The Three Kingdoms of the North Sea, the Damac Royal City, a floating ship with a brand new armored shell and no war smoke, hovered at a low altitude of 500 meters above the ground.

His Excellency Baron Sesley Eastwood, the eldest son of the Grand Duke who had come from the city of Eastwood in West Turkey and was involved in the peace treaty negotiations, invited Aldrich Triss, commander of the floating fleet, and Bridges Rodney, commander of the navy, after successfully obtaining enough capital and merit.

It is a pity that immediately after the signing of the treaty, the former set off to the countryside of the three North Sea countries to witness the process of abolition of serfdom and play a very key arbiter role in it.

As for the latter, since he was the trusted confidant of the Grand Duke of Eastwood and the younger brother of Grand Master Quincy Rodney of the Knights of the Cold Mountain, he had so much resentment and anger that he had to be invited to board the ship of His Excellency Baron Sesley Eastwood in order to maintain the friendship between the family of the founders and the feudal lord.

When the eldest son of the Grand Duke saw that only one invitee was coming, he did not show a surprised expression, and still maintained a noble smile on his face, it was obvious that he had expected that he would be snubbed by the hottest chief knight of the Customs Union today.

After a brief pleasantries, Bridges Rodney didn't get straight to the point, opting to talk about someone who wasn't there.

"Unexpectedly, the family of the three countries of Beihai is so rich, and the 30 million gold oumar stipulated in the treaty, the Harold royal family dug up six treasure rooms and made up most of them, and the remaining part was apportioned to the nobles of various countries, and fifty accountants worked together to count, and the number was finally right. The first batch of gold ships to be transferred home had departed, and a full 500,000 gold coins were piled up in all the bilges, and I saw it for the first time......"

Baron Sesley Eastwood was also one of the many witnesses, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up with smug wrinkles when he heard the words of the naval commander.

"Quadrupling the war indemnity of 30,000,000,000 gold oumar by quadrupling the total costs of artillery, ammunition, daily supplies, the cost of daily supplies, the bereavement of the war dead and wounded, the maintenance of the ship, etc., was originally thought to be a bit excessive, but since I saw the Harolds pay it effortlessly, I thought that maybe it could be more. ”

Bridges Rodney smiled: "The defeated country has the consciousness of the defeated country, and the situation of being held by the sharp blade of the armored floating fleet, the three North Sea countries are eager to pay the war reparations immediately, let us withdraw our troops as soon as possible." ”

"We left, what did the Four-Nation Alliance in the North say, do you want to leave with us?" the eldest son of the Grand Duke asked rhetorically, somewhat puzzled.

"Your Excellency, I feel the same way about your speculation. With two armies from foreign lands stationed on the land, the proud Harolds could not stand it. If it weren't for the lack of strength, the national strategy proposed by His Excellency Baron Triss would help to stabilize the situation of turmoil under the pressure of internal and external troubles, and perhaps the ambitious children and grandchildren of the pirates would stand up and raise their arms and shout, with the slogan of expelling foreign enemies and restoring dignity, to provoke ignorant and ignorant serfs to fight for the interests of their slave masters, and to plunge us into a sea of civilian war. ”

Recently, he has been with Aldrich Triss for a long time, and Bridges Rodney has been more or less affected, not for good or good, anyway, His Excellency Baron Sethley Eastwood must be able to understand, after all, the eldest son of the Grand Duke participated in the whole process of the half-month-long negotiations, and even the secret room meeting that finally signed the secret contract was not left behind.

"His Excellency Baron Aldrich Triss seems to be enthusiastic about the abolition of serfdom, and if his lineage is clearly recorded in the heraldic lineage of the Western Tugui clan, I am a little worried about whether he is a Harold, after all, the thunderhammer of the Odin gods is in the hands of this rare knight of virtue. ”

Bridges Rodney disagreed with Sesley Eastwood's overt praise and implicit accusations, "Since the abolition of serfdom was proposed and included in the peace treaty as a major clause, I can feel that His Excellency Triss's bottomless strength is slowly and continuously growing. ”

The younger brother of the Grand Master of the Cold Mountain Knights sat up straight and leaned forward slightly: "We all know very well that after the knighthood cultivation is promoted to a great knight with a unique title, it will be very difficult to continue to progress, and most people's physical potential has been tapped to the bottom, except for a very small number of special bloodlines, usually divine descendants, dragon veins, titan bloodlines, heroic descendants, and at most reach the peak of the great knights." His Excellency Triss is a little different, with a well-documented blood lineage, he is definitely a pure mortal, but he continues to improve, constantly moving beyond the established limits, and there seems to be no hindrance. ”

Sesley Eastwood looked thoughtful, "If we can uncover the secret of his growing strength, we may be able to breed a transcendent knight like Lord Triss!"

Bridges Rodney shook his head slightly: "His secret is well known! According to the speculation of some knights, Aldrich Triss is a rare knight of virtue, and he adheres to at least six virtues, but I estimate that he is a full-fledged cultivator of the eighth line. ”

"The Great Knight of the Eight Virtues! A self-contained source of faith that will not be exhausted or decay, and has maintained its heyday for a long time...... How could such a character be born at a time when the knighthood is in decline?"

The eldest son of the Grand Duke was himself a knight, and knew very well how strict the practice of knighthood was, and that the abundance of the source of virtue was the result of accumulation, and that there were no shortcuts in it.

The two couldn't help but look at each other, and said their inner doubts in unison: "Aldrich Triss found the quick trick of the Virtue Knight!"

Bridges Rodney began to shake his head as soon as he finished speaking, "It's not a quick fix! After ten years of practicing in the wilderness of the Whispering Forest, Lord Triss has tempered his body like steel, and his skills have also reached the top level, otherwise the sacrifice of the great knights will not agree." The three sons of war have different titles, Bronze Martial Codex, Platinum Heart, and Golden Glory, which shows that Aldrich Triss has nothing to fault in his body, skill, heart, spirit, will, or virtue!"

"At a time when chivalry is tainted by money and chivalry is gradually declining, a great knight of great virtue will be born in a barren land full of thorns, and Aldrich Triss is the ...... prophesied?"

"......Shhhhh Vlad, the Sun King of Middle-earth, considered himself the child of fate prophesied by Tesis, but apart from ordering the Knights of the Sun to fend off the Beamon Orcs, no one wanted to mention it in casual conversation, whether it was personal strength, merit, or influence on social change. As for Aldrich Triss, since participating in the secret operation of the temple and returning from the south, he began to degenerate into a moderate abolitionist, but it seems that there is still a long way to go before the scepter and crown of the monarch will be replaced. ”

The eldest son of the Grand Duke had been silent since his speech had been interrupted, and when a reservant knocked on the steel door of the cabin of the Floating Ship and signaled him to enter, Baron Sethley Eastwood took a stack of scribbled and quickly copied intelligence documents.

His eyes swept hurriedly, and suddenly he saw something of interest, and he raised his hand to greet Bridges Rodney: "Look at our Lord Aldrich Tris, the Grand Knight of Virtue, who is widely welcomed as he rounds the Harold countryside. ”

The naval commander, who had not yet stepped down, took over and read carefully: "...... Granted personal freedom and legal protection, the serfs knelt before the landlords of the manor and kissed their boots with tears in their eyes...... Knowing that all was due to Aldrich Triss, who proposed the abolition of serfdom, the liberated peasants rushed to him with their hands around him, like stars guarding the moon...... What is this? A third-rate bard turned intelligence worker?"

Sesley Eastwood couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that our Lord Triss is really popular and very popular with Harold farmers!"

Aldrich Triss's hand-in-hand strategy, which made it easy for the naval commander to take a large share of the credit, and for Sesley Eastwood, who had rushed from the rear to pick up the fruits of victory, Bridges Rodney had latent resistance and hidden resentment, so he did not want to remain silent about the Archduke's eldest son's constant attempts to crack down on Baron Triss.

"As far as I know, the fledgling Triss merchant group has arrived at the royal city of Damac through safe passage, and they have come to open new trade routes, fulfill our secret agreements with the three North Sea countries, and sign cooperation agreements. It can be seen that Baron Aldrich Triss was not a pure knight of virtue, but still had his own selfish intentions. ”

Sesley Eastwood shook his head slightly: "Family loyalty is only the most common basis of knighthood, and it cannot be said to be selfish. I have great admiration for His Excellency Triss to be able to think of the backlog of industrial products in the Spanish-Turkish Customs Union during the negotiation of a peace treaty, and to expose the three North Sea countries to trade barriers and open their domestic markets in the name of the victors. ”

However, it is estimated that it will not be long before the wave of cheap goods will destroy the fragile country estate economic system of the Harolds...... The abolition of serfdom coincided with this storm of dumping, and the owners of the manors would go bankrupt in large numbers, thus forcing them to carry out social changes...... According to His Excellency Tris, small-scale regional industrialization will be carried out and the successful experience accumulated from the pilot will gradually be spread throughout the country...... What a genius idea!"

Bridges Rodney breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly remembered the information obtained from some secret sources: "It is said that His Excellency Aldrich Triss inherited a near-intact mage tower that has survived from an old era to this day. With a huge repository of knowledge, Taling is a wise man, a great knight of virtue, and a young master who is just a clever tongue-learnr. ”

"Maybe!

The eldest son of the Grand Duke easily put it down and did not continue the topic, the family's eyes were all over the sea and air battle cluster, but Baron Sethley Eastwood did not receive any important information from the Triss family.

The eldest son of the Grand Duke began to reflect and examine, and he knew what was wrong.

One fall is nothing, the scary thing is not knowing the cause of the fall, and if you don't correct it in time, you will make the same mistake next time.

Baron Sesley Eastwood was well aware of his shortcomings as the future Grand Duke destined to ascend to that throne and rule the Customs Union.

But the one who is close to him is too dazzling, when the old duke is still there, he may be able to suppress it with the prestige and iron wrist accumulated over the years, if he is himself, can he still control such a strong vassal?

It is rumored that the temple is actively approaching Aldrich Triss, and the two opposing sides who once turned their faces and came to the brink of a break are now back together, which is not a good thing for anyone.

Twenty thousand meters above the ground, Helena Selries, the owner of the Skyfire, the generous hand, waited for many days, but she never waited for the Great Knight of Virtue with the thunderhammer in hand, her patience had run out.

It has been a long time since I left the Spiritual and Time Hut, and the hourglass of life has returned to its normal flow rate, witnessing the alternation of the old and new eras, and the turbulent years, still living hard.

The friends she had made in the past, the like-minded friends, walked in front of her one by one, except for the memories of the past that had disappeared in the wind in her spiritual home, and the cold loneliness soaked Helena Sériès's body and mind.

The signs of reaching the limit of lifespan have appeared, the green fingers are no longer warm and fluorescent like pearls, the corners of the eyes are more and more wrinkled, and the holes are as dense as fishing nets, but they can only catch the suffocating fishtail.

The new laws gradually settled and stabilized, and a wave of elemental tides that swept through the West Continent could not shake it, and the once extremely familiar realm was now ineffective and had to be adjusted and adapted.

The hand of generosity has some doubts: with the present decaying body, the incomplete realm, can he convince Aldrich Triss with truth (fist)?