85_85536 "Of course, I have other things on my mind. William then changed his mind and said.

"And ...... Anything else?" Hearing William say this, Charlumi didn't react for a while. Although some time had passed, she had not yet recovered from the negativity that William's words had brought her. Even the ability to react and think has decreased a lot.

So, after hearing William's words, it took her a while to react.

And then there's the weirdness.

What other mood could there be in this situation? Obviously the situation has become so bad that it is so bad - William's original frustration, and other negative feelings can be understood. But what else can you be in the mood?

"Excited. So, William answered her question directly.

"Excited?" heard William say this, and Charlumi didn't understand it even more. What is there to be excited about in this situation? or what is it that makes William feel excited?

"It's war, or strife. Or rather, the value that can be embodied in the battle. Or self-satisfaction. William explained further to Charlumie.

He didn't care if Xia Lumi could understand it or not, so he continued to talk like this:

"Charlotine, you can think about it, Charlumie. What are we doing now? We are making history. Yes, we are making Zào history. Our opponent is the most terrifying nomadic empire in this world. At the same time, we are doing our best to unify the entire human world. We will embark on a grand war that will encompass the entire Far Lands. What we do is as great as the heroes of the demigods in the epic. Isn't that something to be happy about?

The pursuit of people -- those low-level food, clothing, shelter and transportation are needless to say. The higher pursuits, those philosophical, metaphysical things about who I am, where I come from, and what I'm going to do, don't mention them.

Let's just say that the ultimate goal of normal people - wealth, status, power, and fame - the first three are not lacking in the vast majority of great nobles with a certain status. There is only one thing they - or 'us' we are after, and that is fame

And what could be more powerful in this world than a war to enhance a person's reputation? So, Shalumi, you can see why I'm excited, right?

We will write history ourselves, we will be involved in a war of unprecedented proportions, and we will be like the heroes of the ancients. Isn't that worth the excitement?"

Although William gave a lot of reasons. And these reasons seem to hold up as well. But Charlumi still felt that there was something about it—no, not some. It's very weird. An indescribable feeling that made her not know what to say about it.

It is precisely because of this that she discovered one important thing, that is, her thinking circuit is fundamentally different from William's. To be more precise, she couldn't understand William.

Even if William told her everything he was thinking in his heart, as it was and without reservation, she would not be able to understand it.

This made Charlumi feel a little ...... Well, it's still not "some" but sad.

Although Charlumi knew that she could continue to stay with William after this. Even after her ability increases, she can help William even more. They will also continue to love each other, then get married and live together. The difference in philosophy, and the inability to understand each other, did not affect the relationship between the two of them very much.

But Charlumi was still very dissatisfied. When she thought about it, she couldn't fully understand the heart of the person she loved the most, and she felt very, very uncomfortable.

But this is also a helpless thing. If you are not enough, you can study hard, and if you are not enough, you can also improve it by training the day after tomorrow. But psychological, spiritual problems are not so easy to solve.

In the following time, William continued, still talking about his feelings. His heroism, even some morbid pleasure. But Charlumi couldn't listen anymore.

This situation lasted for more than half an hour. In the end, it ends with a quote from William: "So I have only one advantage now, and that is that person, the Sarida Khan of Tartaria, who does not know the existence of my person." In a way, we are in the dark, and he is in the light. This gives us a good, and certainly very likely, the only chance to defeat the strong.

And I'm not going to let go. ”

With this sentence as the end, William ended this conversation, with Charlumie. The two men looked at the time, and realized that they had been at the top of the tower for almost two hours.

After knowing this, they further felt that their legs were a little numb. At the same time, the cold wind blowing from above made their faces tense a little. Exposed skin feels very uncomfortable. Charlumi couldn't help but sneeze. And then a little blushing. So William took off his cloak and draped it over Charlumie, reaching out and holding her hands. Warm yourself with your own body temperature.

So Xia Lumi's face blushed even more.

In this way, the two men looked at each other silently. It wasn't until a little later, when the wind on the tower was so strong that it was unbearable, that the two went down again. Go back to your room. After a few more words, it was time for dinner. After dinner, William gossiped with Freya for a while and went back to work.

As the court minister of the Duchy of Mystia, William had a lot to do. And after Duke Otto went south to Krakow, the military and political power of the Duchy needed to be held by William. It keeps him busy. Like before, there was not much time to communicate with Xia Lumi so deeply, or to enjoy life leisurely.

However, William thought it was already good.

After about a year of basic officer training. The officers he brought out already had the prima d'ì of junior officers. In the daily management and training of the army, he can be of great help.

In addition, the training of civilian personnel has been largely completed. Young clerks from the Blue Hat Merchant Order in Northern Polotsk, recruited by William himself, or recommended by the local gentry, and recommended by Father Peter, who were suspected to have an alchemist background, had adapted to the rhythm of life in Mystia and mastered some of the concepts of the New Deal.

Thanks to this, there is basically no problem with grassroots management. William didn't have to go manor to estate to carry out farming, agricultural reform, oil extraction, or other production matters.

The fine breeds of livestock promised by the Blue Hat Merchant Group have also been transported to the territory. New, experimental pastures for raising Romanov sheep, as well as Frisian holstead cows, have also been built. At the same time, William's planned poultry farming of chickens, ducks and geese is also on the right track.

The whole Duchy of Mystia flourished. The autumn grain harvest was accompanied by a bumper soybean harvest, and the profits from oil extraction and grain sales were also very considerable......

It's just that there are still two things that make William feel a little headache.

The first thing is that he doesn't have subordinates who are too suitable.

Although the basic administrative talent, as well as the basic officers, are already there. But he didn't have the talent of a higher-level general, or a virtuous person who could govern a state and county.

After all, excellent talents at this level are hard to come by.

Or after a few years, more than ten years of hard work, William's own forces can cultivate some such high-level talents. But William certainly couldn't wait that long.

On the military side, it can barely be relieved. Duke Otto, though not a professional military strategist, was more adept at fighting alone in small and medium-sized battles than commanding large armies. But there is no doubt that Duke Otto's military talent was excellent. Even better than William. With his help, there would be no problems with the five thousand new troops of Mystia.

In addition, in the military aspect, William has several talents that can be used with confidence and have training value. John Jr., as well as John Jr.'s father, Duke Otto's comrade-in-arms and captain of the guard, Konstantin, and Charlumie. These people, to a greater or lesser extent, have the ability or potential to be independent.

But administratively, William really didn't know what to do.

Apart from himself, the Duchy of Mystia did not have a single talent suitable to become a high-ranking civilian official.

Or rather, there is, there is. But William did not want to use it - in fact, before this, many people had either explicitly or implicitly expressed their allegiance to the Duchy of Mystia.

Among them were two of William's collaborators, John the Merchant and Father Peter.

In all fairness, these two men are capable. The problem is that William doesn't want to use them, and William has scruples about them.

John the Merchant is a little better, he is just a steward of a blue-hat merchant group. Although in recent times, because of the relationship with the Duchy of Mystia and William, his status within the merchant group has improved. But at the end of the day, he's just a businessman.

William's concern about him was simply whether it would affect his relationship with the Blue Hat Merchant Group if he turned to him. In addition, there is the issue of the loyalty of the other party. Whether the other party is loyal to himself or to the blue hat merchant group. This is something that William has to take into account.

In contrast, Father Peter's questions are stricter. After all, comparatively speaking, both the Church of the Lord of Light and the organization of the Hidden Alchemists are more powerful than the Blue Hat Merchant Order.

The new priests and clergy would work willingly for William and be faithful. But as a church minister, would Father Peter really come to himself?

William was completely unsure of this