Rhode Island Park Project

But Luo Hang just said everything with a smile on his face, leaving no room for hesitation, and put his hands behind his back, as if waiting for the Duke of Windermere in front of him to say "thank you" to him.

At this point, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Duke of Windermere.

If she was facing a young man who was not very worldly-wise, she could still think that the other party could not stand being looked down upon or wronged, and would force her to bow her head in a tough manner. However, with Luo Hang's demeanor, he was obviously far from the word "young and vigorous".

The favor of a Grand Duke, even if she was reluctant to boast about it, was in fact a precious thing, especially when the other party was in trouble.

But what made her seem unable to see through Luo Hang in front of her was...

How much confidence and vision does this man have to treat this precious favor as a casual greeting, as if he is really just taking his operator home and receiving a "thank you" from the other person's mother?

The Duke of Windermere glanced at his daughter who was still standing next to Luo Hang, and saw the tension on her face at a glance, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Regardless of how much there is to think about above, for the person involved, her daughter, this is undoubtedly a very heart-warming act.

But I have such courage just to win people's hearts...

This man is not simple.

As a mother, the Duke sighed with some worry for her daughter, but at this point, after Luo Hang agreed to her words, she had no other choice.

Whether it was for the sake of her image as a mother in front of her daughter, her image as a duke in front of her subordinates, or her own personality, she would not be allowed to go back on her word.

She took a deep look at Luo Hang, who was waiting with his hands behind his back and a smile, then she grasped her sword, held the sheathed sword upright in front of her, then put it down and bowed slightly.

"I will always remember your kindness, thank you."

This was a very high level of thanks. Dai Feien looked at her mother in surprise. In her memory, it seemed that this was the first time she bent down to someone. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should feel sad for her mother bending down for her, or be proud of the doctor for being able to do such a thing.

But no matter what, the Duke of Windermere's performance had completely eliminated the possibility of discussing the topic of "human feelings". Daphne couldn't help but walk forward from behind Luo Hang.

"Mother……"

"Just come back."

The previous momentum and considerations seemed to have disappeared like the breeze. The Duke of Windermere just showed a motherly smile on his face, raised his hand and touched his daughter's head.

"Ah."

Dai Feien lowered her head and seemed to have a nasal tone, but no one exposed the girl's condition at this time.

Luo Hang did not disturb the reunion of the mother and daughter. He even stood quietly by until the mother and daughter, who looked quite similar, returned to normal. Then he spoke again slowly:

"Now that the private part has concluded perfectly, it seems we can also discuss the official topic, Your Excellency the Duke."

"For discussing public and private matters completely separately, I have to praise your character once again, but I also have to question your self-confidence."

The Duke of Windermere, standing with his daughter, seemed even more vigorous and invincible than when they first met.

She was indeed impressed by the fact that Luo Hang did not resort to personal relationships to discuss business with her, but at the same time, she was also curious about what capital Shi Huaiya Territory and Rhodes Island had that gave Luo Hang such confidence.

"According to Delphine's evaluation of his mother, the Duke of Windermere only participated in this war because he didn't want others to get involved in the throne, and he himself had no intention of fighting for the crown.

In this case, can I assume that Your Excellency the Duke is still willing to support the royal family?"

Luo Hang said slowly.

The Duke of Windermere's reason for joining the war was indeed very special. Others joined the war to fight for the throne, but she joined the war to prevent those guys she looked down upon from sitting on that position.

According to a good daughter, the Duke of Windermere's admonition to his subordinates was to consider the whole of Victoria at all costs.

From this perspective, it makes sense.

The Duke of Windermere glanced at Vina behind Luo Hang and the long sword on Vina's waist.

"It's indeed meaningful that you were able to find Her Highness Alexandrina and the Breath of Kings. But if the next king takes the throne and ends up being hanged a few days later, then what's the point of my support?"

"Whether Vina will be the same as the previous king, I will certainly prove this to His Excellency the Duke."

Luo Hang said this with a smile, but he was quite depressed in his heart.

He's swaggering around like that, what's wrong with the conservatives?

First, no one came to check when they were almost at their destination. Then he got the news that in the next two days, only a few small characters came to cause trouble, and he had no chance to create a big scene.

After all, they are a real mob that acts like cowards in front of the Grand Duke and the Sarkaz. Am I asking too much of these insects?

Luo Hang fell into reflection in his heart.

But /*Longmen swear*/, is my requirement really that high?

Although it was very infuriating, at this point, he could only postpone this opportunity to show his strength.

After all, he has the power in his hands and there are always opportunities to show it, but he can't possibly fight with the Duke of Windermere's guards now, right?

Just as Luo Hang was about to speak helplessly, a guard from Windermere ran over with a nervous look on his face.

"Report! Mobile forces and warships have been spotted approaching from the east. They are the main battleships directly under the Glorious Royal Guard!"

The Duke of Windermere's expression changed slightly, and then he looked at Luo Hang in front of him.

"It seems you didn't take good care of your tail when you came here."

After all, this time they were carrying out a secret operation. Although they were riding on a special type of ship, their real regular warships were no pushovers.

The conservatives do not have many decent warships, but that does not mean they have none at all. This force is definitely a huge investment.

However, Luo Hang laughed.

"Your Excellency the Duke, there's no need to panic. It's just a minor issue, we can just deal with it."

"........."

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ps: yj, well done.

Yesterday, when the main quest was not yet open and YJ was still under maintenance, my good friend sent me this picture.

I said, “That’s pretty good.”

"I just blasted the Blood Demon Lord!"

"Preparing to seek an alliance with the Duke of Windermere"

Then I received the reply: "Hahahahahahahahahaha"

Well done YJ!

ps2: Is anyone really interested in the Duke of Windermere...

I had always been a bit ambiguous about the strange discussions among the group members, but then yj suddenly eliminated the person, which made me feel... very... strange...

Chapter 5 Do you understand what dimensionality reduction strike means? (k)

"are you serious?"

Duke Windermere carefully examined Luo Hang in front of him and said, "Although that warship is not a large battleship, nor a flagship, it is a genuine main battleship directly under the royal family. It is equipped with at least three main guns and more than 3 secondary guns, and requires hundreds of soldiers to operate it.

If we add the mobile forces around us, the enemy's number could easily exceed two thousand."

Theoretically, even main battleships were categorized by type and size. The warship that appeared on the other side of their field of vision was not at all a large, high-speed warship of the highest level of combat effectiveness. The Duke of Windermere could easily summon a row of ships from his own command that were even more powerful than this one.

But that's in the Duchy of Windermere.

She did arrange a lot of manpower for this operation, and there were many carefully trained sword guard elites around her, but no one would be stupid enough to use infantry and warships to fight head-on.

Even if they could rely on the quality of their soldiers to force victory, the final losses would certainly be unacceptable.

However, there was no flaw in the smile on Luo Hang's face.

"Your Excellency the Duke, do you think we should evacuate?"

He asked back slowly.

"The enemy can't catch up to our Asteria. It's a special fast ship. At that speed, we'll leave it behind in less than an hour."

Duke Windermere glanced at the bulky transport ship that Luo Hang and his group had arrived on. "As a little thank you gift, I don't mind taking you along. After all, I won't stand by and watch my new friends in Delphine being surrounded by enemies."

"Your Excellency the Duke's ships can outrun enemy warships, but I'm afraid they can't outrun motor vehicles?"

A land cruiser is a land cruiser after all. Given its size, it would be a bit excessive for it to compete with an off-road vehicle.

"The journey from here to the Duke of Windermere takes more than an hour or two. If the enemy's mobile force keeps following us and arranges other troops to block us along the way, how will His Excellency the Duke respond?"

Luo Hang smiled as he looked at the operator's mother standing in front of him with Daphne, and the Duke of Windermere was silent for a short while.

"My people will take care of it."

A slight curve appeared at the corner of Luo Hang's mouth.

"So, it's not easy, right?"

The Duke of Windermere didn't say anything, but Luo Hang continued to speak leisurely.

"Also, although I am willing to trust Your Excellency, the Duke, the situation between Shihuaiya Territory and Rhodes Island is tense right now. If we follow Your Excellency, the Duke to your territory, it will inevitably delay us a bit."

"So, you have a plan to deal with this force?"

The Duke of Windermere stared directly at Luo Hang and told him what he meant without letting him keep the secret any longer.

He laughed too.

"Want to bet?"

After a very brief pause, the Duke of Windermere replied:

"can."

She already understood Luo Hang's purpose, but she still wanted to see what kind of capital this man who could make her daughter take the initiative to help him could come up with.

"PhD--"

Even Dai Feien, who was standing next to his mother, couldn't help but cast a worried look at him.

She knew that there were eight armored knights in the cabin, but this time the enemy had a battleship and a force of more than two thousand men. Even for steam knights, such a huge difference in numbers was worrying.

However, the smile on Luo Hang's face did not change from beginning to end, just like it had been the same since he met the Duke of Windermere until now.

"You haven't seen our armored corps in action yet, have you? This is a good opportunity to experience the strength of 'us' as a participating party."

He took out his terminal and spoke directly:

"Target enemy warship, 'rappel', execute complete paralysis."

"Roger that. First Armored Team begins climbing."

Luo Hang put away the terminal. Duke Windermere, including Daphne and the girls behind Luo Hang all cast their eyes towards the bulky transport ship.

Four flames rose simultaneously on both sides of the transport ship. A team of eight armored knights flashed past everyone's sight and quickly rose into the sky, becoming indistinguishable black dots.

For the first time, a trace of unconcealed astonishment flashed across the face of the Duke of Windermere. Even among Windermere's elite sword guards who were guarding the surroundings, there was a brief moment of unrest.

"That is--"

"Your Excellency the Duke should be very clear about this, right?"

Luo Hang asked with a smile.

"...Since you have obtained the Breath of Kings, you should already know that the Steam Knights no longer exist."

"But no one has ever stipulated that if one group of Steam Knights dies, there won't be another."

All the Steam Knights were killed in the Kings' Residence under the Royal Palace. To mobilize Victoria's most important Steam Knights, and all of them, it would require the consent of more than one or two dukes.

"Is Your Excellency the Duke afraid that the Steam Knight will appear on the land of this country again?"

Luo Hang's words, spoken with a smile, seemed to carry a strange pressure, which made the sword guards around him nervous. However, after recovering from his brief shock, the Duke of Windermere did not show any sign of hesitation.

"The abolition of the Steam Knights system was a joint decision made by all the major dukes. I can tell you that I was not involved in this. They had already reached this consensus without me, and the final secret meeting was even just a formality. However, I am also powerless to change this outcome. This is all I can tell you."

The Duke of Windermere spoke in a voice so calm that it was almost deathly quiet.

Dagda, who was standing with Vina, clenched his fists tightly, and his white teeth seemed to bite his lips to make them bleed, but in the end he did not say anything.

After all, they already knew about this before.

"Delphin has officially explained this to us."

Luo Hang replied, "She even wanted to find a postcard with her father's coded message from home to show me to prove Your Excellency the Duke's actions. But I believe her, which is why I chose to come and see Your Excellency the Duke."

It was Delphine's father who participated in the Duke's secret meeting on behalf of the Duke of Windermere, which determined the fate of the Steam Knights. Her father fell ill and died on the way back from the meeting.