After the Royal Garden Ball, everything started to change.

First, the rise of the Dardanelles family.

A heir to a commercial family suddenly had a close relationship with the princess of the empire and was said to have a good relationship with the prince of the Franck Empire. His Royal Highness admired him very much.

This means that the future of this family is promising.

If Shueigra's purchase of the Mist Hidden Castle before made many people gloat about this family, then people's views have begun to change significantly.

The most obvious manifestation is that more nobles are willing to marry their daughters into the Dadanell family.

It is no longer limited to those down-and-out nobles, and some middle-class nobles have joined this ranks.

The Dardanelles family's career has developed rapidly and flourished in Winlington. Hodding is indeed a guy with outstanding service skills. The shops with Dardanelles family badges bloomed everywhere in the streets and alleys of Winlington.

In addition, the alchemy factory jointly established by the Dardanelles family and two major trading companies has officially started, and workers are also recruiting. I believe that in no time, a large number of alchemy products will be released, seriously affecting the original alchemy industry.

Of course, in a hidden valley behind this alchemy factory, Xiuyi set up a magic teleportation array.

Some parts from the alchemy factory will be sent here quietly, and then transported to another place through the teleportation array, and the final assembly is completed there and formed into a powerful magic puppet.

According to the plan, the first batch of puppets will appear in three months.

In addition, the Frankish people married Princess Avril, which stopped for some reason.

Neither the Francks nor the Lances seemed to have any interest in negotiating more marriages. But this does not mean that the war between the two countries will begin. On the contrary, the number of secret exchanges between the two sides has increased dramatically.

Political negotiation is an extremely complicated matter. Once any small matter is magnified at the national level, it is a big matter. A contract may be simple when signing, but the content of the peace agreement must be repeatedly pondered by both parties and carefully tested. Both parties test each other's bottom line, asking for prices everywhere while paying back the money. When the balance of power between the two parties is unbalanced, this kind of situation is relatively rare, and the party with a big fist says whatever it says. But when the strength of both parties is equal, the nature of things will change, and excellent diplomatic ability is even more important.

The Francks had the support of Xiuyi and their confidence increased greatly. They were temporarily weaker than the Lance Empire in military strength, but on the other hand, they had strong development potential, which invisibly offset them. What confused the Lances was that they were not sure what the cooperative relationship between Xiuyi and the Francks had reached. How much will Xiuyi help the Francks, is it full help or limited support?

Although the Francks acted as if Xiu Yi had already belonged to him, the Lances were not so easy to fool.

If Shio Iglare really decided to join the Francks, he went when he left Purgatory Island, why wait until now? Why bother with the Lances?

But then again, Xiu Yi is indeed related to the Francks, which is certain.

Therefore, when it comes to the issue of Shioiglair, the Lance Empire has finally become less blindly confident as before.

They began to treat this matter carefully and rationally.

On the one hand, they used all their means to argue with the Francks and negotiate, and tried their best to touch the other party's bottom. On the other hand, they began to reduce the intensity of wanted Xiu Yi to avoid further stimulating Xiu Yi. On the contrary, they still sent people to find Xiu Yi Glair, but the mission they shoulder was no longer to arrest, but to negotiate.

I believe that even if the Lance Empire knows that the Dardanelles family was founded by Sue Glair, they would not dare to do anything. On the contrary, they would only welcome each other with voluntary intentions.

But all this has nothing to do with Raschel, because he has been removed from office.

"I don't understand! Why is this?" Raschel asked with a calm face standing in the director's office.

"To be honest, I don't know either. In fact, this is what His Majesty meant. From today on, the Law and Political Department will no longer be responsible for inquiries about the repair of Iglair. Someone will deal with this matter in the future." Marquis Jacobs replied.

"Who?"

The Marquis spread his hands: "To be honest, I don't know either. The Minister of Justice personally sent someone to notify me of this matter, and I have no qualifications to question it."

"But I'll be able to catch him."

"Yes, Raschel, I believe in you as always, but unfortunately, I have no right to decide on this matter."

“This is too unacceptable.”

"The same is true for me." The Marquis himself sighed helplessly: "But sometimes things in the world are like this. No matter you and me, they are actually just a piece on the chessboard. A piece is a piece. No matter how smart or powerful it is, it must be controlled by the chess players. We cannot decide what we want to do on our own."

"What about Shue Glair? He is not a chess piece, he is the chess player of his own destiny."

"He is a piece that jumped out of the board, and tried hard to avoid being controlled by the players, and rushed around everywhere. People like this can either become a player or end up smashing to pieces." The Marquis patted Rasher on the shoulder: "Forget him, he has no meaning to you and me anymore. Thank you very much for your contributions during this period. Rasher, you are an excellent agent. Your ability is no less than that of Shuiglair. However, we must be subject to some restrictions when doing things under the empire."

Raschel glanced at the Marquis deeply. The marquis was once the biggest key to his ability to reach the present.

But now the big tree behind him can no longer shelter him from the wind and rain.

The wide and profound issues involved in Shuiglair are beyond control and are no longer able to interfere with by a marquis.

This made him a little desperate.

He didn't know how he got out of the Legal Affairs Bureau.

When he came to the surging street, Raschel looked around in the scorching sun.

Winlington is beautiful, prosperous, lively, and there are people coming and going everywhere, but Raschel feels extremely lonely.

From today on, he no longer has to worry about arresting Xiuyi. This place no longer belongs to him. What awaits him is only a long and endless holiday.

He staggered for a few steps, and suddenly found that he had nowhere to go and didn't know what he should do next.

It was like a hunter suddenly lost his prey, in a heavy confusion, without any sense of direction.

It was at that time that he saw a man walking towards him not far away, with a sunny smile and his long flowing golden hair.

"Mr. Raschel, I'm glad to see you again. Can you please have a drink?"

Shuiglair appeared next to Rasher, standing in front of the gate of the Law and Political Department with his original appearance.

It is amazing that everyone ignores all this.

There is a small teahouse not far from the Law and Political Department.

The environment is elegant and clean and pleasant. Most of the teas here come from the Eastern Continent, and only nobles can afford this precious drink.

Xiuyi and Rasher were sitting in a small private room in the teahouse.

Even Rasher himself did not expect that one day he would sit face to face with Xiu Yi and have tea.

He once thought that this situation would only happen after he took down Shueigra, in the dark dungeon under the Law and Political Bureau.

At that time, he might face the most cunning criminal in the world with the attitude of a winner, and occasionally show mercy to satisfy his opponent's pitiful needs.

Shuyi poured a cup of tea for Rasher and said, "It must be admitted that there was a time when I thought about killing you directly."

"And I never gave up on the dream of catching you."

"Look, we still miss each other very much." Xiu Yi showed a cute smile with a signature look on her face. Judging from her appearance, this is a young boy who has just grown up. Who would have thought that he has extraordinary age and the hysterical madness in his heart?

"So why didn't you come directly to assassinate me?"

"It's just a habit of thinking. I always think that the officials sent by the Legal Affairs Bureau to arrest me are beyond the reach of killing. Instead of killing one or two, it's better to keep an opponent who can let me control the direction. Therefore, in dealing with you, I made a mistake that is not a mistake, that is, I still underestimated you. But it was you who told me a truth: never underestimate your opponent. I used to think that I was very modest, but the facts proved that I was not humble enough." Xiuyi raised a glass to Rasher and paid tribute to Rasher: "The trap you set up last time was simply amazing. You made me suffer a huge failure. The two pieces I finally inserted into you were easily pulled out by you, and I almost sent myself in."

"It's a pity that I couldn't catch you."

"It is those corrupt bureaucrats that restrict your ability. You won't really think that they are all deceived by me, right? It's not me who deceived them to make stupid decisions, they are themselves."

"Maybe there is some ulterior motive of exoticism."

Shuyi chuckled: "You still insist that I am Siser Dardanell?"

Rasher's hand was already pressed on the table, and he let out an angry whistle: "Shuyglare, do you really think you won? So now come to me to show off your victory? Or do you think you are much stronger than me, and you can think of me as you like here, so you don't worry about all the consequences at all? No, it's not that simple. Unless you kill me immediately, I will tear off your disguise and pull you out from that protective shell!"

"Show off?" Xiuyi's face changed slightly: "Mr. Rasher, I no longer underestimate you, but you are obviously underestimating me. Do you think I will be so bored that I run to you in this situation just to show off my victory? No, I don't have that interest. For me now, there is nothing more important than improving my strength. As I said in Qingshui Street, I am no longer interested in taking any action against the Lance Empire. In fact, there is no need for that. The empire's troubles are already great enough. The reason why you don't know... is because you are standing at the foot of the mountain."

Xiu Yi's voice was low and cold, but it hit the hearts of the people.

Rasher's body shook, and after a few breaths of his undulating chest, he finally said calmly: "Is there another reason why you came to me?"

Xiuyi nodded: "Mr. Rasher, you are a respectable opponent. At least for now, among all the people in the Lance Empire, you are the only opponent who has successfully calculated me and almost failed me. We must always maintain the most basic respect for the strong. The reason I came to you is because I know that people like you cannot have no follow-up plans."

"A follow-up plan?" Rasher sneered: "I have been dismissed. What other follow-up plan can be useful?"

"That doesn't matter." Xiuyi shook his head: "What I am interested in is not whether you can catch me, but that I still have any weaknesses, which I have not discovered but have been discovered by you."

"what do you want from me?"

"A kind of self-examination, which is to examine yourself from the perspective of the enemy, discover your own shortcomings, and avoid repeating past mistakes. Some weaknesses can be discovered and improved through my own thinking and friends' reminders, but some weaknesses can only be discovered and improved through my enemies. There is a saying in my hometown that people who know you best are often not your relatives or friends, but your enemies."

"A very interesting motto, but it's not without reason."

"I know you must have a follow-up plan. Just like you have checked all my information, I have also checked yours. I found that you are an agent who is very good at planning and then acts. You are always used to trying to understand everything thoroughly, find out the key to one problem, and then start a certain aspect. Your plans are always one after another, and even if your goal is lucky enough to escape, it is difficult to escape the next time. Using the empire's huge resources, your plan will continue until the target is captured. Although the ambush plan on Lemon Street failed, it does not mean that your investigation into me over the past year has only received such a plan. Fortunately, you have been removed from office now, so Mr. Rasher, tell me what other weaknesses I have left that you intend to use?"

Rasher stared at Xiuyi in surprise. He did not expect Xiuyi's way of thinking would be so strange. He actually came to find out what kind of arrest plan the enemy who captured him would have for him.

This is incredible.

This is the bizarre world.

"What if I refuse to tell you? Kill me?"

Xiuyi drank tea calmly: "I am not interested in drinking tea with the person I want to kill, especially this person has won my respect now. But I believe you will still tell me." He glanced at Rasher and said slowly: "Parget is about to die. His princess has used a medicine on him, which she refined by herself. In order to help you, Paget has violated the princess' orders and acted privately, which made her very angry. I am the only person who can eliminate this anger. I don't think you want your best friend to die because of you, right?"

Raschel's body twitched.

"Tell me, what other plans can deal with me? On the one hand, it can help me discover my shortcomings, and on the other hand, it can also help me learn many new conspiracies. Although you can no longer use them." Xiu Yi said coldly.

"Your aunt, I'm going to send someone to invite her over," Raschel said immediately.

Xiu Yi was stunned: "Are you kidding? It's reasonable for you to use the Hardens family, but use my aunt? You should know that it was this bitch who sold me to Purgatory Island. I'm already very polite if I didn't kill her."

"Who said that only those who are good to you can be used?" Rasher sneered: "There are many ways to use it. It is a way to deal with your benefactor. Supporting your enemy can also make you lose your mind. Think about it, those who have been persecuted because of your existence and have caused you to have four years of hell, but they have also quickly become successful because of your reasons. If a person does not know how to repay kindness, how can he not know how to take revenge? If your aunt does not appear or has no good experience, then you may give up revenge. But if she becomes a noble lady at once, has a lot of money spent, and can even bully a little noble who has been coldly treated because of helping you, I believe you will not accept that kind of result... The motivation for revenge is always greater than repaying kindness, right?"

Xiu Yi stared at Rasher hard. He really didn't expect that Rasher would have such a trick in his follow-up plan.

That's right, just as he expressed gratitude to Harden's family, he deeply hated his aunt.

If Rasher brought his aunt, asked the royal family to give him a title, and gave him a reward, and then the aunt would suppress the Harden family if she had anything to do, Shuyi would definitely not accept it. If he could avenge the Lance Empire, wouldn't he teach his aunt a lesson?

In the past, I must have been disdainful of attacking such a woman, but if such a woman becomes successful because of herself, I don’t teach her a lesson, I’m afraid I will really not be able to sleep well from now on.

Rasher's grasp of human nature had reached its peak. He clearly understood Xiu Yi's temper, which made Xiu Yi admire him.

"It turns out that the psychology of revenge can also be exploited." Xiu Yi smiled bitterly: "Whether it is grace or revenge, it can be made into an exploitable trap."

"So it doesn't matter whether the weakness itself exists. What's important is whether you can grasp it and make good use of it. Didn't you just take advantage of my weakness? Siser... Master Dardanell...!"

Shuyi's sharp eyes swept over Rasher, and he slowly said: "Until now, you still don't give up on your test of me and try to prove your guess."
Chapter completed!