In addition to sending a formal reply to Roland Wimbledon, he also wrote a personal letter to Edith. In the letter, he euphemistically expressed his thoughts. The young king did not stand up. If his relationship with Roland could be further improved, he would be more at ease.
There is no real love in political marriage, or that love is not the protagonist, which is no doubt for Northland Pearl. He believed that this was an excellent opportunity, especially since there would no longer be the right to be enfeoffed in the future, which meant that the king would become the only noble in the entire Greycastle, and the queen's status was naturally extraordinary.
Calvin believed that his daughter could read her own mind.
As a result, it was not only that His Majesty did not reply, but Edith also did the same.
"Don't tell me it's because you don't like him," the duke poured himself a third cup of black tea, "I've never seen you like anyone, and that doesn't matter at all... Since you've considered Tifeko before, why not now? Considering Roland?"
"That's not the same, Father."
"What's the difference, aren't they all kings?"
Edith closed the notepad, "Tifeko needs a reliable ally or subordinate in the North, and the guarantee is marriage. If I don't agree, he will kick the Kant family away and support one. Be willing to obey. In other words, if you don't become queen, the status of the family is at stake, and we can't do anything. So I could only drag it out at the time. If Roland and his Western Territory fail completely, then I will follow the nobility The rules of the game, marry into the palace. But... Roland doesn't need it."
"What do you mean by not needing?"
"He chose me only because of my ability, not the things behind me... Family, territory, and wealth are not important to him." The daughter stroked the ends of her drooping hair, "Since nobility and rules no longer exist , why should I limit myself to those old rules?"
"Did you know?" she continued, "in the city hall that manages Neverwinter City for him, there are only a handful of officials from aristocratic backgrounds. Most of them are from ordinary civilians, and they have been selected through rounds of assessments. I have to admit that they are in the university. It's really bad in most aspects, but at least it's not much worse than the average aristocrat when it comes to doing his job."
"This is His Majesty's new rules. As long as you can complete the work for him, you don't have to worry about losing your status. So you should throw away the old one as soon as possible and adapt to the new policy issued by the city hall, so as not to hinder me."
"But even so, there is no harm in being a queen for you," the duke still didn't want to give up. "You can still show your ability and give birth to a prince for him... In this way, the Kant family will become inseparable from the royal family. Your ally, your younger brother will also be guaranteed in the future."
"I..." Edith showed a rare hesitation, "I'm afraid I can't do this."
"why?"
"Your Majesty Roland... He seems to believe in love."
The Duke frowned. "He has a crush?"
"Well, witch."
"What?" He wondered for a moment if there was something wrong with his ears.
"Books said that His Majesty Roland would marry a witch," Edith said frankly, "and Books is also a witch, working at the City Hall and serving as the Minister of Education."
"Political marriage?" Calvin could only think of this answer, "but it's too... ridiculous, witches can't have offspring!"
"It's not a political marriage, it's just because he likes the witch," she leaned back in her chair, playing with the quill in her hand, "yes, in this future marriage, love will be the protagonist. It sounds incredible, but I don't know why. , After having been in contact with him for a month, I actually believed it."
"What's the reason?"
"I feel," the daughter raised her lips, "after you meet him, you will naturally understand that he is the most aristocratic nobleman I have ever seen."
"What about the heir?"
"As long as we want to solve it, there is always a way to solve it," Edith shook her head, "but that's not something we should be concerned about, and we must not interfere in it."
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Iron Axe patrolled the criss-crossed trenches with a group of officers.
The trenches are mainly used to avoid the enemy's throwing spears or other long-range attacks. According to His Majesty's instructions, the trenches are divided into several lanes, each with an interval of 20 to 30 meters. There are longitudinal trenches between the horizontal trenches, which can allow soldiers to walk forward and backward. There are also racks on the ground. Wooden stakes and barbed wire to prevent the enemy from breaking through quickly. The machine gun forts are set on both sides of the battlefield. The front is a low dark fortress, and the back is a towering tower, forming a firepower network with high and low matching and intersecting shooting angles.
Behind the trench is the artillery position, fifty 12-pounder field guns stand side by side, and further back is the firing area reserved for the 152 mm fortress gun.
In order to ensure the progress of the project, Iron Axe specially applied to His Majesty for Maisie express transportation, and transported the lotus to Yougu Town in advance.
Just looking at this hidden murderous position, the commander of the First Army felt that half of the victory was in hand.
The group came to the end of the position and looked at the gray-brown mountains in the distance.
This place is located at the foot of the big gap in the Desperate Mountain Range, and it is also the only way to go down the mountain. Less than one mile ahead is the steep Desperate Mountain Range.
Cold Wind Ridge is located in the middle of the mountain.
Its strategic significance is similar to that of Border Town. It was mainly established to monitor Hermes. Once the beacon fire is lit in the city, many villages in the north and the nearest valley town will be able to see an early warning.
It takes a day and a half to reach the ambush location from Cold Wind Ridge, so the First Army has plenty of time to prepare for the enemy.
"Can't we really withdraw all the townspeople from Cold Wind Ridge in advance?" Brian, who followed him familiar with the battlefield, couldn't help but ask, "The Holy City might turn them into the first batch of maddened shock fronts. By."
"That will arouse the enemy's vigilance. We can't take this risk until all the positions are set up," Iron Axe replied with a blank face, "Cold Wind Ridge is too close to the Holy City, so it can only be used as bait, not the main battlefield. ."
"And no one will listen to us," Fanner added on the side. "Think about it, someone ran into the town and told the local people that the war is about to start. You should get out of here and go to the foot of the mountain... Who would? Believe it? Unless you force them to leave. If you do, the Holy City will immediately see our plan."
Brian sighed, "I understand that too, but..."
"Don't worry, the encirclement will be completed in three days," Iron Axe said solemnly. "At that time, we will be able to notify the people of Cold Wind Ridge to evacuate. According to the information returned by the spies, the large troops of the Holy City are still stationed there. In the camp, we should have plenty of time to clear the town."
"Hope," Brian suddenly widened his eyes, "Wait, what is that?"
Iron Axe followed his line of sight to the mountains in the distance, his heart sank slightly.
I saw a wisp of black smoke slowly rising from behind the mountain peak, like a black line in the gray sky.