"Lothar, I'm really curious, are you now His Majesty's envoy or Her Majesty's general?"

At the banquet, Leopold asked Lothar with his glass.

"I think I've explained this to Prince Henry, and besides, the two don't conflict with each other, like Harald."

Harald, the prince of Norway, served as the commander of the Varangian Guard, serving the emperor of the Eastern Empire, and after accumulating a great deal of prestige and wealth, he returned to Norway and regained the throne, becoming known as the last Viking.

Leopold smiled, "I see. For your victory today and the glory of the dragon slayer, Lothar, let's have a drink. ”

Lothar politely replied, "Thank you for your help to me, and if the holy war resumes, I look forward to the opportunity for us to fight side by side again." ”

"Haha, I'm looking forward to that day too."

The two briefly exchanged a few more words and separated.

There are a lot of people here, and it's obviously not the time for a deep conversation.

Before parting, Leopold glanced at Lothar with deep meaning: "Beware of the Greeks, since you mentioned Harald, you must remember that he also almost died because he was involved in the whirlpool of court struggles. ”

This refers to Harald's arrest and imprisonment by the new emperor at the time of the change of throne.

Fortunately, the new emperor did not occupy the throne for a few days, and was deposed, and Empress Zoe and Empress Theodora ruled together, and Harald was spared imprisonment.

After that, Constantine IX became the new co-emperor of the Eastern Empire because he was valued by Empress Zoe and relied on his ability to eat soft rice, and with his wrists, he took the authority of the first two empresses into his own hands.

In Leopold's eyes, Lothar clearly wanted to emulate Constantine IX's example.

It's just that he thinks that Empress Lagaia is obviously much more difficult to handle than Zoe and Theodora.

This is a rare female ruler with vision and skill.

"Thanks for the reminder."

Lothar was still neither humble nor arrogant.

He walked straight back to his seat, and along the way, his eyes inadvertently touched those high-ranking ladies with burning eyes, and he quickly frowned and moved away.

The eyes of these people were as if they were going to knock him out of his bones and squeeze the marrow and eat him clean.

Lothar could even hear a lot of people whispering.

"Although he is a country barbarian, his territory is not small, and the Limassol Military Region alone is enough to feed me."

"And he also controls the port of Ella in Transjordan."

"Where is that?"

"It doesn't matter, you just need to know that this place can bring you a lot of money every year."

"Oh, it doesn't matter to me how much wealth he has, but this Frankish brute, who is tall and handsome, and capable of fighting, is really to my taste, so don't even think of fighting with me."

Who is this, with such a big tone?

Lothar was slightly stunned, and just as she wanted to look, she heard Anna's voice sounding on the side: "The one who spoke just now is the daughter of the Grand Duke of Epirus, her family territory is rich in crocus, quite rich, and her brothers, connected to herself, are a bunch of fools, marrying her is likely to be able to win the inheritance of the throne of the Grand Duke of Epirus without blood." ”

"It's just that the process won't be too glorious."

Lothar turned her head to the side, and immediately saw Anna coming to Lothar's side with a golden cup.

"You have come to the center of power in the Eastern Empire, where you only need to pay a tenth of what you normally pay, or even less, to get a richer return."

The value potential of marriage in the Middle Ages was simply immeasurable.

At its peak, the Habsburg dynasty, which began with the Counts of Allgau, was able to control most of the territories of Iberia, the Apennines, the Low States, Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary, of which only a very few were actually captured by swords and guns.

In order to ensure that the inheritance rights did not leak out, the Habsburgs also paid great costs, such as marriage between close relatives, in order to create the so-called "pure-blood family", to put it bluntly, to avoid the division of the territory.

The Habsburg chin that later generations talked about was also the product of their close marriage.

Lothar snorted softly, "Anna, if someone offered a mountain of gold in exchange for the opportunity to marry you, would you be willing to accept it?" ”

Anna stood tall on a scale, at least the size of three Frigilla's breasts: "Of course not. ”

"So neither will I."

Anna retorted, "We're different. ”

Lothar chuckled, "Anna, what kind of person do you think I am?" ”

Anna hesitated and said, "To be honest, I don't understand it. Sometimes it feels like you are upright, kind, generous, and loyal. But as a transcendent being, but you are chasing worldly power, you can look at your performance, and you don't seem to value it. ”

She really couldn't understand Lothar, and if she was obsessed with power, there was no quicker way than to pursue the Empress.

And, in Anna's opinion, it's also a way to work together for a win-win situation.

"Actually, it's not as complicated as you think, people live in the world, isn't what they pursue is a good thing?"

Lothar smiled: "I do want power, I want to create a Habsburg dynasty, but that doesn't mean I'll do anything to achieve it." ”

"What is it for us people who have a long life and great power, even if I don't become the king of a country as I want in the future, or simply lose all my territory and titles?"

"I thought that when I was a hundred years old, I would take Prajna and Flynn with me to travel around the world, to distant Vinland, or to the dynasty in the East that was as rich as an empire."

Anna thoughtfully said, "I see. ”

There was a hint of yearning on her face: "Listen to what you said, I'm tempted, if you really want to leave everything behind to travel at that time, you must count me as one." ”

Lothar said to herself, we are not so close.

Leopold returned to the mansion where the messengers lived.

As soon as he entered the door, he said with a gloomy face, "Lena, what the hell is going on with this Lothar?" Isn't it said that men have almost no talent for spellcasters? ”

The witch in a brown hooded cloak, her weak and boneless arms wrapped around his chest: "Since it is said that it is almost, there are naturally a few exceptions that can break this record. ”

"What's more, there is not only one path for the transcendent, those warriors in Northern Europe who drank mad blood and passed through ancient sacrifices; the totemic priests of Africa who believe in evil gods; Werewolves infected by the power of the curse"

"It's just that without exception, these roads are dangerous, almost life-or-death."

Leopold's tone was a little heavy: "Isn't it possible for me to become a spellcaster with extraordinary powers?" ”

"If the Father does not want to give it to you, why should he force it?"

The witch said lightly, "I can concoct potions to keep you alive and give you the coveted position of Grand Duke, but I can't make you wield such great power like Nalota." ”

In the eyes of the witch, Lothar was clearly not an ordinary person.

He has a lot of mysteries on him that she can't see through, obviously when they first met, it seems that they only have a subtle supernatural power, but when they meet again this time, that power has swelled many times.

Even.

In Lothar's body, even a powerful witch like her felt a hint of threat.

This Lothar, and the witches around him, is definitely not simple.

Leopold sighed lightly: "In this world, people are really different from each other, so for this Lothar, I have to win over even more?" ”

"It depends on your mind, even if he really climbs the high branch of the empress and the witch named Anna, at most he will become the co-emperor of the Eastern Empire, and he will not be able to control you."

Leopold looked slightly stunned.

What do you mean by the most?

Being able to become a co-ruling emperor, even if it is only in name and without real power, is something that many nobles dream of.

The witch looked at Leopold's somewhat jealous eyes, and couldn't help but show a very helpless look on her face: "Okay, if it's just extraordinary power, I'll try to find it for you." ”

As Anna said, love always blinds people.

But the witch wasn't entirely thinking about Leopold, she just liked Leopold's strength, handsomeness, ambition, and intelligence.

If one day Leopold became old, she would not hesitate to leave.

The witch's long life, in her opinion, is for enjoyment, but it does not mean that she is willing to give up everything for Leopold.