Riding and slashing the stars of empire civilization

"So, I am now the real lord?"

Milin, who was holding a mille-feuille pastry in his hand, had a subtle expression on his face and said to the Xianlang couple who had finally served all the guests.

I don’t know if it’s because I want to test my skill in making dim sum.

Ella also served a piece of mille-feuille like Lapland.

Milin did not comment directly, but the result of only a few mouthfuls belonging to Lapland still made Lapland very unhappy.

Even what she was holding in her hand was the mille-feuille made by Ella.

"We just heard about it. Let me first congratulate Mr. Dragon King."

Although she said this, it could be seen from Holo's attitude that she did not take Mirin's status as lord and the emperor's approval seriously.

Lawrence, who also congratulated Milin, guessed in an uncertain tone after careful consideration:

"It seems that many of today's guests are here because of you, Mr. Milin."

"Are you saying that there are more nobles among the guests today than expected?" Milin understood what Lawrence was talking about.

"It's more than expected. Even though the honey and candles from Mr. Dragon King are good things, generally speaking, those gentlemen ask their servants to buy them."

Holo explained for her husband.

"I see." Milin, who didn't expect that he was the protagonist, thought for a while and asked Holo:

"Then do you think those people discovered my identity?"

"We don't know, but Cathayans are indeed rare in the empire." Although Holo did not give an exact answer, the meaning of her words was already very clear.

"So, maybe tonight, or after talking for a while, Her Majesty the Queen will know that I am coming to the imperial capital." Milin said thoughtfully.

"Huh? Do we need to make some preparations for the Swordsman Tower?"

Lapland, who was originally unhappy because of the failure in the mille-feuille competition, heard that Milin seemed to be planning to do something.

"What to do? Prepare five hundred swordsmen or put up a blue mark?" Milin immediately responded to Lapland.

"Admiral, I guess Her Majesty the Queen's idea is to test."

Ella, who won the mille-feuille competition, stood aside and said.

As for why he was standing instead of sitting like everyone else, the fragments that were being collected that once belonged to a certain chair could explain it.

"Testing? Why not show kindness?" Milin did not immediately express doubts about Aila's conclusion, but seriously thought about the possibility of this statement.

After all, Ella's identity as the last emperor of Rome was there, and there were some things that she could see more clearly.

"If it's just about appointing you, the Admiral, as the Archon of Escalon, then it should be a show of goodwill."

Ella nodded and explained a little: "Because Admiral, you are already the de facto Lord of Iscalon."

"Are you saying that the real test is the Senate seat?"

Milin recalled that the guests' reaction to the appointment of a foreigner like Milin as a local consul was far less than the reaction of Milin to the fact that Milin also received a seat in the Senate.

And from the attitude of those guests, it can be seen that Deus, the previous lord of Escalon City, did not obtain a seat in the Senate.

"That's right, Admiral, the Senate seat is the card that the queen played in the Game of Thrones." Ella nodded again, confirming Milin's guess.

"Are Senate seats important?" Milin asked curiously.

"It's important, but it's not important either." Ella paused for a moment after coming up with this conclusion. She seemed to be sorting out her words before turning her head and asking Holo:

"The Senate meeting in the imperial capital hasn't been convened for a long time, right?"

Skipping Lawrence and asking Holo, it shows that Ella has figured out that the real person in charge of the Wolf and Spice Merchant Guild is actually the Wise Wolf.

Holo, who didn't expect Ella to ask her, hesitated for a moment, narrowed her eyes and said:

"We are not very clear about this matter."

"...There is actually no need to guess, because judging from the information you just received, Admiral, one of the emperors was the former chief senator of the Senate."

Because of Holo's answer, Ella's expression stiffened slightly, but she quickly brought the topic back on track and said:

"It can be seen that the Senate of the Empire does not support the current Queen at all."

What Ella said was also known to Milin through the chats with the guests just now.

Judging from the attitudes shown by those guests, they preferred Lu Song, who proclaimed himself emperor as the chief senator, to Her Majesty the Queen, who currently rules the imperial capital.

The chief senator of the Senate would rather proclaim himself emperor than recognize the current queen, and the convening of the Senate Council would definitely be impossible.

"I remember that the Roman Senate didn't have much power during the Empire, right?"

Seeing Aila emphasizing the Empire Senate so much, Milin said a little strangely.

"Indeed, that's why the Senate disappeared later, so I just said that the Senate is not important." Aila did not deny Milin's statement.

"Then why do you say it is important?" Milin then asked.

"The Senate itself is not important, but the Senate itself is very important. According to what you are used to saying, Admiral, the Senate itself represents the big landowner class, but according to Roman parlance, it should be called the manor owner class."

Ella used the rhetoric often used by Milin to explain the importance of elders.

"...Oh, I see, it's the exploiting class that controls the means of production?"

Milin immediately understood why Ella said that the Senate was important but not important anymore.

The ceremonial nature of the Senate itself is indeed of little importance. It is just a place for quarreling and dividing cakes.

What matters are those who share the cake.

"That is to say, without the support of the Senate, it means that the queen has no financial support." Milin summarized what Ella wanted to express.

"Admiral, you are right. What's more important is that the other emperor is also the commander-in-chief of the border guards. Now this queen has neither money nor soldiers."

Ella said with a somewhat sad tone, as if she felt deeply what Queen Gaia had experienced.

"Without money and soldiers, there is just an imperial capital, and even the city guards may not listen to her."

If you don't have your own power, you can only establish your own power. From this point, it can be seen that the queen is not stupid at least.

"So, His Majesty the Emperor used the Senate seat as a test to see if I am willing to stand by her side?"

It's just that Milin is a little curious as to why the queen wants to win over him like this.

Is it because he can fight?

"This is most likely the reason. Admiral, do you still remember the local lord who defeated when you summoned me?" Ella mentioned Pahlavi, who was almost burned to charcoal by Milin.

"Remember, paying is quite refreshing." Milin's biggest impression of the greedy Pahlavi was the neatness with which he paid the ransom.

Milin relied on the ransom to summon Ella.

"Admiral, do you still remember the information about that lord?" Ella asked.

"Intelligence? Can you fight? Or are you talking about being Her Majesty the Queen's lover?" Milin thought of some information provided by Lao Wei.

As a result, Milin's words directly made Lapland, who had been eating mille-feuille next to him, burst into laughter.

"What's wrong?" Milin turned his attention and asked.

"I'm joking that Swordsman Tower actually believed this kind of tavern news." Lapland laughed as his mouth was stuffed with Ella brand mille-feuille.

"It's just information anyway. Could it be that Pahlavi has another relationship with the queen?" Milin said nonchalantly, and by the way, he decided to give Lapland a scrape when he had time.

And it was when Lagouzi was awake.

"Lord Pahlavi is the adopted son of the previous emperor, His Majesty Arenikos, the ex-husband of Queen Gaia."

Lawrence said from the side. After all, Lapland had been raised by Holo for a while, and he was now the leader of the mercenary group cooperating with the Chamber of Commerce. He still wanted to help.

"It's not unexpected." Milin said without feeling too surprised.

Anyway, according to the news in the tavern, Milin didn't remember what Lao Wei said about the lover's relationship at that time.

However, whether it is a lover relationship or a mother-son relationship, in intelligence analysis, the Pahlavi lord who pays neatly can be regarded as a member of the Queen's faction.

"Sending his adopted son to various places and managing the territory using the method of exploiting the entire lake is obviously the way that Her Majesty the Queen wants to control more areas."

Ella, who also didn't care about the serious errors in the information provided by Lao Wei, continued:

"With this relationship, the detailed process of how you defeated him, Admiral, must have been known to the Queen, and based on the tactics you used, Admiral, it is very likely that the Queen will overestimate your current strength, Admiral."

Of course, it might be an underestimate, Ella added in her mind.

"Then why did she send the temple guards to find me?" Milin asked the last doubt. From Auschwitz, Milin learned that the queen wanted the temple guards to assassinate her.

"Will the temple guards really obey the queen who is not yet the emperor?" Ella smiled slightly.

"Have you driven a tiger to swallow a wolf, right? Isn't she afraid that I will hate her because of this?" Milin, who understood what Ella meant, shook his head.

"For Her Majesty the Queen, maybe this is just a game of power." Ella briefly analyzed the Queen's motives and said:

"If I can use the temple guards to get rid of you, the admiral, I can let my adopted son further expand the control area."

"If Admiral you escape from the temple guards, or even defeat the temple guards sent over, you can be pushed to the opposite side of the temple guards, so that Admiral you will have to accept the olive branch she offers."

"Hasn't she considered that I might make the temple guards disappear from the world or form an alliance with the temple guards?" Milin asked.

"...She probably won't consider this. In other words, if you, Admiral, can really form an alliance with the temple guards or completely eliminate the temple guards, then it will be useless for her to think about it." Ella thought for a while and said.

In the face of absolute strength, the game of thrones will always be just a game.

"If I am not mistaken, Her Majesty the Queen will reopen the Senate meeting in the near future, and may even convene a citizens' assembly."

Ella said with a very sure tone.

"Then I will put on my purple robe and go to this meeting... I won't be assassinated, right?" Milin suddenly asked.

"It's a white robe. If you insist on wearing a purple robe, Admiral, that's okay." Aila, who knew what Milin was playing, immediately followed and said:

"I will hand you a warning letter before admiral you enter the Senate, although I think you, Admiral, may cut down the entire Senate on your own."

"If I am assassinated, my Anthony, I hope you will treat Cleotepera well and don't let her be bitten by snakes again." Milin also followed suit.

"...Then who is Octavian? My head of state." Ella couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Milin and Ella played with the historical jokes of another world empire as if no one was watching, causing the other three people present to look blank.