When Victor said two and a half years, Liya was startled.
Likewise, doubts arose in her mind.
If you agree, just agree, why do you need to set a time limit?
She really wanted to ask Victor what to do? Can you be more sensible?
As a result, Emperor Aubrey laughed after hearing this. He looked at Victor with a smile and said:
"Really two and a half years?"
Victor bowed slightly to the emperor and said sincerely to Emperor Obili:
"Two and a half years is enough for Her Royal Highness to learn all my knowledge. It would be rude for me to stay here by then."
After hearing Victor's explanation, Oberly patted the chair next to him and laughed. Because he was so excited, he coughed and laughed at the same time. The servants around him quickly stepped forward and rubbed the emperor's back.
Emperor Aubrey waved his hand and motioned for the servant to leave.
"Victor! The more I look at you, the more I like you."
"How can you be so smart!"
Aubrey Saul.
As the strongest person in the empire, Oberly was well aware of his physical condition.
In fact, within two years at most, he would die from lack of Qi and blood.
His short lifespan is a hidden disease that struck him when he was young.
This is a hurdle that every powerful warrior cannot overcome.
Unlike mages, warriors cannot use magic to release magic.
They rely on their own strong Qi and blood to enhance their physical strength.
Although Qi and blood can be replenished through food and good rest, the consumption is extremely huge.
And burning Qi and blood will allow warriors to gain extremely powerful power, even capable of leapfrogging challenges.
Correspondingly, this will also cause the user to burn life.
As an emperor, Oberly's deeds have already been excavated by players.
At the age of seventeen, Aubrey Thor had become a brave and skilled general of the Empire.
Alone, he killed a giant dragon that caused a natural disaster with his bare hands.
He cut off the dragon's skin and made it into armor as a reward for his success.
In his prime, Aubrey was even more powerful.
He once had a head-on confrontation with a fourth-level evil mage who destroyed the world with his magic and survived.
Although the skin of the body was torn and ligaments were broken, the strong healing ability allowed the body to recover in just a few days.
Emperor Aubrey is like this now because he consumed too much energy and blood when he was young, but did not regulate it in time.
Maybe it's because he's too aggressive.
The warrior profession has a short life expectancy, even the emperor is no exception.
This is why Levi of the same age looks so young, while the old emperor looks like a candle in the wind.
But he never regretted it.
He looked at Victor with a smile and said:
"Your father was my best subordinate when he was young."
"Until the day I ascend the throne, I will reward all the ministers who follow me."
"The only thing is, when you get to him, you only need a piece of territory."
"I asked him, where is the title? Don't you want to have a higher status?"
"He shook his head and told me that just being a noble is enough."
"Since then, he left the royal capital and returned home, and we have never seen each other again."
This kind of thing, which even Liya had never heard of, was suddenly revealed, which surprised her.
She never knew that her father had such past events.
Victor's face was expressionless as he listened to the old emperor describing everything that had happened in the past.
"After that, it was twenty years until I finally received the news of his death."
"Victor, you are his child. In the end, he also left that territory to you."
Aubrey sighed and coughed twice as if he had exerted too much force.
"You are better than him, and you are also extremely smart, but knowing how to advance and retreat may not always be a good thing."
"Sometimes, following the trend is not necessarily wrong."
"Just like Reiser, no matter how big a mistake they make, as long as they still have a reason, I will still protect them."
Aubrey opened his eyes and said to Victor:
"Victor, I will give you a choice, two and a half years, or..."
Victor put his hand on his chest and bowed solemnly.
"Your Majesty, within two and a half years, I will do my best."
Aubrey sighed, but there was some satisfaction in his expression.
He touched the head of the little princess behind him and said with a smile:
"That's all, this child is unlucky."
"I hope you can fulfill your functions during these two and a half years."
The last words he said were to Victor.
Victor was silent, and Oberly knew that he had agreed.
"You go and wait for me outside first, and let me talk to the child for a while."
"Wait until I come out and come with me to the banquet."
Liya and Victor agreed.
After the two left, Aurelion looked at Oberly with a puzzled expression.
"Father, why do you want him to be my teacher?"
"I don't like him very much..."
"Why?"
Oberly smiled and looked at Aurelion biting her finger, which was really cute:
"I think he is very cold and must be a very strict teacher. I don't like teachers who are too strict."
"But he can protect you and make you stronger."
Aubrey patted Aurelion's head lovingly, watching her daughter's expression become even more confused.
"But isn't it enough that I have my father to protect me? My father is obviously so powerful."
Aubrey looked at her, his eyes full of distressed tenderness.
"child."
"I can't protect you forever."
"No one can."
…
Liya and Victor obediently waited outside the door. Seeing no one around, Liya asked directly:
"The consideration you mentioned before, do you really want to reject the emperor?"
Victor didn't respond.
Liya understood, he acquiesced, and asked anxiously:
"Why?"
"Did you know that it was an invitation from the emperor? Some people can't ask for anything in their lifetime, but you actually want to refuse?"
"Liya, you are a businessman and know that all goods have value."
Victor took out a pocket watch, looked at the time, and said to her:
"Then what do you think of my value in His Majesty's eyes?"
Liya was stunned, thought for a while, and then said:
"You are so powerful, so your value must not be low. After all, he wants you to be the princess's teacher. That's a princess! Very few people have ever seen you."
"Then, what's my value compared to His Majesty's relatives?"
Liya frowned and retorted:
"This is not equal at all! How can you compare with His Majesty's relatives?"
Victor fiddled with the hands of the pocket watch, and Liya saw a line of small words in the pocket watch. The words formed by magic gradually enlarged in her eyes.
'Your Majesty has only two years left. '
"Varied……"
Liya's eyes widened in shock, and she held back and did not speak out.
This is the palace, and even if there is no one around, they cannot discuss the emperor's death date at will.
So these two and a half years were...
"In the next six months, I will still be Her Highness the Princess's teacher."
The moment Victor finished speaking, Liya understood immediately.
She is a businessman, but as the acting lord of her family, she is also a shrewd politician.
Is Victor worth a lot? Astonishingly high.
He showed his strength, and after being commended by the emperor, Victor's reputation reached an extremely high level.
Even those who dislike him are eager to please him.
So what will the power seekers think before His Majesty dies?
Whoever can get Cravenna's help will have a huge advantage.
The emperor didn't want to see this situation, so.
He sacrificed his youngest daughter, Aurelion, to bind Victor as her princess, forming a teacher-student relationship.
Then neither the eldest prince nor the second prince can compete for Victor.
Because this identity was determined by Emperor Aubrey, no one could disobey the emperor.
Unless the emperor dies.
But after His Majesty's death, the new emperor no longer needed Victor.
Victor is destined for a reckoning.
Those in power will not be merciful because of their brothers and sisters.
Aurelion might end up marrying off, like Lady Cassana, the sister of Emperor Aubrey, a victim of a political marriage.
If Victor doesn't want to be liquidated, he can't let this happen.
Then Victor must object and Aurelion has always been a princess in order to preserve the Cravenna family.
So, Victor chose two and a half years.
The new emperor ascends the throne and needs to stabilize the power.
Victor won't be liquidated immediately, so he can continue to protect Aurelion for half a year.
Half a year later, Victor left the palace and took his family Mingzhe with him to protect himself.
Naturally, the new emperor would not regard Victor as a threat.
Liya thought blankly, no wonder the emperor said those words to Victor.
Liya murmured:
"Black, so damn dark."
I thought the intrigue among the nobles was enough of a trap.
As a result, people like the royal family have black hearts when they open their chests.
"Then if you say two and a half years, you're not afraid..."
Aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will blame you?
Liya wanted to ask, but she didn't say it.
She knew Victor understood what she meant.
Victor glanced at Liya and shook his head:
"Won't."
"Why are you so confident?"
Liya was a little speechless. She thought that being able to climb into the royal family was a good thing, but in the end, it turned out to be a mixed blessing.
She was naturally worried.
The princess's teacher is a double-edged sword.
If it is used well, the Craveners will rise step by step.
If it doesn't work, I'll wait for His Majesty to step down and be liquidated.
"Two and a half years is the guarantee I give His Majesty."
Victor's plain voice sounded in Liya's ears, but his words seemed extremely confident.
Liya was slightly stunned.
It turned out that he and the emperor had already made all the deals in a short conversation.
Within two and a half years, no matter how your children make trouble.
No one could have any idea about Aurelion.
Same deal.
If anyone messed with the Craveners.
Then, Victor can handle it himself.
It's simple, because Victor has a relationship with the royal family.
Although it was only two and a half years.
But he belongs to the princess.
He will settle everything in the name of the princess.
"And...if you want to make Craven even greater."
Victor suddenly said something carelessly.
"Who the final winner will be has not been decided yet."
Liya's eyes widened and she glanced at Victor in disbelief.
"Do you want to support..."
Before she could finish speaking, the door behind her suddenly opened.
Aurelion slowly walked out with the emperor on her arm. Her shy and sensitive look revealed a sense of mystery, but the emperor who was supporting her still had an awe-inspiring aura of a strong man.
The father and daughter looked so harmonious. Against the backdrop of the night sky, their faces reflected warmth.
When Victor and Liya saw the two of them, they bowed slightly to show respect.
His Majesty smiled and nodded towards Victor and Liya.
"Let's go."
"Victor, don't shirk it again like your father did."
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