With the "Sky Rider" Aldine under the control of Chloe, landed steadily on the deck of Patanguai, Heliga had already opened his eyes that had been blown by the wind just now, and saw the people who came to him - a smirking Kane, and several officers he didn't know. Neither Vita nor Aurelia were there, nor were there any other members of the Society, but the presence of two men in black shirts was a bit unexpected for Heliga.

Also, the eldest son of the Elbare family, Lufas Elbariana, doesn't seem to be here...... Heliga always felt that when he saw him, he would speak unceremoniously at all. He doesn't know why, is he just looking at each other unpleasantly?

"Inexplicable." Heliga jumped off the horseman's shoulders and dried himself with his magic powers—Chloe had covered himself with water when he had just passed through the clouds—as he surveyed the ship's wide deck—no less massive than the Society's "Red Ark", except that it didn't have the rotating-moving cannon holes around it. In addition, compared with the rough slaughter of the ark's metallic words, Patanguai has more of the kind of heaviness that shows the aristocratic temperament. The entire body of the ship is painted white to symbolize the immaculate family of Duke Kane, and the front of the deck is emblazoned with the coat of arms of the Kane family. Heliga saw all this when Chloe approached the spaceship, and when he landed on the deck, before he could take a closer look, he was already surrounded by Kane and the others.

"Long time no see, Lord Duke. The last time you did this was when you were at home three months ago? Heiliga gave Kane a gentle smile and took the initiative to greet him warmly, much to Kane's flattery for a moment—even the officers next to him were very surprised. Obviously, they should have been ordered before, and the guest who was coming was difficult to deal with, so they were asked to pay more attention, but they didn't expect that the reality was not at all.

After a brief pleasantry, Heliga was ushered into the interior of the ship's cabin, in a richly decorated hall. It looked more like the mansion of a great nobleman than the operational headquarters of an army—the paintings on the walls, the beautifully manicured and tended flowers and plants in the middle of the cloister, and the entire spotless, resplendent hall — bearing no resemblance to the unpretentious, steel-heavy, oppressive military fortresses of the regular army.

Duke Kane had set up a luncheon for Haliga, and he sat on the right hand side of the main seat where Duke Kane was, while opposite him was a senior officer with the rank of lieutenant general of the Lamar State Army on his chest. The dishes on the table were naturally very rich, and although the purpose of Hailiga's trip was not to feast on his food, since he had come, he had no scruples about eating casually.

Throughout the process, Heliga was filled with amazement and praise for the headquarters of the Noble Alliance, and neither he nor Duke Kane kept silent about what had happened on the battlefield before, nor did they discuss the shocking news that the Marquis of Rogner had declared Nautia to enter a neutral state and withdraw from the Noble Alliance. Heliga didn't ask where Vita, Lufas and the others were, and he didn't pay attention to someone's conversation at the same table - the two captains of the "Zephyr", Heiliga's old acquaintance, seemed to have been completely forgotten by Heliga.

However, when the officers and other guests had dispersed when they had eaten and drunk, only Heliga was left alone when he was invited to afternoon tea by Duke Kane—and he knew that from now on, it would be a completely different atmosphere than before. Kaien's actions just now seem to be trying to probe, or to detect something through the joint efforts of so many people. Heliga thought, probably hoping to use the sharp eyes of the military top brass to judge whether Heliga can use his own power now? After all, he was indeed slashed by Aurelia's greatsword, and many people saw it. As for the results of observations...... Probably disappointed?

"Thank you for your kindness...... This flagship of the Noble Alliance is indeed very unusual, I almost forgot that this should be the command headquarters of the Noble Alliance, but I feel like the gorgeous theme park that opened last year in Crossbell. Heliga chuckled and teased, "But Lord Duke...... You shouldn't just invite me to tea and laugh, right? ”

"Alas...... I think it's a good thing to just drink tea and laugh. Kane sighed, "It's a pity that this damn war isn't over yet...... Not only that, but on the basis of the original, there is also a new mess. ”

"Could it be that His Excellency the Duke is referring to the incident in Kruchen?" Haliga asked, feigning hesitation.

"No...... You can't be unaware. Duke Kane sighed, obviously thinking that Heliga was playing dumb, "After all...... Isn't it you who suddenly changed places with His Royal Highness the Prince, and each completed the work that they needed to face? If it weren't for the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince in person, I'm afraid that the Marquis of Rogner would not have been persuaded by him in a few words and withdrew from the noble alliance to remain neutral. Duke Kane snorted softly, obviously dissatisfied.

"That's weird...... It's true that I have a friendship with His Highness, but on the Marquis of Rogner's side, I really don't know. "I have received information earlier that the remnants of the former president of the Lane Fortt Society, and Angelica Rogner, the daughter of the Marquis of Rogner, are dissatisfied with His Excellency the Marquis, but they do not have enough strength to resist. ”

"I know that...... Angelica led her supporters to confront the Marquis of Rogner at Black Dragon Pass, during which the former president Irina Lanefort's men wreaked havoc in the city of Luray, and finally His Royal Highness the Prince landed with the "Red Wings" to clean up the situation. Duke Kane picked up a report and placed it in front of Heliga, "These things have been investigated by my people very clearly. ”

Heiliga read the entire report unhurriedly - I have to say that this assessment of Duke Kane is still very fair. His intelligence unit did a good job, and all the information that was investigated above was told to him by Oliebar himself last night. It's just that he still has to continue to pretend to be surprised: "It still hurts Marquis Rogner for making follow-up negotiations about Notia?" This...... I really don't know. Surprised, Heliga put down the papers and stood up from the couch, "I just heard from His Royal Highness that he could take the opportunity to deal with something else, instead of continuing to spend time with Aurelia's regular elite. I didn't know he had already set up a bureau in Notia, and I didn't even know where he went. ”

"Why? Didn't you already do something similar in Lufas's hometown, in Crucchen, where El Bareaa's home is located? "Overthrowing an unpopular Duke is easy for you. You have people at your disposal who are available—I won't talk about Her Royal Highness, and Your Highness Olibat is also your close friend, not to mention your classmates, and your relationship with the Church of the Seven Dawns—I know all these things from Vita! ”

Heliga finally held back and didn't laugh - Vita was really a clever ghost, and she had deliberately exaggerated Heliga's relationship with the church, rather than with the association and private communication with her. Anyway, for the arrogant imperial aristocracy, the church is just like the association, just a powerful but able to find an opportunity to use the pawn, so he didn't bother to delve into the story behind it, for example, Heliga and the church intersected, and what exactly did they do together? Kane Gong himself believed it anyway.

However, he still had to plan for now, and while giving himself a little way out, he also had to pretend that he was really frightened by the words of Duke Kane, "However, the cooperation between the Qiyao Church and me is limited to the Crossbell region, not the Empire. As for Her Royal Highness, rescuing her is also a task entrusted to me by Her Highness Olibat. Even if you don't talk about the political energy of the imperial family, I don't think it's a problem just because this is an older brother's care for his sister, right? ”

"Members of the royal family, naturally, can't come according to the requirements of ordinary people. Now, the reformers of the empire have instigated civil strife, forcing the nobles to form such an alliance against them, and it is our duty to protect His Majesty the Emperor and the members of the imperial family. It's just that since it is a request made by His Royal Highness the Prince to the person he trusts, we can't interfere. ”

"That's nice...... It's just that because of the emperor and the crown prince in his hands, Elfin's political value can be ignored. - Helriga complained frantically in her heart, but what she said was: "So I didn't let Her Royal Highness come forward to deal with anything." Duke El Barea made a serious mistake in the civil war, and I was just helping my classmate Eussis, the rightful heir to the title of Duke El Bareaa, to take control of the situation. If he hadn't been stupid enough to attack Keldick, would anyone have done anything to him? The most critical question is, hasn't your noble alliance also decided to abandon him? From the time he was besieged by the regular army to his final surrender, did he see a little support from the noble alliance? ”

"Not bad...... That's why I didn't pursue this matter too much. Duke Kane choked on Hyliga's words, "But Notia—"

"Things in Notia have nothing to do with me. If you're asking me to ask about it, that's all I can tell you. Heliga stood up, his indifferent look made Duke Kane tremble, "If you want to negotiate with the Marquis of Rogner to save the situation, you can start now, I have nothing to do for you." ”

"No, no, no...... Wait a minute. Duke Kane hurriedly stepped forward, "I'm just curious...... It's just curious. But did you mean to say that His Highness Olibart is self-interested in inciting independence for the state of Nodia, and you don't know anything about it? ”

"I know everything but his purpose. But for one, I don't have any power at my disposal in Nodya, which is largely monopolized by the Rogners and the Lane Forte capital, and it's very difficult to get a stitch in there. Moreover, the Marquis of Rogner did not act in the manner that the Duke of Elbariana despised, so I have no reason to call on those who have no interests. Your Highness would do this, I really didn't expect it. ”

"Okay...... In that case, then I'm wrong to blame you. Kane sighed, nodded heavily, and then smiled, as if the conversation, which was akin to an argument, had never happened, "Speaking of which, I've always had a question for you...... Before, at the Duke's Palace in Ordis, you once said that you chose to join forces with His Royal Highness because you admired His Royal Highness's political ideas, right? ”

"That's right." Hyliga nodded, "I agree that should be the ultimate goal of the Empire. To build a truly powerful but peace-loving, prosperous and thriving state, not the current scoundrel and all-conquering invader that is regarded by other countries as despicable, or a backward country that is dragged down by the traditional aristocracy and rotten. At this time, Duke Kane finally asked the topic that Hailiga wanted him to ask - through the series of stimulation just now, Duke Kane felt that he was not good to deal with Heiliga, forcing him not to play Tai Chi, but to directly force out this hole card.

"So...... Do you disagree with the actions of the aristocracy and reformers? ”

“…… Yes. Heliga nodded, "The aristocracy, like the name of the decaying old empire, means backwardness, darkness and decay. Heiliga nodded, "Of course, the same goes for the reformers...... It was the radical style of Prime Minister Osborne that gave the empire the infamy of being an invader. ”

"The aristocracy of the empire is a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years." Duke Kane obviously had an opinion about Hailiga's prejudice against the aristocracy, but ignored Heiliga's evaluation of the reformers, "The empire has always lasted to this day, relying on the efforts of the great nobles. Why do you say that about them? ”

"The early aristocracy, probably true." Heliga thought for a moment, "Nobles have a transcendent status, becoming lords or knights, defending their territories and protecting their people...... Whether it is reasonable or not, it is a combination of power and duty, and it is reasonable to say that it is still reasonable. But the nobles of the present day ......," Helliga snorted softly, "you yourself should know how many nobles in Lamar only use their power to oppress others, and completely forget the part of the aristocratic tradition that they should do. Are these people, whom you also consider part of the aristocratic tradition? ”

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