Section 252 Truth

In between meetings (such meetings are always on and off, and rarely end in one go), Shirley carefully calculates an account for everyone. According to the current price offered by the Tiberius, the price of their soldiers was much higher than that of mercenaries. Because although mercenaries are paid a high salary, according to custom, they do not have a pension for the dead.

"If as General Berel asked...... By the time the war was over, the Tiberians would probably be able to easily solve the financial crisis that had plagued them. This was Shirley's final conclusion. "They are not reinforcements, they are mercenaries...... And it's a high-priced mercenary!"

At the negotiating table, although Bayer made extremely generous concessions in some key aspects, his demands were also extremely resolute and insistent.

"If we choose 30,000 reinforcements from Tiberius, it means ......," said Prime Minister Elynne. "We're going to pay more than 10 million dollars. Although it can be repaid annually, it is ......"

"It's too expensive. Someone else on the side said.

"If we choose 30,000 reinforcements from Tiberius, it means that our front-line troops can reach 100,000. Ashruphat chimed in. "We have a strength advantage...... Of course, I'm not sure about that. Reports from the front say that the Chaos Legion is staggering, and that this invasion is far more powerful than the last. He paused, reinforcing his tone. "Other than that, General Bayrell's troops are a rare elite soldier. On the battlefield, such an army is extremely valuable, and if this army is lost, then I really don't know how many chances of victory are left!"

Aryn's eyes dropped immediately at one glance at the Queen. He already knew about Eshurufat, so he understood that Eshurufat's opinion was the queen's opinion. If not, it will soon become the Queen's opinion.

Beyond that, he didn't really disagree with the judgment - just hesitation, not real disagreement. Although Bayer is a lion's mouth, the relationship between this battle is heavy and cannot be lost. If this war is lost, then even if there is more money left in the treasury, it will not be very meaningful.

It's like the last fiasco, if it weren't for the unexpected halting of the enemy's footsteps by Sarek City, which was not expected, it could only be regarded as an accident, then Gruni might be finished, or at least he would have been beaten to the foot of Eagle City. Besides, the situation in the Seven Kingdoms was fine last time, and the Church was still able to mobilize manpower and material resources from various countries to provide support, but this time the international situation is worrying. Now that the situation in the Seven Kingdoms is delicate, it is at least certain that the Church will not be able to mobilize the same forces as it did last time to rescue Gruni.

Weighing the pros and cons, accepting Tiberius' terms was not a terrible choice.

After the resolution, the rest is much simpler. In the end, the negotiations ended happily ever after. Everyone was smiling, which showed that the agreement might not be perfect, but at least everyone got what they wanted.

Of course, that was the attitude of the negotiators, that is, Baylor. For Robin, who has no right to speak, he can be said to be full of questions. So when the first qiē was over, he accompanied Belle back to his residence, and he immediately couldn't wait to ask questions.

"General, what the hell is going on? ...... your plan?" they had already returned to their residence as they spoke. Now, the guards sent by the Falcon City officials are in charge of guarding the perimeter of the house, while the guards brought by Bayral himself are inside the house. So whatever Robin and Bayrell say, they can be sure that it won't reach the ears of others.

"Well, which plan?" Although Béral seemed to be in good spirits during the negotiation (at least not too conspicuously tired), he was immediately like a frosted eggplant when he returned. Robin could see that Baylor's appearance was not only due to physical exertion and mental exhaustion, but also to something deeper. It seemed to be a deep inner struggle, a contradiction that was difficult to resolve. It was this power that drained his energy.

"About Gruny's plans. General, we weren't ...... before."

It's not appropriate to say "we", because Beller is basically alone in the planning, and Robin can hardly help him. Baylor didn't hide anything from Robin. So Robin knew that since Bayrell announced that he was "recuperating at home while sick", most of his energy had been focused on Grunney - or rather, on how to get a piece out of Gruny's land.

"Last night, I learned a lot. Bayrell said. He looked preoccupied, but at least he was willing to tell Robin. "In the past, a lot of my guesses were wrong. ”

"Last night......" Speaking of this, Robin's doubts deepened. "General, who did you go to see yesterday?"

"I ...... A lot of news was gotten and a lot of promises were made. Bayral sighed. "To be honest, I don't know if I'm right or wrong. ”

"Promise?" Beller was not a man of promises, and Robin was sure of that. Not to mention promises, Bayrell is a master at lying, cheating, and playing with words, and breaking his word is not a thing for him at all. But things in the world are so strange, but Bayrell is a very trustworthy person in the eyes of others. Many people were so willingly sent to the door and deceived by him.

Of course, this may also be because he is indeed a very cunning person, and the level of the blind people is first-class.

"Well, promise. Béral took off his coat and lay down casually on the bed. "I ...... I didn't know I had such a day......"

Robin really didn't understand what his general was talking about this time. He coughed, trying to pull the conversation back. "General, what is wrong with your guess?"

"Remember what I said about the theory of blood?"

As we all know, the theory of descent has always been a popular theory among human beings, and the most crude way to understand it is that "dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and children of rats will make holes". Bayral has always been an opponent of the descent theory. But in recent times, Baylor has re-emerged as a proponent of the descent theory (at least that's what he says in front of Robin). The reason why this happened was entirely because of the wonderful performance of the little queen of Gruni in times of crisis.

From a series of intelligence analysis, the little queen's decisions, moves, skills, power tricks, etc., at critical moments, are not skills and experience that can be obtained by learning and accumulating, but can only be said to be a talent, an innate talent and ability. Her series of tricks and victories have gone far beyond the realm of "luck" and have made Bayral admire it as well. In fact, Robin knew that Baylor was quite jealous of the little queen because she was so young. No one knows how far that little queen will grow over time.

"What's the matter, General, the little queen......

"It's just a normal girl. Bayral replied. "Maybe a little better than the average little girl, but that's also excellent in the normal fluctuation range. ”

"General, but you said it...... And ......"

"Well, remember the story of King Makeremiz and Garunas the Sage of the Wilderness?" Beller didn't give Robin a chance to speak, but said directly. "A young monarch of a small country unexpectedly met a sage with a natural talent. The two of them formed a friendship that lasted for life and achieved a legend...... Ha, you must have heard of a saying that the two of them are not only ordinary monarchs and friends, but also lovers. ”

"Uh......" Robin, of course, had heard of this kind of wild history treacher. "But Garunas is long dead, and that's history. ”

"Now, Garunas is back. Bayral replied softly. As he spoke, his eyes did not look at Robin, but at the ceiling. Specifically, he was just looking at the ceiling, but the focus of his eyes was actually through the ceiling, focused on some unseen location.

"Garunas?"

"It's that Ashrufat. Bayral replied. "Thomas's student...... From head to toe, he made a qiē. ”

Robin had no more difficulty accepting this judgment than he had hoped. For he already knew that it was Ashrufat who solved the little queen's most difficult problem—the financial problem. Although I don't know where those elven princes' permission came from, the world is impermanent, and a mercenary always has the opportunity to meet some characters that ordinary people will never meet. In addition, because he was still a student of Thomas, it was not outrageous to be in command behind the scenes, and it was not outrageous to defeat Byron's kind of waste.

In fact, Beller had previously speculated that Ashrufat was interested in the throne of Gruni. However, because Ashrufat had previously gone on a killing spree in the city of Fornoros, this action was very different from his goal of obtaining the throne. Therefore, Baylor's speculation is only a guess, and has not been further confirmed. He himself wasn't quite sure of that.

"Shogun, but...... You said that the thoughts of your subordinates are the thoughts of the monarch, and the achievements of your subordinates are the achievements of the monarch...... Ashrufat may be brilliant, but the little queen is also ......"

"Well, that's for 'subordinates'. Bayral said suddenly. "Robin, you must know that the relationship between Eshurufate and the little queen is much more than a 'king'. The two of them are...... A relationship similar to that between King Makremiz and Garunas, the sage of the wilderness, is the kind of legend I just mentioned. ”

"They are...... Lover? No, right? But she only has ...... Twelve...... Thirteen?"

"Some little girls are just very precocious now. Bayral replied. "If she is right, then at a time when Ashrufat was not the current count, but just a guard...... That's the relationship. He sighed. "I think the bloodline of the Makrémiz family is not about courage and decisiveness, but about good luck. Inexplicably, a lover with the ability to reverse the crisis will emerge.

"Your Excellency, it was all Ashrufat who was manipulating and controlling him behind his back, but I remember that he had a fiancée, and it seemed to be more than one...... Two Griffin sisters?"