After meeting Charlotte, Lord Whitley settled down in Northport.
As Violet's envoy, the Duke of Violet has given him considerable power in the negotiations, but Charlotte has raised the demand for territory, so the Duke must make the decision on this matter.
"Oh? She wants the territory of the Barony of Bert?"
In the guest room of the Earl's Mansion, the reflection of the Duke of Violet was reflected in the crystal ball, and he asked in a deep voice.
Crystal ball.
This is a magic item similar to the Falling Star Kingdom's Communication Crystal, but it cannot be mass-produced like the Falling Star Kingdom's Communication Crystal. Instead, it is a magic device treasured by the Buat-Lint family and a reward from the Crescent Moon Royal Family.
"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke, she is unwilling to exchange the Prince for Master Victor."
Lord Whitley said respectfully.
"Which family owns the Barony of Belt now? Is it the branch of Willett?"
Duke Violet asked again.
"Yes, Your Highness, it is a branch of the Willett family, the Bert-Willett family."
Duke Violet narrowed his eyes:
"The Bert Willett who always wanted to restore Willett's glory?"
"Yes."
"If I remember correctly, their family also participated in this war?"
Baron Whitley's expression was a little strange:
"Yes, but... they seem to be missing. I didn't see them on Castel's list of prisoners of war, and they didn't return to the territory."
The Violet Duke was silent.
After a long time, he sighed and said:
"Promise Count Castel. Bert Willett has been staying in Violet all this time, and has always been a nuisance to me, Boat Lint. Giving him to Castel will also make it easier to completely erase Willett's traces in Violet."
"Your Excellency the Duke, Bert Willett is a descendant of the Willett family after all. If they really become vassals of Castel, will it be detrimental to the principality in the future?"
Count Whitley couldn't help asking.
Duke Violet glanced at him:
"Witley, do you know which family the Bert-Willet family hates the most?"
Earl Whitley was stunned for a moment, and answered uncertainly:
"Roman? After all, it was Roman who defeated Willett and caused them to lose everything..."
"No."
Duke Violet shook his head and said meaningfully:
"It's the Castel family."
"The Castel family?"
Count Whitley was obviously stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized:
"Oh! I remember now! The Second Roman War was lost because of Castel and the Willett family!"
As he spoke, he looked at the reflection in the crystal ball, his eyes slightly brighter:
"Belt-Willet hates Castel. Castel will certainly want to enfeoff his meritorious officials when he expands his territory. There will definitely be a conflict between them!"
"So... you mean, we can use Castel's power to deal with Willett's last branch?"
Duke Violet chuckled, which was considered as his agreement.
Seeing this, Earl Whitley became even more respectful:
"Your Excellency the Duke, I admire your wisdom..."
Then he hesitated and said:
"Then, Your Highness..."
"Since Castel doesn't want him, let him go back to Boulder and let him fend for himself."
The Duke of Violet said calmly.
Obviously, he didn't want to keep some idiot who was causing all the trouble.
…
With the consent of the Duke of Violet, Earl Whitley redrafted the peace terms according to Charlotte's requirements.
The Violet Messenger was very efficient, and Charlotte saw the final version of the peace treaty the next afternoon.
The treaty provides:
1. From now on, the Violet Duchy and the Earldom of Castel unilaterally cease fire, and both sides retreat to the border line before the war.
2. The Violet Duchy recognized the independence of the Earldom of Castel and its sovereignty over the Earldom of Tulip, promised to support Castel in the Council of Nobles, and promised to introduce Castel to lords of other kingdoms.
3. The Violet Principality will redeem captured conscripts at a price of 12.5 gold tana per person, redeem regular soldiers at a price of 125 gold tana per person, and redeem enchanted regular soldiers at a price of 10 times with an equal amount of extraordinary materials.
4. The Violet Duchy will redeem the captured nobles at the price of 3,600 quintana per knight, 50,000 quintana per baron, and 250,000 quintana per viscount. Among them, there are 63 knights, 9 barons, and 4 viscounts.
5. All noble equipment will be redeemed by each noble family. For those who are unable to redeem it, their confiscated equipment will belong to Castel, and the Violet Duchy will no longer be involved.
6. The Violet Duchy must pay a total ransom of 2.43 million quintalas to Count Castel, as well as extraordinary materials worth 20 million quintalas. All ransoms must be paid within three months, and all food and lodging expenses for the captives within three months shall be borne by the Violet Duchy.
7. The Violet Duchy redeemed Victor de Boistre-Lint in exchange for the Barony of Berth and transferred the Baron of Berthel to be a vassal of the House of Castel.
…
Charlotte was quite satisfied with the treaty.
The ransom of 2.43 million is still a small amount. The Earldom of Castel is not short of money. It is only four months' fiscal revenue.
Extraordinary materials are the bulk of the income. Even if converted into quintana, it is almost four years' income for Castel. However, extraordinary materials are in short supply. The actual value of extraordinary materials worth 20 million will only be higher.
"Although I expected the extraordinary equipment to be more expensive than the ransom of the captives, I never expected it to be so valuable."
Looking at the list on the treaty, Charlotte couldn't help but sigh.
"My Lord Earl, it is like this. If there are no more people, we can recruit more. Even noble families have never been short of people. However, extraordinary equipment is the foundation accumulated by each family over the years..."
Viscount Ryan-Castell said.
"Your Excellency is right. In fact, if it weren't for the continuous improvement of magic technology in recent years, the efficiency of the workshop has also increased, which has reduced the cost of enchanting. Otherwise, the price of these extraordinary equipment would be even higher."
On the other side, Vincent from the Roman Foer family also nodded.
Viscount Roman Forge led the fleet and followed Earl of Ulster north. He accompanied Charlotte on behalf of the Roman Forge family.
After listening to the words of the two accompanying nobles, Charlotte was thoughtful.
After a moment's silence, she said to the old viscount:
"Your Excellency, please pay more attention to the fulfillment of the contract with Violet."
"I will follow your orders."
Viscount Ryan-Castell said respectfully.
After saying this, he hesitated for a moment and asked again:
"My Lord, regarding the Principality of Boulder..."
"I will personally handle the matter with the Principality of Boulder."
Charlotte said.