"…" Li Huailin suddenly recalled the matter. Ceci's situation was a little complicated. He didn't know how he managed to become his second wife. Although he had yet to admit it, it seemed like everyone in the Empire had tacitly agreed to it. It was the same for Cecil. Although he had his own territory, he never returned to it. He left it to his subordinates to take care of. He treated himself as a Duchess and lived there.
"Please allow me to explain," Li Huailin said hurriedly.
"Okay, go ahead." Su Ruoyan didn't run away after saying "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen" like in the TV series. Instead, she spoke to Li Huailin calmly.
Li Huailin naturally did not hide anything from Su Ruoyan and told her about Ceci's situation, explaining the relationship between the two.
"Oh, I see." Su Ruoyan's brows relaxed a little when she heard that Ceci was an NPC and a 12-year-old child. "Why do I feel like my brain isn't working properly after walking with you for half a day? Is this how you usually play the game?"
"Ahem … Indeed, I keep encountering strange things," Li Huailin said. "Let's have a meeting first."
Soon, everyone entered the meeting room and the meeting began. The ministers and deputy ministers of several departments had arrived. Su Ruoyan was also in the meeting room, looking through the financial list of the territory provided by Oliveira.
"The transport troops that Lord Overlord requested have set off. Just as Lord Overlord ordered, we have gathered as many transport troops as possible. The escort troop of 1000 spearmen has also set off. The leader is Knight Reggie. However, it is estimated that they will only arrive at the frontline in three days," Minister of the Interior Geert reported.
"Three days? No problem, we should be able to make it in time, "Li Huailin nodded." What about other news? Where is the 2nd Legion? "
"The 2nd Legion is near Casero City. At this speed, they should arrive at the frontline by noon tomorrow," Foreign Minister Gwenis, who had just returned from her vacation, said. Foreign Minister Gwenis, who had just returned from her vacation, said, "But the actions of the undead here are somewhat confusing."
"Oh? What do you not understand? "Li Huailin asked.
"The army of the undead directly advanced into four human cities on the first day after the declaration of war, but now that it is the third day of the war, the army of the undead suddenly seems to have lost the desire to attack. So far, not to mention the cities, it seems that they don't even have the intention to attack. They directly set up camp about twenty miles away from the city of Degara, and they neither attack nor retreat. I don't know what they are doing at all," said Gwenis.
"Degara City is now defended by 1,500 troops, and the city is strong. The other party should not dare to attack at will." De La Mo said.
"That's impossible. Even if Degara City is difficult to attack, there are still many human towns or villages around it. Even if they don't attack Degara City, they can casually attack some villages and use the corpses of the villagers to make some undead troops and increase the number of their army. But the undead here don't seem to have this intention at all. I think the other party must be brewing a conspiracy." Gwenis said seriously.
"Will the undead army set up an ambush on the path of our reinforcements?" Drake pondered for a moment and said.
"You can see it too?" Li Huailin said.
"Really? Lord, do you think so too? "Drake said.
"Unfortunately, the possibility is almost zero." Li Huailin said, "Not to mention other situations, this guy is a very cautious general. Even if the army is marching in the territory, he will send a large number of waiting troops to investigate every time, so the possibility of an ambush is too low. Also, the terrain in the direction of Degara City is a bit wide, so it is very difficult to find any ambush sites. Even if there are, these places will be checked very carefully by Malcolm. You can find this problem, so Malcolm must be very careful. I think if the general of the undead is really preparing to ambush Malcolm, it is estimated that he will be trapped very badly, so this should be impossible. "
"If the undead don't attack the human cities, that means the other party knows that our reinforcements are coming. Is it possible that they are preparing to defeat our reinforcements at ease?" De La Mo said again.
"The difference in numbers is too big. Even if our troops are tired from the rapid march, the possibility of the other party defeating us head-on is very small," Li Huailin said.
"My lord, I have a question, but I don't know if I can ask it," Drake suddenly said.
"Go ahead."
"I don't know why you asked our troops to slow down and let the second legion rush to the battlefield. Forgive me for being stupid, but I really can't see through your thoughts," Drake said.
"If I let you see through my thoughts, how am I supposed to do it?" Li Huailin said, "Where are our troops now?"
"Oh, Minister Legg has arrived at Migwane with the troops." Dragon Mo pointed to a city on the map and said, "According to Sir Overlord's instructions, the garrison is always near a big city. The garrison tonight should be Migwanni, but at this speed, it will take about eleven days for them to reach the battlefield. In other words, it will take about eight days for them to reach the battlefield."
"Oh?" Li Huailin looked at the map and then nodded. "Just maintain this speed."
"Yes." De La Mo nodded.
"Tomorrow, you and Bruno will go to the battlefield with me," Li Huailin said.
"Yes, my lord."
"Ruoyan, do you see any problems with the territory's finances?" After the discussion, Li Huailin asked Su Ruoyan who was looking at the report next to him. Li Huailin could not understand the financial reports of the territory at all, and it gave him a headache.
"You're asking the wrong question. You should be asking if there's any problems." Su Ruoyan said, "At first glance, this thing looks like a report from a company that is going bankrupt. Look at the ratio of income and expenditure. This is the first time I've seen a financial report where the expenditure is eleven times higher than the income …"
"Sounds like the problem is serious?" Li Huailin said.
"I knew it would be like this when you manage the territory." Su Ruoyan facepalmed. "It's fine if the business is shrinking, but what's with the hundreds of thousands of gold spent on pet eggs? Also, the expenditure on the army is too much. There are 5,000 standing soldiers, a horse farm, armor casting, and weapons procurement. The military expenditure accounts for more than 50% of the total expenditure. You're really strong as a financial officer, to be able to support the territory's development with such an income and expenditure …"
"That's why I said I won't manage it …" Li Huailin said.
"Alright, alright. Leave the financial issues to me. You don't have to mess around on your own." Su Ruoyan said, "Look at the remaining finances. There shouldn't be a problem with the money for the war this time. Try to end the war within half a month."
"Oh, half a month? That's enough. But I'm going to rob money for this war, so I should be able to earn a lot after it's over," Li Huailin said.
"That's great." Su Ruoyan said, "Otherwise, in a few months, your territory will become the most indebted duchy on the mainland."
"Do the others have any questions?" Li Huailin asked.
"Sir, I do." Gwenis, the foreign minister, raised her hand.
"Oh? Gwenis, what's the matter? "Li Huailin asked.
"Sir Lord, I'm going to submit my resignation to you," Gwenis said.
"Eh? Why? "Li Huailin asked curiously.
"Sir Lord, I'm going to remarry, and I just found out that I'm two months pregnant. Because I'm a little old, I'm going to go home and rest, so I've decided to resign from my job here," Gwenis said. "I came back this time to hand over my work. I recommend my adjutant, Amala, to take over my job. Amala is as familiar with the affairs of the Foreign Affairs Department as I am." "That's right," Gwenis said.
"Oh? Is that so? " Li Huailin nodded, then opened the territory page to have a look. Although Yamala's attributes weren't as high as Gwenis's, they were still passable. At the very least, there shouldn't be any major problems. "Congratulations, then. I accept your resignation."
"Thank you, Sir Lord," Gwenis said.
"Thank you, Sir Lord," Yamala immediately said. After all, she had been promoted.
"Is there anything else?" Li Huailin looked around, and it seemed that no one else had anything to say. So, he said, "Alright, let's split up and get to work. Everything else can wait until the war is over."
"Yes, Sir Lord." My Lord, "everyone said.
After the meeting ended, the door of the conference room opened, and Li Huailin saw Ceci appear at the door. Ceci was dressed very formally today, like a noble lady attending a banquet.
Holding her dress, Ceci gracefully walked in front of Su Ruoyan, who was still staring at her. Then, she bowed and said, "Madam, I am Ceci Erontiz Olibe. Greetings to you."
Su Ruoyan didn't know how to react to such a grand greeting. She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "What a cute girl."
Looking at the smiling Su Ruoyan, Ceci slightly relaxed. It was impossible to say that he wasn't nervous. If Su Ruoyan didn't like him, Ceci didn't know what to do. However, looking at Su Ruoyan's kind smile, she probably didn't hate him.
"Thank you, Madam," Ceci said as he bowed.
"Wow, I'm not used to you being so formal," Li Huailin said as he walked over.
"Sir Lord, do you want me to inform the Third Madam to come over?" Minister of Internal Affairs Geert asked.
"Huh? The Third Madam? "Su Ruoyan was stunned again." Is there an end to this? One after another? "
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