"Well, it's certain that Bloodblade will join the war, after all, there is a deep blood feud between Fatis and Harlaus. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" The merchant secretly lost, "Count it up, I'll see... There were more than one hundred and twenty knights, more than two hundred apprentices, more than four hundred attendants, and as for the apprentices, I can't remember. The rest has to see how many caravans can come back in time, although the caravan guards and men are not as strong as the mercenaries, they can still be cannon fodder. ”

There were more than 700 soldiers available!This made Aisona excited at once, but the two years of wandering made her feel more embarrassed, so she asked, "Why are you so frank, is it appropriate to expose your trump card to me like this?"

"You've got to know anyway. Mu didn't care, "Instead of making some wrong judgments because you don't understand the strength of your soldiers, it's better to talk about the meeting directly." ”

Ai Sona saw that Mu's tone was so relaxed, and it didn't seem to be fake, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, Mu, what are you going to do next?"

And so on. ”

"What are you waiting for?

"No, I'm waiting for an opportunity," the corners of Mu's mouth curled slightly, "a best time to intervene in the war." ”

Azona's mental head darkened slightly, but she still asked, "And when will this time come?"

"God knows. Mu rolled his eyes, "However, I have already sent someone to investigate." "The first week of winter is definitely a festival for the commoners of Svadia. During the week, the cities and villages finished harvesting and paid a portion of it as a tax. Speaking of which, we have to mention the tax system in Swadia. Unlike Virginia's tax in kind, Swadia has a tax system that combines taxes in kind and money taxes, which simply means that only dinars and a small number of strategic goods can be used to deduct taxes. Of course, grain is naturally one of those few strategic materials. However, agriculture in Swadia is quite developed, and every year after the autumn harvest, it is inevitable that there will be a burst of grain stocks. At this time, the lords everywhere will clear the old grain from the granary from a few years ago, and then sell it at a low price to make room for this year's new grain. These old grains will inevitably be a little moldy, but most of them can still be eaten, so at this time, the commoners in the territory will happily purchase these cheap grains, pick out the bad grains, and use the rest as their own food for the next few months or even half a year. Some poor peasants even sold the part of the new grain they kept at home and replaced it with old grain, making a little money by the way.

Of course, most businessmen don't like this business. If you buy these old grains and sell them in Svadia, you won't make a lot of money at all, and if you dare to use them as shoddy, then wait to be squeezed out by others. As for selling it to Viggia, it is not impossible, but the customs duties and new grain of old grain are the same price, and after selling them, they will only make a small profit, so there are not many caravans willing to do this business.

And this year, the situation is even more serious. Despite the loss of Dehrim in last year's war, Swadia itself did not experience a military disaster, except that several villages on the border were looted. And this year, all countries are recuperating, there is almost no war, and the climate is relatively stable this year, and there are no droughts and floods. While the commoners were overjoyed, the nobles were sad, and there was no place to put the food, and they could not sell it abroad.

That's why Jamila took a large fleet of trucks, taking advantage of the fact that the war between Romania and Sri Lanka had not yet begun, and entered the territory of Svadia, brandishing the dinar according to Mu's orders, and buying these old grains on a large scale. Of course, she was not stupid enough to use the banner of Roden-Roth, but instead gathered some caravans friendly with Roden-Roth and scattered them to various places to carry out the acquisition work. And she herself, with other purposes, came to Suno. She walked into a gorgeous clubhouse, and the opulence of the sight made her a little dazed, and then she quickly came back to her senses. Now, as a noble lady dressed in gorgeous brocade, she must also have a corresponding reserve and elegance. The clubhouse was a place where the nobles of Swadia gathered for entertainment. Here, the aristocracy could play cards, drink heavily, talk, and even do things that were forbidden by law. Because clubs generally have a relatively solid backstage, as long as nothing major happens, the government generally turns a blind eye.

Jamila's arrival did not attract the attention of the nobles inside, who were still finding their own amusement. This made her breathe a sigh of relief. Glancing around the hall, she quickly found her target, a round table for two in an inconspicuous corner, beside which an old man in fine clothes was nestled in an armchair and a stack of cards scattered on the table in front of him.

Everything is as it says in the letter. Jamila took an elegant step, walked to the chair opposite the old man and sat down, took out a stack of cards from her handbag, and smiled, "Do you want one?"

The old man raised his eyes, glanced at Jamila, and said, "I'm not interested in a game where the stakes are too small." ”

Jamila smiled even more, grabbed a large handful of dinars from her bag, waved her hand and sprinkled it on the table, and then played with the coins on the table with her hand, while laughing playfully, "This bet, can you be considered satisfied?"

Seeing the coin in her hand, the old man narrowed his eyes slightly. Although the coin kept tumbling between Jamila's slender fingers, he could see at a glance that it was unusual, with the Lion of Svadia on the reverse side, the same as the other coins, and on the obverse, no longer the head of the king, but a raven pecking at a skull.

"Very well, ma'am, you have succeeded in piquing my interest. The old man spat out the last puff of the smoke ring, then put his pipe upside down on the ashtray, then gathered the cards in front of him, and said, "Then let's have a handful." ”

"That's great. Jamila shuffled the cards and placed them on the table, "Would you like to check my cards?"

"Don't mind, don't mind. The old man shuffled his cards, picked up a coin from the table, and asked, "Head or flower?"

"Head. ”

"Understood. With a flick of the old man's fingers, the gold coin made a graceful arc in the air, and then landed accurately in the center of the table, and after a moment of spinning like a top, finally lay down.

The old man whistled, "You're in luck, ma'am. ”

Jamila smiled, picked up the card that she had picked out a long time ago, and flipped it over, it was the terrain card of the forest.

"You're using a Rhodok deck. The old man smiled and said, by the way, he touched a hand of cards, "That's really difficult." ”

"You're a Swadia deck?"

The old man shrugged his shoulders and put a knight's card on the table.

"Tsk, let the cavalry go as soon as you come up?" Jamila sighed, and could only put an infantry card on the opposite side of the knight, "Do you plan to follow King Harauth?"

"Hmph, I don't have the strength to fight against the Five Nations alone. As he spoke, he put another cavalryman on the back of the cavalry, "If you want to see his bearing, you can take some time to go to Parabun." ”

"I heard that there's been a lot of activity in Paravon lately? "Jamila can only put an archer card behind the back of the infantry.

"Of course, these days are King Harlaus's birthdays, and it seems like a big banquet is being held there. The old man waved his hand to the attendant, took two glasses of wine from his tray, handed one of them to Jamila, and then, raising his glass, "May the great Svadia last forever!"

Jamila also raised her glass, but she didn't say a toast, just took a sip and said, "It's your turn." ”

"I'm really anxious lady, then I'll attack. The old man shrugged, and then opened the first knight's card, which was the Swadia heavy cavalry, and then he opened the infantry card in front of the knight, which was Sergeant Rhodok. Then, he threw his heavy cavalry into the discard pile.

"Yes," Jamila said calmly, "plus the terrain of the forest, even minus the enhancement effect of the Heavy Knight's Heavy Equipment, my sergeant still has a little strength. Then he moved the sergeant, who had only a little strength, forward, "Anyway, there must have been a lot of interesting people at King Harauth's banquet." ”

"No, a lot of people aren't even from Ryordian. But the port of Paraven was jam-packed with all sorts of sailing ships, and there were even quite a few Nord longships, well, one of which was quite large, and it was like to have teeth carved on it. As he spoke, he flipped over the second knight's card, and Jamila was stunned for a moment, it turned out to be a neutral card, a bounty hunter! However, the Bounty Hunter has a blunt effect, and Sergeant Rhodok is not thrown into the discard pile, but instead placed in the position of captive. Next, he threw out another tactic card to persuade him to surrender, and Sergeant Rhodok took back his hand.

Jamila was not annoyed, looked at the cards in her hand, and once again stamped an infantry card in front of the shooter. "With so many big people gathered in Parabun, aren't you afraid of some accidents?" "What can happen?" The old man also covered an infantryman, "Those guests are all nobles, and the main forces under him are all following, and the castle can't live in that posture, and some small nobles with little status can only camp outside the city." ”

"Yes," she knew that eighty percent of the infantry on the opposite field were the sergeants she had gotten, and so far, she had no effective way, so she had to draw another card, "Well, for such a grand banquet, I really don't know what kind of birthday gifts Count Harongoth, Count Swede, Count Claes, and Count Gruenward will give, it must be quite expensive." ”

"I can't say for sure. The old man shrugged, "Earl Harongoth is still in Uxhall, but with so many soldiers gathered under his command, it is estimated that he can avenge last year's one-shot victory." Earl Gruenward did not attend the banquet either, presumably waiting for revenge. The Count of Sweden gave a very expensive gift, but unfortunately he could not see it with his own eyes. As for Chrys... That ... How to say it ... I didn't know where I went with a gift a few days ago, and I haven't come back yet. ”

"So, the South ... Jamila was about to continue, but was interrupted by the old man.

"Ma'am, don't you think it would be more exciting to add a little more money?"

Jamila thought about it, she had already obtained all the information she should have obtained, and the rest could be confirmed by other means, so she didn't have to spend this unjust money, so she rejected this suggestion.

"Oh, what a pity. The old man shrugged and continued to play his cards.

The two then chatted and played until Jamila's home was breached and the game was lost.

"So, sir," said Jamila, picking up her handbag and picking up the unique gold coin, with a blank face, "that's all for today, and I'm having a great time." ”

"Me too, welcome next time. The old man picked up his pipe again, smiled and waved his hand, which was a farewell. Everything is as it says in the letter. Jamila took elegant steps, walked to the chair opposite the old man and sat down, took out a stack of cards from her handbag, and smiled, "Do you want to have one?"

The old man raised his eyes, glanced at Jamila, and said, "I'm not interested in a game where the stakes are too small." [For the code, at the same time it means that the price of information is very high]

Jamila smiled even more, grabbed a large handful of dinars from her bag, waved her hand and sprinkled it on the table, and then played with the coins on the table with her hand, while playfully smiling, "This bet is considered satisfactory?"

Seeing the coin in her hand, the old man narrowed his eyes slightly. Although the coin kept tumbling between Jamila's slender fingers, he could see at a glance that it was unusual, with the Lion of Svadia on the reverse side, the same as the other coins, and on the obverse, no longer the head of the king, but a raven pecking at a skull. 【Confirm the identity of the visitor】

"Very well, ma'am, you have succeeded in piquing my interest. The old man spat out the last puff of the smoke ring, then put his pipe upside down on the ashtray, then gathered the cards in front of him, and said, "Then let's have a handful." [Trading begins]

"Tsk, let the cavalry go as soon as you come up?" Jamila sighed, and could only put an infantry card on the opposite side of the knight, "Do you plan to emulate King Haraus?" [Ask Svadia about the current strength]

"Hmph, I don't have the strength to fight against the Five Nations alone. As he spoke, he put another cavalryman on the back of the cavalry, "If you want to see his bearing, you can take some time to go to Parabun." [It shows that Swadia's existing forces can still withstand a six-nation war, and that many soldiers are gathered in Parabun]

"I heard that there's been a lot of activity in Paravon lately? "Jamila can only put an archer card behind the back of the infantry. [Ask the reason, and the suspicious person]

"Of course, these days are King Harlaus's birthdays, and it seems like a big banquet is being held there. The old man waved his hand to the attendant, took two glasses of wine from his tray, handed one of them to Jamila, and then, raising his glass, "May the great Svadia be long!" [did not answer directly, indicating that this information was not heard, and at the same time, by praying for Svadia instead of Haraus, he showed that he had no intention of favoring Haraus]

Jamila also raised her glass, but she didn't say a toast [showing that she is not a person who Harlaus, you can trade with confidence]

"No, a lot of people aren't even from Ryordian. But the port of Paraven was jam-packed with all sorts of sailing ships, and there were even quite a few Nord longships, well, one of which was quite large, and it seemed to have teeth carved on it. "[A lot of Nords came to Paraven and gathered a large number of ships, including a royal ship of the Nord tribe with teeth as a totem]

"What can happen?" the old man also covered with an infantryman, "those guests are all nobles, and the main troops under them are all followed, and the castle can't live in that posture, and some small nobles with little status can only camp outside the city." "[There were a lot of soldiers gathered in Paravon]

"Yes," she knew that eighty percent of the infantry on the opposite field were the sergeants she had gotten, and so far, she had no effective way, so she had to draw another card, "Well, for such a grand banquet, I really don't know what kind of birthday gifts Count Harongoth, Count Swede, Count Claes, and Count Gruenward will give, it must be quite expensive." "[What is the situation of the four King Kongs of Harlaus, and how many soldiers are there under them]

"I can't say for sure. The old man shrugged, "Earl Harongoth is still in Uxhall, but with so many soldiers gathered under his command, it is estimated that he can avenge last year's one-shot victory." Earl Gruenward did not attend the banquet either, presumably waiting for revenge. The Count of Sweden gave a very expensive gift, but unfortunately he could not see it with his own eyes. As for Chrys... That ... How to say it ... I didn't know where I went with a gift a few days ago, and I haven't come back yet. "[Harungoth and Gruenward were stationed in Uxhall, and Swedish was stationed in Paraven, bringing a lot of soldiers, Claes led the troops out some time ago, and has not returned yet]

"So, the South ... Jamila was about to continue, but was interrupted by the old man. [I want to ask about Salander or Rhodok's condition]

"Ma'am, don't you think it would be more exciting to add a little more money?"

The two then chatted and played until Jamila's home was breached and the game was lost. 【Transaction Closed, Payment】