Can't I develop my own character?

McCoys and Iverson stood on the left without hesitation, and their men followed closely behind. Suddenly, there were a lot more people on the left than on the right.

But after the First and Second Legions had finished forming their lines, the remaining Iron-Blooded officers did not move. Mellen and Mald did not move for a long time, and the officers who followed them did not move either.

Then Creed took action. He stood on the right, and soon a group of tough officers followed.

There are fewer people than on the left.

The group of nobles looked at each other.

Ryan smiled and said, "What about you? Can't make a decision? Why not come back with me to Berman City and make a fortune?"

"Neuropathy."

A noble cursed softly and walked to the middle.

Then nearly two-fifths of the nobles went to the middle, the remaining one-fifth went to the left, and two-fifths went to the right.

At this time, there are more people on the right than on the left.

"I give up."

The commander of the Third Legion, Myron, walked to the middle, some of his men walked to the middle, and the remaining few actually walked towards Creed.

Myron frowned, but in the end said nothing.

The situation was the opposite for Marder. He led his men to the right, but some officers went to the left.

It turned out that most of the four legions were loyal to Maganna, but after the noble grandfathers joined in, the situation still tilted to the right.

"It seems that the noble grandfather cannot stand hardship." Ryan thought secretly. He knew that these nobles would play a decisive role in the end, but it didn't matter. He just wanted the final result.

"Damn, what a bunch of traitorous bastards!" Iverson cursed at the Iron Blood Army on his right. "How did the Grand Duke treat you? The Iron Blood Army receives the best treatment and the finest equipment in the Empire, and yet you actually betrayed the Grand Duke!"

"Lord Iverson, you can't say that. The Grand Duchess has betrayed the Empire, and there's proof." An officer shook his head. "The Grand Duchess treated us well, and we fought bravely for her. No one owes anyone anything. Now that she's betraying the Empire, are we going to follow her?"

"Yes, the Western Territory is also part of the Empire, and we are also citizens of the Empire."

"The interests of the Empire are paramount."

"Bullshit! You're clearly afraid of death, a bunch of traitors!"

"Alright, Iverson." McCoys' eyes were cold. "Now the situation is very clear. It's clear who is loyal and who is treacherous."

Although the situation is not favorable to them, it is better now than constantly worrying about being stabbed in the back.

What McCoys was thinking now was that this battle would have to be fought sooner or later, and Childe might not be able to defend it, and it couldn't be defended. Once trapped, the Iron Blood Legion would be wiped out. They needed to rush out and use the environment in the west to fight against the empire.

He believed that there must be many people in the entire Western Territory who were willing to support them.

"Sir Ryan, do you see this? This is the result you wanted." Alvin, who was not far away, smiled. "You said that people's hearts won't lie. It seems that most people believe that Maganna betrayed the empire. As the princess, you must not stand with these traitors."

"Yes, great, this is exactly what I wanted." Ryan nodded slightly and looked around. "Is everyone lined up? Once you buy, you can't regret it."

"Hurry up and announce the results! Stop wasting time!" a noble on the right shouted. "There's no point in doing this. Maganna's Iron Blood Army is a thing of the past. The Western Territory still belongs to His Majesty and is loyal to the Empire!"

"Okay, then I declare..." Ryan smiled and made way. "Grand Duke, are you satisfied with this result?"

"Grand Duke?!"

Everyone's breathing held when they heard Ryan's name.

Including Alvin and Creed, everyone looked at the 'bounty hunter' beside Ryan.

Iverson's eyes widened.

McCauss also became excited.

"Could it be that she really is..."

"Lian, you did a good job." Maganna regained her voice. She walked forward, removing her hat and scarf, revealing her signature white hair. At this moment, the Grand Duke's scarlet eyes swept over everyone, and the indifference in his eyes chilled the hearts of those neutrals and the traitors on the right.

Finally, Magna's eyes fell on Creed.

"Cred, you didn't expect that? I came out of the chaotic space alive."

"Grand Duke! Grand Duke! Ahhhh!!!"

Iverson rushed forward, his burly body of more than 200 pounds slid to his knees at Maganna's feet, and when he raised his head, tears and snot were coming out.

"Grand Duke! I'm so glad you're not dead! I knew you weren't dead! I just knew it!"

Ryan: "..."

Brother, you are a legion commander after all, so please shut up.

"Iverson." Magna sneered, "I'm so sorry I can't grow taller."

Iverson's body trembled: "I can quibble!!!"

"Grand Duke!"

McCauss strode forward, his expression excited.

At this moment, everyone standing on the left walked over and stood together to welcome Maganna's return!

"Magna!" Alvin said angrily, "You've been back for a long time, and you've been hiding your identity all this time. What's your intention?"

"Heh~" Magna said indifferently, "If I hadn't concealed my identity, how would I have known there were so many traitors in Childe? Creed, you've been lurking for over three years. You really have put in a lot of effort."

"Grand Duke, I don't know what you are talking about. I just... don't want to see you become a traitor to the Empire."

"What a traitor to the Empire!" Maganna waved her hand, and a blood-red battle axe appeared out of thin air and slammed into the ground with a loud roar. "Today I will let everyone know the consequences of provoking me, Maganna!"

"All Iron Blood Legion members, listen to my orders! Kill all these traitors!"

"Yes!!!"

There is no room for negotiation and no explanation is needed. For traitors, Maganna has only one ending - death!

At this time, accompanied by her order.

Iverson bounced directly from the ground and slammed two huge iron balls into the crowd on the right.

"Magna, are you crazy? Are you going to rebel against the empire?!" Alvin said in shock and anger.

Maganna said nothing, her battle axe raised high, and McCoy and others charged without hesitation.

They were clearly outnumbered, but standing next to Maganna, they felt they had endless courage and strength.

"I am Maganna. Those who follow me will be granted glory and power. Those who betray me will step into the abyss of death." Maganna raised her battle axe, and black mist spread out from under her.

The black fog gradually filled the entire square, looking a bit like the war field used by 'Xali'.

Stimulated by the black fog, McCoy and the others rushed into the crowd and killed crazily as if they had been given an enhanced buff.

Alvin was not afraid, but surprised. Although Maganna came back to life, the other party started a war and attacked him. He came here with the emperor's order!

"Creed, quick! Gather some men!"

Creed nodded silently, and a flare was fired into the air.

The imperial army and the iron-blooded troops who defected to him were already prepared.

"Grand Duke, can you win?"

Ryan looked up and watched the fireworks exploding in the sky.

"It will win."

Maganna raised her hand, spread out her delicate palm, and the black burning death contract turned into a column of light that shot up into the sky.

The next moment, beams of light appeared in the four directions of east, south, west and north almost simultaneously!

Alvin looked surprised and confused, not knowing what Maganna had done.

Soon, the soldiers stationed in the city engaged in a melee, and the streets and alleys of the entire city of Child were filled with the Iron Blood Army and the Royal Guards fighting. Alvin had an absolute advantage in numbers, so he dared to take the initiative to engage in battle.

Even if Maganna came back alive, she was just one person after all, and Alvin was confident that he could hold her back.

However, not long after the battle in the city began, the gate of Childe was suddenly blown open, and groups of fully armed soldiers rushed in!

People, from the crowd, soldiers everywhere, these people rushed in, shouting a fairly consistent slogan - "For Grand Duchess Magna!"

"Oh my god, this is the back-up plan?"

Ryan was shocked.

These people add up to at least over 30,000, and there are still quite a few outside the city who haven’t entered!

The sudden support caught Alvin off guard. Under the cover of night, the city of Child was engulfed in flames of war until light gradually appeared on the horizon. After a night of fighting, the streets of the entire city were littered with corpses!

Alvin fled with the remaining royal guards in defeat, and joined forces with the "rebels" outside the city. The original total of more than 40,000 people was reduced to less than half!

Immediately afterwards, Maganna gave an order and personally led the army out of the city, as if she would not stop until they were all wiped out!

...

The sudden change in the situation in the West startled everyone. Even when Casradi received the news, she thought Ryan was joking with her.

Maganna came back to life, and 50,000 to 60,000 reinforcements appeared, killing Alvin and making his army completely defeated?

The news is too confusing!

Not to mention the 50,000 or 60,000 reinforcements, even if Maganna were still alive, she would have directly declared war on Alvin and killed so many royal guards. Was this a rebellion?

At this moment, Casradi was a little confused. She felt like she had fallen into a pit... Was it too late to withdraw another Ryan now?

Not only Casradi, but all the nobles in the imperial capital were furious.

Maganna's behavior was indeed no different from a rebellion, but the strange thing was that the person sitting on the throne was unusually quiet and didn't seem angry at all.

This scene makes people feel confused again.

at the same time.

Just as Maganna led people to hunt down Alvin, the Janus Gate far away in the center of the continent announced today that 'Lin Qi' will become the new saint!

In the center of the cathedral, Leah looked at Lin Qi with a smile on her face. "Congratulations, Lin Qi... No, from today on, I'm going to call you the Saint. I knew you would succeed."

"High Priestess Leah, thank you for your care." Lin Qi's expression was calm, but with a hint of doubt. "Just now... the Pope gave me a task."

"Oh? What mission?"

"She asked me to go to the August Empire and stop the outbreak of war in the name of the Janus Gate. The reason was that the power of the outer gods was invading, and we shouldn't start a civil war and consume ourselves."

"Augustus?" Leah nodded. "I know there's indeed a war going on there. Duke Maganna isn't so easy to deal with. It's probably going to be quite difficult to get her to stop."

The iron-blooded Maganna, her name is even recorded in the Gate of Janus.

"Oh right." Leah suddenly remembered something. "I heard Ryan is also in the West Territory. Aren't you friends with him? Maybe we can ask him for help. He seems to have a good relationship with the Grand Duke."

......

I wrote a huge chapter today! I wrote all the Westbound plot in one go, mainly because I had to go out this afternoon. I got up at 6am and wrote until now, and I've finally finished it. The afternoon one is gone, and tonight... emm, I'll see if I can continue. Please vote for me! Please give me a razor blade! Please support me!!!

Chapter 80: Xia Li's rapid rise to prominence, Magna: "Lin Qi? Who?" [Seven Thousand]

Rivers of blood!

The entire city of Cherde was filled with the pungent smell of blood.

The citizens of Child City sighed in regret that their noble grandfather, who was usually so high and mighty, had died in such a way, and in such a large number.

Although they had the door closed, they could still hear the cries of the nobles as they fled. This bloody incident caused by 'taking sides' once again added a strong touch to Maganna's ruthless methods.

However, some people think that Ryan is the "real culprit" of all this. If he hadn't proposed to take sides, perhaps nothing would have happened.

This must be Princess Casradi's conspiracy!

Ryan said he was innocent and that he just gave these people a chance to choose. As for Casradi, she was even more innocent. She was still in Berman City, but she was blamed for no reason and even received greetings from her old father in the imperial capital.

"If loyalty isn't absolute, then it's absolutely disloyal. Who can I blame if I'm on the wrong side? Why is no one thanking me if I'm on the right side and have achieved great success?"

In Ryan's opinion, none of the ten people who died were innocent.

In other words, the Grand Duke is kind-hearted, otherwise those neutral factions would have suffered as well. Although they were not killed by Maganna, they probably won't have the chance to be reused in the future.

All in all, this is a complete reshuffle of Childe and the largest operation in the West in recent years.

The old men in the imperial capital obviously didn't expect that Maganna had such a trick up her sleeve. The reinforcements summoned by the Death Contract numbered as many as 50,000 to 60,000 people, and all of them were fully armed. Although their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Iron Blood Legion, it was not much different.

Fifty or sixty thousand people, plus those in the Iron Blood Legion who were originally loyal to Maganna. In an instant, the Iron Blood Grand Duke came back to life and led a team of 80,000 people. How could the Royal Guards led by Alvin be their match?

Not to mention that under the influence of Maganna, all the major lords in the entire Western Territory also took action, besieging Alvin and eventually forcing the remaining troops led by him into a mountain range.

According to the latest news from Gluck, Alvin is making the final resistance and is expected to be captured in two to three hours. As for those traitorous Iron Blood Army, Maganna did not hesitate at all. She convicted them and sent them to the God of Death for signing in!