"Luo Wei, it's been three years soon, when are you going to pick me up..."On the balcony of the Grand Duke's Mansion suite, Zi Su sat on a chair, holding a small face and staring blankly ahead, the railing of white marble has been carved with more than 700 nicks, the first thing Zi Su does when she gets up every day is to gently carve one on it with her fingernails, day after day, rain or shine, she has been waiting, waiting for the railing to be full, waiting for Luo Wei to pick her up.

Shiso's gaze looked over the railing and into the distance, November was late autumn, the cold was getting cooler, and under the distant sky, she hummed the beautiful "Painting in the Rain".

This is a song that Shiso often hums, the melodious tune with a faint sad melody, as revealed in late autumn, her favorite is the last sentence of this song, "Just one day you can come back, take me back to the place of first acquaintance", which made her think of something, someone...

Singing and singing, Shiso's eyes looked in one direction, it was the main entrance of the Grand Duke's Mansion, and a federal convoy drove in.

It's been a long time since a new guest has come to this oppressive city...

...

"Long time no see, Adam, welcome." Grand Duke Invid was a rare guest at the main entrance, and judging by the smile on his face, he was looking forward to this man's arrival.

Stepping down from the federal car was a blond, blue-eyed, handsome young man, although he looked humble in front of the Grand Duke Invid, but there was unusual grace in his gestures, he shook the hand of the Grand Duke Invid, and said respectfully: "It's an honor to see you again, Grand Duke Invid." ”

"It seems that life in the Commonwealth is very good, and it makes you feel high." Grand Duke Invid smiled and patted Adam's face, and finally pointed to the wrinkles on his face, and quipped, "Look at me, I'm about to be 80 years old, and I'm aging every day." ”

Adam put his hand on his chest and complimented, "In my heart, you will always be as young as you were 10 years ago." ”

"Hahaha, you can't speak, do you? I was 70 years old 10 years ago, and I was an old man. Archduke Invid was in a good mood and let out a hearty laugh, he and Adam walked side by side to the mansion, and asked as if they were old, "How are the affairs of the Federation handled well?" ”

Adam bowed his head and said modestly: "The property you left behind is increasing at a rate of 20% every year, and I have personally sold it to the federal government last year for more than 600 billion, in fact, it can be higher, but the younger generation has limited ability, and may have failed the Grand Duke's commission." ”

"It's time to change your overly modest problem, I trust you, so I leave the local property to you to take care of. If it was given to Patch, heh, I can't even imagine it. Grand Duke Invid complained twice, then patted Adam on the shoulder, and said, "Now, all our family assets have been transferred to the Rim of the Sea Theater, which is very good, from now on you will help me in Dawn City, with you, I will have enough confidence in my heart." ”

The two had already walked into the Grand Duke's Mansion, and Adam was just about to say something, when he suddenly heard a voice in doubt and shock in front of him: "Adam?!" ”

I saw Patch standing in the corridor on the second floor in a nightgown, his hair and beard were messy, and he looked like he had just woken up from sleep, and when Adam saw Patch, he immediately saluted and said respectfully: "Long time no see, Brigadier General Patch." ”

Grand Duke Invid sneered, looked Patch up and down, and said, "Sleep until now, huh?" The soldiers on duty late last night had already gotten up two hours earlier. ”

Still staring at Adam in amazement, Patch scratched his head and asked with wide eyes, "Why is Adam here?!" ”

Grand Duke Invid glanced at Adam and said lightly: "You can go casually first, just got off the long-distance plane, if you are tired, let my guards take you to rest." ”

"Yes."

After Adam left, Archduke Invid didn't look at Patch and took the elevator directly to the office on the top floor.

As soon as the Grand Duke of Invid sat down, the sound of slippers chirping sounded outside the door, and Patch, who was wearing pajamas, rushed in without knocking on the door, and asked angrily, "Why is Adam here?!" ”

Archduke Invid picked up a document and replied lightly as he read it: "The local industry has been sold to the federal government, and all our manpower and funds will be transferred to the Circumsea Theater of Operations." ”

"What? Our family's big industry was sold in 10 years? Patch's eyes widened and he said incredulously, "Don't be cheated by the federal government, right?" How much was sold? 10 billion? 15 billion? ”

Invid said quietly: "More than 600 billion." ”

Pache froze in place after hearing this, and was silent for a long time, he rubbed his nose, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Then you can send him to the Commander-in-Chief of the Circum-Naval Theater Command, which is suitable for further study, let him get along with the Commander-in-Chief more, and the Commander-in-Chief will have a much better impression of us, won't it?" ”

"We are a grand ducal family, and we don't need to play flattery and flattery in a small family." Grand Duke Invid sneered, annotated the document in hand, and then picked up the next one, and said coldly, "The commander-in-chief has given instructions, Leng Kite is dead, and the political power of the Federation in the Circum-Naval Theater will begin to expand, and the land occupied will guide the people to carry out independent separatism, and it is necessary to take root in the co-ruled area without bloodshed." If Dawn City can become the first independent city, our evaluation in the military can overwhelm the Ottery family, and with Adam's help, I'm pretty sure. ”

Patch spread out his hands, kept beckoning to him, and said with wide eyes, "I can help you too!" I have a good relationship with the Marquis de Charles, and his Dawn team can do a lot for you. ”

"Don't mention the Marquis of Charles! The waste of the Dawn team, except for the one named Arnold, is a bit useful, and the others are all waste who only know how to eat, drink and sleep women, and the reward points earned back are not as many as what they eat! Grand Duke Invid's face pulled down, he raised the document in his hand, pointed at Patch and said coldly, "You want to contribute to the family?" Yes, go and become Adam's aide-de-camp, humbly ask him about political, military, and economic issues, and maybe in a few years or ten years, you can look at these documents for me. ”

"Me? Make Adam an adjutant?! Patch's emotions were a little out of control, he poked his chest and shouted, "I'm Brigadier General of the Federal Heavy Industry Corps!" Brigadier General personally awarded by the Commander-in-Chief! ”

Grand Duke Invid slammed the table and scolded, "Without this family, you are nothing!" ”

"And what is Adam?!" Patch's face turned red, his face distorted and he roared, "It's just an orphan adopted by our family, who has been a servant for me since I was a child, and if I let him pour tea, he will pour tea, and if I let him use him as a horse and ride him, he will have to be a horse!" You asked me to be an adjutant for this with no family blood?! ”

"He has no pedigree, but he at least contributed to the family! Make me proud of him! Archduke Inved dropped his pen, stood up, looked Patch in his pajamas up and down, and said through gritted teeth, "Look at you again, what contributions have you made?" Last time, you embarrassed the assistant commander-in-chief in the cafeteria of the headquarters of the Rim Naval Theater, molested an active Valkyrie, and finally was pointed at the head with a gun and paid a ransom of 50 million, and the other party was a Imperial soldier! That's what you do! ”