Can't I develop my own character?

It's a pity that time is running out, otherwise she should be able to pry out a clue from Bill and Grove, but at least she got what she wanted, and the next step is to keep a firm grip on the city of Berman.

If Magna hadn't appeared, Kasradi would be in twice the mood right now.

She had originally intended to develop this place as a rear base, to accumulate strength for herself, so that she would at least have a way to retreat when she reached the imperial capital. But now, Berman City was being targeted by Maganna, a wolf who wouldn't let go of her prey so easily.

Once she leaves Berman, things will get tough.

Therefore, Casradi was eager to support a mayor. This person had to be someone she completely trusted and had to be capable, preferably someone who could help her expand her power rapidly.

"It's a pity Ryan isn't willing to pledge allegiance to me... perhaps we can give it another try?"

Kasladis thought about it, but couldn't find anyone more suitable than Ryan in Berman City. Jonathan? As a Level 3 investigator of the Fire Covenant, there was no way he would side with her.

'Lin Qi' was even more impossible. The other nobles had all been hanging out with Adler and Bill before, so she couldn't trust them at all.

No one, let Aiko come up?

Casradi looked up at Eco and then shook his head.

All this kid thinks about is eating meat and fighting.

...

Here.

Talent Ryan is at home talking to Maganna on the phone.

"How's it going, Ryan? I hope I didn't disappoint you." Maganna in the mirror said with a hint of pride, "The Iron Blood Legion's strength is not exaggerated. You'll find out later. Following me is definitely the wisest choice you will make in your life."

"Grand Duke is absolutely right, the Iron Blood Legion is so powerful... So Grand Duke, what are you going to do next?" Ryan asked.

Magna crossed her arms and asked, "What do you think, Ryan? What should I do next?"

Ryan was stunned and thought to himself, how can I, a little Camilla, tell you what to do?

Come to think of it, Creed wasn't here. In the past, Maganna would always bring that military advisor with her to meetings.

"If I must say... Grand Duke, you can strike while the iron is hot. There are many people in Berman City who are grateful to you right now. When the Iron Blood Army arrives, Grand Duke, you can use the excuse of 'clearing out enemy forces' to wipe out those forces in the southern region. By then, it will be clear who is in favor and who is against."

"Of course, doing this will undoubtedly cause dissatisfaction within the Empire, so Grand Duke, you must use the excuse of 'eliminating foreign enemies for the Empire.' If anyone objects, you can fabricate some evidence of their collusion with Kainte. I believe that before long, no one will dare to resist."

Maganna nodded approvingly. "That's a good idea. Anything else? What about Berman City? As far as I know, Casladi has already applied to the Empire for control of Berman City. The old emperor will probably agree."

Rather than letting the city of Berman fall into the hands of Maganna, the old emperor would definitely choose Casradi.

"Well... things have gotten out of hand now. Casradi has officially occupied Berman City and has even contacted the old emperor. It's a bit too late for you, Grand Duke, to make any plans now."

"Yes, if we had acted earlier, it wouldn't have been Kasradi's turn to take over Berman City." Maganna nodded slightly. "So I've decided to fully support you, Ryan, to become the mayor of Berman City and secretly control it for me. What do you think?"

Ryan: “???”

...

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What if the organization wants me to be the mayor? Waiting online is really urgent!

Although Ryan was loyal, he never wanted to be mayor.

The reason is very simple. He has not decided to really join the Maganna camp. He helps the Grand Duke in order to stabilize the situation in Berman City as soon as possible so that he can have more time to develop.

After Casladi left, the Dark Hand and the Blood Archbishop lay down, the sun would rise as usual in Berman City tomorrow, and he would continue to be a good director.

Lie down, develop quietly, and raise a small account. Isn't that a thousand times better than getting involved in the struggle for the crown prince?

If it weren't for that bastard Adler, Ryan would have quit long ago and gone wherever he wanted.

I'm trying so hard to clear my name, and you're trying so hard to make me ascend the throne, right?

Three years later, and another three years later, from a little Camilla to the director, if I had known earlier, I should have decisively killed Adler first.

Now that he has boarded Maganna's pirate ship, Ryan can only help the other party stabilize the situation here as soon as possible. When the Grand Duke goes to the front line, he will lie down in the back and let time prove that he is actually a loser, and no one will pay attention to him anymore.

Great, the plan is in place, and now what? You tell me to become mayor?

Why don’t you let me be the emperor?

That is definitely not possible.

"Why, you don't want to do it?" Seeing Ryan didn't say anything, Magna continued, "Of course I'm not asking you to work for nothing. How about leaving the southern region in your charge? I'll arrange for people to assist you and give you more resources for cultivation, so that you can quickly become a fourth-level or even fifth-level transcendent."

Ryan spread his hands and said, "Grand Duke, it's not that I don't want to do it, it's just that I'm too inexperienced. Look, I've never even been to Berman City, let alone the southern part of the empire. How can I manage it well? I'm afraid of disappointing the Grand Duke's expectations."

I'm so loyal, it's really difficult for me to do this.

I want to lie down, and you ask me to stand up. Isn't that making things difficult for me?

"That's okay. I've always trusted my own judgment. I think you're excellent. Excellent people shouldn't be buried. Only fools are forgotten in the corner and ignored."

"Then why do you think I'm so good?"

"intuition."

"Huh? This..."

"Isn't that enough?" Maganna said matter-of-factly. "If I were to judge whether a person is excellent like most people do, I would rather use an axe to open his head and see whether it's pig manure or brains."

"..."

Ryan then remembered that the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke was also famous for his cruelty. The cute white-haired girl in front of him was just a deceptive illusion. Because she was always so casual when communicating with him, he had the illusion that the Grand Duke was a good person.

He immediately said: "It is obvious that I am the talent you are talking about, Grand Duke, and I am even more willing to go through fire and water for you!"

Just be the mayor, it’s just about performance. Who can’t do that?

Brothers, let’s go to Goose City!

...

Maganna was very satisfied with Ryan's loyalty, and it was worth it for her to trust Ryan so much.

The main reason for this decision is that Ryan's proposals and handling methods in dealing with the issues in Berman City this time are very consistent with her style.

Strategy? Courage?

Isn’t it intuition when all these are integrated together?

If a person is not good enough, then the work he does will give people the impression that he is not good enough. But Maganna now feels that Ryan is very good, which shows that the latter is a talent.

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Of course there was another reason, which was that she found Creed acting strangely recently.

Because Creed was so outstanding, Maganna never asked about him before, and she had never even seen what he looked like in the past three years.

But recently, she 'felt' that something was wrong with the other party.

There is a problem, but I can't put my finger on it.

Make her uncomfortable.

With this feeling, Magna could no longer fully trust Creed.

Maybe for some people, evidence is necessary, but in Maganna, it is not necessary at all. If the Grand Duke thinks there is something wrong with you, then there’d better be something wrong with you.

Creed has problems, and she needs to train new talents. Although Ryan is a little "immature", she likes him, and that's enough.

Although Ryan didn't want to be so pleasing, but since the Grand Duke was so good to him, he suddenly felt that the position of mayor was not bad... Well, it had nothing to do with the operation of opening the skull to see the brain.

But the problem is, as long as someone recommends you, you can take the position of director.

But the mayor is different, in other words, he is a lord, and he needs a noble title.

Although Maganna is powerful, she does not have the right to confer nobility upon others, and if she acts too blatantly, it would be equivalent to directly exposing Ryan's identity.

Ryan didn't want to be exposed, and neither did Maganna. After all, she was still counting on Ryan to make a name for himself in the Fire Covenant.

Therefore, the specific operation still needs to be carried out slowly. In addition, the Iron Blood Army has entered the southern region. As expected, the Imperial Senate publicly criticized her behavior, believing that she violated the imperial law and privately mobilized the army into other noble territories.

As for rebellion, no senator brought it up because they didn't dare to. What if Maganna really rebelled?

Right now, those members of the Maganna faction in the imperial capital are arguing with those who accused her. Just as Ryan said, as long as they stick to the principle of "eliminating enemy forces", nothing will happen to Maganna.

Bill's collusion with the Kingdom of Kainte was equally concerning. After all, no matter how much Maganna messed up, it was still an internal matter of the Empire. What about Bill? This was treason!

Who is standing behind Bill?

In fact, the conflict that broke out at this time and involved Casradi was nothing more than the work of some people who had the right to inherit the throne.

So we can discuss this issue, but don’t get too involved. Let the old emperor decide everything.

In addition to this, there is the Blood Cult Priest. The impact of the "war" is even more far-reaching. Jonathan has already reported the matter, but as for how to deal with it, it is not something he can interfere with.

The next day, order had been completely restored in the city of Berman.

"Ah~ It's so frustrating."

Ryan sat in his office.

Just now, he received a message from Jonathan that the old emperor had indeed handed over the city of Berman to Kasiladi. Not only that, he also gave Kosotoya and the city of Nad on the southern border as Kasiladi's fiefdom.

The territories of the three major cities together form an iron triangle. Berman City is located at the top of the triangle, while Kosotoya and Nad City are located in the border areas respectively. These three cities basically block the ambition of the Kingdom of Kaint to enter the empire.

Whenever a war breaks out, Kasradi will be able to respond immediately.

Originally, re-enfeoffing a territory that already had a lord was problematic, but the old emperor was very smart. He punished the lords of the other two cities on the grounds of "passive response to the war."

Even so, the territory would not be lost, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the old emperor wanted to take this opportunity to restrict Maganna, and for this purpose he dispatched two thousand royal guards to Casradi.

This move caused dissatisfaction among the other princes. After all, the old emperor's actions were equivalent to directly raising Casradi's competitiveness to a higher level. Once she had put the southern border of the empire in order, her power would become a strong contender for the crown prince.

Of course, there is also the possibility that it cannot be properly rectified and will be killed by Maganna in the middle.

This is like a test.

The princes' protests were naturally ineffective. Although the old emperor was old, he was still alive, and people were most crazy when they were about to die. If you really made him unhappy, it would only take a few minutes for him to strip you of your inheritance rights.

And Casradi naturally accepted the test from the old emperor without hesitation.

In other words, not only will she not leave Berman City in the short term, but she will also intensify her efforts to rectify the entire southern border of the empire.

In this case, she and Maganna will definitely have a battle.

On the surface, Casradi's power is still very weak, but she has the city defense forces of Berman City plus two thousand royal guards. Although the Iron Blood Legion is brave, its number is too small.

The old emperor's actions have largely restricted Maganna's subsequent interference in the affairs of the southern border of the empire. Now that she has sent the Iron Blood Legion over, it is a clear expression of her dissatisfaction with the old emperor's decision and her belief that Princess Casradi is incapable of managing the situation.

Although Maganna didn't care, she was still a step behind. The one who was most worried was undoubtedly Ryan, the loyal minister of the empire who was caught in the middle.

Not the same, not the same at all!

This isn't how it works in the game, Casradi? Where did you say you'd go back to the imperial capital?

"Now that things have come to this... let's play games first."

Empress Online, start!

Ryan has been so worried about so many things these past two days that he still hasn't made a character sheet for 'Charlie'.

So the first thing to do when going online is to get the character card out.

Different from the pattern of 'Lin Qi' character card, the background of 'Xia Li's' character card is a sea of ​​blood and a mountain of corpses, with a blood moon in the sky, and she stands with her back to the world, holding a greatsword and looking back.

He is quite handsome.

"Having two character cards to use alternately gives us a lot more flexibility."

The character card has a cooldown time of 24 hours, so Ryan doesn't dare to use it unless it is necessary, otherwise he would have used it when attacking Adler last time.

Now there are two cards, and at least one is kept as a backup, which greatly improves the operability.

Unfortunately, Xia Li's level is too low, and her professional advantages cannot be brought into play.

"Huh? Why is it level 16?"

Ryan was stunned for a moment.

After changing his job and leaving Cazorla Prison, he had always set the AI ​​to idle mode and did not pay attention to the level of 'Xiali'.

Not only is it level 16, but it's almost level 17.

How long has it been?

He opened the hang-up record and his expression suddenly became strange.