Isabelle, who was standing behind Evas, gently patted Ivase on the shoulder, leaned into Ivus's ear and said, "Mr. King really doesn't seem to know...... He's so pathetic. ”

You really call him king.

Do you know that you are Her Royal Highness?

Ivas raised his eyebrows, but didn't say what he was complaining about.

He just leaned into Isabel's ear, and also lowered his voice and bit his ear: "What, you want to forgive him?" ”

"He still has a daughter to raise...... I feel like that's the truth. He really regretted it, and he didn't know what Minister Drost did. ”

Isabel felt pity. But at the same time, she retains her rationality.

So she bit back again: "Help me, Iwas...... How can you save him, but not harm Avalon's interests? ”

"As you wish, my Highness."

The corners of Aihuas's mouth rose slightly, and he whispered with a side face: "Leave it to me." ”

- Since Ivas has said so, it must be true.

Isabel was immediately convinced, got up and took two steps back, level with Lily. Signaling that he would not interfere in this matter anymore.

Ivus turned his head and squinted at the king. Just one look put a lot of pressure on him.

Her Royal Highness the princess volunteered to be a benevolent queen, and that's a good thing.

As Aywards, whose social ties are basically tied to Avalon, he certainly hopes that the future queen and his immediate boss will be a benevolent and generous person. Iwass will not deny this good growth trend.

If Avalon really needs something less benevolent, a little bit of ruthlessness, a little bit of cheekiness...... Isn't that still there?

As long as I hope there won't be any familiar unfolding of "Iwas, I'm the queen" and "Isabel, you'll regret it......

It's actually quite simple to fulfill Isabel's needs.

- Because one thing that Mr. "The King" doesn't know is that Avalon is actually short of talent.

Being a botanist is a rather rare profession. Even in star antimony, it is rare.

At least neither the University of Law nor the University of Milton has a tradition of this profession. Because the change of this profession is actually more difficult than that of an alchemist - the balanced heart upheld by an alchemist is more at the level of "conservation of matter" and "everything has a principle".

The way of equilibrium that botanists should follow includes the balance between man and nature.

This is much more incomprehensible than alchemy.

Under the influence of Master Nobel, alchemy developed in Avalon for almost twenty years. But even if you try your best to catch up, you are far away from Star Antimony.

On the one hand, because Avalon has not yet formed a sufficient talent pool, it is still basically relying on the older generation of alchemists - and these old alchemists are basically not Avalons.

On the other hand, it is because the development of the path of balance and beauty requires a social atmosphere. Everyone's research is actually mutually reinforcing and competitive. Although this will inevitably lead to involution in the industry and a large waste of talents, the overall development speed will not be low.

- So since the talent of Star Antimony is overflowing, then Avalon might as well hurry up and pick up some of them!

Those you don't want over there, we want it here!

Although the "king" himself regarded the botanist as a subordinate profession of the alchemist...... After all, botanists can't make a lot of money, can't become famous, don't have several complete inheritance and promotion routes like alchemists, and even seriously lack combat effectiveness.

However, at the national level, botanists who are good at cultivating different plants, inducing directional mutations in plants, and can quickly give birth to various rare plants are much more useful than low-level alchemists of the same level. An alchemist must be of a high level to be useful, but a botanist is useful even at the first level.

Only the botanists of the first level can reduce the eight or nine months of mature crops on a few acres of land to less than three months by squeezing the fertility of the land, and ensure the quality of the crops; In addition, low-level botanists can also deal with pests and diseases, and continuously optimize crop seeds.

This is the reason why the wheat and corn grains from the Star Antimony side can continue to be exported to Avalon in large quantities.

Because the imported grain from the Star Antimony side is so high quality and cheap that it seriously squeezes the income of Avalon farmers - even if you count the 30% protective tariff, it can still be 30% lower than the price of food in Avalon.

Avalon is not like the Star Antimony, with an aristocratic class that holds land personally.

The land in Avalon was wholly owned by the crown and was used by the peasants at the payment of rent. The price of this grain made it impossible to pay rent and sell it, which led to a financial crisis in the kingdom. Eventually, Avalon's arable land was gradually converted into pasture.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer wanted to implement the Grains Act.

That is, by imposing the price of grain, the import of grain is absolutely prohibited when the price of grain falls below the specified price.

He hoped that through this means, the price of grain circulating in the market would be forcibly guaranteed. This means that the price of food in the market will more than triple, and the price of all agricultural products will rise at the same time. And the number of workers in the factory will also be significantly reduced.

Queen Sophia, who was still very young at the time, thought for a long time that this would bring great conflict and instability to Avalon. So she didn't pass the Grain Act.

If there is no one to hoard grain or raise prices, it can at least double the price of grain. That's enough to starve people to death. And it's not clear if anything else will happen then.

As a result, Avalon eventually developed a crop dependence on star antimony. As the name suggests, Avalon is not as many farmers as herders, and even fishermen. The rest of these farmers are basically growing high-value cash crops. Only a few cultivated areas were fully invested by the royal family, and some war stocks were grown at a loss that were of lower quality than the ones sold by the Star Antimony people.

- In Aihuas's opinion, this is said that the star antimony was actually quite afraid of Avalon back then.

It was a crucial time for Star Antimony to attack the Duchy of Black Eagle and the Duchy of Narcissus eastward. Especially the Duchy of Narcissus, which is too far away from the Star Antimony mainland.

At that time, Star Antimony did not know how much control the new Queen Sophia had over Avalon, nor did she know her ruling plan. That's why this strategy was used to prevent Avalon from initiating a war against Star Antimony.

And now, it's almost time to get rid of it.

According to Aihuas's understanding, the government on the other side of Star Antimony actually looks at botanists quite strictly - now it is probably because they are seizing power over there, so the alchemists are squeezing the living space of botanists.

Because the income of botanists is basically from the alchemists. It can even be said that it is the Star Antimony official that raised the price of alchemy raw materials in order to protect the income and status of botanists.

According to Aihuas's memory, this was about the time of the Starty Civil Strife.

The alchemists want to seize power - and from the alchemists' standpoint, their strongest demand is naturally to reduce costs.

Obviously, the work done by botanists is not complicated and not too technical, but their income is much higher than that of low-level alchemists of the same level.

Low-level alchemists are basically throwing money at crazy - cultivating a third-level alchemist requires at least three hundred and eighty gold coins in material costs. This is calculated based on the success of all the alchemy, and if the talent is slightly worse, it is normal for this number to be amplified several times.

Everyone is also the first energy level, why do you earn dozens or hundreds of gold coins a month, and I have to spend more than a dozen gold coins a month?

Therefore, alchemists are quite hostile to the "profiteers" such as botanists. And those top alchemists have to seek benefits for them in order to win the support of the middle and low-level alchemists—and some of the benefits are naturally taken from the botanists, and secondly, they are taken from all classes through the overall price increase.

If Ivus is not mistaken, the "King" will sell during the promotion ceremony...... I'm afraid it was slaughtered by the alchemists.

Suppose Ivas could recruit the "King" and send a friendly signal......

Then, when the infighting on the Star Antimony side intensifies further, it is possible that their side will accept the defection of higher-level botanists.

And the "king" person, his moral character is not bad. As long as it can solve his heart disease, this person can be used.

"If I'm not mistaken," Ivas said slowly, "there's a good chance your family has been taken over by the Starty Masters. ”

Hearing this, Augustus' face turned pale: "Why, why ......?" ”

"Because botanists are forbidden to go abroad. You're probably from a wild road, or maybe your previous level was too low, so you didn't know about it. ”

Ivas sighed, with a look of compassion on his face: "The inheritance of botanists, the star antimony side is quite strict. If nothing else, you may also be assassinated by Star Antimony. ”

Of course, this is a lie. After all, he is only a rookie botanist of the first level.

The fight on the Star Antimony side is fierce, and even for the sake of political correctness, they will not pay too much attention to botanists at this juncture. Otherwise, it will only further irritate the extremely sensitive alchemists.

In other words, at a time when alchemists are planning to seize power, the leakage of the botanical scholar's inheritance is already an irreversible future. For the star-stellar antimony, who now has an increasing desire for war, the alchemists who represent the most advanced technology, and the royal family can only stand on the side of the alchemists when they clash with the botanists.

This is the conflict between the country of "Star Antimony" and the core group of "Star Antimony Alchemists".

"Then, then I can go back......"

"What are you thinking? What do you want to say to the people over there at Starty? ”

Ivus directly interrupted him and asked rhetorically, "You took the initiative to export a large amount of 'alchemy raw materials' to Avalon - although plant essential oils are not classified as alchemy raw materials, you don't think that the Star Antimony people don't understand that we buy these things to synthesize alchemy products, do you?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you - the person you're selling is your Starty's biggest spy in Avalon, and he's been in charge of smuggling from Starantimony. And in the past few days, he has been controlled, interrogated, and executed. And it's pretty much before your goods arrive, after the contract is signed.

"Then you personally followed the smuggling ship to Avalon. And met me, met Her Majesty the future Queen. But you were not punished and returned to Star Antimony unharmed - I will not say anything else. Think about it for yourself, what do you think the Star Antimony people will think of you?

"You don't think you'll be able to go back, do you?"

The more the king listened, the paler he became.

He's not stupid. It's just a little naïve.

But to be recognized by the way of equilibrium, it is not possible to have no brains. After a little thought, he understood that what Ivas said was true.

However, at this time, Ivas changed his words: "But you have to thank our merciful princess.

"For our sake, Her Highness Isabel intends to help you. We'll try to send an Inspector to Star Antimony to see if we can get your family out. We'll send someone to protect you, too. ”

“…… What! Thank you very much, Your Gracious and Honorable Princess, and Mr. Moriarty...... Please be sure to get my family out——! ”

Augustus was overjoyed, but he was a little apprehensive: "So, then what can I do for you?" ”

"You don't have to do anything. At least for the time being. ”

The corners of Aihuas's mouth rose slightly, and he said something that made Augustus breathe a sigh of relief, but even more uneasy: "It's free, Mr. Augustus. ”

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