My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

According to the mistake Mary made,

She should have been killed without a complete body, but considering that she had helped the Duchy of Antica with some things, a tomb was finally reserved for her.

But she was destined not to be buried in the Stranik family cemetery.

Orson just glanced at it as he passed by.

And Lucius didn't even look there.

He came to the stable and asked the servants to lead out two horses.

"Come with me to tour the territory."

"Okay." Orson nodded and followed Lucius on his horse, keeping a distance from him.

It was noon when the two men rode their horses along the road and finally came to a forest not far from the city of Antica.

In this wood, there are rows of tombs, each with the names of the Guards engraved on it.

"Orson, do you still remember this place?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded. "My father brought me here every year when I was little."

"This is where the guards who escorted my mother Margaret were buried. Later, their remains were collected and buried here."

"Father, when you brought me here, you always told me to remember this hatred and avenge my mother when I grow up."

"Yes, I was afraid that I would not live long enough to avenge Margaret. However, thanks to you, Orson, you defeated the orcs and completely solved this scourge. Not only did you avenge Margaret, you also avenged the people who died in the orc invasion."

Lucius dismounted, tied the horse to a tree, and walked into the woods.

Orson never left.

At this moment, the sunlight shines into the woods through the trees, and countless beams of light hit the tombstones.

Lucius stroked each tombstone from beginning to end.

Finally, it stopped in front of a tombstone.

The three words "Marcus" were engraved on it.

There is also a bouquet of flowers in front of this tombstone.

It seems that someone has just come to pay tribute.

"I remember, father, you said that Marcus was the captain of your personal guard. At that time, General Marcus was found tortured to death in a basement..."

"Yes, I believe he would rather die than reveal the secret of my child, otherwise you might not be here now." Lucius nodded with a nostalgic look.

Seeing them and their descendants paying tribute to them, his mood brightened.

Chapter 5: The Real Enemy (K)

On the other side, Litt took Lena to stroll around the Dukedom of Antica.

Finally, the two of them wandered to the Lison Chamber of Commerce.

The reason is simple. Orson asked Litt to get along well with Lena, but Litt really didn't know how to get along well with this half-orc girl from the desert, so he had no choice but to ask for help from Chelinina.

"Good morning, Sister Chelinina~" Litt took Lena into Chelinina's office.

"Well, good morning." Chelinina sat at the desk, looked at Litt at the door, and greeted her with a smile.

In the Lison Chamber of Commerce, there are two people who do not need to be notified to join the chamber, and they are Orson and Litt.

Then, Chelinina saw the girl with big fox ears next to Lit.

"Um... Lit, is the person next to you... an orc?"

In order to prevent people from pointing fingers at her when she walked on the street, Litt made Lena wear a hood and cloak to cover her ears and tail when he took her out.

When they arrived at the Chamber of Commerce and came to the door of Chelinina's office, Lena felt a little uncomfortable and took off her hood.

"Wow, is this the human chamber of commerce? You must be Sister Chelinina, right? I heard your name mentioned when I was listening to my big brother telling stories in the desert." Lena said this and came to Chelinina in a familiar manner.

"I heard from big brother that you are a very capable businessman. You must be very rich, right?" Her eyes seemed to be twinkling with stars.

"Uh..." After hearing what the other party said, Chelinina was stunned.

"Well, Sister Chelinina, this is what happened..." Litt hurriedly explained to Chelinina how Orson met Lena in the desert.

Of course, Litt didn't say the part that Orson told Litt alone.

"Really? Orson is really amazing. He can just kidnap a cute little girl from the desert. He really deserves to be called the hero." Chelinina said this, seeming to be teasing Orson, with a hint of jealousy in her tone.

However, there was no dissatisfaction in her eyes when she looked at Lena. On the contrary, such a cute girl was rare among humans, and it was difficult for people to feel disgusted with her.

"Okay, your name is Lena, right?"

"Yeah!" Lena nodded energetically.

"Since this is your first time in a human city, why not take you to visit the human market." Chelinina said as she stood up.

"It just so happens that I have nothing to do today. Let's go around Antica City together. I will cover all your expenses today."

"Great! Thank you, Sister Chelinina!" Lena showed a look of surprise and nodded happily.

……

Orson and Lucius left the woods.

"Over the past decade, I have been thinking about revenge for them all the time." Lucius said this, looking forward.

"Orson, do you know that eighteen years ago, besides the orcs, the empire was facing another problem?"

"Another problem?"

"Well, when the new emperor ascended the throne, there was also a very intense political movement."

"Father, are you talking about the Electoral Movement?"

"Yeah." Lucius nodded.

The so-called electoral movement is that the emperor and the dukes form an electoral conference, and the conference votes to decide the candidates.

Of course, candidates are still selected from the royal family.

Although the imperial power will not fall into the hands of others, if the system of electing an emperor is really implemented, it is obvious that the candidates for the throne will contact the duke and ask the duke to support them in taking office.

This will inevitably be accompanied by power struggles and mutual infighting, which can be said to be of no benefit or progress to the development of the empire.

The only benefit may be that it can avoid the emergence of people as foolish and incompetent as the previous emperor.

"But I remember that according to the history books, the election campaign only lasted for three years. The reason was that the previous emperor was incompetent and the people were suffering. Under pressure from the dukes, they were forced to pass the throne to the current emperor. His Majesty the Emperor showed great ability after he took the throne, so the election campaign ended."

"That's where you fall short, Orson."

"You have read a lot of books, but you should also know that books are compiled by people after all, especially history books. Many things have been beautified and modified, and cannot be taken as true."

"It's only been 20 years since that incident happened. If you ask older citizens, they've all heard some rumors." Lucius explained to Orson what happened that year: "When the new emperor ascended the throne, because the succession law of designated heirs was still adopted, many protests broke out in the royal direct jurisdiction. The most serious and harmful of these protests were caused by banditry."

"Perhaps they organized themselves and planned for a long time, or perhaps they were encouraged and supported by other dukes. The banditry was very serious at the time, and the royal family spent a lot of effort to suppress it. At that time, Antica was also directly under the royal jurisdiction and suffered greatly from the banditry."

When Orson heard the true story of that year from Lucius, he couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"So, when you were fighting, father, the enemies you faced were not only orcs, but also humans?"

"Yes." Lucius nodded. "The guards who were just buried in the woods did not die at the hands of orcs, and neither did Margaret. They all died at the hands of humans."

"We have avenged most of the people in the Dukedom of Antica. Now, it's time to avenge ourselves, Orson."

"Perhaps your parents also died from banditry back then."

"But father, the bandit problem has been resolved and there are no signs of large-scale banditry in the empire..."

"But the person who funded him back then is still alive and in a high position." Lucius said this, his hands involuntarily tightening the reins, with a hint of anger in his tone.

"Father, could it be that the person you are talking about is..."

"Yeah." Lucius nodded. "That's him, Giovanni."

……

"The struggle between the central and local powers in the empire is a political issue that has lasted for thousands of years. During these thousands of years, the empire has generally maintained a relatively stable political environment. However, in certain specific periods, the political environment of the empire has indeed changed." Lena and others didn't know why they came to a school. She pricked up her ears and listened to the lectures in the classroom.

Chelinina and Lit were standing not far away.

The two knew that this was Lena's first time entering human society, so it was normal for her to feel novel about a place like a school.

"Well, now please share your thoughts on the issue of electoral system that we discussed in this class."

"Teacher, I think the electoral system is an unreasonable system. Its emergence will only make the power of the empire more and more divided. In this way, without an authoritative central government, local power will be even more uncontrollable, and the monarch elected through the electoral system will inevitably be more inclined to centralization. The electoral system will eventually collapse, and the succession system will become designated by the emperor."

"This classmate is right. After all, the royal family is very large. Under the background of the electoral system, many royal family members who were not originally in the line of succession can also participate in the election. As long as they have the unanimous support of the dukes, they can even go against the emperor's wishes. This is something that the supreme emperor at the pinnacle of power does not want to see. People are selfish and want to leave the best to their children. Therefore, even if the electoral system is implemented, the first thing every emperor will think of after taking office will definitely be to abolish the electoral system."

"So, students, what kind of people do you think would support the electoral system?"

"I think the dukes who don't have a good relationship with the emperor would choose to support the electoral system."

"Most dukes should support this, right? After all, this will strengthen the connection between the dukes and the emperor."

"Local representatives will definitely support the electoral system. Of course, if they are under pressure from the emperor, they probably won't support it."

Lena listened to these questions, confused, and then walked back to Lit and Chelinina.

"Well, Lena, did you hear what was being said inside?"

"It seems to be talking about the political system. Lena, I don't quite understand..." Lena said this, feeling a little disappointed.

"In our area, the most knowledgeable people in the tribe would give lessons to the children, but they mostly just taught us how to read and survive in the desert, and at most taught us some stories. We didn't have that much free time to discuss issues other than survival."

"But, I feel like here, everyone can discuss a lot of issues that have little to do with themselves..."

Hearing Lena's doubts, Lit and Chelinina both expressed their understanding.

After all, the school that Lena attended was considered a school for the wealthy in the city of Antica, and the school let the three people in only after seeing Litt show his identity cards.

"I don't know which teaching method is better, but if it were me, I would probably like being here with humans. After all, there are many things I haven't heard of!" Lena felt lost for a while, but then quickly recovered her spirits.

"Let's go to the next place!"

……

On the other hand, Giovanni returned to the Duchy of Naples. His trip to Antica was very fruitful, but after returning to the Duchy of Naples, his mood instantly changed from happy to angry.

"Lawrence is a piece of trash!" Giovanni looked at the information sent to him, angrily tore the paper into pieces, and then threw them into the fire.

"Why do things always go so wrong in Aragorn!"

Yes, Giovanni asked Lawrence to use the financial resources and means of the Aragon branch of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce to cut off the most profitable textile industry under Celinina.

Lawrence did as he was told. He competed with Celinina and used his connections and means to purchase textile raw materials at high prices. He then stockpiled large quantities of goods, thereby straining Celinina's supply chain.

Everything is proceeding step by step and in an orderly manner.

Seeing that Celinina's property in the Dukedom of Aragon was about to be destroyed, at this time, the iron fist of Duke Leon of Aragon hit Lawrence on the head.

Although it is said to be Leon, in fact it is mainly the credit of his only son Manuel.

Manuel convinced Leon and made Leon realize that as the mainstay of Aragon's economy, the textile industry of the Lison Chamber of Commerce could bring a lot of commercial taxes to Aragon every year, while the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce was just a blood-sucking parasite that provided very little in return.

In the end, Leon listened to Manuel's advice and directly issued a ducal order to forcibly adjust the price of cotton. He also announced that the high-priced purchase of cotton in the market constituted unfair competition and forced the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce to release the goods.

This move broke Lawrence's spine directly. After this incident, the Aragon branch of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce was unable to recover, while the Lison Chamber of Commerce recovered through the goods put on the market by the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, and its scale was even larger than before.

The most important thing in this series of actions was the letter that Orson sent to Manuel.

As colleagues working in the Student Union, Orson and Manuel have a good relationship. After Orson's emotional and logical persuasion, Manuel was persuaded by Orson and agreed to help him.

"Waste, what a waste!" Giovanni was so angry that he

Stomp your feet.

When I confiscated the assets of the Lison Chamber of Commerce before, I was a step too late, causing the Lison Chamber of Commerce to withdraw its investment from the Duchy of Napoli in advance, and the loss I caused to the Lison Chamber of Commerce was only a minor one.

Now he wanted to use Lawrence to break the leg of the Lison Chamber of Commerce, but ended up having his ally's leg broken.

The only thing to be thankful for now is that the loss this time was borne only by the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce.

At this time, Giovanni suddenly thought of something and then looked at the butler beside him.