Can't I develop my own character?

If a plague really spreads, it will be troublesome.

...

the next day.

'Vene' announced the alliance between the Augustus Empire and the Kingdom of Lot as planned, and then Amabena also quickly made a public statement, stating that the Kingdom of Lot had officially withdrawn from the Northern United Nations and signed an alliance with the Augustus Empire.

When the news came out, the shocked faction was satisfied.

The nobles and ministers within the empire were surprised at the empress's methods. She punched the old emperor, stepped on the five princesses, and quietly made Maganna willing to work for her. She had just taken over the Kingdom of Lot after taking office?

Although they claim to be allies, the relationship is basically a tacit agreement.

After all, we are not connected to the whole village, and we have heard a little about the recent situation of the Northern Alliance. However, we did not expect that the one helping Lot in the battle was the Holy Blood Legion led by "Charlie". This demon legion is very famous even within the empire.

And 'Charlie' entered the Kingdom of Lot a long time ago, which means that the Queen has long been planning to unify the Northern Continent!

It's true that this move did win over a lot of people's support for "Weinei". At least it proved that the new emperor of the empire was not a fool with only good looks.

In fact, there were many warmongers in the Augustus Empire. The Augustus Empire had been strong for so many years, and it actually had the strength to expand outward. However, the old emperor had never had the intention to do so. He had lost his ambition as he grew old.

How dare a mere Cairnt cross the border to plunder? Do they think they are barbarians?

With Wildea rising strongly, the situation in Augustus is not optimistic. It urgently needs a strong emperor to lead the empire out of the predicament.

Therefore, the significance of this news is far greater than it seems on the surface. Even Grand Duchess Maganna gave a high evaluation of "that woman is quite powerful."

The Augustus Empire cheered, but the Northern Alliance was dumbfounded.

The previously retreating coalition forces were attacked and hunted by 'Xia Li' all the way, and were constantly harassed. They suffered heavy losses due to lack of food and grass and no will to fight. They finally withdrew from the territory of the Kingdom of Lot. The other countries here were busy blaming and cursing each other, and were all dumbfounded when they heard the news.

Although the allied forces were defeated by the Kingdom of Lot, they were still planning a counterattack in their hearts. Only with Elvian's order could the main force of Wildea come and destroy Lot directly.

As a result, Lot turned directly to the arms of the Augustus Empire, making the situation suddenly become confusing.

The northern allied countries also immediately spoke out publicly, accusing the Kingdom of Lot of "betraying its own people" and letting a wolf into the house.

As for the battle they had just had with the Kingdom of Lot, they explained that it was essentially military control to stabilize the situation in Lot and was an internal issue of the Northern United Nations. The starting point was good, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement in the end.

Ryan's comment was not to force his face.

Of course, the one who was most angry was Elvian. The allegiance of the Lot Kingdom ruined her plan to accelerate the unification of the Northern Alliance.

Wildea.

Inside the towering castle palace.

Elvian sat on the throne with an indifferent expression.

"Amabena, I didn't expect that she would actually defect to the August Empire."

"Xia Li is a general of the Augustus Empire. It seems this was all premeditated. What a pity! If only the old king could hold on for another year, even just one year..."

Although there are no ifs in the world, Elvian couldn't help but think that if the king of the Kingdom of Lot was still alive and Amabena had not come to the throne, her plan would have been realized long ago.

Come to think of it, she actually lost to that good-for-nothing King Amabena?

"Your Majesty," an old man in the palace bowed and said, "Perhaps we can talk to Amabena, promising to help her stabilize the kingdom and guaranteeing an end to military control, so that the Kingdom of Lot can return to the Northern Alliance."

As soon as he finished speaking, a minister shouted, "Alford, are you asking His Majesty to bow to that useless king?! If you really do that, where will the dignity of Wildea be?"

"Useless? Haha~ If Amabena really was useless, would she have thought of escaping the royal city immediately? Would she have thought of seeking help from the Augustus Empire immediately? What if all this was part of her plan?"

The old man, Alford, said calmly, "If bowing our heads can unify the Northern Alliance, then what's the harm in bowing our heads? The most important thing right now is to establish the Wildea Federation, and the Lot Kingdom is a key step. If Augustus uses the Lot Kingdom to attack us, that would be the worst case scenario."

The minister frowned and said, "It's not that simple. We've already promised other countries a share of the Lot Kingdom's territory. If we go back on our word now, what will they think? They've put a lot of effort into this."

"Contribute? I only saw 30,000 allied troops being beaten to a pulp by the enemy's 5,000 men. They were a complete rabble." Alford snorted. "How many of those people actually wanted to contribute? Or did you, Duke Knock, promise someone a favor that's now putting you in a difficult position?"

"Alford, what are you talking about!"

"enough!"

Elvian shouted softly, interrupting their conversation.

She looked at Alford and said, "Teacher, if we want to negotiate with the Kingdom of Lot, what should we do?"

"If we're going to negotiate, we should show sincerity. It would be best if Your Majesty spoke to her personally," Alford pondered. "The Kingdom of Lot was forced to submit to Augustus. It may have Augustus's protection on the surface, but what will happen after it becomes a vassal state? Amabena should have thought it through. If she's worried, we can sign a contract. All we need is the right for our troops to enter the Kingdom of Lot. Who controls the Kingdom of Lot doesn't matter."

"Not only that, if we can reach an agreement with Amabena, we can even work together to eliminate Charlie and her Holy Blood Legion in one fell swoop, thus severing Augustus's arm."

Elvian nodded slightly. "I can try to talk to her, but...Teacher, do you think there's any hope for me to win over Xia Li?"

Alford immediately shook his head. "Your Majesty, you want to win her over? No, it's too dangerous. That Charlie wields the power of the Blood God. She's cruel and her will is unwavering. You can't shake her. If you miss this opportunity and let Charlie go, it would be like letting a tiger go back to the mountains. It would be a huge threat to Wildea."

"Alas~ I truly admire her abilities. It's a shame such a talent belongs to Augustus."

Elvian sighed regretfully.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's hero is our enemy."

"I know. I will contact Amabena... Nok, keep an eye on Augustus's movements for me. Also, tell the kings that not everyone is eligible to join the Wildea Federation. If they're looking to take advantage, I won't make any promises to them."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"You all go down."

Elvian waved the two men away.

After a while, a knight in silver armor walked into the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Moonlight Knights have assembled. The Second, Third, and Fourth Legions total 80,000 men. The First Legion remains on standby."

"Very good... By the way, how is the professional inheritance of the new recruits? How many Moon Knights are there in this batch?"

"Your Majesty, there are three."

"Only three?" Elvian frowned, seeming dissatisfied with the result. "Too few. We are about to go to war with the August Empire. The Moonlight Knights must be at their best."

"Yes... But Your Majesty, among this batch of new recruits, there is a very special existence. She activated the power of the ruins as soon as she entered."

"Oh?" Elvian was startled. "She's also a Moonlight Knight?"

"No, she hasn't completed her job transfer yet. According to Mel, that person has been in there for a day and hasn't come out yet."

Elvian frowned.

One day, about the same time as her then, could it be a special professional inheritance?

But it is also possible that he died in the ruins.

After all, professional inheritance is not 100% safe, and there have been many casualties.

"What's her name?"

"Avril."

"Pay close attention. Once Avril emerges from the ruins, bring her to me immediately!"

If the Knights could produce another Night Knight, the impact would be huge.

It must be the Moon Goddess's blessing, protecting Wildea to unify the northern continent... Elvian's lips curled up slightly, and a smile appeared in his golden eyes. Although the plan of the Lot Kingdom failed, it didn't matter. As long as Wildea was strong enough, she would make everyone surrender sooner or later.

......

"Ah!"

Barron, Iron Blood Army Camp.

Ryan rubbed his nose and muttered, "Strange, is someone thinking about me?"

"Brother Ryan! Brother Ryan!"

Iverson's roar came from outside the tent.

"what happened?"

"We've broken camp! The Grand Duke said we'll be heading back to the West!"

The Iron Blood Army's mission in Barron has been completed. There are only 7,000 people left in this heavy cavalry. They must be quickly pulled back to the western border, otherwise they will be at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the western barbarians without them.

Ryan planned to go to the West Territory first to see the situation and see if it was possible to solve the problem of the prairie. As for the Kingdom of Lot, he could only use sacrifices to open the chaotic space and teleport directly there. Although it was a bit expensive, it saved time and effort.

"Is there no way to take advantage of the chaotic space's teleportation capabilities?"

The continent of Rhea is too big. In the future, we can't just take the train to travel around. Perhaps when the supernatural power is fully applied to industry, flying boats will appear, but the speed will definitely not be too fast.

The special nature of the chaotic space allows for ultra-long-distance space teleportation. Unfortunately, if it were not for the power of sacrifice achieved through divine means, humans would not be able to tell east, west, or north when they enter.

"Brother Ryan, do you need help?" Iverson, like a giant, squeezed in, took a look, and asked, "I'll call a few people to help you clean up."

"No, there's nothing there. Just throw the storage bag away."

"Oh, then I'll get busy. The Grand Duke said we'll gather at two o'clock sharp."

Ryan threw his things into the backpack and walked out of the tent to see that the entire camp had been tidied up.

He walked to Maganna's tent. The Grand Duke was holding a magic letter in her hand. When she saw Ryan outside the tent, she put the letter away.

"Grand Duke, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Magna waved her hand and added, "It's about the Hand of Darkness."

"The Hand of Darkness?"

Ryan didn't ask any more questions. From the current perspective, Maganna should hold an important position within the Dark Hand, and may even be able to mobilize the Dark Hand forces throughout the empire.

However, she doesn't seem to deal with the Dark Hand's affairs on a daily basis. If it weren't for the last action against the Blood Archbishop, Ryan wouldn't have known that Maganna had such great abilities.

Speaking of which, the Dark Hand, as one of the five pagan religions defined by the Gate of Janus, has influence throughout the continent. If Maganna has an idea, she can mobilize this part of the force to fight for the throne for herself, and the success rate should be very high.

But unfortunately, Maganna has almost no connection with the Hand of Darkness in her daily life.

Ryan recalled the game information, but he really couldn't remember it.

"It's nothing. It's just that the Dark Pope wants me to seize control of Augustus and help the religion develop." Maganna snorted. "Why should he tell me what I want to do? Those guys don't care about governing the empire at all. They just want to collect faith. I don't get along with them, and I won't listen."

"Will this... be okay?" Ryan asked worriedly. Generally speaking, these religious forces are quite crazy. It's not impossible that they would die if the mission was not completed.

"Don't worry, they're relying on me now. It's all that Venetian guy's fault for promoting the Sun God. The Janus Gate is already a problem enough... Forget it, let them deal with the headache themselves."

Magna walked out of the tent, "Let's go Ryan, let's go back to the West."

"it is good."

Ryan thought for a moment and decided that he had to ask Lin Qi to pay more attention to the actions of the Dark Hand. The Grand Duke was straightforward and easily offended people. It was easy to avoid an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from behind. He might be targeted.

Half an hour later, the Iron Blood Army had packed up and boarded the train to the western border.

Ryan sat on the train and found a deserted place to play games.

"Avril's inheritance mission should be almost finished today."

In the interface, 'Avril' is still fighting, ttk, yzmttk, almost a day has passed.

Fighting her way all the way from the main hall of the ruins, 'Avril' passed through a place that looked like a crack in the other world. According to the game prompts, she should have entered the inheritance place of a hidden profession.

At this point, the style of painting immediately changed.

The air was filled with an ancient, dilapidated and desolate atmosphere. It was still in the ruins, but obviously in another world space.

The assessment mission for 'Avril' was very troublesome. It started with a battle, then a search for items, and now it's a boss fight. The battle was okay, the hard power was over, but the search for items was the most troublesome, wasting half a day.

And then there is this moment.

A deer-like monster was attacking Avril.

【Moon Deer lv22】

The level is not high, but it is a second-level lord after all. Although 'Avril' is level 18, she has not yet been transferred. The only skill she has is the Swiftness that Ryan taught her, so it is quite difficult to fight her.

Anyway, Ryan felt that if it were him, he would have been finished long ago.

Fortunately, the AI ​​was really great, and it managed to kill the Moon Deer little by little with just basic attacks.

You killed the Moon Deer.

[Congratulations on passing the career assessment. Please place the Moonstone on the altar.]

After receiving the prompt, Avril walked towards the broken altar and placed a crescent stone found in the second mission into it. As the formation on the altar was activated, a milky white beam of light fell from the statue of the Moon God in front of her and landed on Avril.

[The character Avril successfully changed her job to Star Knight.]

"?"

Ryan was stunned.

"Isn't that the Night Rider?"