After the song was finished, the people on the dance floor changed.

While others were able to rest and chat, Ari could only walk up to Lilia with a shy face and invite her to dance together.

Fortunately, Lilia didn't mean to embarrass him, and naturally put her little hand on his palm.

Holding Lilia's soft waist and paddling gracefully under her feet, Ari originally wanted to say something, but just looked at Lilia's delicate face as elegant as the moon, thank you, I'm sorry, and the like can't say anything anyway.

When the dance was over, and Ari didn't even have time to catch his breath, Palacio came over and invited him to the second floor with a smile, and Queen Camila wanted to invite him for a private chat.

For Camilla's invitation, Ari has no room to refuse, people have shown kindness, and Ari can't be completely indifferent.

Follow Palacio up to the second floor, where leather couches are placed in the open hall, and just by looking at this style, Ari knows that these things are from Atlanta.

Camilla sat back on the sofa, flipping through a notebook in her hand, and the court attendant next to her was holding a large stack in her hand, apparently using it as an office place.

When the court attendant on the other side guided Ari to sit on the sofa on the left, Camilla had already put down the fold and moved her gaze to Ari.

Ari was the first to smile and said, "The queen really works hard, and she doesn't even let go of rest. ”

Camilla smiled lightly when she heard this, looked at Ari and sighed, "Speaking of which, this is still because of you. ”

"Oh, what else does this have to do with me?" said Ari laughed.

"If it was before, things were all in order, everything was traceable, and generally speaking, the ministers of the empire could handle it by themselves, but now, Atlanta City has brought too many fresh things to the mainland, these things are good and bad, and they must be carefully considered before making a decision, otherwise it is not impossible to cause turmoil in the empire. Camilla said with feeling, for example, the reconstruction of the North District, on the surface, it seems to be a very good thing, but in fact, it not only hurts the interests of many nobles, but also causes dissatisfaction among the civilian class.

Camila made countless decisions to settle the conflict, but each one raised new questions and made her already workload even heavier.

For Camilla's complaints, Ari just shrugged, reform is not an easy thing, if you can sit back and relax according to the model of Atlanta City, then the continent is not what it is now.

Camila said that this was obviously not a complaint, and then did not discuss the cooperation between the two parties as Ari had guessed, but instead thanked Atlanta City for their generosity, if it wasn't for Atlanta's consent, Palacio would not have been able to study at the technical academy at all, and it was still in a situation where the two sides were hostile forces.

Of course, Ari took the opportunity to promote the theory of peaceful development of Atlanta City, saying that Atlanta City was ready to develop into a peaceful city on the mainland.

Seeing this, Camilla mentioned the matter of the 200,000 captives of the Phantom Cloud Empire, although there were only 200,000 left by Atlanta City, but the number of people involved was more than a million, and the parents, wives, and children of the 200,000 people had to give an explanation, after all, they were ordered by the empire to go abroad to fight, and now there is no news, they can only ask the empire for an explanation.

The five empires are very passive about this matter, although those people are suspected of defecting, but this number is too large, and the five empires can't deal with it at will, otherwise not only their families will not agree, but all the soldiers in the army will have the feeling of being dead and sad.

"Those soldiers have parents and children, since the city lord of Eri hopes for peace on the mainland, he naturally has good intentions, and he will not see other people's families unable to reunite. Camila said with a smile.

Naturally, Ari would not agree to Camilla's request to repatriate the captives, he didn't think about it, and said with the same smile: "If these families want to reunite with Atlanta City, they will not be stopped, they can apply at any time to go to the City of Exile, and the required expenses can be applied for by those soldiers in the City of Hope, and Atlanta City will pay in advance." ”

Camila naturally didn't want to hear about Eri's solution, not only did people not come back, but also sent nearly a million people away?

However, she thought about it, these old and weak women and children are not productive, if those captives do not return, many families will have an existential crisis, if they can be sent out, it can also reduce the pressure on the empire.

"How much can Atlanta City afford to move so many people?Nearly a million soldiers from the five empires, and their families are several times that, this cost is probably not a small amount, not to mention, even if I agree, not everyone is willing to leave their hometown. ”

"If money can solve the problem, then it is not a problem, believe me, as long as you agree, it will not take half a year for these people to be transferred to the City of Hope. Naturally, this is bragging, but Camila won't agree to it anyway, and it's okay to brag.

Sure enough, Camila shook her head and said, "This solution, the Phantom Cloud Empire can't agree to. ”

"Actually, if the Phantom Cloud Empire can think differently, it's actually a good thing. ”

"Oh?"

"Let me ask you, is Atlanta the most technologically advanced place on the continent?"

"Now it is. ”

"So, is Atlanta City the richest city on the mainland? ”

"Probably. ”

"As long as I'm here, Atlanta City's magic will only be more developed in the future, and the wealth will only be more, such a city with developed magic and huge wealth, if there are no people who are interested in the Phantom Cloud Empire, is this a good thing or a bad thing for the Phantom Cloud Empire?"

"Of course it's a bad thing...... Camila said this, suddenly understanding what Ari meant, "You mean ......"

"That's right. Ari nodded and said, "Everyone knows that Atlanta City has become independent from the Barak Kingdom, but the vast majority are from the Barak Kingdom, and these million people are now captives, but in the future. But they are all from Atlanta City, and now it seems that the Phantom Cloud Empire is less than 200,000 people, but if you think about it, even if they become Atlanta City people, which country do they yearn for? In the same way, if there are no 200,000 people joining Atlanta City, then Atlanta City will be filled with people from the other five empires, then, Atlanta City's attitude towards the Phantom Cloud Empire, I'm afraid you don't need me to say that you know. ”

After listening to this, Camilla fell into deep contemplation, although it sounded very reasonable, but for some reason, she always felt that something was wrong.

Seeing her pondering, Ari leaned back and leaned comfortably on the couch, waiting for Camila to make a decision.

This statement is naturally fooling the Phantom Cloud Empire, to take the simplest example, the original Chinese of the United States were not a hodgepodge, at the beginning, the Eagle people accounted for three-quarters of the Americans, and in the end, I didn't see how good the relationship between the two countries was......

But for Camilla, there are no ready-made examples in front of her, everything is just judged by imagination, and the scene depicted by Eri is so realistic, she naturally has a feeling in her heart.

Seem...... It is more in the interests of the empire to keep people in Atlanta City, the Phantom Cloud Emperor has a great cause, although there are a lot of millions of people, but it is not really that important, not to mention, there are hundreds of thousands of people in other empires who have been detained.

Everybody suffered, and to some extent, everybody didn't suffer, or it didn't matter anymore.

Although there was a tendency in her heart, Camila didn't show it, and just changed the topic without a trace.

Seeing this, Ari knew that things had taken a turn for the better, otherwise Camila would not have let go easily.

When the banquet was over, Camila returned to the palace and called Palacio into the palace.

"Auntie, you look for me. Palacio was a little puzzled by Camila's summons, and there was something he hadn't said at the banquet before

Camila nodded and asked directly, "You have lived in Atlanta City for so long, what is your impression of Atlanta City." ”

"Impression of Atlanta?" Palacio thought for a moment and said, "Wealth, innovation, vibrancy, fairness, order, and most importantly, perhaps in twenty-four words, there is a set of core values in Atlanta, and everyone is working in this direction." ”

"Oh, what twenty-four words, what core values?" asked Camilla, confused.

"Prosperity, Democracy, Civilization, Harmony, Freedom, Equality, Justice, Rule of Law, Patriotism, Dedication, Integrity, Friendliness, ......"

Listening to the words that came out of Palacio's mouth, Camila was a little shocked, could anyone really do it to this extent.

"Yes. As if he knew what Camila was thinking, Palacio said seriously: "Everyone in Atlanta City recognizes this set of core values, and this is also the impression that Atlantans have left on me. ”

"Then Atlanta has the ambition to expand, with wealth and powerful magic puppets, I'm afraid it will be able to sweep across the continent in time. Camila asked.

Palacio shook his head and said: "Impossible, if Atlanta City wants to sweep the continent, it won't make a move this time, they just need to stalemate, silently accumulate strength, and wait until the Chaman Empire falls, absorbing the legacy of the Chaman Empire is the best choice." ”

After listening to this, Camila nodded silently, in fact, he also thought so, although Atlanta City shocked the mainland this time, in fact, the benefits are not very many, and it is not even a good thing for Atlanta City to be exposed prematurely.

The magic lamp in the palace continued to emit a bright light, and under the light, in the next moment, Camila raised her head and looked at Palacio, and the light in her eyes was even better than the magic lamp.

Camila asked word by word, "Palacio, would you be willing if I asked you to be the governor of the northernmost province of Ole in the empire?"

"Governor!" Palacio looked up, even he was shocked by what Camila had said.

Even if he is now rich and the heir of the Sylvo family, at his age, the governor of a province is still too reluctant.

No, not just reluctantly.

There is no such precedent in the entire continent, no matter how awesome Ari is, it is only the city lord, and he is the governor of the province, in charge of countless city lords.

Palacio wanted to agree, but after thinking about it carefully, he shook his head: "I have not held any imperial positions, and it is not a good thing to rashly make me the governor of the province, and there will even be people ......."

"Does anyone think I want the Empire to change my name to Silvo?" Camilla sneered.

Palacio kept silent, these things Camila could say, but he couldn't, even if Camila was his aunt.

But that's what it means, Camilla has been in charge of the empire for so long, and some people have long been dissatisfied, but they don't dare to say it in the open, secretly, there have always been people who want Camilla to find one of the heirs of the royal prince as the heir of the empire. After all, His Majesty the Emperor has been in a coma for many years, and he has no heirs.

It's just that these remarks were all vetoed, and countless heads fell to the ground, and in the end, no one dared to mention this topic again, and Camilla was also awarded the title of Iron Queen.

However, since Camila is known as the Iron Queen, her ruling methods are naturally not too soft, in the face of Palacio's worries, Camila was fearless, looked at him and sneered: "These things, I will deal with them, you just need to do your thing, the governor of a province, don't you have confidence?"

Palacio smiled bitterly: "Confidence is naturally gone, but the courage to try it is still there......"

"That's fine. Camilla had an expression that could not be refused, and said: "Tomorrow I will talk to your father, and in a few days, you will inherit the title of duke, and then become the governor of the province of Ole." ”

When Palacio saw that Camila had made a decision, he no longer hesitated, thought for a while, and asked, "Then what do I need to do, it has to do with Atlanta City?"

Camila nodded and said, " There are 200,000 soldiers of the Phantom Cloud Empire in Atlanta City, I have already talked to Ari, he has no intention of repatriating those soldiers, but the families of those people can't be left untreated, so I decided to move the families of the relevant soldiers to Ole Province, when the time comes, what you need to do is to communicate with Atlanta City, use these soldiers as a hub, deepen the relationship between the empire and Atlanta City, and develop Ole Province according to the Atlanta City model, haven't you always felt that I have restricted you, now, you can let go of your hands and feet, and do whatever you want. ”

"Absolutely nothing......" Palacio quickly denied.

Camila snorted and said, "Yes, you know it in your heart." ”

Palacio smiled shyly.

Naturally, there are limitations.

But many things are often proven afterwards, and the restrictions made by Camilla are indeed necessary, otherwise not only will they not achieve the desired effect, but they may even have the exact opposite effect.