Chapter 4 The Obligations of the Wealthy
That beginner agility was indeed a stroke of genius, but now that Richard's construction level was steadily improving, it wouldn't be impossible if he was willing to take the time. It's just that he is not only making constructs now to sell them, but also to design constructing knights, tailoring constructs for himself and his followers, and constantly creating and making zuò suits, how can he have time to do a lot of beginner agility, just to produce a special boutique in the case of a small probability?
Unless he can, like most Norland builders, set up a dedicated studio, build a few stable purchasing and sales channels, and then devote himself to research and hone his skills. But that was not the path Richard had chosen for himself.
It's not that beginner agility can't be done by anyone, any holy constructor, as well as a skilled grand constructor, have a chance to produce it, and the rare reason is that no one who can do it will waste time and energy to do it. The reason is the same as Richard, you have to do a bunch of beginner agility to make it possible to occasionally produce a high-quality product.
Therefore, since Richard's Beginner Agility can be sold for millions of gold coins, it is actually not so easy to obtain. At least Luneau, another royal constructor of the Holy Alliance, couldn't do it no matter how many years he was given.
Fortunately, Agamemnon finally couldn't stand it anymore and said to Richard, "He has something to ask you, so he is out of order." ”
"Agamemnon, you! you!" Nereus almost jumped. But he looked back at Richard's face, sat down down, and said, "Well, I do have something to ask you." I think...... I want to ......"
Agamemnon replied, "He wants to fight the plane with you. ”
Richard didn't expect this to happen, frowning and silent, thinking about it repeatedly, figuring out Neris's true motives. He had so many secrets in Faro that he couldn't share them with anyone. And Nereus is the prince after all, and if he is so close to him, if he doesn't get it right, he will be involved in the competition for the crown prince, which is a big taboo.
Nereus stared at Agamemnon with hatred, a look that almost threatened to cut him with a thousand cuts. But how could Agamemnon take this innocuous threat in his eyes, and continued to say to Richard: "Nereus's real idea is to make money in the plane war with you, so as to increase his own power and increase his points. ”
"Integral?" Richard heard a very unfamiliar word, which sounded very much like Helen Sue's style.
However, explaining the points system is a rather mouth-consuming task, and Agamemnon would never do such a thing. As a result, Nereus had to explain to Richard in detail the latest points system implemented by the royal family. This includes elements such as achievement accounting, time-weighting, moving averages, and even various treatments for outcome distributions. To make a system so complicated is obviously to exclude the less intelligent people, which is again clearly dark blue style.
However, Nereus then showed a good ability to explain the system succinctly and clearly, and obviously had an idea of how to make the most of this set of rules. Nereus's conclusion is simple: the quickest way to participate in the plane war and strengthen his army and power through the guò plane war is the fastest way.
But it's also the hardest way.
Regardless of the uncertainty of the actual benefits of the plane war in the end, the princes and princesses are competing for the throne, not that it is enough to just be a good general or a leader of the plane war. If you are caught in the whirlpool of dimensional warfare and involve too much energy and resources, you may lose your first hand and advantage in Faust. Therefore, unless they find a reliable and powerful agent, the princes and princesses will basically not run to develop a new plane on their own.
In other words, the emperor honed their ability to play chess, not jump on the chessboard to fight.
After explaining the point system, Nereus looked at Richard and said seriously: "But I must remind you, Richard, if you agree to my request, you may be perceived by others as supporting me, and thus may be ostracized by other princes, and may even be directly attacked! If you are unwilling to intervene in the struggle within the royal family and reject me, I will not mind." ”
Richard sat still, his brows furrowed, pondering the pros and cons. He had no experience in dealing with such high-level issues, and if Gordon had been there, he would have been able to give Richard a lot of guidance.
At this moment, Agamemnon added, "In the history of the Holy Alliance, only families without strength would shy away from this kind of struggle. Besides," he said with a sudden sunny and calm smile, "Richard, what you can take out now is your own branch." ”
The underlying meaning of this statement seemed offensive to Richard, and Agamemnon did not really regard him as the head of the Akmund family. But this is also an undeniable fact, even if Richard now supports the façade of Akmund's floating island, in fact, even the power of Gordon's system, he can't control and use it.
So Agamemnon was reminding Richard that if he supported Nereus now, it would be just a personal act and would not affect the family. Even if it did, the damage was not as great as Richard imagined. Just like although Agamemnon was by Nereus's side, it didn't mean that the Iron and Blood Grand Duke was used by the four princes. I have to say that this young man, who often refines his language to the point of simplicity, has a good eloquence and always hits the point.
To put it bluntly, there are not many things that Richard can lose now, but he can win a lot.
Fasqi also interjected at this time: "That's true. It is the right and duty of every wealthy family to choose to support the prince, and they need to elect a more qualified future king for the empire. ”
Richard made up his mind. Although Agamemnon is talking about branches, and Fasqi is talking about families, the meaning is the same.
In the final analysis, this matter is related to the strength of the family, even if it is to support the wrong object, but as long as the family strength is strong enough, even the emperor must be careful and will not do anything out of the ordinary, and it is common for the branches of a family to have different positions. In essence, the emperor was nothing more than the greatest nobleman. Some aristocrats have a family history that is even longer than that of the royal family.
"Well, what do I have to gain in this matter?" asked Richard.
Nereus was overjoyed and said, "You need to provide a plane with development value, and we will fight together." My reward is that I will provide that plane with unhurried divine grace, and every qiē gain in that plane will be divided into half of you. ”
"Deal. Richard didn't think too much about the gains and losses, but added, "I'll take out the green plane." It's the plane we've been to last time we've been together. ”
"Isn't your main plane Faro, but it's a valuable plane. It's a pity that Schumpeter spent more than a decade and didn't develop much of it. I've heard that the natives there are troublesome. ”
Richard said: "I think Greenwood is more suitable. The current situation in Faro has stabilized, and it is necessary to digest the results for the time being, and it is not appropriate to start too many wars. ”
Nereus and Agamemnon looked at each other and asked, "Will you go with us to the Green Forest?"
"Of course!" replied Richard with a smile.
After the most important thing was settled, the three men were noticeably more relaxed and began to talk casually. In fact, eight and a half of the ten sentences were said by Neris, and Richard could only interject one or two. And Agamemnon only popped up a few words in a long time, and the content was mostly to expose Nerius's cowhide.
However, after chatting for a while, Nereus and Agamemnon both saw that something seemed wrong with Richard's feelings, so they asked, and Richard just smiled bitterly and explained that he had been inexplicably irritated lately.
Agamemnon and Nereth both looked at each other thoughtfully, and then Agamemnon nodded slightly. Nereus told Richard that there was a way to solve it, but it would take some time to help him deal with it.
Lunch was finally over, and Richard ordered another batch of weapons and equipment from Nereus and Agamemnon. It takes time to prepare for a plane war, so Nereus planned ten days to gather his troops. Before entering the Green Forest Plane, Nereth will also perform a sacrifice in an attempt to obtain the effect of unhurried divine grace.
After returning to the floating island, just after dinner, Richard received a letter from Bai Ye, with only one sentence on it: "Tomorrow at noon, I will take you to the Desperate Battlefield to see it." ”
Peerless Battlefield!
It is said to be a furnace for the powerhouses of the Sanctuary and the only way to the legend.
In the past hundred years, almost all of the new legends in the mainland have come from the Peerless Battlefield. It is said that it is almost, because there is only one exception known on the Norland continent, Su Helen.
Judging from the history of this legendary mage, she suddenly appeared in the field of vision of the continent with the establishment of the deep blue war. This woman seemed to have no training or penance, and as soon as she appeared, she suppressed the ferocious polar gray dwarf with a thunderous force, and then naturally became a legend. And once she entered the legendary realm, she still maintained an incomparable momentum, reflecting a terrifying strength far beyond her peers, and there were definitely a lot of legendary powerhouses who were abused by legendary mages to create psychological shadows.
Although White Night did not explain, Richard knew that White Night was most likely here at the request of Agamemnon to solve his own psychological problems. Otherwise, she wouldn't have suddenly offered to take herself to the Peerless Battlefield.
Although Richard didn't understand what his inexplicable irritability had to do with the Peerless Battlefield, the opportunity to see the Peerless Battlefield in advance was not to be missed. Richard immediately called the old butler into his study, and handed him a list full of extremely powerful potions, and asked the old butler to try to buy them all by noon tomorrow. Akmund did not have the capacity to produce this extremely potent potion and did not have any inventory. The extremely powerful potion often costs tens of thousands of gold coins in a bottle, and Akmund is eager to use one gold coin as two, of course, it is impossible to store it.