"The princess of the Emperor, but there are three grandsons who have the right to inherit the Duke of Sardinia, and you are only one of them, how can Your Highness prove that this is not your side? What's more, our Duchy of Sardinia has not had much contact with the Central Empire in recent years. Nelson questioned again, but this time he did say a few more words.

"Before, because of my grandfather's Continental Army policy, the two sides really didn't have much contact, but since my father succeeded to the throne, he has strengthened the development of the navy and paid more attention to maritime trade, and it is precisely because the empire does not have any advantages over the commercial alliance and the Alpha Parliament that they are willing to provide more bargaining chips, and both of them want to incorporate Sardinia into the national territory, and our condition is that the Duchy of Sardinia continues to be a relatively independent duke."

Leah paused for a moment and continued, "As for the issue of inheritance, it is true that I have two cousins who also have the right of inheritance, although the two of them also have a pivotal position in the two countries, but after all, the business alliance and the Arcane Council do not have a royal family, many things need to be negotiated internally, and the interests will be re-divided, and it is inevitable that the Duchy of Sardinia will be divided to a certain extent, only our empire can guarantee the integrity of the Duchy of Sardinia, because the entire Dukedom will be handed over to me to inherit, The rule of the Duke of Sardinia over the dukedom will also continue. ”

"The conditions do sound good, but since it is directly governed by your Royal Highness, it means that the great nobles of the empire cannot share any benefits, so they will not make too much effort for this, and although the Central Empire has begun to pay attention to the navy in the past two years, the sea power is still very weak, and our Duchy of Sardinia is a sea territory after all, and without enough sea power, no matter how good the conditions are, it is useless." Although Nelson was a soldier, he had good political wisdom, but his mind was not on politics.

"It is precisely because of this that we need Your Excellency's strength, as long as Your Excellency supports the Empire, the Empire's lack of power at sea can be greatly compensated, and Your Excellency will also be duly recognized."

"I'm a soldier, as long as I have a soldier and a fight, I don't need to tempt me with benefits, it's very simple to get my support, Your Highness, you just need to prove that the Duke of Sardinia supports you, and I will support you, whether in the past or in the future, I will only be loyal to the Duke of Sadinia."

Liya showed a wry smile, "Sure enough, I still need the support of my grandfather!" ”

"Lord Nelson, the Duke of Sardinia asked me to bring you some words."

Riya's face turned pale, and she took out a magic gem from her bag, and after a short spell cast, a flash of light suddenly projected from the magic gem, shining directly on the wall of the hall, which was an image recorded with magic.

In the video, the old duke is half-lying on the bed, his face is yellow, and he is so thin that only skin and bones remain, which makes people know at a glance that his time is short, and his voice is not as full of energy as Nelson is familiar, but low and lacking strength, and even a little intermittent: "Nelson, I am a half-elf, you are also a half-elf, I only have 3 daughters, no sons, you are like my son, you are a good soldier, but not a qualified lord, so I hope you can support me as much as possible, Support my granddaughter, Leah, who may be young, but who is the best person to continue the Satin family's bloodline and traditions.

Remember what I said to you in private when I first met you? 'Stinky boy, seeing you reminds me of me when I was younger, do a good job, I'll always keep an eye on you', stinky boy, you've done a great job, but you have to be even better, I'll continue to keep an eye on you in heaven. ”

At this point, Nelson's eyes were already full of tears, but he resisted them and asked in a trembling voice, "Is he gone?" ”

"Yes, just left." Leah replied.

Hearing this answer, Nelson's body shook and his head tilted up, and after more than 10 seconds, he fell to one knee and said to Leah: "Duke of Sardinia, Nelson Anderson owes your allegiance. ”

"Thank you, I am honored to have your allegiance." Leah hurriedly reached out to help the other party.

"Your Highness Leah, what do you need me to do?" Nelson asked, getting up.

"Your Excellency Nelson has more experience than I do, and I don't know much about the Sea Lion Legion, so you just have to do what you think will be helpful to my succession to the Duke of Sardinia, preferably to stop the landing of the armies of the Business Alliance and the Council of Offa on Sardinia."

"Leave it to me, my duke, and I will not let you down."

"Viscount Nelson, which minister or general do you think I should contact first?"

"The Minister of the Navy doesn't need to go, he has a conflict with me, since I have sworn allegiance to you, Your Highness, he will definitely not surrender to you, first go to see the Minister of War and the commander of the Guard, and then you can go to see the Minister of State."

"The Minister of War and the Commander of the Guards?"

"The Minister of War is in charge of all the armies of the Duke of Sardinia, and he is technically my immediate boss in name, but my Sea Lion Legion and the Duke's Guard are under the direct command of the Duke of Sadinia, and he also controls the city guard of Cagliari, the capital of the Duchy of Sardinia."

After a pause, Nelson continued, "As for the commander of the guards, you only need to show him these two sea lion tokens, he is like me who was drawn into the ranks of the old duke, and I am like brothers, and the pro-guards are the duke's private army, although the scale is not large, but it is very elite. Forget it, I'll just run for you, if Your Highness is willing. ”

With that, Nelson threw the two sea lion tokens in his hand to Leah.

"Of course I do, it's really unwanted, so I'll ask for it." Leah replied immediately, and took the two sea lions.

"The old duke has just passed away, and the situation is urgent, so I won't stay with His Royal Highness for more, so let's go our separate ways now." After saying this, Nelson finally turned his head to look at Yun Xiaohan for the first time, but what he said later was not so flattering, "Your Highness, are you just this one of the guards?" Do you need me to arrange for you a few guards? ”

Hearing this, Yun Xiaohan couldn't help but roll his eyes, and Liya also turned sideways and smiled at Yun Xiaohan, with a little urgency, her eyes were like a pool of clear water, and her eyes were like a pearl of dizziness.

After staring at Yun Xiaohan for a few seconds, making him a little embarrassed, she suddenly turned around and said in a long voice: "My guard, although I am a little rude and don't know much etiquette, but my loyalty is commendable, and my strength is barely strong, and I can get by." ”

"Reluctantly? Have you ever gone? Your Highness, please accept my guards. Nelson, visibly lacking in humor, hastily interrupted.

Seeing this, Liya didn't dare to continue joking, and said: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be joking, but Yun Xiaohan's ability is very good, I can get to the island in time and see my grandfather, he has made a big effort, I believe he can protect my safety." ”

"Your Highness, please don't joke with the ability and dignity of warriors in the future, Brigadier Yun Xiaohan, please accept my apologies, I am sorry for my contempt for you."

Hearing this, Yun Xiaohan couldn't help but respect Nelson, as a general who controlled heavy troops, and a confidant of the duke's domain, he was not arrogant at this critical moment, and he could apologize to a brigadier like him who did not have much status, which shows his character.

Yun Xiaohan hurriedly bowed and expressed his acceptance of the other party's apology, but Liya couldn't help but her small mouth.