"I'd like to hear your point of view."

Similar questions have happened many times in the past.

Sometimes on the meadow of the manor, sometimes on the balcony of the mansion or in the study......

The most memorable time in Yerevan happened in the palace of the Wattel royal family, when his father was waiting for Princess Sophia to meet him, but suddenly he talked about the situation on the plateau with a map......

Both the elder Zeke and Yerevan have long been accustomed to such forms of dialogue, and in the past few decades, there has never been a shortage of similar questions and answers, although Zeke Ernst is very old, but his mind is extremely flexible, and the dialogue and discussion between father and son often start on a small topic, from people's livelihood, to military affairs, and finally to the nation and the state.

At this time, Yerevan would be filled with fear, jealousy, and admiration for his father.

As far as he knew, there were few nobles in Wattle who could maintain such terrifying sobriety and wisdom at such an age as his father.

Death, however, always lingers one step away from Old Zeke.

This feeling of imminent separation is really maddening.

"Not bad."

"Only those in power and their successors need to bear the pressure of association and the secrets of the family's past."

His gaze finally moved from the portrait of General Ludwig to the magic clock beside him, and looking at the constantly beating hands, Zeke Ernst suddenly threw out a question.

The last bullet filled the nest, and Zeke Ernst's finger pressed on the side of the pistol, resetting the nest.

The wheelchair slowly turned, and under the watchful eye of General Ludwig, Zeke Ernst looked at his only son again.

The old man seemed to laugh, "Very good."

Old Zeke replied softly, his gaze still fixed on the portrait of General Ludwig: "So, what do you think they should do now?"

His voice was still slow, but his tone was beginning to sharpen: "Our ally, Saint-Steele of the North, was already in trouble before the war began, and the crystal mines they were proud of have now become a breeding ground for discontent and revolt, and without the support of the people, their logistics, transportation, and replenishment of troops will be challenged...... And according to your approach, those farms and lands on the Lowe Plateau are nothing more than another crystalline mine."

He looked earnestly at the son in front of him, and read out the prophecy that had been successfully passed on to his ears word by word.

Old Zeke looked at his child sadly: "Yerevan, the biggest mistake you have made is to regard a group of cultists who have pinned their hopes on inhuman things as our masters...... You're afraid you wouldn't know, would you? To this day, the Society has not been able to completely control the Ernst family, and successive rulers have never turned to their faith."

"Adjust your strategy, stop investing in commerce, and refocus back on the land east of the Duolun River."

So Wei Lin was also alert, she picked up the magic book, the magic power beat quickly with her thoughts, and directly turned the thick magic book to a specific position for her, and a page was torn off in the crisp sound.

….

"Rebels eventually become tree eaters, and rootless trees can sprout new sprouts......

"Good, but how are you going to use the land to strike a balance with the royal family?"

Yerevan expressed his thoughts: "Once the war breaks out completely, the country's demand for agricultural and logistical supplies will expand endlessly, and in such a situation, the large farms and land in our hands will become one of the most important resources."

In fact, Yerevan today did not want to have a long conversation with his father, but when the problem was thrown in front of him again, he chose to back down.

Yerevan struggled with his predicament to his senses and sobriety, and he struggled to argue: "Prophecy is never wrong, and every ruler and heir will be screened and approved by the will of the family!"

Old Zek did not speak, so Yerevan answered

"Most of the family's pillar industries have shifted to commerce and new technologies, but I don't think these two fields are as solid as they might have imagined—the combination of steam and magic is about to face the most severe test, and commerce is bound to suffer the most terrible impact in the war," he said.

"So, Yerevan...... Do you have any ideas from yourself, or do they come from associations?"

It was as if he had become a stone sculpture staring at the portrait, breathing so slowly that it was imperceptible.

The moment Shuge noticed that the stone statue of Ludwig Ernst on the bed had changed significantly, she had already quickly raised the revolver rifle in her hand, and the muzzle of the gun was directly aimed at the open mouth of the stone statue.

After listening to Yerevan's words, Zeke Ernst fell into a long exam.

"Father?"

The fear of his father, which was deeply rooted in his heart, burst out at this moment, and Yerevan instinctively chose to retreat, but the old man in front of him gently twisted the sculpture at the top of the cane.

"I know the guys who live in Leyland better than you do, a bunch of greedy and arrogant pigs."

"So this time, old man, I'm going to take a gamble, maybe those prophecies can be used by ordinary people like me?"

"The Nova family and the Schwartz family control the kingdom's market, and the Schwartz family is mainly responsible for the import and export of livestock and grain...... If we can further control import tariffs and impose strong restrictions on the amount of agricultural products imported, then the royal family will definitely become more dependent on domestic land and output, and at the same time, we will be able to reduce our presence in sensitive areas such as the military and commerce as much as possible, which is what the royal family wants."

When he said this, the old man's tone was no different from usual, but Yerevan, who was standing behind him, felt a chill inexplicably, and he instinctively released the armrest of the wheelchair in front of him and took a half step back.

What happened in front of Yerevan had completely exceeded his expectations, and the cold smile on the old man's face made his brain go blank.

"In fact, quite a few of today's issues are related to this, and they were all added on an ad hoc basis last night, so we didn't have time to inform everyone."

….

Yerevan stared at the pistol as he watched his father slowly fill the bullet nest.

Yerevan stared blankly ahead, his father's words turning his thoughts into a mess.

As he spoke, Zeke Ernst gently inserted his fingers under the armrest of the wheelchair, and a hidden compartment quietly opened, and the old man reached out and took out a new revolver and several rounds of ammunition from the concealment with some rustiness.

He looked up, as if he had finally lost the last patience with his child, "You may not have noticed that the Nexus itself has no way to control their so-called prophecies...... All they did was to bring things closer to the prophecy."

"Uh-huh......

"It seems that the people in the association did tell you a lot of ......."

The old man shook his head, "But I can tell you that the bloodline of the Ernst family has survived to this day not by those empty prophecies, but by the right decisions and sacrifices made by each family member."

"The royal family is not stupid, those big-eared goblins can't hide any secrets at all, not to mention that almost everyone knows that the goblins are nothing more than our gloves, and once they want to investigate deeply, then a large number of people will definitely be implicated or liquidated."

It was like a huge glass ball being smashed to the ground, and the power that could have formed the whole split into countless tiny individuals in an instant, so that Xiuge, who had always maintained the vision of the messenger in the mirror, saw that something black was coming out of the mouth of the stone figure of General Ludwig.

……

He hooked the corners of his mouth, his thin fingers tapping lightly at the tip of the cane.

"Princess Sophia is about to become a true princess, and her decision is actually a matter of course

It represents the attitude of the royal family."

"Whether the ideas come from you or from the association, they're good, they're very feasible, and the probability of them coming to fruition is not low."

At this moment, Yerevan felt as if his heart had stopped for half a beat.

In the midst of a large number of rapidly flickering and complicated magic patterns, the thick pages of the "Snow and Rain Needle" engraved with lake-level magic turned into powder on the spot, and with Wei Lin's light movements, an ice blue light was "pulled" from the darkness by her like a ribbon, and with the shaking of Wei Lin's wrist, this entity-like magic light quickly wrapped around her wrist, looking mysterious and elegant.

As he spoke, Waterl's three-clawed falcon raised his gun.

With a crisp sound, the Secret Instrument carefully engraved and hidden in the wooden cane was successfully activated, and an invisible chain of magic bypassed the detection magic in the common room and wrapped around Yerevan's body, holding him in place.

"Perhaps the moment is when we leave Boldon and return to the banks of the Duolun River – the new steam equipment and improved alchemy fertilizer will be able to transform the land quickly."

At this moment, Xiuge found that the originally faint and vague magic fluctuations had changed further, it became clearer and clearer, and gradually converged with the power he had encountered before, and in the next second, the magic fluctuations suddenly began to split at an alarming speed.

….

Zeke Ernst said slowly, "However, you have not thought about these questions...... In the midst of the wars and turmoil that followed, will our blood-based family continue to exist? Will our country survive?"

After a few minutes passed, the old man finally came to his senses, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said, "Yerevan, how many of these things you are talking about are already being done?"

"Answer my question, Yerevan."

In the dimly lit room, where there was barely any light, she caught the faint fluctuation of mana, and the root of it was in the black stone statue.

In this secluded lounge, Yerevan whispered his opinion: "In the past hundred years, the kingdom's decision-making has always been in favor of the Leyland nobles, which has caused many people to relax their vigilance, and many family estates have been placed in the 'Leyland Kiss, among them, the actions of the Fifth Chaser Regiment yesterday had a great impact on them."

"Yerevan, guess who's the tree eater? Is it the child you don't want to admit at all? Or, in fact, yourself?"

"Because we want everyone in the family to forget about that power, and they should work for themselves and for the survival of the family line...... Rather than pinning your hopes and energies on prophecies and beliefs."

"Yerevan, since the association has already told you about the will of the family, then you must also know that all the losers and those who leave the screening ceremony will be completely washed away by the family mage, do you know why we did this?"

His voice fell on the floor of the common room, and for a moment Yerevan almost thought that his father had fallen into complete madness, but in Zeke Ernst's eyes, all he could see was reason and calmness.

"Once they smell the smell of profit, they will surely plunge into it at all costs, and Bolden's prosperity and development over the years have blinded you...... Child, have any of you really visited the farmsteads in the Kingdom today?"

With these not loud words, the giant eagle carved from the top of the cane seemed to have life, and the old man's body leaned comfortably on the back of the wheelchair, but Yerevan clearly felt that the crumbling mountain seemed to grow two legs, and swayed towards him.

"No, father, that's not right!"

But he replied truthfully, "Yes."

"Of course, these things don't matter to you anymore."

One, two...... Then, like a fountain, under the impetus of an invisible force, countless bodies were only half the length of a finger

Rats erupted from the open mouth of the stone figure, and their momentum was so ferocious that they hit the ceiling directly!

It started to rain in the room.

And it's still raining rats.

Even if he didn't use magic to perceive, just by sight, Xiuge knew that the number of rats he encountered this time was probably far greater than the last time!

Under this strong visual impact, Wei Lin's face turned pale, but she did not scream or flee, but began to kill with the instinct of the caster, and the "Needle of Rain and Snow" summoned by her was like a soft blade with an incomparably flexible and will, it quickly swept and swirled beside Wei Lin, killing all the black rats that tried to get close to her.

(End of chapter)

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