Chapter 255: Sword Bay
In the capital of the Duchy of Virginy, the bleak autumn rain enveloped the city of Lemmon under the rule of the Grand Duke, quelling the rebellion of the orc slaves, and the city, which had not been affected by the war but was declining, gradually regained its former prosperity. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The territory was occupied by the remnants of the orcs, and Baron Legni Cumbert, who was almost kicked out of the ranks of nobility, visited the wife of the eldest son of the Grand Duke of Summer, who was his only daughter, with a shy old face, and said many good things to him, and finally retained his position.
He forcibly dragged Captain Jester Hammer and escaped through the escape route when Fort Cambert was about to fall, and was finally rewarded handsomely.
In the court-martial, the quartermaster of the Frontier Legion, whose lost arm had been repaired by special means, had to violate his own inner rules and tell a wonderful lie in order to preserve the dignity of the Grand Duke of Sameer, as well as the favor and honor of the "savior".
The three counts and a viscount who participated in the trial were all nobles who regarded proximity to the Grand Duke as a long-term investment, although it was incomprehensible that such a mediocre Baron Cumbert would be valued by the famously shrewd Phaetis Summer, and he would be accepted as an in-law and entrusted with the important task of being one of the transit points for the war readiness of the Frontier Legion.
It is estimated that this is the first time he has looked away, but a small setback did not damage the prestige of the Grand Duke, on the contrary, it was to suppress the orc rebellion in the country like wildfire, which added a lot of points to his image.
It is said that the neighboring countries around Virgini have also recently rebelled against orc slaves, and there is a very obvious change compared to the past, that is, the rebellious slaves have a unique concept, no longer simply fighting for themselves, but to save all their enslaved compatriots, even human slaves who are in debt and forced to sign a deed of sale.
I have to say that this kind of slave rebellion with almost the same slogan has a strong deceptive and infectious power, except for the descendants of slaves who have been raised for decades, envy everything that their masters have, and eager to bleach their own skin, all the hard laborers who still remember their hometown in the Black Continent are in the camp of the rebellion.
It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no one behind to instigate and provide support, as long as the slave owners whose brains are not flooded, they can guess that the source must be the remnants of the rebels in the Duchy of Virginy, who have been strangled day and night by humans and bloods.
They couldn't understand why the last stronghold of the Orc rebels along the Benniu River had not been completely eradicated, and because of the rules of the nobles' authority and territory, the Grand Dukes still did not dare to reach out directly, but reluctantly convened a "continental conference" to urge the Grand Duke of Virgini to resolve the matter as soon as possible.
Having suffered heavy losses in the recent orc rebellion and nearly missing this autumn's harvest, Fitis Summer's jaw-dropping skills weep and bitter as he begs for the support of his allies in order to start the counterinsurgency war again.
According to the principle of intelligence sharing, the Grand Dukes seated at the Continental Congress knew very well that the internal problems of the Duchy of Virginy were indeed quite serious, but it was not difficult to squeeze a sum of money out of their teeth, whether it was to invite blood friends to help, or to order the private soldiers of the nobles in the country to take action in person.
Could it be that there is some hidden secret hidden in it, or maybe Archduke Fitis Summerer has some unspeakable trouble, he can't have made a deal with the steel tribe of the orcs?
Stay in the dead zone where the spells are ineffective, build a war machine with gunpowder captured on the battlefield and superb smelting technology, and the economy should collapse on its own because the production system cannot keep up with consumption.
Who would have thought that the powers of Middle-earth, led by the Fryon State, would rather squeeze out grain and grass to feed this skinny beast, and make it a sharp blade against the southern principalities, and use the territory occupied by the orc steel tribe as a buffer zone.
I have to say that this is a very clever move, especially the orc laborers who originally served as cannon fodder, sharpened their fiery will to fight in the war, and the bodies of slaves crawling on the ground once again stood up the steel backbone of the warriors and held up a piece of sky above their heads for the majority of enslaved compatriots.
In spite of the constant accusations in their hearts, in order to eradicate the remnants of the orc rebels along the Benniu River in Cumbert Territory - Black Castle - possibly the tentative hand of the Iron Tribe, the southern archdukes who participated in the "Weststral Conference" expressed their willingness to provide a large number of strategic materials and clear gold coins to support Fitis Summerr in eradicating the instability in the Duchy of Virgini.
They are trying their best to agitate for the settlement of the war, the purpose is nothing more than to cut off the roots of the rebels in their respective countries, especially now that the autumn grain is all in storage, the cost of doing it is not high, and it is still within the range of affordability.
Grand Duke Ferdinh Summerer was indeed moved, especially after successfully receiving the aid of his allies, and the nobles who smelled it wanted to share in it.
It's a pity that when the conditions for dispatching the family's private soldiers were about the same, there was a bad news or good news suddenly came from a friend of the blood clan.
The ruler of the fertile Riverbend region, alone against the vampire family, the whereabouts of Lansenlot, the lord of Sword Bay, are unknown, and the last place to appear is near Blackcastle, where it is suspected that it is an unnatural death.
After fighting against the descendants of the Lord of Dawn for many years, after all, no one could help the other's Mellon family, and immediately sent good hands to investigate the details, and as a result, the extremely rare human "Palanturu" entered their field of vision.
After a very careful examination, especially of the essence and source of life, the night ruler of the Duchy of Virginy, Count Stiheck Mellon, who held the real power behind the scenes, concluded that this man was the White Knight who had entered the Sanctuary.
There are one hundred and twenty-five countries in the West's continent, large and small, and there are very few people who have stepped into the legend, and the white knight is even rarer.
"It can't be said that it doesn't exist! A hundred years ago, it was a barren land, occupied by highland barbarians, isn't there a chief knight who has obtained Thor's hammer and can wield it as he pleases?"
Archduke Ferdinh Summer's Chamber of Secrets, supported by him, succeeded Count Fein Munster, who was killed in battle, and also gained access to the army's contacts and relevant intelligence channels.
"Aldrich Triss? Thinking about his age, not yet thirty years old, and becoming a legend on the path of virtue, I feel powerless. It's a joke that such a character should appear in the south, in the south that retains the idyllic style, but was born in the deserted western soil!"
A middle-aged nobleman with a pale face like a dead man, with a thick beard and hair, sighed and patted his shrunken right leg, since he was accidentally hit by an arrow in the knee during a winter hunt ten years ago, he could no longer set foot on the battlefield.
"It's not funny at all! Ranson Lot, who ignited his blood and turned into a hero, believes that it should be related to Aldrich Triss, after all, his potential has been tapped to the end, and what is more terrible is age, it is estimated that he is approaching the limit. The two sides tried to contact and fight, believing that in order to achieve the ultimate victory, they should burn and sublimate their lives. However, the old man, once he enters the white-knuckle battle with the bayonet red, is certainly not the opponent of the young man. ”
Count Finn Munster immediately retorted, and his words were to some extent meant by the Archduke, and with such a tough speaker charging into battle at the Chamber of Secrets, Phydes Sommer had much more room to turn around.
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A long round of bickering and bargaining, participating in a backroom meeting that only the Earl of Real Power could sit into, and a representative of the Mellon family who stayed in the corner, wrapped in pitch-black silk cloth and airtight, was in charge of the audit.
Seeing that the nobles of the Duchy of Virginy were really not talking, he let out a rare muffled cough, which caused the noisy atmosphere in the small room to freeze for a moment.
This shows the Merlon's transcendent position in the nobility of the principality, which is more powerful than that of Grand Duke Phidice Summerr and the other counts.
"Distinguished gentlemen, the prosperous and rich region of the river, which has been out of our grasp for sixty years, I think it is time to take it back. Under Ransenlot's command, whether it was a lowly merchant who evaded taxes or a warrior who evaded military service, he took the opportunity to circumvent the laws of the principality, quickly accumulate wealth and personal power, and form a community of interests linked by blood. These people are more hateful and disgusting to me than the orc slaves who raise the banner of rebellion and do not become a climate. ”
None of the people present at the Chamber of Secrets were stupid, and the representatives of the Mellon family showed a slight hint of clarity, and they understood that the loss of Ransenlot's Sword Bay was about to return to the ruling system of the Duchy of Virginy.
Even if the vast wealth and human resources of the river bay region are emptied, the fertile land, the complete irrigation system, and the fishing grounds and salt pans leading to the Storm Sea are enough to support the new earl family, and it may be more advantageous to split it into a dozen or so viscounties.
The ownership of Sword Bay is far more than breaking the spine and having to crawl at the feet of the Grand Duke of Summer, and the fallen Munster family has more oil and water to fish.
The remnants of the Orc rebels along the Benniu River in Cumbert Territory-Black Castle were immediately left behind by the Counts as soon as new prey appeared.
After all, this is a hard nut to crack, and even if they are successfully bulldozed, the price to pay will be extremely heavy. It is better to adopt a blockade strategy, prohibit the import of grain, salt, pig iron and other materials, and keep them in a position where they cannot move.
When the earls who settle the ownership of the riverbend area and get a large amount of money are settled, and then deal with the remnants of the domestic orc rebels, they will definitely get more at a lower cost.
Ransenlot's lone guardian of the Sword Bay-Storm Sea had already slowly turned from green fruit to ripe, and when he was killed by Aldrich Trisg in the secret realm of the forest, he soon showed a declining state, and was targeted by the fierce beasts around him at the same time.
However, the descendants of the Lord of the Dawn are not without a trail, and the Twilight Knights, which were created by their own hands, have more than 500 would-be knights. The number of Black Knights under his command is unknown, and the Eye of the Night is composed of a separate group to guard the peaceful order of the night in the riverbend area.
They were the counts of the Duchy of Virginie, who were trying to gain control of the Riverbend region, so the first bribes and coercion were carried out immediately, accompanied by rumors of the fall of Lansenlot, Lord of Sword Bay...... Maybe it can't be called a rumor, the truth has long been close to the truth.
Aldrich Triss knew that this would happen if Ransenlot died, and he stood by and waited for the Grand Duke of Virginie and his trusted Earl to jump into the pit.
The staggered front is about to tear open an unprecedented wound, and this is the best opportunity for the retreating Middle-earth countries to counterattack since the Southern Grand Dukes' Alliance took the lead in the war.
"The Principality of Maryland is the key, and Ian McCallane has successfully returned home with meritorious deeds, and at the same time verified the fruitful results of new weapons in siege and land grabbing, and it is estimated that a new round of ordnance procurement will be launched soon...... It's time for the steel tribe of the orcs to take sides, and with them familiar with the terrain leading the way, the new army of the Principality of Maryland after the change of military system will completely crush the ancient and obsolete knights of the Principality of Virginie. ”
Aldrich Tris had a good hand, but before the situation was completely clear, he didn't rush into the game.
Patience is a virtue!
Holding his breath, he quietly waited for the human nobles, carried away by greed, to reach out to the ownerless Sword Bay, and for the river bend region to evolve into the source of the civil war in the Duchy of Virginy.
This day will come soon.