Thinking of this, the beautiful girl governor who was always known for her toughness and iron fist couldn't help but feel a little numb. She was afraid that her father would not like her lover, and the two would fight again.
She stood up in a hurry, stood in front of Lorraine, and then winked wildly at Lorraine as if she was killing a chicken and wiping her neck.
Luolina looked at her expression and couldn't help but feel strange. She took a few steps forward and asked with concern: "Nicole, what's wrong with your eyes?"
At this point, she realized that there was someone else in the room. She couldn't help but let out a low exclamation, took two steps back, looked intently, and then hurriedly bowed and said: "Ah~, hello, Your Majesty the Duke.
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The Grand Duke first glanced at his daughter and saw a dry smile on her face. He felt very angry: after his daughter was brought up, he just wanted to run away with others. He didn't care about his father's mood at all. Really
I really have a white-eyed wolf~!
Due to the unique human forgetfulness, the Grand Duke could not remember at all how he married Catherine's mother.
He snorted lowly, then nodded to Lorena and said, "Hello, my dear magician. Is Archmage Lester in good health?"
Luolina hurriedly replied: "Yes. He is in good health too."
She answered respectfully, but she also knew the Grand Duke's attitude towards those crooked scholars. Therefore, under Catherine's eyes that were so sad and angry that they could kill people, she was also uneasy and worried, fearing that she might say the wrong thing and let that person
The old guy finds an excuse to get mad.
What surprised them was that the Grand Duke seemed to have not heard what she said when she came in, and chatted and laughed with Lorena and exchanged a few more polite words.
The two of them had finished their greetings. Seeing the Grand Duke's thoughtful look, Lorena hurriedly found an excuse and sat next to him.
At this time, the Grand Duke turned his head, pointed at the sand table, and asked Lorraine: "Did you tinker with this?"
Luo Lin immediately felt unhappy and thought to himself: What is this?
But when I saw the pleading look in Catherine's beautiful eyes, my heart softened, and then I walked over and said, "Not bad. I must have tinkered with it."
The Grand Duke leaned his body on the table, then looked at it for a moment, and said: "I think there should be more than just these things on it, right?"
Lorraine smiled and said: "His Highness really has a sharp eye and can detect every detail."
As he spoke, he walked over to the table, then reached out and patted the side of the table, only to hear a soft click. A hidden compartment of a drawer opened.
Under the Grand Duke's surprised gaze, Lorraine reached out and took out a set of toy soldiers and several warships, and then quickly placed them on the model in categories.
Finally, after thinking about it, I felt that there was no need to hide my secrets with this old guy. Moreover, this was a rare opportunity, and I could also take the opportunity to let the experienced first battle general of the empire give me some advice. So I took out a pair of dice and
Several documents were also thrown on the table.
Lorraine pointed to the model above and said: "Your Highness, this is a war game system we have made to formulate plans and then simulate various situations that occur on the actual battlefield."
The Grand Duke's eyes couldn't help but flash with a cold light, and he looked extremely shocked.
After a long time, he reached out and slowly picked up the documents on the table, and started to read them. While looking at them, he asked: "What's going on with this dice? Is it still used for betting?"
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Lorraine smiled and then explained: "Because the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, everything cannot go smoothly. In many cases, it depends on luck. So we can only use this dice to estimate the unexpected
Condition."
The Grand Duke touched his chin and asked with interest: "For example..."
Lorraine said: "For example, you plan to organize the army and launch a general attack today, but the weather is bad and everyone is soaked in the rain. Or the temperature is too high and a large-scale Legionnaires' disease breaks out in the military camp..."
Catherine heard him keep pouting, and the Grand Duke's face became increasingly blue, and he coughed lightly as a hurried reminder.
Seeing the look in her eyes, Lorraine couldn't help but shrugged, and then continued: "Or..., the enemy's transport ship at sea encountered a storm. The generals in the city fought to grab his girlfriend, and then planned to
Open the door and defect..."
The Grand Duke looked back at Catherine, and then said: "Just tell me. What conditions are needed to capture this city?"
Lorraine couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then replied calmly and indifferently: "We have rehearsed various siege plans. Only when the navy becomes stronger and completely cuts off its sea supply line, we can use 150,000 people to siege a city.
This city will not fall until more than nine years and nine months later."
The Grand Duke's body was shaken first, and then he let out a long sigh. He put his hand on his forehead and murmured: "This is simply impossible. The Imperial Navy is just a bunch of losers. And 150,000 people have been under siege for a year and a half.
Nine months...sigh...is there any other plan?"
In order to please her father and let him leave a good impression on Lorraine, Catherine kept winking at him from the side.
Lorraine was helpless.
He thought carefully and replied, "Yes."
The Grand Duke was extremely surprised and asked quickly: "Is it...is it? Tell me quickly? Tell me quickly?"
Looking at the expression on his face, Lorraine was very doubtful. If she proposed marriage at this moment, would this old guy agree immediately? Maybe he would also give herself several million more in dowry???
But these thoughts only flashed through my mind.
He answered bravely: "Use the Poseidon Halberd-level magic cannon to carry out non-stop bombardment for forty days."
The Grand Duke's face suddenly turned livid, and the documents he was holding in his hands began to tremble. Judging from his appearance, if he had a knife in his hand, he would hit Lorraine's head without hesitation.
Finally, he squeezed out a sneer from between his teeth and said: "A Poseidon-class magic cannon? Ah? Young man, I think you really have a bright future. Do you plan to follow me to the front line to make contributions? Don't worry~
! Seeing that you are so talented, as long as you go, I will give you the position of army commander."
Leo exclaimed from the side and reminded in a low voice: "That's bad, the old man is trying to trick the boss into unconsciousness, and then transfer him to the death squad~!"
Catherine was immediately furious.
She turned her head away, and then in unison, she and the Grand Duke shouted angrily at him: "Shut up~!"
Leo shrank his neck in fear, then covered his buttocks with his hands and backed away with a dry smile. His big black eyes also moved around, looking for the location of the door and window.
The young father-in-law was a man who only took advantage but never suffered any losses. He made up his mind in his mind, just waiting for them to rush over and beat him up, he would immediately run away, find a place to hide for a while, and wait for them to calm down.
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Lorraine smiled bitterly, and then explained to the Grand Duke seriously: "Your Highness, listen to me. Although there are only two Poseidon-class magic cannons in the world, the doctrine of giant ships and cannons is not wrong.
.This is the most cost-effective siege tactics method."
The Grand Duke looked at him coldly and said: "I'm listening~! Hum hum..."
Lorraine smiled bitterly in her heart, knowing that what he didn't say was: If what he said was wrong, he would be transferred to the death squad immediately.
He picked up the document, then made a careful calculation on it, and said: "Your Highness, I am not joking. You can make your own calculation. It will take 150,000 people and a nine-month siege to build a powerful navy. This will take
How much does it cost? How much time does it take? And how much does it cost to adjust the magic cannon and conduct a forty-day bombing? How long does it take?"
The Grand Duke was stunned for a moment. After being silent for a long time, he sighed and said, "You are right. But the magic cannon, guarded in Ruman City, is impossible to move."
Lorraine shrugged and said: "With all due respect, attacking like you is ineffective. Of course, it is not ruled out that other unexpected events may occur. You can capture the city."
The Grand Duke looked cold and snorted noncommittally.
Lorraine couldn't help but feel strange. It seemed that he couldn't listen to his suggestions at all. Why did he insist on attacking by force? It is impossible for an excellent commander like him not to know that doing so was actually a waste of troops.
Fruitless?
His mind couldn't help but suddenly understood. This old guy is really cunning~! Even if he captured the city of Samarkand, he had no intention of withdrawing his troops. This old guy is simply relying on his own troops~
!
The Grand Duke stretched out his hand and gently touched the sand table, rolled his eyes, and showed a smile that was exactly the same as Leo's when he did bad things. Then he said carelessly: "Well, it's not bad. You can be considered filial. This gift can also be considered.
I reluctantly accepted it if I put my thoughts into it."
Lorraine couldn't help but let out a surprised sound and was about to speak.
Catherine hurriedly pulled at the corner of his clothes, and then said with a smile like a flower: "Yes, father. Lorraine knew that you needed this, so he did it for several days in a row, just to give you a surprise. You
Just like it.”
As he said that, he used the sharp sword-like heel of his high-heeled shoes to step on Lorraine's feet again, telling him to shut his mouth.
The Grand Duke glanced at Lorraine. His father, who was about to be seduced and ran away with all his daughters, looked at the face of that hateful pretty boy with an expression of displeasure.
He did not express his position, then clapped his hands, called two guards, pointed to the table, and said: "You guys, please move this table to my tent. Let Ural, Carmen and the gang stop drinking.
Let’s study some cat urine carefully. My son took this out and gave it to me.”
Lorraine couldn't help but dumbfounded. He thought to himself: Master, I am well-informed. I have seen a lot of shameless people, but I have never seen such a shameless one. Just one sentence, and this is what Leo gave him.
, it has nothing to do with myself at all.
The Grand Duke looked at him fiercely and said, "Boy, do you have any objections?"
Catherine hurriedly stepped forward, stood in front of Lorraine, and said with a smile: "No. He has no objection. If you have any objection, you can just move."
The Grand Duke snorted coldly, and then watched the two guards lift the table. He couldn't help but frowned and cursed: "Be careful, if you damage it a little, be careful I'll peel off your skin~!"
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He looked at it and felt uneasy. He cursed and directed the people to carefully carry the table out.
Lorraine couldn't help but wonder. After the Grand Duke went out, he turned to Catherine and asked, "Don't he live here?"
Catherine sighed, then pointed out the window at a huge military tent rising from the ground, and said: "As he said before, he must share the joys and sorrows with his soldiers. As long as they don't rest, he will never rest.
So no matter where he is, he always lives in a military tent."
Lorraine couldn't help but be in awe. Although this old guy looked like a nobody, he was able to do what he said. This alone was enough to make many people willingly serve under him.
At this time, Leo covered his butt, staggered over, pointed at Lorraine's nose, and shouted angrily: "Liar~!"
Lorraine glanced at him in surprise and thought to herself: I am already unlucky enough today, why did I end up wearing a liar's hat again?
Seeing that he didn't understand, Leo couldn't help but said angrily: "Don't pretend to be confused. As I said before, as long as you give me a kickback, nothing can be done. But look at me. I still got several slaps on my butt."
As he spoke, he flattened his mouth, rolled his big eyes, looked at Lorraine with his white eyes, and then muttered: "Damn liar~!"
Lorraine smiled and said: "You think it's a bargain~! It's only because you have such a short-sighted talent to give money to your father. To give money to your family? Do you think your father is short-sighted? The money will end up in the end
It’s not all in your hands yet, how many of them did he lose?”
Leo scratched his head vigorously, made an 'Ah' sound, and murmured: "Is there such a Tao in this?"
Lorraine said: "I usually give small gifts to my family. Even if you buy a diamond, a sword, etc., it shows your filial piety. Your old man must be as happy as Lao'er. Didn't he just give it to you?
In the name of you, did you move my sandbox away?"
Leo was speechless for a moment.
Catherine rubbed her forehead with a headache, and wanted to teach Leo a few words. But it was getting dark now, and on the first day of her father's arrival, the dinner must be a sumptuous one to please him.
I can be nicer to Lorraine in the future. But now I don’t know the specific situation in the kitchen, and I feel very anxious.
Therefore, she had no time to pay attention to the fact that her baby brother had been taken into the ditch by Lorraine. She just stretched out her slender fingers like green onions and stabbed Lorraine hard on the head, and cursed angrily: "
You must be wicked, you~!”
With that said, he hurried out of the door.
Although the Grand Duke brought a lot of guards this time, fortunately it was Maple Leaf Danlin. Although he was rushing slowly, and the busy Catherine wished she could divide the guards into two, she finally made dinner for everyone on time.
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And with her careful care and flattery, the dinner went very smoothly.
Although Leo still secretly pulled all the vegetables aside and threw them to the ground as before. Adele also continued to speak sarcastically and provoke herself, both overtly and covertly.
But Catherine suddenly found that she was much more open-minded and did not care about the two of them. Therefore, the atmosphere of the dinner was extremely harmonious. It was no longer the same as in the afternoon, when the two people looked down upon each other like black-eyed chickens.
It's pleasing to the eye and they start fighting again.
After dinner, when everyone was enjoying the after-dinner tea and chatting, Catherine just breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Adele rolled her eyes, and then pretended to be unintentional and said: "Lorraine, has the new script been written this time? We are still waiting to rehearse the new play~!"
After saying that, he raised his orchid fingers very gracefully and took a sip from the tea cup.
Catherine glared at her fiercely, and seeing that her expression remained calm and indifferent, she immediately felt certain in her heart: This vicious woman said this deliberately to achieve her ulterior and sinister purpose of breaking up the two of her.
She couldn't help itching her teeth with hatred, almost wishing she could pounce on her and tear Adele's expensive silk dress imported from Celis into pieces.
The Grand Duke was stunned for a moment, then put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Lorraine indifferently, and said: "Earl, do you still write scripts in your free time?"
Leo rushed to answer from the side: "Yes, yes. The boss is very powerful. Many of the scripts I have seen before were written by him, such as "Warrior in Golden Armor", "Snow White", "The Goblin Merchant"
", those were all written by him, and many people said that he wrote well..."
He was talking happily, and when he looked up, he saw Catherine looking at him angrily. He couldn't help but choked, scratched his pink cheeks, and said in shock: "Did I say something wrong?"
Catherine ignored him and looked at the Archduke with concern. She was afraid that he would get angry. Her cautious and careful look made people feel pity for him.
The Grand Duke smiled faintly and said: "I heard people say along the way that these are all good plays, and they were all written by you. So, you are also very knowledgeable about literature?"
Lorraine smiled dryly and said, "It doesn't count. It's just because I was poor before and had no other way, so I just wanted to make a few small bucks to spend."
The Grand Duke pondered for a moment and said, "So that's what it is?"
He suddenly remembered something, stretched out his hand, snapped his fingers, and said, "By the way. I used to have a friend who wrote a lot of poems. Can you help me take a look?"
With that said, he stood up and walked out.
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned. They didn't know what the Grand Duke wanted to do.
Lorraine looked at Catherine and said curiously: "Didn't you say that he hates literati? Why didn't I see it?"
Catherine also looked puzzled and said, "Has it always been like this before? Has he changed his gender?"
At this time, I saw the Grand Duke coming back with a box in his arms.
He opened the box, then took out a stack of documents from it, handed it over, and said, "Show me, what did he write?"
Lorraine took it in astonishment, wondering: Is this another test?