Sunlight shone in through the window of the city lord's office, and Philip closed his eyes and leaned lazily in his wide leather chair.

The five-party agreement signed with the four major races should already be on the way back, and with such a neutrality agreement, it should be able to ensure that Lobit City will not be disturbed by war for a long time.

In this way, the apparent tranquility of Lobit City should be able to feed back to the imperial capital, and the faces of his father and eldest brother will look much better.

Thinking of his eldest brother, Philip remembered some of the things he said in his family letter, that he and Caroline had become like glue, and that in political marriages, there were too few examples of the parties themselves falling in love with each other, and George was able to have a successful career at the same time as Aiqing, and he was truly happy for him.

Yes, Caroline, Philip has seen, a very intelligent woman, and she is also very skilled in politics, so whatever it is, as long as she is good to her eldest brother.

"Knock knock!"

There was a knock on the office door, and Philip called "Come in," and saw Franklin walk in with a piece of parchment.

"My lord, the neutrality agreement has been delivered, and it is stamped with the seal of the leaders of the four clans. ”

Philip nodded, glanced at the contents of the parchment, and was about to lock it in his drawer, when he heard Franklin say with some hesitation: "My lord, do you really think such a neutrality agreement is useful?"

Philip looked up and looked at Franklin suspiciously, "What are you going to say?"

"My lord, as far as I know, the life span of the elf clan and the blood clan is extremely long, and as they grow older, their strength is increasing, like Grace, although she is only a marquis-level blood clan, but according to rumors, she was a marquis when she came to Lobit three hundred years ago, I don't think a blood clan can not cross the intermediate level difference in three hundred years. And Grace, she is the fifth princess of the elven clan, and I think that with her noble status, it is impossible for her to not have one or two powerful people around to protect her. As for Gary and Dennis, they can occupy a place in the four-way battle, and they must not be ordinary people. So, I think that while you can temporarily suppress them as a great magician, it will not be a long-term solution. ”

Philip rubbed his index finger on the table, and after a moment's thought, decided to tell Franklin part of his future plans.

"I have an agreement with the Cult of Hope that I only need to stay in Lobit City for ten years, that is, a little more than eight years, and then I can leave here, so I don't need to suppress them for a long time, I just need them not to stir up trouble for the remaining eight years. ”

When he heard Philip say that he would stay here for ten years, a thoughtful look flashed on Franklin's face, and after thinking for a while, he said: "My lord, I am afraid that within these eight years, they will break out into an extremely violent conflict, and once a real war breaks out, I am afraid that any agreement will be a dead letter." ”

"How?"

"According to the news I have found out in the past few days, the conflict between the four major races has lasted for more than 100 years, but more than 100 years ago, the four races were in harmony with each other, and they often had contacts with each other, so this kind of conflict has been low intensity for more than 100 years, but the contradictions will always get more and more tired, and one day, when the contradictions reach a critical point, they will be out of control, and all the human feelings on both sides will be exhausted, only the hatred will continue to increase, at that time, I am afraid that war is coming. ”

What Franklin said was very reasonable, and Philip had to think carefully, on the earth, Germany also signed a peace treaty after the end of World War I and renounced the use of force, but after Hitler came to power, the Nazis bypassed the peace treaty by various means and developed a military force that was enough to wipe out the whole of Europe.

In addition, at the beginning of the 21st century, Dongying also backed the United States, and jumped out of the pacifist constitution step by step, from using the name of destroyers to build aircraft carriers, to visiting a certain shrine in the name of respecting the dead, so that Dongying returned to the Great Dongying Empire during World War II, and in the end, the United States also reaped its own consequences, and after the Hawaiian sneak attack, the Pacific Fleet was almost completely wiped out.

"Franklin, what do you have to suggest?" asked Philip.

"Taking advantage of the favorable conditions that have not yet broken out into war, and taking advantage of the neutral status of Lobit City, we will vigorously develop Lobit City. At this, Franklin paused, a little bit of a desire to speak.

"You're on the right track, but you have some concerns. ”

"Yes, what the city lord said is very right, development is nothing more than opening up sources and reducing expenditures, and opening up is to increase taxes, but since the conflict broke out between the four major clans in Lobit City, there are very few merchants who have come here, and I am afraid that even a few caravans will not come here if the taxes are raised, so there is only throttling, do you think you can cut some guards or defense soldiers?"

"No!" Philip vetoed, "many of these soldiers depend on this salary for food, and even for their families, and if I lay them off, I am afraid that these people will lose their source of livelihood." ”

"But, my lord, if this is not the case, we will not be able to spare the money to develop Lobit City...... Franklin is helpless, although he used to be the prime minister's chief of staff, and he has a strong ability to strategize, but without rice, he has no way to make Lobit City grow and grow.

Philip got up, walked around his desk, and patted Franklin on the shoulder: "Dear Mr. Butler, please come with me, and I will show you something good." ”

Although Lobit City is somewhat dilapidated, there are still many mercenaries who come and go to hunt for treasures and participate in the conflict between the four clans, and these mercenaries like to gather at the Mermaid Tavern near the City Lord's Mansion in their spare time.

Ale, delicious and delicious.

Vodka, hot and hot.

Whisky, mouthful.

Of course, if you're particularly wealthy, you can order a glass of red wine with a lingering aftertaste or a mysterious wine called white wine in the tavern.

The wine is delicious, the lights are very foggy, but the proprietress is even more beautiful, her hoarse and sexy voice, and her full breasts like peaches, make the mercenaries look at Colleen with a blur.

However, no one dares to disrespect this beautiful proprietress and if you are not afraid that you will not be able to receive tasks in the Lobit area from now on, you might as well give it a try.

It's still a trivial matter if you can't get the task, if you are found by the soldiers who are often exempted by the boss's wife, congratulations, the next day there will be naked men lying in the central square.

Worshipped as a goddess by the soldiers, Colleen, the proprietress of the Mermaid Tavern and the transit merchant of the Lobit region mission who was struggling by the mercenaries, looked a little sad today, one hand supported her chin, her eyes were always looking in the direction of the tavern door, and the other hand used cheap vodka as liquor to give it to a mercenary captain, who didn't dare to say anything, only looked at the same transparent liquid and smiled bitterly.

"It's been so many days, why can't I see him?"

This poor little appearance made the men in the tavern fall in love, and they couldn't wait to find the man who had lost Colleen and beat him up!