in the name of the queen.

It was almost ten o'clock in the evening when we left Sofia's mansion.

Midnight is approaching.

In this era, there is almost no lighting after 9pm except in a few special places.

In the final era when fossil energy was exhausted, even the crudest candles were very expensive, not to mention the more expensive magic lamps.

Apart from a few wealthy homes and brothels, the only places with lights on at night were libraries and squares.

But the city of Val is different, the lights here are exceptionally bright.

The locals of Val City are certainly rich, but this place will soon become the core of the entire continent, so there are many dignitaries and big businessmen from foreign countries who have settled here.

As more rich people appear, the lights naturally become brighter.

When Roland passed by the square, there were still hundreds of people enjoying the romance of the night with the help of public lights.

There are young couples traveling hand in hand, parents holding their children's hands to relax and play here, and there are also many elderly people joining in the fun.

The most lively event in the square is the performance of bards.

Although the bard performing here tonight is much inferior to Adam's, his hearty voice and the good looks of his female companion still attracted many audiences.

If Roland hadn't been busy, he would have really stopped and watched for a while.

Just as he was about to leave, a minstrel performance stopped him in his tracks.

The play he performed was "The Battle of White Mountain".

Roland was somewhat curious about how the Battle of White Mountain, which would determine the fate of the entire continent, would be described by the bards.

Would he be described as a god of war?

Unfortunately, he was doomed to be disappointed. The story told by the bard was too clichéd and full of artifice. It was nothing more than a battle between two sides for five hundred rounds with no clear winner, and they had to accept a draw in the end.

Roland smiled at himself and turned to leave.

He only found out afterwards that Sophia's desire to kill them in the Battle of White Mountain was not strong.

Her enemies have never been the so-called strong people of the same level, but the three goddesses who left the Theia plane.

Rather than a life-and-death battle, it was more like an audition for Sophia to select her partners for the promotion.

Anyway, they passed.

Of course, such an outrageous development was beyond the bard's imagination.

The war that engulfed the entire Rodinia continent and surrounding areas, affecting the brutal killing of hundreds of millions of people in dozens of countries, was not even as good as his brilliant performance in Sophia's eyes.

Sophia was once very close to the realm of gods, and her style of doing things was somewhat like a goddess looking down on the world.

In her eyes, all living beings are probably the same as the weeds that grow on the grassland every year.

After realizing this, many of Sophia's previously difficult to understand behaviors suddenly became reasonable.

Roland didn't think there was anything wrong with Sophia.

Perhaps this kind of mentality is like that of a transcendent being on the road to becoming a god.

Compared to her, Roland is somewhat secular.

He is still happy about the gradual prosperity of Val City and the increasingly rich nightlife.

Seeing that the square was still lively, he was not in a hurry to go home. He simply hid his identity and joined the nightlife of the people of Val City, and listened to the real voices from the grassroots.

After all, Val City is a special city.

In the past few years their stories have even surpassed those of major national capitals.

Listening to the voices of the people of Val City will help us better understand the real world.

The city’s experiences over the past three years are so rich that they could be written into a book called “Choices Are More Important Than Efforts.”

Sophia felt that the city-state of Val had no need to exist as they were divided up by several major countries.

Roland wanted to challenge Sophia's power, and they were resurrected again.

In the Battle of White Mountain last year, the people of the Val city-state, who had regained their independence, took up arms and stood on Roland's side, bravely fighting against the Holy Alliance and paying a huge price.

Together with the Free Alliance, they won the Battle to Defend the City of Val.

Just when they were feeling depressed because the two major camps would be in long-term confrontation after the war and they were uncomfortable being caught in the middle but had to take sides, shocking news came out.

The two camps reconciled.

Not only that, Roland, who led them to fight the Holy Alliance to the end, was considered to be the iron-blooded prime minister who would never compromise with Sophia, and Roland, who fought a bloody battle with Sophia to the end in Baishan, surrendered.

Not only did he reconcile with Sophia, he was also granted the title of Duke of Kazan of the Vladimir Empire, and even became the cardinal minister, second only to Sophia and above 130 million people.

His flexible bottom line and Sophia's special request stunned everyone.

Then they heard new news that the newly established Rodinia Alliance would set up its headquarters in Val.

They were originally a little disappointed because Roland defected to the enemy, but they were instantly excited after hearing the new news.

They have the opportunity to become the center of the entire Rodinia continent.

At least one of the centers.

Whose credit is this? The people of Val knew it well.

First, we must rule out the city-state of Val, which has only a few hundred thousand people and cannot resist the surrounding powers on its own.

If they had this ability, would they still be forced to dissolve their country?
For a long time, Roland was the only one who protected their interests and valued this city.

Roland was certainly acting in his own interests, but the city-state of Val was on his chariot and they were one family.

How could they not be moved when they thought about how Roland traveled to the bitter cold land of Vladimir for the benefit of everyone, and had to serve a woman like Sophia who was moody and killed people at will.

While being moved, they were also wondering how Roland did it.
Not only are they thinking about it, but other countries across the continent are also thinking about it.

The two major camps fought until their brains were all exposed, and the Berserkers of the Vladimir Empire were basically destroyed, but in the end, peace just happened. This world is really magical.

There was a pub politician who knew a little about politics, patted his chest and said loudly that the balance between countries could not be broken and they had to choose peace, although he had never held any public office.

There was a person who thought he knew a lot about military affairs and insisted that the two camps could no longer fight each other, even though he had never even touched a gun and the closest he had ever been to the army was when he was requisitioning supplies during the battle to defend the city and was so scared that he was speechless when facing the old soldiers of the Golden Kite Kingdom.

A quasi-transcendent who was about to embark on the road to stardom announced sharply that the era of the strong had arrived and the struggles of ordinary people were meaningless, although he had been in the state of becoming a transcendent for many years.

In short, everyone on the street is speculating.

Who brought peace has become the hottest topic after dinner.

Some people think it was Roland, who was adept at dancing between countries and achieved a clever balance.

Some people think it is Sophia. If she doesn't want peace, the war will have to be fought.

Others believe that the great goddess felt that there was too much killing and sent down an oracle requesting a ceasefire.

After all, everyone witnessed the companion moon’s arrival and its return to the sky.

If it wasn't the will of the goddess, who could have such power beyond imagination?
The sword that cut down the White Mountain was a divine power that surpassed human power!

This statement made Roland's eyes light up.

Although it was a bit outrageous, the jury left by the goddess did affect the situation.

But these passers-by would never have guessed that the goddess's judging team would be wiped out by Sophia with one sword.

Among these rumors, there was one outrageous one that made Roland laugh and cry.

A young man who looked well-educated and well-dressed was telling a story to his young companions around him in a low voice.

Tells his speculation about the Battle of White Mountain.

"Although Governor Roland is quite powerful, there is a huge gap between him and Queen Sophia. Queen Sophia has no rivals at the same level."

His opening move made Roland somewhat interested. At least his estimation of strength was very accurate.

Roland remained calm, hiding behind the audience and pricked up his ears.

As the young man saw that his audience was growing, his voice became louder.

"You are no doubt aware that Empress Sophia had an unhappy marriage in the past, and it is said that her husband never entered her bedroom."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Queen Sophia is so beautiful, how can any man resist her?"

Some audience members protested in dissatisfaction.

Of course I can bear it.

Roland responded silently in his heart.

If a woman is as strong as Sophia, no man would be crazy enough to risk her life.

Of course, Ivan IV was an exception. At least at that time, Sophia was still a normal noble girl, willing to bear children for her husband.

Just because of Rurik's chauvinism, he forced his young and beautiful wife to become evil. It would not be a pity for such a person to die as many times as he wants.

After killing her husband, Sophia is no longer a normal woman.

To be precise, Roland never thought of her as a woman.

Although she was in her prime and her charm was only slightly inferior to Sif, Roland never had any lustful thoughts about her.

This is normal.

If a tiger transformed into a beautiful human being, lifted up the chin of a human male with a smile, and teased the unfortunate man with its hairy claws, only a freak would be able to get hard. Roland was not that crazy.

After all, Sophia is much more cruel than a tigress.

When Queen Sissi's family went through the account cancellation procedures, they brought Roland along specifically. The apparent reason was that they needed Roland's protection and help, but in reality, they didn't need him at all.

Bringing Roland along, even if it wasn't meant to be a threat, was meant to be a warning.

This is Sophia.

A beautiful woman who can't really act.

The young man's story continues, and the next development is similar to what Roland guessed.

It's nothing more than mutual sympathy, from enemies to lovers.

Roland sneered at this kind of story that sounded like something out of a third-rate romance novel.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
He didn't leave immediately because he wanted to hear what story the young man could make up.

Just when Roland was somewhat disappointed with the direction of the story, the young man looked around slyly and lowered his voice to whisper like a devil.

"If my guess is correct, Governor Roland must have slept with Queen Sophia!"

Roland almost fell down.

My dear little brother, how much do you believe in my ability?

He decided to leave.

He was afraid that Sophia would come with a sword and kill this talkative idiot, and his blood would splatter all over him.

Roland didn't believe it, and neither did the audience.

Although everyone likes to listen to bizarre stories, they can't be too outrageous.

The spectators laughed and teased the young man.

The reason for doubt is very simple. Sophia's force is too strong. Even if she really slept with Roland, it was Sophia who slept with Roland.

Roland didn't like what he heard. What did he mean by being slept with?

He has a wife, how could he be such a person without any bottom line?
As everyone burst into laughter, the young man blushed and shouted angrily:

"What do you know? Governor Roland used a cup of wine that made people lose their will to resist to make Queen Alina fall. He can easily replicate this with Sophia!"

As soon as the young man finished speaking, most of the audience around him had dispersed.

It is a common hobby of human beings to love listening to gossip, but no matter how much one likes it, it cannot outweigh the desire to survive.

This kid offended two powerful countries with just one sentence. He is simply crazy.

Go away quickly. If you want to die, die by yourself and don’t splash your blood on everyone else.

This time it was Roland's turn to lose control.

This little bastard is such a good storyteller. Is he the kind of scum who drugs and plays with women?
Taking a few steps back, Roland couldn't help but complain, "Since you are so good at making up stories, why don't you try submitting them to The Sun?"

“I voted, but they wouldn’t accept it!”

The young man muttered indignantly.

It's right that you don't dare to accept it, Roland thought to himself. If you offend Alina, there is still room for maneuver, but if you offend Sophia, the consequences will be that King Franz and his entire family are there watching you.

The square was still crowded with people, but Roland no longer had the mood to continue participating.

He suddenly missed Alina.

Is she okay?

She did not follow him to the Arctic ice field, and it had been at least half a month since Roland last saw her.

Roland suddenly felt a little hot.

For more than half a month, he traveled long distances every day and was worried and anxious. The desire that had been suppressed for more than half a month was burned up by the stories of the young paparazzi.

He needed to put out the fire.

Sif is still on her way home, and sister Lisa is walking with Sif.

The only person I could think of was Sophia.

Thinking of that drunken night, Roland's heart beat faster.

Alina also had a mansion in Val City, and Roland had a vague feeling that she was in Val City now.

This place is closer to the Arctic ice field, so we can receive intelligence faster and get news about him faster.

Unless there is something more important in Xidai City, she is most likely here.

If she was here tonight, it was fate.

Sif had clearly told him that Alina and Lisa were fine.

With the indulgence of his beloved wife, Roland's long-suppressed sexual courage became stronger.

He didn't have the courage to tease Sofia and then face death, but he still had the courage to continue drinking the wine that Alina had not finished that day.

Not only that, it is also constantly expanding.

Roland quickly left the square and headed towards Alina's mansion.

A courtyard near the west gate of Val City, with a four-story main residential building, is the residence of Queen Golden Kite in the Future International Center.

There is an astronomical telescope on the balcony on the fourth floor, which is convenient for Alina to observe the stars and admire the moon.

Roland looked up and saw that the telescope was empty, indicating that there was no one there.

Just when he thought Alina was away tonight, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a pair of beautiful and expressive eyes hidden behind the curtains on the fourth floor.

When their eyes met, Roland instantly understood countless emotions from Alina's eyes.

There was silent concern, relief at seeing him safe, and a slight tremor.

If Roland still doesn't understand her thoughts, then he has lived in vain.

Roland tapped the ground with his toes and floated towards the window like a maple leaf.

Just as he was about to hit the window, a white and slender hand reached out from the night and opened the window.

"As a gentleman, it seems inappropriate to break into a lady's room through a window at night, right?"

Alina's voice was full of surprise, but she was still stubborn.

"I didn't break in through the window."

Roland pointed at the intact glass window and smiled happily.

The paparazzi who made up the story is not completely useless. At least it reminds him not to leave any regrets.

The theoretical lifespan of a level five transcendent is very long, long enough to survive until the final day of advent.

But their life span is not long enough, because they can die at any time.

Beaten to death by the enemy, beaten to death by the referee, crushed to death by the remnants of the ancients who gradually awakened, and crushed by the executors of the God's Punishment Legion.
There is no easy day for extraordinary people, every day they live is stolen.

Just as Alina lowered her head slightly, feeling a little overwhelmed, the pieced-together token appeared in front of her.

"Captain Alina, I have a ticket and I want to board the ship tonight!"

Seeing this familiar token, Alina's eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Going on a boat" has a similar pronunciation to "going to bed" in Jinyuan language and is often used as a metaphor by the humorous Jinyuan people.

This is not the seaside, and without Alina's fleet, there is naturally no ship to board.

All Roland wanted was the boat in his bedroom.

Seeing Alina standing there without reacting, Roland smiled and sang a song from his hometown.

".Can I board your passenger ship with this old ticket?"

Alina's trembling eyelashes suddenly stood up. She snatched the ticket and said viciously:
"If you sing again, I'll throw you into the sea!"

The fierce tone could not hide the throbbing in his heart.

In order to prevent Roland from misunderstanding her intentions, Alina became more and more excited. She whispered in a nearly inaudible voice:

"I have two fleets, one in a port three thousand miles away, and another small boat that is only big enough for us to sail on the lake. Which one do you want?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her cheeks turned red.

Damn, Roland would definitely think she was a bit slutty.

Just as Alina twisted her fingers together and was about to run away, Roland responded with practical actions instead of pale words.

Just when Alina was at a loss, Roland had already leaned over.

Alina closed her eyes subconsciously.

Before closing her eyes, she saw the blue moon right in the center of the window.

Tonight, the moonlight is so beautiful. (End of this chapter)