People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

"Mr. Ernst, Kal'tsit and Amiya didn't come back with you?"

"Amiya and the others will be here soon, but Kal'tsit will probably have to wait a while."

Ernst had a headache and wasn't in the mood for jokes, so he gave a brief reply.

Warfarin was a little confused. Weren't these people supposed to go together? How come Amiya and the others were able to return first, while Kal'tsit had to wait a while longer?

What's wrong? The cold wind has made the tourists drunk, making them think Luncheng is Kazdel? Don't want to come back?

But seeing Ernst's exhausted appearance, Warfarin resisted the urge to press him for answers. After all, as long as no one was killed, that was all that mattered.

To be able to storm the Military Commission's headquarters, complete the mission right under Theresis's nose, and return victorious without a single one missing is already something to celebrate. What more could you ask for?

Fortunately, she didn't ask any more questions, otherwise the story of Kelsey Lentinium's chance encounter with his former owner, his desperate struggle to escape, and the limited-time return of the Cat Lover TV show would have been impossible to keep secret!

"By the way, Ernst, someone is waiting for you."

Warfarin reminded her.

Did he let out an "Ah" sound?

Are there any experts?

"Who?"

“Miss Lafshini, she’s in the drawing room now, with Miss Vina. She said to go see her when you get back.”

Ravshini?

Ernst was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening.

It's not Lafsini!

He had just returned from the Glory. Grey Hat wasn't blind. Since they said that Raphsini was now in charge of the situation on the Gastrill in Wellington, then she must be there!

The man in the grey top hat wouldn't mistake someone for someone else. That's their livelihood; if he did, his family would be repeating in the carriage within two days, "Our family has fallen on hard times!"

Since Raphne is on the Gastrill, it's self-evident who this Raphne on Rhodes Island is!

Abrahman, who witnessed Victoria's national sword, the Breath of Kings, cleave through natural disasters and pave the way on the Glory, was the "Red Dragon of Tara" who disappeared just as the Duke of Wellington opened fire on Victoria and the army fell into chaos! She was also the one everyone originally thought was the Duke of Wellington's successor!

Sitting in the guest room, negotiating with Vina, it could only be her!

As for why Warfarin mistook her for Lafsini.

The two are actually quite similar in appearance; it's just their auras that are vastly different. Lafshini can't fake Abrahina's aura, but Abrahina has a history of impersonating Lafshini!

Ernst had performed this transformation act the first time she met the two red dragon sisters.

This was the first time Warfarin had met the two red dragon sisters. They were both of red dragon blood and could tell stories about Ernst. Warfarin was a blood demon, not a DNA analyst, and besides, they hadn't even drunk blood yet, so how could she tell them apart?

Well, Wellington still had no clue whatsoever, and here, Abrahana came knocking on their door.

To think of coming to Rhodes Island and pretending to be Raphsini to avoid being searched by Grey Hat and the others, that's truly genius!

Taking a deep breath, ignoring his headache, Ernst nodded to Warfarin:

"Take me there."

Chapter 874 Vina: Why are you wearing your sister's stockings?

Victoria, suburbs of Londinium, Rhodes Island main ship.

The atmosphere in the reception room, while not exactly tense, was certainly not peaceful.

Abrahina's disguise as Raphsini could fool many people, but not Vina.

She had met the real Lavishini, and she knew the same Victorian royal girl, Drak, who quietly stayed in the corner of the office, even better than Ernst did.

She knew the child's personality. To put it nicely, she disliked factional strife and was easy to persuade. To put it bluntly, she was weak-willed, lacked her own opinions, and was only used to listening to others' opinions.

Before coming to Sherag, she was bossed around and suffocated by little girls like Mandela. After coming to Sherag, she was the person who spent the most time with Ernst every day, and Ernst rarely avoided her. Theoretically, she could learn more than others. But even a child like Daphne can now advise her mother. What about Rafishini?

She was kind and possessed a benevolent heart, but politics is not a dinner party. Even Emperor Zhaolie of Han, known for his benevolence and righteousness, had his own iron-fisted methods.

It can only be said that some people are simply not born to do this kind of work.

Now, Victoria is in unprecedented chaos. The sudden death of the Duke of Fife, the Duke of Wellington's defection, and the ongoing war have all brought Victoria to its most dangerous moment.

Will Raphsini come to Rhodes Island at this time?

Vina was certain she wouldn't. Given the girl's personality, since she had chosen to return to Tara, to her sister's side, she would never easily slip away unless her sister sent her back.

Not to mention, choosing Rhodes Island as such an exceptionally unique foothold.

"So, is it still necessary to keep up the pretense, Miss Abrahana?"

Looking at "Lafsini" sitting properly on the sofa, Vina directly revealed her true identity.

"The Breath of the Kings has been delivered, and the situation at the front is clear. Duke Wellington's rebellion now is unwise. And you, Miss Abrahana, have come to Rhodes Island at this time in the name of Raphsini. Are you trying to make your sister suffer in your place?"

"That's a really harsh thing to say, Miss Alexandra Vina Victoria."

Abrahana had no interest in cosplaying her younger sister. When she was caught, she stopped trying to hide it, smiled, shrugged, and her entire demeanor noticeably relaxed.

"This is our first time meeting, isn't it? Don't you think this is a very memorable moment?"

"The reunion of the red dragon and the lion, the cyclical nature of Victorian history, the secret conversation between two kings—do these words evoke a sense of destiny in you?"

A sense of destiny?

Vina didn't feel any sense of destiny about it.

Abrahina might be seeing this Aslan for the first time, but she had seen more than just one red dragon. [Three]

To be honest, Abrahana, who is of royal lineage from Tarragale, has no right to talk to her about "historical destiny." It wasn't them who signed the Sacred Treaty with the Aslanpashas; it was the lineage of Atrias from Tarura.

If we must say that the Gaelic lineage created any value in that covenant, then it cannot be said that they created none:

They were written into the treaty.

Moreover, now that things have come to this point, while Vina doesn't shy away from mentioning her sensitive background, she also doesn't feel particularly proud or complacent about it.

Having been displaced since childhood, her starting point wasn't much higher than others. If she truly started from scratch and were to give an acceptance speech, she would never begin by saying, "Thank you to the Royal Family of Victoria Aslan for the gift." She would only thank herself and Ernst.

Therefore, she didn't even want to discuss those boring bloodline issues with Abrahana; she was only concerned with Abrahana's purpose for coming:

"You came to Rhodes Island not simply to seek refuge."

Rhodes Island can shelter many people, but it cannot shelter someone like Abrahina.

Her identity is clear, her authority is known, and even if she is mediocre, after the Duke of Wellington's last-minute defection, she will certainly be noticed by countless people and subjected to countless gazes, both good and bad.

When it came to Rhodes Island, Vina could only think of one possibility: Abrahina's arrival.

She's looking for someone.

"I'm here to see Ernst."

Abrahana seemed to have guessed Vina's thoughts, or perhaps any intelligent person could come to this conclusion, she readily admitted.

"Since Ernst isn't here, I'll stay here a little longer. Miss Vina shouldn't mind, right?"

"Oh, I forgot, Miss Vina is just a guest of Rhodes Island, so she has no right to ask me to leave."

"So, should we wait for Ernst to return and make a decision, as usual? The tamed Aslan?"

Abrahana's smile was unrestrained. She provocatively crossed her legs, and for the sake of disguise, she was wearing a pair of her sister's white stockings, which was rare for her. Her long legs paired with the pure white stockings created a fatally alluring contrast with her unruly, arrogant, and greedy personality.

She made no attempt to hide her gaze as she looked Vina up and down, then her smile deepened.

Vina felt slighted.

"As usual, wait for Ernst to return and make a decision"? What does "the tamed Aslan" mean?

Ernst knows more than I do, thinks more thoroughly than I do, and is more reliable than I do. Since he is here, isn't it only natural to follow his advice?

Vina didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and she wasn't completely incapable of taking care of herself. When Ernst was away, wasn't she the one who managed things in Sheragne?

What was Miss Ling's saying in Yan language again? Right, "Men are in charge of external affairs, and women are in charge of internal affairs!"

But Abrahana seemed to look down on this kind of thinking.

She was a self-centered, always aggressive person who would argue even when she was wrong. In her eyes, Vina was not "accepting Ernst's advice" but simply obeying orders!

The power to make suggestions should be granted by the ruler to his subjects. How can a ruler always listen to his subjects? No matter how much Vina, the "Lion King," values ​​Ernst, he should still praise and criticize, reward and punish equally, in order to better acquire this tempting "treasure".

Vina's work was clearly terrible.

Don't ask why Abrahim knows what happened between Vina and Ernst.

She had no idea.

But she reads the news. Ernst has only been involved in two major and credible scandals so far: one with Nasti, the succubus engineer from Kazdelnia, and the other with Viviana, the daughter of the Elector of Ston in Letania.

The former is more credible because Ernst's attitude towards the Sarkaz was indeed somewhat "intriguing," coupled with the fact that the engineer, who was clearly somewhat unbalanced in her studies, stammered when mentioning Ernst in public interviews on several occasions, and the Sarkaz, who were scattered throughout Terra, were spreading rumors indiscriminately.

The rumors haven't disappeared yet; they've only faded slightly because the two haven't been seen together for a while.

The second encounter with Viviana was purely a political maneuver by the Elector of Shitong.

Simply put, he bought the trending topics.

He had considered the marriage alliance, so naturally he needed to start building momentum beforehand. In Letania, the marriage of the eldest daughter of an elector was no small matter, so it was reasonable and necessary to release some "rumors" in advance to gauge public opinion both domestically and internationally.

But this trending topic came and went quickly, especially after Viviana took up her post as lord of a mobile city under the territory of Shitong, the scandal soon dissipated.

As for the others, such as "Ernst and Ambassador Clementa of Argonaut", "Ernst and Rheinlife's Director General Christensen", "Ernst and the Grand Duke of Kester", etc., those are all second-rate rumors. The senders are mostly entertainment media like the Wine Journal. People just treat them as amusement and not many people really take them seriously.

The most amazing thing is that Ernst and several people in her government didn't have a single scandal.

Well, you can't say there's absolutely none.

According to Lavshini, that Ms. Holhaya was exceptionally close to Ernst, but anyway, Vina tsk tsk.

Abrahina wanted to laugh after hearing what Raphsini said.

Just keep working, work hard, as long as you work, you'll always have more work to do!

Ernst, we Red Dragons will gladly accept.

As for Vina's follow-up question, "What do you want with Ernst?"

you still need to ask?

The Duke of Wellington, with only 1 hour and 22 minutes left to live, suddenly pulled off such a grand feat. It just goes to show that death can indeed make some once-arrogant people do some truly unbelievable things.

The Duke of Stafford, due to a sudden illness, had to fight to the death, leading his army to infiltrate Londinium in an attempt to stage a coup, seize control of the city, and crown himself. Why can't the old man Wellington do the same now?

Perhaps he had other, even grander ideas, such as using this shelling to pave the way for her, Abraham, or something like that, but those are things only the grass on his grave will know.

She accepted this political legacy with a smile, as she loved Branagh.

What she needed from Ernst was, of course, to help her take over the inheritance in a proper and legitimate way.

Victoria is already crippled, and the Lord cannot be angered and wage war. As long as the Grand Dukes are not insane, they can only grit their teeth and accept the peace that Wellington fought for Tara with his last breath.

Otherwise, Victoria would have no choice but to fight a civil war.

Wellington's forces may not be able to defeat the entire Victoria, but the quagmire of war at Tara will definitely drag the whole of Victoria down.

Without a doubt, Victoria dug this pit back then, and now this bitter fruit has been borne. The Duke of Wellington only used one cannon shot to completely intensify all the conflicts, forcing the people of Tara to stand up, pick up their swords, and transform into the "Deep Pool".

Ernst wanted to gradually develop the public's intelligence and the economy, so that they would learn to stand up on their own. Levy wanted to develop the public's intelligence while simultaneously teaching them to stand up, so that the two could proceed at the same time without delaying each other.

Wellington and Abrahim were not so patient.

They are neither fighters against communism nor revolutionaries.

One of them called himself a "Tara person" and guarded the area as a Victorian, exploiting and oppressing the entire Tara region, building a huge Wellington army, and openly cooperating with the Victorian Grand Duke to sweep away Tara culture and suppress the Tara independence movement on numerous occasions!

One of them is a descendant of the lost King of Taraguel, raised by the Kingmaker Earl Warwick, who taught him all sorts of intrigue and power struggles. He then murdered his father to seize power, secretly raised three thousand assassins in the Deep Pool, and was able to kick away Mandra, who was truly fighting for the restoration of Tara and the independence of the Tara, without hesitation, and even killed Drak without any mercy!

Are their moral standards really that high?

No, as Theresa May has pointed out, when it comes to ideals and vision, Abrahina is far inferior to Talulah.

Nationalism, democracy, and so on are all just pretexts. All they want is to seize power.

Abrahana sought out Ernst for this very reason.

She had to avoid the Victorians, upon learning of Wellington's passing, becoming desperate and either joining forces or splitting up to fight her to the death! If that happened, salt would be scattered on the ground, feathered beast eggs would shatter, earthworms would be chopped upright, and every passing toothed beast would get slapped twice, resulting in the complete destruction of Tara, which would be a huge loss.

This requires the help of Ernst's influence, leveraging the power of the World Summit to "check and balance" and "maintain order"!

As for backing down, she would never back down. That's the difference between her and Vina. She felt that Vina was "weak," so she would be "assertive"!

He forcefully demanded assistance, forcefully achieved his goal, and finally, forcefully gave Ernst any reward he desired.