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After thinking for a while, Hill asked Amir about the situation in Agran County.Amir did not shirk, and told him about the situation in other provinces and counties.

According to the information collected by the Magic Association, the three provinces and two counties in the northwest are all within the scope of the earthquake. The Grant family's territory, Aglan County, and the Yanila Province under the royal family's jurisdiction are the most severely affected. Duke Grant and Prince Siris was also in a state of distress, and he was very worried about the disaster victims in the county.

The remaining two provinces were only affected, at least, within the visible range of the Magic Association contact tower, it was not too bad.

"Since it is impossible for the magicians in the association to leave the provincial capital to check the disaster situation, I suggest you not to be too optimistic." Amir reminded, "Just because the town is safe does not mean that the countryside is also safe, and there is still no rain over there. , If the drought continues, the damage may be more serious than an earthquake."

The last county affected by the disaster was Miranda County, the territory of the Lucifer family. The Magic Association knew far more about it than other places, and the Lucifer family had already taken action. The Marquis of Phil has already rushed back to the territory to deal with the disaster relief after the earthquake.

"The Lucifer family has made it clear that they don't need any kind of help." Amir said, "Considering the geographical location of Miranda County, the credibility of this sentence is still very high. The return of Marquis Sifel made them more nervous than the earthquake."

—Moriarty in Miranda County adjacent to Anila?

Kitsch immediately pricked up his ears and listened more carefully.

But Hill and Amir didn't continue to talk about Moriarty, they only joked about his nickname of "God's Blessed One" and then turned back to the earthquake itself.According to what Amir has learned, the epicenter of the earthquake was not in Yalong, but in the territory of the Oz Empire bordering Yagran County, and the situation there was far worse than Biani City.

However, neither Hill nor Amir could sympathize with the people of the Oz Empire. After exchanging information about what they knew, Hill raised the matter of wanting to borrow the communication tools of the Magic Association, and I hope that Amir can test Duke Grant's tone and ask him if he is willing to send troops to Yani to help Prince Sirius control the situation.

"Order must be established first, otherwise, even if the food and other supplies are successfully delivered, they may not be able to reach the people in need." Hill explained to Amir, "Let's not talk about whether the Governor of Tampa will interfere or even invade , it is difficult to guarantee "orderly distribution" alone. The city of Yani may be fine, but the outside of the city has completely fallen into a state of disorder. Distributing food to them under such circumstances is like giving food to hungry wolves Throwing flesh and blood, you will inevitably lead to more serious chaos and even killing under the scramble."

"I understand what you mean." Amir responded, "However, you should also understand that with the particularity of the Blue Dragon Army, it is impossible to leave Yagran County without the emperor's permission, even out of good intentions. "

"Of course I understand, Your Excellency Amir, that's why I hope that with the help of the Magic Association's communication tools, His Majesty the Emperor, His Royal Highness, and Duke Grant can hold a tripartite meeting as soon as possible to reach an agreement on this matter." Hill replied with a smile.

"You are really bold, Young Master Hill." Amir snorted coldly, and said jokingly, "Who do you think you are, to want all three of the most powerful people in the empire to be at your mercy, and to get involved in the Magic Association?" work for you."

"I just proposed the solution that is most suitable for the current situation, Your Excellency Amir." Hill replied calmly, "In fact, I have even bolder ideas."

"Say?"

"I hope to invite the Holy See to participate in a tripartite cooperation involving the Empire, the Magic Association, and the Holy See." Hill said word by word.

"...What's going on in your mind? Who do you think will support this idea?" Amir obviously took a breath.

"Why not support it? Cooperation is the most beneficial solution for the people, and it is also the solution that can get out of the predicament the fastest." Hill said solemnly, "And those who try to obstruct this kind of cooperation will naturally become the public enemy of the people." .”

"You are so arrogant." Amir said sarcastically.

Hill didn't take it seriously, Amir just mocked him and didn't refute him, obviously he wasn't uninterested in the proposal.

Sure enough, after the ridicule, Amir changed his voice, "Let's not mention the cooperation for now, I will contact the association and try to finalize your tripartite talks as soon as possible."

"How long will it take?" Hill asked.

"It definitely won't be tonight." Amir replied, "Let Prince Siris prepare a large enough space in Yani City first, I have already discussed with Duke Grant, and will use the supplies from Agran County Allocate a part to Yani City, and you are ready to receive it—if you really don’t have the confidence to keep them, put them in the contact tower of the Magic Association, where the security is still very guaranteed.”

"According to your words, it seems that the imperial capital has sent food to Agran County?" Hill asked immediately.

"I arrived three days ago, but Kiki's communicator couldn't be connected, so I had to borrow Duke Grant's carrier pigeon to send a letter to Prince Sirius, asking him to call you over." Amir replied, "You guys are going to Let me know when it’s done, and I’ll go there with the airship when the time comes.”

"On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Siris and the people of Yani City, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you," Hill said.

"Don't say such meaningless words, let your royal highness think about how to persuade his father." After finishing speaking, Amir turned off the communicator.

After talking with Amir, Hill was in a good mood and got tired of lingering in the room with Kiki for a while, then packed his clothes, led him out of the room, came back to Prince Siris, and told Amir What he conveyed was recounted.

Ceres immediately frowned, thanked Hill happily, and invited him to have dinner with Keech.

Of course Hill would not refuse, and Sirius didn't stay in his office for too long, he got up directly, and led Hill and others to the restaurant next door.

It wasn't a big dinner, but it tasted good and the quantity was plentiful.And while they were eating and discussing the various plans to follow, Joey, who was on tour, returned to the government affairs hall and asked Sirius for an audience.

"I must have known you were here, otherwise Qing Qiaoyi wouldn't have come back so early." Sirius said with a smile.

"Morning?" Hill glanced at the already dark sky outside the window and asked suspiciously.

"Qing Qiaoyi has recently fallen in love with a kind lady who helps in the church, and she will return here only after escorting her home every day." Sirius shrugged, as if he didn't feel that Joey was deserting his duty by doing so. , "By the way, he also said that he would give you a surprise, but he mysteriously refused to explain what the surprise was."

While speaking, Joey had already entered the dining room under the guidance of his attendants.He didn't wear heavy armor, but only wore a cavalry uniform of the Royal Knights, with a long silver sword hanging from his waist.

"Your Royal Highness." Joey bowed to Sirius and made an audience salute.

"Excuse me, Mr. Joey, I think you haven't eaten yet, let's sit down and eat together." Sirius said with a smile, "By the way, tell us about the romance you have gained during this extraordinary period, Mr. Hill, who came from afar. love."

"I'm disappointed, Your Royal Highness, that lady hasn't accepted my pursuit yet!" Joey also smiled back, then pulled out a chair and sat next to Hill.

"Miss from which family?" Hill asked with raised eyebrows.If it wasn't for Sirius right in front of him, he would have given Joey a good beating to completely dispel his untimely estrus.

"From a certain point of view, she cannot be called a young lady." Joy shrugged and said mysteriously, "She is not a nobleman."

"Please don't tell me that she is a priest." Hill said indifferently.Although the Holy See has never accepted women, due to the special environment of the Yalong Empire, the priests here do not quite abide by the rules and regulations of the Holy See, and it is not impossible for some unusual characters to appear occasionally.

"Of course not, she is only helping in the church, and her brother is the priest." Joey raised his eyebrows and said.

What puzzled Hill was that when Joey said these words, his eyes were fixed on Keech.

"I've always wanted to meet this kind lady who was praised by Joyce as the flower of the high mountain, but unfortunately, now I have to get permission from Joey and the others to get out of this house, and Joyce is not sure what to say Invite this lady before me." Sirius interjected pretending to complain.

"Your Highness, we don't let you go out because we don't want you to be assassinated again!" Joey said helplessly.

"Assassination?!" Hill couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly asked.

"On the second day after we arrived here, His Highness was assassinated by a group of men in black." Joey restrained his expression and said solemnly, "Of course, with His Excellency A-Dong's protection, His Highness was unharmed, but neither were we." We were able to catch the living, but only two dead bodies were harvested."

"You were wearing heavy armor?" Hill asked.

"No, it's because they are too familiar with the city, and they left our people out of sight in just one street." Joey replied angrily.

"The local killer..." Hill narrowed his eyes, and he already had a candidate for the instigator in his mind.

——It seems that Prince Siris' dislike of Governor Tampa is not only because of his greed.

——Or it can be said that the Governor of Tampa is too greedy.

Hill was looking down and contemplating, when the door of the dining room was knocked again, and McPhee walked in with a letter with an ugly expression on his face.

After greeting everyone present, McPhee walked up to Sirius and handed the letter in front of him, "Your Highness, the Governor of Tampa sent this."

Sirius took the letter, glanced at the text on it, and immediately handed the letter over to Hill, saying meaningfully: "This is for you, Sir Hill."

Hill took the letter suspiciously, opened it, and found that it was an invitation letter inviting him to a reception, and the reception was tonight, and it would start in an hour.

"What?" Joey asked curiously.

"The Governor of Tampa invited me to his home for a reception tonight." Hill replied indifferently.

"Another reception?!" Joey clenched his fists angrily. "People outside the city have nothing to eat, yet they are still squandering!"

——When others are worrying about surviving, aren't you also courting women?

Hill cursed inwardly, but raised his head, and said to Sirius: "Your Highness, if you don't mind, I intend to accept the invitation of the Governor of Tampa."

"Don't go, it's too dangerous!" Before Sirius could answer, Joey spoke first.

"Master Kiki will accompany me." Hill seemed to be replying to Joey, but his eyes were still looking at Sirius.

"In this case, please be more careful." Sirius nodded.

"Your Highness, you can rest assured that with Magician Kiki here, nothing can hurt me." Hill smiled slightly, and raised his hand to stop Joey from continuing to argue.

Disturbed by the invitation letter from the Governor of Tampa, the dinner had to be hastily ended.

Hill went back to the room that Siris had arranged for him, changed into an evening dress, estimated that the time was almost up, and took Kiki to leave Shuori Square and head for the Governor's Mansion in the north of the city.

Hill was not worried about what might happen there. The invitation letter sent by the Governor of Tampa was not so much a warning to him, but a warning and deterrence to Sirius—he was telling the prince that in this In this city, nothing can escape his control.

Of course, if he was clearly on the side of Sirius, Tampa might have some delusions, just like he wanted to get rid of Sirius once and for all.After all, Tampa is the relative of Prince Kesley, and Sirius' achievements will not benefit him at all, and will only make the possibility of Kesley succeeding to the throne less and less.

But with Keech by his side, even if Tampa wanted to do something to him, it would not be easy to succeed.

——In contrast, Joey's situation is even more worrying.

Hill thought with a heavy heart.

Joey was too presumptuous when he got along with Sires. Although this may be the result of Sires' intentional connivance, Joey is not a dragon like Adong after all. How long can Sires indulge him and tolerate him? How long, Hill really didn't dare to look forward to it.

Time to have a good talk with Joey, Hill thought.

Since there were only him and Kiki in the carriage, Hill didn't deliberately hide his expression. Kiki quickly noticed his absent-mindedness and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, are you worried about something?"

"Nothing." Hill shook his head quickly. Seeing that Kiki was not satisfied with the answer, he immediately grabbed his hands with a smile and explained, "I just think Joey's behavior is not appropriate. I'm thinking about whether I should find an opportunity to scold him. He passed."

Hearing that Hill was thinking of Joey, Kitsch pouted unhappily.

Hill couldn't help laughing, leaned forward and kissed Kidge on the lips, and said, "If you show that expression again, I'll think you're jealous!"

Keech pursed his lips and didn't respond, but just when Hill was about to turn around, he suddenly put his arms around Hill's neck and bit his lips with his mouth.

After a while, Kiki let go of Hill and said with a straight face, "You can scold him, but you can't kiss him."

"I just want to kiss you." Hill chuckled, and gave Kiki a softer and deeper kiss.