Hearing the Prince of Andorra's sudden question, Duke's hand holding the roasted rabbit leg suddenly stopped, almost choking.

After coughing a few times, Duke wiped his lips with a pretentious napkin and said, "Tell Your Highness the Prince, the armor of the Storm Army was purchased from the Alpine Dwarven craftsmen through gold coins earned from the sale of porcelain. ”

Hearing that it was bought from the mountain dwarves also relieved the Prince of Andorra's doubts, after all, the dwarves are famous for their forging, and this bit of armor is nothing to the dwarves. Moreover, the Prince of Andorra had heard of the porcelain of Storm Castle for a long time, and even he wanted to get his hands on it for a while, but it was only because of the arrival of winter that Storm Castle was too dangerous, so he temporarily dismissed his idea.

"Mountain dwarves, Viscount Duke, you should know about the ambitions of other races for the continent, and it's best not to have too many deals with the dwarves. ”

Although the war between the five races has passed for thousands of years, the hatred and suspicion between the five races have not been eliminated much, and under normal circumstances, humans do not have too much trade with other races. However, in comparison, there is still some trade between humans and dwarves and elves, and they don't fight and kill when they meet, because the two sides are at least very similar in appearance and have a common sense of humanity.

However, the two races of the Sea Clan and the Beast Clan, even the most basic appearances are very different, and they are still in a rather hostile state. The sea tribe has relatively little contact and is quite peaceful, especially since the beast tribe is entrenched in the vast dark forest, and there is no war between the beast army and the human country. However, compared to the wars between human kingdoms, the Holy See will send troops to help in wars with other races, which is another major reason why the Holy See maintains a strong military force.

Facing the words of the Prince of Andorra, Duke replied lightly: "A dangerous place like Storm Castle, if you don't rely on equipment superiority, you may not be able to resist the attack of monsters. However, we will be wary of dwarves, thank you for the reminder from His Royal Highness. ”

"That's right, resisting these monsters requires sophisticated equipment. However, I see that Viscount Duke can lead his troops into battle this time, and the situation in Stormcastle should be stabilized. I believe that Viscount Duke has also seen the current crisis of the Empire, such an elite storm army should serve the Empire, since they have all come to Andorra City, then directly accept the call and serve the Empire. ”

"Lord Duke, Andorra needs a warrior as valiant as the Storm Army, and the courage and glory of your Otto family!"

When the Prince of Andorra said this, the expression of importance and expectation on his face, if he were a simple knight, such as Cassel, he probably couldn't help but give birth to a mentality of dying for his confidant, and he cried bitterly on the spot that he wanted to show his chivalry and serve the empire.

But he is facing Duke's old fritter, this kind of trick of moving with emotion and understanding with reason doesn't work at all, and you don't have anything real to take out and you still want me to work for you?

At the same time, Duke also understood why the Prince of Andorra did not mention the fact that he had gathered the defeated army, this guy did not want to punish himself at all, but wanted to swallow his storm army completely. If the Storm Army is really allowed to stay in Andorra City, it is estimated that it will not be long before the name is changed.

At the same time, the Prince of Andorra's words came out, and the other lords present also agreed, this time the strength of the Storm Army was beyond their imagination, whether it was to please the Prince of Andorra, or for their own safety, anyway, there were more Storm Troops guarding the Andorran Kingdom, which would be beneficial and harmless for them, so they simply pushed the boat down the river.

If the Storm Army is recruited by the Prince of Andorra, then the price of porcelain in the future will be decided by Alpine City, and this time Count Fili intends to get it back from Duke with interest.

Facing the approval of the audience, Duke said to the Prince of Andorra with a smile on his face: "Your Royal Highness, for the safety of Andorra, the soldiers of the Storm Army have demonstrated our loyalty and dedication to the Empire. ”

"But Your Highness, Storm Castle is the home of these warriors, and now that winter has not passed, the monster threat still exists. Moreover, according to the results of the investigation, an even larger army of monsters had been assembled, and Storm Castle was in danger of being breached at any time. Moreover, if the Storm Castle is breached, Andorra will also face a huge threat, so Your Royal Highness, I hope you will consider it carefully. ”

In the face of Duke's tactful refusal, the Prince of Andorra did not speak, but just looked at Duke's face with a hypocritical smile. At this time, Count Fili jumped out and said in a threatening tone: "Viscount Duke, are you refusing the call of His Royal Highness the Prince?"

When these words were spoken, the atmosphere of the entire banquet instantly froze, and everyone realized what the highlight of the dinner party was, it turned out to be a Hongmen banquet! Before Duke could answer, Princess Gina preemptively broke the siege and said, "Count Philip, I have also been on the edge of Storm Castle, and I know how dangerous it is. The Storm Army is the only force in Storm Castle, do you want Andorra to be in a desperate situation of fighting on both sides?"

When Count Fili heard Princess Gina say this, the expression on his face flinched a little, but when he saw the face of the Prince of Andorra, he began to appear in that aggressive tone again: "Your Royal Highness, I know that you have been on the border of Storm Castle, but that was more than two months ago, did the Storm Guards have this kind of equipment two months ago? Viscount Duke, does Storm Castle have this kind of strength, like being attacked by monsters at any time?"

When Count Fili said this, the lords present all looked at Duke with disbelief that he had captured Alpine City a month ago, if it wasn't for Count Fili's mouth, it would be tantamount to a fantasy.

They may not know much about Storm Castle, but these lords of Alpine City know it in their hearts, not to mention the Third Legion of the Empire and the Bright Army, just the personal armed forces of Count Philip, there are thousands of Rock Cavalry Regiment and City Lord's Guard, plus the protection of the city wall, the difficulty of conquering can be imagined.

Not to mention these ordinary lords, even Baker, who had been expressionless, finally had a look of surprise in his eyes, he couldn't imagine how Duke did all this, the Storm Army was already so strong, is this still the younger brother of the straw bale at the beginning?

PS: This chapter uses some Chinese words such as Hongmen Banquet, and some big brothers have also said before that there are Chinese words in Western Fantasy. But when a lot of descriptions, a lot of verbose meanings expressed, really not as concise and clear as a simple Chinese word, tried other languages to replace the effect is really bad, so some of the more unbearable big brothers Wanghaihan a little.