Imperial City, Imperial Tower.

At the highest point of the Tower of Babel, on the empty roof of the Tower of Babel, Hoffmann the Great stood side by side with Duke Clarence the Terrible, one of the Big Three, looking down on the sea of clouds below.

"I thought you wouldn't come, Clarence." Hoffmann the Great looked into the distance and said this in a voice mixed with relief.

"I didn't expect you to make such a big move, to be honest, I hesitated for a long time before deciding to see you in person" Duke Clarence, who had a white hair, turned his head to look at Hoffmann the Great and said with a wry smile: "It's a difficult decision to make. ”

"I understand, and I know that you have been raising your grandson Solomon all these years." Hoffman the Great looked at Duke Clarence with a sharp gaze: "You know that I have a few more years to live, and as long as you have these few years, you can completely cultivate Solomon into a talent and make him an existence that can confront Huggins." You, like everyone else, are watching my throne. ”

"Yes, I don't deny that." Duke Clarence avoided Hoffmann's sharp gaze and nodded helplessly in acknowledgement.

"And now? What made you change your mind and make you give up on your ambitions? ”

"Your grandson, the Greg family, the new deal of the Empire, and that Danding ............... out of nowhere, damn it, all of a sudden I found the whole world against me, and in such a situation, what power do I have to spy on your throne." Duke Clarence sighed lonely: "If the opponent is Greg or Gustav, then no matter how old I am, I am confident enough to compete with them." But... And all of a sudden, God gave you a grandson, a very good grandson. His presence has allowed the Imperial Guard to be inherited, and the new leader has made the imperial capital impregnable again, and in this way, the replicant technology and serum technology controlled by the royal family will still be firmly controlled by the royal family. Without these two technologies, we will always be vassals of the royal family......"

"The three of you guys have been recruiting biologists under Sī for all these years, trying to conquer replicant technology, and even contacted some people from the Royal Academy of Sciences, hum I know all these things that you guys have done in secret." Hoffmann the Great stared at Duke Clarence with blazing eyes: "You are trying to get rid of my control, you are trying to tear the human world apart!" ”

"If there is a chance to become an emperor, no one will be willing to be just a duke. But Your Majesty... I have to admit that you are great at your academic attainments, and that you developed the techniques that you developed decades ago that my scholars have not been able to crack until now. ”

"Hmph. A smile appeared on the cold face of Emperor Hoffmann: "That's why you decided to come here in person?" ”

"Yes, my scholar told me that he doesn't have the ability to breach your academic fortress in one to two years. And your grandson won't give me that much time, with the implementation of the New Deal, the power in the hands of the nobles will be completely lost, and even if the scholars under my command have developed replicant technology and serum technology, I will not have the ability to challenge your throne again. And, now there's Danding's goddamn outlier, and he's made my "electric field" no longer unique. ”

With a bitter sigh, Duke Clarence stared intently at Hoffmann the Great: "Your Majesty, if I don't appear in front of you now, I'm afraid that the next target of you and your grandson will be me, right?" ”

"Robin is in charge of the military affairs, but," Hoffman the Great shrugged, "but he does think that you are the easiest of the Big Three, and you have enough prestige." With your blood, it's easier to stand up. ”

"Sure enough," Receiving Hoffmann the Great's affirmative answer, Duke Clarence exhaled a sigh and suddenly said in a deep voice as if he had made up his mind: "Then ..............., how about letting me set an example, I know that now those knights who hold the Sī army are always watching the statements of our three dukes." If I had come forward at this time to support your new policy, I am afraid that you would have faced much less resistance. ”

"Oh?" Hoffman the Great frowned slightly, and turned his head to look at the boundless sea of clouds under his feet: "Say, what do you want?" ”

"Your granddaughter, your son Yuraia, Hoffman's youngest daughter, I hope my grandson Solomon, Clarence will marry her." As he said this, Duke Clarence held his breath nervously, staring at Hoffmann the Great with a speculative and uneasy gaze.

"Sarah......" Hoffman the Great's eyebrows tightened and suddenly roared like a lion: "You still haven't given up the throne, Clarence, you're trying to make a deal with my granddaughter?" ”

"And my grandson Solomon." Duke Clarence held the stone railing with both hands, pointed to the magnificent sea of clouds under his feet, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, if you want to control the world, you will have to pay the price. You're ready to take everything from me, so you have to compensate me. And in my opinion, I am not asking too much. You see, my grandson is excellent. With a little time, he could prove that he was better than Huggins. So, I think he's a good match for Sarah.

And having my grandson marry Sarah is not a threat to your throne. Your grandson is very young, and although he is older than Solomon, by the time he is old enough, Solomon will no longer be young. So, all I'm asking for is a hope for the future, which I don't think is excessive, and it doesn't conflict with your new deal in the slightest. ”

“……”

Hoffmann the Great pursed his lips, the pride in his heart made him unable to bear Duke Clarence's threat, but what remnants of his sanity told him that marrying Duke Clarence was the most appropriate option at the moment.

As Duke Clarence had said before, the nobility of the world was now watching to see what was going on. As long as the three major dukes of the empire do not take a stand, then the matter will never end. Therefore, if you consider the overall situation and agree to Duke Clarence's conditions to marry the Clarence family, then all difficulties can be solved.

"Okay" Hoffmann the Great's reason finally prevailed, gritted his teeth and nodded: "I can agree to your conditions, but you must arrange for Sarah and Solomon to meet first, if Sarah does not like Solomon refusing to marry him, then you must not force it." ”

"I'm sure they're going to be happy with each other, and that's something we're both happy with."

Although Hoffmann the Great's answer was somewhat ambiguous, Duke Clarence knew that the Emperor's second son, Yuraia... Hoffman would have convinced his youngest daughter to marry into the Clarence family. After all, with the excellent bloodline of the Clarence family, the future will have infinite possibilities.

Just as Hoffmann the Great and Duke Clarence were completing the negotiations, the stone door to the roof of the Tower of Babel suddenly opened.

Robin, who walked on the rooftop, was stunned at the same time as Duke Clarence, but in an instant, Duke Clarence smiled and looked at Robin: "Your Highness Robin." ”

"Your Excellency." Robin also bowed slightly, "I didn't expect you to be here." ”

"Your Majesty and I haven't seen each other for many years, so I think it's necessary for us two old men to communicate more with each other to avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings." "So," Robin looked at Duke Clarence with a smile on his face, "has the misunderstanding been resolved?" ”

"Yes, I am glad to have such a pleasant conversation with Your Majesty." Duke Clarence looked back at Hoffmann the Great, who was still calm, and suddenly changed the topic and said, "Your Royal Highness Robin, when you come... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］