85_85536William's face is not good-looking, and Xia Lumi naturally sees it in his eyes. She has long been close to William, and it is naturally impossible for her not to understand what William is thinking in his heart.

Knowing that she had said the wrong thing, Charlumi obediently shut her mouth, took William's arm, and continued to look at him with pitiful eyes.

In Charumie's experience, every time she William off, for whatever reason. As long as she could look at William pitifully like this, William would probably not blame her anymore.

And this time it's the same.

Although I already knew this "pitiful" expression of Xia Lumi, the meaning of pretending to be avoided the actual meaning. But William still couldn't keep himself from falling into the trap.

As a result, William's attitude immediately softened, and then said to Xia Lumi: "Father's attitude is also not supportive. He asked me to go back to Hereford first. It is better to agree on both sides, and then unify the caliber and action. ”

"Hmm. Charlumi nodded, not much strange. That's exactly what it is. Baron Otto's actions were not much different from what she had thought. And then, she didn't have to ask William what he thought. With what she knew about William, she knew without guessing that William would never agree with Baron Otto's opinion.

"But...... Are we really going to go it alone? Isn't it a bit ...... if we don't communicate well with my uncle? Well...... Not so good?" said Charimi, still a little hesitant.

"Father won't agree. "It's very difficult to convince him," William said. I don't want to waste time on this either. However, I believe that as long as we make a move, then my father will definitely send troops to cooperate with us, no matter how reluctant he is. ”

"Hmm. Charlumi nodded, and she believed that William was right. After all, Baron Otto only had one son, William. It's a treasure on weekdays. If you hear that William is on the battlefield at this moment, then it will be worth it?

She had heard that there was once a duke in Lombardy who had taken great pains to go to war for his son's first time. It's just that I'm afraid that something will happen to him. In the end, he hired the best armor craftsmen at a high price, and specially tailored a pair of full-body plate armor for his son, which was said to be "absolutely impossible to break".

After the armor was built, he invited the Archbishop of Lombard to bless the armor with defensive magic. He also secretly hired an alchemist to bless the armor with defensive magic.

This whole set of procedures, the commission for the armor master and the alchemist, and the donation to the archbishop's church, as well as the various armor and spell-casting materials, add up, and the price is said to exceed 20,000 florin.

The purchasing power of this money is equivalent to about two million kilograms of barley, or a large wine estate and winery. Or a medium-sized county. After this hot money, Duke Rao has a lot of property, and he is also a little unbearable......

From here it is possible to draw conclusions. It is said that mothers spoil their children. But if a father spoils his children, he can also do a lot of very surprising things.

And Charlumi was fully convinced that William's father, Baron Otto, loved William more than the Duke of Lombardy loved his son more than he did in that story. The only difference was that Baron Otto didn't have that much money to make armor for William.

"It's a good thing that my uncle doesn't have that financial resources. Charlumi sighed secretly...... Yes, this story ended rather badly. Happily wearing a gorgeous shining armor, the duke's son who went to the battlefield unfortunately hung up. The cause of death was precisely because of that armor - the armor that was a joke was worth a fortune. It's so glittering again. What is it that wearing this thing to the battlefield is not looking for a smoke......

Of course, whether it's the Lombard master of armor, or the Lombard archbishop, or the alchemist that the duke secretly finds is very interesting. This piece of armor is indeed right, it is too high to die for.

In the duke's son went to war. Then he charged on horseback and began to engage the enemy. Because of this blinding armor, he naturally suffered countless attacks. But on the other side, whether it was a blunt weapon, a sharp weapon, a slash or a stabbing attack, or even a fire burn, magic bombardment, or a musket attack, there was nothing to do with the duke's son. The battle lasted for half an hour. The enemy army was stunned that they had not been able to leave a single scratch on the armor.

It's a pity that people will die if they die. Seeing that his defense value was high, the duke's son got carried away. Recklessly continue to storm the enemy line. And then there was tragedy......

First fell off the horse, then struggled to resist, and then exhausted and captured...... Originally, according to the general practice, captured knights and nobles could be exchanged for ransom, and were generally not killed. But the problem is that this duke's son has gone too far before. Relying on the defense of the high, he killed a lot of people. He was guilty of public wrath. In addition, the enemy soldiers are very greedy for his armor. As a result, they grabbed it.

Several knights and big knights who had achieved vindictive cultivation shot together, and then forcibly tore the duke's son to pieces, and there was not even a whole corpse.

After this, how the duke regretted and cried. Let's not mention this for now. But the end of the person who grabbed this armor is not very good. In the ensuing war, he became the focus of the battlefield like the duke's son. was taken for granted and finally chopped up by a passing great teacher......

Later, that suit of armor went through several times, and many people passed it. And among these people, those who do not go to the battlefield are counted. The knights and nobles who went to the battlefield rarely had a good death. So much so that many superstitious people think that this armor is ominous and has a curse attached to it.

Although the local archbishop of Lombardy has repeatedly stated that there is no such thing, it is not true. But in the presence of God's servants and the fact that they will collect tithes and sell indulgences. Everyone decided to believe the facts.

"What are you thinking?" William saw that Charlumi didn't know what was going on, so he shook his hand in front of Charlumie.

"Ah, no, nothing. Charlumi shook her head, and said, "Since you've said so, William, I think we should really plan it well...... We're going to win this, aren't we?"

Yes, despite the fact that Charlumi still doesn't expect much from the success rate of this matter. But since William said so, then she would not have any other thoughts than support.

"Of course, trust me, we're going to win. William replied.

In fact, in addition to Charlumie, people who were worried about this also mentioned it to William to a greater or lesser extent. Cheng Dù expressed his concern about whether the new army would be able to fight.

Of these, the words of Father Peter are the lightest, because this wand is the least associated with Circassian things. He has an organization that he can rely on. That is, a combination of alchemists. So the relationship with William is not too close.

Although he is very optimistic about William's future. At the same time, he is also willing to make a certain investment in William. But this does not mean that he is willing to pin his future, fate or anything on William.

In fact, William's "obstinate behavior" made Father Peter's evaluation of him drop by more than one and a half stars.

"Young people are like this, they have a little ability, and they have a little capital. I began to be arrogant and think that I could do anything. Father Peter thought this to himself, and then slowed down the series of arrangements and layouts he had made for William. At the same time, although he did not completely abandon cooperation with William. Agriculture, the reform of the estate, the planning of new commercial districts, and the chaplains of the army, he still did it. But the enthusiasm is noticeably not as high as it used to be.

In addition, those who had promised William before asked for a helper to come over and expand William's civil service team, and Father Peter also began to delay. William asked twice, but Father Peter excused him. William doesn't say it on his lips, but in his heart he is like a mirror. I know what this guy thinks in his heart.

"It's ridiculous. William thought to himself, "Do you really think you are a character? No wonder you are so old that you are still trapped in such a horn where a bird doesn't and can't rise." Pretending to be the same as God's notoriety. Feelings are also scum. ”

At this thought, William's awe of Father Peter, a man full of godliness, and a faint trace of fear, all disappeared. What is left in the heart is nothing but 鄙shì is 鄙shì.

And compared to Father Peter. William's other partner, the merchant John, was much more generous. He is very concerned about William's career. Of course, William also thought about it a little, this is probably not the ethics of the merchant John, who is stronger than the priest Peter. It's because he's invested too much in himself, and now he can't get his money back.

However, in any case, John, the businessman, who seemed to be impatient compared to the tepid priest Peter, looked much cuter in William's eyes.

Even if he has this heart-scratching virtue, he is actually not too good-looking.

"Why are you so anxious?

Can't you slow down a little, or maybe I can come up with another sum of money to hire a mercenary force for you. I'm sure they can do it and definitely won't disappoint you. ”

Looking at John, a businessman who was sweating in a hurry, William understood a phrase very deeply: the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry.

But when you think about it, it's a no-brainer...... After all, the emperor had much more information than the eunuchs. And in addition, if the eunuch does not show his "urgency", how can he be recognized as a good slave? .