Lord of War

The time will probably be pushed forward by another month, almost at the same time that Xiao En set off to return to Panda.

Location, the reception room of Tonis Fortress.

This is a bright and large reception room.

There is a long oval table that can accommodate more than twenty people.

There are no seats at both ends of the long table, only ten high-back chairs are placed on the left and right sides of the long table. Each of these high-backed chairs is about 60 centimeters wide. The backrest is covered with golden-yellow back cloth, and the cushions and seat cushions are real velvet cushions shipped from the Qinas Empire. The chairs do not have armrests, but The red copper long oval table gave people an extremely luxurious feeling.

This is the morning light meeting room in the lord's mansion of the Tonis Fortress, and it is the largest meeting room in the entire fortress. Since the establishment of the fortress, it has only been opened four times in total, three of which were opened when welcoming envoys from the royal family, and one was opened when conducting trade negotiations with a large chamber of commerce.

Today is the fifth opening of this meeting room.

However, the participants had just left.

Even in the face of a diplomatic corps of up to ten people, there are only three people in this conference room.

Asuna, Elizabeth, and Simi.

Vivienne is currently presiding over related matters at the Mordegg Territory, not in the Tonis Fortress, and the most famous Thunderbolt under Asuna's command was completely taken away. It can be said that the strength of the Fortress Tonis is still strong, but the overall combat effectiveness has dropped by a whole level. After all, even if there are 20,000 to 30,000 ordinary soldiers, there is no way to compare with an elite army with only 10,000 people. .

now. Asuna sank lazily into the soft chair, as if she wished she could sink into it. It seemed that she was indeed tired.

"Are you okay?" Elizabeth asked with some concern.

"Oh, that little guy can really make trouble." Asuna said with some complaints. But her tone didn't sound like she was complaining, "It's such a big mess this time."

"It's not the result of your laissez-faire." Elizabeth chuckled, "As his imperial lord, he is your pioneer knight. So in essence, you have the obligation to protect him. Therefore, even if the Pancontinental Chamber of Commerce If the people of the alliance want to trouble him, they should pass through your level first, if it wasn't for your deliberate negligence, how could they pass through Fortress Tonis."

"I'm just curious to what extent that little guy can do it." Asuna stuck out her tongue embarrassingly. Only at this time did she not look like a lord or marquis, but a Like a little girl who hasn't grown up, with some innocence and naughtiness.

"So you see it now?" Simi said without curiosity.

"I did see it." Asuna nodded, "But the price is a bit high. It's so big that I can hardly bear the pressure. ... My father even wrote a letter to ask about the specific situation... "

"My lord duke?" This time. Even Simi and Elizabeth were a little surprised.

As Asuna's true direct descendant and best friend. No one knew better than them the relationship between Asuna and her father, Duke Roald.

On the surface, Asuna seems to have broken away from the family and established a branch family, and has no contact with the main family or even other members of the Evans family.

But actually. Asuna and her father have always been in contact with each other, but this communication is very secret and deep communication. If it is not necessary, they will not even communicate, in order to avoid attracting the attention of interested people.

After all, what any emperor fears most since ancient times is to overwhelm the master with great achievements.

And the two most outstanding generals in the entire Principality of Ryan are from the Ivans family, and they even guard the two most important gates in the entire Principality. So if you want to keep the royal family of the empire from being suspicious, it is of course impossible to be too close, so it seems that Marquis Asuna ran out to practice because of a previous falling out with the family, developed himself, and then got along with him. The situation of the whole family breaking up the friendship and justice appeared.

But in fact, this trick was also taught to Asuna by Duke Roald, in order to protect the Evans family.

For so many years, the correspondence between Asuna and her father has been pitiful, which also reassures the royal family of the Principality of Ryan. In order to maintain this illusion, in recent years, the exchange of letters has been completely stopped. But now, when the eyes of the entire Principality are completely focused on Fortress Tonis, Duke Roald actually took the risk of someone sending a letter, which is very unusual.

"What did the Duke say?" Elizabeth asked.

"What else can I say?" Asuna sighed helplessly.

"Could it be..." The astonishment on Simi's face grew even stronger, "You're also here for Sean?"

Asuna nodded helplessly: "Strictly speaking, it's not my father, but a higher-up big shot."

"The royal family of the principality?" Elizabeth was a little surprised.

Asuna shook her head: "One more level up."

"A higher level?" Simmy and Elizabeth looked at each other, and after a while, the expression on Simmy's face was no longer surprised, but shocked, and Elizabeth had already reacted at this time: "Could it be... the Millennium Covenant Empire? "

This time, Asuna's face became a bit serious: "The Millennium Covenant Empire suddenly sent an envoy to the Principality of Ryan, and the escort was the elite army of the Empire, which is less than thirty miles away from the Fortress of Saint-Drones. Stationed. Father has already ordered people to conduct a secret investigation, this army is not only fully supplied with all logistics materials, but even has siege equipment, it is completely a standard pattern of a war that is about to start."

"War!?" Simi said with a look of horror, "Why did the Millennium Covenant Empire come here?"

"It seems to be aimed at the person whose blood has awakened in Sean's territory." Asuna said solemnly, "They probably know something about the Panda Territory, so they are going to put pressure on Sean to let him go." Hand over the bloodline awakener. But Sean is a pioneer knight under my command, so in fact he not only needs to be protected by me. At the same time, I also have the right to order him to do something. Obviously, the Millennium Covenant Empire intends to pass Put pressure on the royal family, let the royal family put pressure on me, let me negotiate with Sean."

"this……"

"That's the reason for Father's letter." Asuna said. "He reminded me specifically, asking me not to get involved as much as possible. In other words, my father planned to let me abandon Sean, and told me not to shelter Sean. Therefore, this time, the people of the Millennium Covenant Empire are going to play for real. , if I shelter Sean, then it is very likely that I will not only face the royal family of the Principality of Ryan, but even the Millennium Covenant Empire."

Hearing this, Elizabeth and Simi no longer knew what to say.

In this matter, they really have no way to say anything, although from a personal point of view, Elizabeth definitely does not recommend Asuna to give up Sean, and Simi has had more in-depth exchanges with William. It also does not advocate giving up. As for Vivian. Know the result without asking. But if it is advocated not to give up Sean, then it means that Asuna will have to face great pressure, and may even pay a heavy price for it. Then the situation will become very complicated.

As Asuna's direct descendant, she is also her best friend. Their rationality is of course more inclined to think about Asuna. It's just that it is really difficult to make a judgment in terms of reason and personal subjective feelings, so the two of them fell into silence for a while.

"Fortunately, this little guy just had a big incident, so we can delay it for a while." Asuna quickly changed into that smiling look, and waved her hand nonchalantly, "Now Void City has become a whole city. The important focus of the mainland, even if the envoys of the Millennium Covenant Empire and the royal family are already on their way to the fortress, they will definitely not make such a request at this time, because what I have to deal with now is people from all over the mainland. If they put pressure on me at this time, they will stand on the opposite side of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance and the major churches. Whether it is the Royal Family of the Principality or the Millennium Covenant Empire, they will definitely not be so stupid."

"But it's too long to buy a way." Elizabeth frowned, looking a little preoccupied, "Everyone knows that the members of the Pan-Continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance cannot be heretics. Possibly, it would be possible if a devil appeared, but this time it was a devil... This kind of evil and chaotic creature has always only destroyed, so how could it be possible to negotiate any deals."

"And the reputation of heretics is not good. Those in the Chamber of Commerce Alliance see it very clearly. Fame and fortune, first fame and fortune, ruin their reputation, who would dare to do business with them." Simi added, "So The final result is nothing more than that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance has to cooperate with the church's investigation and suspend all commercial operations. However, this also gives the Chamber of Commerce Alliance a greater opportunity. They will definitely take the opportunity to carry out a major cleanup. more united."

"Every advantage has disadvantages." Asuna said, "Smart people know how to get more benefits for themselves in an advantageous environment, and smart people can even get more benefits for themselves in adversity. The guys in the Chamber of Commerce Alliance are all good people, they know this very well, maybe the top ten chambers of commerce will thank Xiao En for creating this opportunity for them... But no matter how you say it, it is still possible to delay the first half of the year."

"But what about half a year from now?"

"After half a year...it depends on whether Sean works hard." Asuna said calmly, "If he works hard enough, he can even delay for another one to two years. Choosing to protect him, the final result is that I, he and you all die together."

Hearing Asuna's words, Simi and Elizabeth immediately realized that in the depths of Asuna's heart, regarding the grand blueprint of "Drinking Horse Fengshen Lake" that Sean had drawn for him, he had never thought about it before. give up! If all goes well, and if the war with the Darbion Kingdom can really start in half a year, then once the war breaks out, Asuna will definitely delay it until the end of the war on the grounds that she needs Xiao En, a pioneer knight.

And the longer the time drags on, the corresponding changes will occur in many situations. Although these factors are small, they will also change like a butterfly effect!

"But now, I have received news that the family in charge of the Great Rift Valley is going to ambush Xiao En in the Great Rift Valley..." Elizabeth said.

But before she finished speaking, Simmy interrupted: "Don't underestimate William, this man is not simple. There were signs of large-scale military mobilization in Pandaling as early as a few months ago. These troops All of them have gone deep into the Great Rift Valley, a wild land, so there should be no big surprises."

"Don't be afraid even if there is an accident." Asuna smiled, "It is impossible for the Chamber of Commerce Alliance and the Millennium Covenant Empire to let Xiao En die, so although the situation seems to be a dead end, there will always be There is a way to survive... However, they are just ensuring that Xiao En does not die, but they will definitely find a way to weaken Xiao En's combat power, because only in this way will the success rate of pressure be greater."

"That……"

"Vivian is on her way."

PS: Well, this is a debt repayment chapter. ...how many chapters are left? Six chapters? I have mixed up myself. Does anyone know? (To be continued) [] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )