Volume 1 Threesome Chapter 109 Monopoly and Competition
Awakening itself is attractive.
Awakening without sequelae is naturally more attractive.
When the temptation of strength and the guarantee of safety followed, even the cunning and cunning people of the seven branches could not resist it. Moreover, the most important thing is that they are not monolithic, but they have their own ghosts, and they want to gain greater benefits when the Iron and Blood Grand Duke falls.
So, at this moment, when the opinions of the people in charge could not be unified, Fina, who threw the bait, was naturally able to lead the family meeting. After some haggling, the responsible people finally agreed that Fina would integrate the branch in anticipation of the impending civil war. Correspondingly, the Falcon Regiment should provide an environment for awakening as soon as possible.
It seems that the Magic Research Department of the Hayabusa Regiment will need to be busy for a while.
Midi thought this in her heart, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this point, it can be said that the meeting is half the battle, although it is not yet the final word, but at least it has the upper hand.
It seems simple, but in fact, Midi and Fina don't know how many calculations they have gone through and how much effort they have spent to prepare.
The earth-shattering sword of extreme intention, coupled with the speculation of the different positions of the seven branches, the private temptation and cooperation, and then the inheritance of the Elven Court and the magic level of Alice as the backing, all of this came together, coupled with the tacit performance of the teenagers and girls, which finally reluctantly made the seven branches give in.
And at present, it is only a verbal concession, and the actual implementation is not in place in one step, or whether it is in place, or whether it is contrary to the yang and the yin, and Midi has not yet reached the bottom.
Therefore, he and Fina could not breathe a sigh of relief and had to make further tests.
"Now that you've agreed to integrate, let's move on to the next issue, which is something that the Hamilton family has to work out. In Fina's blue eyes, a cold cold glow flashed, "Find out the traitor who caused Grandpa's illness, and kill him!"
The atmosphere that had just been eased by the agreement became cold again because of this sentence. No one answered, or rather, everyone wanted to wait and see how serious the pair of teenagers and girls in front of them were.
However, Midi knew very well that for the Queen of Magic Bullet, who regarded the Iron and Blood Grand Duke as an opponent and her grandfather as a relative, and at the same time had two diametrically opposed feelings, this matter had to be revealed.
It's not an excuse to tempt, it's not a means to contain it, it's just for the iron-blooded Grand Duke himself.
"Since you don't have any ideas, or don't want to cause any trouble, then I, as the granddaughter, will start first. Fina's gaze turned to the person in front of her, "Uncle Gurein, could you please answer me a question first, why would you, as the head of the fencing branch, deliberately incite the children of the family at this time and try to intercept me?"
Without any foreshadowing, nor any euphemism, the red-haired girl sitting in the head of the house asked questions straightforwardly and straight to the point.
Gu Liening's face instantly became a little ugly.
As one of the heads of the seven branches of the dignified Hamilton family, and also a martial "fencing" branch, even if he hides his identity and proud surname, just by standing there, the powerful power of the level 50 cap is enough to make most people look at and be in awe.
However, at this moment, the girl in front of her, who was only eighteen years old, was actually in the oldest council hall in Rose Mountain City, in front of everyone, questioning herself in this tone?
No matter how deep the city is, Gu Liening, who is used to being condescending, still can't help but be angry in his heart.
However, the situation is stronger than people, the seven branches have just reached an agreement with the backbone where Fina is, and now is the time to enjoy the results, if they suddenly attack now, it will only cause a backlash from everyone. In addition, the wound on his shoulder was still aching, as if reminding Gu Liening of the powerful power of the black-haired and black-eyed young man beside the girl.
Patience! These two little ghosts are in the limelight now, there is no need to face them head-on, sooner or later, they will show their flaws, and when the time comes, it is time to really turn the tables!
Gu Liening was thinking in his heart, and at the same time, it was also a kind of self-comfort.
After a while, he finally calmed down, and snorted indifferently: "It's nothing special, the people of my fencing branch happened to see and recognize you in Huttonmar, and found that you were rushing to the family territory, so they reported to me. At this time, there happened to be intelligence that several major assassin organizations in the principality were about to move, and I couldn't contact you, but I was afraid that something would happen to the future first heir of the family, so I made a big fanfare so that those rats didn't dare to move, that's all. ”
Gurening's reply was extremely fluent, and it was completely a "I'm all for your sake" position, and not only that, but this testimony left a lot of room for maneuver, and it was flawless, so to speak.
Of course, this is not the result of haste and wisdom, but a rhetoric that has been prepared for a long time. This is the cunning of the old aristocracy - before determining victory, first consider the retreat of defeat.
It's just that now that he is really forced to retreat, he opened his mouth to say these lines, and in the eyes of discerning people, this can already be regarded as the failure of Gu Liening and even the entire fencing branch.
However, when Gu Lie Ning chose to bow her head, Fina didn't seem to have the intention of accepting it when she saw it.
Instead, the girl once again launched a verbal assault.
"Where's the evidence?" asked Fina, her voice cold as if it were frozen in the snowy mountains of the Northland, "Who saw us? Where is the information on the Assassins' movements? With so many people stirred up just by personal speculation, I doubt that you are qualified to be the head of an important fencing branch!"
"What are you talking about!" Gu Liening's face turned red with anger, and his beard trembled, obviously already angry.
He had already chosen to back down, but he didn't expect that Fina's purpose was not to suppress himself at all, but to directly remove himself from the throne of the head of the branch with a stick!
"Gu Liening is also out of good intentions, and I hope the acting head of the family will understand. The head of the scroll branch pushed his glasses, first from the side.
"Hahaha, Gu Liening, don't be angry, young man, always hot-blooded. The other laughed too, "Besides, little princess, since you have already sat in that position, please think twice about everything, after all, everyone makes mistakes sometimes, doesn't they?"
One eases the atmosphere, the other plays a round, and by the way, threatens again.
They may have acquiesced to Fina's strength at first, and decided to sacrifice Gurenin as a sacrifice to infuriate Fina, but it would have been impossible for them to watch Fina pull the head of the fencing branch off her horse.
If the others don't support when they are pulled off the horse, who will support them when they are pulled off the horse?
These responsible people are not fools, their interests are not aligned, and they are not monolithic, however, after all, they will not be easily isolated.
It's just that, in the face of the changed wind direction, Fina just had a cold face and said without compromise: "This is a turbulent era, only strength can explain everything, how dare I use a person in charge like Gu Liening, whose style is not stable enough? If you are still immersed in the glory of the past, then I have nothing to say, I am afraid that when the time comes, you will regret it." ”
"Left behind?" immediately a person in charge asked sensitively, "Does the acting head of the family mean awakening?"
The Queen of Magic Bullets was waiting for this sentence, she suddenly smiled faintly, and suddenly the entire hall was full of light.
When everyone felt Fina's beauty again, the girl explained unhurriedly, "The Awakening Hall of the Eagle's Nest, I plan to open it to all members of the Falcon Clan, and as long as the contribution points reach a certain level, they will be able to get the reward of awakening." A person like Gu Lenin may not be able to compete with the adventurers, and it is more likely to drag down the entire fencing branch. ”
The Hall of Awakening will be open to the Falcon Regiment, not the Hamilton family!
In an instant, this sentence exploded in the hall like a thunderbolt, shocking everyone.
If a moment ago, the people in charge were still thinking about how to get awakened, then at this moment, what they have to think about is the scene of being climbed to their heads by a group of civilian adventurers.
If you are not afraid of monopoly, you are afraid of competition.
This is also called human nature.
Suddenly, except for Midi and Fina, the faces of everyone present became extremely ugly.
In the aristocratic army, there were not many high-level professionals, and the army relied more on numbers, equipment, and rigorous training to improve the overall strength. Therefore, these people in charge originally thought that the only people who could be qualified to compete for awakening should be those who have been capped or close to the cap.
Take the Asrex family as an example, although the Eagle's Nest is in their territory, they can't find a single person who can awaken, including Midi.
So the people in charge are very determined.
Even if Fina controls the environment of awakening, she can only negotiate with them, they can be said to be the only buyer, the only market, and the only group interested in awakening.
Of course, there are also a few other giants with a 50-level cap, but the number is too small to become a climate.
But now it's different, if you add those civilians, the variables will increase greatly, although the proportion of high-level adventurers is not large, but the absolute number is also quite a lot, take those first-class mercenary groups as an example, the team leader has all reached level 40, in the current turbulent environment, it is not difficult to upgrade, if you add some upgrade potions, it will be faster.
Moreover, Fina's Falcon Regiment happens to have gathered a large number of adventurers, and it can be said that it can cultivate a capped level 50 adventurer in a short period of time!
In contrast, the people in charge sadly find that it seems that Fina has a choice, while they do not. And they can even be sure that compared to their own unruly and ghostly family branches, Fina will give priority to letting her create it single-handedly, and the members of the Falcon Regiment with high loyalty will give priority to awakening!
Sellers still maintain a monopoly.
But the buyers can no longer cover the market.
Just a word from the girl, the atmosphere in the entire hall changed again.