Chapter 273, Virtuous Wife

The great swordsmen of the empire are dressed quite fancy. They often wear tight uniforms and trousers, with beautiful dwarven plate armor. All the great swordsmen like to wear hats instead of helmets, and they also have huge Even on a single person, the color of the great swordsman's uniform can be said to be rich. The colors of the left and right trouser legs are always different. The colorful colors represent the identity of great swordsmen from different families and regions.

Immediately, someone arranged for the Griffin Knight and the Great Swordsman to rest elsewhere. Ryan had already prepared a place for them, and the Earl himself and the future Countess took Anton to the reception room on the second floor: "Come on, Anton, my righteous brother, let's sit down first, I arranged an exquisite dinner in the evening, you can enjoy many different delicacies."

"Oh~ Then I'm looking forward to it." Anton Ferdinand looked at the luxurious decoration inside the Ryan Castle with great interest: "Your castle won't be very big, but it makes people feel very comfortable."

Opening the door of the living room, the comfortable heating shocked several people. Before Ryan could speak, the Marquis Suria smiled and said: "Your Excellency Anton, you are Ryan's righteous brother, and you will be mine in the future." Brother Yi, although there have been occasional frictions between the Empire and Brittany in the history of more than a thousand years, we will always support each other in the most difficult times. Please don't see outsiders. It's like being in your own home here. I And Ryan are your family."

After a few etiquettes, the gentleness and virtuousness of a standard noble lady was displayed in front of Anton, and the Earl Griffin, who came from afar, felt like a spring breeze: "Please don't be so polite, Mrs. Suria, you can just call me brother-in-law from now on. That’s enough, the Griffin will always be your friend, my father and your father François once established a deep friendship, I believe the friendship between our families will definitely continue.”

"Thank you, Brother Anton, I will." Suria showed a standard smile. From sitting down to the third minute of the conversation, she successfully made the Earl of Griffin feel close enough.

Ryan saw everything in his eyes, and he continued: "How is the godfather recently? I haven't heard any news from him recently."

"Everything is fine, father. The Griffin Knights have been resting after wiping out several bandit groups in Rickwald Forest." Anton nodded, he relaxed a little, and Suria poured out for him With a glass of high-end Winford red wine, Ryan served delicious pastries, and Earl Griffin was more relaxed. He used a silver knife and fork to fork the cake, and said with some mockery: "By the way, I also eliminated a group of rogue knights."

"..." Ryan frowned slightly after hearing this, rogue knight?

Suria was more sensitive, she immediately realized something, the female knight first looked at Ryan worriedly.

There was no change in the expression on Ryan's face.

The female knight then tried to start a conversation with Anton: "I heard that the northern part of the empire is in chaos recently?"

"Well, it is true that as you said, chaos invasions have become more frequent than before. The coalition forces of Hawkland and Ostland were only recently defeated by the Chaos army in the Brass Fortress. The Wolf Castle on the front line was once again completely destroyed by the Chaos army. In order to level the ground, it was not until Ludwig and I arrived with a large group of knights and imperial troops that we repelled the Chaos army and forced them to retreat to the Brass Fortress." Anton looked a little tired: "Hawk Territory and Austerland were severely injured in this battle, especially Hawke Territory, the army in the territory has been reduced to the lowest point in history."

Hawkland is the smallest province in the Empire: a small piece of land between the Central Mountains and the Talabek River. The forest and its hordes of Beastman hordes covered most of Hawke, except for the modest settlements in the south and the farmlands that stretched out along the banks of the river.

Before the Great Expedition of Red Flame, Hawkland was once very prosperous, but when most of the knights in the entire empire participated in the Great Expedition of Red Flame,

In the central mountains in the northern part of Hawkland, one of the greatest Beastmen and Beastlords announced his rise.

It is Gotwer the Cruel, the greatest Beastmaster the Beastmen have ever known.

Leaving aside its affairs for the time being, what Ryan knows is that the Beastmaster almost slaughtered the Osterland and the Hawkland and almost completely destroyed the Hawkland capital, Herzig, if it wasn't for the knight who completed the Scarlet Flame Expedition They come back in time to defeat and kill Gotwer, and perhaps the northern part of the Empire will be overwhelmed by the Beastmen's horde.

"The threat of chaos is getting closer and closer. The Sky Mage predicts that it won't be long before a larger group of barbarian troops will try to attack the northern part of the empire." Anton said in a deep voice, "We don't want to Too much loss in the fight, Ryan."

"Brittania has just repelled the vampire army. We suffered heavy losses in the chivalry war three years ago. The dukes need to rest the army and we need to accumulate strength." Ryan also whispered: "The human kingdoms Very weak now."

The heavy snow outside the house continued to blow, and the reception room was as warm as spring.

Anton stood up, with some unnatural caution on his face. He walked to the glazed window and looked at the snow scene outside. In the distance, the prosperous town of Jean was emitting smoke from heating everywhere, and the lush Sharon forest Covered with snow as always, the mountain road leading to Helenhild has been blocked by heavy snow. Every winter, this mountain road will be covered with waist-deep snow.

"He seems to have something to say." Su Liya patted Ryan's hand: "Ryan, come quickly."

"I see." Ryan got up and walked to Anton's side: "So... the empire is ready?"

"The cause of the incident was a month ago." Anton looked at the heavy snow outside: "The long-term friction made the residents on the border miserable, so we proposed negotiations, and the Duke of Palaion agreed. He brought his wife to the When I came to Brunswick to negotiate, His Majesty the Emperor was busy with internal affairs at that time, so His Excellency Umberto Corleone, Elector of Tuscany, 'Lion of the Sun' came forward to negotiate with His Excellency Kasvann."

Hearing Kasvann taking his wife, Ryan and Suria's faces turned green.

Things are going to go wrong!

"During the negotiation process, we have never been able to reach an agreement, and the negotiation process has been repeatedly suspended because the wife of His Excellency Kasvann broke into the meeting." Anton's tone was indescribably strange: "The Duchess really His Excellency Umberto really couldn't stand it, he reprimanded His Excellency Kasvann and his wife..."

"So, the negotiation broke down?" The female knight took up the conversation.

"Yes, the negotiation broke down." Anton said with an ambiguous tone: "Therefore, His Majesty sent me to you."

Ryan's face became serious.

That's why he had to withdraw from this winter offensive.

"You are a respectable opponent and comrade-in-arms, Ryan. The feats you have accomplished over the years are familiar even in the Empire. His Majesty the Emperor has never restricted the spread of rumors, and even sent Rick Guards to fuel the flames. Maybe... I It means that perhaps, the empire has to fight a war with Kasvann so that both sides can calm down, and your attitude is very critical." Anton continued.

"What's the key to me? I'm just an earl, not a duke. You should go to Lord François or Lord Bohemond." There was a slight sneer in Ryan's voice: "It's useless to find me .”

"No, finding you is the most critical step." Anton smiled: "Your prestige and status in this country are even lower than that of your father. You are still the champion of the ladies in the lake. Your statement is very important. , if I’m not mistaken, the young knights in Brittania are now imitating your every move, your words are the weathervane of the knight class, am I right?”

Surya understood immediately, completely understood.

With Ryan's great reputation in Britannia, as long as he shows a little bit of unwillingness to be an enemy of the empire, all the dukes will think that this is the meaning of the fairy in the lake, and then the dukes will discuss the question of going to war There are many concerns, and the young knight-errants are even more worried. As long as Ryan expresses his position, most knight-errants will refuse to fight the empire.

It was precisely because of the special relationship between Ryan and the empire that the empire sent envoys to point to the crux of the problem!

"I need a little time to think." Ryan gave his own answer: "It's been a long journey, Anton, you should rest first."

"Okay." Anton nodded.

Twenty minutes later, in Ryan's master bedroom, Ryan and Suria sat together to discuss what had happened.

"I don't want to see a civil war in a human country, Suria." Ryan held the female knight's warm and fragrant nephrite in his arms, and said distressedly: "But it seems that this war is inevitable."

"Ryan, the empire also has this purpose. They want to use your influence." The female knight caressed Ryan's handsome face: "You are the lady's God's Chosen Champion. If you declare that you want to be an enemy of the empire, Then maybe 10,000 ranger knights from the whole country will join Casvann's side. If you declare that you don't want to be an enemy of the empire, then the dukes will also be very cautious about whether to stand with Casvann manner."

"I have so much energy?" Ryan smiled a little unconfidently: "I always feel a little unreal."

"You have, Ryan." Suria's smile bloomed like a flower, and she kissed Ryan's face: "Otherwise, father wouldn't have let me get engaged to you so simply."

"So... my fiancée, what do you think about this matter?" Ryan smiled bitterly: "I don't want to be an enemy of the empire, but I don't want to fall into the trap of my righteous brother. I want to remain neutral, but... "

"You should tell Your Excellency Anton bluntly that you will not be an enemy of the Empire, but because of Ma'am, you can't make a public statement, all you can do is keep silent, Ryan, believe me, father and Bohemond Your Excellency will make the same choice as you." Suria continued to analyze: "You are strong enough not to stand in line, and you are now the legendary peak Holy Grail Knight Commander. A champion comparable to you."

"My silence means that there is really going to be a war between Lord Casvann, the Duke of Palaion, and the empire, Suria." Ryan frowned: "I said, I don't want to see the civil war in the human kingdom."

"You're wrong, Ryan." Suria shook her head violently, her long golden waist-deep curly hair was flying in the air, emitting the fragrance of irises: "We cannot allow all-out war between humans, but small-scale War is still necessary, win or lose, this war will calm people down, the empire across the hill is, and so are we in Brittany."

"If we don't fight a war, how will we understand the gap in strength between the two countries? If we don't fight a war, how will we usher in real peace?" Your Excellency, let’s go to war with the Empire, regardless of the outcome, we will reap the rewards, Casvann will not be Karl Franz’s opponent, no matter how you look at it.”

Ryan's eyes gradually lit up,

Yes, he doesn't need to express his opinion, he only needs to use the fairy in the lake as a shield, he only needs to be silent, and he will have both sides, and the empire will accept his favor, otherwise he will face the attack of tens of thousands of ranger knights, Brittany Ya will not blame him, because this is what the lady meant, and many dukes have a good relationship with the empire. They will take the opportunity to choose silence with Ryan, and they also have to accept Ryan's favor.

Infighting among human beings is not advisable, but it is actually very difficult to keep trying to make peace and forcibly maintain peace. On the contrary, as Suria said, a small-scale war can calm down the two sides and return to peace. Come to the negotiating table, this is real peace.

If you seek peace through struggle, you will live peacefully; if you seek peace through compromise, you will die peacefully.

Surya actually planned such a clear best choice for Ryan in a short period of time!

Ryan couldn't help but hugged Suria and turned around a few times, and kissed her lips several times: "Thank you so much, Suria, you are my goddess of luck! It is mine to have a fiancee like you Lucky!"

"Ah! Don't be like this~ Ryan, Olika is still there!" The bear slipper fell to the ground, Surya blushed and hugged Ryan's neck, and the dark elf maid Olika stood in the room and looked at them Woolen cloth!

The female knight is always very shy about the intimate actions between two people. If it is private, they are really the only ones who are willing to pay, but Olika has been serving Ryan by her side for a long time. I'm not used to it.

In the void, a beautiful figure looked at the happy female knight and snorted coldly.

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"Your Excellency Anton, please stay here during this time." In the guest room outside the castle, several maids were arranging a room for Earl Griffin.

At this time, a little maid wearing a long white maid dress pushed a cart and delivered many daily necessities to Earl Griffin. Her steps were hurried: "Your Excellency, Anton, please have a good rest. Dinner is at seven o'clock in the evening." The clock starts, I have something to do, so I will go first."

After finishing speaking, the little maid hurriedly wanted to leave, but Anton still saw the ordinary appearance of the little maid, and some doubts and curiosity appeared in his eyes.

"It sounds...like Emmanuel...but it doesn't look like it."

The weird thought disappeared in Anton's mind after a while, and he shook his head mockingly: "I really have hallucinations, Emmanuel disappeared more than ten years ago, how could she appear in Brittany?" Ya, still working as Ryan's maid."

"Huh~ I'm so tired, let me rest for a while..." I want to chat about "Warhammer God" with more like-minded people, follow "Youdu Literature" on WeChat, chat about life, and find friends~