Although Grand Duke Albert maintained his demeanor well, Ryan keenly saw a trace of anxiety from his mental state.

"Duke Kane, I'm glad you've come to Remifelia. I'm just in case I have something to ask you."

Lucy stepped forward and said, "His grandpa, please let Mr. Kane be hospitalized for treatment first. This is not a place to talk about serious matters."

Albert nodded with a wry smile, "That's right, I'm too anxious. Duke Kane, please come with me. The car to Emilia General Hospital is ready for you."

Ryan politely stroked his chest and said, "Thank you for your warm hospitality. I am not feeling well. Let me go through preliminary treatment first and then discuss the matter with you."

Pegas, who was following Ryan, looked left and right curiously. The empty and technological airport made it feel a little strange. It seemed that it was not as prosperous as Ryan said.

Grand Duke Albert looked at Pegas who had walked to Ryan with a daze on his face and asked, "This is..."

Ryan followed the grand duke out, and patted Pegas's neck with a smile.

"It's my friend, and the name is Pegas."

"Thanks to his help, I was able to quickly escape from the devil's forest, and... I suspect it is the legendary unicorn of Remifilia."

"What?!"

All Remiferia officials who came to greet him, including Albert and Lucy, looked at Pegas in surprise.

"Woo?"

Facing everyone's eyes, Pegas felt a little uncomfortable. It took two steps back and came behind Ryan to avoid... although this dodging action did not play any role.

"Cough~"

Ryan coughed, awakening the dazed grand duke and others.

"Your Excellency, let's talk about this matter later. Let's go first."

...

Ryan's surgery went very smoothly, although as he expected, during the operation, the doctor made painful corrections to the initially healed bones.

Fortunately, it was anesthetic, so he himself did not feel the unbearable pain.

When the misaligned ribs were re-corrected, Ryan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The strange feeling that could be felt on his right chest before finally disappeared, and it depends on his physical recovery ability.

In the Semlia continent, as long as you have a tactical guide, external injuries are just a small matter. Using water magic can quickly heal the skin and flesh wounds, and the scars on bones can also use the effect of magic to accelerate healing to a certain extent.

When the anesthesia effect disappeared the next day after the operation was completed, Ryan basically recovered his mobility while feeling the pain.

Because of concern, Ryan rejected the doctor's advice on staying in the hospital.

After confirming that the ribs had been completely corrected and initially began to heal under the action of magic, he immediately notified Lucy, who was responsible for conveying the message, to contact Grand Duke Albert.

...

On July 26, the reception room of the Grand Duke Palace of Ardante

Grand Duke Albert told Ryan the latest information he had learned.

Ryan also reciprocated and told the whole story of the Black Star Cup that he had personally experienced.

"Sure..."

Ryan rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. "Although I had long guessed that front-line cities like Zaiqiu Closbeer would definitely find a way to hold them in their hands, but I didn't expect him to take action so quickly."

Grand Duke Albert sighed, "Fortunately, the former Governor Alex had expected it, arranged some matters in advance, and left Closebell early."

"The new governor who now controls Crossbel is named Lufas Elbarrea. Duke Kane should know this person, right?"

“Ha~”

Ryan, who was still wearing a bandage on his chest, smiled sarcastically, "How could he not know the chief of the Iron Blood Son, a guy called the 'Emerald City General', and he was also a great traitor who made the nobles hate him."

Grand Duke Albert nodded, “I heard that this Governor Lufas overturned several policies of former Governor Alex as soon as he took office.”

"Introducing a large number of expanded guards will greatly reduce the authority of the Crossbell Local Army and Police Department, which originally maintained state security."

"At the same time, with the general mobilization order issued by the prime minister, he recruited strong men from the people of Crossbel to join the army, and greatly increased the taxes that all merchants need to pay."

Ryan said without surprise, "It should not be just Klosbel. With the release of the National Mobilization Order, the major towns in Ereponia are carrying out similar actions, but because of information blockade, it has not been transmitted to the outside world yet."

As a front-line city, Closbell's every move is under the attention of surrounding countries, but other cities in the empire are not necessarily the case.

Grand Duke Albert said worriedly, "Northampulia has also begun to respond to the call of the imperial central government. The prime minister seems to have made a promise for the former hunters of the North and the current Northampulia local army."

"As long as they can play well in this battle against the Republic, he can consider a thorough autonomy of the state by the Northampulians, only nominally subordinate to the Erebonian Empire."

"Ha~" Ryan sneered, "What a blank check, for someone whose goal is to destroy the world, this commitment is not painful at all."

The Principal of Remifilia only has so much information. Because the local Erebonia has strictly regulated and restricted the behavior of foreign citizens in the territory, Grand Duke Albert was unable to provide more detailed information.

"Duke Kane, I have something to ask for."

After the discussion on the world situation was over, Grand Duke Albert stood up and solemnly bowed to Ryan and asked.

Ryan was very surprised by the Grand Duke's attitude, so he hurriedly made a false support.

"Your Excellency, please raise your head first. As long as it is possible, I will do my best."

Grand Duke Albert nodded with a wry smile, "Thank you, Duke Kane for your promise."

After sitting back, Grand Duke Albert finally showed a haggard expression on his face.

"I want to ask Mr. Kane to help bring my niece back from Closebell."

Ryan raised his eyebrows, "Livslahil? Has she not returned to Remifelia yet?"

"Yes." Albert rubbed his temples with a headache. "Last year I cleaned up the remaining radical opposition in China. Logically speaking, Liv's safety can be guaranteed."

"But she still doesn't want to go home, saying she wants to continue running her company in Closebell."

Ryan was not too surprised by this. He could see when he met Liv before... that naughty child was not a person who followed the rules.

In her rebellious period, she doesn't want her parents to be in charge. In addition, she has the ability to bear her own life, so it's not strange that she is independent early, and Mao Luotio is an example.

"If it's just like this, although I feel reluctant to let go of my niece's independence in advance, I will silently bless and support her behind my back."

Grand Duke Albert's face was a little gloomy. He frowned and said, "The problem lies in the past half month. After Governor Lufas took office, he also used the measures to squeeze the major companies in Kezhou."

"IBC controls the important business of online banking. The RF Group is valued by Prime Minister Osborne. Governor Lufas dares not take serious measures against them, but Liv's fairy technology is different."
Chapter completed!