The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Compared to his sister's dramatic return, with her mouth practically twitching with glee, Linde was much calmer.

No one in the North objected to these collaborations with the capital. After all, for the North, it was just a matter of how much they earned. The governor must have his reasons for doing so.

However, for some reason, the governor seemed rather depressed after returning from his conversation with the Queen. It wasn't that he was in a bad mood, but rather that he appeared very conflicted.

Meanwhile, Lena had gone to work with Lisha on the final adjustments to Obelisk 2.0, while Lind was in the mansion sketching and writing on paper.

"You've been sighing ever since you got back. What happened?"

Tia ate potato chips from this world while curiously watching Lind.

"Yes, it really tastes much better than those nuts. Remember to ask the kitchen to make more next time."

Looking at this elven princess who was always freeloading in his office, Linde said irritably, "Eating too much of this stuff will make you fat."

But Tia said nonchalantly, "It's okay, our metabolism is different from yours, so we elves don't gain weight easily."

It's clear that Tia did her homework on this issue, and even had a concept of metabolism.

Looking at Tia leaning back on the sofa, Linde sighed, "A small change has occurred. We need to re-examine our relationship with the capital. All the strategies we set before need to be revised."

"What minor incident? What happened in the capital?"

It's not that there aren't any elves in the capital, but Tia really doesn't know what happened in the capital that could cause such a big change in Lind's attitude.

When not in Lilith's presence, Lind seemed to revert to his resolute governor of the North, showing no trace of his usual fussiness.

"I wonder if having one of our own people in the capital is a good thing or a bad thing."

Seeing that Lind didn't want to say anything more, Tia obediently shrank back onto the sofa.

After Linde finished revising the plan, he opened the letter from Anjou.

Alberto was still arguing with the letter. Obelisk Lind's asking price was too high, and Anjou wouldn't allow credit. So Alberto hoped that Lind could sell some production equipment first, and Anjou could use magic stones to produce the goods themselves.

Alberto had already realized that the obelisk was a central functional device. Although it had many uses, as for its power supply, he could simply use the brute force method and honestly rely on the magic stone's function.

As for compatibility issues, Alberto is confident he can resolve them; he can simply work backward from the production equipment.

This is something that the capital of Capet cannot do at all. After all, the magic association in the capital of Capet has become a joke. However, the professionals in Anjou are more than a level above those in Capet in terms of academic level.

Looking at this requirement, Linde thought for a moment and then put forward some new conditions: in addition to money, Anjou's professional training system was also required.

Linde needs a reference.

Moreover, trying to deduce the obelisk from the production equipment is too far-fetched. If the other party really has such talent, Linde will accept it.

This was originally a very normal exchange, but Alberto mentioned Queen Capet again at the end of the letter.

This was already a routine practice, but this time Lind was shown a red-hot display.

In his letter, Alberto wrote that he has not yet married his queen, so that he can save the position for the woman he truly loves in the future. As for the Queen of Capet, she will have to work harder to get the position of queen, and at least she will have to grow taller.

Not only did he express his attitude, implying that the Queen of Capet was not worthy of the King of Anjou, and not even a queen, but he also mocked the Queen of Capet's height. Alberto's tone in the letter was smug. Wouldn't those people in Capet be furious?

I don't know if the people in the Cape Kingdom have become popular yet, but Linde has already become popular. Although he complains every day that his sister can't get married, only Linde can say that. Who do you think you are, you blond guy, to complain that your sister is not worthy of being a wife?

Even I might not be interested in you.

Although he quickly calmed down, in his reply to Alberto, Lind couldn't help but start mocking him, directly cursing back on Lilith's behalf.

After finishing writing, Lind handed the letter to Lucanus and asked, "How is it going in the capital?"

The treaty did indeed contain many traps, many of which were designed to allow bards to enter the capital without any obstacles.

And Lucanus did just that; now the king no longer speaks of anything inside the palace, and the inner and outer city areas have been thoroughly infiltrated.

"The response from nobles and the public over there has been very enthusiastic. Queen Capet's prestige has reached an unprecedented level, and it is even showing signs of surpassing the previous trend of the Augustinian family."

Upon hearing Lucanus's answer, Lind frowned. How could the effect be better than he had imagined? Wouldn't this be too provocative to the Augustinian family?

Probably not. Although Lilith has a high reputation, the Augustinians are unlikely to act impulsively. After all, the Augustinians currently lack the power to resist. As long as the southwestern border and the northern border maintain a high-pressure stance, the Augustinians will not dare to make any rash moves.

Unless Augustine decides to cooperate with Anjou or other forces someday, Lind will not hesitate to let Lilith escape to the North.

However, it seems that the Augustinians do not have this idea yet. After all, in their eyes, although Lilith has great power, the Dorian family has not risen because of it, but has always kept a low profile. Lilith has neither male favorites nor remarried, nor has she had any offspring. No matter how high she jumps now, the kingdom will eventually return to the Augustinians.

While it's still not entirely safe, with the power Linde has given Lilith, she should be able to protect herself. If someone already has control over most of the nobles but can't even protect themselves, that would be rather pathetic. As long as she doesn't get too cocky...

Just as Linde was pondering the situation in the capital for Lilith, Lucanus suddenly spoke in a secret language that only Linde could hear: "My king, I don't care about your origins, where you come from, or what era you come from, but without a doubt, you are also human. I hope you will not forget our agreement and restore the glory of the old empire."

Although he didn't know when he had made the agreement with Lucanus, Lind replied, "Of course, I would have done it even if you hadn't said anything, just like we've been doing all along."

Although it was just Lind and Lilith at the time, Lucanus was actually ordered to follow in Lind's shadow to prevent any accidents. Perhaps the conversation between the two siblings revealed some information, and coupled with Lind's subsequent policies toward the capital, Lucanus had some suspicions.

But Linde didn't mind. After spending so much time together, Linde had a general idea of ​​what kind of person Lucanus was. Rather than being loyal to Linde, Lucanus was more loyal to the old empire in his mind. But as long as Linde kept moving forward, Lucanus would never betray him.

Upon hearing Linde's words, Lucanus realized that everyone has secrets, and since he hadn't fully revealed everything to his king, what right did he have to test the other party? Having figured this out, Lucanus continued to disappear into the shadows.

Not long after, at the Anjou Palace, Alberto was reading a letter from the Capet North with a bewildered expression, and kept flipping through copies of the letters he had previously sent to the Governor of the Capet North.

Alberto couldn't figure out what he had done to offend the other party.