Chapter 104: Secret Meeting
The Bronze Thirteen Store was undoubtedly a huge success, and in just a few days, the nobles of the royal capital were all proud to have more Bronze Thirteen products, and they had completely become brainless fans of the Federation's products, and Feng Chen even suspected that if necessary, these guys would also sacrifice a kidney to buy things.
Naturally, Feng Chen's entourage also rose in a straight line in the aristocratic circle, before Feng Chen was just a powerful but friendly foreigner, but now he has become a welcome object for all nobles! Even Count Vinicius and Duke Lovren, who had a holiday with Feng Chen, turned to show favor to Feng Chen, making Feng Chen sigh that these guys were so thick-skinned.
At the same time, the food donated by Feng Chen also came to the royal capital through the space gate - these grains were transported directly from the Liuli. The grain truck deliberately went to the current gathering place of the civilians of Kiel City to show around, and soon, all the refugees in Kiel City knew that Feng Chen, a guest from another world, donated food to them that could be eaten for a year! In the midst of gratitude and surprise, the atmosphere in the camp in Kiel City was noticeably better.
After a wave of prestige in the royal capital, Feng Chen and Phinea then proposed to Fajerez III to go on an expedition.
Originally, the 50,000 soldiers of Kiel City plus the 20,000 soldiers of the royal capital, these 70,000 people would go directly to Cold Spring Pass through the space gate - the Kingdom of Turin has a mountain range that runs through the north and south, dividing the kingdom into east and west, and Cold Spring Pass is on the largest passage connecting the east and west parts. And Feng Chen can also see from Wang Nan's monitoring that the demon fallen are gathering towards Cold Spring Pass, so the kingdom and the army will also go to Cold Spring Pass.
Feng Chen's growing prestige in the royal capital made Fajerez III faintly uneasy, and he was sure that Feng Chen would also set off with the army and no longer make trouble in the royal capital, so he immediately responded to Feng Chen's proposal.
After a grand departure ceremony, Feng Chen and his party, Finia, Faltins, and some generals of the Turin Kingdom set off with 70,000 people.
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The departure ceremony was held outside the city, and the members of the royal family, all the nobles who could come from the royal capital, were present to see off the army that would decide the fate of the kingdom of Turin.
Prince Rolando, of course, was among them. During the ceremony, he and his eldest brother Defoe stood behind Fajerez III, and after the ceremony, Fajerez III took the lead in the carriage and went to the palace first. Rolando watched his father leave, then glanced coldly at Defoe, and said in a soft voice, "Big brother, you go first." β
Defoe gave Rolando a blank look, and stepped down the platform to the carriage that was parked not far away. It was full of carriages, like the parking lot of later generations, and although they had not been parked for long, the place had a faint stench, and Defoe frowned and boarded a carriage and told the coachman to leave.
It was only then that the nobles in the seats got up one after another and dispersed like spectators watching a movie. Rolando stepped down from the high platform and heard many people talking about Feng Chen, Bronze Thirteen, and skin care products, but they didn't discuss this expedition. He greeted the nobles who had greeted him all the way and walked slowly to the carriage.
The carriage then started slowly and entered the royal capital in the crowded crowd. After a few moments of driving in the direction of the palace, the carriage suddenly turned into an alley.
Rolando stepped out of the carriage, looked around, and walked into a small building in the alley.
Rolando waited in the small building for a short time, and the Duke of Lovren and the Marquis Calvi came to the small building one after another. The three of them sat in the rest room, and like all the nobles of the recent period, they lit a cigarette after taking their seatsβthis was naturally also bought from the Bronze Thirteen, and the Kingdom of Turin originally had tobacco, but the taste was far less mellow than that of the Bronze Thirteen.
"Let's go!" Calvi said suddenly.
"Gone!" Rolando took a puff on his cigarette and kept his eyes fixed on the carpet.
"Have they expressed their support for you to be king?" Calvi asked.
"No...... Do you say they will support Defoe? β
"I don't think so." Lovren said. Compared to in front of Feng Chen, he now seemed much more stable.
"Why?"
"Although I didn't communicate much with them, after all, I got along with them in Kiel City, and I later got Feng Chen's forgiveness, so I also got to know them a little. I don't think they're interested in the politics of the royal capital. They never talked about any of this, nor did they ask me anything about the royal family or the nobility! If it were people from the Kingdom of Schiller or the Kingdom of Atta, they would definitely inquire! They seem to be interested only in the knowledge of magic, and how to destroy the Fallen Demons. Lovren said.
"Are they really helping us, as they themselves say, out of sheer morality?" Calvi said in a sarcastic tone.
"Regardless of why they helped us," Rolando said, "I agree with Lovren, and now that I think about it, that oneβ" Rolando looked complicated as he recalled the meeting with Feng Chen, "It really doesn't look like he's interested in politics." β
I have to say that Rolando's view of people is quite accurate, and Feng Chen has never been very interested in politics.
"But they've become spoilers. His Majesty the King will definitely consider the relationship between the successor and the Earth Federation when choosing an heir, and we can all see that it is a powerful civilization, so the successor must not be hated by them at least. You need to work on this! Calvi said.
"Of course I do." Rolando said, "Thanks to you, Lord Marquis. I have been given the authority to deal with the refugees in Kiel City, and this matter is not only the most concerned by my father recently, but Feng Chen also seems to be quite concerned. I believe that if I do this well, my position in my father's mind will definitely be more important. β
Lovren and Calvi both nodded.
The three of them chatted for a while to deal with the specifics of the refugees in Kiel. After this, Lovren suddenly said: "Your Highness, you must have also noticed that the current influence of the Earth Federation on the royal capital and even the entire kingdom is increasing, and you will definitely inherit the throne, but after this, how will you deal with the relationship with the Earth Federation?" What if they want to slowly annex us? After all, they are the stronger side, and with just one change of mind, we may be in a desperate situation! β
Calvi also looked intently at Rolando.
"Hmm...... Naturally, I thought about it. Rolando said: "Actually, my father is also very worried about this, this time he agreed to Feng Chen and Phinea so simply, but also saw that Feng Chen continued to expand his influence in the royal capital through the bronze thirteen and the gift of food, to put it mildly, during this time, all the nobles had no royal family in their eyes at all, only the Earth Federation!" β
"We must have a way to counteract! I have some thoughts on this. β
"I paid special attention to Feng Chen when I came into contact with him that day, he didn't have any protective spell equipment on him, I mean none! Although they are incredibly powerful in some ways, I am sure! They knew almost nothing about magic, otherwise they wouldn't want to gather magical knowledge. If we took advantage of Feng Chen's inattention and used magic to control this supreme archon of the Earth Federation, the situation would be completely different. β
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