novelraw Chapter 695 392: Do You Have a Dream?
Chapter 695 392: Do You Have a Dream?
"You're talking nonsense!"
Catherine shot up like a cat with its tail stepped on.
Her cheeks flushed a deep red, her slender fingers pointed fiercely at Roland, trembling violently.
Roland remained silent, his gaze gentle.
Catherine weakly stepped back a half step, collapsing back into her seat.
She could no longer hide the panic in her heart, covering her face as she began to sob uncontrollably.
"Roland, I'm so scared. How can His Majesty the Sea Emperor not return? He's the god of the Ocean World, he's invincible, he must come back. How could he fall on the way home, I can't accept this."
Roland did not speak, because the truth was hard to hear.
If the Sea Emperor were invincible, he wouldn't have been played around by Tiya. At least his mind wasn't invincible.
The senior officials of the Sea Emperor Hall knew the Sea Emperor best.
As long as there was any possibility of the Sea Emperor's return, they would be unfailingly loyal.
Since it was certain the Sea Emperor couldn't come back, these people got the news in advance, naturally wanting to divide his inheritance.
But the Sea Emperor's status in the Ocean World was akin to that of a god; a brazen division wasn't possible, they would be torn apart by the angry military and civilians.
At least it had to appear reasonable and legal on the surface.
They came up with the method of selecting a Sea Empress, and the chosen one was Catherine.
Why her, because she was outstanding enough, choosing her as the Imperial Consort had the least controversy; also because she was born into the Celestial Eye Imperial Family, which meant a lot of scruples in doing things; furthermore because she had seen the outside world before, her heart had already grown wild, perfect to imprison her through this opportunity.
It was three birds with one stone.
After Roland's simple analysis, Catherine instantly sorted out her thoughts, her face also looking particularly unsightly.
She seemed like an orphan abandoned by the entire world.
The Sea Emperor Hall was using her as a guise to legally seize power, and her grandfather treated her as a pawn to exchange benefits.
With the Sea Emperor gone, these people's true faces were fully exposed.
"Even if His Majesty truly cannot return, shouldn't we inherit his will and fight the demigods to the end?"
Catherine murmured, her face void of any color.
As she spoke, she even laughed at herself.
Such words sounded inspiring but were mere empty talk.
If even the great Sea Emperor couldn't return, who could the Ocean Race rely on?
On the Sea Emperor's Hall corrupted by power? On the Sea Witch Adina consumed by love? Or the grandfather who sold out his granddaughter for benefits?
Catherine wanted to laugh but couldn't.
Seeing her unwilling and frustrated expression, Roland's devilish voice sounded in her ear.
"Catherine, have you ever lived for yourself in this life, ever fought for your dreams, even if like a moth flying into the flame, even if only for a moment of burning?"
Catherine looked at Roland with some vigilance.
Although she regarded Roland as a friend, she did not think Roland was a good person.
No one would be overly attentive for no reason, usually not a good person.
"What do you want to do?"
Roland pressed down with both hands, like a soul-stealing devil beginning to tempt, "Catherine, have you ever thought, you don't have to be the Sea Empress."
Catherine stepped back several steps, almost falling to the ground.
Her worst fear had finally come true.
Roland's demonic claws indeed reached out to the helpless her. She resisted weakly: "Roland, I am the Sea Empress chosen through a witness process, the wife of the Sea Emperor, you can't do this."
Roland paused for a moment, speechless.
He never guessed a woman's mind correctly, this was no exception.
Isn't that crazy?
He glared at Catherine in annoyance and sneered, "Is that what I am in your eyes?"
"What I mean is, have you ever thought of becoming the new Sea Emperor?"
Catherine froze in place, dumbfounded.
After a few seconds, her face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color, she shook her head desperately, as if proving her loyalty to the Sea Emperor destined not to return.
"I'm not, I'm not, don't talk nonsense! My loyalty to the Sea Emperor surpasses my own life."
"Roland, take back your words immediately, or we can't even be friends!"
"I beg you, I'm willing to do anything, except this."
Including the way you're most worried about not being the Sea Empress?
Roland internally griped but didn't say it aloud.
Catherine was emotional now, any excessive words might provoke her.
He had to stabilize her emotions first.
After waiting for her to finish venting, Roland coldly delivered a final blow, "If even you have no fighting spirit, who will inherit the Sea Emperor's will? Did you just say those words casually?"
"Screw you!" Catherine couldn't help but curse.
Though she had long dominated the ocean as the red-haired female pirate, deep down she was still of nobility, usually very mindful of her manners.
But Roland's words were truly unbearable, especially concerning the Sea Emperor, she really couldn't hold back.
Fiercely curse back, her emotions got released, gradually calming down.
Roland was right, if everyone else was unreliable, she could only rely on herself.
Considering talent alone, only the former Adina could compare to her under the sea.
But Adina got caught up in the web of love, busy having children, neglecting cultivation for several years, she couldn't keep up anymore.
"This is destiny choosing you, and you choosing destiny."
Recalling the mystic words Alina often said in his mind, Roland began to imitate, deceiving just so.
The mystic words indeed worked; the riddles that seemed meaningful but said nothing made Catherine's body tremble slightly.
She bit her lip, the fear, confusion, and hesitation in her eyes vanished, replaced by tumultuous waves.