The atmosphere in the banquet hall seemed to freeze, no one chose to move, everyone was waiting for a final result, that is, the victory or defeat between the Storm Castle and the Alpine City Lord Lord's Armament.

The shouting outside was also becoming more and more obvious, which was not good news for Takayama Castle, because it meant that the battlefield was getting closer and closer to the castle. Count Fili couldn't figure it out, even without the addition of the Imperial Army and the Holy See Army, the armed forces of his own territory would be enough to crush the poor place of Storm Castle.

But why is the sound of shouting and killing getting closer and closer, and even about to reach the gate of his own castle, this is definitely an abnormal thing. Count Filip couldn't believe his ears, his biggest confidence before was that he far surpassed the military strength of Storm Castle, but now the situation has developed in a direction that is not in his favor.

Duke is getting more and more relaxed, because the actual combat effect of the plate armor on Cassel's body makes him feel a kind of amazement, and the hammer forging plate armor itself is already the pinnacle of European medieval armor, and it is not until it enters the era of hot weapons that it is gradually eliminated.

Now with Nicole's rune blessing, the effect of the plate armor is even more amazing, and Duke does not believe that Alpine City's armament can break through the defenses of the storm armor. Moreover, the cavalry of Alpine City, which Duke was most afraid of, was also unable to exert the effect of cavalry charging because it was a siege street battle.

It can be said that Duke has tried his best to get back all the disadvantages, if he can't even beat like this, then Storm Castle estimates that the next days will be difficult, at least he will have to pretend to be a grandson for half a year before he has the opportunity to challenge Alpine City again.

It's just that this battle is faster than Duke imagined, through the door of the banquet hall, Duke saw the warriors with a glittering silver metallic luster appear in his field of vision, and the soldiers of the Alpine City Guard, who were originally aimed at Duke, also began to change their formation, ready to guard the last line of defense of the castle.

When he saw the Storm Guard appear at the gate of the castle, a kind of despair flashed in Count Philip's eyes, he really couldn't imagine that Duke had broken through Alpine City so quickly and killed in front of his castle.

Not to mention Count Fili, even the third-party legion leader Ryan and Paladin Uther were full of disbelief, how long did it take to break through a castle like Alpine City, could it be said that the military strength of Storm Castle was already so strong?

Especially the legion commander Ryan, he is very familiar with the situation of the Storm Castle, and the reason why the Third Legion of the Empire is stationed in Alpine City is actually to prevent the Storm Castle from being breached by monsters and continuing to march into the interior of the empire to plunder.

Moreover, the Emperor's order to abandon Storm Castle was received by Ryan early, and Storm Castle was an outcast in his eyes, and there was no need for this kind of military force to defend. As a result, I didn't expect that this was just a castle that was used as a barrier and cannon fodder for Alpine City, and it actually broke through the heavily defended Alpine City in turn, which is really incredible!

"My lord, the Storm Guards are here!"

There was a roar from outside the door of the banquet hall, and Allen, covered in blood, rushed in first, followed by heavily armed Storm Guards. And the soldiers of the Alpine City Lord's Guard, unless it is a joint connection or knocks down the Storm Guard soldiers, the swords in their hands are almost no threat to the Storm Guard.

It can be said that in the case of hand-to-hand combat, the advantage occupied by the Warframe is too great, except for heavy weapons and knight guns, it is difficult to break through the defenses of the Storm Warframe!

As a group of Storm Guard soldiers rushed in, the soldiers of the Imperial Army and the Bright Army standing in the banquet hall also immediately became ready for battle, after all, they were definitely a formidable opponent to be able to kill here.

Seeing that the Storm Legion had already rushed to the banquet hall, Count Filip's feet were so weak that he almost didn't fall to the ground. Ott was even more unbearable, and he continued to retreat in horror, until he was leaning against the wall, and he barely managed to stand on his feet.

Soon, more and more storm soldiers poured into the banquet hall, a piece of blood-stained silver armor, showing incomparable momentum. The fastest way for the army to improve its combat effectiveness is to fight! The Storm Legion that has seen blood is obviously very different from before, and everyone has a bloodthirsty murderous aura in their eyes.

Duke also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart at the moment, this time it was definitely a big gamble, as long as there was no bet right, then the entire Storm Legion would usher in a fiasco. And Duke doesn't have any capital, as long as he loses one game, it will be a complete defeat, and the next thing is to depend on fate to make the monster army not attack.

But if Duke wins the bet, the winner will get everything!, so Duke pretended to be calm and walked out from behind Cassel, looking at Count Fili with a victor's smile on his face.

"Count Philip, the price of 1 gold is a thing of the past, and I find the price of 5 gold unacceptable. I won't take advantage of you anymore, how about 15 gold coins and 1 porcelain?"

Now the price of porcelain in Alpine City has fallen below 10 gold coins, but the price of porcelain in Andorra City is still at 20 gold coins, and it has not had much impact on the rest of the mainland. The 15 gold coins basically made Alpine City not profitable in the entire Kingdom of Andorra, but if Alpine City was sold further afield, it would still be profitable.

Duke also knew that unless he mastered all the trade routes and trade channels, he would not be able to do this kind of business without giving any soup to Takayama City. War is nothing but a continuation of politics, and the ultimate goal is to achieve one's previous goals, otherwise this big gamble will be in vain.

However, Count Fili is also right about one thing, that is, Duke really doesn't dare to kill Count Fili just like this and occupy Alpine City. The reason is very simple, the Emperor of France can tolerate a little dispute among his subordinates, but once it reaches the point of annexation war of large territories, the central imperial power of the French Empire has not declined to such a point, which is absolutely not allowed.

What's more, although his cheap father Duke Otto has a good name, it is also a double-edged sword, Duke does not believe that the Emperor of France is not a little wary of Duke Otto, if the Otto family is allowed to continue to expand the territory, even if Duke Otto does not have a counterpath, it is estimated that Henry VII will be sleepless all night.

So all aspects are taken together, and before there is absolute power, Duke still decided to keep a low profile, and he will settle it when he sees it.

Earl Fili's face suddenly became very ugly when he heard Duke's price, but now that the storm army has invaded Alpine City, does he still have a choice?

However, what Duke didn't expect was that Ott, who was in charge of commerce, actually jumped out at this time and said: "No, there is no profit left in Alpine City for 15 gold coins, so we won't buy any porcelain from Storm Castle." ”

Hearing this, Duke didn't even think about it, and just slapped him in the face: "How much did you eat me before, I didn't let you spit it all out, it's not bad, you still dare to bargain with me, it's all out of the mix, aren't you afraid that I will kill your whole family?"