I will be crowned king

Clovis, inner city, Franz Residence.

At five-thirty, when the sky was still foggy and the entire mansion was still asleep, the day of the little maid Angelica had already begun.

As an excellent personal maid, it is the most basic professional quality to be fully prepared before the cute and elegant little master wakes up, and to face the world that is perfect because of her with the most perfect attitude.

Choose appropriate clothing and matching makeup and hairstyle, arrange the entire itinerary from morning to night, confirm the identity of the attendees and the content of the conversation...

Of course, you should also take the opportunity to secretly buy a copy of your favorite "Clovis Truth".

Usually this state lasts until eight o'clock, and distinguished guests who have made an appointment in advance will visit after ten o'clock; usually these guests want to visit Archbishop Luther or Master Ludwig.

Usually the daily activities of the lovely little master are not to visit the salons of ladies, to participate in interesting clubs, or to talk with upper-class nobles or wealthy businessmen in beautifully decorated restaurants, discussing topics such as finance.

usually……

With a "squeak~" sound, the expressionless little maid opened the door to the side hall, and she saw the "guests" sitting scattered in every corner of the room.

Some of them were slumped on the sofa, some were sitting on the carpet against the wall, some were standing against the fireplace, some were fidgeting with fear on their faces, some were pretending to be calm, but in fact they only dared to sit on the front half of the chair. side……

Disheveled clothes and staring bloodshot eyes are the only things these guests have in common... The entire side hall exudes the faint smell of their sweat, plus the smell of inferior coffee and sandwiches.

The little maid with a slight frown glanced briefly and quickly closed the door. She was going to inform the deputy housekeeper in the mansion before going to the kitchen to prepare perfume for these "distinguished guests" and then carefully clean the room from top to bottom. Again.

At eight o'clock sharp, with a cup of steaming hot coffee and freshly baked mango mousse, a smiling Angelica knocked on the door of the cute little master's room.

He opened the curtains and served the still drowsy little master to dress up, take off his pajamas, and put on the formal clothes that had been prepared long ago.

Sitting in front of the dressing table, holding hot coffee, Sophia Franz looked at her increasingly "perfect" self in the mirror, and gently licked the corner of her lips that were stained with cake:

"They are all here?"

"They're all here." She sighed helplessly to herself. The little maid was busy putting on makeup for her master and said:

"I heard that it was your request. All the private newspapers in the inner city of Clovis, several particularly famous writers, and... that gentleman are already waiting in the side hall and can be summoned at any time."

"Ah, very good."

With a satisfied hum, Sofia opened her eyes slightly and noticed Angelica's little movement: "Are you not happy?"

"No!" The little maid shook her head repeatedly, but her expression still betrayed her:

"Just...wouldn't it be bad to let a group of ordinary reporters and newspaper owners come to visit? If Master Luther knew..."

"So what if you know?" Sophia said nonchalantly:

"This was also done to ensure that the Franz family's investment in the Storm-I mean Southern Legion would not go to waste and that their victory would be truly known."

"What's more, although they look a little shabby, they control direct news channels for at least 300,000 Clovis people, which is much better than some pretentious big newspapers!"

As soon as she talked about this, Sophia couldn't help but gnashed her teeth in hatred.

Even though he had become famous through "Eagle Point Battle Chronicle" and held many charity sales in Clovis City to spread the word about the Storm Division's achievements in Hantu, the two newspapers "Kingdom Loyalty News" and "Morning News" A truly influential newspaper still dismisses the eldest daughter of the Franz family.

Not only did he completely ignore her request for cooperation, he even suppressed those small newspapers to suppress her "reliable news" about the Storm Division and the Hantu War, and discredited the authenticity of these reports.

How abominable!

All the information I got was first-hand, all handwritten records of on-site participants...with a little polishing at most, so how could there be any authenticity issues? !

In order to suppress their righteous actions, they even approached the police on Whitehall Street and wanted to shut down those public-spirited newspapers and welfare homes that held charity sales!

Thanks to the previous riots in Clovis, Ludwig Franz, who finally came to the end, resigned from the post of Commander-in-Chief of Whitehall, allowing the betrayed Privy Council to appoint many people from the Franz family.

It was only because they came forward to uphold justice that the innocent newspapers and welfare homes escaped harm... although they still scared away many of their potential collaborators.

For Sophia Franz now, Storm Division is already her most important "good asset"; any force that tries to hinder the rapid appreciation of this asset is an enemy that she must defeat.

In the past, she might have had some evil thoughts, or simply spent money to buy these two newspapers directly.

Although it is a major national newspaper, their stocks don't seem to be very expensive. At most, they only cost me a year's pocket money.

But as the mouthpieces of some people, the "Kingdom Loyal" representing the Army and the "Morning News" representing the Clovis Church not only have the newspapers themselves, but also the forces and interest groups behind them. It is difficult to defeat them with money.

What's more important is that after these few months of operation, Sophia has gradually discovered some "wealth codes" in the media industry, or ways to defeat the opponent without direct confrontation.

That's real first-hand "news"... plus the efficiency of news dissemination.

As long as they can get first-hand news and disseminate it as quickly as possible, these seemingly behemoth newspapers will soon be self-defeating.

Angrily, Sophia put down her coffee cup and waved her clenched pink fist at herself in the mirror.

Angelica, who was still dressing her up, couldn't help but sigh secretly.

It seems that ever since Mr. Anson Bach appeared, the elegant and bold, quiet and cute, vindictive and a little selfish little master in the past has gone forever.

The most important thing is that she doesn't seem to be aware of this at all, and she even enjoys it very much.

Although Miss Sophia, who works hard and is very cute, and her every move is full of energy, Angelica always feels that something is not quite right.

So what is the problem? The little maid fell into deep thought.

"Well...that's it." Looking at her perfect self in the mirror, Sophia stood up happily and looked sideways at Angelica:

"what time is it now?"

"Not early or late, nine o'clock sharp."

"Very good, then please invite my distinguished guests to the study at the back of the side hall. I believe they are all impatient... Franz's family rules do not have the habit of neglecting distinguished guests."

After saying that, the extremely confident Sophia Franz raised her head and walked away under the helpless gaze of the little maid.

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Pushing open the door, the originally spacious study was so crowded that there was almost no room to stay; a group of newspaper reporters and writers wearing shabby second-hand formal clothes were holding shorthand notebooks and huddled on armchairs that were not much wider than a bucket. It reminds me of a can full of pickles.

Almost as soon as the door was pushed open, a few sharp-eyed guys immediately stood up, knocking down a few unlucky guys behind them, causing a smoke-filled roar to be heard in the study.

"Gentlemen, you're welcome. Please take a seat."

Feeling the smell of perfume and sweat mixed in the air, Sophia frowned lightly and kept smiling while waving to the little maid:

"Angelica, go prepare some coffee for everyone. I want... something with a stronger taste."

The little maid who understood the situation immediately curtsied, turned and left as quickly as possible; the study, which had been briefly commotion for a while, returned to silence as Sophia sat down.

"So before we officially start, first of all, I would like to thank everyone for your hard work and being a guest at Franz's house at this time; your professionalism and courage to spread the truth are really touching."

Sophia's cheek twitched slightly as she slowly sat down, but it was only a moment:

"I believe that everyone already knew something about Hantu before coming here, and found out some shocking rumors from their respective news channels, right?"

Looking around at everyone, Sophia paused deliberately.

As expected, the reporters present nodded one after another, and their expressions were either solemn or excited.

That's for sure, because these "news" were released by me... Sophia said proudly in her heart.

"In that case, I won't go around in circles." Sophia said calmly:

"That's right, the current situation in Hantu is just like the rumors - the victory of Huangshi Castle was just a bait deliberately left by the imperial people, and the Hantu Army has been completely wiped out!"

Before she finished speaking, the little maid who had just entered the door trembled, and she almost threw the tray full of coffee in her hand.

"completely annihilated?!"

In the midst of shock, a little man sitting in the front row couldn't help but asked: "What do you mean..."

"That's right, I'm afraid the Imperial Expeditionary Force has achieved a decisive victory in Hantu." Sophia pursed her lips slightly with a heavy expression:

"At this point, it is inevitable that Hantu will completely surrender to the empire; even if Clovis immediately dispatches legions for support, it will be absolutely too late."

"The wood...is a done deal and there's nothing we can do."

The reporters looked at each other with shock and disbelief written on each other's faces.

"The Storm Division, which had achieved great victory in Eagle Point City and won consecutive battles in Hantu, they..."

"That's exactly what I'm going to say next." Sophia immediately turned her gaze to the reporter who spoke, suppressing her inner happiness under her heavy expression.

Well, it's like the joy of having the "pun riddle" guessed.

"Because the Hantu people were too selfish and never wanted the Storm Division to participate in this decisive battle, which led to their final defeat."

"So when the Hantu Army was completely wiped out, the Storm Division was still on its way to the battlefield; there were only two choices left for them, either to retreat or to fight."

"A mere 5,000 soldiers will fight against the 30,000 Imperial Expeditionary Force."

Sophia's words were extremely heavy, even vaguely sentimental.

Angelica shivered again.

"Then what will happen next?" The reporter who asked the question swallowed his saliva.

"I don't know." Sophia closed her eyes:

"Even if it's the Stormtrooper that I fully funded, even if it's Anson Bach... I don't know what else he can do now to turn the tide."

"However, Colonel Anson Bach...he made it clear to me in his letter to me that in order to defend the honor of the Kingdom of Clovis, for the freedom and independence of the people of Hantu, for the friendship and mutual trust between the two countries, in order to let The formerly peaceful South was spared the war..."

"He... and all the officers and soldiers of the Storm Division will fight until the end."

The study fell into dead silence.

The little maid, whose shoulders kept shaking, turned her head to the side "unbearably".

"That's how it is." Sophia sighed in a low voice, picked up the hot coffee, and covered the corners of her "sad" mouth with the cup:

"Although the Storm Division is just an ordinary levy regiment, and it is funded by me myself; their sacrifices and their dedication are the truth that cannot be erased."

"I am not going to ask too much of you. I just hope that everyone can report it truthfully and make this matter known to the public; so that everyone can clearly understand how powerful the enemy we are facing is; and those who are facing The people who protect us are so brave..."

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An hour later, the reporters who had returned home all left Franz's residence and rushed to their respective newspaper offices as quickly as possible, preparing to send out the report that "the legion was completely annihilated and the empire was about to conquer the vast land".

"Miss Sophia, you know that Lord Anson Bach has defeated the Imperial Expeditionary Force...right?"

In the quiet study room, the little maid couldn't help but ask.

"Of course I know." Sophia nodded slightly:

"Not only do I know, but within five days at the latest, the editors of Kingdom Loyal and Morning News should also know."

"Then why did you..."

"Because sometimes, 'bad news' is good news." Sophia's lips curved:

"Tomorrow morning, the entire Clovis City will know that Hantu is about to fall into the clutches of the empire; only in this way, when the storm masters can 'turn the tide' in two days, can they 'shock' everyone and become big news that shocks the whole country. .”

"Suppress first and then increase?"

Angelica had a "sudden realization."

"Absolutely correct." Sophia nodded:

"Of course, it is not enough to defeat the two major newspapers with this method. More direct methods and impactful reports must be used to make them willingly bow their heads and admit defeat."

"That's why... we need 'that' gentleman?" Angelica tilted her head.

"Exactly." Sophia smiled lightly:

"Go to the next room and invite Mr. Karin Jacques in."

"Let's just say...I have a very important job for him."