In addition to sending a formal reply to Roland Wimbledon, he also wrote a personal letter to Edith. In his letter www.biquge.info, he euphemistically expressed his thoughts that the young king had not been crowned, and that he would have been more at ease if he could have a better relationship with Roland.

There is no real love in political marriages, or that love is not the main character, and there is no doubt about this for the Northland Pearl. He believed that this was an excellent opportunity, especially since there would be no more feudal rights in the future, which meant that the king would become the only nobleman in the entire Grey Castle, and the queen's status would naturally be extraordinary.

Calvin believed his daughter could read her own thoughts.

As a result, not only did His Majesty not reply, but so did Edith.

"Don't tell me because you don't like him," said the duke, pouring himself a third cup of tea, "I haven't seen you like anyone, and it doesn't matter...... If you would have considered Tifeco before, why not Roland now?"

"That's not the same, father. ”

"What's the difference, aren't they all kings?"

Edith closed her notepad, "Tifeko needs an ally, or subordinate, who can be relied upon in the Northlands, and the way to guarantee it is through marriage. If I disagree, he will kick the Kant family away and support an obedient one to come up. In other words, if we don't become queens, the family's position is in jeopardy, and we can't do anything. So at that time, I could only drag it first, if Roland and his western realm completely failed, then I would follow the rules of the game between the nobles and marry into the palace. But...... Roland doesn't need to. ”

"What does it mean by "not need"?"

"He chose me only because of my abilities, not because of the things behind me...... Family, territory, and wealth are not important in his eyes. The daughter stroked the ends of her hair that fell down, "Why should I confine myself to those old rules when the nobility and the rules no longer exist?"

"Did you know?" she continued, "there are only a handful of noble-born officials in the town hall that runs Neverwinter for him—most of them are from the common people, and they have been selected through rounds of evaluations. I'll admit they're pretty bad in most respects, but at least they're not much worse than the average nobleman in their job. ”

"This is Your Majesty's new rule, as long as you can do the work for him, you don't have to worry about losing your status. So you should also get rid of the old ways as soon as possible and adapt to the new policies promulgated by the city hall, so as not to hold me back. ”

"But even so, it doesn't hurt you to be a queen," the Duke still didn't want to give up, "you can still show your abilities and give birth to a prince for him...... In this way, the Kant family will become an inseparable ally of the royal family, and your brother will be guaranteed in the future. ”

"I'm ......," Edith said with a rare look of hesitation, "I'm afraid I can't do that." ”

"Why?"

"Your Majesty Roland...... He seems to believe in love. ”

The Duke frowned, "He's interested in someone?"

"Well, witch. ”

"What?" he wondered if something was wrong with his ears.

"The scroll says that His Majesty Roland will marry a witch," Edith confessed, "and the scroll is also a witch who works at the town hall as Minister of Education." ”

"Political marriages?" Calvin could only think of this answer, "but it's too ...... It's ridiculous, witches can't have offspring!"

"It's not a political marriage, it's just that he likes the witch," she leaned back in her chair, playing with the quill in her hand, "yes, love is the protagonist in this marriage of the future—it sounds incredible, but somehow, after a month of contact with him, I was somewhat convinced." ”

"Why?"

"Feeling," the daughter curled the corners of her mouth, "and when you meet him, you will understand—he is the least aristocratic nobleman I have ever seen." ”

"What about the heir?"

"If you want to solve it, there's always a way to solve it," Edith shook her head, "but that's not something we should be concerned about, and we must not meddle in it." ”

Iron Axe led a group of officers through the trenches.

The trench is mainly used to avoid the enemy's spear throwing or other long-range attacks, according to His Majesty's explanation, it is divided into several lanes, each with an interval of twenty or thirty meters, and there are longitudinal ditches between the horizontal ditches, which can allow soldiers to pass through front and back, and there are also wooden stakes and barbed wire on the surface to prevent the enemy from breaking through quickly. Machine gun forts are set on both sides of the battlefield, with low bunkers in the front and towering towers in the back, forming a network of fire with high and low intersecting angles.

Behind the trench were artillery positions, fifty 12-pounder field guns stood side by side, and beyond that, the firing area reserved for 152-mm fortress guns.

In order to ensure the progress of the project, Iron Axe specially applied to His Majesty for Maisie Express Transportation, and transported the lotus to Yougu Town in advance.

Just looking at this hidden killing position, the commander of the First Army felt that the victory was already half in hand.

The group came to the end of the camp and looked at the gray-brown mountains in the distance.

This place is located at the foot of the Great Gap in the Desperate Mountains, and it is also the only way down the mountain, and less than a mile ahead, there is a steep Desperate Mountains.

The Cold Wind Ridge is located halfway up the mountain.

It is strategically similar to the Frontier Town, and was built to keep an eye on Hermes, and once a beacon fire is lit in the city, many villages in the Northlands and the nearest town of Glen will be alerted.

It would take a day and a half to reach the ambush site from Coldwind Ridge, so the First Army had plenty of time to prepare to meet the enemy.

"Can't we really evacuate all the townsfolk of Coldwind Ridge in advance?" Brian, who was familiar with the battlefield with him, couldn't help but ask, "The Holy City may turn them into the first freaks to storm the front." ”

"That will alert the enemy, and we can't afford to take this risk until all positions are set up," Iron Axe replied expressionlessly, "Coldwind Ridge is too close to the Holy City, so it can only be used as bait rather than the main battlefield." ”

"And no one will listen to us," added Vanna, "and think of someone running into the town and telling the people that war is about to begin, and that you should flee here and go to the foot of the mountain...... Who would believe it? Unless they come hard and force them to leave. If we do so, the Holy City will immediately see what we are up to. ”

Brian sighed, "I understand that, but ......"

"Don't worry, the position will be closed in three days," Iron Axe said in a deep voice, "At that time, we will be able to notify the people of Cold Wind Ridge to evacuate." According to the information sent back by the spies, the large forces of the Holy City are still stationed in the camp, and we should have plenty of time to clear the town. ”

"Hope--" Brian's eyes widened suddenly, "Wait, what's that?"

The iron axe followed his line of sight to the mountains in the distance, and his heart sank slightly.

I saw a wisp of black smoke rising slowly from behind the mountain peak, like a black line in the gray sky.