In the Name of Empress-Chapter 334 - 230: Missing Him on the Seventh Day

Upon hearing the voice of the secretary of political affairs reminding her of the work meeting, Sif sighed lightly in her heart, closed her notebook, and walked out of the room with her head held high.

As she stepped out of the room, she left the feelings of a young girl and her yearning behind, walking towards the conference hall with seven parts majesty and three parts amiability.

She was the Vice Governor, and in Roland’s absence, the work within the territory naturally fell to her responsibility.

She could certainly play the role of the Empress in attending the meeting, but the high and mighty image of the Empress needs to be preserved. Moreover, as the Empress hasn’t taken power herself, convening ministers frequently isn’t proper.

Observers in the Imperial Capital must not feel that the Empress is an ignorant fool in politics.

This was advice from Roland.

Thus, she had become accustomed to letting the Magic Mirror play the role of a serene Empress, while she accompanied Roland traveling around extensively.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t accompany Roland this time.

As Roland mentioned, the pure political level of the Magic Mirror is fundamentally unable to command the complex situation of the Four Overseas Provinces. She doesn’t trust anyone else either. With Roland out, she can only personally take charge.

Only she and Roland were aware of the overall strategic layout of the Governor’s Territory, and only they could make timely decisions in case of sudden events.

Roland’s plan was for Sif to command the army to coordinate with Jin Yuan Kingdom’s wanderers at the border to cause trouble, attracting Marco’s attention, and encouraging the resistance forces within Jin Yuan.

Unless necessary, the Governor’s Territory army must not enter Jin Yuan Kingdom, to avoid surprising allied nations.

There was only one scenario in which she must lead the army into Jin Yuan, and that was if Roland and Alina successfully landed at the southern seaport and advanced north.

Sif internally didn’t agree with this plan.

It was too risky.

If the Jin Yuan People are unwilling to accept Alina, relying on those few thousand accompanying personnel, they would be fortunate to leave alive, even with God’s protection.

But they had to take this risk.

Southern Jin Yuan is the foundation of Alina’s family, and rallying people here is far easier than attacking northern Jin Yuan directly across the Black Forest.

Attacking a fortified line and facing multiple enemies with weak forces mostly indicates problematic commander’s thoughts.

The Vladimir Empire and Prudon Kingdom, Tirol Kingdom had an alliance trend, so Sif also needed strong allies.

Wende Empire was surrounded by the Three Kingdoms, unable to care for itself, and couldn’t help even if allied.

Talia was ablaze with civil war and had essentially split into several nations. Furthermore, they inherently weren’t good at warfare; such allies would only be a burden.

Weimar Federation...was only a step away from becoming food on a platter; it could be won over, but annexation was preferable.

Nubia and other countries are far from the central Rodinia Continent; they could be allied but wouldn’t be much help.

If Jin Yuan Kingdom was lost again, diplomacy would become thoroughly passive, trapped in a siege from all directions.

For Sussex Empire, this situation would be no more than a retreat to the homeland to watch other continents battling to the death. But for her, it would mean complete failure.

She would rather stain the Flower Sea with blood than return home as a puppet with the posture of a loser.

Therefore, Jin Yuan Kingdom must be taken down, and Alina was their only chance.

Letting Roland accompany Alina made her uneasy internally, so she insisted on having Lisa accompany them.

She was very clear in her heart; Lisa was different from Alina.

Lisa had been accompanied by Roland since childhood, and there might be romantic feelings between a man and a woman, but surely kinship prevailed.

She might be able to accept only being Roland’s sister.

Even if not, it didn’t matter.

After all, she didn’t have an illustrious background, her relationship with Sif was also good, and as long as the sincerity was enough, she would most likely accept becoming Roland’s lover rather than an official wife.

Alina, on the other hand, was different; she was born into a prominent family, her father was once the Dominator of the nation, and as long as she succeeded in returning home, she would surely regain power.

The Jin Yuan People are romantic and expressive; to show gratitude towards Roland, who knows what she might do.

Someone must keep close watch on Roland, guarding against the prowling cats of Jin Yuan Kingdom.

If Roland finally couldn’t resist outside, Sif would rather it be Lisa.

Lisa could share, but Alina would seize, and she certainly understood which caused more harm.

In this era, the most common romantic model for powerful men was marrying a noble, understanding wife, then having some cute and enchanting lovers.

Such matters had long become unremarkable to Sif.

If Roland was also like this...

Don’t keep thinking about personal issues during work. Time for the meeting!

With a few traces of concern, Sif walked towards the conference hall to convene the first work meeting after Roland led the special action squad out.

Seated at the main position of the conference hall, listening to ministers report work, Sif seemed slightly dazed, absent-minded.

When Governor Ados succinctly finished reporting, waiting for Sif to comment, he found that Lord Count was actually in a daze.

Ados, familiar with societal dynamics, probably guessed why Sif was daydreaming.

He lightly coughed to remind Sif it was meeting time, then summarized the previously reported content more concisely again.

Sif cast him a thankful gaze, her eyes still bewildered.

What did Governor Ados just say?

She felt too embarrassed to let Ados repeat it again after zoning out twice consecutively.

Saying one thing three times, the other ministers might mistakenly think she targeted Ados.

Even if no one overthinks, asking Ados to say it three times would be somewhat impolite.

Sif concentrated her thoughts.

Ados assumed she was pondering countermeasures, but she was actually trying hard to recall what he just mentioned.

A minute later, Sif still couldn’t remember what Ados had just said, but she thought of how to respond.

"Lord Ados, what do you think we should do?"

Sif was still absent-minded, not even noticing the problem with her previous address.