Volume 3, Chapter 57 – Resolve

Join Eden.

With the Kingdom’s army now suffering heavy losses, unable to keep fighting, and also unable to receive effective reinforcements…

At this point, it seemed that joining Eden was the only option left.

Although she was very reluctant to admit it, there was no doubt that the catgirl Yeluo’s proposal was actually the most effective method for now.

However…

Even though she knew this was the only way at the moment, the knight girl Fisiel, to be honest, did not agree with this suggestion.

Joining Eden, while it was currently the best way to resolve the problem, would that not be a disguised form of betraying the Kingdom?

And as a Paladin, she simply could not bring herself to do something like joining Eden.

“Yeluo…:”

Thinking of this, Fisiel forced a bitter smile, then shook her head.

“No. Even though I know it is the best way for now, this kind of thing is something I cannot do.”

Although she was very tempted by this method, she could not accept it.

“Eh? Fisiel, right now this is the only way to defend the Northern Fortress.”

Yeluo did not understand what Fisiel was thinking inside. After all, Yeluo was not a Paladin, so she only felt deeply puzzled by Fisiel’s words.

“Fisiel, this really is the best method. Truly, please trust me.”

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“I know that, but joining Eden is the one thing I will absolutely never do.”

The knight girl’s attitude was firm.

“Fisiel, you have to understand that you have no reinforcements at all right now. If this continues, are you going to just watch everyone die here?”

Fisiel slowly closed her eyes.

Indeed, if they did not join Eden, then the remnants of their forces at the Northern Fortress, even with her as a Legendary, would eventually be wiped out by the Beastmen.

Yet even knowing this, Fisiel’s heart still rejected the idea of joining Eden.

Because joining Eden was essentially the same as betraying the Kingdom. And betraying the Kingdom meant betraying the faith that the Kingdom’s Paladins had always upheld.

Ah…

Even though I know that doing this will lead to my death, betrayal is the one thing that, as a Paladin, I can never bring myself to commit.

“If it is to die in battle for the sake of protecting the people of the Kingdom, then I am willing.”

In the end, the knight girl explained it this way.

“Fisiel, you really will not consider joining Eden?”

Before Fisiel rejected her, Yeluo had never even thought that Fisiel would refuse.

But after Fisiel did refuse, Yeluo realized that she had still been a little naive.

Honestly. Why are Paladins a group of people who are completely impossible to understand…

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With the commander Fisiel rejecting her proposal, Yeluo then turned a pleading gaze toward the Paladins at Fisiel’s side.

However, to Yeluo’s disappointment, once those Paladins felt her gaze on them, they all silently shook their heads.

There was no doubt that the Paladins present did not really approve of Yeluo’s suggestion.

“You all…”

Yeluo no longer knew what to say.

She had kindly offered a piece of advice, and she had thought Fisiel would agree.

But things were completely different from what she had imagined.

“Alright, since you do not agree, Fisiel, then pretend I never said anything.”

At this point, Yeluo more or less understood what Fisiel was thinking.

But that said, although Fisiel did not want to join Eden, Yeluo, who had brought it up, still wanted to join Eden herself.

However, if she just left Fisiel at the Northern Fortress alone and did not concern herself with her anymore, it still felt very uncomfortable.

Well, at this point, all she could do was wait until Fisiel figured it out.

That was what Yeluo was thinking.

But as for when the knight girl would figure it out, that was something with no end in sight.

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The matter of joining Eden came to a temporary halt.

And by the time news that the troops at the Northern Fortress had been attacked by the Beastmen reached the ears of the Kingdom’s upper echelons, three days had already passed.

……

In an unknown palace, the King of the Storm Kingdom, who was in charge of the Northern Fortress affairs, was secretly meeting with an Outsider at this moment. In other words, a player.

Inside this palace, there were only the Storm Kingdom’s King and this Outsider. What was surprising was that the high and mighty King of the Storm Kingdom and the Outsider he was meeting with were sitting face to face in a very equal manner.

“According to your plan, I agreed to the negotiations allowing the Beastmen to occupy the Northern Fortress. However, the Beastmen did not manage to obtain the Northern Fortress. On the contrary, they unexpectedly lost a Legendary. So what should we do next?”

It was hard to imagine.

That the King of the Storm Kingdom would actually be seeking solutions from an Outsider. If the people of the Kingdom ever learned about this, it would probably stir up an uproar.

“They unexpectedly lost a Legendary?”

When he heard the Storm Kingdom’s King’s words, that Outsider was also slightly taken aback.

“A Legendary died? I did not see that coming either. But if a Legendary died, that means the candidate for King of Knights is one step further away from dying than we planned. In that case, the plan we had for next will have to change.”

“What plan? How come I do not know about it?”

“If too many people know about a plan, it is easy for it to leak. So before a plan is carried out, I never say it.”

The Outsider smiled.

“If the Beastmen cannot deal with that candidate for King of Knights, why not send the Undead?”

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“You mean the remnant Undead forces that were left behind?”

“Exactly. I heard that the Headless Knight among the Undead was a Paladin a long time ago. Later, because of certain reasons, she became a Headless Knight, and after becoming one, she seems to hate Paladins to the bone.”

“You mean to reveal to that Headless Knight the information that the Northern Fortress has been occupied by Paladins?”

At these words, the Outsider grinned.

“That’s right. As someone who once was a Paladin, the Headless Knight understands Paladins even better. Let her make a move and kill the candidate for King of Knights. That way it will be foolproof.”

“Yes, this plan will do.”

After hearing the Outsider’s plan, the King of the Storm Kingdom nodded in strong agreement.

“If the candidate for King of Knights dies, will you be able to obtain the King of Knights Inheritance in three months?”

“Not just likely, it is one hundred percent certain.”

The Outsider shook his head.

“Believe me. Once I become the next King of Knights, just as I promised, your Storm Kingdom will become the only Storm Empire in the Kingdom Faction.”

“I hope you do not forget your promise.”

“Don’t worry. I, Yunchou, have absolutely no interest in the Kingdom’s territory. All I want is Throne-class power.”