There is a strong contrast between the interior and exterior of the Secretariat, and the crowds on the outside are simply separated from the tranquility of the interior by a door.

A boy in a white hat walked up to Charles and said, "Hello sir, is there anything you need help with?" ”

Charsele gave him a Septin and said, "Listen to the child, I have important military information, and now you must take me to the person in charge of your place, if there is a delay, the consequences are not something you and I can afford." ”

But unexpectedly, the child seemed to be accustomed to hearing such alarmist words more than practical, pouted and turned away: "Okay, come with me." ”

Soon they came to a birch door, and the boy pointed to the white, yellowish wooden door, and said, "No, it's inside, go in." ”

Charles nodded and pushed open the door, and was greeted by a huge table, the small floral tablecloth had a natural and intimate feeling, and the light color plain tablecloth was dotted with stars or some soft flowers printed on the hem of the tablecloth, and the warm pastoral style quietly came. It's hard to imagine anyone putting such a tablecloth in such a palatial room, and Charles instinctively has a slight affection for the owner of this house.

An old man with a beard slowly stood up from behind the desk, and he looked at Charles suspiciously, "Who put you in?" I'm sorry, I didn't blame you, but it was a bit of a surprise for you to come in without an announcement. ”

Charles was a little at a loss, it felt as if someone had slapped him hard in front of the public.

"I'm sorry sir, it was a kid in a white hat who let me in, and I forgot about it because it was urgent, it's so rude, I'm so sorry." Charles bent down to apologize to the old man.

He seemed very satisfied with Charles's attitude, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's okay my child, it's not a big deal, you just said that you have something important, forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, what is it?" ”

Charles straightened his waist and said solemnly, "Please allow me to introduce myself first, my father is the Viscount of the Empire, he died on the battlefield three years ago, but I did not meet the requirements of the Imperial Succession Law until this year. I commissioned a caravan to send a letter to the Imperial Capital in the hope of inheriting what my father had left me, but on the way, I was plundered by the Northerners' bandits, and my territory was recently captured by the Northerners. I had no choice but to come here alone, hoping for the help of the Empire, to prove my legal identity and to help me reclaim my territory. ”

The old man's expression at this moment was extremely serious: "Child, do you mean that the Northern Army has invaded your hometown?" Where are you from, kid? ”

"Spotra, my lord, the plains of Rezk." Charles replied respectfully, that it was his only hope, and that he had to seize it.

The old man's brow furrowed even more, and as if he suddenly understood something, he angrily said something that Charles did not understand. He looked at Charles and said, "Son, you don't have to worry about the reinforcements, I'll take care of that." All you have to do now is go to the archives and find someone named Hank, and as long as what you say is true, your title will be recognized by the Empire. ”

Charles thanked him and was about to go out, when the old man said behind him, "By the way, child, if you can't find a place or have any problems, look for the child who brought you in just now, as long as you say that I said it, he will help you." ”

Charles looked back and saw that the old man had already begun to write angrily on a piece of parchment, and he had no time to talk to him. Charles said goodbye to the air, turned and walked out of the birch door.

The white-hatted child was still there, and Charles beckoned him and he came over: "Do you need any help, sir?" ”

He looked at Charles with a mocking expression, but Charles didn't want to be angry at his boring prank, he just carefully relayed the old man's words to the child.

The boy didn't get angry at all, but scratched his head in embarrassment, said come with me, and walked forward without looking back.

After a while they came to a large house, and the clerks on duty obviously knew the child, and let them in without asking.

The boy pointed to the red-haired man inside and said, "Look, that guy is Hank, you were ordered by the teacher, and he didn't dare ask you for money." I'll leave first. ”

After saying that, he ran away as if he were running away, but Charles noticed that the roots of his ears were red, and he was really just a child.

Charles checked his appearance, and when he saw that there was no major problem, he walked up to the man named Hank and told him what he was doing. He looked back at Charles and said, "Viscount? On the plains of Rezk? ”

Charles didn't like the tone of his voice when he said this, it felt as if he was a high earl, but after all, he had to nod his head unhappily.

Hank pulled out a large book from the bookshelf next to him, and quickly turned to Charles and said, "The Bourbons? What's your name? ”

"Charles, Charles. Bourbon, sir"

"That's fine, Mr. Charles, you'll soon get the Empire's mandate, so now it's time for you to go, I have a lot of work to do."

Charles's face turned red and he said, "Is it that simple, sir, don't you need any other certification?" ”

He didn't care about Charles's anger at all, and said lightly: "It's just a viscount in a remote area, what is there to test, I don't think anyone has dared to pretend to be a nobleman yet." ”

The humiliation was so great that Charles couldn't resist killing him with a sword, but he touched his waist and remembered that his sword had been left in the hotel. He looked at Hank hatefully, then turned and walked away.

Just as Charles was about to walk out of the room, Hank's disgusting voice came from behind: "By the way, you can leave your address, or I won't blame you if I can't find you." ”

Charles didn't look back, he felt the veins on his forehead pop up, and he seemed to pop out a few words between his teeth: "Organ, Organ Hotel." ”

Then he left the Secretariat, and he didn't even know how he got back to the hotel.

When Charles returned to his room, the anger and humiliation almost drove him mad, and he suppressed the anger in his heart, picked up his sword and walked out into the street.

There was still some time before the curfew, and there were still many people wandering around the streets, about to go to the tavern to vent their frustration for the day.

Charles looked at the sky and estimated the time, the secretary's office was almost finished, so he came to the side of the splendid building, and waited silently.