The answer to whether the nobles were willing to be made for the crossbow or not, is obvious.

The larger the territory and the larger the population, the more willing they were.

It's just that Count Ansbach couldn't figure out why Otto was willing to sell this weapon-making technology that could bring victory to the nobles.

Otto's answer was also quite succinct.

"Because imitation is very simple, the process itself is not valuable."

"So, your ultimate goal is to sell armor?" The Count of Ansbach suddenly realized.

Otto spreads his hands.

"You know, armor has always been expensive, let alone a crossbow? Of course, it is not something that ordinary aristocrats can have.

But rest assured, when the new armor comes out, Sighard will definitely receive several pairs of fine armor. ”

"Otto, you have a heart." Count Ansbach smiled and nodded.

As for the craft of making crossbows, Otto shared them with his allies the Sighard family for free, and as for the other nobles, Otto only received a small amount of money.

On the same day, many nobles sent messengers back to their domains, bringing with them the technology given by Otto. If nothing else, I probably want my territory to produce crossbows as soon as possible.

After all, after witnessing the power of the crossbow with their own eyes, who wouldn't want to have such a powerful weapon right away.

The reason why Otto transferred technology at a low price was not for charity, but because he had his own considerations.

In fact, the main force that really resisted the crossbow was the low-level aristocracy, mainly the knight class.

The appearance of the crossbow will greatly weaken the influence of knights on the victory or defeat of the war, which will inevitably lead to the decline of knights.

If he wants to appease the knight class, Otto thinks that he can't do it, and it would be good if he can appease the knights and "would-be knights" in his territory.

Then, only by letting the lords of the knights see the benefits, and making this hostility of the targeted crossbow become a game between the lords and the knights, can the crossbow not be resisted.

After discussions with the Sighards, the original engagement ceremony was changed to a marriage between them.

This was not what Otto meant, but what the Sighard family strongly demanded.

In the eyes of the Sighard family, since they have already reached a covenant, it is better to get engaged than to marry directly, which saves trouble.

There is no legal age requirement for marriage these days, as long as both families agree, even a three-year-old child can get married.

Otto didn't want to get married so early, after all, Sophie was only fifteen years old, and she was still a child in her previous life, so Otto couldn't pass the hurdle in his heart.

But at the strong request of the Sighards, Otto agreed.

Getting married earlier also makes the covenant between the two parties more secure.

As for Sophie's age, it would be nice to have sex later.

Due to the temporary change of engagement to marriage, the time will inevitably be postponed for a period of time, after all, many things related to weddings are completely different from engagement ceremonies.

Many of the guests had no opinion on staying longer in Aargau. It's winter, and the nobles have nothing to do, even in their own domains.

Now in Aargao, there is good food and drink, and there are people to drink and dance with, and in those days, there is a feeling of not wanting to stay, let alone staying for a few more days, what if there is nothing to stay forever.

The guests were happy, but Otto was not.

You know, entertaining these guests is a lot of money, after all, although you don't have to provide delicacies from the mountains and seas for every meal, you also have to be able to get the ingredients.

In times of scarcity, a good food supply means huge expenses.

Thinking that it was the first time he had a formal relationship with the nobles, even if the expenses were large, Otto could only pinch his nose and endure it, and could only speed up the preparation for the wedding.

The sooner the wedding is over, the sooner these nobles can be sent away, this group of people can really eat and drink, Otto has managed to accumulate a little bit of money, but he doesn't want to be eaten up by them like this.

Since the wedding is going to be held, it is natural to need a weighty marriage recruiter.

It was not difficult to find such a candidate, and Bishop Valens, who lived in the abbey of Emma in Aargau, was a perfect fit.

Faced with Otto's invitation, Bishop Valence readily agreed.

After Allgaux easily defeated Bernese and proved his strength, Bishop Valens also wanted to get on good terms with Otto.

In any case, Otto is also close to the Lunais line in the church, and there are not many monasteries in the Algao collar, so there is no need to make a relationship too stiff with Otto.

If he can get on good terms with Otto, maybe in the future, Otto will likely become a financier who supports him to reach a higher level in the church.

As for the Basel area, it is not in the hands of the Luna family anyway, Otto can take it if he wants. Could it be that Otto would have driven the church out after gaining the Basel area?

After Bishop Valens took the initiative to release his goodwill and acquiesce to Claire's takeover of the Basel area, and appeased other voices in the church, and at the same time sent a valuable gift, Otto also reciprocated the favor and shared the technology of the crossbow with Bishop Valence as the other party's "achievement".

In the midst of congratulations from everyone, who did not know whether it was real or fake, Otto ushered in his wedding.

Just when the Allgao collar was enjoying themselves, in the Bal region, the capital of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, the dying king Lothair II was lying on the bed, explaining what was going on.

In fact, Lothair II had been unconscious for most of the time since the sudden attack of the disease in September, and at this moment Lothair II had a ruddy face and a loud voice, and he did not appear to be seriously ill.

But there was no half of joy on the faces of everyone in the room, and everyone understood that this was just a reflection of Lothair II before his death, and it was his last will and spirit as king that kept him awake.

With the help of his servants, Lothair II sat up on the edge of the bed, smiled and looked at his young son, Hugue.

Yu Ge's eyes were already full of tears, and there were still tears on his face, so he stared at his father with tears in his eyes.

"My child, do not grieve, my father is simply obeying the call of the gods and entering the kingdom of God. You are the future king, a strong and brave man, and you cannot cry for the sake of the people of the kingdom. ”

"Hmm..."Yu Ge nodded busily, but the tears still couldn't stop falling. He was still just a child, and such a thing as life and death was too cruel for him.

Lothair II sighed softly, stretched out his hand tremblingly, touched Hugue's head beside the bed, and looked at the other nobles in the room.

"I behold you with all that the kingdom and my son.

If... If you really can't keep the kingdom, then you don't have to hold on, as long as you can ensure that my children can grow up safely. ”

Lothair II smiled sadly, his face gradually turning pale, as a member of the Carolingian family, he knew better than anyone what would happen when he died.

"If it doesn't work, surrender, my two uncles, presumably, presumably... Nor will it be... It won't be hard for you. ”

After Lothair II struggled to squeeze out the last few words, his eyes gradually drifted, and the hand that had been placed on Yuge's head slipped weakly.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty....."

"Father!"

Suddenly, the whole room burst into crying.