In the Name of Empress-Chapter 614 - 357: Sincerity Breaks the Routine
Roland and Meinette’s closed-door meeting lasted for a long time.
The old and the young fox engaged in light-hearted conversation, casually probing and exchanging interests.
Originally, Meinette did not have the qualification to sit at the same table as Roland and the three major countries behind him to discuss business, but he had new bargaining chips.
As Queen Sisi’s "loyal dog," his defection held significant meaning.
As a subordinate under Queen Sisi’s command, he had a deep understanding of Queen Sisi herself and, by extension, a profound insight into the Enchanting Demon and other Dark Races.
Although Roland was skeptical of the old fellow’s sincerity in defecting, he still accepted the cooperation.
The emergence of the four prophetic verses made him sense a crisis.
The first appearance of the war machines finally made humans, other than Roland, realize the obsolescence of their technology.
A few foot soldiers could destroy a human fortress; how should elite and leader-level war machines be dealt with if they appear?
The war machines powered by petro-energy remain in eternal slumber, while the ones powered by electricity awaken one after another. What if the Alamanni Empire controlled more advanced technology?
Like war machines with miniature nuclear reactors.
Others may not know the future’s tech tree, but Roland knew the general direction.
Can the flesh and blood of humans in the Seventh Era withstand these war beasts?
The emergence of the Dark Race challenged the uniqueness of the Transcendent.
According to Meinette, this old fellow, the Dark Race is just a general term; their internal tribe divisions are quite complex, with branches that follow the path of the Transcendent star path, and others who are proficient in Magic and Martial Arts.
The Dark Race’s technology is very backward, but their individual combat power surpasses humans.
Roland remains skeptical about this.
Humans have defeated Giant Dragons, and have given rise to the Transcendent race of the gods.
The range between the upper and lower limits of humans is huge, with weak and strong coexisting, and a very high upper limit.
The Dark Race is boasting so impressively, how many of them have achieved Ascension to Divinity?
The Dark Side, where the Dark Race resides, is dependent on the Material Plane, being a part of the Theia Plane.
If they were truly that formidable, why would they become a subordinate? Instead of the Material Plane depending on the Dark Side?
Roland didn’t ask these questions, but he believed the old fox knew them too.
Otherwise, Meinette would not come to him for cooperation but would follow the King of the Dark Race to the bitter end.
To see a person’s true attitude, don’t look at what he says; look at what he does.
Roland couldn’t see through the old fellow’s true intentions for the moment, so he thought of a way to steady him.
His reason was simple: this matter was of great importance and must be discussed with Sofia and the others.
Meinette agreed with Roland’s reason, but he set a deadline.
Three days.
His urgency is quite normal; betraying the Dark Race is no trivial matter.
If he really intends to bring order out of chaos, Roland must ensure his safety.
If he is a puppet controlled by the Dark Race, Roland could quietly play along with him.
Roland didn’t wait long, as Sylph and others returned the next day.
Upon inviting Meinette for another discussion, Sylph merely glanced at him and almost threw up.
Becoming impatient, she quickly found an excuse to end the meeting, then held back her nausea, took a few deep breaths to stabilize her emotions.
"This is a genuine scumbag, human virtues are nowhere to be found in him, yet human depravity is perfectly displayed."
"He is naturally greedy, acts vilely, is hedonistic and unruly, and does things without any principle."
Sylph suddenly paused, then softly said, "Compared to him, you seem almost saintly."
"But indeed, he is unwilling to be a lackey to the Dark Race, that’s not an issue."
Roland exhaled a long breath, feeling Sylph’s gaze linger on him for a bit longer, he simply and straightforwardly explained his affairs with Alina.
"Dear, I met Alina."
"It’s okay, I completely agree, after all, she is also an Emperor, we’ll hold the wedding together,"
Sylph sighed in relief, smiled and said.
Internally, she was wrestling with whether or not to use Insight.
She was quite reluctant to use Insight on Roland, sometimes it’s better to be deliberately vague about certain things.
Roland’s honesty dispersed the slight displeasure in her heart.
Before the Battle of White Mountain, she promised to accept both Alina and Lisa, but she had to wait until the Battle of White Mountain was over.
Roland kept his promise; the time of the Sixth Era completely belonged to her.
That was enough.
Embarking on the star path, time left for family will become less and less, and the star path Roland chose cannot be a path of seclusion, it requires him to walk in the mortal world.
When she reopens the Elf Secret Realm, she will reside in the realm for a long time, and the time to accompany Roland will gradually decrease.
Having a few more women to look after Roland is always a good thing.
Sylph watched Roland with a smile, softly saying: "Though I’m a year younger than Alina, I knew you first, so I entered the family earlier, I’ll prepare a generous gift for Alina."
"No need for the gift, she refused to marry me."
Thinking of Alina’s reason, Roland still felt regret.
Not seeing a bride Alina in traditional Jin Yuan style dress, indeed felt a bit disappointing.
Sylph was momentarily stunned, then her face suddenly flushed.
This Alina is simply too ungrateful.
After finally coming to terms, willing to share with other women, and yet this person gets all pretentious?
Sylph huffed slightly with some anger: "What, do I need to go talk to her?"
"You’re mistaken, she just doesn’t want to be bound by marriage."
Roland fashioned a romantic reason for Alina, "You know, Jin Yuan women like romance, Alina is no different, she doesn’t want to be bound by marriage."
