Rhode Island Park Project

"This is my battlefield."

Chapter 269: Your good friend is doing well now, Heidi~

Earl's Palace.

Without too much trouble, Heidi, who came to visit as the daughter of Earl Thomson, entered the Earl's Mansion alone with Horn and sat down opposite Earl Letali smoothly.

"...At a party seven or eight years ago, I met your father, Miss Heidi, Vincent Thomson, the Margrave. That was a name that attracted the attention of many people.

But what many people probably didn't expect was that the border earl's daughter was also so outstanding."

"You are ridiculous."

While politely exchanging pleasantries with the Count who was sitting in the middle of the noble bench with a faint business smile, Heidi was also looking at the main target of this mission.

An earl who can control three cities already has a considerable status among the earls.

Just like her father, Earl Thomson, although he has a special status as a border earl, he is now just a down-and-out middle-aged uncle who pretends to be a waste of time and waits for death in a small border city.

Count Letali, who was sitting opposite her, was also an old man who looked quite old. His hair was combed meticulously, but the wrinkles on his face were still hard to hide.

Moreover, it is worth noting that Count Letali was wearing a very standard aristocratic dress with a bow tie in front of the collar, and there seemed to be no wrinkles or dust on the clothes.

According to what she saw along the way into the Earl's Mansion, there should be no other guests in the Earl's Mansion. It was already past 9 o'clock in the evening. He didn't go out to attend any banquet so late at night, and he was still dressed so seriously at home. As the daughter of an Earl, Heidi felt the stereotyped atmosphere of a standard old Victorian aristocrat almost face to face.

In fact, she noticed a lot more. For example, the place where Count Letali sat was exactly in the middle of the bench, and the black tea used in the evening reception was also very elegant, different from other times. There were many other such noble details.

But this isn't necessarily a bad thing—

If they were straitlaced old aristocrats, they might still retain some sense of honor towards Victoria. Compared to interests, there might be a better chance of persuading these people on the basis of righteousness and honor.

Although Earl Letali has a certain status among the conservatives, he has had conflicts of opinion with Duke Redman in the past. Even though he is a powerful earl, facing a duke, Earl Letali's current situation is not very comfortable.

She had already memorized some of the trade and political conflicts and difficulties that Count Letali had encountered in her previous studies.

Everyone has their own expertise. She was so confident in speaking in front of the Storm Team, and there was a reason for that.

While Heidi was sorting out the main directions and breakthroughs to persuade Count Letali in her mind, the old man opposite her calmly said something that was of concern:

"During this special period, Miss Heidi has come all the way to visit. Is there something important?"

There were wrinkles at the corners of Count Letali's eyes, but his blue eyes were not cloudy.

He looked at the horn standing behind Heidi,

"And this one, if I'm not mistaken, the only one in Victoria who can have a white wolf as elegant as this one is probably the Scamander family, right?

The joint visit of the Border Earl's daughter and the White Wolf Earl's daughter is quite remarkable."

Count Letali seemed to be just sighing, and seemed to be speaking with a hint of meaning.

Heidi also became slightly serious.

"Since you, Lord Earl, are so straightforward, I should also respond with sincerity.

In fact, we came here from Shi Huaiya territory on behalf of Rhodes Island and His Majesty the King."

"Rhodes Island and His Majesty the King... is that really the case..."

Count Letali slowly closed his eyes.

The teacup on the table was emitting a thin white mist in the cool autumn weather. Heidi followed the thoughts in her mind, sorted out the topic, and spoke again:

"We know—"

"I understand your intentions."

Heidi was interrupted by Count Letali.

The old man sitting in the middle of the bench opened his eyes and looked at the two young girls in front of him, who were looking a little nervous. There was a hint of melancholy in his expression:

"Ever since I saw you two Earl's daughters coming to visit, I already had this premonition, but I still cleared everyone else out and talked to you alone. Do you know what this means?"

Heidi, who was rapidly thinking of a countermeasure, was stunned for a moment.

"what do you mean?"

"It shouldn't be you who knows something, it's me who should know."

Count Letali continued to speak to himself, like an old man reminiscing about himself, "Deep down in my heart, I have always felt guilty towards Victoria, and guilty for my cowardice in not daring to stand up when the country was in crisis in order to protect my family and territory!

When I saw you two young people running for this country, taking risks, I realized how ugly I looked."

Heidi looked at the old man in front of her with a sad and solemn face, blinked in a daze, and her brain was a little bit unable to process the current situation.

But this time the other side gave her an answer.

"I can promise you,"

Count Letali looked at me seriously and said, "As long as you can ensure that Victoria gets back on track and the people of Victoria can regain the glory they deserve, I will spare no effort to assist you.

No, this is something I should have done a long time ago. How can I face asking you for a guarantee now? I just hope you can give me some face for the sake of an old man like me..."

"..."

Heidi looked at Count Letali, who was sighing and smiling bitterly, and her lips twitched. "Please rest assured, we will work hard to restore this country to its former glory. This is also our motherland."

"That's good... That's good..."

Count Letali slowly closed his eyes again, as if he had finally resolved a matter that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

But Heidi, who was sitting opposite, was in a very confused mood.

Is this the end? ? ?

I've been planning this for so long, and before I even had a chance to say a word, you're already surrendering like this?!

While this was certainly something to be happy about, how could she respond to the atmosphere and emotions she'd built up over such a long time? We were supposed to be on this battlefield, so why did the enemy surrender the moment I showed up?!

I don’t want to surrender at all, I want to perform!

But no matter how upset Miss Heidi was, the fact was that Earl Letali had very sincerely handed them a defense map of the earldom, and had begun to discuss with them the plan of transport ships passing through and even establishing a stable channel.

Miss Heidi responded in an orderly manner, but her heart was almost as sad as the autumn leaves blown by the wind outside.

Why can't I be happy at all even though the mission is going so smoothly?

……

Inside a moving landship.

Sitting in a quiet single room, Luo Hang answered the long-distance call at hand.

"Doctor, the gift is on the way..."

A faint voice came from the other end of the phone, floating in the quiet house.

He chuckled.

"As expected of my little Heidi."

Because long-distance communication lacks professional equipment, the quality and confidentiality of communication are extremely worrying. He has made some preparations, but Heidi, who is on a business trip, certainly does not have many conditions.

Therefore, what Miss Heidi said actually meant that the mission was progressing smoothly.

"But why do you sound unhappy?"

He asked somewhat curiously.

"I'm really not happy at all."

The response from the other end of the line was as direct as a little girl throwing a tantrum, "It's not right to say I'm not happy at all, but I am very unhappy."

Miss Heidi complained grumblingly.

“It was clearly said to be a very important gift, and I had prepared it carefully, but when we arrived at the place, they had already prepared everything and were just about to open the door to welcome us.

Now we get the gifts and are ready to take them back directly, without any feeling of reaping the rewards of our own efforts!

Although the gift for the Doctor is indeed important, this is such a rare opportunity, and I wanted to show off my skills!"

Miss Heidi said a lot in one breath, which caused a lot of electronic noise in the long-distance communication environment. It was obvious that she had been accumulating resentment for a long time.

But after hearing it, Luo Hang still laughed in a very unkind way.

"If it were someone else, maybe they wouldn't get this kind of treatment. My little Heidi is both lucky and charming, isn't that great?"

Miss Heidi's statement was indeed rather obscure, but he still had a rough idea of ​​what had happened.

Although the Victorian aristocracy was thoroughly rotten, it is not entirely true to say that there was no one who could see past it.

It is true that public opinion and justice cannot play an immediate and substantial role like guns and swords, but when the opportunity comes, those who are righteous will have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous will have few. This is also true.

If Victoria is a loyal and brave person who wants to serve the country, then His Majesty the King, who is full of righteousness and surrounded by steam knights, is undoubtedly the most prominent role model.

Although it was unexpected that someone voluntarily surrendered, it was by no means unreasonable.

Moreover, as the daughter of the Border Earl and the heir of the White Wolf Earl, the two ladies have a lot of face~

"Well, you only know how to make girls happy."

Heidi grunted on the other end of the line.

She also knew that things would go smoothly and that she had the full support of Count Letali, which was great news for many people. She was just complaining to her lover.

If the mission goes smoothly and ends early, she can go back and spend time with her man earlier.

After being away for so many days, she still missed someone a little.

But before that——

"How is Golding now?"

Heidi twisted a strand of her hair and asked casually, as if she didn't care, "You promised me that you would take good care of her, right?"

"certainly,"

Luo Hang laughed, and while looking down at Golding who was kneeling attentively below, he stroked the teacher's soft silver hair and the fine fur on her ears, and continued to reply in the same tone,

"Have I ever broken my promise to you? I've been bringing your good friends along these days."

"This makes me even more worried..."

"Since Golding is with you," murmured Heidi, "will you let me have a word with her?"

"My credibility is really being questioned."

He lowered his head, rubbed the teacher's ear, and said while holding the phone: "Golding, your good friend is looking for you?"

"Well--"

Slowly raising his head from his work, Golding turned to look at the phone beside his cheek. "Don't worry about me, Heidi. Everything is fine here. The doctor is not someone who can't communicate. Just focus on your own things."

"I've already finished my business, Golding. Don't be fooled by the doctor's appearance!"

Miss Heidi's voice came from the phone, and she didn't seem to be relieved at all because of Golding's report that she was safe.

"I haven't left yet. Is it really okay for you to say bad things about me like this?"

He held the phone back to his ear, and as he spoke, he pulled Golding up from the bed with one hand and pulled him into his arms.

The bright moonlight shines through the window, faintly illuminating the woman's white back and delicate and thin underwear.

Heidi had chosen to visit Count Letali at 9 o'clock in the evening when it would not attract much attention. By the time they had discussed the subsequent plans and arranged accommodation for everyone, and Miss Heidi had time to make a phone call, it was already almost 12 o'clock, when she should have been resting.

He didn't know what was going on over there with Heidi, but he had already turned off the lights in the house. The house was shrouded in darkness, with only a few dim lights from the moon.

The moonlight, flowing like water, casts a stain on the woman's snow-white and flawless skin, making her look like an ivory goddess statue emitting fluorescence in the night, which is very captivating.

"What's wrong with that?"

Heidi, completely unaware of the situation, continued to speak in a relaxed voice over the phone, "Doctor, I've heard all about your history of lying to girls. Kal'tsit was serious when she warned me."

He and Heidi on the other end of the phone couldn't help laughing.

Kal'tsit's motherly concern was obviously meaningless, but it did not affect his use of this excuse to play with Kal'tsit after he returned.

As for now,

"If I wanted to do something to your good friend, I could have done it anytime after all these days. It's because I promised you, Heidi, that I've been keeping my promise. If you don't believe me, you can ask your good friend yourself."

He handed the phone to Golding, and turned Golding in his arms to face the porthole beside the bed. Golding, holding the phone, also leaned obediently against the window, without any intention of stopping the man behind him. He just looked at the scene outside the window while holding the phone to his ear.