Chapter 207

Moreover, some of these people had been secretly contacted by Wildeya.

Snap!

After signing the contract, Nolt slammed the pen on the table and looked at the others.

Some people hesitated for a moment, but then signed as well.

Some people signed the left side, and some signed the right side.

"Your Excellency the Saintess, will the Gate of Janus help stabilize the situation in the Northern Federation?" someone else asked.

Lin Qi said coldly, "The Gate of Janus will only help deal with heretical activities, and will not directly intervene in the military affairs of various countries, nor will it send paladins here."

The implication is that you are responsible for handling military matters yourselves.

The man shook his head and chose the contract on the right.

After a while, everyone had signed the contract.

Of the nine people, five chose to stay in the Northern Federation, while the remaining four chose to leave.

"Is everything signed?"

Motis glanced around at everyone.

Of those five people, she knew very well that apart from Nolt, the rest weren't exactly willing either, but they had no other choice.

Even if they leave the Northern Federation, will Wilderia definitely accept them?

Moreover, they also felt that there was some truth to what Nolt had just said.

After all, the threat from the Augustus Empire still exists.

"Your Majesty Motis, I am truly sorry." From the crowd, Katu, who had argued with Nolt earlier, stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Engels had his own ideas. The royal family held a meeting before he came and reached a conclusion. There was nothing I could do about it."

"Me too, we have our own difficulties."

"I apologize, Your Majesty Motis."

The leaders of the four kingdoms stood up and bowed, their attitude humble. They were mainly worried that Motis would become enraged and order them killed.

Although it's probably unlikely, since this is a federal conference, if 'Motis' really did that, the prestige of the federal head of state would be completely gone.

"It's alright." Motis waved his hand. "Now that you've made your choice, leave. Next is the meeting of the Northern Federation."

Katu and the others exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.

Before they could even leave the hall, an officer hurriedly appeared at the door.

"Your Majesty! Urgent report from the front!!!"

A smile appeared in Motis's eyes.

"Explain."

The officer shouted, "Breaking news from the front! Wilderya has retreated!"

"What?!"

Whoosh~

Everyone else in the conference room stood up, looking surprised.

"They've retreated?"

"Impossible! How could Wildea withdraw its troops?!" Katu in horror. "They clearly said they would take over the Northern Federation in one fell swoop, how could they possibly withdraw?"

Motis said calmly, "Katu, it seems you are very familiar with the movements of the Wilder army? I'd like to know, who told you that you wanted to take over the Northern Federation?"

"Your Motis Your Majesty, I... I..."

"It must be Alfred, haha!" Nolt laughed, bowing to Motis. "Your Majesty, Alfred contacted me secretly a few days ago, trying to get me to lead the Kingdom of Kadia to submit to Wildea, but I refused. I suspect that others have probably received his contact as well."

"Is that so?" Motis nodded slightly. "Thank you for your hard work, Nolt. I have seen your loyalty."

"Everything for the Northern Federation!"

Nolt shouted loudly.

He recalled that before the meeting began, 'Motis' had approached him and asked him to stage this scene at the meeting.

So, Your Majesty Motis already knew that Wildea would withdraw his troops?

"Your Majesty," the officer at the door continued, "According to the latest intelligence, the Moonlight Knight Order of Veldria were attacked by the Holy Blood Army in the Kingdom of Lotte, suffering heavy casualties. Even the Legion Commander Monica's fate is unknown."

Another bomb fell.

"The Augustus Empire has sent troops to Wildea?!" Katu exclaimed.

They were invited by 'Motis' to attend the Federation meeting these past two days, and they simply didn't have time to get the latest intelligence. After all, these events happened in the Kingdom of Lotte, and even if the information were transmitted, it would take a long time.

"It seems that the Verdea Federation won't be able to hold out for much longer." Lin Qi stood up and said to Motis, "Your Majesty Motis, I will arrange for the people of Gate of Janus to strengthen their defenses against the City of Desire during this period. Our agreement remains in effect."

"Then thank you very much, Your Excellency the Saintess." Motis nodded. "Once the situation in the Northern Federation stabilizes, I will personally thank the Gate of Janus."

"No need to thank me, this is all the Pope's order." 'Lin Qi' glanced at the others and said calmly, "The Pope said that Wildea has been powerful for too long, and the Northern Continent cannot be occupied by the Augustus Empire. If His Your Majesty Motis anything, he can tell me at any time."

"Thank you, Your Holiness."

"Well, I have other things to attend to, so I won't disturb your meeting any longer."

After speaking, 'Lin Qi' walked out of the hall under everyone's gaze.

The air in the conference room suddenly became quiet for a long time.

Motis looked at the people who had reached the door and said calmly, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

"Your Majesty..." Katu swallowed hard. "Regarding the contract from earlier, I... I'd like to take another look, is that alright?"

"Oh? Is there something Prince Katu doesn't understand?"

"I signed the document in a bit of a rush and didn't think it through. I just remembered that the final result of the royal family's discussions seems to be a firm support for His Your Majesty and the maintenance of stability in the Northern Federation!"

"Oh?" Motis raised an eyelid. "Are you sure that's how it is?"

Katu nodded frantically. "Yes, that must be it!"

"You too?" Motis looked at the remaining three.

"Your Majesty, it's like this, we didn't see it clearly either!"

Nolt scoffed, "So many blind people."

The situation has changed.

With Verdea withdrawing his troops, the Augustus Empire is about to attack them.

As for the Northern Federation, according to what 'Lin Qi' just said, the Gate of Janus will definitely secretly help 'Motis' stabilize the situation and build a force that can rival the Augustus Empire.

After all, if the Northern Continent were to be swallowed up by the Augustus Empire, then the Augustus Empire would become quite formidable, and the war could very well continue to engulf other continental regions.

Therefore, the rise of the Northern Federation is almost inevitable!

Could the Saintess's words be deceiving?

How dare you falsely convey the Pope's decree?

"But the contract has already been signed. If I ask you to go back on your word, it would be unfair to them." Motis waved his hand, and at this moment, the guards who had been waiting on the side took out a new contract. "How about this, this is a contract that I have prepared for other countries to join the Federation in the future. Since you are here, just sign this one."

Katu and the others were taken aback. Was this a coincidence or something else?

He picked up the contract and glanced at it; his face immediately turned ugly.

Judging from the contents of the contract, this is clearly a case of being a second-class citizen!

Everything is a level below what it used to be, and we still have to pay a lot of taxes to the federal government every year!

"This... Your Majesty Motis, isn't this contract a bit too unfair?" Katu a grim face. "It doesn't treat us as members of the Federation at all."

"Is it that I don't consider you members of the Federation, or is that what you think?" Motis sneered. "I've said I won't force you. If you're willing, sign the new contract; if not, please leave!"

"Your Majesty! Please, have mercy!"

"Your Majesty, we were confused just now, please give us another chance!"

Seeing Katu and the others pleading desperately, Nolt group of five stood aside, feeling very fortunate about their earlier choice.

If they had also chosen to betray the Northern Federation, they would be the ones kneeling and kowtowing now.

There was no other way. If they left the Northern Federation, and with Wilderness unreliable, it was only a matter of time before their countries were annexed, given their current situation.

If the Northern Federation annexes them through military action, they won't even be treated as second-class citizens anymore.

"Ha~ Greed, keep being greedy."

This way.

Ryan observed the entire Federal Conference process, and in the end, Katu and others signed the contract that Motis had prepared.

After all, this is at least a second-class contract, so they still have a way to survive. If they wait until their country is destroyed, then they will have nothing left.

As for their willingness to gamble on a direct confrontation with the Northern Federation... Ryan bets they wouldn't dare. They're both the predecessors of the Northern Coalition; who doesn't know who the other is?

If all the countries before the Northern Coalition had truly become strong and united, the Augustus Empire would have been out of the picture, and Wildea would not have been able to dominate.

Years of peace and stability have made most countries within the Northern Coalition complacent. They believe that no matter how much they develop, they cannot resist Wilderya, and they are easily feared and targeted for their prominence.

Therefore, in the long run, these countries lack both strength and fighting spirit.

With this, you expect them to stand up to the Northern Federation, which has the support of the Gate of Janus? Dream on!

What? The Gate of Janus won't support them? They're only dealing with heretics?

Who said that? The Saintess said she would support it, so she will support it!

The Saintess would never lie!

"In this way, the Northern Federation should be stable internally, but we still need to formulate specific federal systems and unify the government as soon as possible."

Ryan stroked his chin. 'Motis' wasn't really good at managing these things, but there was no one else there right now... Should he create another Alts? Forget it, let's establish a system first. Having a ruthless King of the Wild Hunt might not be a bad thing. We still need to deal with Desire later. The Northern Federation is quite powerful, so it's the same to have more talented people to manage it.

Ryan planned to have Motis rally the other Deep Sea Hunter beforehand to see if they could be recruited. After all, this race was indeed very strong, and since they were all Deep Sea Hunter, they could be trusted.

The Northern Federation's affairs can't be rushed, nor should they be. Anyway, the Augustus Empire is now powerful in the Northern Continent, and its biggest enemy is itself. What's there to be afraid of?

On the other hand, Ryan didn't expect Elvian to be so decisive, retreating with nearly 100,000 troops that very day.

This force consisted of 50,000 Moonlight Knight Order, with the remainder being a portion of the Verdea Kingdom and allied forces from various countries. Their fighting strength was absolutely formidable. If it weren't for the threat from the Augustus Empire, these 50,000 men would have been enough to sweep through all nations.

But wars can't be fought in an instant. If Wildea can't take down the Northern Federation in a short time, she has to consider the threat from Augustus. The Holy Blood Army is regrouping. If Elvian is still unwilling to withdraw her troops, then Ryan will have to go and mess with her.

However, we still have to poke at it now.

Ryan has already given 'Shally' the order to attack, and the latter will soon launch an attack on the Kingdom of Canster. This country is located in the southwest of the Verdea Federation, bordering the Kingdom of Lotte, and its strength is average.

Ryan's mission for 'Shally' was to kill, to kill her way through, treating it as training for the Holy Blood Army, to kill until the enemy was afraid, to kill until they were terrified.

If Wildea dares to send troops, the Northern Federation will immediately send a large army to the border. Ryan's plan is to incorporate all the Northern Coalition's territory into the Northern Federation, and eventually form a stable and unified federal government.

Elvian? She's definitely going to get fucked.

Ryan will not allow Wildea to remain independent and autonomous. He will even eliminate Wildea's army and rebuild the Moonlight Knight Order. After all, they are now mostly loyal to Elvian, and if she seizes an opportunity, she can turn the tables.

The next day, 'Shally' led the reorganized Holy Blood Army on its journey.

Immediately afterwards, Dilia came to report that the City of Desire seemed to have a plan to attack the Northern Federation.

"I've heard that Elder Bernard has already consulted with the City Lord. The City of Desire has suffered considerable losses this time, and I doubt they'll let it go easily."

"What did your City Lord say?"

"I don't know." Dilia shook her head. "The City Lord isn't someone we can just see whenever we want. But there are quite a few people inside the City of Desire who advocate an attack. Elder Bernard said that the Northern Coalition has the Temple of Desire, and as soon as they heard that, they immediately started shouting for war."

Temple of Desire?

The statues have all been chopped down by 'Shally'. Do you want them?

That said, if he hadn't gone inside, would the power of the Chosen of Desire still have appeared?

Bernard probably knows something inside, otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to make such a big move for the temple. Perhaps the other party also knows information about the witch.

If his resolve is strong enough, Bernard probably won't let it go easily this time since Motis ruined the plan.

Little Mo, Little Mo, look at the trouble you've caused!

"It seems we'll have to keep Lin Qi there for a while."