In the Name of Empress-Chapter 461 - 313: Friendship Rings with the Bell

"Me as Commander in Chief?"

Receiving Roland’s appointment, Christine froze in place, somewhat at a loss.

Attached to this appointment was the framework document for the coalition army.

According to this framework document, the future elite troops of the Sussex Empire and Jin Yuan Kingdom would be under her unified command.

Excluding those long-standing veteran armies, at least a million troops would be under her command.

This doesn’t include the new army about to be formed.

Roland only presented the requirements and framework, granting her the power to build and command the army.

Although the weighty trust moved her deeply, the ensuing pressure made her feel breathless.

What if she couldn’t meet Roland’s expectations?

Time waits for no one, and she has less than half a year.

The main force of the Wende Empire has been defeated, fortunately, it’s winter now, and the Vladimir and other Three Kingdoms allied forces are moving slowly, unable to expand their victories, giving them more time.

Once the snow melts, the existence of the Wende Empire will enter a countdown.

After resolving the Wende Empire, the Holy Alliance led by the Vladimir Empire, Prudon Kingdom, and Tirol Kingdom will have a final showdown with the Freedom Alliance led by Sussex and Jin Yuan.

Even considering logistics and army recovery time, she has less than six months.

Fortunately, Roland hasn’t burdened her with the logistics and equipment support; otherwise, she would have refused on the spot.

Roland’s unspoken meaning was simple, leave military affairs to Christine, while he handles internal affairs, diplomacy, and logistical support.

Christine remained silent for a long time, hesitated repeatedly, and finally wrote the reply to Roland.

"At your command."

She didn’t mention additional conditions or complain about the tight time and heavy task, just calmly accepted the order.

After accepting the order, Christine hurriedly left the operations command room and headed to the conference hall to immediately convene the senior officers near Val City to convey the order and express her determination.

While considering the army’s combat power, factors like the number of troops, organizational ability, equipment, and logistics must be considered; the ability of the main general is crucial.

The same army in the hands of a renowned general versus a mediocre one can differ in combat power by dozens of times. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

A truly famous general can make soldiers clearly understand why they fight, enforce orders strictly, and use combat power precisely to achieve victory at the smallest cost.

She is the renowned general in Roland’s heart, the only one.

This trust deeply moves Christine but adds a mountain-like weight of pressure on her shoulders.

Originally, she just wanted to train an army to prepare for the Wende Empire’s restoration by riding Roland’s victorious momentum, but unexpectedly, she got the chance to command the army to defeat Sofia head-on.

With greater ability comes greater responsibility!

Christine thought silently, feeling her blood boiling, her delicate fair face blushing rose-red.

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With greater ability comes greater responsibility?

Roland doesn’t agree.

He believes more in another saying, with greater power comes greater responsibility.

When he was just a clerk at the post office, what responsibility did he have? Simply writing letters for guests, reassuring families, and expressing love to lovers.

After being chosen by Sif, within a few days, he became the private advisor to the Count.

In just a few days, how much could his ability have changed? Yet he had to guide the then-unidentified Empress to escape abroad and reclaim the throne as the Count’s private advisor.

Unfortunately, being in high position now, his power rivals that of the Emperor, while his ability hasn’t qualitatively changed much from previous years.

With increasing responsibility, he needs someone to share the pressure.

He’s not a weightlifting champion; he can’t bear the expectations of the two great countries, dozens of provinces, and over two hundred million people.

He unhesitatingly delegates power to professionals.

Law affairs to Alben, governance to William, military to Christine.

What does he do?

Of course, he gives important speeches, provides guiding opinions, maintains an inscrutable stance.

Otherwise, what else could he do, guide specific matters and be exposed as an outsider?

Roland is self-aware.

In any industry, there are professionals better than him; his advantage lies in transcending era recognition and knowledge from two worlds, several epochs, and many races.

If his team is a giant ship, he only steers it, while other matters...

Roland believes letting professionals do their jobs is better than directing which way the machine guns should move.

He doesn’t micro-manage.

He prefers the post-victory strategy of drawing lines for a steady advance.

If micro-managing is needed to win, isn’t it just wasted strategy?

Lying on the soft velvet cushion of West Palace, Roland enjoys the maid’s massage service, casually flipping through the revised version of the Civil Code sent by Desmonds.

This revised Civil Code is based on the Civil Code designated by Carlo and contains amendments here and there.

Desmonds’ amendments reveal solid legal grounding but also expose his lack of creativity and disconnect from the populace.

Roland sighed lightly, placed the long-winded revised Civil Code aside, and closed his eyes.

As he fell into deep thought, the massage force suddenly increased.

No need to turn around to know Alina was here.

Roland did not open his eyes.

Since Alina was playing the role of a maid, immediately discovering it might be a little impolite?

Realizing this, Roland comfortably reclined on Liberator Alina’s soft thighs, enjoying the powerful massage service, feeling as comfortable as skiing on Snow Mountain Peak.

Alina’s brow furrowed lightly, unsure what to do for a moment, her hand movements slowed slightly.