Lords of the Warp Beginning with Violet

Two o'clock in the morning on December 882, 12 in the Ursus calendar.

Just after midnight, around one or two in the morning, Violet sat on a chair in the tent, writing in the notebook in front of her with a pen in her hand.

The bodies of the soldiers brought back from the camp have all been buried on the spot, and the bodies of the Silver Spear Pegasus have also been thrown onto the pack animal carts, waiting to be sent back to the Fort of Saint Steed along with the baggage train when the army marches tomorrow.

"The war between Ursus and Casimir has begun, and the hundred-man silver-spear Pegasus sent me a signal that the Ursus army is weak.

Can we really defeat the tidal wave of monsters in the prophecy by relying on these armies that even Casimir cannot stop? The hope is slim, but perhaps I can find the answer I want in the next war.

Looking at the thin handwriting under the pen, it seems that she has developed the habit of taking notes for a long time. Ever since she took over the Violet Territory, she would erase every notebook after writing it, letting it turn into ashes.

But perhaps this notebook can last longer. After all, ever since she predicted the nonsensical yet terrifying scene, she has never destroyed the diary she wrote.

After a while, when she raised her pen and stared blankly, O'Dave lifted the curtain of the tent and walked in.

"General, everything you ordered is ready."

I looked up at the person who came. I didn't notice it before, but it should be since he joined the army that his original uniform representing his status as a servant was replaced by the Ursus military uniform at some point.

But that’s fine too.

"sit."

Pointing to the seat next to her, Violet put down the quill in her hand and closed her diary.

By the time she had finished packing everything, O'Dave had already sat down and waited.

"Li Sheng originally intended to make you servants consumables in the war. After all, I did overestimate the strength of the Ursus army. Compared with those knights who have undergone systematic elite education, the army is as fragile as the temporary conscripted peasants."

"But fortunately, even after nearly a thousand years, the compassion in my heart has not been worn away. I rejected Li Sheng's proposal, and you were sold to Ivan in his subsequent transaction with His Majesty."

After the words fell, there was a long silence. The already cold air in Ursus at night became even more biting.

"If you have something else to say, General, you can just say it directly. Why beat around the bush like this?"

Shaking her head, Violet turned her gaze to the side, looking at the lantern lit by the liquefied Originium solution.

"Your appearance proves that Li Sheng is right. No matter if you are a toy or a tool, you must have a destination in the end."

Taking out a letter with golden patterns on it from the void, Violet placed it on the table, tapped it with her fingertips, and looked at O'Dave calmly.

“This encounter made me see some things clearly.

Professional matters are best handled by professionals, and whether old tools are given away or discarded, it is most profitable to make use of their remaining energy before that.”

He put away his helpless look of lamenting his weakness and returned to the role of the lofty Grand Duke.

“In one month, I need you to bring the remaining 2,700 retainers in the territory here, and then immediately engage in the final battle against Casimir.

I don't need the process, I only need the result. If I don't see you in a month, there will be no place for you in the whole Ursus.

Take this letter back to Thorn City, and remember not to squander my last bit of mercy."

Looking at the familiar adult's sky-blue eyes, they now only brought him a biting cold like a thousand-year-old ice.

"O'Daif... I understand!" After picking up the envelope, bowing and saluting, O'Daif left the tent.

After this incident, there will no longer be a number three in the world, only Viscount Odave of Ursus!!!

Thinking of this, he tightened the envelope between his fingers. The ice in his heart that had originally condensed due to the confusion of betrayal was diluted by Violet's estrangement and her inner ambitions.

If he was wavering before Ivan blocked the Castle of the Holy Horse and before Violet came to the Castle of the Holy Horse, wanting to accept Ivan's temptation but feeling guilty for betrayal.

But now, when Violet decided to enforce the rule of absolute disloyalty and was even prepared to uproot the entire group of servants for this purpose, the remaining guilt in his heart completely disappeared.

Compared to the relationship between Violet and Li Sheng, even if they served for a thousand years, they were still just outsiders and servants... Poor captain and that idiot No. 2 were still foolishly carrying out their so-called oath of loyalty.

As Ursus people, the object of their loyalty should be the emperor of Ursus, or Ursus itself.

As this thought arose, one of the three golden threads connecting the platinum eternal flower in the subspace completely broke.

The black snake of Saint Steed Castle seemed to have noticed something different as well. A smile appeared in the corners of his eyes and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Number One, who was handling government affairs in Thorn City, seemed to have noticed something. His spiritual energy, which had been weakened due to being away from the Duke, seemed to have become stronger?

Violet in the tent also noticed the break in the thread connecting number three, but she thought it was totally unimportant.

There is no time to pity those who are irrelevant to his future. Everyone has his own choice, and once the choice is missed, he is destined to be a passer-by. This is especially true for people like her and Li Sheng who wander between many universes.

Compared to these trivial matters, what she needs more is an army that is invincible in this land. It should be powerful enough to surpass Harandu and crush the behemoth easily.

This war is just a beginning. Reading about it a hundred times is not as good as practicing it in iron and blood.

Thinking of this, her black-gloved hands on the table gradually clenched into fists.

Crushing Casimir's army is only the beginning. It will mark that Ursus has the strength to enter the core circle. Only in this way, as the Grand Duke of Ursus, can she win more voice in the international community of Terra.

Raising her hand, the body wrapped in thick clothes seemed to be stroking something. Violet murmured calmly:

"Maybe I really can't accomplish this alone, but at least I will die before you at the end, or we can die together before these things happen..."

Before she could finish her words, as if to give her a glimmer of hope, her sky-blue eyes flickered with psychic light.

A vague future emerged in her eyes, as dark as the previous prophecy, but the difference was that Li Sheng appeared in it in a blurry manner.

Compared to the prophecy of destruction last time, he was alive this time. No matter what form he took, that figure and the feeling he gave her were definitely not wrong.