Answers to Section 28

Ashu Rufate lay on his bed, looking at the ceiling with his eyes open.

It turned out... there was really an elf prince named Ashu Rufate... He told himself again and again in his heart. Suddenly, he burst into laughter, laughing suddenly and inexplicably. Even he himself didn't know what he was laughing about.

Fortunately, this apartment is very good. Not to mention anything else, the sound insulation effect is very good. Even if a room makes a louder sound, the next room is completely inaudible (of course, this architectural design may be due to other factors), so no one knows that Asu Ruffatt is so out of control.

Is there really an elf prince named Ashu Rufate? Is my dream real? No, those dreams should be true!

Ashrufate reached into his pocket and took out the abyss magic stone from it. His hands rubbed against the dark green stone, and the feeling was extremely real. Those dreams were not dreams. Just like this stone, just like his four huge certificates of deposit, they were real.

The whole afternoon passed like this. He didn't leave the room until the sun set.

It was dinner time, so a short vacancy appeared on Hua Street with few pedestrians. Ashu Rufate soon arrived in "Red Rose". All the women here were eating, and they were talking about various popular topics first.

Rotia was still standing on the counter. The people working in the hotel had different meal times than ordinary people - or they were deliberately staggered. So at this time, Rotia stood alone in front of the counter, bored and doing a bartending experiment. At this moment, she brought out a glass of yellow drink, looking like she was hesitating whether she should try it.

"Rotia." Ashu Rufate greeted.

"Ah, Mr. Asu Ruffatt?" Rotia suddenly became happy. "It just so happened that I have made a new type of wine here, and I'm just looking for someone to try the taste."

"Oh, I'm not a wine tasting, and I'm likely to let you down."

"I don't need any tasting guys. Only nobles need that kind of person. I just need to know if this wine can be put in the mouth and how it feels." Rotia took out a new cup while speaking, poured half of the test items in, and handed the cup to Ashrufate. "Drink."

"It feels bad, it's sour and a little fishy." Ashu Rufat took a sip. "The color is also ugly... I'm afraid your new invention cannot be promoted, at least there won't be too many audiences."

"Ah, is it true..." Rotia seemed a little depressed. She picked up another half cup of experimental liquid and drank a small sip. "It's really hard to drink. Alas, creating a new popular taste is really a troublesome job. Thank you, Mr. Asu Ruffatt." She poured half a cup of liquid into the trash can on the side. "You can tell if you have anything to ask me. As the price to help me taste the new product, I'm happy to answer."

"Oh, actually... I'm just trying to know something." Ashu Rufate said. "Because I suddenly remembered the things you said to me the last time."

"What? What are the ones about the Queen?"

"Well. So I suddenly remembered that maybe you are a very thoughtful person, so I can introduce some situations to me."

"Ah...hahaha... I'm not a scholar, I'm just hearing about something." Rotia tilted her head and looked at Ashu Rufate with a playful expression.

"Since it's heard, it's definitely more than that." Ashu Rufate returned. "Can you tell me something more?"

"I can ask, does it arouse your curiosity?"

"In fact, I attended the imperial meeting yesterday," Ash Rufate replied. "Of course, I was not attending, I just listened to it for a long time as a soldier on duty. Maybe I am a little more curious, so I feel... many things are inexplicably incomprehensible and I can't understand."

"for example?"

"For example, increase taxes," said Ashurufat. "It's not that I'm curious, but that this matter is indeed closely related to me. When I hear this, I can't help but think more. Our country - please allow me to say that, now I should be a Gronian - how can there be some inexplicable policies?"

"Haha... increase tax..." Rotia laughed. "To be honest, that's true. Well, Mr. Asu Ruffatt, I happen to know something related, so let me satisfy your curiosity."

"Please say it."

"Actually, you should have read the history of Groney from the book. In fact, the establishment of our country was simply an accident. A wilderness sage Garunas suddenly fell from the sky. Our monarch, King Markremiz, accidentally encountered him. It was like we suddenly kicked a gold brick while walking, and then we built this country. Different versions and authors' history books may have some differences in details, but overall they are consistent. But..."

"But?"

"Well, in order to unify this land and to establish a new country as soon as possible... even a great sage like Garunas must make many compromises and concessions. This is easy to understand. Sometimes, victory is not obtained by swords, but by tongues and pen tips." Rotia sighed. "From the perspective of the ancients, it is natural that Garunas does this. Which countries today did not take several generations of time when it rose? Which one did not rely on continuous accumulation and gradually expand its strength? It is indeed a great achievement for Garunas to unify Groni within twenty years, but such a rapid success will inevitably leave sequelae."

Ashrufa nodded. This is easy to understand. If you want to unify in the short term, you must borrow all the power, including the old forces that originally existed. Therefore, during the entire Groney War of Unity, Garunas accepted a large number of rebellions and surrendered. According to historical records, there were originally twenty-six people who claimed to be kings on this land. In this war, at least thirteen of them chose to surrender voluntarily.

Those who resisted to the end naturally had no good ending, but these surrendered kings became the great nobles of the new Groni Kingdom without exception. This cannot be said to be wrong, but measures had to be taken to stabilize the country as soon as possible. However, in this way, the power of the nobles in the Groni Kingdom was much stronger than other countries.

"Let me say that, for example, our Regent, Duke Byron, his ancestors were once a king." Rotia said. "Because our Lord Duke was the eldest son, he was born to inherit the fiefdoms of a whole province in the south. His residence was a prosperous city. He also had an army that only loyal to him personally, a group of his own vassals... To be honest, what is the difference between him and a real little king in a small country besides the title of king? And this is the essence of the matter: in our country, the aristocrats are very powerful. When the throne is just a little girl with no intimidation, they will be ready to move because of their private ambitions and try hard to start digging the corners of the country."

"Ah, then why haven't the kings of all dynasties thought of any way to reduce the power of the nobles?" Asu Ruffat asked. "If history books are credible... the Markremiz family seems to have been quite capable of all monarchs of all dynasties."

"The monarch of the Markremiz family can only be considered brave... As for wiseness, since the death of the wilderness sage Garunas, there have been no wise people in this country. However, the royal family has been brave and good at fighting for generations, and relying on this point, it can still suppress the entire country, making the princes not have any other intentions. If this continues, one or two generations will probably be consolidated because of this tradition. Unfortunately, such an accident happened." Rotia sighed again. "If it is viewed from the perspective of 'I'm a hero and a hero', it is really the case. According to the general view now, the reason why Markremiz can unify Groone was not the first King Markremiz, but because of the wilderness sage Garunas. If Garunas chose another king, then the final result would be that the people on the throne had changed."

"You mean... if there were no Garunas, then King Markremiz would be nothing. On the contrary, without King Markremiz, Garrenas would still be Garrenas?"

"That's what it means," Rotia replied. "It's a pity that Garunas has no descendants. Otherwise, things might have been a little different."

"Why does he have no descendants?" Ashu Rufate asked halfway, half muttering to himself.

"Ah, he is unmarried all his life. Where do he come from if he doesn't have a wife?" Rotia replied.

"Why did he never get married for life?" Asu Ruffat asked. History records that Garunas has always been valued and trusted by King Markremiz. From this point of view, it should be no problem to find a wife or something.

"God knows, maybe he can't do that." Rotia glanced at Ashu Rufate ambiguously. "There are many people in this world who are quirks, aren't they?"

"I understand, so I said." Ashu Rufate sighed softly. "On the surface it seems to be a very stupid and incredible policy, but in fact it has very clever ideas. For example, this tax increase..."
Chapter completed!