Chapter 346 The Mystery of Philip

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"Speaking of..."

Annan noticed that Maria seemed unhappy.

So he immediately changed the subject and said: "I will choose Noah as an envoy at this time... Actually, it is because I am worried that something will happen to you."

"Are you worried about me?"

Kafni whispered in Annan's ear.

Her long hair at the temples fell between Annan's collarbone along his white robe.

This made Annan itchy, wanting to reach out and sweep it out.

At this moment, Kafni hugged him even tighter—she hugged Annan's waist with her right hand a little harder, causing Annan's upper body to lean back slightly and lie on top of her. Cafney herself leaned back on the sofa.

She pulled her hair to her left shoulder, and Annan's long hair to her right shoulder. As if no one else was around, he buried his head in Annan's neck and took a deep breath.

In a daze, Annan always felt that Cafney's method was more like a domineering president...or in other words, it was like the way he used to pet cats and dogs.

And it wasn't until then that Annan suddenly realized... It seems that his strength attribute is only 15 points?

Without the will bonus of the victorious knight, his strength attribute is not half that of Kafni who is the dragon monk. So much so that he couldn't even struggle at all.

...Is this relationship misplaced?

Annan couldn't help coughing twice, and said in a low voice: "You are right... because the senior told me that you are in trouble here.

"But I have succeeded to the throne, holding the authority of the Grand Duke of Winter. If I leave Winter secretly, there will be a lot of unnecessary troubles. Unless I go through the official state visit channel and submit a diplomatic application..."

"Thank you, my lord."

Cafney thanked her softly, with a hint of disgust on her face: "But your Excellency Salvatore really has a lot of things... I originally planned to come by myself."

"That is to say, the problem is actually not that big?"

Maria asked with a frown.

Cafney shook her head: "That's not true.

"I'll let him explain this matter in person - he has been living in the capital since last month. His home is not too far from the palace... Since I specially invited him here Yes, of course it was the house I found for him, and it was arranged near here.

"When I went back to change my clothes, I already sent someone to inform Salvatore. If he didn't do the experiment, he should come over immediately."

Cafney lowered her head again, took a deep breath of Annan, and made another soft sound.

Annan asked: "Is the problem with the eldest princess? When I came here just now, I saw that she seemed to have an absolute advantage."

"It's not..."

Cafney shook her head, just about to explain.

Salvatore's sleepy voice came from outside the room: "No, it's His Royal Highness Philip—the problem lies with him."

He said, pushing the door open and coming in.

The first thing Salvatore did after entering the door was to hold the doorknob and yawn big and long:

"Woo~ ah..."

"You look sleepy, senior."

"Ah, I've been sleepy all the time."

Salvatore smacked his mouth lazily, and glanced at Annan who was being held in Cafney's arms, with a "really so" expression on his face. And bowed to Annan's side and Maria's side respectively.

And Maria continued to explain to Annan: "In the past few months, I have not done nothing. To be considered as a 'contender for the throne' is naturally not just shouting slogans.

"I got quite strong support - I took the army under her control from the eldest princess."

"……how did you do it?"

Annan wondered.

You know, the eldest princess herself is from the army. Now the top general of the army was helped up by her own hands. This is the most stable card in the princess's hand.

"It is peace, my lord.

"

Cafney replied without any hesitation: "This is thanks to you.

"It was when His Majesty summoned you last time that I learned the 'that' secret. I realized... Your Majesty has been compulsorily recruiting troops from all over the country, not because he really wants to unify the five countries, but because he Want to destroy Noah.

"Because conscription has been going on for quite some time, it will cost a lot of money to sack a large number of troops, and a large number of military-trained but full of complaints will flow back into the city, which will cause social unrest. But if you don’t care about it, sooner or later Noah will be dragged down by these full-time troops... At that time, if you don’t fight, you will have to fight.”

Cafney said slowly: "However, the soldiers before waged a war against Rinwinter...the result was actually a failure.

"Even if the Frozen Water Port is captured, it is completely impossible to land on the land of Winter. The Frost Beast Army is too terrifying, enough to cause a devastating blow to morale... and the front across the Great Barrier is even more difficult to transport logistics. After that war, many veterans actually didn't want to fight anymore.

"In the beginning, they listened to what grandpa said. They hoped to seize wealth and land from other countries. But after they really left Noah and arrived in other countries...they saw with their own eyes that the land in other countries was far inferior to Noah's. It is subfertile, the climate is cold and difficult to survive, and there is a never-ending blizzard all over the sky.

"There's no point in land like this...they've been fooled."

"So, they actually want to get out of the military."

Salvatore yawned again, smacked his lips, and continued: "But they don't want to leave so simply—"

"They want money."

Annan simply concluded: "Because they have devoted a lot of time, if they have not received enough severance pay in the end, it will be too wasted."

"That's right. But it's impossible for the eldest princess to agree...Although she doesn't agree with His Majesty's fantasy of 'unifying the five kingdoms', and doesn't think it's meaningful to invade Rinwinter. But she turned her attention to the joint kingdom."

Salvatore explained: "There is also the sunken elven empire—these armies may be worthless invading Winter. But invading the United Kingdom may be a big victory.

"Because the so-called 'United Kingdom of Denisaua and the Field Islands' is still dominated by Denisoa. And for this situation, many islands in the Field Islands are dissatisfied. If Noah's army is directed at Danny Sawyer's words, I am afraid that he will not be blocked by the Field Islands, and may be helped.

"And after controlling Denisaua, you can dive eastward into the deep sea and salvage the remains of the submerged elf capital."

"It's a well-planned plan."

Annan agreed: "So her idea is to transform the army into a navy?"

The army used to fight the Duchy of Winter is not very meaningful in the face of Denisaua, which is surrounded by seas, has a small land, and has multiple subsidiary islands. And it can't help to salvage the most valuable "relics of the age of elves".

"That's right," Cafney said softly, "but the war weariness in the army is very high. And I have the assistance of the Silver Jue Church...they can provide part of the severance pay and help these unemployed soldiers find jobs again." , find them good jobs."

This is something that only the Yinjue Church can do.

They are indeed generally short of manpower... and if this plan goes well, not only can a group of controlled youth labor force be added to each city, but the church itself can continue to grow. And Noah's army, which is like a time bomb, can also solve this problem again.

Forging the sword into a plow - to wipe the ass of the militaristic Henry VIII.

"……I understand."

Annan understood what Cafney was thinking.

The first thing she did was to "bury the holes dug by Henry VIII one by one". What Henry VIII wants to do is to destroy the country invisibly... and Cafney only needs to do it in reverse, and she can solve these problems immediately and fundamentally.

But the eldest princess was reluctant. It's impossible for her to give up.

She watched and even participated in these reforms carried out by her father. Even if she knew most of them were useless, it was impossible to change them all back... She didn't have that guts.

I can only wonder if there is any way to remedy it.

"Transforming the army into a navy and developing the excavation industry of royal marine relics—this idea is actually quite good. If you still have spare power after disbanding a large number of troops, you can actually do this."

Annan commented: "Isn't this very good? If you get the support of the army, many nobles will turn to you, right?

"And what about Prince Philip? What did he do?"

"He didn't do anything."

Salvatore looked serious: "This is the most problematic.

"Because he didn't do anything, he ate, drank and had fun at home every day-but nobles kept falling for him. Among them were even the diehards of the original eldest princess. Her Highness Kafni wondered if he used some soul-snatching spell, or She made a potion to control human nature, so I'm invited to help her investigate."

He took a deep breath and said slowly: "But, there is nothing."

"Nothing at all?"

"That's right. At least as far as the current investigation is concerned, he really didn't do anything - he didn't use forbidden potions, he didn't use forbidden rituals, he didn't use soul-absorbing spells to change other people's minds, and he didn't use idol spells to reverse fate.

"He didn't make any speeches, and he didn't bribe those nobles. He didn't even give them gifts...but there was no basis for it. People kept coming to vote, and when they asked them, they couldn't get any valuable information. .

"In the beginning, there were only two or three individuals. In the last week alone, there were four or five established noble families."

Senior Salvatore pressed his temple with some headaches, and frowned: "I really can't think of a way... Even 'Vatore' can't figure out why.

"Although the problem has not been discovered, I don't think it can be delayed-it's just my gut feeling.

"So, although it may be rude. But I called you here..."

Salvatore sat on the unmanned sofa facing Annan, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it down.

"Annan...can I call you that?"

He looked at Annan and said seriously, "I think that only you can solve this mystery."