Pastor's Tantra

Glass Island, White Queen.

The residence of Admiral Dewes Ramos is here.

They are both founding families, and Ramos Manor and Moriarty Manor are not far apart.

Their ancestor was Lancelot, a hero as brave as Lancelot. He fought to the end and died gloriously in the fiercest war against the giants. Finally, after the crown master completed his ascension, he became one of his knights.

If there are nobles in Avalon, then the Ramos family should be considered the top nobles.

It is precisely because of the bravery of the Ramos family ancestors that their family has controlled the navy or army for hundreds of years. The head of the family can always become the commander-in-chief of an army - even the previous generation's Great Guardian of Avalon was the uncle of Dewes Ramos.

Old Dewes was walking in the garden, taking care of the garden with garden shears.

He has gray hair, a straight back, and a stern face full of wrinkles. Although no one messed with him, the corners of his mouth were still slightly curved downward, as fearsome as an angry lion.

It's not that he can't hire good gardeners, it's just that he always feels that the gardens designed by those people don't suit his wishes - even though he himself can't put forward specific needs, he just feels that the gardens those people design are not good here and there. not good. Anyway, I am not satisfied with it no matter how I change it.

In the end, I had to do it myself - far from good, but at least not awkward.

"I suddenly have a bad feeling, Sheldon."

The old man spoke slowly.

The chief secretary Sheldon who followed him also had a strong and tall body. He looked much younger than the old Dewes, but he was at least forty or fifty years old. There were obvious wrinkles on his forehead and at the corners of his eyes.

Sheldon thought for a moment: "I think... you are talking about the recent incident in the ministry?"

His words were cryptic enough. But it was enough for Old Dewes to understand.

"I sometimes wonder if this is the right thing to do."

The old man turned his back to the secretary and said slowly: "I didn't cooperate with Tommy when he became powerful, because I thought he was just a hybrid orphan with impure blood and no father or mother; that fat pig Charles invited me to join him for Star Antimony." When people are doing things, I disdain to be with them...I can’t really explain why, I just look down on him."

Maybe it's because he once had a tall and strong body, but he became a fat pig who struggled to walk; maybe it's because he once dreamed of changing Avalon, but gave up immediately when he encountered difficulties...

Or maybe they simply think that the reason why Charles Drost was found by the Star Antimony people is because he is the "cheapest" one. If you work with him, your own style will be lowered.

He is not a pedantic knight, nor can he become a "noble".

But that would require the Star Antimony people to come and invite him in person and offer a high enough price—the title of Earl would be a good one.

Rather than showing his face and just letting Charles recruit him.

Who do you think he is? A follower of that fat pig named Charles?

On the other hand, it was precisely because Charles had caused trouble for himself that he was forced to act radically now.

When he was recruited by Charles, he considered leaving a way out for himself, so he did not report the matter.

After all, Xing Antimony was aggressive at the time and directly targeted Avalon, and the Iris man didn't seem to have the right attitude. The royal family of Avalon is still being cursed one after another and seems to have no ability to resist; alchemy has been open for so many years and the huge investment has not yielded any good results in the end; the future successor monarchs all seem to have no future, and the old man Meg also looked dying.

Seeing that this dilapidated ship was crumbling, he had to prepare to jump ship.

——Who would have thought that Charles would be captured alive in the blink of an eye!

He even gave in and was willing to spit out the secret information in exchange for survival——

Can you, fat pig, just die? !

Old Dewes keenly judged that there must be a reason why the Star Antimony people's diplomatic attitude suddenly improved significantly, and the Iris's sudden overture to the extent of betraying national interests must be there.

This is probably because the Star Antimony people failed to assassinate him successfully, so Drost was safely and secretly imprisoned.

This means that the entire intelligence network of the Star Antimony people in Avalon may be dug up, and the Star Antimony people must show their good will to buy time to evacuate quickly.

It was impossible for Old Dewes not to confirm this information with other colleagues, but he was sure that Minister Drost could not have only invited him.

During this period of time, the Inspectorate has been arresting people, and those who were arrested did not resist fiercely. It must be that they really had something to do with them.

Old Dewes didn't know which time Charles would betray him, but it was only a matter of time before he revealed his information.

Then he actually only has two options to choose from.

One is to die quickly and pass on the title of head of the Ramos family to future generations before he is betrayed. Everyone is dead. This kind of mistake that is just a matter of attitude and alignment can be generously not pursued. After all, he hadn't really made any big mistakes.

The other is to carry it to the end.

Find ways to take advantage of the other party, and create some if you can't get it, and finally form a balance of power - I won't mess with you, and you won't mess with me.

In fact, some people chose the first option.

This winter, some old knights of his generation died, not because of the cold weather... but because of fear of crime and suicide.

——All of this is a chain reaction triggered by the arrest of Minister Drost.

But some people are still taking chances.

But Old Dewes didn't do this, in fact, it was just because there was currently no one in the Ramos family who could inherit. There are few of his descendants who are promising. The most talented and most promising to inherit his position is his grandson. And he is still too young to be the head of the family, let alone a minister.

The Lord of the Admiralty is not a random minister who can be appointed as long as the Queen authorizes him. Nor is it a position like agriculture or trade that can be filled by just anyone, or even a position that selects officials who do not understand the field.

If you want your grandson to succeed you as minister, you must at least promote him to the rank of rear admiral. This is the minimum requirement.

However, this period was a time of peace, and there was no war at all - promotion in peacetime could only be based on seniority. And in this case, Her Majesty the Queen is still encouraging "non-authoritarian paths to join the military." This means that he must also give up part of his promotion slots to extraordinary people who are not on the authoritarian path, so as to ensure that they can occupy a certain proportion of the senior management of the Navy.

And if he fails to pass on the position of minister while he is still alive, he can only pass it on to several generals under him according to the rules.

Although it may only be temporarily stored in name...

But once it is passed on, after you die...it depends on your descendants, who have struggled to reach the third level. If the other party can keep it safely, then they may never be able to pass it back again.

The position of Great Guardian has been unable to be retained. If the position of military minister cannot be retained, then the Ramos family will have ceased to exist in name only - even the Moriarty family at least still has the wealth they have retained from generations of business. , and the Ramos family only has connections in the military.

If even this is gone, then they will only have a fixed seat in the Round Table Hall.

Because of this, he had to take action.

"According to the results of our discussion, after getting this information, we should choose to disclose part of it immediately - disclose the part that Aleister was a spy for Star Antimony. Use this method to reduce Aiwass Moriarty influence.”

Old Dewes said slowly: "But I'm thinking... is there any other way?"

Now Her Majesty Sophia is dying soon. The Arbitration Hall has asked ministers to stay at home, indicating that this is just for the next few days.

After they published the incident in the newspapers and spread it throughout Avalon, a week-long period of mourning would immediately begin.

During this period of time, Aiwass could not angrily quarrel with them in the newspaper - that would only make the people dissatisfied. After all, the evidence in their hands is solid and approved by the intelligence agencies of the three countries. If he wanted to give a counterexample, the appraisal from the Inspectorate was not enough.

After a week, the matter was basically settled. People have already formed an established impression and cannot tolerate him talking back.

Then they can negotiate with Aiwass... just let the Department hang there and do nothing. As a result, they won't do anything.

"But I always feel a little flustered today. It feels like something is going to happen... I feel like this plan is not safe enough."

Old Dewes frowned: "Because in the final analysis, this matter is nothing more than driving away Aleister and making people suspect that Minister Moriarty betrayed Avalon's interests for love. He feels that this young minister is not reliable enough." . But if you can’t get more evidence from him, it will be difficult to completely stop his actions. At most, it will only add public resistance to his actions. If he really doesn’t care about his reputation and the Moriarty family’s industry, it may be possible to completely stop him. Provoke the other person.

"So, I'm thinking... is there a possibility that we give this letter directly to Minister Moriarty? We will only keep a copy... and then sell it to the old guys who are planning to do something. "

The old man squinted his eyes, his dangerous gaze flashing: "This can save the Ramos family, and also make other people vomit something..."

"...Sheldon, what do you think?"