"Are you serious?"

In the camp of the coalition army, Brandon looked at the wet letterhead in his hand. Brandon's expression was like a magic trick; Finally, he stared at the black haired wizard with a pair of extremely complex red pupils.

"Which part do you mean?" Lauren raised his eyebrows and shrugged wearily.

The consumption of the war with chakar was very serious; Not only in terms of physical fitness and energy, but also to let the old injury that had not recovered from silver helmet mountain relapse.

The little wizard almost tied him to the bed and repeatedly warned the black haired wizard that if he continued like this, he would have only one year left at most;

If it weren't for taking care of master ashamei who was also seriously injured, Ayn would like to monitor a "quite unconscious" bastard all night so as not to kill himself.

"All!"

Brandon's eyes widened, as if only his voice could be raised eight degrees to show his current mood: "you don't seem to see... What will happen if this letter is sent out as you want?"

"Needless to say, my father and my dear imperial brother; the Holy Cross Church, the nine pointed star wizard tower, and various forces that have been trying hard to hide all this for many years so that the empire can always maintain prosperity and stability, you are destroying their efforts for many years!"

"They... Would love to rip your skin and cramp, cut your meat and break your bones." with a slight hum, Brandon shook his head: "can't you be gentle, do you have to use such extreme means?"

"Be gentle... It doesn't sound like what some 'disgraced Prince' would say," Lauren smiled faintly. "What's more, can our crown prince Connor pretend to forget the account that I destroyed the imperial governor system?"

"Both he and his majesty have tried to kill me... It's just a matter of time."

"Yes, but there is still a difference between being watched by them and actively looking for death!"

A "disgraced Prince" turned his eyes desperately, with an unbelievable expression: "are you really my former wizard Consultant... Because I have the impression that Loren Turin will never do such a thing that takes the initiative to seek death without any results!"

"You know better than I do. Even if this letter is sent to the whole empire as you wish, it won't be of any use - at least half of the people won't believe it, and the people who believe it will feel like a conspiracy. The rest are irrelevant!"

"Yes, you can't wake up a pretending sleeper." Lauren shrugged and agreed with him. "I admit it, but... Even so, it's still necessary."

Brandon stared at him angrily: "give me a reason!"

The dark haired wizard did not answer him immediately.

He leaned gently against the bed, narrowed his eyes and breathed again, as if thinking about how to answer Brandon.

To be honest, Loren is afraid.

This feeling was not obvious when he was at duanjie mountain, but silver helmet mountain really made him creepy... From beginning to end, he has been leading him around by the nose, and he has never been able to regain the initiative.

Serlio, he didn't "guess" that he would go to silver helmet mountain, but knew he would be there from the beginning.

The difference between the two lies in that the former should be based on objective conditions and variables, and the judgment made on a person's understanding; The latter is unreasonable divine prophecy, like an actor who gets the script in advance or knows the reading of the spoiler.

"... Lucian, your death caused Conrad to miss the opportunity to go north. Faoda found the entrance of Nidhogg, and the 'dead man' was seen again; the unprepared broken boundary mountain was destroyed by the wave of rotten corpse demons..."

This is what grey pupil once mentioned to Loren. When he went to the Dragon King City, Francis warned him; At that time, fascism should not have been completely corrupted and swallowed by serlior.

This passage is crucial.

It is like the description of an experienced person, which can accurately grasp every important turning point; It's like "because Lucian was saved, the world has to enter another branch line".

What is this, the butterfly effect?

In the face of such an unreasonable enemy, the only solution Loren can think of is to take the initiative to intervene in some things, and it is a large-scale intervention, and make all kinds of seemingly "illogical" and "not playing cards according to common sense".

Saving the remaining Boyi army is the first attempt, and this letter will be the second.

But it's impossible for Brandon to accept such words.

"... in the final analysis, it's a matter of position." after slowing down his breathing, Loren said blandly: "as you just said, our emperor and crown prince Connor can't do this."

"Yes, no one with brains would do that!" Brandon rolled his eyes again. "It's not a knight's novel!"

"So..."

Lauren looked up at him sincerely, "why not?"

Huh?

Brandon felt as if he had said a terrible thing.

... anyone with a brain wouldn't do that... So

"I have been in contact with his majesty Eckhart II and crown prince Conrad once respectively; I still know them at a very shallow level, but there is one thing..." Loren said slowly:

"They are all good at taking advantage of the situation and can see the direction of things at a glance. Even if an emergency occurs, they often 'correct' it by various means and finally become the situation they want."

"The pre imperial trial is the best example... Even without me, the wizard college can't be destroyed by the church, and the two will maintain a certain balance; but from beginning to end, you can't see the trace of his Majesty's personal participation."

"But he definitely intervened!" Brandon snorted coldly, with a slight dissatisfaction and fear in his tone:

"Always maintain the appearance of being objective and neutral without favoring any party is the image that the father emperor is most keen to show - because a fair judge can be respected and loved more than a dictator who does everything himself."

"As for the beloved brother... Hum, he is the shadow of his father, but younger!"

The dark haired wizard agrees.

The feeling of facing Conrad is the same as that of facing Eckhardt II, and the latter is more relaxed.

But this is not because his majesty is more "just"... On the contrary, it is because Conrad is still relatively young, easy to be emotional, and occasionally shows a little emotion, likes and dislikes.

"Even if they found these problems, the first thing they thought of was definitely not to let everyone know the seriousness of the problem; instead, they tried their best to cover it up to maintain the illusion that the Empire was still stable and prosperous on the surface."

The black haired wizard's eyes were burning: "because it's more beneficial for them to change the situation and take advantage of it."

Between the words, Loren's mind immediately emerged all kinds of the past;

Eboden's evil spirit body and holy blood potion became an accident, and the exterminated Bellini family took full responsibility; Even the soldiers of the imperial Legion were killed and finally nothing was done;

The demon invasion of duanjie mountain was so dangerous that the Empire needed to be prepared for full mobilization, but the result was that the nobles in the imperial capital had more talk capital;

The blood order of red blood Castle ended with the compromise that the Empire abandoned the governor system; In order to quell the storm of events, we could even move out from the mediator of alemand.

Every time, they seem to think that all problems can be solved by political means, interest exchange and compromise; It seems that as long as we maintain stability, even on the surface, everything will be fine.

The starting point is very correct, but the problem is that the enemy this time can not be defeated by political means and interests; He knew the essence of the Empire better than the nobles of the heavenly palace and the principalities. He could easily find everyone's shortcomings and flaws.

Most importantly... He will not accept any compromise and will do anything to achieve his goal.

Such enemies cannot be defeated by political means;

Such enemies need to bet their lives.

"... I see what you mean. That is to say, since brother Connor operates everything behind the scenes by means of his wrist, I need to be completely different from him in order to win a glimmer of hope?"

The prince's head tilted with his chin in his hands and sighed helplessly: "in that case, why do you want to do this? Isn't it more appropriate for me to write this letter..."

"No."

The black haired wizard shook his head: "I participated in this war, so I have an absolute say; even if they want to refute me, all the survivors who have experienced the Centaur war together are my witnesses! The devastated green sea and silver helmet mountain are the iron evidence in my hands!"

"And your highness Brandon... If you write this letter, things will completely change; whether the sky or the Empire... They will no longer pay attention to the matter itself. They will pay attention to your struggle with connord."

"That's the opposite of what we want to achieve!"

"Hmm..." the frowning Brandon bit his thumb nail. It seems that it will really be such a result.

No matter how despised and not taken seriously, he is still a direct member of the de sallion royal family and the second sequential successor of the Empire; This also means that his every action will be regarded by others as a challenge to the current crown prince Connor.

Even if it wasn't his intention.

What's more, Brandon never gave up such a plan; When he gave up and continued to pretend to be crazy and foolish, and continued to "work hard and complain", he was called around by his brother and father. When he was determined to control his own destiny

He doesn't have much room to choose.

Either get everything or lose everything... There is no second choice, and there is no way back.

"I see!"

Rubbing his head hard, Brandon made a mess of his fiery red hair, as if venting his dissatisfaction:

"Although I can vaguely guess that you seem to be planning something else, at least one thing is right; enemies like fascism must be solved as soon as possible, and the Empire must realize the seriousness of the problem."

"More importantly, I can't follow my father and brother's wishes this time, otherwise I will waste my efforts in vain like eboden!"

"Well, there's one more question left."

Then he turned his eyes to the black haired wizard and said, "about the result of the Centaur war and the final conclusion."

"Your Highness, the commander of the imperial legion, can't come here without any results." Loren knew what he meant.

Of course, more importantly, the undisguised threat of a giant dragon forced him to "give way" to his royal highness.

What is the more terrible and ferocious enemy than an adult dragon?

Well, of course

"Sarika Jonah can succeed Archduke Boye, and the victors of this war are still you and the Principality of Byrne, which I can make concessions." Brandon said calmly, with a natural expression:

"But before the Principality of BOI really recovers, it must accept the protection and supervision of the Empire; considering that it is impossible for them to spend 50000 people of the imperial legion, Bain will bear the cost!"

Loren rolled his eyes helplessly.

"The latter one can be discussed, but if Sally card knows about the former one, believe it or not, she can draw a knife and rush in to cut you now?"

Brandon smiled.

Laugh like a bear child.

"Well... This is the problem that my dear wizard consultant needs to solve." holding his shoulder, his Royal Highness "tut tut" said:

"Anyway, the Principality of Boye always breathes with Byrne through the same nostril. In a sense, Sarika Jonah is even yours... Alas, why does that make me feel angry!"

"Even if I think too much, first ask -- Lauren, you shouldn't have done it already!"

Looking at Brandon's stunned, jealous and crazy expression, Loren had only black lines all over his head.

"The problem of military expenditure... The expenditure of 50000 troops is too much and can only solve a quarter of it for you!" he had to change the topic first.

"I've made concessions, Lauren. You can't go too far." Brandon, with his index finger pressed on his chin and meditating, made a very difficult decision: "well... For our friendship, nine tenths!"

"..." Loren Turin:

"... one fifth."

"Hey! Why are there fewer and fewer? Can four fifths do?"

"One sixth."

"Three quarters... No!" he slapped the table with a hard "pa!" and Brandon raised two fingers with a solemn expression: "simply, half is OK... If the military expenditure all depends on the sky palace, why should I let these Legion soldiers listen to me?!"

Chen thought for a moment, and Loren nodded slowly.

"Yes, let's do it... Sally, I'll find a way."

"Oh, so decisive, don't you have to ask her for advice?!"

Brandon looked stunned: "I was just joking. I wanted to discuss it with you first. Have you really...?!"

"... are you finished?"