After a year and a half, he's back!

Barov looked at the blue stone wall that was gradually becoming clearer, and his heart was stirred. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In fact, his mood had not calmed down since he received the order, and His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince had defeated Tifeko as expected, and had done it so cleanly, that it turned out once again that no one could resist the army of the Lord of the West.

Of course, it was no longer appropriate to call Roland the Lord of the West.

He is now the only son of Wimbledon III, the heir of the bloodline, and the rightful heir to the royal family.

The obstacles to accession to the throne have been removed.

It is foreseeable that Roland will soon be crowned king.

And he will also become the prime minister of the king after the king...... This joy plunged Barov into an endless reverie -- what kind of expressions did his old friends look when they saw him climb to a high position they could never have imagined? Shock, jealousy, envy, even gritting his teeth and having to force a smile and try to please him? These scenes made him happy just to think about them. It would have been nice if his former mentor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lauren Moore, could see this.

......

The cement boat slowly docked at the suburban dock, and Barov walked down the trestle and, together with his companions, Kemo Stow and others, escorted by soldiers of the First Army, through the familiar streets and into the inner city palace.

The Twin Towers Palace was still as majestic as he remembered, and he could only look out from the cottage in the town hall from afar, but now he could walk into the palace in the open.

Heading up to the Tower's study, he met Roland Wimbledon again.

Barov knelt down on one knee with excitement and said, "Your Majesty, the Gray Fort Kingdom is yours!"

"Actually, not yet, the Eastlands and the Northlands are still the territory of the remnants of Tifeko," Roland smiled, "Hurry up, we still have a lot of important things to discuss." ”

His expression was as usual and his tone was calm and approachable, as if he were completely unaffected by the imminent ascension to the throne. Barov's attitude was more respectful, he slowly stood up, stroked his chest and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"The number one task at the moment is to keep the royal capital running, and I have already explained this in my letter," Roland poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to him, "Do you have a preliminary plan?"

Barov hurriedly took the teacup, "It's not difficult to keep the existing order, you leave those little nobles to me to deal with, they will know how to choose the pros and cons." And I have brought ten of the most distinguished disciples from the border districts, some of whom are proficient in business, some of whom are good at taxation, and even if I am not here, and they are staring at the town hall, those nobles will not steal any oil and water. After a pause, he added, "But you have to let the remaining First Army cooperate with their supervision, and without the use of force as a guarantee, it is difficult for the supervision to play the role of a warning." ”

Roland looked a little surprised, "Don't you want to stay in the royal capital?"

"Of course not, Your Majesty," Barov replied without hesitation, "the affairs of Neverwinter are much more complex and important, and I cannot be away for long, and it would be too draining for you to take care of such trivial matters yourself. Please let me continue to manage the Neverwinter City Hall for you, and serving by your side is what I am suitable to do. ”

He thought very clearly in his heart that since His Majesty had decided that Neverwinter was the new capital of the Grey Keep, it would surpass the city sooner or later - now that the former had left the royal capital behind in terms of population and development potential, it would undoubtedly surpass any of the four kingdoms in size as the new batch of recruits unfolded. Staying in the royal capital can certainly experience the wails of those old friends, but if you listen to them too much, you will get tired of them, and these wails will not bring power, but will gradually move you away from the center of power. Only by appearing regularly in the presence of His Majesty Roland can he make a deep impression, Barov knows this.

Roland stared at him with interest for a few moments, until he bowed his head weakly before he agreed, "So be it, but only if the king doesn't cause chaos by changing the officials of the town hall." It should be clear to you that I need every population of this city. ”

......

Subsequently, His Majesty carefully inquired about the mining and farming and sowing situation in the Changge District, especially the latter, and whether the rules for the division of responsibility fields and promotion of serfs were in place. Fortunately, Barov was clear about Roland's preferences, and he had learned about this aspect from Pero in advance, and his answer was very smooth, so that His Majesty couldn't help but nod his head.

The afternoon passed quickly, and when the last question was asked, Roland patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction, "You did a good job, so that I can rest easy when I lead the army to fight outside." Let's go to dinner first, and tomorrow we will talk about the development plan of Changge District. ”

"Yes......" Barov hesitated, he found that among so many questions from the other party, there was only no coronation, "Your Majesty, when are you going to ascend the throne as king and announce it to the world?"

"There are no plans for that yet. Roland replied lightly.

"What?" the town hall manager couldn't believe his ears, "the sooner this kind of thing is done, the better! it can bring you great prestige, and it can also unite the hearts and minds of the people of the territory, and it will not do you any harm! why you-"

"Because of the time," Roland interrupted, getting up and walking to the window, looking out at the majestic city at dusk, "I have asked the ceremonial officer that a full enthronement ceremony will take months to prepare, in addition to casting a golden crown and a jeweled scepter, and sending invitations to the Church and the other three kingdoms, which will not begin until the messengers they have sent arrive. Even if Hermes Holy City, Eternal Winter and Wolfheart are eliminated, it will take more than a month just to contact Dawn, which will seriously drag down the combat objectives in the second half of the spring offensive. ”

"You can simplify the process......"

"That would have greatly diminished or even negatively affected the prestige it would bring," he shrugged, "and even Tifeko followed the process, and I couldn't seem to be more anxious than him." However, the ambassador to Dawn will soon depart, and I will ask him to bring the news with him, and it will not be too late to consider the matter when he has received a definite answer. ”

After Barov retreated, Roland exhaled softly.

There is another reason why he did not explain it to the other party, that is, he was deeply influenced by the concept of accumulating grain and slowing down the king, or rather, making a fortune in a muffled voice...... Now that he only occupies one part of the western realm, his territory is less than a third of that of Tifeco's assuming the throne, and it is better to restrain himself before the church officially attacks the kingdom of Dawn, and it will be troublesome if Hermes prioritizes himself - although he is not afraid to openly turn against the church, he does not want to pull hatred for others.

He then summoned Kemo Stoll to his study.

I hope that my chief alchemist already has a way to intimidate the Royal Capital Alchemy Association.

Nime said

Sorry for sending it so late...... Ermu Xiaoxiao has arrived home, although it is very tired, but the first time to participate in the annual meeting is also quite fresh, thank you again for your support T.T