Regarding the anger of the princess knight "Alicia", the white-haired minister "Thomas" is completely unimpressed.

He habitually rubbed the nouveau riche gemstone rings on his hand, and said earnestly in the tone of an elder: "Your Highness, at this time and that time, now that the Seven Shields Kingdom has reached the brink of life and death, what we need are powerful warriors who can fight against those monsters, what is it to kill a few useless civilians for this?" ”

"Don't insult the title of warrior! Can a group of people who can swing a knife at an unarmed old and young be considered warriors? It's just a mob with weapons! The princess knight Alicia didn't give an inch.

"Okay, okay, you tell me about the thugs, then let's talk about the thugs." The white-haired minister "Thomas" sneered: "To say something disrespectful to the emperors of the past, is the current annual sacrificial lottery like an unarmed commoner wielding a sword?" But if it weren't for this move, would Your Highness think that you would have the opportunity to stand here and accuse me justifiably, to be your eldest princess who loves the people like a son? ”

"I ......"

The princess knight "Alicia"'s face suddenly turned as white as paper, although she obviously had a stomach for the truth, but in the face of the bloody reality, she was too weak to stand.

Seeing that he had gained the upper hand in words, the white-haired minister "Thomas" couldn't help but show a touch of pride and contempt in his eyes, but his mouth was still that disgusting tone of relying on the old man.

"Your Highness, you are still young, and some things are not very well thought out, so before the emperor died, he asked us old ministers to help His Highness as much as possible...... Hey, it's a pity that His Royal Highness is a woman after all, and his heart is still a little weaker, if His Royal Highness the prince was still there, he would definitely agree with the old minister's approach. ”

Luo Jie frowned slightly, the white-haired minister was obviously poking at Alicia's scar.

In order to set an example for the people, successive kings had to sacrifice their eldest son after having three heirs, and they themselves had to lead a crusade against monsters.

The father of the princess knight "Alicia" led the team to die under the dragon breath of the white dragon on the 55th floor, and her brother, the eldest prince in the mouth of the white-haired minister "Thomas", became a sacrifice to the monsters of the wild after the 16-year-old coming-of-age ceremony.

Coupled with the heartbroken queen's long-term seclusion and ignoring the government, now all the big and small things of the entire Seven Shields Alliance are actually pressing on the weak shoulders of this eighteen-year-old girl.

"Let's ...... Let me think again. ”

The princess knight "Alicia" sat back on the sofa and weakly supported her forehead with her hand.

However, the white-haired minister "Thomas" obviously didn't want to give her time to think about it, and pressed step by step: "Your Highness, time waits for no one, there is less than half a year, and the next round of sacrifice lottery is about to begin, and you don't want to see your subjects being dragged to sacrifice in large numbers, do you?" ”

"......"

I have to say that the white-haired minister "Thomas" grew up watching "Alicia" since he was a child, and he knows best what the weakness of the princess's heart is.

"Your Highness, the emissaries of the BLACK Beast Mercenary Regiment are already waiting outside, whether you meet them first and listen to their conditions?"

"What? You have actually ...... with them in private" The princess knight Alicia was shocked and angry when she heard this, but at this moment she was powerless to change anything, and finally all the words turned into a long sigh, and said, "Forget it, you let him in." ”

The white-haired minister "Thomas" subconsciously glanced at Luo Jie, who was still sitting opposite the old god and feeding the dog with snacks, and wanted to remind the princess knight "Alicia" that there was an outsider here, but seeing that "Alicia" was depressed at the moment, he was also afraid that the persecution would be too tight and cause the rebellion of His Royal Highness, so he simply thought that Luo Jie did not exist.

Anyway, in his opinion, the other party is just an inconsequential person from another world, and if he turns around and threatens to give a little benefit, he must not dare to talk about what he has seen and heard today.

After the maid's communication, the messenger of the BLACK beast mercenary group quickly entered the reception hall.

It was a muscular man, shirtless in an open waistcoat, with iron fists on both hands, and a steady and agile gait, looking like a boxer or something good at close combat.

Well, but in Luo Jie's opinion, this is just a public-faced NPC, and it is obviously not an important character even in the original book.

After the messenger gave the princess knight "Alicia" a nondescript chest salute, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom and said proudly: "This is our boss's condition, he said that as long as you agree, he will now order all the people to fight for the princess for Her Royal Highness those monsters." ”

The white-haired minister handed the piece of paper to Alicia, and her face changed as soon as she read a few of them.

"Don't go too far! If you want to compile and ask for money and equipment, even if you want to build, you head still want my sister to marry him? ”

The envoy grinned, completely ignoring the threat of the princess knight "Alicia", and said indifferently: "Our boss said that the two sides have become relatives, so that we can better serve our Seven Shields Alliance...... Of course, if Your Highness feels sorry for Your Royal Highness, you can marry our head of the regiment in person, well, then our head of the regiment should be regarded as the future king, right? ”

"Bold!" The princess knight "Alicia" rose up angrily, kicked over the low table in front of her, gritted her teeth and said, "It's just a gang of bandits, do you think that our Seven Shields Alliance has weakened to the point that it doesn't even have the ability to send troops to fight a gang of bandits?" ”

"Yes, you don't." A sneer appeared on the messenger's face, "Your Highness, do you really know anything about us?" At present, there are less than 30,000 regular troops in the entire Seven Shields Kingdom, and excluding the permanent armies in each city, the army that you can really move freely is only 2,000 people at most, and most of them are female soldiers with low combat effectiveness...... And our BLACK mercenary group is a real 3,000 strong man, and our head is a powerful existence that can walk up to the fiftieth layer of "Ayn Grant" alone. ”

At this point, the messenger seemed to remember something, and opened a large box that he had brought in earlier.

A cluster of extremely beautiful seven-colored flowers appeared in the hall, and in an instant, a strange fragrance came to the nose.

"Floria?"

Princess Knight "Alicia" couldn't help but change her face.

The Floria flower is an extremely rare flower that can only grow in the "Flower Garden" on the 47th floor, and once transplanted, it can only survive for up to half a year.

It is clear that the other party is demonstrating to her in this obscure way.

A hint of bitterness appeared on the lips of the princess knight "Alicia", she knew very well the current background of the Seven Shields Kingdom, unless she poured out the strength of the country and mobilized all the troops and generals, it was possible to attack more than 50 floors.

And the leader of a bandit went up to the 47th floor alone, and the gap between the two can be said to be clear at a glance.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the other party is willing to take the risk of being killed, the strength of this group of bandits is enough to break through this royal city.