Can't I develop my own character?

Ryan spread his hands: "That's a one-time extraordinary prop I got. It's for saving my life. Once I use it, it's gone."

"I see."

Kasradi didn't doubt it, because Ryan obviously had no ability to fight again after taking the birdman's attack. If Jonathan hadn't arrived in time, it would have been troublesome.

That kind of thing must be very precious... Ryan is thinking of me.

"Don't worry, I will compensate you for this loss later." Kasiladi said.

"Then thank you, Your Highness."

Only a fool would refuse to make a fortune for free. Besides, it's good for Casradi to think so. The ability of the character card should be kept as secret as possible, otherwise he can only explain it as a 'professional characteristic'.

After the two finished chatting, they went together to meet the people from the Iron Blood Legion.

The person in charge of the connection was Gluck, who acted out the whole thing. Gluck talked to Ryan on behalf of Maganna, which led to the rescue plan.

As for Kosotoya, he was destroyed, but Avik escaped under the escort of the city defense forces. After all, the other side also had three to four thousand people, and the Iron Blood Legion had to take care of support tasks as well, so it was too difficult to catch him.

Casradi didn't care too much about it, she just felt it was a pity, but as long as she still had control over the three major cities, the other party would definitely make a comeback.

In comparison, she cared more about the cooperation with Maganna. Gluck said that he would consult the Grand Duke after returning to Berman City and then discuss it in detail.

After the initial conversation, Casladi left to rest, as she was a little too tired from the continuous battles.

Ryan went to other carriages and went through the mayor's procedures, showing the mayor's cordial care to the surviving city defense forces and sheriffs.

"Two thousand people, almost all dead..."

Looking at the less than two hundred remaining city defense troops, Ryan felt emotional.

This was a plan to attack and protect Her Royal Highness the Princess. They succeeded, but... was it really a success?

If the casualties of the Royal Guards are included, the total number of deaths on their side in this war exceeded three thousand.

Three thousand people.

Apart from anything else, many of the city defense troops were new recruits who had just been recruited. They did not enjoy the generous treatment of imperial soldiers and died within a few days of joining the army.

Even so, when they return to Berman City, what awaits them is likely to be cheers... cheers for the survival of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Commoners, nobles, royal family...the difference in status is obvious at a glance.

"Why am I crying wolf here? I'm the one who brought these people here."

Ryan shook his head secretly, feeling that he was thinking too much. The world was like this and he couldn't blame anyone.

Clang~Clang~Clang~

The train made a rhythmic sound as it hit the rails, and Ryan sat down by the window to take a short rest.

"Hey kid, are you okay?" Jonathan came over with a bottle of wine, sat down, and took a big gulp. "Huh~ It was really a rollercoaster ride, but it finally turned out well."

"Is this a good result?" Ryan shrugged. "The casualties were heavy."

Jonathan shook his head. "It can't be helped. The bigwigs have their own agenda. War can only lead to tragedy. Have you ever considered what will happen if we fail to bring Her Royal Highness back?"

"In other words, what will happen to this land? I tell you, the Imperial Capital will hold an emergency meeting. The elders will feel that this place has betrayed the Empire. Whether it's Berman City, Kosotoa, or Nad City, what awaits them is likely a massive cleanup operation by the Imperial cavalry."

"If that time ever comes... heh~ A few thousand people are nothing. The death of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people, is just a matter of a single order. So, don't overthink it. It'll only make you uncomfortable. Do what you can. If you want to change this, work hard to become stronger."

After saying that, Jonathan took out another bottle of wine from his leather jacket pocket and handed it to Ryan.

"Two whole mouthfuls?"

"I can't drink it."

"You don't smoke or drink, you're such a good man." Jonathan didn't insist. He glanced around and whispered, "When you blocked that attack for the princess earlier, did you use your job-transfer ability? Whatever it was, if the princess asks you, just say it was a life-saving item I gave you."

Ryan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "She already asked, and I said it was a one-time relic, and she didn't doubt it."

"That's good. Anyway, don't tell anyone about your profession or the magic talent test, including me, because sometimes I can't guarantee whether I am really myself."

"Uh, what do you mean?"

"Anything can happen in the extraordinary world, right?" Jonathan waved his hand. "In any case, it's absolutely right to be vigilant."

Ryan nodded. The old captain's experience was always right, so he took note of it.

"By the way, that Charlie... is she yours?"

"Well, I saved her before, and now she's loyal to me. I didn't expect her to be so powerful."

Jonathan's eyes lit up. "The Fire Covenant is in need of a vice-captain. Ask her if she's interested."

"No, go away, bye."

"Hey hey hey! Don't say that!...Tsk~ stingy."

Looking at Ryan's leaving back, Jonathan sighed, "How dare you talk to your old leader like that? You're really in trouble."

......

It was already early morning when the train arrived in Berman.

Fortunately, there were no more attacks along the way, and when the train stopped, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It was getting late, so Ryan had someone escort Casradi back to the castle, and asked Jonathan to arrange several investigators to protect her secretly. 'Charlie' did not return to the army, but secretly returned to the base with the Underworld Gang.

Only the people of the Dihuo Gang knew her identity. Perhaps some people had already figured it out, but no one asked.

It's nonsense. Anyone who has seen the scene of 'Xiali' killing everyone will choose to remain silent. It's better to stay away from this kind of killer.

When everything was arranged, Ryan returned to his residence. It was already past two in the morning.

"The Grand Duke is probably resting by now, so let's talk about it tomorrow."

Ryan sat at his desk in a daze. It was quite late, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

In fact, when Jonathan talked to him about those things today, he really wanted to ask how strong he had to become to be qualified to change.

Being a city lord isn't enough. A noble? A marquis? A duke? Still far from it. An emperor?

Even the emperor may not be able to do whatever he wants.

"One person is definitely not enough. We still need to raise more secondary accounts. If all the secondary accounts are empress-level characters, there is nothing to worry about."

Ryan finally understood what that meant - all fear comes from insufficient firepower.

"It's come to this... Let's go to sleep."

...

The next day, Ryan slept until ten o'clock and found that he was late for work, so he decided not to go to work in the morning.

I called the office and asked the secretary to handle the matter.

"Mr. Mayor, Councillor Rhodes just came to ask if we should hold a banquet tonight to congratulate Her Royal Highness the Princess on her safe return," asked the secretary.

"Hold a banquet? Why doesn't he want to hold a memorial service to commemorate the fallen soldiers?" Ryan snorted, "Tell him to stop being a bootlicker and do more real work. The princess is furious. If he doesn't want to die, he should just stay quiet."

Ryan knew all too well what these nobles were thinking.

But could you be more clever with this method?

You're holding banquets all day long. Aren't you annoying? It's annoying everyone. How about cashing in and letting me raid your house?

Although Ryan didn't know what Casradi wanted to do now, he definitely didn't want to waste time on the so-called banquet. The princess was an ambitious person. Banquet socializing was important, but the city of Berman was under control, so there was no need to do this.

Compared with the past, two or three thousand people died this time. They were also fathers and children of their parents. Even if they died gloriously, it would still be sad.

There's a funeral going on over there, is it appropriate for you to hold a banquet to celebrate with all the lights and wine? At least Ryan didn't think Casradi would do such a stupid thing.

"Mayor, I'll pass it on right away."

After contacting the secretary, Ryan took out the mirror.

It's time to have a long phone chat with Grand Duchess Magna.

"...Hmm? Ryan, I was just looking for you." Maganna's white-haired dwarf form appeared in the mirror. "Gluck told me this morning that Casladi returned to Berman City and seemed to have agreed to cooperate with me. Can you tell me what exactly happened?"

"That's right, Grand Duke. That unlucky fellow has decided to temporarily join forces with you. She hopes to use you to find out who's behind this and eliminate the other forces in the southern border."

"Haha! That idiot, I told her that she was not capable enough to be a princess, but actually wanted to fight for the throne." Magna laughed happily, "Very good, Ryan, you did a good job. So next... well, should we tell her that it was her second brother who did it? Let her go to the old emperor and complain first."

As soon as the Blood Archbishop took action, combined with her previous speculations, Maganna was basically certain that it was the Second Prince who did it.

The other party is now powerful. General Alvin commands a large number of troops and has the support of many military nobles. The faction's power is secretly competing with her. In addition, the second prince is the legitimate heir, so he currently has the highest support in the empire.

In addition to this, there is the Fourth Prince, who has the support of the Senate. His mother's family is the imperial merchant family, which controls the economic lifeline and is very powerful.

The remaining fifth princess, Casradi...well, I can only say that her queen mother died too early, otherwise she wouldn't be so miserable.

"Don't worry. The evidence is still inconclusive, so there's not much point in talking about it. Besides, the old emperor is in his current situation, so he might not really care."

The old emperor was about to die, so naturally he would support the fight for the crown prince and identify the final winner.

If Casradi was killed, it was because of her lack of ability.

fair?

There is not so much fairness in the world.

"That's right, that old man is mentally unstable now." Maganna couldn't help but mutter, "It's strange, the sorcerer I hired actually killed himself while chanting a spell."

She was quite puzzled. She recently found a powerful sorcerer to curse the old emperor, but the emperor was fine, but the sorcerer died.

You know, that sorcerer is a fifth-level transcendent, and it took a lot of effort to find such a person.

This kind of profession, if given enough time to prepare, can kill even a sixth-order transcendent.

In the end, I couldn’t even curse the old guy to death?

This has always puzzled Maganna.

"Uh, what did you say, Grand Duke?"

"It's okay, it's just a small matter, don't worry about it." Maganna waved her hand. "I'll let Gluck handle the rest. He'll be my public representative in the southern border. If Kasladi wants to do anything, take her to talk to Gluck."

Ryan nodded: "I understand... Grand Duke, why don't you let Creed do these things?"

Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Creed for a long time.

"That guy, he has some problems, you don't have to worry about it." Magna waved her hand, "Compared to him... Ryan, you should think about me."

"Your will."

Ryan was a little puzzled. It seemed that something really happened?

The traitor... Speaking of identity, the only person Ryan is worried about is Kesha.

However, the woman's whereabouts have been unknown since she disappeared. He asked Xueyi to investigate, but he searched almost every corner of Berman City but still found no clues. It was as if she disappeared out of thin air.

The Eye of Dawn and Dusk, this force is really too mysterious.

After contacting Maganna, Ryan went to the castle again to find Casladi and confirm the cooperation with her.

The latter asked about the identity of the attacker. Ryan only said that it was suspected to be the same person behind Bill, and left the rest to Casradi to investigate.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether the person is found or not. It's just those people. Since it's not Maganna, then the second prince or the fourth prince is likely to be one of them. As for the rest of the princes and nobles, it's hard to be sure.

But then again, Ryan felt that the Second Prince's actions were really a bit too much.

Even if it was to prevent Kasiladi from developing, wasn't he afraid that others would take advantage of the conflict? After all, there was more than just Kasiladi in the South, there was also Maganna.

"Is there another expert?"

Ryan couldn't help but think.

Unfortunately, there's no such plot in the game. The main plot of the adult world is: advance! advance! advance! As for other conspiracies and tricks? Forget it. Players don't have the patience for that.

Although many people do like to find serious plots in porn, it would be boring if it is too serious. Wouldn’t it be better to use this time to play some blockbuster games?

But Ryan was careful about this matter. It would be no fun if there really was an old bitch.

The cooperation has been settled, and the Iron Blood Legion is still stationed outside the city. During this period, Maganna will replenish the personnel, and still make up to 2000 people.

If there are too many, the capital will have objections, and it will be very troublesome if things get out of hand.

However, the Royal Guards are becoming less and less numerous, and now there are only about a thousand of them, which is a heavy loss.

So the city defense forces of Berman City really need to speed up.

"By the way, how much money is left in the municipal treasury?" Casradi suddenly asked.

Ryan's heart skipped a beat: "What is your highness going to do?"

"I want to give some compensation to the families of the casualties." Casradi sighed softly, "Because of me, there have been so many casualties this time."