The earth, where the earth and green penetrate each other, gradually closes, and a rugged and majestic blue-gray mountain city gradually emerges in sight, entrenched among the rolling mountains.

Ten miles away from the mountain city, on the sunny slope of a mountain peak, among the dense mountains and forests, a trace of pale white clouds gradually emerged in the air.

The dense milky white cloud opened from it, and a dozen people jumped down from the slowly emerging clouds, vaguely splitting into two sides.

"Thank you for your help, the other party actually set up an ambush near the entry checkpoint, if it weren't for the clouds that could be invisible, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to come back so unexpectedly."

After Athena "forcibly used" the alchemy flying clouds, the clouds and the passengers above were able to remain invisible all the time, and Gustav understood the reason why Lin An didn't want Athena to waste this hole card at will.

And he also got the benefit of this killer weapon, and without the enemy noticing, it only took three days to return from the hinterland of the Chaos to Feilu Mountain City, the "Ridge City" of Ryan Country.

"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life."

Lin An, who was standing between John and Titi, smiled slightly, and saw Gustav's slightly apologetic expression when he saw Feiyun shrink into a small white bead with cracks and fly into Athena's palm, and smiled even more, and then showed a hint of inquiry:

"Feiyun enters the national capital, and he may be alarmed by the outer magic circle, so he can't land directly in the city, so how do you want to enter the city, Your Highness, do you need our help?"

This is an inquiry, but it is not just an explicit question.

Gustav and the three of them looked at Lin An's eyes flashing, Lin An's current appearance can only be called delicate, but the temperament of the Dawn Divine Envoy has given her a great bonus.

And the calm and self-confidence that is different from ordinary women under her soft attitude has made a very deep impression on the three people who have seen a lot of all kinds of enchanting and charming beauties, especially after passing through the entry checkpoint and perceiving that there are heavy troops in ambush, which makes them realize what kind of whirlpool they are involved in, Lin An is still calm and calm. It seems that no matter what twists and turns and drastic changes occur in front of her, the kind of confidence and calmness that cannot move her is impressive.

It's just the crisis that Gustav encountered this time. It's a family affair as well as a state affair. Unless he is cornered, Gustav will not let outsiders know, let alone meddle in it.

Therefore, after understanding Lin An's hint, Gustav thanked her for her kindness and said that he had a secret way to enter the city.

Lin An was not surprised, "The first time we came to Ridge City, I'm afraid we will linger for a while. If nothing else, you'll probably stop at the biggest hotel in town. ”

Gustav's tall eyebrows moved slightly, his expression relaxed a little, and he thanked Lin An seriously for his kindness. Although he didn't think it would be useful, he had already remembered Lin An's unsparing help.

"The heir of Oginets seems to have a good impression of the young lady."

After Gustav and his party left, Lin An and the others did not leave immediately, and Johann suddenly spoke up. Draw the attention of other people.

"The envoy is about five days away from the desert border, and if the matter here in Ridge City cannot be resolved in a short time, I must go there. But the mountain city can't leave people behind, and apart from Gustav's case, I also told André to join us here. ”

As soon as Lin An finished speaking, Salin said, "Then let me stay," the Oginets family's affairs are related to politics, and there is no suitable candidate other than him, "But William has to stay." ”

William's spatial movement can ensure that he can advance or retreat, and staying in person is Saleen's willingness, as early as when Lin An decided to help Gustav, he was prepared, and he did not want to miss this opportunity.

……

On the border of Ponto, a caravan of more than twenty wagons and hundreds of mercenaries snaked out of the mountains like a long snake.

On the cart at the end of the caravan were a pair of men and women of different appearances, a black-haired boy between youth and teenager sat on the plank at the feet of the standing girl, looked up at the gloomy sky, frowned:

"It's going to be a thunderstorm again."

He reached into his sleeve and touched it, and suddenly his face was happy, and he pulled out a note from it, opened it, and suddenly screamed.

"What! Swap for the city of the ridge? Why is it Grand Duke Ryan! I hope I don't touch that woman......"

The girl next to him looked at him in surprise, only to see the stupid brother muttering with a sad face, as if he was in great trouble.

……

A day later, on the top floor of the largest Mountain Rock Hotel in Ridge City, in a condescending restaurant box.

At the round table covered with light cyan tablecloths, sat Lin An, Athena and John, and sat on the windowsill with one foot bent, overlooking the mountain city, when suddenly the box door opened, and an ordinary tall and thin young man with dark green hair flashed in, it was Salin after his disguise.

Salin had just returned from an inquiry outside, pulled out a chair and sat down at the round table, taking a sip of slightly cool mint tea.

"I only heard a little news, the Oginets Mansion has been closed for visits since three days ago, and the royal palace is also forbidden to people to enter and leave, but Grand Duke Ryan is just a decoration in the Grand Duke's Domain, and it is common for him not to show up for ten days and half a month. Oginets's bloodline is the co-lord recognized by the highlanders, and Ryan's lords and ministers have always handled political affairs and territorial affairs, and have never only sought the Grand Duke of Oginets, and the decrees issued by the Grand Duke can be promulgated without even the seal of the Grand Duke of Ryan, and the lords everywhere have followed it. ”

"So, Grand Duke Ryan is just a puppet pushed out by Oginets and the Highlanders to perfunctory Perre, is this indeed true?"

John said in surprise. He had always known that Perre's control over the subjects was very weak, but what Saleen had heard was no longer weak, but completely ineffective.

"Not only that, but it is said that in peacetime, Grand Duke Ryan treats Grand Duke Oginets as a courtesy, and treats himself as a vassal. Because the legendary first Grand Duke Ryan was the most loyal vassal family under the Oginets family.

At that time, the royal family of Pere did not want to continue to waste their national strength in the war with the highlanders, so they had to reach an armistice treaty, and on the condition that Ryan nominally belonged to Perret, the royal family agreed to let the Ryan people elect their own archduke.

But unexpectedly, the Oginets family was unwilling to even bow to the royal family nominally, and directly sent the most loyal vassal to the position of Grand Duke, and the first Grand Duke turned around after the enthronement ceremony. The next day, he immediately canonized the Oginets family as the grand duke, and gave the Oginets family all the territories except the national capital.

And so from then on. According to Perre's vassal system, the royal family of Payne no longer even had the right to directly command Grand Duke Oginets. The Oginets family so openly continued to be his king of Ryan, and even the reason why the royal palace was called the royal palace instead of the Grand Duke's Mansion was also instructed by Grand Duke Oginets to do it for the first Grand Duke of Ryan.

These two things were openly slapped in the face, almost making the Pere royal family angrily tear up the treaty again, although in the end because the situation on the mainland did not evolve and deteriorate at that time, the Pere royal family has since held a grudge against Archduke Ryan, even if the small actions of secretly provoking have never been broken. But he has never been better with Ryan's big announcement. ”

Salin narrated the inside story of Ryan who had inquired, his tongue was slightly dry, and he drank two sips of mint tea before he laughed and continued:

"These things. Originally, it was known to everyone in the Highlands, but Perret banned the spread within the territory, and the Grand Duke of Ryan was in seclusion, and few people went out to walk, not paying attention to what was going on outside. Coupled with the long history, all kinds of wild historical rumors have been derived, and the truth closest to the truth has gradually been submerged in various rumors, which have been exaggerated and distorted by outsiders - after all, what you know is in the eyes of outsiders. The truth of this fact is the most absurd and exaggerated, and it is simply unbelievable. ”

John nodded again and again, and Titi, who was looking from afar by the windowsill, turned her head at some point, with concentration in her eyes, Lin An touched Athena, who had the lowest understanding of the social system and half understood some of the implications of Salin's words, and said with a smile:

"History is often the most ridiculous drama, after listening to so much, my biggest impression is that the first generation of Grand Duke Oginets is really not simple, not only tough, but also charismatic and self-confident, can be called a generation of heroes."

Salin nodded, not confident and strong enough, where is the self-confidence to push the position of the Grand Duke to the vassals, and let the vassals get the support of the Pere royal family, they will not change their loyalty at all, and even a whole Grand Duke, can not be tempted and changed.

"But the bloodline can be passed on, but loyalty cannot be passed on with the bloodline, and after so many generations, this situation has changed."

It is not difficult for Lin An to imagine that after generations of descendants inherit the position of Grand Duke Ryan, no matter how loyal they are, they cannot prevent the generation of ambitions, especially the bloodline of the Oginets family is still so strange, and it can only be passed on from generation to generation, which makes it impossible not to give birth to evil thoughts.

But this situation of the two kings standing side by side, since Oginets decided to put his courtiers on the throne of Archduke Ryan, cannot be changed, no wonder the blood of Grand Duke Ryan has been thin in history, but it has never been broken. Because no matter how fierce the infighting is, Oginets can't let Archduke Ryan be completely wiped out, and even has to take the initiative to protect the last remnants of the bloodline, and this bottom line is likely to lead to the biggest reason why Archduke Ryan's bloodline and its affiliated forces have no fear - no wonder the Oginets family is obviously covering the sky with Ryan's hands, but Gustav gives me the feeling that he is used to assassination and ambush. ”

John is also aware of the salient point of Ryan's situation.

"Yes, there's no such thing as just enjoying the benefits without having to pay the price, and if you try to block Pere's influence on Ryan in this way, you have to suffer the consequences. made such a wise decision, and the first Grand Duke of Oginets was also extremely wise, and he had long expected that this situation would inevitably happen, so there were events such as the establishment of another Grand Duke and the royal palace, which made Grand Duke Ryan isolate himself from the Pere royal family, so for dozens of generations, the Oginets family has always maintained a grasp of Ryan. Lin An said.

Salin couldn't help but sigh, "The first Grand Duke of Ryan is definitely the most loyal subordinate I have ever seen, what kind of loyalty must be necessary to be able to ascend to that position without hesitation knowing that he and his descendants must bear such a fate!" ”

(To be continued)

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Thank you for the great evaluation votes of 128! o(n_n)o~

I don't know if you can accept this kind of background setting, but when I set the background, I set different backgrounds and political characteristics for the three empires and each subject country, and briefly summarize:

Merlin's centralized feudal system of "the courtier's courtier is still my courtier";

Peret is a system of "the jurors of the jurors are not my jurors";

The Holy Empire is a classic system of separation of church and state.

In addition, there are only two of Merlin's true direct vassals, Meryl, who is the common ancestor of Merlin, and the Principality of Magic:

The Grand Duke of Stuart is Meryl's vassal state, but due to Merlin's system, Merlin's vassal state is also Merlin's vassal state, and the Magic Duchy is a Round Table Elder Seat system where mages and nobles are combined.

Then among Perre's vassals, Ponto was a tribal chieftain, and Ryan was a more primitive clan aristocracy.

The Fisto Merchant United States was a city-state system plus a system of rotating joint seats on the political zhì (cf. Ancient Rome)

As for the subject states of the Holy Empire, there is nothing to say, the general environment is the system of separation of church and state granted by the monarchy, and the specific details will be described in the chapter.

The supplement is finally done, rolling and begging for pink!

Why, it's time to take a shower, good night everyone!