As the time passed, the morale of the defenders in the castle became more and more demoralized, and two more months passed, by which time the winter was almost over, the weather had warmed up, and the snow was melting at a visible rate.

In Duke Bunkerson's room, the Marquis of Apollon and the Marquis of Cloton were here, and the Marquis of Apollon said casually: "I'm sorry Duke Bunkerson, the mercenary period between us has arrived, so I can only choose to leave here, after all, I have fulfilled my accusation!" ”

The Marquis of Cloton, on the other hand, had the same attitude, and if the enemy was not strong, he would not mind continuing to help his employer beyond the service period.

But now, the enemy's strength is beyond their range, and if he continues to help Duke Bunkerson, he may even put himself in it.

Duke Bunkerson also knew this, and he could only say, "Well, but Earl William is still trapped on the outskirts of the city, and I'm not sure if he will let you go!" ”

The Marquis of Cloton said, "We will send someone to negotiate with him, I don't think he will wish to make a feud with us!" ”

Duke Bunkerson was noncommittal after hearing this, he had no choice but to resign himself to fate on his mobile phone, betting that William would not let them go.

Otherwise, the day of the destruction of the city will not be far off.

In the afternoon of the same day, two men from the city of Brijek were put down by hanging baskets and came to the outside of William's camp, where they were caught by the patrolling sentinels.

"Oh? You mean, the two of you are the emissaries of the Blackstone Army and the Iron Forest Legion in the city? ”

"Yes, my lord, I was sent by the honorable Marquiss of Apollon to communicate with you!"

The other said, "I was sent by the Marquis of Cloton to communicate with you!" ”

William nodded and said, "So, what do the two marquis want to communicate with me?" ”

"That's the Earl!" The messenger sent by the Marquis of Closson seemed to be very shrewd and proficient in aristocratic etiquette, and he performed a standard aristocratic salute and said to William: "My master, the Marquis of Clotton, was once your enemy, but as you know, it was only because of our employment relationship with the Duke of Bunkerson! ”

"In fact, our Marquis of Cloton does not wish to be an enemy of you, the Earl, who is powerful and known for his kindness, but you also know that no one can resist the temptation of silver, and we do not know that you will be the opponent we will face!!

"During this time, we have not had a large-scale battle with your troops, so our Marquis of Cloton hopes that you will be magnanimous and allow us to withdraw from Brijek City safely!"

"Wouldn't it be much easier for you to attack this castle after we're gone? What do you say? ”

The man sent by the Marquis of Cloton was obviously a talent, and his words not only explained the reason for being an enemy of William, gave William face, but also expressed William's wish if he did not want to cause too many casualties.

Giving William enough face, and then a slight threat, this relaxed diplomacy is very good.

William nodded and asked, "That's good, what's your name?" ”

"Kanoun, my name is Lord Count Kanoun!"

William did not give him an immediate reply, but said, "You are very good, would you like to come to my court as one of my courtiers?" ”

"I'll give you a noble status! And you and your descendants will have a noble status, and you must know that you will receive untold glory and wealth by serving allegiance under my hands! ”

William raised an eyebrow and said.

"This ......"

Canon's consciousness was speechless, and he could see that he was also very eager for the status of a nobleman.

Although the Marquis of Cloton called himself a marquis, no nobles recognized his title, and even if he was a marquis, even then, Carnoun did not receive a title that was not recognized.

You know, in this era, a knighthood is always beyond everything, and countless people with wealth are fanatical about getting a knighthood, even if they pay most of their net worth for it.

Not only him, but also the messengers sent by the Marquis of Apollon, who came with him, were envious of this.

Canon's face was very struggling, but in the end, he actually resisted the temptation of the knighthood and refused William's offer with difficulty.

"I'm sorry, my lord, but although I don't have any title right now, I can't renounce my allegiance to him with my master's permission!"

After William heard this, he gave him an ambiguous look, this person is not honest.

He did not say that he would never betray his master, but that he did not have a title at the moment, and also said that he could not give up his allegiance without his master's permission, which means that William himself asked for it.

After all, if William casually opened his mouth and bowed his head, he would definitely not let William cherish it, and if William wasted a little bit of thought, then he would be valued.

Seeing William's expression, Canon's heart was slightly apprehensive, and he felt that all his careful thoughts seemed to be seen through by the very wise Earl William in front of him.

William nodded and said, "Well, in that case, I'll ask your master for you!" ”

William ignored his little caution, and after his victory over the Duke of Bunkerson, he was about to be crowned king of the kingdom of Tskema.

At that time, diplomatic activities will be much more frequent than they are now, and there are no similar talents in William's territory now, so William intends to take this person who seems to have more diplomatic talents in his pocket.

"Now, let's talk about your withdrawal from here!"

"You know, I've always hated those who oppose me, especially the Marquis of Apollon!"

William said playfully: "I have had a few encounters with the Marquis of Clotton on the battlefield of the Holy War, he is a good person, as long as he pays some price, I can let him go at any time!" ”

"So, what is the price?"

Canonon asked tentatively.

William stretched out five fingers and said, "As long as 500,000 silver coins, 500,000 silver coins can get you out of here!" ”

"You know this is my bottom line, you were hired by Duke Bunkerson for 1.2 million silver coins, I only need you 500,000 silver coins, this is already very cheap, right?"

Looking at William's expression, Canonon said, "Okay sir, I will report your intentions to the Marquis of Clotton!" Let's hope he'll say yes! ”

On the other hand, the envoy sent by the Marquis of Apollon asked eagerly, "So, how do you respond to your hopes for our honorable Marquis of Apollon?" ”

William looked at the messenger, muttered for a moment, and then said, "I don't know if you have participated in the Holy War, but the Marquis of Apollon once had some conflicts with me during the Holy War, and I don't want to accept her request for peace!" ”

"This ......"

The envoy sent by the Marquis of Apollon was stunned, he was full of confidence before he came, everyone thought that William would definitely agree to let them leave here, but no one expected that he would refuse so simply.