The three chatted for a while, and Weiss half-jokingly said that Gunevere married to the Norman royal family, and will be regarded as a senior intelligence agent on the federal side in the future, and the royal family must be the first to get the news if there is any movement in the Norman Empire. Although she cannot be directly involved in government affairs, she will have some contact. From this point of view, there is a positive side to this marriage.

Weiss had no intentions, and as soon as he finished speaking, he was blinded by Nikolai, and Octavier didn't have a good expression, it seems that a woman's perspective is completely different from a man's way of thinking.

Octavier said, "I don't want my sister to be a high-level intelligence agent and sacrifice her life. In the matter of defending my family and country, I would rather fight with the enemy on the battlefield than use marriage as a bargaining chip for my relatives. ”

It was said in an old-fashioned manner, like a mother who was about to send her daughter to the house of a rich man, when in fact she was only three or four years older than Weiss.

Nikolai followed up and said: "Although she is married to the Norman Empire as an imperial concubine, she comes from a country like the Federation that has an opposite relationship with the Norman Empire, and she will still be more or less discriminated against and rejected by people. For the first few years, she must have been closely monitored, and it was almost impossible to gain access to the enemy's political and military affairs, unless the enemy deliberately gave her access. ”

Weiss spread his hands and said that he had no disagreement with women, let alone infringing on women's rights. He explained that because Gunevere had said that one of her dreams was to be a good intelligence officer, he wondered if she had such a secondary purpose in marrying into the Norman Empire.

"I've already talked to her, and if she really thinks about it, even if it's only partially, I'll advise her to dismiss it sooner rather than later. Marriage can't be a child's play, and life is only once. Octavir continued in the voice of an old mother.

"I remember when Barras first came to Bellakaser to have a tryst with Gunevere, I had a conversation with him, and at that time he seemed reluctant to make the news public, and now that he was officially engaged to Gunevere, the news was impossible to block. So, since he is willing to make it public, there must be some changes in psychology, what made him make such a determination? Does it mean that there have been some subtle changes in the power structure of the Norman Empire? ”

Weiss's question didn't point specifically to Nikolai or Octavier, and he wasn't sure if either or both had the answer he wanted.

Octavier mused, "In the Norman Empire, the two young princes, Albert and Barras, were not favored by the people, they were counterattackers in the power struggle. For a long time, we had the idea that Albert had a serious family disease and would probably have died at a young age, but the history of the Norman royal family was not without such misdiagnoses, or hoaxes in the name of misdiagnosis. As for this prince of Baras, he was different from childhood, he was a genius in the military field, but also a rebel, so it is said that he was not valued by their Hohenstaufen IV. The deceased crown prince is the proud son of heaven who is favored by all parties. Speaking of which, the unfortunate late crown prince was born to the first queen of Hohenstaufen IV, who died more than a decade ago, and both Albert and Barras were born to the second queen. Although the first queen has been dead for many years, her family has a close relationship with the old crown prince, and after the death of the old crown prince, the new crown prince and the interest groups he represents behind him naturally have a conflict of power and change. In fact, Princes Albert and Ballas belonged to different factions of power. This support is often consolidated and maintained through marriage and other means, and the princess married by Prince Albert is a representative of the traditional aristocracy of the west that supports him. Therefore, it was originally expected that Prince Barras would marry a woman of pure blood and illustrious background from the House of Sedrinz in the north, but he actually chose Gunnevere as his first wife, not to mention the future, at least at this step, he was quite bold and quite unusual. So far, we can't guess what his true intentions were. If, as you speculated before, it is for the sake of better occupying and ruling the Federation in the future, then how can he solve the current problem? Is it just relying on the support of a few young talents of the Sedrinz family, or is he already firmly in the grip of military power? ”

Octavier's series of rhetorical questions unearthed a lot of illogical speculations, making the mystery of Barras's life even more confusing. Unfortunately, as an older sister, she does not even have a clear idea of what kind of person she wants to marry, whether he is gentle or angry, sincere or cunning, bright or mean, these conclusions drawn through various sources are often contradictory, or this is a very contradictory person.

Weiss looked at Nikolai and said, "Although I can't be very sure of my contact with him, I think he is a very intelligent and personable man. At least in extremely dangerous times, he didn't show any irritability or loss of control, which shows that he knows how to control his emotions and has enough city. Think about it, to be able to sit in the position of chief of the general staff of the Norman army at his age, it may not be enough to rely on his background, at least he must have the ability and prestige to speak of. If he wasn't that good, how could he capture Gunevere's heart so quickly? You must know that our big star is sought after by thousands of people in the Federation, and suitors can come from Liberty City to Aocheng, what kind of man among them does not have! ”

Nikolai chuckled: "Yes! Judging from his appearance, bearing, and demeanor, he is indeed in line with the image of Prince Charming in the minds of thousands of girls, not to mention that he has a bright future in the Norman Empire. For the vast majority of young unmarried women on the planet, this is indeed a very ideal marriage partner...... If he didn't have some kind of strong political intent, it would be perfect! ”

This last sentence is clearly the crux of Nikolai's entire statement. She feels that this marriage is still a political activity, and as for what goal she wants to achieve, judging from the current situation, it can only be said that the benevolent and the wise see the wise.

As the sun sets, the sunset on the horizon is like a fiery red curtain. Is the curtain slowly opening or falling? Is it the beginning of an era, or the end of an era? Standing in front of the window, Weiss looked at such an ordinary and spectacular scene, and his heart could not be calm for a long time.

According to the trade agreement of the Belakaser air port, flying ships arriving and departing from the area during the day and ceasing at night. This was both a matter of security and a necessity for national defense, but this time, for the sake of this grand and chic engagement ceremony, the Confederation agreed that their ships should arrive at night on the initiative of the Norman Empire.

In the night sky, a flying ship that did not seem too large flew from the west, and the ships that escorted it were far behind the border, and it was the only one that flew alone into the Monamolin Mountains and finally came to the air port of Belakaser. In Weiss's special vision, it didn't look like anything special - it had neither strong protection, nor great firepower or special mobility, it seemed to be an ordinary transport ship. As it approached, the searchlights of the Bellakaser airfield swept over its metallic hull, Weiss suddenly realized the luxury he had seen during his visit to the Norman Empire. This flying ship is vividly embodied, if not more so, like a flying palace, with a heavy superstructure on top of the hull, which is unprecedented in structure. From a military point of view, this towering superstructure is simply terrible. It is not conducive to reducing the cross-section, nor does it help to balance the hull in high-speed maneuvers, and even too easily exposes the characteristic contour in flight. However, from the point of view of comfort and viewing, the high bridge can overlook the whole ship and the land, and it feels like the world is dominant.

In the register of the Belakaser air port, the arriving ship has only one resounding name: the Crown. In the Confederation, this may be a common name, but in a highly centralized monarchy like the Norman Empire, the crown is by no means a name that ordinary people or ordinary things can use, it means power and status. If it weren't for the fact that Hohenstaufen IV had been sick in bed for several years, Weiss would have speculated that the War Emperor had come here in a gesture that he had not announced in advance.

With Barras's current status, he would definitely not use such a flying ship in a grand manner, which was too ostentatious and not in line with his character. It appeared here solely because his mother, the current Empress of the Norman Empire, was going to attend the engagement ceremony. For Baras, the arrival of this queen is a great affirmation and support for his view of mate selection, and perhaps, it is also a pinnacle of his life.

The Norman magnates arrived at the air port of Belakaser on flying ships, and Weiss, as the host, did not need to be respectful to curry favor on this night. In fact, night arrivals were a requirement of the Normans, and there was no such practice in diplomatic settings. According to the schedule provided by the Norman Empire, the big man would stay here for a few hours a day and a night, and the next day, they would have traditional activities such as tea parties with the betrothed couple and her family, and in the evening the official engagement ceremony would be held, which was basically arranged to respect the Norman customs, and the whole ceremony lasted more than two hours, and there were as many as 24 items on the list. I haven't experienced it, but I shudder just by looking at the list...... The etiquette of the royal family is really cumbersome, and if it is in the territory of the Norman Empire, the pomp and circumstance will definitely be even more extravagant.

Weiss had always wondered what had made the lofty Norman royal family decide to come to this remote airport and deign to hold such an engagement ceremony. If it weren't for the special relationship between the Norman Empire and the Confederation, perhaps the two parties would have been in a more suitable place for an engagement ceremony, such as the capital of the Norman Empire or the city of Au, where the woman's family was located. This is a compromise in any way, and perhaps Ballas has done a lot more work for this day.

The next morning, Gunnevere did not walk with Barras in the morning light as before, and was only seen walking in circles on the grass with one of his attendants. The weather had warmed up, and he was wearing a military cloak, with a light gait, and he didn't look hesitant at all, but was looking forward to the upcoming engagement ceremony. Before Weiss could talk to him, Gunnevere appeared on the lawn, she wasn't very good at Norman, but she had learned a little, and basic communication could still be carried out. She waited on Barras's path, waiting for the other to come to her...... It seems that as an older sister, she will talk to the royal family from a foreign country before the engagement ceremony, or rather admonish. Weiss didn't know what they were talking about, and the two of them only talked for about ten minutes.

Barras never seemed to have met Octavier before, at least not directly. Although this is not an era where appearance is justice, everyone has a love for beauty, and I don't know if he will be a little surprised, a little regretful, and a little "itchy" when he sees such a beautiful woman who is more handsome than Gunniwell and has a military temperament, but it is almost certain that there will never be such a bloody plot as repentance on the spot in him. When it comes to appearance, Octavier is indeed almost impeccable, but it is definitely not perfect. The huge Norman Empire, how could it not pick out a woman of the right age who was comparable to Octavier in terms of appearance and temperament, why bother to come all the way to the Federation to choose a concubine?