"I have to say, the time you woke up was really right, Lord Loren Turin. ”

On the third day of recovery, in the black-haired wizard's hospital room, little Yode with a meaningful smile on his face was sitting in front of his bed with his legs crossed, his hands and ten fingers crossed, and the corners of his mouth were hooked just right, just like the close-fitting robe on his body, not too fancy but enough for others to perceive his identity.

"Oh, really?"

"Of course, I didn't wake up until a month after the accident, and it was just before the upcoming round table. A pair of eyes stared more and more at the black-haired wizard's every move, and little Yode's smile became sweeter:

"A month, a whole month! Throwing all the big and small affairs to me, a humble servant, who is unconscious, and runs back and forth in fear to solve all your troubles, and by the way, helps the Wizards' Guild and the reckless little girl Count to take care of the aftermath - what a standard aristocratic lord!"

"Uh......"

Loren, who was smiling embarrassedly, looked at Xiao Yode, who was about to explode in the next second, gritting his teeth, and shrugged his shoulders very "sincerely": "I'm sorry." ”

"Excuse me?"

"Hmm... I'm so sorry?"

"Thank you so much!" Little Yode, who couldn't bear it, stood up directly, and it seemed that if it weren't for the black-haired wizard lying on the bed, he would have drawn his sword directly—although even if he drew his sword, he didn't think he had much chance of winning in front of this madman:

"This isn't the first time, it's not the first time you've done this!Do you know how much effort I've put into maintaining the credibility of the United Chamber of Commerce in Crimson Castle and the entire northern part of Byrne?!"

"Of course. The bloodless Loren smiled as kindly as he could: "It is precisely because of absolute trust that I can safely risk falling out of the past and leave all the aftermath to you - didn't you say last time that I don't trust you enough?"

"Trust?" "Little Yod stared at this shameless guy, his expression was more sarcastic and sarcastic: "So I misunderstood you, the evidence and handle about me in the hands of Wizard Ayn Rand were not given to him (her)?"

"Isn't Lusin spying on me on your orders, putting a knife on my neck if you don't agree?"

"Isn't that what you want me to do?" Loren looked at him innocently, "You said that if you were me, you would never easily trust a person's promises and oaths... The necessary precautions are needed, right?"

"Yes, I remember someone saying 'So, you're not Loren Turin' and a bunch of self-righteous big talk. Little Yod snorted coldly: "The words that reveal the truth... I was about to cry. ”

Taking a deep breath, little Yod tried his best to return himself to his normal state of sanity, as long as he was in front of this black-haired wizard, he was prone to lose control of his emotions and even do some irrational things.

As a businessman, and the best of the best, emotional out-of-control is simply intolerable... If it weren't for the reserved sense of responsibility and the death threat of a certain gray-eyed (Lusen), he would have wanted to pick and stop doing it!

"Forget it, let's get down to business... By the way, I would like to report to you what happened during the time you were unconscious. ”

Reluctantly sat down again, and little Yode's face still couldn't hide the sarcastic expression: "Two things, the first one, our dear Highness Brandon failed, and the Heavenly Dome Palace did not send him, but compromised and chose Duke Ully Wirtz of Ellemont as the imperial envoy. ”

"As expected. ”

The black-haired wizard said, picking up the hot milk on the bedside table and taking a sip, and next to the saucer there was a "love note" left by the little wizard - no alcohol is allowed during illness.

"This kind of thing that will reverse the balance of strength between the two royal highnesses, neither the cabinet nor Eckhart II himself will easily agree, and it is already the best result to let the Grand Duke of Ellemont come... Well, Brandon might still be jumping right now, right?"

Xiao Yode didn't think much of Loren's answer, and snorted disdainfully: "The opportunity to send it to the door has been lost, I really don't understand why you are loyal to such a useless prince... Why don't you just take this opportunity to defect and go to Conod?"

"You mean really?"

"Nonsense, of course it's fake!" Little Yod rolled his eyes: "It's all come to this, can Conod really let us live just because you changed the court?"

Shrugging his shoulders indifferently, Loren said indifferently: "Although it is not the result we expected, it may be the best one." ”

Little Yod bowed his head and groaned, nodding his head in agreement with the black-haired wizard's statement.

Among the several principalities of the empire, Ebolden is absolutely impossible, Arles is remote and the relationship between the royal family is relatively cold, and Boe is an ally of Byrne, so it is naturally impossible to obey the instructions of the Heavenly Dome Palace too much... The only remaining Duchy is Lothair and Ellemont.

Between the two Grand Dukes, the Duke of Fleet, of Lothair, was older and prestigious, well-connected and powerful, and most importantly, Lothair did not border Byrne, so if he were to come, he would probably be more inclined to the orders and personal likes and dislikes of the Heavenly Dome, and he would not care about the thoughts of the Byrne.

The Grand Duke of Ellemont, Ully Wirtz, was very young, did not have too much prestige, and was adjacent to both Sackland and Byrne, and the Wirtz family had always been loyal to the Empire, and most importantly, Yuli Wirtz himself had a good relationship with both sides.

In comparison, the Archduke of Ellemont is naturally the best candidate... This also proves that the Heavenly Dome Palace is now very clear that because of the matter of Gaspar and the Heresy Order, the satrapy system has been completely bankrupt, and restoring people's hearts and trust in the empire is the first priority.

"What about the other one, you say there are two things?"

"Another... It's not easy to break it at the moment, and it's only a suspicion stage at the moment. Little Yode's eyes flashed with a strange glint: "There is some very subtle information from the branch of the United Chamber of Commerce in the north, which is about the round table. ”

"Roundtable?"

"That's right, I'm sure you already know that our little girl, the Earl, was so arrogant that she convened a round table without even thinking about it, hoping to use the power of all Byrne to put pressure on the Empire. ”

Shaking his head, the corners of Little Yod's mouth hooked up a meaningful smile: "She succeeded... In a sense. ”

"Getting to the point. The black-haired wizard interrupted him with a wave of his hand, telling the other party to hurry up and end the nonsense.

"She's overestimating her ability to control Byrne, or underestimating the ambitions of the Earls of Byrne," Jr. Yord smiled playfully, "The eyeliners who have returned from the branch have told me that some of the Byrne nobles seem to be secretly colluding and preparing to take advantage of this 'great opportunity' for the Council of the Round Table to become independent from the Empire." ”

Loren was stunned: "Independence?!"

"That's right, rebuild Byrne from the Old Kingdom, restore the Round Table Council, and elect a new Knight King instead of just a Byrne Duke. Little Jode's tone is still frivolous, as if he was joking:

"There is no evidence of this, but at least four counts have taken large sums of cash from the money offices of our chamber of commerce, and the Yod Chamber of Commerce should be the same, if my dear father had not been bribed by some earl, he would have told you the truth. ”

"As for what the money is being used for... It should be self-explanatory, right?"

The black-haired wizard nodded, "Can you confirm which people it is?"

"Impossible... This kind of thing is done by small people, or through small chambers of commerce that they control, and it is very humiliating for Byrne to deal with merchants in person, and I can only know the approximate amount of money in the account. ”

Little Yod said calmly: "So I advise you to plan ahead, this round table will never be as bright as among the knights, the thirteen knight lords are all difficult people, and the Lord Yuli Wirtz ......"

"Yuri Wirtz ......" Loren muttered, "Of course, if I were the Knight Lord who wanted Byrne to become independent, or even become a Knight King, what would I do before the meeting began......"

Of course, it is to find someone to assassinate this duke, so that Byrne can completely break with the empire!