"When you help others, you also help yourself. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

- Rolf Waldo Emerson

“…… Especially a gift from a brother. At this moment, Leo became a real medieval nobleman as if he had entered the play, and said to Baron Leicester sincerely and elegantly, and his heart was also excited, after all, gold coins and property can only reflect their own value when they are used, and the huge number of modifications makes Leo not worry too much about it except for the gaffe on the first day, compared to the gold coins that are dead things, Leo who has just stepped into the plane needs most of all, and the channels to connect with the outside world, After all, a large part of the most important reputation gain will come from this.

In the same way, Stormwind's current development needs to be fueled, with population, specialties, jobs, and the merchants who come for it.

Compared with Leo's decision, Baron Leicester felt embarrassed, on the one hand, the dignity of the nobleman made him feel a little embarrassed on this matter, on the other hand, the etiquette did not allow him to refuse a gift from a real nobleman, so he could only quickly stand up and say to Leo full of affection, "Please forgive me Leo, at this moment I can't express the fear in my heart in words, my reason has been constantly convincing myself to accept your generous gift, but my morality makes me feel contradictory, as a nobleman, I can only take the liberty of asking, Is there something I can do to help? ”

Leo can only sigh that he must not treat the characters of the plane as NPCs, even the baron who has no scheming knows that there is no free lunch in the world, and equal transactions are the best bond to maintain the relationship between the two parties, after thinking it through, Leo smiled and pulled the baron to sit down again, "Of course, my dear friend, as a newcomer, I need your help in many aspects." ”

"Whew~" The relieved baron also smiled at this time, "Well, I sincerely thank you for your help, and I will accept your precious gift." ”

In such a harmonious environment, even Ken looked in the direction of the gate with some doubts, Evely and Andrew were probably full of curiosity in their hearts, probably the Baron thought that Leo's gift was probably gold coins and other goods, but ...... He really didn't expect that this property was far more huge than he imagined!!

With the reopening of the door, under the leadership of Finn, a total of eight punishment knights walked in in pairs, carrying four heavy bronze boxes, which can be called a terrifying weight for ordinary people, and even made the strong knights have some sluggishness, in Finn's order, the eight knights put down the boxes in their hands, saluted Leo respectfully, and nodded slightly to the baron and others before turning around and exiting the hall.

Looking at the unexpected, the baron and Andrew who didn't close their mouths, Leo stood up with a hearty laugh for the first time, unscrewed the buckle, and lifted the lids of the four copper boxes with both hands one after another, and in an instant, the already bright hall was covered with a more dazzling golden light, that's right, this is Leo's gift, full of four boxes of golden gadgets that people are addicted to, and the local tyrant feels so good!

Even Leo, who had experienced all this, was a little distracted under the golden light at this time, holding a handful of gold coins and feeling the intoxication of the cold across his skin, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Money is a good thing at all times!" ”

"Ding Ding Dong!" Letting go of the gold coins in his hand and letting them fall back into the box, Leo crossed his hands on his abdomen, his expression and tone were like the brainwashing teachers of the 'pyramid schemes' on the earth, and some demagogic words came out of his mouth: "Dear brother, this is the gift I am going to give you, 50,000 gold coins, 50,000 with my face on them, can help you re-recruit the army, train knights, re-expand and strengthen the castle, enough gold coins to restore your noble dignity." ”

"Oh God!" didn't even feel Leo's slightly frivolous tone, the baron walked to the box in disbelief, his eyes seemed to lose focus, you know, although Lester is a baron, he can rely on barren land, and the minimum tax on the lord, the income of the entire barony is only one or two hundred gold coins a year, most of which has to be used to maintain the minimum size of the army, as well as the expenses of normal life, and at the end of the year, the entire barony can't even turn over more than 10 gold coins, In the back, Evely covered her lips with the back of her hand in even more surprise, for fear that she would not be able to resist letting out an unruly exclamation.

"Hehe~hehe" Looking at the gold coins in front of him that were equivalent to his hundreds of years of income, the baron could only subconsciously make a meaningless sound from his throat, and the baron, who had lost focus, seemed to see countless elite soldiers with complete armor, as if he saw the old baronial castle glowing with vitality, as if he saw the re-emergence of the Crest Swan family, which had been silent for hundreds of years.

The baron is also worthy of being a resolute person, he quickly recovered a little from the short-term chaos, and his eyes were regained clarity, first closed the boxes one by one, and then he let out a long breath, and looked at Leo who was smiling and staring at him with a wry smile and said, "I must admit that at this moment you are like a demon who tempts people to fall into the abyss, my brother, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Léo Zhang Storm, I couldn't even control my body a second ago, I think, I really can't refuse this heavy gift from you!" In a joking tone, the baron pointed at Andrew, "Otherwise, the last thing my knight chief will do for me is to slap me in the head with his matching sword!" ”

With that, the baron ignored Andrew's somewhat embarrassed expression, and enthusiastically took Leo's hand and walked back to his seat, "Now, please make your request, my dear brother, and see what I can do for you?" ”

Nodding, he reached out and took the parchment scroll that had just been made from Finn's hand, Leo's expression also regained his composure, and slowly spread out the short scroll between the two, Leo pointed to the entry in it and said, "The first thing I hope to be able to agree with you is, well, the civilians we rescued from the rebel camp outside, I need to get the right to own them, according to the statistics of my knights, there are one hundred and thirty-one people in total." ”

"No problem, the spoils of war go to the victorious, this is a tradition that has been maintained since ancient times, and you will be their master in the future!" The baron readily agreed, after all, whether or not there were his former subjects in it, since it became a trophy, the basic rules of this era must be followed.

"Well, then let's look at the second one", Leo, who had made a good start in the negotiations, also bothered his confidence, moved his finger down the entry, and continued, "As allies who have fought side by side, my knights and I hope to gain full freedom of movement around your castle and other fiefdoms, without violating the law and morality, as well as the freedom to recruit soldiers, and for this reason, we will give up all the spoils of the rebellion in this battle, as well as the gold coins provided to the barony as part of the compensation". Leo gestured to the four boxes next to the two.

"As a brother, I completely agree with the actions of your soldiers in my fiefdom, but ......" After thinking about it, the baron asked with some uncertainty, "What is the approximate number and proportion of recruited soldiers you refer to?" I understand that there aren't many civilians in your realm right now, and I'd be happy to help, but you should know that if there are too many of them, even as a liege, I'll be in a difficult situation. The baron tactfully expressed his uneasiness.

Leo, who had expected this, replied directly, "Don't worry, dear brother, there won't be too many, never more than one-tenth of the actual number of people in each village, and as my territory grows, this number will become smaller and smaller!" ”

"A tenth? Well, I guess that's fine, you know, I'm just concerned that the lack of a large number of young men will make the already difficult lives of the commoners even harder," the baron explained his opinion a little, spreading his hands.

To be honest, Leo hastily made the system and this part of the conditions prepared by Finn are indeed not comprehensive, but they are all focused on the most important point in the early stage of Stormwind's development, 'manpower', as for other trade, the construction of safe and stable trade routes, and the free circulation of the people of both sides, etc., are all supplements to the satisfaction of the main resource of 'manpower'.

With the friendly discussion between the two and the two staff members who later participated in the discussion, namely Finn, Keith and Anduru, all the entries on the parchment scroll passed smoothly, and only a few inconsequential subsections were revised, although Leo's gold coin offensive played a considerable role, but it was undeniable that the character of Baron Leicester, who had a truly aristocratic character, determined the final result.

In the celebration after the negotiation, Leo smiled mysteriously, raised the wine glass in his hand and signaled to the baron, and then spoke slightly, "Dear brother, in addition to these things that we have been busy with our contract, I think you should pay attention to the preparation of your new knights and the training of knights in the near future. Glancing at the baron, who was a little stunned, Leo smiled and said, "Don't forget that I come from the same place as the ancestors of your family, I think you really need the real Swan Knights to reappear on this continent, with my help......"