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After casually glancing at the comments, Amelia freed Harold.

After getting out of the carriage, Harold looked around and saw corpses everywhere. He felt a surge of anger, because these people were actually soldiers of the Kingdom of Akti, and they were all enemies.

"Your Majesty, that Rupert fellow..."

Harold then recounted the background of Rupert having someone impersonate Amelia.

Although Amelia already knew about these things through the comments, she still listened to Harold's explanation to gain a more detailed understanding.

After Harold quickly explained the situation, Amelia nodded slightly: "I understand. Rupert is dead, and traitors will not have a good end."

Harold nodded emphatically, very pleased with the outcome.

When he learned that Rupert had designed a scheme to lure Amelia to his location, he was worried that Amelia might fall for it. However, Amelia acted as if she already knew Rupert was suspicious and was not deceived at all.

Furthermore, the discovery of the power Amelia possessed also brought Harold some comfort.

He knew that a high-ranking apostle had intervened, which was why he was able to eliminate so many Akti Kingdom soldiers present. It was obviously good that His Majesty had such a capable person by his side, instead of being alone.

“Oh, right.” Harold seemed to have thought of something: “Your Majesty, elves attacked this place during the day. They were incredibly powerful. I wonder if it has anything to do with Your Majesty.”

"Tell me the details you know."

"It's like this..."

Harold quickly explained the situation regarding the elf.

After understanding the situation, Amelia said, "Those are not my people. On the contrary, they came to kill me."

"Kill His Majesty?" Harold was taken aback.

"Yes, the elf doesn't know that someone is impersonating me; she wants to kill me."

"Why...?"

"The reason is the same as the reason for the destruction of the Kingdom of Steel."

Amelia's answer left Harold looking bewildered.

He felt he knew far too little, while His Majesty clearly possessed far more information.

Amelia didn't offer Harold much explanation, only saying, "Just remember, elves are not to be trusted."

Harold nodded emphatically: "I understand."

“Harold, what are you planning to do next?” Amelia asked again.

“Of course I will follow His Majesty and swear allegiance to him!” Harold replied without hesitation.

This answer, however, gave Amelia a bit of a headache.

She could guess Harold's general idea, which was simply that he hoped to embark on the path of restoring his country.

But to be honest, she was just a time traveler, not the original Amelia. She wasn't particularly interested in restoring her kingdom; she just wanted to live a good life with Eileen, and that was enough for her.

But... but will I be able to get what I want?

She disappeared from the public eye after the fall of her kingdom, but the Akti Kingdom still had Rupert impersonate her in order to lure her out, clearly not letting her off the hook.

So much time has passed, and the elves even have super-ranked apostles searching for her. The Valerie who impersonated her has been mercilessly killed.

She wanted a peaceful life, but others clearly didn't want her to have a stable one. Amelia knew without a doubt that her enemies would continue to search for her in various ways and try to kill her.

So what should she do?

Under the moonlight, strands of Amelia's light golden curls floated in the air, and her expression looked somewhat complicated.

Harold, seeing the change in Amelia's expression, seemed to realize something and immediately knelt down before her.

"Harold, what are you doing?" Amelia was taken aback when she saw Harold's actions.

"Your Majesty, please restore the kingdom!" Harold lowered his head, his head pressed directly to the ground.

Amelia: "..."

Did Harold sense that he wasn't keen on restoring his kingdom? Wasn't that a bit too perceptive?

After a moment of silence, Amelia asked, "Harold, I'm asking you, what does the Kingdom of Steel mean to you?"

"It is home."

"Shouldn't your home be your wife and children?"

"They are the small family, the kingdom is the big family. The country comes first, then the family."

"For someone of your status, even if you leave the Kingdom of Steel, you can obtain a status sufficient to live comfortably in any country, right?"

“Your Majesty, I was born and raised in the Kingdom of Steel. My dream is to die in the Kingdom of Steel, not in a foreign land.”

"..."

"Your Majesty, our homeland is still there, waiting for us to reclaim it. The mountains and rivers are waiting, and so are our people."

Amelia felt a headache coming on when she heard this.

"Harold, oh Harold, you're oversimplifying things. We couldn't even withstand the three great kingdoms when our kingdom still existed, so how can we possibly restore it?"

"As long as Your Majesty is willing to restore the country, even if the road to restoration is full of difficulties and dangers, there will surely be a day of success. Just as no matter how cold the late autumn or how biting the winter, spring will eventually come and flowers will always bloom."

"Before the flowers bloom, they may die in the wind and snow."

"Flowers have branches and leaves, countless branches and leaves, which can surely protect the flowers. As long as the flowers are willing to bloom, no matter what it takes, the branches and leaves will not complain. Everything is for the flowers to bloom."

Harold spoke earnestly, hoping that Amelia would make the restoration of her kingdom her goal.

He understood Amelia's current thoughts. The reason Amelia was able to become queen was only because the late king did not want to bear the reputation of a king who had lost his country, so he passed the throne to Amelia. Before that, Amelia was just a marginalized princess, so it was inevitable that she would be somewhat indifferent to the matter of restoring the country.

“I know Your Majesty has never been prepared to be Queen, but things have come to this. Please accept the title of Queen and become the king of the millions of people in the Kingdom of Steel. Your Majesty, we need you, everyone needs you!” Harold said firmly and sincerely.

Amelia remained silent.

Are there really many people still waiting for her?

For some reason, she suddenly thought of the homeless people she had seen on her journey north during her escape.

Those people were originally ordinary residents who lived peacefully and happily in the kingdom, but because of the war and the collapse of the Kingdom of Steel, they had no choice but to leave their homeland and live a life of poverty and hunger.

Do they ever long to return to their previous lives?

Chapter 97 I will eventually embark on the irreversible path to becoming queen.

Thinking of this, Amelia couldn't help but ask, "Harold, tell me, what is the current situation within the former Kingdom of Steel?"

Upon hearing this, Harold's face lit up with joy.

If Your Majesty cares about this matter, then restoring the kingdom will naturally be much easier.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Steel has been divided into three parts: the Kingdom of Bags, the Kingdom of Akti, and the Kingdom of Beren."

"So how do the three great kingdoms treat the common people in these regions? Now that these territories and their people belong to their kingdoms, they should try to absorb them into their own countries, right?"

"..."

"Harold?"

Seeing Harold remain silent, Amelia couldn't help but ask a question.

“Your Majesty,” Harold sighed, “Although our kingdom’s territory is occupied by the three kingdoms, we cannot integrate well into them. The people in charge of this matter in the three kingdoms are not enthusiastic about it; they just want to make money. They beat and scold disobedient commoners, and people die from time to time because they cannot bear the burden. The situation is not optimistic.”

Amelia: "..."

Harold glanced cautiously at Amelia and continued, "Your Majesty, many people are hoping that someone can rise up and rally everyone to fight against the three kingdoms. And that person can only be Your Majesty."

Amelia still couldn't speak.

She glanced at the comments and confirmed that Harold hadn't lied to her.

After the fall of the Kingdom of Steel, its territory remained shrouded in darkness for a very long time. In the original story, this darkness lasted until Eileen became the peerless swordswoman and broke through it with her own sword, finally bringing an end to the darkness.

That was ten years later.

Ten years... How many decades does one have in a lifetime? And how many people will die in those ten years?

Amelia felt a sense of powerlessness and whispered, "Even if I'm willing to restore my kingdom, what's the use? There will still be many people who get hurt, because restoring a kingdom isn't something that can be done immediately just because you want to. It takes a long time."

“Everyone is willing to wait for this process,” Harold said softly. “Before I went to find Rupert, I met a dying vagrant. He was about to die, and he knew he was starving. After all, he had been starving for many days, and his living conditions were terrible, so he had developed many illnesses. But even though he was about to die, he still had a smile on his face. I asked him why he was smiling, and he said he had heard the news of Her Majesty Amelia’s appearance. He knew that even if he died, even if he could no longer see, the Kingdom of Steel would surely reappear in this world under Her Majesty Amelia’s leadership.”

"Harold, don't make up stories."

“I witnessed all of this myself, and he died right after he finished speaking.”

"..."

"There are still many people waiting for Your Majesty, so many."

Harold knelt there, his mind glued to the ground the entire time.

Just then, footsteps could be heard.

Eileen has found Rupert's body, disposed of it, and returned here.

She didn't just return; she's only just approached. In other words, Eileen actually overheard most of Harold and Amelia's conversation.

As she drew closer, Eileen whispered, "Does Your Majesty not wish to restore the kingdom?"

Amelia turned to look at Eileen.

The girl's long, silvery-white hair was slightly disheveled by the night wind, and her ruby eyes held a hint of sadness.

Seeing that look in her eyes, Amelia couldn't help but feel a little dazed.