My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"...You are right." Rosalin finally nodded.

Anyway, Arthas has already led people to confiscate the imperial treasury, and the total amount of money there should be far more than the current 30 million.

In this special period, the things that can be done with money are actually the easiest things.

Thinking of this, Rosaline agreed with the ideas of several mercenary leaders.

Then she took out a storage ring.

"Here is the money you want. Remember to do the job after you take it back. Otherwise, Orson and the others will not forgive you for your betrayal."

"Of course, if you have money, everything will be easy."

The other party said this, took the money from Rosaline's hand with a smile, and then stood up to see her off.

Before leaving, one person deliberately touched Rosaline's arm, which made Rosaline angry.

It was not until Rosalin left that the whole room regained its cheerful atmosphere.

"Hahaha, this is five million! Five million, I can't spend it all in a lifetime."

A mercenary leader said so.

"That's right! If you give us so much money, we can disband the mercenary group directly. The Duke will enjoy a lifetime of happiness, while I have to support ten wives!"

Several people had already begun to fantasize about the days to come, and the door of the room was knocked again.

Several people looked at each other in confusion, and then one of them asked:

"Did any of you call anyone over?"

"No?"

"What's going on? Could it be that Queen Rosalyn is back again?"

"Oh, what is she coming back for? We won't give her the money back even if she changes her mind."

They opened the door of the room and a little blonde girl appeared in front of them.

"Big brothers, what were you talking about in there just now? Can I join in?"

Franka stood at the door and said with a harmless smile.

Her cute canine teeth were exposed...

Chapter 5.2: Concealing the Truth (K)

Rosalin returned to the palace under the escort of several knights.

In order to ensure Rosaline's safety, Alsace specially arranged for her a high-level knight of level eight and several knights of level seven.

Of course, in order to show her sincerity, Rosaline did not bring any guards into the negotiation venue.

"Your Majesty, are the negotiations going smoothly?" High-ranking knight Langdon, who was accompanying Rosaline, asked.

Langdon was previously a high-ranking knight in charge of the police station, but was dismissed from his post due to poor performance during the turmoil in the imperial city and returned to the Knights Templar to continue his service.

And now, he has become Rosaline's full-time bodyguard, responsible for protecting Rosaline's safety.

In fact, there are no more than fifty eighth-level warriors in the entire empire, and no more than twenty of them can actually participate in this civil strife.

Therefore, the Empress of the Empire, who seemed to be in the most glorious position, could only be accompanied by an eighth-rank warrior as her guard.

Rosalyn heard what Langdon said, shook her head and sighed.

Then she spoke:

"That group of mercenary leaders is not very capable. Don't place too much hope on them, or we will suffer a great loss."

Langdon nodded in understanding.

"I just sensed unusual activity around here."

At this time, he gave Rosaline the report of what he had just discovered.

Rosalyn became nervous when she heard this.

"You mean to say that someone is planning to assassinate me?"

“Not really.” Langdon shook his head.

"That strange aura appears and disappears. It should be someone from Elsa's group secretly monitoring us. I don't think they have any hostility, so we won't cause any trouble here."

Rosalyn frowned when she heard Langdon's words.

"So, now the surveillance guy is gone, huh?"

"Ah."

Langdon nodded.

"Then they're not here to spy on us!"

Rosalyn made her judgment straightforwardly, then looked at Langdon with a hint of command in her tone and said:

"Langdon, take me back."

A bad premonition came to Rosalyn's mind.

"Why?" Langdon asked in confusion.

Rosalin said quickly: "They are not here to monitor us, they are here to monitor another group of people!"

After hearing this, Langdon also reacted and hurried back with his men.

When they arrived at the meeting place again, the door was locked.

Langdon broke into the room and the scene in front of him made him feel nauseous.

It is no exaggeration to describe the scene inside as "hell on earth".

Several mercenary leaders who had just discussed cooperation with Rosaline were now dead in the room in different postures.

A man was hanging on the beam, staring at the door with wide eyes, scaring Rosalin who had just entered into screaming.

Langdon had been on the battlefield and returned to normal after a brief adjustment, but Rosalyn was different.

Although she was born into a military family, her life trajectory was no different from that of an ordinary lady. She had rarely seen a dead person, let alone the scene before her.

Others were nailed to the wall by swords, some were lying on the ground like mummies, some were scalded to death by boiling water until their skin peeled off, and some were even cut into several pieces and placed on the dining table.

All these tragic scenes made the person who died by hanging seem like the best way to die.

At this time, Langdon also found the thing that was used to lock the door.

It was a rope made of hair, with a finger tied to it and a ring on the finger.

This ring was actually the deposit that Rosalind paid to the leader of this group of mercenaries.

Rosalin could no longer stand at this time, and several guards nearby helped her out of the house, away from the smell of blood.

Langdon looked around the room, found no evidence, and left.

"Obviously, this is Elsa and the others declaring war on us."

He came to Rosalyn and explained.

"They knew long ago that this group of people might rebel, so they had arranged people to monitor them. Finally, after they found evidence, they came to silence them."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, my first priority is to protect your safety. There may still be people here, so it's better for us to go back first."

"Ah."

Rosalin had no other thoughts at this moment. After seeing the bloody scene just now, she just wanted to relax.

She nodded dully, then allowed the guards to help her back to the palace.

……

Time came to the next day. With the disappearance of the leaders of the mercenaries yesterday, their men also realized that something was wrong, and some bad rumors began to spread among the coalition forces.

Of course, Orson had anticipated this situation. He reorganized the mercenaries into a new mercenary group and gave each of them a large sum of money. The incident was then settled.

Mercenaries, after all, put profit above all else. Sometimes, mercenaries would have disputes with their leaders over uneven distribution of benefits. Now that they see that they can get extra money after their leader is gone, they naturally won't say much.

At this moment, Orson received a letter from the Imperial College. A petition campaign broke out among students within the Imperial College, asking him to come forward.

Su Ri'an is on vacation now. Many students of the Imperial Academy have gone home, but some students still stay on campus. It is almost known to everyone that the Imperial Academy has become a shelter for the Elsa faction.

As a result, several students came to the temporary residence of the court magician in the middle of the night to cause trouble, and even caused a death. As a result, many students took the initiative to petition, demanding that those who affected the neutrality of the Imperial Academy be expelled.

The beginning of this incident may have been due to the secret instigation of the Alsace side, but as it gradually developed, it became the common goal of the students of the Imperial Academy.

Yes, most students did not want to be involved in the dispute over royal succession. In their opinion, it was completely normal to keep Elsa because she was a student at the Imperial Academy. But that was not the case for those court magicians. If they stayed in the academy, it would only hinder the relationship between the academy and Arthas.

They didn't know that the academy had already broken up with Arthas, and they just wanted to maintain their neutrality as much as possible to avoid being hated by the emperor.

Naturally, the college could not take the initiative to deal with this matter, so they contacted the Student Union.

Because it was the holiday, the Student Union was in a semi-shutdown state. Executive Director Manuel had passed through the war zone and returned to the Duchy of Aragon for vacation a few days ago, and Vice President Olivia didn't know where she had gone at this time. In desperation, they could only invite Orson, who was still in Saint Laurent City, back to deal with the matter.

Orson looked at the contents of the letter.

I felt a headache.

The Imperial Academy is very close to the Imperial Palace and is not yet within the area controlled by his own army. If he were to go to the Imperial Academy, he would have to pass through a section of the area controlled by Alsace.

But this is a request from the college after all. If I don't go, it would seem a bit too unkind.

In desperation, Orson agreed to their request in his reply to the Imperial Academy and prepared to return to the Imperial Academy to deal with the matter in person.

Of course, there is obviously more than one problem facing Orson.

The civil war in Saint Laurent City has been going on for some time now. The citizens had already been warned about the tense situation in Saint Laurent City and had stockpiled a lot of supplies at home. However, as the war continues, the food usually stored at home will eventually run out. In this case, whoever controls the remaining food and supplies in the area will be prepared to fight a protracted war.

Obviously, Alsace had anticipated this situation. The royal palace under his control and the large wealthy areas around it already had many warehouses for storing supplies so that the rich could take them whenever they wanted.

The area controlled by Orson is relatively barren, and all the necessary supplies need to be transported from outside.

However, at this moment, the supplies transported from outside could not come in at all.

After all, the entire area around Saint Laurent City is controlled by the royal army of Alsace, and it will take some time for outsiders to break in.

If Orson and his group succeed, it will be called the center blooming, but if they fail, they will be surrounded and annihilated.

Supplies have become a big problem.

Fortunately, the supplies on hand can be distributed for one month after centralized allocation. If the war is not over after one month, or if no external supplies are delivered, the people in the Orsen-controlled area will explode like a time bomb.

He stood up, put down the documents in his hand, and then looked behind him.

"During this time, everything here is left to you."

"Ah."

Behind him, Litt was standing there. When she heard Orson's words, she nodded obediently.

When Orson was just released and rose up against Arthas, Litt sneaked out of the Imperial Academy and found Orson.

Of course, in order to prevent others from knowing, Litt did not appear in public, but served as Orson's adviser, helping Orson deal with complicated documents.

Orson did this to be prepared for the second hand.

Before everything is settled, anything could turn around. Although Orson has disintegrated Arthas' power step by step through careful planning, what if Arthas has a trump card that Orson doesn't know about and turns the tide of the battle at a critical moment? By doing this, Orson can save Litt.

At that time, all the blame can be shifted to Orson, and Litt, who has never appeared in public to oppose Alsace, can escape.

After all, Litt is the only heir to the Dukedom of Antica. Considering the relationship between the two families, Arthas will not do anything out of line to Litt.

After all, the Duke of Antica's decision to lead the troops was Lucius's personal act and had nothing to do with Litt.

If Arthas really chooses to make enemies with all the dukes in order to liquidate Litt and others, he will definitely lose.

"I will hand over all military power to you, but you must promise me that you will not reveal your identity to the mercenaries under you, and you cannot let them see your true face. Otherwise, if we fail... after the war, they will betray you, and you will suffer as well."

Leete nodded.

She agreed to Orson only because Orson asked her to do so.

She didn't care about Orson's concerns at all. If she failed, she would rather go to hell with Orson than live alone.

What's more, it is impossible for me to lose now.

……