Section 168 Undercurrent

The journey back to Eagle Falcon City is a qiēshun lì.

When the little girl returned to her "temporary palace", Skadera immediately objected. In the old man's opinion, as a queen, it is really inappropriate not to live in the palace. However, the little girl had reservations about this, so Skadera (who was reappointed as the head of the court after being rescued) could only act according to the queen's attitude for the time being.

The entire Eagle Falcon City is indeed full of rumors. Maybe it's because of the Queen's absence, or maybe it's because Prime Minister Ellene isn't very good at dealing with such incidents, but there are so many rumors in the city right now that you can't trace what a rumor was in the first place.

It's not hard to get into rumors, because here the little queen's temporary governess, also known as Rhodia, is a living center of gossip in itself. The day after the little girl returned to Eagle City, Rhodia came to the door.

As mentioned earlier, Rhodia is ostensibly the little queen's governess, but in fact she has never taught the little girl anything about learning. On the contrary, she mainly told the little girl about the rumors, legends, and past deeds related to the ministers. Because at this time, almost all the officials were natives of Eagle Falcon City, and there were really not many men in this city who did not set foot in Flower Street. If there really is such a clean person, it can't stop his friends from discussing him in Flower Street.

"Now, aside from those absurd and irrefutable rumors, there are mainly three. In the little girl's room, Rhodia explained. "First, Rafa turned to the evil gods. Second, the Tiberians intended to invade our country. Thirdly, the barbarians were preparing for a large-scale invasion, and this time it seemed that they were intent on clearing the way with the plague. All the other rumors originate from these three. ”

The little girl didn't speak, as if she was carefully pondering the meaning of the three rumors.

"Sounds like an internal and external problem, doesn't it?" asked Rhodia with a smile.

The little girl nodded seriously. "Where do these rumors come from?" she asked.

"I don't know what the source of the second is," replied Rothea quite frankly, "perhaps Byron sent someone to do it." We've captured a bunch of them before, but maybe there's something left, who knows. As for the first and third," the smile on Rhodia's face didn't change in the slightest, but there was something special in her voice. "Personally, I feel ...... Maybe not a rumor. ”

Then again, the barbarian invasion is such a thing, and the whole of Gruni has already come to its senses. The barbarians were always like this, launching an invasion every once in a while, even before Gruni was founded. The crux of the matter is what kind of strength the invading barbarian forces have.

The last time under the blows of the coalition forces, the barbarians suffered very heavy losses. In addition to this, they have also fought many civil wars for control of the White Castle, and it is difficult to judge what kind of effect their invasion will have. But it is a very strange thing that Rafah, as the commander-in-chief of the northern army, should maintain such a strange silence.

However, because of Byron, Ashrufat did not think that Rafa could be stimulated in any way. He didn't even send a formal emissary, as long as Rafa could remain so silent. Of course, in terms of actual actions, it is also ready to fight against Rafah's army to the south. Several key points have arranged enough garrisons, and if it really can't work, they still leave 10,000 soldiers in Eagle Falcon City.

Ashrufat was adamant that Byron must be dealt with first in any case. Because there is no room for compromise in this one.

"Not a rumor?" the little girl also had a rare nervous look. "Is there any evidence?"

Standing in the position of the queen, you will naturally come into contact with a lot of information. With this information, even the IQ of ordinary people can draw a lot of correct conclusions. In fact, there are only a few choices that really test people's wisdom and courage, and in most cases, it doesn't take superhuman wisdom and courage to make the right judgment on things.

"It's over there in the church. Rhodia said. "You can ask someone in the church, and as a queen, you might be able to get more detailed information. ”

"What did the church do?" Because the church chose to be neutral before, and didn't even help with magic communication, the little girl hadn't been in contact with the church for a long time.

"They are drawing priests from within the borders of the seven kingdoms...... Enter the northern part of Gruny. Rhodia said. "From what I have heard, it seems that there is a plague of unknown origin in the north, most likely some kind of ...... The effect of the Magic Curse. ”

What the barbarians did in Sarek City before, the whole of Gruni is a household name. In fact, this thing is so appalling that there are legends throughout the human world.

"Cursed Magic...... But I've heard that this kind of thing is very difficult for even Chaos wizards to do. The little girl asked suspiciously.

Of course, this is easy to understand, if this can be done very lightly, then the barbarians have probably destroyed all the Central Seven Kingdoms. Think about it, a Chaos wizard can cast a spell and kill the people of a city...... And what kind of power can be used against it? Human fortifications, firearms, walls, and so on, are really not worth mentioning in the face of such power.

The reason why the Chaos Wizards would do that kind of thing under the city of Sarek was not so much a tactic as a vent under the siege of the great army.

"Things are changing. Rhodia explained. "According to the Church, the Chaos Wizards seem to have found something...... A special approach that combines magical curses and real diseases. At first, it was a magical curse, but then it became a normal disease...... In other words, magical curses are only used to induce illness. ”

"What did the church say?" asked the little girl.

"The source is some high level of the church. Rhodia chuckled. "After a casual 'indulgence', I slipped my mouth. I also heard about it by chance. The church attaches great importance to it, so it has sent a large number of people to the north to deal with this trouble. I've heard that magic curses can only be eliminated before they become real diseases. But if it really turns into a disease...... Then there is no particularly effective way to deal with it, only to treat the disease. Fortunately, so far, there are not many such cases, and the diseases caused by magical curses are not particularly serious and terminal. ”

There was a knock on the door outside, and with the little girl saying "come in", a guard walked in.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Irene has asked to see you. The guard said.

"Oh, then I'll leave for a while. Rhodia got up and left.

There was only one door to leave the queen's room, so on the way out, Rhodia inevitably ran into Ellen. As much as Rhodia wanted to pass by, Eryn didn't seem to have the intention of doing so.

In fact, when they were far away, Iryn's eyes were firmly fixed on Rhodia's body.

"Are you Miss Rhodia?" asked Elenn. Previously, after the little girl set out, Rhodia had never been to this temporary palace, so this was actually the first time the two of them had met. Of course, both sides already know each other's deposits.

"It's me. Rhodia paused and replied. She sighed inwardly.

"I heard you're Her Majesty's governess?" asked Allyn.

"That's right, it's a pity that she's only a temporary tutor, and she's the one who doesn't have a job salary. ”

"This is an honorable location. Iryn's gaze was like a sharp sword, staring at Rhodia's face. However, in this regard, Rhodia has no intention of backing down. "I know you're not from a noble ......"

"Can't you be a governess if you're not a nobleman? ”

"Ms. Rodia, I didn't mean that. I know a lot of scholars who are not from aristocratic backgrounds...... There are not a few people who have published books and established biographies. But, for some reason, I heard about some...... Not so good rumors. I've heard...... In Eagle City, there seems to be a prostitute with the same name as you......"

"It's not the same name, that's me. Rhodia raised her eyebrows and said directly.

If Allyn's expression was just stern before, now it suddenly turned cold. He didn't seem to expect Rhodia to admit so frankly that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"What, Prime Minister wants to try my bed skills?" said Rhodia coldly. "I'm happy to accompany you. But I think it's up to you...... At such an age, I'm afraid I can't handle it. ”

Ellen's beard trembled slightly. But it's very close to the Queen, and it's very unseemly for him to shout in such a place as a nobleman and a prime minister. He gritted his teeth and glared at Rhodia. The latter didn't care at all, and looked complacent.

"If there's nothing to do with the Prime Minister, then I'll go first. Rhodia said. After saying that, without waiting for Irene to answer, she stepped away.

Allyn stood still, trembling all over, and didn't move for a long time.

Rhodia left the makeshift palace and headed outside. After leaving the temporary palace, she soon came to the front of a house in the noble district. After a slight knock on the door, the door of the house opened, welcoming her in.

The aristocratic quarters of Eagle Falcon City used to be hard to find, but after Byron's failed coup d'état, this situation was greatly alleviated. Many of Byron's close friends left the royal city, and their houses were rightfully taken over by the queen. A considerable number of these houses have been sold through various channels. During this time, if you have money, it is not difficult to get a house in the aristocratic district.

"Sister Rhodia," there were already five or six people in the house, and everyone bowed their heads respectfully to Rhodia. A few of them had that kind of fierce energy all over their bodies, while others looked like civilian workers.

"How's it going?"

"Head, you'll be happy. I estimate that this month, the income from the casino alone is more than 30,000 gold oli!"

"Thirty thousand, what do I want thirty thousand quiollies for?!" Rothea stared coldly at the face under his hand, and the expression was no different from that of a poisonous snake staring at a frog. "If I had such a little money at Oli, wouldn't I buy a lottery ticket? a hundred would be enough!"

She looked at this subordinate and trembled with fright. "This month, you have to earn me at least 50,000 gold Oli!"