Chapter 1083 Digging One’s Own Grave

Barbara listened in confusion.

Cat people are inherently curious and have a great interest in anything new. Moreover, they are extremely possessive and are generally unwilling to share their own things with others, including their partners.

These two points are the nature of the cat people.

Now the second point has been slightly compromised after time. At least she is willing to admit the fact that the four of them, Phoenix and herself, are my fiancées.

But because of this, her first instinct has become more violent, and she can hardly hide it at all, otherwise she will get jealous, angry, and then run away.

At this moment, she was looking at me with a question mark on her face and gently biting my thigh with her gleaming little teeth.

This is a signal, a dangerous signal!

This means that Barbara, who is rapidly brewing angry emotions, will probably go berserk soon, and this part of my thigh will be her main target after her rampage.

I winced at the thought that she might very well bite off a piece of my thigh.

Subconsciously, I reached out my hand, held her head, and freed my thigh from her sharp teeth. Then I pulled her and asked her to sit on my lap.

Obviously, the moment Barbara sat comfortably on my lap, her anger level automatically disappeared a lot.

Then, I kneaded her soft palms and said, "It's normal that you don't understand what I said just now. After all, you are not an adventurer and you don't know much about combat, let alone war."

"War?" Barbara asked confused.

"Yes, it's a war," I said, "What Cagalli and I were talking about just now was actually a war, a war within Airei City."

"But why do you want to get involved in the war in Airei City?" Barbara was puzzled.

"Because there is Carter Rodney, because there is Achilles." I said calmly: "Carter Rodney is my friend, and he is the youngest son of the Carter family in Airei City and the future heir to the city lord. I want to support him." When he becomes the city lord, he will naturally join the war for this reason. As for Achilles, I have fought against him several times. Although he was completely beaten every time, during the fights, I learned that he He is not an evil person like the second young master, but a very simple and strong man. Later, I had another drinking night conversation with him, which confirmed my idea, so I wanted to try to stop him, or rebel. he."

Barbara was even more confused after hearing this, but all her anger points had dissipated. The reason was very simple. If I told her, it would not be considered a concealment. As long as it was not a concealment, even if she did not understand, she would be satisfied. .

Cagalli said at this time: "I'm afraid it's not that easy to betray Achilles. The more innocent a person is, the more stubborn he is. According to you, Achilles's stubbornness towards the Carter family will definitely not be easily dismissed. Twisted.”

"That's not necessarily true." I smiled and said, "Don't forget, we still have the card of Carter Rodney. He also has the blood of the Carter family and is also a legitimate descendant of the Carter family. Achilles is also loyal to His choice."

"In that case, wouldn't it be better if you suggested that Achilles be directly loyal to Carter Rodney from the beginning?" Cagalli spread her hands: "Why do you have to go to such trouble!"

"That's not something I can do with my advice." I curled my lips and said, "Achilles was summoned by Carter Scott after all, and Carter Scott is also a descendant of the Carter family. , the two relationships were combined, and Achilles had to serve him. After all, the combination of kindness and loyalty is always more important than any one of them. Especially for a grateful person, this emotion is more important. and much else, so it would be unwise to betray Achilles in this situation.”

"Since it's unwise, what's the use of playing the Carter Rodney card now?" Cagalli asked again, puzzled.

"There are two reasons," I said: "First, Carter Scott is extremely casual and cruel. He kills and chops whenever he wants. His pursuit of power is like a drug addict, and he even hesitates to do so. At all costs, in this case, he will easily make mistakes, even huge mistakes that cannot be forgiven. As I said before, Achilles is a simple person, so he cannot tolerate big mistakes. Once Carter Scott's bottom line of mistakes exceeds Achilles's tolerance. So, Achilles leaving Carter Scott will happen sooner or later, but before it happens, he will definitely do a few things Great things to repay Carter Scott for saving his life.”

I stretched out my finger and said slowly: "Although this is a conjecture, it is also the first reason."

"The second reason" I stretched out my middle finger, joined it with my index finger, and said slowly: "Political turmoil is the most dangerous and terrifying thing, because you never know when or where the successor will die. Currently, the only people in the Carter family who have the ability to compete for the position of city lord are the eldest son of the Carter family and Carter Scott, the second young master of the Carter family. From the current point of view, the eldest son of the Carter family controls the resources of the great nobles, and the second young master Carter Scott controls most of the small and medium-sized adventurer guilds, as well as a small number of large adventurer guilds, plus Achilles is a powerful chess piece. Compared with the two, Carter Scott is slightly better. However, if you think about it carefully, the actual advantage in this game is actually the young master."

"Why do you see it?" Cagalli asked.

"Controlling the great nobles means controlling most of the economy of Airui City. With the economy, there will naturally be desperadoes seeking wealth and risking their lives. As long as the price is in place, they can even hire adventurers from other countries to serve for them. This is an uncontrollable factor. We can also call him a potential stock. On the other hand, Carter Scott, in order to stabilize his regime, actually ordered Achilles to kill foreigners and drive them away. First, although he gained a firm foothold in Airui City, he lost the trust of other countries. On the surface, he gained total power, but in fact, he pushed himself into an irreversible abyss. Therefore, the outcome of this game The final winner will most likely be the young master. Of course, these are just my personal conjectures and do not represent the development of the situation."

"Actually, Carter Scott is quite interesting," I said with a smile. "The party that was supposed to have the most advantage actually gradually wiped out its advantage and dug a hole for itself at the same time. There’s no telling when he’s going to jump in.”

"Dig a hole?" Barbara asked curiously: "What hole was dug? Where is it? Can I go and take a look?"

I reached out and tapped the tip of her nose: "You little fool, what I mean is that he is digging his own grave."