"I'm going to borrow your communication room for a while......"

"Use whatever you want, what's yours is mine, ah no, what's mine is yours, hehe......"

Xiaolongnu put the sofa coffee table in the communication room and arranged it as a temporary office. didn't say anything about the tea and snacks, but also obediently beat Li Qi's shoulders and rubbed his head. Although she knew that she had ulterior motives, she still made Li Qi feel that her teaching was not in vain.

Enjoying the filial piety of his apprentice, Li Qi relaxed and reorganized the situation in his mind.

The overall situation cannot be ignored, digesting the immigrants of Shadow City and absorbing the power of the Storm Islands to the mainland is the highest priority and most important thing, and it cannot be affected and interfered with in any way.

However, the Norton incident will inevitably make Theresia notice the development of the Fei Gong, and the power displayed by Little Red Riding Hood in the Storm Islands, coupled with Hathaway's "discord plan", will also make her wary of her own power greatly increase.

From this point of view, her idea of controlling the affairs of the Order Alliance is wishful thinking, and Theresia will not allow herself to enter the power core of the Alliance.

But just shrinking his eggs like this, like the change in the royal hall, carrying a bunch of meaningless awards wholesale by Theresia back, it would be too sorry for Little Red Riding Hood and his own efforts in the Storm Islands. And if she is too weak, Theresia will definitely gain an inch and further suppress herself, and maybe the immigrants will be intercepted by Theresia, which is what Hathaway is happy to see.

How can we ensure that the gains of the Storm Islands are not usurped, and that we can get the most out of the return of the magicians to the mainland, and at the same time keep the blood shed by the martyrs in Norton from being wasted?

The little dragon girl's little hands gently rubbed his temples, and the girl's body fragrance was mixed with the strange breath of the dragon blood, which made Li Qi extremely comfortable, and his thoughts diverged step by step.

Although Teresia has gained a strong ally, she has to face a huge contradiction.

In order to maintain the original aristocratic feudal order, she must curb the usurpation of secular power by magicians. But any containment measures will strengthen the centralization trend of the Order Alliance, which she does not want to see.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction, how will she weigh and choose?

She has made a choice to organize a disaster relief operation and suppress the revolution in the Duchy of Norton with an iron fist.

Maybe she hasn't realized it herself, but she has tasted the taste of centralization, and she should have understood that without centralizing power, she can't achieve her goal by relying on her personal strength and prestige alone.

She may think that her personal centralization is not the same as the centralization of the Order Alliance, nor does it compromise the order she seeks.

As long as the Valentine Cathedral is captured and the Shield of Guardians is obtained, the Court of Allegiance collapses and the war is over.

The friends who gathered for the same goal went back to their homes and enjoyed the joy of family with their loved ones. The soldiers and generals were disarmed and returned to the fields and lived happily ever after. Kem sings and dances with the gods in the sky, and the spokesperson can also return to a peaceful and ordinary life, and be a benevolent and virtuous king.

That's what she would think......

From her standpoint, what would she think of herself and Hathaway?

Even if all his forces are brought out, they will not be able to get on the table, and they are nested in the sinister environment of the Divine Fall Plateau, far away from the center of the continent, even if they are vigilant, Theresia should still be on guard against herself.

Her focus must be on Hathaway, an ally who is too powerful to be taken over if she doesn't handle it well. The psychological shadow of the Magic Empire in the First Age is not a ghost story for adults to scare children.

This means that as long as she is tougher and does not aim to squeeze into the core of the power of the Order Alliance, but retreats to the next best and asks for some substantial interests that do not affect the overall situation, Theresia will give in.

Shifting her perspective to Hathaway, she knew herself much better than Theresia. can't wait to use the discord strategy, the purpose is not only to drive himself away from Theresia, so as not to sing against her, but also to suppress his own growth. When the "next river of history" comes, you will be able to calmly solve your own malnourished enemy.

But Hathaway's wisdom has only gone so far? Didn't you see that in this way, the presence of mages in the Order Alliance would be too conspicuous, and it would make Theresia even more vigorous in suppressing and dividing mages?

Hathaway is an ice smart...... No, it's a cunning and despicable beautiful snake who doesn't even want to be disciplined when she gets serious, she can definitely think of it, so what is her countermeasure?

In the simplest logic, the most effective way should be to bring in another ally, not only heavyweight, but also not fundamentally conflicting with the magician.

But on the stage of the Alliance of Order, what other heavyweight roles are there?

Xiaolongnu held Li Qi's head between her elbows, hugged him deeply in her arms, and shook him gently. Although the back of his head is a little knocked, the long-lost sense of heroism has reappeared in another world, making him so comfortable that he almost moaned.

This big Lori has also degenerated to the point of selling his temperament for the sake of Jin Buer.

Forget it, she doesn't even have a conscience, why is she still keeping her temperance?

Wait, will Hathaway ...... The idea of fighting the goddess of commerce and the dragons?

The Church of the Goddess of Commerce is closely related to the Dragons' Chamber of Commerce, but they are independent of each other.

The former is based in the temple of commerce, providing gold bushel savings, exchange, and lending services, and also concurrently operates transmission business, which is equivalent to a banking group in the earth world. Of course, the form is still very rudimentary, still in the "bank" state of the early Middle Ages, when banks were first developed.

The Temple of Commerce is dedicated to popularizing the golden bushel to all aspects of Finn society, using the golden bushel to connect mortal souls and gain faith. As it stands, this goal has been achieved at least half of the way in a society made up of transcendent classes.

However, at the bottom of the transcendent society, as well as in the civilian society, the silver pennies minted by the countries themselves are the main body of the currency in circulation. It can also be seen from this that the temple of commerce has not yet reflected its advanced nature relative to the theocracy of the church and the feudal order of the aristocracy, and is still attached to the old order.

Compared to the Temple of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce controlled by the Dragons is a hodgepodge. From the traveling merchant to the workshop supplier, from the monopoly trading house to the royal royal merchant, there are all kinds of strange things. But it boils down to the ...... Down.

In contrast, the little dragon girl who has accepted the influence of her advanced ideas is turning her attention to industrial investment, representing a part of the dragon family who are eager to be advanced and hope for the sublimation of their careers.

The commercial forces composed of the goddess of commerce and the dragon clan have a close relationship with magicians, but there is no commercial temple in Silver City, which is enough to show that magicians actually look down on these unproductive guys. When you are in the Storm Islands, you don't need outside capital and commercial support.

However, the Storm Islands have changed dramatically, and the magicians have suffered heavy losses, and they need nothing to open up a new situation on the mainland. In the face of an olive branch extended by commercial forces, the magician will definitely not refuse.

What is the attitude of the business forces?

Just look at what the little dragon girl is doing......

A magician with magical knowledge and magic technology in his hands, and a merchant with a golden busher, a channel and a market, the two parties join forces, and it is completely a chemical reaction!

Bringing out the representatives of various forces, this stage is lively......

Theresia raised her flag in front, and seeing that she had the ambition to lift the stage, she kicked into the corner and beat the side drum.

He brought Hathaway to the stage and won more applause, and of course Theresia welcomed it, but she had to work hard to squeeze Hathaway to the back so that she wouldn't steal the show.

Just behind the two, the little dragon girl looked at herself, then at Hathaway, and resolutely stretched out her hand to Hathaway.

How should I sing on this four-person stage?

By the way, I have to correct a point, Hathaway and Little Dragon Girl can't represent their respective forces, whether they are magicians or businessmen, if you look closely, they all have their own demands.

Thinking about it this way, the role I need to play turns out to be ...... -stirring sticks.

Li Qi had a plan, patted the little dragon girl's hand and said, "Good service, wait for the master to be rewarded." ”

"Oh hehe......"

The little dragon girl smirked happily, and then instantly suppressed her smile: "If the reward has nothing to do with the golden bushel, you don't want to sleep tonight!

Driving away the little dragon girl, Richie calls Hathaway with the Book of Trade Winds.

It took nearly half an hour for Hathaway to show up. Because of the turbulence of magical power, her image is a little blurry, and she distorts it from time to time, so that she can't see the details of her face clearly.

Hathaway's tone was warm and polite: "I heard that you were urgently recalled by the Queen, and I didn't even have time to send you." ”

Then he confirmed: "The queen should know everything, right?"

Li Qi smiled and said, "Of course the queen knows everything, but time is limited, and I didn't bother her with those insignificant details." ”

Then his tone became ambiguous: "Are you relieved?

"Uh...... Haha......"

Hathaway's laughter was a little unnatural, but she immediately calmed down: "What are you talking about, Richie, when did we get along well enough to be called that?" Or ...... Are you interested in me, do you want to pursue me?"

Li Qi helped her to speak: "The queen has seen us like this, and you have denied it, did you not pay attention when you communicated with her, so that she had a misunderstanding?"

Hathaway said firmly: "That must be a misunderstanding!"

Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief: "Is that so? It's really good! Originally, I thought that since you have such a heart for me, you should first fully communicate with you before putting forward those advices, but now I can rest assured that I can give advice." ”

Hathaway was stunned: "Advice?"

"Yes, the Magician Naturalization Act, the Magic Tower Control Act, the Magician Title Ordinance, a lot", Li Qi said leisurely, "Oh, I almost forgot, there is also the Magic Technique and Business Control Act." I would also suggest that the Queen set up a Magical Affairs Committee within the Order Alliance, led by the Queen herself, to take good care of you magicians. ”

"Richie ......"

Hathaway was visibly angry: "You're threatening me!?"

She snorted, "These decrees are all measures to strengthen power, and will lead the state and the Order Alliance down a path that the queen does not want to see, how can she possibly accept it?"

Li Qi sighed: "Reality is compelled by the queen, and the queen has to make changes." In the case of disaster relief, can the old order she want to see be as good as it is now? But she did it anyway, what does that mean?"

Hathaway is still resisting: "If the queen really changes her mind, it doesn't matter if you don't get in or not." ”

Li Qi slapped his hole cards: "In the technical details of the decree, the queen trusts me very much. You should also know that I am ...... to you Oh, to the magician, to know the roots. ”

Hathaway was silent, and after a moment, she sighed, "Well, how can I shut you up about these things?"

Li Qishun stuttered tofu: "Dear Hathaway, we have such a tacit understanding, we are really a good match." ”

Even if Xiaolongnu listened to it, it would be confused, and the two of them who had a deep tacit understanding would complete a confrontation in just a few words.

Obviously, Hathaway lost.

But that's not Richie's real intention......

Hathaway was about to be angry, and Litchie said, "I want the Duchy of Norton." ”

His tone was very serious: "I will ask the queen for an earl or even a marquis of the Duchy of Norton, and then become the regent or supervisor of the Duchy, please support you from your point of view, you should know how to do it." ”

"Your appetite is really not small......"

Hathaway said this, but she could faintly hear a sigh of relief.

She was a little puzzled: "What are you looking for me to do about this? With your relationship, you can just ask the queen to ask for it? And we have discussed that place, the land is vast and sparsely populated, the environment is harsh, and it is not of much value, so it should be easy to do, right?"

Li Qi sneered: "Thank you, dear, the queen is going to send me back to the Divine Fall Plateau again, and speaking of which, this is also the compensation you must pay me." ”

"Ouch, Your Majesty is really jealous", Hathaway smirked smugly: "Hehe......"

She said sharply: "I promised, I can't guarantee the final result, and you remember what you should do." ”

Li Qi nodded: "Then, happy cooperation." ”

Hathaway smiled, "It's a pleasure to work with. ”

At the end of the communication, in the Ted family's magic tower, Hathaway nestled into the sofa, propped up her chin, and frowned in thought.

"How did Litchie come up with the idea of wanting the Duchy of Norton?"

She coughed and said, "Misya, check for news related to the Duchy of Norton." ”

A soft female voice sounded in the air, it was her tower spirit: "Yes, miss. ”

It didn't take long for Talingmisia to report: "There was unrest in the Duchy of Norton two days ago, the Grand Duke was assassinated, and the Parliament's attempt to seize power in the Duchy was quickly suppressed by Queen Theresia's troops. ”

An aerial image is projected of soldiers in Order League overalls wielding magic guns, supervising laborers as they hang corpses on gallows by the roadside. The gallows winds along the mountain road and stretches to the end of the view.

"According to the Associated News Agency, it was a riot instigated by the Ori Xiang spies, in which more than 3,000 thugs were killed by the forces of the Alliance of Order and more than 2,000 were hanged," Taling said. However, the well-known omniscient news agency said that the uprising was an uprising of the locals against the tyranny of the Grand Duke, and that nearly 10,000 insurrectionists were killed yesterday alone, and more than 5,000 were executed afterwards. ”

"Tut-tut......"

This scene didn't affect Hathaway much, she just thought: "Another shadow city, no wonder Li Qi is so interested, then I ......"

She thought of something again: "Wait, this place is really a good place for magicians to stay. ”

What is a harsh environment, and can it be worse than the previous Storm Islands?

This is the place where she did some research when she was discussing with Richie about moving forward with the parliamentary process. Compared with other countries, the power of this place is divided into extremely fragmented pieces, if the magicians use this place as a fulcrum of the continent and pour in in large numbers, within three years, the Duchy of Norton will be renamed the Lord of the United Magic Tower of Norton.

Although she also advocated that magicians go deep into the secular society and integrate with the mortals of the mainland, it does not mean that magicians must accept strict restrictions, let alone be treated differently.

Finding a place to settle down as a base for magicians is also a request from the High Council, and she is still worried about how to achieve this goal. She even prepared a plan to use the overthrown northern country as a base area, but that would not only mean that the magician would have to sacrifice his family and fortune, but even shed blood and sacrifice to get it, and Theresia would have scruples.

Now it seems that the Duchy of Norton is a good choice.

He could have relayed Richie's request to Theresia, which was also considered to be an "ally". With a proper reminder of his intentions, Theresia would definitely not hand over the Duchy of Norton to him. At this time, the request for the mage to settle in was made, and Theresia weighed the weight and should have agreed.

Then Hathaway had a headache: "He's going to be angry...... Even if I push it to Theresia, he will understand my intentions, and it will be troublesome to stumble on me again. ”

After thinking about it, she sighed, "In the matter of immigration in Shadow City, try to take care of him." Build a portal for him and send it directly to his house, and keep a few thousand of the good seedlings you picked...... No, ten thousand for him. By the way, giving him all the battle mages and demon warriors of the Old Council and the Menesus family is no longer reliable anyway. ”

On Tangus's side, Li Qi couldn't think of such a rich follow-up for the time being, and he only expected that Hathaway would definitely have the idea of fighting the Duchy of Norton.

When the magicians settle in the Duchy of Norton, they will definitely take the power of the nobles, and with the nature of the magicians, their rule will not be much better than that of the nobles. When the time comes, the situation will be completely different.

The blood of the martyrs will not be shed in vain, but the revolution is still a long way from success, and it can only advance step by step.

For the sake of Norton's future, dig Norton into a big hole first......

The reddest Norton will be liberated, and until then, bear with me a little longer.

After arranging this, the little dragon girl smiled, almost salivating.

By the way, there are too many things involved in Hathaway's affairs with business forces, and there is no way to make a clear response. However, it is necessary to throw a pawn to ambush first, and at the same time, it can also be easy to get a good fortune.

This idea fell on the little dragon girl.

"Okay, I'll show you the way", Li Qi spoke, the little dragon girl's eyes widened, kneeling in front of him, sticking out her tongue and hanging her hands, waiting for Li Qi to throw her bones like a Wang Xingren.

"Even if I introduce you to Hathaway," said Richie, there would be too many businessmen who would come to her, and it would be impossible for her to give you much benefit. And what everyone is doing in one swrench, the oil and water will definitely be diluted. ”

Xiaolongnu nodded without relenting, she naturally understood this bit of business common sense.

"You only see that the Storm Islands have been devastated and the magicians are coming to the mainland to buy real estate and develop, and they are in dire need of funds and supplies. But you didn't see it, the layered mask of the Storm Islands is gone, and many magic devices and appliances are no longer usable, and they are scrap metal for magicians, and if you get those things to the mainland, you can make a fortune just by selling materials......"

"What's the matter? Aren't hundreds or thousands of floating ships scary? Okay, this is too big to even find a shipbreaking yard, so what about the magic crossbow, although the magic circle has failed, but the material level 6 level has been abandoned in the Storm Islands, and the price has increased more than a hundred times if it is slightly modified. If you recycle it for a handful of gold bushels, the magician will take it out for them!"

As Li Qi narrated, the little dragon girl's gaze became more and more intense.

She hugged Richie's leg and shouted, "I want it, I want it, Richie, I want it!"

"Don't look for Hathaway, no, don't pay attention to Zold, he has channels on the mainland, and if you tell him, you won't have your share, find this person. ”

Richie pulled out someone's magic business card, which had the contact logo of the Book of Trade Winds: "Mosmut, yes, find him! Let him lead you into the Storm Isles and do it quietly. ”

The little dragon girl snatched the business card and kissed him on the cheek: "I know that Li Qi is good to me! I will grow up and ride for you quickly!"

Slowly pacing out of the communication room, Li Qi's heart flashed a strong sense of déjà vu.

It's a lot like the scene when the woolly bear is finished, going there to loot munitions.

But at that time, the east and the west were rushing up, and the rabbits only picked up some leftovers. Now, only I am aware of it, and at the same time I have channels and agents.

So, little dragon girl, come on, get back all the things that can be scavenged! The most valuable things will naturally flow into his hands.

"The wind is roaring ~ the horse is barking ~"

"The Yellow River is roaring~The Yellow River is roaring~"

"The art of struggle is my highest~The magician's garbage is also cooked~"

Li Qi walked out of the communication room with his hands behind his back, singing a song that changed his words indiscriminately.