MTL - Don’t Confiscate My Citizenship

Chapter 485 Lanqi’s Leisurely Morning

The antique clock in the office made a slight and regular ticking sound, and the hands just crossed nine o'clock.

Lanqi didn't pay attention to time. He was completely out of tune with the spring sunshine outside. He just spent the morning leisurely. Everything around him seemed peaceful and orderly because of him.

Until the office door was lightly knocked, Pranay's voice came from outside the door: "Mr. Lodge, please see Miss Crolis."

 “Please come in.”

Lanqi raised his head and looked at the door, his voice was calm and kind.

The door opened slowly, and Pranay was seen standing respectfully at the door. Then, a woman with extraordinary temperament walked in.

 She was still wearing an aristocratic hunting dress and slim trousers, and her long, finely braided hair hung on her shoulders, but it was more formal than before.

“Principal Lodge, I haven’t seen you for more than a month.”

Princess Chlorisse took off her top hat, sat across from Lan Qi’s desk, and sighed.

Her bright aura seemed to bring a breath of fresh air and floral fragrance. Even though it was a sunny spring day outside, her arrival seemed to make the entire office brighter.

“It’s been really hard being locked up in the Duke’s Mansion during this period of time.”

Lanci stood up with a smile and raised his hand to signal Princess Cloris to go to the meeting area on the left side of the office.

 In the past, as principals, when they talked to students, they could sit at their desks and talk slowly, but now it is not appropriate.

“Yeah, every day I don’t know if I can survive to the next day. It all depends on whether I bet correctly, but fortunately, I have won a big victory in terms of the result.”

 Chloris spread her hands and said.

　　It is completely impossible to tell that she is a woman who has just experienced the edge of life and death for several decades.

After the two sat down on the sofa in the meeting area, Pranay turned around lightly and walked to the cabinet on the side. He opened the drawer, took out a small bag of selected tea leaves, and began to prepare tea for Crolis.

Lanchi quietly watched Pranay making tea, and couldn't help but sigh at this peaceful and pleasant daily life.

 After these few months of relatively intensive work, he was free and relaxed.

As Pranai brought freshly brewed scented tea to the two of them, he excused himself again and gently closed the office door for them.

 “Since when did our school have such a great teacher?”

Chloris felt that she had been under house arrest for more than a month. She did not expect that such a professor, whom she had never seen before and could not understand at all, would appear.

 “Maybe he was always there, but no one noticed.”

　　Ranci replied with a smile.

 “That’s it.”

 Chloris seems to have figured out something, but she won’t tell her if she sees through it.

 “I heard that His Majesty Franklin III invited you to dinner yesterday.”

 She picked up the tea cup, looked at the principal with interest, and asked.

 “This is indeed the case.”

Lanqi nodded.

 In fact, the Emperor of the Protos Empire was also frightened on the day of the bishop's election.

 In other words, Franklin III has not felt at ease in the past few months.

 Until Rocky McCarthy appeared and helped him settle everything.

This dinner also had some hidden meanings. For example, the emperor hoped that he could ignore public opinion and continue to lead the Protos Empire.

Lanchi had a long conversation with His Majesty the Emperor of the Protos Empire.

Although Rocky McCarthy is too close to the Hegemony Catholic Church, many imperial dignitaries are not willing to see Rocky McCarthy hold too much power anymore. To avoid suspicion, he should not Actively seeking too much power.

But the emperor still expressed his trust in Lanci and hoped that he would not mind the prejudices of other political parties in the empire.

Lanchi knew that this appointment might have been partly at Isis's request, and the emperor was quite nervous when he had dinner with him.

However, after gradual exchanges, Emperor Franklin III slowly opened his heart to Lan Qi.

 Franklin III admitted that he was also afraid of Rocky McCarthy. Many people felt that Rocky McCarthy was a being that ordinary creatures could not understand.

 Instead of betting everything on the unknown, it is better to bet everything on a capable person.

Among the information that has not yet been made public, the investigation results are that Duke Morotian and Bishop Asksan of Annihilation led such a conspiracy, hoping to trigger a war and cause a large number of deaths, helping Morotian to absorb the souls of living beings. Promoted to ninth level.

Once Duke Morotian's conspiracy succeeds, not only the northern front provinces of the empire will be devastated, but the northern countries will also become a place for feasting after the carnival of the two inhumane masterminds.

However, there is still no explanation for the figure of the northern demons and the changes in the Duke.

 Maybe it has something to do with the Disaster Land in the far north of the Northern Continent. No one knows whether the Theocracy is involved in it.

After all, the Protos Empire is only a country on the south bank of the northern continent, and there are still many unknown mysteries in the north that are difficult for contemporary humans to understand.

Maybe one day in the future, a deeper danger will return again. Franklin III hopes that the Protos Empire will still have Rocky McCarthy at that time.

　　“That’s it.” 　　　Chloris nodded.

 She could probably guess the conversation between the principal and the emperor.

 In the end, it was nothing more than Rocky McCarthy gaining the emperor's trust and agreeing to continue in office.

 “Why did Princess Cloris come to see me today?”

Lanchi looked at Cloris and asked,

 “No, I think I should call you Duchess Cloris now.”

 He thought for a moment and slightly revised his wording.

 [Original Slate - Undead] As a national treasure of the Protos Empire, it is also a treasure of Duke Berenhard's family. After killing Duke Molotian, it is currently kept by the great sage Isis.

Isis said that she would return the stone slab to the Berenhalder family after Cloris reached the seventh level, also for protection.

 Chloris has now been acquitted and will inherit the position of leader of the Berenhalder family and become the duchess of the empire.

Although this news has not been made public yet, it is the news that will be announced in the near future, and the senior officials of the empire are well aware of it.

“No matter how my identity changes now, the Berenhard family will still be your allies. Thank you for trusting me until the end.”

 Chloris thanked her.

Every move she makes is a risky move, and if she lacks a little trust from her allies, she will completely collapse.

"Need not."

Lan Qi looked away, lowered his eyes and smiled.

"Why?"

Chlorisse stared at him and asked.

She didn’t know why Rocky McCarthy rejected her.

 “I’m ready to retire.”

Lan Qi leaned back on his chair and said with an indifferent look in his eyes, as if he was preparing to retire tomorrow.

　　　…”

 Chlorisse couldn't understand this person.

Obviously he is one step away from controlling the Protos Empire, but he wants nothing more.

Then what was he doing all this for?

“I have no interest in fame and fortune. I just want to go back to my hometown and live a stable life.”

 Lan Qi showed a relaxed smile,

"After I retire, Protos Royal Magic Academy will resume its previous operation without a principal. The governorship of the northern Snowfield Province will be handed over to Viscount Kingston. As for the Tyrant branch, if possible, I hope Duchess Cloris will take more care of her."

He knew that the duchess in front of him was somewhat similar to her father, Duke Molotian, in some aspects, but they were essentially different, and she was a more trustworthy partner.

 “Naturally, we have always been allies.”

 Chloris nodded, her voice quite firm.

After a slight pause, she looked at the clock on the wall and seemed to feel that she had been delayed a little too long.

 “Then I won’t bother Mr. Lodge.”

 Chloris stood up and said goodbye to Lanci.

 Her manners were elegant and calm, and she walked briskly towards the door of the principal's office.

The moment she grasped the door handle, she turned around with an indescribable smile on her face.

"By the way, Principal, there was a girl with light hair just under the Red Mondstadt Building who asked me to tell you that she is waiting for you by the lake and asked you to change into more casual and handsome clothes before going to find her."

Chlorisse said, then she nodded slightly and closed the door gently, leaving a quiet space.

Lan Qi’s eyes lingered for a moment following the slowly closing door.

  Did not continue to move, a little dazed.

 Then he smiled with relief.

 “Is it really okay for a bishop to date the Son?”

Lan Qi stood up and muttered helplessly to himself.

Originally, that night was just to give Sigrid an example and tell her what not to say before the war. Unexpectedly, the two of them got into a real date.

He said this, but he did not stay here for a moment, and walked out energetically towards the principal's room.

The themes of the new fourth volume are mainly daily stories and campus chapters!

Xi Zhi is super grateful to her dads for their monthly tickets. Yesterday, I actually got the daily crown. Now the book has been ordered for more than 40,000 yuan, and the follow-up order is 26,000 yuan. I am full of hope and run towards 50,000 yuan!

 (End of this chapter)