In the Name of Empress-Chapter 586 - 348: We Join Forces! (Part 2)

Roland never intended to subdue them, after all, these three machines were stained with too much human blood and must be destroyed.

He wasn’t an Alamanni, nor did he want to explain for them.

Is explaining useful?

Can the over ten thousand dead hear it? Would they forgive?

Roland didn’t think he could forgive the enemies on behalf of those newly deceased souls.

The key was to extract as much useful information as possible from these three machines.

Roland shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I don’t see any benefit in taking care of three clunky machines. Now that the recharging stations are gone, you can’t find a place to recharge anymore."

Roland’s words plunged the lead war machine into silence.

Its last order before dormancy was to eliminate the rebels entrenched at Fran Fortress, and go to Maintenance Base 23 for recharging after the mission was completed.

However, the Empire had long perished, and the rebels were gone, so it killed the wrong people.

The machines wouldn’t think it was their fault for killing the wrong people; they can’t replace humans in military court.

If accountability was needed, it was the responsibility of the one who issued the order.

When the power level dropped below the warning line, it led the special operations team to Base 23 for recharging.

Naturally, it was all in vain.

Roland’s appearance left the war machine somewhat at a loss.

Seeing it silent, Roland spread his hands and calmly said, "Iron Clump, do you have a name?"

"My code is Iron Bear-331, it’s Iron Wing-262, and it’s Steel Wolf-18. Citizen Roland, I can no longer complete the mission, please convey this message to the nearest internal affairs officer..."

Halfway through the sentence, the war machine’s voice abruptly stopped.

The Empire was gone; who could Roland notify?

"Warning, warning, power exhaust, shutdown imminent, 10, 9, 8, 7..."

As the countdown sounded, Iron Bear-331 slowly sat down, retracted its body, and entered energy-saving mode.

After it shut down, the other two machines also gradually shut down.

When other experts followed the marks left by Roland and arrived, they saw three powerless war machines and Roland standing in front of them.

"This, what is this?"

Duke Reinhardt looked at the scene, dumbfounded.

After a long time, he stammered and asked, "Lord Roland, how did you manage this?"

"Their energy reserves weren’t much, I exhausted their best energy."

Roland spoke lightly, and Sif and Lisa on the scene naturally wouldn’t expose his lie.

Angelina slightly furrowed her brows, feeling that Roland was not truthful, but she couldn’t publicly expose her superior, so she kept silent.

Alina and Christine were convinced Roland used some trickery, but since they were allies with Roland, they also remained silent.

Reinhardt and Yudir exchanged glances, sensing Roland was hiding something, yet they had no reason or evidence to criticize, and had to reluctantly accept it.

Reinhardt offered a most standard military salute to Roland, then said loudly:

"Army General Reinhardt of the Prudon Kingdom, sincerely thanks Lord Roland for avenging the Francis citizens who perished tonight."

Roland turned his body away, refusing to accept Reinhardt’s salute.

What a joke, accepting undue flattery, is there any good in that? Roland had been wise to such things since he was three.

He coldly said, "Duke Reinhardt, haven’t you got something wrong? Whether it’s protecting the citizens of Francis Fortress or avenging them, it is your internal affair and has nothing to do with me."

"But I’m a small-minded person, who must repay my enemies. These three iron clumps nearly took my life, I must exact revenge. I have to take these three machines back home to dismantle, or else I won’t feel at ease."

"General Reinhardt, you aren’t thinking of keeping them, are you?"

Roland frowned as he asked.

Reinhardt was left speechless, wiping the sweat from his forehead, inwardly cursing Roland for his shamelessness.

But he couldn’t find a reason.

If he were to argue, Roland could insist that this disaster was Prudon Kingdom’s own doing, and he could even demand compensation from them.

At least Roland hadn’t torn apart the face of matters.

Knowing he was at fault, Reinhardt had to take a step back, "Lord Roland, our late King Otto VI was also killed by these machines, could you leave one behind so we have an explanation."

Looking at Reinhardt’s pleading gaze, Roland was unmoved.

He snorted lightly, impatiently questioning, "An explanation? I think you should first think about how to explain to the conference nations. We came with an intention of peace, but your country played such dirty tricks, it really broke everyone’s heart."

Roland seized the weak point of the Prudon Kingdom, standing on moral high ground to fiercely insult.

Reinhardt had to take a half-step back to avoid getting caught in the mess.

He sighed lightly and said somewhat helplessly, "Lord Roland, we will surely provide an explanation that satisfies everyone. Once our new king is crowned, we will invite everyone to another conference."

"That won’t be necessary, your country’s negotiation places can’t even guarantee safety, I don’t wish to come again."

Roland pointed towards the direction of Hansa City and said, "I think it’s better to hold peace talks in Hansa City. At least I won’t deploy war machines to intimidate everyone."

Reinhardt was left speechless, having to cover his awkwardness by smoothing his hair.

Roland now had the backing of three major powers, something the Prudon Kingdom couldn’t contend with.

If the war machines hadn’t gone out of control, they could still speak loudly to Roland and strive for their rights, but after the war machines malfunctioned, they could only admit defeat.

If they were stubborn till the end, they would face the same predicament as the Alamanni Empire and the Odin Empire, battling on two fronts.