Chapter 299 Dilemma
When there was a knock on the door in Fox Castle, someone also knocked on Raven's door in Eagle City.
At this time, Raven was reading the letters from the nobles, and then personally formulated a rough reply idea for each letter.
This is for Jonathan Jun.
Old Gordon is busy with warehousing and allocating supplies. Fiona is not only responsible for assisting her grandfather, but also taking care of the affairs of the college.
Nowadays, Junnasheng is the only clerk who has some experience in official documents.
But Raven didn't completely trust his ability, so he had to set a general direction first.
Pulling a letter to the side, Lei Wen said without raising his head: "Come in."
Immediately, the door opened slightly, revealing a woman wearing a black burqa. Came in.
As soon as you enter the door, there is a fragrant fragrance of flowers, which refreshes your spirit.
Under the burqa, the figure is swaying like a lotus in the wind, charming and charming.
But Raven still subconsciously moved his chair back and covered his nose with his hands: "Stop, just stand there, don't come any closer."
"Master..." The palm with black nails poked out of the burqa, lifted the hat on her head, Margaret's sprouting The potato-like head showed up: "I'm here this time..."
"Take it." Without giving Margaret a chance to speak, Raven threw a crystal bottle to her: "Come to me again if you don't have enough."
It has been one year since Margaret returned from serious injury.
In fact, her injury was basically healed half a year ago - at least she no longer needs to hold her head while walking every day.
Her strength has not yet fully recovered. Even with the rotten soul essence, she has only just recovered to the third level of five stars, which is still far behind the third level of nine stars in her heyday.
But the smell emanating from her body became more and more like when Raven first met her.
"I have to remind you that you can't cover your smell by spraying perfume. Take more showers!"
"I won't care about you and William's affairs."
Catching the crystal bottle filled with rotten soul essence, Margaret put it away and rubbed her palms: "Master, I was taking a bath, but I am already very old after all, and the witch is older. , it will be like this..."
At this point, Margaret's tone was a little sour: "Of course, except for the divine blood witch like Anno."
Raven was silent. , which means that he has no time to chat now, and he doesn't want to be disturbed by the witch anymore.
Margaret did not leave, but lowered her head and carefully tested: "Master, you are about to attack the Principality of Eivor."
"War is not just Happening on the battlefield, a beautiful and loyal woman can also play a considerable role. ”
"I hope you can give me a beautiful enough skin, so that I can help you accomplish many things!"
Stop moving, Raven looked at Margaret: " So, you already have a goal in mind?”
“Yes, Master, you really have eyes that can see through people’s hearts!” Margaret swallowed, There was a greedy look in his eyes:
"I hope it can be Petty. She is very beautiful, but she is just an alchemist. I can completely replace her role!"
" Or Jenny, she is also beautiful, and I swear, she will never let anyone see her flaws, and she can inherit her identity and help you win over Simon!”
After saying that, she looked at Raven expectantly, wanting to get a positive answer.
"Petty, Jenny..." Raven sneered and nodded repeatedly, spitting out one word:
"Get out!"
Margaret still wanted to plead, But as Raven frowned, a scarlet curse light began to shine on her chest.
With a scream, the witch quickly saluted and rushed out of the door.
Raven narrowed her eyelids and focused on the letter again.
If the witch provided an unfamiliar name, Raven would not punish her, nor would he reject it so quickly. He might even agree after reviewing it.
Although the witch asked for the skin out of selfish motives, her words made sense.
A beautiful woman who knows how to please a man can do something that a man cannot.
But her hand stretched too far, and she must be taught a lesson to get rid of her boundless greed.
If she was let off lightly today, maybe she would dare to take advantage of Fiona, or even Denise or Nancy next time.
Meanwhile, Fox Castle.
Anthony was kneeling naked on the bed, with a delicate girl under him.
The girl was lying on her back, holding the sheets tightly with her hands, her skin flushed.
Behind Anthony, there was a woman massaging his back.
Anthony, who was enjoying himself, heard the knock on the door, but he didn't want to pay attention to it - what could happen in the Nord province today?
Last year, Anthony was the first governor among the four provinces affected by the disaster to propose that there was no need for tax relief.
With him as an example, the other three provinces had to follow suit.
Of course Anthony knows that he will be hated by others, but so what?
It is enough for His Majesty the King to be happy.
In order to consolidate this, at the beginning of this year, he levied a "spear tax".
If it can make His Majesty the King happy and the province of Nord live a good life, then he doesn't mind being a good person.
But, it can’t be done.
Antony was a court noble whose power came from the king and the king alone.
When the interests of the king and the interests of the province of Nord conflict, which side to take is naturally not an option.
Anthony's efforts also paid off.
His Majesty the King gave him a manor on the outskirts of the royal capital, and made his eldest son a viscount.
Although he does not have a fiefdom, at the beginning of the year, his eldest son has entered the cabinet and serves as a clerk. It is very likely that he will inherit his father's business in the future.
Of course this needs to be celebrated.
As the girl on the bed screamed loudly, Anthony smiled, pecked her on the face, then stood up and cleaned himself under the service of the young woman beside him.
After getting dressed unhurriedly, Anthony walked out of the room refreshed and saw Akori with a sad face beside him.
“I’m finally not as irritable as before, but it’s still not enough.” Anthony adjusted his collar: “Next time if you’re not sure what I’m doing, just wait for a while at the door and don’t knock on the door in a hurry.”
"No one will die in 1 or 2 hours."
Acori looked at Anthony's trembling legs as he stood there, hesitating to speak and hesitant to speak.
Anthony has already taken a step forward: "Tell me, what's the matter? Don't delay the cocktail party in the evening."
"It's... news from Eagle City." Akori followed in small steps and handed over the document in his arms.
"Just read it." Anthony didn't care.
"This..." Akori hesitated slightly, but still started to read.
As soon as he read the third line, Anthony stood up suddenly and snatched the document from his hand.
As he continued reading line by line, Anthony rubbed his eyes and watched again carefully.
He finally confirmed that he was right. Raven really wanted to mobilize soldiers from the five northwest counties to attack the Principality of Eivor.
“Why was it only delivered to me now?” Anthony’s voice was dry: “This has obviously been released for 4 days!”
“…Raven did not use mercenaries, but through The announcement was issued by the Imperial Station system, so it has just been delivered," Akori said.
"The cocktail party is cancelled." Anthony turned around expressionlessly: "I have business to do, no one should disturb me."
Waiting for Acori to respond, Anthony Leave quickly.
He tried hard to maintain his walking posture, hoping that others would not notice anything strange, but his steps became faster and faster, attracting the side glances of the servants on the road.
In the end, Anthony almost threw open the study door. Throwing the statement randomly on the table, Anthony rushed to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a bottle of potion, bit open the stopper with his teeth and drank it down.
Sitting on the chair with a thud, half of his body slid down. Anthony put his hand on his chest, and it took a long time before he slowly recovered.
He picked up the file he had just dropped on the table and read it again. The corners of his mouth still couldn't help but twitch, and he threw it out.
The parchment fluttered in the air and fell to the ground like feathers.
"Raven, how dare you!!!"
This move did not take his authority as the governor into account at all!
Who is he?
It's Anthony Vanya Edwards!
Imperial Marquis! Governor of the province of Nord!
Wanting to crush Raven to death is like crushing an ant to death.
But now, this ant dared to mobilize the army without his permission, and even threatened to go to war with other countries.
Anthony grabbed a quill and crushed it, but was unable to vent his anger.
Because he knew clearly that there was nothing he could do about Raven at this time.
Raven was able to raise the army because Antony gave him the power.
“Shameless bastard, untouchable scum, ungrateful bastard!”
In the history of the empire, governors and even His Majesty the King have done some things to temporarily divide authority.
Some are for war, some are for financial and tax issues, and some are to deal with sudden natural disasters.
Although there are a few times when the temporarily divided responsibilities will become certain positions and become fixed.
For example, a provincial governor.
But in most cases, this power expires and becomes invalid. This is something that all nobles understand tacitly.
The same should be said for setting up warning zones.
But Raven shamelessly broke this unspoken rule.
Throwing the crushed quill into the trash can, Anthony slapped the broken feathers on the table with his palm, and suddenly saw a document he had never seen before.
It should have been delivered this morning, and it was not an urgent matter.
Opening it casually, taking a glance at it, Anthony smiled bitterly, crumpled it into a ball, and with a flip of his wrist, let it follow the footsteps of the quill.
That was a statement from Viscount John.
As mentioned above, Viscount John fully supports Raven's decision.
At a time when the empire was in crisis, Viscount John believed that Raven's move was driven by righteousness and worthy of learning and imitation by all nobles in the province.
Therefore, Viscount John decided to "destroy his family and rescue the people in trouble". For all knights who followed Raven to conquer the Principality of Eivor, as long as they achieved meritorious service, he would provide them with a key material for promotion to the second level.
“It’s all just superficiality.” Anthony mocked viciously: “It’s so lively, why don’t you go, old man!”
But Anthony also knew that this was just a sentence. Just angry words.
It is impossible for Viscount John to join Raven's troops in person.
With his title, he cannot become Raiven's subordinate. If he joins, he can only be Raiven's superior officer, which is something this good old man will not do.
And not only John, but other barons and viscounts will not go down personally.
The Baron will not degrade himself.
If the Viscount makes a high-profile entrance, he can indeed steal Raven's limelight, but if he does so, he has to shout louder and do it more thoroughly than Raven.
If Raven still has the possibility of showing off, then if a viscount really takes over Raven's position, he must fight hard and even risk his own life.
On the other hand, Viscount John’s attitude is only a corner of the entire incident.
You don't need to look at it to know that now in the entire Nord province, everyone who knows the news about Raven's dispatch of troops will definitely support Raven no matter what they think in their hearts.
Because Raven’s move may seem crazy, but its motivation is impeccable.
This is also the reason why Anthony was furious at first.
Indeed, Raven does not have the power to provoke war without authorization. This requires the authorization of His Majesty the King. Raven's move does not comply with the procedures.
But Raven is only 26 years old.
In the eyes of outsiders, Raven is a reckless young man who is full of passion and wants to protect the empire. No one will find fault with him in this regard.
Raven has gained great fame, but the final responsibility will only fall on Anthony.
If this war really breaks out and Raven loses, it will be because Anthony is incompetent in governance and discipline.
If Raven wins - there is no way he can win!
Thinking of the future in which he would be held accountable by the cabinet and scolded by His Majesty the King, Anthony felt a deep powerlessness.
Because he really had nothing to do with Raven.
Anthony has no doubt that if he takes back the power in Raven's hands, not only will it not help, but he will also attract extremely violent attacks.
Public opinion in the province will definitely be furious, and maybe that old guy John will write to scold him again.
And neither his political opponents nor the governors of the other three provinces who were previously coerced by him and had to declare that they did not need tax exemptions would not let him go.
The reason is also very simple.
Raven has already responded to His Majesty the King's call to "fully support this war" and has made it clear that he is a loyal and passionate nobleman. What is your intention in suppressing him now?
Are we going to go against His Majesty the King?
Antony knew his majesty.
The young, powerful and narrow-minded king may protect him, but that will only be for the purpose of maintaining the king's own authority.
And Anthony will be regarded as a guy who brings trouble to His Majesty. Even if he is stable for a while, he will be settled later.
His Majesty the King hates trouble the most.
“…”
Anthony’s face became paler and he felt a headache.
He began to regret writing the letter recommending Raven to become Viscount.
Now, he cannot suppress Raven; and with that letter, His Majesty is likely to think that Raven's move was due to his instructions.
That would bring about a series of diplomatic turmoil!
Taking out a brand new quill, Anthony took a deep breath, frowned, and began to write a letter.
A letter to Raven.
In this letter, there is no longer the condescension as before, but a soft and tactful tone to discuss with Raven.
The core idea is that no matter what Raven wants, he can talk about it.
To this end, Anthony used coercion and inducement.
The threat is to warn Raven that the title of Viscount is already on the way, and not to go against his own future and the future of the Griffith family.
The inducement is a hint to Raven that if he really wants to fight, he can provide some soldiers who are not in the record to help Raven fake a great victory.
As long as we don't really hit Eivor, we can say anything.
After finishing writing, Anthony checked it again to make sure there was no problem, and copied it again.
This attitude is more serious than writing a letter to His Majesty the King.
"Huh..." Anthony breathed a sigh of relief, stuffed the letter into the paper with a grimace, stamped it with a wax seal, and said loudly:
"Here comes!"
"Ask Akori to deliver this letter to Eagle City, riding my mount, as fast as possible."
"It must be delivered to Baron Raven in person!"
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(End of this chapter)