"Oh, just now...... I just talked about the plague, and there is also the matter of medicine. ”

Elton swallowed his horror and said in a low voice. Although Rod could hear that his mood was not yet stable. After all, the huge white bear was in the middle of the hall, and its blood-red eyes looked like a demon's gaze, making everyone from the Empire feel uneasy and terrified.

And Rhodes is at ease, Ursok is his companion, his comrade-in-arms, and over the years, this white bear has long been a member of Blackhammer Castle, it can swagger around the castle, and no one will stop him. No one is going to lock him up. When you're hungry, either eat some raw meat prepared in the kitchen or go out hunting in the forest.

It's just that a group of Imperial officials from Baker City have no habit of living with wild beasts at all. Davis, in particular, was trembling with fright, and sat in his seat, his face pale. And the white bear didn't give him a look of color.

"Lord Rhodes, you and I both know that the antidote to rat fever requires ice peppers as raw materials. Kislev and the Empire have been allies for a hundred years......"

Elton continued. He looked at Rod, but his eyes were on the bear from time to time, as if he was afraid that he would come over and get close to him at any time.

"I know, that's why I let you come to my territory. Ice pepper, I understand, this thing is important, especially for the removal of the plague. Don't worry, I'm not going to take advantage of the chaos to ask for a price. What kind of price should it be or what kind of price. ”

Elton's face was ecstatic, however, Rod was not finished speaking. He paused, and continued—

"But, at the moment, I don't have enough chilled peppers on my territory to ship to Port Baker. ”

"This ......"

"But rest assured, the next batch of ice peppers is still growing healthily, and if nothing else, another batch of ice peppers will ripen in a month. When the time comes, I can ship it to Port Baker first. ”

"Thank you so much, High Lord. ”

Elton said happily, however, Rod made a gesture-

"Don't rush to thank me just yet. I'm not done yet. ”

You say. ”

Elton said respectfully. Davis had slowly recovered from his fear. He looked at Elton with a look of displeasure. An official of the Empire, bowing his head to a lord of Kislev. Of course, Elton is not willing either, but special times, special circumstances, can only be so.

"I'm not going to ask you for more, like you just said, Kislev and the Empire are allies, and they should help each other in trouble. The people of the empire are waiting for this batch of medicines, and I will naturally not slack off. But, as an ally, I hope that you can also do what you can to help me and help Blackhammer. ”

Rod looked at Davis, who was playing soy sauce on the side, and then at Elton, who was talking.

Looking at Rod's deep eyes, Elton suddenly felt a wave of pressure. He knew that no lord would be so kind, and everyone had their own selfish intentions and purposes. Sure enough, in the next second, Rod made his own request.

"Blackhammer Fort is now evolving, moving towards industrialization, so, I need a group of engineers. ”

"Engineer, what's it about?"

Elton asked. He looked at Davis on the side, hoping for his reply. Before coming to Blackhammer Castle, they had thought about countless possibilities, whether Rhodes would ask for money or other privileges, but they never thought that he would ask for someone from Baker City...... The only Chinese network

Davis, on the other hand, had not recovered from his panic, and he kept his eyes on the giant bear at Rod's feet. The face is nervous.

"In terms of the military industry. ”

Rod replied.

"This ......"

Elton finally couldn't help it, he stood up, walked over to Davis, lowered his head and whispered a question.

They had to discuss it on the spot. I saw that Davis's face was pale, and then he stabilized under Elton's persuasion. Finally, a few minutes later they came to an agreement.

"May I ask Lord Rhodes, how many engineers do you want to serve on your domain?"

Elton stood up and asked politely.

"A hundred, a hundred engineers in the military industry. ”

Rod replied with an unchanged face.

"But it may take some time, and I'll have to go back and ask the engineers for advice. You know, I can't force them to come here. The Ministry of Military Industry in Baker City was in an employment relationship with them. If we force them to quit their jobs and go somewhere else. They can simply refuse and go to work elsewhere. Give us some time. ”

"Well, there's no hurry. Anyway, it will take a month for the next batch of ice peppers to ripen. This month, I would like to ask you and His Excellency Davis to help me select a group of engineers. ”

Rod replied calmly, but there was something in his words, vague. So much so that Elton didn't understand for a moment what a month meant. If he hadn't gathered a hundred engineers in a month's time, wouldn't the Ice Peppers of Blackhammer Castle be on the ship?, but he couldn't ask, for he was afraid that if he did, it would have become a fact. The so-called handle is in the hands of others, and passivity is natural. Blackhammer Fort does not have Baker Harbor and can sell Ice Peppers elsewhere, and Baker Harbor does not receive Ice Peppers, and the plague will spread. Buy from elsewhere and the price is several times higher than here. Elton had no choice but to compromise.

And Rod deliberately set the exchanged chips in a middle position, since the other party could reluctantly accept it, and felt like cutting meat. After all, there are only three or four hundred engineers in a military affairs department, and these are all senior technicians, and it is really a bit difficult to transfer one-third of them at once. The repeating guns imported from Fort Black Hammer a few months ago have not been thoroughly studied, so the progress will fall behind. But in the face of the plague, there is not so much to care about.

"I'll do my best, Lord Rhodes. ”

"Wait, we haven't talked about the specifics yet. ”

"Specifics?"

Elton felt his scalp tingle. The man sitting on the throne looked like a barbarian, but in fact he had a shrewd head. First throw out the great temptation, and then slowly talk about the rest of the matter. If one of the latter conditions cannot be discussed, the great cooperation in front will also be in vain. The feeling is like putting a piece of fat in front of a hungry person and not being able to eat it. It takes a variety of benefits to be exchanged in order to enjoy this tempting delicacy. It's really uncomfortable.

"Well, specifics. For example, should we come to an agreement that the future trade in medicinal herbs between Blackhammer and Port Baker should be duty-free?"

"Uh...... Yes...... Of course ......"

Elton: Oh yes, he has no reason to refute it, this is an antidote to saving lives and saving lives, should there be tariffs also imposed? However, he also knew that Rhodes meant that in the future, there would be no tariffs in the future, as long as it was a medicinal herb business. However, the medicinal herbs exported by Blackhammer Fort to Baker Harbor were far greater than those exported by Blackhammer Harbor to Blackhammer Harbor......