Chapter 235 Bastard

If Ashu Rufate was a mercenary as they expected, it would be normal for him to be involved in the Ryan Civil War, whether in terms of time or location. In this kind of turmoil, mercenaries like Ashu Rufate, who are experienced and skilled in combat are undoubtedly a hot item - they are very welcome from either side.

Moreover, this civil war is completely different from the Byron rebellion. Because in fact, Ryan's civil war is a national war. The battle is very fierce, frequent and cruel. This is undoubtedly the best stage for Ashu Rufate to train his command and military capabilities. When they broke up in Mir City, Ashu Rufate was just a deputy general. But now when they met again in Eagle Falcon City, Ashu Rufate was already comparable to Belar.

"Well, that's true," said Beller. "He already has very good qualities, and then Thomas taught him all the knowledge a general should master. In the end, he got a stage for training... and was lucky to survive." He said with some emotion. "In fact, Ashu Rufate is not a genius, but just a model of 'self-taught'."

"Sir, are you talking about me?" Robin noticed that Beller's words meant something.

"No, no." Beller looked at Robin's expression and said with a little comfort. "Don't be sad, Robin. Everyone has their own strengths... You are indeed not a person who is suitable for commanding the army and winning the battlefield. To be honest, if you fight with Ashu Rufate, you have absolutely no chance of winning. But remember that war is never just a head-on battle. You should have heard the words left by General Gilles, "Even a genius that appears once a thousand years, can only offset twice the difference in military strength."

Berel smiled, "What you have to do is lead three times more troops than the opponent, or even more troops to the battlefield. In fact, in my opinion, this is the right way for military strategists. Similar to Ash Rufate's decision-making and destroying the front line, it has actually already taken the wrong path."

While talking, their dinner was almost over. Beller wiped his mouth and walked to the window. Due to the previous assassination incident, many guards were arranged nearby to prevent such incidents from happening again. So Beller could clearly see the back of an armed soldier by looking down from the window.

"War is a very terrible thing," said Beller. "After the battle of the Purple Stone, Ryan may not have a chance to turn around again. This time it is the same. If he is defeated by the barbarians this time, Groone may... be destroyed. Once Groone is occupied by the barbarians, our country will become the front line of resisting the invasion of the barbarians, and once our country fails... probably the entire seven central countries will perish under the chaotic offensive."

He sighed softly. Robin was startled by his words.

"General, but... I don't think there is such an atmosphere in Eagle Falcon City at all. It seems that no one noticed this crisis?"

"When the Ryans sent troops to attack Sivania, it was probably the same atmosphere in the royal city." Berel said.

"But..." Robin felt something was wrong, but found it impossible to express it.

"On the contrary, the church saw Ni Duan... It's no wonder that some people look down on the church, but they are the most sensitive people. Chaos has been planning for a long time, and this battle is no more good than last time. "Beral murmured softly. "This time is probably not as simple as I originally thought... According to the secret information told by the church, although the Chaos Legion suffered heavy losses at Gaohua City, they have always received a steady stream of reinforcements from Baibao. In addition, Tsengchi's wizard has always left room for... If this is Chaos's plan to siege the city of aid, our risk will rise a little more... and inside... More than a village far away from the Chaos Army broke out with a mysterious magic plague. Although the church tried its best to block it, it was still unpredictable..."

"This is probably not the time for us Tiberi to expand our territory...it is not even the time for our seven domestic battles." Berel said slowly. "It's a pity that God is willing to do things. The seven countries are no longer glorious now... Vampire war, Purple Stone War, Green Skin Invasion, Internal Disputes... Various internal and external troubles have consumed a lot of potential of the seven countries..."

Outside the window, the night is getting darker.

...

In the queen's dormitory of the temporary palace, the little queen and her temporary tutor were sitting at the table. Other idle people around had been taken away by the little queen for excuses. The temporary tutor, Rotia, has become the little girl's most confidant without knowing it. Especially the recent assassination of Berel, the little girl suddenly felt that "the subordinates are really useless". On the contrary, Rotia's performance in this matter made her look at her with admiration.

"Do you think it's credible?" The two people's topic was the proposal of the Chaos Wizard, Marvin, before.

"The book says that Tsengchi's wizards are best at deceiving." Rotia accompanied the little girl to witness the whole process. "Their cunning and insidiousness are notorious."

"But... this is not an opportunity." The little girl said softly. "He said that he will prove his sincerity."

Although the invasion of the Chaos Legion did not bring any huge pressure to Eagle City, as the queen, it always felt different. At least the little girl knew that Grooni had spent a lot of effort and the heavy troops gathered in the north did not play any role at all. In the initial strategic concept, it should be that the Northern Legion - Rafa's troops - had the ability to fight against the Chaos invasion. But in fact, when the war really started, I realized that the previous arrangement was completely useless. At most, it was just a little more defensive ability.

"Eat the bait and spit out the hook?" Rotia used a very vivid metaphor to express the little girl's idea. "Your Majesty, I have to remind you that what we want is chaos... That Marvin will definitely think of it. He spent so much effort to come to the door and would never be without a single backhand. In addition, he may not have any bait at all... It's just a scam from beginning to end. If we are stupid, he will avoid cheating a little, and if we are smart, he will cheat less. As long as we negotiate with him, we will suffer losses. This is the so-called 'one-time transaction'."

While speaking, Rotia picked up a document on the table. This is the result of the mass hunt for evil god believers in the Eagle Falcon City in recent days. It must be said that the church took this opportunity to do a good job. Hundreds of people were arrested for various suspicions, and more than ten of them were identified as evil god believers. These people are not only civilians, but several nobles were actually implicated. One of them has even been confirmed by the church as evil god believers. Although the others are not, there are evil god believers among their subordinates and servants, so at least they are also a crime of "not being strict with their subordinates."

"Sure enough, is it better to refuse?" the little girl asked.

"You must refuse to leave." Rotia replied. "As long as you reach a deal with the evil god, you will have the right to hold it in the hands of the evil god believers. Your throne may even be overturned... Maybe the kingship of the Markremiz family will continue, but you will never be the queen again."

This sentence became the last blow. The little girl stopped talking because this topic no longer needs to be discussed.

"By the way, Rotia, you don't look very good today? Has anyone offended you?"

"Oh, your majesty, I was indeed attacked. But it was not someone who attacked me, but doom. The kind of power that you cannot touch but is everywhere."

"What are you referring to? A great misfortune?"

"Oh, Her Majesty, I lost a sum of money," replied Rotia. "For you, perhaps a matter of no mention, is quite serious for me."

"Tax? Robbery? Or a natural disaster?"

"I'm happy to call it a natural disaster." Rottiya sighed a little. "But it's not just money that really bothers me, but fate, opportunity, or the power of whatever name you call it. It ruined my hope and reduced my income by half a million gold Oli. It also ruined a lot of my plans... In fact, the money had been booked for a long time, but it was half-Luffy."

"Five hundred thousand?" It is true that for the little girl's concept, this is not an astonishing amount, but it is also a sum of money that cannot be underestimated. "How could it be lost so much? Why... Why?"

"It's because I underestimated a bastard... a cheeky bastard!" Rotia said hatefully. "He pretended to be a rich man and moved closer to me, but in the end he found that he was a pauper who was burdened with debt!"

"He lied to you?" The little girl was a little curious. It seemed that this was the first time Rotia had been deceived by someone since she realized it. "A man?"

"A man." Rotia nodded. When she remembered this, she was still angry. However, from Berel's perspective, he would definitely say that Rotia's anger was completely unreasonable. In fact, if Berel was present, he would probably be so wronged that he would be so wronged that he would be injustice. Unfortunately, sometimes there was no reason between men and women. "He originally promised to give me 500,000, but in the end I realized that he was not a name."

The little girl was not interested in these things at first, but with a female innate instinct, she noticed some clues from Rotia's expression.

"You... like him?" the little girl asked suddenly.

"How could I like that bastard!" Rotia retorted.

"You didn't kill him?" Although the little girl didn't understand Rhodeya's true identity, at least she knew that Rhodeya had close contacts with gangs, prostitutes, thieves and others in Eagle City.

"I'm sorry, I can't kill him." Rortiya sighed. "Although I'll teach him a hard lesson, maybe he can't forget it for the rest of his life... but I can't kill him."

"That man is handsome?"

"No, he looks very ordinary." Rotia recalled Beller, "It's so normal that you're like a stone on the side of the road, making you have no interest in taking a second look."

"So, that man is very good at... saying what you like to hear?" the little girl guessed.

"He's just very cunning!"

"So he has a very status? Is he a noble?" the little girl asked again. There are really many nobles who have status but have no money.

"There is a status," said Rotia. "He is indeed a nobleman."

"Did he say he would marry you and take 500,000 gold Oli as a betrothal gift? Then you suddenly realize that the guy is not sincere at all, he is also in debt, and he can't take out so much money as a betrothal gift." The little girl speculated that a classic story of a passionate woman was unfaithful - this kind of story is very common for bad guys to cheat money and sex, and there are also such stories in the children's bedside books (of course, they are usually not the protagonist).
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