in the name of the queen.

Chapter 328 Hey, women fighting!

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

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

Sif and Alina gave her looks of thanks, then stared at Sophia.

The guests who were watching genuinely didn't want to leave.

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 pinnacle of power quarreling with each other on the spot?

But it's not worth watching.

Whether it is Sophia, Sif, or Alina, they are all ruthless characters with both power and strength.

If you anger them, the way you die will be beyond your imagination.

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

What a magnificent show of women fighting! He was willing to exchange half his life for the right to watch it live.

Too bad it can't be changed.

He was so frustrated that he was about to cry, and even fell down when leaving the hall. He didn't even notice that a small button in his pocket fell to the ground.

Sophia watched the strangers leave with a blank expression on her face, and even made way for them to leave.

Sif and Alina approached calmly, turning their backs to each other.

Although Sif doesn't like Alina very much, she recognizes Alina's position and strength and dares to leave the back to her.

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

The four of them subconsciously formed a battle formation.

Sif, who is proficient in various fighting skills and can skillfully use combat weapons, naturally stands in the front row.

Lisa and Alina, who can provide long-range fire support and assistance, stand behind, and Christine, who can restore life and physical strength for the entire team, stands at the end.

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

After the last guest left, Alina made her position clear.

"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 the decision for them."

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

She knew Roland.

He is smart and capable, and he can bend and stretch himself, but his bottom line is a little too flexible.

Sif often suspected that as long as the price was high enough, Roland would sell everything, even his soul.

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

Five years is really too long. It would be strange if nothing bad happened when an old woman who is lonely in the boudoir is with a young man who is full of vigor and desire.

Can a domineering bastard like Sophia spit out what she has eaten?

She could share with Alina and Lisa, would Sofia be willing to share?

When Sif turned her gaze to Roland, she felt extremely conflicted.

If giving up a quarter of Roland's sovereignty could buy peace, she could not resist, but if she lost the entire Roland, she would not be able to accept it.

Her heart tightened inexplicably, fearing that Roland would choose an easier 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 weakness and incompetence in front of his mortal enemy, it is better to give the choice to Roland.

She just didn't believe that all these years of living together could not be compared to showing mercy.

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

Lisa, who was standing behind her on the left, held her left hand and met her panicked eyes. Her gentle gaze gave her some courage.

Alina, who was standing behind her on the right, also held her right hand and met her anxious eyes. The look of control gave her some peace of mind.

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

The moment the three of them held hands, Sif truly accepted her two partners who had shared life and death with her from the bottom of her heart.

If they can give each other their lives and souls, sharing the man they love doesn't seem to be something unacceptable.

Roland is a popular figure in the entire Rodinia continent. He holds power in two countries. It is unlikely that he will only have one woman by his side in his life.

In this case, why not share it with a trusted partner.

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

From confusion, anxiety, pain, and hesitation to stability, tranquility, and composure, God knows what she went through in the past few seconds.

Sophia watched Sif out of the corner of her eye, observing the 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 truly powerful person likes to be spied on. If discovered by Sophia, it would not only be embarrassing, but could even lead to a diplomatic incident.

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

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

It was a blue glacier that seemed to have no end.

It was endless and freezing cold, and nothing could be seen beyond that.

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

"What do you see?"

"I"

Sif wanted to deny it outright, but she knew she couldn't hide it from the other party and would lose momentum instead, so she simply admitted it.

"I wanted to see if you had any killing intent, but all I saw was a glacier."

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

Although she was facing an enemy and was acting like a rogue, she looked so adorable that even Sophia, who was secretly spied on by her, could not muster the intention to kill her for a moment.

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

"Dear Miss Sophia."

Roland subconsciously used the title commonly used for married ladies, and then keenly felt that the temperature was dropping. He quickly twitched his tongue when he was about to say the word "Ms." and changed it to "Miss," which was suitable for unmarried girls.

The temperature rises again and returns to normal.

Roland couldn't understand why Sophia made such a ridiculous suggestion, so he simply tried to stall for time by chatting with her 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 concise, and she would never use two words if one could be used.

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

First, eliminate the option of luring him away with a trick and then killing him.

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

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

It's impossible to kill someone by trap, so is it an attempt to sow discord?
Looking back on Sofia's reign, she used tricks many times. When dealing with ordinary enemies, she always tried to save effort and was unwilling to pay more.

Another possibility is that after seeing the effectiveness of Roland's administration in Sussex and the Kingdom of Golden Kite, they wanted to invite him to teach those idiots in the Vladimir Empire whose brains are made up of muscles.

In a flash, Roland came up with a solution.

He looked back at Sif.

They are familiar with each other and can convey information with just a glance, without any eye contact at all.

This is the tacit understanding developed through years of living together day and night, a tacit understanding that even exceeds that of Lisa.

He and Lisa have cross-server chats far more often than Sif.

However, his gaze could not find its home. Sif was immersed in the shock of the failure of insight. Her eyes had lost their luster and she looked a little dazed.

Forget it, forget it, Sif’s wife is the person involved, so you can’t blame her.

Roland turned his gaze to Lisa.

Although they often chat across servers, they also have moments of super tacit understanding. Sister Lisa is not the direct party involved, so she should not be too confused.

Yet his gaze was still unfocused.

Lisa was looking at Sif worriedly and didn't 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 turn his eyes to Alina.

Although he has the shortest time with Alina, Alina has the least relationship with him, so it is unlikely that
Forget it, none of them can be trusted, so I'll just 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 this is a deal, do I have the right to bargain?"

"Yes." Sophia answered with her characteristic simplicity.

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

Sophia had a calm expression, and her slender fingers pointed at the location of Sif and the other four.

Her beautiful eyes sparkled with a deep blue light, and her look was a little more playful. "They?"

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

"Well, I mean"

"Just focus on your work, okay." Sophia cut off Roland's explanation. She felt inexplicably irritated and almost couldn't suppress her murderous intent. She didn't want to listen to this nonsense.

"Your Majesty Sophia, as you know, my wife and I are very young and have no children, so we need some time together."

"You have seven days off every year, and your family can come visit. The Winter Palace is at your disposal." Sophia made arrangements for Roland in the simplest terms.

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

What kind of rip-off is this? How can there be such a crappy job that only gives one week off a year? And you have to work this kind of shift for five years. Who can stand this?

The corners of Roland's lips twitched. Thinking about how he had to work overtime as a social animal before he traveled through time, and how it was still the same after he traveled through time, he almost exploded on the spot.

He almost wanted to call off the negotiations until he met Sophia's eyes.

It can be seen that she is also suppressing her anger.

The azure flames danced in those beautiful eyes, flowing with a suffocating breath of destruction.

Roland wasn't sure if he had a chance of defeating Sophia, but he didn't want to gamble now.

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

"Using 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 will not interfere with the division of interests of the other camp."

“Do not conduct hostile activities against the other camp.”

Sophia rarely spoke a few words, and said in a deep voice: "As long as you behave well, we can sit down and discuss these trivial matters."

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

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

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

As soon as she said that, 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 just going to treat her like air?

Just as Sif's face was twisted with worry, Sophia did not answer the question, but asked softly:

"I heard 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 have it with me."

Sophia smiled and teased, "If you bring it, the top spot on the list of the most attractive women in the world might change hands."

Sif suddenly took half a step back, her face turned pale, and her whole body collapsed in an instant as if a muscle was pulled out.

Her eyes were dazed, her body was shaking, her lips were pale, and she shook her head vigorously in disbelief, "No, this is absolutely impossible!"

Lisa held Sif's hand with some heartache, and was about to retort, but she trembled under Sophia's cold and nonchalant gaze and dared not speak.

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

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

There is always an indescribable charm in confident women.

Her fiancé was snatched away from her right in front of her, and she was at a disadvantage when she wanted to defend him. She couldn't even fight back directly. All these things severely hit Sif's confidence.

Having lost her confidence, she returned to the confused state when she was brought into the palace, or even earlier.

She had nothing valuable to lose then, but now she did.

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

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

Just a few words and a powerful aura were enough to force Sif to this extent. If they met on the battlefield, what chances would she have of winning?

She would not laugh at Sif for not being able to handle the pressure. If she were in his shoes, she would also feel numb from the suffocating feeling.

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

It is indeed not something a human being can do to confront Sophia head-on.

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

Although Sophia's murderous intent would increase every good word he said for Sif, 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!" It was Christine who interrupted him.

The Holy Lady of Light looked at Sophia coldly, her voice full of hostility. "How ridiculous! The most beautiful girl in the world, a young girl embraced by her lover, would lose to an old maid abandoned by her husband?"

"Ms. Sif's most miserable state is better than your peak state. If you don't believe me, let's go to Hansa now and listen to what the magic mirror says."

Christine mocked Sophia mercilessly.

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

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

When she looked back again, the unparalleled beautiful Elf Queen had returned.

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

The negotiations are over.

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

However, everyone has some past that they cannot bear to look back on. Those are old scars that cannot be talked about or touched.

An honest man in the village married a beautiful girl. His neighbors congratulated him on the surface but were actually jealous.

If this beautiful girl doesn't get pregnant in a year or two, gossip will ensue.

Sophia was neglected by her husband, and the blame lies entirely with her weird husband, but those who spread rumors don't care.

They just want to throw dirty water on Sophia.

By bringing up this old incident, Christine was stabbing Sophia in the back, and it was real harm.

If Christine had only said this, Sophia would be very angry, but she had heard such words so many times that she had long been immune to them. Although the negotiations were difficult, they might not be impossible to continue.

Yet 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, is neglected by her husband, and is still a virgin. This is a shame that even an ordinary person cannot accept, let alone an invincible extraordinary person.

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

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

Now that things have come to this, 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 shield of light.

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

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

Sophia almost laughed at Roland.

She had always known that Roland was shameless, but she had never expected that he was so good at confusing right and wrong.

Give up the initiative? You have to have the initiative to be qualified to say so. Can Roland's team take the initiative before her?

This is clearly an act of being generous by taking something that does not belong to you.

Not only that, the blame for violating diplomatic etiquette was also returned to Sofia.

This is the City of Xidai after all. Sophia may be able to gain the upper hand, but it is impossible for her to kill all the Xidai Palace guards and Roland's defenses before she runs out of strength.

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

Just when he thought Sophia would attack in rage, Sophia's violent expression gradually returned to a glacial calm.

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

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

This is a very clever way of escaping.

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

Sophia certainly didn't run away. She was not afraid of these little shrimps. Well, their strength had surpassed the little shrimp level. They were considered relatively strong crayfish.

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

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

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

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

Sophia never waits to take revenge.

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

The line had five ends, one of which was missing, and Christine was not among them.

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

The truly strong never look back at the explosion.

Even if she only used 70% of her strength, it was enough to leave a deep impression on the foul-mouthed charlatan.

The ice crystal was like a knife, and the knife was like lightning. It was in front of Christine in the blink of an eye.

Roland raised his light shield and tried to block it.

The light shield was broken instantly, 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 of invincibility.

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

Countless ice crystals exploded on the shelter described by the Holy Blessing, making a sharp explosion.

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

Alina was even worse off. Her defensive ability was not even as good as Lisa's. She was blown away more than ten meters by the shock wave. Her body was limply stuck to the wall, like a scroll without thumbtacks, sliding into the corner.

Sif is a warrior after all, and is much stronger than Lisa and Alina. She is cautious by nature, so she wears a special chain mail under her outer robe to absorb most of the impact.

She just took a few steps back, spat out a mouthful of blood and steady herself.

Roland was the farthest away from Christine, and as a paladin he also had the strongest defensive capabilities.

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

However, Christine, who was being bombarded, felt bad.

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

She could only rely on various abilities to increase her defense and Roland's divine protection to hold on.

The number of ice crystals summoned by Winter's Wrath was too large. Although most of them were blocked by Divine Protection, dozens of ice crystals still exploded after the Divine Protection ended.

The ice shards easily tore through Christine's defenses and smashed down like hail.

Christine screamed, her flesh and blood were blown into a mess, and she fell unconscious on the spot.

After recovering from her shock, Sif grabbed Christine's body and gently hugged the poor Saint Lady.

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

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Sif looked at Christine's face and chest which were blown into a bloody mess, and felt a little worried.

Maybe it won't lead to disfigurement, but it will leave a few scars.

Christine's ranking on the Women's Charm List fluctuates between fifth and seventh, and considering her skinny figure is a minus, it shows how beautiful her facial features are.

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

These scars will have a fatal impact on her beauty.

Sif even felt that Sophia had no intention of killing anyone, she just wanted to disfigure them.

This woman is so scary.

Christine just called her an old maid, and she wanted to disfigure herself in revenge?
Sif thought silently that she could not do such a cruel thing. If someone insulted her harshly like she did just now, she would only kill him and would never destroy such a beautiful face.

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

Sophia's move left them with lingering fears.

Several girls turned their eyes to Roland almost at the same time, feeling a little bit nervous and fearful.

Facing such a brutal enemy, do they really have a chance of winning?
Looking at the girls' eyes dominated by negative emotions, Roland knew that he had to do something to restore their confidence.

Fortunately, he is very good at this.

He smiled, clapped his hands, and said loudly, "Okay."

"Huh?" X3
This time, not only Alina couldn't understand, but even her sister Lisa and his beloved wife Sif, who had always understood Roland, were confused.

Christine was blown up like this, and she still had the mind to talk nonsense?
Sif kept winking at Roland, saying that Christine had just fainted, not died, and she might be able to hear it.

Roland looked at the anxious and shocked expressions of the three people and smiled secretly in his heart. At least now they were not worried anymore.

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 succeeded in the negotiation, the ones who would suffer the most would not be the Sussex Empire and the Golden Kite Kingdom, nor the Tyrol Kingdom and the Pruden Kingdom that stopped their westward expansion, but the Wend Empire that lost the chance to restore its country and the Court of Light 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 outcome.

She had to destroy the spoils-sharing compromise.

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

Roland understood her position and could not blame Christine for always serving him wholeheartedly.

But even though he understood it, he was still very angry.

He is the one who makes the decisions for the Free Alliance! He is the only one who can make the decision on war or peace for the entire alliance.

Christine can offer suggestions, and even try to persuade Roland to accept them, but she cannot make decisions on her own without organization or discipline.

This is transgression.

However, looking at her miserable state, recalling Christine's contributions in all the battles, and thinking of her tired look with sunken eyes after the Battle of Franks, Roland's anger disappeared.

He is the leader, and he chose Christine. If she does something wrong, he is also responsible.

When something happens to his subordinates, he, as a leader, must stand up and take charge.

Looking at the stunned looks of the three girls, Roland smiled and said, "Even if Sophia didn't use her full strength this time, she at least used 70% of her strength. She still couldn't kill us. Isn't that a good thing?"

The three girls smiled politely but awkwardly.

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

Sophia did attack, but it only took one attack to knock them to the ground. If Sophia continued to attack, how could they block it?
Seeing the three girls still looking melancholy, Roland said slowly, "Gods cannot show their health bars. Although Sophia is not a god, she has no rivals at the same level and is also a deified existence. She attacked with confidence and was even too lazy to stay and finish off the enemy, which shows how confident she is."

“Next time they meet, she will wonder why she didn’t kill Christine when she used all her strength.”

"This suspicion will leave a flaw in her perfect heart. This is our chance."

Just as he was instilling the seal of victory into the three girls, Christine woke up quietly.

She felt the pain in 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 razed to the ground.

Obviously, this was revenge from Sophia.

Sophia had a voluptuous and proud figure, but he still refused to let her kittens go, which was worse than killing her.

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

"Give me a mirror!"

There was a cry in her voice.

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

Some things always have to be faced, no matter how cruel they are.

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

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

However, whether you regret it or not, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

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

Sif felt some sympathy for Christine, but not much.

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

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

It's no shame, but my life will not be lost. As long as I can survive the day of return, I still have a long future to compete with Sophia.

However, Christine interrupted the negotiations for her own benefit.

If it were anyone else, Sif would have already thrown this self-willed bastard out and chopped him off.

But this is Christine.

Christine works diligently for the empire and maintains a good friendship with Roland.

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

She believed Roland would make the right judgment.

Christine stared at the mirror blankly. Just as 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. Oh no! Could this guy have been upset and gone crazy?

After all, she was a saint with a beautiful appearance, and disfigurement was too much of a blow to her.

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

"Roland, look, doesn't the shape of my wound resemble the emblem of the Goddess of Light?"

"Ah?" Roland was stunned.

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

Roland broke out in a cold sweat. He could now confirm that Christine was really abnormal.

(End of this chapter)