Dear Broom Knight

Travis shook his head, quickly stopping himself from overthinking.

Right now, they had too little information, at most knowing there was a schemer hiding behind the scenes.

He shouldn't even completely dismiss the suspicions of those six.

He once thought he was very smart, but now it seemed that he was just being presumptuous.

He wasn't even as good as Lorry, who was only 12 years old back then.

If he hadn't been controlled by past emotions and 'common sense' from the beginning and had been more decisive… at least, his son probably wouldn't have died so early.

His eldest son indeed had no advantages other than being honest and filial.

Travis had even prepared himself to send him away… even if he had put in countless efforts, his eldest son's talent, no, more accurately his willpower, was not enough to allow him to reach the 12th level to extend his life.

Even reaching the 10th level was something he barely managed to bypass with the simple skills used by the army.

However, even if he was just a Constitution Knight with no combat power!

Living to be a hundred years old would be fine!

How much could he ask for?

Yet, even that was impossible.

Too much gossip, as well as the whispers from his ears, prematurely consumed his son, who didn't have a firm enough heart.

A trace of viciousness flashed in Travis's eyes, as well as resentment towards his naive self in the past.

He patted his partner: "Anyway, we agreed long ago that we would be a… mainstay in this era of great contention."

Ruth Kania also had a hint of malice in her eyes, but then she smiled: "Lorry said we're more like turd stirrers."

"How unpleasant~" Travis wrinkled his nose, "How did you…"

"We are the stick," Ruth Kania said simply, "Just not afraid of being dirty."

Travis was stunned for two seconds before nodding in agreement: "Lorry is indeed very good at metaphors."

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There are no secrets in the National Political Conference.

Before the nobles had even left the palace, Lorry had already received the news.

He tilted his head and thought for a while before turning to ask Ceska: "Is the Prime Minister using me to target Leon, or is he using Leon to target me?"

"Baron, you've always been open-minded, why do you suddenly want to play dumb?" Ceska replied without looking up from the pile of documents in her hand, "Since you insist on an answer, then of course I will satisfy your request.

It's aimed at you.

He just didn't expect that the Minister of Commerce didn't plan to cooperate with him."

Lorry curled his lips: "Forget it, although that Prime Minister is black-hearted and treacherous, he probably isn't colluding with certain people.

He really knows how to protect himself!"

If the Prime Minister of the Northern Lands really knew the cause and effect, then he would definitely not think that he could target this cannon fodder.

Compared to venting his anger for his good brother, the Minister of Commerce probably wanted to find the real culprit even more.

Although a large number of people were purged from the palace because of this, there were too many dark hands hidden inside, so that even now, the force that ultimately targeted Doriske has not been clearly determined.

Perhaps it was that group of people, but, it is also possible that what was discovered was just cannon fodder thrown out to divert attention.

His Majesty Travis has offended too many people.

Sometimes, the reason why coincidences occur is not because they are really coincidental, but because someone is moving everything.

Therefore, even if it wasn't Doriske who was hit, it might have been Little Doriske.

The White Dragon King himself couldn't determine a result, and after being annoyed by Lorry's urging, he actually sent all the information to Lorry in one go.

Lorry was a little uneasy at first, after all, this concerned internal affairs of the palace.

But he instantly felt relieved after reading it.

These people who were caught were truly dragons among men, full of energy, quick-witted, and able to handle multiple positions without making mistakes.

If it were Lorry, he would suspect that he would write the wrong heading when writing a report.

However…

No wonder the annual salary of the palace servants was just like that, but so many people were eagerly trying to get in!

If it hadn't been for a major mistake that caused His Majesty the King to completely turn his face, with their ability to please everyone, they would definitely be able to earn back the wealth of several barons!

In fact, that is to say, the result of the White Dragon King spending so much effort, even sacrificing Doriske, was not to catch a group of information peddlers, double agents, or even multi-faceted spies.

As for who attacked Doriske… everyone.

This was a witch hunt that didn't require tacit understanding, only following along blindly. As long as someone had the ability to contact the head of this administrative officer, even if it was just shining a layer of illusionary light on his face, someone would do it.

Of course, the White Dragon King and Doriske had long known about these things.

As the King's personal service personnel, every administrative officer would be surrounded by these things.

Doriske and the others would go to the purification array every few days… The reason why Lorry's purification array didn't need him to explain much and everyone understood what was going on was because there were precedents.

However, people who can be administrative officers will naturally voluntarily accept the influence of this array.

It's just that they generally respect and love only the current king.

If a new king ascends the throne and gets along well with his predecessor, he can still use them as intermediaries, but if he ascends the throne like the White Dragon King, he can only clear them out with one click.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have failed to control even one unlucky older brother when he took the throne back then.

However, even though Doriske was so careful, there might still be some residue.

Various residues mixed together, and after being induced by someone with ulterior motives, Doriske plunged headfirst into the mire.

However, such a person with ulterior motives is very difficult to catch.

After all, there are too many people who like to speak ill of Doriske.

He himself may not even remember who said it.

It is even very possible that the main target of the person who plotted against him was someone else, and he just said something casually, but Doriske took it to heart.

This is really impossible to investigate.

In fact, if Lorry hadn't reacted quickly, it was estimated that the White Dragon King would have only noticed after Doriske had caused a major incident.

After all, once there is a flaw in people's hearts, the gap will naturally become larger and larger.

No matter how precise the purification array is, it cannot completely repair such a large wound that is still leaking blood.

Therefore, Doriske and his relatives and friends have to thank Lorry!

Of course, if Lorry was just an insignificant person who happened to stumble upon this secret, then some things might not be as calm as they are now.

But after all, he is a pivotal figure on the White Dragon King's side… Most importantly, he is someone who can directly contact Travis himself.

The Minister of Commerce and the military commander will naturally understand the importance of being reasonable.

Lorry had no objections to this.

He really didn't understand politics and military affairs, diplomacy and state affairs.

However, people who have experienced his era are very clear about what it means that reason only exists within the range of artillery.

Diplomacy is useless if you are only polite.

Lorry himself had confidence, so he didn't take those things seriously.

However, he wasn't so arrogant either.

Although there usually wouldn't be any problems, no one could guarantee that there wouldn't be a fool secretly trying to deal with him.

It's just that his birds gave him a lot of help.

For those in Travis's camp, such as the Minister of Commerce, who were somewhat at odds with Lorry, if they really had any ideas, then they would have to consider that there shouldn't be any trees in their territories or inside and outside their residences where birds could perch.

But everyone was a noble family with a long history, and even the mansions in the capital might be old houses that had been around for hundreds of years… How could there not be hundred-year-old trees surrounding them?

That's called heritage, and the nobles cherished it.

Moving them would be a big deal, and it would be impossible to hide it.

Therefore, as long as their brains were still working, unless Lorry had really offended them, they could still remain rational.

Currently, Lorry still had to be a little vigilant when leaving his territory, but he was really safe in his territory.

Lorry thought about it for a while and suddenly smiled: "His Majesty the King probably thought too much when he wanted to use this matter to test others.

Unless he really announces his abdication to the world, otherwise which noble would openly take sides?

Ceska, you're thinking too simply.

Indeed, it seems that the Prime Minister's words ultimately targeted me. But in essence, he also reminded everyone that if they're not careful, they'll have to bring Leon along too.

Tsk tsk~

His Majesty the King's attitude has been so obvious these past few years, and Leon's brothers have begun to become arrogant, who would still want to get involved?"

Lorry couldn't help but curl his lips.

The prince who forced Mrs. Yagris to marry into the Montes family began to retreat behind the scenes after the Montes family's incident.

After all, those great nobles who colluded with the cult to harm the Montes family were all related to him.

Those who fought fiercely with him back then were not too stupid, and immediately disappeared with their old rivals.

But the incident with Gezal still hurt them all.

If they hadn't kneeled quickly and cried loudly, how could they have gotten away with just handing over the property they had swindled back over the years?

But they were eventually made marquises. Although Travis wasn't completely ruthless, he still left them a small territory… which wasn't even as big as a normal barony.