I will be crowned king

"Madam is so irritating. You can't call her a life-saving grace. It's too exaggerated."

In the hotel room, the young Ian Clemens gingerly took off his hat and looked at the enthusiastic Queen Mother sitting at the dining table with a flattering look: "It is everyone's duty to lend a helping hand to the helpless nobles. What a good Clovis noble should do."

While speaking, he pressed his hat to his chest and bowed unceremoniously, showing a very reserved expression.

This is also the "characteristic" of many Clovis rural nobles: although they understand some upper-class etiquette, they only know the appearance but not the inside, and they appear very unfamiliar and stiff because they are rarely used.

However, the Queen Mother, who has always valued this aspect, rarely made it difficult for the other party. After all, her current status is "a widow who just passed away her husband and took her children to live with her brother." Her family background is only running a bank in the city, which is not high-end. When it comes to making a living on the countertop, you really shouldn’t care too much about whether the etiquette is up to standard and elegant.

"Blessed by the Ring of Order, it is too rare for Clovis to have nobles like you in today's world." Anne Herred lamented: "To be honest, when the militia in the town wants to inspect our carriage , I really can’t help anymore.”

"It is the depravity and misfortune of our time that such a noble lady should be subjected to such humiliation."

Ian, who was hugging his hat tightly, nodded seriously: "Some people always say that Clovis is in a good year for her progress. In my opinion, it is better not to 'progress' in some places, leaving her hands full of mud. The militiamen are qualified to break into the carriages of nobles."

"So you have some relationship with the local army, right?" The Queen Mother immediately grasped the key point of the other party's words: "Otherwise, I really can't imagine how you let the soldiers go."

"It's true as you said, I'm a cannery businessman, so naturally I have close contact with the military - this is a convenient and scary food." Speaking of his profession, Ian suddenly became interested:

"It can be said that the soldiers who come and go in the town are fed by our cannery."

"So you even have your own factories, warehouses and carriages for transporting goods?"

A flash of light flashed in the corner of Anne Herred's eyes, but she soon changed her face: "Oh, the Ring of Order is above, what am I doing, actually asking for the details of my savior!"

"Oh no, no, no, you really should do this!" Ian's cheeks suddenly turned red, and he even began to make amends for the other party hesitantly: "Look at how dangerous your situation is now. A man traveling far away with his children. No matter how vigilant you are, lady, you can’t be too vigilant!”

"Stop comforting me like this. It does nothing but make me feel ashamed."

The Queen Mother covered her cheeks sadly: "I'm sorry, maybe this is annoying you, but what else can I do as I just lost my husband? If I continue like this, I don't know when I will be reunited with my relatives!"

"What are you talking about? These are all normal. I mean..." Ian, who was blushing, suddenly paused, like a big balloon that was full of breath. After thinking seriously for a long time, he finally made up his mind. :

"Well, the militiamen in Qiu Sui Town need to replenish supplies recently. I will talk to them and see if I can take two or three more people with me. I will try to get you to leave here as soon as possible and follow my canned convoy to the south. Province, go find your relatives!"

"real?!"

Anne Herred was excited at first, and then looked nervous: "Wouldn't this... make you too embarrassed?"

"No...how could it be?!" Ian Clemens quickly denied it, then stood up in a panic. Without waiting for the other party to stop him, he put on his hat and walked towards the door with his back turned. He also said: "I, I will find a solution right away, just wait for my news!"

As he spoke, he ran and bumped out of the room, and there was a lot of noise coming from the stairwell.

The moment he walked down the stairs, the awkward look on Ian Clemens' face suddenly disappeared and turned into a faint smile. His confidence and calmness were mixed with a hint of contempt for the people around him.

At this time, he was no longer a small nobleman running a cannery in a rural village, but the upright former Grand Master of the Faithless Knights and a wanted criminal of the Circle of Order, Ian Clemens.

Knocking lightly on the door, Sir Carno, who was guarding behind the door, glanced warily in the direction of the stairwell and let Ian into the house; Wild Hunt Knight Drake was sitting on the window sill at this time, looking through the gap. He looked at the few Wang family guards outside who were dressed as tourists and drunkards.

"Everyone, I have good news to tell you. Our plan was very successful." Ian Clemens walked straight to the wine cabinet in the room and picked up a bottle of rum and three glasses: " If everything goes well, we may soon be able to earn a lot of money from the beloved Mr. Anson Bach and the Truth Society!"

"Oh, it seems that the meeting just now gave someone a sudden confidence." Carno raised his eyebrows, took the cup and threw the other one to Derek: "Anne Herred...that Chloe What did Queen Mother Wei say?"

"I told her that if she and her son are willing, they can follow our cannery's carriage and leave from Qiu Sui Town." Smiling Ian poured himself a small cup of rum: "I will go to Hezhen Town by then. The communication with the militia was to let them go."

"Ah, that's it."

Grabbing the wine bottle directly from the other party's hand, Sir Carno said expressionlessly: "Then we have a small problem now. We have nothing to do with the militia in the town. Before letting them go, it was only because someone spent our last Living expenses, a check worth three thousand gold coins."

"Also, we don't have any canning factory!" Drake poked his head from the side: "Where are you going to produce thousands of cans that need to be shipped?"

“Cans don’t matter!”

Ian waved his hand and looked back at Carno who was aside: "But what you said is indeed a problem, but I have already thought of a very good solution."

"I won't ask in detail what this so-called solution is." Karno narrowed his eyes slightly: "You only need to tell us, have our previous actions won the trust of Queen Mother Anne Herred? "

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"Trust, how is it possible?"

Faced with the worries of the royal guards, Anne Herred sneered: "A country noble suddenly appeared out of nowhere, happened to meet us, happened to be related to the army in Qiu Sui Town, and happened to help We...how can there be so many coincidences in this world?"

"Besides, he thought he was pretending to be decent enough, so I couldn't hear his Adelaide accent that I couldn't change. And Clemens... Hum, how dare you say such a traditional surname from the north of the empire? I am a Clovis, who am I to blame?!"

"I see, your Majesty is indeed very discerning!" The guards of the Wang family praised repeatedly, but soon asked their second question:

"If that's the case, then why does Your Majesty still..."

"Why do you still pretend to know nothing, and even accepted the help offered by the other party, agreeing to use the other party's power to escape... right?" The corner of Anne Herred's mouth raised slightly:

"It's very simple. They think they can control us with their own strength, which is good... When your enemies begin to think that you are weak, it is the Ring of Order that heralds the dawn of victory to you."

"Knight, being despised by the enemy is also an advantage. As long as we make good use of it, we can use their greedy hearts to complete our own plans."

"So your plan is to use the trick and let the traitors personally transport us to a truly safe place?" The Wang family guard couldn't help but admire: "Then...how to do it specifically?"

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"As Karno said, the first thing we need to do is how to get the militiamen in Qiu Sui Town to let us go."

Taking a sip of rum, Ian Clemens knocked on the glass window with his wine glass: "The simplest and most direct way is to bribe, but we can't bribe so many people at once, and if it's that simple, Crowe Queen Mother Wei and her followers have already done this.”

"We need a method that is absolutely feasible for us and at the same time will not arouse suspicion on the other side, and the answer to this method is simple, that is, impersonation."

"...Who are you pretending to be?"

"Pretend, we are not pretending." Ian smiled confidently:

"Who are we, Lord Anson Bach's 'white gloves', the personal bodyguards of the distinguished Lieutenant General of the Army? With the important status of performing special tasks for Lord, is there anything we can't do?"

"Besides, the most important thing is that the militia and Qiu Sui Town cannot find out that we are in a hurry to leave. Instead, they should respectfully ask us to leave."

As he spoke, the former grand leader of the Faithless Knights put down his wine glass confidently: "Even...if the situation is suitable and necessary, it would not be a bad idea to tell the other party directly that we have the Queen Mother and His Majesty the King in our hands."

"What, tell them directly?!"

Derek's eyes widened in fright: "Is this really not going to be a problem?"

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"Of course not, it's even the opposite; as long as His Majesty and I reveal our identities, the other side will immediately be in a dilemma!"

Looking at the stunned royal guards, Anne Herred explained patiently and proudly: "I bet that the people on the other side are definitely the kind of careerists who are waiting for a price. Once the truth is exposed, the first people to be afraid are actually us. A lifesaver.”

"So this is a card that we can hold in our hands. If he really reveals that he wants to betray His Majesty, or tries to collude and communicate with the traitors, we can use this method to tie him up."

"If I am not wrong, there is a high probability that dear Sir Ian Clemens is not a canner as he said, but he is definitely 100% sure that we will leave Autumn Sui Town because Only if our whereabouts are not exposed, or only if he knows where His Majesty the King is, can he make an unscrupulous price to the traitors in the National Assembly."

Anne Herred sneered and shook her head: "It's really sad. He obviously has honor that can be seen with the naked eye, but in the end he is still obsessed with vulgar possessions. This guy's magnanimity is nothing more than this."

"So we must squeeze out his use value, constantly give him more hints and temptations, let him believe that we will never resist, and believe every word he says, so that he can Your Majesty was brought safely to Red Moon Town and left the crisis-ridden Kingdom of Clovis!"

The royal guard nodded. Although he was still not completely convinced of the Queen Mother's plan, he had to admit that this was indeed their only option to leave here.

No matter what Ian Clemens' intentions are, before the two sides completely break up, they must let the other side protect His Majesty obediently.

"In that case, when the situation is right, should we also provide some help to each other?"

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"Yes, the other party may think so: This guy doesn't seem that smart. It would be bad if his plan fails. It would be better to provide him with some help if appropriate."

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Ian Clemens looked proud: "So there is no need to worry about whether our plan will succeed, because even the 'hostages' will stand on our side as the 'kidnappers', Absolutely foolproof.”

"I think you are simply crazy." Derek, the Wild Hunt Knight, shook his head helplessly: "How can there be such a stupid person in this world who would be willing to continue to lie to Guaiguai even if he knew he was being cheated? Otherwise, he would treat everyone as a fool!"

Carno didn't say a word, just stared in the direction of the door silently, his expression hesitant.

"And if everything you said is true, and they have exposed our identity, why do they continue to assist us? I mean...continue to be our hostages?!" Derek was puzzled:

"Obviously, even if you leave Qiu Sui Town with us, you won't be safe. Can they be so stupid that they don't even understand such a thing?"

"No, on the contrary, they understand it too well." Ian shook his head: "So they even hoped more than us to leave Qiu Sui Town smoothly as I described, and then arrived at their destination - because They know that in order to sell His Majesty the King a good price, we will do whatever it takes to conceal our whereabouts for them."

"I guess as soon as we reach a certain destination, our Majesty will be absolutely safe; before that, even if it is a full-length acting, the respected Queen Mother Clovis will do her best to continue acting and cooperate with all our actions until …”

Bang bang bang——

Before he finished speaking, a crisp knock on the door suddenly sounded, followed by the nervous and natural voice of the Wang family guard:

"Is it Sir Ian Clemens? Our lady sent me here to ask if there is anything we can do?"