85_85536 Next, William and Baron Otto discussed something else. Mainly the two ideas that William gave Baron Otto before. That is, threatening the Grand Duke of Mazovia, asking the guy to say good things about himself, and making up a fairy tale of heroic battles to gag the foreheads of the other nobles around him.

The thing that made Baron Otto both happy and sad was. The Grand Duke of Mazovia soon replied. His Excellency the Grand Duke, though pretentious, knew what was important. Without hesitation, he agreed to Baron Otto.

The reply did not mention Baron Otto's vague threat to him at all, but only said that Baron Otto was not wrong. The Grand Duke is fair and strict, so he has to support Baron Otto or something.

After seeing this reply, Baron Otto felt embarrassed. If you are a villain in vain, in fact, even if you don't threaten, the Grand Duke will act fairly.

But these words can only fool him, a good old man, and he can't fool William. After reading the reply, William sneered except for a sneer. In my heart, the evaluation of the Grand Duke of Mazovia, whom I had never met, was raised a lot.

Compared with the treacherous and cunning Grand Duke of Mazovia, the nobles around Baron Otto were much more honest and simple.

After the fairy tale designed by William flowed out, the nobles who had been resentful of Baron Otto died down in an instant. Except for a few who did not relent, the vast majority of the rest made the decision not to care about this matter anymore. And even a few unrelenting guys definitely didn't debunk William's fairy tale.

"That's it, my child, your two plans do work. Our crisis has been resolved...... Even if we do the math, we can count on some of the gains. ”

Although Baron Otto said good things, William could not find a smile on his face.

"But ah, my child. ”

Just as William had thought, Baron Otto immediately uttered the word "but" to indicate the turning point:

"But aren't you a little too cunning like this?"

"Yes...... "William pretended to be stupid. Baron Otto smiled wryly.

"My child, of course I want you to be smart...... Well, you're actually smart enough. But at the same time, I also hope that you can be a little more simple, a little more rustic, and more ...... Be well-behaved. ”

"But if that's the case, I won't be able to survive in this world, father. William put it this way: "The world is too dangerous. I want to live, I want to take the Hereford family to the next level. So, I had to be smart...... I ......"

"Okay. Seeing William's embarrassed look, Baron Otto shook his head with a wry smile: "I won't force you to change your mind, my child." But...... Forget it, let's talk about something else. ”

The adventures of youth and the years of war.

"Although the vast majority of people know me, it starts during the Great Frontier War. But I actually made my debut a few years before that. The baron said to William:

"In the past few years, I joined the Gothic Order as an honorary knight.

At the time, the Gothic Order was not what it is now. At that time, the Knights still wanted to expand their territory and fight against aliens and infidels. At that time, I joined such an expeditionary force, sailing south from Lombardy on a sea ship towards the Ottoman Empire. ”

In the following period, Baron Otto told William about an unsuccessful expedition in which he had participated.

The baron's eloquence is not bad. And the content of the narration is also wonderful. However, to his frustration, William was not interested in the key points he told - such as his spiritual recuperation, inspirational stories, faith, piety and so on.

And about the Ottoman's Dark Elf fighting style, their tactics, the Dark Elf Praetorian Guard, and the various armies under the Ottomans. Their huge warships, their huge guns, and the administration, economy, and so on of the empire, William kept having problems. There are many questions that Baron Otto is completely unclear and cannot answer at all.

This embarrassed Baron Otto. At the same time, what made him even more embarrassed was that William was able to see through some of the strategies that appeared in his stories, some of the tactics that appeared in skirmishes, and came up with some strategies that seemed likely to turn defeat into victory under the title of "What if then".

This made Baron Otto feel like he was a fool. At the same time, it involuntarily said, "If William had been in the expeditionary force at that time, then perhaps the outcome of this war would have been completely different." "Thoughts.

"How could it be. William shook his head and laughed:

"Even if I'm there, I can't change anything. The Ottoman's dark elves have a very strong foundation of rule. Whether Berbers, Levantines, Turks, or Slavits, they all embraced the rule of the dark-skinned cultists.

And that country itself is an empire with a vast territory comparable to the territory of all the countries of the entire human civilized world. Whether it is human, material or financial resources, it is quite excellent. Even if the expeditionary force can gain the upper hand for a while, it will not be able to win forever. ”

"So, what can be done to defeat it?" Hearing William say this, Baron Otto forgot for a moment, and it was his son who discussed the matter with him. He seemed to think of William as some kind of visionary scholar. So all of a sudden, such a question came out.

"Wait......" William shook his head, "The Ottoman Empire is in its heyday. The Empire is unlikely to compete with it. Fortunately, there is a blue ocean between the civilized world of mankind and the Ottomans. The Lombards were able to counter the Ottomans in shipbuilding and navigation, naval warfare.

And we are on land, and the area bordering the Ottomans is a large barren mountainous area. There is also a strait separating the two landmasses. Mountains and straits hindered the logistical supply of the Ottomans. Therefore, in this direction, they could not organize a force that was too strong to break through the defense line of the Imperial border defense forces.

In such a situation, the other side will also have to compete with the centaur Tartariya Khanate on the northern front. At the same time, I remember that in the East, they also had a great conflict with the Zoroastrian Empire.

Today's Ottomans have expanded to the limit. In other words, we don't have to be too afraid that this behemoth will suddenly go crazy and throw tens of millions of troops into human civilization, destroying the entire world, and then killing all the followers who believe in the Lord of Radiance or something......"

William's words made Baron Otto stunned. It took him a long time before he regained his strength, and then asked, "But, in this case...... We are safe, but we have no way to reclaim Anatolia, and there is something else in the Crescent Lands, the land occupied by the dark elves. Are we going to be neighbors with those cultists forever?"

"Who knows. William chuckled, "Wait for the chance." Father. Maybe one day, I'll go around that place twice. Or maybe one day a civil strife broke out in the other country, or a vicious battle with the centaurs and the Zoroastrians had exhausted their national power. At that point, it's our chance. ”

"Okay......" Looking at William's smiling face, Baron Otto naturally knew that he was probably being tricked by his own clever son who was a little too smart.

Before he wanted to express his dissatisfaction, or even get angry, William preemptively rounded his words back:

"Actually, we don't have to worry too much, do we, father, face two of the most massive and terrifying alien enemies of the Tartarya Khanate, the Ottoman Empire. We are divided internally, and people from all kingdoms, races, and classes are at odds with each other.

Our aristocracy was ambitious, and the peasants were even more ignorant. The clergy pretended to be gods and tried to act on behalf of the heavens. The kings were mediocre and deaf, and they were tasked with looting the last copper plate of their people.

In this situation, we persevered and survived. We were not destroyed in the first hundred years. In the next 100 years, a thousand years, and 10,000 years, we will naturally not be ruined. ”

"So...... Why is that? There should be a reason. Hearing William say this, Baron Otto was even more confused.

"It's because of you. Father. William said this as he smiled and pointed at his father, Baron Otto.

“...... Me?"

Baron Otto was a little baffled.

"Yes, it's you, father. It is because of heroic, loyal, and chivalrous people like you who are on the front line of the fight against the aliens. It is precisely because of your efforts that the human world can continue to exist. The Goths, the Slavites, the Asturians, and the Britons...... We should all be grateful to you. ”

"Ah, that, actually, I ...... too" Of course, Baron Otto was very embarrassed by what William said. Taking advantage of this opportunity, William turned around and left the baron's study. The traditional moral education of Baron Otto was terminated - and unfortunately, William's three views were already fixed. He has his own belief in life creed and value orientation. He could judge this qiē for himself, and he did not need Baron Otto's guidance