I Will Be The Crowned King

Text Chapter 26 New Year's Dinner

On the 31st of December of the 100th year of the Saint calendar, the inner city of Clovis, Franz's residence.

Under the gloomy dome, this luxurious mansion clad in silver is hosting a grand New Year's banquet.

The brisk notes played under the fingertips of the pianist in the tuxedo, and the melodious tunes drifted under the crystal chandelier accompanied by the throbbing strings; in the sweet voice of the female singer who sang on stage, the bright male and female guests were In the warm spring hall, holding ice-cold wine, while enjoying various delicacies presented by servants, there is a chat and laughter on the dance floor.

The most discussed among the guests was naturally the host of the banquet tonight - and the absolute protagonist, Ludwig Franz.

In fact, because the battle between the Western Front and the Empire was still in a very unfavorable stalemate, the atmosphere in Clovis City at the end of the 100th year of the Saint Calendar was actually quite low.

On the one hand, the Empire did not, as most people expected, stop its losses in time after failing to achieve the results, and ended this meaningless war in a way that was more acceptable to both sides.

On the other hand, although Clovis did not lose his territory, he also gained nothing; coupled with the fact that the total military strength was far less than that of the Empire, the material consumption was almost the same, and various expenses gradually exceeded their means.

Without the timely replenishment of blood due to the victory of the Vast Wars and the disciplinary battle against the Iser Elves, the Clovis Royal Army, known as the "elite", would have had such a miserable record throughout the year that one could not bear to look directly at it.

In order to support the front-line battle, and at the same time to express his dissatisfaction with the performance of the army, Carlos II even stopped the customary New Year's banquet in the palace, and "suggested" that the giants in Clovis City should also reduce their extravagant and wasteful expenses.

The Franz family has become the only exception. In order to welcome Major General Ludwig, who returned with honors, Carlos II even hired an entire theatre orchestra for the New Year's dinner at Franz's residence, and even took his own money. My favorite cook also borrowed it.

So on this night of snow and ice, the Franz Mansion, which was not very conspicuous before, became the most brightly lit corner of Clovis City's New Year's Eve, shrouded in laughter and laughter.

"I repeat, this was not my idea at all!"

In the quiet smoking room, Ludwig explained helplessly as he looked at his sister who was dressed in full clothes and pushed in the door.

In all fairness, he has never liked a particularly lively environment, and even more disgusted with a group of duplicitous and slippery guys at the time he should have enjoyed, pretending to maintain the so-called "decent".

But he knew better that His Majesty Carlos II was using himself to beat the Royal Family Army, which was at a disadvantage in the front line. After all, the Franz family was at odds with the Army, and it was well known that he had been ostracized all year round.

"First of all, I didn't take any credit from Anson Bach in the vast land; secondly, although it is a bit of a boastful suspicion to say so, but I voluntarily gave him the royal court of Iser elf - otherwise, the two sides of us and the king The distance from the court is simply not his turn to conquer!"

"Also, it is also an order of the army to immediately transfer him to the colony, and I have no right to interfere at all - by the way, he is also my subordinate, do you think I have not resisted?!"

Ludwig is quite depressed. If possible, he certainly hopes that Anson can stay, so that he can at least be in charge of the work of the land, and he can negotiate with the Iser elf at ease; , took away the honor that originally belonged to him.

But Sophia, who was sitting on the side, seemed to have not heard his explanation. The girl holding a cup of hot coffee raised her head and looked blankly at her brother whom she respected immensely:

"What are you talking about? I just think it's too noisy outside. I'm just here to relax. That's not okay?"

Ludwig rolled his eyes, he was really all too familiar with his "cute" sister - the more he deliberately pretended not to care, the more it proved to be true.

"Well, whatever you think, I just want to tell you that this matter has nothing to do with me." Ludwig sighed helplessly: "By the way, I just got news from Beigang, Anson. Bach set off two months ago; if you count the time, you should have reached the Ice Dragon Fjord by now."

Picking up the cigarette case on the table and holding a glass of champagne, Ludwig stood up and left the smoking room without forgetting to close the door.

"boom."

At the moment when the door was closed, Sophia's expression became gloomy.

Of course, she knew that Anson Bach had left the mainland and went to the colony - in fact, the garrison commander wrote a letter as soon as he arrived at North Harbor, and sent someone to send it non-stop.

Sophia's mood is quite tangled about this old gods faction; on the one hand, she is ashamed that the other party has deceived her for so long; but on a certain level, he has never deceived herself from beginning to end.

If it wasn't for the identity of the caster being exposed, and the father's intervention to break his original layout, the whole plan should be perfect.

The Stormtrooper has become the biggest contributor to the War of the Boundaries and the disciplinary war against the Iser elves, and as the founder of this "heroic army" and a rising star in the newspaper industry, he will occupy a firm place in the entire city of Clovis. a place.

At the very least, they must have the same influence as Madam Catalina, the behind-the-scenes manipulator of the Railway Commission.

But now... all the plans have become a dream come true.

After losing the storm division as the biggest news source, the newspaper that was promoted by himself once again exposed its decline as a street tabloid, and was re-encroached by the "Morning News" and "Kingdom Loyalty News" that had been taken away.

Without the help of his important investor, Anson Bach, who is alone overseas and has no support in the colony, is probably just like himself now, unable to do anything about the status quo in a world of ice and snow, right?

The frowning girl's face became more and more ugly, and the cheerful singing outside the door sounded so harsh, as if mocking herself over and over again.

The next second, the coffee cup that she was holding tightly in her hand was suddenly thrown towards the burning fireplace.

"boom!"

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With the crisp clinking of glasses, the atmosphere of the New Year's banquet in Beluga Port gradually reached its peak; as the host, Speaker Harold stepped forward and excitedly raised his glasses to the many guests in the hall:

"Gentlemen and Ladies! Let us raise a glass to welcome the brave Commander-in-Chief Colonel Anson Bach, and his noble and beautiful fiancee Miss Talia August Loon to the Beluga Harbour Council !"

Under the gaze of hundreds of pairs of eager eyes, Anson was still wearing a gray military coat, and Anson, who was wearing a three-cornered hat, held the hand of Talia, who was dressed in costume, and stepped on the red carpet and walked into the lobby of the Beluga Harbor Council.

Despite its unremarkable appearance, the structure inside the parliament hall is extremely ornate - thirty-two marble columns and huge stained glass windows form the walls on both sides, and a full nine hanging from the ceiling depicting the myth of the Ring of Order The large crystal chandelier, which extends from the gate to the podium, cooperates with the reflections of the metal decorations on the left and right walls, making the entire hall permeated with golden brilliance.

Even the floor under your feet is paved with high-quality masonry. Not only are there relief sculptures, you can even hear a crisp echo when you step on it; the wooden benches on both sides seem to be nothing unusual, but it is not difficult to find out if you look carefully. All are high-quality wood, and they are directly planed from the entire hundred-year-old wood, and there is no trace of splicing.

"The ring of order is on, isn't this too exaggerated?" Carl, who was following Anson, raised his neck and looked around, and the whole person was shocked:

"Is this the city council of a small port at the end of the world, or the Privy Council of Clovis City?"

"In fact, this city council should be modeled after the Clovis Privy Council." The little clerk raised his head and said, holding the document bag.

"Huh?" Carl was even more surprised.

"Yes, not an entire Privy Council to be more precise, but Carlos Hall - also known by many as the Crystal Hall, is a public place where regular meetings are held three times a week and His Majesty's parliament is held once a month."

The little clerk looked around: "And although it should be imitated, it seems to be more luxurious than the original Crystal Hall - if I remember correctly, there are only seven large chandeliers in that hall, and here There are actually nine... oh, the chairs here are actually cedar wood, I have never seen a long back chair made of cedar wood... and they are pure logs?!"

Just as the two were dumbfounded, Anson had already walked to the front of the hall, where he walked to the VIP seat under the watchful eyes of everyone; Speaker Harold, who was holding a glass of wine, was the first to get up and took the initiative to greet him.

"It's really a great honor for us to have the two of you coming here!" Speaker Harold was overjoyed, as if the two sides had met for the first time:

"To be honest, when my dear nephew told me to accept the invitation, I almost wondered if there was something wrong with my ears!"

"You are very kind, Your Excellency Speaker." An Sen said flatly, pretending that he really accepted the other party's invitation temporarily, rather than the two parties' long-awaited appointment:

"It is also our honor to be accepted by Beluga Harbor. To make this great city shine, we need the joint efforts of the garrison and the Beluga Harbor Council."

"Exactly!"

Harold's eyes lit up, and he quickly agreed.

In his eyes, this should be the most direct manifestation of Anson Bach putting down his arrogance and choosing to cooperate with the Beluga Harbor Council.

Before, he and many of his supporters in the Beluga Harbor Council had worries, worried that this too young commander would be stubborn and completely refuse to cooperate with them - after all, the other party is really young.

If he does go his own way, Harold has countless ways to make all of his "big visions" impossible to achieve, but that would be tantamount to provoking conflict; in any case, it would be unwise to provoke an officer with an army clutched in his hands .

At least...before the corps of officers divided and wooed him.

"This is Miss Talia August Rune, the current head of the Rune family."

Just when Harold was a little distracted with pride, Anson took the opportunity to step forward and introduce: "Also, it's my fiancee."

"Dear Miss Talia, your presence makes the entire Beluga Harbor a great honor!" Harold, a little panicked, hurriedly bowed, and at the same time raised his head cautiously and said:

"Please forgive the rudeness and ignorance, but... Rune... I don't seem to have heard that Clovis has such a wealthy family?"

"That's natural." Talia smiled lightly, and raised her skirt to curtsy:

"It's just a little aristocrat in the countryside, not a wealthy family with a long history... Don't mind, it's very normal that you haven't heard of it."

The little country noble... Although he knew that the girl must have done it on purpose, Anson's mouth twitched.

If even the Rune family of a thousand-year-old family is not considered "a long history", isn't the dignified Clovis royal family Osteria family only worthy of being called a nouveau riche?

Uh... But then again, there seem to be quite a few people who say this.

"The Rune family operates the arms and steel trade in Clovis City, and has a lot of contacts with the army." Anson continued to introduce to the other party with a smile:

"They own a military-industrial enterprise that has just emerged in Clovis, and it is very famous in the southern army. All the soldiers in my army are equipped with weapons produced by them, from rifles to artillery. The August Armoury Factory of the Rune family The product."

"I see!"

Harold suddenly realized, looking at Talia with a bit of awe in his eyes.

You must know that the three industries of coal, steel and arms are almost the lifeblood of the Clovis Kingdom~www.wuxiamtl.com~ are firmly controlled by the Austerian royal family; this Rune who has never heard of it The family can actually intervene in two of them, it is impossible if there is no connection with the royal family.

Harold has even begun to make up the relationship between the two people in front of him: the young commander, Lord Bacheng, relied on the relationship of his fiancee's family to get the "fat poor" of the Beluga Port garrison commander, and the price is to help the family expand business, using cheap raw materials in the colonies to expand their arms business.

Thinking of this, the so-called "great journey" of the other party is very reasonable-is there anyone in this world who is more eager for war than arms dealers?

"If a beautiful girl like Miss Talia wants to contribute to the future of Beluga Harbor, the entire Ice Dragon Fjord will be moved to tears!" Harold boasted unabashedly:

"Please rest assured that the Beluga Port Council will fully support the construction plan of the new factory, and we can provide it at the lowest price in terms of manpower, material resources and raw materials!"

As the Speaker of the Colonial Council, Harold immediately realized the huge profits hidden in it - land acquisition, labor, raw material transportation, product production and sales...

Arms is one of the most lucrative industries in the world. Even if you can only hold one or two links, it will be an unimaginably rich reward!

"That's great, we're looking forward to the next cooperation." Seeing that the other party started to take the bait, Anson, who did not change his face and smiled, began to reveal his true purpose:

"Speaking of cooperation, I also plan to organize the army to find a few places outside the city for land reclamation. I wonder if the Speaker can provide some help in this regard?"

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