Amid the cheers of the crowd, pianist Kroc bowed and left, and another performer took the stage.

This time there was not only a piano solo, but also a graceful dancer on stage to dance to the sound of the piano. The atmosphere in the hall gradually became warm, and laughter came from time to time from the first floor, where there were the most guests.

But Odin had no time to worry about the beautiful music at this time.

Because the coffee table is opposite to the table, the person sitting there has an elegant and noble posture.

The exquisite facial features and face look both strange and familiar to the visitor. The low-key and luxurious beautiful princess dress perfectly outlines the snow-white swan neck and the bottomless ravine.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Li Na!"

Odin called out the person's identity with one word, and his expression was no longer as relaxed and cheerful as before.

"To be honest, it's really surprising to meet Baron Odin here. Why are you not happy to see me?"

Li Na's green and jade-like fingers gently stirred in the tea cup, emitting a special strong fragrance, but there were no water droplets on her pulled out fingers.

"Haha, Her Royal Highness is really good at joking. I'm rude. I just didn't expect Her Royal Highness to appear on the front line, so I can't help but be a little surprised."

"What's the point? Flying Fire City is my city on the Danube River. I don't dare to come here. I would be too cowardly.

You may not know that I opened this piano hall, and Mr. Croke, who played the piano just now, is the subordinate I recently recruited."

"Haha, Her Royal Highness is really good at business. Although I have been at the border for several months, I have been hanging out at the front line. It is purely accidental that I come here today. This concert hall is great."

Taking a sip of black tea, Odin explained a few words.

"Then it seems that we are very destined. I heard from Della that your army is stationed in the Feilunbao war zone? Is the war there tense?"

"Hmm... not bad. Anyway, I'm just following the big troops to pick up the slack. If I can't beat them, I'll run away, haha."

"You are dishonest, Baron Odin..."

Princess Li Na's eyes were a bit playful and slightly provocative, as if a cat with a winning ticket had seen through the mouse's tricks and expected something more interesting to happen.

"Uh... Speaking of being dishonest... I don't know what aspect Your Highness is referring to..."

"Giggle~ You have been more or less talked about in the upper class circles recently. You have established two strongholds in the Flying Wheel Castle theater just by relying on your status as a baron.

Not ordinary people can do it, what do you think, Baron Odin?"

Li Na also deliberately emphasized the tone of the last two sentences.

Speaking of which, there were only a few castles in the war zone, and everyone knew who occupied them.

Although the news may not be delivered in a timely manner due to the war, he unknowingly stayed in the Feilunbao war zone for more than two months and is still persisting.

This allowed others to slowly dig out his deeds.

The specific achievements that have been confirmed include successfully attacking Fort No. 9 and forming an alliance with Fort Lanche on No. 10.

A month later, troops were sent to capture Fort No. 11 and hold off a powerful attack.

Combined with the news that he frequently travels to Flying Fire City to exchange for military merit, it is not difficult to conclude that this so-called little baron lord actually has extraordinary strength.

These deeds have long been spread among the upper class circles, but he himself does not know about them.

As one of the ambitious heirs to the throne, Li Na has been secretly controlling the war on the frontline behind the scenes, using various methods to expand her voice among the upper-class nobility.

Odin's strength aroused her interest, which is why she appears here.

"It turns out that this is what Her Royal Highness the Princess said. To be honest, these achievements are largely due to the fact that I have a powerful violent earth bear demon pet.

Hmm...how to describe it, very powerful."

"I've seen violent earth bears, but one violent earth bear won't have much effect on the battlefield."

Li Na had an expression like "Don't try to lie to me."

"Maybe my bear mutated under my training, otherwise there is no way to explain why it is so powerful."

Odin silently put the hat of a mutated monster on Dag, which just happened to be able to hide the matter of soul crystallization.

However, it would be okay if these so-called achievements were spread out now. These were military achievements on the surface. After fighting for such a long time, it is normal for a new baron and noble star to rise, and it can be explained.

Unconsciously, after three rounds of tea, the two of them were chatting in this small cubicle for a long time, mostly on topics that were not nutritious.

"Princess Li Na came to see me specially. She must have told me more than this. I still have blank scrolls to buy, and Wanfang City is really closed."

He vaguely felt that this conversation was not that simple, so he simply asked directly.

"Since Baron Odin is so direct, I will tell you directly that I need you to help me compete for the throne.

Of course, you are not the only one, 20% of the entire frontline nobles are my supporters, and you should be aware of this weight."

"Also, this is a mutually beneficial thing. Before I successfully ascend the throne, I will find ways to obtain a higher title for you or other benefits you need. There are many that I will not list one by one.

If I am lucky enough to succeed in ascending to the throne with your help, then you, like all the nobles who support me, will become a well-deserved important figure in the Danube River in the future."

"Do you need me to give you time to think about it? To be honest, you are really special. There may not be any other possibilities between us."

Looking at Princess Li Na, who was leaning slightly towards her, Odin could not help but frown, trying hard to prevent his attention from being swallowed by the white abyss.

"I'm sorry, Princess. I can't make a rational decision under this situation. I need to go back and think about it for a while."

"No problem, you are a smart person, and I like to deal with smart people.

In addition, I am sending you a piece of news. Besides me, there are also eight prince Richard, tenth prince Li Will, and eleven prince Li Weilun who can compete for the throne.

You have met Li Will and Li Willun on the Lake Island. They have now advanced to gold, and each leads an army to fight on the front line.

Let me remind you that you have personally defeated Will Levi once. If you meet him again, you'd better be careful. He's not as easy to talk to as me. If you think about it, come here to find me."

After finishing speaking, Princess Li Na stood up and walked out of the cubicle.

Only then did he see two guards standing at the door of the compartment, as well as a magician wearing a black robe and holding a staff. They escorted Li Na away, and one of the young guards turned back to look at him curiously.

When they were still out of sight, Odin called the maid and prepared to pay and leave.

"Sorry sir, this service is free, welcome to come again next time!"

Odin pursed his lips and said nothing. The unreal feeling still lingered around him until he walked out of the door.

He shook his head, put aside the messy thoughts in his mind, and went to the goods market to buy hundreds of blank scrolls for the purpose of transcribing spells, and then returned to Fort No. 11 under the cover of night.

bedroom

He lay in bed without sleep.

What Princess Li Na said just now is undoubtedly a very important matter, and it will affect whether he can go on smoothly in the future.

The competition between the candidates for the throne is the development process of the Danube Principality and the political environment that cannot be changed.

Princess Li Na had secretly recruited her once before on Lake Center Island, but he didn't know her true intention at that time.

Now that the situation is clear and the struggle for the throne has moved to the table, it is time to consider these aspects.

The problem he faces now is not whether to agree to Li Na or not, but to choose between the party that takes sides and the party that is neutral.

As the name suggests, the Standing Party is to become the wings of a certain His Highness and help him rise to power.

The Neutral Party always remains neutral in the fight for the throne. In other words, it means you are robbing you. It has nothing to do with me who wins or loses. I will just be my hereditary noble and be done with it.

At first glance, it sounds like the neutral party is the safest, but in fact it is not.

In the history of the development of noble knights, neutral parties often suffered more bad experiences than those who took sides.

The reason is nothing more than two points.

First, the neutral party itself is relatively weak. If it were not weak, it would not be able to survive.

Second, the neutral party has no use value. Their approach is simply to occupy the manhole and do nothing. In this case, they are often eliminated first.

Moreover, even if the new king succeeds in taking the throne, the neutral party, which has made no contribution, will be politically marginalized and become dispensable.

Based on the above considerations, Odin is more inclined to become a member of the team. Even if he is on the wrong side, as long as he shows enough value and strength, he will continue to be reused.

As the saying goes, there are no eternal enemies in this world, interests are the eternal friends.

It's cruel, but it's true.

The question he needs to consider now is what his boulder leader or himself can gain from joining the team, and which side to stand on can maximize the benefits. This is the real question that needs to be considered.

"Li Na, the Ninth Princess, is 23 years old, a high-level magician, and has the reputation of being a genius magician.

Judging from the only two brief encounters, she has strength, ambition, skill, and flexibility. Even a little baron like me is willing to invite her twice, and she even doesn't hesitate to seduce me..."

"Well, this shows that she is very discerning."

Odin nodded unconsciously, feeling a sense of sympathy for each other.

"My feelings towards the Ninth Princess are still too superficial. It would be great if I could get to know them more deeply.

I have never had any contact with the other princes, so they must not have the time to go out of their way to win over me, the little baron. From this look, it seems that I have no choice?"

Odin couldn't figure it out until he went to bed, so he had to put the matter aside for a while and decided to make a decision after asking the opinions of other people in the family.

the next day

The mage group’s advancement plan is on the agenda

In the hall, each magician was copying the assigned spells from Odin.

Of course, so many spells are not thrown at them all at once, but they are taught one by one, and learning spell secrets is counted as part of the battle merit.
To be continued...