in the name of the queen.

Damn backlash, come on!

Alina muttered to herself in her heart, concentrating her mind and energy, preparing to withstand the backlash of the failed divination.

She had tried it before, and the backlash from failing to deduce Sophia was no less severe than when she failed to deduce Roland.

Normally, she wouldn't do such a useless thing.

But this was Roland asking for help, and she wouldn't refuse.

It's just a backlash, you won't die.

Alina took a deep breath, and the last angel card representing the godhead fell.

She waited anxiously, but the azure light never came on.

She was a little confused and couldn't even be sure whether the divination had failed.

Angel cards can not only deduce destiny, but can even calculate the star path and the upper limit that the person chosen by the divination can reach.

This ultimate calculation looks further ahead and can withstand more rebounds.

The star path chosen by Sophia is an extremely cold one, and the end point is to become the goddess of winter.

The Winter Goddess is an attribute god, and her divine power is considered to be of a lower level among gods.

The basic attributes of wind, earth, water, fire, light, darkness and nature are considered attribute gods after they become gods, but their divinity and power are far less powerful than those of conceptual gods.

The three goddesses who had previously ascended to the divine realm were also attribute gods.

Although he is only an attribute god, he has finally ascended to the realm of gods and does not need to enter the cycle of reincarnation to be baptized continuously.

The end point of Alina's chosen path is the Concept God, whose upper limit is higher than the Winter Goddess, but the challenges she faces are also many times higher.

Unless a miracle happens, she will most likely stop at the third sanctuary level or the second demigod level.

But she never regretted it.

If you can't reach the top, it doesn't matter where you fall.

I would rather die looking up at the stars than live with my head down.

With this awareness, Alina is certainly not afraid of the backlash from the future Winter Goddess.

But nothing happened.

Alina opened her eyes wide, her eyelashes trembling slightly, she clenched and unclenched her hands, and clenched her lips, thinking about how to explain to Roland.

"Are you okay?" Roland looked at Alina with some concern.

"I am fine."

Alina paused for a moment and sighed, "Failure without backlash is more terrifying than the backlash itself."

"If divination fails, there will definitely be backlash, right?" Roland asked softly.

"If the target is Sophia, yes." Alina's voice was a little weak, but she still made a firm judgment.

"Will it succeed?" Roland asked tentatively.

"Success?" Alina was stunned and looked down at the Angel card pattern.

Sophia's star journey is still empty and nothing can be seen.

"Impossible, all I can see is nothingness."

"Isn't nothingness also a star path?" Roland reminded.

Alina took a deep breath and her eyes lit up.

A bystander sees more clearly than a participant. She had indeed reached a dead end.

If you can't see anything after divination, it means the divination has failed most of the time. But if the other party is inclined towards the star path of nothingness, not seeing is also a kind of seeing.

If the idea is right, disintegration will be easy.

Alina assumed Sophia's star path was nothing and began to analyze the angel card pattern.

The results came out quickly.

The star path that Sophia chose was not nothingness;

This literally means "no". She has not chosen any star path and is still waiting and watching.

Simply put, she gave up the power of winter that was close to the divine realm.

Roland and Alina looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

The winter road is a smooth road for Sophia.

Judging from her combat performance in the Battle of Baishan, as long as she continues on this path, it is only a matter of time before she becomes a god.

But she chose to give up.

A normal person would never do this.

But Sophia has never been a normal person, and this choice is in line with her style.

Roland's heartbeat was a little erratic.

He was sure that Sophia's power was very weak now.

No one can tell how weak it is.

A skinny dragon is bigger than a chicken. Who can guarantee that Sophia has given up the power of winter?

What if she only sealed the power temporarily and could activate it at the critical moment?
Roland's pounding heart gradually calmed down, and he made a decision in an instant.

Even if what Queen Sissi said was true, he would not do anything to Sophia.

It’s not that his moral standards suddenly rose to the level of a saint, but he simply didn’t want to face Sophia’s counterattack.

He was very sure that if he drew his sword on Sophia from behind, it would be a fight to the death.

There was a very high chance that he was dead.

Roland quickly found reasons to convince himself.

They were allies! He was not one to betray his allies.

Compared to Queen Sissi, Roland felt that Sophia was cold but approachable.

If you cooperate with Queen Sissi, you will most likely have to count money for her after being sold.

Roland frowned and thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Don't spread the divination results."

"What's the divination result? Can you predict how many wives you can marry? Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped."

Alina nodded with a smile and made fun of Roland.

Roland smiled, shook his head, and said goodbye to Alina.

After leaving Alina's residence, Roland immediately found Sif and said goodbye to her directly.

"In such a hurry to leave?"

Sif looked at Roland in surprise and said softly, "My dear, Miss Lisa and Alina are not young anymore. How long are you going to let them wait? Since everyone is here, why not ask Christine to help preside over the ceremony and hold a wedding for you?"

"It's too late. I have to leave immediately. I'm worried that Sophia might get into an accident."

Seeing that Roland didn't seem to be joking, Sif asked tentatively, "Is there something wrong with her?"

"Well, she may not be able to use the power of winter for a while. You know, she has a lot of enemies."

"Is it that slut Queen Sissi? I'll go with you!"

Sif said firmly: "I don't like Sophia, but I will defeat her fair and square. She shouldn't be destroyed by ants."

Roland couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he nodded.

"Should we call other people?"

"No need for that. The soul-blood connection is temporarily disabled. If we join forces it's not enough, a few more will be enough."

Looking at Sif's calm eyes, Roland nodded with relief.

Sif has really grown up.

Not only is it strength, but it is also the confident demeanor of a strong man.

After some simple preparations, Roland found Angelina, handed over the follow-up work, and made up an excuse to leave.

But Angelina did not give way.

"Roland! You want to take a vacation at this time?"

"Your Majesty said that I can have ten days of vacation every year, and I want to use it now."

Angelina was silent for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "Cardinal, have you always thought I was an idiot?"

"That's not the case. You've made great progress." Roland said casually.

"Queen Sissi came to see you today, then you went to see Alina, then had a brief discussion with your wife behind closed doors, and then came to say you wanted to take a wedding leave."

Angelina smiled self-deprecatingly, "Even if I'm an idiot I know there's a problem."

"The fact that you are feeling threatened must be related to His Majesty, right? I have the right to know the truth."

Angelina raised her head, her eyes a little vague, but she looked at Roland without giving in.

If it was anything else, she wouldn't dare interfere with Roland, but Sophia was her red line.

As Sophia's confidant who had served her closely for many years, she vaguely felt that something was wrong with Sophia, but she did not dare to tell anyone.

Sophia wants to recast the Azure Fury for her and let her inherit the Winter Star Path.

What about Sophia herself?
A powerful systematic force will not appear out of thin air, so Sophia can only choose a new path.

This was Sophia's weakest moment, and the only possibility for her to collapse.

Angelina took a half step back, her long hair fluttering in the wind, her expression sharp.

"Sophia might be in danger. I want to go check it out." Roland did not hide it.

Angelina knew Sophia best, and from her intense reaction, Roland was even more certain that Sophia was in a bad situation.

"I have to go!" Angelina said firmly. "Pack up quickly and we'll leave right away." Angelina was in a position to protect Sophia, and Roland couldn't refuse.

"No need, we are racing against time, let's go now!" Angelina was concerned about Sophia's safety and didn't want to delay for even a second.

A few minutes later, a plain carriage left the Governor's Palace and sped northeast.

There were only three people in the car.

Angelina, wearing a veil, drove the car herself, while Roland and Sif rested in the car.

They rode in a horse-drawn carriage, renting strong horses along the way, and traveled day and night.

The carriage could only take them out of the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Pruden.

After entering the Wend Empire, the road leading to the north had been in disrepair for many years, and coupled with the damage caused by war, it was almost impossible for horse-drawn carriages to pass.

They could only travel by horseback.

They travelled in silence, trying to conserve their energy as much as possible so as not to lose too much energy when encountering the enemy.

At the last town outside the Kalai Isthmus, they left their horses in the care of the local sheriff and hiked into the Arctic glacier.

The Kalai Isthmus is located on the edge of the Arctic Circle. It is the transition period between winter and spring, with very short days and nights lasting up to twenty hours.

After crossing the Kalai Isthmus, the polar night phenomenon becomes more obvious and the trek becomes more difficult.

Before entering the Arctic glacier, the sheriff of Kalai Town repeatedly advised them not to venture into the polar region during the polar night, but Roland declined.

In this era when the media was not well developed, the sheriff did not recognize these three influential figures and just looked at them as if they were dead.

He had seen too many young adventurers like Roland.

I like adventure and always feel that I can do anything.

But in the face of the terrifying nature, human beings are as fragile as a piece of paper.

Although the sheriff conceded that Roland and the others were doomed to die, he was not in a hurry to eat up the three good horses that Roland and the others rode.

He had shed blood in Talia and seen the outside world. He was one of the few people in Kalai who had opened his eyes to the outside world.

He was banished to a remote and cold place only because he offended the tribal leader.

He knows what he's doing.

These three horses are all top-quality horses, and an ordinary family cannot afford to buy one with more than ten years’ income.

He was able to tell the big picture from the small details and determined that these three young men were not ordinary people.

He even had an illusion that these three young people might be able to escape from the Land of Eternal Night alive.

If they came out and couldn't find the horse, he would be dead.

The sheriff refused the middleman who wanted to take the horses away, and took care of the three horses himself, while silently praying for Roland.

While the sheriff was struggling with his inner thoughts, Roland and his three companions advanced more than 700 miles in one day and night, getting closer and closer to the extreme cold point.

As the latitude increases, the polar night becomes longer.

The three men did not hold torches, but just wrapped themselves tightly in bearskin coats to keep warm and continued to move forward.

In the eyes of ordinary people, extraordinary people above level six are becoming less and less like humans.

The severe cold certainly couldn't stop them.

But the extreme cold will gradually consume physical strength and energy. If you don't keep warm, they won't be able to help much when you find Sophia.

After walking for a while, Roland suddenly stopped.

Sif and Angelina also stopped.

"what happened?"

"Something's wrong here." Roland frowned and said in a low voice.

"Is it too cold here?" Angelina asked tentatively.

"I've never been to the Arctic, so I don't know exactly how cold it is."

Angelina said disapprovingly, "Since we don't know, let's keep going. I remember His Majesty mentioned several important places in the Arctic. The most important ones are the extreme cold point and the geographical pole. Let's go to the extreme cold point first."

Roland shook his head and said softly, "Something is wrong here. According to the distance we have traveled, at this latitude and at this time, there shouldn't be a 24-hour uninterrupted polar night."

"What do you mean?" Angelina's face changed slightly.

As a military commander, it was basic knowledge for her to be familiar with astronomy and geography. Following Roland's reminder, she quickly calculated in her mind and determined that the polar night time where they were should be around 22 hours.

Where do the extra two hours of polar night come from?
Something is wrong here.

After exchanging a glance with Roland, Sif took out a magic lamp and pressed a button.

This kind of emergency light requires precious magic crystals and is a standard luxury item, but no one cares about the price at this time.

"Is the lamp broken?" Angelina was a little surprised when the magic lamp didn't light up after waiting for a few seconds.

The magic props that Sif carries with her are all top-quality goods, how could they suddenly break down?

After a moment of silence, Sif slowly said, "The lights are on. This should be some kind of area that can absorb light."

The three of them walked purely by sense in this pitch-black polar night and could not see anything clearly.

They didn't notice the problem before, but now they think they have been entering strange territory for a long time.

They looked up almost at the same time, trying to determine their direction by the stars, but failed.

If it can even absorb the light from a magic lamp, how could the faint starlight possibly penetrate the darkness?

Sif took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "There is no time to waste. I will activate the powerful insight through the magic mirror. You should pay attention to the surrounding situation and look for an opportunity to take action."

Roland and Angelina couldn't think of a better suggestion, so they agreed.

Sif touched the shrunken magic mirror attached to her wrist, whispered a spell, and suddenly let out a light scold.

A faint light rose from the darkness, illuminating the surroundings like day.

Angelina was so frightened that she almost screamed.

Many black shadows appeared outside where they were standing.

These phantoms do not look like humans. They have no facial features or limbs. They just float in the air, with a few other colors in the darkness, which makes them look particularly strange.

Roland and Angelina attacked almost at the same time, using the fastest means of group attack.

The scepter was inserted into the ground, and holy light dissipated everywhere, engulfing the shadow.

The phantom disappeared in large areas without a sound.

Angelina used the Diffusing Ice Ring to freeze countless phantoms.

To be precise, she froze the air, and the shadow was just a byproduct.

"over there!"

Sif's eyes glowed with a strange light, and she locked onto the source of the phantom through her power of insight.

There is a tall tower not far away, shrouded in endless darkness, and black fog constantly emerges, covering the area within hundreds of miles around.

Nothing can be seen in the black fog, forming an area of ​​eternal night.

"Do it!"

In fact, Roland and Angelina had already moved without Sif's reminder.

With their ability, they don’t need any equipment to demolish an illegal building, they can do it with their bare hands.

Roland and Angelina attacked at the same time and smashed the strange black tower into pieces.

The tower that had stood for who knows how many years suddenly collapsed to the ground.

At the moment the tower fell, a humanoid black shadow whooshed out.

The shadow was moving too fast, and Roland and Angelina were busy with the demolition, which was a period when their old strength had been used up but new strength had not yet been accumulated.

The black shadow was obviously very intelligent, as he seized this rare opportunity and slipped away.

Its speed was so fast that Sif's Eye of Insight almost lost track of it, and she could only barely add a mark on it that was only effective within a range of ten kilometers.

"Chase!" Sif shouted softly.

"I can't catch up. Never mind, business is more important!" Angelina gave up after running just a few steps.

If a slow person chases a fast person, the distance will only get farther.

If we can’t catch the shadow, then we can’t catch it. Sophia’s safety is the most important thing.

Roland accepted Angelina's arrangement and gave up the pursuit.

They watched with some regret as the black shadow with the mark disappeared from their sight.

Just as they were feeling regretful, daybreak came.

The milky white holy light illuminated half of the sky.

Under the holy light, the black shadow screamed in shock.

Its true form was also revealed, revealing itself to be a black spirit ape.

In the air, Christine spread the wings of light behind her and descended like an angel.

Divine power is like prison.

Crush darkness with light.

The black spirit ape let out a shrill scream, was burned by the holy light, curled up into a ball, fell heavily to the ground, and died quickly and efficiently.

Christine landed slowly, kicked the black shadow with some disgust, and dragged the unlucky guy towards Roland and others with a rope.

Seeing the slightly embarrassed looks of Roland and the other two, the corners of her lips slightly raised, and she said softly:
"How can you abandon me in such a matter as crushing the darkness?"

Roland smiled and explained, "We didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing. I'm going to continue heading north. Do you want to come with me?"

"it is good."

Christine's answer was still concise. (End of this chapter)