People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Ernst was stunned by this, which was tinged with Shelagh's simple and honest use. Then he nodded with a sense of guilt: "Of course, Shelagh will not restrict your personal freedom."

I don't know if after returning home, when Saria hears Kristen speaking with a Eastern accent, she will get angry and call Kjerag to settle the score with him.

Well... But actually I'm not afraid! Although Saria is scary, Ernst also has experts on his side!

Go and ask for San Quan’s help... ahem, no, go and ask for the five-star general Jeston’s protection!

Before Ernst could figure out which of the two, Kjerag's version of Jeston Promax and the General's version of Saria, had a much better fighting power, Kristen interrupted Ernst's thoughts with a sentence:

"Next, when I come back, I will consider staying in Kjerag permanently. This requires your consent. What do you think?"

What, Christen entered the permanent pool?

Why do I have such a strange dream?

Ernst nodded, a little confused: "What about Columbia?"

"I go back and take a look occasionally," Kristen said, her gaze gradually rising, as if she were looking straight up at the sky through the ceiling. "Or, if there's a chance, I'd also like to see it from another perspective."

Ernst nodded.

It seems that we need to hurry up with the work at the expo.

Send another order to Nasti.

Chapter 246: Duke of Windermere: Why doesn’t my daughter react?

Victoria, Duchy of Caster.

Victoria has been peaceful recently. None of the major dukes have made any obvious moves, and the Sarkaz of Londinium have remained silent. Everything seems to have returned to its original order. Except for a small number of suffering citizens of Londinium who voluntarily sacrificed themselves for the sake of national interests, the overall situation is still very satisfactory.

The Duke of Caister naturally believed that this was his own achievement.

The reason is very simple. Why didn't the Dukes of Victoria take any action? It's because she didn't take any action during this period. If she took any action, the Duke of Windermere would definitely take action. Once Windermere took action, the Duke of Wellington, who was also a military noble, would definitely take action, which would in turn affect the judgment of the centrist Duke of Godottin, who was a fence-sitter, and he would have to take some action to ensure his influence.

As the saying goes, a single move affects the entire body, but that's all. In this way, she did nothing, isn't that her greatest contribution to the peace of Victoria? As the Grand Duke of Victoria, can't she bear a nomination for the Terra Peace Prize?

Why did the Sarkaz of Londinium fall into silence after occupying Londinium? The reason was of course very simple, because her messenger had contacted Teresis and stabilized the disobedient mercenary leader.

Well, it was somewhat arrogant to still regard Tresis as an ordinary mercenary leader. Duke Caister also slightly changed his attitude towards Tresis, picking him out from those profit-seeking Sarkaz and treating him as a worthy opponent.

But that was all. The Sarkaz were a mess, so what could they do even if they occupied Londinium? The intelligence network of the Gray Hats had already spread to every corner of the city, and there was no way the Sarkaz could hide from their eyes and send a single soldier into the city!

And with only a few hundred mercenaries, even if each of them was as strong as a god, the Duke of Kaster had a huge amount of "usable" weapons to drain their last drop of blood.

By now, the Duke of Caster's attitude towards Tracys has evolved from "an insignificant tool" to "an opponent who needs to be analyzed seriously but is still insignificant", while her overall policy has not changed at all.

In the past, she might have used the Duke of Stafford and the Duke of Cavendish as pawns to cause chaos in Londinium, so that she could enter the city and sit on the throne as the "savior". Now, her goal remained the same, except that she changed the pawns from the Duke of Cavendish and the Duke of Stafford, who were unlikely to achieve great things, to Tracy.

The Sarkaz can mess up Londinium just as well, right?

Instead of using the slogans of "conquer the module" and "recapture the capital" to win over the hearts of the people like the Duke of Windermere, the Duke of Caster looks at the long-term.

She didn't care about her reputation at the moment, and her eyes were always fixed on the crown. Therefore, she didn't care about the first calculation of the Duke of Windermere. She would rather pretend to "bear humiliation" temporarily, let the Duke of Windermere be proud for a while, and then stand up when the script really needs her, the "leader among the dukes", to win everything as the undisputed winner!

That period of time would not be too long, maybe one or two years at the shortest, or three to five years at the longest. It would also depend on how long Tracys, who were the objects of her "breeding", and the Sarkaz in the city of Londinium could endure.

Until that day comes, she will play up her role as a "peacemaker", improve her reputation, participate in various activities, and try her best to subtly improve her reputation which has declined slightly due to a series of events in recent times.

As for the citizens of Londinium who sacrificed their lives for their country...

The Duke of Castor has arranged one of his hidden chess pieces in Londinium. Alede Cumberland, the last descendant of the Cumberland family, is responsible for connecting people in the city and forming a [Londinium Self-Rescue Army].

Of course, the purpose of this self-help army is naturally not to really save the citizens of Londinium - if they can do this with their own strength, then what is the need for her, the duke? Wouldn't it be embarrassing for her, the destined savior?

The purpose of the Self-Defense Army is to establish a hero and a target. The hero faces the citizens, Aleda is in the light, and she is in the dark. When the day of liberation comes, she will come out of the darkness and will be able to receive all the reputation accumulated by the Self-Defense Army during the Sarkaz occupation. Become a "brave and unyielding freedom fighter"!

The target is the Sarkaz, causing some trouble for them, preventing them from gaining control over the city of Londinium to a troublesome level, and at the same time finding a way to intensify the conflict between the Sarkaz and the citizens of Londinium, trying to make the lives of the citizens worse - only when your life is worse, will the rescue be meaningful.

Otherwise, how could these masters of Londinium be willing to bow down at the feet of a foreign emperor?

The calculations were very detailed, but in theory, these conspiracies had no chance of failure. After all, although each link was related to her, none of them could be directly linked to her. If the plan was destroyed, at most she would fail, and would neither make a profit nor suffer a loss.

Even in the plan for the self-rescue army, having the self-rescue army "wiped out by crazy Sarkaz mobs" when the city was broken was one of the ideal endings planned by the Duke of Caister.

She alone is enough to pick the fruit and reap the glory. If there are more, there will only be one fruit, and it will be difficult to share.

Therefore, when she heard the report from the man in gray hat that Ernst had also sent her an invitation letter, inviting her to attend the [World Expo] to be held in Kjerag three months later, she did not hesitate too much and readily chose to accept it.

There was no other reason, because the timing, content, and subsequent influence of the World Expo completely met her requirements for the short-term goals of "building reputation" and "being a good person."

"Ernst is really a worm in my stomach. I really like this junior more and more."

Blowing out smoke rings with satisfaction, the Duke of Caister had a somewhat intoxicated smile on his face.

"It's like a pillow is sent to you when you're sleepy. The World Expo gathers the top leaders and the most extensive intelligence from all the countries of Terra at the lowest cost. It can be said that it can accomplish the biggest thing with the least money. It's really a genius idea."

"Why has the Gray Hat never made such constructive suggestions?"

Kaister glanced at the bowed man in the gray hat, who shuddered and did not answer, but just lowered his head a little lower.

It seems that he knows his mistake and has begun to repent... Bullshit!

The man in the gray hat lowered his head not to confess his sins, but simply because he didn't want the Duke of Castle to notice his rolling eyes.

Why can't the gray hat make such constructive suggestions? Even if I really made them, what can you do?

Given your disgraced reputation at banquets today, if you were to convene the World Expo, it would probably have to be downsized to the Victoria Exposition or the "Duke of Castor's Exposition."

And considering the current situation in the Dukedom of Kaister, what do you plan to exhibit at that time?

The man in the gray hat complained in his heart, "Oh! I see. You can open a big display case and put up a sign inside that reads [The Conscience of the Duke of Caister]."

"If someone comes and sees this sign, they will ask: 'Why is there only a sign? Where are the exhibits?'"

"I can then reply: '404 not found'."

It’s not that they can’t afford it, it’s just that they have no conscience and are more cost-effective!

Of course, Gray Hat would not dare to say such things out loud, so he could only complain in his heart.

Moreover, it was also true that he had not thought of the World Expo. Ernst was indeed extraordinary, and this was beyond doubt. This was a truth that had been tested by history. The man in the gray hat could only strictly follow the Duke of Castor's orders and bowed:

"I feel deeply guilty and I apologize. I will definitely correct my mistakes in the future and will remind other colleagues."

"Go down." Duke Caister said. Just as he turned to leave the office, he was stopped by her. "Wait."

The man in the grey hat turned around in confusion, but saw that the Duke of Caster looked a little serious, so he said quickly:

"I almost forgot about that. If I'm going, then the Duke of Windermere will definitely go too."

"When the time comes, arrange for two experts who can fight a little to accompany me."

"You...are you going to compete with the Duke of Windermere at the Fair?" The man in the gray hat was a little surprised.

Duke Kaster glanced at his subordinate who had no sense at all, sneered, and replied righteously:

"No, I want to prevent myself from being 'defeated' by her!"

.............

On the other side, the Duke of Windermere Palace.

Kent also received the letter from Daphne, and was sitting at the head of the bed, repeating it to Lady Ampherice Windermere, who had just woken up from a nap and was showing a rare look of fatigue and laziness.

"So, Ernst is going to hold some kind of...exhibition in Kjerag?"

"Do we have anything we can send to the exhibition?"

The Duke of Windermere asked. She had never known much about these things, nor was she very interested in them. As long as Kent was there, she would leave all matters to him, such as internal affairs, territorial development, and consolidating people's hearts.

In this land, it is indeed a great blessing to have someone you can trust from the bottom of your heart. Anfeilis also hopes that Dafen can find such a person, and she will definitely support him with all her strength.

Facing Amphillis's question, Kent nodded slightly:

"Of course, regardless of the famous musical instruments of Liencarden, the swords handed down by the Duke of Windermere, or the cannons from the Four Emperors' War period, they can all be considered as collections and belong to the category of [historical culture] listed by Ernst."

"Amphillis, what you need to consider is whether you want to go to this event in person?"

"me?"

Ampheris was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she thought about how her little Daifen had been in Kjerag for so long, and there had been no news or movement, as if there was no progress at all, she hesitated again.

How about going and taking a look?

Chapter 247: Abbrana: Sooner or later, I’ll make you explode with gold coins, Lao Deng!

Victoria, Duchess of Wellington.

Unlike the Duke of Caister who often paid attention to Ernst's movements, the Duke of Wellington actually hadn't heard of Ernst for some time. For him, there was no need to have any in-depth contact with a disobedient chess piece. If it weren't for Abrana's rare interest in this person, he might not even remember who Ernst was.

Since the person who was interested in Ernst was Abara, the Duke of Wellington gave Abara the right to interact with Ernst. He basically did not participate in the discussion and arrangement of the relevant content, and was only responsible for stamping and ticking the reports submitted by Abara regularly, and he might not even take a look at them.

Perhaps this is another very special way to show trust? After all, Abram's position in the Duke of Wellington is indeed very sensitive. Putting aside her hidden identity as Draco, her current exposed identities include "Engager of Wellington", "Instigator of the Tara Independence Movement", "Suspect in the Murder of the Earl of Warwick", and so on.

But on the other hand, Abrana's hidden bloodline of King Drakegael is the most important symbol that the Duke of Wellington needs to raise the banner of rebellion in the future and make Tara independent from Victoria.

Therefore, the Duke of Wellington resorted to such means, wanting to use both kindness and force to subdue Abramana and achieve his own goal.

And it was obvious that the idle move he made - letting Abrana contact Ernst as the plenipotentiary envoy - actually produced unexpected results.

"World Exposition?"

The old but tough man chewed over this word that he had just heard for the first time. Countless guesses and thoughts quickly emerged in his mind.

Just like Duke Kaster, he soon realized the huge benefits that the [World Expo] could bring. On the land of Terra, there was a lack of such activities that could bring together leaders of various countries to compete and show off to each other without actually harming the harmony between the two sides and the peace between the two countries.

The Queen's Festival of Leitania is one of them, but the Queen's Festival is held every year and there is no innovation in the format: various talented men and beautiful women show their talents, several carefully selected orchestras play popular songs on Terra in the past year, and finally the Royal Orchestra and the Golden Rule Guards perform together, which is both a piece of music and a ritual, as well as the Golden Rule music of Leitania itself.

Those who are familiar with the process can memorize it exactly. After watching it once or twice, they will feel shocked and moved. But after watching it too much, they will feel bored from the bottom of their hearts.

You always pretend to be cool every year, and it's always you, Letania, who's pretending to be cool. Aren't you tired of seeing it?

The World Expo has both the ability and the opportunity to become the next large-scale event that can attract Terra's leaders.

This means countless benefits: prestige, money, connections, and a place to have private exchanges that are different from official meetings.

"Huh, that young man does have some interesting ideas. No wonder you care so much about him."

The Duke of Wellington chuckled and looked at Abrana with a somewhat teasing expression.

Even though she was made fun of, Abrana didn't look embarrassed. Instead, she took the initiative and asked:

"Why not? Your Excellency the Duke, would you be happy to make up some gossip about me?"

The Duke of Wellington burst into laughter. He clapped his hands on his thighs again and again: "Hahahaha! I'm old, and it's normal for old people to like to hear some gossip from young people, isn't it?"

Abrana replied without missing a beat: "No, Your Excellency the Duke is in his prime, not old yet."

The Duke of Wellington then put away his smile, looked at Abrana suspiciously for a few times, then stroked his beard and said lightly:

"I hope you really think so."

Abrana remained silent, but pretended to smile even brighter.

It must be said that the Duke of Wellington's political sensitivity was really frightening. She had originally intended to take advantage of Ernst's letter and her status as a special envoy to subtly arrange for Wellington, that is, to "decide for Wellington to participate in the World Expo."

But even this little harmless calculation was quickly discovered by the Duke of Wellington. If she had not answered the Duke of Wellington's test fluently and her disguise had not revealed any flaws, then the Duke of Wellington's exhibit to be sent to the World Expo might have been "the last human specimen of the extinct Drake".

She wasn't ready to pull herself up in flames for revenge.

"Reply to Ernst for me." Duke Wellington paused and said, "Thank you for his invitation. The World Expo is indeed an interesting event, but my grand tour around the territory will not be stopped halfway because of anything. I must also stay on the Gastril, so I am destined to be unable to attend the World Expo in person. As a replacement, I will send an envoy to observe it at that time. I hope he will not disappoint me."

He glanced at Abrana and said calmly:

"As for whether the messenger is you, that still needs some consideration."

Although Abrana did not reveal any flaws in this test, the Duke of Wellington is not the kind of person who will not take action until there is evidence, and he does have other talents under his command.

In the face of such a provocative statement, Abrana only had a purple flame on her tail, which then went out in an instant, and she smiled and nodded:

"As it should be."

Old Biden, sooner or later you will get gold coins.

..........

District of Columbia.

Vice President Wilson was perhaps the last person to receive Ernst’s invitation letter, and the answer he gave was very simple - don’t worry, wait for me to find the parents first.