in the name of the queen

Chapter 117 Do you want to make a deal, Alina?
  Roland knew that Sif was insecure.

The late emperor passed away suddenly. One second she was enjoying the leisure life of a noble. Her biggest worry was which dress to wear to the next party. The next second she became the queen.

The enemy she had to face suddenly turned into a veteran politician who had been in politics for many years, and turned into the terrifying Queen Sophia.

Who else can feel safe?
  Roland hopes to help her grow and establish a safe line of defense.

However, the answer given by Sif was somewhat surprising.

She is willing to learn, but she cannot feel safe without him.

In Sif's clear eyes, it was as if there was a villain clasping her hands together and begging him for help.

Roland was defeated.

He couldn't refuse, and he didn't want to refuse.

The convoy moved through the night.

Although traveling at night is a bit dangerous, we are now racing against time and don't care about that much.

Jace would not be too strict in carrying out the orders, but would be more or less lax, and Sif could take advantage of the opportunity to meet with the people of the Fourth Fleet.

It would be inconvenient to wait for the War Minister's cronies to arrive.

Although it was unclear what Sif's purpose was in going to Port Dorval, Jace carried out the order very faithfully.

Facing the squadron leader who raised objections, Jess said coldly:

"Those who are unable to march at night can rest where they are. I don't keep idlers here."

Jace rarely gets angry, but he usually has a lot of authority.

Seeing him getting angry, several squadron leaders immediately changed their faces and patted their chests to express that they were definitely fine. This was all nonsense from their squad leaders, and they would restrain their troops to catch up.

While Sif was traveling overnight, the cabinet ministers who had just attended the royal dinner also held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

They thoughtfully did not notify Walder.

After all, the old gentleman is old, so don't bother him about working overtime late at night.

Albon was extremely active at this impromptu meeting.

He waved his cane and explained from a legal perspective how to legally restrain Sif's actions.

Seeing Alban's excited expression, those who originally suspected that he was secretly colluding with the Queen were relieved.

They nodded frequently, approving of Alban's profound knowledge.

Alban quoted from scriptures and described the dangers of the emperor's arbitrary actions.

William squinted his eyes and looked at Alban, his heart relieved a little, but there was a doubt that always lingered in his mind.

What are the benefits of Albon doing this?
  When Wald retires or dies, will he move up the rankings in the cabinet?
  He always felt that Albon's ambitions didn't stop there.

Albon's attitude was impeccable, but the more flawlessly he did it, the more uncomfortable William felt.

Just when William was tortured by suspicion, the moment Alban turned around, William saw the burning fire in the eyes of the Minister of Justice.

It was the fire of rage and vengeance.

He understood that Alban would become angry after being rejected by the Queen and all his plans failed.

Mature politicians will not make this mistake unless they are really angry.

If you think about this, all of Albon's actions can be explained.

William's frown gradually relaxed.

Alban felt that there was no hope of progress, so he naturally vented his anger on the innocent queen who gave him hope of progress and then killed it with her own hands.

Very reasonable.

Seeing that Alban had finished venting, William smiled and said:

"Her Majesty the Queen is young after all, so it is normal that she cannot stay in the palace. Instead of hindering her, it is better to guide her. We should take the initiative to arrange outings, hunting trips, and vacations for her."

"But she must be separated from ordinary people. I don't want to see this farce of the Glory Day celebration again."

After William completed his concluding remarks, other cabinet members nodded in agreement.

They only seek imperial power, not the throne.

If Her Majesty can behave herself, who would mind having a cute mascot?

It's a pity that Her Majesty the Queen did not recognize the situation clearly.

They, the ministers, could only coax her like a child.

After the meeting, the Minister of War and the General sent elite troops to strengthen the power to "protect" the Queen.

Although the order in Sussex is good, there are occasionally thieves, and they don't trust the Queen to sneak out and cause mischief alone.

It was a two-day journey, and it only took a little more than one day to arrive after the hard work of traveling day and night.

It was already night when we arrived at the port of Dorval.

The military port was still very busy at night.

The large port on the left side of Doval is a civilian port. Countless merchant ships depart from here every day to the countries of Rodinia mainland. There are also many privateers setting off from here carrying adventurers to seek wealth on the sea.

The main trading partner of Dowall Port is the Golden Kite Kingdom.

More than 90% of the trade ships between the two countries dock here to unload their cargo.

This is the shortest distance across the strait.

The distance of three hundred nautical miles takes about two or three days.

Detouring other seaports will cause delays at sea for several days, and land transportation costs will increase sharply.

Unless goods are ordered from remote areas, all other trade between the two countries is completed here.

Sif received a welcome dinner organized by Dorwall City Council and the Port Authority.

She is a close minister of the Queen, a member of the royal family, and represents the authority of the Queen. How can local officials dare to neglect her?

Captain Jess also accepted the invitation as an accompanying official.

The dinner was held in a friendly, harmonious and harmonious atmosphere. Sif was very happy and had three drinks with the officials and naval officers present with a smile.

By the time the dinner ended, it was already late at night.

Sif took a nice hot bath and then stayed temporarily in the most luxurious VIP suite of the Port Authority.

Her elegant and calm demeanor amazed everyone who attended the dinner.

As expected of a member of the White Rose family, this temperament is classy and authentic.

Jess also strictly followed the orders of the Minister of War, even ignoring the objections of Sif's guards and sending more than a dozen cavalry to stand guard around the room where she stayed.

He enforces it very strictly, nothing less.

But not much at all.

The Minister of War ordered him to keep an eye on the earl and his entourage, so he arranged for people to keep an eye on the people in the earl palace.

Only one person was missed.

Roland.

According to his understanding, Roland is the leader of the Royal Knights. Although he does not have a formal title, his official position is higher than that of Sif.

He was not part of Sif's entourage.

Strictly speaking, Sif was an entourage of his, the leader.

The Minister of War asked him to keep an eye on the earl's entourage. What does it have to do with the head of the Queen's knights?
  Soldiers have always been so meticulous in executing orders.

Jess is a soldier, a good soldier.

While the dinner was going on, Roland left the Port Authority openly and merged into the Port of Dorval under the night.

In just one night, finding someone in a seaport city with a permanent population of 50,000 and a floating population of hundreds of thousands is simply a dream.

Even with the full cooperation of the Port Authority and the city government, this cannot be done. What's more, they will never cooperate.

But Roland has a way.

He took out his old ticket and wanted to get on the boat.

Standing at a hidden street corner, putting the two halves of the ticket together, Roland muttered to himself:

"Hey, what's going on with this boat ticket? Can't you put it together?"

"Idiot, the lower half is held backwards, how do you fight!" A faint voice sounded from behind.

Roland turned around with a smile and saw Alina, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Those who can approach him quietly are probably extraordinary people of the same level or top intelligence personnel.

There are not many such people, there is only Alina in Port Dorval.

Although she was disguised, Roland could recognize her immediately.

"Alina, are you okay?" Although I know that Alina is definitely not okay, polite words are always a good choice to break the awkward situation.

Alina took off her black glasses and gauze scarf, and said quietly: "I'm fine."

Her eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously been crying.

Her pupils were bloodshot, obviously due to severe lack of sleep.

Her spirit was haggard and exhausted, and she was obviously in a state of confusion.

Does this count as good?

Roland said calmly: "We are friends."

"You are now the Queen's favorite, and I am the lost dog."

Alina said calmly: "Thank you for remembering me, my friend. If you can help me convince your government not to extradite me back to your country, I would be very grateful."

"Is the situation so serious?" Roland frowned.

He guessed that something happened to Alina, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

Alina's expression was full of bitterness, "My father was murdered by a political opponent. That night, another group of thugs broke into my house and killed all my family members. Including my mother, brother and sister."

"My father's students risked their lives to pass the message to me and asked me to run quickly, but I couldn't run away at all."

Looking at the ferry ticket held in Roland's hand, Alina smiled to herself, "It's really ridiculous. I said I would take you to Jin Yuan, but now you have become a wanted criminal in Jin Yuan Kingdom."

Roland frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Is the political struggle in your country so bloody? Even the old, weak, women and children are not spared?"

Killing an entire family during a political struggle was something that only happened in the early days of the Magic Empire, and was very rare in the major civilized countries on the Rodinian continent.

"At least on the surface they didn't do that. They just killed my father on charges. It was a group of 'thugs' who killed my family."

Alina's eyes were empty and she smiled bitterly and said:

"My family is an old noble of the Jin Yuan Kingdom and the main founder of the republican system. In order to avoid suspicion, my father voluntarily gave up his core power."

"He wanted to make generous concessions in exchange for unity among all classes, but it ended up like this."

Roland was silent.

I thought Alina's father was a political idiot, but I didn't expect that he was a martyr who sacrificed his life for his ideals.

He was in awe.

Just respect, never imitate.

Alina's father wrote the irreversible lesson with the blood of the whole family.

We must firmly grasp military, personnel and financial power.

Giving up power in exchange for unity may seem great, but it is actually foolish.

This is no different from a hunter putting down his shotgun to embrace a liger.

Of course, Alina is extremely sad and despairing, so it’s better to avoid saying such things that are not conducive to unity.

Alina looked up at Roland, bit her lip and said, "Do you think my father is stupid?"

Roland said nothing.

You said this yourself, I didn't imply it.

Alina said quietly: "My father has three close comrades in arms. They fought side by side with my father in the war against the emperor. They are comrades in life and death."

"My father is not an idiot. He gave up the presidency and made these three people the speaker, defense minister and prime minister respectively."

"There are also many subordinates and students who have been assigned to hold important positions in the government."

"He himself transcended the core of power and compiled theoretical works on the operation of the republican system. He wanted to be the founding father of the republic and go down in history."

"What he does is also related to his extraordinary profession. If everything goes well, he has a very good chance of breaking through to level seven."

"And yet he was betrayed."

Thinking of those traitors, Alina gritted her teeth with hatred, and her lips became a little redder.

Instead of regaining energy, I bit my lip.

Roland listened to Alina's story very patiently and asked softly: "What are your plans?"

These words made Alina walk out of the flames of hatred. She was silent for a long time and said slowly:
  "It doesn't matter what I want to do, the important thing is that I can't do anything. I wanted to sneak back into the country and assassinate those traitors, but I couldn't even find the ship."

"Alina, have you contacted your former subordinates?" Roland asked in a deep voice.

"No, no. I can't trust anyone now." Alina was a little frustrated.

"But you still come out to meet me."

"This is different, we have no conflict of interest." Alina sighed.

Roland teased half-jokingly: "Really? If I sell you, how many benefits do you think your government can give me?"

Alina was stunned, and she smiled to herself, "I didn't think about this. Indeed, my head is very valuable, and I am worth double the bounty alive."

"Roland, kill me and use my bounty to avenge me and my family."

"Why do you say that?" Roland looked at Alina in surprise.

Alina smiled self-deprecatingly, "You never do anything bad, but you also value friendship. This is the best solution. Go ahead and avenge my family."

"Captain Alina, I need a boat." Roland held the old ticket in his hand and spoke calmly.

Alina was a little angry. She cursed in Golden Kite language and said angrily:

"Roland, don't go too far. You can kill me, but you can't insult me! Where can I get a boat for you now? I don't even have a boat myself!"

"Then you owe me another ferry ticket, now there are two."

Roland said calmly: "You are right, I am a person who can't afford to do anything without profit, but I don't think selling you for money is the best choice."

"The solution that is in my best interest is to help you regain your power."

Alina raised her head in disbelief, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, and then quickly extinguished.

"Roland, don't be ridiculous. I believe you can help that girl with a mind as simple as a paramecium regain the imperial power. After all, she is the queen, and the power of orthodoxy is extremely powerful."

"But I'm different. My family has been labeled as traitors, an old guard hiding in the progressive forces, and must be completely defeated. Even if you have the power of the entire Sussex, do you think you can completely defeat Jin Yuan? Republic?"

"Even if you can completely defeat them, it will only confirm my identity as a traitor. The Golden Kite people cannot accept traitors."

Roland raised the ticket in his hand and said calmly: "Since you are desperate, why can't you bet on me?"

Alina was silent.

Yes, she was originally not qualified to serve at the table. Roland gave her the chips, why should she refuse?
  "What's the price?"

"You owe me two boat tickets and a bus ticket to the romantic city. The price is naturally very high. You must fully support me in the future."

(End of this chapter)