Rita asked a question that made Charlotte quite embarrassed, with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
“So, do you pledge your loyalty to him because he is wise, or because he is Lord Rod?”
“I.......”
Charlotte was speechless, for a moment she didn't know how to answer, and lowered her head in frustration.
“I don't know.”
This question made her feel lost.
In her previous life, she hated tyrants, so she could assassinate them for the sake of her country and die bravely in the end.
But she didn't just follow Rod because of his status as king.
Charlotte didn't dislike the relaxed feeling of being with Rod, and she secretly enjoyed Rod's concern for her.
Because of this, she was confused about her own feelings.
Rita smiled and patted Charlotte on the shoulder, winking playfully.
“No need to rush, you have plenty of time to think about it.”
“Anyway, that bad guy won't let you, a beautiful woman, leave, no matter what~”
But Charlotte probably thinks Rod is wise because of Rod's friendly attitude towards the people.
However, Rita sees more clearly than Charlotte.
The reason why Rod is “wise” is simply because this kind of rule is more convenient.
He is not self-disciplined, but rather disdainful.
His desires simply cannot be satisfied by exploiting those commoners, so he simply doesn't do those traditional things of the nobles.
However...
Rita sighed in her heart.
That guy Rod is far, far, far more greedy than those nobles.......
He craves absolute perfection, pursues a future where no one gets hurt, and reaches a world of great harmony where everyone laughs and smiles.
Such arrogant thoughts can lead people to extremes.
Hope someone will be able to tolerate and share Rod's heavy greed in the future.......
“Speaking of which, I heard that Charlotte is different from me, she was summoned through a kind of summoning ritual?”
Charlotte snapped out of her daze and replied in a daze.
“Ah, ah, that’s right. But now I am not summoned as a servant, but as the real body of the Heroic Spirit.”
“Although my class is Assassin, it can be considered a separate manifestation.”
Rita asked curiously.
“Then can you use that ritual to summon my colleagues related to me, using me as a medium?”
Charlotte shook her head with a wry smile.
“Um, sorry. I’m not good at that level of magic, and the summoning ritual also requires the Holy Grail.”
“And even if that ritual is really activated, it’s impossible to summon people from another world, right?”
Rita sighed regretfully.
“That’s true....... I thought I could summon Delisa, she would definitely enjoy this state of never-ending work.”
Charlotte's eyelids twitched slightly, she wanted to say something but stopped.
“.......”
She thought Rita wanted to use this ritual to see her deceased comrades, but it turned out she wanted to pit her colleagues to overtime!
Miss Rita is really an interesting person.......
Rita ended the topic and chose to say goodbye to Charlotte, but no one knows what she was really thinking.
Back in her room, Rita lit an oil lamp, leaned against the table and began to organize the soldier list submitted by Nathan.
In terms of priority, ensuring the loyalty and stability of the violent agency is undoubtedly the top priority.
Compared to daydreaming, Rita is more concerned about everything she can do for Rod.
“Name, age, strength, time in the army, family background, battlefield achievements....... even personal evaluations.”
“Tsk tsk, this kind of detailed document is definitely not prepared on a whim.”
Rita flipped through the documents, brushing her bangs behind her ears, her brows slightly raised, looking a little surprised.
“That guy named Nathan looks like a fool, but he’s a smart guy.”
Naturally, Rita wouldn't completely refer to Nathan's suggestions, but she would do a preliminary screening based on the documents, and then through private investigations, she would finally determine the talents worth promoting.
“At this time, His Majesty should have had enough fun, hope he doesn't forget to pay the soldiers....... otherwise, he'll have a headache.”
As Rita quickly eliminated some unqualified guys, she couldn't help but think about Rod who was not there.
Suddenly, Rita's hand stopped, picked up a special document, and her eyes narrowed slightly.
“Huh? This document....... Soldier Enlistment Application Form.”
This document was dated three months ago, and it was the only enlistment application.
Rita learned that at that time, the previous king led his army on an expedition, and the great war was about to begin.
Theoretically, all the strong men that could be recruited in the country had already gone with the army at that time.
“Strange, knowing that he would be sent to his death, he still chooses to join the army?”
However, this rare enlistment application was rejected by the manager at the time.
“The reason is...... the Beast Clan is unreliable, and the salary they ask for is too high?”
Rita frowned slightly and flipped through the pile of documents nearby for a long time, and finally found a second enlistment application.
This document was from half a month ago.
At that time, the previous king died in battle, and the army's morale was low.
When all the rich and powerful people in Arcadia were busy fleeing, this guy actually chose to join the army again?
This time, the guy only asked for food and accommodation.
But this time, this guy was still rejected by the second manager.
“The reason is...... all the demons deserve to die.”
Rita felt a little discontent in her heart.
She had heard Rod mention the demons of this world.
This world was originally ruled by the Human race, and the dragons, demons, sea races, and celestial races in this world were theoretically all invaders.
Their homes were shattered because of the Human God's conspiracy, and they finally had to enter the Human world for survival, thus starting a war with the Human race.
Among them, the battles between the demons and the Human race were the most frequent, and the hatred between them was also the deepest, but the Human race basically had the upper hand.
But demons are not a single race, but a community of interests made up of many different races.
As the war progressed, the personnel composition of the demons no longer consisted solely of the original demons, but even included some humans who had been persecuted by their own human countries and fled there.
Nowadays, the word demon is more like a hat used to conveniently frame political opponents.
Rod had explained to Rita.
There are demons who absolutely cannot coexist peacefully, but there are also guys who are more naive than humans, and they cannot be generalized.
After this application form, Nathan seemed to be unable to contain his indignation and wrote a comment.
“......According to rumors, the manager in charge at the time wanted to make a final fortune and run away, but because the other party didn’t hand over one thousand gold coins, he was so ashamed and angry that he directly refused the other party’s enlistment.”
Rita's eyes were cold, she gently clenched the document, and had already sentenced this manager to death in her heart.
Nathan's suggestion was sincere.
“Although I have never seen this beastman act, he is at least an upper-level swordsman. Hope His Majesty doesn’t discriminate against people based on race and brings this good talent into his command.”
“But there has been no sighting of the other party for a long time, maybe he has left in disappointment.”
Perhaps Nathan was also driven by a sense of justice when he wrote this comment, hoping that the new king could change this country, but he actually didn’t really want to keep the other party.
After all, this beastman's situation is probably not an isolated case.
At the end of the document, Rita finally saw the only definite information about this beastman.
“This beastman’s name is....... Girenu?”