Chapter VII. Ties of Interest

Of course, my children and grandchildren should not forget that when the status of two politicians, two families, and two families is unequal, then they are not qualified to talk about interests, and even guard against opponents who will come to each other to find trouble after dividing up their interests, so as to seize greater benefits." A piece of advice from the descendants of the family of Constantine, known for his wisdom in Noxus and from Valoran, left a message of advice to his descendants on the dying days of the reign of Nicocage the Great more than fifty years ago.

I don't know when, the old man Konstantin, who brought another glorious patriarch to the Constantine family, said this sentence when he was dying, and it was known to Noxus, even Augustus, who was an ordinary commoner in Alder City, heard this phrase that spread endlessly among nobles and commoners.

This sentence is regarded as a wise saying by many businessmen.

This has always been a sentence that Augustus preferred, but he did not expect that this sentence would be confirmed in him, and it was confirmed in a situation that he did not like very much.

The barbarian leader Tedamir Barbarian King ignored the naked greedy eyes in the eyes of the other barbarian warriors, and gnawed off the chicken leg in his hand with three strokes and two divisions, and then slowly got up, like a giant peak rising from the flat ground, and immediately became the focus of everyone.

Holding the heavy sword, Taidamir looked at the Noxian knight in front of him with an indifferent look in his eyes and an undisguised contemptuous smile, and said: "Noxian warriors, no matter how tempting words are in their mouths, they can't compare to the power in their hands, so if you want to cooperate with our barbarians, you should prove that you have the power to cooperate with our barbarians!" Otherwise, why would we barbarians give you the territory that belongs to us to Noxus? ”

Augustus opened a mouthful of white teeth, evoked a bright smile, and said in a gentle but very politicianish tone: "Although I don't want to admit it." But I have to admit that as the king of the barbarians, the Tydamir warriors, you have not only inherited the invincible force to defeat you, but also the invincible war wisdom of the god of war! ”

The barbarian warriors behind Tedamir were triumphant, and the eyes of the Noxian knight, who had been silent for a long time, were already very soft because of Augustus's words.

At this moment, Augustus could even hear the words in their eyes: "Look, this is our barbarians!" When he said this, the barbarian warrior would definitely hold his head high, and maybe even pat his chest. Augustus imagined so.

Looking at this group of barbarian warriors, there was only one barbarian warrior who could maintain his sanity and calmness, Augustus smiled softly, and continued to speak to the barbarian king who was now in control of the barbarian wheel: "Barbarian warriors and heroic warriors have long been famous in the Valoran continent, but they are forced by the dry climate and small area. Therefore, the barbarian population was never large. And the Ferreljord, who occupied the permafrost tundra in the past, although they also struggled with cold and hunger every day and night, their total population was at least ten times that of the barbarian population of the Hoh Xili Plain! ”

"What does the size of the population mean, and the wise barbarian king should not need me to explain anything, right? When she was in Alvarosa, the queen of Ferreljord, the barbarians had conquered most of the permafrost tundra, but in the end they were defeated, not because the barbarian population base was inferior to that of Ferreljord, and the supplies and combatants could not keep up with the pace of the battle. Is that why we are defeated? ”

"Although the former Ferreljord has split into the Dervishesh Tribe, the Eastern Claw Tribe, and the Ice Archer Tribe, if the foreign tribes invade, they will naturally unite! Therefore, the dear king of the barbarians, we may as well place a bet here. If the barbarians can conquer Ferreljord, then Noxus will never ask about the permafrost tundra, what do you think?? Augustus smiled and looked at the Barbarian King Tedamir with sincerity in his eyes and spoke.

Augustus had a sincere smile on his face. His gaze slowly swept over the group of barbarian warriors who were greedy, solemn and solemn, and then he shifted his gaze to the current barbarian king Tydamir, his eyes flashed with contempt, contempt, and solemnity. But there is no contempt.

Is there only one wise man among the 30,000 barbarian warriors? Augustus didn't believe it anyway. "A truly smart person will never treat his opponent as a fool, otherwise he will be the stupidest fool." This sentence has long been engraved in the marrow of Augustus.

The knife mark on the back that extends from the left shoulder to the right waist is the tuition that Augustus paid for this sentence. Who can guarantee that not one or two of these greedy barbarian warriors will pretend to be suspicious? The devil knows if one or two of this group will oppose you, and when you slack off, you will be stabbed in the chest.

Augustus never saw himself as a great hero who was awarded the Iron Oak Medal, the highest honor for Noxian soldiers, and he never saw himself as a coward who would stop at nothing but to survive.

Naturally, it was impossible for the barbarians to conquer Ferreljord, whose population was almost ten or even twenty times that of the barbarians. Even if the current Fereljord is divided, it is definitely not something that the barbarians can easily occupy. Augustus knew this, and the king of the barbarians, Tydamir, who had not yet been carried away by profit, could not have known better.

As for Augustus's guarantees? How can promises of a politician's nature be trusted? The oath of a politician and the promise of a businessman are as rare as the maiden on the Nile flower boat saying that she will dedicate herself to you for the first time! Known for his shrewdness, bravery, and wisdom, the Barbarian King, who will lead the Barbarians to unprecedented heights, is not a fool who can be easily deceived.

Tydamir glanced at Augustus, who was full of sincerity and humble words, and looked like a shrewd Noxian politician who did not look like a Noxian warrior who had won the Order of Iron Oak, but like a shrewd and sophisticated Noxian politician, and exhaled deeply, and cursed in his heart: another Noxian soldier with the mind of a politician.

Hundreds of years ago, the high priest of the Hoh Xil Plain left such a sentence when he was dying: "The warriors conquered the Valoran continent with blood, but the politicians hidden in the darkness are the ones who really dominate the Valoran continent!" Therefore, my barbarian descendants, if you cannot achieve both the bravery of the god of war and the wisdom of the god of war, then you should be in a corner of peace! Otherwise, sooner or later, it will fall into the hands of someone else! ”

This old man, who had been conservative in his previous behavior and did not receive much respect in the barbarian territory, immediately aroused the general disdain and hostility of the barbarian people, and even regarded him as the most cowardly and cowardly scum in the history of the barbarians for a long time, without the blood of the god of war.

But as the barbarians coveted the sovereignty of Valoran, and after unreasonable but incomparably fierce battles, they retreated on the Hoh Xil Plain, and everyone remembered the words of the wise high priest of hundreds of years ago.

But the name of the high priest has long been forgotten by the barbarians, leaving only this wise saying, which was stained red by the blood of the barbarians.

The bravery of the god of war, the wisdom of the god of war! Tedamir's understanding couldn't be simpler: a strong physique, a politician's brain! This was the answer that Tedamir had easily arrived at by studying the words left by the unknown high priest in the history of the barbarians, under the strict education of his own teacher.

Today's Augustus is one of those people in Tedamir.

If it were possible, Tedamir would do whatever it took to remove Augustus's head, but unfortunately there was no such possibility. Maybe for a long time in the future, if the barbarians want to get out of the ghost place of Hoh Xili, they will need to rely on this Noxian soldier with a politician's mind, a soldier's temperament, and an Iron Oak Medal - Augustus!

Taidamir sat silently in front of the fire and took a bite of the shiny roasted beef, put the long knife in his hand beside the fire, shook the beef in his hand that had not yet been swallowed, and said in a flat tone: "For the Hoh Xil Plain, which is not as good as the climate and environment of the Hoh Xil Plain and is extremely unsuitable for the barbarians to live, the barbarians are not interested, so Young Master Augustus, who has an aristocratic temperament, it is really difficult for you to say that I bother with your territory based on this alone!" ”

Augustus was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, glanced at the barbarian warrior who was a little impatient and the knight Huo Nan who was born in Ionia and had never been 100% loyal to him, slowly got up, and said easily: "I have always hoped to get the friendship of the barbarians, so I jumped over the permafrost tundra and then came to the Hoh Xili Plain, but since the barbarians are not interested in the permafrost tundra, then Augustus can only leave, hoping to have the opportunity to fight side by side with the heirs of the god of war!" ”

Immediately, Augustus glanced at Huo Nan, who was still roasting the fire and swallowing the beef, and Alista, who was silent on one side, and ordered to a roast mutton: "Let's go!" ”

Huo Nan smiled bitterly, helplessly glanced at the grassland where he couldn't see his fingers, and twisted Nini didn't want to get up, but he had to get up. For Augustus, Huo Nan was in awe except for a little respect in his heart, how dare he not listen to the orders of Augustus, a commander who hides a knife in his smile and often shoots mercilessly?

Immediately, Huo Nan and Alista, the minotaur who had already gotten up and mounted his horse after Augustus' order had been given, followed behind Augustus, slowly drove away from the firelight, and disappeared into the darkness.

Walking on horseback in the dark and cold wind, Augustus did not have a little frustration and helplessness on his face, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a faint smile, looking up at the crescent moon that was covered by dark clouds, and muttered to himself: "No one can resist the temptation of interests, the bigger the person, it is difficult to resist, and there is not even a chance to resist refusal?" Tedamir, can you? (To be continued.) )