Verse 356: Choice (1)
As a guest, Marin shot the first arrow and received a double share of the booty, which was a good start in the hunt, and the rest of the yellow deer were left to the old man's grandchildren to deal with, and Marin accompanied the old man to look at the scenery of the field while waiting for her to speak.
The fact is that the old man did not disappoint Marin either, he drove away his children and grandchildren, surrounded them by the guards from afar, and then talked to Marin...... Ideal.
"Your Excellency Marin, speaking of which, I've seen the information collected about you by the intelligence department, and it's very interesting, the things you did."
Marin smiled, as soon as he raised his hand, two stone chairs rose from the ground, Marin sat directly in his place, and Spotted obediently sat at Marin's feet, resting his head on Marin's hand.
The old man also smiled and sat down: "I can see that you want to change the world, my mother is old, and she doesn't understand." β
"You're getting old, too." Marin smiled and took out the cigarette case, opened it and handed it out, Fio took the cigarette case and handed it to the old man.
He smiled and took out one: "Young people will live." β
"Life should always get better and better, Lord Mario." Marin took out a cigarette, lit it with the flame, and then shook it casually, and the flame floated in front of the old man, and dissipated automatically after he lit the cigarette.
"Yes, all innocents in this world have the right to live better, Your Excellency." The old man looked at Marin and said, "What did you do...... It's enough to make you a saint. β
"There, Lord Mario, I just did what I was supposed to do." After speaking, Ma Lin looked at the old man: "Speaking of which, you don't say this to praise me." β
"Yes, because I think you are very much like the first king." When the old man said this, he showed a sly smile at Marin: "It's a pity that the first king died early, and the children left behind died in battle, and now there is only a little daughter left in the royal family, and careerists always have unrealistic dreams, if only they could have half of your practical spirit." β
Marin smiled at first, then reached out and covered his mouth with a laugh.
The old man laughed too.
The two old foxes, one old and one young, laughed enough, and Marin threw the cigarette butt in his hand into the ashtray: "If they have half of my practical spirit, you are afraid that you will not be able to sleep at night." β
"Of course, we discussed before whether we need to get rid of you." The old man put away his smile, he took a puff of his cigarette, and then looked at Marin.
"Seriously, you and your family are not enough for me to kill, and your mother will have to die here when she comes." Marin also put away his smile - if you change to a melee legend, Marin still has to talk to him, but that old lady is a battle mage, Marin is really not afraid, the twigs of the World Tree patted the forbidden demon realm, Marlin has a hundred ways to kill her.
Indeed, she has experience, but Marin wins in time and perception.
"So, that's why I'm willing to sit here with you and talk to you, you are a saint recognized by an anonymous person, the Duchy of Farol is able to maintain this limit of self-reliance, it is already a gift from the Lord of Justice, we have been looking for a way to defend our kingdom on our own, the Sidney Union is indeed of great help to us, but we are not ready to become the subjects of that Sidney Majesty."
Marin shook his head, and he glanced at Faye, who was chatting with her newfound companion.
"You know, Lord Mario, what would Faye's father think if I told me what you said?"
"You won't, Lord Marin, you and we are both dreaming of finding a path of your own, so I have a better way here, far better than that Pulsatilla thought, more suitable for you and me." After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Marin, as if waiting for Marlin's answer.
Marin raised his eyebrows: "Say it, although I think I already know what you want to say." β
"That's right, you are a smart person, you should understand that our little princess is about to become an adult, and her husband has always been the source of discord between the nobles of the north and south of our principality, and the northern nobles elected my heir before, but this should not be, my youngest son is 28 years old this year, he has achieved nothing, his ability is not enough, and he should not become the father of the lord of a country."
"Are you Farol so realistic?" Marin asked.
"Unrealistic people have long been swallowed up by history, Lord Marin, don't you really understand."
"I understand, but I think, your little princess can really understand your painstaking efforts, in my opinion, she is no different from a commodity." Marin said.
In this regard, the old man nodded: "You are right, Your Excellency Marin, each of us Farolians is nothing more than a commodity in the eyes of fate, our sacrifices, our contributions, and everything we do are all in order to be able to let the Farolians live freely. β
"I don't agree with your way of life, in my opinion, you are nothing more than power-hungry mortals," Marin shook his head, ready to get up and leave.
"No, Your Excellency, we believe in His Majesty Morves, but what will his descendants think of us, and why did our young king die, just because he wanted the Duchy of Farol to be a true kingdom." Speaking of this, the old man looked at Marin: "The southern nobles want to get Miss Ruivo, just to have one more insurance, because the royal family ...... You are on the verge of life and death, Lord Marin, and if you will, you are our King. β
"I'm not a nobleman."
"But your power is far greater than that of the king, the Duchy of Farol does not need the so-called noble blood, we need people with real power, here, you can carry out everything you did in Kajburg, you only need to unite with our princess, you can even continue the marriage contract with Princess Faye, or you can not marry our princess, you just need to let her give birth to children."
"I refuse." Marin stood upβfor the first time, he felt that the Farolians were just crazy: "I will not agree with your ideas, what I have promoted in Carter Fort is not suitable for you, or even for you nobles. β
Speaking of this, Marin turned to walk towards his girl, and waved his raised hand weakly: "I'll go first, you are free." β
"Your Excellency! I'm sure you'll change when you get to the South and see everything in the South. The old man said.
Marin smiled at this.
Something in the South would make him change his mind.
It can't be a view that can only be found in purgatory.
With such an exclamation in mind, Marin left the hunt with Faye.
Of course, he couldn't tell the girl about it, and although Mority's Mario made people feel like a madman, there was no need for Marin to make his crazy words public.
So, for some things, it's better to be casual.
It's just that Marin hesitated a little, and when the train left, the old man came to see him off.
Marin asked himself - is he really so face-saving?
Although it does have some face, it is too polite.
With this in mind, Marin had to start thinking - maybe the South would really be like the Mority family said, just need to look at it to understand and make a decision.
But Marin felt that whether it was the south or the north, these nobles were not the ones Marin wanted to work with.
He simply pitied the girl, the fact that she was a puppet and couldn't do anything.
With such an exclamation, the train that Marin took entered the royal capital - Rongma.
A strange name.
But it doesn't matter, there is no comparison with the king of Sidney, Marin took the girls to make an announcement, and after the royal family politely declined Marin's request to visit, Marin began to fish as a matter of course.
The trip to the royal capital lasted three days, and it was peaceful, except that on the night before leaving, a guest that Marin didn't expect boarded the train.