After a hearty lunch, the two remaining powers of the West sit leisurely by the fireplace.

"Thank you for your assistance, at least without your assistance, this lunch is at least what I can eat in a week. Wang Xiaotian casually fiddled with the fire in the fireplace, with a hint of relaxation in his tone.

Dodd was sitting precariously, and a smile appeared on his face, it was obvious that the meal just now was very much to his liking, at least as the master of the Shane Domain, Viscount Dodd had had lunch with countless nobles. Even when the eldest prince sat on the supreme throne, he had the privilege of going to Magnolia to have dinner with the magnates of the whole violet, but it was clear that the very Chinese-style lunch made the old man eat very comfortably.

"I don't know what you're here for, it's not wise to know that winter is coming and traveling under a snowstorm. Wang Xiaotian put away the smile on his face as he spoke, and he leaned lazily on the special rocking chair and asked.

Dodd bowed slightly, as a senior nobleman, although he was very disgusted with conspiracy and calculation, but I have to say that for the sake of Shane and the family most of the time he had to calculate, take Viscount Maple Leaf's northern expedition as an example.

Shane and Maple Leaf Fortress have actually been friends for many years, and the Golden Trail has always been the path of Maple Leaf Fortress. He and Viscount Felix of Maple Leaf have also been friends for many years, but during the Battle of the Northern Expedition, he witnessed the fall of Felix.

Viscount Maple Leaf was not defeated by Count Andy, but by right. At the very least, if Andy hadn't defeated Vitan in such a dangerous way, Viscount Maple Leaf might have become the second Earl of the West.

And Dodd came here so as not to repeat it.

"Winter has come, but it will pass," Dodd's voice was full of old age, but full of energy, "Whitehorse is a city with a long history, more of a fortress than a city, we in Shane have tried Whitehorse many times in the past, and we know how important this city is to the west. ”

"Shane and Whitehorse have had a delicate relationship over the years, and as the current lord of Whitehorse, you are well aware of the importance of Whitehorse. I tried to visit Bol after learning not long ago that you had taken Whitehorse, but Baron Dick did not accept my visit, and he asked me to speak with you. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaotian somewhat understood.

It was Dodd who knew that after Wang Xiaotian took White Horse City, he had been to Bol City, but perhaps what he said was too important for Dick Fat to be the master at all, so he brought this old man to him.

"And what exactly do you want?"

Wang Xiaotian's words were direct and rude, and they broke through the core of political negotiations, what do you want.

Dodd straightened up, he looked at Wang Xiaotian seriously, and said, "We Shane hope that we can reach a trade agreement with White Horse City and form a trade community. As we all know, the economy of the entire west is largely supported by the specialties of the Great Wilderness, and Whitehorse, Shane, and the rising city of Boer are currently the three largest frontier trading ports, and I hope Shane will join them!"

Dodd's words are interesting.

He hopes to cooperate with Cheval White and Boer to reach a trade community. To put it nicely, he hopes that the three border cities will join forces to monopolize the market demand for the Great Wilderness in the west. And to put it mildly, Dodd wants Shane to hug his thighs.

At this point, Wang Xiaotian had to admire Dodd's acumen.

It is worthy of being a nobleman who can successfully get out of the northern battlefield.

After Shane received the news that Wang Xiaotian occupied White Horse City, he immediately thought of the situation in the west in the future. Whitehorse is an important pass, not only commercially, but strategically it can be said to be a barrier between the Northern Wilderness and Erdos.

The city of Whitehorse is lost, and Shane is an ally of the city of Boer.

In this case, as long as this winter passes, Boer City is fully capable of taking a detour from the Great Wilderness to attack Erdos directly, and directly copying Count Andy's lair from the middle of the northwest.

Dodd made a bet in advance based on the fact that the entire West would be completely controlled by Bol City.

Judging from the years of Boer City's governance of the southwest, Boer City's attitude towards merchants was very relaxed, and they even encouraged business, and many policies tended to suppress the local aristocracy. In such an environment, once the northwest is unified, Shane and the surrounding lords will be very passive, and in this case, Shane will be slowly merged and annexed by Boer City to a large extent.

After listening to Dodd's words, Wang Xiaotian smiled faintly and said, "I want to know what you can bring me?"

The current situation is so cruel, Wang Xiaotian has an absolute advantage, Boer City dominates the southwest, and the northwest gateway White Horse City has been taken, from the overall situation, Shane is irrelevant.

Sometimes war is like that.

When the war situation has gradually become clear, anyone involved in the war will choose the side with a greater chance of winning as an ally, and at this time, Wang Xiaotian is no longer a big chance of winning, but an ironclad one to win.

Dodd was silent.

Immediately after, he slowly spoke, "Shane can bring you the whole Violet!"

It is undeniable that sometimes the participants in the war will choose the people who have the greater chance of winning as allies, but many times, there are also people who choose those who have the greater chance of losing as allies, because it is more important to give charcoal in the snow than to put the icing on the cake.

Dodd did not choose to die in this absolutely disadvantaged situation, and it seems that Shane Ling has his own unique political thinking, at least in the era of Count Andy and now in the era of Boer City, he can find that point in the snow.

"Violet?" Wang Xiaotian's face began to become a little serious, and he asked suspiciously.

Dodd sighed and said: "I think you also know that Shane's nickname is the 'Golden Trail', in the era of Count Andy, Shane's rise was not only due to many friends such as Maple Leaf Fortress, but also because Shane has its own unique network, and we have some close ties with Magnolia and many friends in the east......"

Smuggling nets!

Listening to Dodd's words, Wang Xiaotian reacted immediately.

Behind Shane's rise is a huge smuggling network that encompasses the entire violet. Shane is a frontier town, and he has no shortage of rare specialties, but Count Andy has cut off most of their export routes.

So, the reason why he can rise so quickly, the sales channel behind this is absolutely essential.

"Perhaps...... We can talk. ”

With his fingers lightly tapping on the chair, Wang Xiaotian began to be a little interested in talking to Dodd. [.]