The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

The Queen not only confiscated her [Shadow Bishop's Certificate], but also restricted her use of communication magic.

Moreover, Mier, now nominally the commander of the Ninth Army Corps in charge of logistics, was actually only kept in the capital by the Empress and was mostly doing clerical work.

Under the Queen's already most lenient form of control, Mier had very little room to maneuver.

Because they already knew each other.

And the Queen's methods were too difficult to guard against; even if Mier wanted to play some tricks, it would be hard to be sure that he had successfully deceived the Queen.

"Lord Mier, first of all, I must tell you that our attack on Kuran territory failed again today. I really wanted to raze Dekan's hometown to the ground, but that great sage of Kuran territory is indeed very strong, and the count's son of Kuran territory and the female knight who is inseparable from him are also very troublesome... You should know them, right? Are you happy to hear this news?"

Adair spoke casually, as if he were interviewing Mier in a nonchalant manner.

"Please do not ask irrelevant questions. We are both officers of the Empire. Any overly subjective topics can be regarded as sowing discord and are an offense to Her Majesty the Empress."

Mier's voice seemed devoid of any emotion.

Meanwhile, in the tower of the capital, Mier, sitting at his desk, had already clenched his fists.

She couldn't wait to tear Adair, with his smug, petty demeanor, to shreds.

If given a one-on-one opportunity, she vowed she would never let Adair utter another laugh.

"It seems you, like me, find the Imperial Army's defeat a great pity. But I have some fantastic news to tell you!"

As he spoke, Adair's tone grew increasingly arrogant, and a sinister smile spread across his face:

"Let those fools from the Kingdom of Norton live in fear and struggle with their pitiful hopes for three more days! When Pritzker and his First Army join us, that will be the day they perish!"

"..."

There was silence on the other end of the communication.

Mier knew that this information was what Adair wanted to relay to Her Majesty the Queen, and it was absolutely true.

He just wanted to deliberately relay the message through Mir to mess with Mir's mind and torment her.

Once Pritzker, the legion commander of the First Army Group and a ninth-tier mage who had refined his magic control to the extreme, reached the border of the Kingdom of Norton, the Southern Kingdom had no ninth-tier mages to support him. The Nightmare Bishop and the eighth-tier mages of the Kingdom of Norton alone could not possibly stop him.

Mier felt utterly confused.

Even if she were to risk treason by escaping the capital at this critical juncture, she could not possibly receive aid from the Kingdom of Norton.

She even began to doubt whether she had lost her gamble—

They shouldn't return to the empire; they should remain in the kingdom.

Even though Mier knew that he would likely be questioned by the Queen upon returning to the Empire, he also understood that while he was a bishop-level combatant and a master of magic engineering on the front lines, he could not gain the trust of the kingdoms and turn the tide of the war single-handedly.

What she should really do is get into the Empire and wait for an opportunity, or an opportunity when Dekan might need her to help him.

Because only Dekan and Sheen can truly end this war.

She also placed all her hopes on Dekan.

Just as Mildu was feeling somewhat powerless, Adair's voice rang out again:

"Lord Mier, I've heard that quite a few people from the Kingdom of Norton have a good relationship with you? Especially Princess Alice?"

"I don't know if you were genuinely emotional when you played house back then, or if it was just an act. Hmph, I believe it was definitely an act, right? Otherwise, Her Majesty the Empress wouldn't have shown you any leniency."

"Of course I believe you, please rest assured. I have thought of a good idea to prove your loyalty to Her Majesty the Queen."

At this point, Adair made no attempt to hide his almost manic laughter as he shouted into the microphone:

"I will capture Alice myself! Then I will let you witness the entire process of how I will abuse Alice right in front of you! If you can control your expression, I will immediately be the first to request Her Majesty the Queen to restore the reward you deserve!"

After Adair finished speaking.

Mier did not reply.

Adair's expression returned to ease, and he waited quietly for Mier to give his thoughts.

He believed that Mier's expression had become quite interesting.

It's a pity I can't see it.

Finally, after a long while, Mir simply asked a faint question:

Aren't you afraid he'll come back?

She seemed to have become unexpectedly calm.

"..."

Adair remained silent for a moment, knowing perfectly well which "he" Mier was referring to.

That man who repeatedly creates miracles and controls the situation like a demon god!

He was also someone Adair hated immensely!

"Don't dream, Mir! He's dead!!! He's not coming back! Don't try to scare me with him! If I were afraid of him, would I be here?!"

Adair shouted, somewhat exasperated.

Even though he said that.

But he was stubborn and not afraid at all; Mier could easily hear him clearly.

"Heh, whether he might come back to settle scores with you, and whether you're afraid or not, you know the answer in your heart. Let's wait and see."

After Mier finished speaking, he cut off the communication and stopped wasting words with Adairdo.

Even if Adair might still have intelligence from the front lines, it's no longer important to her.

Because just now.

Her panicked heart finally calmed down.

Holding a small watch face in his hand, Mier walked to the window of the highest tower of the lavishly decorated imperial building, looked north, and then looked down at the watch face in his hand thoughtfully.

Although she is not currently subject to any restrictions on her movements and can move around and shop freely in the capital.

However, once they leave the tower, they are subjected to the highest level of surveillance.

If Mier hadn't known the Empress of the Empire since childhood, before she ascended the throne and was still a noblewoman, the Empress wouldn't have treated her so gently after Mier helped Dekan; she would have thrown her into prison long ago.

Inside this tower, aside from the logistical work for the commander of the Ninth Army Corps, she could only do some scientific research.

The watch face that Mier is wearing was developed here.

As the main developer of the space teleportation gate, she is very clear about the core operating principle of the space teleportation gate.

The dial will detect any device, such as a space portal, that someone in the world has activated.

however.

The hands on this clock suddenly pointed north!

Without a doubt, Dekan is finally back!

"Dekan, come to the capital and find me quickly. We need to return to the Kingdom of Norton within three days..."

Mier smiled wryly and muttered to himself.

Even if Dekan and Sheen return together in three days, it will still be very difficult to save the Kingdom of Norton.

Since the portal landed in the north of the Empire, it indicates a shortage of energy.

To return to the Kingdom of Norton, they need to first seize an energy station in the Empire, then activate a space portal to send Sheen to the Kingdom of Norton, so that they can stop the commander of the first army group of the ninth tier.

If the situation were worse, with only Dekan returning, Mier wouldn't know how to rescue the Kingdom of Norton.

How could she and Dekan possibly seize an energy station right under the Queen's nose?

If we can't use the teleportation portal to quickly reach the Kingdom of Norton, it's practically a dead end.

We can't let Dekan speed through the capital in just three days.

Mir sat back down at his desk, gazing wistfully at the ceiling.

"Who could have imagined that you, who were once so timid and kind, always hiding behind me, would become such a cold and ruthless empress?"

Mir put down the clock face, picked up a picture frame from the desk, and looked at it with a complicated expression, muttering to himself.

The photo frame contains two girls; the one with black hair, black eyes, and a bright smile is clearly Mia when she was a child.

Beside her stood a shy, silver-haired girl in an aristocratic gown; no one in the empire dared to speculate about her identity.

Even though it's obvious that she's the icy, aloof empress.

As for why the Empress underwent such a drastic change, only Mier was certain of that crucial turning point.

“Icardinos, perhaps I shouldn’t have let you touch the Reincarnation Gem. What did you see... that made things turn out like this…”

342 Mad Dark Pain Three Bishops Bond

Ikadinos, Empress of the Empire, and currently the strongest in the Empire.

She not only possesses formidable strength at the ninth level, but her strategic acumen and cunning are also unmatched.

She is willing to use any means necessary to achieve her goals.

Although she often finds herself trying to maintain a degree of kindness that seems out of character, she doesn't know why.

But when faced with an enemy who will stop her no matter what, she will become ruthless and indiscriminate in her violence and consequences.

However, few people can imagine what this cold-blooded silver-haired empress's childhood was like.

Or perhaps no one in the Empire would believe that she was once a little girl who would cry all afternoon because she wet the bed.

But Mia, who grew up with Icardinos, knew.

"If I hadn't taken you to the temple of the Sun God that day, would everything be different now...?"

Mir put down the picture frame and murmured.

Mier had always been bothered by Icardinos's change.

Whenever Mia felt distressed by the war raging between the Saron Empire and the various kingdoms, she couldn't help but recall the day that changed her and Icardinos's fate.

It was an afternoon when the sky was gradually darkening.

Seven-year-old Icardinos had a nightmare and wet the bed. Afraid of being laughed at by her family, she secretly ran away from home.

But with nowhere else to go, she could only turn to Mia, a classmate who lived not far from her own house.