Candidate

"We won just like that?"

The Genoese mercenaries, who had been bracing themselves for a hard battle, still found it hard to believe.

"The Emperor wouldn't lie about something like this."

Giovanni's tone relaxed.

If Mahmud II had not died and reappeared at this moment, the Emperor's authority would immediately suffer a devastating blow. If the news were false, it could not possibly raise morale. He did not believe the Emperor would do something so unwise.

"I never thought Miss Vivianna was a Dragon Knight."

"Miss Vivianna seems to be a noble from the Holy Roman Empire. Have any of you heard of her before?"

"No."

Everyone shook their heads. Under normal circumstances, a Dragon Knight would inevitably be the center of attention. Even someone like Orhan, if he had been born into Holy Roman Empire nobility, would certainly have made a resounding name for himself.

"Do you think Miss Vivianna might be a nun? Only those nuns who practiced asceticism and lived in seclusion would remain unknown in ordinary times, yet step forward at a critical moment to resist the enemies of Christ, right?"

"That's possible!"

"Miss Vivianna is practically a living Saintess."

"That's right. That so-called Saint Joan of Arc from France cannot compare to someone of such noble character as Miss Vivianna. Miss Vivianna is the one who truly deserves to be called a Saintess!"

Listening to his subordinates chatter away, Giovanni believed their conclusion seven or eight parts out of ten.

In his view, a Dragon Knight at Vivianna's level was already among the strongest forces in the world. Across the entire wolf clan, only the Wolf Lord could overpower her. If she had not lived in seclusion before, she would have long since made an enormous name for herself.

He sighed inwardly, *If the Romans