"The current situation..." Earl Hall sighed after hearing this.

He suddenly mentioned an unrelated matter: "Audrey, how are you getting along with your pen pal recently?"

Audrey, who had just sat down, did not expect her father to suddenly ask her questions. She thought about it and answered truthfully:

"She gave me a lot of useful advice and invited me to her home."

Earl Hall twirled his beautiful mustache, Hibbert also relaxed a little, and Audrey looked at them strangely.

"Dad, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, dear."

Earl Hall gently comforted his daughter, and then said: "Audrey, it may be cruel to say this, but you may have to end your work as a director of the foundation. We may have to move, to Intis,

Start a new life."

"But it's okay. You will have a new foundation and new friends. Our lives will not be affected at all."

move place?

Audrey didn't react for a while.

Moving to Intis?

"Dad, are you considering surrendering?" Hibbert asked with some surprise.

Earl Hall nodded lightly and sighed again: "How could I not consider this situation now?"

"When the time comes, you will be the new Earl Hall."

Audrey listened to the conversation between her brother and her father. She opened her mouth but could not hold back her surprised voice: "Are we leaving Loen? Dad? Why are we leaving?"

Leave Loen? Don’t want the foundation? Many people we support have just suffered bombings. They are in desperate need of food and jobs, and even their families have been killed. If I leave at this time, wouldn’t it be equivalent to letting them...?

No, we are nobles of Loen, why should we go to Intis?

Isn't there loyalty among the noble virtues?

In front of his daughter, Earl Hall didn't want to speak too directly, so he chose a more roundabout and euphemistic way of saying:

"None of us knows how long the war will last, and Loen is in danger, and each of us is in danger."

"I have already lost a child and I don't want to lose you again."

When Alfred was mentioned, the three of them all fell silent. Even Audrey became depressed and did not question her father again.

"The battlefield has lasted for so long, and many of them have died. Many fields have been abandoned, and prices in the city have skyrocketed. There must be a strong demand for food, pasture, and woodland. Plus, I am in Intissuchit.

The shares of the bank, as well as part of the shares of Bavart Bank and Backlund Bank, should be able to buy them off. Haha, at this time, only if this requirement is met before we can talk about kinship."

Intis and Loen often have marriages, and many nobles are relatives, especially the believers of Steam.

Hibbert was very excited when he heard this, but also quite puzzled:

"Dad, what about you?"

Earl Hall replied with a wry smile:

"Your mother and I are both devout believers and have a certain status in the church. When Loen falls and the church is destroyed, if we are still unwilling to leave the front office, the ending will not be happy."

Having said this, he comforted his eldest son:

"As long as the Hall family is still there, the title is still there, and there is not much loss of core assets, we will not have a miserable old age. After you convert to steam, remember to prepare a secret prayer room for us at home."

While they were talking, Audrey sat beside her mother blankly, listening to the conversation between her father and brother like an outsider.

She suddenly thought of something and asked her mother in a low voice:

"Mom, who is my pen pal? Isn't she just a lady whose family is engaged in charity? Who is she?"

Lady Catelyn glanced at her husband and son, and whispered to her daughter:

"You will meet her later, Audrey, don't be nervous. She will be your new friend and our new friend."

Once Loen is defeated and his family flees to another country, they will have to rely on others and lose most of their property, leaving only the part that makes a living and losing their decent life. Even if they can make a comeback, it will be difficult to return to the way they were before... This may still be the case.

OK.

She looked at her beautiful daughter and sighed secretly in her heart.

…

"Monsieur Dantès."

Richardson, who was promoted to housekeeper's assistant, did not find his valet Enuni, so he took the initiative to knock on the door outside the study and called to his employer: "Mr. Dantès, dinner has been prepared. Please come to the restaurant to dine."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

The gentle voice of his employer came from the door. Richardson responded, turned and left.

Klein put down the paper crane in his hand and took a deep breath. His face squirmed for a while and turned into the appearance of Dwayne Dantès.

He had been staring at the paper cranes for a long time, thinking that if he used the "restart" ability revealed by "Mercury Snake" Will Asceptin on those marching people, would they

Go back to your home and end this parade.

"No, it's useless. People's resentment will not stop. Even if they are allowed to go back, it will only be brewing for the second or third time."

Klein took another deep breath.

His luck was good, or Benson and Melissa's luck was good. Although he was delayed for a while on the road, when he arrived at the West District, both brothers and sisters had safely evacuated into the underground area without being injured. Gram

Lane hid in the crowd and secretly protected them until the bombing was over, then returned to 160 Burklund Street.

A deep sense of anger and powerlessness welled up in his heart. He shook his head vigorously, trying to shake off the negative emotions temporarily, but to no avail.

He was dressed neatly and went downstairs to eat with his face as usual. After dinner, Klein washed up as usual and went to bed to rest. He said nothing all night.

The next morning.

During breakfast, Walter, the dedicated butler, still brought today's latest Backlund Morning News. Klein cut the pie with a spoon and opened the newspaper.

He saw the announcement issued by George III in the name of Emperor Loen.

"...I express my deep condolences for the tragedy that happened in Backlund yesterday. The members of the cult who call themselves the 'Witch Sect' have instigated the people with lies that distorted reality and made them commit all kinds of chaotic and unreasonable behaviors, which has brought great sorrow to Backlund.

It caused a huge disaster."

"...I am very heavy-hearted to tell you that our people suffered huge losses during Fusac's attack."

"Is what Fusak did to us just bombing that took away lives? No, our soldiers guarded the border and protected our people with their lives and blood... We lost too many lives that they could have had

A better life was lost in the war,"

"Fusac destroyed it all."

Klein calmly read the text on this page. He let go of his hand, and a twisted iron ball slipped from his palm.

He suddenly became interested in the Sequence 3 potion formula.

TBC

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I'll try tomorrow and see if it gets back to normal.

Happy New Year!
Chapter completed!