Chapter 1195 117. Gale is getting deeper and deeper
"...Finally, after my unremitting efforts, Mr. Swaro was finally allowed to stay!"
In the City Lord's Mansion, in the Deputy City Lord's office, Itilia sat behind the desk, hearing Annan's request for credit.
"How did I hear it was a letter from children?"
"Well... although there are contributions from the children, it mainly depends on me."
"Why do I remember that Mr. Swaro doesn't like you very much?"
"How could it be? If he doesn't like me, why would he agree to teach in Liberty City?" Annan defended loudly, "You may think that Mr. Swaro is difficult to get in touch with, but in fact he looks gloomy on the outside and is hot on the inside."
Apart from accommodating her younger brother, what else could Idilia do?
"If Mr. Swaro is not leaving, will he be left as the dean of the new school's magic academy?"
"Of course, we can also name the college after Mr. Swaro."
"Swaro Academy...does it sound good?"
Annan's words came from the side: "At least it's better than Shrek Academy."
……
Liberty City’s future school plan is divided into upper and lower courtyards, and each courtyard is divided into three major colleges:
The upper academy is headed by the extraordinary system of Magic Academy, Warrior Academy, and Ranger Academy, and the lower academy is dominated by the ordinary professions of Political Academy, Military Academy, and Life Academy.
Except for Annan who has been confirmed as the honorary principal and Mr. Swaro as the dean of the School of Magic, the other five major colleges are temporarily vacant.
Itilia encouraged people in Free City to apply for the job, and even outsiders could serve. But with Mr. Swallow standing in front, others will have to examine whether they are qualified or not.
The elites are not qualified to speak, and the masters do not think they are qualified. Epic...except for Mr. Swaro, the only one left in Liberty City is Aga, and it is not suitable for publicity.
However, the new school will take at least three to six months to complete. They have enough time to find the dean, and it is not impossible to find vacancies.
On the other side, Idilia sent Yili to survey the terrain and find a suitable mountain road for a day. Annan said that building a road over the mountains was not as convenient as shipping, so it would be better to simply build a tunnel.
Dwarves are best at engineering projects like tunnels, followed by ratmen. But the dwarves of Free City have more important things to do, and the Skaven...
Annan sent Eli to recruit a thousand workers first, and then went to find Gale himself.
……
The noble gray-haired rat Gale, the priest of the Stun rat people, has been in deep trouble recently.
She followed Annan's instructions and asked the elder of the clan about the dynamics of the McKean clan. Got some inside information, but was also accused by the elders...
After so long, she has not made any progress in corrupting Liberty City, and the elder is urging her.
Gale could only use the excuse that she had only been in Liberty City for a short period of time, and Annan did not trust her enough. The purpose of asking for information about the ratmen from McCann this time was to increase trust...
She knew that Annan was using her, but she had to cooperate with him because she had no choice...
"You are dishonest, little mouse~"
A hateful and complicated voice suddenly sounded. Gale raised his head and looked at Annan who appeared outside the window.
"I don't understand what you are talking about..."
Annan pushed open the window, climbed into the room, sat on the window sill and said, "Have you gotten the information about the McKeon clan?"
Gale was silent.
"Look, this is what I'm talking about." Annan spread his hands, "You have been in Liberty City for so long, but you still hide something."
"I just don't want to be used by you."
"Why do you think so, Gale, we are a cooperative relationship. There is no enmity between Liberty City and the Stun rat people." "Breeze City." Gale named a place.
Annan was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Isn't it because your Steen clan first assassinated me and then took away my position as city lord?"
Gale remained silent.
"So even I magnanimously forgive your assassination, what reason do you have to continue to hate me?"
Annan said in his deceptively gentle whisper: "Come on, tell me what's going on with the McKeon rat."
"They...are preparing for an autumn offensive."
"Autumn?"
"Well, you'll leave town during the harvest, and the McKeon rats will attack."
There are still five months until the autumn harvest, five months... almost enough time for the principality to build the Great Wall.
Although the principality does not have the strength to resist the rat people by then, the empire does.
As a vassal, the Principality of Montable Rock was invaded, and the empire could not sit idly by - the walls of Annan were prepared for them.
While Annan was deep in thought, Gale looked at the boy on the window sill and realized that he was sinking deeper and deeper...
If she can betray the McKenna rat for Annan, she will betray the Stuen rat sooner or later... By then, she will be the sinner of the rat people...
"By the way, I'm going to start a tunnel project in the Forest Mountains, and I'd like to hire some ratmen... Do you have any recommendations?"
Gale raised his head in surprise and saw Annan with a gentle smile.
……
Gale took Annan's gift to contact the elders of the tribe, and the face full of alien beauty was no longer always sad.
Annan really didn't lie to her. There is no indelible hatred between Liberty City and the Stun Ratmen. Even if there is, it should be Annan's hatred towards the Stun Ratmen——
As for the corruption that Ratmen are best at, it is not something that needs to be considered now.
Their cooperation has just begun, and they don’t know who will corrupt whom yet...
Instead of canceling the tunnel, the news about McKeon's Skaven became even more important.
To the west of Liberty City is the Franco Territory, and to the west of the Franco Territory are a group of small forces. Just like stray animals in cities and towns always disappear quietly but can be seen everywhere, these forces on the border between China and Earth are similar.
However, they probably have a lot of shadows in their minds - the McKeon Ratmen followed them northward a few years ago... and maybe even wiped out many small forces along the way.
And a tunnel in the hands of Liberty City can play an unexpected role in wartime.
Now that we have the dynamics of McKeon's Skaven, the next question is where they will launch their attack.
Don't worry, the relationship between Annan and Gale has just become harmonious, and the Stuen Ratman may not know it, or the McKeon Ratman himself doesn't know where he wants to hit.
Maybe they are crazy and want to attack the empire?
Following the old rules, Annan first sent a copy of the news to the Empire, although the Empire might have already known about it.
There is also the Kingdom of Dimon. Annan specifically told the messenger not to tell anyone except Grand Marshal Galkin.
On May 5th, Annan put on a brand new family mage robe and went to the port to greet a large ship from Wilhelm.
The merchant ship carrying the third prince's thank-you gifts and envoys officially arrived in Liberty City.
"Hello, the noble Lord Annan Reeves."
The tall and thin man saluted Annan: "I am the retainer of His Highness Waldo Hernand, the executive officer Bertula York. On the order of His Highness, I sent the second and third gifts."
(End of chapter)