The city was unusually crowded, all kinds of vehicles lined up in a long line, Victor's carriage was blocked on the road out of the city, the two horses pulling the cart and the horse snorted restlessly, the iron hooves kept kicking the ground, and the tail curled, and a pile of horse manure was discharged.

Animals are animals, they don't care about the health regulations of Jinshui City, they can pull and pee whenever they want, and the workers in charge of cleaning the roads have no way to break through the obstacles and complete their work, so they can only wait until the evening to clean the roads. The wide avenue of roses is filled with the neighing of cows and horses, and the pavement is filled with dung and flies, like a stinking cattle market.

Victor was full of regret, and wanted to see the planning status of Goldwater City for a while, so he chose Amber Street, which leads to the east gate, and did not listen to the advice of Mortis's butler to go out of the city through the west gate of the city's farm, and was blocked on the Rose Avenue and smelled.

Everyone is equal in the face of traffic jams. At this time, any aristocratic status and lord privileges are useless, as long as you can't fly over, you have to line up honestly.

In the current situation, he will not be able to get out of the city for a while, so Victor simply closes the curtain of the car and carefully examines the changes brought about by the barbarians.

Sylvia speculated on the Augusts' intentions with the greatest malice, believing that the Williams Guild would unite local forces by isolating the House of York and gaining the lead in the establishment of the southern expansion of the port.

In fact, there was a lot of speculation in Sylvia's judgment, for example, the possibility of Archduke Williams proposing to change the realm was very small, but the Auguste family would certainly have built the port in the county of Chebman, and the five lords of Gambis would undoubtedly support the crown.

The hills are developing too fast, and the achievements of the York family are eye-catching, and behind the envy and hatred of the great lord is a deep jealousy of the York family.

This means that the House of York is bound to be ostracized either explicitly or implicitly. Unable to let the situation go badly, Sylvia will unite with the Kingdom of Neville and manipulate the Gambis's iron trade, forcing the families back to the negotiating table and finally achieving all their strategic goals.

For the kingdom of Neville, the barbarian allies, the construction of ports, and the exploration of the southern continent have nothing to do with them, and achieving food self-sufficiency is their most urgent need. As long as the York family can help Neville complete the construction of the new farming and animal husbandry system, what does it matter if the supply of refined iron from Gambis is cut off? Moreover, the York family has a huge reserve of refined iron ore, and if she refuses Sylvia's conditions, when she smashes the price of refined iron to the end, Neville's loss will be too great.

The Yorkists wanted to monopolize the fine iron market in Gambis, and the Nevilles had to agree if they didn't agree. The lords of Gambis did not have refined iron to make arrows and crossbow arrows, so what could they talk about opening up the southern continent? The Yorkist family proposed to exchange refined iron for iron, and the lords had to change it if they did not change it. The Yorks produced iron bricks and built ports, and the royal family could only stare dryly. Sylvia said at a meeting of the Senate that she would accept the leadership of the kingdom, but secretly demanded the greatest dividends, and Williams pinched her nose and had to admit it.

In another twenty years, the water conservancy facilities in the hills of the people and horses were completed, the fortifications were complete, the alienated war beasts were formed, and the York family owned the harbor and rock bricks, which could be attacked and defended, and no one could help them. If you are lucky, after Sylvia, there will be another Golden Knight Guardian, who can compete with the Augustian family even if they can't create a kingdom, just like the relationship between the Barcelius family and the Sarsan royal family.

The bloodline of the Augustian family is extraordinary, the golden knights are endless, and the extraordinary bloodline is the foundation of the royal family's longevity. In contrast, the Yorks are a little less bloody, and Sylvia is well aware of this, which is why she adopts a soft strategy.

In any case, this is a homeopathic and impeccable conspiracy. Victor is amazed by Silvia's brilliant layout, and at the same time is in distress.

As the lord of the Centaur Hills, Victor should be aligned with Sylvia, but his ambitions, or rather, troubles are much greater than Sylvia's.

At the beginning, Victor wanted to form a giant armed group for self-protection, and then gradually refrigerate the alchemy tower, but the defects of the alchemy tower's soul binding and lease and employment system made him change his strategy and began to expand the power of the smuggling caravan with all his might, actively searching for law crystals. However, Sylvia intends to cut off Gambis' iron trade with Neville after two years, and use the rights to operate purple cane wine and jaggery as bargaining chips to the Auguste family in exchange for Sophia's freedom. This will lead to the rapid collapse of the Bucks Merchant Group, and Victor's plan for the development of the Golden Group will also be frustrated.

Victor is now conflicted, on the one hand, Alchemy Tower Seven needs a steady stream of funds, and he is also ready to use the smuggling caravan to explore the ruins of the Alchemy Tower. On the other hand, Victor could not give up the rock bricks either.

Alchemy Tower No. 7 cannot be moved, and cannot be protected without the protection of the Rock Brick Fortress, but the influence of the rock bricks is too great, and Victor needs the York family to produce the rock bricks for cover, and the York family needs the barbarians for cover.

If the Augustians had built the port first, Sophia would have invested 100% of her money in the Earldom of Chebman, and the barbarians would have left the Centaur Hills. Without financial support and the banner of the barbarians, Sylvia could only complete the construction of the water conservancy project first, and then wait for the alienated war beast to take shape, and then consider the problems of rock bricks and ports.

Sophia is the key figure, and both Grand Duke Williams and Sylvia are trying to win her over. And I'm going to push her out......

There was a commotion of shouting and fighting outside the carriage, and Victor rubbed his forehead, opened the curtains, and saw several people beating each other on the side of the road.

Victor asked Gru, the captain of the guard, "What's going on?"

"My lord, just now a bard was chasing a carriage and singing, but he ran into another bard, and the two sides did not agree on a word, and a fight broke out. Gruul said heavily.

Victor vaguely remembered that "The Legend of Tristan and Isolde" had just been sung in a subdued tone, but he was thinking about it and did not notice the bard's singing. The bard, apparently trying to gain the attention of the nobles, followed him all the way, accidentally angered his peers, and a dispute ensued.

The two groups found that the curtain of the Viscount's carriage had been opened, so they beat and scolded even more excitingly. While trying to maintain an elegant demeanor, the bards sprayed each other with a very rhythmic language, and there was not a single dirty word in the whole process, nor did a word be repeated, and the two sides exchanged fists and feet, and their noses and faces were swollen, and they refused to admit defeat.

Victor frowned and ordered, "Give them a little bounty and let them disperse." ”

Gru rode up to the men and dropped a money bag condescendingly, and the two bards saluted the carriage, picked up the money bag, divided the gold coins in equal parts, and led each of them in different directions.

The bards were the sons of a few run-down aristocrats who put on a deliberate show just to get the attention of the big guys, to get a chance to be appreciated, or to make a bounty. On the same street, their efforts and ingenuity highlight the bitterness of the little people, which is embarrassing.

Watching the bard and Hu Cong happily walk away, Victor patted the window frame, half self-deprecating and half emotional: "I don't go as fast as them in the carriage." ”

Gru looked at the convoy with no end in sight and suggested, "My lord, you can get off the car, ride the swift bird and detour, and go out of the city through the west gate, so that it will be fast." ”

"Then I'll have to get out of the carriage. ”

Victor smiled: "Gru, if we leave, my carriage and coachman are still stuck here, I want to take the carriage again, and I have to come back." ”

"However, the final of the tournament is about to start, and if we don't hurry up, I'm afraid we won't see a good match. Gru then advised, "My lord, the carriage will not be lost, and Nit will drive it out of the city." ”

"It's not a trade-off, it's an escape!"

Victor clenched his fists and muttered, "It's easy to escape a problem, but it takes courage and wisdom to solve it, and I have to go faster than the bard in the carriage." ”

"Gru, you take the men forward, get all the westbound carriages to the side of the road, and block every intersection to prevent other carriages from entering the Avenue of Roses. ”

The one-eyed dragon was a little embarrassed and said, "My lord, this is not Pinghu Town, will those carriages obey my orders?"

"Is that?" asked Victor with a smile.

"Jinshui City. ”

"What are you riding?"

"Swift Bird. ”

"That's enough. Victor said lightly: "Execute the order." ”

"Follow your orders. Follow me."

Gru shouted to the guards, and dozens of swift birds rode upstream, directing the westbound carriages to pull over and give way, blocking the intersection and preventing vehicles from other roads from pouring into Rose Boulevard. It wasn't long before the northbound convoy moved faster and faster, and the Randalls' carriage gradually caught up with a bard.

At the intersection of Amber Avenue to Avenue of the Roses, a noble carriage stopped, and a majestic voice came from the window of the carriage.

"Why didn't the carriage go?"

One of the attendants replied, "My lord, the crossing is blocked, and they do not allow us to pass, saying that they will not give way until their master leaves the city first." ”

"Who is so bold, won't you whip them with a whip?" said the owner of the carriage, with a faint sigh of anger.

"My lord, it's Viscount Randall's Swift Bird Light Rider. This one...... Swift birds are natural protectors, and we can't bear to be pecked by them. The attendant explained with a bitter face.

"It turned out to be Victor...... "A knight in leather armor stepped out of the carriage and said to the squire with a smile, "We will stop his carriage too." ”

While Victor was secretly complacent, the carriage came to a slow stop, and a young attendant knocked on the door and said, "My lord, Viscount Fred York and his wife have asked to see him." He added in a whisper, "We have blocked the carriage of the Viscounts." ”

"Fred and Audair?"

Victor stepped out of the carriage in astonishment and saw three nobles, a man and a woman. The man with a handsome face, dressed in well-fitting Itugos leather armor, was none other than Viscount Fred York, the deputy head of the Knights of the Roses. The beautiful lady with blond hair and blue eyes and a beprising figure was his wife, the Grand Knight Viscountess Audre York. Next to the viscountess stood a noble girl with bright eyes and bright teeth, about 12 years old, with similar facial features to Audrey, who should be her daughter.

"Victor, what a coincidence. I'm worried that I won't be able to watch the final of the Legion Tournament, but I'm lucky to meet you, so I don't mind if we borrow your carriage. ”

Fred patted Victor on the shoulder affectionately, and by the way, he resolved his embarrassment.

"It's a great honor. Victor bowed his head, took the Viscountess's slender hand, and kissed the hand, "Lady Audrey, your beauty is stunning. ”

"Is that also Lord Randall?" Audair covered her mouth and smiled, hooked Victor's chin with her fingers, and pulled the little girl to introduce, "This is our daughter Anna." ”

"Good day, Lord Randall. Anna lifted her gauze skirt and curtsied.

Victor's eyes lit up, and he smiled, "You are Miss Anna?" Lady Sylvia often spoke of you before me, and she called you the jewel of the House of York. ”

Lady Sylvia was wrong. Viscount Fred said reservedly: "Let's get into the carriage first and talk as we go." ”

Victor's carriage was comfortable and spacious, and the four people sat down separately without feeling cramped. The carriage moved slowly, gradually getting faster, and Viscount Fred looked through the window, looked at the carriage that had been brought to the side of the road, and sighed: "This is the first time I have encountered a jam in the carriage, and if it weren't for your measures, we would probably have to ride on horseback." ”

"I was too reckless. Victor apologized to the viscounts, and asked suspiciously, "Your Excellency Fred, why are you taking a detour on Amber Street?"

The Viscountess Fred and his wife were of high esteem, and they owned a mansion with a large area in the aristocratic quarter, close to the north gate of Jinshui City, and they could go directly to the north gate if they wanted to go out of the city, and there was no need to detour from Amber Street.

"It's not because of the tournament. Fred complained, "The freelancers from all over the country came one after another, each with two servants and three servants, followed by a dozen mercenaries, merchants, and warblers, and as for thieves and liars, I don't want to think about them." It's hot and it's making people's hearts burn, and now there are so many guys. Yesterday, there was a tavern riot in Jinshui City, four knife fights, seven people died, and countless disputes between nobles. ”

"Noble disputes?" said Lady Audair in disgust, "will the nobles be charged with theft and fraud for dozens of Kinsol's gambling money? ”

"Dear Madam, they have a certificate of bloodline signed by the church. Viscount Fred said tactfully.

Audrey snorted softly and didn't say anything more. Victor frowned, "These should be the work of the sheriff. ”

"Every troublemaker caught by the police will bring out a nobleman. The sheriff can't deal with so many nobles, there is no way, we big knights can only take turns to sit in the security office, and let the sheriff take people out to maintain order. For the past two days, it was my turn to be on duty, and Audair and Anna came to visit me, but the carriage was stuck in the road, and I almost missed the important finals. ”

Fred sighed again: "The streets of Jinshui City are vast, but they are still blocked by water. I've never been in this situation. ”

Victor pondered for a moment and said, "You may be able to change the main road of Goldwater City to a one-way road for the time being. ”

"One-way line?"

"Uh...... We can think of the road as a circular canal, and the traffic flow is the water in the canal, and the water only flows in one direction, so there will be no congestion. All the carriages enter the city through the south and west gates, and exit the city through the north and east gates, and flow to the right along the four main roads, which can solve the situation of carriage jams. ”

Fred was stunned for a moment, then figured out the trick in a blink of an eye, stroked his palm and smiled, "This is really a brilliant idea. Victor, your wisdom shines as brightly as your blood. ”

"It's actually so simple that anyone can think of it. Victor said modestly.

"I didn't think of such a simple method. The girl Anna glanced at her father and muttered, "My father didn't expect that either." ”

The smile on Fred's face suddenly froze, and Victor coughed dryly, and said, "It's not that I didn't think about it, but I didn't think about it at all." For a long time, the commoner carriages were not allowed to enter the aristocratic quarters, and the noble carriages were unimpeded, but now the situation is that the noble carriages and commoner carriages are blocked on the road, and my method is to let the commoner carriages enter the aristocratic quarters, which is a break with the previous practice. ”

"Miss Anna, our imagination is limited by inherent thinking patterns, and if we can break free from the shackles of tradition, many problems will be solved. ”

"Isn't this a mess when the commoner's carriage drives into the aristocratic quarter?" said Audrey frowning.

"Honey, this is only temporary. When these guys leave Jinshui City, everything will be on track. ”

Viscount Fred stood up and said with a smile: "Victor, I'll go and arrange the one-way line now, please help me take care of my wife and daughter." ”

Victor was stunned and asked, "Fred, aren't you going to watch the finals?"

"No way, I have a duty to do. I would like to take my leave and have a pleasant afternoon. Without waiting for the coachman to stop the carriage, Fred jumped down with a light and graceful movement, and closed the door with his hand.

Only Victor and Audrey's mother and daughter were left facing each other in the carriage, and the atmosphere suddenly became subtle.

Anna looked shy and bold, Audrey was subtle and hot, and Victor sat back, gritting his teeth.

Fred, it's fitting that you left the flowery Viscountess and her daughter in my carriage.......