?!
Candice's calm mind was suddenly thrown into chaos by this sentence!
How did she know?
Startled, Candice quickly stepped back and rapidly formed a large fireball in her palm that was visibly full of destructive power!
Now it was Elashia's turn to be frightened.
Oh no! How could I forget that I can't fight others!
Elashia suddenly realized that she had become somewhat overconfident! Her combat ability was even worse than a farmer's, and her magic was only at apprentice level. And the woman standing before her was one of the strongest mages in the Elasia Empire! If she decided to kill her directly and flee, everything would be ruined!
"No, no, no! I was wrong!"
Elashia immediately dropped her previous composed demeanor, and in her helplessness, she was so frightened that she crouched on the ground covering her head.
Candice was also stunned by the scene before her. She had formed that fireball only for self-protection, but didn't expect it would scare the girl in front of her to this extent.
She couldn't bear to harm Elashia—after all, she was her niece regardless of circumstances.
"How did you know?"
Candice extinguished the fireball in her hand and looked down at the girl crouching with her head covered.
"That's... confidential!"
The girl said the toughest words in the most cowardly tone.
"But please hear me out first!"
The girl looked at Candice with sparkling eyes.
"Would you like Elasia to become a member of the Doomsday Defense Line?"
?!
Candice was shocked again!
How does she know about my past idea?
I only ever discussed it with Her Imperial Majesty.
How does she even know the name?
Candice felt that the seemingly cowardly girl before her was suddenly full of mystery.
"I will entrust all of the Elasia Empire's affairs to your management, without any interference. I just need you to leave the personnel appointment authority to me."
Isn't that basically handing the entire Elasia over to me?
Candice was completely bewildered by Elashia's words.
But this was actually an arrangement Elashia had planned long ago.
In her previous life, she was just an ordinary college student who hadn't even found a job yet. She could offer guidance on politics and military affairs through a keyboard, but if she were to handle it herself, it would definitely be a disaster.
Her greatest advantage as a transmigrator wasn't the system, but her understanding of people.
Which people could be used, which couldn't, what position needed what kind of person, what person was suitable for what position—these were the greatest challenges faced by leaders throughout history, but for Elashia, who had spent over 2,000 hours on "Immortal King—The Fall of Elasia," these weren't problems at all.
She could recite, without missing a word, the profile of every character and all their most intimate secrets.
This was Elashia's greatest reliance. She might not know how to optimize the empire's power structure, but she definitely knew what person should do what under the empire's structure.
Seeing that Candice no longer seemed dangerous, Elashia stood up from her crouching position and continued to look at Candice with sparkling eyes.
"Actually... I know the Undead Calamity is approaching. The most important thing now isn't to dwell on the issues between the Iron Empire and the Elasia Empire, which I think you also understand."
Elashia knew very clearly that Candice cared more about the Elasia Empire than she did, because Elasia was one of the few countries directly facing the Undead Calamity, crucial to humanity's survival.
In "Immortal King—The Fall of Elasia," if the protagonist chose the evil route, then Elasia Empire's greatest enemy would be Candice the spy. Conversely, if Elashia wanted to follow the righteous path against the Immortal King, Candice would be the first and extremely reliable ally.
There were ten [Human Heroes] on this continent in total, and Elasia had three of them, one of whom was Candice.
The [Human Heroes] were characters who could pose a threat to the nearly invincible Immortal King in the setting. They had different personalities and abilities, capable of breaking human limits. Some excelled in politics, some in strategy, some in combat, and some in military command.
And Candice was a [Human Hero] known for her political abilities.
If given complete authority, Candice could revitalize the entire Elasia within a year.
Thinking of this, Elashia's gaze toward Candice became even brighter.
In the end, Candice didn't dwell too much on how Elashia had obtained this intelligence—after all, everyone had secrets they couldn't reveal.
As Candice was considering what to say to gracefully accept, a small hand suddenly gently took hers.
"Please, I have only you to trust!"
"If you don't help me, then my seizing the throne would be meaningless!"
Elashia looked at her with pleading and longing in her eyes.
Candice imperceptibly withdrew her hand.
The contrast in the pink-haired girl before her was too great.
However, this was also a perfect opportunity for her to accept Elashia's offer.
"I accept."
Great!
Elashia's eyes lit up with brilliance.
"But first tell me, how will you deal with the other spies from the Iron Empire?"
Candice was the highest responsible person for Elasia's spy network. She knew—if she herself had been uncovered, then the people below her probably couldn't remain hidden either.