"Brother Cesare, it's a great pleasure for you to defeat the French, come, I'll give you a drink."

The man who was toasting Wu Xin had a long face and no hair on the top of his shiny head.

"Where is there, Knight Peron, you are too polite, where am I qualified to be a brother in front of you." Wu Xin did not directly accept the other party's title, most of the people here were knight apprentices, and only this one took the lead in a formal knight.

"Cesare has a bright future ahead of you, it's only a matter of time before you become a full-fledged knight, come, I'll toast you again." Veron had a smile on his face, and he had no pressure at all to please Wu Xin, who was much lower than his rank, and he was originally the person in charge of colluding with the Spanish knights.

Wu Xin's news of him performing a new first-level arcane on the playground in the past few days has been quite widespread.

Warlocks have a very limited variety of arcane arts, and are much less flexible than mages who may learn many of the same level.

Moreover, mages can feel the magic net in the process of learning new magic, which is a great way to improve their strength, but it is true that there are some mages who have learned a lot of magic of the same level and have never been able to go to the next level.

And once a warlock gets the new arcane, it means that he must have risen in level, and he is more decisive than mage.

A second-level warlock who suddenly appeared, and had several conflicts with the French group in a row, he has value in his own right.

Spellcasters who only have the ability to cast spells and have no fighting spirit, although everyone will be polite to them if they pinch their noses, but only a spellcaster like Wu Xin who dares to fight will attract attention so quickly and gain connections.

"Cesare's Spanish is so good, you speak it more standard than I speak in Barcelona." Perón also appreciates Wu Xin's fluent Spanish. "I see you can also speak Italian and Latin, and as an Englishman, Cesare is a hard worker."

Wu Xin said "modestly": "Where, where, other languages can not be learned, but how can the Spanish that commands the world not be learned?" Latin as the lingua franca is outdated, and the language of the Roman Empire is no longer suitable for the current world situation, just as the great Spain replaced the Roman Empire, and I think that when the emperor invades Paris, Spanish will also replace Latin as the new language of peace. ”

Wu Xin's sycophant made several Spaniards applaud, and even the more stable Veron showed a satisfied smile.

Although nominally joining the Knights Hospitaller no longer required loyalty to the original monarch or parliament, in fact, each member of the Order still divides their positions according to their original nationality, and naturally takes pride in their homeland.

After France won the Hundred Years' War and regained most of the coastline occupied by England, successive French kings began an offensive strategy against Italy and Germany, relying on the population of the Kingdom of France to outnumber the European continent.

But the offensive was unanimously resisted by the other European powers, so that little was achieved.

On the contrary, Spain is going through her best years after Columbus's voyage.

In the last 20 years, Spain has spread its plans along the westward route, and it is said that it has destroyed tens of millions of countries and occupied a larger territory than the Spanish mainland.

Wu Xin knew that the West was not a few big islands, but a whole new world, and Wu Xin also hinted at this.

But after discovering that Father Erlan's idea was unshakable, Wu Xin immediately agreed without restraint, after all, he was the one who paid the salary.

However, in the European continent, Father Erlan has no doubt about the results, although there is a constant pressure from the Ottoman Empire in the east.

But thanks to his close alliance with Austria, which ruled by the same family, the Kaiser had gained an advantage over France over the past decade, both at sea and on land.

In particular, the divided Italian region, which was the focus of the struggle between the two sides, seized many territories in northern and southern Italy together with Austria and placed the countries of Central Italy in the status of vassals.

"Yes, when we've convinced the shameless French, we'll write a new contract in Spanish."

"Let him pay for his stupidity."

The Spaniards were in turmoil.

"I did it! You feel free. With that, Peron poured another glass of wine down. This is the 'haven of tranquility' from Vienna, and one of my favourite liquors is said to have been loved by His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Regent. ”

Wu Xin realized that even when choosing wine, the Spaniards were emphasizing their friendship with Austria, and that the conflict between the two sides did not seem to be enough to affect the need for the other.

Although Belon is very polite, Wu Xin will not really let this knight drink alone, he can become a senior seaman at such a young age, the navigation business is excellent on the one hand, and the ability to socialize is also first-class, their ship can always occupy a good berth close to the loading and unloading point, relying on Wu Xin's ability.

Fortunately, although his body is different, his alcohol consumption is still there, and only the wine is not a problem, he took a sip, and then said: "Let's drink a glass for the health of His Majesty the Emperor!" Praise his great strength and noble lineage, and wish him eternal rule over Madrid, Seville, Antwerp, Havana, Veracruz and the whole New World. ”

Wu Xin's sycophants were shot extremely well, and he also took a full glass of wine in one sip, and Veron's mood was even better: "Cesare, you have a heart." ”

Veron had always decided that it was in the interest of the Spanish to work with the English group, but the English had not shown enough strength in the past, and Wu Xin had a certain value after beating Belcott in a row and getting the attention of the powerful Cassano Knights.

On that occasion, the Spaniards accused the British king of heresy, and Delia replied to the emperor's delusional desire to rule the world, and the two sides failed to fight, and it was Peron's consistent attitude that worked.

Erlan also took a big sip on the side, although he had always tried not to drink before, but this was the proper politeness when mentioning the word "emperor".

The Kingdom of Spain paid a great price for their king and emperor, but it also received some rewards, and the ceremonial honors were only the smallest of them.

In the Knights Hospitaller, the Italians can still maintain a certain degree of independence, and many Italian families have been in the Order for more than ten generations.

But now that Spain and Austria controlled eighty percent of the Apennine Peninsula, most of the Italian-speaking members of the Order were friendly to Spain for various reasons.

The same is true of Pastor Ayrland, who is very interested in getting involved in the friendship with the Spaniards.

"Knight Peron, do you know a Knight of Gonzalez trainee?" Wu Xin is also very concerned about this person who performs the reincarnation mission together, and since Villefort can also form an alliance because of this relationship, then Gonzalez has no problem. "Why haven't I seen him lately?"

"Oh? Do you know Gonzalez? "Veron was a little surprised, but Wu Xin asked openly, he didn't suspect anything, and Gonzalez's encounter was not a secret." You don't know yet, Gonzalez had a great opportunity to go to Rome this time, and he had a few words with His Majesty the Chosen Pope during the review! Then it seems that he will join the Papal States, but this is not necessarily, the emperor will naturally value the people who are valued by the real pope, and maybe he will be transferred back to Spain. ”

"His Majesty the Pope!" Father Ellan let out a burst of exclamation.

"Then he didn't write to me either?!" Wu Xin acted very hurt, as if they were really good friends who had known each other for many years.

"Not necessarily." Perón shook his head and said in a smug tone: "We have many ships in Spain, and the letters are delivered relatively quickly, and I am sure Gonzalez will not forget this good news to share with friends." ”

Perón toasted another glass of "Haven of Tranquility", and then he asked seemingly casually, "Cesare, what level of knight trainee are you now?"

Wu Xin knew that he was asking knowingly, but he still replied very cooperatively: "I am a third-level knight apprentice. ”

"Smack!"

Belon slapped his bald head suddenly, and the expression on his face was extremely surprised, as if he really didn't know about it: "It's ridiculous, a brave and pious young man like you is actually only a third-class knight apprentice?" I think Cesare is a second-class knight apprentice, can he be a first-class knight apprentice! ”

"I've just come to the island, and I've been in the great Knights Hospitaller for such a short time, and I haven't made any contributions to the Knights, how can I become a first-class knight apprentice?" Wu Xin's face was also surprised.

"Humility! Modest! Another virtue. Perón toasted again, then he patted his bald head again and turned to Father Ayran: "I always said that the Knights Hospitaller needs to be reformed, and that a promising young man like Cesare can only be a knight apprentice, or is it a third rank, and a scum like Keventer Siegel occupies a high position, what credit does he have?" Cesare has received rave reviews for your history lessons, and this is also a credit, it is not necessary to kill the infidels on the battlefield to be devout to God, and it is also a contribution to God to let everyone know why we have to fight the infidels to the end. ”

Veron looked upright, and several other Spanish trainees who accompanied him also voiced their condemnation.

"The French are responsible for our loss of Rhodes."

"Bureaucracy and nepotism run rampant, if this continues, not only will you never want to retake Rhodes, but sooner or later the island of Malta given by the emperor will not be able to be defended."

"Kevent is the kid I know best, what useful things has he done? Ran the safest route with the ship a few times, and the credit is enough to become an official knight? ”

"It's not easy to run a few safe routes, after all, he's a Frenchman." Wu Xin's mockery of the French made the Spaniards listen to it very satisfied, "Actually, before I joined the Knights, I was a seaman, and I also have a lot of experience in navigation. I know a thing or two about the various routes in the Atlantic, and I have always wanted to join the world-famous Spanish merchant fleet to conquer the most stormy routes. ”

This boasting is actually not in line with Wu Xin's nature as a Chinese, but he is afraid that these Spaniards will not be able to understand the culture of modesty, so he has to tell the truth.

"No wonder you can name the ports of Havana and Veracruz, the English are the best sailors." Veron's mood seemed to be heightened, and he patted his bald head with one hand and raised his glass with the other. "Where the storm is at its strongest, come, let's make another toast to the fiercest storm."

The crowd shouted, and then poured a large circle again.

When everyone was drunk for five or six minutes, Wu Xin seemed to casually say something: "Knight Belon, in order to defend Rhodes Island and share the worries of His Majesty the Emperor, I have an entourage that seems to come in handy. ”

"Oh?" Belon didn't think that Wu Xin would really have any way, only that Wu Xin wanted to install his family. "There are no vacancies in the Order at the moment, but I can find him a spot on the docks."

"No, no, no, you misunderstood your lordship." Wu Xin waved his hand again and again. "This retinue of mine is an expert in drilling wells, and he wants to dig a few new wells for the Order at a low price, and he wants to explore them. However, he had difficulty getting into the castle, so he .........."

"I see." Perón breathed a sigh of relief, "Well, those rules are suspicious, and Cesare and your family will definitely not be suspicious." In this way, as long as our Spanish team is responsible for defending the city gates, he can enter, as long as there is a Spanish knight trainee accompanying him. ”

Wu Xin expressed his gratitude again and again, he was not worried about the accompanying apprentice at all, Sherlock naturally had a way to make him "deaf and clear-sighted".

At the end of the banquet, Peron patted his chest and said to Wu Xin: "Cesare, you will be contracted to me to become a second-level knight trainee, and within a month, I will definitely help with this matter." ”

After sending Wu Xin and Erlan away, a Spanish apprentice asked Belon puzzled: "My lord, although this guy is a spellcaster, but we have already checked his origin, it is true that there are no warlocks on the ancestors, at most he can use second-level arcane arts, and warlocks are not mages, and they basically can't learn to copy scrolls and dispense potions, so it's not worth it to give him a second-level knight apprentice for nothing." ”

The second-class knight trainees are also limited in their ability to obtain additional supplies, but any extra supplies are very desirable on the island of Malta these days.

Peron no longer looked like his tongue was big just now, and said soberly: "Of course he is not worth it, but this is a gift to the captain of the garrison, Cassano, even if we can't dig out the relationship between them, but Cassano appeared in time to save him, it is no coincidence, it involves interests, there are no coincidences in this world." ”

There was also an apprentice who was still not convinced: "That Cassano has always refused your invitation, my lordship, is just a short-lived heretic, and he used to work for Austria and had a backer, and now His Royal Highness the Regent of Vienna threw him here, obviously to dissociate himself from the remnants of this Cassian, he doesn't know what kind of score he is still putting ........."

His words stopped in Veron's icy eyes.

The bald Spanish knight completely put away the smile that had been hanging on his face, and reprimanded his subordinates sternly: "The Knight of Cassano is a strong man close to the protector level, after the battle of Rhode Island, our knights withered, and there are no protectors except for the chief head Eli Adam. The power is very important, the backer is very important, but the most important thing is your own strength! That's why the Knight of Cassano was able to become the captain of the garrison as soon as he came, and the accusation of heresy is even more unfounded, everyone knows that Knight Cassano has been sincerely weird God, and if what you said just now is heard by me again, I will throw you to Libya to eat sand.

After listening to Veron's words, the knight apprentice had a blank face.

Everyone knows that the conditions of the small forts on the Libyan coastline are difficult, and that they are the easiest targets for the Barbary pirates, and to defend them is the fate that all the members of the Order fear.

"Well, don't be afraid, as long as you don't die, that hellish place won't be our turn to go to the Spaniards and the French." Seeing that his subordinates were all submissive, Veron laughed. "But this Cesare Cibo is really a cowhide king, how old is he, how old can he dare to say that he knows a lot about the Atlantic, how many old captains who have been running at sea for decades only dare to take a familiar route, they are all living in the small canal of the English Channel, and dare to say in front of us Spaniards that they know how to sail?"

Without waiting for his subordinates to pat the horse together, Veron shook his head again: "But he also has his usefulness, even if his navigation skills are blown, but his geographical knowledge, even among the Spaniards, is very rare, he is obviously a descendant of a nobleman, although his family may not care about him for some reason, but with his knowledge and the talent to speak several languages, he is also a useful talent, even if he can't become a stalwarf at the backbone level, he has a great chance to become a knight, Moreover, both he and Cassano have contradictions with the French, and they have the heart to befriend us. The Italian group has two of them, him and Cassano, and it can play a role in our fight against the French. ”

"If they can really support us, it would be good to have two more votes in the election of the next head of the regiment." Another trainee said. "Under the French, we lost Rhode Island. It is all thanks to the emperor's gift that there is a place to stay, and it should be our turn to be the head of the regiment. ”

The Spaniards nodded their heads.

"And what does he mean by letting his retinue into the castle?" There was one apprentice who didn't forget about it.

"It's just that I want to do a little bit of engineering." Veron was used to seeing this kind of thing. "But even if the water supply system is very important, but the old well is still normal, how can there be resources to make a new well in the current situation, even if the Knight of Cassano is the background, it is useless, I will give him a small project of the reservoir after a while. But don't be too relaxed, don't let him do anything unfavorable to the Order, and don't let your guard down against the infidels of spies. ”

The knight apprentices immediately patted their horses, and said that the adults knew the details and knew everything.

Then someone remembered something and asked Veron: "Speaking of Sherlock, I remember that recently one of D'Artagnan's cronies and intermediaries has been operating in the town, and it seems that he is planning some kind of conspiracy against Sherlock, should we show some news and get out?" ”

Veron's hand rubbed on his bald head for a long time, and finally shook his head: "No, no, Cassano is selfless, he has stopped our smuggling ship more than once. Since he would not fully obey our Spanish group, there was no reason for us to save him. After all, the Italians and the French are our good brothers, and we don't want to take sides. ”

After saying this, Veron felt very satisfied, and happily slapped his bald head.

"Brother, haha."

"No partiality, no partiality, haha."

The Spanish trainees also laughed and slapped at the leader's despicable and shameless performance.