On the other side, Litte took Laina and started strolling around the Antica Duchy.
Finally, the two of them wandered to the Lison Trading Company.
There was no other reason. Orson had told Litte to get along well with Laina, but Litte truly didn’t know how to build a good relationship with this demi-human girl from the desert. Helplessly, she could only turn to Celineina for help.
“Sister Celineina, good morning~” Litte brought Laina into Celineina’s office.
“Mm, good morning.” Celineina sat at her desk, looked at Litte at the entrance, and greeted her with a smile.
At the Lison Trading Company, there were two people who did not need to announce their entry into the trading company, and that was Orson and Litte.
Subsequently, Celineina saw the girl with large fox ears beside Litte.
“Um... Litte, this person beside you... is a demi-human?”
To prevent people from pointing and gesturing at them on the street, when Litte brought Laina out, she specifically had her wear a hood and a cloak to cover her ears and tail.
When they arrived at the trading company and reached the entrance of Celineina’s office, Laina felt a little uncomfortable, so she took off her hood.
“Wow, so this is a human trading company? You must be Sister Celineina. When I was listening to big brother tell stories in the desert, your na was ntioned.” Laina said this, and very familiarly ca to Celineina’s side.
“Big brother said you are a very capable rchant. You must be very rich, right?” Her eyes seed to shine brightly.
“Uh...” Hearing the other party’s words, Celineina was startled.
“Um, Sister Celineina, here’s the situation...” Litte on the side quickly began explaining to Celineina about Orson eting Laina in the desert.
Of course, the part that Orson had told Litte privately, Litte did not ntion.
“Is that so? Then Orson is truly amazing. He can just pick up a cute little girl in the desert and bring her back. He truly lives up to his na.” Celineina said this, seemingly teasing Orson, her tone carrying a hint of jealousy.
However, there was no hint of dissatisfaction in her gaze towards Laina. On the contrary, such a cute girl was also rare among humans. It was difficult to feel aversion towards her.
“Alright, your na is Laina, right?”
“Mm!” Laina nodded energetically.
“Since this is your first ti in a human city, why don’t I take you to explore a human market?” Celineina said this, standing up.
“It just so happens I don’t have anything to do today. Let’s explore Antica City together. I will cover both of your expenses today.”
“Yay! Thank you, Sister Celineina!” Laina showed a surprised expression and nodded happily.
...
Orson and Lucius left the forest.
“For the past ten-plus years, I have been thinking about vengeance for them without a mont’s rest.” Lucius said this, looking ahead.
“Orson, do you know about another problem the Empire faced eighteen years ago, besides the beastn?”
“Another problem?”
“Mm, when the new Emperor ascended the throne at that ti, there was also a political movent that was very fierce.”
“Are you referring to the Electoral System movent, Father?”
“Mm,” Lucius nodded.
The so-called Electoral System movent was a system where the Emperor and the Dukes ford an Electoral Council, and the Council voted to decide on the candidates.
Of course, the candidates were still chosen from the Imperial Family.
Although it would not lead to the loss of Imperial power, if the Electoral System were truly implented, it would be clear that the candidates for the throne would contact the Dukes and seek their support to ascend to power.
This would inevitably be accompanied by power struggles and mutual undermining, which would offer no benefits or progress for the developnt of the Empire.
The only benefit, perhaps, was that it could prevent the ergence of incompetent and muddled individuals like the previous emperor.
“But I rember, according to historical records, the Electoral System movent only lasted for three years. The reason was that the previous emperor was incompetent and muddled, the common people suffered terribly, and under the pressure of the dukes, he was forced to pass the throne to the current emperor. His Majesty the Emperor showed considerable ability after ascending the throne, and thus the Electoral System movent ended.”
“This is where you fall short, Orson.”
“You have indeed read many books, but you must also know that books are, after all, written by people. Especially history books. Many things are beautified and altered, and cannot be taken as absolute truth.”
“That incident happened only twenty years ago. Go and ask so slightly older citizens, and they will have heard so rumors, more or less.” Lucius said this, explaining to Orson what happened back then. “When the new Emperor ascended the throne that year, because the inheritance law still used the system of designating heirs, there were a great many protest activities in the Imperial directly administered territories. Among them, the most serious, and the most harmful, was the banditry.”
“Perhaps it was spontaneously organized and long-planned, or perhaps it was incited and supported by other dukes. The banditry back then was very serious, and the Imperial Family spent a lot of effort suppressing it. Antica City at that ti also belonged to the Imperial directly administered territory and suffered greatly from the banditry.”
Orson, upon hearing the true situation of that year from Lucius, could not help but show a surprised expression.
“So, Father, when you were fighting then, your enemies were not only beastn, but also humans?”
“Mm,” Lucius nodded his head. “The Imperial Guard just buried in the forest did not die from beastn. Margaret also. They all died at the hands of humans.”
“We have already avenged most of the people of the Antica Duchy. Now, it’s ti to avenge ourselves, Orson.”
“Perhaps your parents also died from the banditry back then.”
“But Father, the banditry has been quelled now. There are no signs of large-scale bandit activity within the Empire...”
“But the person who funded him back then is still alive now, and holds a high position.” Lucius said this, his hand involuntarily tightening its grip on the reins, his tone carrying a hint of anger.
“The person you are referring to, Father, couldn’t possibly be...”
“Mm,” Lucius nodded. “It’s him, Giovanni.”
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