The morning of the second day, the soldiers had already left Elasia and entered the northern forest.
The soldiers' marching speed was still extremely fast. Under Cecilia's forced march arrangements, the soldiers were rapidly advancing toward the desert region at a speed of sixty kilometers per day.
In about five days, the Elasian army would be able to reach the desert region.
But Elashia was not currently with the marching army.
Because she indeed had no role to play during the army's march toward the desert region.
At this moment, she was waiting in the traveling palace for Chris and Tina, who were about to return from the Security Bureau.
...
"Lord Chris... how come after one night, it feels like the military camp has become much quieter?"
Tina, who had returned to the military camp with Chris, asked somewhat strangely.
On the way to Her Majesty Elashia's traveling palace, it seemed many barracks had suddenly become quiet overnight.
Chris was equally unclear.
"I'm not too sure either. In Elasia, I don't manage the army, so I don't know much about military affairs."
Chris comforted Tina:
"It's fine, don't worry about it too much. We'll know when we ask Her Majesty later."
...
At this moment, Elashia was still sleeping soundly in the traveling palace.
Here, one had to thank the past Elasian Emperors.
To avoid staying in military camps during battles, the past emperors had built some traveling palaces around the northern Great Wall.
Elashia could live directly in them.
"Your Majesty?"
Chris knocked on the door.
At this time, Elashia had just woken up.
"Ah... please wait, I'm coming..."
The drowsy Elashia got up and walked downstairs, opening the door.
"Your Majesty..."
Seeing the just-awakened Elashia, both Chris and Tina's hearts skipped a beat.
The girl's nightgown wrapped around her petite and delicate body, her eyes still carrying some sleepiness. As she arranged her somewhat messy hair from just waking up, the exquisite little flowers embroidered on her nightgown seemed to sway with her movements.
"What's wrong... oh, right, I forgot about your matter..."
Elashia moved her body aside and said to them:
"Come in and wait first... let me wash up..."
But Tina immediately said somewhat anxiously:
"Your Majesty Elashia... about the aid..."
Chris gently patted her from behind, and Tina quieted down again.
Watching Elashia walk toward the bathroom, Tina asked Chris:
"Lord Chris, do you think Her Majesty Elashia will agree to us... agree to my request?"
Chris smiled and said to Tina:
"I didn't know before, but now I do."
Chris said to Tina with an extremely firm voice:
"Don't worry, Her Majesty Elashia will definitely help us save the people of the desert region."
Tina asked puzzledly:
"How does Lord Chris know?"
Chris smiled slightly and answered:
"Look, Her Majesty Elashia's current behavior obviously seems somewhat lazy."
"But from what I've learned about Her Majesty Elashia during my service to Elasia, she's never like this in such matters."
"She appears extremely lazy when she's not needed, but extremely reliable when she is needed."
"Since she's behaving so lazily now, it can only mean one thing—she's already done everything she can do."
"Think again—why was the military camp so quiet when we came over?"
"This can only mean—Her Majesty Elashia has already sent out the army!"
After hearing Chris's words, Tina jumped up excitedly!
"Really!"
Wonderful, really wonderful!
Her somewhat rash behavior at that time was absolutely correct to the extreme!
She not only successfully reached Elasia in the end but also met Lord Chris!
And she actually succeeded in requesting what was originally considered completely impossible reinforcements!
Wasn't this a complete victory!
Seeing Tina who was so excited she was about to cry out, Chris placed her hand on her lips.
"Shh, don't startle Her Majesty Elashia."
"Oh, oh, oh."
Tina quickly suppressed her excited heart.
Just then, Elashia, who had finished washing up, also came out of the bathroom.
Through her fifteenth-level warrior hearing, she had clearly heard the two's conversation just now.
So she went straight to the point:
"I think you should know that I've already sent out the army."
Hearing Elashia's words, Tina, who had completely confirmed that Elasia's aid had become reality, directly knelt on the ground excitedly.
"Your Majesty Elashia... you... are simply a goddess!"
"Hiss..."
Hearing Tina's words, Chris immediately drew in a sharp breath.
This child, how could she speak like that?
She had already learned about the Undead Calamity and the goddesses from the orientation training Minister Candice had given her.
Goddess... wasn't that the bastard who wanted to destroy humanity?
Tina saying Elashia was simply a goddess... wasn't that insulting Her Majesty Elashia, who was fighting for humanity's future?
"Tina! Apologize to Her Majesty!"
...
"Oh my... Chris... she doesn't know about those things, why did you suddenly scare her like that..."
Startled by Chris, who had always been gentle, suddenly getting angry, the already timid Tina directly burst into tears.
Seeing the white-haired girl who was scared to tears by Chris, Elashia felt somewhat heartbroken and gently embraced her.
Tina, who knew about hierarchical distinctions, originally planned to struggle free directly, but that embrace like a mother's was somehow so nostalgic...
Thus, this scene that made Chris extremely embarrassed appeared.
Elashia was comforting the crying white-haired girl in her arms while somewhat speechlessly reproaching Chris.
The current Chris deeply regretted her impulsive behavior from earlier.
Usually, she was very gentle.
This emotional reaction not only scared Tina but also affected her image in Her Majesty Elashia's heart.
"Uh... sorry, Your Majesty, it was indeed me getting carried away just now..."
Chris felt extremely guilty.
Clearly, she was usually very calm. Even when she was being judged in Yage City, she hadn't lost her composure...
Why did she suddenly become like this whenever it involved Her Majesty Elashia...
Tina kept crying in Elashia's embrace, not hearing the conversation between Elashia and Chris.
She didn't know why Lord Chris, who had been so gentle, suddenly got so angry.
But she knew—Her Majesty Elashia's embrace was indeed very warm...
The girl's soft and warm embrace reminded her of her mother comforting her when she cried as a child...
So gentle, so nostalgic...
So she just kept crying in Elashia's arms...
After experiencing the previous magical beast chase, the conversation with Chris in the hot springs, and the previous emotional ups and downs, Tina was indeed exhausted to the extreme.
And after confirming that Elashia had sent a large army to aid the desert city-states, she finally relaxed the most tightly wound string in her heart.
So, crying and crying, she fell asleep directly in Elashia's arms.
After placing the sleeping Tina on her bed, Elashia looked at Chris on the side somewhat speechlessly.
"Really... how did you become like Cecilia, fond of worrying about those strange details..."
Chris kept her head down, not speaking.
Seeing Chris like this, Elashia sighed speechlessly again.
"Sigh... you should also know that I'm not someone who cares about those things..."
Chris nodded lightly, still not speaking.
Elashia knew that Chris's heart must be full of guilt now.
Both toward Tina and toward Elashia.
So there was indeed no need to blame her for anything more.
Elashia walked toward Chris and gently embraced her too.
"Alright... I don't mean to blame you either..."
"I'm also very happy that someone worries about my feelings."
"But don't do this again in the future, okay?"
Chris nodded.
"Mm."