The ambiguous attitude of the Hereford family made the Britons dissatisfied. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info at the same time could not satisfy the emperor who was once an enemy. By continuing to implement this middle-of-the-road policy, he has rightly offended others for his strategic choices.

That's it, neither the Britons nor the Emperor would really treat William as their own. The two sides are destined to take advantage of each other and are destined to be wary of each other. is also destined to stab the other party in the back when conditions permit.

But William has no regrets. No regrets at all. This is a matter of course, and it is an event that will inevitably occur after the Hereford family has developed to a certain extent.

It's as everyone says, the overlord has no friends, and the overlord can't have two. The human world, and indeed the entire earth, are too small to accommodate two powerful countries. After the rise of the Hereford family, it is only natural that they will compete with the Bretons for supremacy. It is also natural to expect to become emperor of the empire, and even to unify the entire Ostrogothic Empire.

All of this is a matter that will inevitably arise as the strength of the Hereford family grows. In this case, the contradictions between the Hereford family and the Britons and the Swabian family were irreconcilable. Confrontation, competition, intrigue in the shadows, and even war are things that matter for granted.

And what kind of attitude and strategy should be adopted towards the Bretons and the Swabian family, it is also natural that it should change with the change of the situation. It was as if before this, in order to compete for hegemony within the Ostrogothic Empire, in order to consolidate its own position and prestige. William chose to cooperate with the Britons and take hostile measures against the Swabians.

And when the Swabian family was weakened, the Hereford family could step on the corpse of the Swabian family, gain the honor of the most powerful family in the empire, and obtain the greatest dominant power in the empire, after weighing the internal contradictions of the empire and the contradictions with the Britons, William's foreign strategy was adjusted accordingly. All of this makes perfect sense.

Even Kalman IV of the Swabian family tried to assassinate himself. Even if he used to have a good cooperation with Victoria in Briton, there was even a little ambiguity. William must also, must, must make such an adjustment.

This has nothing to do with anything, only with the situation between the countries of the Environment Agency today.

"So, that's the way it is. After saying all this, William looked at him calmly, a little stunned, a little trance, and a little incredulous at his aunt Freya, who was in front of her, and broke up the current situation, and the choices he had made, and told her little by little. And so far, it seems that the effect is not bad. Freya was shocked, but seemed to accept William's claim.

That is, as I said before, as Freya spent more and more time with William, her recognition of William became higher and higher. Even subtly, unconsciously exceeded the level of trust in her brother Duke Otto.

Sometimes, Freya asks herself and is very surprised. For at some point, the object of her heart, the highest position, the rightful ruler of the Hereford family, had been replaced by her brother King Otto, to her nephew William. Even in her heart, those hazy and vague feelings are shifting little by little.

It's just that Freya doesn't recognize all this, doesn't admit it and doesn't think it exists. She tried her best to suppress her feelings. And as the best goth knight, she is also quite handy with the way she suppresses her feelings.

Even William, who was sitting across from her, was talking seriously, looking at her eyes, looking at her expression, and at the same time, he didn't notice the subtle changes in her heart.

That's it.

"I see. Freya nodded, "I'll support you as always, William." She said very seriously—for Freya herself, such a statement was no different from a direct statement of allegiance. It's just more subtle and more tactful.

"Of course I do. William smiled and nodded, "I know your loyalty, and I thank you for your support, auntie." I don't know when it started, maybe I felt a change in Freya's attitude towards herself. Or maybe they feel her talent and talent. All in all, William is also adjusting his attitude towards Freya little by little. At the same time, I am very happy to watch her grow and respect her more and more. In terms of title, it has gradually changed from the duke and general at the beginning to a more intimate aunt now.

"But I am not saying this to you to confirm your loyalty or gain your support. William then said to her, "If I were only for these things, I wouldn't need to analyze them with you - and the reason why I am telling you these things is so that you can understand, you can understand more about the situation today...... I have great expectations for you, do you understand, aunt?" said William eagerly.

In the face of William's "eager attitude", Freya was a little overwhelmed for a while, and in her memory, William had never said anything similar to her. Not even her brother Otto. She didn't know what to say to William for a while, and she didn't know how to respond to William's current attitude. It made her feel cramped and uneasy.

"I expect you to take on greater responsibility. William continued to speak to her calmly. As he spoke, he stood up again, and then walked to Freya's side: "You should have an idea of the current situation - the kingdom of Briton is on the rise, and the empire is in chaos, the rebellion of the West, and the Visigoths and their pathetic vassals, the Asturians, are taking care of themselves. The situation in the world is now in a state of confusion - perhaps a war that will be more impactful, more widespread, and more terrible than before. Something else unexpected may erupt - in short, the entire human world is about to enter the most terrible and turbulent era since the division of the classical Gothic Empire. ”

William said to her word by word: "In such turmoil, there are destined to be winners, there will be winners, people, countries, and families will stand out." Proud of the greatness, accomplished great things that no emperor or hero has ever done - and I hope that it will be the Hereford family, our Hereford family, who will be able to accomplish it all. ”

The more William spoke, the more agitated he became: "We don't lack people more than population, and we don't lack resources more than resources." We have the most extensive territory of any human world, and we have the most warlike army. The most advanced system. Although our science and technology are slightly lacking compared to the peak of this era, we have been trying to make up for it. And I am confident that our efforts will pay off!"

William's tone softened a little at this point: "So, what are we missing in comparison?" William asked Freya in a seductive tone.

But of course, William didn't wait for her to answer, and said to himself: "It's the head." William said to her, "It is the mind that can lead the Hereford family, the tens of millions of people, and even the tens of millions of people in the entire empire, and the hundreds of millions of human beings in the whole world - that is, us, those of us who have the great surname of Hereford!" William's tone became high-pitched and powerful again:

"Yes, that's us! I've always believed that saving the suffering Gothic people, reuniting the whole Gothic world, and becoming the most powerful, richest, and greatest nation in the world, is the Lord of Glory, is history, is the mission that the world has given us! My aunt, do you understand what I mean? We are the chosen ones! We must be united, we must go the extra mile, do you know what I mean?"

Of course, Freya should have been able to understand what William meant, but she was a colleague, and she was so stunned by what William said, those bold words, the terrible - or grand wrongs of world domination, that she didn't know for a while what tone and words to use to respond to William's words, she didn't even know the most basic nod, she just sat there stupidly, waiting for William to continue talking. Her attitude is as if she were facing a student when she was a university professor who she most longed for and admired. Nervous and a little at a loss.

That's it. William smiled and continued: "It's just, it's a pity...... William's tone was a little low: "My dear father, my great father, my compassionate father, the one I love, the man I admire, my hero, the head of the Hereford family, he can't understand me, it's a great pity...... Yes, very much regrettably.

But he can't be blamed for everything. After all, he was already a middle-aged man when the Hereford family rose to prominence, and by the time the Hereford family was about to succeed and rise to glory, my father was almost forty years old. Middle-aged people, unable to accept the drastic changes in the world, feel uneasy and panicked. Seriously, I can understand all of that, yes, I can understand it...... Even asking myself, I felt a little sorry for my father because what I did caused him distress and even pain. ”

William sighed at this, his tone was heavy, his eyes were filled with tears, he was indeed weeping for his father, the great hero, King Otto, whether it was regret for him, anger at him, or love for him, it made William feel emotional, this did not need to be emotionally mobilized at all, and there was no need to disguise - if there was one passage that William said to Duchess Freya that was the most true, it was definitely this passage, about his father, King Otto.

"But!" said William, his tone aggravated, "yes, but—but—but we have to go on! Yes, we have to go on! We have to go on, for we have no way back." The world is by no means as gentle as my father thought, absolutely not. After we give up the competition, the only possibility is to be abandoned by the times. It's like the Israelites in the Bible who didn't act on the commands of the Lord of Light!

We have no way back, we can only keep moving forward. So even if it were against my father's will, to grieve him, to grieve him, to grieve him, I must continue on this path, overcoming all obstacles—therefore, my aunt, my people, who bears this surname in the blood of the Hereford family, that is, you, Freya, will you support me?"

Of course, after this, Freya had no other meaning than constantly nodding her head to show that she was willing to support William.

"Good, that's good. I know you can be trusted. William smiled with satisfaction: "And, based on your qualifications, and your performance during this period of time, and your surname, I think you should be in charge of more important work." William said calmly, "As a member of the Hereford family, and at the head of this great empire, you should take on greater responsibility, my aunt. There are only a few members of the entire Hereford family...... In fact, in recent times, I've looked at some of our distant relatives who also bear the surname Hereford. It's just a pity that none of them have the meaning and power that this surname brings. They are just a bunch of losers, useless.

In this case, there are only a few of us who are really useful - three to be exact. Me, you, and Charlumie.

The reluctance of my great father to join us has taken us a great loss. So we need to be more united and work harder...... Well, my aunt, you should be ready, right? You should know what you're going to do next, you're ready to take on this work, right?"

And so, at the end of the day, William finally said what he really wanted from her, the work he really wanted Freya to do.