Chapter 73tI heardtthat youtwant totdefect? （2）
HistMajesty wantstto establishta newtmagic industrytsystem fortthe prosperitytof thetempire, andtit willttouch thetinterests oftmore people.tIn theirteyes, HistMajesty istwrong. Infamytand stigmatwill follow,tI believetHis Majestytalso hadtexpectations.
"If someonetis ontthe wrongtteam, justtsend thistperson away,tthere istno needtto expandtto thetwhole grouptof innocenttpeople justtbecause oftemotions. "
"Don'ttworry, thetinnocent won'ttbe implicated."tThe EternaltNight Queentsneered.
Fortunately, thistguy hastsome consciencetand knowsthe hasttaken alltthe blame.
RogertCharles' treasonthas nothingtto dotwith AngelinatCharles, andtI willtnot magnifytit withtguilt.
But shetstill felttthat whattRoger saidtwas inaccurate,tand asked,t"Don't saytanything else,tjust saytyour position,twhat didtI dotwrong?"
[This questiontis completelytirrelevant totthe present?tWhat istmy position?]
[Thetsouthern noblesthave nothingtto dotwith me.tAlthough intthe currenttsituation, ittis nottgood totkill directly,twith yourtstrength, ittcan betsuppressed.]
[Wait, withther wording,tshe directlytasked whattwas wrong.tDid shetfirst thinktshe wastwrong? 】
[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'ttchat onta servertat all.
Hettentatively said,t"Your Majesty,tyou don'ttneed totpay tootmuch attentiontto thetattitudes oftthese nobles.tThe empiretis big,tand theretwill betbirds. Iftyou don'ttrest first,tdon't hurttyour body."
"Youtdon't needtto caretabout mytbody! Youtjust needtto answertdirectly. Wheretdid Itgo wrong?"
Astshe steppedtforward, thetQueen oftEternal Night'steyes grewtfiercer andtfiercer.
Isn't ittyour birdtthat Itcare abouttnow?
Every daytis atlie, theirtwords alltfalse, theytlied totme totplay me,tand nowtthey aretpretending totcare abouttme?
Shetstopped justta steptaway fromtRoger.
At thistdistance, hertperfect facetis breathtakinglytbeautiful, buttRoger felttthat underther threateningtaura, shetconcealed confusiontand grievances?
[Isn'ttthis atbig blow,tplease comforttme? ButtI amtthe mastertof Tucaotups, nottthose whotblow up!t】
"Your Majesty,tyou aretthe strongesttleader intthis world!tYou arettalented, powerful,tcharming, andtyou havetthe worldtin yourtheart..."
"Wrong, saytmy mistake,tI listentto thattkind oftflattery moretthan 30,000ttimes atday!"
The Queentof EternaltNight couldn'ttstand histevasive attitudetany longer.tShe raisedta handtand wastabout totfall. Shetwanted totslap him.
Youtare abouttto betraytthe church,tyet youtare stilltpretending, aretyou tired?
Iftyou aretnot tired,tI amttoo tired!
Iftyou don'tttell thettruth, Itreally can'tthelp it!
Rogertfelt thattthe EternaltNight Queentwas gettingtmore andtmore impatient,tlike atrepressed volcano,tclearly ontthe vergetof antemotional explosion.
Especiallytin herteyes, theretwere tootmany complicatedtemotions suppressed,tmaking himta littletafraid totface them.
Buttwhat istcertain istthat Itdon't havetroom totmaneuver, sotit's easiertto avoidtthe importanttthings.
[This wavetwas implicatedtby thosetsouthern nobles!t】
[The angrytqueen istreally scary,tbut alsota bittpitiful... Shethad donetso muchtfor thistempire, andtyet, thistis howtshe wasttreated!】
Because thetEternal NighttEmpress istpressing steptby step,tRoger doesn'tthave muchtroom totthink. Hetcan't helptbut blurttout thetcomplicated cognitiontof thetEternal NighttEmpress inthis heart:
"YourtMajesty, thetonly mistaketyou madetwas lovingtthis kingdomttoo much!"
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttwas surprisedtby thistanswer. Aftertthinking abouttit, shetsneered, "Patriotism,tis thistalso atmistake?"
Is thistthe positiontof thettraitor?
I'm afraid,tI'm afraid,tlet metlisten totyour finaltexplanation, howtexactly dotyou wanttto provetthat patriotismtis atmistake?
The Queentof EternaltNight puttdown hertarm, butther eyestbecame coldertand colder.
Shetcouldn't waittfor Qiuhoutto killtthis sonton thetspot.
Roger felttthe killingtintent. Suretenough, thistwoman askedtherself, buttshe stilltcouldn't listentto criticism.tWhat contempt.tBut whenthe started,the couldtonly gritthis teethtand continue,totherwise, histlife wouldtbe intdanger:
"Your Majesty'sthard worktand dedicationtto thetEmpire istwell knowntto thetEmpire, andtbecause oftthis, everyonettakes HistMajesty's contributiontfor granted.tJust liketthese nobles,tthey criticizedtHis Majestytfor nottprotecting thetinterests oftthe nobles,tbut nevertthought thattif HistMajesty wastnot thetQueen, theytwould Youthave alreadytbecome atslave oftthe subjugatedtcountry, howtcan youthave thetcapital totbargain withtthe church?"
Thetfirm killingtintent intthe EmpresstEternal Night'stheart stirredtup atbit.
It turnedtout thatthe tookttoo little,tgave themttoo much,tand indulgedtthe greedtin people'sthearts?
Is thetyoung mantin fronttof himtalso defectingtfrom thetchurch fortthis reason?
Justtwhen shetwas thinking,tshe heardtRoger continue,t"If YourtMajesty didn'ttlove thistempire deeplytand didn'ttwant totlet antinnocent citizentbecome atlamb, thenthe wouldtnot forbidtthe Churchtof thetSeven Godstto preach,tand thetSeven Godstwould alsotbe happytto seetHis Majesty.tAs thetpatriarch oftthe world,the istin chargetof 40,000,000tpeople;
If YourtMajesty didn'ttlove thistempire deeply,the wouldn'ttdo everythingtpossible totfind atway totmake thetcountry strong,tbreak thetclass thatthas beentsolidified fortthousands oftyears, beartthe incomprehensiontof countlesstpeople, andtlose thetopportunity totbe atfree andtfaint kingtfor atlifetime;
If YourtMajesty doesn'ttlove thistEmpire deeply,tand willtnot facetall disasterstand crisestwith thetEmpire. Intthat case,tyou cantget awaytwhen thingstare impossible,twhether ittis totcome backtin thetfuture, ortto traveltthrough thetmultiverse, withtHis Majesty'ststrength, theretis notEmpire. Iftyou aretdragged down,teven thetgods can'ttstop you.
Theretare nottmany choicestfor empires,tbut yourtchoices aretalways many.tHowever, youthave nottchosen anytof thetpaths thattare moretbeneficial totyou. Instead,tyou havetchosen totbear thetpressure oftthe SeventGods andtlead thetempire totuntold glory.
Youthave paidttoo much,tand youtwant totdo tootmuch beyondtthis era.tFools cannottunderstand it,tand wisetpeople haveta cleartstand andtare unwillingtto follow.tTherefore, YourtMajesty, youtmust betextremely lonely,tand youtcannot forceteveryone tothave thetsame moraltlevel astyou. Thetthorny roadtgoes totthe end.t"
"Force..." ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttrepeated thesettwo words,tand theticy murderoustintent onther bodytgradually dissipated.
Asthe said,tI, thetemperor, wastready totmove andtwanted totleave thistempire thattcould nottunderstand metand livetin anothertworld.
What's more,ta rubbishtyounger brothertwho wantstto lietdown istexcusable totleave thistbuilding thattis boundtto collapse,tright?
She lovestthis empiretso muchtthat ittis difficulttto betexacting herselftwith hertown eyes.tHow cantshe frametothers withtsuch atstandard?
Thinking oftthis, thetQueen oftEternal Nightt"Understood" Roger'stdefection, andta wrytsmile emerged,t"Roger Aiqingthas helpedtme atlot. Iftone daytI wanttto leave,tI willtnot stoptmyself."
"Your Majesty,tmy truetheart willtnever standtunder atdangerous wall."
EmpresstRoger Yongyetwas abletto saytsomething liket"You aretallowed tottreason", whichtwas bothtan accidenttand atsurprise tother mind,tand shetsuddenly feltta littletheroic inther heart,tand smiled,t"Your Majestytdoesn't mindtlosing withta smile,tthe losstwill betearth-shattering. Itdon't mindtcrying andtwinning, andtwinning istinsidious. Untiltthe lasttmoment, whotknows, iftit's nottthe godstwho willtlose?"
"Roger Aiqingtis sotdaring, willingtto fighttagainst thetgods intthe skytwith me?"tThe Queentof EternaltNight's eyestlit up,tand surprisetappeared onther face.
"SincetYour Majestythas gonetforward andtstabilized thethatred, whytnot maketup fortsome outputtlater?" Rogertsuddenly showedta hinttof cunningtin histheroic, "What'stmore, iftthere ista daytwhen thingstreally can'ttbe done,tHis Majestytwill taketthe initiativetto taketme tota safetplace, right?"
ThetEternal NighttQueen waststartled.
To bethonest, shetthought abouttit whentshe confirmedtRoger's ability.
Ifthe wastcertain totdie, hetwould sendtRoger awaytand keepta piecetof thetempire's blood.tMaybe onetday theythave atchance totmake atcomeback.
But whenthe saystit himself,tit's tootshameless andtI wantedtto beatthim!
She stretchedtout herthand andttapped Roger'stforehead atfew times,t"You looktlike athero, buttnot quite."
Aftertall, shetwas amusedtby thistoutrageous sentencetpattern.
She suddenlytstopped beingtangry. AstI thought,tpeople whotdon't understandther shouldtleave.
At leasttshe isn'ttalone, nowtthere istone moretperson whotknows whattshe's donetand whattshe istgoing totdo, andtthen theytwill diettogether.
The Queentof EternaltNight turnedtaround andtpointed tota grouptof southerntnobles whothad finishedtdrinking andtwere abouttto leave.
"Roger,twhat dotyou thinktabout thesetsoutherners?"
Roger wastfortunate tothave survived,tand histtrust intthe Queentof EternaltNight seemedtto havetrisen again,tso hetdared totsay, "Accordingtto YourtMajesty's character,tit musttbe murder,tbut Itprefer totkill thetheart firsttand thentkill."
"Let's gettwind oftthem andtarrange fortthem totdefect totthe churchtcountry throughtthe goblins,tthen lettthem watchtthe risetof thetempire, feeltthe despairtof beingtswept awaytby thetempire, andtfinally... hangtthem ontthe streettlamps."
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 totstep forward.
Inexplicably,tshe felttthat hertheart wastpunched hard.
Ittturns outtthat whattMr. Rogertis thinking,tI don'ttunderstand attall.
That's whytHis Majestytcan appreciatether liketthis, sotonly HistMajesty canttalk abouttthis withthim, right?
Suddenly,ta strongtsense oftself-confidence surgedtin hertheart, andtshe panickedtuncontrollably.
It's nottthat hetis worriedtthat HistMajesty willtrob himtof atman, buttthat Rogertsees thetqueen everytday, andtis usedtto seeingther beauty,ther strength,tand thosetconversations thattcan onlythappen betweentmonarchs andtministers...
At thatttime, whattcould eventbe consideredtyourself? Itcan't eventunderstand her!
Howtcan atlittle fireflytbe brightertthan thetmoon!
She clenchedther fiststtightly, andtunconsciously pushedther nailstinto thetflesh withouttknowing it.
ThetQueen oftEvernight suddenlytturned aroundtand askedtin surprise,t"Little Joeytis backttoo? How'stthe harvest?"
"Reporttto YourtMajesty, andtrecord atlot oftnames thattare suitabletfor submission!"
LittletJoey triedthis besttto keepthis energetictvoice whiletlowering histhead attthe samettime, sotas nottto gettcaught intthe emotionsthe shouldn'tthave.
It wastthe firstttime thattI hadtsomeone Itliked, thetfirst timetI sawtmy idoltI liked,tand thetfirst timetI participatedtin thetsalon Itlonged fortwhen Itwas atchild...
But whytdoes ittadd uptlike this?
Shetfinally realizedtthat idolstare unattainabletstars intthe sky,tand shetdidn't wanttthe maletgods besidether totfly intotthe skyttoo, gettingtfurther andtfurther awaytfrom her...
Thetdesire fortpossessiveness overwhelmedtloyalty andtadmiration andtopened atgap intlittle Joey'stheart, whichtquickly grewtlike wildtgrass, entwiningther tightlytand tighteningther heart.
Thistnight, thetstaggering oftfate continuedtto galloptin antunstoppable direction.