On Gonave Island, a colonial island of the Iris Kingdom, stands silently in the style of a small town in the style of Hattings.

Lighthouses, windmills, fields, houses, mills, sparrows, all have them.

Most of the residents come and go with the characteristic azure eyes of the bay people, and you can hardly find a single iris here.

Thundered

Bang la blah

A series of thunderbolts exploded above their heads, and in the Bantaan Islands during the rainy season, a torrential rain fell as soon as it was called.

Suddenly, a white rain curtain fell between the heavens and the earth, and the residents who were working or training outside were scattered in an instant.

And in an extraordinarily spacious wooden house in the middle of the town, a fierce quarrel broke out again.

Sam Leopold, who had gray hair and was as tall and burly as an iron tower, roared loudly at Burley Tania, who was reading a book:

"Burley Tania, you are betrayal!

Felix had sent word seven days ago, and if it weren't for your lack of cooperation, we might have managed to trap the sea hunter by now.

When do you want to be stubborn? Do you have to wait until the sea hunters are ready to come and take the initiative to hunt us down? ”

Compared to the hot-tempered stronghold expert, the Storm Knight sitting at the desk had a cold and rigid face, and retorted in a calm tone:

"No, I didn't betray Lancaster."

I slipped a bookmark into the thin book in front of me.

It was a book of The Monarch written by Machiavelli, the consul of the Old World art center, to the Ferdinand family, the rulers of the city.

The family motto of the Ferdinand family: "Ferdinand gives to the world".

Not only did they support a large number of artists who were in the palace sequence, but they also single-handedly promoted the enlightenment of Renaissance thought, and they were also the world-famous Jinquan family.

Although the land under his direct rule is not large, it is one of the richest families in the continent today, and has even produced several popes.

The page he was looking at read: "A monarch, especially a new one, cannot do what is considered to be a good man."

Because if he wants to rule the country, he will have to be treacherous, unmerciful, unkind, unhumane, and disobedient to God."

And the whole meaning of chapter 18 is that when it is good to keep the word, the king should keep the word.

When keeping the faith is detrimental to itself, or when the reason for keeping the word no longer exists, no wise ruler can and should not continue to keep the faith.

You must get used to being a duplicitous hypocrite!

In this book, a worthy monarch is clearly not, and should not be, a good person.

[Cave Enemy Opportunity] closed the page, picked up the book "Treatise on the Monarch" and shook it in front of the old man on the other side before continuing:

"Believe me, Mr. Sam, I am not betraying Lancaster, I am just trying to try another way.

It's just the two of us here today, so let's talk about it openly and honestly.

Actually, I've been thinking about it.

The country has always been that country, but during the reign of a Ming monarch like His Majesty Henry V, our fathers could have nearly destroyed the Iris Kingdom.

But only a few decades later, we, the descendants, have become lost dogs who can only take refuge in the overseas colonies of Iris.

Why? ”

Sam Leopold had obviously never thought about such a perverse question, and he couldn't help but open his mouth to answer.

"This"

Without him opening his mouth, he could listen to the [Cave Enemy Opportunity] of the human heart, and knew that he didn't know, so he continued to say to himself:

Although I don't like some of the ideas in "The Monarch" that rule the country by power, I have to admit that what this author says is indeed reasonable.

Who knows whether a monarch is wise or foolish until he is recognized by the Iron Law of Kingship and successfully ascends to the throne? Is it clever or brutal?

Even if it is overthrown by another heir to the throne in the future, there will be bloodshed, especially when the throne is replaced.

Every war for the throne of Iris, Hattings, and the countries of the Old World of Castile will be bloodied at home.

I think that a king who is 'unified but not governed' and does not have so much power may be a solution to this problem. ”

He stood up and said impassionedly to the old man in front of him:

"Lancaster has always been our sovereign.

The throne of the Black Courts will eventually belong to the Red Rose.

But!

Although the rumored [Wild Hunt] of Iron Anchor Bay sheltered His Highness Byron, can a young man who has just turned eighteen years old and has not experienced much hardship take on the heavy responsibility of leading us to the throne?

The same was true of the young Miss Catherine.

I stand by my opinion, and I have published in the latest issue of the Lighthouse Weekly in codeword, inviting His Highness Byron to join us.

Later, after trying to find a way to borrow Miss Catherine, then trap the Sea Hunter.

Let's find a safe place to protect the two of them.

What the old prince thinks in his heart, others don't know, don't we followers know yet?

Give His Royal Highness and Miss Catherine a mansion, a manor, wine, food, the best living conditions, so that they can have more children.

Even for the continuation of Lancaster's bloodline, we can also grab a few more beautiful lovers with noble blood for His Highness.

Whatever kind of girl Your Highness likes, just tell us, and we'll grab it for him at once.

Anyway, everyone has ancestral craftsmanship, whether it is robbing money or robbing people, they are very familiar with it.

It is enough for His Highness to work day and night alone, and the great cause of counterinsurgency is left to us.

He only needs to act as a rallying banner and rally support at critical moments. ”

Although Sam Leopold was old, he was not confused, and he understood the key question at a glance, and asked rhetorically with a frown:

"Unification without governance? You're going to usurp the power that rightfully belongs to the royal family? ”

The latter shook his head decisively:

"No, I'm not power-hungry.

Power is temporary, only institutions are eternal.

We still assign responsibilities according to the seats in the House of Lords, and we can even add a term of office, such as five or ten years of non-permanent tenure.

I just want to find a way to end the endless war for the throne once and for all at the beginning of this counterinsurgency.

Let those talented young people use their talents to build the country, instead of shedding the last drop of blood in endless infighting.

Use the most professional and best talents in the whole country to do professional things.

Isn't it nice that the king is still the nominal ruler and can continue to enjoy his rich life? ”

Children are divided into good and bad people, and adults only talk about gains and losses.

Burley Tania, who has his own ideas, is obviously not a loyal minister, nor can he be considered a traitor.

He believed that the rules were greater than the people, and he was a staunch supporter of the king's law.

The anchor on the body is extremely strong, and the will is also strong.

[Whale Hunter] once said that without a distinct self-personality and lofty ideals to be accomplished even if he risked his life, a person would not be able to achieve a fifth-order legend (Chapter 179).

From this point of view, the Storm Knight may already have the potential to become a legend.

The question of who should be the main leader of the rebellion and who should enjoy the fruits of victory has also become a key disagreement between the two third-order transcendentals.

But since Sam Leopold's title is called "Unbroken Fortress", the stubbornness of a natural person is as his name suggests.

It's not something that can be moved by the other party's words.

glanced deeply at the young man in front of him:

"Whether to choose comfort or fight to the death is the lord's own business.

Burley Tania! No matter what your intentions are, just making decisions for the lord is overstepping your duty as a minister.

When His Highness joins us, I will naturally ask for his opinion.

I hope you don't do anything out of the ordinary, I'll always keep an eye on you. ”

The latter spread his hands and signaled that he had no extra thoughts.

"Don't worry, I"

Clang! Clang! Clang!

At that moment, a shrill alarm bell suddenly pierced the rain curtain and crashed into the ears of everyone in the town.

The faces of the two third-order changed, and at the same time, they dodged and rushed out of the room, smashed the rain curtain, and jumped onto the roof.

When they saw something slowly rising from the sea not far away, adjusting the muzzle of the cannon, they couldn't help but shake their bodies.

Lost voice exclaimed:

"That's the Maywind?! Instead of hunting, the ships began to attack the towns?

And you chose us?! ”

In the front, there was the commander of the Sea Hunter who suppressed the bandits, and then there was the Maywind Horn brazenly attacked, and this remnant party was really a disaster.

Bang!

Before they could feel sorry for themselves, the cannon fire roared on the sea, comparable to the sixteen 12-pounder guns on the side of a fifth-class ship.

Gray-white cannonballs covered with barnacles cut a white arc in the rain and smashed down towards the town.