Upon hearing her sister's proposal, Mrs. Dela hesitated. She was not worried that Rawls would refuse. In her opinion, it was good for a newly-minted nobleman who obtained his title through the Negan family to marry a girl from the Negan family.
It's just that the other party is too young, and there are still several years left before aristocratic men get married.
Also, the Negan family invested too much in Rawls. They first invested in a law firm, then gave them a title, and then a fief. If they marry the other party again, this may have a certain impact on the family's reputation.
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"I know what my sister is worried about, and I didn't say I wanted to make arrangements now..." Mrs. Norma pinched the photo in her hand and said with a smile, "The most important thing now is Philip. When he gets married, you can let him experiment."
Just ask Rawls."
"Yes, Rawls is still young, and Philip's matters are the most important." Mrs. Dela nodded and picked up the front photo, "Look at how she is, Robert Davis
The general’s youngest daughter is 24 years old..."
"She looks good. Let me check her information."
Mrs. Norma picked up her information and lowered her eyebrows. She came here to determine the candidate for Philip's future wife. As the current Duke of Negan, and with Agushed as prime minister, Philip can mobilize almost a quarter of the political arena.
With his strength, the Psychological Alchemy Society urgently needs to place personnel around him.
This arrangement had already begun when Philip was still in the army, but unexpectedly he was suddenly transferred back to Backlund and became the police chief of Hillston District. Just as the arrangements were made at the police station, Duke Negan was assassinated.
, resigned soon after inheriting the title.
And because of the abnormal death of the former Duke, everyone around Philip was under review, with the cooperation of the Church of Storms, the Negan family, and MI9. But fortunately, because no personnel had been arranged at that time, the Psychological Alchemy Society was not
Discover.
But after the review, it was already too late to arrange someone else. So after receiving the news that Philip might be getting married, Mrs. Norma received the relevant task to determine the identity of Philip's future wife and start with her.
As Philip's right-hand man, Rawls is naturally within the sight of the Psychological Alchemy Society. But he is unaware of this in the study now. Mrs. Norma is Philip's aunt, so there is no big problem in helping Mrs. Dela in this regard.
More importantly, being a political assistant does not mean that you can interfere in the other party's private life. Of course, marriage is not a personal issue for politicians or politicians.
Although he was dissatisfied with Rawls's persuasion to marry him, Philip also knew that this was what he had to sacrifice for the Negan family. He leaned back in his chair, pinched his eyebrows and said:
"What's the matter?"
Rawls rarely comes here unless something happens.
"The armored fleet of the 'Plitz' went to the Rhoad Islands?"
"Well, we set out three days ago..." Philip turned around and looked behind him, pulled out a schedule and handed it over, "This is the sailing plan made before departure, but the specific execution depends on some conditions at sea."
"Nast's 'Black Emperor' is also there. Once a battle breaks out, will it have an impact on the Negan family's property in Bayam?" Rawls did not reach out to take the plan.
More than 20 days have passed since George Negan was assassinated. In order to avoid causing political turmoil, MI9 sent someone to pretend to be him. And his death also left the Negan family’s property in Bayam without any support, and it also
There was no suitable candidate to be promoted to the position of governor, and there was a lack of funds, so they chose to gradually sell off the industries there and withdraw funds to maintain Backlund's basic base.
"Is there a lot of industry there?"
This matter was only settled before the New Year. The team that went to deal with it had not even arrived in Byam, and Philip did not know much about the situation there.
"I'm afraid it will take some time for the original income from the Rhoad Islands to be reduced by half because of Nast's long-term presence nearby. If a conflict breaks out, it will be very detrimental to the industries we sell in a short period of time, especially military intelligence.
Branch 9 may take this opportunity to end the pretense of Governor George's identity."
Without the support of the governor, and the possibility of large-scale conflicts between the navy and pirates, it would be extremely difficult to sell Byam's properties.
It is much harder to force a sell than to force a buy!
"MI9 will not do this. Your Excellency Selter has just reached an agreement with us to re-examine and replace the supervisors of military generals. This is your majesty's tacit approval."
George III acquiesced. Is this to appease the nobles?
As a newly minted aristocrat and having been Philip's political advisor for such a long time, Rawls already had a very clear understanding of the divisions between aristocrats.
In addition to the new aristocrats and the established aristocrats, the biggest dividing criterion is actually the difference in party support. Among them, those who support the Conservative Party are the landed aristocrats headed by Duke Negan, while the new party is composed of people like Earl Hall whose main industries are banks and factories.
The aristocrats were few in number, but they were able to compete with the Conservative Party because many aristocrats owed money to those bankers and factory owners and had to support the new party.
Therefore, nobles will target each other due to partisan issues, and will also collectively resist new nobles who infringe and seize their rights.
New aristocrats such as Rawls obtained seats in the House of Lords. The passage of the "Lifetime Nobility" law, the elimination of invalid constituencies, and the relaxation of electoral property restrictions had a great impact on the aristocracy. This also included Earl Hall's support for the new party.
of nobility.
Later, the death of Duke Negan was related to MI9, which made the nobles even more worried about their safety and status.
Re-examination and replacement of the supervisors of military generals are to alleviate the suppressed emotions of the nobles to the greatest extent. After all, those who can become generals are either funded by the nobles or are born into the nobles themselves.
As for giving up supervision, that is unrealistic, and the nobles only need an attitude from the royal family.
However, after one round of replacement, coupled with the influence of the church's presence in the military, the Augustus family's control over the army may be reduced a lot, but as long as they can become the "Black Emperor", it will be worth it to George III.
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"Then there is no problem." Rawls nodded. This was a question he asked in order to determine whether Celtic had reached cooperation with the Negan family.
The two talked about other things about the Negan family. When he came down, they saw Mrs. Dela and Norma going upstairs with a few photos and some information. They couldn't help but mourn for Phillip for a while.
In the carriage, Philip held the replies from the two elders of the Tamara family, looked at the illusory messenger Alexio, saw that the hood on his head had been taken off, and asked in a deep voice:
"Did they recognize you?"
Seeing Alessio nod, Rawls propped his chin with his right hand and narrowed his eyes.
In the beginning, he had asked his messenger to hide his identity in front of Alicia, but now letting him be exposed in front of the two elders was to corroborate his previous self-explosion of identity.
However, if you can recognize Alessio from the Fourth Age, the Tamara family should have the portraits and information of all the scrollers. You can ask for a copy.
…
Beihai, shallow sea Naga tribe.
In a bedroom made of gray and white rocks, Naga Queen Yin Luoda curled up on the bed. A white ice bear fur blanket covered her slim body. A white jade-like tail hung on the ground. Her eyes were half closed and half open, and her breath was long.
Even though she is a demigod, her racial bloodline still has a certain influence on her, making her mentally and physically tired in winter.
Her pointed and long elf-like ears trembled, a white arm stretched out from under the blanket, her fingers moved slightly, and the heavy stone door slowly moved away. She retracted her arm, leaned towards the wall, and spoke in a careless voice.
lazy:
"What happened?"
Yin Luoda's daughter, Olga, the "Witch of Pain" in Sequence 5, gently swayed her soft waist, stopped four or five meters away from the bed, and reported in a sweet voice:
"Mother, a ship has come to the waters of the Fallen. It should be a human captain cooperating with them."
"It seems that they can't help it anymore. They're going to notify the human demigod and ask her to come over. It's time to eliminate the group of fallen ones!" Queen Yin Luoda turned over and said, "Notify the priest again and ask her to come back."
"yes."
…
Dozens of nautical miles away from the Naga tribe in the shallow sea, a three-masted sailing ship about 100 meters away, under the command of the captain, a dozen pirates wearing heavy coats shouted slogans and lowered the sail with an anchor and skull painted on it.
The anchor also sank to the sea along with the chain.
This is the "Anchor" of "Vice Admiral of the Deep" Hal Constantine.
When the ship stabilized, there was a bang, and a figure about two meters three jumped down from the captain's cabin. His hair was as thick as a snake swaying, and his muscular upper body was naked, showing no fear of the cold wind of the North Sea.
"captain!"
"captain!"
The pirates on the deck who were manipulating the sails and lowering the anchor looked at the monster-like sound and shadow and shouted enthusiastically.
Hal Constantine, the legendary man with the blood of sea monsters, is quite ugly, with protruding brow bones, sunken eye sockets, a nose that is twice the size of an ordinary person but a bit flat, and a beard around his mouth.
The hair is as thick as the tentacles of some kind of sea creature, but it is only as long as a finger, and there are small holes on the surface.
He ignored the shouts of the crew and looked with his dark yellow eyes in the direction of the Naga tribe in the shallow sea. The beard on his lips also stretched out in that direction. The cold wind passed through the small holes above, making a strange sound.
Seven Nagas swung their thick colorful snake tails and came to the deck. Their hair was dark blue and almost ink, and their skin was lighter than the color of their hair. The blue vertical hair reflected the cold light, and their upper bodies were also only covered with shells.
The waves on the chest and the scales on the arms of the third team are more numerous and rougher than those of the shallow sea naga.
The leading naga moved its lips slightly, revealing its sharp teeth, and said in unskilled Fusak language:
"Captain, we..."
She only spoke two words, and she felt the scales all over her body stand up, as if being targeted by a terrifying predator. Hal Constantine's hair draped over her shoulders instantly stretched and wrapped around hers.
neck, threw it into the air, and hit it heavily on the ice floe on the sea surface, soaked in blue blood.
Just as the other Deep Sea Nagas were about to step forward, they saw the long black hair tangled together and waving like tentacles, and stopped silently.
"snort."
"Vice Admiral Deep Sea" snorted coldly, jumped directly into the air without bending his legs, smashed an ice floe to pieces, and then sank into the sea.
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"Half Constantine has arrived?"
Queen Yin Luoda was sitting on the throne, stroking the hair hanging on her chest casually with both hands, and her soft voice revealed a hint of coldness:
"My people only saw one human ship, and there was an iron anchor pierced through the skull on the sail."
Yalysia, who didn't know much about pirates, turned her attention to Andreevich, who also replied in a low voice:
"It's Hal Constantine, and that ship is his Anchor."
"Since the right person is right, I will ask the tribe to give you your ship tonight. After that, you and your crew will be responsible for dealing with the ship and the people on it. However, Yali will be needed to eliminate the group of fallen ones.
Shia for your help."
After simply assigning tasks, Yin Luoda yawned and prepared to go back to the bedroom to sleep again, when she heard Alicia say in a cold voice:
"Not today!"
The Naga priest on the side raised his eyelids and lowered them again, but the hand holding the scepter seemed to be a little harder.
"Why not today?" Queen Yin Luoda frowned, a little confused.
"Ahem... let me explain."
The speaker was the first mate of the Dusk, Gerald Tamara. He took a few steps forward and explained with a smile:
"Our ship was sunk into the sea by you. Although you have dealt with it accordingly, the weapons on it still need some inspections, and it is not conducive to ship naval battles at night."
"Then the time can be put in the daytime, then it will be daytime tomorrow. It cannot be delayed for too long. The group of fallen ones can summon the help of sea creatures and small and medium-sized sea monsters. Too much time will be detrimental to us."
"I'm afraid this still won't work, at least until the day after tomorrow. Sea monsters won't dare to approach our ship..."
"Then can your ship go to the sea to help my people?"
Queen Yin Roda's face darkened. In her opinion, they only needed the help of a demigod named Alicia. As for the ship of the human captain opposite, could it threaten the Asana Naga fighting on the bottom of the sea?
Gerald wanted to continue explaining, but Alicia grabbed the opportunity and said:
"I can't believe your plan. You've hidden too much from us, and we only know that there is a 'Disaster Priest' and four 'Ocean Singers' on the opposite side. We only know now that they can summon sea monsters. I need to ask
It will take another friend to determine the success of your plan."
Seeing her opening her mouth, Gerald could only retreat with a wry smile. He came out to explain before because he was worried about something like this happening.
In fact, they do not need to check whether the weapons on the ship are damaged, the presence of the "Twilight" is enough. But they need time to determine whether the real owner of the "Twilight" will come.
"You only need to deal with that ship, and my people will deal with the rest..."
Yin Luoda's impatient explanation was interrupted by the Naga priest. She paused the staff in her hand and asked Alicia:
"Tell me, how long do you need?"
"I don't know, but I will give you an answer tomorrow morning."
Alicia can't be sure whether Rawls will come, at least it's unlikely tomorrow, because tomorrow is Monday.
"Well, if possible, please come earlier."
The Naga priest held his scepter and left from the side door next to the throne. Naga Queen Yin Roda also followed her out of the hall, waving her snake tail.