Glass Island, White Queen.

The residence of Admiral Dewis Ramos is located here.

The same founding family, Ramos Manor and Moriarty Manor are not far apart.

Their ancestor was Ranmarok, a heroic man who was no less valiant than Lancelot. He fought to the end in the fiercest war against the giants, died a glorious death, and finally became one of the knights under the crown after his ascension.

If there are nobles in Avalon, then the Ramos family should be considered the top nobles.

It is also because of the courage of the ancestors of the Ramos family, who have controlled the navy or army for hundreds of years. The head of the family has always been the commander of an army - and even the previous generation of the Great Guardian of Avalon was the uncle of Dewis Ramos.

Old Dewes was walking in the garden, tending to it with his own gardening scissors.

He has gray hair, a straight back, and a stiff face full of wrinkles. Although no one provoked him, the corners of his mouth were still slightly curved downward, like an angry lion.

It's not that he can't hire good gardeners, it's just that he always feels that the gardens they design don't fit his heart—even though he can't make a clear need for them himself, he just thinks that those people don't prune here and there. In short, how to change is not satisfied.

In the end, you have to do it yourself - far from good, but at least it's not awkward.

"I suddenly have a bad feeling, Sheldon."

The old man spoke slowly.

Sheldon, the chief secretary who followed him, also had a strong and tall body. He looked much younger than old Dewees, but at least forty or fifty years old, and visible wrinkles were visible on his forehead and at the corners of his eyes.

Sheldon thought for a moment: "I want to ...... You're talking about, the recent incident in the ministry? ”

His words were cryptic enough. But it was enough for old Dewis to understand.

"I sometimes wonder if that's the right thing to do."

The old man turned his back to the secretary and said slowly, "I didn't cooperate with Tommy when he was in power, because I saw him as just a mongrel orphan with impure blood, no father and no mother; When Charles Fat Pig invited me to work for the Star Antimony Man, I didn't bother to be in his company...... It's not a reason, it's just to look down on him. ”

Maybe he didn't like that he used to have a tall and strong body, but he became a fat pig who struggled to walk; Maybe he didn't like him to dream of changing Avalon, and when he encountered difficulties, he immediately gave up......

Or maybe it's just that Charles Droste was found by the Star Antimony people because he was the "cheapest" one. If you work with him, you will also lower your style.

He was not a pedantic knight, nor was he incapable of being a "nobleman".

But that would have to be the Starty Man himself to invite him and offer a high enough price - the title of Earl would be good.

Instead of showing his face at all, he only let Charles recruit him.

Who do you think he is? Is Charles' fat pig's heel?

On the other hand, it was Charles who caused himself trouble that forced him to act radically now.

When he was recruited by Charles, he didn't report the matter because he wanted to leave a way out for himself.

After all, at that time, Star Antimony was aggressive and directly aimed at Avalon, and the Iris people didn't seem to have the right attitude. And Avalon's royal family is still cursed one after another, and it seems that it is powerless; Alchemy has been open for so many years, and the investment is huge, and in the end there is no good result; The future monarchs all looked like they had little future, and old Meg looked dying.

Seeing the broken ship crumbling, he had to prepare to jump ship.

- Who would have thought that Charles would be captured alive in the blink of an eye!

He even relented, willing to spit out those secret information in exchange for survival-

You fat pig is dead, okay?!

Old Dewis keenly judged that there must be a reason for the sudden and dramatic improvement in the diplomatic attitude of the Star Antimony people, and the degree of overture on the part of the Iris that was suddenly close to betraying the interests of the country.

This is most likely due to the failure of the Star Antimony Man's side to assassinate him, leaving Drost in safe and secret custody.

This means that the entire intelligence network within Avalon could be dug up, and the Starantimons must make overtures to buy time to evacuate.

Old Dewys could not have failed to confirm this information with the rest of his colleagues, but he was sure that Chancellor Drost could not have invited him only at that time.

During this time, the Inspectorate has been arresting people, and those who have been arrested have not resisted fiercely, presumably because they have really pinched something.

Old Dewis didn't know how Charles would start betraying him, but it was only a matter of time before he finally spit out his information.

Then he actually has only two paths to choose.

One is to die quickly, before he is betrayed, to pass on the position of head of the Ramos family to future generations - everyone is dead, and this kind of mistake can be generously ignored just as a matter of attitude and side. After all, he didn't really make any big mistakes.

The other is to carry it to the end.

Find a way to get some of the other party's handles, and if you can't get it, you can create a little bit, and finally form a balance of power - I don't mess with you, and you don't mess with me.

In fact, some people chose the first one.

Some of his contemporaries died this winter, not because of the cold weather...... Rather, he committed suicide in fear of sin.

- All this is a chain reaction triggered by the arrest of Minister Drost.

But there are also people who have a fluke mentality.

And the old Dewes didn't do it, in fact, just because the Ramos family has no one to inherit at the moment. Few of his offspring are promising, and the most talented and promising to succeed him is his grandson. And he is still too young to be the head of the family, let alone a minister.

The Minister of the Navy is not a chaotic minister who can be appointed by the queen as long as he is a minister, nor is it a position that can be taken by a random person or even an official who does not understand the profession, such as agriculture and trade.

If you want your grandson to succeed him as a minister, you must at least let him rise to the rank of rear admiral. That's the bare minimum.

However, this period was peacetime, and there was no war at all - promotion in peacetime was only seniority. And in this context, Her Majesty is still encouraging "non-authoritarian ways to join the army". This meant that he would have to cede a portion of his promotions to non-authoritarian transcendents in order to ensure that they were represented in the upper echelons of the Admiralty.

And if he fails to pass on the position of minister while he is alive, he can only pass it to a few generals under him according to the rules.

Although nominally it may just be temporary......

But once it is passed on, wait until you die...... It depends on the waste of their own offspring, which has worked hard in the last third energy level, if the other party can keep it safely, then it may never be passed back after that.

The position of the Great Guardian has not been retained, and if the position of the military minister cannot be retained, then the Ramos family will already exist in name only - even the Moriarty family at least has the wealth that has been retained for generations of business, and the Ramos family only has connections in the military.

If this is gone, then they will only have a fixed seat in the round table room.

That's why he had to get moving.

"Based on the results of our discussions, we should choose to disclose part of this information as soon as we get it—the part that makes Areste a Star Antimony spy public. Use this to reduce Ivas Moriarty's influence. ”

Old Dewes said slowly, "But I'm thinking...... Is there any other way? ”

Now Her Majesty Sophia is dying. The Arbitration Hall has put ministers on standby at home, indicating that it has been a few days.

As soon as they published the story in the newspapers and spread throughout Avalon, there was a week-long period of mourning.

And during this time, Ivas could not angrily quarrel with them in the newspapers - that would only provoke the dissatisfaction of the people. After all, the evidence in their hands is real and recognized by the intelligence departments of the three countries. He wants to cite a counter-example, and the appraisal of the Inspectorate alone is not enough.

After a week, the matter is basically settled. People have formed an established impression that there is no room for him to talk back.

Then they can negotiate with Ivus...... Just let the ministry hang there and do nothing. In this way, they will not do anything.

"But I'm always a little bit flustered today. It felt like something was going to happen...... I don't think this plan is enough insurance. ”

Old Dewis frowned: "Because in the final analysis, this matter is nothing more than to drive away Aleister, make people suspect that Minister Moriarty betrayed Avalon's interests for love, and feel that this young minister is not reliable enough." But if you can't get more of his handles, it will be difficult to completely stop his actions, and at most it will only add public opinion resistance to his actions. If he really didn't care about his own reputation and the Moriarty family's inheritance, he might completely anger the other party.

"So, I'm thinking...... Is it possible that we should hand this letter directly to Minister Moriarty? We'll just keep one copy...... And then sell the old fellows who are doing business together. ”

The old man squinted, his dangerous gaze kept flashing: "This can save the Ramos family, and it can also make others spit out something......"

“…… Sheldon, what do you think? ”

(End of chapter)