After the events of Valhalla and the distribution of loot, there was a wave of war in the camp.

The gladiators and barbarians who had not been able to fight gathered outside the tribal hall every day, hoping that the leader would take them out to raid again.

Todd had no intention of this, as the population had increased and the camp needed to be expanded again, second, the enemy had become alert and it would be more difficult to raid, and third, the production of snuff had entered a critical stage of concoction, and he needed to sit in the workshop.

On the fifth day after the feast, Todd was sitting in the spice room of the workshop, holding a small bamboo tube with one end in his nose and one end aimed at a pinch of powder on the table, sucking hard.

A spicy and pungent smell made him sneeze several times in a row.

"This smells so strong!" Todd rubbed his nose vigorously, "What did you add?"

Minnie looked at the grinding dish and said a little strangely: "It's all some general materials, tobacco leaves, pepper flowers, cree grass, ......."

Todd listened for a while, and then gave two suggestions: "First, reduce the proportion of tobacco powder, and second, remove some irritating ingredients and add some cool seasonings." ”

With that said, Todd straightened up and twisted his waist, seeing Richer standing at the door of the workshop and waving to him.

"What's wrong?" Todd walked out the door, only to find that Richer had no intention of stopping.

The latter came to a remote corner and said to Todd: "We interrogated the captives and learned an important thing. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Fiocha is dead. ”

As soon as Rachel spoke, Todd was taken aback.

"Fiocha is dead?!" Todd asked again in disbelief, "You're talking about the director of the Red Circle?"

Rachel nodded: "Ulster's crown prince, Fergus's only son." ”

Todd, who had a good impression of the young man who loved martial arts and was modest and cautious, sighed lightly: "How did he die?"

"Poisoning, though Concierber does not admit it, is believed by almost all Ulsters to be his hand. ”

A look of disgust appeared on Todd's face, "Because of power?"

Concierber's prestige in the country was declining day by day, and the number of people who supported Fiocha's ascension to the throne was increasing. Therefore, getting rid of Fiocha became Concierbo's only option. ”

"What is the situation in the country of Ulster?"

"Chaotic, disorderly. "Quarrels and accusations are played out every day in the council chamber, and murder and kidnapping have long been the order of the day on the streets. After Fiocha's death, another big event happened in the country. ”

"What?"

"Fiocha's father, Fergus, led five hundred warriors from his family to leave Ulster and join Connaught. ”

Todd frowned at first, then his eyes lit up: "You mean, Connaught will soon go to war with Ulster?"

"It's not that there will be a war soon, but that it's already going to be there. Fergus's treason happened a month ago. ”

Todd listened to Rachel and drew a simple map of the North out of twigs on the dirt.

Rachel looked at the 'map' and asked, "Are you planning to take advantage of this opportunity to launch an offensive?"

Todd nodded and said, "If Ulster and Connaught go to war, then now is the best chance for us to expand our power." ”

"We have just won a victory at Malozi, with enough food to eat for half a year, and nearly five hundred prisoners. So where do you want to attack next?"

Todd, crouching down, fiddling with a branch in his hand, asked Rachel, "Where do you think it's best to attack?"

The latter placed a stone on the north side of the Froststone camp: "How about the castle of Kaurand, according to the confession of Phogar, there is a great deal of gold and silver treasures stored there, and plundering it will greatly increase our strength. ”

"No. After the capture of the castle of Marozzi, the Ulsters must have been more vigilant against attacks from the south, and their troops were likely to be on our way, ready to go to war with us. ”

Richer thought for a moment, and then moved the stone to the south: "How about the Kupur Pass? ”

"Laying the Kupul Pass is indeed an important link in trade. But to occupy it now means that we have to divide our forces to guard it, and the development of snuff products is not going well, and there will be some time before we want to officially trade. ”

Rachel looked at the map again, rolled her eyes at Todd, and threw the pebble at his feet, "I can't think of it!"

Todd smiled and picked up the stone, stretched his arm to the longest, and placed it at the northernmost point of the entire "map" under Richel's surprised gaze.

"Do you remember the port city we passed through on our way to the Shadow Country?"

Richer rolled her eyes and exclaimed, "You want to fight the Ancient City?!"

Todd gave her a silent gesture and whispered, "The Ancient City has the largest port and the largest slave trading market in the Ulster Kingdom, and there are more than 10,000 slaves imprisoned in the slave storage camp alone. If you can lay down there......"

Richer shook his head vigorously: "Your plan is too whimsical! If the army marches from the froststone camp to the ancient city, it will take ten days! Let's not talk about how to get supplies in the enemy territory, just those enemy troops blocking on the road will make it difficult for you to move an inch!"

Todd looked at Rachel amusedly, "Did you forget so quickly? ”

Rachel bit her lip: "Okay, even if you go over from the sea, how can you solve the disparity in strength?" There are two thousand defenders in Ancient Turbulence, and there are three regiments of slave catchers stationed outside the city, not to mention that Ancient Turbulence is only a day's journey away from Ulster's capital Amma City. If the war cannot be resolved quickly, the garrison army in the capital will rush to the ancient city to reinforce it, and by that time, we may have to face tens of thousands of troops. ”

Todd dropped the branch and laughed louder: "Behind the ancient city, although the city of Amma provides support to it, behind me, there is an army of the whole kingdom. ”

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Twilight City, Kingdom Chamber.

Prime Minister Emerson slapped the table and yelled in annoyance: "I repeat, there is no reason or need for the Kingdom of Twilight to accept the refugees of the Holy Acropolis!"

Terrence took off the crystal glasses on the bridge of his nose and said in a confrontational voice: "There are already more than 5,000 Holy Acropolis refugees on the border, if we ignore them, this group of people can only slowly rot there!"

Emerson tapped the report in front of him with his knuckles: "Five thousand! Let me ask you, how can so many people be resettled?! If they have a turmoil, how can they be suppressed?

Perhaps feeling that his tone was a little excessive, Emerson slowed down his speech: "Your Majesty's five-year agricultural development plan has not even been completed, and Wayne's blood worm edible breeding has encountered another problem, and letting these five thousand people into the city will bring immeasurable disasters to Dusk West City!"

Ulysses, who was sitting next to Terrence, said worriedly: "The current situation in the Holy Acropolis must be very clear to everyone, right? The mission of the church entered the city almost at the same time as Dion. Both sides are now vying for the support of as many nobles as possible for their respective factions, and these five thousand people are the key to winning the support!"

Monk Joe expressed his opinion at this time: "Regarding the five thousand people in the Holy Acropolis, it's not that we don't want to help, but the food is really not enough! Therefore, I do not agree to accept these 5,000 refugees either!"

Elijah, Terrence's protégé, also persuaded at this time: "These 5,000 refugees are related to the ownership of the throne of the Holy Acropolis, and if the Holy Acropolis is finally controlled by the Church faction, then the city of Twilight will be controlled by two major military forces at the same time." So, I propose to accept these five thousand refugees. ”

Emerson saw that the cabinet had been completely divided into two factions, and pinched his forehead helplessly: "You didn't grasp the point of the matter at all, and the idea of asking Twilight City to accept refugees was most likely come up with by the church behind the scenes." Even if we take it all this time, what about next time? What about next time? The Church has the unified jurisdiction of the secular kingdom, which is a fair means of political aggression, but we have nothing to do about it. If you relented this time, the next time you will only ask for more ......"

In the great hall, the cabinet of Twilight City was divided into two factions, Emerson, Monk Joe, and Wayne on the one side, and Terrence, Ulysses, and Elijah on the other.

While the two factions were arguing, Huggins, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty has sent a message that an emergency meeting will be held in the kingdom of heaven in five minutes, and no one shall be absent." ”()

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