Otto did not hide it either, and told everyone that he was ready to take advantage of this opportunity to take the Basel region.

Anyway, now that everyone is in a relationship of marriage and allies, if you don't have any trust, don't think about helping and cooperating with each other in the future.

Hearing that Otto wanted to take Basel, several people frowned.

"As far as I know, the Basel region is not under the control of any family, but by the Church.

Take Basel from the church, well... Anyway, I still don't recommend being an enemy of the church. ”

Count Ansbach spoke his mind.

"Yes, Otto, didn't you defeat the Grodunnin family in Bern before, I think it's better to take this opportunity to simply take the region of Neuchâtel, that Count of Neuchâtel is definitely not your opponent, there is no need to fight for Basel from the hands of the church."

Baron Gold was of the same opinion.

Otto was a little helpless, how could he think that he wanted to expand his territory, there was no valuable territory, it was better not to expand, this truth, Otto understood everyone.

"The strategic location of the Basel region is so important for Allgaux that I have to be in control to feel at ease."

Otto insisted on his opinion.

Several people glanced at each other, they persuaded and persuaded, since Otto had made up his mind, there was no need to persuade again, in the final analysis, everyone was just an ally.

"I have an idea."

Count Ansbach thought for a moment and said with a smile.

"Presumably, Otto, you should have received a recruitment order from the Kingdom of Lotharingia before, so why not take advantage of this opportunity to enter the Basel region in the name of it.

It seems that the Basel area is probably the territory of the Kingdom of Lotharingia. ”

Otto is not stupid either, Count Ansbach understood in an instant at such a point.

Since you can't directly fight with the church, there must be a reason to meddle in Basel, and helping to defend Basel is undoubtedly a good excuse.

"Gods, this is a genius suggestion, and I am impressed by your wisdom.

However, after taking Basel, I still need you and Sighard to speak well for me in front of His Majesty Louis, otherwise it will be too bad for the army of the Kingdom of East Francia to attack me. ”

"Don't worry, this little thing is on us." The Count of Ansbach did not speak, and Otto's father-in-law, Baron Gold, assured with a smile.

After the private chat, everyone left the reception room and returned to the banquet hall.

As the host and the most important guest, it is a little bad not to be at the banquet for a long time.

Back in the ballroom, Otto saw Sophie, who was sitting there a little sullen.

"Dear Miss Sophie, you don't seem to be very happy, what's the matter, are you not satisfied with today's banquet?"

Otto asked with a smile as he walked up to Sophie's side.

Sophie saw Otto, and a flash of joy flashed in her eyes, but the expression on her face did not change.

"A poor noble lady who wants to invite her fiancé to dance with her, but is refused, dear Baron Otto, do you say that this noble lady can still be happy?"

"And this kind of thing? The young lady's fiancé is also too unamorous. Otto pretended to be surprised. I think if it was a beautiful lady like Miss Sophie, no one would be able to say no. ”

"Really?" Sophie tilted her head and looked at Otto with a smirk. "But a certain handsome baron, who had been puzzled before, rejected me."

"Oh, the gods are above, how can there be such a hateful baron in the world, and the next time I see him, I will definitely give Miss Sophie a hard lesson.

But, beautiful Miss Sophie, I wonder if I have the pleasure of inviting you to dance? ”

Otto stretched out his hand without blushing and looking at Sophie with a smile.

When Otto appeared, Sophie had actually returned to the banquet hall with his father and brother who had disappeared, and probably guessed what Otto was doing when he left, and the unhappiness in his heart had disappeared for the most part.

Sophie still has a lot of good feelings for the handsome and handsome Otto, even if the education she received since childhood made her know that she would not be able to avoid the fate of becoming a political marriage in the future, she never thought of rebelling against this fate.

But what girl doesn't want her husband to be handsome and handsome? Judging from her performance these days, Otto is not only handsome and polite, and can be said to be the best husband in Sophie's fantasy.

Now that Otto was acting with a sense of humor, Sophie was naturally very happy.

"Okay." Sophie placed her hand on Otto's, the corners of her mouth curled. "Your Excellency, damn Baron, then I'll give you this chance."

The next day, Otto invited Count Ansbach and Baron Gold to watch the crossbow power tested.

"Is this the weapon that His Excellency used to defeat the Berne Lord? It's amazing. ”

In public, even Baron Gold replaced the title of Otto with formal, which is the most basic etiquette of an aristocracy.

"Is it difficult to make such a weapon? How much does it cost and how difficult is it to operate? The Count of Ansbach asked a question of concern.

When Otto answered for him one by one, Count Ansbach not only did not smile, but frowned.

"So, if crossbows are equipped on a large scale, won't the knights be of little use? I don't think the knights would want to see this weapon. ”

The Earl of Ansbach is worthy of being the patriarch of a powerful family, and it is no wonder that he has the courage to fight a duke for land, this judgment and vision are indeed amazing.

"That can't be said, whether it's knights or cavalry, the role remains the same." Otto patiently explained to Count Ansbach.

"They are still the most elite force on the battlefield, and they still have the power to destroy. However, after the appearance of the crossbow, ordinary levies will no longer be completely useless and can only serve as cannon fodder for sieges.

As for the threat of the crossbow to the knight's life, in fact, it can be offset by a small change and upgrade of the armor.

Even if there were no crossbows, would there be fewer knights who died under the longbow? ”

"So, you're going to spread the word about this crossbow, and you must have made a new armor, the Allgaux collar.

How much are you going to sell crossbows to the outside world? ”

Count Ansbach nodded, in fact, as a great nobleman, what he was most worried about was not the opposition of any knight, but the issue of safety.

If the crossbow spread, the lives of all the nobles could be threatened by a clay leg, and it was hard to believe what a huge impact it would cause.

"I haven't made the armor to protect against the crossbow yet, but it's coming soon."

Otto lied a little.

"I'm not going to sell crossbows, but I'm going to sell the craft of making crossbows, Lord Count, do you think the nobles will be willing to pay for this?"