Chapter 71: The Way Home and Shock of Gains and Losses
The headquarters of the Shadow Sect hidden in the mountains, the archbishop who had participated in the transaction with the empire before did not dare to come out, and his forehead was rigidly attached to the cold masonry ground.
He is only an archbishop of a branch, how can He De come to this department to meet the upper echelons, and it seems that the upper echelons are in a bad mood?
"You were the last time you reported that the Earl of Northland had fallen into the sea?"
"Yes, it's despicable"
"Presumably, the abominable Earl of the Northland is now dead in the belly of the fish, and can no longer be an enemy of my sect."
The archbishop hurriedly spoke, trying to redeem his failed mission with this merit.
"Hehehehehe"
The higher-ups in the shadows laughed a little madly.
"Tell me what it is, then! Is this Leoclough who appeared in the Land of Sand a ghost? ”
The shadow high-level angrily threw a ball of thread down, and the archbishop picked it up tremblingly, his face changed greatly, and cold sweat flowed down.
"With so many people and still being escaped, and even losing a bishop of the martial arts department, are you so stupid? Or do you say...."
"Your Excellency... This is definitely a misunderstanding, I am absolutely loyal to the Order, my lord! ”
"It's useless to talk too much! Pull it down and torture it! ”
"My lord! … My lord! ”
The archbishop's voice gradually disappeared into the darkness, and when he entered the torture room of the Order, he would never think of it, and the other figure in the dark raised the corners of his mouth.
"Bishop May!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"You're going to take over that idiot from today, don't let this seat down"
"My subordinates have thanked you!"
It was indeed an accident that Leo was still alive, but was it really just luck that they escaped from the encirclement of the three forces so easily?
The only person who can figure it out is no longer possible to leave the torture room, what does the defeat of the Shadow Cult and the defeat of the Empire have to do with May? All she knew was that the goal was one step further.
A similar drama is also playing out in the Holy Light Cult, and no one wants to know what the mood of the Empire's top brass is, while in the Iron Country, they only know that a certain lord is about to return, some celebrate his survival, and some fear his reckoning.
The southern harbor was already crowded with people eager to catch a glimpse of the legendary Northland Earl, but Leo disembarked from the airship in the fjord before arriving at the port.
Now that you have entered the territory of the Iron Country, there is really no need to continue to take the airship, so it is better to transfer to the carriage and go back to meet the king.
The value of the fire oil cost by the Drifting Snow for this long-distance transportation is simply astronomical, and it is better to let it fly directly back to Drifting Snow City than to fly to the royal capital in the southern port.
"Do you still want to stop the loss in time?"
Fran held his chin and looked at Leo, who had not been in a carriage for a long time, and his face turned blue, with a look of a fool's eyes, Drifting Snow City is now millions per minute, but it has to save so much money on fire.
"I am....lead by example! ..... vomit"
"Reduce travel funds, be diligent and thrifty, and keep your family ..... vomiting"
Fran leaned her face out of the car window with the frame on her pillow, and she was about to vomit when she saw Leo vomit like that, regretting that she took the initiative to share a car with Leo, and at the same time felt a little worried about her future.
Compared with the past, the garrison of the Iron King's Palace is twice as strict, and the entire garrison team has been re-screened and organized, and all of them are equipped with muskets, and Drifting Snow City has sent people to do special technical guidance. The towers that were dismantled on both sides were no longer repaired, but were suspended by fixed-point hot air balloons.
Leo had barely stepped into the hall with one foot when the voice of the Dwarven King came from afar.
"See who's back?"
"It's me, Your Majesty"
"Just in time, I just made a decision"
As soon as the dwarven king waved his hand, the waiter brought a tray with a shawl on it, on which the logo of the Iron King was very eye-catching.
"Congratulations, Earl of the Northlands, oh no, it's now the Grand Duke of the Northlands, congratulations on becoming the third Grand Duke of the Iron Nation in this generation"
The ministers sent by the king naturally supported the Dwarf King's decision, but surprisingly, the family did not object, and Leo glanced around a few times to understand.
This is a kind of mediation, and all the moths that he has done in his absence from the Shi family are already known, and the king is worried that he will not be able to help but settle accounts with them and cause a great chaos in the country.
"Your Majesty's grace cannot be repaid, and I will do my best for the Iron Country in the future"
As he spoke, he looked at the dwarf king again, and stared for a while to make sure that the dwarf king really didn't have any next words, so he could only bow his head in some frustration and retreat to his old position.
Even if Leo is sealed, he still doesn't mention any money, and it seems that he is still self-reliant, at this point, the ministers and the king have a tacit understanding, and the family background is cut out!
Leo's expression King and Shang Luo both saw it in their eyes, but they could only hold back a smile, obviously the family had a lot of money, but they still wanted money, so they could only shake their heads helplessly.
"A few days ago, the Grand Duke of the East came to the letter, officially placing an order for the purchase of firearms, and to arm a legion on the Eastern Front, you go back and deal with relevant matters as soon as possible."
Leo, who had just disappeared in his old position, rushed out almost at a teleportation speed and knelt down to thank him.
"Your Majesty will definitely do this well"
Here comes the money! A whole regiment on the Eastern Front! It was a big order, and Leo had seen boxes of gold coins beckoning to him.
The family side was really shocked, the Earl of Northland, now the Grand Duke of Northland, the rumors of dying for money are actually true, have they all used the wrong strategy so far? Maybe ..... should send some money to this Northland Grand Duke?
…..
Just when Leo decided whether to stay in the royal city for a few days, there was worrying news that there was an earthquake in the Northland, and at this time, he couldn't care about the cost, so Leo could only rush back to Drifting Snow City in a light airship.
The airship quickly entered the Northland area, and it was still the vast snowfield that people missed, and the buildings were not greatly affected from the sky along the way, which made Leo breathe a sigh of relief, it seems that the magnitude of this earthquake is not very high.
And when he was about to land, Leo's expression was stiff just now, yes, most of the buildings in Drifting Snow City have been renovated with concrete, so naturally there won't be much of a problem, except for ........ own castle.
The main structure of the castle is completely collapsed, and there are almost no intact pieces of the wall, if it were not for the disappearance of the lord, the city would no longer arrange garrisons, and I am afraid that there would be the dead.
Sitting on a large bluestone, looking at the ruins and broken walls, I wanted to cry without tears, and the casualty report also came out, fortunately, except for the collapse of the cowshed and the death of two cows, and a few patrol soldiers around the castle were slightly injured, there was no excessive loss.
Leo became the biggest victim of the earthquake and made the headlines of the Drifting Snow Daily the next day.
Shocked! How did the castle fall, decipher the untold secrets of the lord of Drifting Snow City"