Chapter 58: To the Habsburgs

After Marven showed his skills in the competition, the nobles of Morowin were obviously much more restrained, just a random magician who took refuge in the blood clan was already so powerful, and the strong strength behind the blood clan made them feel even more palpitations. At the same time, because www.biquge.info of Marven's identity, they didn't dare to easily discriminate and insult the Xia people.

Due to the heavy military pressure of St. John's Empire, only two days later, Princess Talis hurriedly set off for Habsburg.

In order not to look too ostentatious, she left in a simple carriage, changed into an ordinary blue dress, and had few people with her------- except for Marvin and the coachman, there were only three attendants.

The entourage, all dressed in coarse linen clothes, drove the old carriage down the potholed path. Although Princess Dai Lisi has a graceful temperament, she is dressed plainly at this time, and she does not wear jewelry with any noble symbols, and in order not to attract attention, Marven also took off her magic robe, dressed up as a small girl, and used disguise techniques to change the appearance characteristics of her Xia people...... Anyone who sees them will not associate them with the noble royal family, they look like a wealthy merchant who has fled.

Because the city of Biglodge was heavily defended, Princess Dalis and her party had to take a small road to bypass this military stronghold as much as possible. But despite this, they still encountered a lot of patrolling soldiers along the way.

However, this is not a problem at all, as long as a few gold coins are stuffed, the soldiers who come to check will basically be easily sent away.

In the process of dealing with those soldiers who met unexpectedly, Marven and his party gradually discovered a pattern, if they came to check on St. John's Imperial soldiers in heavy armor, they needed at least two gold coins to be allowed to go, and if they encountered Morrowine soldiers wearing leather armor or half-chain mail, they only needed one silver coin or even a few copper coins to send them away.

Marven wondered, "These Morowing soldiers are guarding their own country, their own homeland, how can they be more irresponsible than the St. John's Imperial soldiers who came to help?" he muttered quietly outside the car.

Princess Dalis opened the curtains, a sneer on her lips, and looking at the ragged clothes, tattered equipment, and skinny faces of the Morovingian soldiers, she knew what kind of predicament Odinan was facing.

"Is it strange?Xia people?" Dai Lisi's mouth raised slightly, and the cold light in her eyes flashed, "Although I don't know much about fighting, I also know that the discipline of the army that has given the problem is difficult to guarantee." ”

Marven nodded slightly, and then he remembered that Hypatia's war book specifically discussed the impact of intelligence and supplies on warfare, and she herself had used intelligence and supply advantages to defeat the human coalition army with several times her own strength.

"These days, I've been concentrating on magic, and I've forgotten a lot about the art of war, hmm...... It's time to make up for it. Marven secretly made up his mind in his heart that although he had not yet led the troops, if he wanted to complete the mission on his shoulders in the future, he would inevitably be involved in the war.

"Your Highness is wise, it seems that we only need to convince the Imperial Governor to hold his ground, defeat the rebel Odinand, and restore the royal orthodoxy is just around the corner!" the attendants around him complimented excitedly.

Marven looked at those attendants coldly, and he obviously sensed a very strong aura of fighting spirit from those few bodies, and it was not difficult to see that they were all relatively strong martial artists.

Although it took a long detour, Princess Talis and her entourage traveled lightly and quickly, arriving at the Habsburg capital, the capital of Morowing, in less than three days.

Coming to Habsburg again, Marven couldn't help but sigh and sigh.

Although the walls of the Habsburgs were extremely high, the whole city was built on a flat plain, and there was no danger to defend it. In contrast, the terrain around the city of Biloch is complex, with large forests but also rivers and hills. Therefore, although it was the royal capital, the military value of the Habsburgs was not as good as that of the city of Biloch.

Marven returned to the Habsburgs with another mission, which was to bring back enough weapons for the Bloods, and he planned to take this opportunity to meet with the Copperhammer and let him bring the information of the Bloods to the Eternal Forest.

Although the well-behaved elves are not very welcome to the somewhat rude dwarves for some cultural reasons, at least the dwarves who are known for their loyalty and honesty are more trusted than humans, especially the Xia people who are on the cusp of the storm. Therefore, the information brought by the copper hammer is undoubtedly easier to convince the elves.

Arriving at the Habsburg gates, Princess Talis halted the procession.

"Your Highness, you've been on the road for a few days in a row, and you've been traveling for a long time, don't you go into the city to rest first?" the attendant on the side bowed down and asked softly.

Princess Dalyse shook her head, "It's not in line with royal etiquette to visit the Governor empty-handed, our people have prepared some heavy gifts near the Habsburgs, you guys go over and get it first, and tomorrow night, we will meet the Governor again." ”

"Yes!" several of the attendants received the order and left at a rapid pace, their speed extremely fast, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.

After hearing this, Marven couldn't help but secretly admire the wrist of this Princess Dalyse in his heart, and he could see that she was betting on both sides, and listening to her tone, there were also people who secretly supported her in the Habsburg City.

After the attendants left, Dai Lisi asked Marven to enter the city with her, and after stuffing a whole bag of gold coins into the hands of the guards at the city gate, the guards didn't even look into the car, and let them go directly.

After walking into the Habsburgs, Marven secretly smacked his tongue. The city was a different scene altogether than he had seen it before.

The whole street is depressed and dilapidated, many shops have long since closed, and the once beautiful plaques are covered with thick cobwebs. On the corners of the streets, disabled servicemen and ragged beggars can be seen everywhere.

Although the war has not yet reached the region, the economy is on the verge of collapse, and panic and despair continue to spread among the helpless people......

"My lord, it's okay, give me a loaf......"

"We haven't eaten for two days, please be okay and give us something to eat......

A few unclothed, yellow-skinned children rushed towards the carriage, pleading. Although Talis's carriage looked extremely simple, in the eyes of the poor children, those who could sit in the carriage were already rich and wealthy, and they knelt around the carriage as if grasping a life-saving straw, begging for a little mercy and charity from the nobles in the carriage.

Marven let out a long sigh, opened his money bag, and distributed the few silver coins inside to the group of hungry and cold children.

The children who had received the silver coins quickly left, and in a short time more ragged beggars gathered in this direction.

Marven tirelessly distributed his coins until his purse was gradually emptied. He is not a very benevolent person, but he himself used to live on the streets before he had strength, and he can understand the pain of not having a place to live and not having enough to eat.

"Bang!!" When Marven was worried that the coins he was carrying were not enough, he only heard a few crisp whips. When I looked up, I saw the coachman holding a horsewhip and beating the children in front of the carriage so hard that several emaciated children could not dodge and were whipped to the ground.

"What are you doing here!" Marven was furious, pushed away the coachman in front of him, and snatched the horsewhip, "Why are you beating people!"

Looking at the magician with an angry face, the coachman couldn't help but swallow his saliva, looked nervous, and said with a look of embarrassment: "Master Mage, I can't help it, it's a public ...... Oh, it was Madame who told me to hurry up, so ......"

"Hurry up, hurry up, can you just start beating people if you hurry!" Marven was still angry after hearing this, and regardless of any aristocratic etiquette and princess status, he opened the curtain of the carriage.

"Temple...... Madam, these people are just refugees who are hungry and cold, since you are so rich, it is only a matter of a few gold coins to let them leave, why do you ask your coachman to beat people!" Marven asked sharply in front of him, without leaving any mercy to Dai Lisi. He really couldn't figure out that the soldiers sent by Her Royal Highness the princess to guard the door could spend a whole bag of gold coins at will, and those poor children, all they wanted was a few bread dollars.

"Your Excellency, you are truly merciful. Dai Lisi smiled lightly, her eyes rolling, but there was a coldness in her eyes that could not be hidden, "However, only those who are worthy of our money are worth our money, and these untouchables, they are of no use to us, nor do they pose any threat, so I don't need to waste a copper plate on them, rather than meaningless mercy, horsewhips and shackles are the most reasonable and effective means to deal with these untouchables." ”

"But aren't they your people too, how can you be so cruel?" Marven seemed to have a flame burning in his eyes.

"People?" Princess Talise sneered, "only the nobles and wealthy merchants who can bring us a great deal of revenue are my people, and these untouchables ......" she pointed to the young men shivering in the cold wind outside the car, "they are like ants, they are worthless, and they are only worthy of being slaves, otherwise they will only become a nuisance and a financial burden to the kingdom!"

"Vicious woman!" Marven cursed softly as he looked at the departing carriage, and quickly followed after distributing the last few silver coins in the money bag.

The attendant who went out to prepare the gifts has not yet returned, and Princess Dalyse is not in a hurry to visit the governor's palace directly, but chooses to stay in a hotel now, and Marven is next door to her, responsible for her safety.

It wasn't until the next day that the attendants who had gone out to prepare the gifts returned, but Marven only saw one of them, and the other two were still nowhere to be seen.

Marven was very surprised, because there were two people who didn't come back, not to mention, that is, the attendant who came back was completely empty-handed, and it didn't seem that he was there to bring gifts.

When Princess Dalis saw him returning, she was in a good mood, and as soon as twilight fell, she hurried to the governor's palace with Marven and his party.