Chapter 702 - The Path Of An Empress Regnant, Complete! (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After conquering Nilfgaard, Olivia turned her sights elsewhere. Then, she realized that the Skellige Isles had been allowed to thrive in peace. There was also the Scoia’tael of the Queen of the Elves, Francesca…

The only reason why she had taken notice of these two insignificant forces was because she had built Gwent decks based on their factions.

Francesca did not dare oppose the Empress Regnant. She had promptly offered her surrender. Olivia had then handled the “Minority Gathering Area’ with much proficiency. She would grant it the freedom of self-rule.

In the end, the Skellige Isle was the only country left in the entire continent that was considered an independent nation…

The leader of the Skellige Isles, King Bran, and Queen Calanthe, the “Lioness of Cintra,” who had taken shelter there were both at a loss!

Originally, the Second Northern War between the Nilfgaardian Empire and the Northern Kingdoms’ had inflicted heavy losses on all parties involved. In the end, there were no winners, only losers.

Many Kingdoms in the North became estranged. Gaps have started to show in the flaws.

On the other hand, Emperor Emhyr was miserable. The only reason why he could suppress the rebellions in his country in the past was with his victories in the First Northern War, where many people were stunned by his brilliant show of power in the war…

However, when the Second Northern War started, things went badly for him. In the beginning, the Nilfgaardian Empire still held strong. Unfortunately, most of their generals fell in combat. They had even used the Gwent deck against their enemies. It had 10 combat points and a “healing” technique. It was one of the strongest Gwent cards, comparable even to Olivia’s Gwent deck. However, even the finest generals fell. The Empire might have lost more than they could possibly take.

Olivia could conquer the entire continent with such ease, only due to the losses suffered by the dominant forces in the continent. Who knows, time would heal their wounds, and a third big war might kick off.

However, Olivia’s dominant showing had brought peace to the entire continent. She had unified the continent and became the sole Empress Regnant in this vast continent!

There was only one last step in her path of becoming an Empress Regnant. It was to make the independent nation of the Skellige Isles surrender to her.

However, even the cold Olivia could not bring herself to invade the Skellige Isles. The island had been nothing but kind and friendly to her. She had even spent her childhood on the island. There was also a Prince Hjalmar who she could never forget. He was almost a brother to her.

When the Kingdom of Cintra was being invaded, Prince Hjalmar had even brought his own forces to help the Kingdom of Cintra resist the invasion by the Nilfgaardian Empire. However, his help was too little too late…

Prince Hjalmar could only repeatedly plunder the coasts of the Nilfgaardian Empire to vent his anger towards the Empire. At the same time, he wanted to stand up for Olivia.

However, his reckless behavior was frowned upon by the nobles in the isles. They felt that he was looking for trouble by inciting strife between the Skellige Isles and the Nilfgaardian Empire.