Chapter 457: Friendship and Cooperation
Looking at the two people below, Alan nodded, knowing in his heart that after seeing the German coat of arms on the two of them, he actually had a guess that it was the coat of arms of the royal family of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, and only the royal family was qualified to wear it.
At this time, Jones, who were princes, and Pandora, the princess, were far from being as indifferent as their faces showed.
If it weren't for the fact that in front of this Red Dragon Duke, the prestige of their Austro-Hungarian Kingdom would have been revealed, the two of them would have been shocked!
Although the two had already heard of the prestige of this young duke, they had not seen it with their own eyes, and they were a little unwilling to believe that at the age of seventeen or eighteen, they could become extraordinarily strong, which was indeed a bit sensational and too unbelievable!
But now that I look at it, this Red Dragon Duke really can't be faked, and he is about the same age as the two of them!
"Then I don't know what you have to discuss with the three of you, prince?" asked Allen, as he said.
This time, because Alan was deliberately looking at the fifth prince, the Marquis of Lyme did not say anything more and handed over the right to speak to His Royal Highness Jones.
Jones's face straightened, and he said solemnly: "Does the Duke know that my Austro-Hungarian kingdom has been invaded by that tidal giant some time ago?"
"I've heard a little!" Alan nodded in response, he didn't just hear about it, it was simply the whole thing!
"Due to the invasion of krakens and tidal giants, a large number of ships of our Austro-Hungarian Kingdom have been destroyed, and now our Austro-Hungarian Kingdom is doing its best to build sea ships in order to restore our Austro-Hungarian kingdom's maritime trade in the shortest possible time!
However, the Duke should know that it is not easy to make a ship, which requires both a shipmaker and a large number of manpower, as well as suitable materials, and secondly, the timber stored in our kingdom is now stretched thin, and there is an extreme shortage of timber.
That's why we've come to meet with Lord Duke this time, hoping to cooperate with the Red Dragon Principality!" Jones continued.
"Shortage of wood?"
Alan whispered.
This is very possible, after all, the wood used to make sea ships is not an ordinary commodity, and the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom could never have imagined that they would one day be attacked by the Tidal Giants, causing the entire Austro-Hungarian seaports and sea ships to be destroyed.
So even if they had reserves, they wouldn't have too much, but now that the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom is in a hurry to resume maritime trade, the imagination of this timber shortage has been exposed.
"Oh! How does the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom want to cooperate with my little Red Dragon Principality?" Alan said modestly.
"The duke's words are serious! In the southeast of this continent, who doesn't know the name of the Red Dragon Principality, the prestige of the duke!"
Alan smiled and didn't speak.
"Duke, my Austro-Hungarian Kingdom conceives so, the Red Dragon Principality is close to the Black Dragon Mountains, and the Black Dragon Mountains are rich in materials and luxuriant, and the timber has not been cut down for many years, and the Red Dragon Principality has no shipbuilding industry, so there must be a lot of special wood inside.
So if the Red Dragon Principality can be cut down, our Austro-Hungarian Kingdom will buy it all at more than half the market price!" Jones's eyes flashed with excitement.
"More than half?" Allen's face first showed surprise, and then he lowered his head in thought, and secretly said in his heart that the fox tail of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom was finally revealed!
After waiting for five minutes, after seeing that Alan still did not give an answer, Jones's eyes flashed with impatience, and then he continued to ask: "I don't know ...... Lord Duke?"
Alan raised his head with a smile and said with a smile: "Okay! Since the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom is here with sincerity, how can this lord refuse, from today onwards, my Red Dragon Principality will organize people to search for special wood in the Black Dragon Mountains!"
"Thank you, Lord Duke!" the three of them said with a look of joy on their faces.
Although Alan said this, he naturally didn't really do this, you must know that the Black Dragon Warship that is now under construction on Helan Island needs special wood, how could he sell this precious wood to the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom!
In fact, the Red Dragon Principality has long begun to enter the Black Dragon Mountain Range to look for special wood, but this kind of wood is prepared for the Black Dragon Warship.
It's just that after all, the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom came here thousands of miles away, and Alan couldn't refuse directly, so he would have to hate the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, so he could only agree verbally first, and then only evenly out a small amount of wood.
"By the way, you must know that in addition to my Red Dragon Principality, which is close to the Black Dragon Mountains, the Principality of Linton is also close to the Black Dragon Mountains, Your Highness Jones, why don't you choose the Principality of Linton as your partner?, or do you want to go to the Principality of Linton after this?" Alan speculated in his heart.
How do you know that as soon as Alan asked, the faces of the three people below all revealed an unnaturalness, but they quickly disappeared!
"Don't hide it from the Duke of ......Red Dragon! In fact, it is also one of the partners of my Austro-Hungarian Kingdom, but the three of us are only in charge of the Red Dragon Principality, and as for the Linton Principality, it is my fourth royal brother who goes there!" Jones said with a little embarrassment, after all, they also knew that the Red Dragon Principality and the Linton Principality had a great enmity!
After hearing this, Alan couldn't help but secretly say that he was self-inflicted, since the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom urgently wants to resume maritime trade, it is natural to take all ways into account and strive to collect wood as much as possible, the Red Dragon Principality and the Linton Principality are also close to the Black Dragon Mountains, why are people only looking for you.
After the discussion was over, the three of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom decided to rush back to resume their lives, and Alan still politely said: "The three of them have come from afar, you can play in the capital for a few days, and it doesn't hurt to return!"
"Thank you, Lord Duke, for your kindness!
Looking at Jones with a resolute face, Alan didn't say more, and asked Danway to send it, after all, others are from the Austro-Hungarian capital, which is much more prosperous than the Red Dragon City, and the Austro-Hung King is tired of being seen by others, not to mention this small Red Dragon City.
It didn't take long for Danway to return, bluntly saying that the Austro-Hungarian envoy had left Red Dragon City.
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On the wide avenue outside the Red Dragon City, there were many people coming and going, and there were many carriages, and one of the gorgeous convoys of five carriages was slowly leaving at a steady speed.
Princess Pandora and Prince Jones sat opposite each other in the car, and saw Pandora's two big eyes staring at her brother, and said disdainfully: "Fifth brother, the Duke of Chilong is about the same age as you, but you see that he has become an extraordinary powerhouse like his father!"
And you...... But he has just entered the high-level knight, that Red Dragon Duke is really a genius, do you think he will become a strong man like the Ancestor Overlying King in the future!"