Chapter 495: The Storm Rises (Part II)
It turns out that there is still such an operation...... Victor was secretly speechless, and said with a chin head, "Clement is too far away from the centaur hills, very close to Neville...... That's just one reason. ”
Sylvia pursed her lips and smiled: "Half of Gambis, half of the younger Duoduo are buying Randall's mutual aid vouchers, aren't you happy? The Council of Cardinals approved the proposal, and Clement's use of the Pope's authority was temporarily suppressed. He asked Perot to tell me that he would give us two more years to earn money from other territories using the vouchers. After two years, mutual aid vouchers can only be issued in one's own territory. ”
Victor said with a smile: "The mutual aid fund is just a small amount of money, and the radiation range of the Jinshui City mutual aid voucher and the Randall mutual aid voucher is only half of the Gambis and half of the smaller Duoduo. I want to use the influence of mutual aid vouchers to sell paper all over the world. ”
Embiter thought so, too. Sylvia nodded.
"There's something he doesn't know. Victor curled the corners of his mouth and raised an eyebrow, "The appearance of the Mutual Aid Society will make Clement realize the importance of a neutral business organization to him...... I'm sure that the Golden Regiment and Clement hit it off. So, the first head of Randall's Mutual Aid was the person I arranged. All my ideas about the Golden Regiment were realized by him. If he could get into Clement's sight, the Pope would not want to kick him out of the decision-making level of the Golden Regiment for the sake of balance. ”
Sylvia was stunned, shook her head and smiled: "You are deliberately digging a hole for your wife...... I don't even know what to say. ”
"I feel sorry for Sophia. Tracey nodded vigorously, a sweet smile at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and she didn't see any sadness.
Victor said disapprovingly, "I just think I can do better than Sophia...... If she had half of your heart, she would only be happy. ”
Sylvia glanced at Victor and snorted, "Don't think that if you praise me, I can forgive you for making an assertion!"
"I'll take you out, there's a gold-level priest in the Centaur Hills, and you can't offend Clement...... Isn't that bad?" asked Victor with his hands outstretched.
At the level of Sylvia, in the face of Bishop Perro's questioning, she didn't bother to lie at all, knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. But the signals are being transmitted, and the consequences are all very different. If Victor had informed Sylvia in advance, she would have suppressed the Mutual Aid Society and handed it over to Clement.
Sylvia took Victor's pointed ears and gritted her teeth and said, "Perot sarcastically said that I can't control my own man, can I control you?"
Victor grabbed Silvia's soft little hand and said with a grin, "Of course, I promise not to hook up with other women...... You don't want your man to be submissive to you all the time, do you?"
Sylvia let Victor rub her jade hand, shook her head and sighed, "A level 5 priest can cooperate with four ruling warriors to fully unleash his divine power...... There is only one referee in the Diocese of Randall, and Admiral Pema has to transfer him away. In fact, Clement was able to transfer Dane away. ”
Victor furrowed his slender eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "What are the conditions for Clement's crown?"
Sylvia was silent for a moment, then exhaled and said, "Two months ago, the 100,000 cavalry of the Sassan Empire fought a great victory in the northern wilderness with the Knights of Radiance, the Templars, the Knights of the Horned Wolves of the Fredet family, the Knights of the Moon Bear of the Duchy of Teutonius, and the Knights of the Gripen of the Barcelius family......"
At the beginning of March during the Season of the Wind, the Radiant Knights mobilized 70,000 Templar troops, together with 100,000 cavalry from the Sassan Empire, for a total of 170,000 troops, to advance into the territory of the Blackhoof Tribe, the centaur overlord of the Eastern Wilderness. The Blackhoof tribe fled without a fight, and more than 300,000 Blackhoof centaurs abandoned their territory, dispersed nearly a million vassal races, and migrated eastward.
The Knights of Radiance were divided into two routes, leaving 30,000 Templars and 70,000 Sassan cavalry to clear out vassal races such as jackals, goblins, and kobolds, while Emperor Frevice personally led the Knights of the Horned Wolf, the Knights of the Gripen, the Knights of the Moon Bear, and 30,000 elite cavalry, and cooperated with the Knights of Radiance to pursue the Blackhoof Centaurs. They adopted the tactic of tailing and sending reinforcements, divided into dozens of armies, took turns attacking the old and weak cubs of the Blackhoof Centaurs, mobilized the centaur warriors of the Blackhoof tribe to rescue everywhere, and then cut them off, constantly weakening the vitality of the Blackhoof tribe, and the ultimate goal was to kill the Blackhoof Great Khan - Orogar before the Blackhoof Centaur and other centaur tribes converged!
"Orogar is the most likely to unite the centaur tribes on the eastern side of the northern wilderness, and if it is killed, it means that more than a dozen centaur tribes on the eastern border of the Sassanian Empire will be torn apart and fall back into internal strife. ”
Sylvia said: "Tystiel has pursued thousands of kilometers, and there are fewer and fewer centaur warriors under Orogal, and it is finished!"
Victor muttered, "I have a limited understanding of centaurs...... Why didn't Orogar choose to fight the Knights of Radiance, but instead exposed his weakness. ”
Trisley explains, "Centaurs are very mobile, but they have to rely on goblins to grow. Goblins sow barley, breed herds of herds, and drive kobold slaves to mine minerals and forge weapons, all of which require a solid territory. So, the centaur tribes all have their own territory. The way the centaur tribes merge is also unique, the khans of the large tribes regularly summon the leaders of other tribes to duel, those who surrender are slaves, the losers die, and the winner is king, and the tribal khans who refuse to respond to the call will be defeated, and the clan members are demoralized and often choose to surrender. It is said that in the past forty years, the Blackhoof tribe has annexed four centaur tribes through crusades, which has also aroused the vigilance of the Sassan Empire. ”
Sylvia laughed, "That's right. Grand Master Testier's choice of timing of the attack was particularly clever...... Recently, Orrogal has issued a summoning to nearby tribes in the tradition of centaurs. No Centaur tribe had ever dared to respond to its call to a duel before, and this time, a total of 7 Centaur tribes had poured out...... The Knights of Radiance and the Sassan Empire's five-year campaign against the Blackhoof has paid off...... Seeing Blackhoof's weakness, these centaur tribes finally had the courage to confront Blackhoof...... At least, in the eyes of Orogal, they are here to grab territory. ”
"The all-out attack launched by Testil has dealt a fatal blow to the Blackhoof tribe! In the face of the huge human legion and the ill-intentioned centaur tribe, Orogar is under the enemy's back, it chooses to retreat, and the Blackhoof tribe still has a chance to live, and if it chooses a decisive battle, it will definitely die. ”
After listening to Sylvia's account, Vic was speechless for a long time. The centaurs themselves have no logistical organization ability, and they have lost their vaunted mobility by raising goblins, and they are really successful goblins and defeated goblins.
On the other hand, the goblin race is indeed terrifying.
Trisley frowned and asked, "Grand Master Testil and His Majesty Frevice have stretched the battle line too long...... How are they going to solve the supply problem?"
"Typhoon Season Offensive...... The goblins of the northern wilderness have scattered the seeds of green barley everywhere, and the soldiers are afraid that they will not find anything to eat?"
Sylvia added lightly: "The alienated war beast can eat meat...... I heard that the leg meat of centaurs can be eaten even when cooked, and the taste is not bad. ”
Trisley blinked and bowed her jaw, "If I have a chance, I'd like to taste it too." ”
The most ferocious are the human ...... Victor stole a glance at Sylvia and Trisley, and raised his hand to caress his cheek.
"There is no meat, but the skin of the centaur is very much. ”
Sylvia laughed and said, "The Kent priest stationed in Raven Town came to me, and he offered to exchange the skin of a centaur for 150 million pounds of raw sugar. The exact method of trade can be discussed, but half of the centaur vine leather armor made by the York family was sold to the Sassan Empire. ”
"Is the centaur leather good?" asked Victor.
"The texture is tough and tight, and the defensive effect is far superior to that of cowhide armor. ”
Victor was a little moved, but still shook his head: "The franchise of the jaggery has been given to Sophia, and we can't break the contract...... Let the Sarsanians talk to Sophia. ”
Sylvia explained: "Sofia is now in the Arrete Plateau and will not be able to return until next year. The amount of the Sasang Empire is too large, and the steward of the Bucks Merchant Group is afraid that you don't have so much jaggery sugar, so you don't dare to make your own decisions. The royal family of Sassan went to the Templar priest Kent, who was now asking me again. Kent said that you had talked to him about the rattan leather armor and gave him advice. ”
“...... I gave him the idea. ”
Victor paused, shook his head, and said, "150,000,000 pounds of jaggery, I can satisfy the Sassangs." But such a large volume of transactions is not something that can be completed in a year...... I'll take out 30 million pounds of jaggery first, which is a favor for the priest of Kent and the holy warrior of Wallace...... The rest of the transaction still has to be fully responsible for Sophia. Honey, we can't get around her. ”
"Of course. Sylvia smiled, exhaled, and said sullenly, "Kent means that the Sarsanians are going to build a city in the northern wilderness...... They were ready to open up 1.6 million square kilometers of land to the east and immediately introduce a tenant system...... We are still far from crossing the river to the south, but the Sassang Empire has already made progress......"
"Uh...... Who made Sasan and the Knights of Radiance wear a pair of pants. Baby, we don't have to rush...... The Centaur Hills haven't finished digesting it yet. Victor squeezed Silvia's hand and comforted him.
"Wearing a pair of pants? It's fun just to think about. ”
Sylvia and Victor snapped their fingers, shook their heads and smiled, "We're not in a hurry, but the Neville people can't sit still...... They had encountered difficulties in building water conservancy projects, and how could they not be angry when they saw the Sarsanians expanding their territory in the northern wilderness? The two patriarchs, Clement and Tamor, had strongly opposed Testil's military adventures, so His Majesty Rex rejected the invitation of the Knights of Radiance to send troops, and the royal family of Neville was now under great pressure, and Clement hoped that Viscount Randall would visit the kingdom of Neville and help them redesign the water project. ”
"These are the terms of cooperation that the Pope has proposed to you. If you don't agree, he'll really transfer Dane. ”
I've achieved my goal...... If you transfer away, you can transfer Miller to me...... Victor was secretly amused, but on the surface he asked quietly, "What is the specific difficulty?"
"It has something to do with a golden-order ferocious gnoll...... Sylvia recounted it briefly.
Victor suddenly became interested, he mastered the surging talent, and was worried that he had no opponent: "Clement wants me to kill that fang?"
"It's about designing water conservancy projects. Sylvia gave Victor a blank look and said, "Honey, don't you understand? He thinks you're as talented as the noblewoman of Arya, and he wants to be your guide...... Turnans is on the hunt for Wind Fang, and it may soon be the result. In fact, whether or not you helped Neville solve practical difficulties, as long as you go, Clement will give you the credit on your head, and then preside over the Light prayer for you and canonize you as a saint. He will entrap you and me, and he will also be able to counteract some of the effects caused by the Radiant Knights, and boost the morale of the Lords of Nantuo and Neville. ”
A saint, a saint like Ravin, is not good for me to be famous...... My every move will be noticed, and the secret method of the mind I created will also be exposed in advance...... It's best to drag on for ten years and train a large number of elite fighters first...... Victor thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Clement wants to borrow from me, and I'm not interested in cooperating with him." ”
Sylvia smiled silently, and Trisley took Victor's left hand and whispered, "Honey, you should go." ”
"Why?"
"The Radiant Knights have a great victory over Yu Wei, and they can draw middle and high-ranking clergy from various dioceses...... All we were left behind were low-level priests and low-level holy warriors. Trisley looked into Victor's eyes and said slowly, "Dane has been transferred to the Sassan Empire, what's the point of you helping him up? We need intermediate or above divine power, we have no way out." ”
Sylvia said, "I want you to go, the Kite Castle wants you to go, and both Clement and Tamor want you to go...... We want to show the world that the achievements of internal affairs are also worth looking forward to, and only in this way will the voice within the Church not completely turn to the Knights of Radiance. ”
Under the tender gaze of the two women, Victor was in a dilemma, and suddenly, his ears moved, and he said, "Nicole is here." ”
"Ahh
Seeing that Trisley was shy and anxious, Victor turned his head with a wry expression and listened to her change clothes.
It didn't take long for Nicole's sweet voice to sound outside the door: "Miss Trisley, Victor, is there anyone inside, no one, I'll come in......"
Nicole was about to push the door when it was pulled open from the inside, and Victor looked at Nicole dressed as a viscountess with a smile. Her jade hand hung in the air, and she straightened out the folds on Rictori's clothes, blinked her big beautiful eyes, and said with disgust in her mouth: "My dear, why did you delay so long when you invited the teacher to the banquet?" After speaking, she excitedly pushed Victor away, only to see Trisley wearing a long dress, standing behind the sofa, on which sat the brilliant and incomparable Sylvia.
"Ah...... Madame, why are you here?"
Nicole hurriedly bowed to Sylvia, but was stopped by Victor and pointed to her dress. Nicole lifted the hem of her skirt with a red face and curtsy.
Sylvia got up, walked up to Nicole in a charming manner, held her sharp chin, helped her up, and teased meaningfully, "Nicole baby, you're late...... Next time, I'll be early. ”
"Let's go. Trisley, with a cold, delicate little face, walked in front of the three of them.
Nicole falls last and quietly sticks out her tongue, looking mischievous and cute. Victor took her hand and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to eat the leg meat of the centaur?"
"Centaur meat?" Nicole looked at her lover suspiciously, and said with her head bowed, "If there is nothing to eat, it will still be eaten." ”
It's true...... Same.
The celebratory dinner at Fort Pinghu was held as scheduled, and Pastor Dain was particularly excited about Sylvia's presence, and was so drunk by Nelson and the others that he lay down directly under the table. The fragile physical qualities of the high-ranking priests are also exposed.
After the dinner, Sylvia stayed at Silvermoon Manor for three days, but Victor still had no choice but to go to the Kingdom of Neville and become the target of public criticism. Sylvia tells Victor to think clearly, and says that the invitation from the Neville royal family is being placed in the kite, and once he agrees, the invitation will take effect immediately. Trisley also shouted to go back to the Rose Manor to rest, in fact, to avoid the limelight. Victor was unable to hold back, so he had to prepare a car for his two wives.
However, that night, the alchemy militia Renault quietly approached Victor and handed him a parchment scroll, "My lord, the alchemy auxiliaries who follow Master Edwin have important news. ”
Master Edwin presided over the construction of water conservancy projects in the Kingdom of Neville, and he selected a group of skilled craftsmen from the Centaur Hills who were skilled in the construction of canals and streams, including 6 alchemical auxiliaries. Their main task was to covertly survey and map the kingdom of Neville.
Victor unfolded the scroll, his pupils contracted instantly, and it read: Neville, the Mist Mountains, the Carkinathan Grand Canyon found a suspected alchemy tower, Master Edwin called it the core of the earth. Underneath the letter is a detailed description of the Earth's Core.
Do you still need to hesitate?
Victor threw the scroll into the fire, turned and walked to the master bedroom, pushed the door open, and shouted to Sylvia, "Honey, I have figured it out, I am willing to visit Neville." ”
Sylvia's eyes lit up, and she walked up to Victor, wrapped her snow-white arms around his neck, and said softly, "Honey, do you want to take a carriage with us to Jinshui City and wait for an invitation?"
Victor shook his head and said, "Visiting the Kingdom of Naville, the journey back and forth alone will take me a year, and I still have a lot of things to deal with. You go first, and I'll leave in two days. ”
Trisley stepped on her high heels and said in a cold voice, "We'll wait for you for two days and go back to Rose Manor together." ”