People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Gray Hat Road,

"To put it simply, we will win."

Chapter 522: Lavshini: My sister won’t blame me

"What Duke Caister wants is the Breath of Kings."

After the man in the gray hat left, Vina said.

Because of her age, Vina could not remember many things, but she still remembered that afternoon of that year, and Gawain who appeared beside her, threw the sword to her with a helpless look on his face, and then lazily bent down to carry her on his back.

She carried herself out of the heavily guarded palace, through the solemn Parliament Square, past the tower, through the aristocratic district, and finally into the residence of the most trusted person of all Victorian emperors - the ever-noble Duke of Cumberland.

Her father was waiting for her there.

"The Breath of Kings is Victoria's national sword and a symbol of royal power. Its significance is even more important than that crown."

Vina explained,

"When Aslan conquered Victoria, the first King Aslan held the Breath of Kings in a duel with King Drake. The flames of the red dragon melted the front part of the original sword, and the sword also left an incurable wound on King Drake's body. After the two tribes shook hands and made peace, and Victoria entered the era of co-governance, the Drake and Aslan royal families reforged the sword together as a proof of the friendship between the two tribes."

Vina no longer remembered where the sword was kept. She only remembered that when she appeared at the Duke of Cumberland's mansion riding on Gawain with the sword in her arms, her father, the then Duke of Cumberland, and many nobles of Londinium were cheering.

Her father said that she was the hope for Victoria's future and the savior of the Aslan royal family, so the national sword would appear in her hands after it disappeared, so Aslan's guardian would allow her to ride on him.

But everything that happened afterwards proved with the coldest facts that Victoria had no savior, never had one.

The only ones they can rely on are themselves.

Today, Vina has seen many ups and downs, and her experience is incomparable to that of the child back then. How could she not understand that it was a political show carefully arranged by her father, a fictitious crisis trick he planned in order to emphasize the "sacredness of royal power" and continue to promote his radical tax policy?

Aslan's guardian, her teacher [Gawain], according to the oldest historical records in Victoria, was once ridden by Shahrugar Sargus, the "Lord of Eternity" and "Lord of Time". Its existence, its appearance, and its every move are all symbols of the Victorian Empire.

Vina did not laugh at her father. If she had faced the situation of the treasury being empty, the Duke becoming more powerful, and the imminent division, she probably could not think of a better way to boost morale. Moreover, she herself had actually done something similar once...

At the opening ceremony of the World Expo, she also asked Gao Wen to ride it onto the stage.

Gao Wen even complained about this: "You are really getting heavier!"

Vina was a little embarrassed at the time. When she was in the slums, she had no choice but to eat whatever she could get. But after coming to Kjerag, she has been controlling her diet and also picked up the posture, figure, and etiquette courses that she had not been willing to learn before. She shouldn't be so overweight.

It was quite embarrassing to be criticized by the teacher. After that, she increased her daily training and found the small vest she wore during her wandering days in Londinium to wear so that she could find time to exercise. She also planned to take Ernst with her. After all, he did look a little weak, probably not as good as her. How could he be so weak as the prime minister?

Ernst didn't refuse, but he was always busy. Every time Vina saw his relieved expression after punching out at the end of get off work, she couldn't bear to tell him that he still had a few kilometers to run today.

Never mind. At worst I can just take the initiative.

I helped you do the exercise.

Keke, get back to business.

Vina felt that the thing mentioned by the Gray Hat should be the Breath of Kings, if nothing unexpected happened.

This national sword has always been said to "protect the royal family, protect Victoria, and be able to split the storm." Although Vina felt that this legend was probably unreliable, otherwise how could his father be hanged by the rioting citizens and the parliamentary troops, and how could the last descendant of [Atrias] die inexplicably at Longmen?

But since the Duke of Kaister suddenly wanted this thing, it probably means that she might have the instruction manual of the national sword or something like that.

This is not surprising, after all, the Duke of Caister has another identity besides that of a duke.

She is the sister of Vina's father, in other words, Vina's aunt, a legitimate old Victorian Lion Banner. Although in Terra, except for Sakota, the probability of children from interracial marriages taking the race of the father or the mother is 50-50, causing her to lose Vina's fluffy and brilliant golden hair, she is still a royal relative, and of a very high generation.

Vina doesn't have an instruction manual. Her father may have one, but he didn't have time to use it. So the remaining instructions can only be with the Duke of Caster.

However, Ernst was a little confused. If he wanted to find the national sword, why did he have to go to Longmen?

Before Vina's father died, Victoria had already expelled Draco. How did the last descendant of the red dragon run away with the national sword?

"Let me answer this question."

A lazy voice sounded in the room, which startled Dai Feien. He jumped up from the sofa, and even his tail stood up like a flagpole.

The source of the sound was naturally the lion Gawain, who had been lying on the sofa opposite Delphine since some unknown time.

"teacher."

Vina nodded slightly and saluted, while Ernst looked at the lion curiously.

When it carried Vina on the stage, Ernst almost fainted and didn't have time to watch. Now that he has a chance to take a closer look, this lion is really a lion!

They were exactly the same as what Ernst had seen in the animal world in his previous life, completely original and authentic creatures from Earth, with no difference except that they could speak.

I wonder if he will gallop across the savannah of Africa, want to reproduce every spring, and if hearing the classic opening BGM of Animal World "Just Blue" will produce a reaction engraved in his DNA?

Well... probably not the last one, but it's hard to say about the first two.

The existence of such a very lion-like lion, combined with the greeting "hello, world!" and the message of "eternal glory for mankind" left by the previous civilization, Terra really has many secrets.

A fallen empire that has shrunk its sphere of influence? Terra was once its colony?

Ernst daydreamed for a moment, and Gawain, who suddenly appeared on his own initiative, had already opened his "bloody mouth".

Just opened it a little bit.

The voice was neither high nor low, and it lacked energy and momentum, as if someone had not gotten enough sleep and was forced to work:

"What Caister is looking for is the key."

"The national sword was sealed in the resting place of the kings. The Dukes of Victoria used Aslan's key to open the resting place of the kings, lured the Steam Knights in there, and then ambushed the Sarkaz and killed them."

"As a result, Aslan's key was left inside. Now, only Draco's key can be used to open the tomb."

Gawain stuck out his tongue.

In fact, he has always been very confused. Since the resting place of the kings is a tomb and they don't want anyone to break in, why do they need keys?

Since you have made a key in the hope that someone can get in, why not make two more?

Aslan's key was left inside, but what if Draco's key was lost too? What if Edward Atrias didn't take his key with him when he fled to Longmen?

Wouldn't it be true that the graves of Draco and Aslan's ancestors could never be opened again? No one would even burn incense or offer sacrifices to them?

The Victorians always pay special attention to the sense of ritual in such inexplicable places, which only brings themselves a lot of trouble in the end.

It actually doesn't matter. The reason why it appears is only because it involves Vina, involves Vina's choice, and involves whether Gawain should start over or continue to lie on the snow-capped mountains to bask in the sun and become brothers with the giant beasts.

He undoubtedly hoped that Vina would choose the latter, which was one of the reasons why he showed up to explain.

Neither Ernst nor Vina knew what had happened underground in Londinium, how the Grand Dukes of Victoria had signed an agreement with a simple gesture of writing to kill the very people who wanted to protect Victoria the most, and how a group of insignificant Sarkaz had entered Londinium so openly and occupied the city, leading to its development to this day.

Gawain wanted to make Vina understand that they did not deserve sympathy, even for the little blue cat who was sitting opposite him trembling with fear, trying his best to appear calm in front of him, the "Victoria's guardian beast". Their current deadlock was caused by their own hands, and there was no need to involve himself in this mess for them.

If you can take care of yourself, then do it. If the price of taking care of yourself is to hurt some other people, then hurt some other people. As long as I live comfortably, who cares what you think?

This is Gawain. He has never been Victoria's patron saint. The promise he made to Shah was only to protect "Aslan's bloodline", nothing more.

If the task could be made as simple as possible, such as letting Vina stay with Kjerag, with Ernst, and with Yelagund looking after her, then she certainly wouldn't mind doing so. This would be much easier than following Vina into the dangerous and dangerous world of Londinium.

As for the dukes, I wish them happiness.

Ernst looked at Vina.

Gawain's words just now were few in number, but they contained a lot of information. If it had not deceived him and others, then Victoria's current situation actually had a conclusion - she would die if she didn't do it.

Vina was obviously in a state of brain crash due to processing too much information in a short period of time.

This is actually a good opportunity for revenge.

As long as she did nothing, even abided by the original agreement with the Duke of Kaster to "give up the identity of Crown Princess Victoria and conduct political activities as a citizen of Kjerag", she could complete her revenge on the Duke of Kaster, her enemy, and let her plot fail at the first step.

After all, who could not understand that the Duke of Kaster was planning to obtain the national sword?

Whether she had the instruction manual of the sword was one thing, and the symbolic significance of her obtaining the sword was another. In particular, she got the key to the place where the sword was stored from "Vina or Ravshini", "Aslan and Draco", and got the sword, which was another matter.

Feudal aristocrats value orthodoxy. She wrote to Wei Yanwu to ask for the key. Whether Wei Yanwu gave it to her or not is another matter. This matter itself is unreasonable.

Who is she? Why does she know that Edward Artelias, the last descendant of the Red Dragon, died at Dragon Gate?

Indeed, all the big guys in Victoria who were not stupid knew about this matter. But I know it, and telling it to myself is another matter.

It's like I'm stupid, I just need to know it myself and not say it out loud. If someone says I am stupid, then he is insulting me and is impolite, and he will be attacked.

But if I say it out myself and make it known in public, then other people will say that it is just a statement of fact and I will have to bear with it. Not only will I feel aggrieved but I will also be laughed at.

The death of the last descendant of the red dragon could not withstand a thorough investigation. It involved real dragons, Aslan, and the mysterious unicorn. On the surface, he was related to this matter. With his identity as the Duke of Caster, his life might not be in danger, but his reputation and credibility would be affected.

The Duke of Caster has already taken the lead in killing King Aslan. Do you think she dares to announce in public that it was she who planned the riot and killed King Aslan?

King Aslan died in a riot in the capital caused by his radical tax policy. This was the official public statement of Victoria and was also "common sense".

But if she took the national sword from Vina, Ravshini, or Abrana.

That's different.

The last descendant of the previous royal family wrote a letter to ask for the key and handed over the sword representing the "country" to me. This is not a rebellious act of regicide, but a legitimate abdication! This is a place for the virtuous. I, the Duke of Kast, have too high a moral character. The people of the Aslan Royal Family or the Drake Royal Family recognize me and cry to hand over the Victoria Empire to me. I can't refuse!

The difference between the Cao family and the Sima family.

Vina chose to refuse, and no one could say anything wrong about it. Ernst also understood her decision.

But before that, Lavshini spoke first and gave her own answer:

"I can write it."

She didn't have any ideas, and didn't know much about politics. She couldn't understand the deep meaning in the few words of conversation between Gray Hat, Ernst, and Gawain, or the tense game between them.

But she listened to the letter that Daifen's mother wrote to Daifen.

The front line in Londinium is not going well, and people are dying every day. People are dying in Londinium, the Duke's coalition is also dying, the Sarkaz are dying, and Victoria is also dying.

Then Tara, is there also a death?

Her sister wanted to revive Tara, make Tara independent, and become the Gaelic King of Tara. Ravshini had no support or opposition to this dream. She was forced to play the role of "leader" and had no chance to express her own ideas.

But in Kjerag, after seeing the Sarkaz cheering because Kazdel could establish an independent country, she gradually understood how important this matter was to the Tara people.

However, people kept dying on the Londinium front, including Tara people, and their blood was shed.

A group of Sarkaz stayed in Kjerag. Even if all the Sarkaz in Londinium died, the Sarkaz in Kjerag could still survive under Ernst's protection.

But the people of Tara all followed her sister. If Abranah failed, Tara would have no way out.

Abrana must succeed, and the front line must improve. Ravshini never thought of stopping Abrana. Not only would she not stop her, she would also help her.

Because Tara doesn't have Ernst as a fallback.

Only in this way can Tara be saved.

She didn't understand politics, but she could understand Ernst's speeches and knew what "humanitarianism" was. She learned it.

Saving more people is always the right thing to do.

She believed that Abrana would not blame her after hearing her decision.

Ernst looked at Lafshini in surprise. She seldom expressed her opinions, and this time it really surprised him.

And with Ravshini's nod, Vina's choice didn't seem so important.

Aslan and Draco, one is enough.

Vina shook her head in relief, looked at Ernst, and nodded with a smile:

"I can write it."

"But I think the Duke of Caister should pay a price."

"Is there any good thing in the world that can be obtained for free?"

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Chapter 523: Abrana: She is just Aslan who covets the red dragon's treasure!

Victoria, Duke's Allied Forces, Duke of Wellington's flagship, Gastriel.

Abrana was very satisfied reading the report about Ravshini in Shelag sent by Ahmoni.

Ravshini seemed to have done nothing, but she had actually done everything. Ernst trusted her beyond his expectation, and unless there were some important matters that needed to be discussed in the conference room cubicle, or some situations that required Ravshini to leave the room, Ernst would hardly do anything behind Ravshini's back.

Only a brainless person like Mandela would think that this was "neglect", and proof that Ernst did not respect Draco after having Crown Prince Aslan.

And Abrana knew very well that this was an opportunity, a rare opportunity. It was for Ravshini, and it was for her as well.