I, the retired legend, were forced to go ashore

The business representative said repeatedly: "This is a win-win cooperation! As long as you agree to our request, we will not only send a large amount of grain to the four provinces to solve the crisis in your territory, but also give you a personal sum of up to [-] yuan. Krona's New Year's gift...to thank Your Majesty for your selfless dedication to the people of the four provinces over the years."

For some reason, Hussein seemed to hear the sound of gold coins falling from the head of the girl next to him when he heard [-] kroner.

However, Ada swallowed her saliva, forced her greed into her heart, and laughed softly, "I'm still asking, this is negotiating terms with a king, your majesty probably won't agree to it, right?"

Hussain shook his head slightly, but there was worry in his heart.

This is simply squeezing the people and enriching their own pockets.

His Majesty, known for his benevolence, should theoretically not agree to such coercion.

But if this is the case, why call the Messiah in to watch this disposition?

"Politics is almost the same as doing business."

Sure enough, the old man on the throne spoke again, and the first sentence made Hussein's heart skip a beat.

Messiah also looked sideways frequently, looking at his father, but he was restrained by etiquette and rules, he hesitated to speak.

The old swordsman continued: "Both are to sell the goods, and let both parties reach a satisfactory result. Now, the territory is facing the threat of war. Not only is there a shortage of food, but also military expenditures. It is really important to cooperate with you. It can solve a lot of problems…”

"Yes, yes, although food prices have been raised, those hungry civilians can always dig out a little money from every corner to survive when they are facing survival crisis!"

The representatives of the Chamber of Commerce nodded repeatedly, trying to dispel the doubts of others.

"The important thing now is the border." The old swordsman seemed to have no burden on the masses: "As for my people, they should also pay a small price for their own country."

"Unexpectedly, His Majesty would say such a thing..." The representative of the Chamber of Commerce sighed, took a scroll from the attendant, and planned to strike while the iron was hot: "Then let's sign the agreement?"

"They're all carefully crafted masks."

The old Jianjue coughed a few times, and after explaining something, he raised his hand to stop the merchants from moving: "Wait a minute, if I increase the food price by [-]% on top of the [-]% increase, what will happen? return?"

"Another [-]% increase!?"

The representative of the Chamber of Commerce screamed in a sharp voice.

Immediately, he realized his gaffe, hurriedly bowed, and said calmly, "If this is the case, we are willing to raise the donation to twenty...no, 30 crowns!"

There was silence.

The old swordsman half-lyed on the throne, thought for a while, then looked at Hussein who was still in shock, the white-haired girl beside him, and his daughter who was already pacing eagerly, and finally nodded his finger , in the expectant eyes of the merchants, said plainly:

"Then do it."

"Father!"

Before the merchants had time to cheer, they broke in with a loud shout.

Messiah anxiously stopped in front of the throne, held the armrest, and spoke eagerly to dissuade: "Father, you can't do this!"

"Stand back, you are not the queen yet."

The old swordsman waved at her: "If you want to change everything, you have to wait for me to die first. Or, do you want to usurp the throne now, huh?"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the black-armored swordsman standing beside him.

The black-armored swordsman immediately stepped forward and gently dragged the angry Messiah aside.

"Let's go, Messiah, don't interfere with the court meeting."

The black-armored swordsman called the little princess by name, and held her by his side, preventing her from rushing forward.

Messiah's eyes turned red immediately.

Chapter 158. No one is perfect

"Father! You can't do this!"

After sending off the joyful merchants, there were no outsiders in the hall, and Messiah stopped in front of the throne directly, and shouted stubbornly: "Before the group of merchants go far, you can send guards to catch up and tear up the treaty. Make up for it!"

Otherwise, once these official documents are released, the father's first name will be completely destroyed.

The old Jianjue ignored his daughter's dissuasion.

He looked past Messiah, looked at the two people who had already walked to the center of the hall, and straightened his body: "Miss Ada, although this is not the first time we have met, it is the first time we have spoken. May I ask, what do you think of me?" What do you think about the court discussion just now?"

"I can't think of any other adjectives other than shock."

Ada shrugged and answered truthfully.

Unexpectedly, meeting the ruler of Bai Harbor for the first time subverted his image in his heart.

But it seems that the Messiah is not bad, willing to petition for the people, and will definitely be a good queen in the future.

The old swordsman smiled, he was noncommittal and did not explain the comment of this legendary swordsman, but then looked at Hussein:

"And you, boy."

Like every man who raped his daughter, as a father, he also didn't have any good looks towards Hussein.

Hussein remained humble and calm enough: "Although I don't know why you did this, I know that there must be some kind of deep meaning."

Otherwise, they would not have specially called them in to watch.

"You are a young man after all, you still need to practice more."

The old swordsman sighed: "If it was your grandfather, he would definitely understand."

Finally, he looked at his daughter who was still stubbornly standing in front of the throne with red eyes: "Messiah, I want you to verify the result of this court discussion by yourself and think about the answer yourself, instead of playing your temper here. "

"One day I will leave you, you are like this, how can I trust the country to you?"

He once again asked the black-armored swordsman to help Messiah aside, looked at Hussein again, and raised his hand to signal: "Tell me, what is it that can make you so formal that you need to speak at the court meeting."

The future crown prince took a few deep breaths, and he was not so excited when he was about to go to the battlefield.

He took out a piece of paper full of words from his pocket and unfolded it. It was the outline he had prepared in advance.

After reading the words on it briefly again, Hussein took a step forward, looked directly at the old man on the throne, and said loudly, "I request Your Majesty to revoke the peace treaty with Stonetalon Mountain!"

"Oh? Why?" The old swordsman raised his eyebrows and changed his posture.

It can be seen that he was quite surprised by this proposal.

"Because Stonetalon Mountain has already broken the agreement first. There is evidence that the hybrid race that has been making a fuss in the city recently came down from Stonetalon Mountain."

Hussein stated his position and immediately explained the reason: "We caught the person who was arguing and advocating panic in the crowd after the explosion. He has admitted that he is a spy for the Griffin Dominion, and those hybrids are Stonetalon Mountain sent to cooperate with me."

Hussein is from the Sunburn family, they have military power, and he can easily obtain information in this regard.

The old swordsman smiled: "Oh, is it confession, or is it torture to extract a confession? You must know that I will not admit this kind of evidence."

For this, Hussein can not refute.

As long as torture can be used to extract a confession, no prisoner can persist from beginning to end, and it is only a matter of time before he opens his mouth.

In any case, they will reveal something more or less, or rather, reveal what the extractor wants to hear.

Therefore, even if anyone with a discerning eye could see that the claim of the group of mixed races that they were freelance mercenaries was totally untenable, Hussein could not prove that they were really from Stonetalon Mountain.

But he looked at the white-haired girl who was invited beside him, and opened the second card:

"Your Majesty, when Ms. Ada was fighting in Guanglang Mountain, she encountered a small army of hundreds of mixed races attacking the food transport team of the people of Junshan. They must not be mercenaries, right?"

It is true that some large mercenary regiments can gather hundreds or thousands of people, but mixed race mercenary regiments?Thinking about it is all fantasy.

Leaving aside the issue of whether anyone would hire them, just moving within the territory is a problem, right?

Everyone who saw them reported their whereabouts to the local lord, and then an army would crush their camp.

Moreover, they were robbing food at that time!

Only a place like Stonetalon Mountain, where no hair grows, pays so much attention to food issues.

This matter was only mentioned in the report of the widow Lord He Wendi, but as a ruler, the old Sword Lord only paid attention to the results and losses of the war, but did not delve into the details, so he did not know.

The old man was really surprised, but his surprise was only for a moment. When he looked at Ada, his expression had already returned to calm: "Miss Ada, is there such a thing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ada knew that this was the purpose of asking her to come, nodded, and said truthfully: "There are even frost giants in the half-breed team, and they have slaughtered the surrounding residents long before they attacked the food team."

For some reason, the book about frost giants and halflings came to her mind.

If Shen Ying saw it, he would definitely be beaten badly.

...that would be nice.

"I trust you, Miss Ada."

The old man on the throne closed his eyes and let out a calm breath.

Seeing him like this, Hussein knew something was wrong.

Sure enough, after the old Jian Jue opened his eyes, there was no hesitation in him, only firmness.

He said word by word: "But we don't have the energy to fight against Stonetalon Mountain now. With a peace treaty in hand, they will at least restrain themselves, won't they?"

"But, Your Majesty!" Hussein stepped forward and said anxiously, "If there is no reaction this time, they will be more blatant next time!"

There was no response to the food grab, which led to the explosion in Bai Harbor.

"No, it's not time to annoy them."

The voice of the old swordsman was sonorous and powerful.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Ada felt that when the old man said these words, his eyes seemed to glance at the black-armored swordsman.

Then, he went on to say: "A peace treaty is a peace treaty, and everyone needs to abide by it. No one can break it, and neither can I."

After that, without waiting for an answer, he supported the armrest of the throne and stood up: "This is the end of today's court meeting, everyone step down."

"His Majesty!"

Hussein shook the manuscript, and the densely packed small characters on it recorded countless questions that might be asked and the ways to answer them.

But the old man did not give him any chance to display his eloquence.

A court lady stepped forward to support the old Sword Lord's arm, and walked slowly backwards, leaving only the back view of the crowd.

The black-armored swordsman rubbed the top of Messiah's head, patted her on the back, pointed at Ada and Hussein, whispered something to her, and then pushed her towards them.

He clenched the scabbard tightly and followed the old sword lord.

Messiah walked over slowly, holding the corner of her skirt. Her head was slightly lowered, and her mood was equally depressed: "I'm sorry, Mr. Hussein, I can't help..."

Hussein looked gloomy and had already rolled up the manuscript, but he still comforted his fiancée softly:

"It's okay, His Majesty must have his own ideas."

"Then, let's go to the harem together?" Messiah looked at his fiancé expectantly.

Hussein shook his head: "No, you and Miss Ada together, I want to go home as soon as possible, and discuss the countermeasures with grandpa...we must not just let it go!"

Ada can understand his feelings.

However, His Majesty the Old Sword Lord showed a relatively slow attitude this time, while Hussein was quite radical, and his style of handling things had shortcomings.

But no one is perfect, there is no perfect person in the world.

That kind of person will only exist in fiction, but not in reality.

Chapter 159. The Great Passover

The harem, the princess's residence is beautiful and unique, all the utensils are exquisite and luxurious, and even the fruits on the tree are all the same size, sweet and delicious.

This was supposed to be a place where Ada could linger and forget to return. I would be sorry for myself if I didn't buckle it.

But now she is looking at her nose and mouth, and she is very attentive, sitting on a chair in a well-behaved manner, with her hands on the table, holding a silver knife and fork, motionless, only her mouth is constantly chewing.

The roast is just right, the meat that melts in the mouth, the vegetables covered with rich vegetable juices, the impeccable drinks, the gentle breeze and the slightly rippling water of the lake, none of which can make Ada show the excitement of the past.

It tastes like chewing wax!

So uncomfortable!

All because of the old nanny standing next to her.

There are horizontal lines on the face, triangular eyes, hanging eyebrows, and a ball-shaped bun on the top of the head, which is inserted together with a hairpin.

Whenever Ada's movements went a little too far, her tricky eyes would follow.

Even the slightest bit of noise while chewing food will invite a mean snort.