"Waiter, who is that person?" asked Javier, pointing to the man, taking advantage of the waiter's serving.

The waiter said with disdain: "That man, his name is Ackerman, he used to be a nobleman, but he has long been deprived of his title, and now he lives by abduction. ”

"Is it true that he said his cousin was the Home Secretary?" asked Javier again.

The waiter nodded: "That's true, but because of his bad style, the Minister of the Interior has long ignored his cousin." ”

Javier said, "Then please bring him over." ”

"This—" said the waiter in surprise, "sir, are you serious? ”

"It's okay, you just bring him over. Javier insisted.

The waiter opened his mouth, as if trying to persuade him, but in the end he only sighed: "Well, since you insist..."

Over there, two waiters at the door rolled up their sleeves and were about to forcibly drag Ackerman away. The waiter whispered to them, and several of them turned to Raymond's table in surprise.

"Why did you invite him over?" asked Raymond, puzzled.

Javier smiled, "Aren't we worried that we can't find out what is going on with Gaspard? ”

"But didn't you listen to the waiter, that guy is clearly a liar. Hilnis couldn't help but say.

Freddie said coldly: "So what? Whether it's garbage, scum or liars, they all have their role, it depends on whether you understand it or not." ”

"Well, I'll never be able to communicate with this guy. Hilnis spread his hands.

At this time, the waiter brought the man named Ackerman, pointed at Javier, and said, "This gentleman wants to see you." ”

"Well, I'll just say you can't stop me. Ackerman said triumphantly to the waiter, and before Javier could speak, he sat down across from him.

"Hey, I said, why is it so long?"

"What?"

Ackerman said slowly, "I mean, why did you call me in so slowly, I was almost chased away by those guys." ”

"You know I'm going to call you in?" Javier was stunned.

Ackerman smiled and did not answer, but reached out to the bottle of wine that the waiter had just brought: "Ah, Maram wine, I haven't tasted it for a long time." ”

Freddie reached out and removed the bottle, and said in a deep voice, "Answer the question." ”

Ackerman didn't care, and retracted his hand very naturally: "Why do you think I'm yelling and shouting at the door of the restaurant?"

Javier was finally a little surprised: "You did it on purpose to get our attention?"

Ackerman said proudly, "I'll tell you the truth, I started to pay attention when you first entered the hotel. That's why I deliberately caught your attention at the door, because I know you're going to be interested in me. ”

"It's a good thing you spoke before I was kicked out, and you're doing pretty well, otherwise you'd have disappointed me. ”

Obviously, he was able to enter here because of Javier's relationship, but now he said it as if he was testing everyone, which is really ridiculous.

Javier showed an interested expression: "Why are you sure that I will be interested in you?"

Ackerman shook his finger with a sigh: "Let me guess, a rich man of unknown origin, high-profile behavior, chose to come to Orat at this time... Well, I think you're a bunch of people who are looking for an opportunity while the king is dying, but they don't have a way, right?"

Ignoring the surprised expressions of the crowd, he added, "So, you need someone who can understand the current situation and even help you get through the joints?" ”

Finally, Ackerman pointed to himself: "Well, I want to congratulate you, because I am exactly the kind of person you are looking for." ”

"Yo, now I'm going to agree with you. Hilness whistled and said to Freddy, "There are indeed talents among the liars. ”

"Hehe, Mr. Ackerman is such an interesting man. Javier laughed too.

"So, can I have a drink now?" Ackerman licked his lips and eagerly grabbed the bottle again.

"No, I can't. Freddie removed the bottle again.

Just as Ackerman looked at Freddy with a surprised expression, Javier turned his head and said, "How can such wine be worthy of Mr. Ackerman?" Come, bring me the best wine you've got here. ”

Watching Javier casually toss the Maram wine aside and pour a glass of the most expensive wine in the shop that he hadn't drunk when he was a nobleman, Ackerman muttered in an imperceptible voice.

"I... It seems that I have really caught a big fish. ”

"The status quo?"

Ackerman took a careful sip of the wine, enjoying the mellow aroma melting on the tip of his tongue. Ah, I didn't expect to be able to drink such good wine in my life.

After closing his eyes and enjoying a moment, he said, "The assassination of the king of Fagana will certainly have the worst effect on Gaspard. Now the people in the country are panicking, and no one knows what will happen next. After all, several other countries have been coveting us for a long time, and no one knows whether they will take advantage of the turmoil of the king's death to attack us. ”

"That's not the worst, though. ”

"Oh?" Seeing Ackerman pausing deliberately, the old Javier didn't know his tricks, and asked very cooperatively, "What's the worst?"

Sure enough, Ackerman immediately felt refreshed. This man is generous and knows how to cooperate with himself, he is really a rare fat sheep.

He continued: "The worst impact is the question of succession to the throne. ”

"Will the heirs compete for the throne?" Freddie raised his eyebrows.

"It's not an heir, it's an uncle and a niece. Ackerman said.

"Uncle refers to His Excellency Prince Udine, younger brother of King Fagana. As for the niece, it is the only daughter of His Majesty the King, Princess Sophia. Since His Majesty the King died suddenly this time, and there was no time to appoint an heir, the problem arose. ”

Javier frowned slightly and said, "Shouldn't the king's children succeed to the throne?"

Ackerman nodded: "That's right. But one is that Princess Sophia is still very young, and the other is that Gaspard has never had a precedent in history for the queen to succeed to the throne. Therefore, many people now hope to nominate the Prince of Udina to inherit the throne, because the country needs a more mature and stable king to stabilize the situation. ”

"However, there are quite a few guys who want to maintain the orthodox heir, so the battle is quite strong at the moment. ”

Unexpectedly, Gaspard was still singing about this, and Raymond asked, "So, what about the attitude of those two people?"

Ackerman shook his head: "Prince Udina originally supported his niece, but he couldn't stand the persuasion of so many people, according to internal sources, he has already been a little moved, and the one who supports him to inherit the throne the most is Prime Minister Duke Charlie." ”

"Princess Sophia's side is not very clear, this princess has always rarely appeared in front of people, a bit mysterious. However, a mess is inevitable. Finally he said.

Secretly said that this person really had some doorways, and Javier asked again: "Then who did all the countries send to this condolence?"

Ackerman crossed his fingers and introduced them one by one: "Of course, the first person to send someone was the Dirk Kingdom, which had never given up on annexing Gaspard, and it was their prince Renard, who was known as the 'Mad Prince' in Dirk, and he was moving around these days, but he did not hide his joy at the death of His Majesty Fagana. ”

"Followed by the representative of the Godan Steppe Alliance, the Godan Steppe is an ally of Gaspard, and the Dilke is a mortal enemy, and here comes the patriarch Goodell of the largest tribe of the steppe, the Wind Wolf Tribe, and he also brought a team of the most mysterious centaur warriors of the Godan Steppe, and they have been in friction with Dirk's people almost every day for a while. ”

"Centaurs?" Raymond said curiously, this was the first time he had heard of such a race.

Ackerman said strangely: "Why, don't you know? Centaurs are a humanoid race that only lives in the Godan steppe, and almost never leaves the grassland, so they are hardly to be seen in other parts of the continent. Those guys are extremely brave, and they are the strongest warriors of the Godan steppes. ”

Then he said: "The third one is the Rawitt Trade Federation, they are also allies of Gaspard, and the person who came is also a heavyweight, the deputy speaker of the Sonali Central Council, the big merchant Lolan." ”

Hearing the name of the Rawitt Federation, Raymond and the others immediately showed a look of attention to this great enemy.

If you want to say that Ackerman does have some ability, he observed his words, but he didn't say anything, but said: "Ah, by the way, it is said that the Lawitt Federation supports Princess Sophia. ”

Finally, he said: "Finally, it is the representative of the Krot Empire who only arrived today, but surprisingly, it is the gods of the Sidonis Church who came. ”

Freddie's heart moved: "Do you know who is coming?"

Ackerman shook his head: "They just arrived, and the messenger is mysterious, so no one knows who it is. However, just by looking at the escort of the famous Knights of Divine Punishment, you know that the origin is definitely not small. ”

"Didn't the Krot royal family send someone?" Raymond said, knowing a little about the internal strife in Krot.

Ackerman said: "That's what makes people wonder. You must know that the royal family of Crot has been fighting with the Sidonis Church for control of the country, and for such a symbolic thing as coming to Gaspard to mourn, they actually allowed the Sidonis Church to come forward. ”

"There are only two possibilities, either the church of Sidonis has the upper hand in the struggle for power, or they have reached some kind of compromise. ”

"You don't seem to like this church. Javier asked.

"Who likes those war maniacs in the name of God?" Ackerman shuddered, "No, it should be said that no one likes the entire Veronica continent. Oh my God, let them continue the internal friction, or the rest of the continent will be unlucky. ”

"Alright. Ackerman patted him and said, "I've already said everything I know, of course, it's free, and it's a reward for this bottle." ”

"So, you must have come to me more than just want to know the information that can be obtained with a little inquiry, right?" After taking a sip of the wine, Ackerman looked directly at Javier and said, "Say, what do you want me to do?"

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