Roland asked back, "Can I ask you one thing? Has mother ever thought of smashing the Elden Ring?"
"......"
It seemed like it was the first time in her life that Torina saw surprise in her mother's eyes, and even her lips parted and couldn't close.
Marenya was also stunned.
Smash the Elden Ring?
Everyone knows what this means, the Golden Rule will break, and all those blessed with gold will be harmed.
At that time, the world will be in chaos.
On second thought, it seemed that there was no problem. As long as my brother was still alive, the war would be quelled quickly and their laws would be restored.
Marika certainly thought of this and put down her teacup. "Then I will become a sinner, and Godwin can become king without any scruples. The Supreme Will will not be angry with you, and your laws can be changed at any time."
"You haven't given up this idea yet, mother?" Roland's eyes showed sadness.
"Yes, I am just giving up myself to pave the way for my son, so that your interests can be maximized. It's a pity that Melina will probably have to complete her mission." Marika's voice was very soft.
Chapter 53 Two
The lights in the room flickered. The queen's boudoir was not as bright as imagined, but rather dim all year round.
The air was filled with a pleasant scent of perfume, very light and subtle, without any pungent feeling.
Neither Marenya nor Torina dared to speak. They originally thought that they were just going to talk about Melina, but who would have thought that they would talk about such things.
Marika was really surprised, knowing that her son was very smart, but she didn't expect that Godwin even guessed that she wanted to smash the ring.
Roland's expression was not very good. He held his chin with his hand and looked at his mother.
“Pave the way for me?
You want to smash the ring and become a sinner, and then I will have a legitimate reason to deal with Radagon. The Supreme Will will not care about us. He only cares about whether this god is His person, and he doesn't even care about faith.
Do you think I can defeat Radagon and marry Torina? Or Marenia?
Choose a new law, reshape the Circle, and your son will become the new king. All this will take less than a few months, the people will not suffer much, and the consequences of the broken Circle can be minimized.
how about you?
Mother, you will become a sinner in the border area. Even if you change your identity, you will still be hunted down.
You think it's nothing, you have paved the way for your son, you have given so much for me, and your son has become a king.
But have you ever thought about it?
Do I want to?
The remark was deafening, and the blond young man stared at his mother's face with a solemn expression.
He went on to say, “I don’t want to. I don’t want to see my sister die for me and become the key to my defeat of Radagan. I don’t want to see my mother become a sinner and have difficulty saving her life.
If the price of becoming king is sacrificing my mother and sister, why should I be king?"
Faced with his questioning, Marika was not angry but smiled.
The woman's smile was full of tenderness. She stared at her son and clapped gently.
"You are worthy of being my son. You actually guessed my thoughts. You know it so clearly, why don't you agree with my plan?
You can become the king legitimately and smash everything I hate to pieces, and I can change my identity and start my life over again.
Just for me and Melina? Sometimes you can let go, but once it involves the people around you, you can’t let go. "
"Mother, I know you want to break free from the control of the Supreme Will. Radagon is a shackle, the two fingers are a shackle, and the black sword Malikus is also a shackle.
Didn’t I promise you that I would help you smash them all and become the king openly and honestly? "
Roland even believed that the Supreme Will could be killed as long as the right method was found.
He went on to say, "I don't need your sacrifice, and I don't need Melina's sacrifice either. I don't need to be the king, I just want everyone around me to stay."
"Luckily, Radagan is not me yet, otherwise everything would be in vain."
Marika said something that both Marenia and Torina could not understand, but Roland was the only one who understood the meaning of the words.
Her eyes were filled with satisfaction. "You want everything, which is a king's idea. My son has such a kingly demeanor. Your father will definitely be very happy to see you again."
"...Mother, I still hope you can change your mind and stop thinking about smashing the ring." Roland was still trying to persuade her.
"Do you think you can fight against the Supreme Will?"
Marika leaned back and stretched, her smile exuding a mature and lazy temperament.
She asked, "Even I, who holds the golden law rings fused from multiple great runes, have no idea that I can defeat the Supreme Will."
“That’s because Mother is restricted. If it’s not surprising to me, Radagon is gradually becoming you and fighting with you for the right to define the Golden Law. This is also the reason why the two of you have been in the Golden Tree for a long time.
So, mother, you actually cannot use the complete Golden Law, or even the Dharma Ring.
Not to mention, Black Sword Malicus is the one who restricts you. As a civilization itself, Two Fingers will not sit idly by. They only need a puppet god, a puppet king. They care more about the continuation of civilization. Therefore, Two Fingers supports Radagon.
You asked me to become the god of death, isn't it because you hope that a god with all his power can help you?"
Roland told the story in a leisurely manner, leaving Tolina and Marenia speechless.
The two looked at each other and felt that they were no different from little fools. Why did their mother and brother think about these things every day?
Miss Dixi stood in the corner, frowning deeply, pursing her lips, and saying nothing.
She suddenly felt something and looked to another corner. Was her mother there?
I think so.
Marika took this opportunity to gather people she trusted and make things clear.
Apart from the few people in this room, is there no one else she trusts?
I think there is also Melina, but it is not convenient to tell her about this.
His sight returned to the center, the blond young man looked at his mother and asked.
"Am I right?"
“Basically, there are no problems.”
Marika chuckled, affirming her son, then slowly put away her smile and narrated.
“At the beginning, I thought that as a god, I could make my clan and the people live better.
That was true at the beginning.
Graham Frey did a great job, we were winning and we were inclusive of many races.
But then everything changed.
The point is Two Fingers and Supreme Will, I don't know what deal they made, Radagon showed up.
The future I imagined did not come true. The Golden Law has been distorted by Radagon, and the golden tree that represents the original life is completely different from the past.
Even my people have to live in darkness, and I want everything to return to normal.
The distorted Golden Law is no longer the embodiment of my will."
As she spoke, she drew two images of the Golden Rule.
The former has a very obvious image of tree roots, winding and meandering, while the latter has straight lines, cold and regular.
Roland looked at the two completely different golden law seals with mixed feelings.
The former is full of vitality and makes people feel friendly. It was originally countless warriors who fought for the future in their minds, believing that their souls would return to the golden tree after death.
The latter is cold and rule-based. Everything must act according to its rules. The original belief was just a return to the tree as a comfort, which became a ritual, and the corpses became nutrients for the golden tree.
No wonder Michaela in the game is no longer able to change the golden tree, but now it should still be saved and can be changed without burning the tree.
He looked at his mother through the two golden rules.
"You think all this is tacitly approved by the Supreme Will. You don't want to be a puppet anymore, so you might as well break up with them. I have the qualifications to be the king, and I know that Michaela and Torina have compassion for other races, so they think we are the best heirs, right?"
Chapter 54: Processing
"You have always been very clever, Godwin."
This statement was tantamount to acknowledging her idea of sacrificing herself and Melina for the entire border area and for him.
She also agreed with Roland's words. This was indeed her original plan.
Marika felt her tea getting cold, and without even turning around, she spoke.
"Aleto, ask them to change a pot of tea for me, please."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
A white-haired woman appeared at the position that Di Xi had just observed, took the teapot away, and brought back another pot of tea.
Marika took it and said, "Everyone, sit down. There's no need to be so restrained."
Di Xi instantly appeared behind Roland, put his hands on his shoulders, and saluted the Everqueen.
The leader of the Black Blade, Aleto, was very casual. He moved a stool and sat next to Marika. The relationship between the two was not only that of superiors and subordinates, but also a deeper friendship.
Tolina and Marenia felt like they were there just to listen and couldn't get a word in at all.
Marika put away the two golden rules and asked Roland, "The opponent is the Supreme Will. Do you think we can win? Or is my plan the safest?"
"I don't agree." Roland objected again.
The mother and son just stared at each other. The air was dead silent and no one dared to interrupt.
Neither of them gave in. Marika insisted on her plan. She only needed to sacrifice two people to make Roland the King of Elden and change the law.
It was a great deal in Marika's opinion.
Roland understood this principle. If he had to sacrifice other people, he would do it without hesitation, but if the people to be sacrificed were his mother and sister, he would not do that.
Call it hypocrisy or double standards.
He raised his head and said, "I don't need Melina to start the fire. I have other ways. You should relieve Melina of her mission first."
"Other methods?" Marika raised her eyebrows and instantly guessed his thoughts, "Do you want to touch the fire of the devil?"
"..."
Roland paused for a moment and said, "At worst, I can just kill Him and take away the Madness Fire."
"How are you going to find Dianhuo? We can't find any other gods outside the border area except the Supreme Will." Marika retorted.
“Then why haven’t you considered that even if I become the king and kill the two fingers, the Supreme Will cannot come in, and it seems that no one can restrict me.
But, mother, have you ever thought that the Supreme Will will find a new messenger?
He is worried about you, so could He be worried about me?"
Roland's words stunned Marika.
She paused, “At least God and the King are of one mind, so even if he wants to control you, he can’t take away your laws.
It won’t be like me, where even the laws have been tampered with by others and I have completely become an iconic and symbolic god. The laws I can even use may not necessarily be those of Radagondo. "
"I have a question, Mother!"
Tolina raised her hand, interrupting the conversation between the two people. Her eyes became firm and she was determined to ask no matter what.
She took a deep breath and said, "Is my father used to restrict my mother? That's why he abandoned Queen Man Yue and Sister Lani?"
"Oh, you are right, a lackey of the Golden Law and the Supreme Will."
When talking about Radagan, Marika's tone turned a little colder.
If we were to say who feels the worst, it would definitely be Torina and Marlenya, who are kind of caught in the middle.
They all looked at Roland, and Marenia hesitated for a long time before asking.
"Brother, have you ever thought about how to deal with my father if you win?"
"Send him back to Kalia Castle, and let him live out his life with the Full Moon Queen."
Roland shrugged his shoulders. "I think he and Lena were living together sincerely. If it weren't for the Supreme Will and Two Fingers asking him to come, I'm afraid Radagon himself wouldn't have been willing to come. He even brought Needle with him, and didn't even have time to take the dog with him."
"Huh." Tolina breathed a sigh of relief and smiled sweetly. It turned out that a brother is indeed a brother.
