in the name of the queen.

Chapter 197 The Queen’s Decision

Sif's answer was not surprising.

If she doesn't even have this basic political literacy, wouldn't all these lessons be in vain?
Xif explained softly: "My father is old. After this setback, he must be mentally and physically exhausted. It is for his own good to let him return to the family territory to enjoy his old age."

Roland smiled and nodded, "This is best. What about Prince Fino?"

All the blood on Sif's face faded. Of course she knew what Roland meant.

The father can abdicate, but what about Emperor Fino? He is the legal heir.

If they all come back, the Heraldry Council and the cabinet may not be willing to accept the abdication of the emperor. After all, the emperor's behavior is traceable and easy to control, unlike her.

Even if the father abdicates, his brother should succeed him, not her.

If it were half a year ago, she would have said casually, "Then let the emperor succeed to the throne, and I firmly support it." This is completely mindless.

But now she won't.

This is the price of growth, this is the weight of imperial power.

Sif's inheritance priority is much higher than that of Fino's children.

Even if she wanted to retreat, she might wake up from a nap at the desk one day and find a crown symbolizing imperial power on her head.

If the old man refuses to take the initiative to show dignity, it would be a touching scene of a loving father and a filial daughter.

After sitting blankly for a long time, Sif finally recovered and asked quietly:
"Roland, am I getting worse and becoming more and more strange?"

Even if she ignores it and insists on returning the throne to her brother, Prince Fino may not have any interest in her. In order to eliminate hidden dangers, she, the temporary emperor, might also die in an accident.

A general's success requires tens of thousands of dead bones, let alone an emperor?
No one can help Sif, she can only come out on her own.

Sif's spirit perked up, and she instantly forgot about her father who was reprimanded and her brother who was sentenced to death, and began to meditate.

There was no way out for her.

Her lips murmured, and she finally asked, "Is it true that he can't live?"

Roland said calmly: "Your Majesty Silver, simple labels like good and bad only exist in children's fairy tale world. There is no such thing as simple good and bad in the adult world. Politicians certainly have to maintain their personal image, but they can It is more important to put the country on the right track.”

Roland said nothing, looking at the tears in the corners of Sif's eyes, he sighed in his heart.

Of course, the premise is that the late emperor is willing to take the initiative and show dignity.

If her relationship with her father is still a bit rough, her relationship with Fino is much closer.

Thinking of the warm scenes of brother and sister getting along in the past, her delicate hands trembled violently.

They are too young to lead Sussex to the right to survive in the coming chaos.

"What do you think?" Roland asked with a smile.

Sif sat up straight, took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly:
"Taking good care of my brother's family and the country is my repayment to him."

The whole person fell back on the seat limply, Sif closed her eyes in pain, and tears continued to flow.

It's not that Fino can't tolerate her, it's that he has to do this.

Her breathing was a little rapid, her chest was rising and falling rapidly, and Sif's eyes were slightly red.

The air was deathly silent, with only the breeze blowing in from the window, blowing the papers scattered on the table and turning the pages.

Roland didn't speak. He couldn't speak at this time.

The birth of every great emperor title is accompanied by the loss of millions or even tens of millions of lives.

Sif's spirits perked up.

Roland said nothing, saluted Sif seriously, and then went to find Alina.

It's her favorite in-class test session again, and she has to perform well.

If the ancient rules of another world were followed, no one from Prince Fino's family would be allowed to stay, but this is Sussex, and the rules are different.

The military campaign is now planned by Sif, who is now just the governor.

He used this gesture to convey his feelings to Sif.

After an unknown amount of time, Sif's slightly hoarse voice was full of exhaustion and she whispered softly:

After thinking for a moment, she said sheepishly: "I want to confirm some more information."

Alina was quickly called.

"Brother Fino unfortunately died while protecting his father. I will take good care of his family and let his son inherit his title of earl."

She didn't want to continue this heavy topic, so she asked with a smile: "When will we ask the Kingdom of Oden to borrow the oak tree?"

Roland rarely calls her by the name Sylph. This time not only used her formal name, but also added an honorific to remind her of her identity.

There is a standard answer to this question. It is not difficult for Sif to make the right choice. What is difficult is how she faces this cruel reality.

Sif can make up his mind to kill his competitors, but he cannot actively instigate them.

In terms of emotion, reason and law, Sif should succeed to the throne.

Roland and the others did not follow her just to have bad luck with her. Officials and the military from three overseas provinces supported her also for the sake of progress.

She is no longer a person, but the leader of an overseas team.

"Miss Revenge, I need detailed information about the Kingdom of Oden."

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

Alina placed the prepared information in front of Sif.

The Kingdom of Oden is not large, its area is slightly smaller than the three overseas provinces, and its population is only half of the three overseas provinces. However, its people are fierce and martial, and they even landed on the Sussex continent to establish a colony before establishing the empire in Sussex.

After centuries of tug-of-war, they were driven away by the increasingly powerful Sussexes, but they still suppressed the Sussexes at sea.

The naval battle more than a hundred years ago completely broke the backbone of the Oden Kingdom and brought the hatred between the two sides to its peak.

The Kingdom of Oden has a standing army of more than 70,000 people, and their maximum mobilization can mobilize more than 200,000 troops.

This is a tough nut to crack.

The three overseas provinces have had conflicts with the Kingdom of Oden more than once in history, with both sides winning and losing.

It is not easy to attack such a small and strong country.

Especially the oak forest that took away their hopes of a comeback would literally cost them their lives.

Not only that, there are many strong people in the Oden Kingdom.

They have several mad warriors who are equivalent to the Eighth Eighth, and a semi -retreating state -level mad warrior, which is roughly equivalent to the level seven.

Their hard power is naturally far inferior to that of the Sussex Empire, but not inferior to the three overseas provinces.

Of course, the Sussex Empire's powerful men far surpassed them, but these people all had their own ideas, and not many of them completely obeyed the royal family.

Especially those who are at level seven, their greatest pursuit is to advance to level six.

They rarely participate in battles between countries unless there is sufficient interest.

Sif spent at least an hour carefully browsing all the information.

No one bothered her.

Roland was waiting for her to hand in her paper, while Alina rarely talked to Sif.

She adjusted her glasses, sat down where Roland indicated, picked up the teacup in front of her, and found that it was Roland's teacup.

Although there is no trace of drinking, it should be new tea, but it is Roland's cup after all. It is a bit strange to drink it directly, and it is a bit strange to put it down.

The tea cup froze in Alina's hand, like a bomb that couldn't be thrown away. Roland noticed her embarrassment, poured a new cup of tea, and exchanged cups with her.

There was a bit more questioning in his eyes.

Alina just nodded silently, indicating that everything was fine.

Since the Golden Kite Wanderers settled in Hansa, these people have formed a small group and are completely subject to the management of the trio of Lomio, Renault and Elaine.

But they didn't know that these three people also only listened to Alina's orders.

These more than 30,000 people do not officially carry the banner of a government-in-exile, but in fact they already are.

Alina is worried about Rolando's thoughts and firmly disagrees with the establishment of a government-in-exile.

Her superficial reason was that she didn't want to be targeted by the Golden Kite people, but she knew it was an excuse. Even if they don't use the banner of the government-in-exile, the Jinyuan people will still keep an eye on them.

She just didn't want Roland to worry.

Although they have an agreement, they still need to set their position.

Roland was her biggest source of support for revenge. She didn't want to lose Roland's trust, not at all.

Sif, who was meditating hard, saw Roland making eye contact with Alina out of the corner of her eye, as if a burst of electricity passed through her mind, and she was suddenly shocked.

"I thought of it!"

Roland and Alina turned to look at her at the same time.

Sif said calmly: "If you want to win a war, you must strive for the right time, location, and people as much as possible."

This is Roland's teaching, and it is definitely correct.

Although her mind was still blank, Sif's mind was running rapidly in order to prevent Roland and Alina from secretly exchanging glances.

The right time, the right time? Got it!

She smiled and said: "First of all, we must strive for an international environment that is favorable to us and choose the most suitable time to fight."

"The Vladimir Empire is attacking the Burleigh Khanate. Although Burleigh is not strong, it is vast and sparsely populated, and all the people are excellent nomads. It will not be easy to annex it. The Pruden Kingdom and the Wende Empire have also had many attacks recently. If there is friction, there might be a fight.”

"This war was launched when the Vladimir Empire had not yet annexed the Burley Khanate, and when the Kingdom of Pruden and the Wende Empire were at war!"

Roland smiled and asked: "What if they just confront each other?"

Xif was stunned and wanted to say just wait, but she felt that doing so was too passive. She suddenly thought of Munina who had just left and said softly:
"Ask Munina's tribe to take action and seduce the coastal defense forces of both sides into conflict. They already have conflicts, and all they lack is a fuse."

This time it was Roland's turn to shine.

It's possible to think of such a damaging move, and Sif is indeed making rapid progress.

Although Roland was quite confident about the arrangement, he was not as direct as Sif.

He didn't know that Sif was currently in a state of mindstorming and was completely out of her depth.

After receiving Roland's affirmation, Sif became more confident and continued: "The geographical advantage is also on our side. Although the Fourth Fleet only has one-third of its strength left, the Kingdom of Oden's navy is not strong. We can block the coastline and create We want to make a false impression of landing, and then break through from behind and seize the oak forest directly.”

"They certainly didn't expect that we, who were training the new army, would attack from land."

Sif's eyes shone with confidence, and her commanding look was somewhat of a military strategist.

"In short, the sea blockade and land advancement are carried out at the same time, and we also have the advantage in this war."

After feeling confident, Sif quickly calmed down.

The right time and place are only advantages, but not victory.

To achieve war goals, we ultimately rely on people.

She narrowed her eyes and thought quickly.

The good news: The new army is highly disciplined and well-equipped, but it lacks actual combat experience.

Better news: The Oden Kingdom's army also lacks actual combat experience.

Sif was a little frustrated. Even if the 50,000 new troops were greater than the 70,000 Oden Kingdom troops, what would happen if the other side fully mobilized?
She turned her eyes to the map again and looked carefully.

After staring at the map in a daze for about ten minutes, when Roland and Alina continued to make eye contact, she was inspired again.

"The strength of the Kingdom of Oden is not weak, but the power of the Oden royal family is not strong. We must strictly target the royal family's direct jurisdiction where the oak forest is located."

I can't think of any good excuse to separate the Oden royal family and the nobility at the moment, so...
"There will always be a reason when the time comes. There is no such thing as a war being suspended because a reason cannot be made up."

Sif's words were somewhat of a lie, but Roland still gave her a thumbs up.

There are always excuses for war. If you really want to fight, just grab a bottle of washing powder.

The simplest reason is "your tree seems to threaten us."

The Vladimir Empire didn't even bother to think of a reason for conquering the Bethlehem Kingdom. The reason for declaring war was just because of this land.

Sif was at least willing to try to make up a reason.

After receiving Roland's approval, Sif once again entered a state of confidence and inspiration.

"We don't have an advantage in terms of numbers, but our training and equipment are advantages. This can be regarded as harmony."

"That's not necessarily true. Who says our numbers won't be superior?"

Roland smiled and said: "As long as we can cut off the foundation of the Oden royal family and do not occupy the land of the Oden kingdom, those great nobles may even turn to us."

Sif understood instantly.

If the goal of this war is to annex the Kingdom of Oden, most of the nobles will be alert and even stand with the king.

If only the oak trees in the royal forest were cut down, the nobles would not have much motivation.

Fighting with the world's most powerful country to protect the king's forest? This is too foolish and loyal.

Roland's words opened up Sif's mind, and she quickly made more plans.

For example, inviting temple warriors to join the crusade, asking the Magic Association to send Anthony to deal with the opponent's warlord-level berserkers, etc.

She even plans to hire mercenaries to join the war as cannon fodder.

Listening to Sif's arrangement, Roland was a little surprised but not too surprised.

Sif has grown rapidly during this period, and it is not difficult to make reasonable arrangements as long as she has the right ideas.

His in-class tests will not produce unsolvable over-the-top questions.

Roland thought it was normal, but Alina's eyes widened.

Is this still the political idiot Sif?

Her understanding of Sif was still at the stage of a silly and sweet princess.

Since becoming Miss Revenge, she and Sif have had almost no communication, so naturally they don't know the other's progress.

Seeing Sif's confident look, Alina was also touched.

People cannot dwell on the past and must look forward.

Her father has passed away. She can't just take revenge, she also needs to grow and progress.

Seeing Roland and Sif exchange glances, she suddenly made up her mind.

"Sif, Roland, please let me join the battle."

She is still far away from revenge. Only by going retrograde in the storm can we grow as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)