On the train, Alberta's shoe-shiner trembles, but Alberta wants to scare him first and exercise his guts. But at this time, Alberta looked out the window, and the grain trade he had always wanted to complete had never been completed...... This is his biggest regret......

Alberta looked out the window, the train was passing by fast, and the surrounding scenery trees were "running" backwards, as if these trees were also alive! Alberta looked at these distant trees, and Alberta's thoughts flew to these distant trees......

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The train arrived at the Akron-Yatin Parliament. The Akron Atyne Parliament is located northeast of the Principality of Castilipa, which covers an area of more than one million square kilometers and covers an area of 1,310,000 square kilometers. With a land area of only 130,000 square kilometers, Akron Yatin was a vassal state of the Principality of Castilipa.

With a population of about 200 million, the Duchy of Castilipa is the largest of the nine countries in the southwest of the continent of Streipa and one of the three dominant states in the Hanseatic League. The only member of the Hanseatic League in the southwest of the continent of Stripa is the Duchy of Castilipa.

To the northeast of the Principality of Casdilipa is the vassal state of the Principality of Castilipa, the Akronyadine State. Since the defeat of the Principality of Castilipa and the Free State of Capetian Merchants against the Opperon Empire half a year ago, there have been a large number of voices against the Principality of Castilipa in the Akron Yatine Parliament, and various riots have broken out in various large and medium-sized cities. There are often angry crowds of people clash with each other in large and medium-sized cities. Alberta's investigation revealed that most of these "angry crowds" were soldiers of foreign mercenary groups instigated by the Operon Empire, who had carried out various attacks and clashes in the Aaron Parliament.

The aim was to divide and disintegrate the relationship between the Duchy of Casdilipa and the Akron Attine Parliament, and due to the war, the price of food soared, and the price of a ton of grain rose to 30 gold coins in the Akron Ateen Parliament. But this is the price in the market, not that thirty gold coins can really buy a ton of grain, on the black market, the price of a ton of grain is often 42 to 45 gold coins. The main situation in the Akron Aden parliament is the internal conflict, which is rooted in soaring food prices. However, the root cause of the soaring food prices is that the Opperon Empire is monopolizing grain prices and constantly attacking several major grain-producing trading countries, making food prices very unstable in the whole world.

On the train, Alberta tells the teenage shoe-shiner a part of his true identity. During a conversation with him, Alberta learned that the teenager's name was Van Örk. Alberta spoke to young Urke about part of his identity. Alberta simply tells Ulke that he is a hot-blooded young man who loves the Epale people, and that he has the strength to forge a large number of false identities.

Urke, on the other hand, trusted Alberta so much that he even developed a sense of adoration for Alberta. There's no grudge against Alberta for punching him in the mouth. Even when Alberta expressed his apology for attacking Orke, Orke was very unhappy and said: "Big brother, you don't have to care, I don't hold a grudge!" ”

And so the situation ended. After Alberta's train arrived at Aburnica, the capital of the Aaron Parliament, Alberta took Ork alight. Lieutenant Colonel Elta was waiting for Alberta at the Abercinka station.

Alberta shook hands with Lieutenant Colonel Erta. Alberta laughed: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel! ”

Lieutenant Colonel Elta waved his hand: "I am now a respected Merchant Nikolai, not a Lieutenant Colonel......

Alberta smiled, pointing to Urke, who was beside him, and said to Lieutenant Colonel Elta, "That's what I told you in my letter, that young man!" ”

Erta looked at Urke, who in turn looked at Lieutenant Colonel Erta, and immediately decided that he was some kind of big man. Therefore, I was in awe. Erta admired Orke's Octavia, but Lieutenant Colonel Elta whispered to Alberta, "You shouldn't have asked me to come here to see you!" You also know the situation in the Akron Adine Parliament...... We met in Aposinka in Akronya, it was dangerous...... You came to me if you recommended this young man named Ork to me...... Then some of them are too dangerous! Also, although you are serving the Duchy of Castilipa, we have already stated that we will hardly see each other again! Whatever the difficulty, solve it yourself...... We, the military intelligence agencies of the Principality of Castilipa, do not continue to provide you with any command or assistance...... You already knew! ”

Alberta nodded: "So...... I will not write to you to meet me unless there is a matter of great urgency. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Elta pondered for a moment, then turned to Alberta, "What's the urgency?" While Alberta was discussing with Lieutenant Colonel Erta, Urke was already far away, his back to Alberta and Lieutenant Colonel Erta.

Lieutenant Colonel Elta looked at the eighteen-year-old boy and said to Alberta, "It's interesting! There is a price for eyesight. ”

Alberta shook his head and smiled: "I also paid for him to buy a decent dress, don't look at him, this child's parents died in the war, his father is still a soldier in the Epale Port Guard Brigade, maybe I saw him in the war......"

Alberta's voice choked up at this, and then he changed the subject to Lieutenant Colonel Elta, "First, I sense that a civil war is about to break out in the Aaron Parliament...... Moreover, the outbreak of civil war, as soon as the opposition wins, will immediately set off a large number of calls against the Principality of Casdilipa in the Akron Yatine Parliament...... When the time comes, I hope that the principality has enough strength to quell the rebellion......"

Lieutenant Colonel Elta pondered for a moment, then said, "You're right...... The leadership and decision-makers of the principality have already made a pot of porridge for this matter...... The aristocracy believed that the situation in the Akron Diet should be abandoned, but the Grand Duke, who was over 70 years old, was eager to quell the rebellion, and the Grand Duke was kind-hearted, and he mainly thought that if there was a turmoil in Akronya, a large number of innocent civilians would die...... But the prince was eager to send troops to quell the rebellion, and if the Akron Yatin Parliament continued to carry out the decision against the principality, then the Diet could be annexed! ”

Alberta's brow furrowed when he heard this...... He said slowly: "The nobleman's decision is obviously only to protect his own strength, and the Grand Duke's decision is too gentle and hesitant...... According to the meaning of the Grand Duke, it will definitely not be possible to calm the chaos. But the prince ...... It's a little too radical...... If the prince's decision is followed, it will undoubtedly turn our justice into exactly the same aggressiveness as the empire...... In that case, we will behave exactly like the Empire...... And if we really follow the prince's method, it is very likely that the Opperon Empire will use this excuse to attack our Principality of Casdilipa again! When the time comes...... It's too late to regret it......"

After Alberta finished speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Elta nodded and said slowly: "In the upper echelons of the Empire, people like us are the most difficult to carry out any action...... Because we see the situation very clearly, but we can't make any dares and decisions. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Elta's eyes dimmed for a long time, and Alberta said, "I believe that once the dispute between the Akron Diet arises, it must be because of food!" Although the price of grain published in the Akron Yating Parliament is 30 gold coins per ton, the price on the black market has reached about 45 gold coins. The prices published on the market are frighteningly high, not to mention the price at which food can be bought on the black market...... Although the price of food on the black market is 45 gold coins a tonne, food is often not available. You have to increase the price to buy food. After the people get the food, the price of the food they get often exceeds the price of about 55 gold coins a ton......"

Lieutenant Colonel Elta frowned, and he said sharply, "So high! It's going to happen! ”

Alberta nodded and said, "And there are also Imperial forces that are constantly creating conflicts, and the mercenaries of the Empire, disguised civilians, are creating all kinds of incidents. The city of Apercinka, the capital of the Akron Parliament, where we are located, is relatively safe, but it is on the outskirts of the city...... Things will be much more serious. I wanted to get some grain at the port of Epalai, but after a lot of trouble, I didn't get a grain of rice! Although some guns were brought over for the Resistance, this was undoubtedly just a problem for Epalai's imperial power...... No substantial damage is caused...... Afterward...... I was afraid that my identity would be revealed, so I hurried out of Epalai. I always felt that someone was following me, and my senses were sometimes very accurate, so I left the port of Epale immediately...... In short, the operation in the port of Epalai was a great failure! ”

Lieutenant Colonel Elta thought for a moment, and then he said, "What do you mean? ”

Alberta sighed, "I'm so short of money, I only have ninety silver coins to move!" I can't go to a construction site to move bricks for the Imperials to earn money! ”

Lieutenant Colonel Elta said helplessly: "I don't have any money!" The whole Duchy of Casdilipa had no money, and they all paid the reparations of the Empire...... And that's your second question? ”

Alberta nodded, and Lieutenant Colonel Elta continued, "Then it's up to you...... Otherwise, I wouldn't have found you either! At least, you have my trust......"

Alberta chewed on the Lieutenant Colonel's words and said, "Trust can't be used as pocket money......

The lieutenant colonel smiled helplessly again, he put on his top hat and looked at his watch: "I have to leave!" I still have important things to attend to, and the second is that it's best not to let others find out I'm with you! ”

Alberta nodded, and he said to the lieutenant colonel, "Remember, take this little devil with you!" ”

The lieutenant colonel turned to leave, he pulled Urk and walked towards the train that was slowly entering the station......

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