In the Name of Empress-Chapter 653 - 373: The Captain’s Sense of Service
In the Eternal City, at Venice Square, Roland is delivering a passionate speech.
On the surface, he is speaking about the glorious history of the Magic Empire, but in reality, he keeps hinting that the Talia People are the legitimate descendants of the Magic Empire.
His reasoning is simple: in this world, only the Magic Association and the Talia People have brown-black eyes and hair of similar color.
Other countries in Rodinia mainly feature blond hair and blue eyes, with flaxen and pale red hair as complements.
The appearance of the Talia People is very similar to that of the legendary Magic Empire people. Since they live in the core zone of the Magic Empire, and the leader of the Magic Association acknowledges it, they must be descendants of the Magic Empire.
As for the truth, no one cares.
Roland’s tour of speeches began at the Eternal City and ended at the southern coast.
Thanks to his propaganda, more and more Talia People acknowledge they are descendants of the Magic Empire, not Talias without history.
The Talia People have very flexible bottom lines; they are willing to do anything that benefits them.
Roland is just one person with flexible bottom lines, but the Talia People as a whole are like this, no wonder they thrive amidst various storms and waves.
Not only do they label themselves with the Magic Empire’s prestigious name, but they also maintain amicable relations through Lisa and Roland, achieving benefits from both sides.
The agreement states that they must not disrupt the existing borders of Rodinia’s countries, which the Talia People have no psychological barriers accepting — they even regard it as a help to them.
After all, they are surrounded by strong nations like Tirol and Jin Yuan, none of which they can provoke.
Not altering the existing maps of Rodinia’s countries is the foundation for the formation of the Rodinia Alliance, breaching this line is to challenge the entire system he has built.
The Talia People are quite shrewd and naturally won’t be so foolish.
Their focus is on the South Continent, which was also once a land of the Magic Empire, and they consider the backward barbarians there easy to manipulate.
After Roland left, a frenzy of major nation ideology swept across the Talia Kingdom, with no one publicly or privately calling themselves Talia People anymore, but openly claiming to be part of the Magic Empire. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
This sight left Sura stunned, and even Anthony was dumbfounded.
The mentor and apprentice were silent for a long time before finally returning to reality.
Conquer the richest areas in the northern and eastern parts of the South Continent, as the foundation for the Magic Empire’s southward expansion, joining the Rodinia Alliance as a support.
If they can use their skills to secure a ticket to the new era, great; if not, then they’ll firmly hold onto the big wig, and are still qualified to board.
Of course, they are not ingrates; if they secure the ticket, they will also take Roland, which is also the basis of Roland’s personal negotiations with Anthony.
If they lack even this bit of sincerity, Roland wouldn’t bother to negotiate with them.
After seeing Roland off, Sura took a deep breath and energetically began preparing for the southern expansion.
He felt grateful to Roland, luckily, with him around, Anthony the teacher wouldn’t become too reckless.
The teacher’s ambition has been ignited, so naturally, as the student, he must serve the teacher.
Anthony assigned all surface tasks to Sura but was determined to handle the secret disappearance of the Talia Imperial Family himself.
Anthony has a clear understanding of this student.
Outstanding abilities, good talent, greatest strength is integrity, greatest weakness is too much integrity.
"If only this kid had Roland’s flexible savvy, even just a third, no, a fifth would do!"
Anthony shook his head, dispelling the regrets.
Eliminating the Talia Imperial Family isn’t difficult; the challenge is ensuring the blood doesn’t spill onto himself.
Fortunately, over the years, the Talia Imperial Family has also made plenty of enemies. With some effort, it’s always possible to find a family they have persecuted nearly to extinction but not entirely.
Anthony thought expressionlessly.
This is a political struggle, not a dinner invitation, but a ruthless game where the winner takes all.
The Talia Kingdom originally had no qualification to participate in the final stage of the grand performance, but thanks to Lisa and the Magic Empire’s heritage, they now have that qualification.
Nothing in this world comes without a price.
It’s just that some prices are too heavy to bear.
...
"Lisa, nothing in this world comes without a price."
Facing Lisa’s curiosity, Roland calmly explained.
Just three days ago, they set off from Naples Port, boarding a luxury ship together with their carriage.
This made Lisa very curious because the captain had refused her request just five days before, causing a two-day delay in their Naples itinerary.
Fortunately, this city is a famous tourist destination, with sunshine, beaches, and blue waves.
They found a secluded stretch of coast to enjoy their harmonious world of two.
While hard to leave, the journey must go on.
Just as Lisa was struggling with how to find a ship to carry them and Eden, Roland intervened.
He took only five minutes to persuade the captain and even arranged for the ship to carry only the two of them.
Lisa was very curious about what kind of superpower Roland used. Did he reveal his identity to pressure the captain? But thinking about it, that couldn’t be the case, because Roland was not that kind of person.
While she was pondering this, Roland calmly said, "Cash ability. Simply put, I hired the whole ship. This ship can carry a total of three hundred passengers, with thirty in first class and the rest in second and third classes; although there are many people, the ticket price is not expensive. I hired the entire ship and even negotiated a 20% discount; it’s not a loss."
