After a little preparation, Sophia said goodbye to Sawyer and walked towards the palace. The so-called Imperial Palace is a Western-style building, and the most striking thing in the middle is a special hemispherical building at the top of the central tower.

Below is where the palace normally conducts business, and behind it is where the king lives. If you want to enter the palace, even Sophia has to go through layers of checks before you can actually enter.

When Sophia entered, there were already several people waiting in the hall.

At the forefront, there is the king of the kingdom of Rusyala, the king has a kind face, gray hair and beard, and a wrinkled face, which proves that he is not young. Sitting on his throne, his eyes felt a little sleepy.

"The daughter has seen her father. Sophia hurried forward and made a lady's salute.

The old king nodded slightly, and with a flick of his palm, Sophia immediately got up.

"Sophira, what the hell is going on, why are we all called, and I have to spy on those who have problems. An adult man next to him said unceremoniously to Sophia.

This person is Sophia's second brother Kea, who is currently in charge of the security work of the imperial capital of the Rusyara Kingdom, and is also a prince with real power, second only to their eldest brother.

Sophia shook her head lightly: "Of course I won't bother you if there is nothing important, this time the matter is really very important, and it involves some problems with the situation in the border Ruimas Province." ”

"Sophira, I heard that you went to Remas some time ago, is it because of this incident? But Remas is fighting now, and I can't even go to my sister, what can you do? ”

It was the second princess Su Lei who spoke, Su Lei did not have real power in the Rusyala Empire, but she had the most powerful chamber of commerce in the entire empire, the Tianma Chamber of Commerce, and could be said to be one of the richest women in the entire empire. Therefore, in the entire kingdom, there are many nobles who have a close relationship with Surex, and Surex and Sophia have always had a good relationship.

Sophia knew that this was the second sister reminding herself, and smiled at Surex with a reassuring smile.

A woman with a full queenly temperament at the front also spoke: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't hide it." ”

This time it was the princess of the kingdom Carolis, who was not as rich as her sister Surex, but who controlled several ports of the empire. If it weren't for being a woman, I'm afraid she would be the strongest contender for the next throne, but even so, she was just a little worse than the eldest prince.

As soon as Caroris spoke, Sophia's neck shrank slightly. No way, Sophia has been watched by Carolis since she was a child, and it can be said that Carolis replaced her early death mother's position in her heart.

Because Carolis has always been very majestic, when facing this eldest sister, Sophia is even more cautious than facing her father, and her mood suddenly rises.

Sophia took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down, before she spoke: "That's right, some time ago, my daughter canonized a nobleman, and this nobleman is a half-elf. ”

"We all know about this, we don't need you to remind us, can't that half-elf invite reinforcements? ”

Hearing Kea's words, Sophia frowned a little, she didn't have a good relationship with this brother since she was a child.

"Second brother, you listen to me first. Here's the thing, just today, the commander of the front line of Remas and many nobles jointly sent me a letter asking for the purchase of a pneumatic cannon made by Baron Chinan, the lord of Hongshaling. This pneumatic cannon can change the situation on the battlefield, and with this, the war of Reymas can basically end quickly. ”

"Moreover, whether it is a pea cannon or a pneumatic cannon, it can greatly improve the strength of our kingdom. If we can install it in large quantities, the status of our kingdom will be greatly improved. ”

So saying, Sophia did not wait for them to speak, and took out the letter.

"Is what you said true, it can't be that someone deceived you, this kind of thing can't be believed casually. If there really was such a good thing, other countries would have come up with it a long time ago. "Princess Celestia was a little dissatisfied.

But a few people still got the letter in their hands, and the one in the king's hand was naturally sent by the commander of the front line of Remas. "It's a letter from Count Rongen. Count Rungen had always been very safe in doing things, and since he had said so, the matter was almost certain. The old king spoke for the first time.

"In that case, let's order Baron Chi Nan to make pea cannons and pneumatic cannons. ”

Kea's words made Sophia's brows furrow slightly tighter, and she actually directly ordered her subordinate nobles, and she still had such a tough attitude, this is obviously not taking herself to heart.

Sophia only has such a thing to rely on now, and she can't let Kea destroy it, so she immediately spoke: "According to Baron Chinan's opinion, I will give them the qualifications to buy, and they will hand over the golden dragon directly to me, and their pricing thinks that one hundred golden dragons and one pneumatic cannon are the most suitable, this price is already very high, I don't think there is any need to continue to rise." ”

"Well, one hundred golden dragons, and all the money will be sent to the treasury at that time. ”

"Kea, what do you mean by this, the interests of the nobility are sacrosanct, have you forgotten. Or are you going to fight against all the nobles? ”

Kea sneered: "It's just a half-elf, and it's not us humans, why should we give him status." If he can make something useful for the kingdom, then it would be good to arrest people and have someone make it for us. "The two are-for-tat.

At last the old king spoke: "All right, so be it. Since Baron Chi Nan is already a nobleman of our Rusyala Empire, let's treat him in the same way as a nobleman. However, since he wants them to be his backer, this benefit is indispensable. The king's eyes flashed.

Kea opened her mouth, but finally shut up reluctantly. There is no way, he is not a king now, and he can only obey what the king says. Originally, he also wanted to exclude Chi Nan from Sophia's side.

According to this report, he can't see what value Chi Nan has. It's just because the other party is a half-elf, or the person who has been canonized by Sophia's sister, who he has always looked down on, that he is so intense.

There were already four people vying for the throne, and he didn't want to add one. Sophia whispered, "Indeed, we should get a share of the benefits. Sophia knew that the reason why Chi Nan let herself decide was also what she meant.