Thursday night, in the sprawling castle of the Earl of Hall.

After the ball, some of the guests were chatting and playing cards in the various chat rooms, while Glerint was smiling at the most standard of standards, and under the leadership of Earl Hall, he dealt with one Conservative bigwig...... Compared to the petty fight at Earl Gross's house last weekend, this banquet is far more than the scale and the level of guests.

The swords and shadows in politics are far less obvious and intuitive than real battles.

In the conversation, Glerint did not even give a promise that he would lean towards the Conservative Party when he won a seat in the House of Lords in the future, but really only briefly got to know him.

But in reality?

When he attended tonight's banquet, in the political arena of Rune, he had already been swept into the chariot of the Conservative Party, and even if he wanted to turn against the water in the future, it would be difficult for other camps to accept him. On the other hand, after the Conservatives accepted him, they would gradually cooperate with him, so as to cede some of their interests to him, and tie him up completely—people may betray their own camp, but they will never betray their own interests.

"It's a pity, these are flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water!"

After dealing with a few of the detached bosses, Glerint walked out of the smoke-filled chat room and went to the courtyard to change the smoke he had inhaled into his lungs.

In his memory of his "previous life", a large part of the misfortune of Zhong Jianshu's family was his mother's addiction to smoking, which was one of the core contradictions of his parents' divorce.

……

Beckland, one of the most prosperous cities in the world today, is the capital of all cities and the land of hope...... Countless accolades are piled up in front of the city's name.

But after walking out of the noisy and enthusiastic banquet, standing in the courtyard, looking up at the vast night sky, Gleilynt was so lonely.

Once again, he truly felt that in addition to the extraordinary ability in his hands, the tiger called "power" made of the paper of "identity and status" was actually so unreliable.

To be honest, he didn't care as much about the earl title as he appeared...... It's nothing more than the reasonableness of cooperating with the "writer".

Is that layer of identity useful?

Of course, the so-called "justification", with that layer of identity, many of his actions in the Southern Continent can be more legitimate. But in a world where there is real supernatural power, it is possible to completely suppress a country's military by relying on individual strength alone, and "identity" can only save him a little trouble, and it will definitely not play a pivotal role.

"Gleilint? Why didn't you go to the tearoom to play cards? ”

Pacing over was Hibbert:

"What's on your mind? Alone in a daze in the dean. ”

Glerint shook his head with a smile and said:

"It's nothing, I just think that the night sky in Beckland is really much worse than that of the Southern Continent."

In fact, they are all the same vastness.

"You mean the stars? Indeed, in Beckland's environment, you can't see those things. ”

Looking for a conversation, Hibbert is quite expecting him to stir up the topic of air pollution, and he has been focusing on this aspect recently, and he has a lot of experience.

But Gleilynt didn't follow his thoughts, and he joked:

"Looking at the stars? No, I'm not an astrologer...... Or philosophers. ”

The starry sky is not as romantic and wonderful as it seems.

Skipped over the topic, Gleilynt asked with a smile:

"What about you? Hibbert, why did you come out too, do you have anything to do with me? ”

Hibbert bowed slightly, then thought about it, and then shook his head:

"It's not a big deal...... The main thing is that I heard certain rumors. ”

"Rumors?"

"That's it, that's what you said to Melanie last weekend."

Sure enough, it still got out!

Gleilynt nodded secretly, indicating that he denied it to Hibbert:

"Oh, that's what happened, just an expedient measure I used to deal with her...... What, did that affect Audrey? ”

Not really, right?

No matter how promising he is, as a mere viscount, even if he releases the attitude of "not Audrey will not marry", he should not be able to stop those big noble heirs and even princes.

"I see."

Hibbert exhaled, not knowing whether it was regret or what, and he joked:

"You're really tough on that, and I think there's something going on when I hear it.

"Then again, are you old enough to start a family? What, do you have a favorite lady? Can I help you inquire? ”

Glerint was stunned.

Is this worrying about my sister's marriage? But am I just so out of your sight? Anyway, we're also the "youngest viscount in the Kingdom of Rune", right?

He shook his head secretly, and said perfunctorily with a little depression:

"I don't have any ideas about that yet."

But what he didn't expect was that Hibbert had to frown and preach to him:

"It's your own business, though, and I shouldn't talk too much...... But you're always entangled with a half-faced mistress, and it really doesn't have a good impact. ”

Glerint was starting to get tired of it.

Fortunately, at this time, Audrey leaned over in small steps:

"Hibbert, Gleilint, what are you talking about?"

I have to say that seeing this elf-like girl, Glerint's negative emotions were swept into the garbage heap at once, and he smiled and said:

"Hibbert wants to introduce me to a wife."

Audrey stood still and blinked her eyes, and suddenly laughed out loud:

"Well, I say, Hibbert, don't worry about the Glerint."

She knew that Carol existed, so she thought Hibbert's actions were a little funny.

But Hibbert didn't know, he immediately thought a little too much, and thought that Audrey was blocking him out of some other thoughts, and forced laughter, and his expression couldn't help but be a little gloomy.

…………

As the night wore on, the guests dispersed, and the Earl's Castle, which had been noisy for a night, gradually became quiet.

In the study, Earl Hall and Hibbert were still talking in secret.

"How? Hibbert, is that really what Gleilynt said? ”

Glerint's previous worries have finally become a reality.

Hebrage nodded, recounted the conversation with Glerint that night, and said tentatively with a hint of concern:

"Dad, do we want to interfere?"

"Interfere with what?"

Earl Hall's eyes widened, and he scolded with hatred:

"I think you're getting getting worse!

"What? Do you want to use Audrey's marriage as your political bargaining chip? ”

Hibbert couldn't hide his panic, and quickly shook his head and denied:

"No, I definitely don't have such thoughts...... However, Dad, I really think Audrey should be happier in the future! ”

"You, you!"

Count Hall's expression was complicated, and he shook his head with a long sigh, after all, he still thought that this was his heir:

"First, although I asked you to confirm the truth, I never thought of interfering in Audrey's pursuit, and you can't and shouldn't interfere."

Hibbert's face changed, and he didn't dare to quibble anymore, but bowed his head and replied in a whisper:

"Yes, Dad."

"Second, your vision has disappointed me too!"

He analyzed the eldest son:

"Yes, that's right, I also wish Audrey a happier future life...... But do you think that's the end of Glerint's potential? ”

Hibbert frowned, as if thinking seriously for a while:

"If he succeeds in sealing his title this time...... It should be hard to go any further, right? ”

Indeed, the current focus of the royal family of Rune is to reduce the title, if it is not for the great military merits, the title will basically not be added, especially the big noble level.

Hibbert thought he was reasonable, but he didn't expect Count Hall to shake his head:

"Who can say for sure? Before Glerint went to the Southern Continent, did you think that he would have a chance to be crowned an earl?

"Impossible, right?

"But now? It's been less than a year! No one can say for sure what will come! ”

Seeing that Hibbert must have listened to his own words, Earl Hall commanded:

"Alright, Audrey and Glerint's business, you don't care...... I'm not going to interfere either, just let it be. ”

Pity the father and son, I can only say that I am too superstitious about Audrey's charm, and I can't imagine that this is just Gleilint's performance. On the contrary, it was Audrey herself, who was very sober, and although she had heard the messages, she understood the underlying meaning of Gleilint as soon as she heard him.

Of course, this proves that Glerint is really doing well.

…………

After attending the banquet that night, it was fast approaching the end of September.

I don't know if the Marquis of Losente and others are powerful enough, or the Dusk Hermit will secretly exert force, in recent days, although the specific reward has not yet been implemented, Gleilynt still heard the rumors, and he will indeed be crowned an earl this time!

Not only that, but he will also be promoted to major general at the same time.

Although this rank of major general is insignificant compared to the title, he, a young general in his early twenties, has once again aroused heated discussions among the people.

Generally speaking, the military rank of the intelligence service is generally lower than that of the military, but the Southern Continent is an exception.

The situation in the colonial area is very complicated, there are many opportunities for meritorious service, and at the same time, they face many dangers, coupled with the harsh conditions, the work is far less comfortable and comfortable than that of the northern continent, so the military position of the Southern Continent branch of MI9 is often much higher, but the real power is actually not as good as the equivalent military position in the northern continent. But when it comes to actual interests, it has to be the Southern Continent that is even better. The Southern Continent was far from the emperor and the power of the colonial government was restricted, so it was unable to supervise various departments...... In it, corruption is a daily routine.

Another weekend, after more than a week of silence, Crane saw that nothing had happened, and habitually came to the gray fog again, using his open-hanging divination.

On the one hand, because the recent investigation has not been very smooth, he wants to continue his own path as a metaphysical detective. On the other hand, he wanted to confirm whether the benefits outweighed the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweighed the advantages of pulling Glerint's girlfriend Carol Sauron into the Tarot Club.

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3k……

Voting Entrance:

Referral Ticket; Pass.

(End of chapter)