Chapter 376

The reality is so cruel.

When you are strong, everyone will fawn on you.

When you are weak, people want to eat a piece of meat from you.

Now not only the neighbors of the Kingsley family are ready to move, but even the old politicians in Vallesta are sitting on the ground and raising prices one by one. The benefits from Duke Buck are accepted, but few actually do things.

Grand Duke Buck has now given up wasting money and energy on them, and is focused on the Princess Regent, because he knows that everyone wants to see the Carthus army shattered so that he can use its corpse to strengthen himself, except for the royal family of Lancelot cannot.

"Are you just going to sit idly by?" Arnold frowned and said, "Although the Kingsley family has always been ambitious, we cannot deny his importance to the Byron Alliance and Blood Fortress. Turbulence will have a great impact on our expansion plan. The tiger in the northwest has become more and more powerful in recent years. We cannot sit back and watch him unify the entire Odin Grassland. Under such circumstances, we must not have greater internal turmoil .”

Sophie Liya spread her hands and said helplessly: "I understand this truth, but I can't make the decision completely on this matter. It depends on what Baron Sean wants. I can only try my best. My people have already I went to discuss with them, and until the accurate information comes back, I can only avoid seeing them, because I can't promise anything."

"See what Baron Sean means?" Arnold raised his brows and said with a playful smile, "On the way to the capital, I heard a lot of interesting rumors, so I would like to tell my uncle, what is the relationship between you guys?" What is the relationship between them?"

"It's fine for others, why is Uncle Arnold making fun of this?" Sophie Liya showed a rare little girl's attitude, after all, she was in front of her own blood relatives, "Don't listen to the nonsense of outsiders, they are pure allies If they can maintain the current momentum of development, it is not impossible for them to become the ninth Grand Duke family of the Byron Alliance, and it will be a new force for us."

"So powerful?" Arnold opened his mouth in shock. This news was even more shocking than the destruction of a grand duke's family.

After all, the area of ​​Asaen is only so big, and many territories are almost saturated. The rise of one family often means the decline of the other. However, the pattern of the alliance of the eight Duke families has not changed much, and now it is about to jump out of the ninth largest. It's unbelievable that the Duke's family came.

"Although he doesn't have the name of a Duke now, he will soon have the status of a Duke, otherwise why do you think I care so much about his attitude?" Sophilia's beautiful eyes flickered and said, "Compared to those who have rotted to the bone The duke family, this new force has its own uniqueness in many aspects, Uncle Arnold must meet this young baron when you have time, I believe you can gain a lot of unique things from him."

"My niece with eyes above the top made such an evaluation, I must see it." The smile on Arnold's face became more intense, "I have to see if this kid is qualified to be worthy of our Stray The most beautiful rose in the Qi family."

"Uncle Arnold, what nonsense are you talking about again? I told you everything, it's a matter of nothing."

"Everything is possible, and the most important thing is human effort. You can't stay married forever. Laurie is about to hold a coming-of-age ceremony. It's time to let go of some things and give yourself more time to pursue your own happiness." Arnold The meaningful way is just that he is born with a bit of prodigal cynicism, no matter how serious the topic is, it is always not serious when it comes to him.

"Before discussing this issue, Uncle Arnold should take care of himself first and solve his personal problems. Grandpa will have one less serious problem." Princess Regent Sophilia said angrily.

This uncle is good at everything, but he is a bit of an old woman. Since she turned sixteen, every time I meet, I will ask her about the major events in her life. But before you care about others, you should first care about yourself.

"This is impossible. If I get married, many people will be sad." Arnold looked solemn, as if saying a truth, "How can you let your uncle give up a forest for a tree?"

"This kind of nonsense, you'd better save it and argue with grandpa." The regent princess Sophilia didn't want to get entangled with Arnold on this issue at all, and every time this issue was brought up, she was out of shape.

Every time Grand Duke Cedric was in a hurry, he would take a small amount of elite cavalry deep into the Odin Prairie to avoid the limelight. This time he ran to his place, I don't know if it was to avoid disaster.

"How is the effect of the war beast sent over last time?" Sophie Liya changed the subject.

Hearing this question, Arnold was shocked immediately, and said eloquently: "The main ability of the armored bear is to break the formation and armor. It is very effective against infantry, but it is a bit stretched against the steppe cavalry. The effect is not great, but that This kind of fierce tiger mount is an out-and-out nemesis of grassland cavalry. A sound of tiger roar makes them mess up their formation. drink."

"However, for us, the most practical ones are the Kolei beast and the Benlei horse. Needless to say, the Kolei beast is a natural camel beast with a heavy load and strong survivability. It can be thrown into the grassland without humans. No matter, each of them is fat and strong."

"However, the most valuable is the Ben Lei horse. It is a rare good thing. It not only has good physique, strong endurance, fast speed, and human nature, but most importantly, it does not have the spoiled temperament of ordinary war horses. It has a better appetite than bulls. What? They can all eat, and if there are two such mares, they can support a ranger on the grassland for a month or two."

At the beginning, Arnold was full of praise, but at the end, he gritted his teeth and said: "But the problem is, all the ten thousand-mile thunder horses you sent are geldings, tell me, this kind of immoral thing, Who actually did it?"

"Guess." Princess Regent Sophie Liya asked with a wry smile.

With a deeper understanding of his ally's prudent temperament in his heart, even when giving gifts, he thought of everything, even the hidden benefits, which directly blocked their chance to use them as stallions for breeding.

"That little boyfriend of yours didn't do it?" Arnold asked in surprise.

Sophilia said a little speechlessly: "Uncle, what do you usually pay attention to? Now that you have heard the unreliable gossip, you should be clear about what happened when Baron Sean came to Valesta for the first time. That's right, don't you get all your news from those prostitutes?"

Arnold's eyes flickered for a while, and he said haha: "Don't care about these details, since these good things come from your little boyfriend, can you get some more? Bring tens of thousands of horses, so that the mount of the Broken Blood Cavalry will be even better. It is really impossible to have dozens of stallions. We have pastures and we can breed them ourselves. I can see that the old man didn’t say anything, but he had such an idea in his heart. .”

The suspicion in Sophilia's heart deepened, "Uncle, what is your official business in the capital this time? Could it be that you caused some trouble at the Blood Castle and came here to escape disaster?"

"Haha... my dearest niece, is this how you treat your dearest uncle? I can't come to Valesta without official business? Can't I come to visit my dear niece? In Blood Castle It’s not like you don’t know about his virtues, what kind of trouble can I cause over there?” Arnold’s words flickered, and the righteousness in his words was basically gone, which is his essence.

"Whether it is true or not, I will find out in two days. Among the mountain eagles I released just now, three of them flew directly to Broken Blood Castle. I hope grandpa didn't issue a bloody pursuit order for you." Sophie Liya said to herself The little uncle who grew up together knows each other very well.

On the battlefield, he is a resourceful commander, an invincible general, and a lunatic who fights desperately, but in daily life, he is a swinger who can't maintain his integrity for three minutes. , but running eagles and running dogs, these aristocratic sons are proficient in all kinds of play methods.

At the beginning, he was subjected to the military law of his grandfather, Grand Duke Cedric, but his ass was smashed so many times, and his temper still could not be corrected.

I don't know who he looks like, but Grand Duke Cedric has a standard and unsmiling temperament. Even as his most beloved granddaughter Sophilia, the number of times he sees a smile on his face is only a handful.

Grandma is a standard noble lady, the kind who doesn't leave the house and doesn't step out of the door, and spends her whole life around grandpa and her own small family.

Arnold's face darkened, and he muttered in a low voice: "Little girl, it's getting worse and worse. Don't you feel uneasy about your conscience when you treat your dear uncle like this?"

"No." Sophie Liya, the princess regent, replied neatly. She didn't want to be scapegoated and then face her grandfather's darker face.

Just when the decent conversation between uncle and nephew is about to turn into a family comedy.

A messenger came in and reported: "Your Highness, Lord Amelia's letter from the mountain eagle has been checked and found to be correct."

Sophie Liya's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to fight wits and bravery with her uncle. She couldn't wait to take it and read it. The reason why they appeared here was not only the convenient location for them to observe Grand Duke Buck's every move, but also because it was here. It is the exclusive Eagle's Nest for the Princess Regent.

Sophilia has been waiting for Amelia's reply. Only when she has figured out the bottom line of her ally can she formulate corresponding strategies.

"Good, good, good!" After reading Shan Ying's biography, Sophie Liya smiled and said three good words, a satisfied smile appeared on her bright face.

In the Shanying biography that just returned, not only Amelia's handwritten letter, but also Baron Sean's.

Just as Sean was satisfied with Sophilia's reaction, Sophie Liya was also very satisfied with Sean's reaction.

This means that it's not that she unilaterally values ​​the alliance between the two parties, but Sean's side also values ​​it.

This time, as before, Sean not only weighed the interests of his own military leader, but also fully considered the regent princess.

Sean didn't have a strong idea of ​​taking the Kingsley family and conquering the Eastern Army, provided the Kingsley family could pay enough.

As long as the benefits can be maximized, the leader of the Yong Ye Army does not mind cooperating with Sophie Liya in the scene.

With this guarantee, she can do it boldly.

"Where's General Arnold?" Turning her head, Sophie Liya realized that she had lost her uncle's shadow.

The surrounding guards looked at each other in dismay, knelt down in unison and pleaded guilty: "Your Highness, we didn't notice when General Arnold left just now."

Before Sophie Liya asked, they thought Arnold had been there.

"This guy, how much trouble did he cause at the Blood Castle? He frightened him away with a swindle?" Sophie Liya smiled wryly in her heart. She was just trying to scare Arnold, but now it seems that it is really necessary to tell herself Grandpa took a breath to see how much trouble this precious uncle of his has caused, running around in fright?

"Get up and spread the news. All the sentries keep an eye on General Arnold, but don't disturb him." Sophie Liya ordered.

She wasn't worried about Arnold's safety. The title of the Spear of the God of War is not for nothing. He is the sharpest spear among the Blood Knights. From the day he was able to pick up the sword and ride the horse, he has been Starting to follow the army into and out of the Odin Prairie is now as easy as drinking cold water.

With one man and two riders, he dared to hunt deep into the Odin Prairie. Of course, what he hunted was not cattle and sheep, but those Odin warriors.

In Arnold's own words, he is best at two things in his life, the first is picking up women, and the second is killing people.

Rather than worrying about him dying under someone else's sword, it is better to worry about him dying in the belly of an unknown woman someday.

It is impossible for ordinary people to catch him back, so I should leave this matter to my grandfather to worry about, because I have more important things to do.

"Let the chief guard Bi Luo take His Excellency Duke Buck to the living room." Sophilia said to the personal maid beside her.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The personal maid rushed all the way to the head of the guards, Bi Luo and Duke Buck, who were still entangled.

After receiving the new order, Bi Luo showed a knowing smile, thinking in her heart that what should come has finally come.

The head of the female guard's attitude changed 180 degrees, and she said with a smile on her face: "Your Excellency, you are very lucky. I just got the news that His Highness has finished his retreat and is on his way back to the palace. He has agreed to meet the Grand Duke." Your Excellency, please also ask Your Excellency to follow me to the reception hall later, and His Highness will come over after changing clothes."

"That would be the best." Duke Buck's expression was still gloomy, and it didn't change much.

Although he didn't know the reason for the change in the Princess Regent's attitude, one thing was certain, that was that the other party would never be moved by his persistence.

Although Sophie Liya is young, she is as cruel and ruthless as an old politician like him.

He even believed that the other party had reached an internal agreement.

For him and the Kingsley family, this is by no means good news.

If you want to do a play, you have to do a full set.

Although the princess regent never left the palace from beginning to end, her substitute actually practiced in the convent of the Virgin Mary.

After the double who received the news rushed back to the palace, Sophie Liya had just bathed and changed, and Shi Shiran appeared in front of Grand Duke Buck.

Although Sophie Liya and Sean have not met many times, there are many similarities in the way they act.

Both respect the details to determine success or failure.

Even for these small details, he was as well prepared as possible, so as not to give Duke Buck a chance to catch him.

"If Your Excellency the Grand Duke can inform you in advance, I will let Laurie stay in the palace and wait for your arrival." Sophilia apologized sincerely.

Prince Laurie's biological mother was the biological sister of the Grand Duke Barker.

Grand Duke Buck snorted, and said meaningfully: "Life is made up of various accidents. We have no way to predict all kinds of accidents. It's just that I have encountered a lot of accidents in my life recently."

Prince Laurie went out to inspect the territory at such a time. It was not so much an accident as it was a human arrangement.

The purpose is to prevent Grand Duke Buck from using his nephew to play emotional cards. Although the relationship between the two parties is not very close, the blood relationship is there. Prince Laurie has not yet cultivated. Once he is dragged into the game, he will It has a lot of influence on Sophie Liya.

Instead of this, it is better to get rid of this unstable factor from the beginning.

Sophilia didn't seem to hear the voice of Grand Duke Buck at all, she nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, life is indeed full of various accidents, and the results on the Swamp of Despair are also surprising. Your Excellency's intention to come , I am very clear that the reason why I avoided seeing him before was because I had no idea in my heart and could not promise anything, and the result of the meeting would only make both parties ugly."

Sophie Liya's explanation, which avoids the important and ignores the minor, completely pushes away the embarrassment that was previously avoided.

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