After understanding Barrett's attitude, the masked singer lowered his voice: "Do you need to borrow a step to speak?" Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Obviously, this one was an observer sent by Barrett as a Boreham Rangers, and he had a task related to the next trip.

The 'Arcane Duelist' who performed in the tavern wasn't meant to be for leisure, and there was a special reason why he stayed here, as Barrett had guessed before.

The troubadour, who had never shown his face in front of others, naturally thought that Barrett was doing a similar job like himself.

"It wouldn't be better if it didn't disturb your vacation." Although he knew that the other party had misunderstood something, Barrett immediately chose to make a mistake.

"Old York, lend us the room upstairs first." The masquerade pointed his somewhat penetrating mask towards the tavern's shopkeeper.

The latter immediately nodded with the corners of his mouth twitching: "No, it's okay!" Adults, please go ahead and use it! It's—It's my pleasure. ”

The masked singer's house is not a casual room, but a safe room for negotiating confidential matters. In normal times, the usage is charged by a quarter of an hour.

Although it was not possible to find a suitable customer for a while, the feeling of being used in vain still made the owner of the tavern feel extremely uncomfortable. However, this masked singer is the task of his backers, so he can only control his emotions and greet him with a smile.

However, although Barrett saw this at this time, he would not pay for the masked singer to use the safe house. Because that would be a slap in the face to the troubadour, Barrett would be foolish enough to offend a Cruze high-ranking Cruze for the sake of a native, who he couldn't see a few times.

"Crunch-bang" When the big dream stuffed with cotton was closed, the sound inside and outside the house was basically isolated. The masquerade singer who opened the room said straight to the point, "Just say whatever you want." But every time I answer a question, you'll have to pay for a roughly equivalent amount of information. Do you have any comments on this way of trading? ”

"Is this your job? I don't have a problem with that. But how to determine the value of intelligence? As he spoke, Barrett looked with interest at the masked singer in front of him, who had suddenly turned into an intelligence agent.

"With the two of us judging each other, I think that you, who have also entered the black lead level, should not take advantage of such a small matter." The masked singer's voice was still calm, and with the mask that concealed his expression, it was hard to confirm what the other person really thought.

"The Kingdom of Cruze has not organized a decent counterattack since the beginning of the war. This situation is rather abnormal. Since you are a member of the Cruze military, do you have any reliable relevant information at hand? Barrett hit the nail on his head right from the start.

Although the Cruze Kingdom is not as powerful as Lucia, although the Cruze Kingdom has always had problems with its investment in the army, although the Cruze Kingdom was divided within itself before the war. But this is not the reason why he has not been beaten and has not organized an effective counterattack.

Perhaps from a purely military and economic point of view, the organization of a large-scale counteroffensive by the Kingdom of Cruze at this stage, even if it achieves a partial victory in a certain direction, is a thing that outweighs the loss. But war is a continuation of politics, and it would be a rather low-level mistake to separate it.

For the weakened Cruze Kingdom, an effective counterattack is a must, if nothing wins. With this action, the ruler can tell his subjects, 'Although we are temporarily at a disadvantage, we are not completely powerless. Believe that if we work together, we will be able to drive out the invaders. ’

For the people at the bottom, this gives them a great deal of confidence. Enhance their territorial pride and national cohesion. Even for the middle and senior management, it is an effective way to flex their muscles, and can make the members who have already wavered back and even their own positions.

If you can win a few battles a little, then public opinion in the Cruze Kingdom will be stirred up in an instant. At that time, whether it is conscription, taxation or the transfer of people, the implementation will be much smoother. In addition to being somewhat unfair to the soldiers who died in battle, it is indeed a good choice to benefit the situation in the Kingdom of Cruze.

And for those high-ranking people who control the lifeblood of the Cruze Kingdom, the lives of those soldiers are simply numbers. Otherwise, they would not have been so decisive in starting a civil war in the first place. That's why Barrett is very puzzled by the current situation.

After a long silence, the masked singer spoke: "Ask a simple question! The reasons for this are complex, and what I know is just the tip of the iceberg. I'm afraid it won't be of much help to you. ”

"Is that news so uncertain?" Barrett frowned, "Even you don't have a quasi-number?" ”

"There are some things we can inquire about, but the results of over-involvement are not good news for us." The masquerade shook his head. Even if he couldn't see the expression on his face, Barrett could hear his fear of it.

But Barrett still didn't want to believe the other party's words: "It stands to reason that it shouldn't be like this!" It's not so easy to keep a secret about something that involves such a large scope. ”

"If you don't want to believe it, then that's the end of our conversation. Since there is no basic trust, this kind of transaction may not be able to continue. The masquerade's attitude immediately hardened.

Barrett smiled, "Isn't that because your claims are too unconvincing?" ”

"In that case, that's the end of today's conversation!" The masked singer immediately ordered the eviction.

"Then we'll see you again later!" Barrett didn't have that hot face and cold ass to others, and then pushed the door and left without looking back. However, Barrett, who was walking out of the hotel, stopped and looked back.

―――――― make up tomorrow――――――――

Having lived in this world for so many years, Georgie has been able to say such half-truths without having to make drafts at all. Among them, the truth and falsehood are mixed, and the important is avoided in order to conceal the truth and prevent it from being debunked by others.

After all, if it is directly said that there is a high probability of war breaking out in the next few years, what kind of panic may it cause if it spreads! Georgie didn't dare to pin all this on the secrecy of multiple parties. Besides, even if he can lock his mouth when dealing with it, but Qiao Ji can't hide it from others in this section and the preparations for the war for a long time in the future. The number of people involved in this area is too large to be kept strictly secret. So it's a plausible strategy to release some smoke bombs and muddy the water before that.

"If only we could wait until then." As he spoke, Kettlewell patted his chest gently, and the vibration caused his bulging stomach to tremble, "But is it really going to happen?" ”

"I've told you not to leave anything to chance. When the time comes, even if our Principality of Nokhanate is not involved in the war, the refugees, rogues and even routs that will follow will be enough for our territory. And the evil creatures of the inhuman race may also take this opportunity to take advantage of the fire. So from now on, we need to be ready to deal with it. As he spoke, Georgie clenched his right hand into a fist and gently tapped it on the desk in front of him.

Kettlewell showed a bitter face: "Is there a need to deal with the outbreak of war on top of this plan?" ”

"There's no special news yet, but we need to prepare for the worst. lest you become scrambling when something goes wrong. Therefore, it is necessary to have a response to an attack during the construction process, or a disposal plan that has to be stopped when the war breaks out in the middle of the construction, etc., which need to be properly considered. Think of this as a self-training and improvement! I'll show it to me when I'm done, and I'll talk about it when I want to revise it. After saying this, Qiao Ji waved his hand to signal that the other party could go out.

After turning around, a middle-aged fat man began to mourn the withering grass above his head. It seemed to him that in the next period of time, those cute little ones would leave him one by one. It's like a migratory bird flying south in late autumn.

After dealing with one of the seemingly troublesome things, Georgie didn't even take a break before he fell into a hurry: "Yves, send these contracts to the Temple of the Lord of Justice." ”

"Yes! My lord. ”

"Yves, the content of this document still needs to be carefully considered, so that they can re-improve it." With the voice of the words, a document was thrown into Yves's arms.

"Yes! My lord. Then there was the sound of the other party's footsteps knocking again.

"Yves......

"Yes! My lord. ”

Soon, Georgie sent all the things that took a lot of his time to solve back to the civil servants for reconsideration, discussion, and improvement. In short, under the pretext of exercising the abilities of his men, Georgie postponed a third of the business that needed to be dealt with today to tomorrow, and left the remaining quarter to the bureaucrats to take care of themselves. Finally, before the lunch break, I was temporarily relieved from the busy government affairs.

Today's lunch is specially prepared with rose sheep hearts. Slice the lamb's heart on a skewer and dip it in rose brine while roasting, and grill it over an open flame repeatedly. Although fresh rose petals are no longer found in autumn, it is relatively easy to find dry goods as a diffuser material.

At the same time, the staple food was also changed to pine nut porridge. Originally, I was supposed to use millet, but unfortunately I bought it in Georgie's current condition, and I haven't even seen that thing.

This is a recipe that Georgie learned before crossing over to help calm the mind. Although I don't know if it's still useful in this world, I still did it because I used it more than I didn't use it.

After a short lunch break, Georgie placed a pot of charcoal in front of him, in which he burned the animal bone in addition to the charcoal that was lit.

Then Georgie began to call out to his mother through the newborn spirit in his own sea. This statement is a bit strange, but in a sense, the Thunderbird spirit that gave birth to this spirit seed is its mother. Although Georgie still doesn't know whether the other party's gender is male or female.

Even according to the previous deal, the Thunderbird had severed its connection with the spirit on a spiritual level. This is what Georgie asks for in order to ensure his own safety and the independence of the spirit. However, since this new source of spirit is the other party's words, if you call through it, you will be able to respond to the other party's side. Although the other connections are gone, the function as coordinates still exists, and the Thunderbird named Isardo has also sat down to explain this.

As for why you want to contact the spirit that you have worked with before, can't you just find one else? In fact, if it was just a question, it didn't matter if Georgie casually called that Thunderbird spirit.

Although all Thunderbird spirits are basically absolutely neutral regular camps, as long as there are enough trading items to get the funds they want. But the one that Georgie came into contact with before seems to have a tendency to be kind, and is a more talkative type. And since you have dealt with it once, it should be relatively smooth to get in touch with it once you are born and twice cooked!

It didn't take long for the other party's neutral voice to appear in Qiao Ji's mind: "It turned out to be a young man!" Any questions? Or is there a deal waiting for me? ”

"This method of inoculating the spirit seems to have a bit of a side effect." Georgie also replied to the other party in spirit. With experience, Georgie is completely familiar with this kind of behavior.

"Side effects? How can there be side effects. Didn't the druids use it well? Izado exclaimed. If the other party has an expression, it must be very exciting now.

"Oh! Do other people also use this practice of grafting the spirit? "Georgie seemed to have discovered a new toy.

"Otherwise, I would have stopped you in the first place, and if you died, my deal would have been ruined. We Thunderbird spirits are not devils, but we can't profit from the dead. The other party's muttering was still quite noticeable. (To be continued.) )