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Seeing Catalina, Fran thought to herself that something was wrong. Margaret was very unstable now. If she saw the mutineers, she might get angry. She could only blame herself for being too busy recently and forgetting about this matter.

It was obviously too late to pull Catalina away now, because Margaret had already seen her.

Catalina carefully came to Margaret, she knelt on one knee and said carefully: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry."

Margaret pushed away the person who was supporting her, came to Catalina, and slapped her directly.

With a crisp sound, Catalina was knocked to the ground.

This almost made Margaret lose her balance. Fran tried to support her, but she pushed her away.

Catalina's right face was swollen, but she got up from the ground and knelt in front of Margaret again. Then she leaned her left face towards Margaret and said softly, "Sister, I'm sorry."

It seems that the title of sister worked.

Margaret's hand, which was originally raised high, just froze in mid-air.

After a long time, she sighed and said, "Catch her. I don't want to see her in my life." After that, she walked past Catalina who was kneeling on the ground and continued forward.

Fran signaled to her attendants to take Catalina away, and then continued to help Margaret to a room.

Temporarily out of sight of her men, Margaret no longer had to hold on. So when the door closed, she collapsed to the ground, and Fran was so scared that she quickly hugged her.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Fran asked with concern, and the others also looked nervous.

Margaret's eyes immediately became moist, but the tears stubbornly refused to fall.

"Lord City Lord..." Margaret said, "Can you please let them leave for a while?"

Fran looked at Wallenstein and Christina in the room. They immediately understood what Fran meant and left the room quickly.

"Okay, Your Majesty, they're all gone! Now it's just you and me. Cry out all the grievances and sorrows you have!" Fran said as she patted Margaret's back.

This sentence directly penetrated Margaret's psychological defenses, and tears immediately burst out of her eyes, soaking Fran's shoulders in an instant. Then Margaret began to cry loudly.

"All dead! They are all dead!"

"Those comrades who accompanied me through life and death, my officers! My generals! And my guards! They are all dead!"

"They are all dead! But I am the only one who escaped!!"

Fran had never seen Margaret so out of control. But she, who was always eloquent, could not say a word of comfort now. She could only keep patting Margaret's back, coaxing the most powerful woman in the Holy Roll Empire like a child.

"Fran! What should I do! Wuuuu! What should I do! I should die with them!" Margaret was still crying.

From the sobbing between the lines, Fran heard her sadness and self-blame.

So she whispered in Margaret's ear: "Your Majesty, this is not your fault! Your men fought so hard to protect your life. They knew that only if you were alive could they defend the Holy Roll Empire, their families, and help them get revenge, right? You don't need to blame yourself."

"I know... I know... but... I am not a good emperor! Not a good general."

"You have done a great job. No one could have done better than you in this situation."

"But.

"Don't worry. I, Wallenstein, and Christina are here to fight alongside you until all the undead are eradicated and Arthas is brought to justice."

With Fran's comfort, Margaret's crying finally subsided and finally stopped completely.

Maybe because she was too tired from the journey, she actually fell asleep in Fran's arms. Looking at Margaret sleeping, she no longer looked like an emperor who looked down on the world, but more like a sister next door. Fran remembered that Margaret was a few years younger than Christina.

But because of her methods and her status, she could never associate him with her real age.

Fran carefully helped Margaret to the bed, then simply wiped her body and face with a towel, and finally covered her with a blanket.

After doing all this, Fulla couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's great that Margaret is still alive.

Although there was an irreconcilable conflict of interest between Fran and her, she didn't want Margaret to die in the army of the undead from the bottom of her heart. Fran respected this opponent and wanted to have a good fight with her instead of seeing her die in this accident.

Chapter 179 Appeasement

"Is your Majesty back?!!"

At night, Wallenstein led a group of cavalry back to the camp.

During this period, Wallenstein got up early and went to bed late every day, personally leading the troops to search for Margaret's whereabouts.

"I'm back and resting in my room." Fran thought about it and decided not to tell Wallenstein about Margaret's misconduct.

"Your Majesty, she...Alas!" Wallenstein said, "She has suffered such a great blow this time. I hope she won't bear it as hard as before."

"Hold it hard?" Fran asked, "Your Majesty, have you been holding it hard before?"

"She, in order to maintain her dignity, has no one to whom she can confide her innermost feelings. She will not show her most vulnerable side." Wallenstein sighed with a wry smile, "She never likes to confide in others. She just keeps everything in her heart."

Fran thought of Margaret's tears and sighed as well.

"The old Duke was actually against Margaret going to Vienna." Wallenstein paused, then said, "Vienna is too complicated and is the focus of various forces. The situation there is many times more dangerous than on the battlefield. The old Duke's daughter, Margaret's mother, died tragically in Vienna.

Vienna, it remains an unsolved case to this day.”

"But your majesty went there without hesitation."

"Yes." Wallenstein said, "On the one hand, she wants to avenge her mother, and on the other hand, she doesn't want to be trapped in the small Habsburg Principality. She disagrees with the Habsburg Principality's policy from the bottom of her heart, which is not to interfere in foreign affairs, nor to expand abroad."

"Your Majesty's ambition is indeed admirable." Fran said.

"It's not just ambition." Wallenstein said, "In fact... it's mainly because she feels insecure. When her mother was killed, she should have died with her. It was only because the old Archduke's guards risked their lives to protect her that she was able to survive. Maybe this childhood experience made His Majesty

Lack of security! Always thinking about increasing your power to increase the thickness of your armor."

"But if the armor is stacked too much, the body may not be able to support it." Fran said.

"Yes." Wallenstein said, "The sense of security will never end. Even if there is no Calamity of the Undead, no invasion by the Northern Alliance, and even no Lord Fran, Your Majesty will never feel safe!"

"In the final analysis, the human body can be protected by external objects, but the human heart can only be protected by people." Fran said.

Fran searched the area for a few more days, and after confirming that there were no large-scale survivors, she led her troops to retreat in the direction of the Holy Roll Empire.

During this process, the undead army did not rush to attack southward, but attacked all the way eastward, wiping out all the elves' garrisons in one go.

After quickly resolving all of this, the Undead Army launched another aggressive attack, besieging the Elf Empire's army that had just landed not long ago.

This army was originally ordered by the Elf King to rescue his trapped granddaughter. But now there is no news from Elendil, and the battlefield has changed dramatically. This has left the army at a loss. Should they carry out the mission or flee the Calradia continent immediately?

The military leaders were hesitant to make a decision, and so was the Elf Empire. It was not until the Undead Army surrounded them that they decided to flee.

But it was obviously too late at this time.

How could human power possibly match the tireless undead? Soon the elf army was surrounded and was about to be eaten.

The Elven Empire was already in chaos. Some said they would save the army at all costs, while others said they would send envoys to negotiate with Arthas. There was already a grudge between the various Elven kings. Elrondil's grandfather occupied the southern part of the empire. He had an army and real power, so he was naturally hated. Various conspiracies and intrigues were added together, and the result was

After all the wrangling, no conclusion was reached.

However, just when the elves were on the verge of death and about to become part of the undead, Arthas took the initiative to stop the attack and expressed his desire to negotiate with the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance.

Arthas found envoys from both sides and openly revealed his identity as a demon. But at the same time, he said that he was different from his ancestors. He did not seek to retake the continent and wipe out other races. What he hoped for was coexistence between all parties, just like the coexistence between the main plane and the demon world.

At the same time, he vowed that he would not harm the interests of the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance, and he did not want to compete with them for the world. What he wanted to do was to create an opportunity for the two planes to be resolved. At that time, the various tribes in the Demon Realm could live openly in the world, and they could also go to the Demon Realm to pan for gold.

The country is safe and the people are happy! Isn't that wonderful?

As for the necromancy, Arthas said it was just a means to an end. After the war, he vowed not to use it again, otherwise he would be willing to be condemned by the entire continent.

In other words, Arthas promised that he would keep the war within the Calradia continent, would never expand abroad, and would never use necromancy in the future. Although these were just empty promises, there was no absolute guarantee.

Originally, within the framework of the Holy Alliance, dealing with the demons was a politically correct thing to do, and anyone who was not proactive would be accused by the other side!

But the Holy Alliance happened so long ago. Back then, the demons wanted to wipe out the entire main plane, so the other races naturally formed a group.

Now, hundreds of years have passed, and the demons are no longer what they used to be. And the elves and dwarves of the past also have their own interests.

Interests are the most complicated and the simplest thing.

The current situation is indeed rather delicate for the Chinese Alliance.

The continent of Calradia is the traditional sphere of influence of the elves and also their base camp.

The Huameng tried hard to get its forces involved, but apart from allies like Venice and Genoa who were rich and powerful, the only ones it got were the pocket-sized states in the Lombardy League, and it basically made no achievements.

If Arthas really took over Calradia, wouldn't it mean that the Elven Empire would be seriously injured and the Northern Alliance would lose several backbone forces? In the face of such temptation of interests, being accused of a few things would not matter.

The dwarves no longer considered the demons as their biggest enemy, but the elves.

The decision you make depends on your stance.

The Elven Empire was naturally furious, constantly rebuking the dwarves for their shameless behavior, calling them traitors who betrayed the continent. The dwarves also retorted, saying that the main plane had been fighting with the demon world for so many years, and it was indeed possible to consider the path of peace. In short, they were unwilling to send troops to deal with Arthas!

You are the elf, and you have to protect your own territory.

Of course, don't be fooled by the elves' righteous appearance now. If the situations of the two countries were reversed, they would definitely make the same choice.

In the face of disaster, there is only profit.

Chapter 180 Sold

Since the Chinese Alliance is unwilling to send troops, the Elf Empire will naturally have to send troops alone in order to defend its traditional sphere of influence.

However, at this moment, Arthas's messenger once again visited the elves.

Arthas said that he did not want to cause such unpleasantness with the elegant and civilized Elf Empire. The elves are the mentors of the demons, and he wants to learn a lot from the elves in the future...art, culture, etc.

In short, the elf messengers were flattered to the point of being a little confused, like Xing Tian holding Head & Shoulders.

Afterwards, Arthas actually took the initiative to propose peace to the elves, stating that he would not touch the northern kingdoms, the elves' traditional sphere of influence.

As long as the North is still within the elves' sphere of influence, the elves will still control the trade channels and continue to gain the benefits of trade from Calradia. As for the other traditional ally, the Crazy Sand Empire, it's a pity. But compared to the Northern Empire, they are not that important.

Of course, the elves would obviously not agree to Arthas's peace request just because of such an empty promise. Coupled with the constant lobbying of the Crazy Sand Empire, there were still countless voices against peace in the Elf Empire.

However, Arthas soon dropped another bombshell. He was willing to return the elven officers captured in the battle.

It turned out that during the previous attack, Arthas did not just kill them all. Instead, he deliberately spared the lives of the elven officers. Most of the elven officers were nobles from various upper-class families.

As we all know, the Elf Empire is governed by the Queen and the nine Elf Kings. These ten top families, together with some other nobles, make up the upper elves. As long as the upper elves agree to reconcile, it means that the Elf Empire agrees to reconcile.

As for the families of the sacrificed soldiers and the sacrificial temple that vowed to fight evil to the end, none of this matters.

The deliberate preservation of the officer's life immediately hit the soft spot of the upper elves.

They may not consider the interests of the empire, but they must represent the interests of the family. Officers who can fight in such an important battle obviously have a deep background.

Soon, the Elf Empire's attitude changed 180 degrees.

All the voices originally opposed to peace were immediately suppressed, and the elves' external envoys also stated that the Elf Empire also hoped to seek peace in the main plane and seek peace with the demon world.

This declaration is basically equivalent to the Elf Empire agreeing to Arthas' request.

As soon as the news came out, all forces were shocked.

Especially the various countries on the continent of Calradia.

The Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance stood by and watched for their own interests, which was tantamount to selling out all the countries of Calradia except the north.

Of course they are not happy about this. Especially the Crazy Sand Empire!

The Crazy Sand Empire is a loyal lackey of the elves. In this war, the Crazy Sand Empire contributed money, manpower and manpower, and also suffered heavy casualties in the battle. It can be said that it paid a considerable price.

They had hoped that the Elven Empire would be inclined towards them and allow them to carve up a larger share of the Feruman Empire after the war. But in the end, not only did they not gain any benefit, they even faced the possibility of extinction.

At first they thought the elves would not be so ruthless, and even hoped that the elves would show some mercy. They sent many envoys to lobby, brought many gifts, and even gave a lot of speeches in the Northern Alliance and the Holy Alliance.

It's just a pity if there is no diplomacy.

The two empires were hanging high, and other forces were powerless. (The Vienna Alliance was directly excluded from these three organizations)

In the end, the Northern Alliance, the Chinese Alliance and the Feruman Empire signed a peace treaty, ignoring the fact that Arthas, who had mastered the power of the undead, was sweeping across the entire Calradia continent.

The city of Vienna.

After receiving the news of the peace, Fran let out a long sigh.

"Humph! What is the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance? They all speak so righteously on weekdays, but they are so shameless at the critical moment!" Wallenstein said angrily.

"Well, that's politics." Fran said helplessly.

"What about the Holy Alliance?" Wallenstein asked, "Hasn't it always been their mission to fight against the demons? They didn't say a word at such a critical moment."

Fran smiled and said, "The Holy Alliance is the arena where the Chinese Alliance and the Northern Alliance compete with each other. To put it bluntly, it is just a puppet. Since the elves and dwarves don't speak, of course they can only remain silent."