"Who would lead the attack on a noble court earl in Dwemick?"

Sophia furrowed her slender eyebrows, her expression sad and confused, and her voice was crisp and pleasant.

"Who can kill a mighty Silver Knight in my territory?"

The Marquis de Wemick stared at Sophia intensely, the anger in his eyes that seemed to say the answer.

Guests were impressed. Sophia led a large caravan north to the Duchy of Teuton, and at the invitation of Count Hola Ludwig, she visited the capital of the Dodds, East. However, instead of waiting for Sophia's car in Rock City, Hora left seven days early. The Dwemick managed to delay Sophia for another three days, and it was not until Doonkru arrived with the Knights of the Iron Wall that they hosted a banquet to welcome Sophia and the barbarian envoys. By this time, Count Hora's convoy had been away from Rock City for ten days.

Clearly, Hora was reluctant to travel with the glamorous Marquess of Wimbleton. That's because the great nobles of Dodor are now a little uncomfortable seeing Sophia.

The Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce has always had a very close trade cooperation with the powerful lords of the Duoduo. Sophia inherited the career of the old Marquis of Wimbledon, as well as his connections. In order to secure her position, Sophia took the initiative to re-sign a trade agreement with the extended family of Dord. The Bucks Merchant Group made a profit to the powerful lords of Duoduo by raising the purchase price and lowering the shipping price. So much so that the Stag Merchant can only make a profit on the minor lords and freedmen of Duoduo.

The Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce clashed with the Southwind Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Borui. It stands to reason that the powerful lords of Dodor should firmly support Sophia. But when they say they turn their faces, they turn their faces, completely ignoring their old feelings. Relations between the two sides took a turn for the worse.

If Sophia is an ordinary business aristocrat, bullying is also bullying, and it is a big deal to give symbolic compensation in other aspects, and the betrayal of the promise will be revealed. But Sophia is a strong-willed knight of the Rags, close to the Divine Knight, and behind him stands the Barbarian. When the Borui offended her, she cut off the Arret trade in the Borui Kingdom. The Kingdom of Dordor controls the north-south trade route, and although it is not afraid of Sophia's similar trade countermeasures, it must be careful of her retaliation.

Sophia and the barbarians visit the kingdom of Dodor, passing through the city of Rock, where the Dwemick family is facing great enemies. How dare Count Hora Ludwig go with her? Sophia had just arrived at Rock City with her front foot when Count Kinley was attacked and killed on her back foot. The Marquis de Wemick did have reason to suspect that she was the mastermind.

"As far as I know, during this time, Dwemick led bandits to run rampant. They attacked the freedfolk merchants of Ascending Rock with impunity, inflicting heavy losses on the Stag traders. I have written many times in the hope that the Dwemick family will be able to arrest the bandits. However, the Marquis turned a deaf ear to this, and wrote back that the elimination of bandits in Rock City was the internal affair of the Dwemick family, and that the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce had no right to interfere. Sophia said with a flat expression: "Perhaps, Count Hora has been attacked by bandits. ”

"Bandits?"

The Marquis of Dwemick did not burst into a rage, but showed a thoughtful expression, and after a while, he stood up and said solemnly: "The envoy of the kingdom, the noble Count of Jinlique, was attacked and killed in Dwemick. As lord of the kingdom of Dor and marquis of House Dwemick, I will not spare any murderer of Count Hora. I ordered the Knights of the Rock Leopard of the Dwemick family to lead 2,000 mountain cavalry and set out immediately to arrest the murderer. As he spoke, he asked his attendant to present the letterhead to the Duke of Dunkru, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, the attack took place in the second half of last night, and the murderer of the Count of Hora must not have gone far. I have the cheekiness to ask for the assistance of the Knights of the Iron Wall!"

The high-ranking knights of the Dwemick family have changed color. The Marquis did not consult the guardian of the family, and directly asked the Knights of the Iron Wall for help. It means that the Dwemick family has lost control of the territory, and there is no way to take the murderer. The Senate of the Kingdom can then demand that the Dwemick family be condemned and demoted.

However, the killers led the attack on Hora in Dwemick, and they have the ability to attack any core member of the Dwemick family. The most important thing now is not to consider the political consequences of Hora's death, but to completely annihilate this hostile force. In addition, Dwemick's thunderous wrath from Duke Ludwig is a foregone conclusion, and the family needs to unreservedly show Duke Dunkru their support for the House of Dordor without reservation.

The Marquis de Wemick's blatant hugging of his thighs gave Dooncree a headache, and he almost exploded after reading the contents of the letterhead, and scolded in his heart: Can't you carry the fuck yourself?

The Golden Knight pondered for a long time, knocked on the table, threw the letterhead to Sophia, and said, "Some survivors say that the Count of Hora called out the murderer's name before he was killed...... Lord Nelson Randall. Before Sophia could say anything, he changed his voice and added, "Of course, it is possible that Hora was deliberately misled by the murderer...... In any case, ask the Marquis of Wimbledon to stay in Ascend Rock for the time being. When the Knights of the Iron Wall catch the murderer, we will clarify the truth. ”

Who is Lord Nelson Randall? He is the number one confidant of Viscount Randall, the husband of Sophia, and the only lover of the Queen of Randall...... The high-ranking knight of the Dwemick family suddenly realized, no wonder the Marquis roared to Duke Duenkru for support, one Golden Bird family was enough for them, plus a god knight, and maybe a future sword master...... Even if the stone city is made of pure gold, it can't bear it.

Fortunately, His Highness Doonkru still has a commitment. The unicorn warriors of the Knights of the Iron Wall are full of physical strength, great strength and ferocity, and are good at tracking and adapting to all kinds of complex terrain. As long as Doonkru dispatches 100 Knights, none of the murderers can escape. Of course, it is impossible for the Iron Wall Knight to survive.

The high-ranking knights of the Dwemick family have mixed feelings, they don't want to find out the truth now, they just need to cooperate with the royal family to fight a war of words.

Lord Wallace, the deputy commander of the Templar Army, snorted coldly and said, "I can guarantee that Lord Marquis Wimbledon was not involved in this attack. If Dwemick is unable to apprehend the bandits, he can ask the Inquisition to assist. However, Lord Wimbledon is about to travel to the Sassan Empire to visit the fortress of Harlotus with the two Highnesses of the Radiant Knights, and discuss an alliance with the Grand Elders of the Barbarian tribe. This matter is related to the overall situation of the church and the kingdoms, and no one can detain Lord Wimbledon!"

Everyone gasped, and what they feared most happened - Sophia couldn't play anymore and threw up the table! The number of hole cards behind her flipping the table was jaw-dropping.

The kingdoms and the churches agreed that barbarian diplomacy could not be in the hands of any secular lord. Sophia has been under internal and external pressure because of this, and she is now taking the initiative to help the Radiant Knights establish diplomatic relations with Harlotus.

The Knights of Radiance crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and Doonkru had already prepared, but he still hated it. At this moment, a priest from Ascending Rock City ran in in a panic, and said to Bishop Salz with a sad face and trembling, "Your Excellency...... Big things are not good...... Dengshi City, there is a riot of displaced people in the shantytown of Dengshi City!"

"What! the Most High is above...... Tell me what's going on?!" Bishop Salz roared as he stepped over the table, grabbed the priest by the shoulders, and roared.

"Your Excellency, yes...... It was those people in the camps who were dissatisfied with the oppression of the local free people, and there was a big fight! We need to send troops to Dengshi City to suppress the situation!"

Bishop Salz's face turned red, and his fierce gaze swept over Sophia, seeing that she was also shocked and confused, and it didn't seem to be a fake, he pointed to the Marquis de Wemick, who was pale, and gritted his teeth: "I said something would happen a long time ago...... I have already asked you to suspend the dispersal of the homeless camp, you are impatient, you don't listen to me, now it's okay! There are 80,000 free people outside the city, if there is a river of blood tonight, and more than 5,000 people are killed and wounded, you will wait for Lord Trigovar to be held accountable!" he kicked over the table and shouted, "My Lord Marquis, what are you still doing in a daze? Quickly mobilize troops to suppress the riot!"

Doonkru nodded at the Marquis of Dwemick, and then said to a high-ranking knight wearing Mithril armor, "Hernando, I will lend you 30 unicorn beasts, and you will take the high-ranking knights of the Dwemick family to hunt down the murderer." ”

Unicorn beasts are so powerful that they can even tear apart adult ogres. 30 Alien Unicorn Beasts and three high-ranking knight squads are enough to crush the enemies who attack Count Hora. But Doonkru didn't let the Knights of the Iron Wall move, leaving room for maneuvering. The guardian of House Dwemick understood, bowed to the Duke, and left the knights' hall with the two silver knights.

At this point, the dinner party in Rock City was unhappily dispersed.

Waiting for the Marquis de Wemick to take people out to suppress the situation, Doonkru said gently, "Sophia, we need to talk alone. ”

Wallace had wanted to follow Doonkre, but when he saw Sophia beckoning Rigazor to accompany him, he sat down again. With the barbarian Urusha protecting Sophia, Doonkru will never dare to mess around.

The three of them walked through the long corridor to a break room. Doonkru gracefully opened the oak door for Sophia. Regazzo hunched over and tried to squeeze into the break room with Sophia. At last, she shook her head, cursed in savage language, and stood outside the door refusing to enter.

Duke Doonkru looked at the barbarian female warrior who was as strong as the iron tower with a smile, walked into the lounge, did not close the door, and smiled at Sophia: "It is said that the barbarian weapon master has the strength of the silver knight, but I noticed that the strength of those two weapon masters is not weaker than this Urusa. ”

Sophia smiled faintly, "Barbarians don't have a sense of hierarchy of gold, silver, and bronze. Urusha is also just an honorary title. Both of those Weapon Masters had a talent for madness, but they hadn't yet encountered a prey to boast about. ”

"The knight's golden rank represents a transcendent level of life, not combat power. Barbarians are inherently much stronger than humans...... The fortress of Harlots is a force to be feared. Doonkru nodded, and added, "But our human potential surpasses any other race, and different kinds of orcs need to unite to fight us." Like centaurs, they weigh more than 1,000 pounds on average and are no less powerful than barbarians, but if there are no goblin minions to work for them. Those brutes are no match for us at all. Because we human beings have wisdom and know how to judge the situation. ”

"You should know that it was not the intention of the Lord of Dodor to embarrass you. The church is behind the scenes. We, the Kingdom of Dord, must adapt to the changes of the times, avoid civil wars, and strive to expand outward. ”

"So I threw in the towel. Sophia's beautiful eyes turned from purple to green and then back to purple, "Your Highness, you should also know my state. I can abandon the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce, get the barbarians to establish a cooperative relationship with us humans, and then become a lord. Can you get Sylvia to give me back my husband? Can you make it my business to guard the Randalls? Sylvia told me plainly that Victor and I would be the guardians of the Yorks. So who's going to take over my business? Can you convince her to change her mind?"

Doon Crue was speechless. Sophia sneered: "You can't help me, and you want to destroy my faith, aren't you cutting off my knight's path?

"What are you going to do?" said Duke Doonkru shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"In fifteen years, I will do my best to help mankind win the trust of the people of Harlots as a business nobleman, and then attack the gold realm as the Marquess of Wimbleton...... I hope that Victor's bloodline can stabilize and give me a marquis heir......" Sophia smiled softly in her eyes, and then restrained her smile, and said coldly: "Before that, no one can touch my Chamber of Commerce!"

"I understand. Duke Doonkru bowed his head and said, "I assure you as the guardian of the Kingdom of Dordor that the lords of Dordor will protect the interests of the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce...... But how are you going to solve this mess?"

"You have to give us an account for the Friedrich family about Count Hora!"

Sophia raised her eyebrows and said teasingly, "If Count Hora is not dead, you will not confess to me...... It's a long overdue respect. ”

Doonkru is a peak knight after all, and he has chosen to compromise. Sophia stopped in moderation and said in a crisp voice: "I have obtained the franchise of jaggery, and I promise Friedrich a share of 8 million pounds of jaggery a year, 18 copper soles per pound." ”

Raw sugar is easy to store and carry, which can effectively help soldiers recover their strength and replenish nutrition. For the pioneers, jaggery was a very important strategic logistical material. The Kingdom of Dordor bid 20 copper soles per pound, and could only purchase 3 million pounds of jaggery per year. Doonkru was pleased with Sophia's offer, but not with his share of jaggery, he shook his head and said, "8 million pounds is not enough, at least 20 million pounds." ”

"20 million pounds? Randall only produces 60 million pounds of raw sugar a year...... In addition to Friedrich, I will give Ludwig 5 million shares. What's not to be satisfied with when the Kingdom of Dordor occupies a share of 13 million pounds of jaggery?" Sophia shook her head again and again, "The price and share of jaggery will not be changed, but I promise not to sell the jaggery to other lords of Dordor again. ”

Dunkru thought for a moment and said tentatively: "You don't need to give Ludwig's share of the jaggery, just sell us Friedrich." ”

"Impossible!" Sophia shook her head firmly, and said slowly, "I can only trade green wheat and other food supplies with the Great Lord of Duoduo according to the trade method of the South Wind Chamber of Commerce. But the price of supplies will go up. The Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce needs to make a profit in order to stay afloat. ”

The trade method of the Nanfeng Chamber of Commerce is to dump materials at low prices and purchase goods at high prices to the large families of Duoduo, helping them to monopolize the domestic grain trade, so as to use the high price of grain to exploit the wealth accumulated by the small lord family. This set of policies of the Kingdom of Dordor is very shameful and cannot last, but it is conducive to the overall development of the kingdom.

Sophia was willing to cooperate with Friedrich's trade policy, and Doonkru immediately made a decision: "Yes, it's decided!"

"Not including the Dwemick family. Whoever dares to support them secretly is my enemy!" added Sophia coldly.

Doonkru choked slightly, and asked, "Why bother?"

"The Bucks Merchant Group is demoralized and on the verge of collapse, I must revive their morale!" Sophia smiled softly and said amorously, "The Dwemick family intervened in the fight between the Bucks Merchant Group and the Southwind Chamber of Commerce, and openly helped the Kamen Brotherhood fight the mercenaries of the Buck Merchant Group, which made my men panic, and even Lord Eckert disappeared. Dwemick, this is self-inflicted!"

"When I reach the Golden Rank, or when I'm happy that day, I will lift the trade ban on the Dwemick family. ”

Sophia got up gracefully, walked to the door, looked back and said, "The riots in Rock City have nothing to do with me. ”

"No nobleman dared to incite the outcasts to fight. Duke Doonkru sat down in his seat and nodded heavily.

"How bold you are......"

Todd's face was pale, and he stood on the top of Rock City, looking down on the shanty town of the freedmen at the foot of the mountain.

Two bands of light made up of torches divide the freedfolk shanty into two dark areas, oppressive silence on one side and desperate chaos on the other.

Under the cover of night, the freedfolk of Rock City began to fight, and countless mobs armed with torches and sharp blades killed and burned houses at sight. Fortunately, there had just been a rainstorm, and the wet grass hut was difficult to ignite, so it did not cause a fire. The church in the Free Folk District reacted immediately, and the paladins raised torches and set up a cordon to divide the riot area. Thugs from the Thieves' Guild, led by vigilantes, rushed into the scene and indiscriminately killed the homeless people who were carrying torches.

When the shantytown is plunged into darkness, the killing feast is finally staged.

Todd couldn't see the darkness, but he heard stampedes, screams, cries, shouts, roars, laughter, clashing weapons, blades piercing into flesh. The sounds formed a blood-soaked hellscape in Todd's mind, and he trembled like he was falling into an abyss, and he wanted to plug his ears.

"I'm afraid hundreds of people will die......," he muttered.

"At least!" Barrett whispered like a ghost in black leather armor, "maybe a thousand." ”

"So many people died...... Do you think it doesn't matter?"

Todd gripped the sword until his fingertips turned white. He didn't dare to look at Barrett for fear that he would not be able to bear to kill this devil.

"What needs to happen happens. Barrett sighed and said dryly and coldly, "In this world, everyone is as hard as iron and as cold as iron. Every kingdom and territory is a melting pot large and small. No matter how hard or cold you are, the furnace will burn you into iron and refine you into farming tools, armor, swords, crowns...... From the noble knights to the lowly outcasts, no one is exempt. If the furnace had been smaller, the iron would have flowed out and become what it is now. ”

Barrett raised his chin and said condescendingly, "Look at them, fighting each other like wild beasts. If you want to quell the turmoil, you have to turn into a beast and participate in the killing. But do you want to save people, or do you want to kill people? Who deserves to be saved, and who needs you to save?"

"If the outcasts and bandits want to join the Ascending Rock City, they have to practice in the furnace, and everything must be according to the rules of the Ascending Rock City. If your home is destroyed and your land is taken away, they will withhold your rations, take your women and children, and turn you into a farmer, a miner, a craftsman...... What will you do? I promise you will be like them, theorizing, pleading, beating, resisting, and killing. ”

"This kind of thing is inevitable, not in Ascending Rock City, but in other territories, and it will only get worse. We at least made arrangements in advance......" Barrett shook his head and said with a sigh, "You just told them that the furnace is too small to make so much iron." No one else will believe in you, and they can't change if they believe in you. Only when the ground is full of molten iron will the furnace become larger. The truth is, the church needs this riot, the lords need this riot, the outcasts need this riot, everyone needs this riot!"

"I'm from House Randall, and I have nothing to blame for the riots in Rock City. ”

Todd looked at the smiling Barrett in surprise, "I didn't expect you to have this insight......"

"Hehe, how can I do this? That's what Master Randall has learned...... Gifted and intelligent, he invites everyone in his family to build a great and good furnace. He listens to us and is willing to nurture us. So this doesn't happen to Randall's Territory! We won't allow that to happen to Randall's Territory. Barrett said in a deep voice: "It is the honor of my life to be able to serve such a master!"

“...... It is also the honor of my life. Todd's vision was different in an instant, and then he looked at the tragic big weapon fight below, and he only felt that the clouds were light and light, and he was full of proud power, "The master is not an extraordinary person. His blood is incomparably noble, and his wisdom and vision are naturally lofty. ”

"Oh, do you know how noble the master's blood is?" asked the old secret agent with great interest.

Todd smiled proudly, "Hmph, I can't tell you. ”

Barrett shrugged his shoulders disappreciatively, and instead smiled, "My lord, hurry up and do it." You are really bold when you take people to the vassal area to capture the target. I can't do this job. ”

Todd clenched his sword and beckoned, and dozens of fierce warriors followed him into the dark streets.

The Mercury Shadow touched his beard, put on his hood, lowered his head, and smiled: "Boy, you are still a little tender." ”

"My lord also said that wisdom is not intelligence, and it has nothing to do with blood...... You have to have experience. ”