After the dance, some guests were chatting and playing cards in various chat rooms, while Gray Lint was wearing the most standard smile, and under the leadership of Earl Hall, he was dealing with the Conservative Party bosses... Compared to
Last weekend's small banquet at Count Gross's house, this banquet far surpassed it in terms of scale and level of guests.
The flash of swords and shadows in politics are far less obvious and intuitive than real battles.
During the first conversation, Graylingt did not even promise that he would lean towards the Conservative Party after winning a seat in the House of Lords in the future. It was really just a brief acquaintance.
But what about actually?
When he attended tonight's banquet, he had already been roped into the conservative camp in Loen's political circles. Even if he wanted to rebel in the future, it would be difficult for other camps to accept him. On the other hand, conservatives
After the party accepts him, it will also gradually cooperate with him to transfer some of its interests to him and tie him to death - people may betray their own camp, but they will never betray their own interests.
"It's a pity that these are just flowers in the mirror and moon in the water!"
After dealing with several aloof bosses, Gray Lint walked out of the chat room that was full of smoke and went to the courtyard to change the smoke in his lungs.
He hates cigarettes and cigars. In his "previous life" memory, a large part of Zhong Jianshu's family misfortune was due to his mother's addiction to smoking, which was one of the core conflicts that led to his parents' divorce.
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Backlund is one of the most prosperous cities in the world today, the capital of all cities, the land of hope... Countless reputations are piled in front of this city's name.
But after walking out of the noisy and lively banquet, standing in the courtyard, looking up at the clear and vast night sky, Gray Linte felt so lonely.
Once again, he truly felt that in addition to the extraordinary abilities in his hands, the tiger called "power" made of "status" was actually so unreliable.
To be honest, he didn't care about the earldom as much as he showed...it was just to cooperate with the "writer".
Is that level of identity useful?
Of course there is. The so-called "justifiable". With that level of identity, many of his actions in the Southern Continent will be more legitimate. But in a world where extraordinary power actually exists, it is possible to completely suppress a country with just one person's power.
In the army, his "identity" can only save him a little trouble, and it will never play a decisive role.
"Graylint? Why didn't you go to the tea room to play cards?"
Walking over was Hibbert:
"Are you worried? I'm alone in the dean in a daze."
Gray Linte smiled and shook his head:
"It's nothing, I just feel that the night sky in Backlund is really different from the Southern Continent."
In fact, they are all equally vast.
"You mean the stars? Indeed, given Backlund's environment, you can't see those things."
Looking for a conversation starter, Hibbert was quite expecting him to bring up the topic of air pollution. He has been focusing on this aspect recently and has gained a lot of experience.
But Gray Lint did not follow his ideas, he joked:
"Look at the stars? No, I'm not an astrologer... or a philosopher."
The starry sky is not as romantic and beautiful as it seems.
Skipping the topic, Gray Lint asked with a smile:
"What about you? Hibbert, why are you out here? Do you have anything to do with me?"
Hibbert nodded slightly at first, then thought about it, shook his head and said:
"It's not a big deal... mainly because I heard some rumors."
"rumor?"
"That's right, that's what you said to Melanie last weekend."
Sure enough, word got out!
Gray Linte nodded secretly, but denied it to Hibbert:
"Oh, it turns out that's what happened. It was just a temporary measure I used to deal with her... What, did that affect Audrey?"
Isn't that the case?
No matter how promising I am, as a mere viscount, even if I adopt the attitude of "marry only Audrey," I shouldn't be able to stop the heirs of the great nobility or even the princes.
"So this is ah."
Hibbert let out a breath, not sure if it was regret or something, but he joked:
"Those words of yours are really strong, and after hearing that, I felt that there was indeed such a thing.
"Then again, you are indeed old enough to start a family? What, do you have a girl you like? I can help you find out?"
Gray Lint was stunned.
Are you worrying about your sister's marriage? But do I dislike you so much? After all, we are also the "youngest viscount in the Kingdom of Loen", right?
He shook his head secretly and said in a perfunctory tone, feeling slightly depressed:
“I have no idea about this yet.”
But what he didn't expect was that Hibbert frowned and preached to him:
"Although this is your own business and I shouldn't say anything...but it's really not good for you to always be entangled with a mistress who is only half-conscious."
Gray Linte was beginning to get tired of it.
Fortunately, at this time, Audrey came over in small steps:
"Hibbert, Gray Lint, what are you talking about?"
It has to be said that seeing this elf-like girl, Gray Lint's negative emotions were swept into the trash heap. He smiled and said:
"Hibbert wants to introduce me to his wife."
Audrey stood blankly and blinked, then suddenly burst into laughter:
"Okay, I say, Hibbert, don't worry about Gray Linte."
She knew about Carol's existence, so she thought Hibbert's behavior was a bit funny.
But Hibbert didn't know. He immediately overthought it and thought Audrey blocked him out of some other idea. While forcing himself to laugh, his expression became a bit gloomy.
…………
As the night got darker, the guests dispersed, and the Earl's Castle, which had been noisy all night, gradually became quiet.
In the study, Earl Hall and Hibbert were still talking secretly.
"How's it going? Hibbert, it was indeed Gray Linte who said that?"
The worries that Gray Lint had before finally became a reality.
Hibbert nodded, recounted the night's chat with Gray Lint, and tentatively said with a hint of worry:
"Dad, do we want to interfere?"
"Interfering with what?"
Earl Hall's eyes widened and he scolded:
"I see that you are not making any progress!
"What? You want to use Audrey's marriage as a political bargaining chip?"
Hibbert couldn't hide his panic and quickly shook his head in denial:
"No, I definitely don't have such thoughts... But, Dad, I really think Audrey should live a happier life in the future!"
"You, you!"
Earl Hall had a complicated look on his face, sighed and shook his head. After all, he still thought that this was his heir:
"First, although I asked you to confirm the truth, I never thought of interfering with Audrey's pursuit. You cannot and should not interfere."
Hibbert's expression changed, and he did not dare to quibble anymore. Instead, he lowered his head and replied softly:
"Yes, Dad."
"Secondly, your vision has also disappointed me!"
He analyzed the eldest son:
"Yes, that's right. I also hope that Audrey will live a happier life in the future... But do you think that Gray Linte's potential ends here?"
Hibbert frowned, as if thinking seriously for a while:
"If he succeeds in conferring a title this time... it should be difficult to go further, right?"
Indeed, the current focus of the Loen royal family is on reducing titles. If it is not for great military achievements, they will basically not add titles, especially those at the level of great nobles.
Hibbert thought he was reasonable, but he didn't expect Earl Hall to shake his head:
"Who can say for sure? Before Gray Linte left for the Southern Continent, did you ever think about the chance that he would be crowned an earl?
"It's impossible, right?
"But what about now? It's less than a year! No one can say for sure what will happen in the future!"
Seeing that Hibbert must have listened to his words, Earl Hall then ordered:
"Okay, don't worry about Audrey and Gray Linte's affairs... I won't interfere, just let nature take its course."
Poor father and son, it can only be said that they are too superstitious about Audrey's charm, and they never thought that this was just a performance by Gray Lint. On the contrary, Audrey herself was very sober, although she also heard those messages.
, but she understood his underlying meaning as soon as she heard Gray Linte's original words.
Of course, this side proves that Gray Linte performed well.
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After attending the banquet that night, the time quickly approached late September.
I don’t know if the Marquis of Rocente and others are powerful enough, or if the Twilight Hermits are secretly using their strength. In recent days, although the specific reward has not yet been implemented, Gray Linte has heard the news that he will indeed be crowned a count this time.
!
Not only that, he will also be promoted to major general.
Although the rank of major general is insignificant compared to the title, he, a young general in his early twenties, once again aroused heated discussions among the people.
Generally speaking, the military positions in the intelligence department are generally lower than those in the army, but the Southern Continent is an exception.
The situation in the colonial area is very complex, with many opportunities for meritorious service. At the same time, they face many dangers. In addition, the conditions are harsh and the work is far less comfortable and comfortable than in the northern continent. Therefore, the military positions of MI9's southern continent branch are often much inflated.
, but the real power is actually not as good as the equivalent military positions in the Northern Continent. But when it comes to actual interests, the Southern Continent has to be better. The sky is high and the emperor is far away in the Southern Continent, and the power of the colonial government is limited, and it is unable to supervise various departments.
…Corruption is commonplace there.
Another weekend, after more than a week of silence, Klein saw nothing happened, so he habitually came to the gray fog and used his trick divination.
On the one hand, he wanted to continue his career as a metaphysical detective because his recent investigation was not going very well. On the other hand, he wanted to confirm and give Glerint's girlfriend Carol Soren.
By joining a Tarot Club, do the pros outweigh the cons, or do the cons outweigh the pros?