It was with this idea that the Prince of Edward and the Prince of Andorra were on the wall. In fact, if it weren't for Andorra's extremely inflated strength, Edward would not have done this, after all, the future of this empire is his.

But it was precisely because Andorra had grown so much and that Henry VII did not do anything to deal with it that Prince Edward had a sense of urgency. He led his direct soldiers to fight a bloody battle with the barbarians, and when the time came, he was picked by the Prince of Andorra because of his lack of strength, and it was estimated that Edward would vomit blood and die.

The performance of these two sons prompted Henry VII to make a major decision, that is, to give Princess Gina a direct domain, and at the same time give her the right to form a territorial army. And the basic troops of the princess army are a part of the eleventh legion of the empire and a small part of the border knights that Duke helped to reorganize, after all, these two armies Princess Jina have personally led them, and they are relatively familiar.

The news that Princess Jina obtained the fief almost soon spread throughout the entire French Empire, even the women of this world have the right to inherit, and even many queens and female emperors who have gone abroad, but that is a forced choice in the absence of a male heir, and most queens have only one generation.

Duke naturally learned the news later, and this news was brought by Gandalf, because he was not in Stormcastle for a while, and when the French Empire was in various places of internal strife, he went to the empire to meet with President Dumbledore of the Dark Witch Society, and discussed with him some things about the Dark Witch Society.

When he heard the news, the corners of Duke's mouth subconsciously rose slightly, he was sincerely happy for Jina, the reason is naturally very simple, that is, Jina finally has the foundation to realize her dream again, and if she doesn't even have her own direct army, she won't have any combat effectiveness.

Seeing Duke's happy appearance, Gandalf said sarcastically at this time: "Little one, don't be happy too soon, maybe you will become enemies in the future, what you did on the northern border at the beginning, Gina has fully known and confirmed, she may have a great impression of you, or in her heart, you are already a traitor." ”

When Gandalf heard Gandalf's words, the smile on Duke's face turned into a wry smile, and he could only murmur back: "I knew that my original actions would inevitably lead to huge casualties among the Imperial Army and the Lion Army, but I didn't have a choice at that time, and survival is something that everyone will fight for, can I watch the Storm Army soldiers who went on an expedition with me all buried in their bones?"

"And in the end, I have tried my best to save the Imperial Army, and even risked the total annihilation of the army and brought them back to the Duchy of Berry, so I can say that I have done my best!"

Duke also said what was in his heart, there was no national carelessness in that incident at the beginning, it was just that he wanted to live. If you have to find someone responsible, then this person must be Henry VII, the Emperor of France, and if he hadn't done so many things with his own cleverness, Duke would not have been forced to fight back.

"I can understand you, but from the standpoint of Princess Gena, you have an unshirkable responsibility for this matter. And this barbarian invasion, to be honest, is also the sequelae of the previous war in the north, if you didn't poke everything out in the military tent, it is estimated that Duke Otto would still be able to maintain the apparent harmony between the monarch and the minister with Henry VII, at least with the character of Duke Otto, he would not do anything to let the barbarian cavalry enter. ”

"Do you know how many casualties the barbarian cavalry has caused this time? Not counting the casualties of the military, the barbarian cavalry swept through the interior of the French Empire, and the displaced people were as high as millions, and all their property was robbed by the barbarians, and it is still a harsh winter, I don't know how many people in this country will not be able to survive this cold winter, what do you think Princess Jina will think?"

Gandalf's rhetorical question made Duke completely unsure of what to say, and if he had to answer, then Duke could only use an old saying on earth, that is, I don't kill Beren, but Beren died because of me. Princess Gina will not put all the blame on her father Henry VII, but someone must stand up and take the blame for this matter, and Duke plays the role of this backpot very well.

And the reason why the Prince of Andorra did not go to support also threw this black pot on Duke's head, in the eyes of these people in the imperial capital, it was the French Empire facing a crisis, and Duke was still thinking about grabbing territory. This kind of thing Duke can't explain, and even if it is explained, no one believes it, he did grab the territory, but this territory was grabbed by Andorra first!

"It doesn't matter, after all, there is one thing she will understand my helplessness, and what I will do in the future, is far from being offset by this casualty. ”

What Duke wants to create is a future technological society, not to mention anything else, just the development of medical care, avoiding the situation of plague and premature birth death, at least millions of people can be saved every year, compared with what Duke can change, what is this casualty? And this casualty is really the culprit, not Duke!

"I hope she can understand, but I hope that the two of you will see each other in the future, not to be enemies on the battlefield!"

Gandalf's words were like a sharp sword and a bayonet that struck a soft spot in Duke's heart, and made him feel a kind of pain in his heart. Because he has an indescribable emotion for Jena, even if it is not between men and women, this is the only friend he can put down all pretense and disguise in this world.

Friends turn into enemies, and this change of identity is difficult for Duke to accept, and it is in this inexplicable situation. But even if Gina doesn't become an enemy, Duke will become an enemy with Jena's father, and the two of them will eventually meet on the battlefield.

"Forget it, let's not talk about that, I had some questions with Cassmail about magic teleportation before, do you know this magic method? Or is there a similar magical teleportation, the two places of Storm Castle are currently expanding, and it is too inconvenient to transmit messages, even if there is a post station, it can't solve the problem. ”

Duke eventually changed the subject, he couldn't predict what would happen in the future, and he could only grasp the development of Storm Castle now.