Imperial capital of Garcia, residence of the Duke of Tareras.

In the Duke of Tareras's study, men in neat military uniforms and beautiful aristocratic attire were pointing around a hanging map of the Pound continent.

A man with a beautiful mustache on his lips pointed to a place outlined with a red pen with a horsewhip and said, "I just received news from His Royal Highness the Prince, and now the county of Joseph has announced its support for us......" He walked around the terrain of County Joseph with his horsewhip, and then the horsewhip drew on the positions of several counties next to County Jose, and continued: "And Noor, Salamantos, and Ankru are also on our side, so that the entire southeastern part of the empire is on our side!" Lord Duke, the southeast of the empire is a heavy tax area, and with their support, our chances of victory are a little greater!"

"Yes, even if the coup d'état can't succeed, we can follow the example of His Majesty the Emperor back then, first get out of the capital, and then recuperate in the southeast of the empire, relying on the unique economic and military conditions there to resist Cork's attack, and even wait for an opportunity to counterattack!" a young soldier in a white military uniform nodded and said.

"You bastard, you say such frustrating things before you even start!Is the Yaka family full of cowards and discouraged ghosts?" said a middle-aged general with a sneer.

"You!!" the white-uniformed soldier immediately glared at each other.

Seeing that these unruly generals were about to quarrel, Tareras reconciled with the mud: "Okay, okay, don't argue, General Yaka is also an unexpected victory, let's count it as a defeat first, this is also the style of famous generals......"

The middle-aged general was a little reluctant to sell Tareras, he sneered and said in a low voice: "Is it the style of a famous general who is a deserter?"

The Yaka family did have several generals before, and one of them had escaped from the battlefield, and this general was the father of this young man, and the young general was immediately furious when he heard this, threw his white gloves to the ground, and shouted: "I will duel with you!"

"Duel is dueling!" Although the middle-aged general and Yaka belong to the same faction as Fernandez, one of them is the army and the other is the navy, no matter what country since ancient times, the two army factions do not deal with each other, look down on each other, and think that Lao Tzu is the first in the world, so things like this are really common.

Seeing that the good military discussion was about to turn into a fight, the Duke of Tareras was furious and roared: "What do you want to do?

Although the medals on the shoulders and chests of the generals were shining brightly, the old duke was angry, and they were also awe-inspired, and they lowered their heads one after another, not daring to say anything more.

Tareras angrily lectured the crowd: "Look at what time this is, you are still fighting endlessly! Do you want to dig a grave for yourself? stupid, even women are smarter than you!"

Before he finished speaking, suddenly the door of the study was pushed open with a "bang", and Tareras was furious, what he hated most was those who broke in without reporting or knocking on the door, not to mention that they were having a top-secret military meeting here, and the duke, who had always been kind on weekdays, was furious, he turned his head and scolded: "Bastard, which guy is so rude, I don't know ...... report"

Tareras looked back, and the rest of the words choked in his throat, because the person who had trespassed without notice was none other than his only daughter, Lydia.

Lydia was wearing a white silk dress, and her snow-white and pink calves loomed under the skirt because of her movement, which was extremely charming, coupled with her hot and sexy figure, which immediately attracted the attention of a room of men.

Tareras scolded his daughter at once, and there was no way to scold him in the following words, after all, this is his own daughter, isn't scolding her equivalent to scolding herself for not disciplining herself?

So his eyes widened, and he poured his anger on the guard at the door: "Bastard, how do you watch the door? Why do you let people in without passing the word?"

The two guards at the door looked aggrieved, Lydia was notoriously arrogant and domineering in the mansion, where did she want to go, where did they dare to stop a small guard?

With so many generals in the room, Tareras had to save face, but he couldn't blame his daughter for the crime, so he yelled: "Come on, drag these two guys down and give me ten lashes!"

The faces of the two guards changed dramatically, but they didn't dare to argue, they didn't even dare to speak, they just lowered their heads and were escorted out.

Tareras watched as the two of them were taken away, then his gaze fell on Lydia, and he snorted angrily, "What are you doing here, it's getting more and more unpleasant!"

Lydia didn't care about her father's anger at all, her eyes full of foxes swept through the room, without saying a word, but clearly revealed a message to the other men here: I have something I want to talk to my father about, please let you out.

Although the men in the room are all soldiers, they are also from the officialdom, if they don't have the ability to observe words and looks, how can they fight?

The generals immediately resigned, and the room was swept away, and an extremely important and extremely important military meeting was disrupted by Lydia.

It is inconceivable that such a thing could have been changed to another part of the family, and under the strict system of etiquette of the nobles and superiors, what woman would dare to trespass into her father's study, not to mention that there is a group of generals here who are having a military meeting with him?

Tareras looked at his precious daughter, and he didn't know what it was like, both because of her beauty and charm like her biological mother, and because of her presumptuous behavior, although he knew that Lydia would not end well if she was so presumptuous, but every time he saw her, Tareras would always be soft-hearted and then compromise with her.

This time was no exception.

After the Duke watched the generals leave, he sighed and shook his head: "Lydia, do you know what time it is?

Lydia had always had a proud and soaring look on her face on weekdays, but today, her face showed a look of determination that she had never seen before: "Father, I beg you for one thing......

Tareras had never seen her daughter talk to her so seriously, when had she not offered the magic weapon of coquettishness and foolishness, made herself dizzy and then promised her?

The Duke looked at her in surprise and asked, "What is it?"

Lydia took a deep breath, her slender eyelashes lowered for a while, and then suddenly raised, she resolutely said, "I want to propose to Tang Jie!"

Tareras was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't believe his ears: "You, what did you say?"

Lydia clenched her fists, and her eyes were filled with a determined and fanatical gaze: "I said, I will marry him, and I will marry no one but him!

Tarerasa snorted, and the expression on his face was very strange: "Are you crazy? You hate him so much, you hurt him to that point with your own hands, and now you want to propose to him? Did I hear him wrong, or are you really crazy?"

Lydia stubbornly shouted, "I don't care, I don't care about anything, I just want to marry him!"

Tareras was furious: "Bastard!!!Have you ever wondered what he will do to you after you marry him? Do you think there will be such a magnanimous man in the world, and will a woman love her with all his heart after she has harmed herself?"

Lydia screamed, "I don't care, I don't care!!"

Tareras was furious, and raised his hand to slap Lydia's porcelain-like face, instantly imprinting a red handprint.

Lydia's cheeks hurt hotly, but she didn't cover it, but stared at her father with straight eyes, and tears flowed from her eyes: "I say again, I want to marry him, whether you agree or not, I will marry him! He is mine, and no one can snatch it away!"

When Tareras saw Lydia's resolute appearance, he suddenly turned into a finger twister, and he was distressed and sighed: "You are really crazy, what is so good about that man that makes you so obsessed?"

When Lydia heard this, her heart seemed to touch something, and her tears flowed slowly: "I don't know what is good about him, but as soon as I close my eyes now, I am his figure, no matter whether it is quiet or noisy, my ears are full of his roaring and shouting in the gladiatorial arena, I can't forget him, I really can't forget him, I don't know what I should do, and I don't know what he will do to me even if I get married." But even if he beats me or scolds me, or even kills me, I want to get him! No one wants to stop me unless I die!"

Lydia clearly confided word by word from her lips and teeth, and her voice was full of gold, stubborn and resolute, extreme and fanatical.

Tareras was speechless by his daughter's words, he looked at his daughter's tearful appearance, and suddenly remembered his dead wife, he was distressed and sad in his heart, and immediately held his daughter in his arms and patted her back with his hand: "Don't cry, my baby don't cry, I know, I know." I'm going to send someone to propose, as long as he agrees, I don't disagree, if we can marry this guy, our strength will also increase. It's just that the only thing I'm worried about is whether he will wronged you if you get married in the future......"

Lydia shook her head: "I don't know, I don't want to care, as long as I can be around him, watch him, and then let the women who try to finger him only look at him and not touch him, I'm very satisfied...... He's mine, he's mine, and no one wants to snatch ......"

Tareras was accustomed to his daughter's almost perverted possessiveness and paranoia, and he sneered and said, "If he dares to wronged you, I will make him look good!"

Lydia raised her head, a pair of extremely beautiful eyes still with tears, she burst into tears and smiled, and said coquettishly: "Then father, you have to move faster, there are already many people who are going to ask for marriage, even Sister Agatha!"

Tareras snorted, "The Clumber family also dares to rob me of people?"

Lydia heard this, and a sweet smile appeared on her angelic delicate face, as if she had already obtained Tang Jie and had been happy.

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The imperial capital of Garcia, the residence of the Chamber of Commerce of Clumberg.

Agatha stood anxiously in front of the gate of the mansion, dressed in her clothes, and from time to time she stood on her tiptoes, expecting as if waiting for someone.

It wasn't until the sound of horses' hooves came from the sound of horses' hooves, and a luxurious carriage embroidered with tulip patterns slowly drove through the gate, and a middle-aged man with a slight stature and a slight fat figure stepped out of the carriage, that Agatha was overjoyed and pounced with joy.

"Father!" Agatha smiled happily, she ran forward quickly, at this moment she did not have the usual ladylike demeanor at all, her orange skirt flew playfully because of her rapid steps, but she ran a few steps, and when she was about to come to the carriage, she seemed to remember the etiquette that had been seared into the bone marrow on weekdays, she suddenly retracted again, lowered her head, carried her long skirt with her hands, and walked over with a gentle smile.

"Ah, isn't this Agatha?" said the middle-aged man who spoke was Fitosher Clumbel, the president of the Clumbel Chamber of Commerce.

Fitoshe's wealth is unbelievably great, and in the eyes of others, he has always been an iron-blooded and ruthless leader of the Chamber of Commerce. The so-called benevolence is not in charge of the army, benevolence is not in business, Fitosha can be said to have interpreted the "benevolence without business" to the extreme, both his friends and his enemies describe him like this: "as long as it is profitable, this guy can sell everything", "the so-called model of a businessman, probably this guy, ruthless, mercenary", "in order to pursue the greater good, he can sacrifice his own life".

In just a few decades of accumulation, the Clumbell Chamber of Commerce has become the second family in the Pound continent after the Kelsman family, and Fitosher, who is known for his ruthlessness, can be said to have contributed a lot.

This middle-aged man wears a white hair cover unique to the aristocracy on his head, and his clothes are exquisite and straight, even if he sits in a carriage for a long time, he can't find a little dirty place, although this short and fat middle-aged man has a kind face, but the sharp and cold gaze revealed from time to time in his narrow and slender eyes seems to be able to see through people at once, making people shudder and dare not look at him.

Although Fitosher is famous, at this moment, he is no different from an ordinary father.

Fitosher smiled kindly, he stood in front of Agatha, carefully examined his daughter, and after a long time, he nodded with satisfaction: "Well, not bad. ”

Although the father and daughter have correspondence, but most of the letters are about business, and now they have not seen each other for more than half a year, but when they see their father, they see their daughter, it is just a simple compliment, and the daughter quickly returned to a well-behaved and respectful appearance after revealing her true feelings.

This shows the strict etiquette rules between the upper and lower generations of the Klumbel family.

The father looked at his daughter, although his eyes were full of love and pride, but he did not show it at all, and his reserved and introverted seemed to be a gesture that penetrated into the bone marrow of this family.

"Father, are you okay all this way? You must have suffered a lot?" Agatha obediently leaned beside Fitosher, and her hands gently wrapped around her father's arms.

Fitoscher patted Agatha's arm lightly with her broad palm and smiled slightly: "What's the trouble here, it must be much easier than you." ”

This sentence immediately reminded Agatha of the dangers she experienced when she went to Garcia by sea, and when she thought of these dangers, she suddenly remembered a character who could not be avoided, Tang Jie.

Thinking of this man, Agatha's heart was agitated, unable to calm down, and for a while she had mixed feelings.

"Father, you really don't know what to say to your daughter......" Agatha sighed with a complicated face.

Fitosha looked at her daughter's face and smiled slightly: "Then let's talk about that man." ”

Agatha looked at her father with some surprise: "You mean, Tang Jie?"

Fitosha nodded, "I've listened to you and sent a friendly message to Alcatraz, where he is, and I've heard a lot about him on my way to Garcia, in addition to what I've heard from you...... But what shocked me the most was what I heard yesterday. ”

Fitoshe's eyes narrowed, and a sharp gaze shot out from the gap between his eyes and eyelids: "The Sword Master was defeated by him, is it true?"

Every time Agatha heard someone talk about it, she unconsciously rose up with an indescribable pride in her heart, she was a little reserved, but the corners of her eyes were full of unconcealed pride and said: "Of course it's true, my father!"

Fitosha was visibly stunned for a moment, and then sighed leisurely: "Although I know that this thing that the whole city is talking about can't be fake, I always can't believe that such an incredible thing is true......"

"Ten years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the Juggernaut in the palace, and I still can't forget his calmness as if the whole world was in the palm of his hand. However, such a strong man would actually be defeated at the hands of a pirate......" Fitoshe shook his head slowly, "It's unbelievable......"

Agatha smiled and said, "My father, have you forgotten that a hundred years ago there was not a pirate who was invincible in the world, and have you forgotten the cry of the king from above the sea?"

Fitosha glanced at Agatha meaningfully, this daughter of her really forgot to shout for this pirate all the time, love has captured her heart, as long as she talks about this man, the corners of her eyes will ripple with a layer of spring, and the whole person seems to be blooming with a strange charm.

Fitosha smiled: "My dear daughter, do you think I don't know the meaning of your words? Of course, I am not the patriarch of the Kelsman family a hundred years ago, and I will not be so short-sighted, I will let go of a strong man who can still defeat the Sword Master after four bloody battles, not to mention that this guy is still the king of pirates entrenched in the Sea of Nilcia." ”

"Whether you love him or not, or even whether you have or not, my family and I will do everything possible to win him over and make him our ally! His own strong strength is enough for people to recruit him, not to mention that he also has a strong sea power?" Fitoshe looked at his daughter with deep eyes and said slowly.

The more Agatha listened, the smile on her face grew, as if she were praising herself, and she smiled and said, "Yes, my father." Did you know that early this morning, countless imperial ladies sent their retinues and servants to the mansion of His Highness Luther to propose to Tang Jie...... There were even some daring girls who simply ran over on their own, which is crazy......

Agatha said to herself, she had heard in her father's words what she wanted to hear.

Since his father has raised the matter of "alliance with Tang Jie" to such a high position, the most reliable way to win over this man is to marry!

And in the entire Clumbel family, is there a more suitable candidate than himself?

Am I going to marry this man? Can I marry this man?

Thinking of this, Agatha couldn't help but be hot all over, and her cheeks were so red that they could drip blood.

"You sent someone too, didn't you?" said Fitosher, giving Agatha a meaningful look.

Agatha's cheeks were crimson, she lowered her head, and said in a snort: "Father didn't come, how dare I make a claim?"

Fitosha looked at her daughter deeply, and the eyes in it were extremely complicated, sometimes warm and kind, sometimes cold and resolute, and sometimes sighing helplessly.

But Agatha, who was immersed in ecstasy and happiness, did not pay attention to this gaze, she was only immersed in the ocean of her own happiness.

Fitosher looked at Agatha from the sidelines, at her beloved and proudest daughter, who had inherited her best virtues, resourcefulness, calm and rationality, and at the same time she had inherited all the virtues of her mother, beautiful and generous, virtuous and dignified, but she was such a good and lovely girl, but she could not let her get the happiness she wanted.

Because, she is a descendant of the Clumbel family, everything about her is family, and for the sake of the family's future and destiny, she must give up some of her own things!

For example, love, for example, happiness!

Fitosha sighed deeply, and he said slowly: "Agatha, my dear Agatha, I want to ask you for one thing......"

Agatha was so excited that she didn't even notice that her father had never used the word "beg" to herself, she turned her face and asked with a smile on her face, "Father, what's the matter?"

Looking at the smile on his daughter's face, Fitosha felt that he was as cruel as an executioner, he had given countless callous orders in the past, but none of them were more cruel than the one in front of him.

Fitosha took a deep breath and said slowly: "Agatha, you can't propose to Tang Jie......

Agatha didn't seem to believe her ears, her bright smile still rippling on her face, before it could disappear, she asked in a tone of puzzled surprise: "Father, didn't you say that the benefits that an alliance with him can bring, even the blind and the foolish can see and want?"

Fitosha nodded heavily: "That's right, but ......"

The smile on Agatha's face slowly settled, and she suddenly interrupted Fitosher in a loud and unruly voice, and asked in a lost voice, "Since you have agreed, why don't you agree with me marrying him?"

Fitosha looked at Agatha fixedly, word by word, and his voice revealed a ruthlessness and ruthlessness unique to a large aristocratic family: "Because, there is a person who also wants to marry him, and this person, you can't compete with her......"

Agatha trembled, as if struck by lightning, her expression changed from ecstasy and excitement to despair and sadness, as if a fine porcelain had been brutally smashed in front of her eyes, her lips trembled, and she said, "Who is it?"

No matter how hard-hearted Fitosher was, he couldn't face his daughter's grief at this time, he turned around, not daring to look at Agatha's face, he took a deep breath, and deliberately made his voice sound cold and ruthless: "Agatha, my smart and beautiful Agatha, as my daughter, I think you should know better than anyone else. We, the Crumbels, seem to be very powerful and powerful now, we control two-thirds of the underground arms trade in this empire, and as long as we can control the seas, our power will be comparable to that of the Kelsmans. ”

"But, my dear Agatha, you should understand that everything we have is given by the Duke of Tareras, by His Majesty the Emperor. Tareras is His Majesty the Emperor's most trusted minister, and he is also the spokesman for our family's interests in the Imperial Palace, without him, the entire Clumbel family would collapse immediately! Without the support and help of Lord Duke Tareras, we are like tigers without claws and teeth, without any deterrence!" Fitosche said slowly. Therefore, I have to satisfy the Duke of Tareras in everything, and if Tang Jie agrees to the marriage proposed by the Duke of Tareras, then his interests are tied to us, and whoever marries him does not matter......"

"Say no more!!" Agatha suddenly burst into a heart-rending shout.

Fitosher trembled, he turned around, but saw his daughter, who never cried on weekdays, and who was always smiling, and she said with tears streaming down her face: "I have let her since I was a child, and I have let her do everything, just because she is the daughter of a duke! Where is she better than me? Where is she better than me? Now, even the man I love must be given to her?"

A woman who never cries, once the rain brings pear blossoms, its shock is a hundred times better than those girls who cry all day long, Fitoshe, the head of the family who has always been hard-hearted, couldn't help but be moved, his face showed a painful look, he lowered his head, and said in a low and sad voice: "I'm sorry, my daughter, just when I begged you, I ......"

"Don't say it!" Agatha suddenly raised a hand, raised her palm, and said in a choked voice, "I, I think I know...... I've let her since I was a child, and if I let her again, it's not a big deal, it's not a big deal......"

As she spoke, Agatha's tears fell like pearls with broken threads, and she covered her mouth, choking with a whimper in her throat, and turned around and walked slowly towards her study.

At this moment, Fitosha looked at his daughter's back, and his heart was like a knife!

He couldn't help but turn his face and look at where Prince Luthor was, and couldn't help but sigh, what kind of magic does this man have, even if he charms my daughter like this, he can even make Lydia desperate to come and rob him?

The battle between the two kings of the imperial capital had not yet begun, but a surprising but equally cruel battle was staged in the palace......

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