Roland looked back to see the blonde "Little Lion Princess" running towards him laughing, followed by her mother, Natasha.
Roland went up and hugged her, and said with a smile: "My little princess, how are you doing?"
"It's not good," Bella flattened her mouth, "Mom lost to Oleg's ugly monster in the martial arts tournament, and I'm not happy, and I'm not happy when Mom is unhappy." ” Roland was amused by the little girl's delicate appearance, and kissed her pink little face: "Tomorrow morning, I will help you vent your anger and promise to beat Oleg all over the ground to find his teeth." ” "Well, I'll go to the arena tomorrow to cheer you on," Bella said expectantly.
Natasha walked over and said with a smile: "I went to the hotel to look for you just now, but I was in vain, and I searched for a long time." ” Roland heard the meaning of her words, glanced left and right, and whispered, "Do you want to sit down in a quiet place and talk in detail?"
Natasha nodded, turned back to the store manager, and said, "It's okay to borrow your office."
The lord's wife was so polite, the manager suddenly felt flattered, and quickly nodded and said yes, and invited everyone to go to the second floor to talk.
Lyudmi tugged at Roland's sleeve and asked a little awkwardly: "You talk to Lady Natasha about things, should we avoid it?"
Before Roland could speak, Natasha hurriedly said, "The matter I discussed with Roland is also related to you, let's come together." ” Everyone exchanged glances with each other, and followed the mother and daughter to the office room on the second floor with confusion.
The manager closed the door and withdrew, and Natasha raised her hand to cast a spell to seal the room, preventing the sound of conversation from reaching out of the door, and also to prevent the prophecy spell from peering into the room.
Roland pulled a chair and asked her to sit down, and asked in a low voice, "Is it about tomorrow's game?"
Natasha nodded, and said with a heavy face: "My loss to Oleg in the arena this afternoon not only had a negative impact on the prestige of the lord, but also a blow to the confidence of all Kord believers in the city. ” Roland frowned, and decided to tell the truth: "Mrs.
Natasha, regarding the matter of participating in the martial arts competition, I advised you to think carefully at the beginning, since you did not listen to the dissuasion and insisted on participating in the competition, you should have thought that there might be a result like today, and prepared a coping strategy in advance." ” Natasha was taught such a merciless lesson, her face was a little unbearable, and she glared at him angrily: "Of course I thought I had won the competition when I first participated in the competition, where did I think Oleg would hire two strange people from the New World as helpers, especially the woman named Daria, and with three monsters who are good at petrifying attacks, I said, how can you kid speak in the same tone as my husband, I have already been reprimanded by him, and you want to add fuel to the fire Bella, what do you say" "I'll be angry for my mother" The little princess broke free from her mother's arms, ran to Roland, jumped up and punched him in the chest, and said with a serious face: "Mom has admitted her mistake, and continuing to scold her won't change anything, now the most important thing is to try to remedy it" "That's a good point, Bella," Roland clapped her and asked with a smile, "Did you come up with it yourself, or did your mother teach you that?"
Little Bella glanced at him alertly, "You guessed wrong, it was my father who said this to me." ” Everyone was amused by her, and the little girl scratched her head, confused, and didn't understand what was so funny about it.
Roland held back a smile and said to Natasha, "Your Excellency is right, the top priority is to find a way to remedy and dilute the negative impact of the last defeat. ” "That's what I'm here for you today, you have a lot of ideas, is there any way to help me get out of an embarrassing situation" Roland touched his chin and muttered: "Generally speaking, in order to get rid of the scandal, we can adopt two strategies for crisis public relations, the first is to recreate a positive image, for example, you can go to the church to do a charity event, put on an apron and bake bread yourself, and distribute it to street children in the city for free, in the long run, your impression in people's minds is no longer that big sister wearing heavy armor and wielding a flail, but a merciful and compassionate virgin, the more people identify with your gentle maternal side, the less they care about your defeat as a warrior." ” Natasha's expression was very entangled: "This method seems to make a lot of sense, but I am born with a straight temper, and I am really not good at disguising myself, is there a simpler and faster way" "There is also a strategy of diametrically opposed thinking, which is to pull the opponent into the water and make his reputation more stinky, so that the public's attention will be shifted to the other person, like two rotten apples placed together, and people will be more disgusted with the worst apple after comparison, and more tolerant of the slightly better apple after all, it is not too bad."
"So I'm a rotten apple," Natasha muttered depressedly.
Roland couldn't help laughing, "It's just an analogy, if Oleg loses badly in the final tomorrow, people won't criticize you for today's loss, at least your loss is not ugly." ” Natasha nodded vigorously: "Well said, I think so too, the question is how sure you are to defeat Oleg tomorrow" Roland turned his head and whispered a few words to his companions sitting on the long sofa behind him, and turned back to Natasha to express everyone's consensus: "If Oleg and they don't have other hidden tricks, we are completely sure of winning." ” "Really so confident" Natasha felt a little sour in her heart, "If you really defeat Oleg's party easily tomorrow, and I'm defeated as a subordinate of Oleg's party, wouldn't it seem even more incompetent" Roland tugged at the corners of his mouth, speechless for a moment.
Natasha rolled her eyes, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "I have a way to get the best of both worlds, tomorrow you all wear the badge of the Hammer Star and defeat Oleg's party on behalf of the Kord followers, and my trouble will be solved." ” "But then I'll be in big trouble," Roland flatly rejected her whimsical attempt.
As a member of the Sindra elect, how he could represent the Kord believers was a matter of principle Seeing his unhappy face, Natasha hurriedly changed her words: "I was joking just now, of course it is impossible to really let you wear the Hammer Star to fight, but" "But what," Roland asked warily.
"What do you think of representing me and Beowulf without involving faith?"
Roland was silent for a long time, and said embarrassedly: "Lady Natasha, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, Lyudmila and I are from the Kolas Legion, Bloom is from Icewind Dale, Nikita is from the Far Eastern Lighthouse, and Veronica is from Parnia, although they have different origins, they are all proud of their origins and hometowns, if they fight on behalf of your couple, it will not be justified in name, and it will not be easy to explain to the elders of their respective families. ” His companions echoed his words, and none of them could accept Natasha's suggestion.
If they come from humble backgrounds, they probably don't mind that, as long as there is enough to gain, a wandering mercenary doesn't mind working for a foreigner.
However, Roland and the others are not mercenaries who work for money, he himself is the young marshal of the Kolath Army, Bloom is the prince of the Dwarven clan of Icewind Dale, Nikita is in the Far Eastern Lighthouse, and Veronica is also quite noble in Parnia, and when he walks outside, he is the representative of his own forces, how can he easily speak for others Natasha was not surprised by their attitude, and explained to Roland with a smile: "You don't need to make a public statement, as long as you put on a helmet and go to tomorrow's final, everything will be solved." ” "Helmet" Roland was slightly surprised, "What helmet can represent you and the lord?"
Natasha smiled a little strangely, "In fact, this helmet does not represent me and Beowulf, but to some extent represents Sergei and Oleg father and son, and even all the Mokesh believers in Kitland City. ” The more Roland listened, the more confused he became, what did Natasha mean: