In the Name of Empress-Chapter 574 - 344: Which Side Is He On? (Part 2)

How could a shameless guy like Roland possibly feel awkward over something so trivial? He merely wanted to stay and persuade Sofia to change her mind and go in person.

Diplomatic negotiations are truly exhausting; one must assert their position, test the opponent’s limits, make appropriate concessions, and outlast their opponent in patience.

Every stage is a contest of wisdom, skill, and patience.

Every diplomat will employ all their efforts to secure interests for their own country.

Even though their job is about compromise, they won’t compromise easily.

Only negotiations like those of the Wende Empire, where the enemy’s army encircled the capital, are easy to conduct.

Angelina always acts swiftly; once assigned, she wouldn’t hesitate and soon handed over her work to Roland before setting off on her journey.

With seventy percent incomprehension and thirty percent helplessness, Angelina boarded the carriage, heading westward under the escort of the diplomatic mission, towards Francis City.

She had an inexplicable feeling towards this city.

The war that conquered the Wende Empire could hardly be called a true war. The decaying and aged Empire quickly collapsed under the impact of three younger and more vibrant countries.

The bizarre parliamentary system and intricate local powers of the Wende Empire made the capabilities that the Imperial Family could mobilize less than a quarter of the nation’s total strength.

The fact that the three great powers besieged the declining and aged Wende Empire for over half a year demonstrates the deep foundation of Wende.

Their lack of a full-force assault was merely to avoid excessive depletion.

After all, at that time, the looming threat in their minds was the Freedom Alliance, and specifically Roland.

In Angelina’s view, Roland was indeed the core of the Freedom Alliance.

Without him, the Jin Yuan Republic would still be wasting its strength in internal strife. Without him, while the Sussex Empire might remain unbeatable at sea, it would most likely retreat on land.

When that time comes, it would be a showdown between the land power countries uniting the entire continent’s strength and the maritime Empire, Sussex.

Unfortunately, there is no "if."

Roland is there, continuously bolstering the Freedom Alliance’s strength.

Sofia doesn’t want to carry out a decapitation strike, and Angelina fully understands. Few normal people would find joy in crushing ants.

In Sofia’s eyes, all life in the world is like ants, and she would not crush ants without reason.

Fortunately, Roland is now her colleague.

With Sofia for military, Roland for literature, and Sif and Alina supporting diplomacy, Angelina couldn’t comprehend what the Prudon Kingdom was thinking.

A week later, in Francis City.

As Angelina stepped off the carriage, she felt even more puzzled.

King Otto VI of the Prudon Kingdom personally came to greet her.

The actual power wielded by the Empire’s Prime Minister might be greater than that of a Kingdom’s King, but in terms of political status, it is slightly inferior.

No matter how small, a King is still a monarch of a nation, whereas a Prime Minister is merely an assisting minister.

Moreover, the Vladimir Empire now has a Cardinal Minister, making her only the third-ranked figure.

According to diplomatic protocol, sending a Prime Minister or Foreign Minister from the Prudon Kingdom to greet her would have sufficed.

In Angelina’s understanding, since the Prudon Kingdom wanted to take the forefront, they would most likely send the Foreign Minister to perform a formality.

Yet, King Otto VI greeted her with the full honors reserved for state guests, which left her somewhat bewildered.

Though puzzled, she maintained her composure and followed Otto into the carriage.

Unlike other countries, the carriage of the Prudon Imperial Family is built to the standards of a chariot.

With a bulletproof metal shell, crossbow launcher, and the somewhat intimidating black eagle emblem, it appeared as though it was prepared for the military.

This wasn’t surprising.

Other countries established militaries to maintain national defense, while Prudon is the only one that possesses a military of a nation.

The citizens of the Prudon Kingdom, from top to bottom, young and old, are fervent militarists.

Even the pigeons by the roadside enjoy fighting.

Angelina was unfazed by this; what surprised her was their attitude.

Since she couldn’t figure it out, she simply chose to say nothing and waited for Otto to make a statement.

Sitting on the soft cushion opposite her, Otto, although over sixty years old, was well-preserved, looking only about thirty or forty.

Angelina had a sense of illusion, as King Otto appeared even younger than he had three months ago, with a radiant smile exuding energy.

She was curious but couldn’t directly inquire.

As she found herself in a bit of a dilemma, Otto spoke with candor.

"Miss Angelina, this is the power of Alamanni technology."

"Not Otto, but Alamanni?" This time, it was Angelina’s turn to be surprised.

It is widely recognized that this world has always seen the emergence of some war-crazed races and countries, driven by fanatical beliefs to wage war against the entire world.

The war-crazed nation of the Sixth Era was the Odin Empire.

In the era before that, it was the Alamanni Empire.

In mainstream continental perception, the Odin People are seen as the descendants of the Alamanni people, or even the Alamanni people themselves.

The Alamanni Empire offended almost everyone in the previous era and was ruthlessly suppressed.

Despite Alamanni technology being the world’s foremost, despite their population having the highest education level, despite their strong combat will, they couldn’t withstand the world’s hatred wishing their demise.

Thus the war-crazed from the previous era fell.

Before their demise, the unwilling Alamanni sent countless weapons, equipment, and books into the underground city and then detonated powerful super bombs.

The super bombs were not just one, but many.

The terrifying chain explosions not only destroyed the powerful Empire but also made those who besieged them pay the price of eternal nightmares.