Chapter 434

"So, if I ask you to do something without violating your requirements, you promised me, right?"

"Yes." She nodded again.

"So, is there any problem if I ask you to tell Olivia about this?"

"It seems..." Li Anka was about to say no, but shook her head again. "No, no! It's not like that. I don't want you to tell my sister. The purpose is to prevent my sister from knowing about this. So if you ask me to do this, it will be meaningless for me to ask you to keep it secret!"

"Tsk." Seeing that he didn't scare the girl, Orson secretly clicked his tongue.

"So, except for this condition, I can agree to everything else, even..."

"Okay." Orson's tone returned to normal and his expression became serious. "Listen, Li'anka, I will keep this a secret for you. Just treat it as a girl's willfulness, but you have grown up and are no longer a child."

"There are some things that I don't want to say too clearly, which will only damage the relationship between the two of us."

When it is time to draw a line, you must say so. Orson knows that he can only be the bad guy himself, otherwise it will only make Li'anka go further and further on the wrong path.

"If you want to play house and pretend games, I don't mind playing with you, but if you want to take it seriously, please forgive me for rejecting you."

"...Why?" Li'anka looked at Orson in confusion.

"Am I...bad?"

"You are not bad, but I already have your sister as my fiancée. I don't want to make the relationship even weirder, and I don't want outsiders to look at me as a scumbag."

"But what if all this is my own will?"

"Voluntary?" Orson laughed when he heard it.

"Liangka, you know how you viewed me when I first entered school last semester, don't you? Your attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. If I tell you this, will you believe it?"

"That's right." Liangka nodded.

"Sorry, Orson, I'm too naive. I just want to take back what originally belonged to me."

Hearing Liangka's words, Orson immediately realized that something was wrong.

This girl knows what Olivia did?

Before Orson had time to think about it, Liangka raised her head and looked at Orson again.

"Then, let me change to a simpler request. This request will definitely not embarrass you, Orson."

"Uh...you say, as long as I can do it."

"Orson, please let me become like Lit!"

In Liangka's view, Lit's ability to become an outstanding talent today is inseparable from Orson's training room.

If I also accept Orson's training, I will definitely be more powerful than now, right?

Moreover, when I become stronger, I can do some things naturally.

"I swear, as long as you are willing to teach me, Orson, I will never have any complaints, and I will bear all the costs in the middle."

Looking at such a serious little girl, Orson also fell into silence.

Should I teach her?

After a long time, Orson nodded slowly.

From an emotional point of view, it is okay to help his future sister-in-law.

From the perspective of interests, it is not bad to have one more powerful ally, or helper.

...

At noon the next day, in a high-end restaurant outside the Imperial Academy.

"Orson, when will His Royal Highness come?" Rosalin sat next to him, looking at Orson next to him, looking a little expectant and a little anxious.

"His Royal Highness said that some soldiers who violated military discipline in the military camp outside the city need to be punished this morning before coming." Orson said as he sat next to Rosalin.

For the next period of time, both of them remained silent.

On the other side, Arthas had just returned to the imperial city.

He received Orson's letter last night and replied in good faith.

Although Orson is no longer the designated heir to the Dukedom of Antica, it would be great if he could win Orson to serve him.

Rather, it was because Orson lost the right to inherit the fiefdom that made Arthas want to win Orson even more.

With such a capable person, he could definitely create a prosperous era by assisting himself, and it was not impossible to expand the imperial power to an unprecedented level.

Although his ambition was not small, he restrained himself instantly after being suppressed by himself, which was enough to show that he could still control Orson with the imperial power.

Therefore, when Arthas received the letter, he did not consider the other contents in the letter.

In his opinion, the most important thing was to build a good relationship with Orson, rather than to meet other women.

So, when Arthas arrived at the restaurant, Orson and Rosaline stood up to greet him at the same time, and Arthas ran directly to Orson.

"Mr. Orson, it's been a long time since we last met. You are still as high-spirited as before!" Arthas said politely, and then praised Orson.

"Thanks to the sand table idea you told me before, I immediately promoted it to the whole army after returning to the imperial city, and all the generals praised this sand table!"

The two continued to chat for a long time, all about military affairs, and Rosaline next to them couldn't interrupt for a while.

Speaking of which, Arthas is so old and has no wife, nor any female partners in scandals. Could it be that he is actually not interested in women?

Thinking of this, Rosalin's eyes became complicated as she looked between Alsace and Orson.

Chapter 64: Chess piece? hero?

Alsace chatted with her for a while, and then turned his attention to Rosalind.

"Who is this lady?"

Seeing Alsace's gaze, Rosalin suddenly felt an inexplicable pressure.

"That...well, your Royal Highness, hello, my name is Rosalind, and I am the daughter of General Scaloni. I don't know if you still recognize me. When I was a child, I met you when I went to the military camp with my father..."

"General Scaloni's daughter." Alsace nodded after hearing this.

Then he sat down.

After watching Alsace sit down, Orson and Rosalin followed suit.

Alsace's expression has changed from the excitement when he just saw Orson to the calm now.

Although Alsace already knew about this from Orson's letter, when he met Rosalind in person, Alsace still looked down upon her.

It's not that he really has a problem with his orientation, but that this kind of girl who seems to him to be ordinary and confident is really unattractive.

Moreover, before he became emperor, he was not ready to put his energy into women.

After all, I can't give my father the impression of being obsessed with beauty.

As a result, Alsace himself did not take the initiative to talk to Rosalind, but kept chatting with Orson.

It was not until the end that Orson ended the conversation with Alsace and turned the topic to Rosalind.

"By the way, Miss Rosalin has always wanted to meet Your Highness Alsace, don't you guys have a chat?"

"That's right." Upon hearing this, Alsace turned his head in Rosalind's direction.

After all, the other party is the general's daughter, and building a good relationship with her can also increase one's influence in the military.

Although he is originally a representative of the army, as long as nothing goes wrong, the person supported by the army cannot be his sister.

"Miss Rosalind, as the daughter of General Scaloni, how well do you know about the military?"

"Uh..." This question stopped Rosalin.

Although Scaloni would often talk to her about things in the army when she went home, and he usually paid great attention to this aspect in her education, he was limited to theory, and the two people around him who had actual combat experience In front of me, I still lost a lot.

Fortunately, at this time, Orson on the side spoke to rescue Rosalin: "Your Highness Alsace, Miss Rosalin is very concerned about the army. From this point of view, it seems that you two can get along very well."

"Oh? Why is this?" Hearing this, Alsace looked at Rosalin curiously.

"The three armies have not moved, food and grass go first." Rosalin also spoke boldly at this time. "During this period, there have been grain transport teams heading south. I guess something will happen in the south."

"It seems that I underestimated Miss Rosalind." Arthas said. "It's probably my problem. The movements of the army can actually make non-related personnel guess that it is necessary to deal with a few officers when we return."

After saying this, the atmosphere at the dinner table instantly dropped to freezing point.

Rosalin's expression froze for a moment.

"Ahem, Your Highness Alsace, please stop making fun of others." Fortunately, Orson came to the rescue at this time.

"Yeah." Alsace nodded.

It happened that the meal was served at this time, and they stopped talking after a few people.

"By the way, I have something else to do. I'm going to take a step ahead. I'm really sorry." In order to create an environment for the two of them to be alone, and also to relieve this awkward atmosphere, Orson stood up immediately after finishing his meal.

"Master Orson, wait a moment." Unexpectedly, Arthas called Orson directly at this time.

"Um...your highness, is there anything else you can do?"

"Tonight, I have something private that I want to talk to you about. I will ask someone to find you then."

"Okay." Orson nodded, and then quickly left the restaurant, leaving the space here to Rosalin and Alsace.

…

"So, we are the only two left now. Tell me directly what your purpose is for meeting me this time." Alsace asked nonchalantly while fiddling with the wine glass in front of him that could be called a handicraft.

"Well... Your Highness Alsace, I think, I would like to ask you to give me a chance..." After a long time, Rosalin finally summoned up the courage.

"Do you want to be the princess?" Alsace asked straight to the point.

"Yes, Your Highness Alsace."

"Is it what you mean, or what your father means?"

"Is this important? By marrying our two families, you can have stronger control over the army. It's a win-win situation for us."

"Sorry, I don't have this idea yet." Alsace shook his head, and then stood up.

"If there is nothing else, I will go back first. Miss Rosalin, do you need me to arrange for someone to take you back to the academy?"

"..." Rosalin pursed her lips after hearing this, and then stood up.

"Your Highness Alsace, do you really...don't think about it anymore?"

"Sometimes, stalking is the lowest choice, Ms. Rosalind." Alsace's tone was no longer gentle at this moment, but cold.

"I don't want our relationship to be damaged by this impossible thing. Similarly, I advise you to be down-to-earth and stop having unrealistic fantasies." Arthas said this, shook his head, and turned away.

"Of course..." At this time, Arthas suddenly stopped and gave Rosaline a glimmer of hope.

"What I call impossible is only relative to the help you can provide me at present. If you let me see new value, I will reconsider it."

After saying this, Arthas left like this.

Not saying it so absolutely can not only take care of the other party's face, but also indirectly make the other party work for you.

...

On the other side, after leaving the restaurant, Orson did not go back to the college directly, but walked towards a warehouse in the lower city.

The entire street here was bought by the Lison Chamber of Commerce and used as a place to store goods.

Of course, in addition to storing goods, there are also several houses that are prepared for Orson separately.

Orson walked into a warehouse. From the appearance, it is a warehouse, but in fact it is a renovated residence.

Or in other words, a prison.

"Mr. Lodi, long time no see." Orson said, looking at the man sitting at the desk in the room converted from the warehouse.

"Who was it I thought? It turned out to be Mr. Orson." Lodi drank a cup of tea slowly, and then turned his head to look at Orson.

"What do you want to talk to me about? Are you finally going to use me as a chess piece?"

"During this period, you should know that we can guarantee your safety. As long as you can come forward to testify, the scourge of the empire can be eliminated." Orson said this and came to Lodi's side.

"You will not be a chess piece, but a hero."

Chapter 65: Your Partner

Since the establishment of the human empire for thousands of years, the central and local governments have maintained a delicate balance. The emperor does not go back to interfere in the affairs of the duke's territory, and the duke will also express his support for the emperor by paying tribute and reporting regularly.