No wonder the military forces of the two countries are gathered, Eri City and Yorkham City are still hidden, always provoking the bottom line of Dasai City, it turns out that there is such a containment.

After pondering for a moment, I asked, "What if you just keep teasing the opponent's bottom line and don't explicitly send troops to war?" ”

"In that case......" Cecil groaned slightly, his eyes flashed suddenly, and said, "You can really exploit the loopholes in the treaty and force Moonlight City and Vicky Castle to watch from the wall." ”

"That's right," I said lightly: "As long as it's not done openly, no matter how dark the trick is, it's not a violation of the treaty." ”

"Now the two sides are in the stage of exploring each other's bottom line, if the bottom line of Ari City and York City is the first to be touched, it is fine, but if the bottom line of Dasai City is the first to be touched, I am afraid that it will lead to a protracted war, when the blood will flow and the corpses will be floating for thousands of miles, and it is not impossible to even shake the country's capital."

"I'm afraid you're exaggerating," Cecil said, "Dasai City has a history of war with the two countries for a hundred years, and most of them are invincible and undefeated, and occasionally a few small defeats can't shake the general trend......

"Then let me ask you, in the hundred years of history, which of these three countries has a monarch whose father and son are not in harmony and brothers who are not in harmony?"

"How do I know this," said Cecil, "and even if there is, it is a secret, and it is rarely circulated among the people." ”

"No," I said, shaking my head, "you're not right." ”

He frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Although the royal nobles are separated from the people, but their attendants and maids, the vast majority of them are selected from the people, these people may be cautious on weekdays, walking on thin ice, but once they go home, will visit relatives and friends, when the wine is hot, I am afraid that they will take advantage of the strength of the wine, and some secret anecdotes that they dare not say on weekdays as condiments for drinking, and they come out one by one, so the secrets of the royal family that you said before may not be able to leak out, I dare to assert that they can really be hidden by the royal family and nobles, and the secrets that no one knows, Even less than one out of ten. ”

Cecil wanted to refute, but he stopped his impulse, he thought for a moment, and said: "If you can really follow what you say, I am afraid that none of these three countries has had civil strife during the hundred years of war. ”

"Although this is my conjecture, it is also the crux of the problem" I said: "It is precisely because there is no civil strife in the three countries that they will continue to test each other, constantly attack each other, but they are unwilling to kill each other, desperate, so that the war has lasted for a hundred years, but none of the countries have shaken the country's foundation, such a war is just a game of three monarchs, to put it mildly, it is just three old guys who are bored and take the war as fun, so as to relieve the boredom." ”

Cecil was drenched in cold sweat when he heard this, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and lowered his voice and said: "You can't just say this, if it is heard by the monarch of the current dynasty, it is a felony to blaspheme the monarch's ancestors!" ”

I waved my hand and said indifferently: "Don't worry, it won't be heard, one is that this is your territory, and it will definitely not be eavesdropped, and the other is that even if the orc king hears it, he won't blame me heavily, at most the prime minister will be dismissed, to put it bluntly, this prime minister's position is dispensable for me, there may be an extra salary, but there is also more trouble, no, but it is easy and comfortable, and no longer restricted." ”

Cecil took out his handkerchief, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and said bitterly: "You are not afraid, there are Moonlight City and Vicky Castle behind you, I can't do it, the only backer Rodney, I don't know where I am, even if I know, it's for nothing, he is just the third young master of Eri City, not to mention whether he can succeed to the throne as the city lord, even if you want to take the throne, you have to pass the hurdle of his two brothers first......"

Speaking of this, he couldn't say any more, only sighed deeply.

"Rodney may not be able to protect you, but I can" smiled slightly, I said: "You just said, I have two countries as backers, and with such a hard backer, as your backer, what else do you have to fear?" ”

Cecil smiled bitterly: "It seems that you are saying that you will not let me go?" ”

"That's ugly," I shook my head and said, "It's not that I don't let it go, but I appreciate you, and if you can use your advantage to prop up an intelligence organization for me, I will be very happy, whether as a friend or as a backstage." ”

Cecil's face flickered, he took a deep breath, and said slowly, "Give me some time, let me think about it." ”

"Okay," I smiled, "Don't take too long, or even if you figure it out, I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time, money, and energy to help you." ”

Cecil squeezed out a smile and said, "I know, I'll do my best." ”

With that, he got up and went out.

I was alone in the secret room pouring myself a drink, tasting the aroma of tea, and thinking about life.

About two hours later, the door opened, and Harold walked in.

I got up and led him to the coffee table and poured him a cup of tea.

Harold, who was probably a little hungry, took the teacup, drank it down, and then picked up several pieces of the snack from the table that had already been laid out and swallowed it heavily.

I sat aside, picked up the teapot, and continued to pour him tea.

After pouring seven or eight cups of tea like this, Harold burped and said, "It's rude, I didn't eat breakfast, I'm a little hungry." ”

"I think that's good, it's like we first met," I smiled, "At that time, you were one of the largest guild leaders in Ari City, and I was a wandering adventurer and the leader of a small guild. ”

Harold laughed and said, "It's different now, I'm no longer the head of a large guild, but you've grown into a handsome man who only covers the sky." ”

"It doesn't matter," I said, "I just remember that when I was a wandering adventurer, there was a large guild leader who treated me like a friend, and when I took advantage of his guild, he was able to show a big heart and tolerate the greed of wandering adventurers, which is the most precious thing." ”

Harold laughed out loud, and there was both feeling and loss in the laughter.

After he finished laughing, I continued, "Maybe it won't be long before you can return to your old glory and continue to serve as the leader of a large guild, and this time, you will no longer be at the mercy of others like you were in Ari City, but just a puppet leader." ”

Harold's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "What do you mean?" ”

"It is impossible for Jin Siqi to be the president of the New Heroic Guild all the time," I said, "After I get married in the future, I will bring her back to my side, and at that time, the operation and development of the New Heroic Guild will depend on you." ”

Harold's body shuddered, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Actually, you don't need to be so surprised, I have long wanted Jin Siqi to retire behind the scenes, although she is extremely capable, but her courage is slightly insufficient, and you are just the opposite of her, lack of ability, but extremely strong, enough to shock the guild, as long as you can elect a suitable vice president to assist you in the future, the future of the new heroic guild must be unlimited."

(End of chapter)