Imperial capital, Luke's official residence.

"No, Mr. Victor, I can't do it, I can't do that. Faras shook her head vigorously and looked at the ** master Victor who was standing opposite her with a look of embarrassment.

Victor patted Faraz lightly on the shoulder, then pointed to Luke, who was sealed in a crystal coffin, and whispered, "No one is born to run, and that is only learned after enough training. What's more, you're not alone, your father is watching you, and I'll help you too, and Ryan ...... Ryan's whereabouts are unknown, but I have a hunch that he must still be alive!"

"However, I invited Master Blair, who is the best at prophetic magic, and there is still no way to find Ryan's breath, unless he is not within a thousand miles of the imperial capital now, or, or he has already ......" Farass said this, his tone gradually lowered, but then became high-pitched: "No, no, I believe that Ryan must still be alive!" The lich in the mine failed to defeat him, the immortal King Alexander failed to defeat him, the hundreds of thousands of orcs in the Thor Fortress failed to defeat him, and he still fought to the end on the viewing platform of the imperial capital!"

"Yes, I firmly believe in that. However, the most important thing now is to stabilize the situation in the imperial capital. It's just you who can do that. Although your sister can be regarded as a candidate, her relationship with Orlando will make Orlando very difficult. ”

"But I really can't do it, I don't know anything about politics. ”

"Me too, you know, that's what I hate the most, but what if you choose to run away, what if Luke wakes up one day? What if Ryan appears in front of you again? ”

"Puff up your chest, Fani. Victor said loudly: "The so-called politics is nothing more than a struggle of strength, nothing more than the calculation of people's hearts, you have Luke's blood flowing in your body, and behind you, you have the support of the strongest forces on this continent, as well as Orlando and his royal knights, they will definitely not be against you." ”

"Fani, this is your fate, overwhelm or be overwhelmed by fate, there is no third way to choose!"

"I understand, Mr. Victor, from now on, I will do my best to inherit my father's power and work hard to realize his dream. ”

Mirror Lake, the headquarters of the Clay chieftains.

Chief Abdul rode on his horse, watching with great interest as the two siblings Rugman and Rukani were training the new warriors, and Kairim was riding on his beloved horse "White Frost", silently following behind Chief Abdul, only the horse's hooves stepped on the snow on the grass, making a "click, click" sound.

"Well, yes, the young people are in high spirits. Chief Abdul nodded with satisfaction, he turned to the side, and whispered to Kairim behind him: "Especially Rukani, after following you to the imperial capital once, it seems that she has matured a lot, and now not only has her own strength improved a lot, but she has also received a lot of teaching from you in military affairs. ”

"They're not strong enough, chief. We are not strong enough, we lack too many supplies, here is backed by the Hengduan Mountains, there are iron ore mines, but it is also far away from the center of the continent. ”

"I know what you mean, Kairim, but aren't we now avoiding the threat of the orcs and the imperial capital? No, I don't think so, in the eyes of the merchants, everything that is profitable is covered with the Cotai Strip, and I can bet you that it is the beginning of the new year, and in three months at most, a large number of caravans will reopen the commercial route between Mirror Lake and the south, but the imperial capital cannot stop it, because they cannot do so at the risk of turning against the merchant confederation in the south headed by the Free Paradise. ”

"The history of our Clay people is a history of migration, for thousands of years, we have almost never bred in the same place for three generations, but in the time of Fernando we did so, partly because of pressure from the imperial capital, and partly because of our own depravity. Now, we, the Clay people, have found a way to restore the honor of our ancestors, and there is no food? Oh, no, our ancestors were able to chase for ten days and ten nights in a row just by drinking mare's milk and horse blood, why can't we?"

"This is our journey, this is our life, riding a war horse, wielding a scimitar, bravely facing the enemy, no matter who it is, it cannot be changed. Chief Abdul sang a song that had been passed down for thousands of years by the Klay people, and after hearing the song, the thousands of recruits who were training were also led by Rugman and Rukani to sing together.

"Look, they're riding their horses and wielding scimitars. As long as my people continue to sing this ballad, the fate of the Clay will be in their own hands. Chief Abdul said to Kairim.

Paradise of Liberty, the headquarters of the Dorok Business League.

Chilaaviv leaned leisurely back in his chair, and across from him were a dozen of his subordinates.

"President, we have established business relations with Seker City last month, and our Chamber of Commerce has opened a total of seven new shops in Seker City, among which the shop selling iron and magic items has attracted the attention of Senat's subordinate Heyman, and he has also brought back a message through the person in charge there, hoping to double the trading volume of iron and magic items from next year. ”

"Last year's winter was not very cold, and the loss of cattle and sheep of the Clay tribe was not very large, but because the imperial capital blocked their communication channel with the south, I think that wool and other materials in the southern market will still rise sharply this year, because in addition to these reasons, many forces such as the imperial capital and Seke City are hoarding these strategic materials. ”

"My lord, this is the trade situation of our Southwest Branch last year, to put it simply, the sales of Mochizuki City are really ......."

"Now that Sunrise City is in the hands of the orcs, our business in Seabreeze City is very affected......"

When his subordinates had finished reporting everything, Chilaviv said leisurely: "Everyone, we are businessmen, and the essence of businessmen is to pursue profits, the greatest profits. Therefore, the best thing for us is that this continent is under the control of several mutually hostile but relatively balanced forces. In view of the current situation on the mainland, I have decided to increase trade with the Clay clan from March, because they are now the weakest, and for Seke City, to reduce the sale of magic items, they cannot make up for this shortcoming......"

"Well, that's the general purpose of our Dorlock this year. In a word, we businessmen have no enemies that cannot cooperate, and there are no allies who coexist in life and death, everything is measured in money. Money may not be omnipotent, but it is impossible without money, this is the greatest meaning of our business existence, and it is also the only motivation for you and me to embark on our own journey and come to this day. ”