Chapter 474: Official Non-Official
Karachi said disdainfully: "The Terrans are not only at war with us, they are also at war with other races, and even their own internal wars are larger and more intense, this cannot be used as a basis for our hostility to the Terrans, and then look at the Cordillera Collar, except for us Green Elves, barbarians, half-elves, half-orc dwarves, aren't they all the same living there freely?" I can't find a reason to think that the Cornillera Terrans would threaten us, and they even sold us food, weapons, and armor, can you say that our enemies would do that?
Karachi's sonorous retort made Hammond's already somewhat feeble rhetoric even weaker, and anyone who faced a Cordillera with a very open racial policy should be able to sense how much a neighbor has made a difference to their people.
In particular, many members of the Tribe have gone to the Cordillera Territory to accept hires, and there are even a few small teams of Green Elf mercenaries. Yale and Mandy Gaza became the best places for the Green Elves to make a living.
Seeing that Hammond seemed to be thinking about what he was saying, Karachi pressed further: "Chief Hammond, Chief Sivir, I'm afraid you also know that the northern part of the province of Cassef has been recovered by the Marquis of Cordillera, how she persuaded the royal family of the Odida Empire to agree to include that land in the Cordillera Territory I don't know, but I know what it means.
Grain, the fertile land of the northern region of Cassef, will produce more food, and as long as we can make peace with the Cordillera Territory, our Three-Day Tribe will never again be threatened by famine, and the number of our Three-Day Tribe will grow steadily. If we can do this, then what risk do we not dare to take? ”
"The leader of Karachi is right, for the sake of the growth of the tribe, I, Sivir, are also ready to go out, even if there is any problem, it will be borne by me Sivir alone!" The leader of the Celestial Bull tribe is also fierce.
Seeing that Hammond seemed to be a little moved, Karachi further struck while the iron was hot, "Of course, at present, it is not appropriate for our three-day tribe to tear up its face with the alliance, and we will not casually cut off relations with the alliance, but we have to protect the minimum rights and interests of our three-day tribe."
I don't think there's any need for us to mess around with the league too much right now. Now what we have to do is to let the Cordillera lead us to ensure that we have food supplies for three days. This is not to be known to the Alliance, and we are expanding the import of our weapons and armor and other equipment, so that we can provide the Cordillera Collar with something unique to us, such as the baby Komodo War Bear. And we can also show them how to train Komodo Bears. And His Excellency the lord had already made a request in this regard. I felt like it was an opportunity. ”
"You're saying that you intend to meet the needs of the Cordillera in exchange for their full support in food?" Hammond asked rhetorically, and he also realized that he was a little too extreme on the subject, and the bait was so tempting. Even he couldn't help but feel his heart pounding.
"Why not? Even if we give the Cordillera ten Komodo War Bears, it will have no effect on us, our Green Elf's armed forces are not just based on the Komodo War Bears, one or twenty Komodo War Bears are not enough to change anything, and opening our tribal territory for three days can allow the Terrans to provide more opportunities for our people to adapt to the outside world, and the lives of our people can also be improved.
Look at those green elves who are roaming outside, their family life is obviously different from the surrounding families, if we can't face this problem squarely, then these feelings may accumulate and bring us more trouble.
It's a win-win-win thing, and while those Terrans will get what they want, how can we get what we want if we don't give them what they want? ”
Karachi had clearly investigated and considered the issue, and the great attraction of the Cordillera and the changes in his life had affected the situation within his tribe, and although it was not yet obvious, it was a signal, and it was the main reason why he was determined to take this step.
"Yes, if the Cordillera Territory can meet our food needs, then we don't have to worry about famine at all, our territory has the mineral products and various animal and plant resources that their human race needs, and our tribe also has a population and body, they are all very good warriors, and they are willing to fight bravely in exchange, why can't our lives be better than those tribes of the Alliance?"
Sivir also interjected excitedly, the Tianniu tribe in the Three Days Tribe is the most remote and poorest tribe, and he, the leader of the tribe, has always been the most discriminated against in the tribal alliance, and his position in the tribe has not been very stable, and he needs a success too much to stabilize his position as the leader.
Hammond was dumbfounded by his two allies, and he couldn't help but admit that there was some truth in the other's words, and the pressure to survive and grow the tribe and the yearning for a better life within the tribe had overwhelmed the differences between the races.
For this reason, they can not care about the difference between the Terrans and the Green Elves, and even turn against the Alliance, is this a red flag or a harbinger of a new era?
"Leader Hammond, we have great respect for you, you are highly respected and experienced in the Three Days Tribe, and you have a very accurate view of the situation, but the situation is changing too quickly.
If our three-day tribe does not keep up with the times, I am afraid that it will either be swallowed up by the other tribes of the alliance or eliminated, and we cannot sit still like this. ”
Karachi paused for a moment before he added: "Chief Sivir and I are going to the Cordillera Territory, so that we can see the changes in the Cordillera Territory on the spot, and we also want to get in touch with the Cordillera Marquis to find out her details and understand her views on the current relationship between us and the Cordillera Territory." See if you can get more benefits for us, and I sincerely hope that you will come with us to take a look, maybe your experience can help us make a judgment that is more favorable to our three-day tribe. ”
The leader of the Skyhawk tribe with a vicissitudes of life glanced at the two of them, and he had no choice. The three-day tribe is tied together with grasshoppers, one is prosperous, one is lost, and they can only advance and retreat together. The two of them were obviously determined, and they were indeed very curious, and they also wanted to go to the Cordillera to take it away to see how the current Cordillera Territory was different from five years ago, could it be that the new lord really had the ability to defy the sky?
Hathaway didn't realize that her request for the Green Elves would cause such a big wave in the Tribe in the Three Days, but she knew that the Green Elves would come to her door sooner or later, and no race would dare to stand up to the problem of satisfying their stomachs, and even the gods would be unstoppable in the change of the times. And now the lifeblood of the Green Elves is in her hands.
Hathaway never thought of forming a Komodo Knights of the Bears...... It's so unrealistic. Even within the Green Elf tribe, I'm afraid it's hard for any tribe to assemble such a knight order. But undoubtedly, several squads of knights were formed and used as assault troops. It is also very deterrent on the battlefield. So it was impossible for her to give up on this aspect.
At present, the military and political affairs of the Cordillera Territory are very busy. The rout of the underground coalition has entered the Black Forest, and although Hathaway has ordered the passage to the dark region to be opened, no one knows if they will fail. Erupt into the last madness.
This was followed by the return of refugees, the post-disaster reconstruction and resumption of production in the northern part of the province of Kasef. And the most important thing is that Archduke Cassef is unwilling to let nearly half of the territory in the north fall into the hands of Hathaway, if it weren't for the damage to his army, I'm afraid that there would really be a sword army again. And...... I don't know if it's because of this, Eden. Bell has been relieved of his military duties and is temporarily at home.
According to Heidelberg, the judges of the Imperial Court were already considering the Cordillera Lord's request to dismiss Archduke Kasef's lawsuit to return the domain.
During the war, due to the fall of the northern region to the enemy, Yan zhòng affected and interfered with the situation in the surrounding area, in view of the fact that the Grand Duke of Casserf had no strength to solve the problem at that time, it was the Cordillera Lords who lent a helping hand and not only recovered this area, but also finally defeated the underground coalition army, according to the laws of the Empire, the Cordillera Lord asked the Imperial Court to rule that the northern part of the province of Casserf should be taken under the direct control of the Empire, and give the title directly to the Marquis of Cordillera, or temporarily by the Lord of the Cordillera Hathaway. The Marquis de Bell, acting as lord, was to be investigated by the Imperial Court for a period of one year, after which the final decision was made by the Imperial Court.
Archduke Cassef obviously didn't expect the Cordillera Collar's money and connections offensive to be so ferocious, I don't know if it was because of Petro. Hughes's efforts, Duke Paramount, the chief senator of the Senate, soon made it clear that he supported the Cordillera Lord's construction.
Although the Imperial Court is independent of the imperial administrative system, the opinions of high-ranking officials from the imperial family such as Duke Paramount will inevitably have considerable influence on the opinions of the judges of the Royal Court, and another important voice of the empire, the Marquis Abbe, the head of the court, is unusually silent, if the Marquis Abbe also expresses the same opinion, it means that the attitude of the emperor is also very clear, and the opinions of these two people often represent the attitude of His Majesty, and as we all know, His Majesty the Emperor almost never expressed his opinion publicly.
Archduke Cassef also took some measures to fight back, but the nobles and officials who spoke for him were all scrupled because of the attitude of Duke Paramount, and no one could figure out the attitude of the current emperor, who was known for his cold temper. But the old fox Abbe has always refused to make his position clear, so that the officials and nobles who stand up for the Grand Duke of Casev can only express their opinions in some compromises.
Petro. Hughes's watch in Heidelberg can only be described as like a fish in water.
Although it has been more than two years since they left Heidelberg, the Hughes family has never given up their connections, and during these years, they have deliberately cultivated them.
Whether it is some well-informed people with special identities in the imperial court, or the fashionable celebrities of Heidelberg's high society, or the declining nobles of the empire who have decayed but have a prominent family emblem, they all quickly fell in love with this little nobleman who spent money generously and had a humble tone, in addition to being a little lustful, this little nobleman came to Heidelberg to make many people's lives a topic of conversation, and lust does not seem to be a shortcoming at all, it is just the instinct of the aristocracy, it just depends on how high your taste is.
And Sullivan. Hughes's letter is clearly for Petro. Hughes's behavior between the heir of a declining aristocracy and a widowed aristocratic widow was somewhat unpleasant, which was obviously not a wise move for a man who had just stepped into aristocratic society.
Hathaway was tolerant of this, Petro. Hughes is merry by nature, and has paid great attention to restraint over the years in the Cordillera Lead, and now it is a release of his nature on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also for the sake of better work. As long as it does not affect the place of work, enjoy the youth appropriately and indulge the love, Hathaway can understand.
Petro. Hughes is very good at spending money, or maybe the money is just spent on the blade, and for Dietrich's ambiguous attitude, Petro. Hughes was very stingy, they were all bundled together as a consortium of interests, and some small money was not attractive to them. Big money, then there's no need. Money needs to be spent on those who have helped Cordillera in this case, and he has invested in these areas very neatly, and of course it has paid off.
Of course, Duke Paramount is not something that can be bought with money, and a person who can sit in such a position is very clear about his value. Hughes also understands, but Petro. Hughes can use money to influence the attitude of the people around him, after all, he is also an aristocrat, and if he is an aristocrat, he cannot do without the support of his circle.
The same is true of the Marquis of Abbe, Petro. What did Hughes think the Marquis was waiting for...... Maybe he is waiting for the decision of the emperor, or maybe he is waiting for the opinion of the emperor's think tank, in short, it will never be hesitant, nor will it be pretending to be profound.
The faint sunlight spilled in from the floor-to-ceiling flower windows, the mottled shadows on the oak floor in the room, and the birds of paradise in the corner of the house bloomed gorgeous flowers, I wonder if it symbolizes the woman next to me?
Petro. Hughes stretched and quietly pulled himself out of the other's arms, his somewhat sore waist showed that he had been crazy last night, and the tequila hangover still made his head hurt a little, could it be that there would be adulterated inferior wine in the private parties of Heidelberg's high society?
Petro. Hughes was a little suspicious, it is said that the inferior wine from the southern region is now quite rampant, and it has seriously affected the image of southern alcoholic drinks in the empire, I wonder if these counterfeit and shoddy things have also flowed into Heidelberg? (To be continued......)