As a woman and a Sequence 6 Beyonder, Dailly Simone could sense that Leonard seemed to be hiding something. She had noticed it before when she was in Tingen, but at that time she didn't care about this man who had just joined.
The little guy was also worried that Dunn would misunderstand.
"nothing."
Leonard suddenly sat up straight. He couldn't say that he wanted to teach Klein a lesson, right? Even though the strength shown by the opponent now was no longer something he could compete with.
"It has been almost two weeks since Gehrman hunted down the 'Blood Admiral' Senior, and he still hasn't appeared. Either he is avoiding the pursuit of the Rose School, or he may have changed his identity. This is very important for
It’s not too difficult for him.”
While talking, Dai Li looked through the clues compiled by Leonard. Due to various reasons, she never finished reading them.
"Sherlock Moriarty is friends with Isengard?"
"Yes, I checked the other party's information, and he should be a believer in the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. Except for the Church of Storms, which I don't know about, he has certain connections with us, the Church of Steam, and the military. Judging from the information, he has no
There are too many anomalies, and the intersection with Sherlock is because of the identity of the other detective."
"Didn't you say before that every one of Sherlock's friends has problems?"
"In Backlund, Isengard's existence itself is a big problem." Leonard thought for a moment and gave an explanation.
"I'll investigate him."
Dai Li nodded and continued reading, but this time she found no doubts. After exchanging ideas with Leonard, she got up and left Pinster No. 7.
…
"Why did you come to me suddenly?"
Philip was obviously in a good mood. He was wearing loose home clothes and lying comfortably on a well-made rocking chair with snacks and black tea beside him. This was obviously one of the reasons for his increasingly horizontal development of body shape.
"Cohen, go and bring another one over."
"You always 'summon' me, can't I take the initiative to come?"
Rawls' tone was relaxed. Now that Philip was in a good mood, he should let him be happy for a while and wait until he finished talking about Franmy Cage before giving him bad news.
Hearing Rawls' deliberately emphasized words, Philip glanced sideways at him and said with a smile:
"Compared to me, you have something to do every time you come to me, right? I remember that every time I held a banquet, I invited you to attend, but you refused except for the first few times."
"If you attend too many banquets, they won't be interesting anymore."
As his valet brought another rocking chair, Rawls also lay down on it. Looking at the vibrant plants in the garden, he felt nothing. Compared with these, the "cultivators" in the Wende Palace cultivated the plants personally.
A well-organized garden is obviously more ornamental.
"But for us, this is a must."
Philip's tone was quite melancholy. In just six months, almost all the things he had cultivated in the previous ten years of military career were dissipated.
"That's for you." Rawls pointed at him, but then changed the subject, "But originally I thought that after the first two months, I would be able to relax and no one would come to my office.
It’s given me more business. But now it seems that I, the little viscount, still can’t escape!”
"oh?"
Phillip became interested, turned his thick body over on the rocking chair, and asked swayingly:
"Is there someone else? Not from Backlund, right? Otherwise it would be too late."
"Franmy Cage, a Backlund man and steam-powered car tycoon, wants to hire me and ask me to appear in court."
"Will you please appear in court? Doesn't he know that nobles cannot appear in court as lawyers?"
Because nobles have a special legal status, they are not allowed to serve as barristers to help others appear in court. After all, every noble who inherits a title is a member of the House of Lords, and the House of Lords is the highest court. This kind of lawyer,
How could being a judge be allowed?
However, non-eldest sons who have not inherited the title can serve as lawyers and can even gain certain advantages through their noble brothers.
"Of course he knows, but only I have a chance to win this case. The defendant is very special, it is the Ministry of National Defense!"
"Ministry of Defense? Is that guy crazy?"
Philip shook his head repeatedly. It was a joke that a businessman whose name he had even heard wanted to sue the Ministry of National Defense.
"He is not crazy, otherwise how could he find me among so many famous barristers and royal barristers? What he values is not me, but you."
"I?"
"Well." Rawls stood up and told the general situation, "...he wants to use you standing behind me to put pressure on the Ministry of National Defense and re-finalize the order."
"So it turns out Charlie is involved?"
Philip nodded, no wonder Rawls would talk to him about this matter. He had no ill feelings towards Charlie, and the other party had done him a favor by forcing Auston Leavitt to die.
As for framing the eldest prince and causing great losses to the East Balam fleet, that is none of his business. That is the power of the royal family in the navy.
"But using a steam-powered vehicle with a cannon barrel as a weapon can only be used by the army, right?"
For the great nobles, especially for families like Negan whose heritage has not declined for a long time, the navy is their basic base. This is due to the new waterway opened by Emperor Russell more than a hundred years ago, which allowed the nobles to see
In addition to land, a new source of profit is the colonization of the southern continent.
The nobles who did not have much power to invest in colonization did not have much influence in the navy. Until Loen was no longer limited to colonization near the ports of the southern continent and wanted to expand to the depths of the southern continent. These nobles chose the royal family of Loen.
Army, in which to develop its own strength.
Of course, in addition to this reason, there is also a large part of the differences in beliefs among the nobles. The Church of Storms is willing to choose the navy in terms of doctrine and its own strength. In this regard, neither the Church of Night nor the Church of Steam has an advantage.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is precisely because the nobles have different emphasis on the army that it is very difficult even for a big family like Negan to expand their power in the army. This is not only
It would provoke a counterattack from the army nobles, and the royal family would not be happy to see a noble family with extremely high influence in both the navy and the army.
Therefore, Philip was not very interested in weapons that could only strengthen the army's strength.
"Of course. If Franmy Cage comes to me before today, I will definitely not agree to him."
"You have promised him? What do you mean before today?" Philip had already sat up like Rawls.
"This morning, Cardinal Raydal Warren and Bishop Garvey came to visit me." Rawls picked up the black tea and blew lightly, "The Church of Storms encountered problems when the military settled in, and they wanted my help.
."
"What?"
Phillip's originally doubtful expression immediately sank, and a dull sense of majesty spread.
"They actually asked you to think of a solution?"
"Yes, I don't know what they think. I am a believer of the goddess. Even if I am a helper, I will only help the Church of the Night solve problems." Rawls replied half-jokingly and half-seriously.
But Philip didn't find it funny. The Church of Storms was not satisfied with the status quo and wanted to further expand their influence in the military. This was not a good thing for the Negan family.
Since his father's assassination, the power of the Negan family in the navy has been greatly reduced. The generals who were favored by the old Duke may not be willing to follow Philip's ideas in everything, and his classmates and friends are still concentrated at the school officer level, at least
It takes ten years to become a general.
In order to ensure the family's interests in the navy, Philip, as a duke, could only choose to marry the youngest daughter of admiral Robert Davis, who was a civilian, but this could only be stable for a while.
The further expansion of the Church of Storms' influence in the military has allowed Negan, Levitt, and Wolfe to temporarily abandon their disputes and start a certain degree of cooperation, which has produced results. But now the Church of Storms is obviously not satisfied with the status quo and has turned to Rawls.
cooperate.
Philip was very impressed by his friend's ability. He could not let the Church of Storms completely control the navy, but he would definitely be able to solve some problems.
"Then what should we do?"
"It's not what we should do. Likewise, the Levitt family and the Wolf family will not help the Church of Storms in this regard. What we need to be careful about are those small nobles who have some influence in the navy. They are not related to the situation we are facing.
Same, maybe they will fall directly to the Church of Storms."
Rawls took a sip of the brown tea soup, "Also, even if the Church of Storms does this, we cannot sever our relationship with them. After all, we need their support. They also understand this, so they support the Conservative Party
The election campaign still didn’t cause any trouble for us.”
"In addition, the Church of Storms itself has a great influence on the military. Even if the king grants power, he will not be willing to see himself completely lose control of the military."
"I understand." Philip nodded slightly, but then asked doubtfully, "What does this have to do with Franmy Cage?"
"We need to leave a path in the army." Rawls put down the teacup. "The navy is the best choice for the Church of Storms to expand its influence. Unlike them, who can work together, we have too many internal problems. If problems break out...
The impact of steam-powered vehicle weapons on the army is definitely no less than the impact of armored ships on the navy. Even mid-sequence extraordinary beings may not be able to break through that heavy armor."
"Tomorrow I will go with you to see this weapon, and if it is true, I will put pressure on the Ministry of Defense."
…
The carriage slowly drove out of the Negan family villa. In the carriage, Rawls was leaning on the sofa with his eyelids drooping. He could have continued talking just now until he convinced Phillip. With his eloquence and extraordinary ability, this was not too big a deal.
question, but this can easily arouse suspicion.
The church, the military, the nobility, the royal family, the current Loen political arena has truly become a pool of muddy water. There is me among you, and you among me. In this regard, we are allies, but in the other hand, we are enemies...
The failure of the early war with Fusac was not only because the Storm Lord did not want Adam to succeed, but also a large part of the reason was internal problems. If my plan goes well, then all the mess created by George III will fall on me...
The corner of Rawls's mouth twitched. This is really a terrible fact.
At this moment, he drooped his eyelids and suppressed the instinct to turn his head and look outside. After waiting for a few seconds, he looked out the window and saw a carriage driving towards the depths of Queens.
"Whose carriage was that just now?"
Morris, the valet sitting opposite, lowered his head and replied:
"Looking at the badge on the carriage, it should belong to the Hall family. The person inside should be Audrey Hall, the only daughter of Earl Hall."
No wonder... Rawls withdrew his gaze. Just now he only had to look up and analyze the psychology of one person and one dog on the other side. Who can escape?
A few dozen meters away, Audrey was asking her personal maid Anne the same question, but she didn't get an answer.
"Which newly appointed noble could it be?"
Anne was holding a document and was a little confused. Normally, only nobles would engrave their coats of arms on their carriages.
Audrey did not continue to ask, looked at Annie and said with a smile:
"Okay, we're almost home, there's no need to hold her like this all the time."
"That's not possible. This is the first investment made by the young lady. It needs to be kept well."
Annie shook her head repeatedly, her serious look causing Audrey to cover her mouth and laugh.
This is not her first investment, but the first investment in her adult life that she has personally participated in the entire process. Although she only followed the team formed by her father, Earl Hall, and listened to their judgment before making a decision.
"Oh, by the way, remember to ask them to send you a bicycle. I feel pretty good riding it."
"Ah? Miss, let's forget it. This is not at all..."
"I just ride occasionally and treat it as exercise."
"All right."
…
In Hillston District, Daly Simone, wrapped in a black robe and wearing blue eye shadow and blush, stood in front of a slightly old and dark house. She was about to raise her hand to ring the doorbell, but she turned sharply.
He turned his head and glanced around, raising the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a charming smile.
Someone is spying on Isengard Stanton?
Are you from the Church of Storms?
No, the "punishment agent" does not have such good qualities!
As an official Beyonder and "Nighthawk" deacon, Dai Li rang the doorbell without any scruples.
A young man with a broad face opened the door.
This man has wheat-colored hair, gray-blue eyes, and high cheekbones. He has the characteristics of Lundborg and Maxi.
"Who are you?"
"I came to see Mr. Isengard Stanton. He should be at home."
"Uh, yes."
The young man was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say, so he had no choice but to enter the house with Daly Simone, who did not introduce herself.
"Sir, this... this lady wants to see you."
Only then did the young man remember that he had forgotten to ask his name.
"Mr. Stanton, I am Daly Simone, the 'Nighthawk' of the Church of the Night. I have something to ask you."