a need to investigate, it is the responsibility of the person who issued the order.

When the battery power was about to fall below the warning line, it led the special operations team to Base 23 to replenish energy.

The result was naturally nothing.

Roland's appearance made the war machine a little at a loss.

Seeing that it didn't speak, Roland spread his hands and said calmly: "Iron Lump, do you have a name?"

"My code name is Iron Bear-331, it is Iron Wing-262, and it is Steel Wolf-18. Citizen Roland, I can no longer complete the mission, please inform the nearest internal service officer of this news"

Halfway through the words, the voice of the war machine stopped abruptly.

The empire is gone, who else can Roland notify?

"Warning, warning, the battery is exhausted, and it will shut down soon, 10, 9, 8, 7"

As the countdown sounded, Iron Bear 331 slowly sat down, shrank its body, and entered energy-saving mode.

After it shut down, the other two machines also shut down one after another.

When other masters followed the mark left by Roland, they saw three war machines that had lost power and Roland standing in front of the machines.

"What, what is this?"

Duke Reinhardt looked at this scene and was stunned.

After a long time, he asked with a chuckle: "Lord Roland, how did you do it?"

"They don't have much energy left, I used up their best energy."

Roland said it lightly, and Sif and Lisa at the scene certainly wouldn't expose his lies.

Angelina frowned slightly, always feeling that Roland didn't tell the truth, but she couldn't expose her superior in public, so she had to keep silent.

Alina and Christine believed that Roland used a trick, but they were in the same group with Roland, so of course they wouldn't expose it.

Reinhardt and Yudir looked at each other. They always felt that Roland was hiding something, but they had no reason or evidence to accuse him, so they could only reluctantly accept it.

Reinhardt saluted Roland with the most standard military salute, and then said loudly:

"Reinhardt, General of the Pruden Kingdom Army, on behalf of the Francis citizens who died tonight, I would like to thank Lord Roland for avenging them."

Roland turned his body to the side and did not accept Reinhardt's salute.

What a joke, how can someone be nice if he is courteous for no reason? Roland has not been fooled since he was three years old.

He said coldly: "Duke Reinhardt, did you make a mistake? Whether it is protecting the citizens of Francis Fortress or avenging them, it is your internal affairs and has nothing to do with me."

"But I am petty and I must avenge my grudges. These three iron lumps almost took my life, and I must avenge them. I must drag these three machines back to the country and dismantle them, otherwise it will be difficult to relieve the hatred in my heart."

"General Reinhardt, you don't want to keep them, do you?"

Roland asked with a frown.

Reinhard was choked and speechless. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and cursed Roland in his heart for being shameless.

But he really couldn't find a reason.

If he was serious, Roland could still insist that the disaster was caused by the Kingdom of Pruden, and he could even claim compensation from them.

At least Roland didn't tear his face apart.

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Reinhard had to make the second best choice, "Lord Roland, our late King Otto VI also died in the hands of these robots. Can you leave a machine for us to explain?"

Looking at Reinhard's pleading eyes, Roland was unmoved.

He snorted and asked unhappily, "Explanation? I think you should think about how your country will explain to the participating countries first. We came here with the sincerity of peace, but your country played this kind of shady trick, which really chilled everyone's heart."

Roland seized the weakness of the Kingdom of Pruden and urinated hard on the moral high ground.

Reinhard had to step back half a step to avoid being splashed.

He sighed softly and said helplessly: "Lord Roland, we will definitely give everyone a satisfactory explanation. When the new king of our country ascends the throne, we will invite everyone to come for talks again."

"That's not necessary. The safety of your country's negotiation site cannot be guaranteed. I don't want to come again."

Roland pointed in the direction of Hansa City and said: "I think we should hold peace talks in Hansa City. At least I won't release war machines to scare everyone."

Reinhard was speechless and could only hide his embarrassment by adjusting his hair.

Roland now has three powerful countries behind him, and the Pruden Kingdom is not a rival for him.

If the war machine had not gone out of control, they could still speak loudly to Roland and fight for their rights, but after the war machine went out of control, they could only admit defeat.

If they were stubborn to the end, they would face the same dilemma as the Alemanni Empire and the Odin Empire, fighting on two fronts.

This is the eternal pain of the powerful countries in central Rodinia.

Pine Forest City is a transportation hub that runs through the entire continent, and the Pruden Kingdom is the fourth war zone on the Rodinia continent.

This is their fate.

After obtaining the ownership of the three war machines, Roland waved his hand and divided them.

The huge Iron Bear was given to the Vladimir Empire, which was his second political achievement after taking office.

The Iron Wolf with extremely strong comprehensive combat effectiveness was given to the Sussex Empire.

This is his motherland, and he certainly cannot treat it unfairly.

The smallest and relatively flexible Iron Eagle was given to the Golden Kite Republic.

He is the prime minister of the Golden Kite Republic after all, and he cannot favor one over the other.

Alina was embarrassed to fight, not that she didn't want anything.

She also had desires.

Because she followed Roland's orders and made concessions to Sussex many times after taking office, many people in the country had already had opinions about her.

There were even ugly rumors that she was Roland's lover.

In short, Roland had to consider her.

This was also the reason why he would rather offend Reinhard than eat three war machines.

There were really no extra ones.

If there was a fourth machine, he would definitely give it away.

He would definitely buy a good one with a lot of money, and make the Kingdom of Pruden bleed heavily.

March 1, the first year of the Rebirth Era.

The spring of Rodinia came later than usual.

Although it was already March, most of the north was still snowing, and there was still a lot of snow in the central part that had not melted.

In this cold spring when the spring was not warm and the snow was not melting, the second round of the continental talks moved to Hansa City to continue.

The participating countries had hardly changed, but their mentality had changed a little.

The aggressive representatives of the Kingdom of Pruden and the Kingdom of Tyrol in the last meeting were a little depressed.

They waited anxiously for the "trial" and their hearts were tightened.

They could imagine how aggressive Roland would be when he was right.

There was no way, because they were wrong and weak.

Just a few days ago, Prince Frederick of Pruden hastily ascended the throne. Later generations called this ignorant boy Frederick XIII.

At his coronation ceremony, Queen Sophia sent a handwritten letter.

There was nothing written in the letter, only a big question mark.

Behind the question mark, murderous intent was pervasive, as if questioning.

This question mark made the entire Kingdom of Pruden feel creepy.

They remembered Sophia's sword that cut off Baishan, and remembered that this woman could change the situation of the war by herself when she was at the seventh level, and she even killed the judges with a single sword, completely offending the goddess.

She didn't even take the goddess seriously, so would she look down on ordinary countries and mere war machines?

Unless a war machine capable of destroying a nation can be unearthed, the Kingdom of Pruden has no right to confront Sophia.

After receiving the letter, the young Frederick trembled as he wrote a reply to Sophia.

The tone of the letter was humble. In the letter, Frederick, who racked his brains to find a family relationship with Sophia's original family, flattered Sophia as a cousin and tried to get close to her as a junior.

He explained in detail his father's thoughts when he excavated the ruins, and expressed his willingness to apologize and apologize.

Fortunately, Sophia did not pursue the matter, but only said that Roland would have full authority. Frederick recovered from his extreme fear, but he also suffered from fear and irritability.

In short, the leading power of this peace talk fell into Roland's hands.

As the vice emperor/prime minister/cardinal minister of the three major powers, he was able to make decisions for the queens of the three countries and stood at the pinnacle of power in the entire continent.

Whether you like him or hate him, you have to accept his strength honestly.

The summit in Hansa City did not have a gorgeous show and grand opening ceremony.

Roland's reason was that mankind was facing a huge threat, and every resource was precious and could not be wasted on red tape.

In fact, he just didn't want to spend money.

Sif's coronation ceremony was simple, so why should he be served by foreigners?

The result of this peace talk was doomed, so why waste more money?

After the brief opening ceremony, Roland summoned the heads of state and chief representatives of various countries in the conference hall and threw out his violent remarks straight to the point.

"Everyone, Pope Christine brought the prophecy of the great god."

He used his eyes to signal Christine to convey the goddess' oracle.

Christine repeated the oracle in a voice that was three parts cold, six parts majestic, and one part compassionate.

"In the sun, war machines crushed the city."

The first sentence made everyone feel cold behind their backs.

This was not a prophecy, but a fact that had already happened.

Alina and others also stood up to prove that Christine had announced the oracle the night before the incident.

No one doubted the authenticity of the oracle, because no one dared to spread a false oracle.

At least it had not been heard in the previous eras.

There are many ways to commit suicide, why choose this one that is destined to have no chance of reincarnation.

After the oracle was announced, Christine sat down quietly and stopped talking.

Negotiation was not her specialty, so let Roland do it.

Roland would defend her interests, she firmly believed.

Then Roland read out the war machine disassembly report jointly submitted by Norton and others.

According to Norton and other alchemy masters and scientists, these war machines are mass-produced. According to their numbers, at least hundreds of war machines have entered a dormant period.

Even if only one-tenth of the dormant machines can be revived, it is a burden that countries cannot bear.

In order to enhance the intimidation effect, Roland roughly described the largest territory of the Alemanni Empire.

At least half of the Rodinia continent is under its direct rule and indirect control.

In short, the threat of war machines is equal to everyone, and no one can be left behind.

The whole audience was silent, and a pin drop could be heard.

Facing the threat of destruction, no one can remain calm.

This is the effect Roland wants.

He raised his right hand to attract everyone's attention, and then cast his eyes on Reinhardt, the negotiating representative of the Kingdom of Pruden.

"General Reinhardt, what do you have to say?"

Reinhardt looked ugly, but still stood up.

"This matter is indeed our fault, and our country is willing to..."

He gritted his teeth and announced with a dead face that he was willing to cede two provinces as an apology, and the countries would divide it.

This is his bottom line.

These two provinces are both rich and industrial.

But they have one thing in common: they are very close to the ruins where the accident happened, which poses a safety hazard.

All countries are both salivating over these two provinces and a little worried.

But the representatives quickly realized that who would complain about having too much territory? Just accept it first, and at most arrange for political enemies to be officials there.

Just as the representatives of various countries were thinking about which piece of land to ask for, Roland raised his right hand again.

He has now become a figure who can call the wind and rain, and who dares not listen to him when he speaks.

The venue fell silent again.

"General Reinhard, you don't know me."

Roland's words were incoherent, which caused Reinhard to misunderstand. He stood up angrily and protested loudly: "This is the limit that our country can accept. If everyone does not accept it, then send troops to take it or ask Her Majesty Sofia to come and take it in person."

He had to be tough.

The weaker the person, the more he has to bluff. If he is found to be weak, the consequences will be even worse.

He put on a bloody battle to the end to protect the bottom line.

Roland smiled and pressed his right hand down, making a soothing gesture, and whispered:

"Do you think I am a person who has no overall view and only looks at the immediate interests?"

Reinhardt couldn't accept this.

Roland can criticize himself, which shows his generosity. If others continue to criticize, it would be shameless.

"Facing the situation of human survival, if we don't unite, we will be scattered and defeated one by one."

"I have a suggestion. I suggest that all countries put aside their prejudices and form the Rodinia Alliance, at least to help each other at the critical moment of life and death. Compared with these powerful forces that have returned, our strength is too weak, we must unite!"

Everyone was stunned.

Reinhardt was even more at a loss.

Roland's proposal made him look a bit clown. But for the sake of national interests, even if he was asked to choose again, he had no choice.

"I agree."

Reinhardt breathed a sigh of relief and was the first to agree.

"Roland's decision is our country's decision." Sif immediately stood up to support the lovers.

"Roland can make the decision for our country." Alina was not to be outdone.

"I agree!" Lisa, who had been unable to find a reason to interrupt, quickly expressed her support.

After several major countries expressed their views, representatives of various countries also echoed.

At this point, opponents dared not openly sing the opposite tune.

Now that they have jumped out to oppose, they will be accused of being traitors. Who can bear this?

Only the Barat representative expressed his protest in poor Sussex.

"I protest, why is it the Rodinia Alliance, not the Theia Alliance?"

Barat is a very special place.

This is the richest overseas colony of Sussex, and it is also one of the few countries that have both overseas governors and state-owned commercial companies.

The Empire's way of ruling them is indirect rule, with local princes and nobles responsible for governance and the Empire responsible for reaping the benefits.

In recent years, this country has had its own ideas and wants to be a powerful country with a strong voice.

Without waiting for others to express their opinions, Roland looked at the Barat representative indifferently and said in a deep voice:

"You are right, I did not consider it carefully."

"Come here, please ask this representative to leave. Her Majesty Sylph will make a wise judgment on the fate of the Barat region."

The dishes are placed on the table to be eaten, not to loudly protest that it is unfair to be eaten.

Why not form the Theia Alliance?

Because human resources are limited and cannot supply so many people.

There will always be someone who will become the base of the pyramid. If the Theia Alliance is formed, who will be the base?

After the Barat representative was dragged out in protest, Roland looked around the audience with a cold gaze, and his soft voice resounded throughout the venue.

"Does anyone else have any objections?"

"Very good, I declare that the Rodinia Alliance is officially established from now on." (End of this chapter)