I Will Be The Crowned King

Chapter Thirteen: Eyes

Clovis City, Inner City, Franz Mansion.

Sophia slumped on the sofa in the living room, her slightly empty eyes looking thoughtfully at the beating flames in the fireplace, the coffee on the coffee table in front of her was already cold.

The servants upstairs and downstairs in the living room were coming and going, very busy.

Franz is not a big family, but every New Year's party in Franz's mansion is very lively. It often starts five days in advance and lasts for ten days before it ends. Therefore, it must start at least one month in advance. Prepare.

Especially in the new year of the 101st year of the Saint calendar, Ludwig Franz, the eldest son of the Franz family, is about to end the war against the Elven Kingdom of Iser, negotiating with him and reaching a series of "just and friendly" the treaty.

Even though there are discordant notes such as "Imperial Expedition", "Antler Fortress Frustration", "Thirteen Council" and "Knights of Judgment", it can't affect the meaning of this victory to Clovis City at all.

Without him, the Clovis Kingdom, which has been fighting for more than a year, really needs such a brilliant victory.

As the commander-in-chief of the Southern Legion and the eldest son of the Franz family, there is no doubt that the Army will no longer be able to stop this too young general from showing off his extraordinary military talent and talent, let alone prevent the Franz family from gaining A step further in the Army system.

Instigated by the nobles of the "pro-Franz" faction, there has been a lot of wind in the Privy Council, requesting the young general to go to the Western Front battlefield to replace Brigadier General Tened, who is like a waste snack.

Even the concept of "big legion", which Ludwig had previously considered childish remarks, began to be repeatedly discussed by various newspapers, whether it really had practical significance at the operational level.

"Still angry?"

Luther Franz, who was sitting across from her, was holding a copy of the Clovis Truth and asked softly.

"Why am I angry?" Sophia smiled sweetly:

"My newspaper is thriving, my dear brother is given the honor he most desires, my esteemed father is still the Archbishop of Clovis... Maybe you didn't notice, but I even feel that my life is so beautiful, beautiful It's a bit illusory!"

The Archbishop sighed softly: "So you're still angry?"

"Of course I'm angry!"

Sophia's face turned cold: "You exiled my most important investment to a deserted place, and you still expect me to smile and accept it calmly?"

"It's not a 'desolate ghost place', it's Beluga Harbour - the most important and prosperous colony in Clovis." Luther Franz said solemnly:

"I gave him an army of 6,000 people and complete financial power. The governor is nothing more than that, and he is the governor of a prosperous trading port."

"That's my army!" Sophia snorted coldly:

"The Stormmaster is mine—please don't forget this when you're making deals with the Rune family!"

"Your army?"

The archbishop put down the newspaper and took a sip of coffee in confusion.

"Of course it's my army! I invested in this army, and I gave them enough publicity to let the name Anson Bach spread throughout the city of Clovis!" Sophia raised her chest proudly:

"It's up to the last person to pay for things - that's your word."

"Yes, that's what I said." The Archbishop nodded slightly and said plainly: "So according to this theory, the Storm Division is now my army, because I am the one who made the final bid and gave him an absolute An irresistible price."

"That's deception!" Sophia gritted her teeth:

"If he knew in advance that the arrangement you promised was in that ghostly place in Ice Dragon Fjord, he would not have agreed at all!"

After spending a few days learning about Clovis's most important colony, Sophia finally understood what her father called the "losing war".

Where is this trading port, this is a powder keg!

As the most important colony of Clovis, Beluga Port and its supporting raw material trade accounted for almost one-fifth of the financial income - salt, leather, ore, grain, and even slaves!

Given the development of mines and forest farms in Clovis, labor shortages have already begun to appear; in the northern provinces, slaves of war refugees from the colonies and the three North Sea countries have begun to appear.

Even the Railroad Commission, with the expansion of conscription, began to consider whether the slave trade should be expanded to fill the labor shortage.

It is the squeeze of manpower, the squeeze of resources, and even the trade surplus has to be brought back to the country to enrich the national treasury... It is an indescribable miracle that there has been no riot in Beluga Port until now.

Of course, it is more likely that it has already rioted countless times; Sophia absolutely does not believe that the officials of the colony will be loyal and good people who are dedicated to the country. Such outstanding talents cannot be exiled to the colony at all—except for the storm division.

"On the contrary, I think it is precisely because the colony is very unstable that Ansen Bach can be given more opportunities." Luther Franz disagreed:

"Think about it, if you put him in Clovis City, apart from maintaining law and order and fighting gangsters in the outer city, what can he and him... your invincible storm division do? Can't do anything, eat shit, etc. Just die."

"According to the information I have obtained, Anson Bach should not be very good at maintaining law and order with the lowest possible intensity - the port of Carindia is the best example, he stayed there to maintain a stable army and turned into a ruinous whole. the source of a city."

"With the current situation in Clovis, I don't think the royal family and the Privy Council would allow him to set up a twelve-pounder cannon on the streets of Frederickstreet and use shells and cavalry to disperse rioters and protest groups."

The archbishop asked indifferently, "What do you think?"

"I think you are really amazing, my great father." Sophia said coldly:

"You are indeed the most talented genius in the world... The longer I get along with you, the more I feel that Brother Ludwig's move to stay away from you is a very wise decision - although there is no escape from it. your palm."

"My dear daughter, what is this saying?" Luther Franz shook his head and looked at Sophia with a fatherly doting smile:

"Maybe you don't understand now, maybe you'll hate me for a long time, but one day you'll understand - and I don't think that's far off."

"Understand what?"

"The purpose of all this..." Luther Franz sighed:

"It's all for you."

…………

Talia Rune on the boat? !

An Sen's face changed in shock, trying to restrain his inner impulse, to make himself appear as calm as possible: "Where is she now?"

"Infirmary!"

William immediately opened his mouth and said, although Anson concealed it perfectly, the tension in his tone could still be felt: "She was soaked all over and fell into a coma, I have ordered the ship doctor to take care of it - Colonel Anson, you are now Just woke up, do you want to go to the restaurant and wait, and then…”

"Take me there!"

Anson made a direct and rude steal.

"Okay!"

Not only was the young captain not annoyed, he even had a favorable impression of his actions; compared with the army, the navy paid more attention to the family.

Yes, because of the similarity in appearance, he has regarded Talia as Anson's relatives - although this is not wrong in a sense, but Anson is indeed not nervous because of this.

Two minutes later, William Cecil led Anson, who hastily changed his clothes, out of the room, and went to the infirmary one after another; sneaking a glimpse of the figure behind him who was sweating and walking in a panic, the young captain became more and more moved.

Outside the door of the infirmary, several crew members and Fabian were guarding the door; seeing the boss walking towards this side, the expression of the former Guards officer was obviously a little nervous.

"How's the situation?" Anson asked directly.

"She...I mean...that one..." Fabian was speechless for a while, his eyes were a little dodgy, and he didn't know how to answer this: "It's okay!"

"No injuries, no sickness... Except for obvious signs of exhaustion and lack of nutrition, everything is normal and very healthy!"

An Sen nodded slightly, which was basically what he expected.

While the two were talking, the door of the infirmary suddenly opened; the ship doctor in a white coat pushed open the door, letting out the figure on the bed behind him.

The girl was sitting on a neat hospital bed, her light brown long curly hair draped over her shoulders, her cheeks so white that she could barely see any blood, and her long eyelashes covered her closed eyes, as if she was closing her eyes and resting.

She was wearing a close-fitting shirt, and her soaked bright red dress was hanging on the opposite wall. The wide blanket could not hide her petite figure, but made her look more lovely and attractive.

Like a doll carved out of ceramics... William thought to himself.

Seeing that the cute little girl was safe and sound, everyone present looked happy; although they didn't know each other, it was always a joy to see a beautiful lady who was not injured.

Except Anson and his loyal Grenadier Commander.

Fabian with a solemn expression had a very strange expression, and his eyes quickly switched back and forth between Anson and Talia; as a former Guards officer, he knew very well that between Anson and this young lady, there was absolutely no trace of it. There is no blood relationship.

Well, just like he also knew that Lisa Bach was not Anson's sister, only a brother in the countryside of the central province.

An Sen, who pretended to be calm, was even more tense now, and his heart was beating so fast under his chest that he could break a rib and fly out, and the cold sweat had soaked himself twice from head to toe.

She had to figure out two things quickly now—why did she show up, and how should she explain her identity to others? !

be honest?

It is a great honor to introduce to you that Miss Talia in front of you is a member of the famous Rune family, the owner and current owner of Lund Manor.

What, why did the dignified rune's daughter appear on the turbulent sea without warning, and it seems that she has suffered a shipwreck?

Oh, this gentleman, you really don't know anything about our No. 1 Clovis; just kidding, how could she have been shipwrecked? If she likes, we can turn into watermelon juice in no time.

If I dared to say that, the Crown would be full of watermelon juice in the next second.

But if you lie, then you have to consider whether the other party is willing to cooperate with you... Considering the importance of himself in the other party's heart, Anson feels that there is a high probability that he will not.

This involves the first question, why did she appear at this point in time?

Thinking of the "Sea of ​​Nether Abyss" that suddenly disappeared, An Sen could probably guess that it might have something to do with her - the reason is very simple, it is impossible to stop a black mage who can create a large-scale storm on the sea by himself.

Obviously, this is definitely not accidental.

As the Clovis caster family and the least-known wealthy family, the Rune family has always maintained a deliberately low profile, so much so that it has almost become a kind of "legendary" existence, and even the eldest daughter of the Franz family treats them Almost nothing is known.

This deliberate low-key is obviously out of a "tacit understanding" with the Clovis royal family and even the Church of Order - if it weren't for this, it would be hard to imagine that they could allow a blood magic apostle to live in the entire Clovis without any monitoring. outside the most important cities of Victoria.

Of course, it's more likely that monitoring doesn't help either. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

Under this premise, Talia made her public appearance in such a "sudden" way. She... No, what exactly is the Rune family trying to do?

Anson's pupils shrank suddenly.

At the same time, the girl slowly opened her eyes.

The bright sunlight passed through the window, and the girl wrapped in the blanket was shrouded in soft golden yellow; she slowly turned her head back, and her emerald green eyes turned to Anson, who was standing in the middle of the crowd.

The infirmary was quiet.

Feeling the girl's gaze and the gazes of everyone behind him, An Sen, who forced himself to remain calm, swallowed his throat along with the cold sweat on his cheeks.

"That, let me introduce you." An Sen, who forced himself to be calm, took a half step forward and forced a smile to the crowd: "This is..."

"Talia August Rune."

The girl who spoke softly interrupted An Sen's words, causing his smile to freeze directly on his face.

She was wrapped in a thick white blanket, like wearing a graceful and luxurious evening dress, with a pair of small feet falling to the ground, carrying the "skirt" to curtsy to everyone:

"I would like to express my sincere thanks to all of you. The following is the eldest daughter of Rune, the hostess of Lund Manor, the current nominal head of the Rune family, and..."

Before he could finish speaking, the girl suddenly stepped forward and hugged An Sen into his arms before he could react, with a happy smile on his immature face:

"Anson Bach's fiancé~wife~!"

At that moment, An Sen, who was stiff all over, suddenly felt that the eyes of the people behind him began to look wrong—not like he was looking at his savior or an ordinary comrade-in-arms, but more like... uh...

dross.

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