"Venerable Robert, who are you?"

Hudson asked, confused.

As the honorary marshal of the Duchy of Moxi, he is still a bit of a pretend. In the royal capital of Dapest, there is also a Marshal's Mansion residence in Hudson.

Although it may not come once in a few years, there is still no shortage of noodles that should be there.

In this regard, the Moses have done a very good job. It can also prove from the side that the pockets of the Mossi government are still very rich.

In contrast, the government of the Alpha Kingdom has to pick the door a lot. In order to save expenses, the official residence has to be maintained at their own expense.

Fortunately, the high-level officials of the kingdom do not live on salaries, otherwise they can't even afford the daily maintenance of the mansion with the little money distributed by the government.

Of course, this is not to say that the salaries of Alpha Kingdom officials are low, nor that the government is corrupt and incompetent; It's just that after the war, the kingdom's finances are scarce, and it can't pay for the maintenance of the official residence for the time being.

The low-level bureaucrats have to support their families, and no one dares to touch that salary, so they can only owe it to the high-level first. Many of the top officials of the kingdom, including King Caesar IV, were creditors of the treasury.

This debt became a habit, and Hudson never received a full salary from the time he became the marshal of the kingdom until now, except in times of war.

Under normal circumstances, the annual salary + various subsidies + mansion maintenance costs, the royal government needs to pay Hudson 30,000 gold coins every year.

The reality is that Hudson can only receive 300 gold coins from the royal government every year, and the actual distribution rate is just one percent, so he doesn't know how to complain.

There is no doubt that this is a standard figure after precise calculations by the Ministry of Finance.

Just enough to cover the figure of a bureaucrat who feeds his family and maintains a decent life for the aristocracy at the bottom. As long as there are no major changes, under normal circumstances, there will be a balance of 180 gold coins per year.

Officials whose annual income is above this figure are owed salaries by the Royal Government for various reasons, and those below this are paid in full.

Including the king's annuity, he can only receive so much every year, and the remaining hundreds of thousands are in arrears.

It's all an old tradition, and after all the wars, there will be a wave of unpaid wages. It's just that this time it lasted a little longer.

Hudson had no hope of paying back the unpaid wages. Even if there is a surplus in the Royal Government, it will not be possible to make up for it.

There is no way, hundreds of years of old accounts have long been added up to become a huge number that cannot be touched.

So much so that Hudson often secretly regretted that he had given the money from the sale of inherited knowledge to the Moshees, if it had been given to the kingdom......

The assumption can't go down. With the attention that the Alpha Kingdom has received, if the government has a huge amount of money from unknown sources, all parties can turn over the mainland and investigate.

As soon as he returned from the auction site, he found that all the people who had come from the kingdom to participate in the auction were blocked at his door, and Hudson was confused.

"Marshal, I'm afraid that the Duchy of Moxi is being targeted.

The sudden appearance of cultists may not be accidental. The fox girl has turned into an elf, and the traces of manipulation by the big forces behind the scenes are even more obvious.

This change has happened, and it is estimated that the Moxi government has no mind and continues to hold auctions.

We would like to ask you to help us pull the strings and trade some potions and alchemy items with the Moxies in private.

If possible, please help us clear up the relationship and let us visit Master Kemboy's laboratory. ”

After listening to Robert's analysis in the first half, Hudson was taken aback, and he thought that the old guys in front of him were going to come back to the world.

Fortunately, not many of these people care about politics. If these old guys also jump out and mix politics, the kingdom will be lively.

The latter proposal, the transaction is just that, and the visit to the laboratory is obviously a bit out of line.

Under normal circumstances, no matter which force discovered Master Khamboy's laboratory, it would be kept strictly secret.

If it weren't for the good relations between the two countries, the Mossi would have dared to make such an impudent request, and the Mossi would have been able to send them out of the country.

"I can help you with the transaction. But I won't mix the specific deals.

At the auction site, you also felt it. Wherever the works of Master Khambay are created, there is nothing cheap. No matter what you want to buy next, you have to negotiate the price yourself.

I'm afraid that the problems in the laboratory are a little troublesome. When it comes to Master Khamboy, it is impossible for the Moxies to deliberately release the news without looking it up one hundred and eighty times.

Even if there is a hidden legacy of Master Khamboy in the laboratory, it has long been taken away by the Moxies.

Most of what you see in the past is also the laboratory that they have visited countless times, and it is difficult to gain anything, and it is easy to be suspicious. ”

Hudson politely refused.

It doesn't matter if you build a bridge, if you add a few more buyers, he can sell more potions.

A private transaction is different from a public auction, and it is completely possible to sell the same medicine to different buyers at a high price at the same time under the banner of being out of print.

Hudson naturally didn't mind helping out for a win-win situation. But the laboratory is different, although he has already entered it himself, it does not mean that anyone can enter.

Favors are not sold indiscriminately.

Originally, the main focus of this auction was to fake, let these old guys in, in case they accidentally put on the gang, let them find out that the potion is not from the hand of Master Khamboy, it will be a big trouble.

"Sorry to make it difficult for the marshal! Laboratory things, just when we didn't say.

I don't know if it's an illusion, a few of us old guys always feel that something is wrong with the limelight in Dapest, and if the marshal has nothing else to do, let's leave as soon as possible!

With your strength, you are naturally not afraid of a little turmoil, but Melissa's little girl can't! ”

Robert's words left Hudson with a black line. I have to admit that the relationship in the aristocratic circle is indeed complicated. Listening to the tone, the elder in front of him seems to be Melissa.

In terms of time, when Robert was young, the Holliser family was still a big nobleman of the kingdom, and it was normal for them to be involved.

After the decline of the family, it is impossible to preserve the inheritance and recuperate without the support of the family.

Of course, so much time has passed. No matter how close the relationship was, it is not a close relative now, otherwise Hudson would not have known.

Counting the interval of more than 100 years, there is a high probability that the two sides are distant relatives who are three, four, five or six generations apart, and usually have no contact.

If it weren't for Melissa marrying Hudson, it is estimated that this relative would have slowly faded away, and there would never be a day of activation.

Now the situation is different, Hudson has the value of being co-opted by all parties, and no matter how distant the kinship is, it can become a link between them.

Even if there is no relationship, it can create a relationship. It's just that Hudson's son is still young, and the older brothers and sisters above are all married, so everyone has no chance to show it.

As for the younger brother below, because the status of his biological mother is too low, he has no way to enter the eyes of the great nobles.

In this era of paying attention to blood, the marriage of the great nobles also has a bottom line, and at worst, it has to be the aristocracy.

Of course, the Sanctuary and the Dragon Knight, the top powerhouses in the continent, can also make people ignore their origins.

In short, there is only one principle, high-end circle players must be their own people. If it's not your own person, then find a way to become your own person.

"Rest assured, Your Holiness, I will not be staying here for long. What's more, this is the capital of the Duke of Moxi, if some wind and waves can't be calmed down, they won't be able to withstand the last continental war.

The most troublesome thing now is that it is not clear who is behind it. As long as the enemy is found, the threat will cease to exist. ”

Hudson replied with a smile.

Kind care, he accepted it all. As for what to leave, it is natural to wait for the customer to leave first.

If you run too fast, someone behind you will buy magic potions at a high price, and you will lose a lot of money.

The key is that Hudson has just taken over a big business for the Development Bank of the Near East, even if it is a fake account, it also involves hundreds of millions of funds, and he is not at ease if he does not personally arrange it!

Security issues, just don't let Melissa out of sight. Their own dragons and bears are dangling on the side, and normal people don't think about it like this.

Even if it's a sneak attack, it has to be faster than these two goods. Warcraft doesn't pay attention to evidence, and when it senses the killing intent, it is a slap in the face, and if you don't die, you will be half disabled.

In recent years, there have been many unlucky people who have been injured by mistake, and many noble children have been beaten to death by two assassins just because they showed murderous aura.

Fortunately, this is the wizarding world, and severed limbs can be reborn, as long as the loss of life force is not too much, serious injuries can be pulled back.

Half of Hudson's reputation on the outside is due to the battlefield, and the other half is due to these two goods.

After all, in the world of nobles, the exploits can only be respected by everyone, but if you want to be feared, you still have to rely on your fists.

The aristocratic circle is intricate, and if you are not careful, you will hit your own family. The new aristocracy was hostile to the circle, and some of them were accidentally created when they made a name for themselves.

This kind of hateful thing, Hudson is naturally inconvenient to play. The sons of the Coslow family are not able to shoulder this heavy responsibility.

Maxim and Bear Stearns have no scruples about this, no matter what they come from, they are two-legged beasts in their eyes.

And after being beaten, the other party did not dare to hold a grudge. In case you are sensed with murderous aura again, you will have another fat beating, but there will be no place to cry.

Anyway, every time after the incident, Hudson took the two goods to find someone to apologize, and the other party's attitude was very good, and he never mentioned the compensation.

……

"Commander, the Mossi have sealed off the city, and there are heavy patrols everywhere, what should I do now?"

The middle-aged man's words made the old man frown. Originally, when he left the auction site, he should have gathered his men and ran away.

Fortunately, things went so smoothly that he ignored the risks. If you want to do another big vote before leaving, go back to ask for credit from above.

As a result, after such a hesitation, his profile picture was posted, and he became an honorable wanted criminal.

was exposed so quickly that the old man was caught off guard.

The main reason why they were able to successfully plot against the Duchy of Moxi was that they were in the shadows, and now that they were sent to the surface, many things could not be operated.

Now the city is full of officers and soldiers, and their group is all outsiders, and gathering together to act is the guiding light.

But the old man didn't dare to let his subordinates disperse, in case he accidentally caught one, it would be the end of the calf.

Loyalty cannot stand the test, and the old man does not want to try to challenge human nature unless it is absolutely necessary.

Once their identities are revealed, even if they can get out of the way, they are dead. No major power will admit that they are invisible "rats".

Compared with the laborious aftermath, it is obviously easier to kill people and kill people. What doesn't happen is the same as not happening.

"Don't panic!

Things are not as bad as you think, and the Moxies are just suspicious of us, not sure who we really are.

Because of the auction, there have been many immigrants pouring in recently, and we can't be found for a while.

Let's wait and see, there are so many people participating in the auction, and it is impossible for the Moxies to detain all of them. Maybe in a few days, they'll let it go.

When the time comes, we will leave with us, and if necessary, we can pull in a few more big forces to provoke them and the Mossi people......"

Before he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Quickly open the door and routinely check on the cultists!"

The shouts of the officers outside the door broke the old man's painting technique and pulled everyone back to reality from their beautiful fantasies.

At this moment, it doesn't matter what to do later, the key is to get through the current hurdle first.

"Wula, go over and open the door, don't let the military master outside wait for a long time!"

The old man deliberately raised his voice and said.

The original identity was exposed, and the avatars were all hung with wanted warrants, so the identity naturally could not be used anymore. Now the identity of the old man has changed from a nobleman in the Southern Continent to a businessman.

Different identities must be faced with different attitudes. When playing the role of a nobleman, it doesn't hurt to be ruthless about this kind of routine inspection.

The more domineering they leak, the more everyone believes in their identity. After all, if the old noble family came out of the body without a little temper, it would be unreasonable.

Now he is playing a business traveler, pursuing harmony and making money, and his posture naturally cannot be so high.

"Whoosh ......"

Wu La, who had just opened the door and had not yet reacted, was directly shot into dice, and died on the spot.

This scene scared the souls of everyone in the room. didn't even make routine inquiries, and went straight to killing, clearly identifying that there was something wrong with their identities.

"Everyone doesn't have to keep it, hurry up and use their means to kill them, and after breaking through and leaving, we will meet at the next stronghold."

The old man ordered with a little trepidation.

As soon as the words landed, the old man led everyone to break through a wall of the room and rushed out directly, seeking a glimmer of life to escape.

Unfortunately, the Moses had been prepared for a long time, and deployed a large number of troops in the vicinity, and they were greeted by a rain of arrows when they rushed out of the house.

……

Similar scenes continue to play out in the city of Dapest. As long as it is determined that there is a problem with the identity, the Moxi government will directly send troops to exterminate it.

Cult believers, cult organizations, spies planted in the city of Dapest, ruffians and hooligans, and aristocratic thugs who have not seen the light...... All of them have become victims.

Obviously, this incident has completely angered the high-ranking officials of the Principality of Moxi. I couldn't find anyone behind the scenes, so I simply carried out a wave of purges and killed the suspects.

The principle pursued by the Moses people today is: "If there is a mistake in killing, don't let it go!" ”

Countless unlucky eggs, just because of their own identity problems, unfortunately fell into the sacrifices under this wave of purges.

However, more people are killed by the "rats" of the underground world. It can be said that after this great purge, the security of Dapest City has been improved by at least two or three grades!

(End of chapter)