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

"Go in and take all the money out."

Afterwards, countless imperial guards rushed into the imperial treasury and took out the currency that had been stored there for a long time one by one.

The administrator looked at what the imperial guards were doing and could only collapse helplessly on the ground, lamenting the changes in the world.

"His Majesty."

He saw that Arthas had not left yet, and finally spoke slowly:

"If that day really comes, don't blame me for not reminding you. The impact of your actions on the empire will be incalculable."

"If that day ever comes, I will personally go to your grave to make amends."

Arthas said this and turned to leave.

Before leaving, he ordered the execution of the administrator of the imperial treasury for treason and then confiscated the entire family's property.

……

Late into the night, Rosalyn organized a meeting.

Even though the city of Saint Laurent has been plunged into civil war, there are still many neutral areas where people from both sides can negotiate.

Many mercenary leaders who had previously attended Orson’s meeting attended this meeting.

"Queen Rosalyn, you should know what drives us together."

A mercenary leader said this and made a gesture to ask for money.

Another mercenary leader whistled and looked at Rosaline with a hint of amusement.

"Queen, if you don't want to give money, we can accept it if you give something else."

Listening to the other party's frivolous words, Rosalin suppressed her inner unhappiness, smiled, and then said:

"Of course I know the current situation of both of us, and I also know what you need most."

Rosalyn said this and made a list.

"I guess Orson and the others must have given you a lot of money, right? The Lison Chamber of Commerce behind him is really extraordinary. They have accumulated so much wealth in such a short time."

"But don't forget who the most powerful person in the empire is."

Rosalyn handed the list to a mercenary leader present.

"This is the royal family's treasury. There are currently 30 million gold coins. I promise you that if the matter is accomplished, half of it will belong to you alone. Of course, I did not come to this meeting empty-handed. I brought a deposit of 1 million gold coins. If you are willing to accept this deposit, it will be considered that we have established a cooperation."

A mercenary leader frowned when he heard this, then looked at several colleagues around him, exchanging thoughts with each other through eye contact.

Finally, one of them spoke on behalf of all the mercenary leaders:

"I'm sorry. It's not that we don't want to do this, but...isn't this one million a little too little? You know, the deposit that Orson and the others gave us is far more than this figure."

Hearing the other party's words, Rosalin was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "So how much do you want?"

The other party raised five fingers.

"Five million, we want one-third of the money as a deposit, how about that?"

"...Five million, this is not a small amount..." Rosalin hesitated for a while and said this.

"But for the royal family, five million can solve an urgent problem. It's a good deal, right? After all, you are short of everything now. It's just a little money. When the political situation stabilizes in the future, will you still be short of money?"

"...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 and felt a headache.