"Superb materials that are equivalent to the value of equipment, and a stable way to obtain superb materials?"
Earl Whitley was stunned for a moment, then looked at Charlotte meaningfully and couldn't help but said:
"My Lord Earl... It seems that you have gained a lot in Boulder!"
Charlotte smiled slightly but did not deny it.
She did have a lot of success with Boulder.
After this war, the merging of the Earldom of Tulip and the unification of the entire North was a foregone conclusion, and the captured Duchess and the Bold Army represented a ransom even greater than that of the Violet Duchy.
Not to mention, in order to curry favor with the third prince, many nobles from the Principality of Bolder also joined the war this time, and most of these nobles became prisoners.
This is another huge ransom.
Of course, with Bold's financial resources, it is quite difficult to come up with such a huge sum of money.
However, you can exchange it for something.
For example... the magic array and extraordinary technology that Polder possesses.
This is much better than the technology of the Violet Principality.
You know, the magical technology of the Principality of Bold was obtained by the previous duke from the Crescent Royal Family in his early years. Overall, the effect is much better than that of the Violet Principality.
Not only that, Bold's magic technology can also be used to maintain the kingdom's standing army. After Charlotte gets it, she can directly get her hands on the kingdom's standing equipment captured from the Three Princes' Guards.
The quality of those more than one thousand sets of equipment was much better than the ordinary equipment of the principality. They were all enchanted plate armor. After getting them, Charlotte had no intention of returning them, but planned to steal them all.
She had done her homework in advance. The guards assigned to the prince had actually become the prince's private army, and even the king had no right to interfere.
The third prince was already in the wrong in this war. Even if Charlotte took these equipments, as long as she operated properly, the Crescent Royal Family would probably have no choice but to swallow it.
As for the other extraordinary equipment...
There are not many extraordinary soldiers in Castel Territory now. Keeping them will only gather dust and incur expensive maintenance costs. The quality is not as good as the kingdom's regular troops, so Charlotte had no intention of keeping them from the beginning.
Count Whitley paused for a moment and replied:
"My Lord Earl, I will report your request to My Lord Duke. Although extraordinary materials equivalent to the value of equipment are precious, they are not impossible to exchange. It just requires the Duke's approval. After all, it is quite difficult to take out so many materials at once. However..."
He paused, shook his head and said:
"The way to stably obtain extraordinary materials is probably not that simple."
"Oh? Why is that?"
Charlotte raised her eyebrows slightly.
Lord Whitley thought for a moment and said:
"My Lord Earl, each principality has its own system for the source of extraordinary materials. It is the result of long-term management by each family. Our Violet Principality is rich in magical beast resources, but other extraordinary resources are not many. We rely on bartering with other principalities to form our own stable channel."
"In addition, the sources of some key extraordinary materials are directly controlled by the royal family, and the vassals of each kingdom only receive them regularly according to quotas. Even for us, Violet, these scarce resources are completely insufficient."
"If you want Warcraft materials, we can provide them and even sign a long-term cooperation agreement with you, but if it's other extraordinary resources, I'm afraid that won't work."
After hearing what Earl Whitley said, Charlotte's heart was moved and she suddenly realized something:
"I see… "
Having never been exposed to these things before, she was not very clear about it and thought that each principality had a stable and comprehensive source of extraordinary materials.
Now it seems that everyone is also shopping for each other!
It's just a barter.
Lord Whitley continued:
"My Lord Earl, if you are interested in cultivating extraordinary standing in the future and building your own extraordinary material channel for Castel, we at Violet can provide some help and introduce you to other principalities."
"I can also provide assistance. In Violet, I am responsible for the extraordinary transactions of the Principality."
"Almost every principality in the Crescent Kingdom has its own unique extraordinary resources, and everyone's respective extraordinary material channels are also established through mutual cooperation."
"Of course, Castel and the Falling Star Kingdom are across the sea. You can also try to establish cooperation with the Falling Star Kingdom, but... the Falling Star Kingdom has strict control over the export of extraordinary resources, so the effect may not be good."
"Castel already has precious mithril mines, which can be used as the basis for the transaction. I think... the lords of the kingdom should also be quite welcoming."
After hearing what Count Whitley said, Charlotte nodded slightly.
Castel's Mithril is indeed very popular.
During this period, most of the envoys from various lords who visited her proposed trade proposals for mithril.
In the past, Castel was a vassal of Bold, and the buying and selling of mithril was also restricted. Except for small transactions, those large-scale transactions with huge amounts could only be sold to trading partners designated by the principality, and only Quintana could be obtained.
This is also one of the reasons why Castel has always had mithril mines but has been short of extraordinary resources.
It's different now.
Once Castel becomes independent, this restriction will no longer exist, and it will be a natural thing to establish its own extraordinary trade system.
"I see. Thank you for clarifying my doubts, Lord Whitley."
Charlotte saluted slightly and said.
Lord Whitley smiled and said:
"You are too polite, Lord Earl. The information about these extraordinary fields is not a secret among the vassals of other kingdoms in the principality. The reason you don't know is because you haven't entered this circle. Once you become independent from Bolder, you will know it sooner or later."
Earl Whitley's attitude was sincere, and the atmosphere in the meeting room became increasingly relaxed.
Although it was a post-war peace talk, as the talks progressed, it became more like a trade negotiation.
There are no eternal enemies among the nobles.
Sitting down and having a friendly talk right after a battle is quite common in the human world of Miria.
To put it bluntly, if the nobles look through their family trees, they will find that they are all related to each other in some way.
Either far or near.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost the same, Earl Whitley smiled and made one last suggestion:
"Mr. Earl, regarding the exchange between the Third Prince and Earl Lint, what do you think..."
"I'm sorry, I can't agree to this."
Charlotte shook her head and rejected it outright.
Count Whitley's smile froze instantly.