After Maxing out all Classes

Chapter 782: Indecisive 

The queen was just joking.
Instead, she intentionally watched Kante and the diplomat argue back and forth for a while.
Only after a long time, the queen casually said from behind, “Forget it, let those diplomats come in.”

Kante was startled when he heard the queen's voice.
He turned his head and found that the queen and Godfather had somehow appeared behind him.
He awkwardly bowed and then turned to the city below, grunting, “You got lucky.
Her Majesty the Queen happened to come to Crystal Canyon to inspect the military affairs.
She has a broad perspective and considers the overall situation, unlike me, a soldier who likes to hold grudges.
You can come in now.”

The queen coldly snorted from behind, “Who says I don't hold grudges?”

Kante quickly shouted to the city below, “I was mistaken just now.
Her Majesty the Queen does hold grudges.
You're done for.”

The diplomatic envoy was played around and around and hadn't even entered the city yet.
Half of his heart had already given up.
But as an envoy with a heavy responsibility, even if he knew the mountain was a tiger, he had to lean towards it and could only grit his teeth and enter the city.
  When he climbed up the city wall, he really saw the queen of the Kingdom of Gran standing on the tower.
The title of the first beauty of the Kingdom of Gran was truly well-deserved.
She was wearing a white dress and a crown on her head.
There was no need for any explanation.
Anyone could recognize her as the queen of the Kingdom of Gran at a glance because there could not be another woman with such stunning beauty.

The diplomatic envoy was startled.
A queen of a kingdom appeared at this border checkpoint, which was not a good thing.
It might mean that a war was about to begin.
Because if she didn't want to start a war, why would a queen of a kingdom come here?

But no matter what, he first knelt on one knee, gave a big ceremony to the queen, and then spoke, “Respected Queen of the Kingdom of Gran, I am an envoy from the desert kingdom of Kerte.
I am here to seek peace on behalf of the Pharaoh.”

“Peace?” The queen looked at him askance.
“You wanted to attack my kingdom, you wanted to provide my enemies with poison, and you wanted to be a guide.
Now you want peace? Do you think I'm a good girl with a good temper?”

This speech was already within the diplomat's expectations.
Of course, he had already prepared his own speech, “Your Majesty, please forgive us for being a little confused at the time and making some wrong decisions.
But please give us a chance to explain.”
  “Oh? Let's hear your explanation.”

The diplomat said, “For decades, the Kingdom of Gran has been under the rule of Mondra, so our kingdom has had diplomatic relations with Mondra, not with Gran.
We didn't fully understand the situation of the civil war in the Kingdom of Gran, and that's why we supported Mondra.
But now we have investigated and found that you are the legitimate heir to the throne of the kingdom of Gran, and Mondra is just a shameful usurper.
Our kingdom has now cut ties with Mondra and will only recognize your rule over the Kingdom of Gran in the future…”

The queen smiled and asked, “Is that all true? Then what about the army of the kingdom of Norma crossing the desert to attack us?”

The diplomat hesitated and said, “Uh…it was a request from Mondra.
We have always been friendly with the Kingdom of Gran, so we had to agree to Mondra's request.”

He quickly added, “Now that we have recognized the true heir to the Kingdom of Gran, we will maintain our new diplomatic relations with utmost sincerity.”
  In other words, he meant that their kingdom would treat the queen the same way they treated Mondra before.
The queen snorted and turned to Robb beside her.

Robb shrugged and asked, “What should I do?”

The queen did not avoid the diplomat and asked Robb in front of him, “What do you think? Should I agree?”

Robb laughed, “I'm just a commoner.
You're a queen asking for my opinion.
It makes me scared.
Should I pretend to be someone else?”

The queen rolled her eyes and said, “Do you need to pretend?”

The kneeling diplomat heard their conversation and was surprised.
He sneaked a glance at Robb and took several seconds to figure out who he was – the Lord of Westwind City, the man who could fight against the Black Dragon.
It was this man!

If not for this man, the Desert Kingdom would not have to come and beg for peace.
They could have defeated the queen a long time ago.
The diplomat looked at Robb with complex and difficult-to-understand eyes, wishing to cut him open and see what made him so different.
But he knew he couldn't do that.

Now, the Church of Light, the Church of Darkness, and the Desert Kingdom all wanted to cut this man in half, but since the battle between Bright Road and the Capital of Saints more than a year ago, no one dared to move against him lightly.

Queen hummed and said, “If you don't express your opinion, I'll use my stubbornness, dictatorship, and autocracy to solve this matter.”

Robb asked curiously, “What will you do if you act stubbornly?”

The Queen replied, “Cut off the envoy's head, put it in a wooden box, and send it to the Pharaoh.”

The diplomat was speechless.

Robb chuckled, “Since you said it out loud, you probably won't do it.”

He really understood the queen.
She said it just to vent her anger about the Desert Kingdom's previous mocking of her.
In fact, she had no intention of doing it.
The two kingdoms were not at war.

Taking a deep breath, the Queen put aside her emotional side.
She knew that diplomacy couldn't be emotional.
She had to fully consider the interests of the kingdom before making judgments.
It wasn't as simple as “you offended me, so I must fight you.”

The Kingdom of Gran couldn't be as close as brothers with the Desert Kingdom, but now was not a good time to attack the Desert Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Gran was developing, so the Queen didn't want to fight at this time.
The Desert Kingdom probably seized this opportunity to conclude a peace agreement and improve their relationship.

Moreover, the Desert Kingdom was thousands of miles of sand, and it was too difficult to attack them.
Even if they took it, what was the use? Dig sand?

After thinking for a while with a frown, the Queen said in a deep voice, “What is your sincerity for wanting to conclude peace?”

The diplomat whispered, “We can lead the Kingdom of Gran’s army across the desert and reach the border of the Kingdom of Norma without anyone knowing.”

Robb burst out laughing, “Are you kidding me? You just acted as the guide for the Kingdom of Norma, and now you want to be the guide for the Kingdom of Gran? What about your integrity?”

The Queen couldn't help but smile and cry.
This Desert Kingdom was really a grass on the wall, siding with both sides.
It felt like one would lose one's own dignity to be angry with such a thing.