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As if he didn't care about Augustus's deliberate distancing, Artelas, who was walking beside Augustus, smiled and expressed his admiration to Augustus, from the very beginning when he left Alfred's Castle, Augustus successfully resisted the lich, and later completely destroyed the Christopher family, Arthras never mentioned the hardships of his dark days, as proud and reserved as ever, it is difficult not to have a good impression, and it is difficult to connect the bloody massacre of the maid in front of Sauron's castle with this elegant and decent young master ArtelasAnd this gesture fell in the eyes of Augustus, which really made Augustus have to play with emotion, but of course it was not to slander the hypocrisy and cruelty of this young master Arthras who rejected the sun and chose darkness, in fact, Augustus's emotion was also inclined to admiration, admiration for the aristocratic style of the young Marquis Sauron.

Even if the hands are bloody, they are still a gentleman's blood.

Therefore, Augustus did not even mind having something in common with the latter, reminiscing about their friendship at Alfred Castle.

This seems like a good and pleasant start to a conversation.

The only thing that's a bit of a pity is that they all know that this happy start won't last long.

Walking into the study that Alfred had opened, he first motioned for Arthras and Count Stuart, who had been walking behind Arthras's side along the way, to sit across from his desk, and Augustus then sat down, and then ignored the strange expressions of Arthras and Stuart, and the little Lori jumped directly onto Augustus's lap, and tried to make a rigorous appearance with a tense little face, and officially announced that this meeting may not be very serious, but the meeting with absolutely far-reaching significance has officially begun.

Ignoring the cute and funny little Lori on Augustus' lap, Arthras, who had learned to control all her emotions and curiosity since she was a child, was the first to speak. Probably because he had a certain understanding of Augustus, and knew very well that Augustus could not be treated as a nobleman in the general sense, Arthras did not first go around a bunch of nonsense that had nothing to do with the subject matter like traditional aristocratic conversations, he directly pointed out the intention of him and Count Stuart, and said with a smile: "By the way, Augustus, you should remember the letter I gave you a few days ago, right?

Letter?

Augustus didn't hide his hypocrisy too much, pretending to wake up suddenly, he first glanced at the little Lori on his lap helplessly, and then took out a letter from the desk in a little hurry, and put it in front of Arthras and Stuart, and said, "It's this letter, right? I'm sorry, I've received too many letters recently, and as for your proposal, I'm sorry, I haven't had time to study it carefully." ”

Arthras and Stuart glanced at the letter in Augustus' hand, almost subconsciously.

Originally, he didn't pay attention to Augustus's action at all, and just glanced at it casually.

But it was this glance that made the two of them suddenly look complicated.

It would be a fool to believe that Augustus did not mean it.

Finally remembering that Augustus had not been offline when he was at Alfred Castle, Arthras had a headache and said, "It's not this letter, it's my letter to you." ”

"Not this one?"

Augustus looked at the letter in his hand in confusion, and realized that he had taken it by mistake, and it was too embarrassing to see the letter from Count Francis to his enemies.

He hurriedly put away the letters, flipped through the letters piled up on the desk again, and then smiled crampedly: "Sorry, even the envelope came to make a mess, it should be this one, right?"

Arthras confirmed, and smiled helplessly: "Augustus, please believe that I and Lord Stuart have come to communicate with you with sincerity. ”

Sincerity.

As if this absurd word succeeded in stimulating Augustus's undisguised banter, he suddenly lost his smile, and the speed of the change in attitude was more than amazing, he said softly: "But I have not felt your sincerity at all from your letter, you are all smart people, and I don't want to bend around, frankly, Francis's territory has a total of 11 towns, but you only mean to give Alfred a small city of Durrës, this is your sincerity?" Or do you think Alfred deserves only one town like this today?"

Let's get to the point.

Not uncomfortable with Augustus's frankness, Arthras was equally frank: "But consider that in the next war against Francis, Alfred doesn't even need to use a knight at all. As you know, it will not be easy to completely destroy the Francis family, and the price to be paid for me and Count Stuart will not be small. After a pause, he sighed: "That is, you only have to watch this war to the sidelines, and Alfred will reap the most practical benefits, Augustus, and I sincerely hope that you will seriously consider my proposal." ”

Stuart still looked steady, still without meaning to speak.

Augustus smiled and said no more.

......

There was a brief silence in the study.

However, without allowing this silence to evolve into a heavy atmosphere, Augustus suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Arthras, if you were to consider the problem from my point of view, what do you think you would choose?" ”

Choose?

Does this need to be asked?

Who doesn't know that if Alfred wants to rise, the only thing he needs at present is time, and time happens to be the product that the war between Francis and Arthras can best provide, and even if the war between Arthras and Francis drags on in the long run, it will inevitably cause both of them to face huge losses, and Alfred will be able to easily obtain everything he wants, does this question still need to be considered?

Arthras no longer had his graceful smile.

Of course, he was able to think of this when he came, and it was also this that he was most worried about and most uncertain, so it was difficult for him to continue his so-called 'generosity' mask at this time.

However, he did not speak, but Augustus continued: "You have also seen the letter from Count Francis, and you want me not to intervene in the war between you, so what is the reason?"

Friendship?Artelas would not be so naïve.

But Arthras had no idea what Augustus wanted to obtain.

As for the hatred between Alfred and Francis...... At this time, he was even more unsure that Augustus would not gently let go of that hatred.

For a moment, he still didn't seem to know how to speak.

However, Count Stuart, who had always been silent beside him, suddenly spoke, and said in a deep voice: "From Durrës City, which borders Alfred's territory, to Vico City, the five cities in Francis's territory can be ceded to Alfred, and what we want in exchange is just Alfred's inaction. ”

It seems to be a big gimmick, no matter what, this is the territory that Alfred got for nothing, and there is no need to pay any price at all.

But Augustus just smiled casually, with no intention of moving or agreeing at all.

Before he could speak, the little Lori on his leg suddenly raised her little face and sneered at Augustus: "Don't talk to them, let's choose Francis, you know, Francis promised to give the entire Stuart territory to Alfred, why do we have this meaningless conversation with them?"

Count Stuart's expression suddenly gloomy.

It's not just because of the conditions given by Francis mentioned by this weird little Lori, the key is that he and Arthras are very clear that once Alfred chooses Francis, then he and Arthras will have a hard time in the future, and the things in front of them are obvious, if they don't take advantage of the turmoil in the Francis territory at this time due to the rumors of the new diocese, and destroy the Francis family in one fell swoop, when Francis successfully stands firm, the old dog who is the best at forbearance will definitely make them never rest.

He put his eyes back on Artelas.

The reason why Arthras was chosen in the first place was because of the friendship between Arthras and Augustus, and because he believed what Arthras said, Augustus would not let go of the hatred between him and Francis.

Sure enough, it was also because of the threat of the weird little Lori, Arthras suddenly smiled, he looked at Augustus, and said with a smile: "The reason why human beings tend to forgive their enemies is not because of tolerance or open-mindedness, but only because of cowardice and dare not retaliate, and I believe that you are definitely not a cowardly person, and you will definitely not forgive Francis. So Augustus, there is no need to go through these frivolous temptations and side-knocks, and put forward your terms, and Count Stuart and I will do our best to meet your demands. ”

"You're right, if hatred can be easily forgiven, then what's the point of me pursuing power. Augustus said this casually, and then added, "But if the benefits of revenge far outweigh the pleasure of revenge, I don't think I mind being cowardly." ”

"But considering that you chose to help Alfred in Alfred's most difficult time before, I am quite willing to choose your side, so Ataras, I will not take all of Francis's 11 towns, you and Stuart can each leave a town closest to your territory, and the remaining 9 can only be Alfred's territory from now on, this is not a consultation with you, but my decision. ”

Stuart and Arthras were stunned.

Not a single knight will use it, and at no cost at all, just want to reap almost all the fruits of their hard-fought victory?

Is this delusional?

Or is it absurd?

Perhaps yes, maybe it can be understood that they have the most intuitive impression of Augustus at this time, but in any case, before they express or ridicule or anger at Augustus's whims, they must also consider whether they are qualified to mock Augustus.

Because they knew very well that Alfred was already at the very top of the pyramid of power in the wasteland.

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