Chapter 116 Newcomer

"Maybe you're right," Essin replied.

"You don't seem to be very happy, Essin, what's wrong? It's related to work."

“I admit that guarding a warehouse is not a challenging job, it is actually boring,” Essin replied. “Especially, the grain warehouse…is even more so.”

"Don't hide it from me, Essin, don't you believe me?" Cleo asked.

"The warehouse has a deficit." Essin sighed long. "I don't know what's going on... In short, one of my exes... created a deficit. The grain stored in the warehouse now does not match the books, so I don't know what to do?"

"So continue to push it to the next one!" Clio replied disapprovingly. This is the choice that most officials will subconsciously. However, the two friends are so close that Clio immediately realized that what Essin said just now was not the truth.

"What did you find? Essin!"

"Since I took office, I carefully proofread everything. Then I sent... the deficit in the warehouse... was related to Byerheim. If I didn't report this situation to the Duke, it would be my dereliction of duty. But if I reported it... no matter what, they are all father and son! Byerheim will definitely not be punished, and I am afraid I will become a thorn in his side."

Essin sighed again.

"Berheim is pretty good in terms of ability, otherwise he wouldn't have made Fornoros well organized during the time when Lord Byron was regent." Cleo replied. "He shouldn't be..."

He stopped and stopped talking. Because he could not even convince himself. In the city of Hawks, it was said that Byerheim was the outstanding son of Duke Byron, but as the old saying goes: It is better to meet than to be famous.

"This...do it as you want," Cleo said.

"In fact, I have no choice," Essin replied. "I must report this to the Duke... Otherwise, one day someone attacks me with this matter and it will become a deadly weapon."

Both of them remained silent. They were all subordinates recruited by Byron in Eagle City, so when they came to this Fornoros City, they felt a strong sense of being excluded. This is actually normal, because when Byron retreated from Eagle City, he took away too many subordinates. The situation with many people and few positions was so obvious that the officials of Fornoros City originally showed obvious hostility towards these guys from Eagle City. There are rumors that even Byron himself had plans to lay off employees.

Originally, I thought that taking on the rear-level mission in the retreat would allow the Duke of Byron to see their wisdom and abilities. But it is obvious that the performance in the retreat alone is not enough to make Byron's eye. However, from another perspective, that is, from an outsider's perspective, Cleo and Essin were able to attend Byron's meeting, which was a great favor. Because before them, one was just the queen's personal guard, a mere knight (and a mercenary), and the other was an ordinary court official.

"By the way, Cleo, you seem to be very idle lately and have time to ask me for a drink."

"Ha, it's just for now," Cleo replied. "Come guests may come in the near future."

"Guest? Where did the guests come from?"

“The guest of Tiberius.”

"The King's Special Envoy?" This time, Essin couldn't help but be moved. If the Tiberius sent an envoy over, no matter which envoy was doing, it would represent a King Tiberius' attitude. Recently, Duke Byron's main energy has been on diplomacy, and one of them is to strive for Tiberius' support.

"No, it's not the king's envoy, but... General Belle's envoy. Do you know General Belle?"

"Who wouldn't know!" Not to mention countries like Groni, which are adjacent to Tiberius, who has never heard of General Beral's name in the seven countries? This general fought south and north and was famous. He was once elected as the commander of the coalition forces and defeated the barbarian army that invaded Groni in one fell swoop. Now, every military academy lists the general's command art as a model for war examples.

In addition, this general was enough to move the priests of the church in terms of piety. In order to ensure his purity, General Berel has not been married yet. Whether in terms of politics or religion, this general is truly perfect.

"Well, General Beral and Duke Byron have some personal relationships, so he sent an envoy." Cleo replied. "Although this is not the king's envoy, but himself..."

"You mean Duke Byron intends to ask General Beller to help him command the army? If so, it would be better than a hundred thousand majestic troops!"

"I hope so," Cleo replied. "But I think the personal relationship between General Beral and the Duke... shouldn't be so good. Even if it's this level, will his king agree?"

"That's true," Essin replied. It would probably cost a lot to hire someone like General Beller.

"Guess, Essin, what is our little queen doing now?" Cleo suddenly changed the topic.

"What are you doing? By time... She should be studying now... No, since she has taken power, she must be processing documents now, or taking a nap, having a cup of tea and putting some loose things, maybe reading a poem..."

...

"... His heart, like a lion, doesn't know what fear is... His arm like steel is invincible in this chaos... His heart and his strength are all for the queen he loves..." The little girl flipped through the collection of poems in her hand and recited softly.

This poem praises King Markremiz. Although most people believe that most of the contributions to Gruny's establishment should be attributed to the wilderness sage Garunas, to be fair, King Markremiz is also a very important existence. This monarch was brave and good at fighting, and often charged on the battlefield and was invincible.

"Did you read the wrong one?" Behind the little girl, the voice of her mother-in-law came.

It took a long time to review those documents yesterday, so she got up very late today. She is still combing her hair. Of course, due to personnel changes, the little girl's hair is now done by her mother-in-law every day.

"I remember in this poem praising King Markremiz, this passage is 'his heart and his strength, all for the land he loves'." said the mother-in-law softly. "This poem praises King Markremiz's majesty on the battlefield, so I am very familiar with it."

The little girl's face turned red in an instant. Fortunately, her mother-in-law was behind her and she couldn't see her blushing, otherwise she would have been embarrassed. My mother-in-law was right. This poem was indeed praising King Markremiz, but when she read this passage, she was thinking of another person.

"Well... actually the modification is also very good." The mother-in-law may have noticed the little girl's embarrassment, or just commented unconsciously, "If it were the 'Queen', the artistic conception here would have been greatly changed. It turned into a love poem...ah, maybe it is not a love poem, but it feels very good."

"Ah..." If someone looked inside from the window at this time, he would definitely see the little girl's face blushing like ripe shrimps.

The little girl looked out the window nervously. There was no one outside, but it just looked. The little girl was not sure that there was no one, because Lalia, or "Bloody Rose", was an elusive person. Even if she stood by you at close range, you might not see her.

To be honest, the little girl doesn't like Lalia. But she is not sure why this is, maybe it's because she has seen this woman killing her with cruel and cruel methods, maybe it's because every time she sees her proud figure, she can't help feeling unhappy.

Why is this female killer so big, her waist is so thin, and her legs are so long...

Unfortunately, this was arranged by Ashu Rufate. Since Ashu Rufate still serves as the chief of the palace, she can only accept Lariya as her guard now. Fortunately, every time Ashu Rufate comes to see her, Lariya hides far away and does not come back until Ashu Rufate leaves.

"By the way, Your Majesty, what should I do about your teacher?" the mother-in-law asked suddenly. "Although she is the real queen now, I can't let go of my studies."

"Ah... Last time Ashu Rufat said to help me find a suitable teacher." The little girl replied.

The Queen's teacher is not a simple position, especially a suitable teacher. For example, the former Jiana, from the perspective of the little girl now, she does not need such a teacher. She has completed basic education and now needs a truly smart and wise person to teach.

"I don't know what kind of teacher will Lord Ashu Rufat find." The mother-in-law said with a smile. "He... doesn't seem to be a person who plays with common sense."

"Just find one," the little girl said casually. "Anyway, if you don't understand, you can ask Ashu Rufate directly. By the way, mother-in-law, why didn't Ashu Rufate come to me yesterday?"

"Ah, your Majesty, you forgot that he has gone on a mission."

The Queen's new court is steadily expanding its power. Relying on the force of the guards as a backing, the little girl replaced the governors who refused to move closer to her in each city one by one. The first wave of expansion was easy, which was within the expectations of many people. Since ancient times, when the political struggle began, the first group of unlucky people were always those fenceists.

"Ah, I forgot." The little girl replied. While talking, her hair was combed neatly and was beaten into a bun with a bit of mature flavor. The little girl was very satisfied with this hairstyle because it looked like she was not that young.

"Your Majesty," the maid's voice came from the door. "A lady asked for her to see her. She claimed to be the female teacher recommended by Earl Ashurufat."

"Let her come in." The little girl replied.

A few minutes later, a woman in a low-cut dress walked into the room.
Chapter completed!