Arad's Sword

Chapter 64 In the Winter Sun

The Asrex family wins big.

The Red Flame Legion was completely wiped out, and only more than 100 people escaped from the battlefield.The patriarch of the Seth family, Grand Duke Ferdinand Seth, was furious. In a fit of anger, he ordered Fenrir, the number one successor, to contemplate behind closed doors. At the same time, he deprived General Red Fox of all his powers and put him under house arrest.

When this noble war with disparity in strength came to an even more disparate result, the entire Principality of Belle Mare was shaken.

It was just a small earl, but a mere 3000 people defeated the coalition forces of the Joseph family and the Red Flame Legion?That is a large army with a total of more than 1, and a full [-] of them are the most elite troops recognized by the Principality.

But the Asrex family not only crushed it, but wiped it out.

Not only was it completely wiped out, but it also swallowed up an entire county by the way!

What kind of record is this?This is nothing short of a miracle!
The aristocrats, big and small, who boasted that the city was extremely deep, that the landslide was in front of them without changing their expressions, couldn't sit still.Whether it's the Queen's faction gloating at other people's misfortune, or the Congressman's faction who are uneasy, the Patriarchs sent out spies one after another to inquire about the situation of the war from various channels.

The capital of the Principality of Belle Mare, Hutton Marr, suddenly became extremely lively, and at the same time, undercurrents surged.

And at this time, the noble council was urgently held.

The initiator is naturally the Grand Duke of Iron Blood, Heydrich Hamilton.

The issue is also very simple - the Seth family invaded the Asrex family arbitrarily and unreasonably, and at the same time intervened in the internal affairs of the Joseph family. This behavior completely violated the honor and chivalry of the nobility and must be severely punished.

When the two sides were fighting in full swing, no one stood up, even the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke, who had been paying attention to Midi Asrex and even had his granddaughter on the battlefield, stood still.

But at this moment, as soon as the result came out, the wall fell and everyone pushed, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered.

It seems that this kind of behavior is stupid and hypocritical, but this is the rule of the game of the nobility.

Before everything is over, no one will interfere, not to mention sending charcoal in the snow, even if there will be no icing on the cake, because once involved, it means complete involvement.Just like the Joseph family, who foolishly acted as cannon fodder for the Seth family, the final result was that Midi made a large-scale attack, opened up a battlefield, and finally lost all the territory.

But now, when all the results have been settled, is the moment when aristocratic politics will be most effective.

Four words, winners and losers.

Now, both the "King" and the "Counter" have been determined, and the next thing to do is to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and transform the victory of the war into various real incomes in one go.

Although Earl Engelman Asrex is not very familiar with this kind of matter, he still understands the key points. What's more, the Iron-Blooded Duke has finally expressed his position at this moment, so the two sides hit it off, and immediately there was an emergency meeting Proposal of the House of Lords.

The Iron-Blooded Duke stood on the stand of the judge and denounced the Seth family and the Joseph family who violated the noble honor.Earl Engelman, on the other hand, made a long speech eloquently, vividly stating the destruction of the territory, the various tortures suffered by the citizens, and the arrogance and cruelty of the Red Flame Legion.

Behind the hours-long accusation, there are actually only two things that I want to express.

First, lose money.

Second, cede territory.

Of course, it is impossible for the Seth family to compromise easily, but the 5000-strong Golden Branch Corps of the Hamilton family on the border of the two sides is not a decoration.After losing the Scarlet Flame Legion, there were many loopholes in the territorial defense of the Seth family. Faced with the huge pressure from the old opponent, it was obviously a bit overwhelming.

It's not impossible to turn your face. The old background of the Seth family is still very thick. The loss of a Red Flame Legion doesn't mean anything.The background of the great noble family is definitely not something that can be shaken by one or two failures. In other words, it is precisely because it can withstand failure that it is called a noble family, rather than a short-lived nouveau riche.

However, in the case of being caught by the opponent and at an extreme disadvantage, if the proposal of the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke is rejected, it is tantamount to dissolving the noble council.

That would mean an all-out confrontation between the Queen's faction and the Congressman's faction, and the beginning of the civil war in the Principality of Belle Mare.

But now, when the Scarlet Flame Legion was lost and the heir in line was beaten like a bereaved dog, the civil war was obviously extremely detrimental to the Seth family.

They need more time to eliminate the loss of this huge failure, they need to comfort the demoralized army, and they need a buffer period to recover from the current tilted balance.

So, after two days of fighting with each other, the Seth family finally succumbed.

Agreeing to pay reparations to compensate the Asrex family for their losses in the war.

Ceded two mines and five surrounding towns as an apology for launching this war without authorization.

As for the Joseph family.

There is no longer any Joseph family.

It's not that Midi is cruel, but that the other party's luck is not good enough.Quinine Joseph, in the Battle of Yorkshire, disappeared under Fina's indiscriminate bombardment.As for Earl Joseph, whose soul had already been withdrawn, his physical condition deteriorated. At the end of the war, not long after the Battle of Irwin Town, this soulless shell finally collapsed.

Therefore, the territory of the Joseph family was naturally included under the surname of Asrex.

Wipe out enemies three times as powerful as our own, gain the friendship of the elves, and double the territory.

It can be said to be a brilliant victory.

However, Earl Engelmann still had a calm expression on his face. Whether facing the resentful and jealous gazes projected by the nobles from the MPs, or the enthusiastic flattery and praise from the nobles from the Queen, as well as all kinds of intimacy, he always showed a calm expression. He maintained an extremely polite attitude, neither humble nor overbearing, neither complacent nor servile.

Just like the usual Earl Engelmann who never gets attention, participates in the noble council in obscurity, and casts his own vote.

Just do whatever you want.

Because Engman knows very well that keeping a low profile is the best way to help his son.

Just let yourself, a father who can't go to the battlefield, guard the benefits he deserves here!
While Earl Engelmann was calmly dealing with the eager attention, the Iron-Blooded Duke's place was also full of people.

Rather than tempting to win over the earl who did not personally participate in the war, more people were moved by the quietness and plotting of the Hamilton family.

From the beginning to the end, he stood still and didn't even show solidarity. He sent a first heir who claimed to be "personal behavior and has nothing to do with the family" to the past, and he directly won the victory. The Si family was brought into the Queen's faction.

What kind of method is this!More than just scheming!

Such a judgment is naturally closely related to Fina Hamilton's activeness on the battlefield, and the great nobles who have made many detours in their hearts obviously think that "personal behavior" is completely just a cover .

The Iron-Blooded Grand Duke accepted all the compliments calmly, but did not leave anything to say in a seasoned manner.

Others think that the Hamilton family is unpredictable, which is naturally very good, why bother to expose it?A little guidance with ambiguous words can bring more benefits, a more stable position, and exert greater pressure on the enemy.Why not do it?
However, the Iron-Blooded Duke certainly knew very well that Fina's battle was really a "personal act".The fact that this war can be won depends entirely on Midi Asrex's own strength, and indeed "has nothing to do with" the Hamilton family.

What kind of goal will that black-haired boy who dared to reject him face to face, and the little bastard who abducted his beloved granddaughter go?

The Iron-Blooded Duke secretly speculated in his heart.

He didn't think that a character like Midi would be a Queen's Pie in a peaceful manner, calling him around.

And Midi obviously didn't expect that he was already missed by the Iron-Blooded Duke.At this moment, he was in a small city hundreds of kilometers away from the noisy capital.

Qiugu City is neither an important city of resources nor a key point of military strategists. Its only feature is probably the word mountain city.

Many buildings in the city are built against the mountains, with distinct layers, and the height difference is extremely obvious. It looks like a screen painted with beautiful scenery, which is very eye-catching.And the roads winding up the mountain also appear patchwork and full of charm.

On the highest hill in the city, there is an exquisite but ancient villa, which is said to be haunted and has been vacant for many years.

But a week ago, an unknown rich man directly bought the villa and the entire hill.

This rich man has a permission document signed by the Asrex family, and the procedures are complete and impeccable. Naturally, the owner of Qiugu City received him carefully.But he probably didn't know that, in fact, the real buyer of this villa was the owner of this territory, Midi Asrex.

Perhaps Qiugu City was nothing in the first place, but if you add Alice's forest and the newly merged earldom of the Joseph family, you will find that Qiugu City is located near the center of the new territory.

Not only is it the center of the land, but also the center of the magic vein.

Converge countless small sections of magical surge points into streams, and then gather countless streams into surging rivers. In the end, the ocean formed by these rivers is under the ancient city of Qiu, on this hill Next, just under this villa.

The entire territory is an incomparably magnificent magic circle, and the eye of the magic circle is here.

From then on, no matter where the wind blows, Midi and others can detect it immediately, and the defense of the territory will also be greatly improved.Of course, this villa sitting on the magical ocean has also become the most suitable environment for adventurers in the entire Principality of Belle Mare.

Those powerful places of magic veins occupied by big families are nothing in front of the villa with "infinite magic power".

For Fina, who is a super-level job changer and has the ability to "upgrade through magic power tempering", this villa is simply an upgrade resort. You can upgrade while sitting, you can upgrade while lying down, and you can also upgrade after eating and drinking!

Therefore, when Midi suggested that the three of them move into this villa, the most joyful one was naturally the Queen of Magic Bullets.

And the quiet environment of the mountain city, the sparse population and the beautiful scenery, obviously also have a good taste for the Witch of the Mist, just from the fact that she often goes out for a walk.

As for Midi, as long as the two girls are happy, then he is the happiest.

At this moment, it was mid-afternoon. After a week of busy work, the villas that had been abandoned for many years were finally cleaned by the boys and girls, and countless traps and defenses were arranged.Now, finally, you can take a break and enjoy the results.

The afternoon sun shines through the glass windows of the sunroom, filling it with a warm golden color.

Fina was the first to enter the sunroom, and immediately rushed to the best position.The petite figure of the red-haired girl immediately occupied the entire huge sofa.

"It's so warm, so comfortable..." The Queen of Magic Bullets lazily let out a satisfied sigh, curled up like a cat, narrowed her eyes, and her face was full of happiness.

Outside the window, there is a piece of silver.

A few days ago, the last snow at the end of winter happened to fall, and now, the whole mountain is covered with a vast expanse of white.However, in the white snow, there are dots of fresh green.The weeds and vines braved the cold winter and poked their heads out of the ground tenaciously, as if announcing to people that spring is coming.

Alice sat on the side bench, looking at the vibrant scene, her eyes gradually softened.

But Midi's gaze stayed on the backs of the two girls, with endless longing and nostalgia in her gaze.

"Hey, what do you want to drink?" Fina's cheerful voice rang out, with a hint of undisguised coquettishness, "Hey, Midi, make me a cup of southern black tea, okay?"

"No problem." Midi smiled and replied softly.

"Ston black tea." Alice added this sentence in a timely manner.

"You are welcome." Midi said, suddenly remembered something, so she glanced at the black-haired girl, "How about some music?"

Obviously not motivated, Alice glared at Midi coldly. However, although she seemed reluctant, Alice still got up and took out the cello from the Witch's Mansion from the piano cabinet.

Then, deep and thick notes flowed out from her fingertips.

Listening to the melodious and melodious melody of the cello, breathing the heat rising from the boiling water for brewing black tea, looking at Fina squinting like a cat in the sun, Alice unconsciously immersed in the music on the bench, for a moment, Midi suddenly felt that there were many words in her heart that she wanted to confide.

In the previous life, he loved them deeply and owed them countless.

In this life, after his rebirth, he made great ambitions, and has been working hard all the time to intrigue each other on the chessboard of nobles, take the lead on the battlefield of gunpowder, integrate forces, build an army, expand territory, improve strength, etc...

Has the wish come true?Of course not yet.

The great fire in Gran's Forest will eventually come, and the ambition of the Delos Empire will finally be revealed. Countless crises are still waiting for Midi to overcome on the road ahead, and countless challenges are still waiting for Midi to conquer in destiny.

But at least, at this moment, Midi really hoped that time could stand still, even if it was only for a short while.

Because, in the final analysis, what Midi really wants is such a quiet afternoon.

It's nothing more than such a leisurely daily life with nothing to do.

Then, with them, share the warm sunshine of this winter.

[Allard's Sword Volume [-] Threesome]

【to be continued】

　The first volume is finally over, are you satisfied?
　　When I decided to participate in the essay contest and took rebirth as the theme, I kept thinking about what kind of future my protagonist should aim for, and the answer was the peace of lazily making tea and listening to music under the afternoon sun daily.The scene at the end of this chapter was actually decided when Chapter 1 was written.

　　And my greatest hope in writing the book is to hope that readers, after fighting and working hard together with Midi, will feel a little touched when they see such a scene, and be touched by my plot. The softest part.

　　All in all, I am very grateful to all readers for their support. After that, I will continue to work hard to make Midi's story exciting, interesting and fun.

　　In addition, I would like to inform you that from January 1th to 26th, this book will be tweeted by Dashen, which is the one on the upper right of the homepage of the main website. At that time, I hope that readers will give more support, thank you!

　　
　
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