Chapter 668: The Frog Who Broke Away from the Bottom of the Well
Follow her to the Baltic Empire to study?
Alice glanced at King Ochu with a serious face, and fell into deep thought.
Such an act was obviously a hostage, but she knew that the nominal co-lord of Ireland had no male offspring, and that his heir could only find one of his relatives, or his son-in-law, or even his daughters, and finally become queen.
And when these daughters of Ao Chu are studying in the Baltic Empire, they will definitely be influenced by the Baltic Empire, and it will be convenient for the Baltic Empire to control it in the future.
Even, if the empire is a little black-hearted and allows several of Ochu's daughters to marry into the Baltic Empire and become the wives of the men of the Baltic Empire, then when Ochu dies, they will naturally obtain the throne of Ireland.
As for those relatives of Ao Chu, in front of the powerful Baltic Empire, it has never been too much of a problem, assassination, bribery, and creating accidents can easily solve them.
"Well, it's not a big deal, I promise you terms. ”
Alice shook her head, she was as shrewd as she could not find the reason why Ochu did this in such a short period of time, and besides, she didn't think that Ochu really sincerely defected to the Baltic Empire, that was absolutely impossible.
The other party decided to cooperate with the Baltic Empire for the sake of the spring of youth, to keep his power, and some of Alice's small means, if other forces are as powerful as the Baltic Empire, or a more powerful force gives similar conditions, Ao Chu will definitely not have any hesitation and choose to betray.
"So, I wish us a happy cooperation. ”
A smile appeared on the corner of Auchu's mouth, and he picked up the wooden wine glass in his hand, touched it lightly with Alice's, and then poured it into his mouth.
"Well, nice to work with. ”
Alice collected her mood, suppressed the curiosity in her heart, and said with a smile.
No matter what kind of small actions the other party has, the Baltic Empire can always hold the initiative with its strength, and now that Ao Chu has been isolated by other kings and lords, if there is no help from the Baltic Empire, his life will be even more sad, maybe his orders will not even be able to get out of his castle.
Because history has proven that only a king with status and no power is just a good mascot who will be thrown into the trash mercilessly when it has no effect.
Under the vague gaze of all the kings and lords present, Alice and Ochu reached an agreement, an agreement for the Baltic Empire's side to gain more benefits.
The banquet lasted for three days, and both the Baltic Empire and the local kings and lords were making the most of the banquet to their advantage.
In addition to allowing the Baltic Empire to conduct normal trade in the lands of the Celtic Isles, they also purchased goods from the Baltic Empire in their individual capacities.
As independent countries and territories, they need to import a large number of advanced goods from the Baltic Empire, such as various weapons and equipment, such as a large number of cheap daily necessities.
Now buy with the Baltic Empire, they can also get a certain discount, in addition to a variety of buy one get one free, the second batch of half price and other promotions, which makes them very excited.
Before they knew it, they had signed all sorts of treaties, and those who had no money could owe money, using those resources in their territory as collateral, including the population.
It can be said that except for the appearance of King Ao Chu, which made them feel unhappy and had a feeling of being betrayed, other things were accepted by them, and they had a feeling of earning.
As for the 10,000 gold coins, in less than half a day after they received the spoils, they were returned to the hands of the Baltic Empire and exchanged for all kinds of goods from the Baltic Empire.
Then the kings and lords left, and now the Celtic Isles are not at peace, and the giants are still a problem after all, and they cannot stay outside for too long, otherwise their country and territory may become a mess, or even be attacked and occupied by the enemy.
King Ochu was the first king to leave, because he had to return to the realm first to prepare for this event, and the impact of a large amount of Baltic Empire goods on the entire Celtic Isles.
In addition, he also had to prepare for his daughters, and since he had decided to send them to study in the Baltic Empire, the necessary preparations were still needed.
These daughters represent the face of his King Ochu, and it is impossible for several daughters to set off without any preparation, and this kind of learning is certainly not just a simple study, his daughters are also tasked with helping him gain knowledge from the Baltic Empire and strengthen the ties between the two sides.
These things are all things that need time to teach his daughters, and because of the suddenness of this matter, he is now seizing every minute and every second to explain what should be explained.
Finally, as his daughters were about to leave his realm and set foot on the ships bound for the Baltic Empire, he grabbed the hand of his youngest daughter, the loveliest and wisest, and admonished.
His exhortation, addressed to all his daughters, said in an unprecedented, solemn and serious tone.
"I think you've got a solid picture of what I told you before, but I don't know if we'll be able to meet in the future. ”
"Your father, co-lord of Ireland, who is honored as King of Ochu, I am old, and even for the favor of the gods, I will not live long. ”
"My relatives have always been eyeing my throne and my realm, and they are expecting me to die every day. ”
"But, my daughters, I can swear here that my throne, my land, my wealth, will not be left to those bugs at all. ”
Even though Aochu's daughters are still very young, they still know some political things in such a family.
Except for the youngest daughter, who looked at her father innocently, the other daughters' eyes lit up, and they couldn't let their father say the next words quickly.
Of course, Ochu saw the appearance of his daughters, and these little ones couldn't hide their expressions well at this time, and he smiled disapprovingly.
The lion has never been afraid that his child has no ambition, because no ambition is a huge problem, and without ambition, the development of the group will stagnate, and at this time, stagnation represents a slow demise, and will be regarded as weakness and bullying, and will be regarded as prey by others.
Ochu's family was no ordinary family, and it was normal for such things to happen, as if when he was a child, he and his brothers used to stare at their dying father with such eyes.
"So, you see, after my death, my place, the position of the Irish Co-Lord, will be inherited by one of you, and of course before I die, I will elect my heir, and give everything to her. ”
Ao Chu's words made the air become heavy, and his daughters unconsciously distanced themselves from each other, and looked at the sisters around them with unconcealed hostility.
There is only one position, but there are many competitors, and this kind of thing is not uncommon in most royal families, and it is often the last surviving one to ascend to the throne.
"Therefore, this time to go to the Baltic Empire is very important, it is a powerful country, stronger than all the countries of the Celtic islands, where you will learn all kinds of new things, all kinds of useful knowledge, this is a very critical period for you. ”
Ochu didn't say it too explicitly, but everyone except for the youngest daughter understood that this trip to the Baltic Empire could make them excellent, and the best one could finally take the throne of Ireland and become the queen of Ireland, even if it was only in name.
Then, Ao Chu rubbed the youngest daughter's head again, rubbed her pink hair into a mess, looked at each daughter's face seriously, and left the place without looking back.
There is such a thing, but it is more concerned with other things than affection, such as the inheritance of his country, and before he was a father, he was the co-lord of Ireland.
Of course, it is reluctant, this time of separation, I don't know if there is still a chance to meet, but as a king, this reluctance is a trivial thing, not worthy of his too much nostalgia.
It is true that he has obtained the spring of youth from the Baltic Empire that can prolong his life, but even if he does, he does not feel that he can live too long, and he does not feel that the life span of these years can make any changes that will make him worthy of the name of the co-lord of Ireland.
There was no blood of the gods in his body to make him an immortal, and the adventures of his youth, the dark wounds left in his body, had been tormenting him and making him feel miserable.
Originally, he had planned to adopt the method of marriage to pull out the seedlings to help his daughter grow, but now that he can live longer, he has given up such an extreme way.
He can solve the current problem in a softer way, so that his daughter can get a better environment to grow up, and there is a great possibility that he can get support from the Baltic Empire.
As the co-lord of Ireland, even if it is only a nominal co-lord, Ochu knows some secrets that ordinary kings cannot know, and he does not think that the ambitions of the Baltic Empire for the Celtic Isles can be realized, because it already involves the level of gods, and mortals, no matter how powerful, cannot resist the gods.
Therefore, now that he has no way to turn back, he intends to use the Baltic Empire to the maximum efficiency to maintain his kingdom for a long time.
Shortly after Ochu left, Alice appeared at the place where they were saying goodbye, and she witnessed what had just happened here and guessed Auchu's thoughts.
Putting hope and bet on the next generation or something, although it seems to be a desperate pride, but it seems a bit stupid to put it on the Ochu and the Baltic Empire.
She didn't think that a few little girls who came to the Baltic Empire to study could learn anything that could fight the Empire, and use the creator's invention against the creator, it would never be possible to win.
For Alice, it was only a small episode, and it was not worth her time and energy, and when the daughters of Ochu came to the ship, she only met them once, and without even a word of communication, she arranged for a maid to teach them.
As I mentioned before, the maids under her are not just ordinary maids, they are involved in various fields and have achieved good results.
For these girls, who have not received any formal education, the knowledge mastered by these maids is enough for them to learn for a long time, and if they are neglected, they will not be able to completely grasp it even before the death of King Ochu and get a qualified evaluation.
After that, Alice focused on making contact with the various forces on the Celtic Isles, which had only been a cursory exchange, but now it was a real in-depth understanding.
In-depth knowledge of all aspects, understanding the relationship between their various forces, understanding their blood and family relationships, and understanding the activities of those gods that took place on these three islands.
In addition, Alice is also collecting as much knowledge as possible on this island, there are also a large number of druids living here, but it is slightly different from those druids in the Northlands, and the knowledge that these druids have has their own characteristics.
Although this knowledge is not worth mentioning to Alice now, it can still bring her some inspiration, and can be combined with the knowledge of the druids in the Northlands, and complement each other.
It can be said that through some small means, the Baltic Empire has obtained what it wants, and the next step is to proceed step by step according to the plan formulated before.
In the face of the power of the Baltic Empire, there was nothing to stop it, at least in the Celtic Isles, where such power did not exist.
However, from another point of view, the emergence of the Baltic Empire also broke the closure of the Celtic Isles, opening a gap, and they truly realized that the world is not just a small area of the Celtic Isles.
When the frog at the bottom of the well comes out of the bottom of the well, its whole world has changed drastically, and with it, it will be a drastic change.