A pinch of dark red tobacco filled the heather pipe, and Baron Federi pressed it so hard that instead of lighting the candle nearby, he held it in his hand and rubbed it repeatedly.

"The news of the war in Beihai can't hide it for a few days, and someone in the House of Representatives of the City Hall has been faintly aware of it, but the bonds that have been rising are related to the interests of too many people, and no one dares to lift the lid for the time being. Councillor Claire, what do you think?"

Ansai Claire immediately stood up and replied in a respectful tone: "Your Excellency Federi, the Sales Committee across both houses will always stand in the camp representing the interests of the majority, and the price of the newly issued bonds must not fall, which will cost many lives." If a few stupid people dare to stand up and stir up trouble, I will silence him forever, no matter what means are used. ”

The baron did not say anything, but closed his eyes in silence, and no one in the room could guess his thoughts, including Aldrich.

"Seal all the frontline reports in the Northern Seas that will affect the price of bonds, and if the facts do not match our expectations, then tamper with the facts. ”

A veteran member from the House of Representatives, who has served many consecutive terms, is also a member of the sales committee, and lived up to expectations to speak everyone's mind.

Senator Federi nodded slightly, because the amplitude was too small, no one except the Fourth Knight noticed it, and this delicate moment of emotion made Aldridge grasp the true intention of the host of this secret meeting, as well as the attitude of the powerful upper echelons behind him.

"Concealing the truth for their own interests, and even falsifying the facts to deceive the public, this scene in front of me is really very familiar. ”

Remembering the distant past, Tris had an urge to laugh, and in order not to spoil the solemn atmosphere of the secret meeting, he could only forcibly suppress it, and even use the source of faith for it.

El Els, the chief knight from the core of the city guard, still asked suspiciously: "What to do with the lost detachment? Of the twelve converted warships, less than one percent of the survivors survived, most of them were dragged to the bottom of the sea by the whirlpool due to the wreck, and of course some of the crew members were captured by the enemy, and they are currently imprisoned somewhere on Moon Island and have not been transferred for the time being. ”

Ansai Claire thought carefully before responding: "The weather at sea is very changeable, and it is difficult to predict extreme weather, so the detachment was buried in an ice storm, not only the ships died in bad weather, but even the crew also suffered heavy losses, and many people were missing. What do you think of this reason?"

"Uh-huh!"

The participants nodded in agreement, obviously this was a good excuse, and a member of the sales committee was even more straightforward: "We will give the family members' pensions sufficiently, and the captured fleet crews are also according to the criteria of war death, as for the survivors...... I suggest that all of them be concentrated in Baifan Harbor, and as for the strict guarding and prohibition of contact with the outside world, or directly solve all the witnesses, it depends on whether your opinions can be unified. Of course, I personally choose the latter. ”

"Ruthless!"

This was the assessment of the speakers by the majority of those present at the conclave, and surprisingly no one objected, and it was clear that he spoke to the hearts of many.

The Knight Captain has other opinions on the disposal of personnel, after all, some of the crew members of the detachment are from the City Guard, and many of them are still his colleagues, but Els also knows that he belongs to the minority, and he needs to find someone to balance the situation, and the corner of his eye casually swept the whole room, and found that the fourth knight sitting at the end of the seat, although he remained silent, his face was not very good-looking.

"What do you think about this, Lord Triss?"

Aldrich was a little surprised to hear Els personally name him, in fact, this secret meeting had completed his mission and fulfilled his duties as a witness to the battle in the North Sea, but some people just didn't want to let him go, and had to stand up for their own reputation.

According to the custom, he raised his right hand, and only after getting permission did he get up and speak: "Concealment and tampering are all the best strategies, the battle of Moon Island, the first time the three countries of the North Sea showed new weapons, it is just an insignificant remote corner of the entire war situation, on the whole, our customs union still has the upper hand, and there will definitely be no less news of success." In addition, the third-party forces in the North Sea, in addition to scattered pirates, also have the coalition forces of the northern countries, they are both strong competitors and partners in the same camp. Because of the blood and tears of the feud accumulated by repeated raids a hundred years ago, they will never reconcile with the Harolds, and in a sense, they can also share the pressure for us. ”

His ideas and new ideas made the eyes of the participants here, after all, Triss was right, the front line of the northern sea is not without good news and good news, but it is just a heavy blow by chance, which makes the Eastwood high-level who are used to moving from one victory to the next a little unacceptable.

"The three countries of the North Sea can also be regarded as a maritime power, and they suffered heavy losses in the early stage, but due to sufficient confidence, it is a matter of time before the strategic advantage is taken back little by little, and we all have estimates about it, but we didn't expect it to come so soon!"

At the most critical moment, as Aldrich's friend, Anse Claire immediately stood up and expressed his support and affirmation for his speech.

The House of Representatives also wants to be re-elected and maintain the friendship of the Docklands bigwigs, which is definitely a good deal. The little investment he made now will surely pay off handsomely in the future, and he has always been convinced of this, especially when he knows Aldrich's character as a white knight.

The chief knight nodded thoughtfully, then remembered something, and specially added: "If we can capture the warships of the three countries in the North Sea loaded with new weapons, I believe that with the current technical reserves of the Customs Union, it will definitely be able to be copied successfully, and it will be able to surpass the original." ”

Baron Federi, who owns a large ironsmith workshop and is in charge of the ordnance logistics of the Cold Mountain Knights, nodded his head in agreement, "I have no doubt about this, and I am very confident. ”

Aldrich suddenly saw a wonderful opportunity quietly coming, he raised his right hand in motion, and after receiving permission, sat up straight and leaned forward slightly.

"The Three Kingdoms of the North Sea can invent new weapons with the help of the dwarves, and we also have a large number of alchemists, if the accumulation of technology in Eastwood City is combined with the extraordinary power of the Alchemy series, maybe those masters can give us a great surprise. ”

Baron Federi's heart moved, remembering the Triss family's penchant for collecting ancient documents, or perhaps some kind of tradition, and couldn't help but nod secretly, he was very interested in Aldrich's proposal.

"The Floating City of the Great Arcanists of the Old Days, the Floating Cannons Charged with Elementals!" the Knight Chief Els unravels the mystery for the puzzled, still cautious about the caster.

"It's not going to be easy to experiment with new weapons, especially when it comes to alchemy that changes the nature of things, such as explosive powder for mining, and even the most experienced master can't guarantee 100% success. Lord Tris, descendant of the Vigilant Eye family, you will not be unaware of the dangers. ”

Aldrich nodded in agreement: "The philosopher said: danger and opportunity are twins. How can we achieve a series of successes if we don't take risks? I never gamble, but for the sake of Eastwood City, for the common good of everybody, I'm willing to gamble on the Scavengers' Union. ”

Baron Federi deliberately wanted to take out some of the secrets pressed at the bottom of the box from the Triss family, and deliberately made a contemplative look, and after a long time, he seriously agreed: "Say, what do you need?"

"The upfront sum of five hundred gold ouma is mainly used to improve the unstable compound...... Oh! I'm talking about the blast powder made by the alchemist. The second phase is mainly a large amount of cheap iron materials, which will be used as a carrier for our new weapons. If the experiment is successful, the final investment will be in the factory to cope with a large number of orders. ”

The senator smiled dumbly: "The organization is very clear, one link after another, this is your original plan, or is it a temporary idea, it is so confident, does the Triss family have hole cards that I don't know?"

Aldridge immediately nodded in acquiescence, Baron Federi was more curious, but he understood each other's identities, so he couldn't do something out of the ordinary: "It would be nice if Tris wasn't a nobleman!"

It has to be said that with the backing of the barony of the Gushan family, Aldrich, even if he inherited a declining knight's estate, it was enough to tie the hands of the powerful senior Senator His Excellency Federry.

At the same time, however, Rep. Anse Claire was a little dissatisfied: "Your Excellency, why don't you allocate funds through the Sale Committee, since we issue bonds, we have our share in the war in the Northern Seas." ”

Aldrich had to reassure his friends in the House of Representatives: "It is better to try out new weapons in secret, and the less people know about them, the safer, and I myself have no confidence in the ability of the House of Representatives to keep secrets." ”

This is a somewhat hurtful argument to say, not to mention the Knight Captain Ells and the members of the sales committee present, and even the host Baron Federi has a lot of heads.

"According to my own conservative estimates, the funds invested in the three phases of the new weapons are at least 5,000 gold and more than 5,000 gold euros, and the scavengers' union's family will probably have a huge shortfall in whichever bank they apply for secret loans. Dear Lord Tris, it would be advisable to consider the appropriation from the Sales Committee. Please trust my judgment, as long as the books play some tricks, the money can not go through the House of Representatives, and even in the Senate only Baron Federi knows about it, and is directly responsible to the Archduke Eastwood. ”

Knight Chief Ells coughed: "That's on the premise of success, if the new weapon fails in the trial, who will be responsible for it?"

The eyes of everyone around him were fixed on Aldrich, and Tris slowly stood up, his face solemn: "If you fail and owe a huge amount of money, I will hand over the harvest of the ruined temple on the desert island of the North Sea." ”

In the small room of "......", there was silence for a moment, and everyone couldn't help but whisper to each other, messy noise, unable to hide the excitement of the participants.

After all, this is the theocratic weapon of the enemy of the Odin god giant, and it is secretly hidden by Aldrich Tris in a place that everyone does not know, and it is used to pay off 5,000 gold Omar, which is not more than 50,000 gold Omar's loan, which is definitely a good deal, after all, some things cannot be measured by money.

Baron Federi, as the presiding officer and the person behind the sales committee, immediately agreed, fearing that President Triss of the Scavengers' Guild would regret it, and proposed to sign a contract that everyone would witness.

Aldrich looked at all the drafted terms, found no obvious flaws and loopholes, and did not hesitate to sign his name, in duplicate, and keep one for himself.

"Time waits for no one, please allow me to leave first. We must go back to our home in Gushan as soon as possible to get some things, it is related to our cause. ”

Remembering the illustrious prestige of the Tris family of Vigilant Eye, not to mention the Knight Captain Els, the core of the City Guard, even Rep. Anse Claire and Baron Federi believed that he had returned to his hometown to ask for help, perhaps some extremely valuable ancient documents, so they let him leave calmly without hindrance.

Aldrich told a small lie here, his destination was not the house of Tritus in the Lonely Mountain, but the mage tower located somewhere in the cold mountain that had sunk into the canyon, which still retains most of its functions, and is maintained by the tower spirit, the crystallization of the wisdom and wealth of the spellcasters of the old era.

After going through the secret room meeting, although he did not participate in the conspiracy without conscience, Aldrich still perceived the turmoil of the source of faith, which shows the influence of the environment on the individual, and the dirty politics, so it is necessary to leave the scene as soon as possible!