in the name of the queen.

Chapter 241 Do you understand too?

Hansa City, the Queen's Palace.

Athos walked towards the Queen's office on the top floor with steady steps.

Taking a deep breath, he knocked on the door, his magnetic voice remaining elegant and calm.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Athos, has been summoned."

"Come in." The voice in the room was casual.

Athos tidied up his appearance again and made sure there was no flaw before taking a step forward.

The Queen can do whatever she wants, but he can't.

Since the Queen's visit to Hansa, she has mostly shown herself as a Count, rarely playing the role of Queen in person, and even if she does, it is in public.

This was the first time that he was summoned alone in the name of the Queen.

Damn it, he thought he would never be confused by fame and fortune again, but he was wrong.

Athos had long noticed the compiled information on the table, and after getting the Queen's permission, he quickly picked it up and read it carefully.

This sentence almost makes it clear that the Queen is the Count.

Although the substitute queen is as beautiful as the real queen, she lacks the elegant and graceful temperament of an elf, and she has an eagerness to get off work every second.

"There are some things I want to know the answer from you. What you have at hand is the latest information. Please read it carefully first."

It’s not impossible to insist on finding a reason, that is temperament and soul.

"Sir Athos, what do you think?"

Maybe he doesn't need to be so excited about the mere title of baronet, but he will be happy about the queen's decision.

He has already seen the simplified version of this information, which is the recent developments in Jin Yuan Kingdom compiled by Raikkonen.

The appearance of the Queen changed everything.

Seeing Athos' somewhat uneasy expression, Sif smiled and pointed her right hand at the guest seat.

He had a clear feeling that this was the real queen, not a fake. Although their appearance was almost the same, he just knew that there was no reason.

Trying to suppress the excitement in his heart, Athos bowed to the Queen calmly and carefully observed Sylph with his peripheral vision.

Athos couldn't remember how long it had been since he had been so uneasy.

He quickly bowed to the Queen before returning to his seat.

Although Athos already knows, Sif also knows that Athos knows, and Athos knows that Sif knows that he knows, this explicit statement is a kind of grace and trust.

Although it was a blessing to be summoned by the Queen alone, Athos decided not to enjoy it for a while and simply asked straight to the point.

How could Athos not see the mentality of a migrant worker? He had been like this in the past few years.

"Sir Athos, there is no need to be restrained. We have been working together for a long time."

"Your Majesty, do you have any instructions for summoning your ministers?"

When he saw the conflict between Alina and Roland, the fourth fleet's withdrawal, and the information about Alina's march towards Xidai, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips slightly.

"Your Majesty, I don't know Miss Alina very well, but based on my understanding of the Governor, he would never be so reckless, so this is probably a double act."

It was no surprise that Athos could see through this.

Sylph did not think that the political quality of this calm and capable minister was worse than hers. She could understand it, so naturally Athos could.

Her biggest doubt is. Will Marco see through this?
Perhaps because of the long journey to prevent leaks, or more likely to assign her the final test questions, Roland did not write her a personal letter after going to sea, nor did he send an emissary to report the situation.

Sif must decide how to cooperate with Roland.

She must decide whether to launch a feint attack to contain him or directly send troops into Jin Yuan Kingdom.

Thinking that this was an important decision that would determine the fate of herself and Roland, Sif did not act impulsively, but chose to listen to the opinions of professionals.

"Sir Athos, the part of your resume before you were twenty-five years old"

"It's fabricated." Adolf admitted frankly.

This kind of thing is not difficult to verify. Since the Queen asked, it gave him a chance to confess.

This is a test from the Queen to him, but it is not a test from him to the Queen.

"I was once Count Lafite of the Jin Yuan Kingdom. I moved to three overseas provinces due to family changes. Becoming a high-ranking Hanseatic official was the result of a series of unexpected events."

As expected of the well-informed Athos, he was able to cover up deception with such an elegant fabrication.

Sif nodded with satisfaction.

She hinted at her true identity because she wanted to exchange sincerity for sincerity.

If Athos admits it, he can be trusted. If you still want to hide it now, no matter how many difficulties you have, it cannot be reused.

"Sir Athos, don't worry about it. Everyone has a past that they don't want to share with others. I have no intention of prying into your past. Since you were once a noble of the Jin Yuan Kingdom, you must have a deep understanding of the Jin Yuan Kingdom. There are some things I need. your advice."

Athos breathed a sigh of relief.

He easily passed the Queen's test of loyalty, and the Queen easily passed his test of measure.

The choice goes both ways.

If Queen Sylph couldn't tolerate this little secret, then there was no need for him to dedicate his wisdom and continue to pretend to be busy every day like the Queen's stand-in.

After a simple test of each other, the atmosphere became much more harmonious, but Athos still folded his armor in front of the Queen very humbly.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Jin Yuan Kingdom is complicated. No one dares to say that they understand Jin Yuan." He pondered for a moment and briefly introduced the complexity of Jin Yuan Kingdom.

He just gave a brief introduction to the political structure of Jin Yuan Kingdom, which took him nearly an hour.

Sif smiled and listened with interest.

Athos is the storyteller second only to Roland, and he tells the chaotic political situation of the Golden Kite very clearly.

After Alina left, the basically completed intelligence system was handed over to Raikkonen. With Alina's acquiescence, some intelligence personnel left Golden Kite and obtained Sussex citizenship, becoming the backbone of the new intelligence system.

Most of these people lost their families under Marco's tyranny, and are full of hatred for the Jinyuan Kingdom. Needless to say, their loyalty is needless to say, but they are just intelligence personnel. They can collect and analyze intelligence, but they cannot dig into the deep information hidden behind the intelligence.

Athos can do it, he knows Golden Kite too well.

Faced with Sif's question "Will Marco see through it?", he decisively gave the answer.

"It doesn't matter if Marco sees through it, it doesn't matter if he can. When all his men think that Alina is here to die, he can't hold back the army's desire to fight."

“In politics, it doesn’t matter what you think, what matters is what you can do and what you have done.”

Perhaps because he thought this was a bit preachy, Athos quickly patched it up, "Although Marco is far less wise than His Majesty, he is still the head of a country, so he naturally knows."

Seeing Athos' cautious look, Sif interrupted him with a smile.

"Sir Athos, please refrain from flattery. I don't like hearing it."

Sif still knew whether she was wise or not.

It certainly does, but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.

"I need calm wise men to help me make suggestions, not bards to sing my praises. It is more appropriate to leave this matter to Mr. Adam."

Athos just smiled and said nothing.

The Queen would not allow him to flatter her, so of course he would listen. But normal praise is anything but flattery.

Skipping this topic, Athos helped Sif continue her analysis.

“After the Jinyuan Kingdom overthrew the monarchy, numerous internal factions were formed, among which the most powerful ones were the Yayue Faction, which represented the bourgeoisie, the Thermidor Faction, which represented the urban civilians, and the Hanazuki Faction, which represented the interests of the old aristocrats and military personnel. "

"Among them, the Flower Moon faction was originally the strongest, but lost its leader after Carlo's death. The Thermidor faction had the loudest voice and controlled public opinion, but had no real power. The fact that the Budyue faction's apparent strength declined after being internally purged by Marco The cohesion has improved.”

"Can killing so many people improve cohesion?"

Sif was stunned and blurted out her question, but she quickly figured it out.

"I know, kill all the opponents, and only the supporters will be left."

"But I still hold a different opinion. If fierce opposition is not tolerated, moderate opposition will become particularly harsh. The Meiyue Sect is not monolithic."

This time it was Athos' turn to be surprised.

Of course he had thought about what the Queen said. He originally wanted to explain it to Sif in a few circles, but he didn't expect that she figured it out on her own.

"Your Majesty is wise. There are also undercurrents surging within the Yayue Sect. The guillotine can only cut off heads, but it cannot resolve differences. Regardless of whether Marco sees through it or not, he must fight and cannot cower in Xidai City."

"Trapped in the capital, his legitimacy as president will be gone. Just a spark can ignite the giant powder keg of Cité de la Cité."

"Giant powder keg?"

Sif murmured and repeated it several times, smiling and teasing: "What an apt metaphor. In this case, the time for us to send troops is when Alina and Marco are about to have a decisive battle in the wild."

Athos did not continue to flatter, but looked at Queen Sylph with reverence.

Actions are more effective than words. Although she said not to flatter, the wise man's approval still made Sif feel happy in her heart.

What would Roland say if he were here?

I'll definitely let her figure it out on her own.

Sif's dimples were full of smiles, as if Roland was standing there, right next to Athos, watching her quietly, waiting for her to hand in her answer sheet.

Now that the time has come to send troops, the next step is the scale and name of the troops.

The number of people cannot be too large, as too many people will easily expose you. But not too little, otherwise there is no meaning.

The name of fame must not be Sussex Imperial Reinforcements.

According to Athos' description, the Golden Kite people are proud and will never accept charity from the Sussexes unless they are forced to do so.

This is also the reason why Roland has always avoided suspicion.

After despising the arrogance of the Golden Kite people for putting on airs even though they were in poverty, Sif made a decision.

"Sir Athos, when they have a decisive battle, I will personally lead the troops and leave this place to you."

"Your Majesty, actually"

Athos wanted to say that he knew something about military affairs and could do the work for him, but he vaguely thought of the real reason why Sif personally led the army, and he shut up instantly.

There are rumors that Miss Alina is also Roland's secret lover.

Very outrageous rumors, but not impossible.

Although Alina has a distinguished status, she has nothing now. What can she use to bribe Governor Roland?

Even if it was just an additional part of the political deal, Governor Roland probably wouldn't let go of her beautiful, delicate and pure body, right?
He was a man, and so was Governor Roland.

He understands so well.

(End of this chapter)