"Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Alliance Again"
I believe that morality itself should be worshipped, not by moral people.
- Mahatma Gandhi (the founding father of modern India, India's greatest political leader, founder of Gandhiism)
"Beyond the Holy Level?" Compared to the number of Saint-level powerhouses possessed by the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Family, the fact that it still surpassed the Holy Level shocked Bai Feng even more; for the first time, Bai Feng raised the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Family, which he had slowly ignored, to a height alongside the Holy See and the Dark Council.
"If it weren't for the presence of such a feared old guy in the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Family, do you think the Holy See would really give up their large-scale preaching in the Heavenly Dragon Empire because of a ban from the Heavenly Dragon Empire? You know, the total population of the Heavenly Dragon Empire is more than a billion!"
"As you said just now, the powerhouse of the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Family is just a legend that has surpassed the saint level, and the legend may not be true. I don't know if I was cheering myself up, or if I deliberately said it to Victoria, in short, Bai Feng said such a brainless sentence.
"That's something you don't know is something that only circulates within the major powers. After ignoring Bai Feng's deliberate carelessness, Victoria brought up a past incident and said, "It is precisely because of this incident that there is a legend beyond the holy level. ”
"Seventy years ago, the Holy See's secret development in the Celestial Dragon Empire had gradually moved from behind the scenes to the forefront, and the then Emperor of the Celestial Dragon Empire decisively issued an order to ban the establishment of churches throughout the country; ”
"The Holy See, which had never suffered such a cold reception in any country, immediately sent an army of the Eastern Crusade, intending to use force to intimidate the Celestial Dragon Imperial Family, and the vanguard of the Eastern Crusade army was an elite paladite regiment led by twenty paladins. ”
"Holy Knights, isn't the main knight order of the Holy See the Knights of Light?" Bai Feng, who only knew about the Holy See on the surface, raised his own question: "The combat effectiveness of this Holy Knight's Regiment, compared to the knight force you brought tonight, which is stronger or weaker?"
"The five hundred knights I brought tonight are from the most elite Dark Knights of our Dark Council, and they are considered to be one of the most elite regular forces of our Dark Council, and the Holy See's Holy Knights, both in size and quality, are stable over our Dark Knights. ”
Bai Feng, who heard the meaning of Victoria's words, said helplessly: "In this way, the two thousand Holy Horse Regiment back then was an elite division that was enough to sweep away a thousand armies, and what was even more deadly was that they were led by a full twenty paladins. ”
"Bai Feng, although the five 'personal guards' under your command are all powerful high-level sword saints, you shouldn't underestimate the twenty paladins in the Holy See because of this, you must know that among those twenty paladins, there are at least one-third of the high-level paladins!"
Victoria's deliberate mocking intention to accentuate the words 'personal guard', Bai Feng naturally wouldn't fail to hear it, but Bai Feng, who suddenly learned about this matter, really didn't have the heart to waste attention on other details.
"It can't be that Heavenly Dragon Royal Family powerhouse, with the power of just one person, to kill all the knights of this elite holy knight regiment, right?"
"Not really. Victoria, who had the intention of scaring Bai Feng, said endlessly: "The only people he really killed were twenty paladins and two hundred great knights at the peak realm, and the other knights were killed by your imperial royal knights." ”
"I'll wipe it!" Bai Feng, who didn't know how long he hadn't lost his temper, was shocked, and only said two words.
Seeing Bai Feng so shocked and gaffe, Victoria rarely didn't say anything to mock, but asked softly: "With the power of one person, kill twenty paladins and two hundred peak realm great knights, what kind of terrifying strength is this;
"It's hard to imagine, it's hard to imagine. Bai Feng, who smiled bitterly, sighed from the bottom of his heart: "No wonder the people of the Holy See have always kept to themselves within the empire, and in the face of such a powerful existence that is almost unmatched, who would dare to act rashly?"
"This is why your Celestial Dragon Empire is declining, and neither we nor the Holy See are developing their own forces in your Empire. After saying this, Victoria turned the subject back and said, "Now, you understand why I asked you to cooperate." ”
"After all, you just want to use my protection to develop your power in the Empire, and letting go of a trivial Knights of Light of Light in the Holy See is nothing compared to a stronger future. ”
"Your Excellency Bai Feng, I still say the same thing, not everyone is qualified to cooperate with us. Victoria, who could not deny it, said in a sincere tone: "The basic premise of our alliance and cooperation is that you have the strength to protect us, and we will give you benefits." ”
"At this stage of the empire, I am not the only one who has the strength to protect you. Bai Feng, who always felt that Victoria had something to hide, raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "The Grand Governor of the Four Metropolitan Governors is both the prince of the empire and the overlord of one party, so he is a better collaborator." ”
"Your Excellency Bai Feng said with a smile, your strength is much stronger than the four of them. Victoria shook her head and chuckled, "The most powerful prince of Pros, the most powerful of the four Grand Governors, if he loses your support, I'm afraid he will become the weakest prince in an instant, right?"
"Looks like you've done a pretty good job of intelligence for the Dark Council. Bai Feng, who was still willing to cooperate with the other party in his heart, went straight to the point and said: "Then let's talk about it, what do you need me to do, and what kind of reward can I give." ”
"What we need most is room for development, as long as you are willing to let us spread the doctrine and develop believers freely in all the provinces under your control, we are willing to provide each province with five million gold coins every year, in addition, we will give you another fifty million gold coins every year!"
"It is not impossible to spread doctrine and develop believers freely, but it must be in secret, and besides, the amount of gold you provide to each province every year must not be less than ten million, and I don't need any gold here, just provide military supplies worth ten million gold coins a year. ”
Facing Bai Feng, who doubled the asking price, Victoria agreed without hesitation and said, "Okay, I promise you!"
"You agreed so happily, have you forgotten the condition I mentioned at the beginning?" Bai Feng, who was satisfied with Victoria's reaction, brought up the secret technique again: "The premise of our alliance and cooperation is that you must hand over the secret art of taming beasts to me. ”
"Your Excellency Bai Feng, since you are already qualified to cooperate with us on an equal footing, we will not be stingy with a secret art of taming beasts. Victoria, who smiled faintly, made another request: "As an ally, we also hope that you will not be stingy with the high-quality war horses on the grassland." ”
"Naturally, there is no problem with this!" Bai Feng, who had obtained a large number of war horse resources due to the conquest of the two Jianzhou Jurchen tribes, also readily agreed: "As long as you are willing to buy, I will definitely be willing to sell; ”
"Hehe, Sophia Chamber of Commerce. Victoria, who had a strange smile on her face, asked Bai Feng with a smile: "If we buy a large number of war horses from the Sophia Chamber of Commerce at a low price, will you trouble us for your little lover?"
"Well...... this" Bai Feng, who knew that this was a joke, pretended to hold his chin and thought for a while, and pretended to be helpless: "Business is about profits and losses, if my Sophia is really a loser who can't run a family, I have to advance the money myself." ”