Chapter 1013 The Road Ahead to the North

Edith returns to the castle, where Duke Calvin is waiting for her in the hall.

"You only stay in Yongye City for three days? If I understand correctly, this mission needs time to ferment and does not require you to rush back immediately. Why not stay a little longer?"

She frowned, "Father, you sent someone to eavesdrop on my conversation?"

"If I ask you directly, will you explain everything clearly?" The Duke puffed his beard and glared, "I learned this trick from you - instead of waiting for the answer, it is better to find out for yourself."

"Pfft," Pearl of the North couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I'm glad you've finally made some progress, so I can save the time to worry about you in Neverwinter."

The Duke said angrily, "You haven't answered my question yet. Just leave by yourself. You also want to take Lance with you - is that Wimbledon really so attractive to you? But he would rather marry a witch." , and I don’t want to marry the Kande family. I really don’t understand what it means to bring out Gron’s child!”

"It seems that you are quite complaining about my inability to ascend to the throne," Edith said with a sideways glance. "Or are you actually only concerned about whether my unborn child can take over the crown? I have not forgotten that when I mentioned What did you tell me when Feike came to the north? Don’t think that I don’t know what suggestions you made to His Majesty.”

Calvin's momentum was suddenly suppressed, "I... I'm just thinking about you. Don't you think it's disheartening to let that wild woman's seed get such limelight..."

Edith sighed secretly. It couldn't be said that her father was lying. He was at least 80% sincere when he said he was thinking about her, but in terms of the result, it was not a good plan. Calvin Kant might be a good father, but if he were to be a lord in charge of a place, his shortcomings would be quite obvious.

Fortunately, the current generation of nobles in the north are not very good, or in other words, the level of most nobles is very low. It is no wonder that His Majesty does not want the aristocratic system to continue. If she were the king, she probably wouldn't be able to accept a bunch of idiots wasting her property.

Just because everyone is on the same level, she should comfort her father nicely, but Edith just couldn't do it. She prefers to turn words into sharp blades, even better if they can bring pain and suffering - to others, or to herself.

"Wild woman? No, you are wrong, father. It was no accident that she was favored by Goron Wimbledon." Edith said with a sense of joy, "What that woman lacks is just an identity. If she If you were born into a noble family in the north, you might be much more outstanding than you. As for my two younger brothers, they are not worth mentioning. In fact, the person you need to thank most is the ancestor of the Kande family. If it were not for the earl Not to mention climbing to where I am today, I may not even be able to compare with the ordinary businessmen on the street."

As she expected, her father's expression turned ugly for a moment.

"Although she was reluctant at first, she made up her mind and immediately confessed those who might harm her. At this point, the woman was really decisive. Assuming that Goron's children take over the power in the future, you Do you think she will attack me who once forced her? I think the chance is quite high," Edith said with a chuckle, "As for the means, of course it depends on how to resolve the hatred. After all, the one who knows women best is the woman herself. Is not it?"

"That's enough... I know I was wrong," Calvin finally couldn't stand it anymore and raised his hands in surrender, "Can you stop talking?"

"Huh," Edith exhaled with satisfaction, "So he will never succeed to the throne. Even if Your Majesty doesn't have this intention, I won't allow it." She flipped up her long hair and walked to her father, " Let’s get back to business. I went back as soon as possible because I didn’t want to leave too much behind. The changes in Neverwinter City are changing with each passing day. Half a month here and there is already a long time away from the center of power. If it weren’t for His Majesty’s instructions, I wouldn’t want to run away like this at all. As for the third brother... I seem to have written in my letter that I would send him to Neverwinter City when he reaches adulthood, but your memory is really bad."

"But if Lance is also sent away, there will be no one in the North -"

"There is no successor?" Edith interrupted, "The title has now become a purely honorary title. If the younger generation is stupid, do you think they can really gain a foothold in the city hall? I took him away just for this reason. The future of the Kant family - there are so many new things to learn, and if you don’t want to be eliminated, the only way is to integrate into them.”

The Duke was still hesitant, "Didn't His Majesty Roland say that there are extremely terrifying enemies in the wilderness? Haven't you considered what to do if Neverwinter City is captured?"

"It's very simple. Even if you have a dozen heirs at that time, it will be meaningless." She spread her hands easily, "And we should also thank the devil."

"What...what?" Calvin said in surprise.

"I have a vague hunch that if there was no devil, His Majesty would have turned the four kingdoms upside down..." Northland Pearl curled her lips and said, "The current stability is just to fight against the devil, but the day of drastic changes will come sooner or later. , so in the final analysis, it is not an exaggeration to say that the devil bought time for us. There is only one such opportunity, you should know what to do, right? "

The Duke was silent for a long time before sighing, "Treat teachers sent by Neverwinter City preferentially, open more elementary education classes, continue to send people to study in the West, and listen more to the suggestions of city hall officials... You mentioned it many times in your letter Now, my memory isn’t that bad.”

"As long as you remember," Edith patted her father on the shoulder, and then walked upstairs, "I'm going to catch up on some sleep first. I have to do some serious work tonight."

"Wait..." Calvin turned around and called her, "Wild girl... I'm also very curious about the last question Livia asked. How did you answer it at that time?"

"Instead of waiting for the answer, it is better to explore for yourself -" Edith smiled slightly and said, "You have made progress just now, please continue to maintain it now."

"Hey, that's just what I said casually. Wait...did you deliberately not make a sound?" The Duke opened his mouth wide, as if he had realized something, "You deliberately led me to say that just to block me. Mouth? Okay, okay, I will never send anyone to eavesdrop again, now you can tell me, right? My good daughter!"

"Don't pay too much attention, father, because it's not important at all." She paused, "I hope that's the case, but it's a pity..."

"What's a pity?" Calvin asked.

However, Northland Pearl did not answer, just waved her hand and disappeared at the end of the stairs.