"This is where all the money is going today. Your Majesty, if this situation continues, our finances will soon turn into a deficit."
"Everything is caused by the changes in the past few days. Your Majesty, major urban areas are now working hard to repair the damaged areas. The money, manpower and material resources required have almost reached a level that is difficult to count..."
"The most important thing is that His Majesty's life has been guaranteed. Why are you still uneasy? As long as there are no problems with His Majesty, everything will have a chance to start again."
"Your vision is too superficial! Do we only look at the imperial capital? The provinces of Andrei and Marta are suffering from drought, and we cannot continue to watch them suffer!"
Some time later, on March 8th, in the Free World, at the rear of the main hall of the Redcar Palace, beside the side hall that had not been fully restored, several imperial nobles gathered around were arguing fiercely in their respective red and black official uniforms.
He was looking at something while looking cautiously at the emperor who was leaning on an ordinary wooden table: "Don't you think these two provinces are not worth saving?"
"Each province is responsible for its own profits and losses. Otherwise, why are those nobles scrambling to become city lords every day? The problems of Andrei Province and Marta Province are their own management problems. They are originally
They should be allowed to bear the responsibility themselves!”
"You mean Redkar's problem should also be borne by Redkar alone? The current fiscal deficit is just a little bit of the surface! If we lose the support of other provinces by then, you little nobles will
Can you afford it?”
"Little, little noble? Who do you call a little noble? Before His Majesty's order, you, Marquis Rogner, were just a small noble."
"alright."
Said this sentence in a calm voice, Drenier, who was sitting in the middle of the table, suppressed the entire discussion of several nobles present with a thunderous declaration, which was almost buried by the piles of papers on the table.
His Majesty the Emperor then raised his head slightly, and the momentary anger on his face was quickly covered up by the smile that appeared: "You are all talents carefully selected by Yu.
I believe that you all have the future of the empire in mind, and I believe that you can resolve these minor differences quickly."
"Other than that, positions and status were already trivial matters before." He sighed slightly, and then his eyes wandered to the side: "Since you are all new nobles, you should also respect each other.
We should be more united with each other."
"But...but after all, we still dare not decide on these issues on our own." The nobleman formerly known as Marquis Rogner lowered his head tremblingly: "I need...I need your Majesty...you personally...
…”
"I know." Looking at the other party's stumbled answer, Drenier raised his head and revealed his face full of glorious cracks: "Even so, you still need a final decider.
,Right?"
"Then it's up to Yu to decide." He let out a helpless sigh, and at the same time temporarily threw aside the piece of paper he was writing on: "For the problem of fund shortage, the royal family will advance the payment first, and wait until the national treasury
After refilling, fill in the vacancy again."
"yes."
"As for the problem of those two provinces...even if it is only a little bit, necessary support should still be provided."
The voice paused for a moment, and then Drenier turned his gaze to one side: "Friedman."
"……exist."
Friedman's expressionless face then appeared in the corner of the crowd, and at the same time his deep voice appeared: "Your Majesty."
"With the absence of the Finance Minister, there are not many wealthy people among the nobles of the empire." Ignoring the other party's rude attitude that was different from other nobles, Drenier asked in a calm voice: "How much energy do you have left?"
"Although it is not as good as the Pamuir family, there is no problem in supporting it for a while." Friedman stroked his chest and lowered his head: "As the trade minister of the empire, I am also obliged to support the trade of the two provinces.
Maintain the most basic circulation."
"Very good, I'll leave it to you then." He waved his hand casually, and Drenier raised the page on his hand again: "If you have any other questions?"
"If our family is willing to contribute this asset, will Your Majesty be willing to meet the requirements I have made?"
Unceremoniously interrupting His Majesty the Emperor's words, Friedman slowly straightened up: "Is Your Majesty willing to release the Ida family members and Volavos?"
"...I know about the relationship between you and Volavos, but it is still too early for this matter." As the other nobles looked at each other, His Majesty the Emperor smiled and began to bargain with the middle-aged man in front of him:
"You don't want to hand over a broken imperial capital to that wise nephew to manage, or leave it to more young people who grow up, right?"
"Flavos is not such a fragile person, and the same is true for the Ida family." Without the slightest hesitation, Friedman held his fists and said in a deep voice: "You put so many imperial nobles in prison, and you didn't give them any punishment.
It would not be a good thing for the future of the empire to give the remaining capable men any chance."
"Of course I gave other people a chance, and that's the case with the people standing around you now." Amid the sudden opposition and curses from all around, it was Drenier who expressed their opinions for them: "Or
Tell me...do you think that the ability and character of these new nobles are not as good as those of Caldera?"
"If the opportunity is wasted, it is not too late to give others the possibility of performance." The cracks on his face glowed brighter, and Drenier then let out a burst of laughter: "Not to mention."
"The reasons for imprisoning them are not just these, you should understand."
His face gradually became serious, and Drenier, who waved his hand, lowered his head again. The atmosphere that was about to fall silent again was later broken by a loud shout from far away in the garden, and
Accompanied by this was the figure of an imperial nobleman striding towards him under the protection of several guards: "Your Majesty!"
"I have brought you people!"
He curtly saluted, and then stretched out his exaggerated arms to the players who appeared behind him: "Please put them on trial!"
"Do you have any misunderstanding about the word 'trial'?"
Looking up at the smiling faces of Duan Qing and others who were following him, Drenier shook his head slightly: "Yu is very busy now, and I don't have time to fool around with you."
"But, but...didn't His Majesty ask me to bring them here?" Earl Chuckner slowly opened his eyes: "Don't you think that Your Majesty wants to deal with this person who dared to open a private office and take over the adventure?
Are the guys responsible for association affairs punished?”
"...I'm very happy that you haven't fully become a seasoned noble yet."
After looking at the other party with an incomprehensible look for a while, Drenier suddenly laughed lightly: "If we had followed the habits of the nobles in the past, they would have already secretly attacked the enemies in their eyes, and they didn't need Yu's approval at all.
with consent.”
"It's impossible for Yu to see these guys alive again."
The silent wind danced outward along the garden as he stood up, and then gradually stopped with the silence all over the place: "If this is the case, it will become a regret in my heart."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." As if he noticed something was wrong, Earl Chuckner slowly knelt down and said, "My, how dare you?"
"These are all Yu's benefactors." He reached out and tapped Duan Qing's face in front of him. Drenier, who interrupted the other party's words, then loudly announced to the surrounding people: "At the same time, he is also the hero who saved the imperial capital.
Hero of the Empire."
"I hope you can correctly understand what Yu said."
The cracks of light that extended to the whole body became a bit brighter as the silent momentum appeared. Drenier looked around at the faces of the other silent nobles with serious eyes: "Do you understand? Do you understand? Very much.
OK, then"
"The meeting is dismissed."
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The royal garden on the top of the mountain is very large, and it was designed and constructed to maintain its original elements as much as possible. For example, the clear pond surrounded by rocks was fed by the spring water that originally flowed from the top of the mountain.
. It seems to be a part of the magic structure, and the temperature around the courtyard has always maintained a cool feeling that is completely inconsistent with the hot summer. This surprise did not attract the attention of Duan Qing and others at first, until they sat in the courtyard.
By a pavilion in the center, I had some reaction when I sat face to face with the emperor: "...it seems really cool."
"Yes, it is a place worth playing."
"Remember this place. If I find a girlfriend next time, I will drag her to this place for a date."
"Don't forget that this is a royal garden. Aren't you afraid of being beaten out by others?"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, you are all my guests."
Laughing, interrupting the whispers between Asahi Dongsheng and Goldman, Drenier, who was sitting at the top, said loudly: "Since you are Mr. Linyuan Duanshui's companions, you are naturally my friends.
"
"Your Majesty is indeed a cheerful person. I felt it the first time I saw you." Asahi Dongsheng patted his legs and gave a thumbs up: "Although he was escorted to this place as a suspect at the time,
But at that time, I wasn’t panicking at all.”
"Why don't I remember that you took it easy?" Gedman on the side once again put the opponent on the spot: "And can you put your legs back? Do you really think this is your home?"
"It doesn't matter, I'm not talking to you now as His Majesty the Emperor of the Frey Empire."
Waving his hands around, Drenier dismissed the maids who brought fruits and food: "Strictly speaking, the Frey family is only one of the most prominent and powerful nobles in the Frey Empire.
That’s all, the absolute dominance like the ancient Magic Empire didn’t exist here.”
"The reason why the nobles of the empire still obey me is because of the favor accumulated by my ancestors." He pointed to the sky above his head, and white cracks also appeared at the connection between his fingertips and his arms.
Shine: "After such a long time, the grievances of Emperor Frey have long been eliminated."
"That's better than the new nobles you have established now, right?" Duan Qing asked with some confusion: "Those small nobles originally came from ordinary people, and they have no awe of the empire.
With a grateful heart..."
"These feelings are not a good thing." Putting away his arms, Drenier shook his head slightly: "Just like what Caldera and the others did this time, it is the long-term accumulation between the major nobles.
As a result, the sins left by the royal family since the founding of the empire finally broke out on my generation."
"Thankfully you have completed this redemption and freed us from the shackles of this shackles." He smiled, and at the same time opened his hands towards Duan Qing and others: "Although I have lost most of my strength.
, but the Frey family will never be subject to this cursed land again."
"Is there really nothing wrong with your body?" With a still unclear meaning, Duan Qing pointed at His Majesty the Emperor's body full of light cracks: "This kind of situation... I have never seen it before.
…”
"It doesn't matter, it's just a side effect of temporarily using energy to splice together." After answering the other party's words with a smile, Drenier turned his eyes to the head of Xue Ling Huan Bing: "He is indeed Violet's apprentice.
, was actually able to think of a way to counterattack the energy of the earth veins into me, the restrainer, which not only dealt with all the unstable energy, but also gave the disintegrated me the last glimmer of life..."
"Apprentice?" Duan Qing hurriedly exchanged glances with Xue Ling Huan Bing on the side. He smiled dryly and quickly hid some unexplainable content hidden in this topic: "We are not her apprentices. In fact,
There are still many things that are unclear about our relationship, hahaha."
"Is that so?" After glaring at himself, Drenier waved his hand nonchalantly: "Forget it, we can talk about the matter of the great magician later, since
You are all here, so let’s talk about your issues first.”
"First comes the reward."
He clapped his hands, and then directed the gazes of the attracted players to the south of the garden: "I know you are all adventurers, and what adventurers crave most is rewards."
"That's the empire's royal collection over there. Please follow my footsteps later and let's go inside and select some."
This chapter has been completed!