Boom"

When the lid of the teapot was lifted, the sound of falling on the table was unusually noticeable between the two silent people.

The old man watched his daughter's movements, snuffed out the cigarette butt, and said, "Do you know what you mean by those words just now? You are denying your own existence, denying your own family, you yourself are a member of the nobility, don't you feel awkward to stay with those people in the king's office every day?"

"I am glad that I met His Majesty the King when I was young. Silah-Marne chuckled softly, her smile full of happiness, but also with obvious helplessness, "I'm glad I met Your Majesty when I still have a pursuit, and I didn't wait until I was like you..."

"How am I?" the old man leaned back, "you want to speak of a selfish and depraved nobleman like me?" he didn't seem angry, or he was used to hiding emotions that shouldn't have appeared, "the title of nobility is supposed to be a symbol of honor, a goal that all young people strive for. ”

"But I don't know when the aristocracy became synonymous with 'degenerate', and some so-called idealistic young people packaged us as terrible as ancient beasts, as if our existence would inevitably hinder the development of the kingdom. The old lord took out the cigarette and put it back in, and then took it out and put it back again, and so on several times before he began to roll the cigarette, "I admit that the empire fell largely because of the corruption of the nobility, but only because of the corruption of the nobility The empire perished?"

"I know what you're trying to say. "But I never cared about how the empire would fall, I only cared about the present, about the future of the country..."

"When I left this castle three years ago, I thought I would fight the orcs at Anku Fortress, but I haven't seen Anku Fortress until now, and the people I swore allegiance to died in that war. "Sira Marne puffed out her chest and looked at her father in a dignified manner, "I have experienced a lot during that time, I was also completely disillusioned with the Empire at that time, I even doubted my knightly oath, doubted my faith, I almost lost the favor of the Holy Powers. ”

The old man listened quietly to his daughter's words, and tried to comfort her several times, but the calm tone of the other party and the confidence when he looked at him made him give up such thoughts.

"Subsequently, I followed His Majesty the King on his conquests, from the Jamici Grasslands to the Been, Herion, and Highland Meadows, and then to the civil war before the establishment of the kingdom, and the war against the undead legions. "I still can't believe how much I've been through in just three years. ”

"I have made the same vow again, this time I am not as confused as before, I know very well what I want to do, and I will do everything in my power to help Your Majesty unify the human world, establish a country completely different from the previous empire, and bring lasting peace to this continent once again. ”

Siala Marne's words stopped abruptly at this point, tasted two sips of tea in a very elegant manner, said "not bad" in her mouth, and after looking at her father, she said in a very indifferent voice: "If anyone dares to stand in the way, I don't mind soiling my hands to help Your Majesty clean up." ”

Zerodin-Marne gasped for a small breath and listened to his daughter's words as he smoked his cigarette, and when he confirmed that his daughter had no intention of continuing to speak, he extinguished his cigarette and took a puff of wine from his teaglass, saying, "I'm glad you have found the purpose you want to fight for all your life, although it is a little different from what I thought." He smiled self-deprecatingly, "When I was young, I also wanted to find my own ideals, but in the end, I could only answer the domain and inherit his title under my father's strict orders. ”

"Something," the old man shook his head, chuckled, and took a sip of tea to stop the conversation.

"I am surprised that His Majesty will call you to announce his orders. The old man looked tired at the moment, "At a time when the entire kingdom is preparing for the war ahead, the kingdom's military minister should not have time to go home to visit her old father!"

"It seems... Your Majesty finally remembered us. The old man's words seemed to mean something else, and it seemed to carry the joy and honor of being able to serve the king.

"Your Majesty has never forgotten the existence of the Marne. Silah-Marne's gaze did not change as she looked at her father, "In this war, His Majesty intends to have the family send at least two legions to the war. ”

Zerodin-Marne raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you know what two legions mean to the Covinde Territory?"

Hearing her father's question, Siala Marne looked at him very seriously and said, "But this is the responsibility of a retainer, whether it is the old agreement or the new laws of the kingdom, you cannot refuse this order from Your Majesty. ”

"Rest assured, I will keep the oath of my ancestors. Zero-Rodin Marne leaned back in his chair and resisted the urge to continue to roll out his cigarette, and after taking a deep breath, he looked at the dark ceiling and whispered, "Is Your Majesty really going to do it this time?"

"Of course, this time, Your Majesty has gathered nearly 200,000 elite soldiers and millions of laborers!"

The old man grinned, "You think I'm talking about Your Majesty's war on the Suke Plains?"

Sira Marne had a rightful expression, "This is the biggest thing in the kingdom right now, and nothing compares to the war against the Suker Plains!"

"Old Lady Saviara should be in the Mage Tower at this moment, right?"

"It's like... Yes. Silah Marne's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"I have heard that before Lady Saviara left, His Majesty invited you to a luncheon of the old lady, and that Baron Aemond, who succeeded Seke-Marat, was present at that luncheon?"

"Yes!" Silah-Marne nodded, she was impressed by the luncheon, because at that banquet, everyone barely said a word, but the atmosphere was eerily calm.

"Your Majesty has sent the old lady to the Mage's Tower, and has taken little Benny and your sister to Fort Kavar. The old man stared at Syrah Marne, "And now he's asking you to deliver the mission, and he's going to take all the troops of the Covinde command at once, and what police station to set up." ”

"And—" he pointed to his daughter opposite, "According to the news from the Prime Minister's Government of the Royal Capital, His Majesty also intends to establish a Northern Defense Bureau, which will manage all garrisons in the north to coordinate the internal defense of the kingdom. ”

"What do you think Your Majesty wants to do?"

"You are also a courtier of Your Majesty, father... You should not address Your Majesty by 'Your Majesty'. Sira Marne had a peculiar taste in her father's words, and as a direct vassal of the king, he would have made everyone who heard it think about it.

"You haven't answered my question yet. Zero-rodin-Marne looked his daughter in the eye.

"I don't try to try to get into His Majesty's thoughts, but I do know something... His Majesty will not give undue orders to anyone who is truly loyal to him. ”

"True allegiance?"

"Isn't your allegiance to Your Majesty?" asked Sirah Marne rhetorically.

"Even if the end of the world comes, the loyalty of the Marne family will not change in any way. "But will Your Majesty understand our loyalty?"

"Don't you do the same to your vassals, don't you also demand the loyalty you want from your vassals?" Sira Marne chuckled, and soon her smile turned to mockery, "Do you think those great truths in your mouth are still useful to me?"

The daughter's words made the old man's words stagnate, and it also made him suddenly remember that the other party was not only his daughter, but also the country's military minister.

"Tea, father. Silah-Marne lifted the teapot and motioned for her father to lay the teacup flat.

The tea was slowly poured into the teacup, and the aroma of tea began to echo in the room, and the conversation between the two came to an abrupt end because of the crisp sound of water.

Sira Marne looked at her father and said, "Father, sometimes... There are some things that can't be done too much, and if you go too far, it will be like this full tea, and no one likes such things to happen... I don't like it, Your Majesty won't like it, and I'm sure my father won't like it either. ”

"Are you teaching me a lesson?" the old man looked at his daughter with a smile.

"I'm just talking about something very common. Sira Marne shrugged.

"Haha!" Zerrodin-Marne raised his hand to hold his daughter's hand holding the teapot to stop the other from trying to fill the teacup, and said, "I am a very contented person, you should know that very well. ”

"Of course I know, but you have to make your majesty understand. ”

"At the garrison camp outside the city, the hoplites of the two legions have already been assembled, and tomorrow they will leave for the camp of El Luk Lingdong. ”

"You've been prepared. ”

"I'm just ready to always serve Your Majesty and fight for this country. ”

"That's not what you just said. ”

"Was there a question we were talking about?"

The two of them spoke in a very quick tone, but this conversation ended abruptly in the middle of the conversation, like all the conversations between their father and daughter just now.

Then there was silence between the two.

After two cups of tea, Sira Marne looked at her father and broke the silence, "The matter of the police station, how are you going to deal with it, Your Majesty attaches great importance to this matter, he even..."

"Don't get involved in this, I'll have someone talk to Sir Chatter. The old man looked at his daughter very seriously, "Remember, no matter what happens in the future, don't interfere in the internal affairs of His Majesty's management of the police station, you must keep this in mind." ”

What Siela Marne didn't like the most was her father's preaching, she put down the teacup in her hand and said very formally: "Father, I no longer need the shelter you provide, and for me now, you may not provide shelter. ”

"It's just a kind reminder... Rest assured, I will not offer you any refuge, because there is no Marne in your heart. A hint of indifference gradually appeared in the old man's words.

"No, you're wrong!" Siala Marne looked at her father very seriously, "I have never forgotten that I have the blood of the Marne family in my body, without the family and your cultivation, I would not have the status I have today, but it is precisely because I have the Marne family in my heart that I don't want you to make mistakes." ”

"What did I do wrong?" the old man remained calm.

"I'm not in a position to accuse you of your mistakes. Silah-Marne chuckled, "I'm just reminding you that Your Majesty doesn't tell you about it. ”

"The death of nearly a thousand nobles has long made me understand what kind of person our King Maje is. The old man picked up the teacup and put it down, "And I... Just an old man waiting for death, he will not pose any threat to His Majesty. ”

"I hope so. Sheila Marne also put down her teacup and stood up, "Arrange me a room, I need a rest." ”

"Won't you go back to your former place?"

"You know that it was my former residence, and it can only be my former residence. "I'll leave tomorrow with the army." ”

"So fast?"

"Your Majesty has asked me to bring this force to the eastern camp of El Luk by the 25th, and then return to Crewe City. ”

"It's... It's really urgent. ”

Siala Marne took two steps back and looked at her old father sitting on the couch...

The old man also looked at his daughter...

"I'll go first. ”

Sheila Marne whispered again, then turned away decisively.

...

The headquarters of the Crewe Police Department is the busiest department in the Kingdom.

In order to maintain the stability of the country, this department has been given unlimited promotions, and today the status of the police department is on a par with that of the military department.

However, most of the nobles were not very happy with the existence of the police station, and used to describe Baron Hanina and her officers when they discussed the department in private, as 'the king's eagle dog'.

But for most ordinary people, police departments are sometimes even more useful than unions, because police officers are much more efficient than union clerks.

The headquarters is still on the right side of the Twilight Square outside the castle, the building that was originally used for the castle knights to relax. Today, however, the police headquarters is more than three times larger than it was when Cowlier was chief.

Every morning, outside the headquarters of the General Headquarters, the police officers who are leisure after work, the police officers who have urgent matters when they walk briskly, and the police officers who gather in twos and threes to talk about their little secrets, occupy a large part of the area on the right side of the twilight square, forming a very unique social circle.

As the mild rays of the early winter sun shone down on the stone floor of the square, a group of police officers with shiny epaulettes walked briskly towards the castle. Baron Hanina, nicknamed the 'Minister of the Interior' by the nobles of the kingdom, is no less energetic than a young man in her old age.

Hanina's decades as an agent had made it a habit for her not to waste a second, so she asked her private secretary to report to her every day after the regular meeting in the King's Office on what had happened to the police station last night.

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