Minter was sent abroad for a month and a half to carry out a mission, and finally had the opportunity to rotate back to China for renovation, and before he could go back to his own home, he went back to the temporary dormitory of the Security Department, washed two handfuls indiscriminately, and lay on the bed and did not want to move

This time is really tiring, sleep less than four hours a day, eat is also water and dry food casually deal with a few of them young and in good health, can barely support, the older ones have long been unbearable, half a month ago they rotated back to China Although they are extremely tired, there will occasionally be thoughts of throwing away their hands in their hearts, but looking at those poor people, they can't bear to let them be killed by the monsters, so they have to hold on to save people

Minter was extremely glad that he had become a boy's body, and his physical strength was much stronger than before, otherwise he would have been tired

He was dazed, thinking about his next plan, he had an eight-day vacation, he had a good night's sleep first, and then he went to find the magic materials and came back to do the solution, and turned back into a girl, and then Grandpa Marshall, he also had to take care of his own house, maybe his mother would come back...

"Bang bang bang!" There was a deafening knock on the door, he frowned and covered his ears with a pillow, but unfortunately the sound was still very noisy, he had to turn over and get out of bed angrily, opened the door and saw that it was Veronica, so he asked angrily: "What are you doing?!" ”

Veronica turned her head: "Mallory wants to see Minte, hurry up"

Minter wondered, "Isn't the handover already complete?" What's the matter with Mallory looking for me? ”

"How do I know? Come on! Things are in a hurry! Veronica lifted her leg to leave, but turned back and said, "Remember, he was going to see Minte."

Minter slammed the door angrily, thinking back to her words, and felt a little strange, so he had to wash his face again, get dressed and walk out of the door, and was thinking about going to the office of the intelligence department, but he met Sweeney in the outreach room in the corridor and just wanted to say hello, when he saw the other party hurriedly running up and pulling him away: "Why is it so slow?!" Come with me! ”

Minter hurriedly dragged him down: "Where are you going?" The boss is waiting to see me."

"This is to see him, he has already entered the palace first"

"Into the palace?" Minter was amazed, followed Sweeney out of the door, got on his horse, and galloped away

Ito Castle is very large, the palace is located in the very center of the city, and the palace complex was built on the edge of the capital city area, the Nojia royal family is different from the Shaonan royal family, the East palace is built on a plain, the land is very neatly planned, if it is compared to the sun, then the outermost area of the "sunshine" is the government department, the major agencies, the office of the General Security Administration is also located in it, so it does not take long to go from the general office to the palace

Riding through the buildings and small gardens in the middle of the street is the Heroes Square in front of the palace square, except for the members of the royal family and some of the nobles and officials who have been chartered by the king, everyone who comes here must dismount, get off the car and walk on foot, and if you want to enter the palace gate, you need to go through the search of the guards

After Minter and the others dismounted, Sweeney whispered a few words to the soldier next to him, and the latter pryed his horse down, Minter looked at the majestic buildings in front of him, and found that the westernmost one in the center of the square, the one in the westernmost part of the heroic sculpture group, was not familiar with the sword in his hand, and the posture of standing on the ground was so similar to that of his grandfather in the portrait hanging on the ground at home when he was a child?

He hadn't been in Ito for a long time, but he remembered that he hadn't seen this statue when he came three years ago, was it a new place in the past few years?

"Minter! What are you in a daze? Hurry up! Sweeney walked a few dozen meters only to find that he was still in place, and he was busy urging him, so he had to follow the voice, looking back at the statue from time to time

It's really unlucky Ai heard that the statue of the hero here will only be placed after the death of the hero himself, and his grandfather is obviously still alive, so why should he let it go

He muttered quietly, and Sweeney was so anxious that he didn't hear it clearly, but he just pulled him to the gate of the palace, and in front of the guard, who was wearing a big red knight's dress and a Ugin helmet, he took out a small bronze medal and raised it, and went in

The old rules of the palace, except for the soldiers and officers on duty in the palace, are not allowed to bring weapons into the ground, Mint also symbolically handed over the sword hanging from his waist to the guards for safekeeping, after entering the gate, only to feel that the palace gate is full of green lawns, dotted with colorful large and small flower beds, even in the late autumn season, the color is still bright and dazzling, and a wide and straight avenue leads straight to the palace complex in front of the palace complex, there is a row of marble buildings on the left and right, which is the office of the noble council and the palace officials

The people driving in a few two-wheeled carriages on the side of the road, dressed in gorgeous dresses, glanced at Sweeney and Mint arrogantly, and without any movement, Sweeney pulled Mint into the carriage and said, "Go to the palace, hurry!" But the coachman only lightly whipped the horse, started the carriage, and walked forward slowly, only a little faster than on foot, and Sweeney saw that he was unhurried, and was so anxious: "Please speed up!" The king is called! ”

The coachman glanced back at him with an expressionless face, and lightly whipped the horse, which was considered to speed up, and muttered: "Whoever comes in says so, I really think of myself..."

Sweeney was so choked by him that he couldn't speak, and Minter pulled him funny: "Okay, what's the use of you arguing with him?" Let me tell me what is going on, why is the king summoning us urgently? Didn't you say that the boss wanted to see me? ”

Sweeney was about to answer, when he caught a glimpse of the coachman approaching, and shut up: "You'll know later."

Minter had no choice but to stop asking and enjoy the scenery along the way

I heard that this royal palace is hundreds of years in more than ten generations of kings and queens under the auspices of the successive built perfect, although the name on the mainland is not as good as the "Golden Rose Palace" in Shaonan, but it is also a masterpiece of architectural art, the palace group is mainly made of hemp gray marble as the material, after years of wind and rain erosion, under the sunlight presents a faint powder, different ages of buildings have different styles, but on the whole, it is in the dignified and gorgeous and delicate buildings, and between the buildings are always arranged with a variety of patterns in flower beds, Occasionally, there are several sculptures or fountains, and even the ground is made of bricks of different colors to create gorgeous patterns

The carriage went around a huge fountain, and crossed the bridge over the moat, and finally reached the main entrance of the palace, and Sweeney took out the small bronze medal again, and the attendants at the door let them in, and passed through two splendid halls, one large and one small, and the mirror gallery on both sides of which were hung with ancient paintings and crystal lamps, before reaching the king's study

Outside the study, there were more than a dozen attendants, and Sweeney took out the small bronze medal for the third time, and explained that it was the king who was in a hurry, but the attendant still looked him and Minter up and down unhurriedly, left and right, and right for a while, before taking a few steps inside and reporting to the next attendant, who looked at them again for a while before actually entering the door to report

Minter frowned slightly, he was also a native who had worked in front of the king of a country, although Esther was far richer than Noga, and was more seductive in terms of civil governance, but was it really necessary to have such a cumbersome etiquette? If it is really a 100,000 urgent matter, will it be a mistake if it drags on like this?

Moreover, these attendants and female officers are also dressed too exaggeratedly, right? He had complained that the guard clothes were cumbersome and not as easy to move as ordinary clothes when he was a court demon master of Nuojia before, but now looking at the gorgeous dresses of these attendants in front of him, including the large bundles of feathers on the men's hats and the gold, silver, and gemstone ornaments on the women's heads and necks, he could only say that the clothes with only a few gold and silver trims were really nothing

The attendant quickly went out and called them: "The king wants to see you" The face is a little unpleasant, maybe he was scolded for procrastination?

Minter didn't have time to guess, so he followed Sweeney into the door, and was immediately startled

In the room were not only the king and Melori, but also the commissioner, Lady Leia, and several ministers, the most familiar of which was the Minister of Justice Duras, the other financial director, the foreign affairs commissioner, and several generals in the army, almost all of the most powerful people in East were here, and looking at their faces, it seemed that there had just been an argument, what happened?

Sweeney only saluted the king and withdrew, and Mint, who had been very obediently closing the door tightly, suddenly felt a little nervous, swallowed his saliva, and tremblingly stepped forward to salute the king and the others

Mallory whispered to reassure him: "Don't be nervous, Your Majesty has something to ask you, just tell the truth" He nodded, but he still felt a lot of pressure when he noticed the eyes of everyone on him

King Valfried III smiled sharply: "Don't be afraid, child, I have been an old friend of your grandfather for many years, don't be too restrained in front of me" Minter's eyes widened, and he quickly looked at Melori, who also looked at the king with a puzzled face, and Lady Leia looked at the king disapprovingly: "Your Majesty! This kid's identity shouldn't have been revealed! ”

The king just waved his hand: "I know, but everyone here can be trusted, as long as everyone doesn't reveal it to the outside world," he folded to Minter, "Count Xiao can have such a grandson, and there are two, how can I not be happy for him?" ”

Hey? Grandson?

Mint folded, a little unsure of the intentions of Valfred III, but the latter only smiled meaningfully, and said to the ministers with surprised faces: "The identity of this child's grandmother is a little difficult to say, but he is indeed the grandson of Count Xiao, and he has been working incognito in the Security Department all along, and what he says can be trusted, you don't have to worry."

Several ministers reluctantly agreed, but the generals were all interested in Minter, looking at him with joy on their faces, and whispering to each other that they were "too thin", "not strong enough", "the chin really looks like his grandfather", "nonsense, obviously the eyebrows are more like".

Minter was suddenly a little at a loss, and she didn't know what to do, and Ms. Leah coughed a few times, attracting everyone's attention, and then said with a straight face: "Let's go back to the original topic!" We don't have much time to waste! Everyone muttered quietly, but finally stopped talking about Minte's figure and appearance

Leah said to Minter: "We received a report from the mission to Nomonka, as of the day of the letter, they have not been able to see Gale II, and the Duke of Jada has been under house arrest since he returned, just waiting for Gale II to give an order to deal with it, the officials and nobles of Nogar do not pay attention to the war letter of the Demon Domain, and ignore our proposal to form an alliance, just blindly delay calling you, to ask what is the situation in Nomonka, you have been there for so long, you should know what they think, right?" ”

Minter hesitated, "You mean... What aspects? ”

"Let's talk about the Earl of Luther first," the Director of Foreign Affairs made the first request, "the Security Service has also sent people in the mission, and according to the information found by that person, the main thing is that this Count is playing tricks, and he seems to be very powerful in the palace of Nogar, and many ministers are on his side."

A general next to him also said: "He seems to have a hostile relationship with the Duke of Jeda, which is a little unfavorable to us, although the Duke of Jeda once planned to invade our territory, he has really seen the terrible place of Warcraft, and I believe that he will also approve of an alliance with us."

Minter pondered for a moment, and then said: "Duke Jada should not be in danger of his life when he is under house arrest, although he proposed to send troops, but there are many people who are in favor of him, and there are even many nobles who think that his plan is too necessary for the Nogar people, he is not wrong to send troops, what is wrong is that he did not achieve the expected goal, but this is because of the relationship between the Demon Domain, so it is not his responsibility to believe that many Nogar people know it, so Gale II will not deal with him for a long time As for Luther..." Both talents, morals, and wisdom were mediocre, and the ambition was so great that everyone could see that Gale II would only devote his attention to him and his brother because of the death of his own brother and nephew, but it was never possible to really give him a heavy responsibility... There are a lot of rumors, but they are not necessarily accurate, Prince Mario was once powerful, although Gale II and Jada both wanted to weaken his influence as much as possible, but in order to keep the situation stable, there must be many officials close to Prince Mario who remained, and it was normal for these people to support Luther, but the key was Gale II's thoughts"

"What do you mean... Gale II won't make Count Luthor crown prince? The foreign affairs commissioner was skeptical, "but there is no better candidate for him in the current situation."

Minter shook his head: "Of course there is, Jada is that if it weren't for the invasion of the Demon Domain, Gale II would probably let him go to the territory to be silent for two years, and then recall the palace again when he has the results, but now he doesn't dare to let Jada out, and he refuses to really deal with him, so it will be delayed until today, and he hasn't made a decision yet."

"Is this possible? Wasn't Count Luther his own nephew? Why would he rather wait for Jada to make a meritorious service than let his nephew become the crown prince? Is there any basis for your judgment? ”

"Of course," said Minte, who had completely forgotten by this time, spoke nervously and confidently, "I have been with Gale II for two months, and I know his character quite well, although he seems to be gentle and sentimental, but in fact he is very sensible, he knows in his heart what is good for the country, and on this premise, he can sometimes even put aside his personal feelings, and he was able to imprison his own brother in order to prevent Prince Mario's ambitions from endangering the country; And when Prince Mario's father and son both died tragically, and Jada was rumored to be the real murderer, although he had doubts about Jada in his heart, considering that there was no more suitable crown prince than Jada, Renxun still continued to reuse him, so even if he doted on his nephew Luther very much now, it didn't mean that he would make him the crown prince"

Duras, the director of justice, sighed: "I guess he really thinks so, but unfortunately now the Duke of Jada is under house arrest, unable to communicate with the outside world and cannot participate in political affairs, otherwise he is likely to promote this covenant."

Minter frowned and asked, "Even if Jada can't participate, doesn't Gale II have any opinions?" He should understand how important this covenant is to their country, just for the past month and a half, we have been hunting demonic beasts in the southeast and south of Nogar to save civilians, and we haven't seen any Noga army appear, this is too unorthodox, has something happened to Nomonka recently? Or is he sick again? ”

Mallory said softly: "I haven't heard that he is sick, our people have visited the palace doctor's house to inquire, his health is not good, but it has not deteriorated, maybe a little better than when you left"

"Then why..."

Mallory glanced at Lady Leia, saw that the other party nodded slightly, and then handed a document to Minter: "Although the mission will not see Gale II, when I contacted the other ministers to open the door, I heard some of their thoughts, Noga seems to have always been hostile to us East, and thinks that their country is dense with mountains, far away from the Demon Domain, and it is impossible for the Demon Beast to have a real impact on them, but once the request for an alliance is granted, it is equivalent to allowing our troops to enter and leave the territory of Noga, and we will occupy their land, plundering their belongings and resources, I must say they seem to treat us as people like them"

Minter took the document and flipped through it, his brow furrowed more and more, and Valfred III asked, "Child, do you know that there are other people in Noga who can have an impact on Gale II?" What does this person like? We need a lobbyist of sufficient weight."

Mint fell into deep thought, and the people around him began to talk about themselves:

"According to me, their faces are really unpleasant, just ignore them and let them be eaten by the monster! Not a good person anyway! ”

"I can't say that, if we really let the Demon Domain occupy Noga, we, as neighbors, will no longer be able to avoid it."

"But now they're acting like we're begging them, knowing that we're helping."

"Maybe when they really lose, they'll know how important an alliance is, right?"

Mint looked up at Valfred III, who smiled and asked, "What do you want to say, child?" It's okay to speak up."

Minter asked with some hesitation: "Your Majesty, did you conclude this pact for a temporary decision, or did you intend to continue it after the war?" ”

Valfred III raised an eyebrow: "What do you say?" ”

"If it's a temporary decision, then as long as someone convinces Gale II with a painful reality, it's okay Now that the southeast of Noga has suffered heavy casualties, probably no one has successfully transmitted the news back to Nomonca, he doesn't know yet, but if you plan to maintain the Covenant after the war, then... Maybe it's another way," Minter took a deep breath and said his thoughts, "The Nogar have never stopped invading the southern continent, and even a geo-wise moderate like Gale II is not opposed to doing so, not only because of the obsession of being a descendant of Nicodimus the Great, but also because of the fact that he is forced by reality."

"Are you making excuses for their aggression?!" A general interrupted him with an unkind face

Minter turned to him: "Please let me finish, Your Excellency General, I am not making excuses for them, I just want to analyze why they think this way"

Valfred III said: "You say, I'm also interested"

"The country of Noga is mountainous, arable land is scarce, in the northern plateau, but also because of the climate, grain production can not be guaranteed to be self-sufficient In recent decades, because the merchants of several countries in our south sell cheap food and clothes to Noga, more and more Noga people rely on foreign countries to survive, and turn to change the use of arable land, making food production even lower Since Prince Mario ordered the expulsion of foreigners, trade has been blocked, and Noga's domestic food supply exceeds demand, and the expansion of the army has reduced labor, Indirectly, they have a further decline in food production, and their population is getting more and more hungry, so they have to seek outward development, consumption, access to enough food, and fertile arable land, I am not saying that they are doing the right thing, but if we can help them solve this problem, then the pact between the two countries has a chance to be reached quickly and continue long after the war."

Valfred III pondered: "What do you mean..."

"Feed them with grain and seeds at low prices, or exchange seeds for their horses and furs, the northern part of our country, the climate in the area of Metunchiton, is similar to that of the eastern part of Noga, at most because of the Toure Mountains to block the cold air in the north, and warmer, the Metonkiton area grows wheat, corn, potatoes and other things, the yield is very high, if the seeds are sold to Noga at a low price or market price, and experienced farmers are sent to guide them, they can help Noga get rid of the famine, and when the time comes, they will not have the most important factor of foreign invasion."

Mallory was the first to object: "Minter, this kind of thinking is too naïve, whether the Nogar people are willing to accept it, it is not certain, once they have enough food, they will have more confidence to invade us"

Minter hurriedly said: "Gale II once tried to grow round rice, but it was unsuccessful, before this year's coup d'état, he was preparing to go to Sico to buy wheat seeds, so he is very likely to promise me that some grain seeds are very special, and the grain grown cannot be left for planting, we can give them this seed If they really have the intention of aggression, we will immediately cut off the supply, and they will not be able to grow food again" He turned to Walfred III and said, "Now because most of the young and strong men of Noga have entered the army, They don't have enough labor, but if the seeds we provide are really useful, with the personality of Gale II, it is likely that they will choose to reduce the number of troops in order to increase the number of laborers! ”

Valfred III and Mallory both hesitated, and the other ministers were also discussing in private, and Minte approached Mallory and whispered: "Now that the relationship between the two countries is good, it will be more convenient to send people, and it is not so easy for them to prepare for war without us" Mallory glanced at him, turned his head and whispered to Lady Leia

The big guys exchanged their heads with each other, and they didn't reach an agreement for a long time, Minter waited nervously on the sidelines, his mind was already in a mess, he didn't know if he was doing the right thing, but if he could really help Noga, maybe... The people of both countries will no longer be hostile, and the Noga people will be able to live a better life

After a full two hours, the group finally agreed on an acceptable plan, most of which were adapted from Minter's proposal, except for some changes in the terms, but with more detailed details and more favorable to Easter

In the end, Waalfred III decided: "Let's go with this plan!" Minter, you will set out tomorrow, and I will send an emissary with you to Normonka to join the mission, and ask them to renew the covenant according to this plan, asking you to familiarize yourself with the local situation, and to help the mission in its mission."

"But there is still my local order in Noga..." Before Mint could finish speaking, Mallory reached out and pressed his shoulder, and said with a smile, "About this... There will be a way to solve it."

(Halfway through writing last night, the computer suddenly went on strike, and it couldn't be started, so I had to ask someone to ask the editor for leave, and I had made an appointment to fix it this morning, but the person was delayed and didn't come until four o'clock in the afternoon...) Missed the update.,I'm really sorry everyone.,Please forgive me a lot.,Make up a little bit today... ）

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