Chapter 374: Kailuoer, I’m Sorry... (Part 1)

"Oh?" Humphrey raised his eyebrows, "I asked you before, but you didn't tell me, why did you agree to tell me now?"

"Because I was hesitant before, hesitating whether to recommend him to become the new head of the Michael Knights, but now since the victory of the 'Summer Wind' offensive, I have made up my mind. I am determined. It was decided to hand over the Knights of Michael and the northern front of the empire to him.”

After listening to Jacob's words quietly, Humphrey silently took a sip of the black tea in the cup, and then said:

"Let me guess, is the person you are interested in also participating in this 'Xia Feng' offensive? He has performed extremely well in this 'Xia Feng' offensive. His extraordinary His performance successfully impressed you and made you more confident in him, so you gave up your last bit of hesitation and decided to recommend him to be the new leader of the Michael Knights. Am I right?"

"Haha." Jacob chuckled a few times, "You are worthy of being the Governor of the North who has been in charge of the North for 10 years. You got everything right."

"That means that the person you selected participated in this 'Xia Feng' offensive? Who is it? Tell me quickly."

"This is his profile."

As Jacob spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Humphrey.

"Take your time and watch."

After taking the paper from Jacob, Humphrey immediately began to read it carefully.

As his eyes continued to scan over the words line after line, the look of astonishment and shock on Humphrey's face became more and more intense.

After reading everything written on the paper with a sullen face, Humphrey put down the paper, and then said in a deep voice to Jacob:

"Jacob...are you serious? Do you really plan to choose him to be the new leader of the Knights of Michael?"

"Yes." Jacob replied instantly, "I am very serious. In my mind, the new leader of the Michael Knights must be him."

"Isn't this too ridiculous!" Humphrey shouted, "At his age and with such qualifications, can he be the leader of the Knights? Can he convince the crowd?!"

"Humphrey, have you forgotten your precedent? Ten years ago, before I recommended you to become the new governor of the North, weren't you just an ordinary horse breeder? And then you did a pretty good job. ? In the past 10 years in charge of the Northern Territory, the Northern Territory has become one of the richest regions in our country."

"this……"

Humphrey was speechless.

Because he himself rose to great heights only after Jacob's recommendation. Before he was recommended by Jacob, he was just an old man with little or no qualifications.

"I asked you to come over for a secret meeting with me this time. Apart from telling you about the person I selected, my main purpose is to get you to support me."

Jacob's expression became more serious.

"If possible, I hope you can support me at the round table meeting the day after tomorrow! Support me in choosing him to be the new head of the Michael Knights!"

"..."

Humphrey was silent for a while before he finally spoke. However, he did not directly respond to what Jacob just said. Instead, he asked Jacob:

"Is he really the best person in your mind?"

"That's right."

"What is the basis? Why do you think he can manage the Knights of Michael well and successfully rebuild the Knights of Michael?"

"...from his amazing military talent and my intuition."

"Intuition..." Humphrey smiled self-deprecatingly, "Ten years ago, when others asked you why you recommended me to be the new Northern Governor, you said the same thing."

"...Thank you for remembering."

"How could you forget such a thing?"

Jacob, with a look of exhaustion on his face, sighed deeply: "...As to whether I should support you in the round table meeting, let me think about it first."

Speaking of this, Humphrey was silent for a while, and then spoke again:

"Have you told him about this? Have you told him that you plan to recommend him to become the new head of the Knights of Michael?"

"……not yet.

"

"Jacob, you'd better tell him about this." Humphrey smiled bitterly, "At least you should inform others of this in advance so that others can prepare themselves mentally."

Having said this, Humphrey paused again, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Afterwards, Humphrey continued in a deep voice:

"After I became the Governor of the North, I have come to understand more and more that powerful positions such as Palace Chancellor, Governor of the North, and Head of the Knights are actually a curse."

"You will be burdened with pressure and responsibilities that ordinary people can't even imagine, and at the same time, you will also lose a lot of special things..."

"It's like you and I lost all our down time, working, working, working day and night..."

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Humphrey's face.

"I'm so busy that I don't even have time to spend with my family..."

Jacob listened to Humphrey's words quietly with an expressionless face, silent, silent, and thoughtful...

…

October 19, 290 in the Imperial Calendar of the Britannia Empire.

8:15 am.

Su Cheng, who had just sent Kailuol to work in Irving's restaurant, returned to his home.

After returning home, as Su Cheng expected, Alan and Deng Jiaer had not gotten up yet.

Not to mention the sleepy Alan, who usually doesn't get up until after 10 o'clock.

And Deng Jiaer, who originally got up very early, didn't know if it was because he was too tired on the southern front, but he slept for a long time every day after returning to Pendragon.

Sitting on the sofa, looking at the empty hall, Su Cheng thought to himself:

Okay...what are you going to do today? Do you want to continue translating "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"?

Su Cheng's "Zizhi Tongjian" still has about hundreds of thousands of words that have not been translated.

After Su Cheng thought for a while, he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to translate "Zizhi Tongjian".

After all, Su Cheng is also a human being, and he also longs for rest.

Having just returned from the southern front, Su Cheng also wanted to take a good rest for a few days before starting to translate the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" or something like that, so he would postpone it until later.

Just when Su Cheng was thinking about what to do today, there were knocks on the door.

"coming."

Although Su Cheng was surprised who could knock on his door so early, Su Cheng quickly walked to the door in three steps at a time and opened the door.

After opening the door, Su Cheng was shocked to see a middle-aged man dressed as a waiter standing in front of his door.

"Mr. Su Cheng. Thank you." The waiter saluted Su Cheng respectfully and then continued, "I am Mr. Jacob's attendant. Mr. Jacob invites you to his mansion for a cup of tea."

"Mr. Jacob?"

Su Cheng blinked twice in confusion.

Naturally, Su Cheng would not think that Jacob, a busy man, would be so leisurely and simply invite him to have tea.

Mr. Jacob...do you have something important to tell me...Forget it, don't think about it anymore, you'll find out when you go.

"Okay." Su Cheng responded, "Let me get ready. I'll be there right away."