Can't I develop my own character?

How come there will be a next time?

Maganna wanted to refuse, but since she had already boasted, she could only accept it silently.

"Next time, I'll teach you a lesson next time."

After saying that, he couldn't wait to walk down the mountain.

"Grand Duke, wait for me."

...

The way down the mountain was very fast and we were back to the camp in less than ten minutes.

At this time, they happened to meet the iron-blooded army returning from the battle outside.

When Iverson saw that it was Maganna, he quickly ran over to report the battle situation. This time, the Iron Blood Army fought bravely and the Western Army was in high spirits. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was thrown out by Maganna on the grounds that her right foot stepped on her shadow.

"Go report to Ryan!"

Iverson got up from the ground, scratched his head, and looked at Ryan who was following behind him with a puzzled look on his face.

"Brother Ryan, what happened to the Grand Duke?"

"Maybe she wasn't very happy with your fight. She thought you could come back sooner, but it took you so long."

"Ah? So that's how it is. I get it. I'll increase the intensity of the Iron Blood Army's training tomorrow!"

Ryan looked at the big guy and thought that it would be better for him to be beaten by the Grand Duke a few more times than to increase his training. Your extraordinary level was also achieved by the Grand Duke's beatings, right?

It’s no wonder that Iverson has successfully advanced recently and has become a fifth-level transcendent. He is also very powerful and is a good at charging on the battlefield.

In terms of rank, Iverson is actually on the lower side among the four legion commanders, but he was promoted to deputy legion commander by Maganna as early as the third rank, and became a regular at the fourth rank. In addition to his career growth potential advantage, it is also inseparable from the loyal character of this simple guy.

Sure enough, what the Grand Duke said about her liking to believe and disliking betrayal made sense. Anyone like Iverson could betray, but he definitely wouldn't.

Ryan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on."

"Hey hey hey! Brother Ryan, I still have a report to make!"

"Let's remit it tomorrow and wait for the Grand Duke to come together."

Ryan waved his hand and walked back to his residence.

Today's harvest was pretty good, although I failed to achieve the achievement of picking up and sprinting. However, the actual strategy plot is difficult to begin with, and it follows the route of subordinates contradicting their superiors. It is not so easy to get it right in one go.

You can’t eat hot food in a hurry.

After a quick wash, Ryan lay back on the bed.

Empress Online, start!

What caught my eye was a scene of Avril killing evil spirits alone.

Thanks to Janus, evil spirits spawned in the camp at night. However, the military camp had strict discipline, so she sneaked out and found a place where no one had clicked to spawn them.

At this time, 'Avril' has already reached level five.

"You can reach level 10 in one night, but there are too few monsters in this place, so it's better to be safe and not wander around."

Ryan didn't want Avril to be discovered secretly leveling up, and then be kicked out of the Moonlight Knights or be punished in other ways. It would only take two or three days anyway, so there was no rush.

I went to look at the other characters and found that none of them were sleeping late at night.

Okay, try harder, little trumpet. If you try harder, I can lie down flat.

Ryan fell asleep.

The next day, Iverson came to him to report on his work.

Ryan originally wanted to ask the Grand Duke to listen together, but he found that the Grand Duke was not in the tent and no one knew where he had gone.

It was not until noon that Ryan saw Magna walking back from outside.

"Grand Duke, I have something to tell you..."

"Ah Ryan, I'm very busy now. Very busy."

Magna turned and went into her tent.

"?"

what's the situation.

Ryan wondered, is he that busy?

Over the next two days, Ryan discovered that the Grand Duke was really busy, and he was especially busy when he met him.

He had just been giving instructions to his subordinates when, as soon as he walked over, the Grand Duke disappeared on the spot and ran off to who knows where.

It was confirmed that the Grand Duke was avoiding him.

But on the third day, there was no way to hide. According to the schedule, today was the day when "Weinei" would take office as emperor.

Early in the morning, the entire Baron was enveloped in a lively atmosphere. Under the arrangement of the Minister of the Interior 'Ina', the news of the new emperor's accession to office spread from Baron and instantly swept across the entire Augustus Empire.

At this point, naturally no one dared to doubt the qualifications of "Vine". At present, there was no force in the entire empire that could threaten her except Maganna. And since the engagement party, it has been rumored that Maganna was actually a hidden agent cultivated by "Vine" for many years.

Ryan swore on his conscience that he hadn't spread this. He wasn't a fool. Maganna was obviously older than 'Vine'! And she was still being cultivated by Tiangang.

But some people just believe it. There's nothing you can do about it. They don't believe the truth and are scrambling to believe the lies. It's strange.

Ryan was worried that Maganna would wonder how Ina could be promoted so quickly, but she didn't care about Ina at all. Instead, she thought that after Vinet took office, it would be time to return to the West Territory. The situation in the prairie had been very tense recently, and there had been repeated attempts to break into the South Territory from Kells City. Fortunately, Vinet had dispatched troops to garrison there in advance.

If Maganna had to choose between fighting the barbarians and fighting 'Vene', she would choose the barbarians without hesitation.

Fighting 'Weinei' is ambition, while fighting the barbarians is righteousness.

But it is not easy to fight the barbarians. Ryan's previous plan is feasible. He has also checked a lot of information these days and found that although the Western Barbarians are very hostile to other ethnic countries, they only like the Gilded Merchant Group very much.

There is nothing else to do, because every time the Gilded Merchant Group goes to the prairie, they can bring a large amount of daily necessities, which will greatly alleviate the life pressure of the Western Barbarians.

Maganna was naturally furious about this situation, but there was nothing she could do. The Gilded Merchant Group was a force of order, traveling across the entire continent. There was no hostility towards them, and everyone was a business partner.

As long as you abide by the contractual transactions, you can become their friend.

In addition, their power is extremely huge and they have many treasures in their hands, so basically no one is willing to be enemies with these guys.

Ryan's idea was to get the identity of a gilded merchant and take a stroll on the prairie.

Of course, to be on the safe side, we naturally send a small account. As long as we can take the first step of persuading the western barbarians to build a city and establish a country, then the rest will be easy.

...

The inauguration ceremony went very smoothly.

When "Weinei" wearing the imperial robe appeared in front of everyone, even Ryan couldn't help but be stunned. It is true that clothes make the man, and different characters are suitable for different clothes to set off their temperament.

And 'Vine' is born noble, and after wearing the robe of God, the sense of holiness and nobility is maximized.

At this time, on the huge altar in front of the castle, 'Weinei' walked step by step to the highest point and activated the sacrificial ceremony prepared in advance.

All around, singers belonging to the sun god began to chant.

"...This is a sacrifice to the great Heros, the god of all light and life. May his glory forever cover the sky of the August Empire!"

Although the sun god Heros was previously worshipped by some of the empire's citizens, the old emperor never promoted belief in gods during his reign, so his popularity was limited. However, Ryan felt that there was no harm in believing in gods, because gods did exist in this world.

The Son of the Sun follows the path of faith in the Sun God. Ryan cannot give up this advantage, so he simply promotes it directly at the national level. After all, even if you don't promote the Sun God, as the power of the Gate of Janus expands, people will also believe in Janus.

Since we have to believe one person anyway, why not let Ryan decide?

As for promoting atheism, Ryan has no intention of doing that. People always need some faith to keep moving forward in the darkness, right?

Life is still hard.

There is still a long way to go in governing the empire, and this is just the first step in the long journey.

When the ceremony was over, all the nobles who participated in the ceremony left in an orderly manner.

"Count Ryan, please stay. I have something to tell you." 'Vine' said.

Everyone looked at Ryan.

Magna asked warily, "What are you looking for Ryan for?"

Wei Nei chuckled. "Don't worry. It's just about our last discussion about supplying the Western Territory. I've decided to do my utmost to support you, Duke, in your fight against the Western Barbarians... Or, Duke, would you like to discuss the details as well?"

"Forget it, talk to Ryan about this."

So that was the matter. Maganna didn't care anymore. 'Weine' had mentioned it last time, but she was too lazy to talk about it. The main reason was that she was not good at negotiation, so it would be better to let Ryan handle it.

What's the saying? Professionals do professional things.

"Ryan, be careful not to get caught in her trap." Maganna whispered.

Ryan made an OK gesture: "Don't worry, Grand Duke, I'm very smart."

Soon the crowd dispersed, and Ryan followed 'Weine' into the castle.

On the way, Ina called away all the maids and guards around her in advance. The two of them walked into the castle and entered Weine's bedroom.

"Tsk tsk~ The place where the empress lives is different."

It was Ryan's first time in 'Weine's' room. Not to mention how luxurious the decoration was, the room itself was very large, like a living room.

"When Maganna returns to the West, you can live here." 'Vine' said as he was about to take off his imperial robe.

This thing looks good but it's too complicated. It's not easy to move around when you put it on.

"Wait a minute, just like that, just like this." Ryan hurriedly called her.

'Vine' tilted her head slightly.

that's it?

What do you mean?

She soon knew what it meant.

...

Ryan finally understood why so many people in his previous life liked the temptation of uniforms.

He lay on the bed, his thoughts seemed to float into the clouds, until he flew to a certain commanding height and fell down, then his whole body collapsed, lying there with his arms and legs spread out, not wanting to move at all.

'Vine' quickly walked towards the bathroom.

The sound of rushing water could be heard.

When she finished washing up and came out, Ryan had recovered his energy and was sitting against the head of the bed.

His strength has improved a lot recently, and he feels that he is about to reach the peak state of a second-level transcendent. He urgently needs the next fragment to advance.

As his strength increases, his physical fitness will also be enhanced. Ryan can do this kind of labor eight times a night!

"...Over in the western border, supplies must be gathered as soon as possible. Otherwise, the western barbarians will invade the empire more and more frequently during the winter, and the people of the empire on the border will suffer the most."

"Over in the Lot Kingdom, Wildea has already started taking action. I've asked Charlie to find Amabena. Once everything is ready, we'll publicly announce the alliance between the Lot Kingdom and the August Empire tomorrow."

"Once we form an alliance, the Northern Union will never give up. We need to speed up the construction of the Holy Blood Army. If we have a Holy Blood Army of 50,000, then the Northern Union won't have to worry at all."

In the room, Ryan talked about the next plan.

Becoming the 'Emperor' has just begun.

I learned from Avril that Wildea has been expanding the Moonlight Knights in the past two years. The external size of the knights is only 50,000, but the actual number is far more than that.

A conservative estimate is that it will double.

If so many people were led by the Moonlight Knight, they would be even stronger than Augustus's previous imperial army in terms of hard power.

Elvian is an ambitious person. She has been secretly controlling the member states of the Northern Alliance until today when the overall situation has been decided. Her military strength has been developing silently over the years, and one can imagine.

On the other hand, Augustus has been in internal turmoil, with the situation being far less optimistic than it seems.

"I've arranged for Ina to do it."

Halfway through the conversation, the two began to have an in-depth communication.

'Weine' was still wearing the imperial robe, and the pendants swayed with the swaying of her body, making bursts of crisp sounds.

Amidst the crisp sounds of ding-ding-ding, 'Vene' said, "Once the Kingdom of Lot forms an alliance, I will dispatch the Imperial Army stationed in the East to relieve the pressure on the Holy Blood Legion. Xia Li needs to return. On one hand, she can assume the position of High Lord, and on the other hand, it would be best if she could recruit the Holy Blood Legion herself."

"...good."

Call ~

Ryan also maintained a rhythmic movement.