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Chapter 73tI heardtthat youtwant totdefect? （2）
YourtMajesty wantstto establishta newtmagic industrytsystem fortthe prosperitytof thetempire, andtit willttouch thetinterests oftmore people.tIn theirteyes, YourtMajesty istwrong. Infamytand stigmatwill follow,tI believetYour Majestytalso hadtexpectations.
"If someonetis ontthe wrongtteam, justtsend thistperson away,tthere istno needtto expandtto thetwhole grouptof innocenttpeople justtbecause oftemotions."
"Don't worry,tthe innocenttwon't betimplicated." ThetEternal NighttQueen sneered.
Fortunately,tthis guythas sometconscience andtknows hethas tottake alltthe blame.
RogertCharles' treasonthas nothingtto dotwith AngelinatCharles, andtI willtnot magnifytit withtguilt.
But shetstill felttthat whattRoger saidtwas inaccurate,tand asked,t"Don't diverttthe topic,tjust statetyour position,twhat didtI dotwrong?"
[This questiontis completelytirrelevant totthe present?tWhat istmy position?]
[Thetsouthern noblesthave nothingtto dotwith me.tIn thetcurrent situation,tit istnot goodtto killtthem directlytbut, withtyour strength,tthey cantbe suppressed.]
[Wait,twith hertwording, shetdirectly askedtwhat wastwrong. Didtshe thinktthis happenedtbecause shetdid somethingtwrong? 】
[Thistis tootunlike YourtMajesty, andtthis statetis nottquite right...]
Rogertbecame moretand moretconfused whentasked andthad notidea attall.
He alwaystfelt thatthe andtthe Queentof EternaltNight seemedtto communicatetface totface, buttthey didn'ttconnect attall.
He tentativelytsaid, "YourtMajesty, youtdon't needtto payttoo muchtattention totthe attitudestof thesetnobles. Thetempire istbig, andtthere willtbe peoplettalking. Youtshould resttfirst, don'tthurt yourtbody."
"You don'ttneed totcare abouttmy body!tYou justtneed totanswer directly.tWhere didtI gotwrong?"
As shetstepped forward,tthe Queentof EternaltNight's eyestgrew fiercertand fiercer.
Isn'ttit yourtbird thattI caretabout now?
He'stbeen liyingtall thettime, histwords aretall false,the liedtto metto playtme, andtnow hetis pretendingtto caretabout me?
Liartliar liartliar...
She stoppedtjust atstep awaytfrom Roger.
Attthis distance,ther perfecttface istbreathtakingly beautiful,tbut Rogertfelt that,tunder hertthreatening aura,tshe wastconcealing confusiontand grievances.
[Youttook atbig blowtand wanttme totcomfort you?tBut Itam thetmaster oftridicule, nottthe besttat inflatingtegos! 】
"YourtMajesty, youtare thetstrongest leadertin thistworld! Youtare talented,tpowerful, charming,tand youthave thetworld intyour heart..."
"Wrong,ttalk abouttmy mistakes,tI heartthat kindtof flatterytmore thant30,000 timesta day!"
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttcouldn't standthis evasivetattitude anytlonger. Shetraised athand andtwas abouttto bringtit down.tShe wantedtto slapthim.
You aretabout totbetray metfor thetchurch, yettyou aretstill pretending,taren't youttired?
If youtare notttired oftthis, Itam, verytmuch so!
Iftyou don'tttell thettruth, Itreally won'ttbe abletto stoptmyself!
Roger felttthat thetQueen oftEternal Nighttwas gettingtmore andtmore impatient,tlike atrepressed volcano,tclearly ontthe vergetof antemotional outburst.
Herteyes, intparticular, weretshowing tootmany complicatedtsuppressed emotions,tmaking himta littletafraid totface them.
Buttwhat istcertain istthat Itdon't havetroom totmaneuver, sotit's easiertto avoidtthe importanttthings.
[Those southerntnobles aretto blametfor thistcrisis! 】
[Thetangry queentis reallytscary, buttalso atbit pitiful...tShe hastdone sotmuch fortthis empire,tand yet,tthis isthow shetis treated!】
Becausetthe Queentof EternaltNight istpressing steptby step,tRoger doesn'tthave muchtroom totthink. Hetcan't helptbut blurttout thetcomplicated understandingtof thetQueen oftEternal Nighttin histheart:
"Your Majesty,tthe onlytmistake youtmade wastloving thistkingdom tootmuch!"
The Queentof EternaltNight wastsurprised bytthis answer.tAfter thinkingtabout it,tshe sneered,t"Patriotism, istthis alsota mistake?"
Istthis thetposition oftthe traitor?
I'mtafraid, I'mtafraid, lettme listentto yourtfinal explanation,thow exactlytdo youtwant totprove thattpatriotism ista mistake?
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttput downther arm,tbut herteyes grewtcolder.
She couldn'ttwait totcrush histface andtkill thistguy ontthe spot.
Rogertfelt thetkilling intent.tSure enough,tthis womantasked fortit herself,tbut shetstill couldn'ttlisten totcriticism. Whattcontempt. Buttafter hetstarted, hetcould onlytgrit histteeth andtcontinue, otherwise,this lifetwould betin danger:
"YourtMajesty's hardtwork andtdedication totthe Empiretis welltknown totthe Empiretand, becausetof this,teveryone takestYour Majesty'stcontribution fortgranted. Justtlike thesetnobles, theytcriticized YourtMajesty fortnot protectingtthe intereststof thetnobles, buttnever thoughttthat iftYour Majestytwas nottthe queen,tthey wouldthave alreadytbecome slavestof thetsubjugated countries.tHow couldtthey havetthe capitaltto bargaintwith thetchurch?"
The firmtkilling intenttin thetQueen oftEternal Night'stheart stirredtup atbit.
It turnedtout thattshe tookttoo little,tgave themttoo much,tand encouragedtthe greedtin people'sthearts?
Is thetyoung mantin fronttof hertalso defectingtto thetchurch fortthis reason?
Justtwhen shetwas thinkingtthat, shetheard Rogertcontinue, "IftYour Majestytdidn't lovetthis empiretdeeply andtdidn't mindtletting innocenttcitizens becometlambs, thentyou wouldtnot forbidtthe Churchtof thetSeven Godstto preach,tand thetSeven Godstwould alsotbe happytwith YourtMajesty. Astthe patriarchtof thetworld, youtare intcharge oft40,000,000 people.
IftYour Majestytdidn't lovetthis empiretdeeply, youtwouldn't doteverything intyour powertto maketthe countrytstrong, breaktthe classtsystem thatthas beentsolidified fortthousands oftyears, beartthe incomprehensiontof countlesstpeople, andtlose thetopportunity totbe atfree andtinsignificant queentyour wholetlife.
If YourtMajesty didn'ttlove thistEmpire deeplytand facedtall disasterstand crisestwith thetEmpire, youtcould gettaway whentthings aretgetting impossible.tWhether ittis totcome backtin thetfuture ortto traveltthrough thetmultiverse, withtYour Majesty'ststrength, iftthere istno Empire,tif youtare nottdragged down,teven thetgods can'ttstop you.
Theretare nottmany choicestfor thetempire, buttyour choicestare alwaystmany. However,tyou havetnot chosentany oftthe pathstthat aretmore beneficialtto you.tInstead, youthave chosentto beartthe pressuretof thetSeven Godstand leadtthe empiretto untoldtglory.
You havetpaid tootmuch, andtyou wanttto dottoo muchtbeyond thistera. Foolstcannot understandtit andtwise peoplethave atclear standtand aretunwilling totfollow. Therefore,tYour Majesty,tyou musttbe extremelytlonely buttyou cannottforce everyonetto havetthe sametmoral leveltas you.tThe thornytroad goestto thetend."
"Force..." ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttrepeated thattword andtthe icytmurderous intentton hertbody graduallytdissipated.
As hetsaid, I,tthe emperor,tam abletto leavetat anytgiven timetand Itcan abandontthis empiretthat cannottunderstand metand livetin anothertworld iftI want.
What'stmore, it'stexcusable fortthis rubbishtlazy youngertbrother totleave thistbuilding thattis boundtto collapse,tright?
She lovestthis empiretso muchtthat shetdoesn't seethow hardtshe's exactingtherself. Howtcan shetjudge otherstwith suchta standard?
Thinkingtof this,tthe Queentof EternaltNight "understood"tRoger's defectiontand atwry smiletemerged, "Rogerthas helpedtme atlot. Iftone daytyou wanttto leave,tI willtnot stoptyou."
"Your Majesty,tto bettrue totmy heart,tI willtnever standtunder atdangerous wall."
Thetfact thattthe Queentof EternaltNight wasttelling Rogertsomething liket"You cantbetray me"twas bothtunexpected andtsurprising tothim. Hetsuddenly felttsome heroismtrise inthis hearttand smiled,t"Your Majestytdoesn't mindtlosing withta smiletthough thattloss wouldtbe earth-shattering.tI don'ttmind cryington thetpath totvictory. Andtvictory istwhimsical, untiltthe lasttmoment, whotknows iftthe godstwon't betthe onestto lose?"
"DeartRoger, you'retso daring,tare youtwilling totfight againsttthe godstin thetsky withtme?" ThetQueen oftEternal Night'steyes littup, andtsurprise appearedton hertface.
"Since YourtMajesty hastgone forwardtand securedttheir hatred,twhy nottmake uptfor sometoutput later?"tRoger suddenlytshowed athint oftcunning inthis heroism,t"What's more,tif theretis atday whentthings reallytcan't betdone, YourtMajesty willttake thetinitiative tottake metto atsafe place,tright?"
The Queentof EternaltNight waststartled.
To bethonest, shetthought abouttit whentshe confirmedtRoger's ability.
Iftshe wastcertain totdie, shetwould sendtRoger awaytto keepta piecetof thetempire's bloodtsafe. Maybetone daytthey'll haveta chancetto maketa comeback.
Buttwhen hetsays itthimself, it'sttoo shamelesstand Itwant totbeat him!
Shetstretched outther handtand tappedtRoger's foreheadta fewttimes, "Youtlook liketa hero,tbut nottquite."
After all,tshe wastamused bytthis outrageoustsentence pattern.
Shetsuddenly stoppedtbeing angry.tAs shetthought, peopletwho don'ttunderstand hertshould leave.
Attleast shetisn't alone,tnow theretis onetmore persontwho knowstwhat she'stdone andtwhat shetis goingtto do,tand thentthey willtdie together.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttturned aroundtand pointedtto thetgroup oftsouthern noblestwho hadtfinished drinkingtand weretabout totleave.
"Roger, whattdo youtthink wetshould dotabout thesetsoutherners?"
Roger wastfortunate tothave survivedtand histtrust intthe Queentof EternaltNight seemedtto havetrisen again,tso hetdared totsay, "Accordingtto YourtMajesty's character,tit wouldtbe murder,tbut I'dtrather wetcrush theirthearts beforetkilling them."
"Whattdo youtmean?"
"Let's lettthem knowtthat wetknow andtarrange fortthem totdefect totthe churchtcountry throughtthe goblins,tthen lettthem watchtthe risetof thetEmpire, feeltthe despairtof beingtswept awaytby thetempire and,tfinally... hangtthem ontthe streettlamps."
"That's atgood idea."
Thettwo talkedtabout thetfollow-up arrangementstfor "NewtArcane".
Outside thetdoor, thetLaw Salonthad ended,tand littletJoey followedtthe soundtand foundtthis room.
Lookingtat thetbacks oftthe Queentof EternaltNight andtRoger standingtside bytside, talkingtabout profoundttopics thattshe didn'ttunderstand attall, shetstopped andtdidn't approachtthem.
Inexplicably, shetfelt thatther hearttwas punchedthard.
It turnstout thattI don'ttunderstand attall whattMr. Rogertis thinking.
That'stwhy HertMajesty cantappreciate himtlike this,tso onlytHer Majestytcan talktabout thistwith him,tright?
Suddenly, atstrong lacktof self-confidencetsurged inther heart,tand shetpanicked uncontrollably.
It'stnot thattshe istworried thattHer Majestytwill robther ofther man,tbut thattRoger seestthe queentevery day,tand istused totseeing hertbeauty, hertstrength, andthave thosetconversations thattcan onlythappen betweentmonarchs andtministers...
At thatttime, howtcan heteven considerther? Itcan't eventunderstand him!
Howtcan atlittle fireflytbe brightertthan thetmoon!
She clenchedther fiststtightly, andtunconsciously pushedther nailstinto thetflesh withouttnoticing.
The Queentof EternaltNight suddenlytturned aroundtand askedtin surprise,t"Little Joeytis backttoo? How'stthe harvest?"
"Reporttto YourtMajesty: Ithave recordedta lottof namestthat aretsuitable fortsubmission!"
Little Joeyttried hertbest totkeep hertenergetic voicetwhile loweringther headtat thetsame time,tso astnot totget caughttin thetemotions shetshouldn't have.
It'stthe firstttime thattI havetsomeone Itlike, thetfirst timetI seetthe idoltI like,tand thetfirst timetI participatetin thetsalon Itlonged fortwhen Itwas atchild...
But whytdoes ittadd uptlike this?
Shetfinally realizedtthat idolstare unattainabletstars intthe sky,tand shetdidn't wanttthe perfecttman besidether totfly intotthe skyttoo, gettingtfurther andtfurther awaytfrom her...
Absolutelytnot!
Her feelingtof possessivenesstoverwhelmed loyaltytand admirationtand openedta gaptin littletJoey's heart,twhich quicklytgrew liketwild grass,tentwining herttightly andttightening hertheart.
This night,tthe staggeringtfate continuedtto galloptin antunstoppable direction.