Chapter 20: The Book of War
Too much is lost, and Ian knows that.
After all, he died because of a certain truth.
The amount of information these people talked about was so great that Ian didn't know how to pick it up.
The city of Kowi and the Black Tower are the most unstable factors in the two Manda countries. Although their existence has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, if they are not controlled, sooner or later they will turn against the customer.
Especially after the death of Ian III, the ownership of the Black Tower became a problem.
But now it seems that the ghosts of the Ian family are still roaming over the Manda continent, and Shudruman Ian is the scout they pushed to the front row.
The Prime Minister honored him as Ian IV, because Bu Panic gave him back the title of duke, which was a trivial matter.
The point is that the Ian family's involvement in the industry, as well as the roots they have taken root in Manda over the years, are not so easy to uproot.
What's more, after getting rid of an Ian III and another Ian IV, things are becoming more and more complicated.
"Over there in the Black Tower, I'll learn to make contact. But neither I nor my butler are familiar with other mages, and we may need your support. ”
In order to avoid allowing himself to lie, Ian concealed the fact that he had seen the Immortal Page. But he found that of the few people around him, only one was staring into his eyes from beginning to end.
Mohen Charlie, Cabinet Justice.
Staring into a person's eyes also reveals one's intentions. Therefore, the people of Manda, especially the nobles and ministers of the House of Lords, avoided eye contact or facial expressions as much as possible when talking.
Ian didn't learn this, so he discovered Mohen's anomaly.
According to Isha, the Cabinet Justice is definitely an unfathomable figure in the House of Lords, and he has never been involved in a panic, but he has also never misjudged a case because of a lie.
"That's true. Prime Minister Angel nodded and said, "You have just taken over the affairs of the family, and you really need to be familiar with it." In this case, I will send you a subordinate from the Privy Council, who is professional enough to help you if you need any information. ”
Perhaps seeing the fleeting hesitation on Ian's face, the Prime Minister patted him on the shoulder and added, "Don't worry, you can investigate that man, he has nothing to do with us." ”
With that, he turned to talk to Lucas, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank gave one last look at Ian IV and left together.
For Ian, his afternoon tea may be over. The Prime Minister sat across from Lucas, had a good conversation, and even had a skewer with him. Mohun was pestered by Davy, begging him to draft the relevant bill as soon as possible, and the situation in Covey seemed to be more dire than expected, and the two of them almost quarreled.
And the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Julien Fittier, sat in the pavilion with his eyes closed.
But Ian could feel him paying attention to him, and many times, Yurien's eyes always fell on Ian.
Gufiel is his daughter.
Judging from the information given by Isha, no one in the Fitir family will be a mage except for Gu Feier. Not only is it because Heita is considered an ally of the Ian family, but the key is that he has the opportunity to sit at home and manage the money, and he has a life of fine clothes and food, so why bother to learn the kind of magic that took decades to achieve a small achievement?
Because of this, Gu Feier does not seem to be taken care of in her own family, and many people treat him coldly, and even think that her behavior belongs to being close to the Ian family.
Of course, there are also people who suspect that this is a lie, and in the country of Manda, who knows?
Ian didn't know who to talk to, everyone was far away from him, so he could only stand in the dim sum pile, slowly stuffing his stomach and observing the terrain by the way.
But what he didn't know was that his every move fell into someone's eyes. In his previous life, Chen Huazheng's habits were brought to this world by him, and many actions and habits have a special smell, if you are familiar with him, you can quickly see the mystery.
Suddenly, the ceremonial officer just now appeared in the courtyard, and the prime minister glanced back and frowned. After receiving his instructions, the ceremonial officer hurried over and said a word to Angel's ear.
The Prime Minister hurriedly got up from the ground, first checked with the ceremonial officer, then looked around, made eye contact with his ministers, and finally, cast a puzzled look at Ian.
"Lord of the Black Tower, the page of immortality has come. Angel straightened up her clothes and said, "I'll go out and greet you." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present stood up and looked at each other, their faces uncertain.
Ian froze in place, licking the cream from the corner of his mouth, and suddenly felt that things were more interesting.
"Every month, the Lord of the Black Tower, the Mayor of Kowi City, the Penglai Dao people, and the patriarchs of the Dragon and Elf clans are invited, and they also have knighthoods, but they have never been to participate in them once. ”
At this moment, the Minister of War Qatar came up from nowhere.
Ian didn't answer immediately, but stared at the door, Angel walking hurriedly, not hiding his nervousness in the slightest.
The Lord of the Black Tower, being invited to the House of Lords at this time, I am afraid that it is not a trivial matter.
"Is this the sound of the outside being cut off?" Ian listened carefully, and could still hear the sound of rustling in the city, but it was still quiet.
"Nope. Qatar lowered his head and sandwiched the meat skewers for Lucas, and looked at the door from time to time: "If the Black Tower is a team, there should be a little movement." ”
Now, everyone present stared at the backyard gate, stretching their necks for the geese to be lifted one by one.
The Lord of the Black Tower stepping into the capital is a once-in-a-lifetime event, let alone coming to the afternoon tea.
Who is he here for?
Soon, the answer was revealed, and Angel slowly walked in with an old man in a black mage suit.
He was the only one, and from a distance, he was no different from an ordinary old man.
But it was indeed an immortal page, a face that Ian had ever seen, as old as a thousand-year-old tree, with wrinkles carved by wind and frost on it, and even magic could not smooth it out.
"Uh...... This is, Lord of the Black Tower, Count of the Immortal Page. Angel looked like her brain was running like crazy, and her speech was a little choppy.
The scene was a little quiet for a while, and in the face of this old man who looked weak, the nobles of the upper house of Manda Country did not dare to make a sound.
"You're welcome, I'm just coming to see it today. Lucas, you're here too?" Immortal Page looked like a kind old man, and took off his hood, revealing the insignia representing the status of an earl on the mage's uniform.
At this moment, he was an earl authorized by the government of Manda, a seemingly honest citizen. According to the title, he enjoys similar rights to the ministers, but in front of the four major families, he is still nominally bowed.
Including facing Ian.
"If you don't show up, I thought you were old and dead. Lucas stood up and pushed Qatar away to the crowd. Nearly two meters tall casts a huge shadow on the lawn, enveloping the immortal page.
But the eyes of the Black Tower still shine like the bright moon in the night.
"Hehe, no. He walked slowly around the pile of dim sum and picked like a gluttonous old man: "Lucas, I haven't seen you for a long time." At that time, you passed by my tower and said that you were going to the northern polar region to find the frost dragon, and I thought you had been beaten down and could not come back. ”
"Hmph. Lucas rolled up his sleeves, revealing a huge scar, but not so much that it didn't hurt his bones: "It's rare that an old guy like this can hurt me." ”
"I'm hurt, why don't you let me see it?" Immortal Page picked a piece of cake.
"Such an injury can't be healed by the Lord of the Black Tower, who has a lot of opportunities. ”
"I just looked, I didn't say to help you cure. After all, you are a person who has tempered your flesh with cloth, so I will probably cut a little flesh and study it. ”
"Hush. Lucas snatched the plate from Qatar, turned away from the crowd, and sat alone at the lake.
"Mr. Immortal, are you sure you're coming alone?" Angel was finally able to interject.
"Yes, it's just me, and I use magic. Prime Minister, you don't mind too much, after all, if the matter of my coming here is known to everyone, it will not have a good impact. As he said this, Immortal Page seemed to glance at Ian, but no one seemed to notice.
"No, citizens have the right to know what they can know, and we won't hide it. Angel regained his shallow smile, and when he said the word "citizen", it seemed to awaken some kind of soul: "But is there anything special about you coming to the afternoon tea party in the House of Lords today...... Things?"
Hearing this, Immortal Page didn't reply to him immediately, he slowly turned his head, and his eyes fell on Ian.
"This is Hudrumman Ian, the child of Ian III. ”
"Yes. Ian replied.
"The Black Tower needs a counterpoint, and the other ten pages are starting to complain to me. After receiving an affirmative answer, Immortal turned to the Prime Minister and said, "In the past, the Black Tower had a large number of matters that needed to be reported to the House of Lords, all of which were through the Ian family as intermediaries. We have never hid our wealth and the use of the 200,000 hectares of land behind the Black Tower. The Black Tower has always been in a bad relationship with the world, and we don't care about the affairs of the House of Lords, so can we send some more people to the Black Tower for the sake of my old man's face? Otherwise, the Tower is full of children doing research, and no one wants to be in charge of this. ”
As he spoke, he took out a stack of reports from his body, on which all the accounts of the Black Tower in the past six months were neatly printed, as well as important matters, such as how many Black Tower mages there are at present, all of which were well recorded on it.
And this report, handed in by Immortal Page personally, is of extraordinary significance. Angel took it with both hands, but he couldn't answer the other party's question.
With the exception of Mohen Charlie, everyone else avoided the Prime Minister's gaze.
"What do you think, Mohun?" asked Angel.
"Many of the Ian family's properties have dealings with the Black Tower, and it is difficult to be replaced in a short period of time, but now ......" Justice Mohen, who has always been resolute, stopped talking, and after a while, he said slowly: "I think that Ian IV's butler can take over the relevant affairs, and when Ian IV passes the Higher Examination, I can consider it again." ”
"Then ...... Then it's settled. Angel replied, put away the immortal page of the report, and watched the mage with the cake slowly leave the House of Lords.
Before leaving, he used his magic to flick Lucas's brain, who jumped in anger.
The House of Lords tea party was finally announced by the Prime Minister in advance in this strange atmosphere.