Chapter 602, About Candidates

ps: Everyone must know what happened recently. During this period of time, the plot will be a little watery to avoid the limelight. I hope everyone understands.

ps2: A bunch of public chapters died again, if you are interested, you can add Junyang to read it, and don't complain, the biggest victory is still alive.

"Wait, don't rush to answer." Karl Franz looked at the burning fireplace and the smoking sparks in the fireplace, and the emperor raised his hand: "What I want is not a casual answer from you, but I want you to think carefully about your answer."

"..." Ryan thought to himself that you told me before that you don't need to take it to heart when you ask casually. The next sentence is to ask me to think carefully and give you an accurate answer?

But after thinking about it carefully, Ryan felt relieved. The emperor was very contradictory. He wanted to get an answer, but he was afraid that Ryan would say it.

"If you want me to talk casually, then I will talk casually. If you want me to think seriously, how can I assume that I am the emperor of the empire? I don't know anything." Ryan complained: "You just give me three Personal choice, nothing, I have a little understanding of Gelt, Odo, I have only met him once, and I don’t even know him, the chief wizard of the royal family, Senus Gehrman, you How can I seriously consider it?"

"Hehehe, then you can talk casually first, and I will tell you the situation." Karl Franz took the special wine "Lusalus" next to the fireplace with some ease, and wanted to fill himself a glass. Ryan noticed that Emilia had drunk the quilt that the emperor took, so he gave him a new goblet calmly, the emperor immediately understood, he took the goblet, filled it, and took a sip , smacking her lips in satisfaction: "Well, you really married a good wife, she has helped you in many ways, I heard about the fireside chat... Of course, I am not saying that Helena is not a good wife, It's just that her internal affairs ability is indeed not as good as your Surya."

"Humph! Of course, that's my Suria!" Ryan's voice was a little smug, and the corners of Karl Franz's mouth were slightly raised. Although Ryan had two female courtiers, his beloved wife was indeed famous. .

If this was a public occasion, Ryan would show such a demeanor that he would appear a little impotent and superficial, but in this family visit environment, he showed his trust and intimacy with Karl-Franz. Furthermore, Karl-Franz Franz knew that Lane was sending a hint in this way.

The emperor understood it, and it seemed that it would be useful to follow the route of his wife.

"It is said that Odo, the Supreme Dean of the Academy of Light, is a wizard at the pinnacle of legend, and the Supreme Dean of the Academy of Flame, Senus Gehrman, and the Great Alchemist Belshazer Gelt are both powerful in the sanctuary, so I I believe that the chief wizard of the royal family should be selected from these two people." Ryan deliberately made a fool of himself, and then smiled: "It depends on how you choose, Your Majesty. If you want to get more help on the battlefield, you can help The enemy deals a stronger blow, you should choose Senus-Gelman, if you want to get more help elsewhere, you should choose Barshazer-Gert, of course, Odo has proved himself Value and loyalty, and he is the Supreme Dean of Guangming Academy, so there is no problem in choosing him.”

Where else to get more help? Karl Franz's eyes moved, Ryan said there was something in his words, but it was all nonsense as if he hadn't said anything.

"Hey, I didn't say that, we are private now, you don't have to use these polite words and diplomatic rhetoric to perfuse me." The emperor drank the red wine in the glass, stretched forward, and put his elbows on his thighs On the road, Karl Franz smiled wryly for a while, and he said in a low voice: "I just want you to give me a suggestion, not you perfunctory me like this."

"Based on the current information, I can only give you advice like this." Ryan threw the burden back to Karl Franz in one sentence: "I am just a guest, my Majesty, you are the one who makes the decision." people."

"Call me Karl in private." The emperor nodded helplessly: "Okay, let me tell you the situation first.

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"First of all, Odo, the Supreme Dean of Guangming Academy..." The emperor first talked about Odo. Odo's situation has been mentioned before, so I won't repeat it here.

After hearing about Odo, Ryan said that he was not very good at commenting. After all, it involved the Justice Church, so he could only remain silent.

"Then there is the current chief wizard of the royal family, the Supreme Dean of the Flame Academy, Senus Gehrman." The emperor continued to talk about the second person: "Cernus Gehrman is a great wizard of the flame department in the sanctuary. , his strength is very powerful, and he can often use flames on the battlefield to bring fatal damage to the enemy. Since I was an adult, he has been the chief wizard of the royal family. He often participates in internal affairs as my father's adviser. The eldest, and the most trusted wizard by my father."

"Yeah." Ryan nodded, indicating that he was listening. He spread his hands and motioned for the emperor to continue.

"But because of this, Gehrman has accumulated huge political influence in the imperial court over a long period of time." The emperor put his gaze on the flames of the fireplace, and he even added a piece of charcoal with a tong, so that He burned even hotter: "Besides, Gehrman has close ties with those military nobles. After all, it's hard not to have a good impression of a comrade who has fought side by side in wars many times and used magic to bring devastating blows to the enemy."

"To make matters worse, Gehrmann is one of my father's legacy." Karl Franz said with a wry smile: "Obviously, he got some kind of permission from his father, so he sometimes reprimanded and taught speak to me in the same tone."

"Understood." Ryan nodded again. He thought to himself that this kind of "Minister of Gu Ming" often did not end well. Whether it was good intentions or malicious, the new emperor generally did not like these people. They had to use them when they first came to power. As time goes by, these people are often suppressed or even retaliated against.

From Karl Franz's mouth, it could be felt that the emperor had a slight dissatisfaction with the Great Wizard of the Fire Sanctuary. It was neither disgust, nor repulsion, nor hatred, but only some dissatisfaction.

And for Karl Franz, it is a big taboo for Gehrman to put his hand into the army. The most important supporter of the emperor in the imperial court is the army. Hammer Gail-Maraz, riding a Pegasus or Griffin Death Claw to fight on the front line, and military nobles, whether it is Reikland or other electors, will now have a certain sense of identity with Karl Franz And higher respect, precisely because of the series of victories he won after taking the throne.

Of course, these emperors didn't say anything, and Ryan didn't ask, because it wasn't necessary.

"The last is Barshazer-Gert, the great alchemist of the empire. At first he arrived in Marienburg by boat and used the transformed gold to pay for the boat fare. When he entered the Alchemy Academy, I had some objections." The emperor went on to talk about the third candidate, and he smiled when he remembered what happened back then: "The captain who was deceived by him issued a reward announcement in Marienburg, but no one dared to accept it, and then he went to Brunswick to complain, It didn't help either, because the fare was settled on the spot and there was no proof afterwards, although we all knew it must have been Geert's magic."

"Gelt's advantage is that after getting the adventure, he has achieved extremely fast in magic, and he has also made many achievements in gunpowder and alchemy. He is logical and brave, never hides from the world, and is brave , and more importantly, he is very loyal!" the emperor said seriously.

"Uh...um!" The expression on Ryan's face was a bit strange, his facial muscles twitched, but he nodded.

"But the problem with Gelt is that his foundation is too shallow, and he doesn't have enough influence in the wizard or the court, and the origin of his adventure is mysterious. What are the relics of the Old Sage? What I got in it is an unsolved mystery, and I sent someone to check the ruins of the Old Sage, but it has been destroyed." The emperor did not see the change in Ryan's expression, and he continued : "Do you know something? My subordinates told me that the manor was recovered by you and your sorceress courtier."

"That's right, I also investigated that manor at that time, and also found the remains of the Old Sage." Ryan nodded, and he told the emperor that he accepted the old lady's employment, but only concealed part of it: "I beat you killed a manticore entrenched there."

"Well, now, I've already told you about the three of them." Karl Franz didn't think too much about it. There are many relics of the Old Sage in the Old World, but almost none of them can be used and decrypted. : "Don't rush to answer me, think about it slowly, you will soon become the king, if it were you, how would you choose?"

Ryan was silent for two minutes, and he suddenly smiled: "Carl, if you tell me this, it means that you already have the answer in your heart, am I right? Since you already have the answer, why are you still looking for me?" What about your approval? You have so many subordinates and courtiers to ask."

"...Because you have no position." The emperor looked at the burning flames: "Believe it or not, if I ask a question in the imperial court, anyone will answer me without thinking about his supporters, but I don't want this kind of answer. "

If you ask Vicma, you must answer Odo, if you ask the army of the empire, it must be Gehrman, if you ask those Musketeers or Emilia, it must be Gelt, right? They don't really care about anyone, but they have already taken a stand.

Ryan expressed his understanding of the emperor's difficulties: "So since you already have the answer, why don't you just appoint it?"

A smile appeared on Karl Franz's face: "Lian, I'm curious, how do you usually get along with Her Highness Morgiana, the witch of the lake?"

"How to get along?" Ryan was a little embarrassed: "Just... get along normally, we each take care of our own affairs, and if we have something... we will get together to discuss. We generally respect each other's opinions. Morgiana is not a person who can't listen If there is a need, I will try my best to persuade her."

"Really? That's great, Ryan, even if I, the emperor of the empire, wants to appoint a royal chief wizard, I can't have the final say alone." Karl Franz smiled bitterly: "But I can't be at the mercy of others." , what I’m worried about now is that what I want is someone who can help me more and answer my questions, but everyone doesn’t think so.”

The leaders of the two human kingdoms were lost in thought. They both stared at the flames, as if the flames that were alive and kicking were something very interesting.

Karl Franz thought to himself that if what Ryan said was true, then the rumored harsh, strict and mysterious witch of the lake wouldn't be so difficult to get along with. It seemed that the rumors were really unbelievable.

If only Archbishop Vekmar was as easy-talking as Morgiana, the Witch of the Lake.

As for Ryan, Duke Mousilon's face was calm and serious, but he was thinking about what he was going to do.

What the emperor didn't know was that Ryan was not without a position on this matter.

But Ryan knew that if he said good things to Gelt and praised the great alchemist now, it might be counterproductive, and you understand the reason.

How can I help the great alchemist without arousing the emperor's disgust?

"Carl, there is a question that you still think wrong." After a few minutes of silence, Ryan spoke, and he said in a deep voice: "Your positioning of the position of the chief wizard of the royal family has been confused."

"Why?" Karl Franz was a little curious.

"What's the significance of the chief wizard of the royal family?" Ryan continued, and the champion of the Fairy in the Lake seemed to speak earnestly: "What we want to choose is a wizard who can provide you with the best solution and the greatest help in magic, This is the essential need and purpose of the position of Royal Chief Wizard, but you have used this position as a bargaining chip for various reasons!"

The emperor's eyes lit up: "You mean?"

"How can such an important position be obtained through various means and exchange of interests?" Ryan said seriously: "Carl, what you have to do is to maintain justice, ensure fairness, and conduct this game as your emperor." Supervisor, let these three candidates rely solely on their magical abilities to decide the winner, so that everyone will have nothing to say!"

Yes indeed! Karl Franz's eyes lit up, this is what he wanted, but the emperor quickly thought of something: "But if he..."

"Don't you have any confidence in him?" Ryan asked.

"Understood!" Karl Franz's expression finally became firm, and he reached out to Ryan: "I know what to do, thank you, Ryan."

"You're welcome." The two held hands.

After the emperor got his own answer, he didn't stay for a long time. He and Ryan agreed that the two families would go to the Royal Zoo to visit together in two days, and then turned and left.

It was already very late at this time, Little Devonhill had already fallen asleep, and Ryan and the others were also preparing to rest.

Emilia stepped in front of her son in fluffy slippers, and the Duchess of the Empire smiled sweetly: "Frederick, will you sleep with your brother tonight, okay?"

"Good!!!" The little boy had no doubts about it, he really liked staying with his younger brother.

"So cute~" Emilia stretched out her hand to caress her son's head, and she smiled even more happily.

"He is really my good son~"