I didn't open it in another world, I'm sure

Anastasia straightened her petite body, looked straight at Crusch, and said, "It seems that you are very confident——may I know the source of your confidence? You know, this kind of thing really shouldn't be hasty. "

"It is estimated that a large mixed army of about [-] soldiers belonging to His Highness will enter No. [-] Wanjie City in a month's time. Then you will be able to see the source of my confidence."

"5 soldiers..." Anastasia raised her eyelids. After all, there are quite a few legions with [-] soldiers, especially if there are [-] soldiers, it means that there are at least [-] auxiliary soldiers and baggage personnel. , at least Anastasia thought so.

As far as Lugnica Kingdom is concerned, 20 regular soldiers is already the limit. If coupled with the strength of the Karsten leader, it can really compete with the nobles of Lugnica.

Of course, the premise is that Crusch is telling the truth——

While Anastasia was thinking this, Crusch said again, "You also know about Reinhardt's loyalty to us and my wife."

"?!" Hearing the words, Anastasia was taken aback, "Could it be that Reinhardt was loyal to you after knowing your plan?!"

"Yes, and, those who have already stationed in Ten Thousand Realms City, are not inferior to Reinhardt, and even have a lot of advanced combat power than Reinhardt, and there are two more."

"Are you kidding me?" Anastasia had an expression of disbelief on her face.

"I'm a person, you should have understood it, I won't make fun of this kind of thing, and this is also the confidence that I said before. It is also the source of my confidence."

"..."

Seeing that Anastasia bowed her head in silence, Crusch didn't continue to speak, but quietly sipped his wine and waited.

After a long time, Anastasia raised her head and said, "You really scared me, I am a businessman, and I have the habit of taking risks, but for this kind of thing, I need to see something substantial before I consider other issues .”

"In his words, it's 'If you don't see a rabbit, you won't scatter an eagle'. Of course, if you agree directly, I will look down on you instead—I promise, you will see the keys to the future of this world."

"Your self-confidence really surprised me, but let's not talk about it, I'm a little curious, why do you want to cooperate with me? My identity, whether before or after you ascended the throne, is a threat. This is not going to be eliminated by cooperation alone."

Crusch smiled and said, "If you are a mindless idiot, it would be a threat, but you are a qualified businessman, and it is almost your instinct to weigh the pros and cons."

"It doesn't seem like you're hoping that I don't have a fluke mentality. It seems that you really have a hole card that kills even luck...Huh? You don't... want to join us?" Anastasia suddenly thought of something, I couldn't help but widen my eyes.

"Yes." Crusch didn't hide it, and nodded bluntly.

"Really..." Anastasia frowned, and couldn't calm down for a long time. After a pause, she said to herself, "That half-elf is in a special situation, whether it is to win over or suppress, it is easier Let alone whether I will nod or not, Priscilla Balier is not a good matchmaker, and one candidate did not show up. You unite all the candidates to reverse the plan of the Council of Wise Men and the nobles of the royal capital , unrealistic."

"Except for the fact that Priscilla hasn't been formally contacted yet, the result is still undecided. As long as you nod, the rest of the candidates are fine."

"Oh? From what you're saying, not only have you already contacted Emilia, but you've even discovered the last candidate?" Anastasia frowned, and looked at Crusch with some surprise.

"Your Highness has already contacted Emilia. Well, if there is no accident, she will be brought back to the City Lord's Mansion in a while. As for the last candidate, I am not afraid to tell you that that is Lugnica who is living among the people. The blood of the royal family is counted according to seniority, and the last candidate is His Highness's cousin, who is now in No. [-] Wanjie City, under the protection of His Highness."

"...Really, really, it's interesting." Anastasia let out a breath, and suddenly put on a playful smile. If so, she made a decision.

"It's very interesting. With absolute power, as long as most of the fluke mentality is eliminated, I can trust anyone, and this country also needs more like-minded people to build together.

After all, there is only one king, but there is no shortage of assistant ministers of civil and military affairs. This is always better than the endless bloodshed, isn't it? "

As Crusch spoke, he toasted.

"It's crazy, but I'm really looking forward to it, and even excited."

Anastasia also raised her glass.

"Really? Then, don't worry, I won't let you down."

"So, it's best."

The two women looked at each other and smiled, then had a drink.

But just as the two girls put down their glasses, the servant came to report that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince had returned with the guests.

In response, Crusch also invited Anastasia to greet him.

Anastasia was already extremely curious about the fourth prince whom she had never met before, so of course she would not refuse.

For Crusch and Anastasia's welcome, Nangong Xiao didn't think much of anything else, but just gave a reasonable etiquette attitude.

That is to say, Emilia is somewhat restrained. After all, both Crusch and Anastasia are candidates for the throne, and they are substantial competitors with Emilia. Fortunately, it is just some restraint, Emilia Ya didn't lose her composure because of this, and she had a reasonable etiquette attitude.

As for Elsa, she is very indifferent. Although there are big people here, for her, she only needs to stick to the position of servant.

After an exchange of etiquette, Nangong Xiao asked the servant to arrange for Elsa to have a meal and rest. Regarding Elsa's other arrangements, she left it until tomorrow to make plans.

Let the servants go to the capital again, and want to inform the person in charge of the frontier uncle's mansion that after Emilia came to Wanjie City as a guest, it happened that Nangong Xiao and Emilia joined the library directly before dinner. Ursu ​​and Anastasia's previous dinner.

Before taking the seat, Crusch looked for an opportunity to call Nangong Xiao aside, and briefly stated his thoughts.

After hearing this, Nangong Xiao thought for a while and asked, "Isn't it something you came up with suddenly on a whim?"

Crusch nodded and said, "It's really not. After knowing the power in your hands, Axiao, I have been thinking about what to do to further reduce the possibility of large-scale bloodshed before and after the handover of the throne. If this happens, I think my wish will be fulfilled.”

Nangong Xiao smiled and patted Crusch's shoulder, "Interesting. Go ahead and do it, and I'll give you the bottom line."

"With your words, I feel relieved." Crusch smiled happily, and then asked, "By the way, how is Emilia's situation? Is there any problem with my plan?"

"No problem, she is much kinder than you pictured, and if she can reduce the possibility of bloodshed, she will be very positive."

Crusch was relieved, and asked again, "What about the frontier uncle behind Emilia?"

"That's not a problem. I have something he can't refuse. He can only choose to support it."

"In this way, the Emilia camp doesn't have to worry."

"Yes." Nangong Xiao paused for a moment, and then said, "And from what you said, the purple-haired woman is basically settled, and Felut doesn't have to worry about it, it can be dealt with at any time. Then, the throne Among the candidates, Priscilla is the only one left, but this woman's character is a bit overconfident and a bit difficult to deal with, do you have any plans?"

Crusch shook his head, "There is no good way, I can only try to coerce. As far as I know, although Priscilla is conceited, she is not really stupid. Give me a step when necessary, and I can live up to it. Priscilla should know How to choose."

"That's right, how about it, after half a month, I will directly transfer three legions. In this case, those who don't want to shut up, let them shut up forever."

Crusch raised his eyelids slightly, "Will it cause excessive rebound?"

"The more noble a person is, the more he cherishes his life. Similarly, the more powerful a person is, the more he understands the way to choose. Our main purpose is not to slaughter, but to deter. There will be bloodshed, as long as control Within a range, there will be no problem."

"I understand."

"Very well, let's leave it as it is. Let's go, don't keep Emilia and Anastasia waiting."

"Ah."

Chapter 575 Miscalculation - Part [-]

At the dinner table, Crusch was driving the atmosphere and harmonizing in the middle, which made the atmosphere among the three candidates for the throne who happened to gather at the same table very harmonious.

During this period, Nangong Xiao and Anastasia also had a lot of exchanges. Although most of them were polite and polite conversations, but occasionally a sentence or two of mutual ambiguity and temptation also made Nangong Xiao feel more about Anastasia. know.

Although this woman's thinking is too businessman-oriented due to running a chamber of commerce, she does not lack political literacy. If she devotes herself to politics, she is at least an elite politician.

Nangong Xiao is very clear that when cooperating with this kind of person, the focus should not be on feelings, but on the exchange of substantial benefits.

Nangong Xiao is willing to cooperate with this kind of person, because there is no need to talk about feelings, as long as they don't make promises lightly, then whoever stabs someone in the back in the future doesn't have to be emotionally difficult.

Once the exchange is reached and a promise is made, this kind of person will find a new position very quickly and will not overstep easily.

From this point alone, Anastasia is easier to deal with than Emilia.

After all, it is very difficult to persuade people who are too obsessed and emotional.

Because of this, Nangong Xiao and Anastasia have a "happy talk" instead. A man and a woman are like two "old foxes". illusion.

Compared with Anastasia, Emilia is a bit troublesome, but fortunately, after several times of verbal probing, Nangong Xiao also found that what Emilia is obsessed with is not the power of the throne, or that power is only her realization. It's just a bridge of ambition in my heart.

As for Emilia's ambition, Nangong Xiao can roughly confirm it. It should be the result of Emilia's experience of being discriminated against and even persecuted after being exposed to the ice. The desire for 'all beings are equal' with the color of communism.

This made Nangong Xiao understand that as long as Emilia sees the relatively "equality of all living beings" social situation, it is enough to dispel her idea of ​​casting her ideals by herself, and even use this as an excuse to pull her into the group , let them participate in the construction of an ideal society of 'all beings are equal'.

After roughly confirming the situation of Anastasia and Emilia, Nangong Xiao didn't intend to intervene in this matter personally, he was sure that Crusch would handle everything.

After the dinner, which was considered as the guest of honor, was over, Crusch went to see Anastasia off in person.

Nangong Xiao, who didn't show too much enthusiasm, didn't keep up, but asked the servant to arrange a room for Emilia, but at this moment, Emilia faltered and said.

"Your Highness, that...I..."

Nangong Xiao said, "If you have any needs, please tell me directly. You don't need to be polite here. You can treat it as your own home."

"Ah, thank you so much, Your Highness, I actually want to visit the night market outside, but I'm not familiar with it, so I need a guide..."

Emilia said with some embarrassment, and the meaning was obvious, that is, to be a guide to Nangong Xiao.

In the process of taking Awei back, Emilia was very interested in the brightly lit night market from a bird's eye view from a high altitude. In essence, she is also a very curious and lively person.

At the same time, there are some things that she can't just rely on hearsay to make a decision, she still needs to confirm it herself.

"Guide? No problem—how about it, I happen to be free now, so I'll go with you."

"Eh? Is it okay?"

Emilia's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help showing joy on her face, but after meeting someone's gaze, she couldn't help lowering her head, and her cheeks were stained with a ray of sunshine.

Nangong Xiao was a little surprised by Emilia's reaction, but she soon realized it.

For a darling of natural elements like Emilia, it is indeed normal to be unusually close to Nangong Xiao, who has a natural affinity.

After realizing it, Nangong Xiao nodded, "Of course it's no problem, and it's also a kindness of the landlord."

"Ah...then, I really trouble you!"

Emilia was very happy, her smile was so clear and touching that even Nangong Xiao couldn't help but look sideways.

"You're welcome. Let's go." Pushing down the plain mirror on the bridge of his nose, Nangong Xiao stepped forward.

"Okay..." Emilia quickly followed happily as she responded.

The two walked towards the outside of the castellan's mansion, and in an outer corridor away from the living area of ​​the inner courtyard, the two met Crusch who had left to see Anastasia off and was returning on foot.

After the two parties greeted each other, seeing his man and Emilia walking together, looking as if they were about to go out, Crusch also asked curiously, "Ah Xiao, Your Excellency Emilia, are you going out?"

"Ah."

When Nangong Xiao nodded, Emilia on the side explained something inexplicably.

"Your Excellency Crusch, I'm so curious about the night market outside, so I'm so sorry for asking Your Highness to be a guide at this time."

Seeing Emilia's appearance for fear of misunderstanding, Crusch found it interesting, but he didn't say any more, but nodded and said, "I see, then please enjoy the night market in our Wanjie City." style."

"Oh well..."

After Emilia responded, Crusch gave Nangong Xiao a playful smile instead, which made Nangong Xiao have no choice but to smile and asked.

"Want to be together?"

Crusch shook his head, "No, there are still some things to do, you just have to have fun."

"Really, you should build up Zaifu's team as soon as possible. Doing everything by yourself is not a qualified monarch. Remember what I said?"

"Of course, professional things should be done by professional people. The monarch's duty is to coordinate the overall situation and point out the direction of the country. He is the leader and the decision maker, but he is not the final executor. If he is too involved in trivial matters, he may It will backfire - please don't worry, Zaifu's team is already working on it."

"So, very good."

Hearing Nangong Xiao's very personal response, Crusch smiled sweetly. After all, the person in front of him mentioned this matter because he was actually worried that she was overworked.

This is caring about her, so how can she not be happy?

Without continuing to say anything, Crusch nodded to Emilia, and then walked towards the main building of the living area in the inner courtyard.

After watching Crusch go away, Emilia couldn't help sighing, "Your Highness, from the conversation between you and Your Excellency Crusch just now, it seems that preparations for the prime minister have already begun."

"After all, Crusch and I are determined to get that position."

"It really is..."

"What's wrong? What's the problem?"

"No, I just feel a lot easier all of a sudden."

"Oh? Have you made a decision?"

"Not yet, so I can't wait to see the situation of this city with my own eyes." Emilia said seriously, "If it is really as good as the rumors say, then I..."

As Emilia said, she couldn't help but wryly smiled.

Nangong Xiao thought for a while, then she understood, and said, "Roswaal's side is not a problem, the key point is your own heart, as long as your heart is determined, Roswaal's side, I will help you, and I will definitely It is the way of exchange that Roswaal is most willing to, even dreams of."

"Although I don't quite understand what His Highness is saying, I believe in you, Your Highness."

"Well, that's it, let's go."

"it is good."

The two started walking again, it seemed that Emilia became more talkative because some things were completely out of the way, and Nangong Xiao was also a master who answered all questions, so the two talked and laughed, but it was It fits perfectly.

However, when they walked out of the south gate of the living area of ​​the City Lord's Mansion, the two met Felix who came back from the outside with drooping animal ears and a tired face.

When Felix saw Nangong Xiao and Emilia walking towards each other, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.