"Lord Baron, I don't know what you think of our Jianyì. Archduke Cassef has promised that in the event of an unexpected death of the count, he will apply to the Emperor to annex the Cordillera to the province of Caself, and that he can canonize you as a hereditary viscount, giving him effective control over half of the Cordillera. That's already a great favor, and if you don't take this opportunity, then there's nothing I can do about it. "Han Feng. Chi looked at Solo with regret. Bel.

"I have received the heart of Grand Duke Casef."

Solo. Bell looked at Han Feng indifferently. Chi, a little entangled in his heart, he originally thought that Han Feng. Chi is his own person, but he didn't expect the other party to hug a thicker thigh, "Your Excellency Chi, no matter how much the Earl messes around, she is my junior after all, and I won't be serious with her." Of course, if His Royal Highness wants to do something, from my standpoint, there is not enough reason to stop it. ”

"Your Excellency, you are really a little excessive, do you still doubt the sincerity of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke? I was thinking about the old friendship between you and me, so I worked tirelessly to go back and forth. You've been operating in the Cordillera Plateau for years, and now that girl is about to take it all as soon as she reaches out, do you think you'll be able to protect it without the support of the Grand Duke? "Han Feng. Chi didn't get a response, and his face was a little unpleasant.

"Indeed, the Lord has had a great influence on me since he entered the Cordillera. But why do you think the Cordillera Plateau would become part of the province of Casseff? And what does it mean to me to own a part of the Cordillera Plateau? "Solo. Bell asked rhetorically.

"Isn't our offer satisfying to you, and your appetite is too great. I hope you don't go too far. ”

"Even if it succeeds, but what about after that? I'm afraid that the first person to deal with me is the emperor's majesty, right? You also have to face the revenge of the lord! If I'm not careful, I may be a betrayal. "Solo. Bell shook his head slightly.

"Hehe, since your ambition is gone, then you can be honest and be your peace, no matter what, you are also that girl's uncle." Han Feng. Chi scoffed.

"I will seriously consider Your Excellency's proposal." Solo. Bell nodded.

"You ......" Han Feng. Chi was speechless.

After being stripped of his position as commander of the city defense army, he found that no matter what was going on in Solo. Bell, or Linnan. Camille, who had no intention of standing up for him, realized that Hathaway had made up her mind to clean him up. The police commissioner is probably just a transition. He took advantage of his illness to return to his castle to recuperate.

Secretly, he slipped away to Vermont.

On the surface, Han Feng. The pool is belonging to Solo. Bell, but the latter is not a fool either. He had long since discovered that the former commander of the city defense army was secretly in contact with Grand Duke Kasef. So he didn't care about the city defense - he wasn't interested in training an army for others. This time Hathaway had a sudden seizure. On the one hand, the tone is conclusive, and on the other hand, he is impatient with Han Feng. The pond is void and the snake, and you can also pass the guò thing. Let Hathaway have a grudge against Archduke Carself. Of course, he will not miss this opportunity, let alone be stupidly used as a gun by them.

As for what to say to Solo. Lord Bell Jin, how could it be so cheap to give him half of the Cordillera Plateau as a territory?

First of all, it was impossible for His Majesty the Emperor to allow Archduke Cassef to apply for the annexation of the Cordillera Plateau to the province of Cassef; Secondly, Grand Duke Cassef hopes that the Cordillera Plateau will be as chaotic as possible, he will support his cronies and secretly control the Cordillera Plateau, even if he is named a lord, he will not escape the fate of a puppet, so Solo. Bell didn't accept the olive branch thrown by the other party at all, and politely refused.

"But ......" Han Feng. Chi still didn't give up, and wanted to persuade again.

But Solo. Bell didn't let him go any further, but continued: "If His Highness just wants me to cause some civil unrest in the Cordillera, then he really underestimates me. You've been in the Cordillera for so long, and you should know where it holds in my heart. If His Royal Highness the Grand Duke really has the sincerity to cooperate, I hope he can have a better plan next time."

Han Feng. Chi then realized that he had underestimated Solo before. Bell, too, thought that he would be dizzy, and would not hesitate to agree to their conditions in exchange for the help of Grand Duke Casseff, but for so many years, in fact, it was not Solo who had been kept in the dark. Bell, but himself.

"The situation is no longer what it used to be, Hathaway has reached adulthood and inherited the title of official administrator of the Cordillera Territory. Even though she was only seventeen years old, he was always the Lord of the Cordillera. You are perfunctory with such empty rhetoric, and it will not do you any good. I didn't have a way to completely control the Cordillera collar before, and it's the same now, but I don't need a broken Cordillera collar. Perhaps I should really be a baron, staying in the town hall on official business. "Solo. Bell continued.

"I see, so I'll leave it at that." Han Feng. Chi's face was so overcast that he could wring out the water, and the sense of loss made him want to leave.

Solo. Bell didn't hold back, looking at the figure of the other party leaving in a hurry, a sneer appeared on his face.

"Father, how are the talks, is there any progress?" See Han Feng. After the pool left, Fernando. Bell came to his father's side.

"If nothing else, Grand Guild of Casif is desperate. He wants to play tricks with me, but he underestimates me too much, and he wants to play me around with a few empty words, is it so easy. ”

"All or nothing? Do you mean that they are going to take military action? "Fernando. Bell's eyes widened in surprise.

"Now is their only chance, if they miss it, when Hathaway has put the city defenses in order and eliminated those bandits, how can Archduke Carsif still be able to intervene?" Solo. Bell sneered.

"So in order to plunge the Cordillera into civil unrest, he has an excuse to intervene. Originally, he wanted to use you to disrupt the Cordillera Collar, but now that you are not fooled, he can only use Han Feng. Cistern. But what should we do, Father? "Fernando. Bell was eager to try.

"Do nothing. We also need to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve substantial benefits. Hathaway has changed so much, and we know too little about her. If she can't control the situation, that's for the best, and we can take the opportunity to take over the Cordillera's rights. If she can control zhì...... No, it's impossible. We want a good cordillera collar, not a torn apart place. "Solo. Bell said.

One thing is Fernando. What Bell doesn't know, the Bell family is interested in Solo. Bell has not been able to fully master the Cordillera collar all these years and is very dissatisfied, although Hathaway. Bale's entry into the Cordillera wasn't something they would like to see, but it wouldn't be impossible if they could let the Cordillera unification because of it. So Solo. Bell has a sense of crisis. But he can't act rashly, he really hopes that the other party can convince Lin Nan. Camille, if he can take this opportunity to chop off the tentacles that the Camille family has reached into, the family will also re-evaluate his ability.

"We're really good at nothing?" Fernando. Bell is a typical ambitious talent. I really want to take the opportunity to show my sense of saving.

"There's no need for that. But. ”

His own son knows best. Solo. Seeing his eagerness, Bell said, "You send someone to monitor the movements of those bandit groups and mercenary groups. The pool will move their minds. ”

"Yes. Father. I just received the information, and the mine owners seem to have some changes. ”

"What will happen to them, we have close contact with a lot of mine owners, don't they know any news?"

"Recently, there have been a few mine owners who have been in contact with the bandits, do they want to do something? I have to guard against it. "Fernando. Bell reported the information he received to Solo one by one. Bel.

"They're playing with fire!"

Solo. Bell sneered: "Hathaway has just arrived, and if she wants to win people's hearts, these people can negotiate to get what they need, and now she actually thinks of this bad idea, which is to roast yourself on the fire." Well done, Fernando. ”

"Thank you, father." Get compliments from his father, Fernando. Bell was very proud. Usual Solo. Bell would only reprimand him for spending all his time, how could he ever praise him so much?

"By the way, that Lin Nan. How is Camille doing, did he just stay there and not make any small moves? ”

"Judging from the intelligence of the people who monitored him, he doesn't seem to be paying much attention to the affairs of the territory recently, either going hunting, or taking a few people to the tavern in the south of the city to drink, and my people have also visited the tavern, and there is no problem."

"Hmph, I'm a nobleman, and I went to that kind of place...... However, I always felt that he would not be so honest. Send a few more people, and as long as he is not sleeping, don't let him out of your sight. ”

"Yes, I see." Fernando. Bell said.

"Do you really understand, but not necessarily. Recently, I have been spending less time with your fox friends, so think about it yourself, and the most important thing for us right now is how to control the Cordillera, because we don't have many opportunities either, and I don't want to let this cause you to lose and be decadent. After all, I have experienced such a thing, and I understand your feelings very well, so I can only advise you. ”

"Father, don't you ......?"

"Okay, I don't want to talk about the past, I just want to remind you to keep your eyes on your future, not your current enjoyment."

Lord's Palace, Cecia. The lights were still on in Hughes's room, and she was looking down at a text.

Knock, knock......

There was a knock on the door, and then a maid's voice sounded: "Miss, the old manager is back, he is waiting for you in the hall." ”

"Got it."

Cecia. Hughes answered, put the text in order, and got up to leave the room.

"Cecia, what's the matter?" Bruno. Will went out during the day to hand over a batch of supplies to the pink skeleton and had just returned. Hughes seemed to be in a hurry to find him, and he didn't need to rest before he came over.

"Go down, all of you."

Cecia. Hughes dismissed the maids-in-waiting, took out a piece of letterhead and handed it to Bruno. Will.

Bruno. Will took the letterhead, glanced at it quickly, and said with a smile: "It seems that Your Excellency Chi is not very sick, and he has done so many things in one afternoon." ”

"Boss, Lord Earl is cultivating, what do you think should be done about this matter?" Cecia. Hughes asked.

"Well, what do you think? Let's talk about it. "Bruno. Hughes did not immediately answer the other party's question, but asked a rhetorical question with a bit of teaching.

"Lord Lord is cultivating now, since the other party did not take immediate action, it shows that the other party has two scruples. The first is that the other party's preparations have not yet been completed, and the second is that there are still some scruples about the current strength of the territory. ”

Cecia. Hughes looked at Bruno. Will glanced at it, saw the look of encouragement in his eyes, and his heart was relieved, and said: "These people used to be scattered or hidden in the shadows, and it was not easy to catch them all, but now you might as well give them a chance to concentrate and wait for the opportunity to capture them in one fell swoop." ”

She smiled confidently, "I believe that after this battle is over, there will be much less opposition to Lord Count within the territory of the Cordillera. ”

"Then have you ever thought about what to do if the other party's strength is very strong?" Bruno. Will asked rhetorically.

Cecia. Houston was stunned, she really hadn't thought about it. After a long pause, she muttered, "This is an opportunity, I want to ...... The Earl must have expected the same thing. ”

Bruno. Although Will asked sharply, he was very sharp about Cecia. Hughes's attitude was very satisfied...... This shows that Hathaway has enough trust and confidence in the minds of these subordinates, which will gradually form a cohesive force and have an immeasurable effect on the future development.

"You're right, this is an opportunity for us, and even if we have the chance of failing, we have to give it our all. Cecia, the intelligence side must continue to be strengthened, tomorrow you discuss with Commander Willy and Captain Puster how to cooperate militarily, and after the plan is formulated, you can take action after the lord finishes his cultivation. "Bruno. Will said.

The new lord hadn't shown up for more than a month, and the commoners were just a little curious, after all, it didn't affect their normal lives...... On the contrary, most civilians have a growing affection for the young lord, and it is the lord who has severely cracked down on the bandit gangs in the territory, so that everyone's life can be easier. Especially those merchants, they are absolutely grateful to Hathaway, without the nuisance of bandits, they feel the most directly, and even some merchants have donated some materials to solve the problem of increasing immigrants in the territory and the shortage of materials.

And behind this piece of peace, the city defense army is quietly moving. (To be continued......)