Vol 4 Chapter 83 count

In Earl Hall’s sprawling castle on Thursday night.

After the dance, some guests chatted and played cards in various chat rooms, while Grelint was stunned with the most standard smile. Under the leadership of Earl Hall, he was dealing with one after another Conservative Party boss… The small fights at the Earl Gross’s house over the weekend, this banquet is far more than the scale and the level of the guests.

The sword, light and sword shadow in politics is far less obvious and intuitive than the real battle.

During the conversation, Grelint did not even promise that he would lean towards the Conservative Party after winning the upper house seat in the future. He really just got to know him briefly.

But actually?

When he attended tonight’s banquet, in Loen’s political arena, he had already been coerced into the chariot of the Conservative Party. Even if he wanted to rebel in the future, it would be difficult for other camps to accept him. On the other hand, after the Conservative Party accepts him, it will gradually cooperate with him at the same time, so as to give him some benefits and completely tie him to death. People may betray their own camp, but they will never betray their own. Benefit.

“Unfortunately, these are the flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water!”

After dealing with several detached bigwigs, Grelint walked out of the chat room full of smoke and went to the courtyard to change the smoke in his lungs.

He hated things like cigarettes and cigars. In his “previous life” memory, a large part of the misfortune of Zhong Jianshu’s family was due to his mother’s addiction to smoking, which was one of the core contradictions of his parents’ divorce.

…

Backlund, one of the most prosperous cities in the world today, the capital of all capitals, the land of hope… Countless reputations are piled up in front of this city’s name.

But after walking out of the noisy and warm banquet, standing in the courtyard, looking up at the clear and vast night sky, Grelint was so lonely.

Once again, he truly felt that, apart from the extraordinary abilities in his hands, the tiger called “power” made of “status” was actually so unreliable.

To be honest, he didn’t care about that earl title as much as he showed… it was nothing more than a reasonable fit for the “writer”.

Is that layer of identity useful?

Of course there is, the so-called “justifiable”, with that level of identity, many of his actions in the southern continent can be more legitimate. But in a world where extraordinary power really exists, it is possible to completely suppress a country’s army just by relying on personal power. “Identity” can only save him a little trouble, and it will definitely not play a pivotal role.

“Grillint? Why didn’t you go to the tea room to play cards?”

It was Hibbert who paced:

“Anything on your mind? I’m in a daze in the dean alone.”

Grelint smiled and shook his head:

“It’s nothing, I just think that the night sky of Backlund is much worse than that of the Southern Continent.”

Actually they are all the same.

“You mean the stars? Indeed, in Backlund’s environment, you can’t see those things.”

After some talk, Hibbert was looking forward to him raising the topic of air pollution. Recently, he has been focusing on this aspect and has gained a lot of experience.

But Grelint did not follow his ideas, he joked:

“Looking at the stars? No, I’m not an astrologer…or a philosopher.”

The starry sky is not as romantic and wonderful as it seems.

Skipping this topic, Grelint asked with a smile:

“What about you? Hibbert, why did you come out too? Do you have anything to do with me?”

Hibbert first nodded slightly, then thought for a while, then shook his head and said:

“It’s not a big deal… mainly because I heard certain rumors.”

“rumor?”

“Yeah, that’s what you said to Melanie last weekend.”

It still spread!

Grelint nodded secretly, but denied it to Hibbert:

“Oh, so that’s what happened, it’s just an expedient measure I used to deal with her… What, did that affect Audrey?”

Not so much, right?

No matter how promising he is, as a mere viscount, even if he expresses his attitude of “no Audrey will not marry”, he should not be able to stop the heirs of the great nobles or even the princes.

“So this is ah.”

Hibbert sighed, not knowing whether it was regret or what, he joked:

“Your remarks are really tough, I heard it and felt that there was indeed such a thing.

“Again, you are indeed old enough to start a family? What, do you have a favorite lady? I can help you find out?”

Grelint was stunned.

Are you worrying about your sister’s marriage? However, am I so unattractive to you? After all, we are also “the youngest Viscount of the Loen Kingdom”, right?

He shook his head secretly, and said perfunctorily with a bit of depression:

“I haven’t thought about it yet.”

Unexpectedly, Hibbert had to frown and preach to him:

“Although it’s your own business, I shouldn’t talk too much… But it’s really not good for you to always get entangled with a half-obvious mistress like this.”

Grelint was already getting tired of it.

Fortunately, at this time, Audrey approached with small steps:

“Hibbert, Grelint, what are you talking about?”

I have to say, seeing this elf-like girl, Grelint’s negative emotions were swept into the trash at once, he said with a smile:

“Hibbert wants to introduce me to a wife.”

Audrey stood still and blinked, then suddenly laughed out loud:

“Okay, I said, Hibbert, you don’t have to worry about Grelint.”

She knew that Carol existed, so she thought Hibbert’s behavior was a little funny.

But Hibbert didn’t know, he immediately thought a little too much, thinking that Audrey was blocking him out of other ideas, and while forcing a laugh, his expression couldn’t help but look gloomy.

…

As the night got darker, the guests dispersed, and the Count’s Castle, which had been noisy all night, gradually calmed down.

In the study, Earl Hall and Hibbert were still talking in secret.

“How? Hibbert, did Grelint really say that?”

The worries that Grelint had before have finally become a reality.

Hibbert nodded, recounted the chat with Grelint at night, and tentatively said:

“Dad, let’s see if we want to interfere?”

“Interfere with what?”

Earl Hall’s eyes widened, and he scolded ironically:

“I see that you are getting less and less advanced!

“What? You want to use Audrey’s marriage as your political bargaining chip?”

Hibbert couldn’t hide his panic, and quickly shook his head to deny:

“No, I have absolutely no such thoughts… But, Dad, I really think Audrey should live a happier life in the future!”

“You, you!”

Earl Hall looked complicated, sighed and shook his head, after all, he still thought that this was his heir:

“First, although I asked you to confirm the truth, I never thought of interfering with Audrey’s pursuit. You can’t and shouldn’t interfere.”

Hibbert’s face changed, and he didn’t dare to argue any more, but lowered his head and replied in a low voice:

“Yes, Dad.”

“Second, your vision also disappointed me!”

He analyzed the eldest son:

“Yes, yes, I also hope that Audrey will be happier in the future… But do you think that the potential of Grelint ends here?”

Hibbert frowned, as if thinking carefully for a while:

“If he succeeds in the title addition this time… it should be difficult to go further, right?”

Indeed, the current focus of the Loen royal family is to reduce the title. If it is not for the great military exploits, it will basically not increase the title, especially the high noble level.

Hibbert thought it was reasonable, but he didn’t expect Earl Hall to shake his head:

“Who can say for sure? Before Grelint went to the Southern Continent, did you ever think that he would have the opportunity to seal the earl?

“Impossible, right?

“But now? It’s less than a year! No one can say for sure what will happen in the future!”

Seeing that Hibbert should have listened to his words, Earl Hall ordered:

“Okay, don’t worry about Audrey and Grelint… I won’t interfere, just let it go.”

Pity for the father and son. It can only be said that they are too superstitious about Audrey’s charm. They can’t think of it at all. It’s just a performance by Grelint. On the contrary, it was Audrey herself. She was very awake. Although she had heard those messages, she understood the underlying meaning of Grelint as soon as she heard his original words.

Of course, this side proves that Grelint really performed well.

…

After attending the banquet that night, the time quickly approached the end of September.

I don’t know if Marquis Rosenthal and others are powerful enough, or if the hermit at dusk will secretly exert force. In the past few days, although the specific reward has not been finalized, Grelint still heard the wind, and he will indeed add the earl this time. !

Not only that, but he will also be promoted to major general at the same time.

Although the rank of major general seemed insignificant compared to his title, he, a young general in his early twenties, once again aroused heated discussions among the people.

Generally speaking, the military rank of the intelligence department is generally lower than that of the army, but the southern continent is an exception.

The situation in the colonial area is very complicated, there are many opportunities for meritorious service, and at the same time they face many dangers. In addition, the conditions are harsh, and the work is far less comfortable and comfortable than the northern continent. The military rank is often inflated, but the real power is actually not comparable to the equivalent military rank in the Northern Continent. But when it comes to actual interests, the Southern Continent has to be better. In the southern continent, the emperor is far away, and the power of the colonial government is limited, and it is unable to monitor various departments at all… There, corruption is simply commonplace.

Another weekend, after being silent for more than a week, Klein saw that nothing happened, and habitually came above the gray fog and used his open-hung divination.

His divination this time, on the one hand, because the recent investigation has not been very smooth, so he wants to continue his path as a metaphysical detective. On the other hand, he wanted to confirm whether it was more pros or cons to pull Grelint’s girlfriend Carol Soren into the Tarot Club.

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