As Lord Shaya, Colin has been committed to promoting the Duchy of Banner to join the Blue Alliance for a simple reason, that is, he hopes to strengthen the connection between Charya and the entire Western Continent through Banner.

Whether it is economics or academics, the Blue Alliance is a good exchange partner.

However, the only trade route between Winterfell and the Western Continent had to pass through Banner.

Of course, his plan is not so simple, but so far it seems to be relatively smooth.

It's just that after adding the uncertainty of Brighton, Colin is also considering whether to adjust his strategy.

"What do you think?" Colin asked.

Veronica replied: "I think Your Majesty will choose the latter in the end, after all, the alliance with Brighton can be a tangible benefit, even if only from the other party's own conditions, Tulum will not suffer." ”

"What are the terms of Brighton's alliance?" Colin asked again.

"At the moment, we have only just talked about the intentions, and there is no specific treaty, but there are a few points:

"More in-depth academic exchanges allow us to send more students to study at prestigious schools such as Cambrighi, and open up the Spell Department and the Magic Pattern Department, which have long been forbidden to Tulum;

"Economically, expand the market, increase trade, increase routes;

"The intensification of military cooperation, the main thing is that Tulum is obliged to send a fleet to help defend the Brailly Strait if necessary."

Between Brighton and the western continent, there is a strait with an average width of about 300 miles, called the Strait of Bryley.

Once Brighton breaks away from the Blue Alliance, in case of a real use of force, the battlefield between the two sides will undoubtedly be here.

Veronica sighed: "Our fleet in the Horseshoe Sea is mainly used to guard against Oshik, and once His Majesty agrees to form an alliance with Brighton, my father will definitely be under double pressure. ”

Colin thought that Duke Violet's biggest task now was to deal with the Oshik Navy, and he had led the fleet to confront Oshik in the Horseshoe Sea, which eventually led to the death of the Duchess, which was naturally not a good memory for Veronica.

"Actually, I don't think there's any need to be so pessimistic."

Colin thought for a moment and said, "I feel that once the alliance with Brighton is formed, the Blue Alliance may pay more attention to the relationship with Tulum. ”

When Veronica heard this, she looked at him in amazement.

Colin touched his face and wondered, "What's wrong?" ”

"Your statement is very similar to that of my father."

"That's what the Duke thinks too?"

"Hmm." Veronica nodded.

Colin said: "Actually, it is not difficult to understand, after all, for everyone, the biggest threat still comes from Oshik, and to be honest, the Federation probably doesn't take Tulum too seriously at all." ”

Since Colin personally traveled to the Western Continent, he has become more and more in agreement with what Alan IV had said to him in the first place.

Tulum is too weak, really to fight a full-scale war, in terms of economy and technology, it can't be compared with the Blue Alliance or Oshik, defeat is the inevitable end, the only threat is to be able to consume the opponent before death, so that both sides have scruples, and ...... The teacher is still alive.

This leads to the fact that the Blue Alliance will focus on Oshik, and for Tulum, it will mainly focus on wooing, and the reason why Veronica's trip is so smooth this time is probably because of Oshik's growing threat.

Therefore, after Brighton's independence, the weakened Blue Alliance may be more concerned about its relationship with Tulum, at least not rashly destroying existing ties.

However, Tulun also has a lot of problems of his own, the conservatives who are unwilling to accept the New Deal, the hard-line Duke of Valrant, and the second prince Daniel, who cooperates with the necromancer, Colin is worried about the king.

"Let Your Majesty worry about this." Colin laughed, "We should be thinking about the wedding." ”

"Hmm." Veronica was kind and asked, "We weren't supposed to meet, but since you're here, can you tell me something about the wedding arrangements?" ”

Colin's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he smiled confidently: "No, otherwise there will be no surprises." ”

"Okay." Veronica did not doubt that he was there, and honestly waited for the surprise.

"It's too late today, I'll take you to Winterfell in a few days." Colin Road.

"I can't go out, have you forgotten?" Veronica laughed, "Besides, if Lord Saylesbury knew that we met in private, I'm afraid I'd go crazy." ”

"It's okay, I'll figure it out." Colin smiled, didn't disturb Veronica, who had just finished a long journey, to rest, and left the wardrobe circle.

……

In the next two days, several more groups of people came to the fortress.

Jennifer finally returned to the fortress after more than half a year.

The construction of Akibara Castle was important, but so was the Lord's wedding, and she returned to Winterfell alone after delegating the rest of the work for the rest of the day. Although the railroad between Akibara City and Twilight City has been largely completed, the "train" has not yet officially passed, and this important matter can only be put after the lord's wedding.

Roy also stayed in Twilight after a cargo trip, but spent most of his time by Jennifer's side.

Several more groups of guests came from the royal capital, and the Wizards' Guild sent representatives, and His Excellency Harris, who was in the east, also sent a congratulatory letter.

However, to Colin's surprise, it was Eleanor and the others who were supposed to stay at the headquarters of the Youjin Chamber of Commerce.

Colin almost forgot about the female magician who had passed the beginner exam at the same time as him.

……

Inside the study.

"Ma'am, long time no see."

"Yes, Venn first...... My lord, I haven't seen you for more than three years. Eleanor's face was filled with the joy of being reunited after a long absence, and behind her stood a few companions, but obviously less than the original nine.

"Thank you for all the way to my wedding."

"In fact...... We're not just here to attend your wedding. ”

"Oh?" Colin was stunned.

Eleanor and the five companions looked at each other and continued, "If the adults don't dislike it, we want to be able to stay with Charya to work for you. ”

"Stay here?" Colin wondered, "What about your family?" ”

The reason why he didn't call Eleanor and the others to Winterfell City when Xia Ya was in the most difficult time was that he knew that they all had families in Thunder City, although with his identity, he would not be rejected if he forcibly pulled them over, but after all, it was too strong to be difficult, not to mention that Eleanor and the others were still working for the Youjin Chamber of Commerce in Thunder City, but since Colin left, their work was relatively leisurely.

"All five of us have discussed it with our families, and there is no problem." Eleanor said: "It's a pity that the other four people couldn't come together because of their own special reasons, but they still work in the Youjin Chamber of Commerce." ”

"Thank you." Colin suddenly remembered something and smiled, "Lady Eleanor, maybe we have the best of both worlds." ”

"The best of both worlds?"

"I'm just making a proposal, if your family doesn't mind, you can come with Charya." Colin said, "Housing is free here." ”

(End of chapter)