The three Mayne brothers looked at the information carefully, while their father Julius put one hand on the table and kept tapping. After the three sons exchanged all the information with each other, one He was sweating coldly, looking timidly at their father who seemed to be deep in thought. In the entire study, apart from the heavy breathing of the three Mayne brothers, the only sound left was Julius tapping the table. the sound of,
After a long time, Julius stopped tapping on the table and said to his three sons: "Now you know what kind of person your opponent is."
The three Mayne brothers did not dare to speak. They had long been frightened by what was written in the information. Although the information was simple, it was enough to show how terrifying Ryan and his companions were. Many details may have been left out in one stroke, but they all He knew that there must be detailed descriptions in the thick piles of information on the desk in front of his father. It was the intelligence collection system that the Elber family had spent huge sums of money to establish over hundreds of years. It was the strong foundation of the family.
"Klaus, you idiot, you only know how to flirt with women, how can you provoke Faras?" Julius cursed with a hatred of iron that cannot be made into steel: "Her father is the entire Holy God The Minister of Finance of the Alliance Empire, what kind of identity is that? Fernando XIII was assassinated. The biggest winner of the whole turmoil was this Luke. Now he holds the power of the empire. That Catherine is just a puppet. The most powerful legion in the mainland is the Royal Family. The commander of the Knights is his son-in-law, ask yourself if he can compare with Orlando."
"Hmph, although that Bailey is still young and far less powerful than your elder brother, his status is higher than your elder brother. He once made things difficult for Faras in public, just like those disgusting words you said a few days ago. In that case, now, Bailey's life and death in the rebellion are unknown, and his father was also killed because of the rebellion. Hum, the Imperial Minister of State is already a very popular minister, and he can evade the little king with just a little arrangement. Do we need to go to war?"
Klaus lowered his head deeply, not daring to say a word. Now he finally understood how lucky he was. He had always been arrogant and still didn't restrain himself after he went to the imperial capital. He seemed so majestic at the time, but now it seems , it’s just that no one in the empire cares about him. Klaus is also secretly glad that he saved a life in the Thunder God Fortress. With Ryan’s record of independently slaughtering nearly ten thousand orcs, I am afraid that a little bit of strength will be enough to destroy himself.
"And you, Mayne." Julius pointed at his eldest son and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't win. Our Elber family has never been that aggressive family. The biggest characteristic of our family is that it can tolerate , otherwise how could we have been unknown on the mainland for 200 years. In fact, the power your father holds is far beyond your imagination. It can be said that I am one of the owners of Wangyue City,
Maher's heart moved. He knew that Moon Moon City was managed by a six-person council, but almost no one knew the true identities of these six power holders. Now that his father said this, could he be one of the mysterious six people? However, my family does not seem to be very famous in Wangyue City. Many ancient families are more powerful than me. Is there any hidden secret in this
"Hmph, you are so thoughtful." Julius curled his lips. He could see through what was thinking in his second son's head at a glance, so he said unhurriedly: "Things you shouldn't know. , don’t think about it. I asked you to come to the study today just to warn you about one thing. The so-called power does not mean going out with three to five hundred followers, taking advantage of others in everything, or defeating the enemy with a few moves, and enjoying The admiring looks from others.”
"Real power is invisible, and those who hold this power are lonely. Throughout the ages, people with supreme authority do not need to do it themselves. He only needs a gesture or a wink, and someone will naturally do it. Do, the three of you have different personalities, and in fact, none of you are suitable for this path."
"Mayne, since you are talented in magic, you should study hard. There is a powerful magician with a transcendent status in the family who can make others dare not touch our thoughts. Maher, you are straightforward and not good at strategy. It is even more impossible for you to inherit my position, but you can master the family's military force and protect our people with swords. But Klaus, you, hey, you are useless at all. I hope you can work hard and improve yourself. Don’t always pursue those illusory prestige. You must know that once the family is defeated, you will disappear silently overnight like Bailey."
"Okay, you all must remember that as a member of the Elber family, you must bear corresponding responsibilities and stop thinking about boring thoughts such as seeking revenge from Ryan. Do you want the family to build a powerful family for no reason? The enemy, that Ryan has been mentored by the Archmage Victor, and Faras is simply Victor's student. Even if I use all the power of the family to destroy them before their strength reaches its peak, I'm afraid it won't take more than three days. , Victor’s revenge will come. Many times, those with power are the makers of the rules. They don’t need evidence or reasons, because their wishes are the highest criterion for behavior.”
"I understand, father." Mayne stood up sweating profusely and said loudly: "My teacher Master Blair once said that only by facing your own failures can you grow. I lost to Ryan, yes. , I am very unwilling. I once could not accept the facts, but now, I have figured out, what is the meaning of that? As long as the family is still there, I will still be the genius magician who is the top ten magic rookies, and once If my family is destroyed, I will immediately lose everything.”
"Very good, I'm very happy that you think so." Julius nodded and said, "Your teacher invited Ryan and the others to be guests in his magic tower. You can go there tomorrow. Although the Imperial Capital is seriously injured now, But it takes at most five years to regain strength. Ryan and the others have a special status, but they came to the south with this strength. It is obvious that they have a special mission. What we have to do is to take advantage of the weak period of the imperial capital to improve as much as possible. Our influence on the mainland is to be as close to the Imperial Capital as possible, but we must pay attention to one thing. Being close does not mean being annexed. We must maintain a detached status as much as possible. We can be allies of the Imperial Capital, but we are definitely not subordinates. "
Listening to the first mission given to him by his father Julius, Mayne suddenly felt a lot of pressure on his shoulders. He had been immersed in the research of magic. With the strength of his family, he did not need to worry about survival. , but now, Mayne has to do his best for the family, and he also has to face the opponent who defeated him and made him lose face in Moon Moon City. Mayne doesn't know if he can do it well, but he knows that he It must be done well. As his father said, Ryan might have fought with him just to show off his prestige. So after showing his strength in the imperial capital, wouldn't he be just following his lead by sending him here to make friends like this