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

But now, for this uninvited daughter of the duke, Anita has become convinced in her attitude. There is no other reason. This girl abruptly pulled the Aaron family that was about to fall into the abyss from the brink of crisis. .

Although the current Aaron family has not completely escaped the crisis, they can already see the hope of the continuation of the family. For Anita, who puts loyalty first, Katerina at this time is almost equivalent to being sent by the gods. The angel who came to save Aaron's family needs to be treated with the most pious attitude.

After a while, when Anita approached Katerina, meeting the girl's gaze, she saw the butler of Aaron's family, with one hand on his chest, bowed his body humbly, and said in a tone of voice: He said respectfully,

"Your Ann, Your Excellency Katerina~!"

Hearing Anita's overly respectful voice, the girl couldn't help but frowned, then she closed the book in her hand, and responded calmly,

"So it's Mr. Anita. What can you do?"

"It's like this..." Hearing Katerina's question, Anita still maintained a bowed posture, but raised her head slightly, and then said respectfully,

"The guests who received the invitation have almost arrived now. Everyone is currently seated in the conference room, waiting for your arrival. I wonder when your Excellency is going to leave?"

After listening to Anita's report, Katerina raised her brow leisurely,

"Is everyone on the list here?"

"Eh..." Anita couldn't help but pause for a moment for the girl in front of her, and after sorting out his words, he hesitated to reply,

"Most of the guests who received the invitation letter have already arrived, and there are also some guests who have not received the invitation letter. It's just..."

"Don't tell me who's here, it's meaningless!" The next moment, before Anita finished speaking, Katerina waved her hand forcefully and said,

"You just have to tell me, who's on that list . . . who wasn't there?"

At this moment, facing the girl's apparently calm voice, Anita clearly felt a heavy pressure on her heart. After swallowing, the butler of Aaron's family gritted her teeth. replied,

"There are five people on the list who didn't show up. The leader is Viscount Abt, and the rest are all vassals under Viscount Abt."

"About?" Listening to Anita's answer, Katerina raised her brows, then asked casually,

"Is that the blacksmith?"

blacksmith...

At this moment, when the girl suddenly called Viscount Abbott, the corners of Anita's mouth subconsciously curved up, as if she would burst into laughter the next moment, but in the end, he still relied on strong restraint to suppress the smile. He held back abruptly.

The Viscount Abt whose name was named by Katerina is of course not a blacksmith. He is the only viscount-level nobleman within the fiefdom of the Aaron family. When the Aaron family was still in its heyday, this Abt Viscount Te has always been the backbone of the interest group that the Aaron family belongs to.

However, after the destruction of the Second Fleet and the death of the Marquis of Aaron, seeing the rapid decline of the Aaron family, the Viscount seemed no longer satisfied with his former position, and had the idea of ​​wanting to replace it.

And the reason why Katerina called this Viscount Abt the blacksmith was not to despise his character, it was just for the convenience of memory.

In fact, it is correct to call it that way. This Viscount Abt has a relatively developed smelting technology because of the large iron mines in his territory. He has always been a weapon manufacturing contractor in the aristocratic interest group of the Aaron family. From this point of view alone Judging from it, it seems that there is nothing wrong with Katerina calling her a "blacksmith" in private.

Of course, just because Katerina dared to say that, it doesn’t mean that Anita also dared. After suppressing his smile forcibly, he tried to respond in a calm tone,

"Yes, Your Excellency, it is the Viscount Abt, whose territory is famous for its weapons manufacturing."

"Except for the viscount and his vassals, all the other guests have arrived."

"Look, what should we do next, should we send someone to remind us?"

"No need!" Facing Anita's inquiry, Katerina snorted softly,

"Since he doesn't want to come, then don't come. Opportunities are only reserved for those who are prepared. Idiots who can't see the general trend can only be crushed to death by the dust of the times!"

"Send the order, wait another 10 minutes, and close the gate after 10 minutes, no matter who comes, you are not allowed to open it."

"In addition, tell the guests who are already seated to wait a little longer. If they ask the reason, they will say that the blacksmith guy has not arrived yet. In order to show the Aaron family's respect for him, they need to wait a little longer. he."

After giving the order, looking at the back of Anita leaving quickly, Katerina suddenly let out a deep breath, then slumped on the back of the chair without any manners, and at the same time lazily stretched out her arms towards a certain direction recruited

"Seria, come here, my head hurts so much, you can help me massage~"

Not long after the voice sounded, Katerina felt ten rough fingers gently pierce her hair, and then, a very moderate force came from the top of her head, and for a while, she slumped on the The girl on the chair narrowed her eyes in comfort.

On the other side, looking at her own lady who squinted her eyes like a cat, Celia couldn't help but feel a little distressed. As a close person who has been following Katerina, she knows exactly what Katerina has been through these days.

It was difficult for most men to bear the heavy responsibility, but the girl took the burden abruptly with her immature shoulders, and made certain achievements.

As Katerina's confidant, Celia really wanted to provide more help to her lady, but unfortunately, she was born as a knight and was only good at fighting with a sword, and the problem the girl is currently facing cannot be solved with a sword. There is no way to solve it, so she can only play her role as much as possible from the level of a maid.

"Miss, miss, wake up..."

I don't know how long it has passed. Celia, who has been silently estimating the time, looked at the girl who was still squinting her eyes as if she was asleep. She suddenly reminded in a warm voice,

"It's almost time, you should get ready to go."

"No hurry, no hurry~~" Faced with Celia's prompt, Katerina was like a child lying in bed, she didn't even open her eyes, she just waved her hands indiscriminately,

"Let them wait a little longer. I read the information too late yesterday, and I haven't been very energetic. Let me squint for a while~."

Facing her own lady's waywardness, Celia continued to massage the girl's head while controlling the strength of her hands, while gently persuading her,

"Miss, this is not good. Didn't you say it before? Those people are allies you need to unite with in the future. Shouldn't you respect them?"

Hearing Celia's persuasion, Katerina finally opened her eyes, and then she looked up at her maid helplessly,

"Selia, you don't understand, this is called the art of leadership."

"You must know that it is the prerogative of the leader to appear last, and it is also a necessary skill for the leader to exert his power."

"Actually, I also want to make it simpler, but people are so cheap. If you don't put on airs when you are a leader, people will look down on you, which will reduce the efficiency of doing things."

"Look at me, I'm so young, if I don't put on airs, I might think I'm here to show off."

"But......" After listening to Katerina's explanation, Celia couldn't help being stunned. After a moment of silence, she spoke again with a little hesitation,

"But didn't you have someone send the pirate's head to them last night? Doesn't that make them value you?"

"Hehe." Hearing this, Katerina raised her brows and smiled at her maid,

"The pirate's head is nothing more than an invitation letter. The guys we are about to face are all deep-minded people. How can they be so easily intimidated?"

"If you want them to stand by my side honestly and work hard for me, you have to come up with something..."

"Push~! Pedal~! Pedal~!" The next moment, before Katerina finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of dense and heavy footsteps in the distance. The master and servant looked over subconsciously, and soon, Teams of soldiers running fast came into sight of the two of them.

After a moment of silence, Katerina twisted her neck, then smiled softly,

"Hehe, that fellow Francis, he arrived quite quickly. I thought I would have to wait a little longer."

"Sure enough, this guy can be promoted all the way from a commoner to a nobleman. He is really not a simple character, but his personality is too tired and lazy. It seems that he should give him some tasks in the future, and he can't hide and be a rice bug. .”

On the other side, after hearing Katerina's weird words, Celia looked at the flickering figure in the distance, and then at her own young lady. Finally, she couldn't help asking,

"Miss, aren't those soldiers from the Second Fleet? Why are they here?"

"Of course I called here~." Saying that, she glanced at Celia who was full of surprise. Katerina stretched her waist, then stood up, and stared at the people who were in the distance. After the soldiers quickly surrounded the Marquis's Mansion, she said with a meaningful smile on her face,

"Let's go, Celia, the person I'm waiting for has arrived, now we should set off~."

"I guess... those guys in the meeting, they can't wait, and want to embarrass me, an unruly little girl?"

"Forget it, I will try my best to educate them. In this world, only those with 'strength' have the right to speak."

Chapter 70 67. Meetings and the beginning of the industrial age

At this moment, in the conference room of the Marquis's Mansion, dozens of luxuriously dressed upper-class people are sitting around a long oval table. Some are whispering relaxedly, some are drinking coffee leisurely, and some are restless. looked around, but all of them had one thing in common, that is, their eyes would look at the head of the long table from time to time, as if they were waiting for someone to appear.

Time passed minute by minute while people were waiting, and finally, when everyone's faces were more or less irritated, outside the door of the conference room, there was suddenly a melodious singing of the servants. reputation,

"Congratulations, Your Excellency Katerina Aldan, you are the core of light, may the grace of the gods walk with you~~"

When the roll call sounded, everyone in the conference room, no matter what purpose they came for, looked towards the door almost at the same time.The next moment, a young girl with tea hair and fine clothes, surrounded by several servants, walked into the conference room leisurely.

There was a smile on the young girl's face. The smile was so frank and confident, just like the rising sun, which made people dazzled and confused.

When the girl walked forward gracefully, in the conference room, some young nobles who were standing behind their elders subconsciously blushed after seeing such a dazzling girl, even breathing It also started to become hasty.

As for the older nobles, when facing the young girl who came slowly, the coldness in their eyes gradually faded away. They looked at the girl's eyes no longer as they did just now, as if they were looking at the unruly girl. A political opponent, more like looking at a naughty little girl.

In this way, the originally dignified atmosphere in the meeting room gradually became more relaxed.

However, at the next moment, when the girl walked to the main seat, a cold voice of order suddenly sounded,

"Come on, remove those empty chairs for me!"

The moment the voice sounded, the atmosphere in the conference room returned to solemnity again.

Everyone present is basically a political animal, thinking about the connotation behind the words has already become their instinct.After hearing the girl's order, everyone present would instinctively think why the girl gave such an order.It doesn’t take too much time to think about this problem, because in front of every chair in the meeting room, there is a nameplate marking the name of the corresponding person. On such a special occasion, at this special moment, the meaning of removing the seat it goes without saying.

The opening lightning strikes, the bayonet sees red!

At this moment, facing the girl's operation of shooting a straight ball at the beginning, everyone in the conference room woke up from the "beautiful scene" when the girl just entered the door. People clearly realized that the girl in front of them was not naive. A little girl, but the daughter of a decisive nobleman.

You must know that those who deliberately did not come after receiving the invitation are very influential in the aristocratic interest group headed by the Aaron family, and the current behavior of the girl is tantamount to sending a challenge signal to them .

Although at the beginning, many people did have the mentality of watching a joke, and wanted to see how the girl would deal with those difficult "thorns".

But now, when the girl sent out a challenge signal without hesitation, everyone who didn't know what medicine was sold in the girl's gourd, and they didn't know what to rely on, instinctively put away their contempt, and began to look at it with vigilance and probing eyes. Looking at the duke's daughter who is less than 15 years old in front of her.

"Everyone, you must have known about me after what happened last night, so I won't introduce myself......"

After watching the servants carry down the vacant chairs, Katerina, who was sitting on the main seat, met all the eyes in the meeting room, and said with a leisurely smile,

"As you can see, I am a very simple and direct person. Except for the fact that I was forced to receive some basic noble etiquette training after being taken back to the Duke's mansion a year ago, in the past 13 years, I have been It is in a state of stocking, here, I am very responsible to tell you......"

"I don't care much about the rules and tacit understanding among the nobles, and I don't care what other people think of me. In my eyes, there are only victory and defeat!"

"The winner gets it all, the loser loses it all!"

"I don't want to be a loser, so I will do my best to win. As for the trouble it may cause to others, I can only say sorry."

At this point, she felt that the eyes focused on her became deeper and deeper. Katerina looked back at the crowd casually. After brushing her long hair, she continued in a calm tone,

"Okay, that's all for the opening remarks. In order not to waste everyone's time, let's get straight to the point now......"

"You all must be very curious, why did I, the eldest daughter of the Aldan family, come to Chris Harbor to find work?"

"Hehe, I heard that you have thought of many reasons for me?"

"Actually, that doesn't have to be the case. You can ask me this kind of question directly. I don't mean to hide it."

"The purpose of my coming here is very simple, just for two things..."

"First, in order to protect my gentle and beautiful mother, I want to revitalize the Aaron family, at least in my lifetime, so that the Aaron family can continue to prosper."

"Secondly, I hate those 'pirates' who bring me trouble. I plan to settle accounts with them, especially the so-called pirate king. I want to chop off his head to pay homage to Marquis Aaron."