Chapter 3342 Reason

Although Master Dewey's tone was stern, there was no hint of warning.

On the contrary, there was a hint of pleading.

I guessed that those words that seemed like a warning actually hid a mystery. It was just that it was not suitable to ask directly when there were outsiders present in the call crystal.

I said 'hmm' and agreed: "Father, please don't worry. Even if His Majesty orders me to go to the battlefield, I will refuse without hesitation."

"Well, that's it," Master Dewey said and hung up the call.

Just when I had just put away the call crystal, the call crystal at the Adventurer Base rang again. After the staff connected, he looked at me with a strange expression and said, "Sir, I'm looking for you."

"Are you looking for me?"

"Yes, I'm looking for you."

After taking the crystal and putting it to my ear, I heard a familiar old voice: "Is it Xiaoyi?"

For a moment, I frowned, and after a long time, I slowly relaxed, exhaled, and said: "It's me, the old Duke, oh, no, it's the Regent now."

"Don't laugh at me anymore." The old Duke laughed dryly.

Not in the mood to continue teasing with him, I got straight to the point and said, "What are you doing asking me this time?"

"I'd like you to grant a request."

"I dare not take it" I sneered: "You should just tell me what you need me to do. If I can do it, I will probably do it. If I can't do it, I will definitely not agree."

"Hey, Xiaoyi," the old Duke's old voice said slowly: "You are too prejudiced against me, listen to me."

"Let's get straight to the point, Lord Regent, may I ask, what do you need me to do?"

After another sigh, the old Duke said: "I hope you will not participate in this national war."

"Oh?" I made a weird tone and said with a chuckle, "Are you afraid that I will do something bad to you?"

".In short, don't get involved in this national war."

"Huh, I agreed."

"Hey, you kid, I said this all because of you. Did you agree?"

The old Duke said in disbelief.

"Yes, I agreed," I said word by word, "I will not participate in this national war."

"Okay, okay, that's good." The old Duke said okay three times in a row, and then he hesitated, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he couldn't. He sighed again and hung up the call.

Just when I felt disdain for the old Duke, Crystal made a sound again, and someone called me again.

This time, it was Carter Horton!

"You're looking for me?" Recognizing Carter Horton's voice, I chuckled and spoke first.

"Huh? Are you Elder An Xiaoyi?"

"Hmm, you guessed it right," I said with a smile, "but there's no prize."

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

After a moment of silence, I asked.

"Since you know that I'm here to find you, I guess several other city lords have also come to find you, right?"

Carter Horton did not answer, but asked instead.

"As you said," I said, "They have all looked for me, and you are the last one."

"I have the same purpose as them," Carter Horton said, "Now you know what I'm looking for you for."

"Oh~" I said with a smile: "In other words, the purpose of you looking for me is to ask me to send troops to interfere in the national war?"

Carter Horton suddenly smiled and said: "It seems that our elders like to pretend to be confused."

"Hehehehe" I sneered three times and asked: "Then City Lord, if I can agree to your request, should you reveal something to me in return?"

"What do you want?" Carter Horton asked without hesitation.

"The reason" I said: "The reason why I am not allowed to participate in the national war."

"Also, I want to hear real, accurate reasons, not random perfunctory words."

"You want to know the reason?" Carter Horton pondered for a few seconds and said, "Why don't you ask your adoptive father?"

"Do you think my adoptive father will tell me?"

"Hmph, haha, hahaha, it seems that you really know your adoptive father very well." Carter Horton said with a smile: "But you don't know everything. If you ask Master Dewey, he will definitely not tell you, but you Do you think that if I tell you the truth, Master Dewey will let me go?"

"Why, as a king of a country, would you still be afraid of another king of a country?"

I sneered and retorted.

"Stop it, provocation is useless to me." Carter Horton snorted: "And I'm not afraid of your laughter. I am indeed afraid of Master Dewey, and it's not just me. You can ask other monarchs who is not afraid. Master Dewey?”

"Is that an exaggeration?" I said, "Even if my adoptive father knows a lot about technology, it's impossible for the monarchs of all countries to fear him, right?"

"You don't understand, so I won't tell you that much. I really want to know the reason. Ask your adoptive father. As for the national war, I suggest you not to get involved."

After that, he hung up the call.

This guy can't even say 'goodbye'?

It’s so rude!

I said angrily.

Immediately, he handed the call crystal back to the staff and slowly left the adventurer base.

Back home, Mr. Taylor was sitting on the sofa drinking.

"Old man," I said, "I want to ask you something."

"Hiccup, say."

"You know about the National War, right?"

"I know," Taylor said.

"You must also know about the recent national war, right?"

"Yeah" Taylor nodded.

"Do you know why the monarchs of the five major countries don't let me get involved?"

"Well there are many reasons."

Mr. Taylor took a sip of wine and said, "What do you think is going on?"

"If I knew, I wouldn't come to ask you for advice."

"Haha" Mr. Taylor laughed twice, raised his hand and pointed to the second floor: "Bring me a bottle of monkey wine."

"Hey" I took down the monkey wine diligently and handed it to the old man.

The latter nodded with satisfaction and said: "There are many reasons why they don't let you participate in the national war. If I guess correctly, the main reason is that they don't want the Zephyr Continent to split into a new pattern. .”

"Pattern?" I asked doubtfully.

"Yes, that is to say, Zephyr Continent does not need a sixth country," Taylor said slowly, smelling of alcohol.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but frown and said, "Why can't there be a sixth country?"

"Because these five countries have reached a tacit understanding." The old man stretched out his finger and drew something on the coffee table: "Dasay City corresponds to York City and Airey City, and Moonlight City and Vicky Castle exist relatively independently. If there is another If the country has one more absolutely powerful force, this situation will be broken, and the power structure of the entire continent will be reshuffled."