Chapter 142: The Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Fourth Watch)
In his current status and status, he no longer has to hide his expression in his daily conversations with his loved ones, even if the content of the conversation is very important and serious.
Rick, who was familiar with his father, knew that although he said that he didn't want to listen to his excuses, it was actually his father, and His Excellency the Grand Duke acquiesced in his excuses in disguise. Thinking of this, Rick silently breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
He knew that even if his father sometimes spoke casually to his own sons, in the course of business, if the Archduke considered them unforgivable, they were entirely likely to be disinherited.
Although this inheritance may not be passed on until a long time later because of the Grand Duke Seven Ring Magician, after all, a magician at this level has to have a way to sing his life. But Rick, the most dragon knight, has plenty of time to wait, and the duke's heir is always more comfortable than ordinary dukes in the aristocratic circle, even if this clansman is the duke's own son.
"Of course, Father, I still know the severity, and I have recorded the situation in detail in the past few days. I'll tell you about it right now. As he spoke, Rick pulled out a thick stack of white paper from a leather bag, with dense small letters written on it, apparently what he had written down. The neat format and elegant handwriting show that Rick's stuff was carefully prepared.
This white paper is actually a kind of machine-produced paper, which is similar to Bluestar's printing paper, which is made of tree bark, grass clippings and other materials. The only difference is that there is no calender, so the paper does not look very beautiful.
Since it is paper made from ordinary plants, it cannot be used for magic, but can only be used as general record paper. At the same time, because the literacy rate of ordinary people on the mainland is not high, only the middle class and above have the possibility and ability to master a certain amount of writing. After all, the study of words and knowledge requires a lot of financial support, and the common people do not have the economic strength to obtain education, and if the government promulgates decrees or policies, they are propagated by grassroots officials at the township and village levels.
Therefore, the use of this paper is mostly used for the documentation of churches or professional organizations in various countries. After all, there will always be a lot of information or records in government work, which have no practical meaning in themselves, but they still need to be recorded and stored in the archives. It's impossible to record these things on expensive parchment paper, or other magical beast skins or demonic plant skins, right?
Not to mention the cost problem, the relationship between supply and demand alone can not be solved, and the market supply of high-end paper such as parchment paper is really unable to meet the redundant deposition of various countries, resulting in complicated government work.
Next, Rick began to follow the information in his hand and began a detailed report. The lengthy content, even though Rick could speed things up, took almost an hour. Rick's mouth was a little dry, but apparently there was no thirst-quenching drink in the chamber. After reading the report, Rick regretted very much that he had not brought something to drink from outside, and now it was difficult to go out directly, so he had to endure the irritability of thirst and wait for the Grand Duke's reaction.
The Grand Duke on the other side listened with relish, and asked questions from time to time on the way for Rick to answer. It can be said that Rick has been the culprit for talking for so long, and he is also partly responsible for the Grand Duke, but it is clear that Rick has no way to pursue this.
After the immediate report was over, the Grand Duke was silent for a while, apparently digesting and analyzing the information he had just obtained and the deep connotations contained therein.
Time ticked by, and just as Rick was waiting a little impatiently, the Grand Duke finally spoke.
"What do you think, my son. After so many days of digestion and analysis, combined with their reaction after the incident, I think it should be enough for you to make a certain conclusion, let's talk about it. The Grand Duke surprisingly did not continue to ask questions or state the results of his analysis, but threw the question to Rick.
After Rick heard this, he was a little nervous, he knew that it was not so much that Duke Yang listened to his opinion, but that the Duke already had the answer in his heart, and now he just wanted to test him. He would not believe that the Grand Duke, who had sat on the duke's seat for decades, would not have come to his own conclusion after thinking about it just now.
The most important thing now is Rick's analysis, which is an important question, and if he doesn't pass or satisfy the Duke, he will lose a lot of points in the Duke's mind. Whether to please my Grand Duke with his psychology, or to express his own thoughts for the Grand Duke to analyze, is a very serious question. After all, the answers to the two are likely to be completely opposite, and if they are wrong, the consequences will be very serious.
He hesitated for a moment, organized his sentences, and decided to say what he thought in his heart: "I think this attack on the Shadow Church is very strange. And the Earl's side also seems a little weird, in short, the whole incident is weird. β
He knew that his father, though inevitably had the same complex mind as those old fritters. But I don't know if it's because of his identity as a magician, in many cases, his thinking will become a magician mode, that is, seeking truth from facts.
With what Rick knew about him, the duke preferred the "right" answer to the "right" answer in the minds of politicians.
It turns out that Rick's bet was right this time, and after listening to Rick's words, the duke really showed a satisfied look, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Oh? What a weird method, let's listen to it, don't worry, it doesn't matter if you don't say it well, I'll refer to it." β
Rick exhaled softly, then perked up and spoke more confidently about his analysis, "First of all, I find it strange that the Shadow Church has planned this operation in a very hasty manner. β
"Although, on the surface, the Shadow Church has mobilized almost all of the armed forces in Cyprus. And from what I just said, I think you can see that if it weren't for some unexpected situation, our side would not be able to stop this attack at all. β
Rick saw that Lord Duke nodded, signaled that he understood, and continued to explain.
"When I say the emergency, I mean the Father of the Episock of Kellius, who was very active in this battle. Although on the surface, the victory of the battle depended on the relatively strong high-end forces on our side, so we barely defeated the enemy through the competition of high-end combat power. β
At this point, Rick paused deliberately before continuing.
"But this is not the case, although our high-end combat strength is superior, but just look at Gala TasserΓ©'s embarrassment, the battle process is not easy, even I have been overlived by one of the enemy's knights for a long time. Speaking of which, Rick remembered Carson at that time, and his expression was slightly distorted. Obviously, Carson's provocation against him at that time still made Rick angry.