"Is it ... Has so much happened in the more than a year since I was gone? After a celebratory reunion, Ike fell into a brief silence when he heard the news he had received from Ling and Alyssa.

"Let's not talk about things outside, your current situation is just shocking." Even after listening to Ike's explanation, Alyssa looked at the wound worriedly and replied, "If what Miss Iss said is false, it doesn't mean... ”

"Well, I guess I'll lose my right hand." Ike replied lightly.

"Why are you so calm?"

"Because isn't that something that can't be helped?" Ike replied helplessly with a look on his face, "Don't talk about the arms now, I haven't even come back to the sense of my body." ”

"I'm sorry...

"It's not Alyssa's fault, what are you apologizing for. And I'm too late to be glad that you're coming to see me, but as you can see, at least until I'm recovering, the banquet of reception and celebration will be postponed for the time being. Ike replied with a smile on Alyssa.

"You've never had that kind of banquet before." Alyssa smiled and wiped her tears in reply.

"And Ike doesn't seem to be just suffering here~" Ling squinted at Lixia on the side.

"Ahem, let's get down to business first." Ike coughed and replied, "It's a bit of a surprise, it's not too bad, it's ironic, it's mostly down to the work of Iron Will, the rapid consolidation of a country at a time when the empire is about to fall apart, and the reality is probably stronger now, at least on the surface." ”

"But that's not a good thing, is it?" Ling reminded aside,In more than a year, she has been a little less childlike but a little more out,While the cuteness is not diminished,The beauty of a mature girl is gradually revealed on her face,In addition to the little devil-like smile that has been kept unchanged on the face,Now Ling has grown into a beautiful girl,Everything is so embarrassing,Let Ike can't help but feel a sigh in his heart for a while,Only in a short time after leaving a person can you clearly see a person's growth, I didn't feel this way when I saw Iron Machine and Alyssa again, but now I can't help but think of it in my mind after seeing Rei.

"Ike... Ike... Ike! ”

"Huh?!" Ike, who woke up from a daze, subconsciously replied, looking at Linghou, who came to his side dissatisfied, and replied apologetically, "I haven't seen you two for a long time, I was a little distracted for a while, where did you just go?" ”

"About the current state of Erebonia!" Ling replied unceremoniously word by word, absentmindedly stirring the habit in the cup, "Before the nobles did not start a rebellion, Osborne's army was actually very limited, and when I hacked into their guide network to steal data, I also saw the general information of their various legions at that time, although Osborne has been famous since a long time ago, but this is limited to politics, or on the surface, in fact, in order to prevent Osborne's military and administrative power from grabbing the emperor of Erebonia, it has been given a great degree of restrictions, With the exception of the Railroad Gendarmerie, Osborne's influence was at best limited to a few regiments close to him, starting with the regiments in which he had served. ”

"I guess the head of the Tolz Military Academy has a lot to say." Ike smiled, "He probably didn't expect him to breed such a monster." ”

"The fact now is that this monster now controls at least eighty percent of Erebonia's military and administrative powers, and even the emperor is said to have rarely appeared in public now, so much so that there is a lot of talk among the people that he has set up the emperor and is preparing to become the emperor himself."

"I guess these are all rumors deliberately spread by some aristocratic factions or spies from other countries." Ike replied disdainfully, "As long as a person with a normal IQ knows that a guy who does such a thing in front of full control of the army or overwhelming the hearts of the people generally doesn't live for a few days, and there are lessons from the aristocratic faction, how could he really do it with his smart mind." ”

"But the rumor is quite widespread." Alyssa replied with some concern, "There is also a lot of such discussion in the research center of Lulei, and it is also a fact that His Majesty the Emperor has not appeared in the public eye for a long time, and if this continues, the rumors are likely to become true." ”

"No ruler wants a subordinate to have the power to overthrow him, especially the Emperor." Ike shook his head, expressing his thoughts with the head that could only be used, "There are no more than two reasons why this is happening, one is that the emperor did it on purpose, maybe this rumor was spread by the emperor himself." ”

"To reclaim the rights?"

"Of course, even the emperor himself would not dare to rashly use force in this situation, although the youth faction led by the Tolz Military Academy may support him, but the army is not a place where dreams are watched, especially when Osborne is pinching the army's financial resources." Ike replied, "The second reason is probably that the Emperor and Osborne may have secretly made an agreement so strong that even the Emperor is willing to be a puppet." ”

"Is it possible?" Ling tilted her head and asked in disbelief.

"Nothing is possible, isn't that what is happening now?" Ike replied, "Think carefully about Erebonia more than a decade ago, when the aristocratic rulers made the empire look like, but after Osborne came to power, he carried out a series of reforms in the empire from the inside out with his amazing skill. Internally, the army was greatly expanded, the construction of the Guiding Railway throughout the Empire, and the establishment of an intelligence bureau to monitor and suppress the rotten aristocratic class; Externally, more than a dozen autonomous prefectures were annexed by non-military means, and the territory of the empire expanded unprecedentedly. Even the aristocratic faction represented by the decay and the other factions of Olivet have begun to reform like crazy, especially after the end of the war, you can see how many of the remaining nobles are like those wine bags and rice bags in the past. Osborne's purpose, in fact, is the same as the purpose of all of us, changing the country is just his first step, and now that the first step has achieved the desired effect, then after being silent for so long, it is time to take the second step. ”

"Are you saying that Prime Minister Osborne is planning to take action against other regions and countries?" Alyssa suddenly interjected.

"If you guys Ryan Folte are not hard to judge from the data, right? After all, as one of the largest factories, there should be no way for them to completely bypass you when it comes to weapons procurement and equipment. And judging by the annexation of other regions, such an operation is not impossible. Ike frowned and replied, "It's just that I don't have a clue at all, whether it's reform or war, it's not hard to understand the purpose of this, but I can't figure out what the real and original purpose of all this is until now." Although I have thought about starting from Rien's side, but thinking about his current appearance, most of them will not know. ”

"Dawn...

"Alyssa, haven't you regrouped since you left?"

"Well, everyone is working hard for their goals, and there is no chance to meet." Alyssa shook her head and replied, "The others don't know if it's like this, but I am like this, those projects and the skills to be learned are enough headaches, and this time I came over and ran away after the project came to an end." However, Xiao Ling's growth rate in the past year or so is too surprising, and even the elite experts in Ryan Fort want to inquire about Xiao Ling's identity. ”

"If you compare it to Reima, most people, including me, will be frustrated." Looking at the somewhat proud Ling and the frustrated Alyssa Ike, she smiled silently, "At least from my point of view, Alyssa, you have also grown considerably, whether it is knowledge, technology, or training level, it seems that you have not fallen behind because of learning." ”

"Isn't that a matter of course!" Alyssa finally had some upbeat answers, especially after taking a look at Ike's miserable appearance, "At least compared to Ike, I'm working quite hard!" ”

"That's really looking forward to it." A strange smile suddenly appeared on Ike's face, "Since this is the case, the opportunity is rare, why don't you come to the scene to guide it?" ”