Dressed in a pink gauze dress, Sylvia reclined on a comfortable bed, her hands on her cheeks, her hair sprinkled like a golden waterfall on a pillow made of reeds, and watched with interest as Victor tried on a full-body leather armor.

The shape of the leather armor is not exquisite, but it fits very well, and the lines of Victor's body are completely outlined, and it has a smooth beauty. The surface of the blue-black leather armor had a metallic sheen, and the fingers slid through it, dull and silent, but the extremely tough touch came to mind.

The breeze surrounded the leather armor, Victor seemed to have lost his weight, his feet were a little, he jumped two meters high, his palm pressed lightly on the ceiling, his body changed direction in the air, flew backwards for a distance, and landed lightly on the floor.

"Concise and smooth, without any hindrance to the movement, like a part of the body. Victor commented and began to take off his leather armor.

"This is Itugos leather armor, its thickness and toughness surpass ordinary dragon lizard leather armor, my great knight regards it as a treasure, Roland wears it all day long, but you are so bland?" Sylvia said with resentment: "You don't care about the Mithril Bow and the Sword Saint combat skills, I really don't know what kind of treasure can make you tempted?"

The strength of the Itugos leather armor is not comparable to the carapace of the Silver Ant-Man, and it is not as strong as the superior Thorsilver Ant-Man Armor. This kind of thing can't be told to Sylvia, at least not yet.

Victor looked at the bewitching lover and teased, "My dear, I am only interested in you. As he spoke, he completely removed the leather armor, shook his head, and said, "I am a popular archer, not a high-ranking knight, and the Mithril Bow and the Giant Beast Leather Armor mean little to me." ”

The principle of the Great Knight's manifestation of the Void Element is completely different from that of the Windswept Archer, and the effect is also very different.

The knight's elemental bit is like a converter, in the process of resonating with the fighting spirit, constantly absorbing the free void element, gradually changing the knight's physical fitness, and strengthening the four major attributes at the same time, once the transformation speed of the void element exceeds the limit of the upper elemental bit, it will be manifested, giving the high-level knight an incredible extraordinary ability, and elemental attachment is the most common and the most effective application method of the void element.

Metal items are different from biomass in that they are highly resistant to the elements. In order to reduce the loss of fighting energy, high-ranking knights make extensive use of Mithril equipment. However, the Void Wind Elemental does not possess the properties of Solid Armor, so the Hurricane Knight does not use Mythril Armor, but only has a Mythril Bow, Mythril Sword, and Superior Leather Armor.

Victor only needs to speed up the breeze to manifest the Void Wind element, in this process, the consumption of energy remains the same, and the Mithril equipment only accelerates the speed and duration of the element, and his physical fitness has not been strengthened in any way. Even if the Heavy Crossbow couldn't pierce the Thorsilver Ant-Man Armor, the terrifying impact would have caused him serious damage.

Although the Windrunner's body is fragile, the Windrunner can avoid the elemental perception of the high-ranking knights by manipulating the breeze, so the Windwalker is more stealthy and dangerous than the Hurricane Knight, and can even give the Golden Knight a headache. Victor, as an elusive and popular marksman, is far more important than constantly shooting, if the opponent is a powerful monster, it is enough to charge a blow with a Mithril arrow, and if the opponent is a peak knight, then it cannot manifest the Void Wind element. In fact, the Mithril Bow and Behemoth Leather Armor were just icing on the cake for him, and they were dispensable.

Victor created a breeze to keep himself cooler, and he sweated from trying on the beast's leather armor.

Determined to comfort her lover with practical actions, Sylvia got up gracefully, stepped on the floor with her slender feet of Frost Saixue, picked up the clay cup filled with water, and handed it to Victor.

Taking the water glass, only to feel the tentacles cold, Victor took a sip in surprise, the ice water slid into his throat, and the unbearable heat suddenly dissipated.

"A little trick for applying the Void Water Element. ”

Sylvia explained casually and sighed: "My dear, you should accept Queen Seuss's conditions, the surging talent will make you as strong as a knight, and then put on the Itugos leather armor, and you will have the ability to defend against enemies head-on." ”

"Since surging is the innate ability of the Moon Elf bloodline, I can always master it if I explore it slowly by myself. Let's get down to business now. ”

Victor smiled slightly, put his arm around Sylvia's thin waist, and sat down on the sofa. The Golden Knight is obviously able to change the environment around his body slightly, and just by leaning together, he can feel the cool and pleasant aura.

"Sophia and the Barbarians are in Raventown?" he asked.

Sylvia said: "The barbarians and paladins are stationed in Raven Town, the Knights of Glory and the 2,000 Servant Knights remain in Viscount Sauron, Sophia and the Barbarian Elders have returned to Goldwater City, Harald is personally accompanied by the Pope and Williams to watch the legion joust, Sophia is with Princess Angel, and when the jousting is over, all the dignitaries will visit the First Quarter Gate and Rose Lake, and the Randall family should be ready to entertain the dignitaries." If you don't have enough acolytes, I can lend you some men first. ”

"No, Alina and Lilia are ready. Victor shook his head, then frowned and asked, "The Knights of Glory didn't even enter Raventown?" ”

"Sophia is inviting the barbarians as the lady of the lord of Raven Town, what reason does the royal family have to issue a territorial expropriation order to you? If she uses the status of a vassal marquis of the royal family to settle the barbarians, then the royal family needs to intervene. Sylvia looked at Victor with strange eyes and asked suspiciously, "How do I feel that you welcome the Glory Knight?"

"I heard that the knights of glory are rich people, and if the rich people live there, it will become prosperous. If they stay for ten years, Raventown's fortifications and infrastructure will be greatly improved, and my people will make a lot of money. Victor said with regret on his face: "It's a pity." ”

Sylvia sneered and said, "Honey, you're really different. Haven't you discovered something more important besides money?"

"Is there anything wrong?" asked Victor, blankly.

"There's nothing wrong with that. ”

Sylvia shook her head and smiled lightly, deliberately diverting the topic, "The Glory Knights' station is still 140 kilometers away from Raven Town, and King Dodor has transferred half of the Iron Wall Knights and a Golden Knight to the north of Viscount Negus, 180 kilometers away from Raven Town. What do you think will happen if the Knights of Glory settle into Raventown?"

Victor was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Nothing will happen." The co-optation of barbarians is in the interest of the entire human world, and the Church will not allow anyone to sabotage this cooperation. Even if we are unable to build a port, the Knights of Radiance and the Council of Cardinals will inevitably put pressure on the Kingdom of Borui to ensure that the barbarians can cross the river at any time. In my opinion, whether the barbarians cross the river or not depends entirely on their own will. ”

"The two royal families have arranged it just in case, and it is impossible for them to fight. ”

"Wouldn't it be better if the Knights of Glory didn't come?" said Sylvia lightly.

If the Knights of Glory don't come to the Centaur Hills, the House of York will inevitably take over the defense of Raventown, the Knights of the Rose and the Fangs will move north, and the Kingdom of Duoduo will still mobilize the Knights of the Iron Wall to respond. In this way, the pressure on the northern counties of the Gambis is much less, and the royal family of Gambis can save a lot of money on military expenses. It stands to reason that the House of York should have taken advantage of the situation to ask the Kingdom of Dordor to open up the stone trade, but the Friedrich family was forced by the Church to compromise.

Victor had a flash of inspiration in his mind and asked, "Have the Knights of Glory purchased stones from Viscount Negus?"

"Yes. Sylvia said, "Viscount Neguth's stone is flowing into the Knights of Glory's residence, Sauron has recruited 4,000 hired men to build the castle, and our neighbor Duke Nimes is secretly guiding the outcasts into the Viscount of Sauron, or it won't be long before Sauron has more than 10,000 hired men, and they are not building a castle, but a giant fortress." ”

"Fortresses can be built slowly, and cities can be built when they are finished. As long as the Knights of Glory don't leave for a day, there is no way for us to bypass the royal family and get the stones. ”

Victor laughed: "Monopolizing the supply of stone in the centaur hills is the purpose of Archduke Williams, but it's a pity that he doesn't know that we have rock bricks." ”

"You underestimate Archduke Williams too much. Sylvia glanced sideways at Victor and said, "During this time, Williams has frequently summoned representatives of major families, especially the Southern Lords, including your lover, Miss Gillian. ”

"Does he want that port?"

Sylvia nodded, and smiled contemptuously, "The Knights of Glory are stationed in the Centaur Hills, not only to deter us, but also to show the other lords that the August family has the ability to control the situation. Now, as long as the Southern Lords don't provide stone, we can't build a port. Then, Williams would offer to trade Viscount Sauron for Barony Phoenix, taking over the construction and defense of the Southern Fortress by the way. ”

"It's wishful thinking. The port and the control gate are connected, how can we hand over the lifeblood of the hydraulic project to the Auguste family. Victor sneered.

"Of course we can't agree. Sylvia stared into Victor's eyes and said calmly, "But don't forget, the fishmen on the banks of the Chebman have also been cleaned by ant colonies, and this is the method you taught Gillian." ”

The lands of the Southern Continent were hugely attractive to the lords, but they were also very risky, and the House of York had to unite all of them to develop together. The York family has a port, so it has the right to speak, and the other families can only unite around the York family, which is precisely what the royal family of Gambis cannot tolerate.

The Augusts were well positioned to unite with the Chebman family to build a port, but Archduke Williams was not satisfied, and he wanted to expand the royal family's influence and strengthen his leadership by isolating the House of York.

There is a large area of land in the southern continent, and if you want to develop the territory, you must first build a port. However, when I exchanged a viscounty for a barony, none of the Yorks were willing, and they obviously wanted to eat alone. In this case, everyone will follow me and build a port in Chebman, and we, the Auguste family, will lead you to open up the southern continent.

The lord of Gambis is not a fool either, and everyone knows Williams's scheming methods. However, the Chebmans are significantly easier to deal with than the powerful Yorks. The royal family has a righteous reputation, its legitimacy and impartiality are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they do not directly control the port like the House of York, so it is natural that the major powers will choose to support Archduke Williams.

The Earl of Chebman would not welcome the royal family to meddle in the family domain, but the establishment of a port to expand to the south was already the trend of the times, and he could not resist the pressure from all sides, nor could he resist the temptation of profit. The only option for the Chebmans was to marry the Augustians and replace the Solims as the leading family in the South.

Victor's face fluctuated, and eventually became flat again. Sylvia asked with a smile, "Gillian is going to marry the royal family, are you uncomfortable?" ”

Victor smiled bitterly: "Of course it's uncomfortable, and it's even more uncomfortable at the thought that I pushed her into someone else's arms." ”

"However, she will not change our established strategy, and we also have the ability to build the port on our own. ”

Sylvia kissed Victor on the cheek and said joyfully, "Honey, I knew that you wouldn't let me down." After a pause, her eyes became sharp again, "But I don't want to be isolated like this." ”

"Have you figured out how to break the game?" asked Victor.

"I don't want to get rid of the Augusts, and I don't care about leadership, but the House of York must occupy the most fertile land and the richest resources. ”

Sylvia continued, "Marquis Farul is still in Goldwater, and Master Edwin will accompany him back to the Kingdom of Neville to help the Neville people design the stream reservoir. Let Williams be proud for two years, and when we are 'exhausted', the Kingdom of Neville will raise the price of refined iron and drastically reduce the share of refined iron in Gambis. Then, it's time for us to exchange fine iron for iron powder, produce iron bricks, and build ports. At that point, the major families will make a wise choice. ”

The method is simple, but it works. The York family was forced to invent expensive iron bricks to replace stone, and the major powers needed fine iron, and they found that they could not restrict the York family from building a port, so they chose to actively cooperate and try to obtain the manufacturing process of iron bricks by the way. However, Sophia's Chamber of Commerce struggled in the Dord, and if Neville's iron trade was lost, the collapse of the Bucks Merchant Group was almost a foregone conclusion.

Victor frowned and said, "Then Sophia's career is over." ”

"Isn't it nice for Sophia to be your wife with peace of mind?" Sylvia said lightly: "Purple cane wine and jaggery are also bargaining chips for us to negotiate with the August family, they can use this to rebuild the Chamber of Commerce, and Sophia and her wealth belong to us." ”

Victor was silent for a moment and said: "The two-year buffer period is enough for us to absorb the population, and the fine iron trade and iron bricks can also break the deadlock, but there is also a very important strategic material that has been overlooked, and if the Auguste family reacts, it will seriously affect our plans." ”

"What supplies?"

"Charcoal. Thorn charcoal around the dark forest to be exact. ”

"Charcoal?" Sylvia frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "How important do you think charcoal from the Dark Forest is?"

How important is it? Refer to the earth's oil resources to know how important it is to have good charcoal.

"It's worth waging a war for this. Victor said solemnly.

"You're right, but you can't really start a war. Sylvia smiled softly, "Honey, you must have a solution." ”

Victor shrugged his shoulders, "The countermeasure is to secretly store and plant oil forests and trees that can grow quickly. ”

"Good. I'll leave that to you. Sylvia took Victor's arm, put her red lips to his ear, and chuckled, "Honey, you are my man, you can't count on me to solve everything, right?"

Victor couldn't help but laugh and asked, "You have no money again?"

Sylvia said helplessly: "This legion competition is not over yet, we have recruited more than 600 noble children, and we need 3,000 refining potions and 600 energy potions. The cost of buying medicinal herbs alone exceeded 300,000 gold soles. The cost of entertaining VIPs has not yet been factored in. How can I still have money?"

"By the way, this afternoon is the final of the tournament, do you want to go and watch?"

"Of course. Victor nodded, hesitated and said, "Nicole and Alice ...... them"

"They stayed at Rose Manor. Sylvia said in an unquestioning tone: "I have selected 60 noble children for the Randall family according to your request, and Nicole and Alice are responsible for inspecting them. ”

"Okay. I'll go on my own. ”

Sophia is an important part of Sylvia's plan, and she does not allow anyone to interfere with Sophia's decisions. However, Victor also did not allow Sophia and the Bucks to collapse until the Golden Regiment grew stronger.

Before getting into the carriage, Victor glanced back at the main building of the Rose Manor, his gaze unfathomable.