Steel steam and flame

The royal family Astus, the royal family of the Kingdom of Manor, the predecessor of the empire, can definitely be said to have single-handedly contributed to the establishment of the empire. Not only that, the establishment of the current twenty-three great duke families is inseparable from it. Together with the seven giant companies within the empire, at the beginning of the establishment of the empire, without the support and help of the Astus family, it would not be possible to reach the point where it is today. They complement each other, but they are like the unsolvable troubles they have created for themselves, but without them, the empire probably would not be what it is today.

Needless to say, the Astus family's own heritage goes without saying. From the existence of the Kingdom of Mano to the present, its history is much deeper than that of other families in the four directions of the empire. A lot of secret information, some things related to ancient ruins and ancient history, etc., the Astus family, as the original leader, naturally knew it very well. However, not many people can tell clearly how long it took for the decline to begin.

"However, the knight squires assessment gave the Astus family a good opportunity to rise up and implement their plans. The five knight squires do need to consume huge resources within the Astus family, but they seem to I don't want to give up even one of them. It must be said that the ambition is very high." Hessler said thoughtfully, "There is a lot of information that is now semi-public. As far as the king's faction among the four forces is concerned, it was not known before. The king's family and the five princely families who have not come together seem to have a tendency to twist together at this time. The reason for this change is not yet clear, but as one of the four forces, when it has cohesion, the combined strength I’m afraid it would be very scary.”

"Do you want to restore your original glory?" Cassia interrupted midway.

"That should be the case. The entire empire belonged to them from the very beginning. Whoever it is, may have had this idea in mind. However, I think it is unlikely. The times have long been different. Not to mention the twenty-three great duke families, only the twenty-three great duke families. If it’s the Holy Emperor’s Hall, it will involve too much energy.”

"By the way, it's not just Astus's actions within the empire that are getting bigger and bigger - the open cooperation with Imperial Mining Sources and the Three Primary Colors Group, as well as the solid red mercury project they developed themselves. Not long ago, the Holy Emperor's Hall was also uncharacteristically , firstly, a large number of holy envoys from countless holy churches were summoned to the Holy Emperor's Hall in various regions for distribution and preparation, and secondly, an order was issued to reduce the number of in-service priests in remote areas. This means that in the near future, there will be more Powerful surgeons have returned from various fortresses, important border locations, and extreme areas. These people will probably go to various important areas of the empire to man some Holy Emperor Hall branches in the near future."

"Correspondingly, within the 23rd Grand Duke's family, including Qilaandi, the information within the Webley family shows that they held a large-scale meeting a few months ago, with the heads of each family and members of the Presbyterian Council Participate. The content of the meeting is unknown, and I don’t have the authority level to know, but this major change in the internal situation of the empire was probably caused by this.”

"Is it because the Kiraandi family also participated in the meeting?" Cassia thought for a while and then looked at Hessler, "Now there are only seven giant companies left."

"Don't expect the specific situation. We have met, but it seems that we are not happy in the middle. After all, everyone is a businessman at heart, everyone is extremely shrewd, and no one wants to give up anything. The most powerful ones now are the Imperial Mineral Source and the Three Primary Colors Group, the successful development and basic mass production of solid red mercury imitations will definitely make them the focus of attention in the future. But whether it is good or bad, only those in high positions can see clearly. "

"Even if there are disadvantages, there are definitely more benefits." Cassia said, "Businessmen never allow themselves to suffer losses."

"Maybe, but I can't say for sure. There are too many people in the empire who have established their own companies, and not many have succeeded."

"The nature and starting point of the two are completely different, Hessler." Cassia smiled, "It's an inappropriate metaphor."

Hessler did not refute, and nodded: "Looking at it now, the only one that has fallen silent is the Imperial Parliament. The Avalon Agency has always been like this, and is not under consideration. As for the Imperial Military Department, the intertwined network inside is too complicated. , it’s hard to say what the situation is. In short, for those of us who have not experienced war, we will have to learn too many things in the time to come, and our actions must be more cautious. Just like the small people moving forward with the steel wheels of history Insects not only have to maintain a lot of energy to catch up with the fast steel wheel, but they also have to be careful that the steel wheel does not suddenly turn and crush them all at once."

"There is indeed not much time. The four parties have a large amount of resources and reserves of talents in all aspects. For many things, they only need to make corresponding plans, and then they can implement them smoothly. But we ,,," Cassia sighed, "It's not that there are too many restrictions in all aspects, but that it is too weak and has to consider all aspects, resulting in constant changes in the plan, and the final result is not what I thought. It’s all a pity.”

"If you do this, you can always train yourself in all aspects." Sansan smiled, and Hessler finally found an optimistic point in it. "There are many opportunities in it. If you seize them well, the speed of development will be extremely rapid. Just Just like when the empire was founded. The arrival of the Red Star this time is special. No one can say what it will look like in a few years. In short, being small has both disadvantages and advantages. "

"The disadvantage is that you may die suddenly. The advantage is that because you are small, you can drill it anywhere. Even if the red star falls one day, things like the Quartet will be at the forefront."

"But even though so many things have happened, everyone still restrains each other. The friction that occurs is all invisible to us, and no one wants to be the one who lights the fuse. Everyone can tell how long it will last. Than A year or two ago, many things that were not allowed have slowly become the norm now. The situation is definitely getting worse and worse, and something big will definitely happen before the Red Star comes. In short, it is the same as what you said, leader, Time is indeed running out. One more thing, if time permits, I suggest to the leader that you'd better change your face and identity and go back to the empire. A month or two will be enough."

"Are you afraid that I won't adapt well?" Cassia asked, "I definitely won't adapt. Compared with the three giant countries, a small country is a completely comfortable place."

Hessler nodded and agreed with Cassia's words: "Go on, among the remaining people, they are all the people you are most familiar with, the leader. Ye Jielin, Atohuan, Selmer, etc. It’s much easier for the Webley family to know their situation. Not enough for Ye Jielin’s character, so she chose to erase some information herself.”