The situation in Violet City has almost become Erte's personal speech, describing the current situation from all angles, and there is one thing that catches Amphi's attention, and Erte seems to be very extreme on the issue of Violet City's military affairs. The empire has a clear rule that a nobleman of an identity like An Fei can have a private army of about 1,000 people, but Erte has pointed out impassionedly several times that this number of troops is far from enough, and he wants to increase the garrison of Violet by expanding the garrison and forming a militia, and the number of the garrison force must be at least 10,000 or more, and repeatedly promised that as long as the Violet's economy recovers to the pre-war level, it can fully support these soldiers.

Anfei began to think that this was what Aroben meant, and finally understood that Erte's idea represented the mainstream thinking of the Violet people. In other words, the people of Violet City now don't trust the Imperial army very much, and they hope that they can protect themselves, or at least have a chance to resist the enemy invasion, rather than sit at home and wait for the enemy to slaughter.

Speaking of the day, Erte prepared a simple banquet at this time, when the city lord of Aroben learned the news of An Fei's return, despite the servant's obstruction, he insisted on letting the servant carry him below. His hands and feet were crippled, and he needed help to walk, live, sit and lie down, and he looked miserable, but his mental outlook was very good, and he talked and laughed as if he didn't care about anything.

During the banquet, Aroben glanced at the envoy several times, but Erte seemed a little hesitant, An Fei put down the tableware and asked softly, "What is it that makes you embarrassed?"

"It's not that it bothers me. Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Ute forced a smile: "Your Excellency, you should know that when the Shining Sand Empire invaded, some nobles got the news early and fled from Violet City. Now that the war is over, they will come back in 66 years. ”

"Are they embarrassing you?"

"No, I am still very polite to them, but......" Erte pondered for a moment: "My lord, I'll give you an example, when Baron David fled, he only took some gold, silver and jewelry, and most of the family property was left, after the army of the Shining Sand Empire broke into Violet City. The three brothers of the Deng family rose up and led a group of young men to resist the invaders, but unfortunately they could not fight and flee from their opponents with an army, and finally fled to the house of Baron David. The three brothers were all beginner swordsmen, and with the advantage of geographical advantages, they killed and injured many intruders, and the ** team of the Sand Emperor set fire to Baron David's baronial mansion in a fit of rage, and the three brothers of the Deng family who rushed out of the sea of fire were also killed. ”

"And then?"

"After Baron David returned. He was very annoyed that he believed that he had lost almost all of his family business due to the stupid actions of the three Deng brothers, so he demanded compensation from the families of the three Deng brothers. But all the men in the family are dead, and only the old man, the widow, and a group of children are left, how can they afford to pay compensation? Baron David took those widows and children and forced them to sign a slave contract, and the impact of this matter was very ......."

Before he could finish speaking, Bravey slapped the table in anger. "Bastard!"

"Bastards indeed. Erte smiled bitterly: "But I have no power to restrain them, even if I sue the cabinet, it will be a confused lawsuit, and Baron David's property has indeed suffered heavy losses, and the cause of this is that the three brothers of the Deng family trespassed into his house without permission." But it can't be said that resisting the invasion is wrong, so who will be willing to die for the empire in the future? This kind of thing will be a headache even if His Majesty personally decides, let alone my little sheriff. ”

"Did the civilians react?"

"Civilian...... The civilians are too simple. Erte sighed, the commoners had the courage to fight the invaders, but they would not easily fight against the nobles of their country, the privilege system had existed for too long, too long, many people thought it was fair, they were also used to being under heavy pressure, of course. If they survive.

Aroben began to hint vigorously, but now he became more relaxed, just waiting for Anfei to make a decision, maybe he wanted to test Anfei's heart, or maybe he was testing Anfei's ability.

"What do you think, Chris?" said Anfei softly.

"Ert is right, it's a tricky thing. Chris shook his head slightly: "The nobles have the right to protect their property, and if you move Baron David, it is equivalent to violating the rights of all the nobles." They will unite. ”

"Now the nobles of Violet City, big and small, are learning from Baron David and doing everything possible to pass on their losses. Marquis de Djose...... It is also a strong support for them. Erte continued. He was hinting that the Marquis of Zosse was already wooing these nobles, and he had to step up his actions, otherwise after the Marquis of Zose's goal was achieved, the power of Amfei's master land would be greatly limited.

"What is the attitude of the nobles?" said Chris, who knew very well how powerful the nobles could be.

"They know that there is an irresolvable hatred between the Marquis of Djose and the Lord

It's all ambiguous. ”

"Hmph, I think they want to get more out of Anfei!" Blawi snorted.

"No more, as long as the adults do the same thing as Marquis Zose, they will definitely choose to alienate Marquis Zose. Aroben said softly: "Although the title of Marquis sounds terrifying, the adults are the rightful masters of Violet City, and if they can't even see this clearly, they have received many years of good education in vain. ”

"How many commoners are there in Violet City, and how many nobles are there?" An Fei smiled: "Don't talk about this. ”

"Your Excellency, ......," Erter looked anxious.

"Don't worry, when it comes to how to deal with the official affairs of Violet City, I am not as good as you, but when it comes to how to use intrigues and tricks, you can't compare to me, since I am the rightful master of Violet City, then all I need is a justifiable fact. An Fei slowly stood up: "I want to go out for a walk by myself, Chris, Susanna, you are very tired all the way, go rest, I'll be back in a while." ”

"My lord, Violet City is very heavily guarded now, it's always a little inconvenient for you to go out by yourself, so let me accompany you." Erte stood up in understanding.

"It's fine. Anfei nodded.

"Anfei will come back early. Suzanne whispered.

"Hmm. An Fei smiled and walked out slowly.

The hall was as warm as spring, but the cold wind was howling outside, looking at the bright starlight, An Fei's mind couldn't help but be in a trance. If someone else were different, they might let those nobles do whatever they wanted in order to compete for the real leadership position, but An Fei is different, he always retains an insurmountable bottom line in his heart, and he also has a blood that has been suppressed for a long, long time. For An Fei, the three brothers of the Nadeng family are martyrs, and most of the men who grew up in a certain era are unwilling and afraid to insult Yingling, not to mention that he is not a politician, he will not fight purely for interests, let alone live only for interests, this kind of thing is not difficult to make a choice, but has no choice.

"Your Excellency. Erte whispered from behind An Fei.

"How's the matter of the Labyrinth of Ert going?"

"Would you like to see it for yourself, rest assured, the people who stayed there were all former patrol soldiers, their loyalty was fine, and they didn't know what was down there, at most it was strange. ”

"Well, let's talk as we go. ”

"The labyrinth is full of magic arrays, and I'm not a magician, so I can only deal with it in the most stupid way. Erte looked around as he walked.

"Stupid method?"

"It's just to add people to it, those magic arrays are very old, and most of the magic power stored in the magic crystals is not much left, once not once, twice, twice, three times, anyway, I have nearly a thousand prisoners of war from General Winkler, enough for me to lose for a while. ”

"That's a way to do it, too. An Fei laughed: "How many prisoners of war are left?"

"There are more than six hundred left. ”

"All of them died in the labyrinth?"

"Hmm. ”

"Did you get anyone's attention?"

"This ...... It certainly can't be avoided, but they don't know what's inside, and they don't talk nonsense outside. Erte said slowly: "I do the work of carrying the dead bodies myself, and I have never used anyone else, but I really can't pull the dead bodies out of the labyrinth, so I can only let a few cronies do it." ”

"It's hard for you. ”

"It's nothing, I've always been a toiler, and it's uncomfortable to do something. Erte smiled: "Your Excellency, you have to be mentally prepared, and the air in the labyrinth is quite bad. ”

"So...... Did you find anything?"

"No, the first layer of the maze is already over, and I can't go down the second layer of the maze. ”

"And a second floor?"

"Yes, sir, you didn't expect that, did you?" sighed, "I'm getting more and more interested in the labyrinth's contents now, and I'm almost certain that whatever is in it won't let us down." ”

"Looks like we need help. ”

"Your Excellency, you have so many magicians under your command, and if they help, our progress will be greatly accelerated, if...... It would be better to find an alchemist. ”

"Alchemist, hehe, that's fine. An Fei's footsteps suddenly paused: "Where is this going?

"Your Excellency, just come with me. Ert smiled mysteriously.