Eagle's Glory

"Okay...Okay! Since you are determined to go crazy, what else can I say!" Finally, he sighed, and looked out the window dejectedly, "I agree."

"Dad!" Teresa raised her head in surprise. "thank you!"

Seeing his daughter smiling like a flower, Grand Duke Karl felt a throbbing pain in his heart.

"You don't need to thank me, I just hope that God will be merciful, so that you in the future will not regret your decision today."

"Dad...I won't." Teresa shook her head, trying to hide her ecstasy.

"You should still remember what I told you before?" Archduke Karl asked. "If you are together, I can bless you, but you can't use family affection to kidnap us and force me and your brothers to act for your and his purposes."

Teresa nodded again.

"I won't do that, father."

"Then... can you promise me one more thing?" Father's gaze became more severe.

"What is it?" Teresa asked.

"Once you leave the country, you will never enter the country without the invitation of our government." Grand Duke Karl said every word.

"..." Teresa opened her eyes wide and was too shocked to speak.　　

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"..."

Grand Duke Karl's sudden words made Theresa fall into shock.

After a long time, she spoke again. "Why, Dad? Don't you want to see me?"

"If I think so, why should I be angry with you every day?" Grand Duke Karl twitched the corner of his mouth, looking painful and helpless, and finally he sighed, "Life is a choice, some choices are irrelevant, while others are. Destiny, even needs to spend a lifetime to make up for it - and your decision now is like this. You have been taken care of by us since you were a child, and you don't know the dangers of the world. You always think that no matter what mistakes you make, someone will bear it for you... Originally You can be so naive all your life, but you choose to hide from our care, so it's time for this naivety to end."

"I'm not so naive..." Teresa couldn't help but argue.

"Then don't question my request anymore." Archduke Karl made a gesture to stop his daughter from saying, "He is not a fugitive, but he is worse than a fugitive. Since you have chosen to stand by him, my daughter , you should bear a fair price. This country does not owe you anything, since you stand on its opposite side, then you can no longer have unrealistic expectations of its goodwill, we have to do business, you understand ?”

Teresa finally understood.

Although she already understood what her decision meant, she still had some luck in her heart, thinking that she didn't have to fall to this point, but when the cold reality hit her face, she realized that she had no choice.

Yes, even if she is a princess, how could Austria endure her "betrayal"?

She will be abandoned by her hometown and become a homeless wanderer.

Although she has complained a lot about Austria since she was a child, but this is the place where she was born and raised, so how could she have no feelings?So when she first heard this request, she was almost at a loss.

Her parents also made it difficult for her to let go—her father's request was actually tantamount to saying that she would not be allowed to come back to see her relatives without permission.

So when will we see you next time, is it a year from now, two years from now, or in the distant future?

All this is the price she has to pay.

does it worth?

Even someone as determined as her could not find the answer at this moment.

Once facing the cold reality, it is enough to make people daunting.

However, there is no room for retreat.

If you can't even make this determination, and you can't pay this price, then wouldn't everything you said before become a joke?She would never allow herself to be such a laughing stock.

Under her father's gaze, Teresa gradually calmed down.

She looked up at her father, then nodded slightly.

"Okay, I accept."

Grand Duke Karl closed his eyes slightly.

Although he spoke indifferently, why was he willing to say such cruel words in his heart?

However, on the one hand, Teresa really needs to bear the price for her decision; on the other hand, she should put aside her naivety and face reality.

Now he can still protect his daughter, but if Teresa ran to that kid openly and became known to all countries, then this would become a political incident, and even he would be suspected, so there would be no energy left to do it again Protect your daughter?

God knows what would have happened if she had foolishly returned to China at that time.

That being the case, it's better to let her be mentally prepared first.

It's a pity that as a daughter, how can she understand her father's painstaking efforts?

Her heart has flown away, only her body remains here.

"From now on, you are responsible for any decision you make, and I will not interfere with you anymore, but I will not bear the price for you." After a moment of silence, Grand Duke Karl spoke again, "My child... I I can only wish you luck."

"dad……"

Although this meant that she had won the final victory in this wrestling, Teresa couldn't feel the joy of victory at all right now. On the contrary, her nose was sour and she almost cried.

She tried to control her emotions, and then hugged her father, "Dad, I'm sorry."

"What you did to me can't be compensated by a fluffy sorry." Grand Duke Karl replied.

Although his mouth was ruthless, he still hugged his daughter.

How much expectation and reluctance are placed in this hug?

After a while, the two separated again. At this time, the atmosphere in the room was no longer as tense as before, but became sad.

"When are you going to leave?" Archduke Karl asked.

"It will be a while," Teresa replied, "I still have something to do, at least say goodbye to my friends."

"Where are you going?" asked the father again.

Teresa hesitated, then decided to keep it a secret. "You will know sooner or later without me telling you."

"At this time, do you still want to keep it a secret from me?" Grand Duke Karl frowned.

"It was you who told me not to be naive, Dad, I will keep your teachings in mind." Teresa shook her head, and then smiled slyly, "No doubt I trust you [-]%, but I will not take unnecessary risks .”

The nasty little thing!

Seeing the girl's smile, Grand Duke Karl couldn't help cursing inwardly.

"Okay...okay." He sighed, "The farther you go, the better, don't bring him back, or I'm afraid I'll really lose control and shoot him."

Teresa just pretended not to hear her father's angry words. After all, the next time she meets His Highness, His Highness will already be his son-in-law, and her life's happiness depends on him. How could her father really shoot him? .

It's just that now that her father is still angry, she doesn't dare to add fuel to the fire.

"I have another question to ask you." Teresa looked at her father cautiously.

"what's up?"

"You... the dowry you promised to give me, is it still counted?" Teresa asked in a low voice.

"Of course." Grand Duke Karl replied decisively, "How can there be any reason to go back on what I promised you?"

Teresa breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that her father would be so angry that he would cancel the dowry that was originally intended for her, so it seemed that she was too worried.

In this era, aristocratic women have to carry a dowry when they get married, and the amount of dowry even determines her future voice and personal freedom in her husband's family. Although Grand Duke Karl was annoyed by his daughter's decision, he was unwilling to implicate his daughter in being arrested because of his anger. People take it lightly.

"Then, you also know that if I go abroad, I won't be able to use the property I left in the country, and you asked me not to return to the country easily..." Teresa said slowly, "So, can you take these Is the dowry discounted? That way I can take it abroad."

Archduke Karl frowned again.

Although the daughter didn't say it clearly, it was obvious that this stupid girl would use her own money to support the young man's career, regardless of what her future life would be like.

So, it turned out that I secretly funded the foreign hostile forces of the Austrian Empire?

The more Archduke Karl thought about it, the angrier he became, and he wanted to slap the table and get up.

But now he was too exhausted to even bother to be angry.

Alas, it's already come to this point, she can spend her money as she wants, so what else can I care about... He can only sigh in his heart.

"Okay, that's it." He replied harshly, "I will cash out the real estate and jewelry in the dowry, and you are responsible for it yourself. After all, this is your money, and it is best for you to control it yourself."

"Thank you, Dad..." Teresa couldn't be more moved.

She knew that she had broken her father's heart.

What has happened is what she doesn't want to see, but what can be done?

Fortunately, it has reached the bottom of the valley now, and it can't get worse anyway. As long as we find a way, things will slowly get better again.

All of this can be made up after all—unintentionally, she said exactly the same words as the boy in her heart.

"There is a part that you don't need to cash in." She whispered, "It is the land that you planned to allocate to us in this manor."

Yes, she clearly remembered that her parents had hoped that they would live beside her, so a piece of land was allocated to them in this manor for their family to live here in the future.

She didn't know how many times she had dreamed of the happy life of the two of them here in the future, but it was a pity...that had already turned into a bubble.

"Huh?" Her father was a little surprised by her request.

"Anyway, it won't sell much, so let's keep it." Teresa smiled slightly, "Maybe we will need it someday?"

Under the attention of everyone, Aigron completed his knight order conferring ceremony.

Although everyone was surprised when he proposed it, but under his intentional instigation, his will was accomplished perfectly.

Although it would not be enough to brainwash everyone with a few words and go through fire and water for him, at least they have all admitted that this young man is indeed their natural object of allegiance.

These people are the elite members under his current command. As long as he controls these elites, he can command more people through them, and finally become the leader of a huge organization like a snowball until he becomes the emperor.

There's still so much more to do to get there and it's just the beginning, but he believes he's on the right track.

After the ceremony was over, he brought Chanel and Edmond Dantès to Father Faria's room.

During this period of time, he communicated with the priest many times, told the old man about his intentions, and asked for his opinion. The old priest had faintly become his think tank.

His trip to Rome had proved the vision and connections of the old priest, so he was willing to put his trust in the old man.

Although he did not confer the honor of the knight order on Father Faria because of his special status as a priest and he was already paralyzed, but he had recognized the old man's wisdom and was willing to listen to his advice.

When the group came to the old priest's room, the old man lying on the couch could see the excitement on the faces of Yizi and Chanel at a glance.

"Your Majesty, did you reward them just now?" he asked.

"Yes." Aigron nodded, "I created a Knights of Honor, and conferred the title of Honorary Knights on the people who came to the island today, as well as some subordinates who have followed me for a long time. Of course, the two of them are also eligible. Share the glory."

Even Chanel?The old man blinked, a little surprised.

But immediately he felt happy for Chanel. After all, Chanel has been taking time to take care of him during this period, and he has always been grateful.

"Honorary Knight Miss Chanel, I salute you!" He couldn't help but joked to Chanel with a smile.

Chanel didn't speak, but just lowered her head blushing, she still looked grateful until now, obviously this honorary title brought her too many surprises.

"This is what Chanel deserves." Aigron replied firmly. "Now is the time for us to think about what's next."

After hearing his words, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became serious, and everyone looked at the young man, waiting for his next order.

"I have many things to do. First of all, I have to. Fortunately, I have many people to help me now." The boy said happily.

He wants to build his own army, first of all from the most basic equipment - that is, uniforms and weapons - to start.

Military uniforms are easy to say, these days the textile industry in Europe is developed, and his army is not large, some of them are custom-made for him.

In the era of the Bourbon dynasty, in order to match the flag of the white iris, its military uniforms were mainly white. In the era of the Great Revolution, in order to reflect the vitality of the revolutionary army, the Republican government changed the uniforms to blue. The same goes for Age of Empires.

After the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty in 1815, the white military uniforms of the old dynasty were not restored, but the design of the previous military uniforms was followed.

In order to make a distinction, he needs to design different military uniforms - he personally likes black tones, after all, they are solemn and have the chilling air of a soldier, and they won't be so glaring after being stained with blood.

As for weapons, this is much more difficult. He can buy rifles through smuggling merchants, but it is not easy to get cannons.

This is by far the most difficult problem.

When Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba, he had only 800 guards around him. He landed in France with these people, and then easily marched into Paris and seized state power.

Of course, Aigron didn't dare to expect himself to have such prestige and personal charm. He could make people bow to him just by moving his mouth, so he preferred to speak with cannons.

And this task, he can only entrust to his most trusted person.

"Edmond, I need to get some cannons." He said directly to Edmond Dantès, "I don't dare to expect heavy cannons now, but at least I should equip my army with some light artillery, so that Only then can I keep my army from being massacred."

"I understand what you mean." Edmond Dantès nodded hastily. "Then what would you like me to do?"

"You go to Greece first, take the lead for me, find out the local situation, and then buy from the Turks by the way." Aigron replied, "Only from those quartermasters in Turkey, can you be able to find out what others are not paying attention to?" Get some big guns if you can—don't be afraid to spend money, your budget is unlimited, and we can get them back anyway when the time comes..."　　

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