"This time, the first people we need to bring along are Oliver and Hadrian. They are specialized merchants." Leon first called out the names of two merchants. "I believe that the army is not allowed to do business. The matter of trading with the high elves should be left to professionals. Oliver has the exclusive right to sell wood elves' goods, while Hadrian, Lucia, and the Ashes Corps often deal with each other. They must be brought along."
"In addition to the two merchants, the three battalions of the Old Guard, the Greatsword Battalion, the Halberd Battalion, and the Musketeer Battalion, and the newly formed Coldstream Guards of Mu Xilon, although this regiment only has two battalions." Laing continued, "I've appointed Lord Philip Mountbatten, a local noble of Mu Xilon, as the commander of the Coldstream Guards. At the same time, I've also transferred the legendary great swordsman Oudino from the Old Guard to be his deputy."
"Also, since father has said so, Suria, the Coldstream Guards will be under your command," Laing said meaningfully. "This is the first mission of this army, so I'll leave it to you."
"Okay." Suria did not say much. She just agreed immediately.
"In addition, Baron Juan will also bring a team of Scorching Sun Knights with him." Laing nodded. "There's also Berliat and a few of our attendants. That's all. Alfred Frey has to prepare for the wedding, so we won't disturb him."
"That's all? You won't think about it? For example, the ambassador, or Silvia? " Suria thought that Laing had indeed brought too few people. "Or maybe a few Grail Knights?"
"No, that's all," Laing said directly. "Okay, has Devenhill been sent to Kalad?"
"Yes." Suria's face turned pale. The female knight realized something from her husband's attitude. She hurriedly said, "Devenhill and Kalad have met many times. Kalad will be a good Godfather."
"Very good. Since it's been arranged, let's do it." Laing stood up and Suria hurriedly stood up. The female knight held Laing's arm and asked, "What's wrong? It's so late and you still want to go out? "
"I'm going to take a shower." Laing smiled. "Wait for me to come back, madam. Also, don't change your clothes ~"
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." Suria stood on her tiptoes and kissed Laing on the lips. The Queen looked like she wanted to say something, but Laing indicated that there was no need. The King smiled and also kissed Suria on the cherry red lips.
It was not until Laing closed the door and left that the smile on Suria's face disappeared. The female knight gently stomped her feet and kicked off her high heels. She patted the sofa lightly in annoyance and frustration. She reached out to take her beloved teddy bear and hugged it in her arms.
She knew that she had done something wrong this time. Laing was angry. As Laing's queen, she had always been respected and had a lot of autonomy, but she still made a mistake. Suria concluded that there were two main reasons. First, it took her only a few days to break through the bottleneck of the sacred realm under the guidance of Laing's father. This made Suria a little arrogant. After all, even her brother, Julius, who had returned from an expedition, was still stuck at the peak of the legendary realm. Suria, who had been trained as a female knight since childhood, did indeed have fewer opportunities to go on the battlefield after marriage.
Second, Laing's father still had a strong personal charm. Although he was cold and full of dignity, Suria could feel his attention and concern for her. She could not help but tell him her thoughts.
Now it seemed that this was a wrong choice. Suria hugged the teddy bear that Laing had given her. This teddy bear was a gift that Laing and her had bought before the two of them were married. Suria had always treasured this teddy bear very much. She had even sent it to the palace to be specially renovated.
The female knight closed her eyes. She approached the teddy bear and pressed her chin on the surface of the teddy bear. This was the first time that there was a gap between husband and wife.
Now, she could only think of a way … Suria was very sad. The female knight could only immediately pray to the fairy in the lake.
Lady, I'm in trouble.
I need your help!
At the same time, Laing was soaking his body in hot water. The room was filled with steam. The head maid Sylvia had wanted to scrub Laing's back, but Laing waved his hand and gestured for her to leave first. "You can leave first. Let me be alone for a while."
"Your Majesty, did you have a fight with Miss … I mean, Madam?" Sylvia was wearing a very light maid outfit. The head maid probed, "Madam doesn't seem to be in a good mood recently. Your Majesty, you too."
"No." Laing shook his head and waved his hand. "Nothing. Alright, you can leave. Let me be alone for a while."
"Yes." Sylvia agreed but did not leave immediately. She emphasized, "Your Majesty … His Majesty Laing, if you're unhappy about anything, you can vent your anger on me. I'm fine."
"Leave," Laing continued.
"His Majesty Laing, if you can't do it, you can hit me to vent your anger." Sylvia was in a rush. After she finished speaking, the head maid left. "Madam, she's real. I'm sorry."
Laing leaned against the side of the bathtub. The Knight King reached out his hand and patted the hot water. The gray knight gene prototype closed its eyes.
The water was very hot, but the heart was very cold.
Deep in Laing's soul, the bearer was still whispering. He was teaching Laing little by little. At the same time, he was also passing on some ideas to Laing.
Laing now understood why many kings in his previous life only trusted their eunuchs the most. They only cared about their own children.
They were alone and had no one to rely on.
It was like the king. Who did the king trust the most? Who was the only person he trusted?
It was the prime minister magic pattern Macado.
In fact, Laing knew the magic pattern Macado was called the prime minister. In fact, he was only the leader of the ceremony directorate. Just like his title was the bearer, Macado was the most loyal servant of the king. He was an extension of the king's will. He was not a real prime minister with independent power.
Macado understood the evil of necessity. From what he saw, countless bureaucrats and countless low-level civilians could be sacrificed for no reason. If the king needed them, Macado could do it himself. In the end, he got what he wanted. He sat on the golden throne for the king. He lasted only one day before he turned into dust.
The heir that King liked and cared about the most was Han Sen, who was Gray Knight's gene prototype. The only reason he did that was because Ryan could not be replaced, and he loved Macardo. That was all.
Many genomes were just tools to the king. Some genomes were even used as tools, but they had too many side effects and were not easy to use. Angelang was one of them.
It was the same for Laing. The five original gray knights were also standard tools to Laing. From the bottom of his heart, Leon didn't think that these five guys were his children, but he still called them children, just like Kirriman, because he needed their strength, and he needed them to pay for it.
Then, why was Laing so unhappy about this?
It was not difficult for Laing to understand the female knight's behavior. When a person had power, he would always subconsciously test the boundaries of his power. However, when he touched the red line, he would usually retreat immediately. After that, he would not cross the line.
But Suria had crossed the line this time.
To put it simply, Suria was his queen, not Brittany's queen. He was the king. He could let the queen participate in politics, or even be a regent. He could tolerate it. However, he could not allow Suria to be in power.
Who gave Suria the power? He gave it to her, not the king.
This time, Suria had done this. In the end, it had evolved into the king giving Suria more power. If Laing backed down on this matter, he would not be able to control Suria in the future. This was because the source of Suria's power had changed from Laing to the king. This was something Laing could not tolerate.
I am not Li Zhi, who threw the big and small matters to his wife and went out to play all day. In the end, he raised a female emperor.
How could Laing tolerate this kind of thing? He had always held the decision-making power firmly in his hands.
In fact, Laing had now built a new system with him as the foundation and core. In this system, Laing was irreplaceable. If one thought about it carefully, one would know that even if he was dead now and someone else was in power, no one would be able to command the system that Laing had built. For example, the nobles under him could not command Veronica and the Old Guard. For example, Morgiana could not command Juan and Berliat. Also, even Suria could not command Olica.
The only person who could manipulate the entire system was Laing. Only when he made the decision could things be done.
This was power. This was power.
However, Laing did not blame Suria. He was not so narrow-minded. From the conversation between the two, he knew that Suria had only complained to her father-in-law as a daughter-in-law. This was very normal in a family. Who did not have their own opinions? A little warning would be enough. After all, she was the woman he loved the most.
The real problem was the way Imperial Emperor handled it.
The way the Human Lord handled it was too simple and crude. Or rather … he did not understand the human heart. Imperial Emperor only felt that Laing was wrong from Suria, so he personally took action. He did not consider the consequences or Laing's feelings. He felt that this could resolve the conflict, so he did it.
He did not consider Laing's thoughts and the new system that he had spent so much effort building.
Just like how the Imperial Emperor didn't care about Angelang's feelings and forcibly teleported him away on the eve of the uprising, just like how the Imperial Emperor didn't care about Mortarion's feelings and directly killed the Behemoth when Mortarion was fighting a Behemoth. Just like how the Imperial Emperor didn't care about Petrabo's feelings and forced him to fight all the difficult battles.
Even more so, just like how Imperial Emperor did not consider Horus' feelings and directly let Macado establish the Supreme Overlord Council to seize power from the original bodies led by the War Commander.
Laing had a faint premonition that there might be conflicts between him and Imperial Emperor in the future, even bigger conflicts.
When the time came, he would have to make a choice.
Suddenly, the king felt his heart ache. He felt that he still cared too little for Suria. They were husband and wife in name, but in reality, Laing had never been able to open his heart to anyone. That was why there was this problem. He treated the women in his backyard more like tools. He was like Imperial Emperor in this aspect.
He could not do this. At least, he could not do this to Suria. This was not fair to his wife.
This situation really needed to be changed.
Ten minutes later, Laing finished his bath. He changed into a loose bathrobe and swaggered out of the bathroom. After thinking it through, Laing was very refreshed. Suria had a worried expression and wanted to say something to Laing, but she was directly picked up by her husband and turned around the room several times. The female knight said shyly, "Laing, what are you doing? Quick, put me down. It won't be good if others see. "
"Didn't you want to apologize to me? Madam? " Laing had recovered by now. The king hugged his queen and kissed her lips. "You have to show some sincerity, right?"
"Oh! Laing, you guy, you only know how to bully me! " Sulia finally let go of her worries. She leaned against her husband's chest and said, "I … I know. Put me down first."
Laing then put Suria down. He pulled Suria onto the soft bed. "Get ready to go, madam. This trip to Ossouin will not be an easy one. We will face many complicated situations."
Suria lay on Laing's body. The female knight looked at her husband, her eyes full of tenderness. "I believe in you. You will definitely be able to handle it well and achieve your goal."
"Before that, let us complete a small goal first." Laing put his hand into the slit of Suria's dress. Feeling his wife's smooth legs, Laing's face finally showed a trace of true feelings. "Suria, after marrying me, it's been hard on you. This trip to Ossouin will be arranged by me. I will let you experience a wonderful trip. I promise, I swear in the name of Macado."
"I'll listen to you." Suria closed her eyes and kissed him.
… I'm going to complete a small goal first …
Old World, Empire Calendar, late July 2513, Marlin Castle.
Today, a big event happened in Marlin Castle.
Two huge ironclad warships were emitting thick smoke as they sailed into Marlin Castle's waters.
The people of Marlin Castle came out to see the ironclad warships. This was the first time Marlin Castle had seen the legendary ironclad warships of the dwarves. The huge chimneys, the steel hulls, the magnificent churches, and the huge cannons that symbolized power and glory filled the people of Marlin Castle with fear and excitement.
The blazing eagle claw of the Ash Corps and the sword in the irises of the Brittany Knight King were hung on the two ironclad warships respectively, fluttering in the strong summer wind.
When the gangway was lowered to the dock, something shocking happened. It was not humans who came down from the ironclad warships, but a large group of bearded dwarves!
Solgrin Ironhammer, the eldest son of Bellegar Ironhammer, the king of the Angran clan and the true king of the Eight Peaks Mountain, led a group of dwarves with guns in their hands and axes or hammers on their backs. The first thing these dwarves did when they came to Marlin Castle was to translate the Book of Hatred into human language and pin it on the dock of Marlin Castle!
The Eight Peaks Mountain expedition was a victory! Today, the dwarves came for revenge!
"Princes of the business world, and that Mr. Jose Magical Bird, get your ass out here for the trial of the Angran clan!"
Otherwise, we will settle the score!
At the same time, a decree from the Supreme King of the Dwarves, Solgrin, the Resentful, also arrived at Marlinburg. The Supreme King questioned the humans and the Empire. In this great expedition, which was of utmost importance to the dwarves, why were the merchants of Marlinburg secretly obstructing them? What were their intentions? Did the humans not want to fulfill the contract of the Sacred Alliance?!
When the news came out, Marlin Castle was shaken. The princes of the merchant world were terrified. They seemed to remember the fear of being dominated by Ivan the Griffin Duke twenty years ago.
The parliament of Marlin Castle urgently convened to discuss countermeasures.
"What should we do?"
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