return to the throne

"I know what you mean." Carlos smiled slightly, "I will ask Viscount Cologne to allocate part of the finances to build some orphanages in the local area to house orphans, and then set more clear standards for the adoption relationship, so as to avoid further There is manipulation of orphans to do evil things."

Adrian breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, this is the best time."

Carlos did what he said, and soon ordered the Viscount Cologne to demolish the stinking alley and build an orphanage on the original site. The Viscount Cologne had already planned to show it in front of the king, and when he heard the other party ordering him to do something, he immediately summoned him happily. Craftsmen from all over the city came to offer advice.

It's a pity that His Majesty the King and the others can't stay for too long, otherwise he will definitely hand over his best answer sheet to satisfy the other party.

On this side, Adrian still doesn't know what the results of Cologne's hospitality will bring. He and Carlos returned to the ship, preparing to continue the journey after the supplies are over. It is also urgent, the wedding is only half a month away, and there is not enough time for them.

At this moment, his maid Ivanka found Adrian, and she obviously disagreed with Adrian's behavior today. "Your Highness, this move of yours is too inappropriate."

Ivanka is not the same as the lively and cheerful May. She is a silent and very smart woman who knows how to position herself.Ivanka was born as a commoner, and lived with her parents in different places when she was young. She is well-informed and bold. She is very sensible. When Adrian asked her to come over from Seyes, she valued her advantages.

"Why do you say that?" Adrian asked. "You don't like Ciri?"

"I sympathize with what happened to that child. Seeing him feels like seeing my suffering brothers and sisters, but I don't think you should meddle in your own business." Ivanka said, "You have never seen a worse person than Better to have foster parents who break their children off to juggle, or sell boys and girls for money, who just make them steal to pay their child support."

Regarding the dark side of society, Ivanka, who came all the way from the commoner class, has the most say. Even in the rich Black Rock City, don’t there be young daughters?Aren't they from Black Rock City?Of course they are, but their existence does not affect the development of the entire Black Stone. Adrian has never seen it so he doesn't know, but Ivanka understands how bad human malice can be.

Adrian frowned, "Ivanka, you were not there at the time, you don't know what Old Locke wants to do, if I hadn't stopped his atrocities in time, I don't know if that kid will come back today."

Ivanka shook her head, "Do you think the Lord of West Asia really doesn't know the existence of people like Old Locke? He just saves the life of the other party to prevent more vicious gangsters from doing evil. It's like facing a man-eating tiger at the same time. And dogs that bite people, most people will choose to deal with dogs that bite people, there is no shortage of good people and bad people everywhere, we can only choose the one that hurts the least."

Ivanka has not read many books, so she cannot say such wise sayings as the lesser of two evils, but what she said is not far from the truth.

Adrian's mood suddenly turned bad.

Is it really?His behavior didn't help those people, because even if he drove away a vicious dog, there were more ferocious beasts behind?

He was obviously helping others, but why did he seem like the one who did something wrong?

Ivanka couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief, "Please don't be discouraged, Your Highness, you have saved a group of children." After all, she couldn't bear to break the fantasy of her Highness too much. It is a good thing to have a good-hearted superior, The kind of king who only treats the people like pigs and dogs is the most terrible.

"I understand." Adrian was silent for two or three seconds, "It's no wonder that Carlos didn't want to be troublesome today. I asked him to come forward. I think he knew about this situation a long time ago, but it was me who was wrong. No? It's not me. What's wrong is this strange system. No one has the right to take another's life, and no one should be violated for no reason. Since there are more ferocious tigers, shouldn't we be more ferocious hound?"

Ivanka didn't expect Adrian to say that, and was speechless for a while.

Could she call Adrian whimsical?Of course not.What Adrian said is the best way to manage this kind of chaos.In the face of wicked people, it is only natural that more powerful guards should be hired and harsher punishments be introduced, so as to restrain the wicked's ambition to do evil, otherwise, the atrocities will never be eliminated.

If it were a city lord who had a tough personality and was considerate of the people, all this might happen.However, the problem is that most of the nobles now take human lives as nothing.Raising a guard requires a lot of money to support them, and they are not willing to spend money on those few insignificant lives.

Thinking of this, Ivanka couldn't help but get hot eyes, and a feeling of sadness echoed in her chest.She lowered her head, what a good prince, he is as kind as the king back then, but is kindness useful?Isn't it because of kindness and kindness that they paid a painful price?

"That's right." Suddenly, Rika's voice appeared in the room. He stood at the door, put his hand on the door, and kept knocking on the door.

Behind him was Ciri, who had been washed and was wearing an adult's clothes awkwardly.

"Your Highness, I brought it here for you. This child still has wounds on his body. I will send someone to bring the medicine over. Please give him the medicine." Rika rubbed the little guy's head, "To be honest, I am quite I like this child, if our king hadn't said that he is yours, I would definitely control his dominion in my hands now."

Ciri looked at him vigilantly, so he didn't want to follow this smiling tiger. The man in front of him looked like a dangerous person, and he gave people the same feeling as those mercenaries he saw in the tavern. This kind of person is the scariest, and even Old Locke never wants to provoke them unless he has particularly important interests.

So when seeing Adrian, Ciri immediately ran to hide behind Adrian as if saved.

Rika muttered, "What a white-eyed wolf, I was the one who was busy in and out for you just now, at least give me a thank you."

Ciri grabbed the corner of Adrian's clothes and poked his head out. He pursed his lips and didn't say a word.

Adrian's face was a bit complicated. Rika's silent arrival put him under a lot of pressure. He didn't know how much the other party had heard their conversation at the door, but he didn't think Rika's initial words were a compliment. his meaning. The phrase "well said" is more irony than compliment.

However, people's ideas are very different, and he can't make everyone agree with him and affirm himself, so Adrian just pretends that he didn't hear his ridicule. "Thank you, just leave Ciri to me."

Rika sent the people there, the mission was accomplished, and she left Adrian's room without stopping.

But after returning to his territory, he couldn't help but describe Adrian's words vividly with Carlos.

"Actually, what the little prince said is not unreasonable, but he probably doesn't know that West Asia City will send us many mercenaries who dare to die every year. Most of these people are from the same background as the people we met today. Since They were born here, so naturally they have their own rules of existence, if we hadn't happened to mess with His Royal Highness Adrian today, we wouldn't be so kind to take care of things here."

Rectifying the slums is easy to say, but it is actually the most troublesome problem for every country. Today's Aragon Empire is not rich enough to support everyone. In this era, everyone's life is difficult. Tens of millions of the empire Most of the population can be self-sufficient, but there are not a few people who are precarious. After careful calculation, there are hundreds of thousands of black people without household registration who live at the bottom of society. It is not easy for these people to live to adulthood , everyone survived, all of them were selected by the survival of the fittest, and after most of them became adults, most of them would embark on the road of mercenaries for money.

Just like this, the slums have also become the most important birthplace of mercenary production, which is valued by kings and nobles of various countries. For example, Carlos himself likes to recruit mercenaries very much, because these people are bold, strong and not afraid of death. Born for war, and for these people, the employment of the state also gives them a chance to get rid of the past and regain a new life. It will be even better if they can be recruited by the empire like the Hare Legion and become formal soldiers. Can completely leave the life in the slums, become a carefree commoner, and even jump into a dragon's gate to become a respected knight.

Rika suddenly slapped Carlos, "But, anyway, you are venting your anger on him today, what does the little prince say?" He was a little overjoyed when he thought of Carlos' performance this day, this guy put on a fun show To the extreme, Rika has never seen Carlos have such affection for others.

A smile appeared on the corner of Carlos' mouth, "I solve my fiancé's problems. This is my duty. What do you need him to say?"

"It's strange to believe you!" Rika exposed him with a smile, "If you can suffer a little bit, I will write my name upside down."

Carlos smiled at this.