I'll Take Over!

After a moment of silence, Lamaline gave her answer.

Although she was also a force within the Royal Court, she was currently on Theresa's side.

She clearly saw that the Royal Court's overwhelming power had begun to affect the Demon King's existence.

This phenomenon has existed for a long time, but it has never been as acute as it is today.

The reason for this is that Dukale, the lord of the powerful Blood Demon Royal Court, has now openly rebelled against the Demon King.

This resulted in extremely serious consequences.

We must find a way to weaken the power of those Royal Court.

Lamaline spoke, her tone grave.

The Gemini standing to the side nodded seriously.

Both Theresa and Theresis had truly had enough of the existence of these Royal Court lords.

They must find a way to bring these Royal Court forces back into their fold.

But...

"If we directly incorporate them, they are very likely to be dissatisfied, or even rebel. In the worst case, a civil war could break out."

Theresis spoke up from the side, her tone also grave.

Everyone felt somewhat helpless about this issue.

They really didn't have any good solutions.

Theresa also slightly shifted her gaze, looking towards the seat in the conference room that hadn't been occupied for years...

"If only she were here."

Whether it was because Theresis had just mentioned the other woman or not, Theresa also began to miss that woman at this moment.

If she were alive, with her prestige and abilities, everyone could easily suppress the other Royal Court with their strength, forcing them to voluntarily relinquish power, and then incorporate and transform them.

If she were there, none of the problems would be so complicated; they could easily suppress dissenting voices and push the plan forward.

"If... she were here."

Theresa sighed, her eyes lowered slightly.

After pausing for a few moments, Theresis silently chose to leave.

After a period of silence in her room, Theresa returned to continue dealing with her heavy official duties.

Only Lamaline.

She sat quietly in her seat, silently stroking the ring on her hand.

The sunlight outside the window shone through the glass, but it didn't reach her.

Her long, jet-black hair made her look even more delicate.

After a while.

A soft sigh drifted from the empty room...

"Maria ..."

338

Chapter 338 I'll Take Over!

Time passed.

Maria waited in vain for the Doll to contact her.

This timeline is clearly not as long as that of Yan, but perhaps due to Gordan's interference, making contact has become exceptionally difficult.

Left with no other option, Maria had to start studying the documents the priest had given her herself.

Unfortunately, because these things belonged to such an ancient period of history, Maria found it extremely difficult to discern their contents. In addition, the lack of reference materials caused the deciphering work to stall several times.

This is extremely difficult.

Maria even doubted whether the Doll could decipher it.

After all, while the Doll is capable, it's not an omnipotent wish-granting machine. Without any reference, understanding the contents of the scroll will still be very troublesome.

This was a headache for Maria as well.

Where can I find someone who understands this ancient language?

And it was during this waiting period that the year came to October 1029.

The war between Gaul and Leithanien broke out...

Unlike the others, Maria wasn't surprised by this.

In fact, when the Allied Forces launched their attack, Gaul and Leithanien already had friction and hostility, but at that time they needed to target Kazdel, so they did not truly break off relations for the time being.

Subsequently, Maria's single-handed annihilation of both sides' forces within Kazdel City created an internal vacuum on both sides, preventing them from attacking each other and temporarily halting the conflict.

A century is also enough time for both sides to recover.

At this point, it's time to settle scores...

If there was anything Maria hadn't anticipated, it was Kazdel's reaction.

Maria initially thought that the War Faction were just using the excuse that the two countries were preparing to launch another joint attack on Kazdel, and that's why they were requesting troops to be sent to make defensive preparations.

This time, when the two sides actually started fighting, they still split into two factions.

The War Faction still advocates taking action, believing that this is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate Kazdel's power to the world.

However, the Peace Faction believe that this matter is none of their concern, and that Kazdel should focus on national development.

Judging from the information, the War Faction clearly has more support within Kazdel, while the Peace Faction has lost some traction.

But regardless of which side it is, they can only say that they occupy a small portion of Kazdel.

The vast majority of Sarkaz do not voice their opinions on this matter, but choose to remain silent.

But from Maria's perspective, it's not so much that these people don't care, but rather that Kazdel still hasn't emerged from his apathy.

They were already used to it.

Theresa's handling and arrangements did indeed bring them temporary peace, but they remained pessimistic about such a life.

They don't know if they will still be able to enjoy this kind of life tomorrow.

Everyone is striving to live in the present moment, burning with all their life force.

This is respectable, yet also heartbreaking and saddening.

Maria could say nothing about it and could only watch silently.

Most importantly, Kazdel's top management has yet to respond, which is quite puzzling.

However, none of this concerns Maria anymore.

She simply sat quietly in the chair, referring to the documents in front of her.

Warfarin, meanwhile, lay listlessly to the side.

"There are so few patients lately..."

"Isn't this great?"

Maria was somewhat puzzled by Warfarin's complaints.

After all, Warfarin doesn't actually make a living from this, so the number of patients doesn't really matter to her, right?

Warfarin only complained a little.

"It's nothing, it's just that our Demon King is indeed quite decisive, making a decision so quickly."

Warfarin shook her head, then looked at Maria in front of her.

"It's probably because the Control Edict has been issued."

"Control Edict?"

"It's a law to prevent everyone from causing trouble and conflict..."

Looking at Maria's expression, Warfarin knew that the other woman hadn't been paying attention to the recent situation... Of course, she wasn't really in a position to criticize her, since she herself had only learned about it a few days ago, more than a month after the Control Edict was issued.

Seeing Maria's puzzled look, she handed her a report.

Maria glanced at it a few times and shook her head slightly.

"A very naive order..."

There was no explanation of punishment, no indication of the circumstances, only a few simple commands, but they showed no sign of authoritative control.

If Maria were to judge this, it would be nothing more than a ridiculous proposal.

Unrestrained majesty.

Warfarin, standing to the side, nodded earnestly.

"Indeed... but that's not actually the biggest problem with this Control Edict."

"Um?"

"The biggest problem is that most of the people most capable of causing trouble these days are actually illiterate."

Warfarin spread her hands, revealing a smile that was hard to tell whether it was mockery or helplessness.

"Our Demon Lord has promoted the popularization of education, but clearly, she overestimated others' understanding of it... Currently, the vast majority of Sarkaz are actually illiterate, and those who are truly capable of learning are probably only the last generation of the past ten years or so... But they are still too young and not mature enough."

Warfarin said, rolling around on the bed out of boredom.

Maria raised an eyebrow slightly at that moment.

She suddenly remembered something.

"Warfarin, you... were you a nobleman before?"

"Hmm? Why would you ask that?"

Warfarin was somewhat puzzled.

But Maria simply turned her back to the woman and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"When we first met, Theresa hadn't become the Demon King yet... At that time, you already knew medicine, spoke well, and had your own ideas. Ordinary people don't think about so many things; they just need to strive to survive."

"Hmm... that's actually true."

Warfarin, seeing that Maria showed no sign of turning around, darted her bloodshot eyes around a few times before tiptoeing toward Maria.

Maria glanced up at the window in front of her, then lowered her head again.

"My family was indeed quite well-off when I was a child... although I can't remember exactly how well, I do remember that we could afford to hire a tutor to teach me."

"However, this situation didn't last long. After Dukale became the Lord of the Blood Demon, some problems arose in our family."

"Our family's life got worse day by day. In the end, we didn't have anything left. After my parents passed away, I went out to make my own way in the world..."

She spoke casually, but her gaze remained fixed on Maria's neck.

Maria, however, did not look up and continued studying at her desk.

Don't you ever think about going back to visit?

Maria spoke calmly.

Warfarin, standing to the side, simply pursed her lips.

"We don't have that many strange traditions. The living shouldn't hesitate too long for the dead... Besides, I did go back and take a look later, but guess what?"

"Um?"

"My parents' graves, along with that hill, are gone."

Warfarin spoke, her voice still cheerful.

After a few pauses, Maria also turned slightly to look at the other person.

Warfarin was still tiptoeing, preparing to ambush Maria. When she saw Maria turn around, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed and then subconsciously turned her head away.

But unexpectedly, this time Maria didn't attack her; she just blinked at her.