"Your Majesty Katerina, I am grateful for your thoughts."

Looking at Katerina walking towards her, Freya lifted the hem of her skirt with one hand and saluted, then straightened up and calmly looked at Katerina.

This is the first time the two have met, Katerina looked at Freya's figure, and after finding that the other party was inferior to herself in a certain aspect, she said with a smile: "I heard that the Duke of Chevali is not only the president of the women's union, but also the leader of the Democratic Party and a member of the cabinet. ”

"Your Majesty praises it, no matter how noble the Duke is, he can't be more expensive than Your Majesty."

Seeing Freya's calm attitude and being very respectful to herself, Katerina was no longer aggressive, and was about to leave, when she caught a glimpse of a pearl necklace around Freya's neck out of the corner of her eye, and her pupils contracted slightly.

There was a war between the Kingdom of Windsor and the Kingdom of Romanovs, although it did not last long, but the soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor plundered the Winter Palace when they left, and looted many treasures, most of which were stored in the London Museum and have been returned, but some are still outstanding

There's the necklace that Freya wears around her neck.

Katerina recognized it because the necklace was a gift from her father for her 7th birthday.

As the heir of the old duke's family, it is impossible for Freya's eyes not to know that the necklace she wears is from the hands of court craftsmen, and even if she doesn't know, she should be able to distinguish the special jewelry-making skills of the Romanov Kingdom, she knows, but she wears this necklace.

This is a provocation!

Concessions and calm attitudes are all disguises!

Katerina's eyes sank and she began to re-examine Freya, she was not carried away by anger, she calmed down after seeing the necklace, as if her father was standing behind her and looking at her, but she was no longer a little girl who would sneak out of the Winter Palace to buy something in the candy store.

Stopping to leave, Katerina said in an unwavering tone, "Duke Shevali, do you have any secret recipes?" ”

"Secret recipe?" Freya blinked: "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”

"The secret ingredient to rejuvenation." "Look at your skin, how well it is maintained, as smooth as a teenage girl, you must have a secret recipe, and if you don't mind, I would like to know how you usually take care of yourself," Katerina said. ”

Cheeks twitched, and Freya's expression showed a flaw, it stands to reason that she shouldn't be so angry, Katerina is also in her twenties and will be thirty years old in two years, but the problem is.

Freya is not in her thirties, but in thousands.

As a demon in charge of lust, Freya is very confident in her beauty, but age is her pain point, thousands of years old and the nickname in charge of lust, so that her image is greatly reduced, and it will always make people feel that she is a good man, a little red lips and ten thousand people.

It was impossible to expect her to be some kind of innocent girl, but Freya felt that she was by no means as lascivious as she was rumored.

Katerina was ridiculing her for her age, she had a husband, and she was a socialite in high society, and Freya was not angry at the last two points, but when it came to age, she was indeed a little bit defensive.

Compared with Katerina, who is only 28 years old, she is dozens of times older than the old witch in fairy tales!

Freya has always wanted to get rid of the nickname of lust, and she doesn't know when this nickname came out, as if thousands of years ago she used beauty tricks to trick a man into willingly giving his soul, others began to call her the demon of lust, and the key was to match her with goat print

She seriously suspected that the old god of the contract, Beryl, ignored her love because of the nickname 'lust'.

Why isn't Paimon the demon in charge of 'lust'?

Why did Belyl trust Paimon even more and even give him the Pact Sword for safekeeping?

Is it because he is the devil who rules over 'lust'?

The more Freya thought about it, the more angry she became, and the resentment that had accumulated for years suddenly came up, and her chest rose and fell violently

Realizing that her emotions were about to get out of control, she hurriedly grabbed her neck and forcibly calmed herself down.

Seeing that Freya was able to control her emotions so quickly, Katerina's eyes narrowed and she became more vigilant.

"Your Majesty, I don't have any secret recipes for rejuvenation, I have to talk about one, just don't let yourself be upset, but this may be difficult for you." Freya began to fight back: "As a king, you have a lot of opportunities to deal with every day, and if you could have someone to soothe your soul at night, you must have more smiles on your face than you do now." ”

The surrounding political and business elites were stupid, feeling that they had heard something they shouldn't have heard, and they didn't stay or stay when they walked away with a wine glass.

Who would have thought that Freya would be so bold as to dare to lash out at Katerina to her face, even though it was Katerina who fired first

The crowd of onlookers began to disperse, and it was cool to listen to the gossip, but it also depended on whose gossip it was.

A woman's quarrel is the easiest to hurt the pond fish, and if you really quarrel, you won't reason with you, in order to provoke the king for a while.

It's not a good deal.

Ma Wei also wanted to slip away, he had already sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but when he took a step back, he saw Katerina's warning gaze and told him to stand there and not move.

Seeing that the next topic was about to rise to the intensity of personal attacks, Ma Wei could only bite the bullet and play a round: "Actually."

"Her Majesty Katerina will definitely find her sweetheart."

A familiar voice came from behind him, and Ma Wei breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and sure enough, he saw Gulhana.

Throwing a reassuring gaze at Mavi, Gulihanna walked up to Katerina and Freya and said, "I think that at the beginning, my marriage with Arthur was facilitated by Father Mavi, without Father Mavi, Arthur would most likely marry Evelyn, the Holy Daughter of the Church, I am very grateful to him, it was he who helped me at a critical moment." ”

Just when Mavi thought that Gulhana was here to play a round, Gulhana suddenly changed her words and pointed the finger at Freya: "Duke Shevali, if you are interested in someone, you must ask Father Mawei to witness the marriage, he is a very good witness." ”

Glancing at Gulhana coldly, Freya said, "Isn't it too wronged to let Father Mavi be a witness?" When I got married, I would not let Father Mavi be a witness, but would arrange for him to have a different identity. ”

"Do you want Father Mavi to officiate at your wedding?" Gulhana covered her mouth and showed a surprised expression: "The wedding presided over by the Pope himself, this is a grand event!" Fr. Mavi, would you like to officiate at the wedding of the Duke of Chevali? ”

You two don't seem to be in the same group.

Ma Wei can be sure that he has heard some meaning, and the feelings of Gulihana are here to pull the sidelines!

Now the situation is even more chaotic, the situation is quite clear, but with the addition of Gulhana, the situation is confusing all of a sudden, the queen of the Windsor Kingdom does not help the Duke of the Windsor Kingdom, but assists the kings of other countries, what is this called?

"Ahem, what, I'm not feeling well, go to the toilet"

Using the urine escape technique, Ma Wei slipped away directly, and didn't want to stay for a second, anyway, Katerina's task for him was done, and no one said that he had to stay here, with Arthur here, there would definitely be no big incident, but if he stayed, it would be easier for him to have an accident!

In order to attract firepower and cover himself, Ma Wei didn't greet Yunia who was stepping on the stool to get snacks to eat, but just left the banquet hall, got into the carriage and asked Levine to explain the situation to Yunia, and then ran away in the car.

In the banquet hall, Yunia picked up the small cake she liked to eat, jumped off the stool with a plate in her hand, and was about to go to her father, but she looked around blankly.

People are gone!

Fortunately, Levine returned in time to tell her that Marvey was waiting on the street outside Buckingham Palace, so Yunia didn't go crazy.

When Katerina and Freya found out that Mavi had slipped away, Mavi had long since run away, and Levin apologized on his behalf, making excuses such as too much alcohol and fatigue.

Ma Wei ran away, Katerina and Freya didn't want to quarrel anymore, the performance needs an audience, and without the audience, who will play it for?

After the banquet, Katerina did not return to the mansion to rest, but came to St. Paul's Cathedral.

"Your Majesty Katerina, is there anything wrong with you at such a late hour?"

The bishop who was on duty at night couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Katerina, not understanding the purpose of Katerina's visit.

"I want to see Wild."

The bishop was stunned when he heard this, and he would definitely refuse on the spot if he were someone else, but it was Katerina who made the request, and she had the qualifications.

"Wait a minute, I'll go and ask the Pope."

Ten minutes later, Ubli I, led by the Bishop on Duty, returned and agreed to Katerina's request.

It wasn't until the next morning, when the sun was rising, that Katerina left St. Paul's Cathedral, and she and Wild spent the night alone in the oracle room, where no one knew what they were communicating with except them.

Ma Wei didn't take it to heart when he found out, the three goddesses of fate had already signed a contract with him, and it was impossible for Katerina to betray the Church of Truth, it was normal for people to be curious about the future, didn't he also ask Wilder about the future?

The emergence of the internal combustion engine is the future, as long as the internal combustion engine appears, it means that science and technology have entered the fast lane, urbanization has begun to intensify, and the supporting infrastructure construction should also be put on the agenda.

Under the impetus of Mavi, the National Assembly passed the "Kingdom Road Construction First Amendment Act", and the government began to allocate funds, bid for road construction, start paving roads with asphalt, plan the city, and start building a network of roads between cities.

If you wait until the cars come along and then start working on the road, it will be too late.

The same road construction bill Mavi was also proposed in the Romanov Kingdom, but the Kingdom of Windsor is different from the Romanov Kingdom, the Kingdom of Windsor has a small land area, and it is not as large as the Romanov Kingdom, and there is not much pressure on both road construction and appropriation, on the other hand, the Romanov Kingdom, the land is too vast, and it is difficult to build a road across the east and west, and even the funds are not enough.

The Romanov Kingdom, which has just stepped into the right track, can't afford to spend so much money on infrastructure, but Katerina also knows that this is the general trend, and in a few years, after the internal combustion engine is updated and the technology is more mature, the Kingdom of Windsor, which is the first to pave roads, will definitely enjoy the first wave of benefits, while other countries that are late to the scene can only watch them widen the gap

With application there is demand, with demand can there be progress, and the paving of roads is not only to prepare for the arrival of the internal combustion engine, but also to stimulate the enthusiasm of the people for innovation.

Only by bringing the internal combustion engine into people's lives can more emerging technologies emerge.

After a night of reflection, Katerina decided to borrow money from the Church of Truth.

Through the potions business, the Church of Truth has amassed a huge amount of wealth, and even without the potions business, a church with a large number of believers can rely on the donations of believers to maintain its expenses, and there is a small surplus, which can save wealth over time.

Dino has a lively mind, he has the mind of a businessman, and he knows that money will continue to depreciate if it is left in his hands, and he must let it make money.

So the Church of Truth established a church bank under his operation, and invested in the name of the church, although it belonged to the church enterprise, but it should pay a lot of taxes, and the treatment was no different from that of ordinary private enterprises.

Katerina plans to take out a loan from the church bank, but she asks not only for money, but also for help from the church.

"I hope that the Church of Truth will lend the Kingdom a large amount of money, and then the Kingdom will give the funds to the Church and entrust the Church of Truth with the construction of the road."

"Therefore, I would like the interest rate to be lower," Katerina said. ”

"Let's lend the kingdom money and use it for road construction?" Dino licked his lips.

"Yes."

"Your Majesty. Aren't you an empty glove white wolf? ”

"Well, but the Church of Truth can profit from it, and it can provide jobs for believers while earning money for the project, plus the annual interest it receives from the Kingdom, which is a win-win situation."

Dino took a deep breath, took off his glasses and rubbed his eyebrows, his head hurting a little.

"Okay, just think about this matter separately, Your Majesty, you just said that the interest rate will be reduced, how much is it?"

"5 cents."

"5 cents a month?" Dino thinks that this interest is acceptable, although he can't make much, at least he won't lose.

"Five cents per annum, repaid over 20 years, fixed interest rate, equal principal and interest, unsecured."

"Your Majesty, are you kidding me?"

"You see that?"

Katerina nodded: "It's really a joke, in fact, my condition is that there is no interest." ”

Before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, Dino almost took out a mouthful of old blood, and refused without thinking about it: "Impossible!" When pigs fly! This condition is unacceptable! ”

"Hear me out first."

Katerina knocked on the table and motioned Dino to calm down: "The condition without interest is that all the fees for the use of the highway in the next 20 years will be given to the church, and the kingdom only needs to pay the principal on time." ”

"Highway usage fees?"

"Yes, the standard of collecting fees is set by the kingdom and must be unified, but all the funds collected belong to the Church of Truth, and during this period, the maintenance and construction of the highway are all the responsibility of the church."

Katerina looked at the pensive Dino and smiled slightly:

"Now, do you still find it unacceptable?"

(End of chapter)