Can't I develop my own character?

As long as 'Lin Qi' is here, the power of the Janus Gate is here. Not to mention the Punishment Knight Lild with so many people, the City of Desire will never dare to act recklessly.

Once Lin Qi leaves, Mortis might be in danger.

Forget it, I'll just stay here. The City of Desire isn't controlled by Bernard alone. If that crappy city lord really dares to mess around, then... let him do whatever he wants.

Ryan glanced at the mark on his right hand. He was a demigod, wasn't he? Even though the power of desire had been driven away, should he make use of this status?

After much thought, Ryan finally gave up the idea. Desire is ultimately a side path with no future.

After going through the back door so many times, he finally prefers to take the right path.

"Keep watching the City of Desire and notify me immediately if there is any news."

"Hmm... there's some news." Delia blinked. "A lot has happened in the City of Desire recently. I heard that a guy who appeared out of nowhere killed many of Bernard's elders and turned the entire City of Desire upside down."

Ryan was stunned: "Who is so awesome?"

"I don't know. I just know he's probably not a resident of the City of Desire, or even a member of the Desire Cult." Delia said with some amazement. "It's said that he went to Elder Bernard's house and took something from him. That's why the elder issued a killing order."

Outsider...wait, can't it be Old Joe?

"The results of it?"

"I don't know. Anyway, they haven't caught him. Everyone suspects he might be an enemy of Elder Bernard. He's in a mess right now, otherwise he probably wouldn't have revealed the temple incident."

No one knew about the Temple of Desire before.

Only Bernard knew this, otherwise he would have been the only one leading the Northern United to cause trouble for such a long time.

Now, the plan has failed and the enemies have come to our house to kill us.

What should we do in this situation?

It would be impossible to do it by relying on him alone, so Bernard spread the news, and then it depends on what the city lord will choose.

If the city lord doesn't give any orders, then even if someone wants to cause trouble, the noise can't be too big. With Lin Qi around, that's enough.

If the city lord gives the order... then fine, 'Lin Qi' will go back and get reinforcements. Although the City of Desire is powerful, it can never catch up with the Gate of Janus. If an all-out war really breaks out, they will be beaten into embryos in one wave.

Big Wife, I'm counting on you! I'll definitely reward you handsomely when I get the chance!

"Understood, you go down first."

Ryan waved his hand and asked Delia to continue watching.

Judging from the situation, it should be Old Joe who is causing trouble. There has been no news for so many days, and I thought that guy was unable to walk because of excessive indulgence in the City of Desire. I didn't expect that he went straight to the elders' house to steal things.

The key is that he succeeded in stealing, and now he is wanted by the whole city.

Ryan didn't enter the City of Desire, and he didn't know if it would be troublesome to come out. Anyway, he hoped that everyone was okay.

"That guy, Old Joe, if he were given the ability to become invisible, he would rush himself to death."

Speaking of this, Ryan thought of little Jack and Janus's invisibility ability as a passing profession, but other professions actually have this ability, and it is not so convenient when facing extraordinary people.

...

Two days later, in the palace of Royal City of Wildea.

Elvian sat on the throne, and Alford and Avril stood in the hall.

The army has withdrawn, and Elvian has also conveyed a request for reconciliation to the Augustus Empire. Just recently, she received news that the Augustus Empress had taken some time out of her busy schedule to meet with her in person.

"Your Majesty, the Janus Gate is already supporting the Northern Federation."

Alford said.

The situation of the federal conference was eventually leaked, and Alford knew he was in trouble when he received the news.

Because in this way, those forces that originally intended to leave the Northern Federation would not dare to leave. If the Northern Federation grows stronger in the future, it will be Wildea that will be threatened.

"I already know." Elvian slowly loosened his clenched fist and sighed softly, "Teacher, did I make a mistake? If I hadn't left the Northern Alliance, or if I hadn't rushed to establish the Wildea Federation, Augustus and the Janus Gate wouldn't have seized the opportunity."

Alford shook his head. "The situation is changing rapidly. Even a prophet cannot predict every step of the way. Victory and defeat on the battlefield are common. We simply lost."

"I lost... but I won't accept this!" Elvian said in a deep voice, "I didn't even fight a proper war with Augustus, and yet I lost! I shouldn't have trusted that villain Reid!"

"Ryder?" Avril looked up. "Your Majesty, what happened to Ryder?"

Elvian sighed softly: "Avril, this is why I asked you to come... I have to tell you this, I hope you don't feel sad."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Tell me first, is Reid a Wildyan?"

"He said he came from a small town in the western part of Wildea and had always aspired to be an adventure master since he was a child."

"Oh!" Elvian sneered, "As expected. Avril, you've been deceived. Reid is not from Wilderia at all, he is from Augustus!"

"This...is impossible!" Avril shook her head, "He even took me to his hometown."

"Fake, all fake Avril!"

Elvian briefly told Avril about the big plans she and Ryan had made during this period.

"...The truth is, Ryder not only deceived you, but also deceived me. I'm sorry, Avril, I should have told you earlier. Maybe then I wouldn't..."

Elvian didn't continue to talk about it. What? Wouldn't she be deceived by Ryan?

It was fake. She always thought Avril was deceived by Ryan's sweet words, but in fact she was the one who was deceived the most.

He believed the other party's promise. Did he really think he could hold off the August Empire by himself? He also persuaded the Kingdom of Lot to join Wildea? With so many good things, Elvian, why don't you think about why they fell so easily on you?

"Ryder...he actually did such a thing!" Avril said angrily, "Your Majesty, is this true?!"

"It's true, Avril. I swear as the King of Wildea that I won't tell a single lie."

"Alright, Your Majesty." Alford waved his hand. "The most urgent matter is to meet with Empress Augustus. Peace talks are necessary. We cannot face both Augustus and the Northern Federation at the same time."

Elvian nodded, she looked at Avril, and sighed inwardly when she saw the latter's dazed look.

"Avril, go down and rest first. Don't worry, I will make Ryder pay the price!"

Monica's life or death is unknown, and Elvian has already tacitly trained "Avril" as the next legion commander, so she doesn't want the latter to never recover from this.

Avril lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, I want to see Ryder."

"This...I will find a way."

Not only do you want to see him, I want to see him too.

but not now.

Elvian waved and asked Avril to leave first, then checked the time.

It was time for her to make an appointment with Augustus.

"Your Majesty," Alford suddenly said, "Since Ryder is having problems, wouldn't it be better for Avril to observe him for a while longer?"

"No need, teacher." Alvian shook her head. "I know everything about Avril, and she was chosen by the Moon God herself. She is the strongest Moon God class. Do you think the Moon God will give up on us?"

Alford certainly didn't think so, but things were always a little strange. He was used to thinking about things with human thinking, and he didn't want the existence of God to interfere with his normal thinking.

But looking at Elvian's expression, I knew that now was not the time to talk about this.

Swish!

Elvian threw something like a compass into the air, and the next moment the formation condensed and reflected on her.

Then her shadow appeared in a magnificent hall.

Above the hall, 'Vine', wearing a crown, was leaning against the throne, staring at her with her azure eyes.

In front of the left of 'Weinei' is the Minister of the Interior 'Ina'.

"Emperor of Augustus, honorable empress." Elvian lowered her proud head. "I bring Wildea's sincerity and hope to have an open and honest peace negotiation with your country."

"Peace talks?" 'Vine' chuckled. "Elvian, my army just passed through the Kingdom of Lot, and we haven't even officially engaged in battle with Wildea yet. Aren't you talking about peace talks too soon?"

Elvian said expressionlessly, "Wildea has always upheld the philosophy of peaceful coexistence with Augustus, so I will not send troops to attack. Fighting is naturally unnecessary."

"Oh? But I heard from my ministers that Wildea has long been planning to attack." 'Vine' said lightly, "If he hadn't made arrangements in the Kingdom of Lot beforehand, wouldn't Wildea have already captured Lot and used it as a springboard for attacking the August Empire in the future?"

"..."

Elvian couldn't argue.

Isn’t that the case?

But she couldn't admit it.

This is the 'art' of conversation.

There are some things that cannot be pointed out even if both parties know it, especially when she is at a disadvantage.

The advantage doesn't matter, it all depends on your mood.

"Is it Reid? Or maybe some other name? He's in the Kingdom of Lot, and he orchestrated the deaths of Wildea's thirty thousand Moonlight Cavalry."

Elvian has sent people to investigate, but there has been no feedback yet. However, she is not worried. A man of Ryan's age will definitely not be unknown in the Augustus Empire.

"His name is Ryan." 'Vine' leaned back against the throne, draped her right leg over it, and said comfortably, "Alright, King Wildea, your time is running out. If you can't convince me, then this meeting will end."

A hint of anger appeared in Elvian's eyes.

This kind of attitude of pity and charity, when has she ever suffered such humiliation!

Damn it, Ryan... I will make you pay the price!

"Empress!" Elvian took a deep breath and calmed herself. "Admittedly, the August Empire is powerful, but the western border is unstable, and the southern Cainte states are in turmoil. Although Wildea is weak, it may not be without the strength to fight. I have 60,000 Moonlight Knights and 100,000 elite troops of the kingdom. If we fight to the death, how much will the August Empire pay?"

"As far as I know, the Janus Gate has secretly reached an agreement with the Northern Federation. Has the Empress ever considered that if the Northern Federation grows stronger, the threat will far exceed that of Wildea!"

"Hmm~~" 'Weine' responded lazily.

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Elvian frowned. She had analyzed it so carefully, and this was the only reaction?

At this time, Ina pushed up her glasses and said, "Your Majesty means to tell us something we don't know."

Elvian looked at 'Vine'.

The latter said lightly: "Yina, tell her something she doesn't know."

"Yes," Ina said calmly. "Queen Elvian, I can answer everything you just said. The Iron Blood Legion is in charge of the war in the western border. Even the combined forces of the Kingdom of Kainte and the Western Barbarians are no match. Now that 100,000 Iron Blood troops are stationed at the border, the Western Barbarians are unable to advance."

"Just yesterday, His Majesty summoned 20,000 Holy Blood Army soldiers. They will soon depart for the Kingdom of Lot. After reuniting with Marshal Xia Li, the 30,000 Holy Blood Army soldiers will quickly advance eastward."

"Thirty thousand?!"

Elvian's expression changed slightly.

There are so many? How is that possible!

She knew that the selection criteria for the Holy Blood Army were extremely harsh, and it was impossible to gather another 20,000 people to send over in such a short time.

It's fake, definitely fake... But even so, even if there are another ten thousand, it's still a huge threat.

"In addition, Your Majesty has prepared 200,000 Royal Guards, and provisions are already being prepared." Ina turned to look at Weiner. "Your Majesty, regarding this Eastern Expedition, General Holman seems interested in participating."

"I know about this. Don't worry. We're still preparing the food and fodder," Weiner said slowly. "I'll gather the generals later. It's time to send the Guards out for a walk, or else people will think my empire only has the Holy Blood Army."

"That's true. It takes a thousand days to raise an army and only a moment to deploy it. The number of royal guards and cavalry guards has exceeded 300,000. It's time to take them out for a walk." Ina said with deep conviction.

Elvian: "..."

No need to say anything.

Elvian knew that these two people were trying to pressure her.

Three hundred thousand people? She didn't believe it.

It’s not that I don’t believe that Augustus can mobilize so many troops, but many of these 300,000 people need to be stationed permanently, and it would be good if half of them can be deployed to fight.

It's just like Wildea. The kingdom's army she trained also has 100,000 people, but they have to be stationed at the border and maintain various orders on weekdays, so less than half of them can be deployed immediately.

But even though she knew it, she didn't dare to bet on how many troops the Augustus Empire had now, because no matter how many there were, it would be difficult for her to deal with the Holy Blood Army alone, and once Augustus took action, the Northern Federation would definitely take the opportunity to act.

By then, Wildea will be attacked from all sides, and there is only one way forward for him: destruction.

Compromise and survive.

Or refuse to surrender and fight to the death?

Although she was unwilling, as a queen, Elvian knew that there was no point in acting on impulse.

"I understand." Elvian raised her head. "Empress, since I'm here to negotiate, I naturally bring sincerity. But I have a condition..."