"Sophia is coming?and a bunch of barbarian berserkers?!"

"yes. When I heard the news, I immediately came over to have a tryst with you. The thought of Sophia returning to you, we can only have a quiet affair in the future, my heart is broken. ”

In the study of Silvermoon Manor, Sylvia leaned on the desk, her cheeks were on her cheeks, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, her beautiful face was shrouded in sadness, but there was a narrow smile in her sapphire eyes.

It's so funny that the little lover is ruined.

Victor touched his chin and said with a head of his jaw, "You're right, or ...... Let's elope!"

"Okay!" Sylvia said affectionately, "My dear, I want to see the scenery of the Southern Continent." You go with me. ”

"Of course I'm willing to accompany you, but the Jinshui River is too wide, and there are huge beasts in the river, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to cross the river. ”

"It's really a problem. Sylvia nodded, pursed her lips and smiled: "Sophia is very rich, you tricked her into building a large port for us, won't we be able to cross the river?"

"That's what you're for. Victor said angrily, "I wonder where you are going to place the barbarians?"

Sylvia pouted, "Of course, Viscountess Randall's guests are placed by Viscount Randall. Don't forget, neither of you nor your husband is my vassal. ”

"I was so stupid that I didn't know how to hug your thighs!" Victor said in chagrin. Sylvia glanced at him triumphantly and charmingly, "You didn't hug him less." ”

Victor Jun blushed, coughed in disguise, and said with a straight face: "My dear, the guests are also good and bad, if this group of barbarians is evil, are you sure to suppress them?"

Sylvia confessed, "The talent of the barbarians is originally stronger than that of us humans. According to Clement's letter, Elder Harald was able to easily suppress Duke Peter, and he was supposed to be a Legendary-rank berserker. I'm not sure I'll win against him, and among them are three Golden-tier berserkers, hundreds of barbarian warriors, which are strong enough to crush the Rose Knights. ”

However, Clement will arrange for 1,000 elite paladins to monitor the Barbarians' movements, and the legendary warrior Turnans and the fifth-level battle priest Olaf will also stay behind in the Centaur Hills. With the help of the Church, we don't have to worry about armed conflict. After all, these barbarians are alone and lack backup. ”

Looking at Sylvia's indifferent expression, Victor sighed, "My dear, your heart is so big. Once this group of barbarians turns their faces and goes berserk, it is even more difficult to deal with than an ant colony. ”

Ant-Men are huge in number and are not afraid of death, and if the Golden Knight falls into the ant tide, it is likely that he will not be spared. However, Ant-Man lacks intelligence, is rigid and almost mechanical, and once the leader of Ant-Man is killed, the ant colony will kill each other. The human army takes advantage of Ant-Man's weakness and implements targeted tactics to eliminate the ant colony.

The overall strength of these barbarians is certainly not as good as that of Ant-Man, but they are strong in personal strength, physically perverted, able to fight well, and extremely capable of maneuvering and raiding. If the barbarians adopt guerrilla tactics, they will fight for thousands of miles, and the damage they cause on the Centaur Hills will cause panic beyond the ant plague.

Mobile combat was originally a tactic that knights were good at, and of course Sylvia understood what Victor meant, she shook her head lightly and asked, "The barbarians want to cross the river, who can refuse? Who dares to refuse?"

Victor was stunned, and suddenly had nothing to say. Sylvia sighed: "I am also worried about the barbarians temporarily living in the centaur hills, but from the standpoint of the entire human race, no force can refuse the barbarians' request!"

"The Sasan Empire, the Kingdom of Neville, and the Kingdom of Seuss did not refuse the barbarians entry, and the Kingdom of Borui did not refuse the barbarians to cross the river. The Gambis, as well as the Centaur Hills, could not refuse the visit of the barbarians. It's a matter of attitude!" Sylvia said to Victor, "My dear, the barbarians' requests are different from commands, they respect human territory, and we must be friendly, even if we cannot ally with Mount Arret, we must not add a strong enemy to humanity. Especially you, it's your responsibility!"

Just because Sophia is a cheap wife, I can't shirk my responsibility?

Victor was stunned for a long time, and said depressedly: "I have to bear the trouble caused by Sophia! This woman can obviously send barbarians across the river, and the Pope...... Why did he lead the barbarians to the centaur hills?"

"Sophia almost became someone else's wife, aren't you really angry?" Sylvia smiled, moved to Victor's side, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Just because we have an attitude doesn't mean we don't need to test the true intentions of the barbarians. Clement thinks that the barbarians' southward movement is related to the westward migration of the foresters, which is something I want to figure out. The conflict between the Borui Kingdom and Sophia is just an excuse. The Barbarians could have left Sophia and the Borui to cooperate, but they didn't. Since the barbarians are not in a hurry, then we can slowly probe and find out what happened. ”

"And, it's a rare opportunity!"

Sylvia smiled at the corners of her mouth, her eyes sparkled, and her bright face shone brightly. Victor took her soft and delicate hand and asked, "Because Sophia paid for the construction of the port?"

"That's just one aspect. Sylvia raised her eyebrows, pecked Victor on the lips, and with a flick of her fingers, the golden bell on the table made a pleasant sound, and the old butler of Rose Manor walked into the study with an oak box, and without saying a word he put the box on the desk and bowed down.

Victor opened the wooden box, and inside was a pale red turning head, he picked up the brick and looked at it, and said in surprise: "This is ...... Iron bricks? It doesn't seem to be up to par quality. ”

"Yes. Sylvia nodded, "My craftsman has improved the iron brick making method of the hill camp, replacing the most crucial golden silk grass with vines, mountain moss, red mud, and fish-man slime, adding iron powder and slag to produce new iron bricks. The strength of this iron brick is about the same as that of rock bricks, and the production cost is higher than that of ordinary iron bricks. ”

The alchemy auxiliaries master three types of brick-making techniques, the first type is silver bricks, the second type is iron bricks, and rock bricks can only be regarded as the third category. On the basis of manufacturing rock bricks, two processes are added, and a certain proportion of iron powder and slag is mixed to produce second-class iron bricks. Iron bricks are heavier than limestone and are as strong as obsidian. However, the practicality of iron bricks is far less than that of cheap rock bricks, first of all, its manufacturing process is complex, grinding iron, crushing slag is time-consuming and laborious, not to mention, transporting iron ore is also a lot of money. In fact, making iron bricks is not as cost-effective as purchasing stone. Secondly, the weight of the iron bricks was heavy, transportation was difficult, the soft hills could not bear the weight of the iron brick castle, and the building height of the iron brick city walls was also limited.

Therefore, Victor never considered the production of iron bricks. When Sylvia visited the hill camp, he generously gave the house of the Yorks the iron bricks. However, the craftsmen of the York family improved the production process of iron bricks, making it more expensive to produce and less strong, and the only bright spot was to replace the golden silk grass.

Victor's mind turned, and he suddenly understood the true meaning of the new iron bricks, and couldn't help but admire: "Use the new iron bricks to make the outer wall, cover the rock bricks inside, and then use the production process of the new iron bricks to appease the major forces...... Very wonderful means. ”

Sylvia shook her head and said, "My dear, none of the major forces are idiots. The new iron bricks will not be delayed for too long, and the rock bricks and giant brick kilns will always have to be handed over. ”

"Our original strategy was to secretly stock up on rock bricks, wait for the canal to run through the entire territory of the Centaur Hills, and then concentrate on building the family castle and fortress, while stabilizing Gambis, while negotiating with other forces...... But I'm not sure at all!"

Sylvia smiled bitterly: "The value of the rock bricks is too great! Once the news leaks, the Church, the Sassan Empire, the Dordor, and Neville ...... All forces will join forces against us. Not to mention a mere York family, even the Kingdom of Gambis can't resist pressure from all sides. As she spoke, she raised her head again and said with a radiant look: "Now is a great opportunity for us to lay out calmly!"

"Sophia used the power of the barbarians to protect herself. And we're going to take advantage of the situation to build the city!" Sylvia got up, walked to the map on the back wall of the study, pointed to the location of the control gate, and said: "It takes a lot of stone to build the port, and I propose to Sophia to build the port with iron bricks, and ask her to buy iron ore for the Centaur hills, and then leak the iron brick process, no one cares about the expensive iron bricks." The harbor was built for the barbarians, and even if anyone were aware of the presence of the rock bricks, they would not dare to put pressure on us until the barbarians left the centaur hills!"

The rock brick process must not be preserved, and the rock bricks must be handed over to the design plan of the giant brick kiln, and the people and horses can obtain huge wealth from it, but the competition for human resources will also follow. Increasing the wages of hired workers is only a minor problem, and the attractiveness of the frontier as a pioneer territory to displaced people is far from being comparable to that of a mature territory, and if there is a lack of labor, it will inevitably slow down the construction of water conservancy projects and infrastructure, thus affecting the development of new agriculture and animal husbandry.

Although the York family took great care in the production of rock bricks, the more reserves they produced, the greater the risk of exposure. If the secret of the rock bricks is leaked, the development strategy of Victor's Centaur Hills will suffer a major setback, the original investment of 4 million yuan will be doubled, the 20-year development plan may become 40 years, and the output caused by the lag of new agriculture and animal husbandry will be too great.

Sylvia took advantage of the situation and cleverly designed, using Sophia's funds to build a port, buying iron, barbarian guests to make the major forces throw rats, and then using iron bricks to cover up rock bricks, building a large number of people and horses on the hills, building cities and forts, and quickly realizing the predetermined strategy.

Victor admits that this is a very clever strategy. But why put the barbarians in Randall? The high-ranking clergy of the church led more than 1,000 holy warriors to garrison Randall, what about my alchemy tower? What about the smugglers? What about the Mithril mine?

Thinking of this, Victor tentatively asked, "My dear, can you place the barbarians in other territories?" There are more than 40,000 hired laborers here, and the barbarians will cause them to panic, which is not conducive to the construction of the giant fortress. ”

"The barbarians are the sons of the mountains, and they are accustomed to dwell in the mountains. The Thunderlier Mountains on the west side of Randall's Territory are just right for them. ”

it! this Nima's ...... The mountain fortress will not be able to be saved!

Victor said categorically: "No!"

Sylvia looked at Victor steadily, her burning gaze threatening to penetrate all his thoughts. Just as Victor's scalp was tingling, she chuckled and asked, "Do you hate seeing Sophia so much?"

Victor didn't say a word, and came to acquiesce.

Well, drowsy sent a pillow, which was good!

Sylvia pondered for a moment and said, "Sophia, she ......"

"What do you want to say, my dear?"

"She's beautiful......"

"Sophia is indeed beautiful, but aren't all female knights like this?"

Sylvia was about to speak, her dilemma was both touching and fresh, and Victor felt new and secretly amused at the same time. Sylvia glared at him in shame, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Honey, do you know Sophia?"

"I don't know very much...... She seems to be from a small aristocratic background in the kingdom of Seuss. Victor searched the memories in his mind and said curiously: "You seem to be from a Seuss nobleman, what is your relationship with Sophia?"

"Relatives. Sylvia smiled and said, "All the nobles of Seuss can be related to each other...... I became Queen Cynthia's cousin when I stepped into the pinnacle of the realm, and I valued Sophia, she was my cousin. Before I met her, she was just a probationary knight struggling at the bottom...... Do you want to hear it?"

Sylvia sat back beside Victor, her slender legs gracefully together, picked up the coffee cup on the couch table, and took a small sip. Victor nodded, and she continued: "When I first met Sophia, I was leading a few squire knights on a field hunting training. At that time, Sophia and her caravan were hunted down by a group of gnolls, and Sophia could have broken out on her own, but she never gave up on her companions, so much so that she was seriously wounded. I saved them, and Sophia took out the entrained Mithril as a reward...... It turned out that she had bought Mithril privately, and in order to escape the pursuit of the Seuss Kingdom, she chose to pass through the remote wilderness, and only to encounter a large group of gnolls. After I rescued her, she rewarded me with Mithril that she had worked so hard to bring out. ”

"Sophia didn't have the beauty, wisdom and strength she has now, but her personality has never changed, like a Gothic Hound that never lets go when she bites something. As she spoke, Sylvia glanced at Victor deeply, "The resources of the small family are limited, and the parents have many children, and they choose excellent heirs from them, but they can't take care of all the children. The siblings of a small family are fiercely competitive and indifferent, and you should know that they are indifferent. ”

Victor said, "My family doesn't affect me in the slightest. ”

Sylvia bowed her jaw and said, "At least you still have Catherine's court education, but Sophia is not so lucky. She is eager to prove herself, trying to seize every opportunity and cherishing what belongs to her, including her companions, while at the same time she loathes her family. I see great potential and noble qualities in her, and I hope to be able to recruit her, but it is not easy, and she is too well disguised. ”

"In the eyes of outsiders, Sophia is a standard aristocratic female knight, but in fact, she is unruly, soft on the outside and tough on the inside. Catherine wanted Sophia to give up the Chamber of Commerce, which actually deeply angered her. ”

"So, Sophia betrayed the little Baron of Wimbledon?" said Victor with a smirk.

Sylvia laughed, "You have lived in the court for three years, and everyone thinks you are the queen's person. I was going to train you well, but I didn't expect you to betray Catherine. Obviously, Sophia hurt you a lot, and I'm curious when you fell in love with her?"

It hurts the little baron a lot...... I don't have a relationship with half a copper sol!

Victor complained silently in his heart, but in order to resist the barbarians entering Randall, he also had to play the role of a victim, "The first time I met Sophia, she and I had a meal at the same table. ”

Sylvia was stunned for a moment, and fell into Victor's arms with a smile, "Catherine must not have thought that three years of education would not be comparable to Sophia's meal...... The two of you are really alike. ”

"What the hell are you talking to me about?" asked Victor with a frown.

Sylvia sat up straight, brushed her messy hair behind her ears, and said, "Sophia regrets it, if she had known your feelings for her, she would never have given you to me." It's not about love, it's all about her character. Sophia cherishes every sincere friendship and will not easily live up to the trust of her companions, which is why the saber-toothed tiger merchant group will unite around Sophia. Of course, she might fall in love with you because of it. ”

Victor touched his chin and said suspiciously, "You said so many good things about Sophia...... Am I not feeling good?"

Silvia ignored him and continued, "Sophia has chosen the most difficult path, she wants to create her own business family. Now, she has no way out. ”

"The small family takes refuge in the big family, the big family forms a force, and the forces of all parties converge into one kingdom. Every knight has a belonging, and the stronger his ability, the higher his status in the faction to which he belongs. The six families of Gambis represent the six major forces, and all the Golden Knights are from these six families. The Marquis of Golon, I, both come from small families, and in the end didn't they join the two families of Augustus and York respectively?"

"The Golden Knight wants to start her own family, how should the resources of the kingdom be distributed? How should the political structure be balanced? Sophia wants to create her own family, how can this work? I have been waiting for her to wake up, but I didn't expect this day to come so suddenly. ”

"From the moment Sophia accepted the barbarian's commission, her path was cut off. A Golden-Tier Berserker follower is a recognition of Sophia by the Mountain Clan, but from the Lord's point of view, Sophia and her followers are actually a bridge between the Mountain Tribe and humans. If the major forces want to win over Sophia, they can't let her form an independent business family, and the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce will inevitably be suppressed until Sophia chooses a camp. ”

Victor's heart moved, and he asked, "You mean the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce is finished?"

"It's just a change of owner, and it may take a process. Sylvia shook her head and said, "Sophia's status is much more important than that of a business nobleman. ”

"Hehe, if Sophia foresees the current situation, I wonder if she will accept the barbarian's commission?"

No one will miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The difference is that others will choose to become lords of the Sassan Empire instead of a mercantile aristocrat. Sylvia replied.

"That's true. Victor thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. Sylvia leaned into his arms and exhaled like a blue and said, "Honey, as long as you accept Sophia again, I won't be so embarrassed." ”

“......”

This woman had planned to swallow Sophia with her money and the Barbarian followers in one gulp! I knew she had a mind......

Victor asked angrily, "Are you going to give it back to Sophia?"

"Are you angry?" Sylvia raised her eyebrows and said murderously, "Then I'll kill Sophia!" The temperature in the study dropped instantly.

Victor was startled and hurriedly said, "Don't be so ruthless, right?!"

Sylvia sneered, her murderous face thawed like a river of ice, and said softly: "In my heart, you are more important than Sophia and the barbarians combined, in fact, I want to give Sophia to you, just like the sisters Nicole and Alina, and me...... It's just that I have too many responsibilities on my shoulders and need your support very much. You'll help me, my dear, right?"

"What if I refuse?" said Victor. Sylvia tilted her head, looked at him for a while, and said with a firm smile: "You won't refuse, because you have a strong desire for exclusivity for women, Sophia is your wife no matter what, and you can't bear her throwing herself into the arms of others." ”

"......" Victor stammered, "this...... I have to admit it? Yes, I have to admit it. You're right, my dear!"

"Actually, I don't have a grudge against Sophia. Victor spread his hands and said helplessly: "However, have you considered that the barbarians have settled in Randall, the Chebman family, the Wellington family and the Buryat family will inevitably raise their vigilance, so who still has the heart to do business? Do the homeless hired people dare to move into the Centaur Hill?"

"Indeed......" Sylvia nodded, then shook her head again, "But your attitude is very important to Sophia, very important!"

"You think of Sophia as too simple, she is a strong-willed high-ranking knight, not an unassertive noble lady. Victor said disapprovingly.

Sylvia took Victor's hand and said seriously, "Honey, it's you who think of yourself too simply. Now, your attitude represents mine, the attitude of the House of York. ”

At the same time that Victor was influenced by the Yorks, the Yorks were also influenced by Victors. Sylvia traveled thousands of miles from Goldwater City to Randall, just to gain his support. Behind the warmth is respect and trust, and Sylvia alone is enough to break Victor's heart.

Victor and Sylvia looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Well, Sophia is my wife, and she is also a stunning beauty, I will treat her well, this is not difficult." As for the barbarians and paladins, we can place them in the mountains on the west side of Raven Town. It's just that the Duoduo is going to be angry. ”

Sylvia's eyes lit up and she chuckled, "Duoduo, who cares. ”