"This is where all the money is going for today, and if this situation continues, your majesty, our finances will soon turn into a deficit."

"Everything is caused by the changes in the past few days, Your Majesty, now the major cities are working hard to repair the damaged areas, and the funds, manpower and material resources required are almost to an incalculable extent......

"The life of the most important majesty has been guaranteed, what else do you have to worry about? As long as there are no problems with His Majesty, everything has a chance to start again. ”

"You're all too superficial! Are we all just looking at the imperial capital? The provinces of André and Marta are being hit by drought and we cannot continue to watch them suffer! ”

Some time later, on March 8th, next to the side hall at the back of the Redkar Palace, which had not yet been completely restored, several imperial nobles around each other were wearing their own red and black official uniforms arguing fiercely about something, and at the same time looked at the emperor who was lying on an ordinary wooden table with cautious eyes: "Do you think these two provinces are not worth saving?" ”

"Each province is originally self-financed, otherwise what are those nobles scrambling to go outside to be the city lord every day? The problems of the provinces of Andrea and Marta are their own problems, and they should have been left to bear their own responsibilities! ”

"You mean that Redcar's problem should also be borne by Redkar alone? The current fiscal deficit is only a little bit of a façade! If you lose the support of the other provinces by then, will you little nobles be able to afford it? ”

"Little, little noble? Who do you say is a petty nobleman? Before His Majesty's decree appeared, you, the Marquis of Rogner, were only a minor noble—"

"Alright."

The voice said this indifferently, and Dreyner, who was sitting in the center of the table, suppressed the discussion of several nobles present with a thunderous declaration, and His Majesty the Emperor, who was almost buried by the pile of pages on the table, then raised his head slightly, and the momentary anger on his face was quickly covered by the smile that emerged: "All the monarchs are all carefully selected talents by Yu, and Yu also believes that all the monarchs are thinking about the future of the empire, these subtle differences, Yu also believes that Zhujun will be able to solve it soon. ”

"Other than that, the position and status were already trivial before that." He sighed slightly, and then his eyes fell to the side: "Since you are all newborn nobles, you should also respect each other and be more united." ”

"But...... But after all, we still dare not decide for ourselves. The nobleman, who had previously been known as the Marquis of Rogner, trembled and lowered his head: "Need...... Need Your Majesty...... You ...... personally"

"Yu knows." Looking at the other party's stumbling answer, Drenier, who raised his head, revealed his face engraved with brilliant cracks: "Even so, you still need a final decision-maker, right?" ”

"Then it's up to Yu to decide." He let out a helpless sigh, and at the same time temporarily threw aside one of the pages he was writing in his hand: "The shortage of funds will be paid by the royal family first, and the vacancy will be filled again after the treasury is refilled." ”

"Yes."

"As for the question of the two provinces...... Even if it is only a little, the necessary support should be provided. ”

There was a pause in his voice for a moment, and Dreyner then turned his gaze to the side: "Friedman." ”

“…… At. ”

Friedman's expressionless face was then reflected in the corner of the crowd, accompanied by his deep voice: "Your Majesty. ”

"The Chancellor of the Exchequer is gone, and there are few wealthy people among the nobles of the empire." Ignoring the other party's rude attitude, which was different from other nobles, Drenier asked indifferently, "How much strength do you have left?" ”

"Although it is not as good as the Pamuel family, it is no problem to support it for a while." Friedman stroked his chest and lowered his head: "As the trade minister of the empire, I also have the obligation to support the trade of the two provinces to maintain the most basic circulation. ”

"Very well, I'll leave it to you." With a casual wave of his hand, Drenier re-lifted the page in his hand, "If you have any other questions—"

"If our family is willing to contribute this asset, will Your Majesty be willing to meet the demands I have made?"

Unceremoniously interrupting His Majesty the Emperor's words, Friedman slowly straightened up: "Is Your Majesty willing to release the people of the Date family and release Volavos?" ”

“…… Yu knows about your relationship with Volavos, but it's still too early to do so. In the sight of the rest of the nobles looking at each other, His Majesty the Emperor smiled and began to bargain with the middle-aged man in front of him: "You don't want to hand over a crippled imperial capital to that virtuous nephew to manage, or leave it to more young people who have grown up, right?" ”

"Volavos is not such a fragile man, and neither is the Date family." Without the slightest hesitation, Friedman clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "It is not a good thing for the future of the empire that you have put so many imperial nobles in prison without giving any chance to the rest of the capable people. ”

"Of course Yu has given other people a chance, and this is the case with these people who are standing around you right now." In the midst of the sudden opposition and invective, it was Drenier who spoke their opinion on their behalf: "Or ...... Do you now think that these new nobles are not at all as good as Caldera and others? ”

"If you waste an opportunity, it's not too late to give someone else the possibility to perform." The cracks on his face glowed brighter, and Drenier let out a burst of laughter, "What's more—"

"The reason for keeping them in custody is not just because of that, you should understand."

His face gradually became serious, and Drenier, who waved his hand, then lowered his head again, and the atmosphere that was about to be silent again was then broken by a loud shout from far away in the garden, accompanied by the figure of a certain imperial nobleman striding under the arch of several guards: "Your Majesty! ”

"I've brought you people!"

He gave a hasty salute, then stretched out his exaggerated arms to the several players who appeared behind him: "Please judge them!" ”

"Do you have any misunderstanding of the word 'judgment'?"

Looking up at the smiling faces of Duan Qing and the others who were following him, Dreynier shook his head slightly: "Yu is very busy now, so I don't have time to mess around with you." ”

"But, but...... Didn't Your Majesty ask me to bring them here? Count Chuckner's eyes slowly widened: "Isn't Your Majesty going to punish this guy who dares to open an office without permission and take over the affairs of the Adventurers' Guild?" ”

“…… Yu is glad that you have not yet fully become a sophisticated nobleman. ”

Looking at each other with inexplicable eyes for a while, Drainier suddenly laughed faintly: "If it were according to the habits of those nobles in the past, they would have already secretly acted against these enemies in their eyes, and they didn't need Yu's approval and consent at all." ”

"It's impossible for Yu to see these guys alive again."

The silent wind danced out along the garden as he stood up, and then gradually stopped as the silence filled the ground: "If so, it will be a regret in my heart." ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." As if sensing something was wrong, Count Chuckner slowly knelt down: "Minister, how dare you—"

"These are Yu's benefactors." Stretching out his hand and tapping Duan Qing's face in front of him, Dreynier, who interrupted the other party's voice, then announced loudly to the surroundings: "At the same time, he is also a hero who saved the imperial capital and a hero who saved the empire." ”

"I hope you can understand what Yu means correctly."

The crack of light that extended to the whole body became a little brighter in the silent appearance, and Dreyner looked around at the faces of the rest of the stunned nobles present with a serious gaze: "Got it?" Got it? Very well, then-"

"Adjournment."

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The Imperial Garden at the top of the hill is large in size, and it was designed and built to maintain its original composition as much as possible, such as the clear pond surrounded by rocks, which is fed by water from the spring that originally flowed out of the mountaintop. It seemed that some magic was used, and the temperature around this courtyard had always maintained a cool feeling that was completely incompatible with the hot summer, and this surprise did not attract the attention of Duan Qing and the others at first, until they sat down by a pavilion in the center of the garden and sat down face to face with the emperor: "...... It seems to be really cool. ”

"Yes, it's a place to play."

"Remember this place, and the next time I find a girlfriend, I'll drag her to this place for a date."

"Don't forget that this is the Imperial Family Garden, aren't you afraid of others beating out?"

"It's okay, it's okay, you're all my guests."

Laughing interrupted the whispering between Asahi and Gedmayne, Drenier, who was sitting at the top, said loudly, "Since you are the companions of Mr. Linyuan Broken Water, you are naturally also my friends. ”

"Your Majesty is really a cheerful person, I felt it when I saw you for the first time." Asahi Dongsheng patted his leg and gave his thumbs up: "Although I was escorted to this place as a suspect at that time, I didn't panic at that time." ”

"How I don't remember you taking it in stride." Gedmayne, who was on the side, dismantled the other party's platform again: "And can you put away your Erlang legs?" Is this really your home? ”

"It's okay, I'm not talking to you right now as His Majesty the Emperor of the Frey Empire."

Waving his hand around, Drenier waved the maids who had brought fruit and food back one after another: "Strictly speaking, the Frey family is only one of the most prominent and powerful nobles in the Frey Empire, and the absolute dominance like the Ancient Magic Empire was not available here. ”

"To be able to make those imperial nobles still obey me like this, originally relying on the favor accumulated by their ancestors." He pointed to the sky above his head, white cracks shining at the junction between his fingertips and his arms: "After such a long time, those grievances of Emperor Frey have long since been consumed. ”

"That's better than the new nobles you have now, right?" Duan Qing asked with a little puzzlement: "Those little nobles were originally among the ordinary people, and they didn't have the awe and gratitude for the empire......

"These feelings are not a good thing." Putting away his arm, Dreynier shook his head slightly: "Just like Caldera what they did this time, it is the result of a long accumulation among the major nobles, and the sins left by the royal family since the beginning of the empire have finally erupted in my generation. ”

"Thankfully, you have completed this redemption and freed us from the shackles of this shackle." He smiled and stretched out his hands at Duan Qing and the others at the same time: "Although most of the strength has been lost, the Frei family will never be subject to this cursed land again. ”

"Is your body really okay?" With a hint that he still didn't know why, Duan Qing pointed to His Majesty the Emperor's body full of light cracks: "This situation...... I've never seen ...... before."

"It's okay, it's just the sequelae of temporarily splicing together with energy." Laughing and answering the other party's words, Drainier turned his gaze to Snow Spirit Phantom Ice's head: "As Violet's apprentice, he was able to think of a way to redirect the leyline energy to me, the restraint, not only to dispose of all the unstable energy, but also to give me the last trace of life that has been disintegrated......"

"Apprentice, apprentice?" Hurriedly exchanging glances with Xue Lingphantom Ice on the side, Duan Qing smiled dryly and quickly hid some of the inexplicable content hidden in this topic: "We are not her apprentices, in fact...... There are still a lot of unclear things about our relationship, hahaha. ”

"Is that so?" Glaring at his eyes, Dreynier waved his hand disapprovingly: "Okay, that watch...... We'll talk about that great mage later, and since you're all here, let's talk about you first. ”

"First of all, the reward."

He clapped his hands, and then directed the eyes of the attracted players to the south of the garden: "I know that you are all adventurers, and what adventurers crave most is rewards. ”

"Over there is the Imperial Royal Collection, please follow in my footsteps in a moment, and let's go and choose it together." 8)