"Smack~~!" With a thud, a vase was shattered.

In the royal palace of the Duchy of Snow Ridge, on the desk in front of Grand Duke Streinan was the information sent by Cannett and the eyeliner in the Seven Kings Village.

There was not a single thing in the thick stack of information that pleased Grand Duke Streinan.

Grand Duke Streinan never expected that Count Fabilas would be able to go to the pirate den of the Seven Kings in person so disregarding his identity.

Originally, he also hoped that Valni and his gang would be able to withstand the current situation and confront Tutu and the others.

But now, these people were going to take refuge in the young lord. Fuck, these pirates can't be relied on at all, Grand Duke Strenan thought angrily.

Outside the study, the servants did not dare to come out, and the palace was quiet.

The door to the study was pushed open, and Archduke Strenan was about to get angry when Prime Minister Lockhill walked in.

Lockhill looked at the debris on the ground, then waved for the servants to come in and clean up.

Lockhill smiled and said, "What's wrong? Grand Duke, what makes you so angry? ”

Grand Duke Strainnan sighed, pointed to the stack of information on the table, and said, "Look at it, these are all the information of the Lord of Maple Grove Town during this time. ”

Lockhill smiled unchanged and said, "Oh, is that for this?" I don't have to look at this to guess. Presumably, it was full of bad news for our country. ”

The servants offered steaming coffee, and the Grand Duke regained his composure, saying, "Yes, my old friend, there is not a single thing in it that comforts me, and you say, can I not be angry?" ”

Lockhill casually picked up a piece of information and read: "The Holy Realm fountain in Maple Forest Town has been completed and put into use, and in the Frost Moon Territory, all cultivators in the Transcendent Realm can go to the Holy Realm to cultivate. ”

Lockhill put this information down and picked up another one, and read: "Marquis Mario, the lord of Qushui Linghua City, will lead a delegation to Maple Grove Town after the New Year, and it is expected to bring more supplies to Maple Grove Town. Marquis Mario may sign an alliance with Neo, and the content of the alliance is most likely to agree on the next demon war and how the two will divide the affairs of the battle. ”

"Don't read it." Grand Duke Streinan interrupted Lockhill.

Lockhill said, "What's the matter, Grand Duke, aren't we here to deal with these kinds of things?" There was an iron law at the beginning of the Principality of Snow Ridge, and bad news must be reported as soon as possible. Isn't there less bad news we've experienced in this life? ”

Lockhill's words brought reason and wisdom back into the study, and the Grand Duke smiled self-deprecatingly and took out a bottle of wine and two glasses from the cabinet.

The Grand Duke poured the wine and handed it to Lockhill, saying, "This wine was brought back by Anditer from that Maple Grove Town, and I heard that it was a reward from the Ice and Snow Goddess, and it tastes very good." Old friend, is this good news? ”

Lockhill took a sip and praised: "Yes, it really deserves to be a reward from the goddess, and it tastes very good." ”

Grand Duke Streinan picked up a piece of information and said, "This information says that Fabilas personally went to the Seven Kings Village. "It's amazing that he would go to that pirate's den in such a way that he would go to that pirate's den in such a disregard for his identity, I was expecting that pirates to help me drag that Neo back, but now it's a good thing, they have become a drag on us." ”

The wine in the cup exuded a charming mellow aroma, Grand Duke Strainnan took a sip, and continued: "The Bright Holy Sect is really willing to spend such a large amount of money to build the Holy Realm Fountain for Neo's Maple Forest Town, and as long as the cultivators of the Transcendent Realm can enter it to cultivate. After the news spread, many cultivators wanted to go to him, and even in my country, there were many cultivators who wanted to try their luck with him. ”

Lockhill said: "Archduke, have you forgotten the strategy we agreed upon? This Neo's rise is unstoppable and doesn't have to be stopped. The faster he develops, the better, and if he had fallen out with Ferdilando a day earlier, we would have had a better chance of winning. He is developing fast, and his foundation is bound to be unstable. After Ferdilando turned against him, he needed more support and we had more opportunities. ”

Archduke Strenan said, "Having said that, it is not pleasant to see the enemy grow and grow. ”

Lockhill took another sip of the wine in his glass and said slowly, "Of course, we can't just watch him develop and do nothing." I think we should also take advantage of his momentum, Cannett sent back the information that Maple Grove is making a big deal about their trade with the Warcraft Forest, which will attract a lot of merchants and adventurers from the mainland, aren't we on friendly neighborly relations with them now? I think we should send caravans there too, and we don't have to rely on the sea alone. Aren't they looking for talent everywhere? We can also send faithful dead men into it for future use. Only when we are strong will we have a better chance of winning in future battles. ”

Grand Duke Strainnan nodded and said, "Feasible." ”

Then he asked: "What should we do over there in the Seven Kings Village, should we just let them all throw themselves to the Frost Moon Leader?" ”

Lockhill said: "In the past, Sincrouch only used the Seven Kings Village as a tool to collect money, and never gave any charity to that group of pirates, according to the news sent back by the eyes of the Seven Kings Village, Neo has invested a lot of money this time, not only Faberias went to it personally, Neo also rewarded Tutu with their ancient martial arts and a batch of excellent Warcraft Forest specialties and magic energy crystals, we can't get such a heavy reward." We don't have to take it. The reason why Neo is so rewarded is because the Seven Kings Village is very important to the Frost Moon Lord. ”

Grand Duke Strenan poured the wine again for Lockhill, and then listened carefully to Lockhill's statement, "The Frost Moon Territory currently has no coastal defense, and after they opened the sea passage, the Tentacle Strait has become their throat to the sea. Externally, the Seven Kings Village can temporarily resist external threats for them, which is why Neo rewarded the Seven Kings Village greatly. For us, Qiwangzhai was just an arrangement to curb the development of the frost moon collar, but in the current situation, Qiwangzhai has lost this role. The pirates are low, and even if they all defect to Neo, we won't have much to lose. Therefore, we can give up the Seven Kings Village, but Neo and they will have to pinch the Seven Kings Village in their own hands no matter what. We just need to strengthen the arrangement of the eyeliner now, those pirates are mercenary, and when the time comes, as long as we operate it properly, it may not be impossible for them to fight back. ”

Archduke Streinan said, "I will now give Cannait an order to consult with Neo on how we can strengthen our cooperation. The two looked at each other and smiled, touched the wine glass in their hands, and drank it all.