Chapter 2541 Carter Horton’s Intention

On this day, I consulted Shan Yong about the current situation in Airui City in a remote corner of the aristocratic district of Airui City.

After experiencing the threat of giant spiders and terrifying monsters from the Gobi region not long ago, Airui City has been in a state of chaos for a long time.

Rogue adventurers and thugs who usually disappear take advantage of the chaos to commit crimes everywhere.

For a time, the reputation of Airui City plummeted, from the original glorious town to crazy and manic, and was jokingly called the most chaotic country by many people.

Fortunately, the Golden Flame Guild dispatched its troops in time and was able to save the building from collapse.

Although the country was stabilized, because too many places had been destroyed and faced with countless waste areas waiting to be renovated, Carter Horton had to suspend most of the country's operations and instead invest national power in reconstruction. Go up to the home.

After months of unremitting efforts, the superficial project is almost complete. Therefore, the crisis that Airei City is currently experiencing cannot be seen from the appearance alone. But in fact, due to the reconstruction of the country, the treasury has been emptied in half, and the remaining assets , at most it can only support a large-scale battle. Once defeated, the Carter regime will collapse.

"What about Airui City? Will it also fall apart with the decline of the Carter family?" Staring at him, I asked with an emphasis on the tone.

Shan Yong squirmed but said nothing.

"It seems possible." Putting my fingers on the cold stone wall, I sighed and said, "Shan Yong, when you tell me this, don't you think my hatred comes from this country?"

Shan Yong lowered his head and said nothing, but his attitude was already very clear - it's me, that's what I think.

Shaking my head slightly, I hugged my arms and leaned against the wall, feeling the chills coming from my back. I said: "You underestimate me too much, Shan Yong. My hatred is only for certain people in the Carter family." It has nothing to do with this country."

"There is a saying that you must listen to clearly and keep in mind - the Carter family is a family in Airy City, but Airy City does not belong to the Carter family. It belongs to every family and individual living here."

After Shan Yong heard this, he said with sincerity and fear: "My subordinates misunderstood you. Please forgive me."

"Don't be so quick to forgive. We are chatting, not interrogating. Why are you so nervous?"

I was quite bored by Shan Yong's nervous performance. I curled my lips and said, "Tell me about Carter Scott. I'm quite curious about this second prince."

"Carter Scott has not entered the city for a long time," Shan Yong said: "He has been living in the dense forest outside the city, and now a checkpoint has been set up there. The guard is Carter Horton's personal guard. My People can’t penetrate it.”

"Carter Horton sent personal guards to guard the post?" I frowned and paid attention: "Why did he do this? Is he protecting the safety of his son?"

But then, I denied it to myself: "No, it's definitely not the case. Carter Horton won't do this just because Scott is his second son. He also has an eldest son, and his eldest son is everything to him. , the second son is just a substitute for the eldest son.”

If it wasn't to protect the second son's personal safety, then what was it for?

Thinking of this, I turned my head and asked Shan Yong: "Have there been any unusual events in Airui City recently?"

Shan Yong thought for a long time and said: "Only once, a monster came out of the forest to hurt people, killing many civilians, even one noble died, and seven or eight of my men were also killed. In the end, Jin Yan The guild's elite team took action and killed the monster, but the elite team also injured several people. After this incident, Carter Horton did not punish me for my poor performance. Instead, he comforted me with some words, and the matter was settled. , I didn’t think much about it at the time, but now that I heard what you said, I realized that something was fishy.”

"There is something fishy," I said with a dull expression, "Maybe Carter Horton won't take it seriously if there are civilian casualties, but the casualties of nobles may affect the core status of the Carter family, but not only does he not I punished you, but comforted you with words and suppressed the matter, which is enough to explain the problem."

"Your Majesty, what you are saying is that Carter Scott did not live in the dense forest to escape the dispute between his descendants?"

Shan Yong was also a little enlightened, he said with a serious expression.

"A battle between sons and daughters?" I snorted disdainfully: "With Carter Scott's character, how could he care about such a meaningless fight? From the beginning to the end, he never treated Carter Nelson In other words, he is very interested in Carter Rodney and always wants to find a way to kill him."

"Master Rodney is not in danger, is he?" Shan Yong asked subconsciously, but then he realized that his words were inappropriate. After all, as my subordinate, he actually cares so much about the third son of the Carter family. Is it right? Will he be suspected of being disloyal?

Seeing his frightened expression, I smiled and said: "Carter Rodney is very good now. He is currently receiving baptism and education in Moonlight City. Also, don't feel uneasy just because you mention him. After all, you were once a subordinate of the Carter family. It is natural for people to have feelings for their original master, and "

Taking a deep breath, I solemnly said: "I have no intention of completely changing the appearance of Airui City. The Carter family's control of Airui City has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Instead of replacing it with another family member who is not well-liked by others. For the grand ceremony, it would be better to appoint a talented and compassionate member of the Carter family as the new city lord, so that the city of Ai Rui will not suffer any damage."

Sighing softly, I said quietly: "I don't want to see a thousand-year-old country sink overnight."

"Your Majesty, please be kind," Shan Yong flattered him at the right time.

"Okay, let's not mention this anymore, Shan Yong, let me ask you, how much do you know about John Davis' family?"

Shan Yong thought for a while and said: "I only know that his family lives in the aristocratic area, and he is just a big aristocrat hovering on the edge. He may fall into the middle aristocracy anytime and anywhere."

"Ah, a middle-class aristocrat," I sneered, "You really blinded John Davis's sincerity in vain."

"Does John Davis have any quarrel with you?" He asked with stern eyes and an excited expression on his face. It seemed that as long as I nodded, he would immediately lead people over and ransack John Davis' house. .

"There is no feud." I shook my head and said, "But he does have some feud with Moonlight City."

Shan Yong said "oh" in disappointment.

"You don't have to be too disappointed." I patted his shoulder and said, "John Davis is just a small character, so you don't need to be so concerned."

Shan Yong nodded dully.

I smiled slightly and continued: "You are an important role that I have arranged in Airui City, but this important task is not suitable for launching yet, so I will leave you idle. When the time comes, you will naturally appear. I hope you can give me a satisfactory performance when the time comes."