Chapter 36: A Good Ship's Night Talk (Part II)
Seeing that the more Clea thought about it, the more crooked it became, Rien hurriedly denied it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Don't think about it, I'm definitely not the 'him' you say, I just sent a letter." (I'm not the Son of Iron Will, I'm the True Son of Iron Will,)
"No way, Your Excellency has been at Balfrem Palace all night and has not seen any strangers." Claire let go of her hand and subconsciously retorted.
"Since it's a secret, naturally it can't be known to others, and there are just some people among my acquaintances who can circumvent all the security systems and send the letter in silently."
"Avoid all security systems... Only the extraordinarily strong have a little possibility... Among the most powerful people you have a close relationship with are Cassius Bright of the Juggernaut of Swordsman, Arios Makerun of the Sword of the Wind, Yun Kafai of the Sword Fairy, and Maurisia of the Silver Moon Princess. Among them, "Juggernaut" is in Liber, "Sword Fairy" is in the Codex Country, and only Cross Bell's "Juggernaut of the Wind" and "Princess Silvermoon", who are cut off from the outside world, cannot grasp their whereabouts. And it seems unlikely that the character and fighting style of the Sword Master of the Wind would do such a thing, so it could only beβ" Claire's brain was racing at high speed, and after ruling out all possibilities, she got the answer, "Your girlfriend "Princess Silvermoon" Mao Lixia. β
"It's worthy of "The Ice Maiden", you got it right." Lane smiled.
"But... Until that film came out, we hadn't heard of Silvermoon Princess's departure. β
"Tsk, do you want to monitor the whereabouts of the superbly powerful... As expected, I would find it strange that the "Intelligence Agency" didn't do that. β
"It's all for the security of the Empire, I'm sure you can understand."
"It's one thing to understand, it's another thing to accept. Forget it, for the sake of my sister, I'll tell you if you ask, and I'm too lazy to deal with another person - your information is not wrong, before the hood appeared, Lixia had been rehearsing for "Rainbow Troupe", and she was Cross Bell who left three days later. The reason for doing this, in addition to not wanting her to wade into the muddy waters of Kezhou, there is also the plan to keep hole cards for herself, at that time, the whole empire was full of gunpowder, and it is not surprising when it will fight. β
Rien reveals that Lixia's affair was not a spur of the moment, but the result of careful consideration. After Lixia had previously appeared in front of Tovar, Elyse, and Elfin, and after escorting her parents to Hamel, she followed Riene's plan to go to Regram to report the safety of her companions there, and on a secret mission - which is why Rien went straight to the Nolde Plateau instead of going to Regram first.
In other words, even if Rien doesn't say it now, Claire will see Lixia sooner or later, and there will be doubts. In this case, it is better to say it in advance, just to provide strong evidence for the fact that the prime minister is not dead.
The reason why Lane didn't care, what she cared about was - "After three days... Do you have a way to get in touch with the film? β
"Messages can only be delivered to a specific number of people, there is no guarantee that it will be delivered, and there is no timeliness." Lane thought for a moment and gave an ambiguous answer. The so-called contact method is to send someone to speak to Proman grass and pass the voice to Qiya, and the specific ones refer to Seventh Sister, Levi, Xiaodi and others.
"That's rightβ" The light in Claire's eyes dimmed again.
"Don't look like that, sister." Lai En skillfully uses "touch the head to kill" (Lai En: I'm so skilled, I don't accept it. "Don't worry about Captain Arandall, I got word from Lixia before she left." β
"Really?" Eccentric, Claire was completely unaware that she was being taken advantage of.
"Of course, I won't lie to my sister." Well, it's still a lie, Lixia doesn't know about Rector at all, but Lane is familiar with the plot of "Blue Tracks", so he knows, "Captain Arandel is much better than your sister, not only is he safe and sound, but he is accompanied by beautiful women, don't be too happy." β
"It's really in line with his style." Hearing this news, Claire was not surprised at all, "That beauty must not be an ordinary person, if I am not mistaken, she should be the meeting partner of Rect, the head of the Locksmith Organ of the Republic of Calvard, Kirika Loulan?" β
β...... Uh, sister, don't you want to be so sharp? The corners of Ryne's mouth twitched, it's so boring to talk to these monsters, you start, they know what you're going to say - like Claire, like Mistok, like Rect, like Cassius, like their own father.
"Looks like I guessed right." The corners of Claire's mouth curled.
"yes, I sincerely hope that they can hide together for a month, and then something nice to happen, hehe, by that time-"
"How?"
"I can send this news to two guys who may become transcendent at any time, and then Lecter is waiting to be hunted down by them, wahahaha!" The "two guys who may become transcendent at any time" in Li En's mouth naturally refer to Wuxiang's two senior brothers, two older men with high martial arts and low emotional intelligence - "Thin Wolf" Valut and "Immovable" Kim.
"Ahh β
"Hmm... That's it, then I'll spread rumors, anyway, Lecter and Sister Wuxiang did hide together for a month, adding fuel and vinegar... Uh-huh, that seems to be a bit funny. β
You must know that men are sometimes more scary than women. Because of the past between Rector and Colotia, Rien has been unhappy with the handsome red-haired guy for a long time. Moreover, from the information revealed in the stargate of "Sky Trail 3rd", Rector follows his own father because it is more fun, if Rector thinks it is more fun to betray his own father, maybe he will betray at some point. Now that there is a chance to add to the blockage of Rect, Ryne will certainly not give up.
"Whatever you want." Claire smiled helplessly, anyway, with Rect's ability, she would suffer at most, and her life would not be in danger, and the lazy guy who didn't have a proper shape all day should also suffer a little.
"Oops, I accidentally pulled away." Lane slapped his head, "I just want to tell you that Lixia sent my letter to His Excellency the Prime Minister, and as long as Your Excellency is not bent on death, it is impossible for you to die under Chloe's gun." In my opinion, he must be hiding somewhere now, watching everything that is happening in the empire, secretly plotting how to play the alliance of nobles to death. β
"I see." Claire nodded thoughtfully.
At this moment, she really believed that the prime minister was still alive, and what followed was ecstasy and doubt.
Needless to say, why ecstasy. As for the doubt, it is naturally not a question of "why did Your Excellency not come forward to integrate the army and fight against the aristocratic alliance".
Claire knew very well that the current situation of the aristocratic alliance was largely due to the death of Prime Minister Osborne, the arrest of the head of Regniz, and the leaderlessness of the reformers.
The vast majority of the top leaders of the Noble Alliance believed that as time went on, the advantages of the Noble Alliance would become greater and greater, and it was only a matter of time before the reformers were defeated individually, and the whole of Erebonia would soon be the world of the Noble Alliance. As a result, the ambitions buried deep in the hearts of some people in the alliance began to ferment and swell.
In the final analysis, the League of Aristocracy is just an alliance, and it does not have an absolute benchmark and leader like the reformers. When the external contradictions are too strong, the "Four Famous Families" can work together to resist the "external enemy", but once the external contradictions are suppressed, the internal contradictions buried before will erupt.
In "The Four Famous Families", Duke Kane is the most powerful and ambitious, occupying the imperial capital and dominating the alliance, and from time to time coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes to dictate to the localities.
The Elbare family is the second, and the eldest son of the family holds the position of the general staff of the "League of Nobles", and is highly valued by Duke Kane, so it is said that the alliance between the two families should be strong. However, the head of the El Barea family, the current Duke of El Barrea, Helmut, is not satisfied with the status quo, he is also a duke, why should he Kane be the leader, and I, El Barea, can't? So Helmut began to act in the shadows, while secretly enlisting allies to expand his power, while investigating the whereabouts of the unknown Princess Elphin, in order to obtain the capital to compete with Kane. Even now, when the situation in "Double Dragon Bridge" is tense, Helmut still does not stop acting in the dark.
The Marquis of Haines, who were in third place, had the strangest attitude, and after successfully suppressing the regular army in Sassalant, the Haines family slowed down. Unless they receive a request for support from the Alliance, the Haines family will never extend their tentacles out of the jurisdiction, and it will be confusing.
At the end of the line, the Marquis of Rogner's family has the clearest banner, the Marquis of Rogner is a well-known royalist, and he agreed to raise troops only to "clear the monarch's side". Now that the "traitorous ministers" have been removed, His Majesty the Emperor is still under house arrest by Duke Kane, which makes the Marquis of Rogner very dissatisfied.
Claire dared to assert that the day the noble alliance sat firmly was when the alliance fell apart, and then the empire would not be at peace, but would become more chaotic. The alliance has not yet fallen apart only because the regular army is still resisting, and the reformers have not given up.
What if, at this time, Prime Minister Osborne, the backbone of the reformists and the deserved leader, reappear?
Reunite the reformers and unite all the regular armies against the aristocratic alliance? Yes, of course, if His Excellency the Prime Minister shows up, he will definitely do so.
But in this way, the alliance of nobles who seem to be separated will once again put aside their old suspicions and work together to fight their sworn enemies, because they know too well how terrible Osborne is. The reformers led by Osborne will not sit idly by, and will definitely fight back, and the empire will be several times more chaotic than it is now.
In the end, no matter which side wins, the empire will be greatly damaged, the country will be shaken, and foreign enemies will be given a chance to take advantage of it, which is definitely not a situation that Osborne wants to see.
Osborne loved the Empire dearly, and no one wanted it to be stronger than him, and Claire was convinced of this.
The only thing she wondered was why you didn't contact herself. With your own help, it will be easier for you to grasp the movements of the empire, and you will not be able to divulge the secret that you are still alive, but you will be more motivated because you are still alive, wouldn't it be great? And, moreover, he doesn't show a weak and helpless expression when he is alone.
"I think he probably wants to see how far you can go without him." Li En said, "The child of "Iron Blood", the child of "Iron Prime Minister", the child will one day leave his parents and become independent, just like my sister you are now. β
"Yes, that's so......" Claire closed her eyelids and once buried her head in Rien's shoulder, "Lend me a little longer, just a little longer." β
"Hmm."
When Claire raised her head again, the weakness and hesitation, helplessness and sadness disappeared without a trace, and the world-famous "Ice Maiden" returned.
"Thank you, Riene, I'm fine. I will not be confused any more, I will finish the homework assigned by you, and I will let you see that his children are the best. β
"This is the Ice Maiden I know." Li En stared at the heroic young woman in front of him, and smiled warmly.
"Then again, why did you let Miss Lixia risk sending a letter to your Excellency instead of sending it directly to me? And, by your behalf, did you anticipate Chloe's true identity? β
"Uhh
I didn't know how to explain it for a while.
"Rien-san?" Claire stared suspiciously into Rien's eyes, and the night breeze stirred the ends of Claire's hair, bringing a hint of cold fragrance, but unfortunately Rien had no intention of taking it.
"There are very important and profound reasons for this...... "Rien's gaze glanced to the side, not daring to make eye contact with Claire.
So what is the reason? Can you tell me? β
Claire pressed closer, and Riene stepped back until she had her back against the railing, leaning back, and almost falling.
"Uh, sister, can you let me go, you really can't say it."
"......," Claire stared at Rien's face for a full minute before she said, "If you can't say it, don't say it." In any case, I would like to thank you and Miss Lixia for sending your message...... It's just that you choose to hide it from me and make me a little unhappy, so I'll ...... So isn't it worthy of your trust? β
"No, no, absolutely not that means, it's because I'm not thoughtful, and there won't be a next time." Li En's head shook like a rattle, "That, hiding from my sister, it's me who is wrong, I am wrong." β
"Huh. You have your considerations, you don't need to apologize to me..."Claire suddenly reached out and touched Riene's forehead, and smiled, "I was just joking, it seems to scare you." β
"Uh... Sister, you're bad at learning. "Li En's whole person is not good, first put me together, and then touch his head to kill, what about the cold ice girl who said yes?
"I learned from you." Claire was right.
It's unfortunate - Li En just wants to shout the mantra of being a mother to the sea of clouds at the moment.
Shouting that you are big, you have a cheap and good guy, don't you feel the resentment of gasoline and torches? (To be continued.) )