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In a single room cabin that can only accommodate one person, the owner of the room is sitting on the single bed at the moment, and the two visitors who come here are squeezed shoulder to shoulder in the remaining space where they can move.

The two stared at the man sitting on the bed with serious eyes.

The slender figure is wearing simple and simple linen clothes, the light blue trousers are full of mud and leaves, the shoes are also dirty from a pile of mud and rainwater, and the short hair is also sloppy as if he hasn't bathed for several days frizzy.

The middle-aged cheeks seemed to be sunken due to too much work, and those bright green eyes did not have the spirit and physique that a normal middle-aged person should have, looking like a critically ill old man.

"Cough cough, cough, the King of the Magic Kingdom is competing, do you think this deputy head of the Feng family will be removed from the list?"

The house has just been completed not long ago, and the strong and unique smell made of wood is still permeating the space. Although it cannot be said to be strong enough to make people dizzy, it is still difficult to accept the smell of wood all at once mentally. The smell made me cough uncontrollably.

The man sitting on the bed covered his mouth with the other hand while reading the report in his hand to prevent the cough from getting worse.

"Yes, even the position of deputy head of the Feng family has been abolished, and his life is still in danger, and the hope of recovery is very low."

One of the standing people answered respectfully, even though he was only facing an old man who seemed to be in critical condition, he still didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

"So how did she get hurt?"

"Citnoja who broke in slashed with a black sword."

"Cough, cough, cough."

The man sitting on the bed let out a sigh of "ah", put the report in his hand aside, bent his tired upper body, put his hands straight on his thighs, and used his bones to support the weight of his upper body.

The appearance is that of a standard tired and mentally ill old man.

"Are you okay?"

"Hehe, who knows?"

"what?"

The man on the bed in front of him was suddenly full of energy, straightened his upper body, put his hands on a stack of reports, and raised his legs leisurely, showing a relaxed and comfortable youthful aura that was completely different from the previous half a second.

Seeing this "familiar" change, the two subordinates still couldn't get used to showing astonished expressions.

"Sitno Jie said that doing this will only make his reputation worse, and will attract more people's anger. So what is the purpose of doing this, you two can speculate."

"I'm afraid it was driven by the magic sword."

"Probably another family hired him to do this."

Hearing these two answers, the middle-aged man nodded slightly.

"Those are certainly possible, but there is another reason."

As he spoke, his eyes moved to the report he had just read.

"Is it mentioned in the initial report? The fact that the king of the third country wants to hold a meeting may be a bit pretentious, but I am afraid it has something to do with Sitnoj. The reason is not clear, but from the third country to the The calculation of the time in the Magic Kingdom is very consistent, but there is no such thing as perfect.”

"Is there really some kind of conspiracy in this meeting?"

The subordinates on the right responded immediately, while the subordinates on the left fell silent, maintaining a position of neither doubting nor agreeing with such speculations - as an intelligence family, there should be no personal or emotional involvement in anything, and one must remain calm until the end.

"There is insufficient information on this point. The most important thing is that we don't know what Sidno Jieshi's actions are, and why the king of the third country will take the initiative to hold a "meeting that has nothing to do with him."."

Regarding this meeting, it is very historical and representative. It was a meeting held jointly by the three countries at the beginning. The purpose was to promote mutual exchanges and peace. It was a meeting that everyone knew.

This meeting is also the key to the formation of the hostage team, and because of this, it is often called "a national meeting that has nothing to do with a third country."

But now such a meeting is mainly opened by the king of the third country.

"In short, it is necessary to be on guard. If you have other information, change the password and come to me again."

"Yes."

"Well, when are you going back?"

The subordinate on the right asked his inner question softly, while the man on the left raised his head and looked at the master in front of him in the same doubt.

"The construction of this village started not long ago, the two of you should know that, right?"

"Yes."

"Yes."

"The law of the world is like this. The destruction of a region is followed by the development and progress of another place. After the war, many villages will naturally develop. There are differences in development speed and planning, but this village is obviously different. , is a village created with a very complete scale and concept, it was planned to be created before the war."

Without continuing to speak, he looked at the two subordinates in front of him.

The two of them, who had been conducting intelligence searches for a long time, understood their master's attitude very well, and immediately thought about their observation experience from entering the village to the present.

"Villages are built with protection and people's food production as the core, and based on this."

"The people under the complete system can concentrate on their work safely and enthusiastically, and if there are no accidents, they will inevitably become more and more prosperous."

"According to my prediction, in just a few months, this place can develop into a large tribe that can lead to other Chengdu for trade, but there is the most important point besides this."

Looking at the two subordinates who showed puzzled expressions, the man said calmly.

"Race."

After saying this answer, the man stretched out his finger and asked the two of them to look out at the street full of people through the only window of the house.

Following the direction of the fingers, the two focused their eyes on the street, more focused than just casually watching, and at the same time tried hard to think about the intention and information contained in the answer "race".

All the people walking on the street were holding different items, some were carpenters who were building houses, and they had flattened wood in addition to hammers, and some were holding vegetables, fruits, or fresh meat from nearby wild animals. They are preparing to enter the market where the merchants are concentrated, and some of them are wearing cloaks to cover up their strong bodies, but the shape of the scabbard can still be seen from the waist position.

"Some people hold wands and magic mediums as weapons, while others hold short knives and long swords. This place is not a simple village, but a mixed area of ​​people from three countries."

"They don't seem to have any quarrels and beatings. Is there any special magic here?"

The middle-aged man on the bed nodded slightly for the two people's answers.

"There is indeed a special magic, it is the overall system here."

Unable to understand such an answer, the subordinate on the right frowned.

"Surrounded by people from different countries, even if they cooperate temporarily for the sake of living, sooner or later they will fight because of disagreement, and the accumulated grievances will destroy this village sooner or later."

"I also agree that deeply ingrained differences of belief cannot be easily eradicated."

"You underestimate the impact of the war."

The man on the bed shook his head helplessly and continued.

"Fear, anger, and sadness. These negative emotions are supported by faith. The glory of the swordsman and the pride of the magician are undoubtedly the medium through which these things pass. Even if you survive the pain, if there is another war, the people will not be able to move forward as if nothing happened.”

"Your Majesty, do you mean that faith alone is not enough?"

The response from the subordinate on the right made the middle-aged man smile bitterly.

"This appellation doesn't apply at all here, but your answer is correct, not enough, it should be said that the order is reversed... What everyone longs for is peace, the sense of security that can eat happily and enjoy life, not ignorance Just follow the faith."

Listening to such an answer, the two chose to remain silent.

The glory of the swordsman is undoubtedly the key to the prosperity of the kingdom of swords, and it is also the main source of supporting the actions of the swordsman during the war, but now he is told by his master that it is a secondary factor in his life.

"It's obvious from your expressions that you don't agree with it? Life and faith, but I put life first, but this is the case in this village. Most people in this village have experienced war damage, and they all choose to live. is the best thing to do, and it is the key to such peace and prosperity.”

The subordinate on the right finally couldn't bear it anymore, and after a while of thinking, he still chose to blurt out.

"My lord, even if this is the case, the world will not allow such a thing, at least neither the kingdom of swords nor the kingdom of magic will agree."

"That's right, that is to say, no matter how good the location, the environment, and the planning system are, a village that cannot be accommodated by the world's rules will surely be destroyed. This is also the test that the village chief of this village faces."

dong dong.

At this time, there was a knock on the wooden door, turning the atmosphere in the room into dead silence, allowing the noise from outside to enter the room.

"Mr. Fengyue, I have come as promised!"

The loud and energetic voice outside the door came in through the crack of the door.

"Ahem, sorry, I'm changing clothes, wait for me for a few minutes."

After coughing softly a few times, his mature and stable appearance changed back to the lifeless old man at the beginning, and even the tone of his mouth was obviously low and hoarse.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, I have a lot of time anyway!"

"Cough...thank you."

After speaking to the outside, the "camouflaged" old man in the room also stood up from the bed, and at some point, his wrinkled face squeezed out a smile and looked at his subordinates.

"Would you like to come too? You can see how young craftsmen admire me?"

After saying this, he lightly beat his stiff back a few times with his hands, sighed "ah" from his mouth, and said "I'm really old" as if thinking about it.

It is not clear whether this appearance is real or not, looking at such a master, the two subordinates are crowded and almost hug each other, trying to make room for the master to walk to the wooden door without hindrance.

When the owner arrived at the door, the two immediately showed a tacit understanding of disgust, and quickly separated from the state of intimate interaction.

"Okay, if you don't want to come, then leave."

"Master, please wait!"

The subordinate on the right immediately whispered as if thinking of something, and the old man looked at him suspiciously.

"What else is there?"

"When will you be back?"

"Ahem, who knows?"

The almost thoughtless answer spread in the single room, and the faces of the two subordinates suddenly turned pale with fright.

"My lord, this is not acceptable. We are afraid that the eldest lady who is acting as the monarch will not be able to bear it."

"Ahem, well, according to the report you delivered, she seems to be doing well."

"But Missy will be exhausted."

The subordinate on the right retorted almost subconsciously. It was only after he finished speaking that he realized his unreasonableness. He said "I'm sorry" and bowed his head deeply.

Looking at this "subordinate who is worried about his daughter", the man put away his coughing and tired appearance, and looked at this subordinate with a gentle smile in his green eyes.

Just relying on intuition, both of them thought that this was the most authentic expression of the monarch.

"Of course I know that child is determined to shoulder the responsibility again and wants to face all problems with all her strength. I also know that she will be exhausted one day, but this is her test. It is up to her to escape this bondage."

Click.

Stretching out wrinkled fingertips to grasp the handle.

"I'm sure she'll get through it because she has you 'family'."

After saying this, he turned the handle of the wooden door, opened it to the gap where an adult could enter and exit, and stepped forward.

Pa, tata...

Go out and close the wooden door and gradually walk away from the young man who came, leaving the two of them nestled in the room.

"Hey."

The subordinate on the right suddenly called out.

"If you have anything to say, destroy the report first and then leave quickly to avoid being noticed by others."

Both of them are members of the intelligence force. Apart from collecting intelligence, the first task is to destroy the known information left behind. In addition, their identities cannot be exposed at will, and even their appearance cannot be easily discovered by outsiders. Therefore, when the wooden door is closed, In an instant, the two of them had to climb to the roof and get away cleverly without anyone noticing.

The subordinate on the left walked to the bed and picked up the report, while the young man who was standing still took advantage of the gap to continue speaking.

"Do you think the meaning of His Majesty's stay here is that His Majesty believes that this village can survive the test and successfully resist the world?"

"Get out of here first."

He walked out of the room naturally when there was no one on the street, and skillfully disappeared in place while moving along the street—jumping to the back of the roof of the house.

"The question just now."

"I'm afraid that's it."

"...My lord is so optimistic about this place."

"Maybe your lord really likes this place."

"Then what should the eldest lady do? I'm afraid she will really fall ill sooner or later. She was already lying on the hospital bed exhausted last time."

"Worshiping the Rifuou family is the only task in our life, and we shouldn't think too much about it."

"...But that's not the case with the doctors in the family and the head maid."

"They are nothing more than different types, especially the head maid, who openly defied the eldest lady, and should be punished."

A few days ago, although the volume of the family's head maid and Miss Fengao in the room was not loud enough, it was still clearly heard in the entire corridor, and the troops who were on standby and hiding at any time naturally listened to the conversation inside , and this gossip-like content spread to the ears of all army members in just a few minutes.

Then I got the news that the head maid was punished. Not only was her position temporarily dismissed, but even the basic cleaning work was also banned. She could only stay alone in the garden in a daze for several days.

For the subordinates who enshrine the Rifuou family, such punishment is like depriving the meaning of their lives.

"But because of that incident, the lady has also changed, hasn't she?"

"There are indeed slight changes, but it's just that the number of dazes has increased. Fortunately, the ability of the eldest lady to perform tasks has not declined significantly."

"Why wasn't this detail included in the report?"

"Because there is no need."

"Next time I will write it in. If you don't write it, I will add it myself."

Hearing the words of "sticking to oneself", the subordinate standing on the left couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

"Don't forget that you are a subordinate of the Empiri family, a soldier who has been enshrined for a lifetime, and you can't easily put your feelings into it."

"I know, because I know my identity, I should help the young miss."

"Does this count as help?"

"Have you forgotten what your lord said? There are people like us around the lady."

"Don't put gold on your face, our existence is not allowed to show our face in front of the world, all we have to do is to silently receive all information."

"I think there must be some meaning to what your lord said."

The man on the left originally wanted to refute his thoughts, but after hearing this sentence, he could only shut his mouth in resignation.

Taking advantage of this gap, the man on the right continued.

"Perhaps Missy is not punishing the head maid, but punishing herself, so that she can think calmly alone."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"After the missy punished the head maid, didn't she still ask to drink tea, take a bath, etc. to rely on herself? I think this is the self-demand of the missy who wants to distract herself from too much work."

"Even if you're lucky sometimes, it's better not to say such things."

"but--"

"If you want to write these in the report to the monarch later, I will not object, but don't forget our work."

"Of course I understand."

"Then let's go."

After saying these words, the figures of the two disappeared in place with the breeze blowing.