Lucius burst out laughing, and Fern couldn't hold back his laughter, but he immediately restrained his smile as he realized that Ness had noticed that Olivina was staring at him.

Rachel seemed particularly interested in what was being discussed between the men. "Sigmund Oswid, that's the High Lord of Cumberland, why do you all think he's the best fit to be the commander of this difficult task?"

Lucius was about to answer the princess's question, but his mouth opened and stopped, and the king looked at Fern and smiled. "Fern, let's talk about it, I've said enough, let's have a drink. With that, before the servant could pour the wine, the king himself filled the glass.

Fern could not refuse the king's wishes, so he had to look at Ness, who was looking at him earnestly. "Cumberland has Wallis's most disciplined army, and perhaps only Doyle's army can match it in terms of combat effectiveness. But Cumberland, with such a strong army, is the most reassuring of all kingdoms, because it has almost no intention of invading other kingdoms, since the establishment of Cumberland, this kingdom has never had any history of invading other countries, on the contrary, it often helps the invaded neighbors to beat the invaders back home. ”

"Why is that? Are all the rulers of Cumberland selfless men?" Nerfi also listened very attentively, and immediately asked.

Fern and Nerfi weren't familiar with each other, so he nodded politely and continued to explain. "It's human nature that everyone has selfishness, but a good system can minimize the disadvantages of people's selfishness. Cumberland has never had a king, and all decisions are made by the eight lords together, and even the high lord can only give orders alone when the situation is too critical to discuss. And in order to restrain the rights of the Great Lord, the other seven lords have their own fiefdoms, they have only obey their own orders and the people, if the Great Lord is autocratic, then the seven lords have the right to overthrow him. So, all this ensures that Cumberland cannot invade other countries for the sake of someone or some people, and at the same time, thanks to this system, Cumberland's political situation has always been very stable, and its neighbors have never had to worry about it posing a threat to themselves. With that, Fern picked up his glass and moistened his throat.

Rachel nodded intently. "Isn't Dayton's system bad?"

The princess's words made Fern almost squirt out the wine in his mouth, and quickly defended, "It can't be said that if the king of a kingdom is very just and considers his people, then it is no worse than Cumberland." ”

Rachel pouted and looked at Fern. "You look so nervous, you must just be making excuses. ”

Lucius laughed and interrupted the princess. "Alright, Rachel, stop picking on Fern's thorn and let him finish. ”

Fern nodded respectfully to the King. "Thank you, Your Majesty. In addition, because Cumberland's location is very special, it has the most neighbors among all the kingdoms, and it can contact the kingdoms the fastest, and at the same time, Chavana is also adjacent to Cumberland, and the mages there can also give some assistance, of course, I don't know what the current mage tower is. ”

Morena sighed softly on the other side of the table. "I think at least all of us here are enemies of the Mage Tower, and I hope Etiyesh still has some rationality in the big picture. ”

"I think we should prepare for the worst, and in my judgment, Etiyes must be secretly doing something unseemly. Rui's cold voice came.

Morena looked at Rui across the table and nodded solemnly.

"If you're okay with that, I'm going to continue?" Fern looked around, but no one spoke again, so he snorted. "Last but not least, Sigmund Oswid, the Grand Lord of Cumberland, is a calm and commanding knight, and he is the most suitable person in terms of qualifications and charm. ”

Lucius finished another glass of wine and put it down. "Fern was right, almost exactly what I thought, so I think Sigmund is the only one who can take on the role. ”

"So what are we going to do to build this alliance and elect Sigmund as its leader?" Stan looked at Lucius solemnly.

"Maybe the great sage will have to come out, in Wallis, I am afraid that the only one who can make all the kings jealous is the great sage, and only they can enter the palaces of the kingdoms without hindrance. Then the servant filled the cup for the king, and the king shook it again.

"Your Majesty, do you mean Adeline?" Stan still looked serious.

"Of course she is missing, but she alone is not enough, this matter is related to the life and death of Wallis, and we need the help of other great sages. Lucius said and motioned for the servants to stand aside, and when they had left the dining room, the king reached into his robes and looked for something.

"Who are you referring to, Your Majesty?" Stan continued to ask, despite the fact that the King was looking for something.

Lucius seemed to have found what he was looking for, and his expression relaxed, and he took out a piece of parchment from his robe, which was slightly bent, and it was obvious that it must have been rolled up before. "All of this must have been arranged by the Seven, Fern and Morena were attacked this morning, and then they had to take refuge in Darum......" Lucius saw Fern's expression of wanting to defend himself, and immediately added, "Of course, I know that you were tied in by Morena, and then, in the afternoon, I received a letter from Adeline, and the raven flew to Durham at this exact time. ”

"Adeline's letter?" exclaimed almost everyone.

"Yes, Adeline's letter. The king handed the letter to Stan. "Stan, read it to everyone. ”

Flattered, Stan takes the parchment, holds it in both hands, and clears his throat. "Your Majesty, the time is ripe, the summons of the Seven Gods has come again, and it is time for them to go. Hopefully, everyone has been well rested, because the rest of the journey will be very difficult, and even I can't see the end of the journey, so they will have to explore it on their own. I'm going to Doyle, where I'm needed more, and their destination will be Canrito. At this, Stan subconsciously paused. "I sent a letter to High Lord Sigmund in Raven shortly after your return to Durham, and he must be waiting for them as well. In addition, there will be someone who will meet with Sigmund in my place, and I should say to help me, because I really have no time to be separated, and his voice is not under me. Finally, tell them that we'll see you again, and until then, be sure to protect yourself and those around you. Stan finally finishes reading, sighs a sigh of relief, and hands the parchment back to Lucius.

Lucius took a corner of the parchment and placed it in the flame on the candlestick, the end of the parchment was ignited, and the flames quickly engulfed the whole parchment. "What surprised me the most was that we had only spoken of Cumberland and Sigmund, and that Adeline had mentioned them in her letter. ”

"Are we going to go on another journey? Are the good days finally over?" said Fern as he poured a glass of wine down his stomach.

"I have to be sorry to say, yes, Fern, it's just the beginning of the Canrito Summer Knight Knighthood, Adeline must have her reason for letting you go over at this time, although she didn't mention it in the letter, but I know her style of doing things, everything that seems to be a coincidence is actually carefully arranged by her. Lucius tossed the burning parchment into the candlestick and clapped his hands.

"It's almost five days to get to Canrito here, and it's the second half of the canonization ceremony there, so you can really catch up. Fern nodded as he estimated the time and distance.

Olivia, who had been watching Fern without speaking, finally spoke. "So how many people are going? With Ness, Ray and Nellfi with me these days, I can't bear to let them all leave me. ”

Lucius looked at his little daughter with pity. "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, Olivia, all of them are leaving. ”

Olivina pouted, almost crying.

"Don't worry, Olivia, we'll be back as soon as that's done. Ness comforted the princess, though she knew in her heart that she might never get back to Durham again.

Although Fern was very serious on the surface, there was a flash of joy in his heart, because he could finally get rid of Jasmine, and while he was stealing fun, Lucius said again, "In addition to you, this time, Morena will also go with you." ”

"What?!Why?" Fern straightened up and was the first to call out, and then he realized that the others were looking at him curiously, so he quickly lowered his body. "I mean, we've been working together all along, and I can't think of a reason why we wanted Morena to join. ”

"That's what Adeline meant. Lucius looked at Fern with interest.

But the letter didn't mention it. Fern was still a bit of a fluke.

"I'll tell you the truth, Fern, Adeline has sent two letters, one of which is for me, and I can't reveal the contents, but it mentions that Morena will go with you to Canrito. Lucius shrugged helplessly. "It's always hard for me to say no to Adeline's requests. ”

"Holy!" Fern cursed quietly, lowering his head, not daring to look at the way Morena looked now.