"Oh? A duke title and a large territory no less than Castel? Let me guess, you're talking about the territory of the Falling Star Kingdom, right? ”

Charlotte chuckled and asked rhetorically.

Count Jurst nodded:

"Naturally, it is the territory of the falling star, as you can see, once the Ness clan returns to its former power, the promise of exchanging territory with you will naturally not be a problem."

Charlotte laughed:

"However, the current control of the Falling Star Kingdom is not in the hands of the Ness Clan, is it?"

"And I've heard that even before the Lilac War, the Ness clan was only relatively influential in the Falling Star Kingdom, even if you regain your former status, what about it?"

"How did Your Excellency convince me that in the future, the Ness Clan will have the power to influence the Falling Star Kingdom?"

"Not to mention, in order to obtain the so-called territory, do I still need to contribute manpower and material resources to fully support the war of the Ness Clan?"

"What's the difference between using future territorial commitments to gain my support and me going to lay down a territory myself?"

Jurst's expression was solemn and he said:

"Naturally, it is different, Edward III has been brutal and unreasonable all these years, the Falling Star Royal Family has lost the hearts of the people, once we start a war, it will inevitably be a war for the change of throne, and the new Falling Star King is naturally a member of our Ness clan."

"At that time, we will naturally give you the territory as the Falling Star Royal, and all you will pay is to give us a certain amount of support in the war, which is not particularly difficult for the rich Castel."

"In addition, to tell you the truth, we have already gained a lot of support among the nobles of the Falling Star Kingdom, and once the war starts, the vast majority of the nobles of the Falling Star will be on our side."

Charlotte shook her head:

"Your Excellency Count Jurst, there is no need to say such things, and if you are really sure that you will win the war, why should you seek the support of others?"

"I know you want to be the behind-the-scenes court of the Falling Star Kingdom like the Walladet clan, but I think you seem to have gotten one thing wrong......"

"Valadet has always held control of the kingdom of Coria, fighting against the Holy Court, banishing the power of the Cult from Coria again and again, but the Ness clan ...... It had already lost ground long after the Lilac War. ”

"What you have to face is not only the Falling Star Royal Family, but also the Divine Royal Court supported by the Falling Star Royal Family, which is your worst enemy."

"And I'm not interested in going to war with the Divine Court, after all...... I am a devout believer in the Holy Spirit. ”

Count Jurst: ......

He glanced at Charlotte, who had drawn a cross on her chest in a standard manner, and held an old groove in her throat, but she didn't know how to vomit.

Followers of the Holy Court?

If it weren't for the Duke knowing the secret behind Castell, maybe he would have believed it!

After learning about the Thorn Rose and seeing the Blood Servants in the Earl's Palace, the ghost believed that she was a believer in the Holy Court!

"Lord Castel, I don't think you need to worry too much about the Divine Court, because we don't intend to bring the Bloods to the forefront, but to support the new king."

"For the falling star, this is still a civil war, not a war of faith, but a secular war...... The Holy Court cannot interfere directly. ”

"The lessons and mistakes of the first lilac war, we will not make the second time."

"Besides, don't you want to know where the territory we promised is?"

Count Jurst said.

Charlotte shook her head:

"I'm sorry, Lord Count, but to be honest, I'm not interested in another enclave, let alone an enclave far away, probably much larger than Castel."

"The title of duke is certainly tempting, but I don't even have full control of my own territory now, so I don't have that much heart to eat a fat man."

"Not to mention, becoming the Duke of Falling Star, am I a nobleman of Falling Star or a nobleman of Crescent?"

"The jurisprudence of the dukedom is higher than that of the count, and I don't want to be the common loss of the nobles of the two countries, the Star and Moon War is over, but the territorial dispute between the two countries has always been put on hold."

Count Jurst smiled:

"Your Excellency Castel, you are mistaken, in fact, we are not promising an enclave."

"Huh?"

Charlotte's movements paused slightly.

The Kingdom of Falling Stars is an island country, isolated overseas.

If the Ness Clan is not promising a dukedom enclave on Falling Star Island, then ...... The rest of the territory could only be one.

That is the enclave of the Falling Star Kingdom on the mainland, the place where the Roman family started, and it is also the most disputed territory of the Falling Star Kingdom and the Crescent Kingdom at the moment - the Principality of Roman.

Thinking of this, Charlotte glanced at Count Jurst in surprise:

"Your Excellency Count Jurst, is your bargaining chip actually the Duchy of Roman? Are you going to give away the ancestral land of the Romans? ”

Count Jurst nodded:

"You're right, it's the Duchy of Roman."

"The Duchy of Romance is the last territory of the Falling Star on the mainland, and it is also a close neighbor of Castel, if you obtain the territory of Roman, not only will the territory area increase nearly threefold, but the population will also multiply several times."

"Not only that, although Castel has a coastal plain and the land was once quite fertile, due to long-term erosion of the sea, many areas have long been unsuitable for crop growth, and the grain production is actually limited, as far as I know, the purchase of grain from other territories has always been one of the annual tasks of the Castel nobles......"

"During the Star-Moon War, Castel had more than one famine, and in fact, if it weren't for the war-torn land all around, Violet and Roman's refugees wouldn't have chosen to flee to Castel at all."

"Unlike Castel, the Duchy of Romance has a large amount of arable land and is also an important grain-producing area in the north of the continent, as well as a major area for the grain trade in Castel."

"Once the Principality of Romance is obtained, Castel will make up for the last shortcoming and become the most powerful force in the north of the continent."

"I want to ...... You should know what it means to own the Duchy of Roman. ”

"As for the conflict of jurisprudence that you are worried about, of course it is not a problem."

"The Principality of Roman used to be the territory of the Crescent Kingdom, even now, the Crescent Royal Family is always worried about recovering this old land, if the falling star takes the initiative to give up, the Crescent Royal Family will only be happy to see it, you are still the Duke of the Crescent, and there is no territorial dispute."

"At that time, Castel will not have to worry about the resumption of war between the two kingdoms, which will lead to the war in the Northlands, because the largest disputed territory, the Duchy of Romans, has been settled."

"And as the middle ground between the crescent moon and the falling star, Castel can completely monopolize the trade between the two countries in the Star-Moon Strait......"

"Lord Castel, there is no more attractive territory for the Northland than Roman, as early as five hundred years ago, when the Roman royal family was not in charge of the Falling Star Kingdom, your ancestors fought wars with the Roman Duke more than once for the territory of the border, I think...... The Castels should have been well aware of the importance of the Romanes. ”

"Lord Castel, now...... Do you think our sincerity is enough? ”

Count Jurst asked with a smile.

Charlotte was silent.

I have to say that she is indeed a little moved.

It's not that Charlotte is an expansionist, it's Castell's problems, long before she came to the realm, she also learned from the materials in the manor's study, lack of food, being in a strategic place full of dangers, and so on...... It's all true.

That is, because Castel had money and could buy grain from nearby noble domains, this problem was not prominent on weekdays.

But during the war it was a different story.

The Duchy of Romance has the food that Castel lacks, and not only that, but many of the industries of the Duchy of Romans and Castel are originally complementary, and if the Duchy of Romans can be obtained, the power of the Northland will indeed change qualitatively.

Not to mention, Charlotte also knew that the Duchy of Roman was formed by the migration of northern tribes, and many of the people there were descendants of the northern people.

Although they have come close to the Crescents culturally as they have intermarried over the generations, they are very similar in faith to Castel.

The vast majority of people there ...... None of them are holy believers!

Incidentally, Charlotte knew that the population of the Duchy of Romance was twice that of Castel, up to eight million.

In the long run, the Duchy of Romance can also be a good source of faith.

At the same time, like Castel, the Duchy of Romance is located in the northern part of the continent, far from the center of the Divine Court, and separated from the hinterland of the Crescent by the same rugged and lofty Principality of Violet.

With the Duchy of Roman, over time, Charlotte may even develop a power like the Kingdom of Koria that can compete with the Holy Court locally!

Envisioning the future, Charlotte's heart fluttered.

But at the same time, she is still calm.

Count Jurst's proposal was indeed attractive, but it was not a good time.

Because Castel's current situation is actually quite delicate, seemingly rich, but in fact he lacks the worldly power to protect himself, the internal aristocratic forces are ready to move, and the external ......

Since her clash with Boulder, Charlotte has received more than one letter of complaint from the frontier nobles on her desk, all of whom are being tested by other nearby lords.

Now that Castel hadn't torn up with Boulder, she suspected that the other nearby dukedoms might have tried to play a territorial dispute.

Castel was worried about internal and external troubles, and in this situation, Charlotte did not feel that she still had the energy to start a foreign war.

Charlotte estimated that these Nesses bloodlines did not know about these things, otherwise they would not have been able to make such a promise.

As for why the Ness clan changed the direction of the wind and showed favor to themselves, although it is not clear the specific reason, Charlotte can roughly guess it.

The Ness clan should be short of money.

Not only that, but they should also be thinking of relying on Roman and Castel to block the connection between Falling Star and the mainland.

They are good at obliving, and they already know that there is a "resurrected god" behind Castel, although they don't know that this "god" is herself, but they make them throw a mouse, and at the same time change their strategic direction, no longer infiltrating the north, but trying to win her over.

In addition, perhaps they also have the intention of shrinking their power in the future, allowing Castel to be a buffer between the falling stars and the crescent moon, so as to completely isolate the power of the Divine Court from the Falling Star Island......

The Principality of Romance is good, but as the foundation of the Roman family, it is a hidden danger for the Ness clan to stay.

This is a conspiracy that Charlotte can guess.

It's just that how Charlotte thinks that the Ness clan is so urgent and willing to pay such a big price, not only as if they want to regain their sphere of influence as soon as possible, but also as if there is something that causes them to have to do this......

However, the other party's urgent attitude made her heart move, and she had some ideas on how to deal with Castel's current predicament and opportunities.

"How, Lord Castel, how have you thought about it?"

Jurst asked.

Charlotte retracted her thoughts and looked at the other person.

She rolled her eyes slightly, smiled slightly, and said:

"Your offer, Lord Jurster, is tempting, but it's all future, unpredictable, and for me, Castel, if I want to win our support...... I'm afraid it's not enough. ”