Chen Huijie, I am not a good person anymore!

"No, you are the legitimate heir to the throne of Victoria. Everything we do is just to maintain the legitimacy of Victoria."

Seeing that the man in the gray hat seemed really sincere, Tallulah felt that she was still not good at dealing with people, so she simply pointed to the small house next to her.

"If you want to discuss cooperation, then go talk to my brother. I have handed over most of the matters concerning the Integration Movement to him. If he agrees to cooperate, then I will not object."

Seeing that Tallulah finally gave in, Gray Hat breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect that Tallulah actually had a younger brother. I'm sure the Duke would be very happy after hearing the news.

It's just that Tallulah's hostility towards Victoria is so deep that her brother may be even more difficult to deal with. However, Gray Hat feels that as long as he shows enough sincerity, neither Tallulah nor his brother will refuse help from a Grand Duke, because the Integration Movement is indeed very poor.

According to the bartender, Tallulah's brother Noah is a very enthusiastic and kind person, and Gray Hat thinks it would be much easier to negotiate cooperation with him.

Reaching out and gently pulling open the wooden door of the cabin, the man in the gray hat's tone sounded particularly sincere and polite.

"Hello, I am……"

All the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat and couldn't come out. Gray Hat looked at the man squatting by the fireplace and adding firewood, looked at his horns and tail, and then looked at the face that he was so familiar with that he would never make a mistake even in his dreams.

"excuse me."

He closed the door politely and silently. The man in the gray hat couldn't help rubbing his eyes. It's impossible. Did he see it wrong? How could it be that person? No, let's take another look.

He adjusted his state so as not to appear rude. The more Gray Hat thought about it, the more he felt that he must have had hallucinations because he was too afraid of Roya. After all, Tallulah's brother must be Draco, and the tail and horns could not possibly be disguises. That's right, it must be his own problem.

He opened the door again, and the man in the gray hat decided to look carefully at the other person's face this time.

"Mr. Noah, I am..."

This time, the man in the grey hat looked very carefully, because Luo Ya was standing at the door and looking at him. There was no light in his dead eyes, as if he was blind. But if possible, the man in the grey hat would rather be a blind man now. He had never hated his eyes as much as he did now.

He closed the door gently again, and the man in the gray hat couldn't help rubbing his temples, suppressing the urge to turn around and run away without looking back, muttering to himself.

"This is impossible, is it just a coincidence? But they are too similar. Are there really two people in the world who are so similar? But it is definitely Draco..."

Seeing the man in the gray top hat opening and closing the door repeatedly and talking to himself, Tallulah frowned. She felt that this guy was a little unreliable. Her son Roya was a very good person in every aspect. He was also very good-looking and not scary.

"I say, Mr. Bellingham, is it fun to open the door?"

The man in the gray hat came to his senses and shook his head quickly to show that he was not such a boring person, but he could no longer maintain his composure.

"Ah, no, that's not the case, Your Highness Tallulah. I just... am a little suspicious whether I am seeing things. To be honest, I am a little suspicious whether the climate of Ursus has caused some kind of hallucination in my brain. After all, Your Highness Noah looks very similar to someone I know."

"Noah?"

Tallulah's tone was doubtful, and she quickly realized that there was something wrong with the pronunciation of Gray Hat.

"You must be mistaken. My brother's name is not Noah, but Roya."

After making sure that he had heard Tallulah correctly, the man in the gray hat's expression suddenly became as stiff and rigid as a wax figure, with only his mouth still moving.

"My Lord Duke, it's not that I don't want to do my best. Although it is my duty, it is still a bit beyond my power to make an enemy of this person."

Just when the man in the gray hat was thinking about how to find a reason to get away quickly and decently, he didn't need to open the door this time. Luo Ya pushed the door open and stared at him with his dead eyes.

"Since you're here, Mr. Gray Hat, why don't you come in and sit down, or should I invite you in another way?"

Roja's voice was full of the enthusiasm of a host, but it was even more chilling to the ears of the man in the gray hat than the cold wind in the snowy fields of Ursus. He couldn't figure it out, and couldn't understand why the disappeared Secretary Shenchi would appear in the Reunion Movement and become Tallulah's brother, a red dragon. Could this be faked?

No, it didn't matter whether it was a disguise or not at this point. Roya's appearance meant that all the Grand Duke's plans had failed. It also meant that there might be a foot of snow on his grave the next night. In order to save his life, the man in the gray hat knew that this time it all depended on his performance, so he immediately put on a humble look.

"How can I trouble His Highness Luo Ya to treat me? Please, please, please."

Watching Roya and Gray Hat walk into the room, Tallulah felt that Gray Hat's respect for Roya seemed to be much more sincere than her own. It didn't seem like politeness or hypocritical flattery, which really confused her.

However, she would not listen to what Roya and the Gray Hat had to say. She would just let Roya talk to her at night. She would have to discuss with Roya in the evenings these few days about what to do when she arrived in Casimir.

He closed the door casually. There was a table, two stools and a pot of hot tea in the room. Roya sat down and lit the firewood in the fireplace with his tail in front of Gray Hat. The room seemed to be a little warmer, but Gray Hat was disappointed. He knew that Roya was trying to show that his identity as Draco was not a disguise, but he couldn't figure out what was going on.

Although he couldn't see Gray Hat's expression now, Luo Ya estimated that it wouldn't be very good. He could feel that Gray Hat's blood flow and heart rate were speeding up. He was probably very nervous because he recognized his identity.

"Want some tea?"

Luo Ya pointed at the freshly brewed tea on the table. He bought it when he lived in the town before, and it wasn't very good. The man in the gray hat quickly stood up and poured a cup for Luo Ya first, and then for himself. If others saw this, they wouldn't know who the guest was. The man was even considerate and was afraid that Luo Ya wouldn't be able to get the teacup, so he specially handed it to him.

"Please use it."

Seeing that the man in the gray hat was so understanding, Luo Ya didn't say anything and just took a sip of tea.

"After becoming Drake, I can eat without worrying about hot food, which is an advantage. Unfortunately, it is very troublesome when sleeping."

These words almost made Gray Hat drop the tea in his hand. Now he not only wished he was blind, but also wished he could hear nothing. How could he not know that Roya was Draco before? But what these words meant was that Roya was now qualified to become the monarch of Victoria. He was Tallulah's recognized younger brother.

As for blindness? This person doesn't look like a blind person except for the dullness of his eyes.

As if sensing Gray Hat's nervousness, Luo Ya was too lazy to talk to him in so many roundabout ways. He just tapped the table lightly with his left hand to create a little tension.

"Kaster asked you to come?"

"Yes, Your Highness. Duke Caister sent me to Ursus to look for the last descendant of the Red Dragon, that is, Her Highness Talulah. He asked me to negotiate with her after I found her, so as to counterbalance Her Highness Abrana, who has become stronger."

You should not be reckless when you should be timid. The man in the gray hat knows this very well. Luo Ya took a sip of tea and then nodded.

"But I just thought I heard you say usurper, what do you mean?"

"I'm talking about that group of shameless Grand Dukes. They call Her Highness Abrana a usurper and believe that Her Highness Abrana is not worthy of the title. So they all hope to obtain Her Highness Talullah as their own strong claim to shake Her Highness Abrana's foundation."

Speak differently to different people, this is Luo Ya's best evaluation of the gray hat. However, he will not pursue any matter, after all, the gray hat is still useful.

"Besides you, who else has come here this time?"

"Yes, the Iron Duke, the Duke of Caster whom I represent, the Duke of Windermere, and the Duke of Cavendish have all sent people here. Of course, Her Highness Abrams should also be paying attention to this area, but we know very little about Deep Pool's intelligence network."

What the Gray Hat said made Luo Ya nod his head. It seemed that Mandela did a good job in intelligence. She must have worked very hard. He would have to bring some gifts when they meet again.

The two people in the house were talking, while outside the house, a pair of eyes were peeking in the dark. After seeing the man in the gray hat walk in, he confirmed his judgment that the Integration Movement's trip to Casimir was just a decoy, and cooperation with Victoria was their goal.

"We must inform His Excellency Grand Duke Baikal as soon as possible."

Muttering this, the man quickly returned to his residence, not knowing that Frost Star had seen everything he did and turned to look at Tallulah.

"This is the third one. According to Roya's speculation, the people from Ursus will come the day after tomorrow to force us to leave the snowfield and block all roads leading to Victoria."

"Ah."

Tallulah just nodded, then looked towards the hut where Roya and Gray Hat were, as if she was thinking about something. It seemed that her brother hadn't explained some things clearly, so she needed to ask him about it tonight.

Chapter 115: Luo Ya's Landlord Friendship (4k)

"Since your mysterious disappearance, Your Highness Roya, the situation in Victoria has changed very quickly, perhaps even beyond anyone's imagination."

Gray Hat didn't dare to lie in front of Roya. He knew that the most important thing now was to survive and pass on the news that Roya was in the integration movement and might even have mastered the entire integration and Tallulah. Of course, he also admitted that he was afraid of death.

Luo Ya just nodded and motioned the man in gray hat to continue. He was in Ursus and his knowledge of Victoria was not up-to-date, and the information he heard might not be true. It was just right for him to learn about the current affairs in Victoria through the man in gray hat.

"Originally, the Grand Dukes and Her Highness Abrana were planning to hold a meeting after the New Year, but no one expected that Her Highness Abrana would rashly lead 5,000 soldiers to stand outside the city of Londinium the second week after the New Year, burn open the city gates and enter Londinium. The Grand Dukes almost went to war over this, but fortunately, no one fought in the end."

The man in the gray hat said this, subconsciously observing Luo Ya's reaction. Seeing that he just nodded slightly, his tone was full of relief.

"Well, it seems that Abrana still remembers what I said and is not too upset."

Now the man in the grey hat really confirmed that it was Roya who allowed Abrana to enter Londinium directly. This move was really ruthless and seized the weaknesses of all the grand dukes. Their high positions gave them enormous power, but also made them easy to become the key point of the whole incident. Their every move involved the future of the entire Victoria. The bill signed by all the grand dukes was originally intended to prevent anyone from escaping, but now it has become a shackle that binds them.

However, Roya had specifically told Abrana not to directly announce her succession to the throne. What she should do is to use her status as the heir of the Red Dragon to strengthen herself. Once she succeeded to the throne, it would likely cause the grand dukes to fall out and go to war.

So far, what happened in Victoria was not beyond Roya's expectations. He thought about it and signaled Gray Hat to continue.

"Her Highness Abrana is now stationed in Londinium. With the support of two Grand Dukes and 34 Steam Knights, she has become the largest force on the surface, but the Iron Duke and Deep Pool seem to be at odds with each other.

"In addition, Her Highness Abrana has been recruiting personnel and promoting subordinates at the Royal Guards Academy and Military School in Victoria. It is said that she has also received support from some military forces."

After telling everything he knew, Gray Hat realized that the situation in Victoria had changed more in just one month than in the past ten years. Roya, the biggest driving force behind the incident, had only been in Victoria for more than a month. If he was still in Victoria, the grand dukes would have gone to war directly.

After summarizing and sorting out everything the Gray Hat said in his mind, Roya found that although Victoria had entered a certain state of balance as he expected, it had not really achieved a perfect balance. There were still some potential hidden dangers that could detonate the situation and cause a civil war in Victoria, such as the Sarkaz issue that Roya had always been concerned about, and Victoria's Noble Council.

"What is the reaction of the Council of Nobles to Abrana?"

"There is no clear statement. At present, there is no unanimous opinion within the Council of Nobles, but they have tacitly accepted Her Highness Abrana's status as the heir."

The man in the grey hat answered honestly, but he did not know the situation of the Council of Nobles. Unless the grey hats were on a mission together, their intelligence would only be conveyed to the top-level Caister and would not be shared. The surveillance of the Council of Nobles was not within the scope of his mission.

"Acquiescence? That sounds nice. Then what about the Duke of Cavendish's intentions?"

To put it bluntly, the fact that the Council of Nobles did not make any statement on Abrana's claim to be the heir to the throne was itself a form of disapproval, but Roya knew that the one-horned girl was behind the Council of Nobles, and he just wanted to speculate on the other party's intentions.

Since some people in the military support Abrana, but the members of the Noble Council are silent, this means that the one-horned girl's control over the Victorian army is not as strong as he expected. However, the deal between Cavendish and the Sarkaz is also worthy of his attention.

"Duke Cavendish hired a Sarkaz army, but it was only deployed in the border area. My colleagues are in charge of monitoring it, and there is nothing unusual so far."

After listening to Gray Hat's story, Luo Ya's mouth curled up in a contemptuous and mocking smile, which made Gray Hat a little too nervous. He was worried that the chief secretary of Shen Chi would ask him to commit suicide on the spot in the next second.

"Really? I thought that Kaster deliberately spread the news that Tallulah was in Ursus in order to disrupt the situation in Deep Pond. It seems that he just wanted to test whether I was really dead."

The atmosphere became tense as Roya spoke. Gray Hat Bellingham had never expected Roya to guess this. Did he just reveal the truth? No, how could this be possible? He didn't mention anything. The Duke of Caster's affairs were mixed in with the affairs of other Grand Dukes.

Roya reached out and patted Bellingham on the shoulder to signal him not to be nervous, but this made Bellingham even more uneasy, because as the Gray Hat, he knew that it was Kast who secretly had people spread the news that the red dragon Tallulah was in the Ursus Icefield.

"Don't be so surprised. This is actually easy to guess, because the other Grand Duke's spies arrived too quickly. I was a little surprised."

Roya shook his tail casually. He had already figured out the purpose of Duke Caister, or the purpose of the girl behind Caister, which was to find out whether he was really dead. However, the news that Tallulah was in the Ursus Snowfield was leaked by Caister, and he had just confirmed it from Bellingham.

"I originally expected that it wouldn't be surprising for you, the Gray Hats, to find this place, but the speed of the spies of the other Grand Dukes' actions was too fast. It was as if they had made an appointment to have a picnic together. Their intelligence network is not as good as yours, the Gray Hats. This means that it is likely that someone secretly leaked the news about Tallulah to the other Grand Dukes."

The only person Roya could think of who could know Tallulah's approximate location and spread the news was Kaster. How did Kaster know Tallulah's whereabouts? Since the one-horned girl could find the hiding Ablana family and force Tallulah's father to death with a secret order, it would not be difficult to know Tallulah's approximate location after she killed Kosice.

As for why this news was spread, it was naturally to confirm whether Roya was really dead or seriously injured and hiding. The one-horned girl was also at the scene when fighting with the three-headed dog that day, but she ran away at that time and didn't know whether Roya was dead. She simply used the news of Tallulah as bait to see if she could catch Roya. If Roya was still alive, he would never be indifferent after learning of Tallulah's existence, and might even take personal action to resolve this hidden danger that would threaten Abrana's inheritance rights.

If Gray Hat died in Ursus during the investigation and even failed to send back any news, it means that Roya is very likely still alive, and Victoria's situation must be maintained and wait for the opportunity.

But if the Gray Hat succeeds in contacting the Reunion Movement, regardless of whether Tallulah agrees to cooperate with Duke Caster, Roya's death can be confirmed, and the One-Horned Girl can attack Abrana directly without any worries, and Londinium will become a battlefield in the first place.

Roya had a headache when thinking about this. The unknown one-horned girl was really smart. She would make a profit no matter what happened in Ursus. Talulah, the descendant of the red dragon, was just a bait. The most important thing was that she achieved her goal by accident. Roya happened to be in the integration movement.

"She really lived for so many years."

Although the process was wrong, the result was correct. Gray Hat successfully confirmed that Roya was still alive and even turned into a Drake. However, this was also a good thing for Roya. At least with him in Victoria, there would be no civil war. He was the biggest trump card in Abrana's hand, and the Unicorn was still afraid of him.

If something really happened to Abrana, he would risk his life to make those grand dukes pay the price one by one. If violence alone could not resolve the complicated situation in Victoria, he would have taken action long ago.

As he was unaware of the existence of the One-Horned Girl, Gray Hat thought that the "she" Roya was referring to was his boss, the Duke of Caster, which made him somewhat worried about his own safety.

"I've already told you that there's no need to be so nervous. Killing you won't do me any good, and I'm not someone who likes fighting and killing. I'd rather just say that I need you to pass on a message for me."

Roya said that he didn't like fighting and killing, and Gray Hat thought that he was the only one who believed it. In ancient times, many people wanted to assassinate the Grand Duke, but Roya was the only one who went alone and succeeded. He did not kill the old Duke of Stafford, but what he did was far more terrifying than killing a Grand Duke.

But Luo Ya has always been a trustworthy person. When he heard that he could save his life, the man in the gray hat was relieved. He immediately made an expression that he would keep his words in mind, which made Luo Ya wonder if he was a little scary.

"Tell Caister that I will visit them when I have the chance in the future. I hope everyone can be more sincere this time."

Deliberately using "they" to refer to the Duke of Castor and the one-horned girl, Roya stood up, extinguished the fireplace and prepared to see the guests off, and his face under the collar of his gray hat was almost as ugly as a bitter gourd. You know, the last person Roya visited with sincerity was the Duke of Stafford, and everyone knew how it ended.

Now what Roya said was clearly a warning to Kes not to act rashly. Gray Hat even thought for a moment impolitely about who the new Duke of Kester would be.

Luo Ya didn't think so much about it. He really planned to visit Caister. He wanted to kill old Stafford before just because he was old and his subordinates must have ulterior motives. But Caister was different.

"It will be lunch time soon. Do you want to stay for a meal before leaving? Although we don't have much supplies for the integrated movement, we will not treat our guests badly. Let me show my hospitality as a good host."

The man in the gray hat stood up without thinking and shook his head, wishing he could rush out of the door right away.

"No, no, I have a mission to complete and cannot stay for long."

Now that they already know that Roya is here, the plan to unite with the Reunion Movement to use Tallulah is naturally impossible to continue. It is better to report the news to Kaster as soon as possible. From now on, Deep Pool will not only have Abrana and the missing Ravshine. Roya alone is more threatening than the two sisters above plus Tallulah.

"Is that so? Then I won't let you stay overnight. How about I see you off?"

Roya opened the door and deliberately spoke louder so that the Ursus spy hiding outside could hear the noise more clearly. If it was before, the man in the gray hat could sense that he might have other intentions, but now the man in the gray hat just wanted to leave the Reunion Movement as soon as possible. Roya's hospitality was so chilling that he almost got his home address out of him in less than ten minutes.

"How dare I ask Your Highness Roya to send me off? Please take care of yourself. I will go back and tell the Duke what you said."

"Okay, let's go."

Without trying to persuade the man in the gray hat to stay, Roya watched him disappear into the snow at an unimaginable speed. This way, he had almost achieved half of his goal. Now he had to wait for the Ursus radicals to arrive. The actions of so many Victorian spies in the snow must have alarmed the reformists who were loyal to the emperor and the conservatives who were composed of other nobles. The spies from these two forces would definitely investigate the snow. By then, the integration movement would no longer be concealed, and the plans of the radicals and Kosice would fail.

In order to prevent their own goals from being exposed to the emperor, and to allow the integration movement to grow rapidly so that the plan can be implemented as soon as possible, the radicals will definitely send people to drive away the integration movement. Next, it will depend on whether the people coming are regular troops or patrol teams.

"Or... can I still avenge myself from last time?"

Touching his chest, Luo Yake still remembered how much pain he felt that night at Longmen. At that time, the assassination of Chen Huijie involved the internal guards of Ursus. Most likely, the radicals wanted to kill Chen Huijie in order to force Tallulah to become the Black Snake. So there might be a chance that he would encounter that group of guys this time.

But Luo Ya remembered that the internal guards of Ursus were the sharp knife in the hands of the emperor. The new emperor of Ursus was not such a person who recklessly dealt with the consequences, and he was even at odds with the radicals. In other words, did the internal guards betray the emperor?

"It seems that the water in Ursus is quite deep. Yes, there is also a black snake."

Reaching out and tapping his temple, Roya thought that Black Snake was probably no longer able to stir up any waves in his head. He was very concerned about what Black Snake said. A thousand years ago, he personally helped the first emperor of Ursus to overthrow the Hippogriff Empire he founded? It was too unbelievable.