Both sides of the street are filled with passers-by hurriedly going home. The warm spring breeze floats leisurely, and the scent of powder and fine wine is in the air. The intoxicating life of Ruman City and the extremely luxurious nightlife are about to begin.
Lorraine sat in the carriage, carefully recalling her conversation with Russell.
Before setting off, Lorraine had imagined almost all situations. Russell might be moved by his affection and reason, use national justice to deceive Lorraine.
He will take the initiative to show his favor to Lorraine and sell Lorraine a bargain to resolve the conflict with Catherine's family.
But Lorraine never thought about such a huge beauty.
During these days, Lorraine, Catherine, Adele, and Lorena often discussed their appointments.
Although I have some military exploits, some literary talents, and I have written... well, I copied a military work called "On War". But these things are not in the eyes of the huge, slow-moving bureaucratic machine of the imperial government agency.
, but it’s all just floating clouds, floating clouds~!
He has some military exploits, but they belong to Maple Leaf Danlin Academy. The imperial government may not recognize them.
Do you have literary talents? So what if you have literary talents? Those who drive good cars may not necessarily be good people, and those who have literary talents may not necessarily know how to govern a country. Otherwise, Li Bai could legitimately play Li Xiaoji's management buyout. On the contrary,
Those guys with literary talents can make a fortune and one of them can stand up to several others.
Wrote a military book? Then so and so is still the principal of Whampoa Military Academy. Isn’t the military theory rich enough? Aren’t you always losing battles?
After this extremely correct analogy, even Lord Lorraine himself felt quite discouraged. In addition, he was too young and had just graduated.
Even though he was shameless and advertised to the world that he had someone "above" him. The future emperor would still be his brother-in-law, but who would care? Back then, Archduke Julius started from the bottom and then climbed up step by step.
Moreover, the empire’s senior commanders and various legion commanders are all useless. Where can I get another one for him?
Therefore, even according to the most optimistic estimate, the most the empire can give him is a deputy position such as deputy commander of a military division, and a powerless role such as in charge of camp maintenance and construction and placement of new recruits. And then he will have to work for a few years.
With his qualifications, he will wait until those big bosses have been beaten up and there will be a vacancy, and then he will be filled.
No one has ever thought about positions such as governor-general or military division commander.
Now, a governor's hat fell from the sky and took the initiative to put it on Lorraine's head. Lorraine himself couldn't believe it.
He has always believed in the time-honored saying of a Mexican farmer: A priest is more difficult to deal with than a donkey. Because with a donkey, you only need to be careful when it kicks you. But with a priest, you don't know where he will kick you.
And the Prime Minister, Cardinal Russell, is also the head of the priests, selected from a large group of vicious-hearted priests, so we can see how bad this old guy can be.
Even though the prime minister said a few nice words, it seemed like he was giving himself a big cake. Who knows if the big cake is poisonous?
What kind of person is Lord Lorraine? He usually feeds people drunken soup and then beats the sap. Now the Prime Minister wants to disarm him by saying a few nice words?
In the eyes of the lord, the Prime Minister is a bastard plus a third level, a son of a bitch.
If he is willing to give a person with real power, rich salary, and peaceful place, he doesn't have to do anything at ordinary times, he can just cross his legs, tease little Meimei, and play with his beloved, two little bees, he will be able to live like this
If the Governor lives like a fairy, then the Lord's favorability towards him will also increase. His evaluation of the Prime Minister is that he is a son of a bitch with some conscience.
This land was given to a governor for free, and Lorraine always felt that there was some conspiracy in it. However, he also felt that the old guy would not be so kind.
Viscount Friedrich didn't stop talking all the way, and Lorraine just responded with a yes.
Returning to the Grand Duke's mansion, Lorraine said goodbye to Viscount Friedrich and hurriedly walked into the mansion to find Catherine and Adele.
Catherine and Adele were also worried, and they were all waiting for Lorraine in the living room. Lorena was also here, and several girls were frowning and waiting for Lorraine to come back.
Leo and Melina put their little heads together and kept mumbling, not knowing what the two little guys were talking about.
Seeing Lorraine walking in, Catherine and Adele hurriedly rushed forward, pulling Lorraine from left to right, and asked anxiously: "What is Russell looking for you for?"
Leo looked up at this moment, then waved the fan he had just made in his hand, showing a very Zhuge Liang, taking things seriously, and said loudly: "I just said it, there won't be anything."
It's okay, you see, I'm back in good health, and I don't see anyone missing any arms or legs."
Catherine was so anxious that she had no time to pay attention to him. She shouted angrily: "Shut up~! If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute."
Leo immediately shrank his neck in fear and stopped talking.
But in order to show that my young master is steadfast and not afraid in the face of power, he rolled his eyes and laughed loudly twice. Then he hugged her with two fat and white arms.
On his chest, he raised his little nose and looked at Kaiser provocatively.
Catherine saw it and was furious, but she just said that he was not allowed to talk nonsense, and his "haha" laughter was not considered talking.
She glared at Leo bitterly, and was about to find fault with this little scoundrel who had an itchy skin.
At this time, Lorraine reached out her hand and patted the shoulders of the two girls at the same time. Then she winked at Hilmeria, who was sitting not far away, indicating that they didn't need to worry, and then said: "It's okay.
I just talked with Russell in the office for a while."
"What did he say?" Catherine suddenly felt new and old hatreds welling up in her heart. She raised her eyebrows and asked nervously.
Lorraine took a deep breath first, looked at the nervous expressions of Catherine and Adele, smiled suddenly, and then said: "Your Majesty wants to appoint me as the governor of Nai'an. Russell notified me and asked me to discuss it with you.
one time."
Catherine was stunned immediately. She and Adele looked at each other, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes, and then said in unison, "What did you say? Say it again."
Leo immediately pulled his ears, jumped up and said, "Hey, you guys have donkey hair stuffed in your ears. My boss said he is going to be the governor of Nai'an."
In shock, Catherine did not let Leo speak rudely and showed no etiquette due to the first family of the Ruman Empire. She just looked at Lorraine with Adele with concern.
Next to them, Lorena and Hilmeria also looked concerned. They seemed to be coming over at the same time, but they were not as shameless as the two people next to Lorraine. They took courage several times, but finally stopped.
Lorraine looked at their disbelieving expressions and nodded solemnly.
Catherine and Adele looked at each other.
Adele lowered her head and thought for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Russell won't trick you, right?"
Catherine nodded along with Adele.
Lorraine smiled and said that they really deserved to be a family. Hearing the news was exactly the same as his reaction at the beginning.
He shook his head and said, "I don't know if this is meant to trick me. I'm worried about that, so I'll come back to discuss it with you."
Luo Linna thought for a moment and then said: "Hey, hey, can you eat first? We can discuss it slowly after dinner."
Lorraine was stunned and said, "Have you not eaten yet?"
But after saying that, they immediately realized that these people were too worried about themselves and didn't even eat. They had been waiting here all the time.
Lorraine was moved for a moment, and then she quickly changed her words and said, "Let's have dinner first, and we'll talk about it after dinner."
Leo used to be scolded by Catherine at the dinner table because he was frizzy and picky about food.
The atmosphere of today's dinner was different. Leo was surprised that no one paid attention to him. Even he secretly poured all the spinach on the plate into the flowerpot behind him without being discovered by Catherine.
Except for Vera, who was still carefree and had a strong appetite, all the girls ate even more carelessly. They just scratched the food on the plate a few times, took a few bites, and then pushed the plate aside.
Went there, frowning and thinking.
He immediately pointed at a few people and shouted at the dining table: "How can this be done? You are picky eaters, you are not good children..."
Catherine had been thinking intently, and after hearing his noise, she muttered a perfunctory 'hmm' twice, then casually touched Leo's head without saying anything.
Leo was frightened on the contrary. He had never seen Catherine so gentle before. Abnormality is a monster. Catherine might have some terrifying back-up plan to deal with him.
Leo's face turned pale immediately.
He hurriedly lowered his head and, with the knife and fork flying in his hands, he picked up his dinner and drank all the remaining soup.
Despite this, I still felt uneasy and cleaned the plate as cleanly as if a dog had licked it.
He saw that it was indeed Katherine who had no clue, and then he felt relieved.
Leo looked up at Catherine and Adele who were in trance, then blinked and whispered to Lorraine: "Why are Nicole and Adele so weird today? Did they take the wrong medicine?"
Lorraine paused, and secretly blamed Catherine and others for spoiling this child like this and speaking dirty words. How can he teach him in the future?
He paused, and then said: "We are probably leaving Ruman City, and they are where they want to go. Do you like Ruman City?"
Leo thought for a moment and said, "It's just so so. I've already visited all the places to play, but the snacks here are more delicious."
Catherine said: "That's okay. At worst, we can hire a few cooks from Ruman City to go there together."
Leo rolled his eyes, then turned to Melina and asked: "Milena, can you go with us?"
Melina held her pink cheeks with her little hands, thought seriously for a while, and then said: "I'm afraid it can't be done? I need to discuss it with Sister Hilmeria first, and I need to go home and ask my father."
Leo sighed in disappointment and said, "Oh, that's it."
These two children were both from noble backgrounds, and they were always held in the palm of everyone's hands. They had a common language. They played together very happily. Suddenly, they thought of separation, and they were very reluctant to part with them.
Adele looked at the two of them, smiled brightly, and then said: "Leo, how about I accept Melina as a disciple? In this case, it should be easier to say, sister, I am a genius in both magic and martial arts."
Melina's big blue eyes immediately lit up, and she said in surprise: "Is it really possible? Sister Dai'er."
Adele puffed up her breasts and said proudly: "As long as that Hilmeria doesn't object."
She paused for a moment, then stretched out her hand to pinch the little girl's cheeks, which were as pink as peach blossoms in March, and said, "Melina is so cute, she will be so charming when she grows up."
After hearing her compliment, Milena's big eyes turned into crescents when she smiled, revealing the cute dimples on her face, and she said sweetly: "Thank you, Sister Dai'er."
Luo Linna thought for a moment, and then said: "How about Melina become my apprentice? I will advance and become an archmage soon."
Adele smiled sweetly and said: "Why, Luo Linna also wants to follow Lorraine to Naian to take office? This is good, so as not to make the journey lonely. Don't you think so, Lorraine?"
He said and gave a wink.
Luo Linna said with a straight face: "No, I'm just afraid that if you can't teach students well, Dai'er, you won't be able to do anything except compete with others for your boyfriend when you get out."
Adele balled up the napkin in her hand and threw it at Lorena. At the same time, she spat at her and said, "Seek death, Lorena."
Lorraine watched Adele and Lorena laughing and making trouble, then turned to look at Vera, who was still eating her meal with relish, and said: "Vera, if I really go to Nai'an to take up the post, you should go back to Maple Leaf
Dan Lin, you’d better come with me.”
Vera kept holding the knife and fork in her hand and said without raising her head: "I will go where the young master goes. I can easily get money by following the young master. If I were the only one... I might be bullied again."
.”
Luo Linna immediately rolled her eyes and said angrily: "Vera, you are really worthless. When you become an archmage, who dares to bully you? Let's take off his skin, make it into a football, and then let him
Let’s play with the legendary Chinese men’s football team~!”
After hearing this, Leo widened his eyes in shock and said, "Lina, you are too cruel~!"
Luo Linna sneered, and then said: "You know how powerful I am, right? If you know, you must be more honest with me in the future, otherwise I will turn you into a little frog, and then throw you into the pot to stew a pot of frogs.
Potato soup~!”
Leo's face turned pale immediately and he shouted loudly: "I...I'm not...I'm not afraid of you."
But at the same time, he shrank his neck, turned around and hid behind Lorraine. With only one eye exposed, he looked at Lorraine cautiously.
Luolina sneered twice proudly.
Lorraine watched from the side and couldn't help but shrugged, thinking to herself: If Lorraine knew that in Vera's house, the Archmage was given for free, what would she think?
Vera also said aggrievedly at this time: "No, senior sister, even if I become an archmage, I will still be bullied by their gang of bad guys when I go back."
Luolina slapped her forehead, sighed and said: "I really have nothing to say to you. As timid as you are, you should just follow this kid for the rest of your life~!"
Vera was very confused. She blinked her big blue eyes, with the natural innocence of a girl, and said matter-of-factly: "I just want to follow the young master for the rest of my life?"
Luolina was stunned for a moment, and she was so angry that she completely lost her temper.
After everyone finished dinner, the attendants came in, cleared the table, and served desserts and hot tea. Lorraine and the others gathered around the table and began to formally discuss the appointment of the governor.
Catherine asked someone to bring a map and spread it on the table. Lorraine climbed on it and looked at it carefully.
Catherine pointed at the map and said: "This is Naian, the southeastern corner of the empire, on the east coast of the Madidome Sea, and the capital is Nedel City.
Six hundred years ago, this area was still a barbaric land. Ruman's immigrants sailed by sea to where Nadel City is now and established an immigrant city. In the following hundreds of years, Nedel relied on sea routes and Ruman.
Imperial contacts, four hundred years ago, the province of Naian was officially established. Naian is basically an enclave. Although the commercial trade of Nadel City is developed, due to transportation restrictions, the expansion of the province of Naian has been very slow, that is,
Nearly 10,000 square miles in the Nidel City Plain area.
It was not until eighty years ago that the legions of the Ruman Empire opened up the land road to Nadel and occupied the entire northern area of Nadel City. The area of Naian Province suddenly expanded nearly ten times.
Look presentable.
So, speaking of it, Nai An Province is a truly wild frontier province.”
After listening to Catherine's introduction, Lorraine began to understand a little more. Thinking of the situations she had seen in her previous life, she nodded and said, "The problems in border areas like this where the surrender has not been long have always been the most complicated, right?"
Catherine nodded and said: "It's almost as you said. The northern region of Nai'an is a mountainous area and a jungle. There have never been human footprints here, but there are many tribes of elves and dwarves in it.
When you reach the Nedel City area, you will find the plains with excellent terrain. This is where the people of the Ruman Empire gather and is also the main production area of food.
From the Nedel Plain to the south, there are dense primeval forests, and there are still some alien tribes in them. Further south is the prairie, which is the territory of the orcs. These uncivilized cannibals often invade to the north to plunder those
The tribes in the jungle not only rob things, but also rob people."
"Ah?" Adele covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Are you going to rob someone to eat?"