Lord of War

  Time, about a month forward, almost at the same time when Sean set off to return to Pandan.

  Location, the reception room of Tonys Fortress.

  This is a bright and large meeting room.

  There is a long oval table that can seat more than twenty people.

  There are no seats at both ends of the long table, only ten high-back chairs are placed on the left and right sides of the long table. The width of each of these high-back chairs is about sixty centimeters. The backrest is covered with a golden yellow back cloth. The cushions and cushions are real velvet cushions shipped from the Chenas Empire. The chairs do not have armrests, but they match the red color. The long elliptical table made of copper has a very luxurious feeling.

  This is the morning light meeting room in the Lord’s Mansion of Tonys Fortress. It is the largest meeting room in the entire fortress. Since the establishment of the fortress, it has only been opened four times, of which three were opened when welcoming embassies from the imperial family, and once when it was opened for trade negotiations with a large chamber of commerce.

  Today is the fifth time this conference room has been opened.

  However, the participants just left.

  Even if it is facing a diplomatic mission of up to ten people, there are only three people in this conference room.

  Asuna, Elizabeth and Sago.

  Vivian is currently presiding over the related matters on the Mordge leader's side, and not in the Tonis fortress, as well as the most famous thundering front under Asuna's command have been completely taken away. It can be said that the strength of Tonis Fortress is still strong, but the overall combat effectiveness has dropped by a whole level. After all, even if the average soldier has 20,000 or 30,000, it can’t be compared with an elite unit of only 10,000. .

  At this moment, Asuna was lazily immersed in the soft chair, and she even wished she could sink into it. It seemed that she was really tired.

  "All right?" Elizabeth asked worriedly.

   "Oh, that little guy can really make trouble." Asuna said complaining, but her tone didn't sound like she was complaining, "This time the basket that was stabbed is so big."

"It's not the result of your indulgence." Elizabeth chuckled lightly, "You are his emperor, he is your pioneer knight, so in essence, you have the obligation to protect him. So even the Pan-Continent Chamber of Commerce The people of the Alliance should go to trouble him, and they should pass your level first. If it weren't for your deliberate negligence, how could they pass the Tonis Fortress."

"I'm just curious to what extent that little guy can do it." Asuna stuck out her tongue embarrassedly. Only then did she not look like a lord or a marquis, but rather like a Like a little girl who hasn't grown up, she has some innocence and playfulness.

   "So see now?" Simi said without curiosity.

"I did see it." Asuna nodded, "But the price is a bit big. It's so big that I can't bear the pressure.... My father even wrote to ask about the details... "

   "My Lord Duke?" At this moment, even Simi and Elizabeth were a little surprised.

  As Asuna’s true affiliation and best friend, no one knows the relationship between Asuna and her father Duke Roald better than them.

  On the surface, Asuna seems to have separated from the family and formed a side branch family, and she has no contact with her family or even other Evans family members. But in fact, Asuna and her father have always been in contact with each other, but this kind of contact is a very secret and in-depth communication. If it is not necessary, they will not even communicate, in order to avoid it. Attract the attention of interested people.

  After all, since ancient times, the most feared of any emperor is to gain the master.

  The two most outstanding generals in the Principality of Lane are from the Evans family, and they also guard the two most important gateways of the Principality. Therefore, if the imperial royal family is not to be jealous, it is of course impossible to be too intimate. Therefore, on the surface, the Marquis of Asuna ran out to experience and develop on his own because of the previous quarrel with the family. The whole family was cut off from justice.

  But in fact, this trick was also passed on to Asuna by Duke Roald, in order to preserve the Evans family.

  For so many years, Asuna and her father's letter exchanges have been pitiful, which also made the royal family of the Principality of Ryan very relieved. In order to maintain this illusion, correspondence has been completely suspended in recent years. But now, when the entire Principality's eyes were completely focused on Tonis Fortress, Duke Roald took the risk of sending someone a letter. This situation is very unusual.

   "What did the Duke say?" Elizabeth asked.

   "What else can I say?" Asuna sighed helplessly.

  "Should I..." Simi's face became more surprised, "Is it also for Sean?"

  Asuna nodded helplessly: "Strictly speaking, it is not my father, but a higher-level person."

  "The royal family of the principality?" Elizabeth was a little surprised.

  Asuna shook her head: "One level higher."

"A higher level?" Simi and Elizabeth looked at each other. After a while, Simi's face was no longer surprised, but shocked. At this time, Elizabeth had also reacted: "Could it be... the Millennium Covenant Empire? "

This time, Asuna's face looked a little solemn: "The Thousand-Year Covenant Empire suddenly went to the Principality of Ryan, and it was accompanied by the elite army of the Empire, which was less than thirty miles outside the Fortress of St. Drones. Stationed. My father has ordered someone to conduct a secret investigation. Not only does this army have all the logistics supplies, it even has siege equipment, which is completely a standard pattern that war is about to begin."

   "War!?" Simi said with a look of horror, "What is the reason for the Millennium Covenant Empire to come?"

"It seems to be for the awakened person in Sean's realm." Asuna said solemnly, "They probably know something about Pandaling, so they are going to press Sean to ask him to hand it over. That bloodline awakener. But Sean is a pioneer knight under my command, so in fact he not only has to be protected by me, but I also have the right to order him to do something. Obviously, the Millennium Covenant Empire intends to put pressure on the royal family. , Let the royal family put pressure on me and let me negotiate with Sean."

"This……"

"This is the reason for my father's letter." Asuna said, "He specially reminded me to avoid getting involved as much as possible. In other words, my father intends to let me abandon Sean and let me never take shelter. Sean, so this time the people of the Millennium Covenant Empire are going to play for real. If I shelter Sean, then it is very likely that I will not only face the royal family of the Principality of Lane, but even the Millennium Covenant Empire."

  Hearing this, Elizabeth and Simi had no idea what to say.

In this matter, they really can’t say anything good, although from a personal perspective, Elizabeth definitely does not recommend Asuna to give up Sean, and Simi is because of the more in-depth exchanges with William, the same It is also not advocating to give up. As for Vivian, you can know the result without asking. However, if she advocates not to give up Sean, it means that Asuna needs to face great pressure, and may even pay a lot of heavy costs for this, and the situation will become very complicated at that time.

  As Asuna's direct line, they are also her best friends. Of course, their reason is more inclined to think for the sake of Asuna. It is really difficult to make judgments only in terms of reason and personal subjective feelings, so the two of these people also fell into silence.

"Fortunately, this little guy has just made a major incident, and it can be delayed for a while." Asuna quickly changed to that smile and waved indifferently, "Now Void City has become an entire continent. The important focus of, even if the Millennium Covenant Empire and the royal family’s envoys are now on their way to the fortress, they will certainly not make such a request at this time, because what I have to deal with now is from all over the mainland. Church envoys and people from the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, if they pressure me at this time, they will stand on the opposite side of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance and the major churches. Whether it is the Principality Royal Family or the Millennium Covenant Empire, it will certainly not be so stupid."

"But this is too long to buy a way." Elizabeth frowned and looked a little worried. "Everyone knows that people in the Pan-Continent Chamber of Commerce Union can't be heretics. If they say that they are dealing with the devil, there is still Possibly, if there is a devil, it is a bit possible, but this time it is a demon...This kind of evil and chaotic creature has always only destroyed, so how can it be possible to negotiate a deal?"

"Furthermore, the reputation of heretics is absolutely unpleasant. The people in the Chamber of Commerce see very clearly that fame, fame, fame and fortune, fame and fortune first, and the reputation is ruined, who would dare to do business with them." Simi added, "So The end result is that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance has to cooperate with the church’s investigation and suspend all commercial operations. However, this also gives the Chamber of Commerce Alliance a greater opportunity. They will definitely take the opportunity to carry out a major cleansing. More united."

"Anything that has advantages must have disadvantages." Asuna said, "Smart people know how to get more benefits for themselves in an advantageous environment, and smart people can even get more benefits for themselves in adversity. The guys in the Chamber of Commerce Alliance are all human beings. They know this very well. Maybe the top ten chambers of commerce would thank Sean for giving them this opportunity.... But no matter how you say it, it is still possible to delay the first half of the year."

   "But what about after half a year?"

"After half a year...it depends on whether Sean has worked hard." Asuna said calmly, "If he works hard enough, then it can even be delayed for another one to two years. If he doesn't live up to it, even I Choosing to shelter him, the end result is that I will die together with him and you."

Hearing Asuna’s words, Simi and Elizabeth immediately reacted. In the depths of Asuna’s heart, he had never seen the grand blueprint of the "Horse-Drinking Wind God Lake" that Sean had painted for him. give up! If all goes well, if it is really possible to start a war with the Kingdom of Darbion in half a year, then once the war breaks out, Asuna will definitely postpone it until the end of the war on the grounds that it needs Sean, a pioneering knight.

  And the longer the time is, then many situations will change accordingly. Although these factors are small, they will also change like a butterfly!

   "But now, I have received news that the family of the chief of the Great Rift Valley is preparing to ambush Sean in the Great Rift Valley..." Elizabeth said.

It’s just that before she finished speaking, Simi interrupted: "Don’t underestimate William, this man is not easy. There were signs of large-scale military mobilization in Panda’s leadership a few months ago. These troops All have gone deep into the Great Rift Valley of the Wildlands, so there shouldn't be much accidents."

"Even if there is an accident, don't be afraid." Asuna smiled, "Now it is impossible for Sean to die on the Chamber of Commerce Alliance and the Millennium Covenant Empire, so although the situation seems to be dead, there will always be Survival... However, they are just to ensure that Sean is not dead, but they will definitely find ways to weaken Sean's combat power, because only in this way will the success rate be greater when pressure is applied."

"That……"

   "Vivian is already on the road." (To be continued.)