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"No, our goal is not to make enemies with Emilia's camp. Judging from her current support rate, she is the worst one. We don't need to worry too much about her threat. Our goal is just to invite Mi Zhou to join us, that's all."
Anastasia answered with a clear purpose. After collecting all the information about Emilia, she had basically excluded Emilia from her competitors. Since there was no threat, there was no need to make enemies with her.
Moreover, if Elsa's master is Mo Yin and Mi Zhou, then wouldn't it be difficult for Mi Zhou to get along with Elsa? In the end, it would further reduce the probability of Mi Zhou coming to his side.
So she would try her best to ignore Elsa's existence and negotiate with Mi Zhou.
This is the character of a businessman. As long as it does not hinder her interests, she doesn't mind cooperating with the master of the murderer.
"You, do you still remember what you will do when you become king?"
Julius spoke to confirm Anastasia's positioning of him.
He, Julius, was an outstanding figure known as the best knight in this royal capital. His status in the Royal Guard Knights was second only to the captain. He was extremely skilled in swordsmanship and magic, and could cast magic on his sword, and was deeply trusted by other knights.
The reason why he became the first knight of Anastasia, who crawled out of the bottom of the slums, was because he considered that Anastasia's outstanding ability could save the distressed economy of the kingdom. So when he found out that Anastasia was qualified to be a candidate for the royal election, he became the first knight of Anastasia.
In the process of getting along with her, he had seen Anastasia's various negotiation methods, and he became more and more convinced that Anastasia was capable of solving the kingdom's economic problems... But at the same time, Anastasia's methods gradually became radical, so he had to make sure at all times that Anastasia did not go astray.
"Of course, I will make sure that everyone in the capital has a job, and that there will be a chicken in their rice pots, so that there won't be any more tragedies of people starving to death... As long as they work honestly and diligently with their hands, I will guarantee that they won't starve to death."
Anastasia replied with a smile.
"…Remember what you said."
Julius was silent for a moment. To be honest, as a knight, it was somewhat against his chivalrous code to let him witness a killer like Erza acting in the city. However, considering what Anastasia would do for the Kingdom of Lukenica in the future, he could only turn a blind eye for now.
After all, Anastasia was not the best among the many candidates for the royal election. Although he was optimistic about Anastasia's financial ability, others thought that Anastasia's background was too humble and the king of the Kingdom of Lukenica could not be chosen from the people in the slums. Therefore, in the royal election, Anastasia's support rate was slightly better than Emilia's.
Compared with Sun Princess Priscilla, another royal candidate supported by several other central nobles, Anastasia is superior to Sun Princess Priscilla both in personal strength and in terms of background support.
The other King's Choice candidate, the War Princess Crusch, is even stronger. Not only does she possess a powerful Protection of Wind, but combined with her own superb sword skills and magic, she can use a special attack that ignores distance, the Hundred-Nin-One-Dachi, which can kill a hundred people at once. Crusch also has a strong leadership charm and a super high IQ.
Honestly speaking, if it weren't for the fact that Crusch's election for the throne advocated expelling dragons... which were like gods to the pro-dragon kingdom Lugnica, causing the conservatives to be very disgusted with them, otherwise Julius probably wouldn't have to choose the throne at all, and Crusch would have easily defeated several other candidates for the throne and become the king of Lugnica with dignity.
In this situation, he could only turn a blind eye to Anastasia's determination to get the assistance of the space magician Mi Zhou.
After all, Anastasia's own armed forces are the Iron Fangs, an orc mercenary group from the slums. If there is a space magician in terms of armaments and supplies, the role that this orc mercenary group can play will be improved accordingly.
It can be said that Mi Zhou, the space magician, is a necessary chess piece for Anastasia to successfully sit on the throne.
"Don't worry, I want my own kingdom, just like my own guild... Hexin. Only when everyone is healthy can I accumulate more wealth, right? I will pay attention to the physical and mental health of my subordinates."
Anastasia assured with a smile.
"How dangerous do you think the competition in Emilia's camp is? If those two people can help..."
Julius asked.
"It's hard to say. At this stage, Mi Zhou and Mo Yin are only observers of Emilia. They probably won't give Emilia much help. In this case, we only have to deal with Emilia. There's nothing to be afraid of."
"But if those two really help Emilia, it will be a bit troublesome. First of all, Elsa might want to take my life. Then I'll have to ask you to suppress her."
"Secondly, Mi Zhou is very strange. She doesn't seem to have much social experience, but she can easily see through the disguise mask I wear on my face for negotiation. This contrast makes me feel that she may also have some outrageous and powerful magic such as mind reading or thought stealing. If so, my negotiation ability is completely ineffective against her. At the same time, whatever we come up with is meaningless to her... If this is true, it's too scary."
Anastasia answered seriously that this was her personal experience when she talked with Mi Zhou before.
"There's no such thing as mind-reading magic, right? I've never heard of such magic."
Julius spoke up.
"I haven't heard of it either, but I trust my own physical sensations."
Anastasia said with great certainty.
"So what should we do next?"
Julius asked.
"Let's go back first. If I can enter the state of Wuxin, that is, not thinking about anything, then I can still convince her to come to our side just by not being able to communicate with her... or if what I think in my heart can satisfy her, then I can basically invite her here safely."
Anastasia answered.
"understood."
Julius nodded.
"Speaking of which, what do you think of Mo Yin's strength?"
Having decided on the future strategy, Anastasia asked Julius.
"I'm sorry. I was so focused on being wary of Elsa that I didn't pay much attention to the man named Moyin. If I had to say anything, I only observed him for a while when we first went to Roswaal's mansion and talked to him."
"Although we have never fought each other and he doesn't have a sword, I feel that his swordsmanship should be quite good. I can't tell his magic level, but if we really fight, I'm not absolutely sure I can beat him."
Julius thought about it for a moment and gave a fair evaluation.
"Then how sure are you?"
Anastasia asked curiously. Julius was regarded as the best knight in the kingdom. She was somewhat surprised that Emilia had a man like Moyin who was recognized by him.
"About 70%. If he doesn't know magic, it would be 90%."
After evaluating Mo Yin in his mind, Julius gave his answer.
After all, judging from the momentum, Moyin did not have the kind of oppressive feeling of a knight. He just instinctively felt that Moyin might have some attainments in swordsmanship, that's all.
Of course, the reason why Julius could not perceive the combat effectiveness of Moyin was mainly because Moyin, who possessed the lower-level assassination godhood of shadow godhood, was in the category of gods in terms of breath concealment. In addition, he had the eleven-layer sealing agreement that he had hung on himself with the sealing godhood, and the huge gap in strength between the two, which led to Julius being unable to perceive the true strength of Moyin.
With all of Moyin's concealment techniques, his instincts were actually quite sharp.
In fact, before Moyin took action, no one in this world could see through Moyin's disguise of his own strength.
"Seventy percent. Hmm, maybe I should collect some information about him and do some research."
Anastasia murmured to herself that when doing things, she didn't like 70% or 90%; she liked 100%; only 100% was the safest.
"Are you going to arrange for Iron Fang's mercenaries to investigate him?"
Julius asked.
"I don't plan to do that for now. There is no one in Iron Fang who can investigate Mo Yin without telling the killer. You are the most suitable person in terms of strength, but you are a knight, and your fighting style is upright and aboveboard. Secret investigation is not suitable for you at all. If I act rashly, I will cause dissatisfaction from Mi Zhou."
"Investigate the data and judge based on the movements of Mi Zhou and Mo Yin. It would be better to estimate his strength through some clues."
Anastasia answered.
"understood."
Julius nodded.
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"The meal is ready."
Moyin and Ramu, Rem, and Sram came out of the kitchen carrying portions of food.
"Oh, that shrewd businessman is gone. Looks like you'll have to eat her share."
Mi Zhou said with a smile.
"You scared her away."
Moyin sat down jokingly, and then waved to Felt and Ramrem to sit down as well.
“…Although I’ve never been a maid, is it really okay for us maids to eat together at the table?”
Felt asked.
“Give up, Felt. What Moyin decides is bound to happen. Miss Mizhou will not object, and your sister’s opinion will not be taken seriously.”
Rem started to speak.
“Give up, Felt. What Moyin decides is bound to happen. Miss Mizhou will not object, and Rem’s opinion will not be taken seriously.”
Ram cooperated in the duet.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's with this weird way of speaking? Are you two maids seriously ill?!"
Firut complained to Ram and Rem a little madly.
“Rem-Rem, a mere newcomer like Felt is saying that you are seriously ill.”
“Sister, sister, a newcomer like Felt is so arrogant. Should I put thumbtacks in her shoes?”
Ram and Rem complained while interlocking their fingers.
"Don't say such bullying words in a serious manner! Miss Mi Zhou, can you do anything about it? Look at what they are saying!"
Felt looked at Ram and Rem in a cold sweat. For some reason, she felt that Rem might actually put thumbtacks in her shoes.
"Ahahahahaha, but isn't it quite interesting to watch this kind of double act? At least I quite like it. But don't worry, they won't really do anything excessive to you. They have sharp tongues but soft hearts."
Mi Zhou smiled and waved to Felt to sit down.
"Ha... Really, what kind of person is my maid-senpai..."
Unable to persuade the others, Firut had no choice but to sit down at the table with a sigh.
"Ha, Betty wants to sit here and eat!"
As Betty spoke, she crawled into Moyin's arms and sat on Moyin's lap.
"Wow Betty, you're even more attached to Moyin than the Initiate in our family. What kind of magic potion did he feed you?"
Looking at Betty who snuggled into Moyin's arms and used Moyin as a chair, Mi Zhou couldn't help but complain.
"Huh??? Betty likes it, that's it! Do you have any objection? Well, forget it, even if you have any objection, Betty won't care. Betty is satisfied as long as she sits here!"
Betty rolled her eyes at Mi Zhou and then picked up the cutlery.
"Okay, everyone must be hungry, let's eat."
Seeing that everyone was seated, Moyin ended the quarrel between Betty and Mi Zhou, picked up the chopsticks and started eating the freshly prepared meal.
"Ha, that purple-haired merchant loli is really unlucky. If she had been a little bolder, she could have enjoyed such delicious food."
Mi Zhou enjoyed the meal prepared by Mo Yin.
"It's just because you're used to my cooking that you think it tastes good. Even if you praise me, you won't get any candy, okay?"
Moyin smiled and said, as a chef, there is nothing more satisfying than watching the people he cares about enjoy eating the food he cooks.
"But I think it's worth it to praise you for cooking for me next time. What's more, I'm telling the truth. I don't like your cooking because I've been eating it for a long time, but because it's really delicious! Otherwise, you can ask WA2000 to cook for me for a year, and see if I will like the food she cooks."
Mi Zhou answered with a smirk.
"Wow, you've worked so hard for so long and your cooking skills have improved a lot."