The General Staff Officer, whose responsibilities mainly include operational command, combat readiness planning, and administrative management, is considered to be the highest-ranking civilian position in the military department.

Compared with the corps commander-level generals who are military attachés, the responsibilities and powers of the two are different, and there is no clear relationship between the two sides.

In non-war periods, the General Staff will make overall arrangements for the establishment and combat readiness of the Knights, Legions, and City Guards.

In wartime, the General Staff drew up a general battle plan and transmitted, discussed, and implemented the final plan to the commanders of the three corps.

Of course, although the general staff seems to be the commander of the three armies, in fact, he cannot skip the authority of the corps commander to force the legion, which is the highest power that the city lord has.

The commander of the corps still has direct command ability over the corps under his command, and the proposals of the general staff are not so much orders as suggestions and references.

He can approve small matters in the army, but if major matters are to be implemented in various armies, they still need the permission of the city lord or the cooperation of the legion commander.

This is also something that cannot be helped, in the mainstream environment of the supremacy of individual power in the empire, the status of the military attache in the army is already extremely high, and he is not extraordinary.

As a civil official, the position of general staff officer is already the highest position that the city lord's mansion can give him.

However, although the General Staff does not have direct control over the army, the generals in the army generally follow the advice of the General Staff.

Because the general staff was appointed directly by the city lord, his decisions largely represented the will of the city lord.

Moreover, there is a specialization in the art industry, and people are civilian officials who do staff work, while they are military generals who specialize in combat, and they are not necessarily good at strategic and tactical things.

Out of trust in the City Lord's Mansion and the staff officers, as long as they are not too outrageous requests, they will not easily oppose the instructions of the general staff.

Bestowing this important position on Noren was the sincerity that the City Lord's Mansion showed him.

When the token of the General Staff was handed over to Noren by Ivan, the auditorium once again burst into warm applause.

After the award ceremony, there was a celebration banquet, where everyone gathered in the banquet hall after the ceremony, which was the best place for them to socialize and talk.

"Nolan."

Ryan said side by side with him, "Welcome to the City Lord's Mansion, and take advantage of this banquet to take you to meet your colleagues in the mansion, as well as some other important people in the city." ”

Noren understood that this was Ryan helping him integrate into the upper circles of Peak City, and nodded, "Then I'll trouble you." ”

And seeing Ryan's close attitude towards him, the evaluation of him by everyone present has silently risen to a higher level.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this young man who is not yet twenty years old has already become the hottest figure in Linfeng City.

He has almost touched the pinnacle of power in Linfeng City from the beginning of his debut, and the strongest person in Linfeng City personally escorts him, and his future achievements are immeasurable.

Such a hot, white and tender fragrant dumpling, what are you waiting for if you don't make friends?

Without waiting for Ryan to introduce them one by one, many people enthusiastically came to the newspaper's door, wanting to get in touch with this popular general staff officer.

"Lord Nolan, I'm Helen Brown, the head of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce in Peak City, and the Chamber of Commerce has always maintained a close cooperative relationship with the military department, if you have any material needs......"

"Lord Nolan, I'm Della Kamanda, the deputy commander of the City Guard Corps, and I had a relationship with you at a combat meeting before, I don't know if you remember......"

"Noren, it's really impressive to see you for a few days, I knew you were a genius, but I didn't expect you to make such an achievement and become the chief staff of the City Lord's Mansion."

Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard in the crowd, and Nolan turned his head to see that it was Harrison, the leader of the Mercenary Guild.

He is indeed a well-known figure in Linfeng City, and it is only natural that he was invited to participate in the award ceremony and celebration banquet this time.

"Indeed, long time no see." Nolan politely hooked the corners of his mouth at him.

Since that suicide march, he has parted ways with Harrison and hasn't seen him for a month.

After the city lord's mansion declared war, the army immediately ensured the supply and trade routes on the eastern front, and also protected his merchant interests in disguise.

Because of this, his power was not greatly affected by the war outside the city.

"I am impressed by your superb alchemy." Harrison raised his glass to Nolen, "Hopefully we'll have a chance to work together in the future." ”

"Yes." Nolan nodded, smiling casually.

Unlike before, when he was a fledgling, Harrison was the most powerful man he could climb.

And now that he has the backer of the City Lord's Mansion, his vision has naturally become higher, and Harrison is no longer his only partner.

Seeing countless powerful people rushing to get to know Nolan, Ryan didn't stop long, and focused on introducing him to several important big names before leaving.

As soon as Ryan left, more magnates poured over, and as the banquet continued, after three rounds of drinking, the magnates' temptation of Noren gradually deepened, and they began to dig into the young staff officer's private hobbies.

"Lord Nolan, I wonder if you have any research on historical artifacts? My mansion has an alchemy antique from 900 years ago, and its material and structure are completely different from those made by modern alchemy......"

"Lord Noren, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I love to enjoy singing and dancing on weekdays, so the house has raised a group of the city's top singers and dancers, if you are interested......"

“……”

Even more heavyweight is the deputy commander of the Order, Guderian, who is about fifty years old, the same generation as the commander of the order, and is also the senior general in the army, second only to Lane.

He smiled and walked over and asked, "Nolen, how old are you this year?" ”

Naturally, he would not slack off when this kind of big man spoke, and said kindly: "Seventeen years old, I will be eighteen soon." ”

"It's really young and promising." Guderian gave a thumbs up, "At my age, I'm just a nobody in the Order. ”

Of course, this is just a humble statement, he was the chief of the knight academy that year, and it was a great achievement to enter the knights at the age of seventeen.

Nolan thought it was another social politeness, and was about to deal with the past, but he didn't want him to interrogate again:

"You're still so young...... I don't know if I have a marriage contract? ”

"......No," Nolan replied hesitantly, feeling like he was going to suffer.

Sure enough, Guderiantu saw the dagger: "Isn't this a coincidence, my youngest daughter is eighteen years old this year, which happens to be about the same age as you."

"She is a knight with excellent talents, and she admires a talent like you who has made great achievements, I think you young people will have a good conversation with each other, and I will introduce you to you later, right?"

said that he knew each other, but the ambiguous attitude in his tone was obvious.

"Huh?" Nolan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.

I have the impression that this is not the first time that someone has proposed to him, do these old men want to marry their daughters out quickly?

Alas, being popular is also a troublesome thing.

Every time he was embarrassed at this time, and just as he was thinking about how to politely refuse the kindness of others, the jokes of others solved him in time.

"I said Guderian, you're not kind, we had a good chat with Brother Nollen, why did you sneak away?"

"If you really want to talk about marriage, it depends on my granddaughter, she is a gifted mage, she also likes to study alchemy on weekdays, and most importantly, ...... She's only 14 years old, huh? ”

"Hey, you old guy, I just saw your granddaughter last year, and she hasn't grown a little girl, why are you embarrassed to handle it?"

"It was before, and now it is now, not to mention the eighteen changes in women's colleges, maybe Nolan likes young girls? Your youngest daughter is older than everyone else, and you're not afraid that she will be too old? ”

"Don't say that it's just one year older, that is, ten years older, as long as the two of them look at each other, what's the problem? You're right, Nolan. ”

"Ha ......"

Around this young golden beetle son-in-law, several powerful people in Linfeng City talked and laughed together, and when someone saw this scene, they also poked the arm of their partner on the side, and asked if it was not a big deal to watch the play:

"I said Julius, isn't your sister exactly seventeen this year, don't you want to introduce yourself to the General Staff?"

"Heh......" Julius was holding a knife and fork to unload the beef from the plate, and rolled his eyes when he heard this, "Is she worthy?" ”

"Huh?" The companion was stunned for a moment, "Isn't your sister also very beautiful, why bother to be presumptuous."

"If you want me to say that Noren is like this, even the most talented and young alchemist is just an alchemist, and he is not an extraordinary person, how can he be so unattainable?"

"I know it's impossible, but it's a vain attempt to try." Julius shook his head, "There is no shortage of women around Noren, so let's stop using these crooked brains." ”

Unlike the others, Julius, as the captain of the Knights' Sixth Squad, participated in the Eastern Front Rapid Attack with Nolen and served as Nolan's bodyguard during the defense of the city.

Therefore, he knew that Noren was able to rise to a high position so quickly, not only because of his talent, but also because of the help of the nobles in the City Lord's Mansion.

Not only does he have Ryan's trust, but even Miss Evelyn has a personal relationship with him...... Who knows if they're just ordinary friends now?

Who is Evelyn? That is the eldest lady of the Baihat family, the acting city lord of Linfeng City, and the brightest pearl of Linfeng City, which is beautiful and located in one place.

Her cultivation talent is also terrifying, she studied in the imperial capital at a young age, but she became a high-level mage at the age of nineteen, and all the girls in Linfeng City were overshadowed in front of her.

Assuming that he is Nolan, after meeting Evelyn, who is so good in all aspects and of the opposite sex at a very appropriate age, he will definitely regard her as his pursuit goal, and he will no longer look down on the rouge fans around him.

From this point of view, perhaps it is precisely because Noren is the concubine of the eldest lady that he was promoted so quickly.

The logic worked perfectly, and Julius thought he had the truth of the matter, and scoffed at the old dens who tried to sell their daughters.

There is no woman in Peak City who has the capital to compete with Evelyn for men......

When this thought flashed through his heart, as if he suddenly remembered something, his expression froze.

Speaking of which, Nolan is the spokesperson of the White Raven's camp, and although he doesn't know the true identity of the White Raven, by observing her posture, it is basically certain that she is also a woman.

And the figure does not look like a plump and mature woman, it looks like a young girl who is less than twenty years old......

If it was the white crow who robbed the man with the eldest lady, it might be really hard to say who would win and who would lose.

Thinking of this, he slapped his thigh with a smile and enjoyed himself.

……

At the same time, it is different from the relaxed atmosphere in the banquet hall.

After the ceremony, Ivan left the backstage of the auditorium and returned to the Baihat family mansion alone.

He made his way to the backyard of the mansion, stood outside the door of the innermost room, and took a deep breath.

As if having made the most important decision of his life, he let out a long breath and pushed the door open.

There was an old man with gray hair in the room, and several servants were in the room to keep an eye on him.

Seeing Ivan enter, the servants all bowed down to greet the city lord.

"You're here." The old man, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, opened his eyes and looked in a good state of mind, "Is everything done?" ”

"Hmm."

Ivan withdrew from the attendant in the room and sat down in front of the bed, "Father, I'...... It has already been decided. ”

The old man in front of him was the old city lord of Linfeng City, another eighth-order knight besides Ryan - Aemon Baihat.

Three years ago, Aemon was lying in a hospital bed with Gu poison in his body, although the eighth-order knight's physical fitness was strong, coupled with the conditioning of precious supplements, there was no danger of his life, but his own strength had also regressed greatly, and he was no longer able to fight fiercely.

Therefore, he simply entrusted the duties of the head of the family and the lord of the city to his eldest son Ivan, retired early, and lived a life of retirement without contention.

At this time, seeing Ivan sitting in front of him with a heavy heart, he also knew what his son was doing this time, and said slowly:

"You have to think about it, once you make a decision, you won't have a chance to regret it later."

"Hmm." Ivan clenched his fists and slowly let go, "I'm not suitable to be the city lord, give this position to Evelyn, it's good for me and for Linfeng City." ”

Even if the war had been won, it was not his credit.

People only love Evelyn and the White Raven more than anything to do with him, as can be seen from the morning celebrations.

The crowd cheered and applauded Evelyn and the White Raven far more than he did, and this became the last straw that forced him to abdicate.

Perhaps from the moment the suicide march took place, this outcome was already preordained.

But at this point, he didn't blame anyone else, and he didn't plan to find out who was behind the march in the first place.

Because judging from the results, it was indeed his own misjudgment of the war situation, and Linfeng City defeated the steppe people with its own strength, which was already the best ending of all possibilities.

In this case, he is also willing to admit defeat.

The voluntary abdication is to leave the last decency to yourself.

"It's fine."

Aeon pondered for a moment and nodded, "This war was won under Eve's auspices, and perhaps she is already capable of taking over the position of city lord."

"Go get her...... And Ryan, I'd like to hear their thoughts in person. ”

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