The situation in Violet City has almost become Erte's personal lecture, describing the current situation from all angles, and one thing that caught Anfei's attention is that Erte is very extreme on the issue of Violet City's military development. The empire has clear regulations that nobles of an identity like An Fei can have private soldiers 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 Violet's garrison by expanding the garrison and forming a militia, with at least 10,000 people, and repeatedly promised that as long as 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 knocked it down, 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 want to protect themselves, at least have a chance to resist the enemy's invasion, instead of sitting at home and waiting for the enemy's slaughter.

Speaking of getting dark, Erte prepared a simple banquet, and at this time, the city lord of Aroben heard the news of An Fei's return, and 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, sit and lie down, and he looked miserable, but he was in good spirits, talking and laughing, as if he didn't care about anything.

During the banquet, Aroben glanced at the envoy several times, but Eder seemed a little hesitant, An Fei put down the tableware when he saw this, and asked softly: "Ott, what is it that makes you embarrassed?"

"It's not that it bothers me. Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, he forced a smile: "My lord, you should know that when the Shining Sand Empire invaded, some nobles got the news early and fled Violet City. Now that the war is over, they are coming back one after another. ”

"Are they embarrassing you?"

"No, they are still very polite to me, but ......" Erte pondered for a moment: "My lord, let me give you an example, when Baron David fled, he only took some gold, silver and jewelry, and most of the family property was kept, 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 against the army, and fled while fighting, and finally fled to the house of Baron David. The three brothers were all beginner swordsmen, and they killed and injured many intruders with the advantage of geographical advantages, and in a fit of rage, the Sand Emperor ** team set fire to Baron David's Baronial Mansion, 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. Very annoyed, he thought that due to the stupid actions of the three Deng brothers, he had lost almost all of his family business, so he asked the families of the three Deng brothers to make compensation. But all the men in the Deng 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 arrested the widows and children and forced them to sign a slave contract, and the impact of this incident was very ......."

Before he could finish his sentence, Bravey became angry and slapped the table hard. "Bastard!"

"Bastards indeed. Ert smiled bitterly: "But I don't have the power to restrain them, even if this kind of thing is sued to the cabinet, it is a confused lawsuit, and Baron David's property has indeed suffered heavy losses, and the reason is that the three brothers of the Deng family broke into his house without permission." But it cannot be said that resisting the invasion is wrong, and who will be willing to die for the empire in the future? Even if His Majesty makes a personal judgment on such a matter, it will be a headache, let alone me, a little sheriff. ”

"Did the civilians react?"

"Civilian...... The civilians are too simple. Erte sighed, the commoners have the courage to fight the invaders, but they will not easily go against the nobles of their country, the privilege system has existed for too long, many people think that it is fair, and they are used to being under pressure, of course. If they survive.

Aroben began to strongly hint at Erte to tell the story, but now he has become more relaxed, just waiting for An Fei to make a decision, maybe he wants to test An Fei's heart, or maybe he is testing An Fei's ability.

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

"Ert is right, it's tricky. 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, large 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 to An Fei that the Marquis of Zose was already wooing these nobles, and he had to step up his actions, otherwise after the Marquis of Zose's goal was achieved, An Fei's power as the master of the land would be greatly restricted.

"What about 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 Zose 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 the Marquis of Zose, they will definitely choose to alienate the Marquis of 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, ......" Erte had an anxious look on his face.

"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 perform intrigues and tricks, ten of you are not as good as 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 all tired all the way, go and rest, I will be back in a while." ”

"My lord, Violet City is very heavily guarded now, and it is 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, 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 replaced, he 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 dare not insult the heroic spirit, 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 choose, but there is no choice.

"Your Excellency. Erte whispered from behind An Fei.

"Erte, how's the maze going?"

"Would you like to go and see for yourself? Rest assured, the people who stayed there were all soldiers of the original patrol, and their loyalty was fine, and they didn't know what was down there, so it was strange at best. ”

"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 to add people to it, those magic arrays are very old, and most of the magic power stored in the magic crystal is not much left, once it doesn't work twice, two times it doesn't work three times, anyway, I want nearly a thousand prisoners of war from General Winkler, which is 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 did 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 hard worker, and it's uncomfortable not to do something. Erte smiled: "My lord, you have to be mentally prepared, the air in the maze is quite bad. ”

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

"No, the first layer of the maze has come to an end, and I can't go down the second layer of the maze. ”

"And a second floor?"

"Yes, my lord, you didn't expect that, did you?" sighed softly, "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. ”

"My lord, you have so many magicians under your command, if they help, our progress will be greatly accelerated, if ...... It would be even better if you could find an alchemist. ”

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

"My lord, just come with me. Ert smiled mysteriously.