Demon Alliance, Border Checkpoint of the Bruck Empire.
This road is one of the main routes from the Bruck Empire to the Trafa Empire. Trafa was severely damaged in the war between gods and demons, and is in urgent need of various materials to support reconstruction. In addition to materials aided by various countries, a considerable number of private traders
Troops also came from far away, including down-and-out nobles who wanted to try their luck in the new land. All kinds of carriages crowded the road.
In order to facilitate customs clearance, Duke Sweeney Hepburn ordered his men to set off early in the morning, but the large traveling convoy was still blocked behind several caravans. The captain of the guard came back from Heaven and reported that the gate had not been opened yet, and it seemed that he would have to wait.
a period of time.
"Just wait patiently for a while!" Swice turned to the two ladies in the carriage and said, "You can pass at dawn."
"It's okay." Ellie Fran smiled and handed over the plate: "Do you want a snack, Your Majesty the Duke?"
"Don't give it to him. Have you forgotten who urged us to set off early in the morning?" Another pretty lady grabbed the dinner plate unceremoniously: "As a punishment for disturbing my sleep, this snack is for me to enjoy.
Bar—wahahahaha!"
The other two people looked at each other amidst the unbridled laughter, and both felt a little headache.
This weird-tempered young lady is, of course, the granddaughter of Viscount Gironde—Xenia Gironde. As a noble heir, she successfully became a second-level fighter in the Demon Palace and a gold-honored warrior in less than three years.
As a qualified lady, the people who took the training exam at the same time as her were all rich and powerful men, so this lady unknowingly developed a masculine temperament.
However, such a temper obviously does not match her beautiful appearance. If she sat quietly without looking around provocatively, she would be "a flower with crystal dewdrops, shining in the gentle sunshine."
"roses" - this sentence is the consensus of all Sunset Men. Of course, these men will not see the scene on the carriage now.
At the repeated request of Viscount Gironde, Miss Xenia Gironde joined the traveling team. While bringing laughter to everyone, she also caused endless troubles to Duke Swiss. Swiss even had this
The lady regarded it as one of the inevitable hardships of traveling. Fortunately, except for Siwei and Tiantian, she was very kind to everyone else.
"Sister Shania, you have eaten a lot." Ellie Fran joked with a smile: "Aren't you afraid of getting fat?"
"Afraid!" Shania swallowed the piece of snack that was not hers and said vaguely: "So I need to exercise. I will go and have a fight with the one called Heaven in a while. It will be about
after dinner……"
"Since you fight with my guard captain every day, I have given an order." Swice looked at the girl who loved to play nonsense: "I have ordered that this kind of behavior is prohibited. No one will fight with you in the future."
"It doesn't matter. If fighting is not allowed, duels are allowed." Shania, who was not afraid of anything, finally swallowed what was in her mouth and said nonchalantly: "I know you can prohibit private fights, but you can't prohibit a noble from doing anything for him.
Fight for honor.”
"Don't try to provoke Heaven's reputation. His reputation is closely linked to some fallen warriors. He values this more than anything else." Siwes warned Senia sternly: "If you are really bored, just
Come and fight me."
"No, every time I fight you, you always look sick." Shania wrinkled her nose: "Soft, soft."
"Okay!" Swice sighed: "I'll try another way."
"That's what you said!" A sly smile appeared on Shania's face: "Sister Aili will be the judge!"
"Okay! I'm looking forward to the contest between the two of you." Aili looked at the two of them, smiled and nodded: "But speaking of it, Mr. Paradise's face has always been so pale, which is really worrying. Is he in poor health?"
"It's not because he's not in good health, it's a special reason, and it's not a pleasant thing." Siwes shook his head slightly: "If his face turns rosy, it means that his mind is on the verge of losing control.
.”
"Is it that scary?" Miss Ellie was extremely surprised: "Although Mr. Paradise is unsmiling, he is a good person!"
"Good people also get angry sometimes..." Siwes was about to say something, but was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Your Excellency, there is a messenger who wants to see you." The voice from heaven came: "He refuses to reveal his identity."
"We still caught up." Siwei smiled bitterly, opened the car door and walked out.
The messenger who was standing on the roadside was covered with dust. When he saw Sivis getting off the car, he quickly came over and saluted: "Good day, Duke Sivis. I am a retainer of the eldest prince. You have been a guest in my house. Maybe you should be kind to me."
Some impressions."
"Good day." Siwes bowed slightly, without any expression on his face: "I recognize you, do you have any news for me?"
"The eldest prince was not in the capital a few days ago, so the Duke didn't have time to see him off when he set off. The eldest prince felt very sorry after hearing about it, and specially ordered me to come and explain to the duke." The messenger pointed to several carriages in the distance: "Then
These are some daily necessities given to you by the eldest prince. Please accept them. The eldest prince also said that traveling is difficult, so please take care of yourself."
"I'm just a person without an official position at the moment, so I let the eldest prince worry about it." Siwei motioned to Heaven to take the gift list. Although he was polite, the expression on his face remained unchanged: "I accept these things.
, you will convey my gratitude to the eldest prince for me when you return. The situation in the capital is changing, and I also ask the eldest prince to be more cautious when acting."
"I think the eldest prince will be very pleased to receive this greeting from the Duke." Unexpectedly, the Duke of Swiss accepted the gift so easily, and the envoy could not hide his joy: "I will definitely take the Duke's words with you and wish you the best all the way."
Fair wind.”
"Heaven, see the guest off for me." Siwes nodded to the messenger, turned around and walked back to the carriage.
"What is it? What did the eldest prince give you?" Before Duke Swice sat down, a certain woman reached out to grab the gift list with excitement: "Show me - show me!"
"I can show it to you." Siwei's hand holding the gift list moved around in the space of a few feet, making Miss Xenia's attempt to snatch it all come to nothing: "But you have to say what you want. Also, this gift list may be a bit...
Weird, I hope you won't make a fuss."
"Your Majesty the Duke, I want to see the gift list." Seeing that the robbery was ineffective, Miss Senia retracted her hand, raised her head and smiled, trying to act like a "lady", which showed how serious her curiosity was.
"To fulfill your wish..." Before Siwes could finish her sentence, Miss Senia's right hand stretched out at lightning speed, and in an instant, the gift list had changed hands.
The raid was successful. Miss Xenia smiled triumphantly. She shook the gift list in her hand and her eyebrows stretched with joy. Little did she know that it was Siwes who was deliberately letting off steam.
Although Miss Senia is naughty in some things, her personality is relatively simple. She is very happy when a gift comes to her, even if it is not for herself. The other lady in the carriage has a well-educated family and has been accustomed to watching it since she was a child.
The political world is full of different situations, and I know that gifts from the eldest prince are not so easy to accept. Moreover, during the trip, Sivis accepted the gifts, which was against the rules.
"Duke, the eldest prince sent this to you." Ellie Fran asked softly: "Is it really acceptable?"
"Heaven has checked and there should be nothing wrong with the identity of the messenger. If I don't accept this gift, I'm afraid there will be more trouble." Siwes calmly replied: "If I accept it, he will feel relieved, and the front should be
There are more gifts waiting for us!"
"But His Majesty the Emperor will blame you for accepting gifts while traveling, right?" Speaking of this always strict godfather, Miss Ally couldn't help showing a worried look: "At that time, what will you do?"
"His Majesty the Emperor should be considerate of me." Swiss smiled slightly: "If you can't be considerate, just blame me."
Only then did the clever Miss Ellie understand the reason why Swice accepted the gift, because the Duke's mother was still in the country.
"For the sake of my mother, I have suffered a lot of grievances." Miss Ellie lowered her head and thought for a moment, then she mustered up the courage to say, "I can write to His Majesty the Emperor and explain all this to him...or I can ask His Majesty the Emperor..."
"No need." Swice shook his head and interrupted Miss Ellie: "If you write a letter, your mother, who was originally unnoticed, will become the target of several princes competing to please or threaten. In that case, I
That’s when I really got a headache.”
"That's right!" Seeing the Duke's resolute attitude, Miss Ellie no longer insisted on her own opinion, so she changed the subject with a smile and said: "Since we accepted the gift, let's see what we can use - Xianni
Ya, what’s there?”
It doesn't matter if you don't scream, but when you scream, you find that Shania is staring at Siwei with a very strange look, and the burning anger is entangled in her beautiful eyes, and it seems that she is about to burst out.
Miss Ellie was startled and quickly grabbed her hand: "What's wrong?"
"Tell me, what's going on?" Miss Senia asked the Duke opposite in a cold voice: "Forget about those weird items, forget about the so-called maids - but this 'sleeping prostitute'
What's going on with Tong'?"
"Let me explain briefly." Swice replied calmly: "Porn refers to handsome boys between the ages of eight and twelve."
"I still know the general knowledge, but the point is not here." Miss Xenia's anger did not subside, but became more intense: "The important thing is this 'sleeping attendant'! Let me tell you, sir, how could the eldest prince think of giving you this?"
?Um?"
"I remembered, a very important piece of information should have been sent this morning." Swice knew that nothing good would happen if he continued talking, so he glanced at Alli and said, "I'm going to take a look, excuse me.
meeting."
"Escaped... hateful!" Shania watched the Duke get out of the car, turned to Miss Ellie and said: "Let's leave this motorcade! I can't stay any longer. When I think of those molesters, I feel sick all over.
Freedom! Do all the nobles in the capital have this hobby?"
"I don't know if others have it, but the Duke certainly doesn't." Miss Ellie took the gift list with a smile: "In the aristocratic circle of the capital, this kind of hobby is not a secret. No one can hide such a thing. There are many
The nobles were even happy and proud of it. In fact! If we want to evaluate this gift fairly, these three prostitutes should be the most valuable among them."
"Isn't it that strange?" Xenia, who had never been to the capital, was puzzled: "Is it still valuable?"
"The price of a good prostitute is between 2,000 and 3,000 gold coins. A top-quality prostitute is something you can find but cannot ask for. It is priceless. There has been a custom of giving away treasures to nobles since ancient times, so giving it to a prostitute is also a good idea.
It’s not surprising.” Miss Ellie said eloquently: “If you don’t believe it, you might as well go and have a look. After you look at it, you will understand why they are precious.”
"I won't watch!" Miss Xenia shook her head resolutely: "I'm very angry that such a thing would happen! I even doubt that nobles who grew up in such an environment would make any contribution to the empire! This
Guy...I have the same suspicion! The existence of such nobles is simply a shame to the Demon Alliance!"
"You don't need to be so angry, right? The Duke doesn't have such a hobby..."
"If there is nothing today, there is no guarantee that there will not be tomorrow. Anyone who will bring a negative impact to the Demon Palace is my enemy!" Miss Xenia answered decisively: "I want to exercise my rights as a Jinxun warrior——
Impeach him!"
"Well, in this case, you have to impeach many nobles at the same time! If you succeed, the empire's administration will definitely be paralyzed." The graceful and generous Miss Ally pursed her lips and smiled: "As far as I know, the Duke is not in such an environment.
I grew up in middle school, and neither did I.”
"I doubt!"
"No need to doubt it! Everyone knows that the Duke grew up with his mother and tutor. He reported to the army as soon as his coming-of-age ceremony was over. Apart from the bodyguards around him, he didn't even have a maid! It's even less likely that he had a child molester.
…”
"But he has many girlfriends!"
"It's true. Even Miss Senia, you are also a friend of the Duke!"
"This...I will find a way to punish myself." Knowing that she had wrongly blamed the Duke, Miss Xenia glanced around, and accidentally saw a warrior passing by on horseback through the car window, and immediately shouted: "
Little one—stop!"
"That's a guy I know. Why did he come here?" Not wanting to let Ellie see that she felt guilty, Miss Shania opened the car door while talking: "I'll go down and ask.
Ask, and I’ll be right back.”
Ellie watched her get out of the car with a smile, until Duke Swice got on the car with a roll of things.
"Is there really information sent?" Miss Ellie was a little surprised: "Didn't the Duke just find an excuse to leave?"
"I did find an excuse to leave just now, but the information is indeed true." Swice opened the wax seal and said, "What? That unruly lady got out of the car? Did you explain it to me?"
"After a little explanation, Miss Xenia said that she met a friend she knew." Miss Ellie pointed to the roadside: "Do you want my help? I often open documents for my father."
"If you can, please read it to me." Siwes nodded and closed his eyes slightly: "Previous intelligence said that this is how someone handles official business. According to his own explanation, this way is helpful for thinking.
"
"Who is it? So strange!"
"Under the Divine Alliance, the Emperor of the Sibia Empire—Koen Keda, is my enemy."
"I understand." Of course Miss Ellie knew about this person and the entanglement between the Duke and this person. She said no more, picked up the document and read: "The first document, the Sibia Empire restores the court structure."
"There is a post of state minister under the emperor, which is currently held by the emperor's father, Prince Visu Kedar, who is in charge of national government affairs. Correspondingly, there are four internal affairs supervisors, each held by four imperial concubines..."
After reading this, Miss Alli couldn't help but sigh: "As a woman, she can supervise government affairs and have such great power. She must be an outstanding person. I really want to see them."
"If our country allows women to participate in politics, just based on your performance along the way, you will not be worse than them." Siwei closed his eyes and replied softly: "The first princess Feline Rona is in charge of national affairs, and the second princess is in charge of national affairs.
Princess Kelly Lorna is in charge of security and medical care, the third princess Wensley is in charge of education and culture, and the fourth princess Dill Merlin is in charge of finance. Everything is still the arrangement made during the provincial governor's time... It seems,
The ability of these royal concubines to handle affairs is very popular with Cohen Keda."
"The Duke remembers it very well! Here is the ranking of the ministries: The first is the Ministry of Education and Arts, which is in charge of schools at all levels in the empire, trains teachers, and designates academic cases; the second is the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is in charge of people's livelihood and welfare; the third is the Ministry of Finance.
The fourth is the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is in charge of the implementation of various government orders and emergencies in the empire; the fifth is the Ministry of Justice, which specifies and enforces laws; the sixth is the Ministry of Industry, which is in charge of manufacturing and construction; the seventh is the Ministry of Military Affairs
, in charge of military defense; the eighth is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of diplomatic matters with other countries..." Miss Ellie read it out in one breath: "Your Majesty, the structure of the Sibia Empire court is different from that of our country! The agencies in charge of these departments are called
Government Affairs Council.”
"Some are subdivided, and some are concentrated. Of course they are different." Swice nodded: "This is the style of the person I am familiar with. He seems to like to change certain things, and he also has some pathological persistence.
.”
"Isn't the army of the Sbia Empire very powerful? But this information didn't mention much about it!" Miss Ellie flipped through the documents in her hand: "I can't find any more information about the army!"
"No need to look for it, they are all here." Siwes nodded his head with his finger: "Truly confidential things will not be written on this level of intelligence."
"Can you tell me?" Miss Ellie said softly, "I want to know more, I hope it's not top secret."
"As far as I'm concerned, I don't think Sibia's military intelligence is top secret. On the contrary, I think the more people know about it, the better, so that everyone will be wary." Duke Swiss opened his eyes and faced
Miss Ellie smiled slightly: "There are not many ladies who are interested in this, let me tell you."
"Bang, bang, bang." The rosy-faced Miss Shania ended her conversation with her friend on the roadside. She was very happy because she rarely knocked on the car door, but got into the car without waiting for the person inside to respond.
Li shouted: "I want to listen too!"
Judging from her appearance, she seems to have forgotten what happened just now...
"The army of the Sibia Empire is actually in the hands of one person, Cohen Keda." Siwes stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation to Xenia and said: "The independent staff department under him,
The Military Industry Department and the Logistics Department are beyond the control of others. The newly established legions are also directly dispatched by him. Without his orders, no one else can even think of mobilizing troops."
"But, with so many troops, can he manage them all by himself? Who can guarantee that all the soldiers will listen to him?"
"The army of the Sibia Empire was built by Cohen Keda, and all the officers were experienced in fighting with him in the north and south, so his prestige in this army is quite high, and the soldiers' worship of this emperor has reached
Vertex. If anyone wants to use any means to divide and disintegrate Sbia's army, it is nothing more than a fool's dream."
"Didn't you say that Cohen Keda is a man with a bad record?" Miss Ellie was stunned: "He has a nickname, called hooligan."
"This is one of the mysteries about Cohen Kedar. It's okay for a person to deceive the common people by playing rogue tricks, but if he wants to trick everyone from ordinary soldiers to noble officials, and even the Temple of Light to have no objection to him being the emperor, then he must be
The best gangster in the world." The Duke shook his head: "In fact, the Temple of Light cannot tolerate a gangster, so he is not a gangster."
"Then he..." It was Miss Senia who spoke this time: "Are all the bad things he did in the legend false?"
"Bad things? Which bad things?"
"He's bloodthirsty, he's a womanizer, he behaves badly..." Shania twirled her fingers with disdain: "Too many."
"This is the propaganda of the Demon Palace. Since it is propaganda, there will inevitably be exaggeration. If we regard this person as a rude and reckless man, it will be very dangerous." Siwei said seriously: "I
I have studied all the information about this man, from the time he entered the Royal Academy of Sibia to the eve of his ascension to the throne, and what he showed made me more and more surprised."
"Do you have any results from your research?" Miss Senia leaned her head with a curious look on her face.
"He is a very smart man. He doesn't like to go around the bush when dealing with things. In recent years, his political skills have become more and more proficient. The so-called gangster is just a layer of fog he uses to cover himself." The Duke said lightly: "There is one
It’s a very interesting thing. When he was a child, Cohen Keda was a good boy, smart and kind. Except that he didn’t like reading, he was almost a perfect person.”
"No way?" Miss Xenia lamented, with tears flashing in the corners of her eyes: "Hundreds of thousands of demon alliance troops will not be defeated by a good baby, right? Our soldiers are so miserable, not one of them survives, just
Even the prisoners had their hands and feet cut off, and several of my friends died..."
"That was a war. If Korn Keda had been defeated, the end might have been even more tragic. That war was a wake-up call for the Demon Alliance. We were too tired." Siwes said with gentle eyes.
Looking at Shania who was crying: "The dead are in the past, don't be too sad. By the way, it's not like no one survived that war."
"Is anyone alive?" Miss Ellie asked doubtfully, "But the Demon Palace said..."
"I have already said, that is propaganda." The Duke shook his head: "Cohen Keda just fulfilled his responsibility. From this point of view, he is a very outstanding person."
"This is the first time for your lord, the Duke, to praise someone! And it's an enemy."
"Although we are opponents, I have to admit that Cohen Keda is excellent. This can help me recognize him and defeat him." The Duke smiled slightly, showing a heartfelt pride: "Yes, we lost.
Once, but we are not so cowardly that we dare not judge a person fairly."
"Let's change the topic." Seeing that the atmosphere was not so good, Miss Ai Li asked with a smile: "Xenia, who did you meet just now?"
"Ah! A little boy studying in the Demon Palace. His tutor is a vampire, so he will only run away when fighting." Miss Xenia rarely understood the truth and tried her best to cooperate with Ellie: "He said he was following
The vampire mentor went to the Trafal Empire, as if something big is about to happen."
"A big event?" Siwes frowned: "There shouldn't be any big events happening in the Trafal Empire in the near future."
"It should be about the vampires, but that little bastard refused to reveal the secret no matter how I threatened him." Miss Senia snorted coldly: "How about we follow over and have a look? It might be fun!"
"No, I have to be responsible for your safety." Duke Swice said firmly, "I won't allow it."
"If you don't want to go, then you won't go!" Shania turned away: "Why are you so fierce?" (To be continued)