Chapter 785: New Love, Old Love

Tulaone Forest, the city of waterfalls.

Ever since the Entagrean army invaded the Tulaone Forest, the city of Falls has been home to the Entagrean army's local stronghold, but this is only temporary, and it will not be long before the Entagrean army will leave the city and hand it over to the centaurs when a new military fort is built near the city, which is the promise of the Entagri Empire to the centaurs.

Of course, in order to ensure that the Centaur Clan's sacred spring is not destroyed, there will still be a certain number of Entagri troops stationed in the City of Falls, who will work with the Centaur Clan's own Sacred Spring Guard to protect the safety of the City of Falls.

But these are all things for later, the current city of waterfalls, there are still an incredible number of Ntagrei troops, and the military leader of the Entagre Empire in the Tulaone forest, the famous imperial lieutenant general Christine, is naturally also in the city of waterfalls.

Christine's recent period can be said to be a good thing, the victory of the raid on the city of Falls has made the prestige of this famous general rise again, and also laid a solid foundation for the Entagri Empire to finally occupy the Tulaone Forest, this kind of real credit, so that Christine is expected to compete with another Imperial Vice Admiral who led the First Fleet on the sea, and Sylvia, who has a rather ambiguous relationship with him, to see who can be the first to become the first admiral of the Empire.

But now in the city of waterfalls, everyone knows that these good things have not made this lieutenant general who has been shouting that he will definitely become the first general and second marshal of the empire on weekdays to be excited, on the contrary, everyone knows that the lieutenant general has been in a very bad mood recently, he always has a straight face when he has nothing to do, and rarely talks to people except for official business, not at all like in the past, he always has a lazy smile on his face, and he can say a few words to anyone happily.

Especially after the news of the reformation of the Holy Alliance, some officers and soldiers who were close to the Lieutenant General felt more and more that the Lieutenant General's mood was deteriorating further.

As for why the lieutenant general became like this, most people thought they could guess the reason, all of which, of course, was due to the fact that the woman named Catherine, the empress of the Erathian Empire, had returned from Enroth.

And their lieutenant general, who was one of Catherine's most loyal followers.

This is a very delicate situation.

Because of this incident, Christine's Entagri army, which was stationed in the forests of Tula, naturally began to have such and such rumors in the army, but this momentum was quickly suppressed, because some guys who liked to chew their tongues were invited to tea by the department in charge of ideological education in the army, and some were even cut to the rank of one rank.

Of course, these things were not instigated by Christine, but spontaneous actions in the army, and in fact, similar situations have been happening in the Ntagree army everywhere for some time, especially among Christine and those who have a large number of former Elassian soldiers.

However, under the early instructions of Chen Jian, who had long expected this kind of thing to happen, the upper echelons of the garrisons everywhere had taken precautions against this situation, so they did not cause any trouble, and it was regarded as minimizing the impact of Catherine's return on the Entagri army.

Of course, Christine himself knows this situation, and he also knows that this is not a solution.

Although on the bright side, rumors and rumors in the army have been stopped, but not saying it does not mean that you will not want to do it in your heart.

In one of the halls of the Cascade City Fortress, Christine was alone, frowning and staring at a map spread out on the table, pondering for a long time.

It was a map of the Dia area, and some conspicuous markings on it were based on the latest developments in the fighting in the Dia area, which were the dynamics of the warring parties.

On the edge of the map are some of the latest battle reports that have just arrived.

The battle has entered a stalemate.

Christine is very irritable right now.

He could clearly perceive that his officers had recently been divided into two distinct factions, believing that he, a former famous general of the Erathian Empire, was still loyal to the Entagrean Empire, and that he might betray the Entagrean Empire and return to Catherine's side because of Catherine's return.

Thinking differently, the attitude towards him is naturally completely different, some officers now have great respect for Christine on the surface, but there is uncontrollable vigilance and suspicion in their eyes, Christine hates this feeling of being suspicious, but he also understands that this matter is really no one else's fault, his position is indeed very delicate, and his own attitude is so ambiguous.

Christine secretly scolded her mother for this, but to the comfort of the lieutenant general, although some of the people below were suspicious, His Majesty the Emperor, whom he was now loyal to, had given him enough trust to still leave all military affairs in the forests of Tulaone to him, and did not act against him out of suspicion, nor did he urge him to take a stand, and gave him plenty of time to adjust himself.

Whether this approach is smart or stupid, Christine is too lazy to think about it, and he doesn't want to think about it, he only knows that Jian Chen still trusts him now, and dares to continue to let him sit on the side with heavy troops, which is enough.

And Christine himself knows very well that what really bothers him is not because he doesn't know how to choose between the Entagri Empire and the Erathia Empire, as most people think.

There was no need to choose from the start.

For Christine, Catherine, the Erathian Empire, is long in the past, he decided to follow Jian Chen, and Jian Chen did not disappoint him, he will always be loyal to Jian Chen.

Moreover, the Erathia Empire and the Entagre Empire are actually completely incomparable in Christine's heart.

Christine is a native of Enros, not a native of Erathia, and he has no attachment to the Erathian Empire.

He would have become the general of the Erathia Empire at the beginning, but because the person he followed, that is, Catherine, happened to be the empress of the Erathia Empire, in fact, when he followed Catherine, Catherine was not the empress of the Erathia Empire, Catherine's identity at that time was just a married princess of the Erathia Empire who returned to Erathia to attend her father's funeral, and the queen of the Enlos Empire.

Everything is just a coincidence.

Because he was shipwrecked overseas, he was forced to join the pirates in order to survive, and Christine, who was extremely down-and-out at that time, was naturally very excited to have the opportunity to meet Empress Catherine, whom he could only look up to when he was in the Enlos Empire, at sea.

So after Catherine sent out the invitation, he did not hesitate to join Catherine's fleet with those pirates who were willing to act with him.

At that time, Christine's idea was very simple, he felt that if he could follow the queen, he would definitely have a future in the future, you know, when he was in the Enloth Empire, he never found a chance to get ahead.

However, things are often unexpected, and after following Catherine to the continent of Erathia, Christine is not faced with the welcoming crowd of people in the lively city venue, but in front of a war-torn and ruined land, with its many equally mutilated corpses.

Under the combined attack of the Negan Lords' coalition, the Krigan army, and the undead creatures, the once-powerful Erathian Empire is about to die.

Christine, who thought that she would have an unforgettable and happy trip this time, was dumbfounded.

Then, just when he thought that Catherine had no choice but to return to Enloth, he saw a lesser-known side of the queen who was always kind to him.

He saw her strength, her persistence, and her sensibility, and he was touched by her.

"What a crazy woman to make such a crazy decision!"

In the midst of this constant sneering in his heart, Christine joined in what he considered to be a madness, and he took up his sword and became a member of Catherine's small army.

Then in the battle, Christine became more and more fascinated by Catherine, Catherine's heroic appearance on the battlefield made him fall deeper and deeper, although he didn't want to admit it, but Christine knew that he was in love with a woman he shouldn't love.

Christine has had many women, among whom there are many who are younger and more beautiful than Catherine and who are desperate for him, but Christine has never felt this way for Catherine for any woman.

He did what he could to help Catherine, and in doing so, embarked on a path he had never thought of before.

By the time the war was over, Catherine had become the empress of the Erathia Empire, and Christine had become a well-known and victorious general, the general of the Erathia Empire.

That's all it was, Christine would become the general of the Erathian Empire for such a very personal reason.

The Erathian Empire didn't mean much to Christine, what he did was just for the gentle but strong, rational but emotional woman, not for the Erathian Empire.

Without the existence of that woman, the Erathian Empire would have no meaning to him.

The Entagri Empire is different.

In the Battle of Doom, when Catherine reluctantly abdicates and intends to return to Enloth, Christine is faced with a choice.

Whether to follow Catherine back to Enloth's hometown, or stay and follow Jian Chen with those soldiers who have nowhere to go according to Catherine's arrangement.

Christine didn't hesitate to choose the latter.

What are you going to do back to Enlos? His family is long gone, otherwise, he would not have dared to venture to sea, besides, even if that Roland will reuse him after he goes back, but looking at Catherine and Roland's intimacy, his anger will not be in one place.

This man has been missing for so many years, everyone thinks he is dead, but he is still alive!

has been in love for so long, but waited for such a result, how does Christine see how Roland is unpleasant, and he is unwilling to play for Roland.

Then go back to Enroth for a normal life? Of course, Christine is also unwilling, after discovering her own ability, Christine hopes that her life can be more exciting.

But Chen Jian has a very good appetite for Christine, the two belong to the type of similar smell, and Christine has always been very curious about what Chen Jian can do.

He believes that as long as he follows this man who has already created many miracles, life will definitely be wonderful, more exciting than ever before.

And that's Catherine's wish, isn't it? If Catherine wants to do something but can't do it, I'll do it for her.

With this in mind, Christine followed Jian Chen to the Evermont Islands and has been until today.

Two years is not a long time, but in Christine's eyes, these two years are really the most exciting two years in his life.

Following in the footsteps of Jian Chen, he, along with others, witnessed how the Ntagri Empire had come from a small overseas archipelago step by step to today.

Entering the Solo Peninsula, unifying Negan, marching on the continent of Erathia, defeating the Elven Kingdom and the Erathia Empire, robbing the forests of Turalea, retaking Hammondal, all of these things are things that Christine never dared to think about before.

Today, Christine is no longer simply trying to see what Jian Chen can do, or to fulfill Catherine's dream, he has never lived as seriously as he does now, what he is doing now is for himself, not for others.

Chen Jian gave people a dream and a belief, and he also gave Christine a dream and a belief.

He identified with Jian Chen from the bottom of his heart, identified with the Entagri Empire, and for the rise of this empire, he, together with Jian Chen and others, devoted himself wholeheartedly and paid countless efforts.

So how could he betray the Entagri Empire and betray Jian Chen at this time?

This is simply impossible, and he already has a strong sense of belonging to the Ntagri Empire.

"With a new love, don't think about the old love anymore!"

Once, at a party, when Ryan and Adela expressed nostalgia for the old days, Christine smiled and comforted them.

So the thing that has been bothering Christine all this time is that he doesn't know how to face Catherine on the battlefield.

He is now the commander of the Entagri Empire, Catherine is now the Empress of the Erathia Empire, and the Entagre Empire and the Erathia Empire are now in a state of hostility.

Meeting and fighting Catherine on the battlefield is already an inevitable thing in Christine's opinion.

But now, he found that he still couldn't forget Catherine, and to be more accurate, he still loved that woman.

It was not easy for Christine to forget such an unforgettable feeling, he once thought that he had forgotten, and therefore began to try to accept Sylvia's feelings, and was ready to settle down to start a family in the Entagri Empire, but when Chen Jian sent him the news of Catherine's return, he realized that he had never forgotten that woman, and most likely, he would never forget that woman in his life.

On the battlefield, can you keep a normal heart with this woman? Can we not misjudge the situation for personal reasons? If not, how should he, as a major general of the Entagri Empire, handle himself in this predictable war?

Christine was troubled.

He can calmly face any enemy on the battlefield for the sake of Jian Chen and the Entagri Empire, but he can't face Catherine calmly.

But if he wants to avoid the battle with the Erathian Empire, he can't do it, and it is not his style to evade responsibility.

The war in the Dia region affected Christine's heart, and he was very clear about the current situation of the Entagri Empire, and he knew very well what kind of goal Chen Jian wanted to achieve from this war, but the current situation was quite grim, the Bracada Kingdom and the Elven Kingdom had a determination beyond Chen Jian's imagination in eliminating the necromancer forces, and were willing to invest more troops for this, and even said that the Erathia Empire was moved to participate in the war.

As a result, the war in the Dya region is developing in a very bad direction, and it has put the Entagrui army in a somewhat embarrassing situation - with the existing strength of the Entagrei army in the Dya area, it is not easy to maintain the current battle situation after the arrival of reinforcements from the three countries, and increasing the investment of troops and expanding the war is contrary to Chen Jian's original intention.

Christine felt that in a sense, by underestimating the determination of the Bracada Kingdom and the Elven Kingdom to eliminate the necromancer forces, the actions of the Entagri Army this time were a bit self-defeating.

"Can't hesitate any longer, at a time like this!"

After a long time, Christine sighed, and finally withdrew her eyes from the map, and also put away her chaotic thoughts.

"The current Ntagrui army needs the whole army to unite and tide over the difficulties together, if it is still causing uncertainties in the army at this time because of me and some people, it will be too sorry for someone's trust and the rank of this lieutenant general!"

Muttering this, Christine picked up her pen and began to write letters, to Sylvia, to Edride, to Ryan and Adra.

"But this guy Chen Jian is really calm, it's really a very unpleasant attitude, can't he show me a little more nervous? No matter how I say that I am also a famous general, the future marshal of the empire, I am so cold! Although the treatment given to me is not bad, I should occasionally pay more attention to other aspects of my important subordinates! ”

While writing hard and nagging at the same time, Christine's mood improved a lot after making a decision.

Then he froze.

Because he suddenly found that the first letter he wrote subconsciously was addressed to Sylvia.

Thinking about this woman who always had a hearty smile on her face and clamed out for the conquest of all the seas for the Entagri Empire after a certain drunkenness, Christine couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart.

"With a new love, you really shouldn't think about your old love anymore!"

He muttered to himself, and then his eyes, which were still a little hesitant, slowly became firm.