In the Name of Empress

Chapter 710 397: Light Belongs to Everyone (Part 3)

Roland did so, and Christine just smiled knowingly, without a word.

When the Goddess did so, Christine's worldview collapsed.

The words on the first page of the "Book of Light" were erased, causing her admiration for the Goddess's character to crumble.

The Battle of Divine Punishment Island was shattered by the Sea Emperor's sacrificed life, causing her admiration for the Goddess's strength to crumble.

Countless sincere prayers went unanswered, this act of defiance caused her admiration for the Goddess's generosity to crumble.

Three collapses in one day made her have to question how much difference there was between the Goddess and her.

Or perhaps, as Roland once said.

Gods are just mortals who have ascended to the Divine Domain, we are all the same.

Christine clenched the tome in her hand, her fingertips piercing the pages without even realizing it.

...

"Poseidon is dead?"

In the cold voice, there was uncharacteristically a hint of concern.

Roland looked at Sofia, it was the first time he had seen such an expression in her eyes.

"Don't be surprised, Poseidon and I were on quite good terms. I thought there would be a chance to catch up before the final day, but I didn't expect him to be so extreme."

"To sacrifice precious life just to shatter an incarnation that Tiya could gather at any moment?"

Sofia furrowed her eyebrows slightly, somewhat puzzled.

Roland's battle analysis did not interest her much.

The tears of joy over the liberation of slaves left her unmoved.

The tragic fall of Erin, who fought to the end and turned into countless points of light, stirred no emotion in her.

Catherine's clumsy command went unnoticed by her.

Only Poseidon's unusual behavior surprised her a bit.

She knew this old friend, although he had moments of fiery temperament, he would not let his temper affect his decision-making.

Poseidon knew very well that he had poor emotional control ability, so he never made decisions in anger.

Was it due to emotional outburst or careful consideration this time?

Based on her understanding of Poseidon, it must have been the latter.

But the matter of Poseidon's dormancy had been too long, could it have drastically changed his nature?

Sofia fell into contemplation, Roland did not disturb her but instead went to the bookshelf beside them to pick out a novel and flipped through it to pass the time.

It was unknown how long it had been, but Sofia was still at a loss and simply delegated the problem.

"Roland, what do you think?"

"I don't know. After all, I'm not well-acquainted with the character of the Sea Emperor. Generally speaking, there's a ninety percent chance it was a decision made after thorough contemplation. Among these, it could be categorized into planned action that ultimately failed and everything being under control."

Roland pondered for a moment and said slowly: "From another perspective, the downfall of the Sea Emperor might not be a bad thing for us."

"He was too assertive, it was very difficult for him to convince himself to be on equal footing with us younger ones. Furthermore, the fall of the Sea Emperor brings several benefits, firstly..."

Sofia was somewhat speechless, Roland was too adept at using diplomatic language.

She wanted to hear the truth when she asked for his evaluation, but he treated it like an official assessment?

But she quickly realized.

The fact that Roland could respond with such empty rhetoric proved at least one thing.

This was nothing major, no need to delve deep.

Sofia indeed did not continue to linger on the matter, she filled the three empty wine glasses in front of her with freshly opened red wine.

One glass for the past. To pay respect to her former self who stood proud by her capabilities.

One glass for the present. After the Battle of White Mountain, she reclaimed the memories of being the Chosen One, and then under the admiration and attention of all, she chose a new path.

One glass for Roland. This guy who always manages to create miracles.

Sofia slowly spoke: "If ever there's a need for the strongest of this plane to act in the future, just come find me. But do not interfere with my personal life."

In her heart, she silently pondered, "A new power fills my body, who will be the new target?"