Chapter 45 Internal Affairs
The next afternoon, when Salian was working in the study (Yulia had already cleaned up), there was a sudden call from the remote magic video transmission system in the corner, and it turned out that Evangerine had found Lorana Ise and immediately arranged for her to communicate with Salian. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info because it is not a particularly secret matter, so they use the most convenient means to communicate.
Miss Schaneke said to Salian in a nice northern accent: "Haru, Your Excellency the Earl of the Frontier, I am now in your capital mansion, and I heard Eva say that you have not been here a few times. Look at your big desk, we've taken it over!"
Then Salian saw a table full of shoes.
"Haha, if you are happy, how is my territory? β
"It's very good, although it is sparsely populated now, but it is dominated by plains and lakes, and if we can find a way to attract immigrants, it will definitely prosper, but this thing is not urgent. I've talked to Eva that the first step is to build multiple ports and transportation hubs in the right places to improve people's livelihoods. Don't worry about the upfront funds, I can still get this money. β
"Thank you, dear Lorana Ese, don't be in a hurry, take it one step at a time. Also, Estherfaria should be coming over soon. β
"Well, she's going to have a better idea, I'll leave it to her when she comes, and I'll come back to you!"
"It's good that having your brain by my side can help me a lot. β
Salian suddenly remembered something, and then asked.
"There's one less relevant thing, I'd like to ask if you can get your hands on Leviathan's heart?"
"Oh, the giant beast of the sea, Leviathan, let me think about it, I heard the old man in the family say that there used to be quite a lot of such creatures, but after hundreds of years of indiscriminate hunting and killing, now they are almost extinct. Because its meat tastes good, fat can also be used as fuel, and some varieties of sweat glands can also be used as spices. It's a pity that the heart is useless, so these things are directly discarded when hunting. Are you in a hurry? If you are in a hurry, I will immediately notify the fleet to go to sea to look for it. β
Sally thought to himself, human beings are too capable to eat anything.
"Oh, I'm not in a hurry, let's take my time. Actually, I still need a lot of things, can I get the leaves of the World Tree and the flower stems of the Hell Vines?"
"Oh, I can't do anything about these things that I can't get with money, now that our Han Xie Alliance and Three Kings Island are in a hostile relationship, we don't need to think about the leaves of the World Tree. And where is hell? β
"Whew, when I didn't say it. β
Then they talked about some topics that were not suitable for children before ending the newsletter.
It must be said that Salian had a good memory, and at the end of a day's hard work, he remembered that there were two other prisoners in the water prison that he had brought from the Earl of the Palace. After having dinner with his friends, he went to the dungeon with a torch in his hand.
"How do you feel?"
He looked at the two people who were hanging from the wall with their hands hanging from the wall in chains, and the lower half of their bodies were submerged in the cold river, and asked in a calm voice.
The baron glanced up at Salian and didn't answer, and the mercenary Yeager licked his chapped lips and spoke.
"Legend has it that the Hohenstrylingen family, the lackeys of the court, are the best at extorting confessions by torture, but I don't think so, that's all there is to it. β
"Hehe, friend, do you want to try something different? Of course I'm willing to fulfill this wish!"
Salian said as his eyes shone with purple light, and the torch in his hand extinguished itself without wind. Jaeger suddenly felt a chill welling up in his heart, and then felt infinite fear as if he had been pierced by those purple eyes.
The light in Salian's eyes faded, and in just five seconds, Yeager felt like a century had passed, and cold sweat couldn't stop dripping.
Salian asked emotionlessly, "Do you feel better now?" I just saw the fear in your heart. And, poor mercenary, did you meet Margaret on a guard mission?"
"You demon, don't talk so much nonsense, kill me quickly!" yeagle finally shouted with a look of horror on his face.
Salian ignored Jaeger and turned to the baron's side. Now the baron was covered only by a tattered shirt, revealing a face that resembled that of Salion, and his gaze was dull and lifeless, and it seemed that the loss of Margaret had dealt him a great blow.
"Baron Feng Rongjingen, your family is also a famous family, how could you do such a thing for such a lowly woman?"
As soon as Yulia escorted them to the castle, Moro immediately investigated their origins. As a mercenary, Jaeger fled with his impoverished father from the countryside in the south to the western frontier as a mercenary, fighting for the kingdom of FranΓ§os and the river kingdom on the Isle of Three Kings, and later became the archbishop of Tver during the truce, where he fell in love with the charming Miss Margaret at first sight, and the two eventually became underground lovers.
The family of Baron von Rongzingen is a vassal of the Count of the Imperial Palace, and although it is not a descendant of the Knights of the Terror, it is also a martial family in the western part of the empire, and it is famous in the Paletinnay region. But there was no information on how he had hooked up with Miss Margaret, though Salian was not interested.
Although Salian heard the inquiry, the baron did not answer, and did not even raise his head, as if he had no love.
Sally thought to himself, it was disappointing that he was so childlike as a nobleman. Originally, he had some intention of soliciting, but now he had completely abandoned the baron. Sure enough, recruiting a working subordinate is not an easy task.
Then Salian didn't want to bother to communicate with the baron, and directly launched a terrifying secret technique to take his life.
Jaeger on the side saw his rival twisting his body frantically, the chains and the wall violently touching and making a crisp sound, and at the same time, the lower half of his body submerged in the water was like a mermaid's tail making the cold underground river splash everywhere, and even drenched on Jaager. Eventually, bright red blood flowed from the baron's seven orifices, and everything was calm again.
When he had done this, Salian re-lit the torch in his hand, looked at the prisoner who was still alive with purple eyes, and said to him.
"I'm busy, and now you have two paths. One is the fate of the baron next to you, and the other is to be my subordinate, I have different ideas from the Earl of the Palace, maybe there will be a conflict at some point, you know what I mean?"
"Oh, if you can get Margaret, I can do whatever I want. β
That's what Salian wants.
"Of course, I can guarantee that. Didn't I just clear a rival for you?"
The next day, Jaeger, who had sworn allegiance to Salian, disguised himself and went to the fortress of Tarennis with a letter of introduction on Salian's orders, where he would be trained in various ways. Salian sent another to the Earl of the Imperial Palace with the head of the baron and the minced meat (made of horse meat) from Jaager, who had been executed by Ling Chi, along with a letter, still utterly flattering. Moreau thought it was too superficial, but Salian told him that this was the effect he wanted, to make the Earl of the Palace look down on him.
That afternoon, Salian received another letter from Evangerine, and it turned out that Estherfaria had also arrived in Bellerin. Just like the last time she met Lorana Ea, the princess of leather shoes, this time Evangelin was also very useful because she got a complete set of ruby jewelry, and she still praised the new gem princess sister, and expressed concern about Salian's marital status, asking him which one he chose. It was also mentioned that Lolana Ise had handed over all the information she had to Estherfaria, and had set off for Heisingen.
It was a busy day, and Salian decided to take advantage of the rare opportunity to relax in the next few days. Anna, Acherin, and Manstel all went their separate ways. Baron Barenberg had agreed with Salian as he was leaving, and he could be informed to set off as soon as he was ready to depart.
On a sunny afternoon in the southwestern part of the empire, Salian took Hilda on a tour of his territory, and only the little girl of the Black Dragon Clan was still unfamiliar with the land. The farmlands, estates, and horse farms all over Heixingen wanted to show her around. Originally the property of Hohenstelingen and Meelppelgard, they were all integrated after the Salian succession and reorganized production according to modern and advanced agricultural concepts.
While they were strolling around on a country road, a boy of about ten years of age came from behind with a basket in his hand, and Salian looked back and noticed that the boy was walking fast and his face was hurried, but he didn't pay much attention. But just as he was about to overtake Salian and Sirda, he suddenly fell to the ground and the food in the basket fell out of his way.
"Oh, Dad, have we met the porcelain?
"No, I actually encountered this kind of thing in my own house, slow, let me see who this kid is, and teach him a good lesson!"
With that, the father and daughter got down from Doroth and walked to the boy's side, and Salian took a closer look and his face relaxed.
"Hehe, it doesn't matter, Hilda, I know this boy, you take a good look at his ears. β
"Yo, it's a pair of cat ears! But why doesn't he have a beard on his lips, he doesn't look like a purebred cat ear orc, right?"
"Well, he's a hybrid of Tutonia and a cat-eared orc, his name is Ivan, his mother is a famous beauty of the cat-ear tribe, and his father is..."
Just as Sarian was about to say the name, he suddenly felt a terrible murderous aura attack, and immediately flashed sideways, and at the same time, a strong air flow crossed his face, and then they saw a farm steel fork nailed to the road behind them that was still swaying from side to side.
"Salian, you scoundrel, don't touch my brother!"
Hilda spotted a peasant woman running towards them from the road ahead at great speed, with a scythe in her hand, clearly trying to deal with Salian. She wondered why this farmer, who was supposed to be also her father's territory, would take the lord so indifferently.
Of course, when you think about it, she doesn't have any real action at all, she likes to watch her father improvise on the sidelines, and she already takes this as a kind of enjoyment.