Arad's Sword

Chapter 21 Aristocratic War
Two days later, an unremarkable carriage slowly drove into the castle of the Asrex family.

Although the war with the Seth family has not yet started, it is entirely possible for the opponent to intercept halfway after the assassination. For this reason, Midi chose a low-key way to return to the family in the fastest time through an ordinary carriage. Earldom.

In the castle, Midi's father, Count Engelmann, was already dressed in formal attire, waiting quietly.The old butler, Lautron, kept giving instructions one after another behind the scenes. The servants were running back and forth, but they didn't make a sound, and their expressions were quite tense.

If you have to describe it, the whole castle is like an enemy.

The carriage continued to drive slowly as before, and finally stopped in front of the main hall of the castle.The carriages opened, Midi got out of the car first, and then saw the wink from his father.

Is it necessary to be so formal?Midi secretly smiled bitterly in her heart.

However, for the father who is only the earl, this is probably a matter of course. After all, the guest in the carriage has an incomparably noble surname, and is the most outstanding genius among the younger generation of the aristocratic circle of the Principality of Belle Mare. .For an earldom, it is entirely worth welcoming with the highest pomp.

So, let's get formal.

Midi didn't want to follow his father's wishes, so he smiled slightly, and instantly stood up straight like a spear, with his left hand behind his waist and his right hand raised, a standard aristocratic salute.

The guest in the carriage was obviously very respectful, and he stretched out his small hand gracefully, and put it on Midi's hand naturally.

Then, that red hair like a maple leaf surprised the whole castle.

"On behalf of the Astrax family, I welcome you, Miss Fina Hamilton." Earl Ingerman showed an impeccable smile, neither flattering nor blunt, but with the kindness and kindness of the master. The kindness of the elders, "The dog is not talented, I have to take care of you in the academy."

Even though she was mentally prepared, Midi couldn't help but roll her eyes—before she was reborn, as a dandy, she had always been against the students of the queen's school. Although she didn't dare to provoke Fina, she still said bad things behind her back .Fortunately, this old man can say such lines with such an expression without changing his face.

Fina over there never knew what compromise was, and naturally she didn't like aristocratic hypocrisy.

However, this time, the future Queen of Magic Bullet is really giving face, the standard lady's gift, and her pitiful smile make everyone's eyes light up.

As long as Fina is willing, she can be perfect and impeccable. Obviously, she is doing it now.

Decent speech, elegant etiquette, beauty and full of intelligence, and indeed extremely powerful, soon, the red-haired girl conquered the earl, knight, butler, etc...

Of course, Sigmund and Lilian, who came together, were not left out in the cold, and the diplomatically extremely sophisticated Earl naturally took care of them all.

But obviously, the earl seems to have forgotten that he has a son.

Midi, the heir of the Asrex family who will do his part in the future, the young master of the territory, and just returned with a perfect job transfer, was left behind.

"Master Midi, I'm sorry to say that you have done a great job! The master is so happy these days that he can't even close his mouth, and I am too... This is true, you will definitely become a wise and capable lord Yes!" Lautrand wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and choked up in front of Midi and said.

"Son, come on, you must take it!" During the warm welcome ceremony, the earl took the time to come over, pulled Midi to the corner, and then took advantage of the opportunity to give his son a big hug, his eyes began to sparkle with conspiratorial light, " If you want to know anything, feel free to ask me, your father was also a well-known prince of love songs in the territory of Asrex..."

My father, who always pays attention to his manners, lost his composure in front of him, and Midi could feel how ecstatic he was.

Of course, he also fully understood what Lautrand and his father were talking about.

Chasing after Fina is natural, but it has nothing to do with noble interests or marriage alliances.Therefore, faced with his father's enthusiastic performance at the moment, Midi was also a little at a loss.

However, Midi still couldn't help feeling a burst of warmth when she saw the face that was already grey, with wrinkles quietly creeping up on the forehead, but now full of joy.

This is the family. I never cared about it in my previous life, and even lost it before I realized it. Now it is in front of my eyes, right beside me, hugging me, making myself dumbfounded but full of warmth.

This is one of the most important things you have to protect.

"Leave it to me." Midi patted his father's shoulder, as if the old god was there, and then coughed, and said, "But in short, let's end the welcoming ceremony as soon as possible, otherwise Fina will soon I can't help but want to tear down this castle."

Persisting all the way, Fina's perfect ladylike smile has become a little stiff, and Midi is very familiar with it. This is the symbol of the future queen of magic bullets, who is about to lose patience playing a lady.

Let's get to the point as soon as possible.

Midi made a decisive decision immediately.

Although he felt a little regretful, the Earl did not object, and the welcoming ceremony quickly ended, and Midi, Fina and the others also came to the castle hall vigorously.Various props such as maps, magic water mirrors for communication, detection orbs, marking records, sand tables, etc. are neatly placed everywhere, and this place has become a standard battle hall.

To start the noble war and resist the invasion of the Seth family is the fundamental purpose of Midi bringing Fina here.

Fina, who had changed into a military uniform, gave off a heroic look.

That red hair is paired with the special battle robe for elemental mages, like a Valkyrie on the battlefield, which makes people awe, admire, fascinate... even worship.

The family knights who participated in the welcome ceremony also had to admit that compared to the beautiful and elegant lady just now, the war queen in front of them was more eye-catching.

However, the young lady of this level is also the heir of the Hamilton family, can the dandy young master catch up with her?

Many people are also full of such doubts and worries.After all, Midi didn't show her face much in the territory after her rebirth. Although various good news came from the capital from time to time, the image of a playboy has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is by no means a matter of time to change it.

"Butland, please explain the latest situation first." Even if it was a reborn person, Midi couldn't guess what everyone was thinking, and started in a serious manner.

"Yes, Master Midi." The middle-aged knight named Bartram bowed slightly to the nobles, then unfolded the map and began to explain.

As the recognized tactical master of the Asrex family, Bartram's explanation was concise but to the point, and he quickly introduced the current situation clearly.Compared to what the Jagged Duke revealed a few days ago, the current situation is even worse than Midi expected.

The Seth family moved very quickly and had already started actual operations.

Although the territories of the two families do not border each other, there is still a way to make use of this trick. The people who are adjacent to the territory of the Asrex family are also members of the parliamentary aristocrats. Naturally, they are willing to sell a lot to the request from the Seth family. He even provided a county town as his frontline base.

Now, using this place called Yorkshire as a bridgehead, the troops of the Seth family are rapidly gathering. Every day, a large number of teams transporting supplies, food, equipment, and horses enter the city. Once the troops and supplies are assembled, That's when the war really came.

The strength assembled by the Seth family is 1 people.

And all the troops in the territory of the Asrex family are only [-] soldiers.

Not only that, in terms of training, equipment, and war weapons, the army of the Midi family is inferior to the opponent's. Taking into account the difference in numbers, the power balance between the two sides is already very different.Although from the point of view of defending the lord's city, it can still be resisted, but if the opponent's plan is to invade the territory, how can it be defended?How to fight back?
"The situation is very serious." Fina's clear and crisp voice rang out in the silent hall, "The territory lacks solid strongholds, not enough troops, and not enough depth, and it can be inferred that the opponent's backbone must also be strong. Stronger than here, this battle is difficult to fight."

Not to mention the knights, even Earl Engelmann, who has always been very deep in the city, looked a little pale.

But the corners of Midi's mouth raised slightly.

He seems to have seen the leader of the invincible "Falcon Group" in his previous life. No matter what kind of difficulties he faced, he always dared to raise them head-on and faced them seriously. He would never run away, but he would never give up.

You know, even though Fina scolded her just now, she never said the word "lose", she just said "difficult".

In the dictionary of the Queen of Magic Bullets, there is no "lose", even in the last battle, because I blocked the enemy for my favorite lover, so it is still a "win".

But this time, after being reborn, Midi has already made up her mind to face every challenge and overcome all difficulties together with the red-haired girl in front of her, and never let go.

"Midi, what do you think?" Unknowingly, Fina has naturally taken the initiative.

This is not because of Hamilton's surname, nor is it because of arrogance or arrogance. It is just based on a very simple reason-when everyone is afraid to speak, the person who dares to speak out will always be the focus of attention.

And, always look forward to it.

Fina is such a person, otherwise, how can she be crowned the title of "Queen" just by relying on her powerful magic?
Midi smiled at Fina, then glanced at the hall, seeing that no one answered first, she walked to the map.

"Limited to the tactic itself, there is no chance of winning. One is always smaller than three. This is a fact. We must jump out of our current thinking in order to survive this game." Midi said, "Since the army is not enough, the best A good way is to find a support army."

"Reinforcements?" Bartram's eyes lit up. As a family knight, he really didn't expect a way out at this level.

"Reinforcements..." Earl Engelmann frowned slightly and remained silent.

Fina was a little surprised, of course she knew that with Midi's meticulous thinking, it was absolutely impossible to think that the Queen's faction could be persuaded to support now.In the principality, besides the queen's faction, only the councilor faction is left. Is it necessary to mobilize reinforcements from outside the country?

As if seeing the red-haired girl's train of thought, Midi nodded to her, and then confidently placed a chess piece on the map. Forest area.

Where there is green, there are creatures, and dense places will gather higher populations, for example——

Elf.

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