"Can you tell me your reasons, Lord Count? The Third Prince is a noble prince and the initiator of the war, and I think he is more important to you than the Earl of Lint. ”

Count Witley said in a deep voice.

Charlotte chuckled and said:

"Your Excellency Witter, you are joking, it was the Duchy of Boulder that started the war, and it was the 'Duke' of Boulder, not the Third Prince."

"Maybe he is indeed noble, but what about his status? Can I, Kastre, use him to blackmail His Majesty? ”

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"He's already failed, and with the evidence of his dealings with the Blood Demon Order, he's finished."

"I don't care whether His Majesty likes this son or not, I just know that for me Castel, keeping him is not only worthless, but also has some hidden dangers."

The Count of Witley shook his head and said:

"No, Lord Count, it seems to me that it is valuable to you."

"Oh?"

Charlotte raised an eyebrow at him.

The Count of Witley pondered for a moment, and continued:

"Lord Earl, independence from Boulder means that you will become a direct vassal of His Majesty the King, and all vassal contracts will need to be re-signed......"

"I think you can feel more or less that His Majesty the King, who tacitly accepted the third prince to wage war against Castel, actually doesn't have much affection for you who support the Holy Court."

"Don't you think this is an opportunity to show favor to His Majesty? For the aristocracy, there is no eternal enemy......"

Charlotte laughed:

"Do you mean to suggest that I show my loyalty to His Majesty the King by unconditionally releasing the Third Prince?"

Wittley bowed slightly, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

Charlotte put away her smile and said loudly:

"Lord Wittley, the third prince's violation of the Holy Law and the Covenant of Princely Power has already caused public outrage in the kingdom, and a messenger has already brought news, and the nobles are ready to file a lawsuit with the Parliament."

"In recent years, the relationship between His Majesty and the nobles has become more and more delicate, and I am well aware of this, and I have no intention of making enemies with the nobles of the kingdom in order to show favor to His Majesty......"

"So, let's discuss the price of redeeming Earl Lint."

Listening to Charlotte's words, Count Witley sighed slightly.

He knew that the Duke wanted to replace the hot potato of the third prince and exchange it for the heir at the same time, and it was bankrupt.

"Lord Earl, since you have already said so, you must have thought of the ransom as well, please make an offer directly."

Count Witley said.

As he spoke, he took a deep breath and prepared the maiden lion to open her mouth.

There is no way, Count Lint is the heir of the principality, and the ransom is by no means comparable to ordinary nobles, and it is definitely a sky-high price.

"No, I don't need Quintana."

Charlotte shook her head.

"Uh...... Well?! ”

Count Witley was stunned.

Charlotte glanced at him and smiled:

"I want territory."

"It can't be!"

Count Witley blurted out.

After speaking, he realized his gaffe again, and quickly coughed dryly, and continued:

"Lord Earl, don't be kidding, although Count Lint is the son of Lord Duke, he is not a lord after all, and it is really unruly to use territory as a ransom......

"Lord Witley, don't you want to hear which part of the territory I want?"

Charlotte said.

The Earl of Wittley hesitated for a moment and asked:

"What part of the territory do you want?"

Charlotte motioned to the knight of the guard to take the map, and then pointed to the small territory on the map northeast of Violet sandwiched between the Duchy of Romance and the county of Castel, and said:

"I'm not very demanding, I just need here."

Witley looked at the girl's point, frowning slightly:

"Barony of Bettel?"

He knew the barony.

This is a prominent territory on the border of the Duchy of Violet, sandwiched between the Duchy of Romance and the Castel Territory, with an area of about 1,500 square kilometers.

Barony Betel was not wealthy, more than half of its territory was forest, and it was even greatly devastated because it was the main battlefield of the Star-Moon War.

However, this territory is not unknown, and it has a glorious history.

Prior to the Star-Moon War, this barony was once the direct domain of the former Duke of Violet's family, the Willett family, and it was also the ancestral land of the Willett family.

Of course, decades later, the war has destroyed everything, and the Barony of Betel is now a baronet.

And the perennial war has caused this territory to accumulate a large number of undead, and it is quite troublesome to clean up, even the Bwat-Lint family themselves have given up.

The Duchy of Violet is very large and there are many baronies, and seriously speaking, if it is this dispensable barony, Count Witley feels that the duke may indeed agree.

It's just that...... What does Castel want this territory for?

Looking at the map, the only thing that Count Witley could think of was probably the Barony of Betel as the main route of trade between the Duchy of Romance and Castel.

The other borders of the two realms were forests and mountains, and only the Barony of Bettel had the most convenient route to and from on the road, and it was also a necessary place for caravans on the way.

Of course...... The premise is that the caravan can deal with the undead that can pop up at any time.

But then again, the Principality of Romance is the territory of the Falling Star Kingdom, and there are constant conflicts between the two kingdoms, and the nobles of the other kingdoms want to be far away from them, who wants to really border each other.

Moreover, even for trade, it seems that the sea route is more convenient for Roman and Castel, after all, the two sides are already neighbors near the sea, and it only takes three days to reach the capital of the Duchy of Romans from the North Port by boat.

Count Witley couldn't figure it out.

However, he wasn't going to ask any more.

In his opinion, this proposal of the Count of Castel is indeed not excessive, and if the Barony of Betel is converted into a Quintana of equal value, I am afraid that it will be about the same as the ransom of the heir of the principality.

After all, it was really a place where birds didn't, not to mention extraordinary resources, there weren't many ordinary resources, only wandering undead, ruined castles, and a population that was getting smaller and smaller, and couldn't afford a few Quintana villages at all.

The only thing that can be called valuable is that there are some Warcraft, but the most important thing in the Violet Principality is Warcraft, and there is even a beast tide every year.

"I understand, but I can't call the shots about these things, I'll report to the Duke, and everything needs to be decided by the Duke."

Count Witley thought for a moment and said.

Charlotte smiled:

"Of course, the Magic Tower in Beigang is always open for you, so that you can communicate with Lord Duke remotely."