in the name of the queen.

Faced with this kind of scene, most normal people would be shocked or angry, but Roland was no longer the inexperienced boy he used to be. The teacup in his hand didn't even shake.

"Edina, you are really scary. I thought you brought so many people here to kill me, but it turns out you just invited me to be your guest."

Adina bit her lip and said nothing.

She never liked Roland's style of speaking and doing things. Compared to Edward, who was both humorous and elegant and handsome, Roland looked like an aristocrat on the surface, but he was actually a street hooligan.

Not as good as Edward.

This is Adina's evaluation of him.

Roland certainly didn't care what his cheap stepmother thought. In his eyes, Adina and Sylph were just fish that he could only look at for a few seconds.

Except for old guy Edward who has boundless love, who else would fuck a fish?

In the atmosphere of outward politeness but inner contempt, Roland calmly blew away the foam in the teacup and asked casually, "Who is the Sea Queen?"

"You'll know when we meet. She is now the most powerful person in the ocean tribe, even more powerful than Sea Eye Marshal Pride."

Roland was a little surprised. This was indeed the first time he had heard of the Sea Princess.

Judging from Adina's tone, this Sea Princess has not been around for long.

He was a little curious, but shook his head.

Of course he had to go to Poseidon Palace, but not in this way.

"Bringing hundreds of fully armed warriors around to hand out invitations to guests, is this how the Sea King Palace entertains guests?"

Roland spoke indifferently. Although he did not refuse openly, his attitude was obvious.

Adina frowned slightly, but still made assurances to Roland very patiently.

"Roland, you don't have to worry about safety. The status of the Sea King Palace in the ocean world is supreme, and they will never be rude to guests."

Roland said nothing, but just stared at the hundreds of "axemen" behind Adina.

Adina hesitated for a moment and waved her hand to signal the warriors to step aside.

The requirement of the Sea King Palace was that Roland must keep the appointment. To ensure that Roland could fulfill the agreement, they specially sent hundreds of elite sea guards to "escort" him.

But she knew Roland. He didn't really have any principles. He wasn't the kind of loyal person who would rather die than surrender in order to maintain his dignity.

Roland is willing to take any tricks, but he won't do anything that has no benefit.

She understood Roland, but these sea guards did not. They were used to being tough in the sea and had never seen anyone dare to refuse the Palace of Poseidon.

Roland's attitude angered them.

Although the Poseidon guards retreated one after another, the captain of the guard stared at Roland intently, and his strong hand subconsciously touched the sharp blade he was carrying.

He wanted to lose his temper, but held back.

Roland's reputation was earned through hard work. Even the Poseidon Palace, which didn't care about news from the outside world, knew him very well.

Thinking of the Sea Queen's death order to bring Roland there, the captain of the guard took a deep breath and suppressed his long-standing arrogance.

On land humans are invincible, but this is the seabed.

It is not yet human beings' turn to be arrogant in the ocean world.

The captain of the guards invited Roland again in the kindest tone possible.

"The Queen has ordered that Mr. Roland come to the Sea King Palace. She said that you will not regret this meeting."

After all, he is the captain of the guard who is often responsible for external liaison. Although he is usually arrogant, he can at least distinguish the importance of things and does not lose his composure.

In his opinion, what Roland wanted was nothing more than the so-called "respect". He had already tried his best to give him the respect he deserved, so there was no reason for Roland not to go.

However, Roland still shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I'm past the age of adventuring. I have a family and a career, so I won't take risks easily."

These words almost choked old man Edward.

You don't like adventure? So you traveled across two continents on a road trip?

But he did not expose Roland. He just picked up the glass and drank red wine to calm himself.

He had already accepted the arrangement of fate and the fact that his daughter would inherit the throne early. He loved Roland and thought he was not bad either.

After all, he is the former emperor of the Sussex Empire, and his heart is still with his motherland.

Adina looked a little unhappy.

Roland's meaning was very clear. He was worried about safety and did not want to go to the Sea King Palace.

These words somewhat cast doubt on Poseidon Palace's intentions. Adina felt in her heart that the Poseidon Palace's envoy would definitely not be able to accept this tone.

As she thought, the Sea Guard captain exploded instantly.

He clenched his sword in anger, and his green face turned red in an instant, like a cooked shrimp.

"Roland, you are insulting the Sea King Palace!"

"Insult? You intend to use my blood to wash away the shame? Fine, I accept the duel of life and death."

Roland looked at the captain of the Sea Guard with a hint of disdain, challenging him with a smile.

This is not just a simple visit, it is clearly a negotiation in the name of a visit invitation.

He could not see the other party's sincerity, only arrogance with a fishy smell.

It’s better not to have this kind of negotiation.

Or rather, this is also part of the negotiation.

He and the Sea Princess, whom he had never met, had already begun competing against each other from a distance.

Roland's brain worked rapidly, and he soon came to a bold conclusion: the Palace of Poseidon was not as aloof as most people thought, and was not indifferent to changes in the outside world.

Although they do not have to undergo the test of the Day of Return every now and then like the land-based extraordinary people, they also have the ultimate problem.

The Poseidon is resurrected and the goddess descends.

If the Sea Emperor cannot be resurrected, the end of the ocean clan will inevitably be extremely tragic, at most it will be the difference between braised seafood and steamed seafood.

But the ocean clan is full of confidence in the resurrection of the Sea Emperor. Considering the revival of the Demon Emperor, Roland also assumes that the Sea Emperor can win the resurrection match.

Since there was no need to worry about the return of the Sea King and there was no point worrying about the coming of the Goddess, Roland couldn't think of what the Sea King Palace wanted to talk to him about.

Could it be the God’s Punishment Legion as well?

Roland narrowed his eyes, his ideas becoming more and more bold.

Just as he was lost in thought, the captain of the Sea Guard, who was mercilessly mocked by him, almost fainted on the spot.

He wanted to challenge Roland to a duel, but reason took over and he gave up.

It was definitely not because he couldn’t win, he just didn’t want to disappoint the imperial concubine.

The captain of the Sea Guard was so angry that his lips turned pale and his face turned red, but he still forced himself to calm down.

"Mr. Roland, I apologize for my disrespect just now."

"This is a formal invitation from the Council. I hope you can attend."

The captain of the Sea Guard respectfully took out the invitation letter from his pocket, his face looking as ugly as if he had just lost both parents.

After all, there were some important people's requests that he could not complete.

Since the requests of some important people cannot be fulfilled, we should at least fulfill the requests of other people, the captain thought silently.

This invitation is indeed very formal.

Not only was it formal, it even broke Roland's inherent stereotype of the Sea King's Palace.

The long list of titles before his name alone made him stand out.

These guys actually wrote down all his titles, even some less famous viscounts were listed.

The Sea King Palace really knew him very well.

The invitation was also very sincere, very politely inviting Roland to visit the Sea King Palace in the near future, and even guaranteeing his safety in the name of the Sea King's people. Roland was very touched, but still refused.

Just as the captain of the Sea Guard stood there at a loss, Roland smiled, put away the invitation letter, and extended an invitation to the other party.

"As the leader of the Rodinian Alliance, I would prefer to hold this meeting in Val, the City of Friendship."

"Please give me the opportunity to entertain your important people with great hospitality."

Roland seemed to be talking about a trivial matter. "Miss Catalina and I have had a pretty good experience together. She should know me well and know that she is absolutely safe with me."

"How dare you!"

The Sea Guard captain's words came to an abrupt halt, sweating profusely.

He almost let the cat out of the bag, and he couldn't even imagine the consequences.

The two sides had no objection to the meeting, but they disagreed on the location of the meeting. Although the captain of the Sea Guard became more and more polite, his attitude remained unchanged: Roland must go.

Otherwise, we would be going against the entire ocean.

He certainly wouldn't say it directly, but the implication was clear.

Roland had a fake smile on his face and repeatedly thanked Poseidon Palace for the invitation, but he just refused to go.

Of course he has his reasons for not going, it's because there is no benefit.

What he cares about is certainly not the so-called face and dignity, but very practical interests. He is no longer a young boy, and emotional disputes do not arouse his interest.

As long as the benefits are there, they would gladly accept even a kidnapping-style invitation like Sophia's.

If there is not enough benefit, he will not go even if you beg him on your knees.

His time is too valuable to waste.

Seeing that the two sides were at a stalemate, Adina had to step forward and act as a peacemaker.

"Mr. Roland, Captain Karas, you are all my guests. I don't want you to have any unpleasant incidents in my city."

"I have a compromise suggestion. How about holding the meeting in Petit?"

"This is my city, and it is also Edward's home. There are also several thousand human members in Pettit. This is a city built by land humans and ocean civilization. It is the fairest place to hold talks."

Adina cast a tender look at Roland.

Her meaning was very clear: stop arguing. Do you want to make an enemy of the entire ocean?
Fair? Roland disagrees.

Edward is Adina's husband. In name, he does govern the city together with her, and in fact, he is also trying to help Adina, but this is an underwater city after all.

It can't be considered an extension of human territory just because there is a former emperor and thousands of his entourage who don't want to go back, right?
This is somewhat self-deceptive.

But he also knew that this was the bottom line of the ocean clan.

It is unrealistic to let the Sea Princess come ashore to meet him, and the Sea Palace will never agree.

He nodded, accepting the compromise.

Roland was just not very satisfied, but Captain Karas was extremely dissatisfied.

He was furious, and the words of rejection were on the tip of his lips, but he caught Adina's gaze out of the corner of his eye.

Whether Poseidon Palace intends to negotiate sincerely or kidnap hostages, there is no substantial difference between this place and Poseidon Palace.

It was more important that Roland attend the talks.

Karas accepted the compromise angrily and walked away in anger.

He left with the Poseidon Guard, leaving behind only an angry "humph".

Looking at his back, Adina felt helpless and had to explain for these arrogant guys.

"Roland, don't bother with these little characters. The top leaders of the Sea King Palace are clear-headed. They will arrange a meeting with you only if they recognize your strength."

Roland just smiled and didn't say much.

He even raised his hands exaggeratedly and said jokingly, "Do I have to wear shackles and a magic-binding ring for the next few days?"

Adina glared at him and snorted unhappily, "Roland!"

"Okay, okay, I won't run. I'll just go to the library and read some books during this time."

Adina originally wanted to let Roland live in a palace and limit his movements, but Roland spoke up first, and it would be impolite to mention disguised house arrest.

"You are my friend, so of course you can move freely in Petit. But in order to avoid the Queen of the Sea waiting for you when she arrives, please don't go far."

Although it is still a disguised form of house arrest, the scope of activity is the entire city, which is much better than before.

Roland nodded, stood up and prepared to leave. When his back disappeared from the door of the banquet hall, he stopped and said calmly:
"If I try to leave by force, will you stop me?"

"Of course I won't stop you, but I can't guarantee anything about the people in Poseidon Palace." Adina was honest.

Her attitude was firm, but she avoided Roland's core question.

Roland's question was whether Adina's men would take action when they broke out, as he would definitely not sit and wait for death if the negotiations broke through.

This is a multiple choice question.

However, Adina chose "or" between "yes" or "no".

Roland didn't say anything, but he already knew the answer.

There are many kinds of abstention.

Those who oppose but do not publicly abstain, those who support but are not able to publicly support, those who oppose and publicly abstain, those who support and publicly abstain, and those who do not want to express their attitude abstain.

And “or”.

Roland cooperated very well and moved into the luxurious palace arranged by Adina, enjoying the rare delicacies from the sea and experiencing a different food culture.

The taste is good, but it has a slight fishy smell.

This is the specialty of marine cuisine.

No fishy smell, no ocean.

Ocean people will not resist this pure taste of the sea.

Moreover, these foods are mainly mixed raw, focusing on their original flavor and even being lively.

Roland could only sigh at this.

It would be nice if Lisa was here, at least I wouldn’t have to suffer with food.

Since eating cannot satisfy the stomach, use spiritual food to satisfy the hunger of the brain.

Fortunately, the collection of the Petit Library is very rich. Last time, Roland enjoyed the failed love story of the Sea King here.

Although he licked it a bit when pursuing Tia, he still made some achievements after the awakening of the Sea Emperor.

When the Ocean Clan was declining and he himself fell asleep, he did his best to send Tia's people on the road first and killed all the elders and talented young people of Tia's people.

Roland was very curious, what kind of person would such a peerless strong man marry as the Sea Queen?

He found the relevant books.

The Palace of Poseidon did not conceal the record of Poseidon marrying a concubine.

Poseidon was devastated by his failed love affair, and after a long period of silence, he finally figured it out.

Even without love, he can easily have the best woman with his status and position.

He didn't have a wife, but he had .
A total of five hundred imperial concubines.

Some of these imperial concubines lived in the same era, while others had never met each other.

Their common feature is that they do not have external power.

Roland closed the book and fell into deep thought.

The contemporary Sea Princess is obviously different from the previous five hundred princesses.

What special charm does she have that could make her be chosen by the Sea King Palace to become the only powerful imperial concubine?
He was very curious. (End of this chapter)