The time, probably going forward another month, was almost at the same time that Sean set out to return to Panda.

Location, the reception room of the Tonys Fortress.

It is a large, bright meeting room.

There is a long oval table that can seat more than 20 people.

There are no chairs at either end of the table, only on the left and right sides of the table are ten high-backed chairs. Each of these high-backed chairs is about sixty centimeters wide, the backrest is covered with a golden cloth, and the cushions and cushions are real velvet cushions transported from the Chainas Empire, and the chairs have no armrests, but with the crimson copper oval table, it gives people an extremely luxurious feeling.

This is the Morning Light Room in the Lord's Mansion of the Fortress of Tonys, and it is the largest conference room in the entire fortress. Since the establishment of the fort, it has only been opened four times, three of which were opened to welcome envoys from the royal family, and once to negotiate trade with a large chamber of commerce.

Today marks the fifth opening of this room.

But the attendees had just left.

Even in front of a diplomatic corps of up to ten people, there were only three people in this room.

Asuna, Elizabeth, and Simi.

Vivien is currently in charge of matters on the side of the Mordg, and is not in the Tonis Fortress, along with Asuna's most famous Thundering Edge, who has been completely taken away. It can be said that the Tonys Fortress still seems to be strong at present, but the overall combat effectiveness has dropped by a whole level, after all, even if there are 20,000 or 30,000 ordinary soldiers, they can't be compared with an elite army with only 10,000 people.

At this moment, Asuna's whole person was lazily immersed in the soft chair, and she even wished that the whole person could fall into it, and it seemed that she was indeed tired.

"Are you alright?" Elizabeth asked, a little worried.

"Alas. That little guy is really troublesome. Asuna said with some grumbling, but her tone didn't sound like she was complaining, "The basket that came out this time is so big. ”

"It's not the result of your laissez-faire." Elizabeth chuckled, "As his lord, he is your pioneer knight, so in essence, you have an obligation to protect him. Therefore, even if the people of the Pan-continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance want to go to him for trouble, they should pass through your level first, if it is not for your deliberate negligence, how can they pass through the Tony Fortress. ”

"I'm just curious how far that little guy can go." Asuna stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. Only then did she look less like a lord or marquis, but like a little girl who didn't seem to have grown up yet, with some innocence and naughtiness.

"So now you see it?" Simi said curiously.

"I did." Asuna nodded, "But the price is a bit big." It's so big that I can't even handle the pressure. …… My father even wrote to ask about the situation......"

"Lord Duke?" This time. Even Simi and Elizabeth were a little surprised.

As Asuna's true descendants and best friends, no one knows the relationship between Asuna and her father, Duke Roald, better than them.

On the surface. Asuna seems to have broken away from the family and formed a side branch. And he has no contact with his own family or even with other Evans family members. But in reality, Asuna and her father have always been in contact with each other, but this kind of communication is very secret and deep, if not necessary, even in order to avoid attracting the attention of those who care.

After all. Since ancient times, what any emperor fears most is the high merit.

And the two best generals in the entire Duchy of Lane are from the Evans family, and they also guard the two most important gateways of the entire Duchy. So if you want the royal family of the empire not to be suspicious, of course, it is impossible to be too close, so on the surface, it seems that Marquis Asuna ran out of the family because of the previous falling out with the family, went to experience, developed on his own, and then broke off with the entire family.

But actually. This trick was also taught to Asuna by Duke Roald in order to protect the Evans family.

Over the years, Asuna and her father have exchanged very few letters, which also reassures the royal family of the Duchy of Lane. In order to maintain this illusion, the exchange of letters has been completely suspended in recent years. But now, when the eyes of the whole duchy were completely focused on the fortress of Tonys, the Duke of Roald actually took the risk of having a letter delivered, which was very unusual.

"What did the Duke say?" Elizabeth asked.

"What else can you say?" Asuna sighed helplessly.

"Should it be ......," the look of surprise on Simi's face was even greater, "It's also for Sean?" ”

Asuna nodded helplessly: "Strictly speaking, it's not my father, but a higher level of big people." ”

"The royalty of the principality?" Elizabeth was surprised.

Asuna shook her head, "One level higher." ”

"One level higher?" Simi and Elizabeth glanced at each other, and after a while, the look on Simi's face was not surprised, but shocked, and at this time Elizabeth had already reacted: "Could it be...... The Millennium Covenant Empire? ”

This time, Asuna's face was a little solemn: "The Millennium Covenant Empire suddenly sent an envoy to the Duchy of Lane, and the escort was the elite legion of the Empire, which was stationed less than thirty miles outside the Fortress of St. Droons. My father has already ordered someone to secretly investigate, and this legion not only has all the logistical supplies, but even the siege equipment is complete, which is completely a standard pattern for the war to begin. ”

"War!?" Simi said with a shocked expression, "What is the reason for the Millennium Covenant Empire?" ”

"It seems to be aimed at the person in Sean's territory who has awakened his bloodline." Asuna said with a solemn face, "They probably know something about Panda Ling, so they are going to pressure Sean to hand over the Bloodline Awakener. But Sean is a pioneer knight under my command, so not only does he actually have to be protected by me, but I also have the right to order him to do something, and it's clear that the Millennium Covenant Empire intends to put pressure on me by putting pressure on the royal family. It's up to me to negotiate with Sean. ”

"This ......"

"That's why my father wrote from me." Asuna began, "He reminded me to stay out of it as much as possible. In other words, my father intends to let me abandon Sean and let me never shelter Sean, so this time the people of the Millennium Covenant Empire want to play real, if I protect Sean, then it is very likely that I will face not only the royal family of the Principality of Lane, but even the Millennium Covenant Empire. ”

Hearing this, Elizabeth and Simi didn't know what to say.

In this matter. They really can't say anything good, although in terms of personal inclination, Elizabeth definitely doesn't recommend Asuna to give up Sean, and Simi also doesn't advocate giving up because she has had a more in-depth communication with William. As for Vivien, she doesn't need to ask to know the result. But if you advocate not giving up Sean. That means Asuna needs to face a lot of pressure. It could even come at a heavy cost, and the situation would become very complicated.

As Asuna's descendants and her best friends, their intellect is of course more inclined to think about Asuna. It's just that it is really difficult to make a judgment in terms of reason and personal subjective feelings, so the two of them also fell into silence.

"But luckily. This little guy has just made a big fuss, and it can be delayed for a while. Asuna quickly changed to that grinning appearance and waved her hand nonchalantly, "Now Void City has become an important focus of the entire continent. Even if the envoys of the Millennium Covenant Empire and the royal family are already on their way to the fortress now, they will definitely not make such a request at this time, because I am dealing with church envoys from all over the continent and people from the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, if they put pressure on me at this time, they will instead stand on the opposite side of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance and the major churches, whether it is the royal family of the principality or the Millennium Covenant Empire, they will definitely not be so stupid. ”

"But it's too long to delay." Elizabeth frowned, looking a little worried, "Everyone knows that the people of the Pan-Continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance of the Dao Dao cannot be infidels, if it is possible for them to make a deal with the devil, if there is a devil, it is still a little possible, but this time it is a demon...... This evil and chaotic creature has always only been destroyed, how can there be any deal. ”

"And the reputation of heretics is by no means good, those people in the Chamber of Commerce Alliance can see it very clearly, fame and fortune, fame and fortune first, fame and fortune first, and if they ruin their reputation, who would dare to do business with them." Simi opened his mouth and added, "So the final result is nothing more than that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance will cooperate with the Church's investigation and suspend all business operations, but this also gives the Chamber of Commerce Alliance a greater opportunity, they will definitely take the opportunity to carry out a big purge, and then I am afraid that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance will be more united." ”

"Where there are advantages, there are disadvantages." Asuna spoke, "A shrewd person knows how to gain more benefits for himself in an advantageous environment, and a smart person can even gain more for himself in adversity. Those guys in the Chamber of Commerce Alliance are all human spirits, and they know this very well, maybe the top ten chambers of commerce will thank Sean for creating this opportunity for them. …… But no matter what you say, it is still possible to drag on for half a year. ”

"But what about half a year later?"

"Half a year later...... Then it depends on whether Sean works hard or not. Asuna said calmly, "If he tries hard enough, then it can even be delayed for another one or two years, and if he doesn't fight himself, even if I choose to shelter him, the end result will be that I die with him and you." ”

Hearing Asuna's words, Simi and Elizabeth immediately reacted, in the depths of Asuna's heart, he never gave up on the grand blueprint of the "Drinking Horse Wind God Lake" that Sean had depicted for him! If everything goes well, and if the war with the Kingdom of Dabion can really start in half a year, then once the war breaks out, Asuna will definitely delay until the end of the war on the grounds that she needs Sean, a pioneer knight.

And the longer the time drags on, then many situations will change accordingly, although these factors are small, but they will also play a butterfly effect-like changes!

"But now, I've received word that the family in charge of the Split Valley is preparing to ambush Sean on the Rift Valley......" Elizabeth began.

It's just that before she finished speaking, Simi had already interrupted: "Don't underestimate William, this man is not simple." There had been signs of a large-scale military movement in the Panda Territory a few months ago, and all of these troops had penetrated deep into the Great Rift Valley of the Wild Lands, so there should not be much of a surprise. ”

"Even if there is an accident, there is no fear." Asuna smiled, "It's impossible for the Chamber of Commerce Alliance and the Millennium Covenant Empire to let Sean die now, so although the situation looks like it should be a dead end, there will always be a way to live." …… However, they are just ensuring that Sean does not die, but they will definitely find a way to weaken Sean's combat power, because only in this way will the success rate be greater when the pressure is exerted. ”

"That ......"

"Vivien is on her way." (To be continued......)

PS: Well, this is a debt repayment stamp. …… How many chapters are missing? Six chapters? I'm all mixed up myself. Does anyone know the way?