The northwest corner of the royal capital "Grantelle" is the embassy area of various countries. Here, you can appreciate the architectural styles of the countries of the Western Continent. Two of the most striking buildings stand out, one is the Embassy of the Republic of Calvard and the other is naturally the Embassy of the Erebonian Empire.

The two countries have been antagonistic for many years, and competition in the political, economic, diplomatic, and military fields has been going on for a long time. The embassy, which represents the face of the country, has also become a stage for the two countries to wrestle.

The Imperial Embassy is located on the west side of the Embassy Quarter, which corresponds to the Empire's geographical location on the mainland. The exterior walls of the embassy are largely painted in crimson, as if you can see Heimdall, the "Crimson Imperial Capital" of the Empire. The interior of the embassy is elegantly decorated, resplendent but not kitsch, and has an atmosphere different from that of Liberal.

On the first floor of the embassy is the meeting room, where most of the talks and negotiations take place. The second floor of the embassy is the office area, where the Imperial personnel are stationed, and the ambassador's office is at the end of the corridor on the second floor.

The third floor of the embassy is the VIP area, which is generally used to entertain special people from the country. As the crown prince, Olivier's residence in the royal capital was on this floor.

Rien was in his room at the moment, sipping his coffee alone.

Olivier, as the host, was not in the room, and he was meeting with Ambassador Darvier.

To be able to serve as ambassador to Liber, Darvel's ability is needless to say. Whether it's liaising with his home country, ensuring the safety of the diaspora, or helping to re-operate international scheduled vessels, he has done an excellent job. In addition, he has handled many difficult matters well, and as an ambassador, he can say that he can do his best.

Interestingly, this ambassador's force field was born in the aristocracy, but he did not reject the idea of reform, and perhaps he was able to become the ambassador of Liber, which was the result of a compromise between the aristocracy and the reformers.

Olivier, who is determined to make a big career in the political arena and confront the "Iron Prime Minister", still spent a lot of time on this ambassador.

After a cup of coffee, Rien leaned back in his chair and squinted to himself.

"From a political point of view, Liber and Ogua are natural allies, so the support of the ambassador is particularly important, will it be smooth?"

"I don't know, the concept of politics, I have only read it from books, I have not experienced it myself, and I can't judge it." Selesty has been a thousand-year-old housemaid, and it would be strange if she knew politics.

"Ha~" Li En rubbed his temples, "I don't understand politics either, anyway, it has nothing to do with beauty, it's better not to stick it or not." ”

"And you're still there?"

"If you don't touch it, you can't do it, the Treasure of the Sky is just the beginning, and then it's the turn of Phantom and Flame, which is inseparable from the Empire."

"What did you tell you in that dream?"

"Yes, the scale of the incident will be much larger than this time, and if you want to protect your family, you can't do it without planning in advance. Selesty, would you like to help me? ”

"I'd love to."

"Then let's see together the "Illusion" and "Flame" that are not inferior to "Empty"."

"It couldn't be better."

After a month of getting along, Rien and Selesty went from strange to familiar, from being polite to talking about everything. Both of them are very easy people to get along with, and with a common hobby - reading, there is an indescribable tacit understanding

A short time later, Olivier pushed the door open, followed by his bodyguard, Mura.

"How's it going, how are the talks?" Lane asked.

"Alas~" Olivier sighed.

"The talk collapsed?"

"Nope." Mura shook her head and said, "On the contrary, the talks went well. ”

"And what is he?"

"Who knows what kind of nerves he has again!" Mura was not surprised.

"My dear friend, don't slander me like that." Olivier put on his usual smile, "I'm just Liber is terrible, I didn't expect to hear that from the nobles of the Empire." ”

"So?"

Mura briefly illustrates Ambassador Davel's attitude - the aristocracy is not in step with the old ways, and the prime minister's iron-fisted policy is also frightening.

"Huh? I thought he was an old stubborn. Dawn was amazed.

"That's why the atmosphere of this country has the power to change people's hearts." Mura sighed.

"Hehe, you don't either." Olivier looked at his best friend, "My expression has softened a lot, and it seems that I have been affected a lot." ”

"I don't deny it. But you should learn more from the manners and moderation of this country. Thinking that Aogua's misdeeds were on the verge of intensifying, Mura's forehead couldn't help but bruise, "Really, you only have softness that extends infinitely." ”

"Hehe, that's the only thing I can call a weapon." Olivier was proud, "Something that allows me to do even a slight confrontation with that Predator." ”

"There is an old saying in the East, called to overcome rigidity with softness." Li En admired Ogua's elasticity, "Your softness may really be able to restrain "Iron Count". ”

"The Iron Count" is the name of the special train of the Imperial government, and 11 years ago, Osborne, who was a commoner by the emperor, was appointed prime minister and conferred the title of count, hence the name of the train. Ironically, the iron-blooded prime minister has never recognized the value of knighthoods, and is the biggest subversive of the aristocracy.

"Lend you good words." Olivier walked to the windowsill and looked at the scenery outside the window reluctantly, "When I return to China, I can't be as leisurely as I am now, I really envy you, Lane." ”

"It's your own choice, Your Highness." Li En said, "The path you choose, you have to climb it to the end." ”

From the moment Olivier made his debut in "Harken Gate", he couldn't go back to his laid-back life. What you gain is what you lose, and that's true of everything.

"Don't use such ugly words." Olivier waved his hand, "It should be more elegant, more ornate"

"The word roll is best for you." Mura gave Aogua no room to play.

"I feel the same way."

"My best friend, you, you actually forgot your old love when you have a new love, my shy young man's heart" Aogua made Xizi hold his heart.

"Vomit~" Li En felt a strong discomfort in his stomach.

"Boom! Syllable! Bang! "There was an upside-down cocoon hanging under the windowsill of the Imperial Embassy, and a touch of gold could be faintly seen swaying at the bottom

After agreeing with Mura for tomorrow's itinerary, Rien left Olivier's room.

"Olivier, your opponent is much stronger than he thought, and you have done nothing more than he expected. How far can you go against such an opponent? Let me see. Even if your opponent is my own father, I don't know what kind of expression you will have when you learn this fact. ”

Before she walked down the stairs, she looked back at the closed door and laughed at herself.

He is a very selfish person, and he will choose the destruction of the world over the survival of his relatives and friends. Olivier is his friend, so he helps Olivier with advice (though not necessarily very useful).

Of course, this does not mean that Li En wants to cheat his father, he is deeply influenced by Chinese tradition, and he has always believed in one thing - no matter what, children cannot cheat their parents.

It can be seen from the trajectory of Flash that Osborne has a magnificent bearing, and he sees Olivier's movements in his eyes, but he does not deliberately destroy them. And for this iron-blooded prime minister, Olivier's little fight is not even an itch in his boots, and even if Dawn helps, he can't talk about a cheat. Even seeing the growth of the child, the father will be very happy.

Speaking of his biological father, Lane's mentality is quite complicated. On the one hand, he knew that Osborne had a secret reason for abandoning the child, and even Shu Huaze's family was likely to have been prepared for his adoption. On the other hand, judging from Osborne's later series of actions, he chose the former between his ideals and his children, and as a father, he was not qualified.

Fortunately, his adoptive parents treated Li En the same as his own child, which made him feel the warmth of home again, and also made him firm in his belief that Youmir was his home, and his surname was Shu Huaze, not Osborne.

All he could do was not cheat on his father, and then find a way to repay the kindness given to him for his life, and that's it.

With such a mess of thoughts, Rien walked to the first floor, walked through the courtyard, and walked out of the embassy. He was so preoccupied that he didn't even notice the people who passed by.

It was a red-haired young man with a lazy smile, and the black dress with red trim was worn on him, but it revealed a different kind of ease.

The young man turned around and looked at the dark-haired boy who was drifting away with interest, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.