The pale-blonde girl's answer came from the bottom of her heart; for Faust's sake, she possessed the resolve to strike down the entire world!
However, the Midwinter border inspector completely misunderstood her words.
'Lord? Within the borders of Midwinter, is there anyone other than Her Majesty the Queen who can be called a monarch?'
'This is a loyalist force!'
Judging by the style of their weapons and armor, they looked like a royal guard, or at least a formal knight order.
In that case, their treatment had to be commensurate; they couldn't be lumped together with those beggarly mercenary groups.
The inspector immediately inquired, "What supplies do you require? The kingdom can provide everything. Weapons? Armor? Or other assistance? Please trust in the generosity of the Midwinter Kingdom; as long as you can achieve merit, the rewards will be absolutely bountiful."
However, the knight girl furrowed her delicate brows upon hearing this and said coldly, "Reward? Why would I need a reward? Loyalty itself is the greatest prize."
'Eh? Such unspeakable loyalty?'
The inspector was quite moved.
One had to know that although the vassal states had sent reinforcements out of feudal obligation and would indeed exert their efforts, they were certainly unwilling to deploy troops if one delved into their true intentions.
After all, this wasn't a war of honor to defend against foreign enemies or to subjugate fiends.
The internal strife within the Midwinter royal family was truly a chaotic mess.
Even if they shed blood and exerted effort, they would likely end up offending the lineage of the Princess of Midwinter in the end.
They were stuck between a rock and a hard place.
To appease these troops, Arcturus had granted a large number of incentive reward slots, allowing the entire treasury of the Midwinter Kingdom to be used at will.
Wealth, treasures, and even noble titles were possible!
Those were occult noble titles!
They weren't just empty titles; no matter how powerful a kingdom was, the number of occult nobles was extremely limited, enough to drive all adventurers mad.
The inspector said, "Your character is truly noble, but we are by no means stingy. If you are not interested in ordinary wealth, Midwinter's noble titles are also open to capable individuals."
The knight girl said indifferently, "I already have a title; I do not intend to hold a concurrent title from Midwinter."
'No wonder she is so honorable; she's already a noble!'
'That explains it, that explains it.'
For certain occult nobles, the pursuit of glory was their greatest goal.
Even if they wanted a reward, they hoped for a fairy's blessing; the fame and fortune of mortal kingdoms were simply beneath their notice, far too vulgar!
The inspector came to a sudden realization and stopped questioning.
He busily and diligently completed the formalities for the pale-blonde girl and her companions, granting passage to this elite royal guard knight order.
While replenishing supplies at the border trading post, just before departing, the pale-blonde girl asked, "Do you know where the Prince of Qingxi Kingdom is?"
"The Prince of Qingxi? Oh, you mean the knight who is guarding Her Highness the Princess?"
The Midwinter Kingdom bureaucrat thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what kind of spell that foreign prince is under, but he actively ran over here to get involved. If it weren't for him, this civil war could have been completely avoided... Tsk tsk, but that prince is truly devoted."
"Right now, he should be with Her Highness the Princess, shouldn't he? If you follow the other legions, you'll definitely see him at the front line."
"Is that so? I understand."
The knight girl nodded, then led her troops away.
This unit, in which the Midwinter inspector placed high hopes, was naturally the Qingxi royal guard led by Viviana.
After waiting in the kingdom for two months, Viviana felt that "the time was about right."
She brought five hundred of Qingxi's most elite imperial guards and traveled day and night to reach the Midwinter Kingdom.
She had originally intended to force her way in, but she didn't expect that upon reaching the border, she would find the place bustling with activity, with all sorts of troops entering the country to rush to the battlefield.
'What happened to the supposed isolation? I don't know where it went.'
Whatever, since she didn't have to use force to break in, it saved some trouble.
The sooner she saw her Highness, the better.
Thus, Viviana followed the main force all the way into the heart of the Midwinter Kingdom, to a fortress built against a mountain.
This fortress held the vital pass leading to the capital.
"The fortress ahead is our destination. We are to garrison here and be ready to repel the rebel onslaught at any time. This is very different from the battles you've experienced in the past, not just because we're fighting an army of constructs. I will explain the specific situation later..."
A Midwinter military officer explained as he led the reinforcements to the outside of the fortress.
At that moment, he noticed a unit leaving the main road and heading toward the town in front of the fortress.
The Midwinter officer quickly shouted, "Wait! That's not our base! That's a town occupied by the rebels! You're going the wrong way! Hey!"
However, that unit acted as if they hadn't heard at all, charging straight toward the town controlled by the "rebels."
...................
It had been a week since Selena tore through the encirclement.
During this time, the army she led had been advancing triumphantly, sweeping through everything in its path.
The 【mystery trait】 of 【Divine Countenance】 developed by the princess was too powerful.
Without preparation, even the most elite and massive legions would lose their will to fight under the charm of 【Snow White】 and collapse instantly.
And after the defeat, the charm effect did not completely wear off.
Admittedly, most people would return to normal afterward, but those deeply affected joined the ranks of Snow White with unwavering devotion.
Thus, it wasn't just frost-walkers; many of the kingdom's subjects were added to the princess's followers.
At this stage, calling it a "rebellion" was not inaccurate.
Selena thought she could fight her way to the royal capital just like that, but her advance was eventually halted.
Under the combined efforts of Arcturus and the Lady of the Lake, various occult relics that isolated mental influence, as well as spell formations, were added to the fortresses.
To break the fortress's defenses, Snow White intended to upgrade the titan frost-walker.
Although her knowledge of the frost-walker was insufficient, Faust had conveniently left a gift for Selena.
"Is this a blueprint made by Faust?"
Selena held a design blueprint in her hand and flipped through it:
【Zilliax Deluxe 3000! (Unnerfed!)】
【Come back, Zilliax, my proudest faith, the essence of minion interaction, repel all the fiends, no fatigue even through the night!】
The titan's core spoke, "Yes, Lord Faust originally intended to perform a modular reconfiguration for us later, but he only completed the design work and was taken away before he could start."
"These design schemes... are very exaggerated. Even our creators could not have come up with such imaginative designs. Logically, in this era, it should be impossible for anyone to be so familiar with our design."
"Because Faust is my man, he should be this excellent!"
Selena stood with her hands on her hips proudly, propping up her chin with a finger as she smiled, "Hmm... besides, a man with secrets is even more charming."
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