A strange world

Chapter 994 Section 225. Martin's Daily Life

The Minister of Military Affairs put himself very low, and humbly almost kissed Annan's boots.

Annan smiled and said, "You don't have to be like this... You have made an indelible contribution to the development of the Free Blade in the New King's City, and we will remember your contribution."

"You really did not make me see wrong..." The Minister of Military Affairs was moved and said with emotion: "The Reeves family... The last time I contacted them was more than 20 years ago."

In the past, Annan would only avoid, but now he is curious: "Do you know my... father?"

"I just met him from a distance when I was young..." The Minister of Military Affairs nodded and shook his head.

At that time, he was just a nobody, thinking that the King of the North was a great man... But now it seems that they have long been a mess.

However, the Minister of Military Affairs would not say that. He bowed his head and said, "You came at the right time. The new king has just finished the investigation and arrested a group of people."

"Our people?" Annan frowned.

The Minister of Military Affairs shook his head: "I intervened, and most of the people arrested were loyal to the kingdom."

From the perspective of the kingdom, the Minister of Military Affairs is an absolute sinner, but from the perspective of the Free City, it is just right.

"Be safe."

"Don't worry, by the way, I have arranged for the special envoy you brought to the army."

"The special envoy I brought... Oh, you said Maria?" Annan looked at Maria next to him.

The Minister of Military Affairs looked up in confusion: "Maria? Isn't it Mr. Martin?"

"Who?"

The Minister of Military Affairs was slightly stunned: "Didn't you let the special envoy Martin serve in the army...?"

"Martin what?"

Annan and the Minister of Military Affairs looked at each other.

Annan hesitated and said: "I don't quite understand... Is the Martin you are talking about the same person as the Martin I am talking about?"

"If you are talking about the guy who came with you..."

The Minister of Military Affairs was thinking, what did he misunderstand? Annan was thinking, damn Martin sneaked out again? !

How could this guy... Oh, it's okay, Martin has always wanted to sneak out.

Annan thought Martin would be more mature after having a "son", but he was still the same as before.

"What a joke..."

Annan, who was not panicked when he knew that the kingdom was searching for the Free Blade, was uneasy at this moment.

The war with the kingdom is not a joke. Although Annan filmed magic images and came in person, he was just doing his best to attack the kingdom from all angles, which does not mean that the kingdom is not in danger...

"Where is he? Take me there..."

Annan sighed helplessly.

His first meeting with the highest-ranking official who had been corrupted... and won over was ruined by Martin.

The blond Annan could not be recognized, but the disguised military minister needed an excuse.

He returned to the official residence, and soon came to the city guards' barracks in the name of inspection, and Annan disguised himself as one of his guards.

They walked around the barracks and found Martin at the guard post.

The city guard who arranged him to come was a member of the Free Blade. He didn't recognize Annan, let alone Martin, and answered in a businesslike manner: "Sir, he said he would be on the front line, so we arranged him to be a sentry."

"Got it, you can leave first."

"Yes!"

After the city guard left, Annan looked up at Martin on the sentry tower: "Come down!"

"I won't!" Martin refused with a bow and arrow.

"Go back to Liberty City."

"I won't!"

Annan was about to summon Lemon to pull him down from the sentry tower, and Martin stuck his head out: "Cousin, I also want to defend Liberty City. You don't want your family to be protected in the city and can't do anything, right?"

"Who taught you that?"

"Evelyn." Martin answered honestly, "She also said that if you don't agree, she will threaten you."

The freckled girl who blushed and was shy at the beginning has now become bad.

"What about your wife and son?"

"I'll leave them to Aunt Susan!"

"Did Aunt Susan agree?"

"No!"

"Okay..."

Not many people know Martin's identity, and with his wisdom...even if the truth is revealed, people will only think that he paid bribes to get this position instead of knowing Annan.

"Don't worry, I will send someone to protect him." said the military minister.

"It's not that...forget it, I'll think about how to explain it to Aunt Susan."

Originally, Annan's going to the new king alone was a heroic and commendable act...but because Martin followed him secretly, it became like a family dispute...

When they returned to the military camp, the military minister called the city guard: "Martin is going to my nephew, protect him."

"Yes, sir." The city guard replied, and said something strange: "No wonder you look so much like him."

Annan looked at the military minister and held back his laughter.

Following the military minister back to the official residence, Renato humbly asked: "Lord Annan, are you going to hold a banquet?"

"Is it too ostentatious?"

"Letting them know that you are here will help boost morale." The military minister said, "and the more noise we make, the less the palace will suspect us."

"They will never think that one-fifth of the parliament is our people."

"Then do as you say."

"Okay, one more thing. When I won over those nobles, I promised..."

The military minister told Annan about his forged recommendation letter.

He could hide this from the messenger, but not from Annan. Honesty is the best way to avoid misunderstandings.

"So you don't have to pay special attention to them, just use them."

"That would hurt your reputation too much..." Annan shook his head.

Annan was touched that the military minister thought so, but he felt that someone had to do the dirty work, why not himself? He could also wash away his guilt and stains.

"No, I can fulfill your promise. As long as they stand on our side, I promise to keep their wealth and status after everything is over." Annan insisted.

The military minister was touched by Annan, stared at him deeply, and lowered his head: "Your kindness is unmatched in the Alan Continent."

...

While the military minister convened the nobles of the new royal city for a banquet, somewhere in the inner city of the royal capital, members of the "Purification Court" were preparing for a special operation.

No matter how the new king promoted the good times, it was an indisputable fact that the Free Blade and the main army of the Free City that surrounded them from three directions were getting closer and closer to them.

Undercurrents surged in the new capital, and many nobles had the idea of ​​selling their property and fleeing the capital, or taking refuge in the Free City. Therefore, the royal palace secretly set up the Purification Court to deal with traitors.

They had received news that the quartermaster Tai in the city guard was an important backbone of the Free Blade and had a lot of information about other Free Blade members.

In order not to alert the enemy, they prepared a password and planned to raid the city guard camp tonight to capture the quartermaster Tai and his minions.