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Chapter 21 The Second Resurrection Target

Queen Bersalia Ancolenecia of the Dark Elves is also known as the "Rose Queen" because her palace gardens are filled with roses.

Ellina hates this woman.

They had many things in common: noble status, elegance and beauty, great power, and contempt for those below them. This made Ellina hate Queen Berthalia of the Roses just as she hated her former self.

Berthalia is a direct descendant of the previous queen. As a child, she was sent to the Church of Light to become a virgin, which means that she was abandoned by her mother from the beginning and became a victim of the compromise between the royal court and the Church of Light.

When the White Walkers attacked, the world entered the Age of Heroes. The Dark Elf Queen and all her offspring were assassinated by the Corpse Worshippers at the same time. Only Berthalia, in the House of Light, survived, making her the sole candidate to succeed her as queen.

Given that the later Rose Queen did indeed demonstrate a unique fondness for power struggles and intrigue, some historians believe that the so-called "assassination by the Zombie Cultists" was likely just a euphemism used to cover up her coup.

By leveraging the political correctness of "uniting the nations to fight the White Walkers," Berthalia seized the crown and quickly gained absolute military power, and carried out more than twenty large and small political purges within the dynasty.

She used any means necessary to eliminate dissidents, including winning over, dividing, bribing, and assassinating, until all three major noble families submitted to her, achieving a level of centralized power rarely seen in the history of the Dark Elves.

In the final years of her reign, the Rose Queen began to target the Church of Light, declaring that "divine authority shall not supersede royal authority."

Then she mysteriously disappeared.

The throne was inherited by her niece, because when the Rose Queen became a Virgin in her youth, she swore to the Holy Spirit that she would "renounce love and sex until death," and therefore she left no heirs.

Historians remain skeptical of this claim: Berthalia may very well have died at the hands of assassins from the Temple of Light, just like her mother and sisters, whose disappearances were merely a cover-up.

"How do you know she eventually died on Salt Island?" Ellina asked suspiciously.

“I have some friends,” Raine said slowly. “They love to study the historical background of the various kingdoms, looking for any potentially useful clues.”

"After thorough discussion, they concluded that it was impossible for the Rose Queen to be attacked domestically, because the number of guards around her was extremely large at the time, and the assassination attempt by the Bright Hall had no chance of success."

“Unless the Rose Queen leaves the shore to board a ship, the escort force will inevitably be dispersed to multiple ships, thus creating an opportunity.”

Ellina paused for a moment, then said:
"If Bersalia is going overseas, it can only be to the Gem Islands to visit the High Elf royal family there."

“Her first visit should be to the place where the four borders of the continent meet, namely the capital of the ancestral elven empire,” Raine said leisurely. “Then she will travel overland through the southern border, enter the River Bend Province, arrive at the mouth of the Long River in the Fertile Lands, board a ship and head to the open sea, passing through Salt Island along the way.”

“And you intend to find her burial place,” Ellina said coldly, “and bring her back to life—just like you did to me.”

Dia stared blankly at Ellina, her mouth involuntarily agape.

Ah, this... so Ellina, you are actually...

“You should know that with just the two of us, there is absolutely no way we can deal with the army of White Walkers.” Raine picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, “We need more manpower.”

Ellina fell silent.

Upon careful consideration, there are many benefits to resurrecting Bersalia. Even disregarding her political maneuvering, she is proficient in swordsmanship, poison, and fire magic, making her an extremely powerful ancient hero who could make a significant contribution to the fight against the White Walkers.

For Ellina, having another trapped bird in the cage meant there was definitely a basis for cooperation, which was better than her going it alone.

however.

To desecrate the resting soul of the dead is actually a great torment to the deceased.

Although Ellina hated Bersalia, she couldn't bring herself to say something as selfish as "Then let's revive her," and could only express her silent resistance with silence.

As she expected, Ryan completely ignored her attitude and said:
"The most important task at present is to prepare for the fight against the White Walkers at all costs. As for conscience, morality, and bottom lines, they can be put aside for the time being."

"After all, what use are these things if all intelligent life in the world were to die out?" He looked at the distant sea again and suddenly felt a chill on his face.

Dia and Ellina also looked up at the sky.

It's raining.

Moist monsoon winds, rich in water vapor, from the southeast, have crossed the vast blue sea and reached the mainland coast.

The rainy season is about to begin on the rainforest peninsula.

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The rainforest peninsula has three cities, from south to north: Longgu City, Longfeng City, and Longyuan City.

Among them, Longfeng City is built deep in the Blade Mountain Range. Due to its high altitude, it is not affected by the flooding of the raging river during the rainy season, making it the first choice for residents of surrounding towns to escape flood disasters.

Now, however, it is under an emergency curfew.

The large influx of refugees from Dragonvale brought news of the impending arrival of the White Walkers and the appearance of true dragons, shocking Lord Diego and the military nobles.

With the scouts sent to Dragon Valley City failing to return, everyone knew that the situation was probably not good, and as a precaution, they had no choice but to begin preparing for battle.

Unlike Dragon Valley City, a religious holy site, Dragon Peak City was established as a military fortress from the very beginning.

It has a mountain stream as its independent water source, and there are also firing holes and hidden troop caves dug inside the mountain. The several roads leading up the mountain are blocked by many fortresses, sentry posts and stone walls.

In addition, with the rainy season approaching and the river level about to rise, the floods would inundate the low-lying areas below the mountain, so the nobles did not have much panic or worry.

Until danger quietly arrived.

The number of lizardman refugees who have recently entered the city to escape the floods is decreasing dramatically.

This morning, not a single refugee entered the city.

As is customary in previous years, about half of the temporary accommodations prepared for refugees in Longfeng City are now vacant.

Just as the military nobles were holding a meeting, a guard outside suddenly reported that a hideous-looking unidentified creature had appeared outside the city.

"Where are the scouts?" General Diego demanded angrily. "There are seventy-two fortresses, strongholds, and outposts along the way from the foot of the mountain to Dragon Peak City. Why haven't any reports of monsters appearing come back?"

His question was quickly answered.

The nobles of Dragonpeak City quickly climbed to the top of the city wall, only to see swarms of Others below already attacking the city.

The most numerous were undoubtedly sea cockroaches. These monsters, about the size of hounds, not only crawled incredibly fast, but could also use their sharp legs to climb almost perfectly vertical city walls in a short time, causing great panic and terror among the guards.

It's easy to imagine that if the outposts and outposts guarded by soldiers along the mountain road were surrounded by so many sea cockroaches, they wouldn't even have a chance to go back and report.

Under immense pressure and facing a life-or-death situation, the entire Dragon Peak City began a frantic mobilization.

Swords, spears, and arrows are not very effective against sea roaches. What is truly effective are rolling stones and logs that fall with gravity, as well as kerosene that does not cause physical damage.

General Diego quickly arranged for the people to go into the mountains to quarry stone and cut timber, and gathered the shamans and refugees from Dragon Valley City, arranging for professionals to interrogate them separately:

You claim that the daughter of the true dragon has been born, so where is she right now?
(End of this chapter)