I looked back and saw that this middle-aged uncle with a lovely smile was not the bearded Duke of Tancre. Behind him were two tall, gloomy-looking Ike bodyguards. His expression seemed to be in a very happy mood. I also greeted warmly: "Oh, Duke Tancre, what wind is blowing you?" Long time no see. ”

"It's been a long time, turtledove, I've been looking for you for a long time. It's a pity that you always see the beginning and the end of the dragon. Saying this, Tan Lei smiled, "What you just said is a little incorrect, you don't have to point it out, please correct it." ”

"Error?" I'm a little confused, the most conventional greeting, how can it be wrong?

"I'm now the Grand Duke of Tank Mine, not the Duke of Tank Mine anymore." Tanmine shook his clothes, as if to show me off the medals on his sumptuous clothes.

"Is there any difference between an archduke and a duke?" I don't have any idea of the aristocracy, I don't quite understand what he means.

"Turtledove. You really are. I'm still your ally. Tanley sighed a little disappointed, and then explained to me, "A country can have many dukes, and that's just a title, but there can only be one grand duke, and this is a position." The Grand Duke is second only to the king in a principality, at least in my native Principality of Aidara. ”

When it came to this, no matter how stupid I was, I cried out happily: "Your political ...... Did you finish early? Didn't you say that you wouldn't officially start until the competition was over? ”

Tanley smiled proudly: "With the blessing of the Lord God, justice will prevail." The old man and his accomplice, the Magister Celeralis, died unexpectedly during a magical experiment. His son also died, and his grandson, Matthew, a twenty-two-year-old little P, was enthroned. And this little P child happens to covet my daughter of Helens. ”

"It's an interesting chain of coincidences." I commented brilliantly.

"It's a bit more than a coincidence." "It just so happened that neighboring Tasmara thought that it could make money in the chaos of its own country, so it took the opportunity to raise troops to invade our country. The generals of my country had some wine bags and rice bags, so I wiped the little P boy's ass regardless of my previous suspicions. Now the whole country is happy with me. Those dangerous tricks that were prepared in advance can be discarded. ”

"The Dragonslayer's Treasure......"

"Cough, cough, cough." Before I could begin my words, I was completely interrupted by three heavy coughs from Tank Mine, who walked up affectionately, took one of my arms, and said, "Dear Miss Turtledove, can you take a step to speak?" I've heard that there is a roast suckling pig in the sky that is very distinctive, and you can see that it is almost time for lunch. ”

Lunch, well, it seems that he came to me this time to report more than just good news.

At this time, the pants that were walking in front seemed to notice my disappearance, turned around, and just saw the middle-aged uncle Tan Mine with a slightly obscene face holding me with a slightly ambiguous attitude, and couldn't help but smile: "Ikaruga, you can go with confidence, I will take care of myself." ”

This little pervert thinks about unhealthy things all day long, and I don't bother to argue with him, because it's impossible for him to get his glasses back anyway. I waved at him: "You go back first, I have something to do, I'll be back when I'm done." ”

"Got it. Some things can't be done in a hurry, so you can go slowly. "This bean Ding obviously has something to say, and I wonder if I should go over and kick him twice to make him honest. But I was dragged away by a force from my arm, and it turned out that it was Tanmine pulling me on the road. I said, isn't this uncle a magician, so powerful? Could it be that it's a full-strength mage, and the all-intelligent thief in the pants has a fight.

Two jugs of wine and a plate of fennel beans...... No, it's carri, it's just a different name, at least in my eyes it's no different from real-life fennel beans. Tanley set up a seat at the passerby's twilight tavern, and ordered a random appetizer while he waited for the main meal to roast the suckling pig.

"Although, now the situation in the country has basically stabilized. However, this is not enough. Tan Mine took a sip of wine and said slowly, "There are still a lot of external troubles." The turmoil in the country has just ended, although it defeated the attack of the stupid × Tasmara, but the loss of strength is not small. Our country is not big in the first place, and the resources are not very rich, and it will take some time to recover......"

"Don't worry, I said that treasure will give you back, and I won't ask you to come back. You can use it however you want. "I threw a bean into my mouth like nothing, isn't it money, I don't care about it at all.

"I know that." Tantarley smiled knowingly, "But that's not all I'm going to say. You also know that the Evil Queen's army has been stationed on the borders of the southern kingdoms, and now it is only at the behest of the Lord God that it does not dare to act during the athletic convention. Unfortunately, as I think you know, the tournament will be over in a week at most. After the end, I thought that a big war in the South was inevitable. Although, my country is not big enough to be a target for the army of the Evil Queen. However, the geographical location of the Principality of Aidara is far from ideal. If there is a fire at the city gate, it will definitely affect the fish in the pond. When the time comes, we will definitely be caught up in it. ”

I don't really understand politics, but I only understand what he means a little bit by Tantori's words, and I hope he can say it more directly. So, I said: "Uncle Tanley, we are also comrades-in-arms no matter what, don't go around in circles with me, just order directly." Whatever you want me to give you, of course, you have to say what you will give me. I also have a group of younger brothers to support, working for nothing, and it's not popular now. ”

"Turtledove, you're just refreshing, I like it." Tanley smiled, "But don't worry, just listen to me finish slowly." Do you know what the union with the highest total and average points will receive at this tournament? ”

"It should be a city." If my memory is correct, it seems like it should be like this.

"That's right." "Do you know what it means to have a city where the player controls the operation and development independently? ”

"It brings a lot of money." I innocently replied, thinking about how much those NPCms earn every day, my saliva is just watering.

Tan Mine shook his head helplessly: "If there is no investment, there will be gains, and the cost of supporting a city to operate well is also considerable." Let's not talk about that for now. Based on some of the information I have gotten, as well as personal speculation. These two awards at the Athletic Games will most likely be the beginning of the player's own construction, management and operation of the city. In the near future, players may also be allowed to build nations. ”

"Be the Emperor of the Earth?" Tantari's words made me a little excited, and if you build your own country, doesn't that mean that a huge and exciting national war will follow? Although the current large-scale trade union battlefield is also very grand, the national war is a thing with the word "country" at the head, and the meaning is completely different.

"That's just my guess, but it shouldn't be too much of a deviation." Tanmine nodded, "I'll tell you about the city system." After that, maybe you can understand what I came to you for. ”

"Please." I think I'm a good learner. Hey.

"It's estimated that I won't be able to finish it in an afternoon, so let's pick the most important thing." Tantari clearly muttered to my intelligence, "The core part of every city is the cornerstone of the city, and if you want to take the city, you must acquire it and take it for yourself." The cornerstone of a city is often linked to a high-level NPC soul. That is, anyone other than everyone in the city who touches the cornerstone will alarm the NPCs linked to the cornerstone. NPCs will do their best to protect the cornerstone, and unless you get the approval of that NPC, you won't be able to get the cornerstone to take the city. The general way to get an NPC to approve is to defeat him. ”

"Oh, I basically get it." I think I understand.

"I'm not afraid to say anything about your ugliness." Tantari smiled a little embarrassedly, "Although there are many large and small cities in my country, which is the Principality of Aidara, there are ...... high-level NPCs linked to the cornerstones of all cities."

"Please continue." I motioned for Tanmine to finish.

"I've studied the table of the tournament and the list of the top 32." Tan Tan Lei said meaningfully, "Icardove, I am very optimistic about your [Light and Shadow] Corps, the average score is the first, and you have a great chance to win." ”

"Thank you."

"My thinking is this, if you get the first place average, then you get a city. I also know that you have a lot of connections with high-level NPCs, especially many oracles. When the time comes, can you let some powerful oracle be the link to the cornerstone of your city, and then set the location of the city in my country. ”

I see, this is what he has been doing in circles for a long time. That's a good idea, though, but I'm saying you're not too optimistic. The round of 32 finals have just begun, and all the awards are still a mystery, why do you want to eat me.

Just as I was thinking about it, a strong aroma came to my nose, and the main dish roasted suckling pig came up.