In the Name of the Queen

Knights headquarters, small conference room.

High-level meeting.

In addition to Roland, Sif, and Lisa, there was one more person present today.

Scouting captain Raikkonen.

He was very efficient and found Norton Thomas, the owner of the Little Pudding Alchemy Workshop.

He did not have direct contact with Norton, but learned the truth about the old guy's expulsion from the Alchemy Alliance through his neighbors and Norton's daughter Shanina.

Although Norton Sr. believed that raising prices would harm all alchemical practitioners in the long run, he did not form a clear-cut anti-price alliance.

He has always been aware of current affairs.

But some people didn't want him to continue in the industry.

Opposing the price increase is just an excuse.

Norton didn't even get a chance to speak during the internal discussions to set the price.

He was directly labeled as "opposing everyone to make more money", expelled from the league, and forced to sign a non-competition agreement.

In return, he received approximately two hundred and fifty pounds.

What's enough for two hundred and fifty pounds?

Enough to buy two houses in the Belfa neighborhood of the imperial capital and cover daily expenses for a few years.

This is a standard insulting quote.

With Mr. Norton's ability he could earn more than two hundred and fifty pounds a year.

After reporting the intelligence collected, he came to a shocking conclusion, "I guess Norton's departure is related to Secretary of the Treasury Smith."

Roland's eyes lit up and he asked softly: "How sure are you?"

"At least seventy percent."

Raikkonen said with certainty: "Norton's daughter, Miss Shanina, is a well-known beauty and is known as the most beautiful alchemist."

"How about Miss Elizabeth from Baker Street Workshop?" Lisa's curiosity was aroused.

"General Logistics Officer, I'm talking about the most beautiful alchemist." Raikkonen said firmly.

He thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Although she can't compare with the chief instructor and chief logistics officer, Miss Shanina is indeed beautiful."

These words not only highlighted Shanina's true appearance, but also secretly praised Lisa and Sif, which made the two deputy regimental leaders feel very comfortable.

Roland couldn't help but laugh. This boy could indeed talk. He was worthy of having worked in a newspaper office.

Raikkonen continued to report that according to the information he had followed a few months ago, Miss Shanina once had a relationship with Smithson, the youngest son of the Minister of Finance, but it ended without any problems.

The Finance Minister arranged a political marriage for Smithson, whose in-laws were an earl with ancient heritage.

This kind of thing is very common. It is said to be nothing, so just divide it.

But the son of the Finance Minister made a beautiful mistake, and he and Shanina are still disconnected.

In the end, his real wife was not pregnant, but his outside lover became pregnant first.

This incident almost caused a falling out between the Finance Minister and his in-laws.

To apologize, the chancellor must deal with the issues that are causing him headaches.

Dispose at source.

Even if his son is not a thing, he is still a biological son. He can be beaten and scolded, but he would not bear to be dealt with harshly.

So he tried to put pressure on Norton, hoping that he would take his daughter and get as far away as possible.

In order to get Norton to move as soon as possible, an industry alliance meeting was held.

Everything is so logical but so ridiculous, it looks like a story made up by The Sun.

"But it's true."

Raikkonen vowed to make the promise.

Roland nodded and said with a smile: "Normal people can't make up such a bloody story. You did a good job, go and rest first."

Raikkonen knew that Roland wanted to discuss with Sif and Lisa, so he quickly resigned.

He never moved his eyes towards Sif and Lisa from beginning to end.

There are some things that you have to pretend not to know even if you know them.

He became more and more aware that the articles he had written casually for traffic might not be rumors.

Even if it was the case before, it probably won’t be the case in the future.

Being an excellent paparazzi, he guessed Sif's true identity.

Seeing Sif obeying Roland's words, Raikkonen felt even more guilty.

Fortunately, Her Majesty did not know that the article was written by him.

No, you have to make meritorious deeds and make more contributions to exonerate yourself in the future.

Thinking of the article he wrote out of fun and curiosity, he regretted it.

You are young and ignorant!

No, no, he is about to celebrate his seventeenth birthday and is no longer a child.

He is now a Silver Knight, a middle-level leader of the Knights. He is also a serious public official, and he must be more mature in his future work.

Raikkonen left the meeting room determined to change from scratch.

He must first comb his hair neatly, then put on neatly ironed clothes like an adult, and walk at a leisurely pace.

He has a ready-made learning template in front of him.

Captain Roland is an example of a successful man, just learn from him!

After watching Raikkonen leave, Roland locked the door and briefly summarized what he saw at the Magic Association and relayed it to the two girls.

Lisa listened with great interest. She always liked to listen to Roland's stories.

After Roland finished telling it, she smiled and asked, "This is a good story. Do you plan to publish it?"

Roland was speechless.

Is what he said so untrue?

Lisa didn't know about the Magic Empire, but Sif had heard of it.

Her expression was very solemn, and the terms Return Day and Magic Empire frightened her.

Looking at Roland's questioning gaze, Sif sighed softly and said quietly:

"The Royal Library contains many unique manuscripts from the Magic Empire era to the present day. You should know that my ancestors contributed a lot in the war to overthrow the Magic Empire."

Of course I know, we fight and rob as we go.

Roland complained silently in his heart.

Sif continued to say softly:

"In fact, there were three return days before. After the War of Divine Punishment, the plane wall was in danger, and any supernatural power and magic could cause the plane to collapse."

"But the supreme rule is that the stability of the plane is above all else, so the strong who survived the War of Divine Punishment lost their power. As the plane wall stabilized, extraordinary power and magic were gradually restored."

"Because the magic crystals were exhausted, the recovery speed of magic civilization was slower, and they became the supporting role of the magic new calendar. If it weren't for the underground city left by the magic empire, they would have died."

What Sif said was all true.

Roland also walked around the underground city himself.

Although the distance of more than 3,000 meters kept the descendants of the magic empire away from the surface civilization, it also prevented modern civilization from destroying them.

Sif sighed softly, her voice trembling slightly, "The first three return days allowed humans to regain the power of level nine to level seven. However, each return was accompanied by the fall of a powerful country."

"We Sussex rose on the seventh return day. I..."

"Don't be afraid."

Roland said calmly: "There's no use being afraid. We just have to do our best and let fate decide the rest."

He took out the prepared magic equipment and distributed it to Sif and Lisa.

He did not expose his relationship with the Magic Association, and gave up the immature idea of ​​returning the wordless book.

The Magic Association needs him as a link to ally with Sussex, and he also needs the support of the Magic Association.

It's very cold in winter, and they are all like frozen porcupines.

We have to keep a distance, but not too far away.