Act 80: The Tale of Turbulence and the Fish (2)
Antitina looked at the back of the young man limping away, and the calm figure of Jura beside him, and finally couldn't help but ask, "You just let them go, lord?" ”
"What else could it be? Let a sleeping dog lie. Brando replied simply.
"But I always think you're planning something," the nobleman's daughter squinted at him, glancing at him with some suspicion.
Brando couldn't help but smile bitterly and touched the tip of his nose: "I'm not so unbearable in your hearts, I remember that everything I did before was above board." ”
"Yes, but I don't think it's true that you've never done anything as simple as it seems, my lord. You arranged for Miss Freya to go to the Royal Academy in Pragues—ostensibly mutual support from friends before, but privately, I think you were not wrong to notice the rivalry between the royal party and the local nobles, right? ”
"If I'm not mistaken, the Royal Cavalry Academy is in the private domain of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess; And among the descendants of Her Royal Highness today, it is rumored that only Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is the most outstanding, not to mention that I heard that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and the only heir to the throne, the cowardly little prince, have been acting as the guardian of the sister and the mother before. ”
"So, as is customary. After today's saint, it is not impossible for His Highness to take advantage of the situation and be called regent. In this way, your actions become an invisible investment, my lord. ”
Roman heard the word investment on the side and hurriedly nodded.
In other words, these implicit investments may not have a role to play. But once you have your own territory, you will naturally be called a member of the faction that supports Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess; Of course, I probably don't think about it that much when people do this. However, judging from your behavior, my lord, others may not know it, but everyone close to you understands it—it is clear that your ambition is not as simple as a little bit. ”
Antitina looked up, "Is that right, Lord Lord?" ”
The girl breathed a sigh of relief after saying these words in one breath: she was actually just pouring out the speculations of the past few days, because Brando's behavior had been more and more incomprehensible to her in recent times, and she did not want to be too far behind her lord.
Especially as a chief of staff.
Brando listened and blinked: "Almost." But she knew in her heart that this noble daughter didn't guess completely.
It's not so much an investment, but more of a connection. In fact, he doesn't need the title of righteousness, he just needs to bury his head in farming, the player is different from the lords in this world after all, not to mention that he still controls that territory.
As long as the civil strife has reached its most violent stage, he can take advantage of the opportunity to expand - and when Madara begins a full-scale invasion of Eruin, and when Her Royal Highness the princess can no longer hold the situation, he can wait until then to come out and take the maximum benefit.
But he didn't.
It was his affection for the past game that led him to send the future Miss Valkyrie to the princess, and he was sure that the two most prominent women in history would not let him down. In this way, even if you expect a mistake, at least you will not leave regrets. The Silver Moon Demon Wolf hits with his hands
However, he didn't expect his plan to be so understood by Antitina, and he couldn't help but smile and didn't say anything.
Being able to guess this already shows the intelligence of this young lady.
He looked back at Roman, and the eldest lady looked back at him—as if it were fun. But she didn't look surprised at all—for she didn't even need to understand why Brando was doing it—the merchant lady would just do the best she could for him.
This is the biggest difference between Roman and Antitina.
Brando thinks that sometimes being too sober doesn't necessarily lead to happiness.
It was also a pleasure for him to look at Roman, and to see the latter always look like he was always taking for granted.
"Then next." Antitina replied: "Participating in the auction to raise money to fund Miss Roman's involvement in the post-war celebrations is behind the transformation of funds beneath the surface is the depth and penetration of a region. It was also the first time that I had discovered that gold coins were a good thing, and with its ubiquitous power, Miss Roman's tentacles penetrated into the intricate intricacies of the lower classes of the burghers controlled by the nobles and thieves' unions.
"We don't even have to go out of our way to maintain it, we can hear voices from all sides. During the operation in Pragues, I originally thought that I would deal with the Brotherhood of Thieves to obtain this information, but I didn't expect to fall into the eyes of adults. She asked, looking up.
"This is also one of the original intentions of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce." Brando nodded honestly: "But it's not money but the power of profit, and people will unconsciously put themselves into a certain system." Even if it is only for selfish purposes, it is often done to benefit others, like the circulation of goods - this is a wonderful phenomenon in itself. ”
"It's not that difficult to gather information, my aunt said that rumors are always everywhere." Roman seemed to be interested in the topic and interjected in to reply.
"That's because we don't have high requirements for the quality of information, and the most difficult part of processing information is not to collect it, but to identify the useful information in it, which requires professional manpower." Brando laughed.
"That's another story. But then, isn't it normal for me to suspect that your lord has other plans? Your lord, you never do anything that is not good. ”
Antitina's eyelashes moved slightly, staring at him.
"Two things don't mean anything, it's just a coincidence." Brando didn't plan to dwell on this clever girl on this topic, after all, he had too many secrets, and a lie often needed more lies to cover up.
Too much talk can make you lose it all.
"Then the matter of the 'Red Bronze Dragon' mercenary group retreating into the background seems to be to keep a low profile. But it turned out to be a move to arrange Freya's admission to the Royal Academy, and it seems that you have always known about the places in the Royal Cavalry Academy......"
The girl blinked, and her suspicion deepened: "No, it's more than that. You always seem to be able to see farther than the average person, and when we are still entangled in the immediate interests, it seems that you have already seen the final result. …… I—I don't know if it's a talent or not, but it's really stressing me out. ”
She sighed and couldn't help but grumble.
"Alright, alright." Brando hurriedly waved his hand: "I see." Just take it as such, you're right, it's a gift. But there are things that are not thoughtful when one thinks about things......"
He looked up and saw that the battle in the night was inseparable from fire. The fire had already burned from the direction of the camp, and the sky behind it was faintly glowing, gradually changing into a magnificent light red.
As the battle heats up, the direction they stay in becomes unsafe.
After all, it's just a temporary shelter.
“…… It seems like I've said too much off-topic, so let's get out of this place before it's affected by the battle. Brando looked around and changed the subject.
After saying that, he didn't give the girl a chance to ask further questions, and had already grabbed the long sword that he had missed in the previous battle and fled. To be honest, Antitina was far more sharp than he could have imagined, and he was really worried that letting her continue kissing like this would copy out his ID number...... The Silver Moon Demon Wolf hits with his hands
God knows why he was forward-thinking about what was happening in this world.
Could it be that he is crossing the party? Not the average one?
Brando obviously wouldn't make such a low-level mistake.
Of course, Antitina's eye could not escape the good and crude skill of changing the subject, but the aristocratic daughter seemed to realize that she was talking too much. If it weren't for the fact that she has had more and more questions in the past few days, she wouldn't have vomited unpleasantly.
But she also understands that there is a degree to everything, and it is natural that the superior has a certain amount of concealment from the followers below. What's more, Brando's forward-looking approach has always been a source of confidence in this small group.
Thinking of this, she obediently followed.
But when it came to the end, he couldn't help but turn around and whispered uneasily, "Mr. 'Tiger Sparrow', is it okay for us to leave from the east?" She remembered that when Brando had been talking eloquently before, the white-haired young man named Reddy had obviously said something to avoid them; Although almost everyone's attention fell on Brando at that time, the cautious and careful aristocratic lady did not let go of this detail.
Tiger Sparrow glanced at her, a smile of admiration in his eyes.
"Of course." He replied, as if that weren't enough—he patted his left arm with his hand and assured like a true Lubis mountain man, "Miss Antitina, I've never seen a young man as familiar as Lord Lord, these damned 'go down there'—"
"It's no hypocrisy to say that we deal with them a lot. The Black Fire Cultists have always liked to make noise, but it is not an easy matter to see through their arrangement at a glance. The experienced mercenary looked at Brando's back and praised: "Even if it were me, I would have to judge from the direction of their current attack that their ambush should be in a certain direction from the south to the west, but it is still much worse than the lord." ”
'Tiger Sparrow' replied as he angrily slapped his chin at Brando's back, "Do you see your hand?" I'm willing to bet it took him less than a minute to deal with that high-level pact demon, maybe less than ten swords. Only a veteran can understand how to approach the Gillie Chain Lord as quickly as possible by starting with his attack - this hulking creature has a wide range but is not a threat when approached closely. ”
Antitina didn't seem to understand, but she could clearly see that the old mercenary admired Brando. She was at first a little puzzled, but the young knight seemed to be unconcerned about the wounds on his hands and back—but he seemed to understand something.
As far as she knew, few of the descendants of the nobility of Eruin today suffered as much as their ancestors.
Heroic and wise, decisive and tenacious.
Such a lord?
I'd love to see what he's going to achieve.
Antitina couldn't help but take a soft breath.
(PS. Again, it's a good state today, everyone sees me working so hard...... )