Seeing his long-time friend Luke looking lonely, Victor felt uncomfortable. He comforted Luke and said, "Since His Majesty has made up his mind to change, just wait for him. As you just said
, this empire belongs to the Fernando family, not your Leidia family."
"But……"
"As long as the Royal Knights of Orlando can still be invincible, what does it matter? Besides, the empire still has a great magician like me."
"you?"
"Yes, Luke, you should know my strength. To be honest, even if there are 100,000 rebels besieging Fernando City at this moment, I can still defeat them..." At this point, Victor opened his palm
Hold tightly.
Luke looked at Victor, whose serious face showed that he was not joking, so Luke said: "Don't you always dislike nobles?"
Victor said unabashedly: "Yes, because I was born a commoner, I was ostracized by the noble children, so I hate those guys very much in my heart. But you must also know that maybe there are too many dissidents in this empire.
It's fair, but without the protection of this country, those people who could barely survive will live a more miserable life, and may even lose their lives! I don't want the catastrophe hundreds of years ago to happen again."
"Yes," Luke nodded and said, "On this point, I think the same as you."
Victor suddenly changed the topic and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Luke, this time I need your help."
Luke asked strangely: "Old man, why are you so polite?"
Victor said: "Today in the Royal Arena, the 'void protection' used by Bailey used the power of space chaos. This is definitely not something he can achieve with his current strength."
Luke nodded and said, "Although I don't know anything about magic, maybe Bailey used some magic items?"
Victor nodded slightly and said: "You have reached the key point, Luke. 'Void Protection' and 'Gate of Time and Space' both rely on the power of space chaos. Although 'Void Protection' is only a level 7 magic,
'Gate of Time and Space' is a level 9 magic
, it is possible that the 'Void Protection' magic can be stored in the staff called 'Thunder God's Wrath', and it does not affect Bailey's normal use at all. This ability cannot be underestimated. Maybe his true strength is not there.
Below me."
"Which one of Senat are you talking about..."
"Yes, Senat's 'Gate of Time and Space' scroll is most likely the same person who made the 'Void Protection' today."
"Are you sure? Victor."
"No, I'm not sure." Victor's words greatly surprised Luke: "But on this continent, there are not many people who can have this kind of strength, right? Besides, Luke, we can let this happen
Is a powerful magician wandering outside our sight?"
"I understand, Victor." Luke nodded.
——————————*————————————*——————————————
While Luke and Victor were having a secret conversation together, Imperial Minister of State Chad Reeves and his wife Mary Shelley were also discussing something in the secret room of their home.
Chad slammed the precious crystal wine glass in his hand to the ground, and hundreds of gold coins suddenly disappeared into nothing.
Looking at the broken wine glass on the ground, Chad felt a little better. He raised his head and said to his wife: "Your Majesty is very majestic today. He not only criticized me a lot, but also replaced a lot of people."
Subordinate, huh, you want to take away my power before your wings have grown strong?"
Shelley said disdainfully: "Just him, Fernando XIII? He just has the support of the Royal Knights. If it were him alone, I'm afraid his orders wouldn't spread beyond the palace."
Chad nodded and said: "Although the imperial capital is vast, there are not many cities under the actual control of the empire. Except for the imperial capital Fernando City, only the two ports of Sunrise City and Seawind City are relatively large, and the others are just a few.
An insignificant little city.”
"Now His Majesty is taking advantage of the situation and wantonly replacing Luke and I's subordinates. It is really stupid. Forget about my subordinates. After all, they are mainly responsible for the affairs of the imperial capital. Even if the newcomers are not familiar with it, it will only delay things; but
That guy Luke's subordinates are all experienced tax officers. I would like to know how much tax revenue can be collected this year. I'm afraid that guy Luke still can't sleep now, right? Haha!"
Shelles said displeased: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why do you still call me that? He is just lucky. He is the only son of Fernando XII. How can he be qualified to hold this throne by himself?"
Chad shook his head and said: "You don't understand. If I don't pay more attention to it, I will be in trouble if I accidentally let it slip when I face His Majesty. Oh, by the way, the chambers of commerce under your name now, in the recent period
It’s time to calm down and put aside those not-so-glorious businesses for the time being. I guess His Majesty will take action soon.”
"Well, okay. It's just a pity. Now is a good opportunity to make money."
"Don't worry, dear," Chad said: "There will be opportunities. Also, if there is an opportunity, you will put most of your energy on the procurement of weapons, food, etc., and do these things secretly
Some. If I guess correctly, we will make a lot of money!"
Having said this, Chad put his hand on the burning stove in the secret room and said with ulterior motives: "Look, this winter is really cold. I think it will be even colder in the north, right?"
"You mean?"
"Tell me, if the cold winter freezes to death a large number of cattle and sheep, what will those people on horseback do?"
"I understand, but what's the use of weapons?"
"This is even simpler, dear," Chad said with a smile: "Since this year's tax revenue cannot be collected, tomorrow the empire's already poor finances will definitely have problems, big ones. Maybe.
There will be a second Senat, a third Senat..."
"You are still smart," Shelley said in a praising tone: "The biggest business in my life is you."
Chad suddenly said to Shelley with a lewd smile: "Actually, I have something bigger. Didn't you see it?"
"You guy," Shelley said with a charming smile, "are full of bad things."
The shadows of the two people on the wall slowly overlapped and began to shake violently. The most primitive sound between men and women echoed in the secret room.