Edith returned to her residence, took off her coat, and threw it on the hanger at the door.
She could not help but take a deep breath at the rich aroma coming from the living room. Saliva gushed out of her dry lips and tongue.
She did not feel it during the meeting in the Ministry of Defense, but now her stomach was growling.
"Why are you back so late today?" Cole's voice came first, and then he poked his head out from behind the door frame, holding a spoon in his hand.
"The war is about to start. The Ministry of Defense has a lot of work to do, especially when it comes to the Kingdom of Dawn. The situation is more complicated." She took off her leather boots, put on a soft sock, and walked into the living room. "You can eat first if you come back so late again."
"I don't care." Cole curled his lips. "But His Majesty hasn't decided whether to interfere with the King of Dawn or not, right? If you make a plan now and he adopts Barov's strategy, won't your efforts be in vain? "
"Do you really think he doesn't have any ideas?" Edith patted her brother's head as she walked past him. "Roland Wimbledon is not a king who relies on his subordinates to make decisions."
"What did you see?" Cole asked curiously.
"If you want to know, you have to pay the price." She glanced at him, and his body suddenly trembled and he did not continue the conversation.
There were two dishes and a soup on the table, and the main ingredient was Neverwinter's specialty — Bird Beak Mushrooms. Recently, this extremely delicious and juicy mushroom began to appear in the Convenience Market in large quantities, either because of the increasing number of hunters or because of the discovery of a new source. At the same time, the price of this mushroom did not rise but fell, and it seemed to be replacing meat.
It was a pity that Bird Beak Mushrooms could not be stored for a long time due to their fat characteristics. Otherwise, it would be an excellent business outside the Western Region.
Edith put a piece of roasted mushroom into her mouth. The slightly charred mushroom cap and melted butter perfectly. After a crisp sound, she felt her entire mouth was filled with juice, and she let out a long hum of satisfaction.
She had to admit that she had underestimated her brother.
Apart from his indecisiveness and weakness in martial arts, Cole's talent in learning was beyond her expectations. Take cooking for example. He had only eaten these mushrooms once or twice at His Majesty's banquets, but they looked decent. It was impossible to do this without a clever mind. It was the same for the clerical work in the City Hall. He had only been doing it for a few months, but he was already an official recorder at important meetings in the Lord's Castle. This speed had already surpassed many of his peers. If it were the noble children in the North who thought that they were the best, they might not be able to do better.
Of course, the most important thing was that he was very obedient.
Thinking of this, Edith felt that the dinner was even more delicious.
After all, the more capable his subordinates were, the easier it would be to do certain things.
"Sis …" Halfway through his meal, Cole could not help but ask, "Why didn't you speak during the conference these few days?"
"Hmm?" She put down her spoon and raised her eyebrows.
"His Majesty asked you about the things you're good at, right? Since you saw through His Majesty's intention, why didn't you say it for him? " Cole muttered. "Didn't you see the way Barov looked at you? That smug smile was almost overflowing."
"That's also a secret. According to the usual practice —"
"Er …" He bowed his head, and his expression showed that he was in a dilemma. After hesitating for a long time, he shook his head, as if trying to suppress his curiosity.
"But for the sake of this delicious dinner, I'll take it as you've already paid the price." Edith smiled slightly. "How much do you know about Andrea in the Witch Union?"
"Andrea?" Cole thought for a moment. "Her name has never appeared on the schedule, and her ability …"
"It has nothing to do with her ability," the Pearl of the Northern Region interrupted. "It's normal that you don't know about her. She's a combat witch, and she rarely shows herself. Only a few people know about her background. As far as I know, Andrea is a noble from the Kingdom of Dawn, and her family background is quite noble. She's also an old friend of Otto Luoxi. After knowing this, we can roughly deduce the rest. " Then she briefly explained her speculation. "Now do you understand why I couldn't speak up at the meeting? Once the emotional card is revealed, what could have been achieved will no longer be possible. Wouldn't His Majesty blame me for this? "
Cole's eyes widened. "How do you know all this?"
"Do you think I applied to go to the Great Snow Mountain just to prove that 'only people who have been to the front line are suitable to serve as important officials'? That's just one of the reasons. "She spread out her hands." Without this trip, it's not easy to get close to witches. "
Cole frowned and thought hard for a while. "No, that's not right … Assuming that the information you've gathered is correct, how can you be sure that His Majesty will definitely choose Andrea as a shortcut to solve the problem of the Kingdom of Dawn? There's no definite connection between the two! Can't he think of recovering the kingdom first and put the coronation ceremony first? "
"Indeed, there's no definite connection between the two, but I noticed His Majesty's behavior at the meeting. It's hard not to understand —" Edith said confidently. "In three days, he looked at Andrea a total of 17 times. She's neither an official of the City Hall nor a key decision maker. If there's nothing between them, then there must be a conspiracy."
"You … even remember this?"
She picked up the soup bowl and put on the posture of a meeting. "Just like this, out of the corner of my eye — His Majesty definitely didn't expect that while he was staring at Andrea, someone else was watching him."
"…" The younger brother's mouth twitched with a strange expression and he muttered something in a low voice.
"What did you say?" Edith asked coldly.
"No, ahem — nothing." Cole hurriedly waved his hand. "I wanted to ask, after the meeting, did you talk to Andrea about this? What if you guessed wrong? "
"Oh?" She raised her eyebrows. "You saw it?"
"I wanted to ask when you'd come back, but … it seemed that you only stayed in front of her for a short period of time …"
"Because I don't need to say all these speculations. Since it's an emotional card, I just need to give it a little push." Edith said carelessly, "His Majesty is a very benevolent king. Besides, he's met Sir Otto once. As long as you ask, he'll most likely agree to save Andrea." I just mentioned it. If I guessed correctly, it would be considered as helping His Majesty. If I guessed wrong … "She paused for a moment." Who cares about the life or death of a noble from the Kingdom of Dawn? "
…
The next day, the regular meeting ended after only half a day.
Roland Wimbledon, who had been silent for three days, did not continue to listen to the discussions of the ministers. Instead, he announced his decision at the beginning of the meeting — Neverwinter's army would be divided into two groups. One group would enter the Hermes Plateau from Coldwind Ridge, while the other group would pass through the Eastern Region and directly reach the border of the Kingdom of Dawn. They would attack the Kingdom of Dawn from the west and the south respectively and strive to join forces in the City of Glow by the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.
As soon as this decree was announced, everyone stopped arguing and accepted the order in unison. Even Barov, who was the leader of the conservative party, put his hand on his chest and accepted the order as if he had never said anything.
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