In the Name of Empress-Chapter 598 - 351: Shattering Darkness with Light (Part 2)

"Is it that wench Queen Sisi? I'll go with you!"

Sif declared resolutely, "I don't like Sofia, but I will openly defeat her. She shouldn't fall into the hands of ants."

Roland couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he nodded.

"Should we call on others?"

"No need, the soul blood link is temporarily disabled. If the two of us aren't enough, adding more won't help much either."

Seeing the calm gaze of Sif, Roland nodded with relief.

Sif has truly grown.

It's not just strength but the confident bearing of a formidable fighter.

After simple preparations, Roland found Angelina, delegated the follow-up tasks, and made up an excuse to leave.

However, Angelina did not let him pass.

"Roland! You're taking a vacation at a time like this?"

"His Majesty mentioned that I can have ten days off a year, and I want to use them now."

Angelina paused in silence, then spoke in a low voice, "Cardinal, have you always thought I was an idiot?"

"Not exactly, you've made great progress," Roland replied casually.

"Today, Queen Sisi came to see you, and then you met Alina, followed by a brief discussion with your wife behind closed doors, now you're claiming you want marriage leave."

Angelina smiled self-deprecatingly, "Even an idiot would know something's wrong."

"It must be related to His Majesty, right? I have the right to know the truth."

Angelina's eyes fluttered slightly, but she remained steadfast, looking at Roland.

If it's about anything else, she dared not interfere with Roland, but when it comes to Sofia, that was her red line.

As Sofia's loyal confidante serving her for years, Angelina vaguely sensed something wrong with Sofia but dared not tell anyone.

Sofia wants to reforge the Bright Blue Fury for her, wants her to inherit the Frosty Winter Star Path.

And what about Sofia herself?

A powerful force won't appear out of nowhere, Sofia can only choose a new path.

This is Sofia's weakest moment, the only chance for her path to be obstructed.

Angelina stepped back half a step, her long hair moving without wind, expression stern.

"Sofia might be in danger, I need to see her." Roland did not hide it.

Angelina understood Sofia the most, and from her intense reaction, Roland was more convinced that Sofia was in a bad situation now.

"I must go!" Angelina stated firmly.

"Pack quickly, we're leaving soon." Angelina had a strong enough position to protect Sofia, Roland couldn't refuse.

"No need, we're racing against time. Let's depart now!" Angelina, concerned for Sofia's safety, didn't want to delay even a second.

A few minutes later, a plain carriage left the Governor's Mansion, speeding northeast.

There were only three people in the carriage.

Angelina, with her face veiled, drove the carriage herself, while Roland and Sif conserved energy inside the carriage. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

They traveled by carriage, along the way renting vigorous horses, journeying day and night.

The carriage could only take them out of the northeastern part of the Prudon Kingdom.

Upon entering the Wende Empire, the roads leading north had been yearly neglected, combined with war devastation, making carriage travel nearly impossible.

They could only travel by horse.

Silently, they conserved as much energy as possible to avoid depleting too much should they encounter enemies.

At the last town outside the Kale Strait, they entrusted their horses to the local sheriff before entering the Arctic Glacier on foot.

Located at the edge of the Arctic Circle, the Kale Strait was experiencing the transition from winter to spring, with very short daytime and night lasting for twenty hours.

Beyond the Kale Strait, the polar night phenomenon was even more pronounced, making trekking even harder.

Before entering the Arctic Glacier, the sheriff of Kale Town repeatedly advised them not to venture during the polar night, but Roland politely declined.

In this era of underdeveloped media, the sheriff did not recognize these three well-known figures, only watching them with a gaze reserved for the doomed.

Young adventurers like Roland were all too familiar to him.

They loved adventure, always feeling invincible.

But in the face of terrifying nature, humans were as fragile as a sheet of paper.

Though he tacitly assumed Roland and the others were doomed, he did not rush to snatch away the three fine horses they rode.

He had bled in Talia and seen the outside world, being one of the few in the Kale Region who had seen the wider world.

He was only relegated to this remote, harsh land for offending the tribal chief.

He knew the worth.

These three horses were top-quality, impossible for an ordinary family to afford even one with years of income.

Recognizing the signs, he determined these three youngsters were not ordinary.

He even had the illusion that these three young people might leave the Land of Eternal Night alive.

If they came back and couldn't find their horses, he'd be done for.

The sheriff refused the middlemen who tried to buy the horses, personally overseeing the three fine horses, silently praying for Roland.

While the sheriff was inwardly wrestling with thoughts, Roland and his group advanced over seven hundred miles in a day and night, getting ever closer to the Extreme Cold Point.

As the latitude increased, the polar night grew longer.

The three of them did not light torches, just wrapped tightly in bear skin coats for warmth, continuing onward.

Transcendents above Tier Six seemed less and less human in the eyes of ordinary people.

Such severe cold naturally wasn't a problem for them.

But extreme cold would gradually deplete their strength and energy, and if they didn't keep warm, they wouldn't be of much help when they found Sofia.

After walking a while longer, Roland suddenly stopped.

Sif and Angelina also stopped.

"What's wrong?"

"Something's wrong here." Roland lightly furrowed his brow, speaking in a low voice.

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