Eastern mythology system

Chapter 181 Undercurrent
"cheers!"

Several arms were raised in response, and then everyone gracefully drank the wine in their glasses.

This is a simple and bright spacious living room, where a high-level reception banquet is being held.The host family is the father and son of the Grand Duke Smolwa and the Marquis Marco of the province of Hanover, and the guests are the eldest princess Yalena of the Glorious Empire, the "Blue Sword Master" Caton, and the rising star Anthony of the Empire.

After the Duke of Smolwa greeted Yalena and Carton for a while, he turned to Anthony.

"I haven't seen you for a few months, Mr. Anthony is still handsome. The Duke has also heard about the wonderful performance of Mr. in Taranto. He is indeed a hero. With the help of Mr. Anthony, my glorious empire, I think I will be able to get through the present difficulties."

This top hat is a bit ridiculously high, and Anthony feels that he really can't fit it.

"My lord duke is too generous. In the face of a national crisis, what can be relied on is the efforts of all the soldiers and civilians of the empire. How can I deserve such praise from my lord?"

"Affordable, sir can definitely afford it."

Although the words were exaggerated, Duke Smolwa's admiration for Anthony was real, without any adulteration.

The first meeting between the two was at the court meeting in the imperial capital that changed the fate of the empire.

The young man was calm and calm, and with a wave of his hand calmly, he chopped off the head of the useless prince of the Riga Empire, thus changing the future trajectory of the two empires.

And no matter whether he faced the accusation of the high-ranking Duke of Keqishi or the puzzled questions of other people, the young man always behaved neither in a hurry nor in a hurry, neither humble nor overbearing.Responding appropriately is like a wise old man full of confidence.

Since then, the Duke of Smois has paid attention to Anthony.

And the young man's experience since then, the amazing performances time and time again, also proved that he really deserves the Duke's attention.

The two chatted very happily, and they seemed to have a very speculative chat, but they ignored the main princess Yalena and the veteran top powerhouse "Azure Sword Master" Caton.Marquis Marco could only chat with him, and everyone chatted one after another.

The two guests, Yalena and Carton, were very calm, and they seemed to be accustomed to being robbed of the limelight by Anthony, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with it.On the contrary, Marquis Marco looked at the young man who was talking loudly with his father, and a look of envy and jealousy flashed in his eyes.

From the father-son night talk last night, Marquis Marco has fully felt his father's admiration and appreciation for this young man named Anthony.He was very sure that if this Anthony was his brother, then it would definitely not be his turn to be the heir to the Grand Duke's Mansion.

At that time, he was still angry and dissatisfied with this boy he had never heard of, secretly slandering whether his father was old and dim.Otherwise, how could he be so respectful to a young man with a weak crown who is less than half his age?

After meeting today, Marquis Marco has been observing each other secretly, but has not found anything unusual.

Until now...

Seeing the performances of Yalena and Carton, Anthony was naturally the main one.Although he still doesn't know what's going on, Lord Marquis can't help but admire the sophistication and precision of his father's vision.

Unexpectedly, his father's words sounded in his mind:
"The current situation of the Brilliant Empire is in a bad situation. It is not easy to turn the tables. Of course, no one dares to make a conclusion easily before the moment when the winner is clear. But the biggest variable among them, in my opinion Come, I'm afraid it's going to fall on this young man!"

At that time, the Lord Duke stretched out his hand while talking, and just clicked on a piece of information.

On the finger, there is a name written impressively:
Anthony!
That was the first time Marquis Marco heard of this name, but judging from his father's tone and expression, he even suspected that the reason why the decisive father in his impression was hesitant was precisely because of this boy.

He said that if he wants to get a glimpse of the odds of the empire, what he needs to see is how the boy behaves?
What kind of ability does this Anthony have to be worthy of his father's attention, and even tie the choice and future of the Hanover province to him alone!
At least so far, Marquis Marco has not noticed anything different about the boy from ordinary people, except for his gentleness and politeness.

Although it can be seen from the attitude of everyone else that this "anomaly" must exist, and it should be quite amazing.

But he really didn't see it today.

The banquet went smoothly and ended smoothly.The atmosphere was not very warm, but it was very harmonious, and the guests and hosts had a good time.

The Grand Duke Smovar and his son personally sent Princess Yalena and her party out of the gate of the mansion and into the carriage, and watched the carriage drive out of the street and disappear at a far corner before returning home.

This is a purely courteous reception, which is equivalent to saying hello to each other: "Hi, I'm here!" "Oh, you're here."

As for the substantive content, the two sides had a tacit understanding and did not talk about it at all.

The Princess Mission came here this time, nominally to inspect and supervise the conscription training and war preparations in the provinces.

Both the Duke of Smois and the Marquis of Marco scoffed at this statement.

Inspection and supervision?Do inspectors need such a gorgeous lineup?The empire is now in flames, and it is time to use troops.Leaving the two top combat powers alone, let twenty silver fighters serve as the guard of honor?When did the Brilliant Empire have such extravagant confidence.

As for the real purpose, Duke Smolwa can roughly guess.He believes that the other party can also estimate that he has understood their intentions.Everyone just tacitly knew it, and didn't say it out loud.

Her Royal Highness and her party were reluctant to speak out directly about their future intentions, and the Duke was also happy to pretend to be stupid and did not say anything.

Anyway, he won't be the one who is most anxious, and it's never his turn to be anxious.

The current situation just allows him to see clearly how the young man he has been paying attention to will act and what method he will use to break this predicament.

If his performance doesn't satisfy him enough, then don't blame the Duke for voting the Riga Empire with a vote of confidence.

Work hard, boy!

The door of the Duke's Mansion was slammed shut, isolating the figure of the Duke within the thick door panel.

The arrival of the Princess Mission was no secret, and soon, the nobles in the provincial capital of Hanover got the news.Not long after that, the news reached the ears of all the small and medium nobles.

In fact, it doesn't matter even if you don't receive the news, because in the next few days, Her Royal Highness will take the initiative to visit the homes of these nobles.

From the Grand Duke's mansion down, no matter how high or low the title is, or how big the energy is, one counts as one, and no one is missed.

Similar to the welcome banquet at the Grand Duke's Mansion, this round of visits by Her Royal Highness is still mainly based on courtesy.It did not focus on the topic of preparing for war as the nobles had expected.On the contrary, the evasion and justification words they had prepared long ago were held back in their hearts, and they were really depressed.

Of course, each nobleman only knows the situation in his own family.As for what did Her Royal Highness talk about behind closed doors in other people's homes?Then only God knows, and both of them themselves know.

The Grand Duke Smovar, who was closely watching the actions of Her Highness the Princess and his party, couldn't help screaming inwardly after hearing the return from his servants: "Okay!"

It is completely reasonable for the princess to come to the province of Hannover to visit the local nobles, big and small, and no one can find anything wrong with it.

But such a simple action made those treacherous families feel uneasy and full of uneasiness.

Will someone call me a small report?Will someone inform Her Royal Highness?Will those families who are also not optimistic about the Brilliant Empire, and have even reached an initial covenant, change their minds because of the arrival of Her Royal Highness the Princess?Shouldn't we also take a break first, see the development of the situation clearly, and then make plans?
All of a sudden, the upper echelons of the Hanover province were undercurrents, and the nobles were all thinking about their own plans.

Anthony found that it was his luck to meet Tang Feng and other "Southern Four Heroes".

At the beginning, Anthony thought that the so-called "Four Heroes of the Southern Union" was just a joking title given by four Confederates who came to a foreign country.

Gradually, several people gradually revealed their talents in different fields.

The most prominent among them was undoubtedly the silent and cold Tang Feng.

Solid and complete system of military theory knowledge, keen observation ability, coupled with a flexible mind.It can be said that Tang Feng already has all the conditions to become an excellent commander, the only thing he lacks is time.Or to be precise, the difference is just experience.

Birds of a feather flock together.The other three were able to mix with Tang Feng, obviously they wouldn't be useless waste.

Yang Haonian, the first "little hooligan" to be released, was originally assigned to the underground gang in the imperial capital, and within a short period of time he has become a duck to water.Given time, it might not be impossible to become the overlord of the underground world.

The "Wind Wolf" Lin Zhifeng that Anthony first came into contact with, after his martial arts cultivation base was abolished, he did not sink down since then. Instead, he seemed to have seen something through, and his whole person became gentle and smooth.No matter how you deal with people and things, you can communicate properly and handle everything properly.Although there is only the bright spot of being sent to Burgundy for help for the time being, Anthony has already seen the shadow of an excellent diplomat in him.

As for the last of the four, Xu Feng, nicknamed "Madman", seemed to be the most useless one.But this trip to Hannover made Anthony and others fully realize the accuracy of the sentence "People in the world are divided into useful and useless, the only difference is whether they are placed in a suitable position" .

Her Royal Highness and her party visited nobles and nobles in the provincial capital of Hanover, and it was Xu Feng, a down-and-out little noble, who was mainly responsible for dealing with those old and young foxes.

Although Anthony is also a genuine nobleman, he has received noble education and training since he was a child.However, due to his physical problems in cultivation, he and his relatives all focused on this, and put other things aside for the time being.

Princess Yalina's situation is similar to his. Although her cultivation talent is completely opposite to Anthony's, the result is very coincidental: she spends almost all her energy on magic learning.Therefore, apart from a few girlfriends, Her Royal Highness hardly had any dealings with other nobles.

As for Master Juggernaut, well, forget it.Although because of his status as a top martial arts expert, he was also awarded the title of title conferred by His Majesty the King himself.But whether it is someone else or himself, everyone only thinks that Lord Juggernaut is a top warrior, not a nobleman.

So in the end everyone discovered that Xu Feng, who didn't have much sense of presence, was the most suitable to deal with these nobles.

It is also a skill to be able to talk about a topic like "today's weather hahaha", which is unnutritive and without any real content. The speaker is full of eloquence and the listener is full of interest.

While sipping refreshments quietly, Anthony, who carefully listened to and observed the expressions of the heads of the various families to speculate on their thoughts and positions, couldn't help sighing secretly: at least I can't do this.

Originally, Lin Zhifeng was also very suitable to play this role, but it is a pity that he is not an aristocrat, and he does not have a deep understanding of the etiquette and habits of the aristocrats.

Besides, if Yalina, Caton, and Anthony didn't go out in person, they would already be putting on airs.But after all, their status, status and strength lie there. Except for the Grand Duke's Mansion, other noble families can't find people with equal or equivalent status to them, and the patriarchs can't say anything.It would be a bit too much if another civilian was sent to deal with them.It's hard to say whether those proud nobles will become angry and do things they don't want to see.

In any case, the arrival of the princess mission made Hannover, a big pond that was already not calm, become even more undercurrent.

When the sluice is breached, no one can guess where the turbulent water will go, except for a few people or forces, and no one can control it.

(End of this chapter)