in the name of the queen.

Chapter 174 After-sales Service
"do not know?"

Roland was stunned on the spot.

If the person in front of him was not Alina, he would have to deduct some performance points as punishment.

Looking at Roland's increasingly gloomy face, Alina explained softly: "I really don't know. The direction of Sif's fate is extremely unclear and it is impossible to judge the direction."

Seeing that Roland was a little unhappy, Alina quickly comforted him and said, "Don't worry, it's better to not be able to see the direction of fate than to die absolutely."

"Absolute death? You mean that Sif has no chance of winning with my help?"

Alina said softly: "In the competition between countries, you have a chance to draw or even win, but this will block Sophia's path to the emperor, so she will take action."

Roland understood.

If we leave aside Sophia, a powerful person who transcends levels, the Sussex Empire's overall national power is still stronger than the Vladimir Empire.

Using powerful industry, trade and maritime power, Vladimir can be locked to the east side of the continent regardless of cost.

Seeing that Roland was deep in thought, Alina did not interrupt any further. Just as she was about to leave, Roland suddenly looked up at her and asked slowly: "Can you help me calculate Lisa's fate?"

"If I'm not mistaken, she likes you."

Roland didn't avoid Lisa's gaze originally, so why did he need to be related to another red line.

A thin red thread is created between the guardian angel and the invisible angel, linking their fates.

They all feel inferior when facing the Sussexes, the Golden Kite and even the Odinians.

"Then what?" Roland asked in surprise.

Simply put, Roland is in a triangle.

It is conceivable that Vaal City will never be peaceful before the real war begins. Countries will definitely send elites to conduct test exchanges on the Vaal stage.

"If you find anything, just tell us. We need to be honest with each other."

As long as Roland still has a shred of reason in his mind, he will not get involved with Sophia.

Not passive participation, but active action.

Being excluded from mainstream civilization is an eternal pain for Rurik people.

Alina is different from those magicians. She never makes any secrets. As long as she doesn't get backlash, she always speaks her mind.

However, she was hesitant now, which showed that this was something unusual.

Anyone who is not blind can tell that Lisa likes him.

Let’s exclude Sophia first.

Alina was stunned.

Roland's fate is unobservable, and the invisible angel card that represents him cannot be turned over. It can only serve as a bridge connecting the fates of others.

Then she took out the angel card representing Roland and placed it on the other side.

She could only judge that there was still a red thread entangled with Lisa.

Sif and Sophia.

"Then did I really say it?" Alina hesitated and continued to stack her armor.

Alina hesitated for a moment and continued, "Roland, we are friends. I have no right to dictate your private life, but Miss Lisa..."

"This"

Although Alina knew that Roland was Sif's lover was a rumor, she could also see that the relationship between the two guys was a little too good.

The Rurik people felt that the Wende people were the lowland of civilization.

Although they are rich in products and can be self-sufficient, they will be excluded from mainstream civilization.

Are you still using specialized divination for this?

They became civilized too late.

This time Sophia insisted on asking for an enclave in the Vaal City State, also because she wanted to have direct contact with countries that claimed to be civilized.

Alina took out the special divination card Angel Card, thought for a moment, took out the guardian angel closest to Lisa's characteristics, and placed it on the main seat.

"Say it!" Roland was a little nervous.

The battle for Vaal City will surely become a preview of the great war.

"Of course. I see her often, so there's no need to ask her to come over."

If divination cannot find the source of the red line, it means that the other end of the red line is temporarily unobservable.

After eliminating wrong answers, only one answer remains.

Because of this, they have low self-esteem engraved in their hearts.

Sif.

Alina thought for a moment and began to look for the next red line. Unfortunately, it could not be observed.

Of course, except for the Wende people who share the same roots with them.

There are very few people who are unobservable. They are the women who are related to Roland, and there are only two whose fate is unobservable.

No matter who Roland chooses, she thinks it is reasonable and will send her blessings, but Roland chooses to want them all.

Alina suddenly felt regretful.

She is so arrogant, why does she have to say such nonsense.

Even if Roland is a scumbag, Lisa is a pitiful person, and Sif is a love-stealer, what does it have to do with her?
She is just Roland's temporary subordinate, future partner, and debtor who owes him two lives.

Alina was troubled, she didn't know how to continue this topic.

Got it!

She bit the tip of her tongue, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fainted.

Roland was waiting for Alina's answer, but saw Alina spurting out a mouthful of blood and then fainted.

He grabbed Alina and was about to call the priest when Alina murmured feebly:

"Yes, I'm sorry. I said too much today and it was counterattacked. Wait until tomorrow."

"Shut up! No more dangerous divination is allowed, this is an order!"

If he had known that Alina would be counterattacked, he would never have let Alina calculate Lisa's fate out of curiosity.

He carried Alina to find the priest.

The priests and temple warriors sent to Roland by the Light Divine Court came from all over the country during this period, so they didn't have to worry about treatment.

Learning that Roland's important subordinates were injured, Christine decided to treat the injuries herself.

She originally had some prejudices against Roland, but those prejudices disappeared after Roland became the Knight of Light.

No matter how many problems Roland has, he is still in the same camp.

Although Roland did not directly convert to the light, he was still one of his own.

Christine refused to allow Roland to enter the prayer room. Her reason was simple.

"During the treatment period, no one is allowed to enter."

Although Roland was a little worried about not being able to follow up, he believed in Christine's business ability.

As the initiator of the Holy Spring Resurrection Ceremony, Christine is the lucky one who has been favored by the gods.

If she can't be saved, it's basically hopeless.

Although Alina was backlashed, her injuries were not serious, so Roland was not too worried.

He was very busy during this period and had no time to accompany her, so he had no choice but to leave.

All construction projects in the governor-general's jurisdiction are proceeding in an orderly manner.

It will be carried out in the order of industry, military, infrastructure, economy and education.

Carrying out these constructions requires huge amounts of money.

Part of the money was obtained from dividing the city-state of Vaal, but not much.

According to the rules, Vaal City has just joined the empire and will not change its current status within ten years.

The current status of the northern district of Vaal City is a direct jurisdiction. It is neither directly under the royal family nor a governor-general. Naturally, Roland cannot take the money here.

But this time he had the greatest credit after all, and William didn't want to give anything, so he kept 30% of the spoils in the governor's jurisdiction.

Seventy percent? That's from the treasury.

As a loyal minister of Her Majesty the Queen and a pillar of the empire, Roland could not find a reason to refute.

Even if all the loot goes to Roland, the funding gap is still huge.

The hunt for unscrupulous traders in Samaria must continue.

Roland returned to the Governor's Mansion, spinning the weighted quill skillfully with his fingertips, and thinking carefully. You have been so busy during this period, have you missed anything?
Only he, Sif, and Stanley knew about the plan to set a trap for the Samaritan merchant.

Officials from the three provinces were not informed at least during the planning stage.

After all, these people once had a close relationship with Samaritan merchants. Who can guarantee their loyalty?

But Stanley is different.

He had a blood feud with the Samaritans, and the turning point in his life began when he married a Samaritan wife.

The help of his wife's tribe allowed him to reach a high position, but then he quickly fell down.

These things were not enough to make Stanley completely hateful. What really chilled him was that the child he and his wife had was actually someone else's.

He also had an illegitimate child, but at least he didn't bring it home.

He didn't cross the line.

Followers of the Goddess of Fertility can only have one wife, but there is no restriction on lovers.

Of course, emperors and high-ranking nobles would not be satisfied with one woman.

Their response is the legal lover.

The legal lover has a lower status than the wife and mainly serves the needs of the man.

Their children are illegitimate and have no inheritance rights under normal circumstances.

According to convention, as long as the outside woman and illegitimate child are not brought home, it is not considered betrayal.

Stanley's wife knew what he was doing outside, but Stanley didn't know how much her wife had fun with.

Regarding this bad debt, Roland respected Stanley's choice.

While Roland was deep in thought, there was a knock on the door.

"Sir Governor, someone asked to see you. He said he was your friend and had provided you with special props."

"Special props?"

Roland thought of the other party's identity, stood up with a smile, and walked towards the door.

"Mr. Sula, long time no see."

Roland smiled and extended his right hand to Sula (appeared in Chapters 83 and 84), the owner of the magic props shop.

Sula hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand to hold Roland's hand.

The handshake ceremony was a popular custom in the Magic Empire. Putting down weapons and holding hands was used to express no hostility.

The magic empire is gone, but there are many traces of magic civilization.

Sura felt the magic power surging in Roland's body and felt a little emotional in her heart.

Roland is a good student in magic.

But he also understood Roland's reasons for not studying with his teacher.

The magic is gone.

To be precise, magic is not in decline, but it has no resources.

No matter how good a fuel car is, it will not start if it loses fuel.

Although the magic is good, the magic crystal is gone.

Fortunately, he came prepared this time.

Roland invited Sura to the small living room and asked the attendants to serve him tea.

When there were only two people left in the room, Roland asked with a smile: "Mr. Sura, you must have something serious to do when you come all the way, so you might as well just tell me."

"Coming from afar is out of the question."

Sura smiled and said: "The Magic Association has a secret teleportation array near Lake Vaal. I came from there."

"Since it's a secret teleportation array, you shouldn't tell me." Roland smiled and shook his head.

Sula said with a serious expression: "You accept the teacher's wordless book and you are one of our own. You won't tell it out anyway, right?"

Obviously, Sulla was trying to get close.

Sharing secrets can quickly bring you closer together.

Roland picked up the tea, took a sip, and said nothing.

What he meant was obvious. The physical features of the descendants of the Magic Empire were significantly different from others. Although the Magic Association had signed a peace treaty with various human countries, this treaty was about to expire.

It’s hard to say whether it should be continued, how it should be continued, or how long it should be continued.

Roland's eyes lit up when he thought of the international conference that had just ended.

Could it be that Sura is here to renew his contract?

After figuring out the other party's purpose, he smiled and said: "Mr. Sulla, there are still three years and four months until the peace agreement expires. It is not too late to talk about renewing the contract then."

"Sif and I can't make the decision right now."

Sula smiled and asked, "Can I make the decision then?"

Roland smiled but didn't answer.

Sometimes not speaking is also an answer.

Sula changed the topic and lowered his voice and said: "If my judgment is correct, you have used the magic in the ring, right?"

Roland never denied the magic of the magical world. He took out the somewhat damaged ring and said with a smile:

"Thank you very much. It really saved my life. Mr. Sula, it's a bit unfair to give this ring as a gift."

Sura was almost amused by Roland's words.

Giveaway?

The total of the things Roland bought last time was not worth as much as a fraction of this thing!

Rings that can store magic are common, but rings that can store and automatically release life-saving magic are rare.

Sulla did not expose it, but continued: "Mr. Roland, what is your impression of magic?"

"The powerful and complete power system of magicians is the foundation for establishing a powerful magic civilization. I very much recognize the power and richness of magic. It's a pity that the magic crystal mine has been exhausted."

As we all know, no matter how much you praise in front of you, what you really want to express is pity/but what comes after.

The magic is indeed good, comparable to the extraordinary power system before level one.

But the magic system has two fatal flaws.

The first is the lack of feasible promotion channels between rank one and rank zero.

Although there is theory, there are no practical results.

But unlike the extraordinary system that relies on soul cards, this path has already produced three goddesses.

It is confirmed that the extraordinary road can be walked, and there is more than one, and the end point is the true God.

The road to magic is difficult, the future is uncertain, and divine punishment is weighing on your head.

What's more, the magic crystal is gone.

Roland was not stupid, so how could he choose death.

Sura understood what Roland meant. He took Roland's ring and took out the magic scroll from his arms. The lavender light danced on his fingertips and he quickly completed charging.

Handing the ring to Roland, he smiled and said, "After-sales service is over."

"Thank you for coming here. I wonder how much the after-sales fee will be?" Roland happily took the ring back.

This is a life-saving artifact. Even if there is divine protection, who would think there are too many ways to save life?

“There is no charge after the first sale.”

Sura smiled and said, "One more thing, Teacher Anthony wants to meet with you."

"Oh, you should have said such an important thing earlier. Master Anthony is an elder. I respect him very much. I don't dare to neglect his affairs."

"You wait until I clean up and leave. By the way, Master asked me to go, but what's the matter? If it's convenient, tell me so that I can prepare in advance."

Seeing Roland's positive attitude, Sura nodded secretly, somewhat understanding why the teacher looked at Roland differently.

Potential is certainly an important factor, but Roland's ability to be a good person is also important.

He said calmly: "The magic crystal veins have not been exhausted."

Roland's eyes lit up.

He somewhat understood the reason why Sif's fate had changed.

(End of this chapter)