Chapter 450

"I didn't expect that Martin, who looks quite honest and simple, actually has a sister."

"I feel that it's quite normal. He is handsome and cheerful. It's abnormal that no one likes such a man, right?" Virgil commented.

"What about you? Where is your man?" Lit asked Virgil quickly.

"This..." Virgil showed an embarrassed expression when he heard it.

"Master Lit, it's impolite to ask more."

"Bah, it's not polite. Didn't you have a good relationship with the half-orc sister in the Orchid Tavern before? I saw that after dealing with Mudrick, she often asked you out for a drink?"

"This... don't mention this." Hearing that his affairs were exposed, Virgil blushed and refuted.

"It's great, if Orson could be so proactive to me." Lit looked at the two people hugging each other and muttered softly.

"Master Lit, what did you say?" Virgil didn't hear what Lit just said clearly, but only vaguely heard the word Orson.

"I said, it's okay!"

"But, our battle should be to protect a group of people like this, right?" Lit suddenly changed the subject.

"Yeah." Virgil agreed.

If Lit had not used the strategy of alienation, but had attacked directly, he would have certainly captured Florence faster, but what about the losses?

There are still many people like Martin and Judith, right?

If the war really turned out like that, the damage would only be more serious.

When thinking about the current situation of the war and the group of people following him now, Lit suddenly became a little afraid of the war.

"It's okay." At this time, Lit suddenly remembered what Orson had said to him before.

"You have done well, Lit, don't blame yourself."

"... If I really did well enough, then why did you choose her instead of me, Orson..." Lit said to himself in his heart.

It was evening, and Lit, Virgil and Martin gathered at Judith's house for dinner.

"Ah, thank you very much, Mr. Lit and Mr. Virgil." Judith listened to Martin's talk about Lit's philosophy today, and then she said she would invite the two to her home for a meal.

"These days, the days of the city lockdown have not been easy, right?" At the table, Lit talked about the days in Florence.

"Yeah." Judith nodded. "No business is allowed during the day, only stores selling food are allowed to open, and there are long queues to buy, and the prices are also very expensive. There is also a curfew at night, saying that it is to prevent spies from coming in."

"As a result, it seems that there is no need to do this, right? Look, our army has been here for a few days, and the city's public security is still good now, isn't it?"

"Yeah." Judith nodded. "To be honest, the current Florence is no different from before the war, and it may even be better, because you are reducing taxes here, and the city officials have not joined forces with some stores to oppress our small stores."

"This is what we hope for." Lit nodded.

Today, I came to Judith's house not only because I received an invitation, but also because Lit wanted to see what the general public thinks of the coalition's occupation policy.

After seeing Judith's high evaluation of the occupation, Lit was relieved.

It seems that his policy is not wrong, just follow Orson's advice.

"But... how should I put it, I feel... after all, you are the attacking party, so we will still be a little strange..."

"It's okay, you will get used to it slowly after a while when you change the new lord." Lit said.

Several people talked about the flower shop at the table, and finally the content came to Martin.

"That... Judith, I have something to say to you." Martin said this, his eyes flickered a little.

"Puff." Lit laughed at this time. "You are obviously very straightforward on the battlefield, why do you become so evasive in front of the person you like."

When they heard the word "liked", their cheeks turned red.

But Martin finally spoke.

"Judith, you've seen that Master Lit's army is a righteous army, and there are still many people in Naples who are oppressed by Duke Giovanni, so... I'm going to help Master Lit and his army to defeat Giovanni."

"Yeah, I know." Judith heard this, and she was not dissatisfied, but nodded in understanding. "After all, you told me before that you would come back after repelling the invaders, but now your position has changed, so it takes more time, right?"

"Yeah." Martin nodded. "Can you understand me?"

"Of course, after all, you have never broken your promise. You said you would appear in front of me, and you finally appeared in front of me, didn't you?"

"Don't worry, I'm not a rich lady who needs you to take care of my daily life." Judith said this and smiled reluctantly.

What a joke, my man just came back from the gates of hell, how could a normal person bear to let him go there again.

But Martin is just like this, Judith can only choose to understand.

After all, lovers can only stay together until the end if they support each other.

Just like Martin helped him disperse the thugs sent by rival merchants to cause trouble when he opened a flower shop before, Martin's family was very rich, and he didn't need to run a flower shop after being with him, but he still chose not to ask about this issue and supported his hobby.

Then Judith would also support Martin in the same way.

The two of them said sensational words, which made Virgil and Litt a little embarrassed.

There was no way, the people they cared about were not around now, and looking at this scene, they could only eat dog food silently.

"Judith... You are really a good girl. I am really sorry for letting you stay at home and worry about me..."

"It's okay, Martin, I believe you will come back, right?"

"Well, Judith, when I come back this time, we will get married..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" At this time, Litt quickly interrupted Martin's death flag.

When chatting with Orson before, Orson reminded Litt that when making an agreement with others, you must not say "After you come back this time, you will definitely..."

Generally, people who say such words basically can't come back.

Orson also carefully analyzed the principle.

First of all, the things to do after returning are what you usually want to do but have not done, perhaps you dare not, or perhaps you have not had time, but if you keep such feelings on the road, you will be distracted. If you are distracted on the battlefield, it is self-evident what the result will be.

Therefore, when Lit heard Martin's sensational words this time, he interrupted the two of them.

"Oh, what are you doing? It's not a life-and-death separation. What can't you say after you come back? Do you have to say it here? Can't you give me a surprise after you come back?"

"That's right..." Martin nodded after hearing this.

"Then use a more practical way?"

Orson once told Lit that the Naples region is located in the south and the people are more open.

Now Lit has seen what openness means.

Looking at the two people kissing each other, Lit quickly reached out and covered Virgil's eyes.

And he looked at the two people with a red face.

It turns out that kissing can be done this way. I've learned it. Next time I go back, I'll see if I can do it this way with Orson...

"No... Master Lit, I can't see the food in the bowl clearly..." Virgil couldn't help but complain.

"I'm not interested in this kind of thing. It's useless for you to cover my eyes."

"Nonsense, I don't believe you don't want to be with Miss Lion..."

"Stop!" When it comes to Lion, Virgil seems to be touched by something and hurriedly calls for a stop.

"Okay, sorry, we just caused trouble for you..." After the two separated, Judith looked at the two people with exaggerated expressions and said apologetically.

"I forgot that you are outsiders. Here, intimate actions between lovers are not limited to occasions. I'm really sorry for causing trouble to you." Martin also apologized at this time.

"It's okay, I learned a lot." Lit said with a red face, "By the way, what about private actions?"

"Private actions?" Judith and Martin looked at each other, and then quickly looked away.

"You...what are you talking about..."

"That's right...we haven't developed to that point yet..."

"Besides, that kind of thing can't be made public no matter where it is, right?"

"It's okay, I'm just talking." Lit saw the reactions of the two and waved his hands.

"Anyway, you have already agreed, right?"

"Well, I'm ready here, when are you going to leave?"

"You can leave tomorrow." Martin said directly.

"Tomorrow!? Isn't it a little too early? Or should we leave in a few days? After all, you and Judith have only met for a short time, and it would be too cruel for you to separate..."

"It doesn't matter. On the contrary, if you stay here for a few days, you will be more reluctant to leave." Judith showed a shy smile.

"Oh, it's good that you are so frank, unlike me." Lit said this and began to complain.

"I also have someone I like, but the person I like is always not honest. He is obviously interested in me, but he always says, 'Oh, we can't do this.' Anyway, it's annoying. If only he could be as honest as any of you." Lit couldn't help complaining.

Virgil, who was standing next to him, sweated on his forehead when he heard this.

It seems that Master Orson has never said that he is interested in Master Lit...

"Pfft, from what Master Lit said, the person you like should be very old-fashioned, right?"

"Yes! So old-fashioned! He always adheres to some moral bottom line. Anyway, I don't understand him. Oh, forget it, I won't mention him." Lit said this and raised his glass.

"Come on, cheers, just for our future victory!"

Chapter 84: Pressure

"Orson, what's going on?" In the hotel, Elsa found Orson and asked with a serious face.

Although the royal family has been fighting openly and secretly within, it has always maintained a consistent and resolute attitude towards external affairs, that is, not to let localism rise.

But now the Duke of Orleans joined forces with the other three dukes to put pressure on the royal family, and even began to increase troops on the border, forcing the royal family to withdraw its troops from the front line to defend.

"You and Olivia are engaged, right? Then why is Prussia still following Orleans to put pressure on the royal family?"

"Your Highness, I think you are such a smart person, you should understand, right? The person in charge of Prussia now is not Olivia, but her father, Duke William."

"It is true that Olivia and I are engaged, but what can we do about it? Matters involving the fundamental interests of the dukedom must be decided by Duke William himself, and the role of the engagement can be said to be minimal."

"After all, I have confirmed that I will not be the heir to the dukedom of Antica in the future, and the marriage is not that valuable, right?"

Elsa lowered her head helplessly when she heard Orson say this.

"... Orson, you are right, I was impulsive just now."

Elsa solemnly apologized to Orson, and then left Orson's room.

At this time, it is indeed not right to blame someone who has been helping you.

In the current situation, it is obvious that the royal family's problems are more serious.

When Elsa left the hotel, she ran into Olivia who was about to meet Orson.

"Olivia..." Looking at Olivia, Elsa felt awkward.

After all, the forces behind her were standing on the opposite side of the royal family at the moment, and it was definitely impossible to communicate well.

"Your Highness, have you met Orson just now?" Seeing Elsa stopped, Olivia hurriedly asked about Orson.

"Ah, yes, I just asked Orson about something, sorry."

"It's okay." Olivia shook her head. "Your Highness, you should want to ask about Prussia's position, right? Regarding this, it is indeed not Orson who can decide, please understand him."

"It's okay, of course I can understand." Elsa nodded. "I still have some things to deal with, so I won't stay here for now."

"Well." Olivia glanced at Elsa, said goodbye to her, and walked into the hotel.

"Orson..." Olivia knocked on the door. After the door opened, she looked at the man standing in front of her and murmured.

"What's wrong, Olivia? You look a little unhappy?" Orson looked at Olivia and asked curiously.

"Well, because I couldn't help you... and, from the perspective of my family, I can't help you with this matter."

Olivia was talking about the issue of standing in line.

"It doesn't matter. It's better to say that what Duke William did was exactly what I expected." Orson said this with a smile, which made Olivia feel at ease.

"Duke William should have said that in the current situation of the empire, you must stand on the side of the local faction, otherwise a larger-scale war is likely to break out."

"Well, my father did say that, but... in this case, Antica will have to face Naples alone, right?"

"Don't worry about this." Orson shook his head. "The battle situation on the front line is ideal. Even if the imperial army is transferred, Antica's army has the upper hand against Naples, so it's okay."

"On the contrary, in this situation, the royal family seems to have to make concessions to the dukes, otherwise the consequences may be something the royal family cannot afford." Orson said this and looked at Olivia.