Choice of Faction

Inside the study.

After Fili left, only Roland and Leslie remained in the room.

With no one else around, Leslie visibly relaxed. He walked over to the wine cabinet, poured himself a glass, then came over and sat before Roland.

In a calm yet earnest tone, he asked,

"Roland, what exactly are you planning?"

Roland leaned back against the soft chair, his deep gaze resting quietly on Leslie.

Given their mutual understanding, Roland naturally knew what he was asking.

After the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom defeated the Beastkin Empire, it had become a major force on the continent, powerful enough to influence the fate of every race.

If the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom still considered itself part of humanity, it would be a devastating blow to the other races.

But if the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom turned around and threw itself into the arms of the Elf Empire, humanity would not be wiped out, but it would lose the initiative against the other races and be forced into a defensive position.

That was precisely why, just after the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom's victory, Seraphina, Amalfi, Milo Habsburg, and even Seraphim had shamelessly come to visit in person.

They wanted to win over the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom and pull it into their own camp.

So Roland now faced two paths.

The first was to join the Elf Empire and stand with the various races against the Three Great Empires of humanity.

The second was to join forces with the Three Great Empires of humanity and eradicate the other races from the continent.

Yes, there was no third path.

Remain neutral, fish in troubled waters between the two camps, and play both sides?

Dream on. Even the dragon race could not manage that now, much less the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom.

If the two camps went to