As a queen who has lost her kingdom, I can see the comments section.

"You'll die."

"We are not afraid of death, as long as His Majesty does not die."

"..."

Amelia fell silent again.

Eileen and Harold remained silent, one standing and the other kneeling, awaiting Amelia's reply.

After an unknown amount of time, Amelia smoothed her slightly wavy, light blonde hair, let out a long breath, and said, "Eileen, I want to ask you a question."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"If... well, I mean if, I really don't want to restore the kingdom, and just want to be an ordinary girl from now on, Eileen, will you still stay by my side?"

"Will do."

Eileen answered without the slightest hesitation.

Amelia asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Eileen's gaze was clear as she looked at Amelia and asked, "Even if Your Majesty is unwilling to be Your Majesty, at least in my heart, Your Majesty will always be Your Majesty, and I will never leave Your Majesty. Where Your Majesty is, that is where I am."

“I see…” Amelia smiled slightly. “Thank you, Eileen.”

“Your Majesty, there’s no need to thank me. It’s all what I should do,” Eileen quickly replied.

Amelia's feelings were somewhat complicated.

She then looked at Harold, who was kneeling.

“Lift your head, Harold.”

Upon hearing Amelia's words, Harold raised his head, his forehead still covered in dirt.

When Harold looked up, he couldn't help but glance at Eileen. He knew that this was the high-ranking apostle beside Amelia, but he didn't recognize her. However, she should have been a member of the Kingdom Guard.

Harold didn't recognize Eileen, but he recognized the sword in her hand. It was the sword that once belonged to the Kingdom of Steel, and belonged to a member of the Kingdom's guard!

“Harold, you so desperately want me to restore my kingdom, do you know how much power we have? Do you know if this power is enough to support the restoration of the kingdom?” Amelia said in a deep voice, “I can tell you very clearly that our power has already been fully displayed before your eyes. Eileen is all my power. I have nothing but Eileen.”

This answer is harsh.

Restoring a kingdom is no easy task; at least with our current strength, it is completely impossible to sustain.

Harold smiled upon hearing this: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten what I said? Many people are waiting for Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty raises your arm and calls, those people will come to Your Majesty's command, and Your Majesty will surely be able to control a considerable force."

“This is just a possibility, and it may not necessarily succeed. After all, the Kingdom of Steel is gone, so why should they bother following me?” Amelia shook her head.

She had learned from the comments that after the Kingdom of Steel was destroyed, most of the nobles and lords in the country had submitted to the three major kingdoms, which made her think that restoring the kingdom was a viable path.

After all, he had no one to rely on.

Thinking this, she glanced at the comments section again.

[Restore the kingdom, please restore the kingdom, Amelia.]

[Sobbing, in the original story, even Eileen, a mere guard, was desperately trying to restore her kingdom, but unfortunately, she wasn't a member of the Steele royal family and couldn't do anything about it.]

Is Eileen going to have another regret?

[If Amelia is willing to restore her kingdom, there will still be some people who will support her.]

[Some people have pledged allegiance to the three kingdoms, but that's because they believe the Kingdom of Steel is doomed. If they knew Amelia was willing to restore the kingdom, wouldn't they return?]

The barrage of comments was incredibly dense at this point, and the discussion was extremely heated.

Eileen remained silent.

“Your Majesty,” Harold said at this moment, “we are not truly without men under our command; at least I still have some strength.”

"Your power?"

"Yes, I have some power."

Harold stated that his territory was quite a distance from the capital and was not located on the marching routes of the three kingdoms. Therefore, although he suffered a lot of repercussions after the fall of the Kingdom of Steel, he was able to react quickly and preserve a considerable amount of strength.

“Not only did I preserve some of my forces, but I also met up with some people along the way who also longed for the restoration of their country, and together we accumulated a considerable force.”

"Then why were you caught by Rupert?"

"That's because I was deceived. I really thought it was His Majesty who appeared."

Harold, somewhat exasperated, quickly explained the situation.

"Upon learning of His Majesty's arrival, I was overjoyed and led some attendants to come immediately. Little did I know that it was a trap... As for the others, they were not with me, so they suffered no losses."

How much power do you have on your side?

"There are 2 middle-ranking apostles, 7 lower-ranking apostles, 22 reserve apostles, 746 people who can serve as soldiers, and more than a thousand auxiliary personnel without combat capabilities."

"..."

This force left Amelia speechless; it was far too weak, completely insufficient for restoring her kingdom.

Harold understood that their forces were insufficient, and quickly added, "This is only a temporary strength. As long as His Majesty is willing to restore the kingdom, we can develop and possess more power. Restoring the kingdom may be a long and arduous task, but it will be realized one day."

Amelia glanced at Harold, then at Eileen, and finally at the comments section.

Everyone hopes she will restore her country.

Can she really escape this vortex?

Perhaps... the answer was already there from the beginning.

Harold.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

"Bring your men here and settle them near Beard City."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Harold's old face immediately lit up with excitement. Hearing Amelia say this, he knew that Amelia had made a decision.

Eileen also showed a happy expression.

Amelia continued, "It's not easy to get so many people to Beard City. Be careful not to let anyone notice. Don't tell them I'm here until everyone has reached their destination."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"You can handle this yourself, right? I don't have the manpower to escort you back to the former Kingdom of Steel."

“No problem, Your Majesty, I can hire an adventurer's party to escort me there.”

"Hmm, an adventurer's party... then let's decide on that."

Amelia seemed to have thought of something.

However, she didn't say much, only saying, "Harold, I'll talk about more things after you bring the people over. Now let's go back to Beard City."

“I understand, Your Majesty.” Harold nodded.

The three of them then headed back towards Beard.

On the way back, Amelia also told Harold how to contact her.

She didn't tell Harold that she was using the alias Lily Hicks, but instead gave him a code to place in the newspaper whenever he wanted to contact her. She would then meet him at the agreed-upon location after seeing the newspaper.

Although Harold himself is fine, are all of the more than a thousand people who followed him truly without problems?

Amelia knew she had to be careful; far too many people wanted to kill her, and even with Eileen's close protection, she couldn't afford to be careless.

After returning to Beard City, Amelia and Eileen parted ways with Harold. The two of them bought some alchemical hair dye and disguised themselves as before before returning to White Maple Academy.

They had previously pretended to go shopping and left Baifeng Academy openly and legitimately; this time, they only needed to return openly and legitimately.

Not long after I got back to my dorm, the doorbell rang.

Eileen opened the door, and the visitor who came late at night was none other than Verna.

Verna, with her long red hair tied in a low ponytail and wearing a black dress, entered the living room and asked very directly, "How's it going, Amelia? Did you deal with the person impersonating you over there?"

"Why do you ask that?" Amelia sat on the sofa, elegant and dignified, and took a sip of tea from her teacup.

"At this crucial moment, you and Eileen left White Maple Academy, and Queen Amelia, who was supposed to arrive before nightfall, did not appear. This is enough for someone like me who knows your true identity to understand what you have been doing."

"Those who impersonate me cannot come to Beard City; it has nothing to do with me."

"Amelia, do you still need to hide anything from me? We're allies, aren't we?"

Verna sat down next to Amelia, looking intently at her.

Amelia couldn't stand that look and could only say, "Alright, alright, I admit I took care of that, and it's indeed been taken care of."

'Amelia indeed has a very powerful force behind her.'

Upon hearing Amelia's words, a thought immediately flashed through Verna's mind as if she were certain.

Then she asked in detail, wanting to know the specifics of what happened.

Amelia shook her head and said, "Virna, it's late, and I want to get some rest. Why don't you let your people investigate this themselves? Perhaps tomorrow's newspaper will also publish the reason why 'Queen Amelia' did not come to Beard City."

Amelia understood perfectly well that as long as she didn't say things out loud, it would leave people with plenty of room for imagination, which was actually a better situation for her.

The human imagination is boundless.

Chapter 98 Is the power behind Amelia really that strong?

Hearing Amelia say this, Verna was a little annoyed. She had come all this way specifically to get firsthand information, but she didn't expect Amelia to refuse to tell her.

“Don’t misunderstand, Verna,” Amelia smiled. “I’m really tired and want to rest. And some things can’t be explained in a few words, so let’s get through the night.”

"...Okay, I'll head back now."

Seeing that Amelia had said so, Verna didn't know what else to say and could only take her leave.

After Verna left, Amelia and Eileen also went to rest.

After all, it was late at night.

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March 10, 720 of the Heavenly Calendar.

Raindrops fell softly from the gray sky, pattering against the city of Beard.