Chapter 425.
Chapter 425 The Will
After the matter regarding the part-time job was finalized, Aldrich sat Kevin down and began to instruct him on a few things.
“Kevin ah!” The mentor said with some seriousness, “You’ve been here in Gabella for a while, so you must have some understanding of the current situation in the Imperial Capital.”
Kevin was a bit confused, “What are you referring to, teacher?”
Aldrich’s face took on a hint of caution, “About the issue of His Majesty the Emperor’s successor.”
Kevin understood, he had always heard about the secret rivalry between His Majesty Emperor Bartlett Griffin’s two sons, the First Emperor Felix Griffin and the Second Emperor Antonio Griffin.
“Listen!” Aldrich explained to Kevin, “The Royal Documents Depot is also part of the Royal Buildings, so it will inevitably get caught up in these disputes, but as long as you don’t actively probe into these things and don’t ask questions, you won’t get into any trouble.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.” Kevin nodded honestly.
Gosh, the plot that he had only seen in novels and on the stage before was about to happen to him.
Seeing that he was a bit scared, the senior at the side, Mond Langdon, rushed to reassure him, “Don’t be afraid, Kevin, do as the teacher said and nothing will go wrong, you’re an outlander with the aura of the Bachelor’s Tower, as long as you don’t get involved yourself, no one else will do anything to you.”
I don’t want to get involved, Kevin secretly spat in his heart, but looking at your previous appearance seems to be on good terms with the second prince Antonio Griffin, and he also studied with Mr. Aldrich, which is also considered to be my senior when all is said and done.
I don’t know why, he was curious for a moment and actually asked offhandedly, “Then who do you support, teacher?”
The words just fell before he felt that he was a bit out of line, just now the teacher also told him not to take the initiative to explore.
Aldrich first glared at him, then stroked his beard and said: “You can’t ask so casually in front of outsiders in the future, but now the room is full of their own people, it doesn’t matter to tell you, of course I support my own student Antonio, and the whole Tower of Bachelor also supports him, it’s not a secret, the whole empire is aware of this. So, as a member of the Maester’s Tower you walk around outside, don’t default to the fact that you’re Antonio’s supporter, but if you go and take the initiative to ask this and that yourself, you’ll definitely get yourself into trouble, that’s why I’m specifically instructing you today.”
Kevin nodded his head repeatedly, these years he also understood what kind of existence the maestro’s tower is in the Carbera Empire, using a phrase to describe it is a big tree with deep roots, no wonder he dares to openly support the second prince, even if he is standing on the wrong side of the line, the new emperor won’t take the maestro’s tower to start a sword to set up an authority, at most he will reduce the support of some financial resources.
After finishing his thoughts, he heard Aldrich say, “Well, Kevin, take some time to go to the Royal Archives to familiarize yourself with the new environment, to get along well with the old people there, and to ask for advice when you encounter something you don’t understand-except for the one I just said, in short, don’t because of your own Bachelor’s Tower member’s identity to look down on others.”
“I will definitely keep your instructions in mind.” Kevin made a solemn bow to his mentor.
“Let me see you down.” Mond Langdon led Kevin out.
“Kevin, you know what?” On the stairs, Senior Mond said to Kevin as he walked, “I think that only by handing over the empire to His Highness Antonio, Gabella …… no, the entire human civilization will have a future.”
Hmm? It looks like Senior Mond is a loyal supporter of His Highness the Second Prince.
“Alas, it’s a pity that despite our support, the Grand Prince also has more than half of the local lords and the Church of Gabella supporting him, as well as a mother who is the Empress and a grandfather who is the Chancellor of the Empire, it’s hard to predict the victory or defeat.”
Which is not a hard to predict victory, Kevin mentally spat, compared to Felix’s back, Antonio’s condition is too bad, not to mention the rumors that he also has a very dishonorable origin – a child born from a witch. Lol? Wait, Antonio had won a big battle before, so for Gabella who valued military service, there might be a real chance.
Although his mind was secretly comparing the two princes, Kevin’s mouth did not utter a single word, keeping in mind his teacher’s instructions.
On the side, Senior Mond Langdon was rambling.
The two of them reached the door without realizing it, and Senior Mond gave Kevin a satisfied look.
“It looks like you’ve memorized all of your teacher’s words, in the future you’ll do this, regarding the two emperors, don’t interrupt no matter what the other side says.” So it was a test, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief and left after bidding farewell to Elder Mond.
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After seeing Kevin off, Mond returned to his teacher’s study.
“Well?” Aldrich asked.
“Very well,” Mond said with a smile on his face, “Kevin listened to your instructions.”
“Alas,” Aldrich shook his head, “with this boy’s talent and intelligence, if he joins our plan, he can definitely grow into a good booster, but he’s still so young, I can’t bear to pull him down after all.”
Meng De laughed, “What pulling him down, to put it so harshly, teacher, we are doing this for the future of human civilization.”
“Alas, let’s not talk about that, you know, MacDonald and Yarvis are coming back.”
“Oh!” Mond responded, but waves rippled inside.
Old Marshal MacDonald was a big shot in the military world of the Gabella Empire, and had participated in the war against the Nesta Empire together with His Highness Antonio, and after the victory, His Highness Antonio returned first, while the old marshal stayed on the border for the time being.
MacDonald had not expressed any inclination towards the rivalry between the two emperors, and it was not known what variables he would add to his return this time, after all, his person had too much influence in the military.
As for Yarvis, he was another important senior in the Bachelor’s Tower, a few years younger than Aldrich in grade, and was considered his schoolmate. Because Yarvis was long on military strategy, he was sent to the border to help Antonio and MacDonald after the war occurred, and after the truce was responsible for presiding over the negotiations with the Nesta Empire, he also stayed on the border, and came back with MacDonald this time.
“I also don’t know if Yarvis has persuaded MacDonald, this old man has always been known as a curmudgeon.”
Aldrich stroked his beard, a few hints of worry showing between his brows.
Monde relieved his mentor, “With His Highness Antonio’s outstanding performance in this war, I think it must have already left a deep impression in the old marshal’s heart.”
“Well, I think so.” Aldrich agreed with his student.
Even if he couldn’t pull him over to the Second Prince’s side, he would at least want this old marshal to remain neutral, and he definitely couldn’t be allowed to support the Grand Prince Felix.
Here’s an apology to everyone, I’m really sorry for dragging this out for so long.
I had planned to update last week, but after watching the movie “White Snake – Love”, I got addicted to brushing up on Cantonese Opera and couldn’t stop myself.
It’s amazing, I don’t understand much but I’m deeply involved in it, and when I turn on my cell phone and computer, I’m watching all kinds of things, so that’s probably the charm of traditional culture.
We recommend that you also go to see the “White Snake – love”, is really a work of conscience, but it is a pity that the schedule is so little, especially should become the main box office in Guangzhou during the release of the epidemic on the side, it is really difficult to say.
(End of chapter)