After Transmigrating to Become the Daughter of a Duke, I Just Want to Pursue a Career

The reason for this is very simple. What the imperial envoy said just now was not about giving gifts at all, but about the threat of Chiguoguo. Its essential purpose was to use the food issue to force Katerina to submit to the empire. will!

The reason for this must start with the special pp national conditions of Burr Ross.

Burros is an island country, and its territory is composed of several islands including Gorado Island. Due to its special geographical environment, Burrus cannot achieve large-scale farming by relying on backward farming techniques like the mainland countries. food growing.

Coupled with a series of complex factors such as grain species, humanities, and climate, it has jointly contributed to a reality... The Burros Kingdom cannot achieve food self-sufficiency and must rely on imports.

The Halls, Broome, and Kannamara mentioned by the imperial envoy just now are three port cities located in neutral countries, and they are also the three largest sources of food imports in the Kingdom of Burros. Let’s analyze it in combination with this reality The subtext behind what the other party said just now is very obvious......

[Accepting this gift, you are an ally of the empire, and if you don't know how to praise, then in these three cities, Burros will not be able to buy a single grain! 】

At this moment, Katerina looked deeply at the imperial envoy in front of her. Her gaze became colder and colder, and even the air seemed to become a little bit colder because of it. But as the object stared at by the girl, the imperial envoy But he didn't care, just stood there leisurely, with a smug smile on his face, as if he had settled for a girl.

"Dear Miss Katerina, I don't know what is your attitude towards our Highness's gift?"

"Or, are you not going to accept this gift?"

Listening to the increasingly contemptuous words of the imperial envoy, Katerina did not give any response, but closed her eyes without saying a word.

At this moment, Katerina racked her brains to think about the countermeasures. No matter what, she absolutely didn't want to make any compromises with the Empire on this matter.The girl knew very well that if she really succumbed to the empire at this moment, not only would Burrows lose his detached position at the international level, but the empire would inevitably have a series of combined punches waiting for her.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Katerina still couldn't find a suitable countermeasure.

At present, after the empire has played the food card, there are only two roads left before Katerina, either completely join the imperial camp, or join the anti-imperial alliance, and neither of these choices is a wise move .

Needless to say, there are disadvantages of relying on the empire. The empire is a greedy beast. Those who dare to eat the bait given by the empire will eventually become the food of the empire.

Looking at the anti-imperial alliance, this choice is also unreliable.Since most of the countries under the banner of the Anti-Imperial Alliance are extremely far away from Burros, obtaining food from these countries has to face extremely high transportation costs.

What's more troublesome is that now is a special period when the two camps are about to start a war. All countries are actively preparing for war, and food has already become an extremely important strategic material. , and there is a high probability that they will not be able to obtain enough food.

Obviously, these two choices are not advisable for Katerina, but the problem now is that the girl must choose one of these two choices, and there is no third way to go.

"Push~! Push~! Push~!"

At this moment, when Katerina was desperately thinking about the countermeasures, a burst of regular footsteps suddenly came from the quiet hall. The sound was very clear, as if someone deliberately stepped on the floor loudly.

Of course, at this special moment, the sudden sound of footsteps immediately attracted everyone's attention.

And when people instinctively turned their gazes to the source of the sound, a figure who did not know when appeared at the gate made many people stunned, and then subconsciously shifted their gazes back to Katerina's face .

It turned out that the person who made the noise was Katerina's father, the Duke of Aldan who had been completely dismissed according to the rumors!

"I'm so sorry, Katerina, I'm late......"

Facing all the eyes of the crowd, Duke Aldan turned a blind eye, just walked straight in front of Katerina, then smiled lightly and said,

"Because I want to prepare a coming-of-age ceremony for you, I have delayed for some time. Come and see, do you like this gift?"

As he said that, Duke Aldan waved his hand, and after that, the butler Karbas, who had been following closely behind the Duke, quickly stepped forward and gently opened an exquisite gift box.

There is also a necklace in the gift box, but compared with the one given by the empire, the style of this necklace is much more ordinary, and it looks even worse than the coming-of-age gift prepared by Chris's nobles for Katerina.

At this moment, looking at the necklace in the box, and then at the Duke of Aldan, Katerina frowned and was about to say something, but before she could speak, she heard the imperial envoy say first,

"Dear Your Excellency the Duke, please forgive me for interrupting you. I know that a girl's coming-of-age ceremony is best prepared by the elders of the family, but now the empire has prepared the best gift for your daughter. I think This gift may be more suitable for your daughter."

Hearing the voice next to his ear, Duke Aldan seemed to have just noticed someone beside him. He was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a calm smile,

"【Eternal Glory Star】~?"

"Hehe, the empire is really generous. It's a mere coming-of-age ceremony, and it's really embarrassing for a father like me to come up with such an expensive gift."

"Here, on behalf of my daughter Katerina, I would like to express my gratitude to the Empire for its sincerity, but......"

Having said this, Duke Aldan suddenly sighed softly,

"I'm so sorry, I'm afraid I have to refuse you about the gift."

"Before my daughter's mother passed away, she had already prepared a coming-of-age ceremony for her. Her last wish at the time of her death was to hope that Katerina could bring the gift she gave to welcome the blessings of this world."

"So, please take back the gift. No matter what, the last wish of the deceased is always the most important."

At this moment, facing the words given by Duke Aldan, the imperial envoy instinctively opened his mouth to try to refute, but he couldn't say anything. He suddenly found himself in a dilemma.

The concept that the dead are the greatest also exists in this world, so after Duke Aldan stated Katerina's mother's last wish, if he continues to force the girl to make a choice, it will undoubtedly damage the reputation of the empire in front of the world, but if this He was also unwilling to give up.

You must know that the current situation was created by the counselors of the empire after a long time of deliberation and reading countless materials. Completely subdue the girl when she is weakest.Once this time point is missed, with Katerina's ability, I am afraid that such an opportunity will never be found again in the future.

Finally, after considering the consequences of the failure of this trip, the imperial envoy's eyes suddenly turned hard, and then he was about to continue to "work hard". However, before he could open his mouth, he heard Duke Aldan speak to him. Katerina said softly,

"Katerina, this gift was left to you by your mother during her lifetime, I hope you will like it."

"In addition, as your father, I also prepared a gift for you. Because I don't know what you like, I prepared some food for you, about two years old...... ...."

"Impossible!" At this moment, upon hearing Duke Aldan's words, before anyone else could react, the imperial envoy's eyes widened and he shouted involuntarily,

"The empire has already bought up all the export food from neutral countries, you can't have so much food!"

In response to the sudden shout of the imperial envoy, Duke Aldan blinked first, and then calmly explained,

"Oh, it's like this. About a year ago, my daughter was very naughty in Chris. Because I was worried that her reckless behavior would cause irreversible consequences, I made some preparations in advance."

"Is there any problem?"

At this moment, after listening to Duke Aldan's explanation, the imperial envoy's face turned blue and white. Finally, after staring at Duke Aldan, he turned away decisively with his followers without any hesitation. Pay attention to the voice behind you.

After the figures of the imperial guests disappeared, the atmosphere in the hall quickly became more relaxed. No matter what mood they were in, all the people present offered their blessings to the father and daughter in the center of the hall.

On the other side, after simply nodding to everyone with a smile, Duke Aldan turned his gaze back to Katerina who was standing in front of him with a silent face and didn't know what he was thinking. Afterwards, He said softly,

"Katerina, the gift has been delivered, I know you don't want to see me, so I'll leave now......"

"If I remember correctly, the elders of the family who perform the coming-of-age ceremony should be the direct blood relatives, right?"

The next moment, before Duke Aldan could finish speaking, Katerina suddenly raised her head, and said in a calm tone,

"Since you're here, do what you should do."

At this moment, upon hearing Katerina's words, Duke Aldan couldn't help being stunned, and then, a trace of excitement could not be suppressed in his eyes.

And after taking a deep breath, I saw that His Excellency the Duke, who always seemed to be calm and unhurried, took the necklace from the butler with slightly trembling palms, and then approached Katerina, and gently The girl tied the necklace around her neck.

After finishing all this, Duke Aldan took a slight step back and looked Katerina up and down, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, as if he saw the shadows of other people through the girl.

"Katerina, you are so beautiful, just like your mother~"

A moment later, Duke Aldan, who had restrained his emotions, sighed like this, and for Duke Aldan's sigh, Katerina, who had always been tit-for-tat, did not sarcastically, but after taking a deep look at the Duke, her expression He calmly walked towards the crowd, and the moment he passed by them, a sound as soft as a mosquito rang faintly in the ear of the Duke,

"Only this one time................"

"Thanks, Father."

ps: First of all, the Duke does not clean up. He already knew about the actions of the empire, but he chose to use the empire to ease the relationship with the protagonist without hesitation.

Secondly, the food problem in Burras is caused by many factors, and the specific situation will be explained later.

In the end, the high-IQ confrontation scene is too difficult to write, and the author's scalp is scratched. Please give me a recommendation from the judges.

Chapter 168 164. You forced me to do this...

This year's Miss Dong seemed to be impatient. Before Miss Mingmingqiu's golden dance was over, she couldn't wait to lift the corner of her skirt and blow the severe cold breath into the world.

At this moment, on the outskirts of the empire's capital, Bayernord, the once lush and green jungle has now become a bare piece, with only the last few dead leaves on the treetops still doing the last Struggling, but in the howling cold wind, this kind of effort is doomed to be futile. Every cold wind blows through the forest, and many withered and yellow leaves will dangle and fall.

At this moment, a fiery red fox walked through the bleak and silent woods. It stopped from time to time, stared at its eyes, and looked around vigilantly, as if avoiding something.

After an unknown amount of time, a hole in the earth suddenly appeared under the big tree directly in front of the fox. Looking intently, the hole was dark, and there seemed to be a deep space in the hole, and it was unknown where it would lead.And the moment he saw the entrance of the cave, the fox immediately uttered a cry of joy, and then saw it running towards the entrance of the cave quickly.

However, just when the fox was about to get into the hole, a sharp piercing sound suddenly sounded, and the next moment, there was only a "duh", and an arrow nailed the fox with incomparable precision. Just in front of it, it just happened to get stuck at the entrance of the hole, preventing it from getting into the hole.

Seeing that the way forward was blocked, the fox shrank instinctively, then jumped without hesitation, turned somersault in mid-air, and lightly jumped over the thick tree roots protruding from the ground.

After landing on the ground, the fox stretched its legs vigorously, exerted all its strength, and rushed towards the bushes not far away without stopping. At this moment, another arrow shot from a distance. Well, fortunately, this time the fox has been prepared in advance. Facing the attacking arrows, it looks like it has eyes on its back. Suddenly, a snake skin moves and easily avoids the attacking arrows. Deadly crisis.

However, just as the fox was about to get into the bushes to get out of danger, a sharper piercing sound than before suddenly sounded, and then, as if hit by a spell of immobilization, the fox's body, which was running fast, suddenly It froze, and then, after a whine, it fell straight to the ground, and soon stopped moving.

Not long after, with a few dogs barking, several figures approached quickly, and saw the fox lying on the ground breathing, they first looked happy, and then stepped forward to fuck the fox on the ground, and quickly moved towards the fox who had come. direction to run.

"Father, it's Firefox, it looks like you're lucky this time......"

A moment later, under a big tree, a young man with blond hair and wearing a hunting suit saw the fox handed over by a servant, and congratulated the old man with gray temples with a chuckle. road,

"This little thing is very cunning. It's rare to see it. Its fur is rare even in the auction house. I didn't expect you to come across it just casually in the hunting ground."

"Sure enough, the gods favor the empire even more."

"Hmph!" Facing the young man's seemingly sincere flattery, the old man grunted softly with no expression on his face, and then said in a cold tone,

"Reinhardt, I remember I educated you, right? Snatching other people's prey is an offense, whether it is intentional or not!"

Hearing his father's sarcastic remarks, Reinhardt was not panicked, as if he didn't care at all, and responded calmly,

"Father, you seem to have misunderstood something. I don't dare to snatch your prey. I just want to give you the most precious thing here as a gift for this autumn hunting."

"So..." Regarding Reinhardt's defense, the old man raised his brows noncommittally,

"You plan to give me the prey I found?"

"Do you really think I'm too weak to hunt by myself?"

"No, no, father, you misunderstood again." Facing his father's questioning, Reinhardt said calmly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised,

"The gift I want to give you is not this fox, but the tools for hunting this fox......"

As he said that, Reinhardt suddenly waved to the servants beside him, and then someone quickly brought a handful of strangely shaped things.

"Electromagnetic crossbow?"

After quietly glancing at the object brought up by the servant, the old man immediately recognized the name of the object. After the formalities ended, high-level officials in various countries generally paid high attention to this important factor that helped Chris's army win the war.

No one is a fool, especially in the current situation where the world is about to face a full-scale war, powerful weapons will inevitably be favored by the rulers of all countries.

And like the electromagnetic crossbow, a terrifying weapon that can almost directly determine the outcome of a war, it is impossible for anyone to turn a blind eye to it, let alone an empire that relies on war. As the master of the empire, the old man recognizes the electromagnetic crossbow at a glance It's nothing more than normal.

"This thing, when you just came back from Chris a few months ago, didn't you already offer it once?"

After confirming the identity of the object, the old man turned to look at his son and asked calmly,

"What does that even mean?"

Looking at the doubts revealed in the old man's eyes, Reinhardt smiled softly, then took the electromagnetic crossbow from the servant, and explained to his father,