Chapter 258 Ila: The rumors are over, right?

"Orpheus! What on earth is going on?"

Grand Duke Novak loudly questioned the female noble in front of him. He frowned tightly and asked her in a serious tone: "Explain to me why the Caesar Royal Guard appears on the battlefield?!"

In other words, why does the Caesar Royal Guard still exist after the merger?!

"Why not?"

And the one who answered him like this was a girl named Orpheus who was gently drinking tea... She looked very much in line with people's impression of a "noble girl", and could even be said to be...

Stereotype.

Knitted silk coat, beautiful felt, scarf, a beautiful gemstone necklace, slender hands holding the tea cup gracefully, beautiful chestnut curly hair, and a pair of small pointed boots.

Of course, it is indispensable...skin as white as milk, like a little girl who is inexperienced in the world, and eyes that sparkle like pearls.

However, her true age is very questionable, just like Grand Duke Novak who looks very young... she must be a fake loli.

"Since it is a war, then naturally all troops need to participate. To protect the homeland and the country... it should be like this."

To Orpheus who said this, Archduke Novak slammed the table and angrily shouted: "You should know that this war is just a cover! We only need to make sure to weaken the former Principality of Caesar

The old man who died!"

After all, those old people who normally dream of restoring the glory of the Principality of Caesar basically do nothing except relying on their old age to sell their old age... They are not engaged in production, they are unwilling to join the official position, and they have no money but just pretend to be pretentious all day long.

I heard there are already many

That's why there is this war.

Either recognize the reality, use your merits in the war to determine your new status in the Principality of Hazzard, and become a new noble...or you must obey the arrangement and die on the battlefield.

The Empire was also very cooperative, because they were indeed able to gain new territory, and it was even easier to obtain territory... But after that, it would be impossible for the Empire to spit out the meat they swallowed.

Therefore, the principality also needs to grasp one of the degrees.

"To put it bluntly...this is not a hidden secret worth speaking out."

Orpheus said so. Wearing black stockings, she pushed an empty tea cup to Novak and said, "Would you like a cup of golden apple tea? The dried fruit is in the bag on the side."

"..."

Regarding the unhurried attitude of Orpheus, Novak could only suppress the anger in his heart, took out a few slices of dried golden apples from the bag, lifted the water cauldron and made himself a cup of fruit tea.

"Add some water for me, too."

Being summoned like this, Grand Duke Novak's brows twitched, but he still added water for her, and then asked: "What are you going to do? Why don't you dismantle the Caesar Royal Guard?!"

This is a very reasonable choice. Whether it is a surrendered troop on the battlefield or a troop surrendered by a hostile noble, if you want to use it for your own use, the first step should be to dismantle them one by one, and then evenly distribute them.

assigned to existing troops.

Originally, Grand Duke Novak thought that Orpheus did the same thing, but it turned out to be not the case.

"If you don't explain the reason, I will propose to all members at the subsequent Grand Council to remove you as speaker and deprive you of your position as a member."

Regarding Grand Duke Novak's words, Orpheus still didn't look too anxious. She shook her head gently and said: "Because it cannot be broken up, Novak... you are just a councilor."

The underlying meaning of this statement is... Orpheus is the speaker, so she doesn't need to explain too much to Novak.

Looking at Novak's frown, Orpheus drank tea calmly, and then said in a little more detail: "Let the Royal Guards kill the enemy wantonly on the battlefield until they die in battle or achieve fame.

...as a declaration that the war has officially begun."

"..."

These words made Grand Duke Novak feel like he had fallen into an ice cave.

It’s not because of [letting the Royal Guards kill enemies wantonly on the battlefield], because this is understandable. If there is really no way to make the Caesar Royal Guards feel a sense of belonging to the Principality of Hazzard, then they can only fight against the Caesar nobles.

Dead or something.

But what did Orpheus say next?

"The war has officially begun?"

Novak repeated Orpheus's words like this. He thought of a lot in an instant. His eyes widened and he asked, "Are you saying that this war between the principality and the empire should continue?"

Originally, Novak and other congressmen knew that... at a certain moment, in exchange for several slave cities, it would be appropriate to have a tacit agreement with the empire to stop the war.

The empire gained land and lost no troops.

The principality has dealt with its internal conflicts and has not yet settled down.

It should be a win-win situation like this!

"The principality has been divided for too long, Novak."

Orpheus said, as if she would remain calm no matter what happened, and said with this attitude: "Caesar will not usher in the end. Our only way is to merge, but this is too difficult."

Having said this, Novak also understood the purpose...to transfer conflicts to the outside and promote integration with foreign enemies. This is really a classic, but still easy to use method.

However, it must be more than just that...

"What else?"

As Novak said this, he looked into Orpheus's eyes and asked her: "In the end, we will definitely not give up like this, right? Even if you are holding on to losses, you will make the war intensify.

?!"

This is natural, because...

"The strength of the empire is no longer as strong as it once was... Thousands of years of monster war have severely damaged both the empire and the areas controlled by monsters. This is our opportunity."

Saying this, Orpheus tapped the table with her delicate fingers and said: "Novak, the empire has been the hegemon for thousands of years. It's time to come to an end... You know, the empire's domestic

The situation is not good."

Not many people can see this, but Novak and Orpheus are two of them - within the empire, because of Ila's defection, the situation is like a time bomb that may explode at any time.

The Yi La faction...are really a destabilizing factor for the empire.

"But as long as Ila speaks, King Isabella can still control the Ila faction."

Regarding Novak who said this, Orpheus glanced at him and said with a smile: "Is there anything you can do? Novak? With your friendship with Ira Elkaras?"

In this regard, Novak could only shake his head. At most, he could only be regarded as an [acquaintance] of Ira, not a [friend], not even an [acquaintance]... However, Orpheus had already understood this

There are expectations.

Orpheus: "Then, let's use the second option..."

Novak: "Let me ask, what is the plan?"

Orpheus: "I heard...Ira Elkaras likes lolita?"

Novak: "... Just give it a try, it won't hurt anyway."
Chapter completed!