The clattering horse's hooves brought Bohemian war heroes, and although his fame had not yet spread throughout the country, Prince Harold had made him his central staff.

Naxi, who was already quite skilled in riding, jumped off the horse's back, and after a few instructions from Perrault, he now liked the feeling of riding. So this time he came back from Olobois, and he refused the carriage that Perrault had prepared for him.

"Ah, if you had gone to Battenia a few years earlier, I believe you would have become a knight in your own right, and not a magician. Prince Harold praised his men. He was about the same age as Naxi, but he was more than happy to have such a wonderful colleague.

"Perhaps, but becoming a mage is the path I chose from the beginning. Naxi said, "Your Royal Highness, what is the reason why you are in such a hurry to call me to come?"

"Speaking of which, it's not a big deal. "I just wanted you to give a few speeches at the conference as a delegate and let everyone know about the miraculous battle that took place in Oloboa." ”

"This, this ......," Naxi was a little worried, "Your Royal Highness, this is a bit difficult." You know I'm not very good at being in public, and I'm afraid I'll spoil the atmosphere of the conference......"

"No problem. Harold smiled and said, "I have already asked the clerk to compile a very informative speech based on the post-war report you sent from Olobois, and you just need to memorize it." You're a magician, so you shouldn't have much trouble memorizing such a little thing. ”

"No, not at all. Naxi straightened her back and said loudly. In the past almost a year in the army, he has been infected by the rigorous style of the army, and his words and deeds have become no different from ordinary soldiers.

"That's good, that's good. Harold patted the magician on the shoulder, his eyes on his residence, "Let's go, I've been here for so long." I think we should treat our big hero to a meal as well. ”

Hearing Harold's seemingly joking but commanding tone, Nashi felt that her meal was gone. However, as soon as he thought about it, it was also a good choice for someone to invite him to dinner, so he gladly accepted.

To Naxi's disappointment, the lunch that the prince had prepared by the chef was not as rich as he had imagined, and at most it was better than his usual restaurant. Looking at the few dishes in front of him, Prince Harold couldn't help but complain to himself.

"Actually, I don't really have any pursuit of cooking, after all, there is such a famous father, and I don't want to inherit some of his bad habits. Prince Harold spoke of his father without shy promises, "Of course, I didn't have this kind of awareness from the beginning. It was only in the practice of Patnia that he came to his senses. After all, only after experiencing some things will I know how to cherish them, so I am a little better than my father with certain experiences. ”

Naxi was overwhelmed by the taboo of the subject, and he felt that whatever he said would seem inappropriate.

"That's right, Naxi. Prince Harold suddenly thought Naxi asked an even more difficult question to answer, "How do you feel about this war for the first time after experiencing such a brutal war?" ”

Asked by the prince, Naxi suddenly stopped the knife and fork in his hand: "This... I don't know what to say about this. ”

Harold picked up the napkin, wiped his mouth, and said, "It's okay, you just tell your truest thoughts." And don't treat me as an old friend if I am a high prince. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Naxi said slowly: "I think the war should end early, enough blood has been shed." ”

Naxi is not very clear about the real attitude of His Royal Highness the Prince towards this war. But from the mouth of the Maple Leaf Knight, Prince Harold is a very enlightened prince, and he has stated more than once that he really can't spend it like this. That's why Naxi dared to say what he really thought.

"You're right, enough blood has been shed. Harold put down his knife and fork. "Lengthy negotiations are a hundred times better than endless bloody battles," he said slowly, "even though the former may seem humiliating." But a war that sheds the blood of its citizens can send both countries to hell. ”

Naxi looked at the person in front of him with some surprise, if everyone knew about the prince's remarks, maybe they would put the charge of treason on his head.

"Because of certain constraints, we can only hold on to Probez, which we now occupy, and then negotiate with the Kingdom of Bavaria about the ownership of the Monlia mountains. For now, we have managed to hold on to Probez, and then we will wait for the enemy who cannot be defeated to come and negotiate. The prince said with some wistfulness, remembering something that was not so good.

Naxi lowered his head and ate a few more bites, then raised his head and asked, "Your Highness Harold, I am well aware of the importance of the Monria Mountains to our country, but it has been like this for decades, why would His Majesty the King rashly send troops because of the appearance of the gold mines. ”

This was Naxi's long-standing question, and it was somewhat strange to him that the rumored lazy king would be so active in solving problems that the previous two kings had not solved.

Harold blinked his eyes and swallowed a mouthful of saliva before slowly saying, "It was not my father's will to desperately recapture the Monria Mountains. ”

Naxi was shocked by the sudden words, knowing that for the so-called gold mine, Misrid II can be said to have done his best, overpowering the opinions of the lord and faction led by the court Prime Minister Wei Naxon and taking the lead in provoking the war. But today, Prince Harold said that the reason for the war was not Misrid II, which made Nashi confused.

"My father didn't care much about anything but food, and how could he be so interested in provoking such a complicated war. "Of course it doesn't matter at all, that's impossible." My father's years of profligacy had left the treasury empty, and it was impossible to sustain the finances of a small country with such a level of luxury. As a result, Bohemia was targeted by the merchant groups of the Hanseatic League, who offered large loans and even more expensive rare ingredients. Over the years, we have given the merchant community enough privileges to maintain the splurge of the loan and to repay the interest associated with it. ”

Naxi, who rarely knew about the operation of these merchant groups, heard Prince Harold's description, and after hearing Prince Harold's description, he suddenly thought of Green, the actual controller of the Qingteng Society. While Naxi was a little surprised that the merchants had taken control of Bohemia, it wouldn't be surprising if the Hanseatic League were all people like Grien.

"You know that these so-called loans are bottomless and impossible to repay. Left unchecked, Bohemia ended up as a puppet of the Hanseatic League, and my father was the easily controllable puppet. At this moment, Prince Harold looked solemn, "At first, I also thought that the root cause of all kinds of chaos in the country was my father's reckless behavior, and it was not until I studied in Patnia and learned more information that I knew that the shadow of the merchant group had extended to Bohemia. ”

Harold knew that everything was related to the merchants of the Hanseatic League, but these methods were legal in the realm of commerce, and all the city-states and kingdoms recognized their legitimacy. If all the loans were hastily lost, the credit of the Duchy of Bohemia would be destroyed, and Harold could not have taken this risk.

"So it's not His Majesty the King who is looking for the gold mines in the mountains of Monria, but the mercenary merchants?" Naxi finally understood what Prince Harold meant.

"Yes, when the news of the gold in the mountains of Monria spread, the merchant group began to carry out various operations for the possession of the gold mines in the area, and finally forced my father to start the war. They constantly provided us with intelligence and even very generously solved some logistical difficulties, but made no secret of their intentions in this war. In a secret agreement with their father, the Hanseatic League would acquire 60% of the gold mining rights in the mountains of Monlia after the war, and this was their plan. ”

At this point, Naxi finally understood the ins and outs of the conflict between the two countries, and he never thought that there would be so many calculations behind a seemingly simple war. He suddenly felt that the blood of those comrades who died on the battlefield had been shed in vain, just because of the selfishness of the merchant group.

Harold continued: "Despite the innumerable calculations of this war, we have to bite the bullet, because we have no choice when the war has begun. All we have to do now is hold here, bleed more for the Bavarians, and obediently sit back at the negotiating table. Haha, the reason why I have discussed so much with you is just to explain to you, a war hero, the conspiracy hidden behind the war. ”

Naxi nodded indifferently, at this time he already understood that His Royal Highness needed more strength so that he could deal with the merchants who were desperate for profit after the war.

Just as the two of them were about to pack up the dishes, a herald hurriedly barged in: "Your Royal Highness, please read the urgent information from the Kingdom of Bavaria. ”

"What, don't they know how to write the word pain?" Prince Harold immediately thought that the enemy might be organizing a new attack. When he opened the letter and read it, he realized that he was wrong: "This ...... How is this possible...?"

Seeing His Royal Highness's shocked expression, Naxi felt that the situation was more serious than he imagined.

"Three days ago, there was a sudden upheaval in Dislafa, and a group of magicians temporarily took control of the entire royal capital, and now Bavaria is in chaos. ”

But after hearing the word magician, Naxi recalled the images of the magicians he had met in Yefaran, and immediately denied in his heart that this inexplicable coup d'état was created by those family squatters.

"No, not a mage, it should be a blood mage. Naxi said with great certainty. (To be continued......)