CHAPTER XXVIII. Krum in the Ruling Assembly
Midtown Federation, Midtown, above the ruling parliament. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"So, Lord Eduardo has already left for Southridge Fortress?" asked Robert Adrian with a smile as Fonta Eduardo's temporary replacement, Fonta Klum, appeared in the ruling council.
"Yes, after all, our Midtown Federation wants to wake up the free city-states in the south over there, otherwise the lords who rise there will not know what to do. Krum said coldly, he didn't like Adrian as a person, but he still kept his politeness.
"Fonta Eduardo is usually absent, and it has always been Fonta Jaime who replaces him in meetings, so why is it your child this time?" said Trunik Stevens angrily.
Krum is twenty-eight years old, and his second brother Fonta Jaime is forty-five years old, compared to James, it is not wrong for Stevens, who is now sixty-five, to call Krum a child, but his tone is not very good, and Krum only smiles slightly.
"That's because Ike usually takes me with me when he travels far away, and this time, I'm in charge of staying in the middle capital, so I'll also temporarily come to the meeting on behalf of Ike. Krum smiled, no doubt telling Stevens that he was in charge of stabilizing the situation, which made Adrian, Stevens, and Lambert Julino look at each other, and they had mixed expressions.
At this time, Moran Lidno smiled, he walked up to Krum and patted him on the shoulder, Krum nodded at Lidno, Krum is still full of affection for Lidno as a person, Lidno usually treats Krum very well, because his son Moran Minsk and Krum are the best friends.
"It's not easy to take Eduardo's position temporarily, but don't put too much pressure on yourself, if you have any problems, I will support you, and I will ask Minsk to help you more in the near future. Lidno said with a smile.
"Thank you, Lord Ridno, you can let Minsk come to me at any time, he is welcome. Krum also smiled and said that Krum really wanted to meet Minsk, and Krum didn't want Redno to be involved in Adrian's sake, because Krum would never want to be an enemy of Minsk.
"Yes, Lord Krum, if you need anything lately, just tell us, and I will fully support you. Winston Hank also smiled and Krum nodded at him, Hank is a man full of talent, and Krum also wants his support.
At this time, Sith Bogut had an embarrassed look on his face, and Krum looked at Bogut, who immediately smiled, although it seemed very reluctant.
"Sith-sama, what's wrong with you, are you sick?" asked Carter Good, the new patriarch of the Carter family, who also noticed that Bogut's face was not very good.
"Oh...... It's okay...... Maybe it was a little windy last night......" Bogut smiled bitterly, and he stole another glance at Krum, who was looking directly at him, which made Bogut immediately lower his head.
At this time, Adrian, Stevens, and Giulino were all looking at Bogut, and they hated it in their hearts, they were afraid that Bogut would spoil a good thing.
"Well, it's been a bit cold at night lately, Lord Bogut, you have to pay more attention to your body. At this time, Hank smiled at Bogut, Bogut immediately nodded to Hank gratefully, and said yes again and again, Krum shrugged his shoulders when he saw that Bogut was just uncomfortable, and Adrian smiled and made eye contact with Hank.
From the beginning of the meeting to the present, Marchua Lorenzo did not speak much, he looked at the document in his hand, this is a document sent by Fonta Eduardo to everyone at the last meeting of the ruling parliament before the trip, which details the purpose of the trip and the troubles that the Midtown Federation will face.
Will Berg...... Does this man really have the power to end the Hundred Years' War in the Free City-States of the South......" Lorenzo sighed softly as he looked at the information on the Foggy Castle in his hand, and it seemed as if Lorenzo was talking to himself.
"At least what we get now is that Will Berg's Fort of the Fog Tomb has already conquered several free city-states, and his sphere of influence is now the largest among the southern free city-states, and the other comparable is the Half-winged Lord of the Free City-State Boulder Castle, Emerons, whose sphere of influence is also very large. ”
Krum said softly, the information they have is enough to prove that in the southern free city-state, there are two forces that can threaten the Midtown Federation, Lorenzo heard Krum's description, and became silent, the information of the Fonta family is really amazing, it can be said that the information of the Midtown Federation is the information of the Fonta family, and Lorenzo is very frightened by this.
"No matter how powerful these two men are, they are only the lords of a small free city-state, and Lord Fonta Eduardo is inevitably too concerned about these ants. Adrian said sarcastically.
"The strength of the Fonta family lies in not underestimating any opponent. Krum said coldly, which made Adrian laugh awkwardly, and Stevens was about to roar again, but Adrian shook his head at him.
Lorenzo looked at the summoning order issued by Eduardo again, many lords from all over the Midtown Federation were involved in this exercise, and it seemed that Eduardo took this exercise very seriously.
The approximate list of military exercises is as follows:
Freeman Family member of Chloe Passage, Freeman Bowman;
The patriarch of the Curry family in Jialin Harbor, Curry Leo;
the patriarch of the Paul family in Red Eagle Ridge, Paul Ribeiro;
a member of the Fung family of Montenegro, von Sataritis;
a member of the Pete family of Crow's Eye, Pete Lloyd;
Patriarch of the Sara family in the city of Great Sala, Sara Morinka;
Patriarch of the Forge Smith family, Smith Allan;
Frey Pereira, a member of the Frey family in River Valley City;
Patriarch of the Fonseca family of Dune Castle, Fonseca Rosen.
"Why is it that Lord Sara Morinka is going to participate in the military exercise in person this time, and why didn't the two very lively girls of the Sara family go to the exercise in place of Lord Morinka?" asked Lorenzo curiously, which made Krum's cheeks redden.
"Which ...... Sila and Sula will be coming to the capital to run errands recently...... Then they will come to me and Minsk......" Krum said softly, bowing his head and blushing.
"Hehe, youth is really good. ”
At this time, Lorenzo showed a long-lost smile, he looked at Krum, and then at Lidno who was standing aside, with a surprised face, it can be seen from Lidno's expression that Minsk didn't tell him about it at all, which made Lorenzo feel even more funny, his son grew up and fell in love, and Lidno, the father, didn't know at all.
"Oh, it's a shame that the two very beautiful girls of the Sara family, Sara Sula and Sara Cira, were snatched away by the Fonta family and the Moran family. At this time, suddenly Goode said with a look of grievance.
"Haha, Goode, you're almost fifty, do you still think about the girls of the Great Sala City?" Lorenzo laughed.
"I ...... I'm anxious for your family, Vieri, who is also in his early thirties, and doesn't even have a lover, but you, the eldest brother, don't think about Vieri at all. Goode quibbled, but it made Lorenzo laugh even more, and so did everyone else in the room, a rare moment of relief in the recent tension.
"Then when the girls of the Sara family come to the central capital, you and Minsk will take the two of them around, young man, you should be more relaxed. Lidno said with a smile, Krum immediately scratched his head in embarrassment, and at this time, Lidno and Lorenzo looked at each other meaningfully, and their hearts were extremely complicated.
Adrian took the list from Lorenzo's hand and looked at it carefully, several of them of whom he was particularly interested in, and he handed the list to Stevens and Giulino and asked them both to look at it as well.
"Is this Freeman Bowman from the Freeman family? I haven't heard of it!" exclaimed Stevens.
Freeman Bowman was the only son of Freeman Schmidt, and was only sixteen years old, and there were so many things to deal with at the Cross Passage that Schmidt ordered the young Bowman to answer the call in his place and go to Southridge Fortress. Krum told Stevens.
"Hmph, in the Battle of Crow Passage, my son died tragically, but in the end, this fat treasure land was rewarded to such a lowly Freeman family. ”
Every time he mentions Crow Pass in front of Adrian, he always thinks of Robert Hawley, the only son who died on the front line, Hawley is also a hero of the Midtown Federation, and he made great contributions in the Battle of Crow Pass, and Fonta Eduardo even built a commemorative bronze statue for Hawley in Clow Pass to recognize Hawley's heroic contributions, but all this is meaningless to Adrian who lost his only son in old age.
"That's it! The Freemans are such a lowly family, I don't even want to admit their nobility!" Stevens scolded angrily.
Adrian and Stevens' attitudes made the atmosphere awkward again, Krum was obviously a little dissatisfied with this, he clenched his fists, but strongly restrained his impulse, while Lorenzo and Hank looked at each other with a very solemn expression.
"It can't be said that in the Battle of Crow Passage, three people of the Freeman family died two in one battle, and in the end only Freeman Schmidt remained, the Freeman family for the Midtown Federation, garrisoned the Northwest Pass for many years, and worked hard to make a lot of contributions, after capturing the Clow Passage, Lord Eduardo gave the Clow Passage to the Freeman family, and there was no problem. ”
At this time, Bogut suddenly ignored it, and he rushed to respond to Adrian and Stevens's embarrassing words, after all, Bogut also participated in the Battle of Crow Passage, and he was also involved in the tragic situation at that time, if Eduardo hadn't taken Baggio with a trick, it is estimated that no one would have been able to defeat the famous general Ross Peakel.
"How dare you talk to us like that?!"
Stevens saw Bogut so straight to himself, he immediately became angry, he slammed the table, stood up, and was about to rush at Bogut, but Julino beside him hurriedly grabbed him, but did not pull, and finally it was Redno who rushed up and stopped the angry Stevens.
Adrian calmed down at this time, he knew that he couldn't push Bogut too quickly for the time being, so he patted Stevens to calm him down, Stevens had to grit his teeth and glared at Bogut, and Bogut felt that he was fifty years old, how could he continue to endure the other party treating him like this, Bogut also felt very angry in his heart, and Hank also patted Bogut on the back to show comfort.
"Who is this Curry Leo?Isn't the lord of Garin Harbor Wren Joel?" Adrian asked suspiciously, and Adrian felt very unfamiliar with the name Curry Leo.
"The Wren family gradually began to decline after Rennes Joel's two sons were killed by Baggio, and Rennes Joel has always been known for his notoriety, so when the Rennes family fell, many nobles in Jialin Harbor began to fight back, and finally the young Curry Leo led the Curry family to successfully overthrow the tyranny of the Rennes family. ”
Krum patiently explained to Adrian that although he was not obligated to do so, Krum still wanted to be himself, and Krum didn't care what kind of person Adrian was.
"Win or lose, the iron law of the Midtown Federation, very good, very good. ”
Adrian nodded with satisfaction, in the Midtown Federation, as long as you have the strength, you will have a chance to get ahead, of course, the powerful people also have to know how to get the support of the nine ruling councilors, and Curry Leo is such a man who can be literate and martial, after he captured the Rennes family, he immediately befriended the Fonta family in Zhongdu, and personally and low-key met with Fonta Eduardo, and after some exchanges with Eduardo, he won Eduardo's favor, which won a bright future for the Curry family.
"I don't remember much Paul Ribeiro, right?
"That's because the former patriarch of the Paul's family, Paul Puyol, knew how to give way to young people. At this time, it was Goode who spoke, he sneered and looked at Adrian, Adrian held back his anger, Goode's words were obvious, this was the Carter family's decision, to draw a line with Adrian.
"In fact, the most important reason is that Paul Ribeiro is full of talent, I have a lot of contact with this kid, in the battle of the Crow Pass, he belonged directly to my troops, in the duel with the famous general Ross Daper, Ribeiro was not afraid, together with Pereira of the Frei family, took the lead in killing Ross Daper, for which I deeply admire. As soon as Lorenzo saw that something was wrong, he immediately came out to play the round, but Lorenzo was still sincere about Ribeiro's praise.
"Yes, Ribeiro is a very remarkable young man, he is only twenty-two years old, he should be considered the youngest patriarch and fiefdom lord at the moment. "Krum is also very fond of Ribeiro.
Adrian nodded slightly, and then stopped speaking, he was still secretly happy in his heart now, doing military exercises in the South Ridge Fort with such fanfare, this undoubtedly brought a lot of opportunities to his plan.
"By the way, in addition to the lords on the list, Lord Eduardo has also gathered many representatives of small and medium-sized nobles from the Midtown Federation, it seems that Lord Eduardo is going to do something. Hank said with a smile, Adrian nodded slightly, he knew that Hank was reminding him that Eduardo was beginning to gather and cultivate new powers.
"Hmph, what talents can the small and medium-sized nobles have, it's really a lot of things. Stevens frowned and said sarcastically.
"Hehe, I can't say that, maybe Fonta Eduardo has found some talent in it. Julino also thought it was ridiculous, which made Hank sneer, he was from a middle-class aristocratic background, so he felt very ridiculous about Stevens and Julino's words.
Adrian saw the unhappiness on Hank's face, and he immediately frowned at Stevens and Julino, which made Stevens and Julino notice, and the two immediately put away their smiles.
"On the other hand, I will follow Lord Eduardo to the Southridge Fort early tomorrow morning, and I will not be able to attend the meeting after that. At this point, Hank said again, much to Krum's surprise, he had never heard that Hank was going to follow Eduardo to the Southridge Fortress.
Adrian smiled and nodded to Hank, Hank also smiled lightly, Adrian, Stevens, Julino, Redno, Bogut and Lorenzo were all aware of the purpose of Hank's trip, whether they could completely defeat the Fonta family, it was a move.