When Baron Cook was educating Alyssa with the help of the fish-man, in the cathedral of the royal capital of Elson, Michelle stood calmly in front of the magic communication crystal. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info beside him, standing the second prince Steven, who looked rather ugly. And above the magic communication crystal, the old figure of Marquis Benson appeared. After receiving the battle report from the convoy and the fishmen, the principals of the three parties had to contact each other to plan a response.

"Your Highness Steven, Bishop Michelle, the situation of the fleet is different from the information that the two of you have passed on to you. How did that woman Marcia end up in the fleet? Facing Steven and Michelle, the Marquis of Benson, who looked old, did not have much respect, and opened his mouth in a questioning tone.

In fact, as the patriarch of the Benson family, the status of the Marquis of Banson is indeed not much lower than that of the second prince and Archbishop Michel, because behind him, there are not only the powerful Benson family, but also many local nobles who have wavered. If Marquis Benson gives up on cooperating with the second prince and the Holy See of Light, both the second prince's plan to ascend the throne and the plan of the Holy See of Light to subvert Elson will suffer a huge setback, or even a complete failure.

Therefore, in the tripartite cooperation, the Marquis of Banson, as the representative of the local power, is not in a dominant position, but an equal partner. The Benson family had put a lot of effort into the fish-man attack, and there were many expected benefits, but now everything fell through because of the appearance of Marcia. So Marquis Benson's first instinct was to shout accountability to his allies.

"I'm sorry, but this time I didn't do my intelligence work well. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince played chess and deceived us. But fortunately, this time it was all fishmen, and the Benson family had nothing to lose. Faced with the accountability of Marquis Benson, the second prince showed an embarrassed look on his face, but Michelle looked calm and responded in a gentle tone.

"Your Excellency, you can't say that. In order to let the fishmen enter the Xile River, our Benson family has borne a huge infamy, and has provided them with so many supplies and people, and has invested a lot. Now that the fishmen have been completely wiped out, our Benson family's investment has all failed, and this loss is not small!" Marquis Benson shook his head and said lightly.

The reason why the Benson family invested in the alliance between the Bright Sect and the Second Prince was, of course, for the sake of profit. On the one hand, the Benson family was to expand their business and obtain trade rights and trade preferences in countries under the control of the Holy See such as the Turin Sect. On the other hand, the Benson family wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the royal family struggle to expand the family's influence in all aspects of Elson. After all, if a person like the second prince wants to ascend to the throne, he must make more promises and concessions to local forces in exchange for sufficient support.

Originally, according to the plan of the Benson family, the team that invaded the Xile River should become a sharp blade of the Banson family after killing the transport fleet, to deal with other local nobles along the Xile River who did not obey the dispatch of the Benson family, and even bloody some families. Anyway, no matter how excessive it is, the Bright Sect and the second prince will wipe the ass of the Benson family, and the Benson family can take the opportunity to expand their influence and truly turn the north of Elson into their own control.

But what made the Benson family depressed was that their family had paid so much for the fishmen, and before they could really start using the fishmen for greater benefits, the main force of the fishmen was exterminated. In this way, the Benson family's previous efforts were all in vain, and only one crime was left to protect the estuary. Coupled with the pressure of those nobles who were attacked by fishmen before, the Benson family can be said to have lost a lot of money. So when he met Michelle and Steven, the Marquis of Benson didn't give up.

"I understand that. The Benson family has really done a lot for our alliance this time, and we will all show it. Michelle still said in a gentle tone: "Next year, the trade share between the Benson family and the Turin Sect can be increased by thirty percent. This is the sincerity of our Holy See of Light. ”

Before dealing with Baron Cook and the crown prince he supported, the Benson family was an indispensable help for the Holy See of Light in the Elson Kingdom, so even though he knew that the Benson family was selfish, Michelle still took advantage of it and encircled the Benson family.

"The protest from the House of Lords, I can help the Benson family suppress it. In the future, the armor of the guards of the royal capital city can also be purchased from the Benson family. After stating his conditions, seeing that Marquis Benson was still staring at him, the second prince gritted his teeth and continued: "After the matter is completed, the Snow Dragon Pass can also be handed over to the Bansen family to lead. ”

The main purpose of the Benson family joining this alliance is to control the Snow Dragon Pass and control the main passage with the Turin Sect. With the Snow Dragon Pass, coupled with the cooperation with the Bright Sect, the Benson family can obtain a large amount of benefits through smuggling. Even with the support of the Holy See of Light, independence from Elson is possible. So from the bottom of his heart, Steven didn't want to hand over the Snow Dragon Pass to the Benson family.

But now, Steven has to make a compromise with the Benson family. Marcia's concealment and appearance in the convoy indicates that the Crown Prince's side has become alert to his actions and has taken precautions. If he falls out with the Benson family at this time and causes the alliance to break, then Steven's plan to seize the throne will also come to naught, which Steven absolutely cannot accept. So even if he knew that it was to quench his thirst, Steven could only choose to compromise.

"Thank you, Your Highness. The Benson family will definitely follow you in the future and help you ascend to the throne. After receiving the promise, the Marquis of Benson put away his previous arrogance and saluted Steven respectfully. For these selfish aristocrats, everything is false, and interests and power are real.

"Now that the Marquis of Benson is satisfied, let's talk about the plan, shall we?" said Michelle with a smile when he saw that the two sides had reached a compromise.

For the Holy See of Light, although Steven is the main object of support, it is also a very good result to make the Benson family strong and contain the Elson royal family. After all, after actually ascending to the throne, Steven may not really fulfill his previous agreement, and the Bright Holy See also needs more bargaining chips to counter the other party.

In short, what the Holy See of Light needs is a loose state with a weak royal family and divided local powers. Only in this way will the Holy See be able to gain the dominance of the state and gradually turn Elson into a completely controlled state.

"Does the Bishop still want to continue to carry out the plan? This time the fish-man attack failed, the Snow Dragon Pass has been supplied enough, and the barbarians want to break through the Snow Dragon Pass, I'm afraid it will be very difficult, right? If the Lord Bishop doesn't come up with any other powerful means, our Benson family is not prepared to act as an internal response and fight with Baron Cook. Marquis Benson asked with a frown.

In the case of sufficient food and supplies in Xuelong Pass, with a strong defense system, it is enough to resist ten times the enemy, and after entering the cold winter, the sea near the Xile River will also be frozen, and the fishmen cannot send a large army to besiege it, relying only on the barbarians, even if the major clans use the main force, they may not be able to capture the Snow Dragon Pass.

In this case, the only way Marquis Benson could think of a victory was for the Benson family to act as the barbarian's internal response and take the initiative to cooperate with the barbarians. But to do so, on the one hand, there is a huge political risk, and at any time it may become a lever for the royal family or other political opponents to deal with the Benson family. On the other hand, the real core defense system of Snow Dragon Pass is in the hands of Baron Cook, and even if Barlow rebels, it may not be successful. In the event of failure, what awaits the Benson family will be doomed.

The plan to join the Bright Sect, the Benson family is for the sake of profit, not to take the fate of the family to serve the Bright Holy See and Steven, so Marquis Benson directly blocked this road.

"Rest assured, Marquis Benson, we certainly won't let the Benson family take that risk. In fact, in this batch of materials, we have already done some tricks, and when the time comes, we just need the cooperation of the Benson family to activate these means. Michelle replied indifferently.

"What? There's something wrong with this batch of supplies! Then why do you still let the fish-people do it? You're just trying to test Baron Cook's coping methods?" Marquis Benson shook slightly, and a trace of horror appeared on his face.

For ordinary families, the Golden Rank is already the strongest power that can be obtained. Even if it is a local wealthy family like the Benson family, there are only three gold-level masters in the entire family. Even so, the Benson family is also the number one clan in the Northland of Elson, and even has thoughts that they shouldn't have because of this.

But now seeing that in order to test the enemy's movements, the Holy See of Light actually directly used the golden rank of the Fish-Man Nightcrawler as a chess piece and sent it to Marcia's sword, Marquis Benson faintly regretted joining this alliance for the first time.

"Marquis Benson, rest assured, we didn't mean to calculate our allies, and we really didn't know that Marcia would appear in the fleet beforehand, it was just an accident. Now it seems that Baron Cook's last hole card has been opened, and we can safely carry out the plan. Then again, the fish-people are alien after all, and if they die, they will die, and they took our things, and they deserved to pay some price for it. How can there be a good thing in this world that only takes benefits and doesn't make a difference?" Michelle said with a smile on his face, but there was a little more meaning in his tone that could not be refused.

To deal with people like Marquis Benson, it is important to win over interests, but you must also show your muscles, otherwise you will only be regarded as the object of asking for benefits, and you may not be careful in doing things.

"That's what the Bishop said. The two of them can rest assured that the Benson family will fully cooperate. Hearing Michelle's words, Marquis Benson did not hesitate at all, patted his chest and agreed.

"That's good. Seeing that the Marquis of Benson was soft, Michelle nodded and did not pursue further.

"What about Marcia's affairs, I'm afraid our affairs will be difficult to handle if she is in the Snow Dragon Pass?" After making the assurance, Marquis Benson asked cautiously again.

"I'll take care of this. As the commander of the Kingsguard, Marcia can't stay in Snow Dragon Pass for long. Under the gaze of Marquis Benson and Michelle, Steven reassured.

"Don't worry about Marcia's affairs, but the fish-man side is very concerned about the recent Luo Sheng, who danced very happily, and asks for his life by name. Marquis Benson, can you Benson family do this?" asked Michelle.

Michelle didn't care about a little shrimp like Luo Sheng before, but Luo Sheng's ability and growth speed made Michelle have to pay attention to this little person who didn't care much about it before. Especially after the fish-man made a request, Michelle no longer cared about Baron Cook, who was already on guard, and was ready to attack Luo Sheng.

"Don't worry, my lordship, I will solve this problem as soon as possible. Although he knew that Rason had a special identity, and dealing with him was tantamount to tearing his face with the Cook family, but looking at Michelle's gloomy gaze, Marquis Benson still gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Not bad. Anyone who fights against the God of Light will eventually be crushed into powder. ”