"Sir Prior, thank you for taking the liberty of accepting my visit despite your busy schedule."

In the manor's study, Zilnede sat in a precarious position.

"Introduce yourself again. I'm Nexi. Zilned, Lieutenant Commander of the French Navy, Captain of the Lucky Horseshoe of the VITH Rank. My ship is under the command of the New World Fleet, and I am currently serving in its subordinate Atlantic Defense Fleet. ”

"My ...... of birth," Zilnede changed his tone, "I was born in Colmar, Alsace, and my ancestors were made viscounts during the time of His Majesty XIV, and as an important vassal of the Count of Dadis, I was prominent in the Upper Rhine generation. ”

"However, the ancestors of the previous generations fought all year round, and there were many sacrifices, and the family often faced the situation that the young lord succeeded to the throne and the fief must be managed by the fief.

"Around the time I was born, our suzerain, the Count of Dadis, was extinct, and the fief was reclaimed by the Second Council. As a vassal of the Earl's family, my family was thoroughly evaluated, and not only was it forced to change its court to swear allegiance to His Majesty, but even the fief was reduced from a small town of more than 400 households to a small village with only 12 households. ”

"My family is in the middle of the road, and by the time my father inherited the title, it was no different from ordinary farmers."

Zilnede laughed to himself: "I had no education of any kind in my childhood, most proficient in growing wheat and milking cows, and by the age of four I was already able to catch squirrels with homemade traps, and I succeeded more than once. ”

"We lived like this until we were six years old, when my father was expelled from the army for returning home without permission while he was busy farming, and we lost our most important source of livelihood."

"In order to allow the family of seven to survive, my father returned the title of nobility, abandoned the loyal lords, sold the family's ancestral home and all the property that could not be taken away, and moved the family to Martinique as a pioneer, and purchased a small plantation with only about 100 acres of land."

"Life settled down again, although it was poor and hard because I couldn't afford to buy slaves, but at least, we no longer had to worry about not having enough to eat, and I grew up healthy from seven to twelve."

"When I was twelve, pirates attacked." Zilnede calmly recounted, like a bystander recounting the tragedy of the world that had nothing to do with him, "except for me and my little sister, who went to the woods to pick wild weeds, everyone died, and it was the navy that patrolled nearby to expel the pirates and accidentally saved my life." ”

"It was the second turning point in my life, when I sold my sister at the age of twelve, joined the Navy with the money, and became a low-level sailor, not even a sailor."

"I was working as a messenger on a sloop communication ship named the Centaur, the smallest, weakest, and most incompetent of the thirty-six crew members on board, and could not do anything, even if I stayed on the deck idle, I would stain the deck because of seasickness."

"I spent three years like this, and finally became a full-fledged sailor by bribing and enduring the captain's whip."

"At the age of fifteen, we met pirates again."

"Firepower inferiority, personnel inferiority, ship inferiority, the Centaur was sunk, and I and seven other sailors boarded the enemy ship under the leadership of the first mate and fought to the death with the enemy. In the end, I became the only survivor of the battle, and I captured the enemy ship alone, and because of the lack of manpower, I drifted at sea for twenty-two days and was rescued. ”

"Later, I found out that it was actually the flagship of a pirate king, and it was probably when I met us when I was at my weakest that I picked up this big bargain."

"I was fortunate enough to be a tool for the New World Fleet to boast about its exploits, and my achievements were magnified exponentially, and I was awarded the Order of St. Mitchell, and I was exceptionally promoted to second lieutenant, completing the leap from soldier to officer."

"In the following ten years, I began to fight, experienced one hundred and twenty-seven naval battles, sixty-six victories, and no defeat, and the rank was promoted from a small second lieutenant to a major, and many noble children did not even dare to think of high positions of real power."

"However, being invincible doesn't change anything. Four years ago, I ran for the post of lieutenant colonel with a colleague who was far inferior to me, and lost. This defeat made me think I had seen it all, and I volunteered to be transferred to the calm Atlantic Defense Fleet, and began to chase pleasure and no longer force promotion......"

"Until I met the adult."

Zilnede smiled freely and gratefully: "My lord told me that the rigid aristocracy only recognizes the origin, and if I have the ambition to become a general, the first thing I need to improve is my own background. ”

"So...... Sir Prio, I love Miss Emily so much that I want to be her companion for the rest of my life, even if she doesn't love me. ”

"I'm willing to get involved! Abandon the surname, abandon the family, take your noble surname as the surname, take the interests of the Prio family as the foundation, be loyal for a lifetime, and never betray the judgment! ”

"It's also a great benefit to you. You are the regional council speaker of a remote town, with no military or political roots, and no son under your knees to inherit the family business. You only have three daughters, but we all know that women can't keep their family business, and the world is ...... It's still a man's world. ”

The long speech was finally over, and Zilned, as if he had been drained of his strength, could no longer straighten his back.

He softened with exhaustion, gasping for breath, word by word.

"I've shown all my cards, Jazz. Hopefully this will make you feel my sincerity and then ...... Please tell me your answer! ”

There was silence in the study.

Previously, Zilnede didn't give Sir Prio room to speak, but now that space was everywhere, Sir didn't know how to start.

Identity.

The Atlantic Defense Fleet is the guardian and reliance of all ports on the Panatlantic coast of Martinique, and is the only regular maritime armament.

As the powerful captain of the Lucky Horseshoe, Zilnede was by no means as humble as he himself claimed, and everyone with sense and judgment knew that his influence in the town was no less than that of the nominal Speaker.

Being able to win over such a person was a pie-in-the-sky good thing for Sir Preo, but Zilnede was so sincere and humble that Sir lost his sense of reality.

First of all, his sincerity must be confirmed!

Sir weighed his words with this in mind, "Mr. Major, although I have heard some strange rumors these days, to be honest, I have never tried to take them as true. ”

"You think I spread those rumors?"

"At least mostly, I've heard that your lieutenant protested to the mayor over some rumors that hurt your reputation."

Zilnede simply shook his head: "Whether you believe it or not, those rumors have nothing to do with me. I only know that some people are trying to help me, some people are trying to harm me, and some people are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. ”

Sir Prio raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Assuming that those rumors really have nothing to do with you, what reason do you have to choose Ani, or rather, the Prio family?" ”

"Love, of course."

"You keep saying love, but with all due respect, I don't hear your love for Ani from your lengthy speech."

"It's love." Zirned's expression was solemn, "I love your daughter, I love wealth, I love power, your daughter is the intersection of all desires, the only choice worth all my efforts." ”

Jazz on the face? The difference is even stronger.

"I hate to say it, but Martinique is full of people who are richer than me, and people who are more noble than me are carrying buckets, and I am not even the most powerful person in Leloland...... As for Aini's beauty, I don't think that's on your radar. ”

"Why do you knowingly ask, Sir?" Zilnede sighed in disappointment, "Miss Emily is the best choice, her value is not given to her by the Prio family, but from the wishes of another nobleman. To me, and to you, Miss Emily will be our bond to that nobleman. ”

"The nobleman?"

"Siegfried. Mr. Nallo, whose identity I still do not know, is disdainful to say it, and no one else wants to tell me. But in my opinion, you should know who he is. And the Monsieur Renault, and the many celebrities in the town, Mr. Nallo's identity should not be a secret to them. ”

"Narlo...... Mr. "Sir stared at Zilned, which," Mr. Captain mean, your union with Ani is what he expects? ”

"Yes, Sir told me personally, that I wish I could give Miss Emily loyalty and happiness. That is the kindness of the gentleman, and I can only get the desired reward if I give everything to satisfy the wish of the gentleman. ”

"This ...... It was really beyond my expectations. ”

Sir Prio stood up, circled, circled, and paced.

Walking to the sixth lap, he stopped: "Captain...... Zirney...... Nesi, I remember that Mr. Nallo's ship has already left port, right? ”

"About an hour and a half ago." Zilnede glanced at his pocket watch, "I watched the night when Mr. Ship's ship sailed in. ”

"In that case...... I'd love to grant you a wish, and the Prio family welcomes a son-in-law like you, but it's not a decision I can make. Ani is sad in her room, and if we are to fulfill Mr. Narlo's wishes, you need to convince her personally. ”