When Funner returned to the hostel exhausted, Charlie still hadn't slept.

"Uncle!" Charlie was visibly relieved when he saw Fonner return, "Where were you just now......?"

"Nothing to worry about. Fang Na waved his hand and motioned for Charlie to sit down first, "Are you still afraid that I will be hurt by a group of mercenaries?

"Of course not, I know you're amazing. Charlie hurriedly explained, "However, the current situation is very dangerous after all, if something goes wrong, even if you are fine, our mission will be greatly affected!"

Fonna looked at his nephew carefully, then sighed inexplicably as he lowered his head.

"What's wrong with you, uncle?" Seeing Funner's appearance, Charlie couldn't help but get nervous, "Yes, did my words just make you angry?"

"No, I'm just a little tired. Fonnar sat down on the bed, and he tossed his coat aside.

"What did you go out for?" Charlie looked at his uncle nervously and asked cautiously, "You look a little different, you weren't like this in the afternoon." Now you ...... How to say it, it seems to be a little confused and decadent. ”

"Is it so obvious?" he patted his cheek with a wry smile, "I didn't expect you to see it." ”

"Who can't see that. Being underestimated by his uncle made Charlie couldn't help but mutter, "What did you go out to do just now? What made you ...... Becoming so unconfident?"

Fonner didn't answer his nephew, just lowered his head and remained silent.

"Uncle?" Charlie asked cautiously again, he had asked the question three times in this moment, but each time Funner did not answer him, which made him feel that something must have happened when his uncle went out just now.

"I'm fine, Charlie. Fonner shook his head to clear himself up, "I'm just thinking about one thing. ”

"What's the matter?" Charlie asked subconsciously.

"What do you think......" Fonnar thought slowly, as if hesitant to speak, "what do you think, Lord Duke? I mean, as a lord, he ...... Is he good?"

Charlie was very surprised by his uncle's question, and at the same time his mind turned a lot of thoughts, but he still answered his uncle according to his first reaction.

"I can't say whether it's good or not, but Lord Duke must be the kind of lord that the people of Lengshan want to see the most at the moment. ”

"Why do you say that?" asked Funner.

"Because he was able to give the people what they wanted. Charlie said, "The victory that the people of the cold mountain are most eager for, and the benefits obtained after the victory, the Duke has given us, and only a person like the Duke can lead the cold mountain leader to victory all the way." ”

"Victory...... "Solution," the plan sighed, seeming a little disappointed, "So, you're still expecting war, aren't you?"

Charlie was stunned, he opened his mouth, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Nothing, Charlie, I understand your thoughts. Fonner stood up and patted his nephew on the shoulder, "I was younger, too, and at your age, I was just as eager to prove myself through a thrilling, memorable war. However, when I actually set foot on the battlefield of the Holy Helm, I realized that war is not as simple as I imagined. ”

Fang Na looked out the window at the scorching Black Stone Palace, his eyes looked extremely deep.

"War is not the same as fighting. We, the Lengshan people, are not afraid of battle, and are proud of showing bravery in battle. However, war, it is not only victory or defeat, but also more, you never know what you will become after experiencing war, it will be two you, across a battlefield, the boy and the man look at each other, but see a completely different face. ”

"But sometimes we have to go to war. Charlie lowered his head, like a child who had made a mistake, and spoke in a very low voice, "The existence of war proves that it has the meaning of existence, and it is something that cannot be eliminated after all." ”

"Yes, war will not go away, nor will it stop, because fighting is part of human nature!" Fonna jerked back and stared at his nephew, "but we can't have fun with war, it's not fun. You know, war is terrible, and although we will not abandon this method, we must not use it lightly. ”

"So, do you think that the Duke is too addicted to the frequent wars?" After listening to Fonner's words, Charlie roughly understood what his uncle was trying to express, "You also said before that the Duke is the kind of person who really likes war......

"Let me ask you one more question. Fonnar's expression was very serious, and the same Charlie's face did not have the awe of his elders, and now their uncle and nephew were talking completely from the standpoint of their own thoughts, "What do you think of Arnold?"

"Arnold......" Charlie repeated the name carefully, "I don't have a good evaluation, after all, I haven't met him, and I can only judge from some rumors about him." ”

"You haven't seen the Duke before, why was you able to give such a comment just now?"

"But many have seen the Duke!" "Charlie defended, "since so many people have the same impression, it is natural that this assessment is reliable." ”

"If you say that, I can say the other way around: since no one has ever seen Arnold, then none of his rumors can be trusted, can they?"

"This ......," Charlie was suddenly unable to argue, "and you are right......

After a pause, Charlie looked up and looked at his uncle seriously. "Did you just go to see Arnold?"

"You're smarter than your father, Charlie. Fang Na sighed, but this time the sigh was a little gratifying, "Your reflexes and observation skills are good, what you lack is only a little courage to say it, if you can say it directly every time like now, then sooner or later you will be able to surpass my achievements." ”

"You must have met Arnold when you asked. Charlie lowered his head, not too proud of his uncle's compliment, "You commented on Arnold like that, obviously the other party just made you change your opinion of him." So, what kind of person do you think he is?"

"What should I say......" Fonner pondered for a moment, his brows furrowed as he thought about it, "Actually, I didn't know him very well before, and when I was in Lionheart, I rarely saw him, and we only talked a few words when we met occasionally. Arnold gave me the impression that he was a quiet boy, even a little gloomy, and he stayed in the castle and read quietly, and it is no wonder that some people said that he should be born as a girl - although this statement is a bit excessive, Arnold is indeed too quiet. In this respect, he bears some resemblance to his sister, Miss Serena. However, it is natural for Miss Serena, as the daughter of the Duke, to be quiet and reticent, but for the heir of the lord, this is not very suitable, and too little contact with others will make others have a bad impression of him. ”

Charlie listened and nodded, similar to the description of Arnold he had heard from others.

"But now......" Fonner closed his eyes, thinking carefully about the impression Arnold had given him, "he is indeed very gloomy, but behind the gloom, perhaps we have all ignored Arnold's nature. No one paid attention to what he was thinking, what kind of personality he had shaped with the knowledge he had gained from books, which we had not paid attention to, and I had never thought about it. And it is this that we all overlook, that is Arnold's true face, a pair of eyes that are always hidden behind darkness and silence, always observing others. ”

"What do you mean ......" Listening to his uncle's description, Charlie couldn't help but feel a little confused, but he still instinctively felt a heavy atmosphere. Charlie had a hunch that perhaps Arnold's touch to his uncle was indeed enough to change the wise general of the cold mountain leader.

"He's very smart, we never noticed that Arnold's observation of the situation and his analysis of things are actually very precise. Although he had gone through so much, he had been driven away from his own territory and hometown, and he had walked a distance that he had never walked alone, and came to a place where he had never been before, but he did not feel any panic or confusion. His will is much stronger than I had imagined, Arnold knows exactly what his purpose is, and he knows what he should do, he makes full use of everything he can use, and from this point of view, if he is in charge of the cold mountain territory, then his strategy will not be inferior to that of the Duke, or even surpassed. ”

"What is he going to do?" Charlie asked nervously, "Do you want to win you over, organize an army to return to the Cold Mountain Territory, and fight with the Duke and his father again?"

"No, he wouldn't do it. Fonna shook his head, "What I just said is that his strategy will be better than that of the Duke, but Wu Strategy is not necessarily, after all, he is not as experienced as the Duke. ”

"So what is he going to do?" Charlie was a little confused, he couldn't think of how Arnold could return to the Cold Mountain Territory in addition to the war.

Fonner looked out the window again, but this time he wasn't looking at the Black Rock Palace, but in the direction of the church on the other side.

"War is one of the most efficient and least effective means of diplomacy. Obviously, Arnold may not be proficient in warfare, but he is proficient in things other than warfare, perhaps that is the knowledge he has gained from books, and it is a hundred times better to achieve his goals without the means of war than through war. ”

Charlie opened his mouth, still not understanding what his uncle meant.

"What do you think it takes to get the Duke off the battlefield and solve this problem. ”

Charlie pondered for a moment, and then he followed his uncle's gaze to the hints given to him by the spire of the church in Vortagen.

"He wants to use the power of the Snowon Territory to put pressure on the Duke?" Charlie frowned and asked cautiously, "That's not a good idea, if you do this, won't the Leng Shan Territory be inferior in the future?"

"You're half right. Fang Na sighed again, "External forces are necessary, but the most important thing is internal forces, if there is no one to support him, then even if he returns to the Cold Mountain Domain, how will he deal with those vassals who do not accept him?"

"Who did he woo?" Charlie asked nervously, his eyes fixed on Funner.

Of course, Funner noticed his nephew's eyes, and he knew what his nephew was worried about.

"The important thing is not who he has wooed, Arnold still has people who support him in the cold mountain territory, and this matter is the key. ”

"So, what are you going to do?" Uncle's words did not ease Charlie's nervousness in the slightest, on the contrary, he seemed to become more nervous, and even beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, "You...... Will you choose to help Arnold?"

Fonner stared at Charlie with a sad look in his eyes.