The old butler said, "Lord Asiris, said that the intradimensional war has reached the most critical moment, and the battle situation is not very smooth. Therefore, it is not possible to give back resources to the clan for the time being, and if possible, Lord Asiris, I hope that the clan can support a batch of enchanted crossbow arrows. In defensive battles, crossbow arrows are consumed very much. ”

Richard's face changed slightly, he just nodded, and asked again, "What about Lina?"

The old butler hesitated for a moment and said, "Master Dragon is at a stalemate in the Green Forest Plane, and he can only maintain the situation. She wants to support her as quickly as you can when you have the resources you can. Moreover, Lord Lina also told me that if the young master doesn't seem to be very rich, don't tell you this. ”

This time, Richard was lost in thought, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop. Unexpectedly, Gordon didn't leave him too many resources, but threw away a mess. None of the private planes are of good news. Even if it is the most normal Hulan, Gordon only occupies two-fifths of the territory in it, but the rest of the forces in Hulan's plane have been integrated into a whole, and it is a little difficult to even maintain the situation if only Semir is stationed. Moreover, Hulan's plane is very small, maybe less than one percent of Faro's, and if it is placed in Norland, it is just a big island. Even if such a plane is fully developed, it is difficult to generate too many benefits. The other planes are in need of support. The gamma plane, which was originally the most lucrative, was held in the hands of a fist fighter.

Richard just didn't know if the reinforcements needed by Aceris were real or not. And Lina's life is not good, but it is certain. He also visited the Green Forest Plane once, and was impressed by the humid climate, eerie forests, and fierce natives. For a moment, Richard only felt that everywhere was in jeopardy, and that money was needed everywhere. And he has extremely limited resources at his disposal. If one is not done well, the situation may have a chain reaction and collapse completely.

In fact, it is no wonder that Gordon started almost from scratch, and in a short period of time, he created a large foundation in a stormy situation, and the foundation must be extremely shallow. He has always supported the situation with constant expansion. It's like building a castle on the beach, you can build a magnificent fortress very quickly, but if you're not careful, you can collapse completely. The current Akmund, like a nouveau riche, lacks heritage.

Background this thing, the table xiàn in all aspects. Generals, talents, armies, financial resources and rare resources are all part of the heritage. Richard's own followers had not yet grown, and the Five Horsemen left behind by Gordon were apparently only the bare minimum needed to stabilize the situation in the plane. No matter how little, even the defense line can't be held. After the Floating Island Rebellion, the infantry knights originally trained by Gordon for a long-term plan lost two-thirds at once. So now Richard found that he had few resources available to him other than to make some money. But the war was all about money, and Richard just wanted to arm the most elite army of 500 men in Faro, and he spent more than two million gold coins. He is a Construct himself, but apart from his followers, he doesn't have even a Construct Knight. Of course, judging from the current situation, five hundred elites will be much more helpful to Richard than three constructed knights. But if you want to take a long-term view, the Constructed Knight is the only choice to fight against the high-end combat power of the plane.

Although the single combat power of the Constructed Knight is not as strong as the top powerhouses of the plane, it is superior in number. In the case of a small difference in rank, the number will occupy an absolute position. For example, under normal circumstances, three or four Constructed Knights equivalent to the fourteenth-level combat power would not have much of a problem to defeat a sixteenth-level Faro Sanctuary.

After thinking about it for a long time, in the end, Richard couldn't come up with a good solution. No money is no money, and Richard can't conjure gold out of thin air. In fact, he still owes Nereus two suits, and the shield and armor leaves worth 1.5 million are all exchanged for prepaid materials.

Richard waved his hand at the old butler and said, "Okay, I see." You go down first, and get the foot knights ready, and they'll be ready to leave early tomorrow morning. ”

After the old butler left, Richard took out a sealed box, stroked it silently, and then pushed it in front of Fasqi and said, "This is for Ellie." ”

With a smile on his face, Fasqi took the sealed box, and said as he opened it, "A gift for Lord Earl? Let me guess what it is, it can't be a construct?"

When she opened the sealing box and saw the neatly arranged five-piece assembly inside, she couldn't help but burst into breath. Fasqi's face became stern, and he took a serious look at the structure before saying, "It's a brutal blow." Very well, you only owe the Earl seven sets now. I'm going to send this to the Earl at once, do you have any other orders next?"

"If you have time, help me pick ten more people from the floating island. I'm going to take it with me the next time I come back. In addition, has Ellijie been in trouble lately, looking at your appearance, she is very anxious. She's not going to be a knight like that, is she?"

"A vein of refined iron has been found not far from the Earl's domain. It was a barren mountain land with no owner. But now with the mines, it's different, and the surrounding nobles claim lordship over the mountain. It includes the four Counts of the Holy Tree Dynasty and a Marquis of the Alliance, and of course Lord Elliejie is among them. ”

"It's a real problem. Richard frowned slightly.

The only way to solve the problems that involve the keywords of Borderlands and Minerals is war. Even if you don't fight now, you will always have to fight in the future.

After sending Fasqi away, Richard remembered Agamemnon's list, so he opened the scroll of records and looked at it carefully. There was a long list of hundreds of items on the scroll, large and small, and each item was quite a small amount, and it seemed that Agamemnon had a high status in the family. However, the price surprised Richard. The price given by Agamemnon is only less than 10% lower than the market value of Norland, and it is not far from the cost of normal merchants. In contrast, the price offered by Nereus is much lower. Agamemnon and Nereth often appear together, almost inseparable, and it is impossible for Agamemnon not to know about Neris's bid, how could he give himself such a list?

Richard began to think.

At this moment in the palace, Nereus was standing at Philip's desk, stubbornly handing over a piece of magic paper. The emperor struggled to move his fat body, took the paper and looked at it, it turned out to be an application for a temporary budget quota, but the number of applications used up all the extra powers that Nereus had during the year.

The emperor put the paper on the table and said quietly: "Nereus, you should know that applying for so many temporary quotas will have a great impact on you, and the budget you get next year will not increase, and you will no longer have the right to apply for a temporary budget for the whole year next year. ”

"I know, but I've promised Richard!" said Nereus, helplessly.

"I didn't expect him to ask for so much at once?" Philip smiled meaningfully, then signed his name on the application before saying, "In this way, Richard's little guy is developing much faster than I expected." Okay, here's your application, take it to the treasury to get something. If you promise to do it, this time it will be a lesson for you, and in the future, before committing, measure your own strength!"

Nereus said depressedly, "Got it!"

A moment later, Nereus walked out of the royal treasury, his face was very unpleasant, and he lowered his head all the way, thinking about his thoughts, and quickly walked towards the teleportation array. He felt he needed to have a drink with Agamemnon.

However, at this moment, a tall, muscular figure suddenly stopped in front of Neris. This is a young man in battle armor, there is not much decoration on the armor, only a corner has a coat of arms representing the royal family, if you don't look closely, it's easy to ignore the past. He bears some resemblance to Nereus, but Nereus is delicate and beautiful, while he is gloomy and deep.

"Fourth, I heard that you are bankrupt? The young man said with obvious mockery.

When Nereus saw the young man, his face immediately sank, and he said, "It's none of your business!"

The young man laughed a few times and said, "Why is it none of my business? You have been gaining momentum lately, except for the second pervert, everyone else is very nervous." But next year your budget won't be able to grow, and you don't have a temporary quota to work with, so how are you going to increase your points? I'd love to throw you a little farther away. ”

"Get out!" Nereus's face turned grim and he spat out the word fiercely.

Nereus, such a beautiful person, suddenly burst out of a foul mouth, which made the third prince stunned for a moment, and in an instant, his face turned red with shame and anger, and he said angrily: "Neris, you have lost the face of the royal family!"

"Shame on me or you, get out of the way, I don't have time for you to waste here!" Nereus sneered.

As soon as Nereus was furious, the retinue of the three princes prepared to give way, but the three princes snorted heavily, and their feet were like nails to the ground, and they did not dare to move again. Sandwiched between the two princes, these entourages were obviously extremely embarrassed, and cold sweat rolled down. But there are also a few who are particularly fierce or cunning, but they stand blatantly, just taking the opportunity to express their loyalty.

Nereus suddenly calmed down, but smiled slightly, and said to the third prince: "It's okay, if you are really a man, then you can spend it here! ”

The third prince's face suddenly changed. This is the road leading to the Royal Treasury, and although it is deserted in normal times, people can come at any time. The two princes openly confronted each other, and it was not good to say this. Once the news reaches Philip, most of the three princes will not be good. He didn't think that in the presence of his father, who was the emperor, rhetoric would be of little use. Who is right and wrong, Philip can ask in a few words, and no one in the retinue of the three princes dares to lie in front of the emperor.