RLAAQ - Chapter 29 < Heinrich >

RLAAQ - Chapter 29  < Heinrich >

Refusing Love As A Queen

"Yes."

Dalton replied, and his expression became a little subtle at the same time.

Although, in the new sailing age where sails gradually replaced wood pulp, it was not so uncommon for nobles to secretly invest in privateering. The sailors and merchants the Queen wanted could be called "privateers" to put it mildly, but pirates to put it bluntly. 

But, before being returned to the capital, Dalton was the governor of the Port of Cohemia, and could barely count as half a navy.

It would be too outrageous to say that the navy was in cahoots with pirates.

But apart from the support of "private ships", where could Dalton get sufficient funds to build an army?

Adele didn't mean to blame him for this. On the contrary, she smiled kindly and said, 

"Some friends with a slightly infamous reputation?"

Dalton spread his hands, acquiescing.

Just as the Queen speculated, Dalton did reach a secret cooperation with a group of "privateers"--to put it bluntly, a group of pirates.

It is difficult for a single or a small number of pirate ships to achieve objective gains on the sea for a long time, and the fact that pirates are legally wanted for arrest also makes it difficult for them to dock and rest like ordinary merchant ships. Any pirate who wants to make a difference must learn to form alliances, expand his scale, and obtain some special ways.

Objectively, the best way is to reach secret cooperation with the official port government. But before that, most of the major ports in the Roland Empire were controlled by nobles, and the nobles also had their own merchant ships. Pirates who came from poor backgrounds often had enemies with the nobles.

It was difficult for the two sides to reach cooperation. Until Dalton, a civilian outlier, accepted the defense of the port of Cohemia.

A larger pirate force made a deal with Dalton. Dalton secretly provided them with anchorage and supplies. Pirates were able to freely enter the taverns and shops of Cohemia Port - as long as they were disguised in a slightly passable manner. The pirates will use the property obtained from their plunder to support the construction of the Dalton Fusiliers.

At certain times when necessary, musketeers will even quietly board pirate ships to help them fight off more difficult enemies.

Adele listened to Dalton briefly talk about his cooperation with the Cohemian pirates and thought about other things.

Outstanding pirates are often excellent sailors and are more brave and fearless than ordinary sailors. Their perseverance was enough to support them in completing a voyage across the entire sea of heaven. The only problem was that what Roland needed this time was not to establish a colony, but to open up new markets.

In other words, they not only needed sailors but also merchants.

Dalton caught the Queen's thoughts. He thought about it for a while, and there was a hint of it.

"...The queen rejected the marriage with the Yager Kingdom and chose the Root Empire. The revenge of the Yager Kingdom may arrive at any time." 

Heinrich's face looked a little cold under the light of the crystal candlestick above his head. 

"Once the Yager Kingdom Cutting off the trade routes between Roland and the free commercial city will cause the port's revenue to drop rapidly. Firmly controlling the port will not bring us more benefits. It will only tie the respective families to the royal family's fight against the Yager Kingdom. On the carriage. Which one of you is willing to drive a warship to compete with the Yager fleet to open up the route?"

Heinrich's ruthless words shook some people who had not expressed their stance for a long time. After a long and tiring negotiation, they chose to support Heinrich.

Still, the deal didn't go smoothly.

There are still a small number of people - such as the head of the Dino family - who angrily feel that the Heinrich family must have betrayed the lords and secretly returned to the Queen.

When he finally left, the head of the Nuo family spat on the ground resentfully and said bitterly.

"Okay, some people will bow under the pomegranate skirt, and they will drag everyone together to be women's lackeys." 

The words made everyone present change their expressions.

Before Heinrich could get angry, the heads of other families came over immediately and forcibly took the head of the Dino family out.

The hall became empty again.

Only Heinrich and the person on the left side of the long table remained. That man is Sir Avalor. He is also a member of the Heinrich family and is Heinrich's uncle. He is the lord of Moon Harbor and the Moon River Valley.

Sir Avaro grabbed the wine glass placed on the table, took a sip, and then looked at Heinrich.

"The Queen is no longer willing to trust our family as she did in the past. My dear nephew, I hope you can make an honest announcement. What is her intention? Does she want to put a noose around the neck of the two-headed snake? Don't say you don't know how important the port is to us."

 "The power of the Knights of the Temple retained by Archbishop Rodri is not Inferior to the assassins of the family." 

Heinrich vaguely felt a little tired. 

"Unless you want the family to be expelled from the imperial capital again, you'd better do nothing." 

"What an ungrateful woman. She forgot who pushed her to the throne."

You also forgot whose trust you gained so that your family could return to the imperial capital.

Heinrich didn't want to say anything. He just felt that he was as ridiculous as his uncle. So he took the agreement signed by the family heads just now and prepared to review it one by one.

However, Sir Avaro was still complaining.

 "...Look what you have done in wasting more than ten years? There are so many opportunities, but you can't let her take the initiative to go to your bed! If originally the person who became her mentor is your cousin, and now the Heinrich family may have become the king of Roland..."

"Shut up."

Heinrich roared fiercely. Before he knew what he had done, he had already drawn his hidden sword and threw it at Sir Avalor.

The hidden sword grazed his shoulder, and blood rushed out almost instantly.

"Okay!" 

Sir Avaro's anger rose rapidly,

 "No wonder you were so late in doing what your father told you to do! You - a Heinrich - you actually fell in love with her? You? You're in love with her, right?!"

"If you want Yuegang's trade routes to be cut off, then keep talking."

Heinrich's voice was cold.

The threat soon took effect on Sir Avalor - his expression looked wonderful as if someone had punched him in the face for three days and three nights. He wanted to draw his sword and stab Heinrich, to curse him and send him to hell with that witch-girl woman.

But he didn't dare to do so.

Heinrich's expression under the candlelight was as terrifying as ever.

Sir Avaro pointed at him, his lips trembling for a long time, and his face turned blue and white. 

Finally, he kicked away the chair and walked away angrily.

Heinrich was completely alone in the hall. He slumped down on the chair and clutched the armrest tightly.

Avaro's words triggered some memories that he didn't want to think about and made him feel sick. His father had written to him countless times, urging him to achieve a closer relationship with the princess as soon as possible. They wanted him to become the Princess's First, best and last.

This disgusting thing often happened in the palace.

If heirs of some families and even Crown Princes were placed under the guardianship of nobles for unavoidable reasons when they were young, they would most likely be abused - especially sexually assaulted - in their childhood. The offender is not always motivated by lust but rather wants to dominate the victim through this early childhood method.

This shadow often follows the victim throughout his life.

Sir, sir...

Heinrich's breathing quickened.

He closed his eyes hard, and the voice of sixteen-year-old Adele seemed to be ringing in his ears again. She was sitting on a silver horse, smiling sideways at him. She jumped off the horse, her red dress blooming in the air. Her cheeks took on a rose-like color under the sunlight. At that time, she still trusted him completely.

Those letters, those harsh or gentle orders, were eventually burned one by one by Heinrich. As he watched those urges burning in the fire, he only felt uncontrollable hatred and disgust.

Do you think doing this will make her appreciate you? What do you think you can gain by doing this?

The pupils in his father's gray eyes were as cold as the two-headed snake in his family emblem, and his voice seemed to be soaked in venom and full of cruelty.

No,  you won’t get anything, you’ll just miss out on the opportunity. Do not forget.

"You're a Heinrich,"

He murmured.

You are a Heinrich, and you enjoy everything that this surname and family brings to you, including money, status, and glory. You must dedicate yourself to this family, and everything you do will be deeply marked by this family.

Things must have a price.

It wasn't until he caught the Princess princess in her girlhood among the flying dandelions that he suddenly realized how chilling the family's simple motto contained. However, everything came too late.

Over the past twenty years, he has become inseparable from the family.

What can a poisonous snake change even if it once had a trace of conscience? What does a poisonous snake qualify for? What can be done?

Nothing can't be done, nothing can be done, nothing can be done.

Heinrich raised his head.

The last bell has disappeared, and darkness has enveloped the earth. The thin columns of the classical era rise vertically, the vaults are unreachable, and the interlaced arch ribs cast shadows. He spent his childhood and youth here, accompanied by the two-headed snake reliefs on the pillars and walls.

In the candlelight, he seemed to see the two-headed snake in the ancient legend slowly coming to life and swimming towards him. He heard their ruthless whispers, their ridiculous and sad taunts.

A...Heinrich.

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